Zhang Chong's troops repaired in Changlaowei for one night, and then stepped up to make a group of Su regiments, then pulled out troops and left the polder city, heading towards Fenggao.

On the way, He Kui, the military advisor of the army, was advising Zhang Chong:

"Kui, it's too dangerous for us to fight Fenggao like this now. Fenggao City is high and deep, we have never had the experience of attacking fortifications, and it is too difficult to fight such a big city as soon as we come up. And if we can't defeat it, then the winning soldiers behind us will go straight behind us. When the time comes, we will lose our grounds, and we will have something unspeakable if we are not careful. ”

This is not the first time He Kui has said it, today, during the military discussion of the big tent, He Kui advised Zhang Chong, and at that time he said that we will go directly to Fenggao, and it is very risky to stay in the back of the two cities of Win County and Mu County. Yes, the soldiers of Mu County were annihilated, but there is still Win County on the right. How can the soldiers fight so profligately.

But at that time, Zhang Chong had already made up his mind to prevaricate He Kui. He Kui was lost at the time, but as a strategist, he understood that his duty was to say what he had to say at such a time.

So on the way, he came again to admonish. And this time, Zhang Chongji informed his military strategy.

"Shulong, do you think that with our Taishan soldiers, it is beneficial to attack the fortifications or the field battles?"

This still needs to be asked, of course, the advantage is in the field.

He Kui didn't understand what Zhang Chong meant.

He asked Zhang Chong directly:

"Qu, do you mean to transfer Fenggao's people out of the city?"

"That's right, but there's a reason for that. I know what you said before, it is very unwise to attack Fenggao with Win County on the side. You understand me, how can I do this unwise thing? I'm going to Fenggao now, but it's just to cover up for the U-turn and attack Mu County. ”

"Qu, are you going to fight Mu County?"

"That's right, if we attack Mu County directly, then if Mu County is prepared, we may not be able to capture the city. And at that time, Fenggao sent troops to attack our rear, and our army would fall into the situation of backwards and forwards as you mentioned earlier. Let me tell you this, we are now in a zigzag defense zone with horns on each other, and no matter which city we attack, the end result will be that we will fall into the situation of rejection as you said. So we need to think differently.

Now that we have made a posture of attacking Fenggao, then Fenggao will be nervous and Yingxian and Mu will relax. At this time, we turned around in the middle of the night and went straight to Mu County, and they were caught off guard who could stop us. At the same time, when the news of our attack on Mu County reached Fenggao, what would Fenggao Shou think? He must have thought, oh, it turns out that this thief still has a bit of a plan, obviously attacking Mu County, and he has to make a situation of attacking Fenggao. If he thinks so, he will most likely raise troops to save Mu County. At this time, we were in the middle of the road ambushing the reinforcements from Fenggao. What is this, this is to fight a Mu County, and by the way, you can swallow the mobile guards of Fenggao. That's the real strategy of this battle. ”

He Kui was impressed, he knew how good Qu Kui was. It can be said that the strategy of the art of war is understood by Qu Kui, and the dilemma of the original retreat is moved by him, and he is full of life. But He Kui was worried again:

"What if Fenggao doesn't come out over there, and he won't be saved?"

Zhang Chong shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently:

"If we can't mobilize, we won't be able to fall, so we will take advantage of the situation to take Mu County, seize this mountain pass into Yishan, and set a good retreat for our army. But in my opinion, Feng Gao will most likely send troops. This is also what I realized from yesterday's strategy of Long Spoon Wei.

I thought about it carefully, we attacked Changlaowei to mobilize the troops of Mu County and Ying County, but in the end, why did the Mu County soldiers come, but the Ying County soldiers did not come? Is it more prudent to win the county order? I don't think so, the key is responsibility. As soon as Chang Shaowei was lost, as the magistrate of Mu County in his jurisdiction, he would inevitably send troops, and he felt that it didn't matter if he won the county order, because he couldn't blame him even if he lost it.

In the same way, when we hit Mu County, the most nervous is Fenggao. Because Mu County is its jurisdiction, once the city is lost, the Taishan County Guard will be held accountable. And what about winning the county order? It still doesn't matter. On the contrary, if we hit Fenggao, Mu County doesn't care too much, because accountability can't ask him a county magistrate. This is the reason why I estimate that Damu County can mobilize Fenggao troops, but it is difficult to mobilize the remaining two county soldiers in Fenggao. ”

He Kui admired, it seems that although he is a military advisor and a strategist, he still has to learn from Qu Kui for his grasp of people's hearts. So the strategy for this battle is very clear. It is to attack Fenggao in detail and attack Mu County. The actual attack on Mu County is intended to be Fenggao.

But for such a strategy, He Kui is still strange, why not talk to the generals at the Danjun meeting.

Zhang Chong said:

"For the sake of the general's secret, you must be able to keep the secret. If the soldiers were told in advance to attack Fenggao in detail, then they would slack off. If you encounter some capable enemy eyes and ears, you will be able to discover our combat intentions, which is why I want to keep it a secret. ”

He Kui understood, but still advised Zhang Chong:

"Qu, what you said is right, it's all good. But the servant has a word, for the handsome should do the benevolent way, with a dignified and upright, do not do domineering tricks, and for a long time will lose the hearts of the people. The canal can not be ignored. ”

Zhang Chong nodded, knowing that He Kui was worried that he had been pondering people's hearts for a long time and losing his sincerity in treating others.

He thought about it and told He Kui such a story.

"Shulong, I'm good at telling stories. I had a friend who was the best soul winner, and I asked him about it, and he said it to me, saying that he was doing the opposite of others. People are anxious, and he is lenient; People are violent, and he is benevolent; People are honest, and he is loyal. Every time you go against someone, things come true. He told me that as long as people practice the way of benevolence, they can be invincible in the world. It is advantageous to be domineering but loses the righteousness of the world. You see if this friend of mine is very similar to what you say.

That's what I said to my friends at the time. Every time you rebel against others, you are the opposite, and you lose your own way. The problems of this world have never been determined, the former Han Xiaoxuan Emperor instructed the Rouren and Confucian Emperor Yuan to say, 'The Han family has its own system, which is originally a tyrant and miscellaneous, but it is pure morality and morality, and Zhou Zhenghu is used! 'Whoever claims to be in trouble with the Han family will be here, and it will be fulfilled later.

Actually, I know what you mean by benevolence and domineering. What is benevolence? That is, to practice Confucianism, to reach the Taoist heart, and to uphold justice. What is domineering? That is, the practitioner of the law, reaching the hearts of the people, is still like benefit. Those who practice benevolence are righteous and bright, but they are easy to be deceived. Those who act domineering stand in the present, but the disaster is in the future.

Therefore, those who really seek the Tao must find their own way, but how can they find their own way? It is necessary to use all the ways, so that we can know its advantages and disadvantages, and then we can use its good to avoid its evil. ”

Zhang Chongyang said these things freely, which once again convinced He Kui. This time, I am impressed by Zhang Chong's wisdom, He Kui understands metaphysics, and what Zhang Chong said is vaguely similar to what Lao Tzu said, and there is a feeling of positive and negative changes.

For example, he began to admire Qu Kuijun's slightly higher level, the second time he sighed that Qu Kui's people were insightful, and the third sighed Qu Kui's understanding of Renba. But in the end, he found out that these were all consistent, and they were all the pros and cons that Lao Tzu said.

And Qu Kui is obviously a farmer, but he has this God-given wisdom, and he is the person who should be in the picture.

If Zhang Chong knew what He Kui was thinking, he would definitely tell him that he was the way to distinguish between positive and negative.

After that, Zhang Chong led the army to continue in the direction of Fenggao, advancing without hurry.

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Taishan County, Fenggao, County Guard.

At this moment, the county guard office was in a panic, and no one expected that the Taishan thieves would suddenly come out of the mountain. Don't look at them Taishan chaos several times, what uncle Wuji has been in chaos once, Gongsun Ju has been in chaos once, and his party has been in chaos again, but in fact, this is the closest one is twenty years away from now.

Take the current county officials, none of them have experienced those turmoil times, is when the county fast horse sent a report that the Taishan thieves went west, attacking the long spoon wei of the mountain pass, they were shocked, and when the long spoon wei was broken, they were two shocked, and the report that spread out today said that the Taishan thief broke the long spoon wei and came to Fenggao, it seems that he was going to fight Fenggao, this is the three shocks.

These county officials are running around, but fortunately, Taishou Zhang Ju is quite comfortable, after all, he is from Yuyang County, a border area, where he can smell the border from time to time to meet the police, this Taishan thief is nothing.

Zhang Ju called the county lieutenant Li Xiang, the county soldier Cao Houzao, and the thief Cao Pang Zun, as well as Liu Yin, the battalion general of Fenggao outside the city, to the military meeting.

Sitting in front of the hall, Zhang Ju asked the county lieutenant Li Xiang what his strategy was for this battle.

The county lieutenant Li Xiang has an elegant name, but he is as black and strong as an ox. As the head of a county's martial artists, he naturally wanted to be the first to speak, so as to drum up the hearts of the county's thieves.

He came out of the crowd and said with a strong voice:

"Fu Jun, a few thieves have violated the realm, and it is not worth mentioning. We are high in the city, deep in the moat, and have a lot of savings. The king of the house is relieved, if the thief of Mount Tai raises 100,000 troops, please refuse it for the king, if the soldiers come to the people, they will be swallowed by the king. ”

Listening to this eloquent remark, Zhang Ju spoke out to Li Xiang better. This Li Xiang can, don't take this seriously, but just say it. The head of the warriors of a county needs to boost morale in this way.

Li Xiang said this, Zhang Ju applauded loudly, so naturally he set the tone for this matter. The county soldier Cao Hou Zheng and the thief Cao Pang Zun both echoed loudly, and the scene was eager and morale was high.

So, you see that the generals in this county are different, this sense of smell is keen, and they can always be called the head of the mind.

But there is always someone who is not interested, he is the battalion general Liu Yin. The battalion system and the localities are only stationed in the relationship, and they are still directly subordinate to the central government, and whenever there is a transfer of large troops, the central government also sends a person to command it. In other words, the battalion soldiers were all guest soldiers, and they were not liked by the local commander.

This Liu Yin is also, as soon as he came up, he was yin and yang, he pointed to the county lieutenant Li Xiang, and sneered:

"Li Junwei is arrogant, but as far as your gang of soldiers who collect taxes, hold signs, and clean the streets, refuse to mention anything and swallow it. I'm not afraid to laugh to death. ”

After speaking, he turned his head to the Taishou Zhang who was seated and said:

"Prince, as long as you give the brothers a fee for the promotion and make up for the arrears of these months. I took my brethren out of the city to destroy this wave of thieves for the king. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only the ridiculed Li Xiang's face was ugly, but even the head of the Taishou Zhang Ju would have a dark face.

He secretly hated:

"What a brute without a father, at this time, he still threatens the thief to respect himself and threatens the mansion."