Shen Shuren was also slightly surprised when he heard Zuo Zixiong say that he had recently read the art of war and history books, and had also learned from others.

At the same time, he was a little relieved, so he nodded half definitely and half knocked: "Brother Zuo knows how to read military books and read history, but he has grown a little better." There is some truth in what you say.

At least I agree with the fact that 'fighting early and being happy, and fighting early and making up your mind, can prevent the soldiers and civilians of Kaifeng from being tortured again'. However, you said that you can retreat from the enemy by fighting on land and water, and I don't agree with it.

Throughout the ages, there have been such war examples, we have fought them, and Liu Yu has also fought them, but this kind of war method has extremely high requirements for morale and fighting spirit, so the history books specially recorded it. There are even more of those who are self-defeating and unworthy of their names.

In the battle of Huangzhou back then, didn't you almost fall in love with Liu Xiyao's way, if you hadn't taken the lead in killing the generals, it would have been unimaginable at that time. Because of this, only a famous player like Liu Yu and Han Xin can play. If you don't have all the preparations, you are playing with the lives of the soldiers! ”

Shen Shuren obviously also took care that Zuo Zixiong could not know the "survivor effect", a term in the art of war of later generations, so the wording was as simple and popular as possible, in line with the characteristics of the times, but the meaning was the same.

Zuo Zixiong was mentioned by him about the past when he was almost defeated and finally turned the tables around, and he was also a little ashamed and afraid, so he quickly admitted his mistake:

"The adults are far-sighted, use the soldiers seriously, and cherish the soldiers, and the final general is ashamed of himself! In that battle, the last general did learn a great lesson.

For example, from then on, the last general knew that anyone who fought along the river and defended with a chariot formation could not let the warships get too close. People's hearts will be afraid, they can't see the warship, they can't jump into the river and swim to the boat to escape, and the soldiers will really fight to the death.

The ship was close, and it seemed that it could support the shore with bows, crossbows, firearms, and cannons, but in fact it also shook the soldiers' determination to fight to the death. The tangible fire cannon and the unintentional human heart are also very important, and the last general must learn a lesson this time and make a good choice. ”

Shen Shuren saw that he reflected, and then nodded: "So, Li Zicheng is so aggressive, it's not that we can't fight, but even if we want to fight, we must be prepared to ensure that people's hearts are available, and to ensure that the soldiers trust this official and will never risk their lives."

Back then, Tian Dan broke the robbery, and it was not that the robbery had just come to Linzi and Jimo Yaowu, so he directly fought back. Always wait until the cavalry has dug up the ancestral graves of the Qi people, cut off the ears and noses of the prisoners of war, and provoked the Qi people to know that it is impossible to surrender to the enemy to survive, so they dare to fight with the dead and the fire bull array! ”

When Zuo Zixiong heard this, his heart sank, and even a chill rose slightly, and he subconsciously blurted out: "Do you want to use some bitter tricks again, deliberately suffer some losses, and let our army unite and hate the enemy?" ”

Wouldn't this be to sacrifice some of your own people in exchange for others to muster up morale and completely hate the thieves and block the way out, right?

Zuo Zixiong was puzzled.

Fortunately, Shen Shuren didn't intend to let him solve it, and directly waved him back: "How is it possible!" What do you think of this official as, of course I won't deliberately use bitter tricks.

I just took Tiandan as an example, and I didn't say that I should learn Tiandan step by step. That's it, these manipulative things are not something you can control, you should step back first, get ready for battle, and wait for my news. ”

Zuo Zixiong knew that he was not playing conspiracy, and it was not easy for him to read history and then the art of war, and it would not be easy for him to thoroughly eat the dignified things on the battle array.

There is no way, the dirty work of attacking the heart and winning people's hearts can only be done by Shen Shuren himself. Zuo Zixiong can only play the role of a kick on the battlefield.

Shen Shuren also closed the door, and planned for a long time by himself, thinking of a way to act at the opportune time.

……

In the next few days, the battlefield in Chen County was still stable, and Li Zicheng's provocation did not trigger a fierce reaction from Shen Shuren for the time being, and he was still very calm, but he did not fight.

But this kind of non-war is a bit abnormal - if it is normal and does not want to fight, it should be that after the previous batch of military food is transported into Chen County, the grain is enough to eat at least a month, then don't provoke the intruding army, and don't risk transporting food for the time being.

But Shen Shuren didn't, after Shen Lian and Li Yu arrived this time, he asked them to turn back as soon as possible, and then transport it once or twice as soon as possible, so as to hoard a little more grain in Chen County.

The army has no IQ, so Song Xiance can see that something is wrong, which is not in line with Shen Shuren's consistent steady and cautious style.

But he couldn't find any evidence, and after telling Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng didn't believe it, and the final conclusion was:

"The people of Shenshu may be too steady, so they are worried that the grain road will deteriorate more and more, so they want to take advantage of the fact that it is not too deteriorating and transport enough grain for the whole winter in one go, so that even if some key sections of the Yingchuan River are completely cut off with dark piles and dark cones, it doesn't matter."

Li Zicheng felt that this was more likely, and Song Xiance couldn't say anything.

Then, there were several successive wars of grain transportation and grain robbery.

Since the second time I have practiced, I have also learned to be obedient, knowing that the army will send small boats to intercept it, and the dark piles under the surface of the Yingchuan River will only become more and more dense. Therefore, Shen Lian also changed the previous method of completely using large ships to transport grain, and instead added more small boats.

Because the army itself will also use small boats, the density of the dark piles at the bottom of the river must be enough for small boats to pass through, and there are small boats in front to explore the way to escort, so there is no need to worry about the big ships directly hitting the reef.

However, because the army had more troops, and there were also a large number of infantry cavalry on both sides of the river, they used bows, crossbows, firearms and other long-range weapons to help in the battle. The small boat of the Shen family army escorted the soldiers, because there was less cover than the big ship, and the casualties of the shot would naturally be a little more severe.

Although the soldiers on the warship, no matter what, they can still have the shelter of the ship's side, and they can lower their bodies to reduce the area of bullets. Shen Lian also temporarily added sandbags and shields to the small boats without cabin roofs on both sides to cover them.

Therefore, this kind of shooting, the Ming army must take advantage, and the average casualty of a grain transporter can replace at least three or five casualties on the side of the intruding army.

But the Ming army's water army, a total of more than 10,000 people, if the lone army and the main force of the army are consumed, it will definitely not be consumed. After a bloody battle, the Ming sailors killed and wounded hundreds of people, in exchange for killing and wounding two or three thousand people, they still succeeded in transporting grain into Chen County.

When they arrived at the water village outside the city, whenever the army still wanted to attack, they would be repelled by the main force of Zuo Zixiong's Ming army.

When this second batch of grain arrived, it was already the second day of November, four or five days after the last one.

Zuo Zixiong's troops saw that the comrades-in-arms of the naval army transporting grain were fighting to the death so desperately, fighting repeatedly with the intruding army for the sake of the food storage of the army in the city, and the morale was also once high, and many officers below the garrison had begun to write blood letters to ask for battle.

Although that battle is not as good as some modern wars that are inconvenient to describe, the truth is the same.

However, in the face of the generals' request to fight, Shen Shuren once again rejected public opinion and refused to fight. He also summoned the generals and patiently explained to them:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the army is still strong, our army has few major generals, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit, so they can't rush in! At this time last year, how did Hong Chengchou lose in Songshan? It's not that the battalions are not aligned, but he wants to fight Huang Taiji to the death, but what is the result?

The scum of Wang Pu and his ilk, abandon the army and flee first! Bai Guangen and the others are not much better! In the end, he brought down a full army of 130,000! A lesson from the past!

What's more, if you want to go out of the city to protect the grain and fight with the army in the field, you will inevitably use the vehicle formation, and you must carry the water and the moon formation to coordinate with the water and land! I think many of you know very well what will happen to our army if there are officers in the midst of a bitter battle like in the Battle of Huangzhou three years ago, and they want to take the lead in escaping first, jumping into the river and running to the boat!

Lu Datou, tell me about the general who jumped into the river to escape for his life, led the collapse of the front, and was later beheaded by military law, I remember that it was your subordinate! ”

Lu Datou is now also garrisoned, and he can only be regarded as the lowest level in this big tent, and those who are lower than him are not qualified to participate in the military conference presided over by Lord Futai himself. He was also embarrassed when he heard Lord Futai expose his shortcomings in public, and quickly knelt down and wept bitterly:

"My lord! Lu Meng, who didn't read anything, said that Shibei should be impressed in three days! We have been ashamed of this for the past three years, and we have been strict with the army, and we have changed! Please give it another chance!

If there are any officers under my command who dare to jump into the river and escape from the boat because there is a friendly boat behind him during the battle of the backwater, I will kill his whole family first, and then I will apologize for the crime! ”

Shen Shuren snorted coldly, but what he said was not rude at all, he just said very calmly: "If this kind of thing really happens, what's the use of killing you, what's the use of killing the whole family of deserters!" You can't afford to take on this kind of responsibility! That's the lives of at least 670,000 or even 70,000 or 80,000 troops! ”

Seeing Shen Shuren say this, some other generals with iron heads next to him also wanted to pull out their sabers and stab their arms to bleed, and swore in a military order, saying that if any of the officers under his command dared to jump into the river and escape from the boat at that time, they would definitely kill the other party's entire family, which would be a disgrace to the whole army, and he would be dealt with by military law.

There are also some more serious officers, but they didn't join in the excitement, and they probably thought that swearing like this was too unreasonable, and it might not be more cowardly than the fierce.

Shen Shuren saw it in his eyes, and only then did he make up a jujube to appease him with a mallet: "Why do you bother, things haven't come to this point yet!" In today's battle, so many sailors were killed and wounded, and it is the fault of this officer.

This officer did not expect that the escort of small boats to open the way and explore the reef would be blocked by the intrusive army at such a cost, with bows and crossbows and firearms on both sides of the strait. The officer has already thought of another strategy, which can reduce casualties and ensure that the food arrives, so you let the officer act according to the plan first, and if it really doesn't work in the end, it is not too late for the whole army to fight! ”

The generals looked at each other, since Lord Futai said that there were other plans for the future, they couldn't immediately ask for battle.

And Shen Shuren didn't sell it, and quickly said the new plan in one breath: "Next time, let Zhang Mingzhen prepare a few more big ships to open the way, and don't load grain, just load firewood and grass to start the fire and ballast stones." Make the draft a little deeper.

The hidden piles and dark cones of the army must be more and more dense, and the stronger they are. The two sides of the strait will only become more and more vigilant. Therefore, there will definitely be casualties among sailors when shooting at a small boat, so let's just hit it with a big boat! When it encountered the dark cone, it waded off and swept away under the boat. When encountering a hidden pile, if it keeps hitting, it will be set on fire directly.

Specifically, if you think about it again, how can the effect be good - back then, Wang Jun and Du pre-broke the iron cable of Dongwu and buried the river in the dark cone, didn't they do the same? It's nothing more than the loss of a few more boats.

To say that I am not afraid of being ashamed, I have been a maritime merchant for three generations of the Shen family, and there is not much else, that is, there are more ships and more silver. The lives of the soldiers are at stake, and the ship can be rebuilt if it is gone, even if every time the grain is transported, five or even ten large sand ships with 200 or 300 materials are smashed to mine it, as long as the soldiers on the ship can be withdrawn, there will be no casualties, and a loss of silver is nothing! ”