"Does this really work?" Jeanne Jr. was still skeptical.

"Anyway, it works for the Poles." Guo Kang said: "We cooperate with some very ...... A simple trick can wreak havoc on them. ”

"What tricks?" Jeanne Jr. wondered.

"Let go." Guo Kang said: "When Basil III just died, there was news that Xiban and Beidi were going to take advantage of the situation to merge and attack. So, Marshal Zhang thought of a way. He gathered the previously captured Polish soldiers, took roll calls, and recounted them. ”

"During the battles of Basil's time, we took a lot of Polish prisoners. A small number of wealthy people have been redeemed by their families one after another, and many ordinary soldiers who have no money and no power have been imprisoned here to do hard labor. ”

So, he asked a few soldiers, who had always been unable to keep their mouths, to reveal the news, intentionally or unintentionally, that they were going to release the people of the Lublin region back. Many of the captives learned about this. ”

"The Poles did not have a strict hukou system, and the management of ordinary soldiers in the army was lax. These people are basically recruited by the local lords and mercenary groups themselves, and the generals themselves may not be able to confirm where their subordinates come from. Therefore, where is the place of origin, it can be said that it all depends on their own mouth. After we were caught, this kind of information was completely impossible to verify. ”

"So, at the time of the count, a large number of Polish prisoners claimed to have come from near Lublin. Some even made up towns that didn't exist at all, and several people colluded to claim that they were all fellow villagers from that place, ready to prove each other. But I didn't check it here, I just made a hasty count and went through the motions. ”

"Before the release, Marshal Zhang personally came forward to distribute travel expenses and fresh bread to entertain everyone. He said that war should soon be fought now, but that the plebeians of Lublin would follow in the footsteps of the nobles and become friends of Rome, rather than aiding and abetting the evil Poles. ”

"This method is so familiar." Zhu Wenkui was surprised: "But isn't it too simple and obvious?" People can tell at a glance that this is intentional, right? ”

"It's really simple." Guo Kang smiled bitterly: "But there is no way, it is so simple and obvious not to say it, people don't understand, so they won't be fooled......"

"But then again, we weren't supposed to pretend to be very real." He added: "It doesn't matter if someone thinks it's fake, just raise the topic, it's enough." ”

"Sure enough, after these people returned, the news of the friendship between the people of the Lublin region and our friendship spread everywhere. The local aristocracy lobbied in many ways, and finally convinced everyone that they were innocent. ”

"Isn't that the solution?" Zhu Wenkui asked.

"If they're strong enough and smart enough, it should be solved." Guo Kang shook his head and said.

"In the war that followed, they were clearly anxious to express themselves. We deliberately set a trap on our side. When they went south to find us for a decisive battle, the marshal deliberately arranged for everyone to discard their baggage and treasures, and retreat to lure the enemy. ”

"Sure enough, the nobles of Lublin rushed up to grab the spoils of war and search for prisoners. Others rushed towards the marshal's banner. The entire Polish army, which was taken by them, began to pursue in a chaotic manner. ”

"The ambush we had prepared took advantage of this opportunity to rush out, and the Polish army was defeated." Guo Kang shrugged: "Look, it's a very simple plan. Anyone who has read the Three Kingdoms script probably knows this routine. ”

"I now understand why the key to the strategy is not how complex it is, but whether it is used in the right person." Zhu Wenkui said with emotion: "If it is an ordinary army, it will not be affected so easily; If it weren't for the aristocracy of Europe, it wouldn't be so easy to get hot-headed. It may seem simple, but it's good to use it in the right place. ”

"That's fine." Guo Kang thought for a while: "But here, in fact, there is a follow-up." ”

"If they win, then this strategy is probably not effective, but it will make these people more united, because through practical actions, they have proved that they not only did not cooperate with the enemy, but also made great contributions. But if you lose this time, you can't explain it at all. ”

They argue that it is only because some people are too reckless, but others may not believe it. Although the trick of discarding the spoils of war to lure the enemy was tried and tested many times for Europeans, and the nobles of other places were equally easily deceived, who let them take the lead this time? Therefore, others also happened to blame them for their ineffective investigation and miscommand. ”

"A strong commander with a fair ruling might have saved the day, but alas, this is also something that the Poles did not have—there has been a lack of strong military leaders since Casimir III. And after 1399, even Queen Yadwiga, who had religious status and authority, and could temporarily stop everyone from quarrelling, was gone. ”

"In this case, the nobles themselves quarrel in the parliament, and it is conceivable what the result of the quarrel will be."

After that, the nobility of other places often joined forces to crowd out the nobles of Lublin, taking advantage of them. The Lublins were so angry that they were not happy to respond to the call-up. ”

"That's a ...... Dramatic. Jeanne Jr. sighed: "But Vadysslav Jagieworth is also a scheming person, why didn't he care?" ”

"Because we write to him a lot." Guo Kang said.

"Huh?" Jeanne didn't understand what that meant.

"Lublin is at the junction of Poland and Lithuania. Although nominally united, it was once a place where the two countries fought over. Guo Kang told her: "In other places, Jagailwo can still manage." But meddling in this place is indeed easy to be suspicious. ”

"Moreover, in the course of the battle, we also captured some Lithuanians who believed in Orthodoxy. Later, we also sent these people back, and wrote a letter to Jagieło, praising him as a Lithuanian Orthodox warrior who was brave and forgiving, and a man of martial virtue. In that case, we will not embarrass them, and the ransom will not be collected. ”

"How far apart are they from the Poles?" Zhu Wenkui said curiously.

"Of course it's not that big." Guo Kang himself felt a little embarrassed: "At most, some of them believe in Orthodox Christianity, so they are a little less crazy when facing us...... It really burns and loots, it makes no difference. Anyway, it's just to create a topic, and it's hard to blow. ”

"I learned that the key is not to be real, but to express the difference." Little Jeanne thought for a moment and said.

"Yes. Jagieła's vigorous promotion of Roman Catholicism in Lithuania already aroused the dissatisfaction of some local nobles. But if he didn't, the Poles would have to think that he was unreligious, and that he was a hypocritical conversion. Guo Kang said: "So, every once in a while, we sent back some Lithuanian Orthodox Christians, and then wrote letters to Jagieło frequently. ”

"Does he dare to accept it......" Little Jeanne said speechlessly.

"He was always reluctant to accept it, and later even forbade the Italian merchants to help us carry letters." Guo Kang couldn't help but laugh and said: "But you have to know that the effect of a ban is often not just to prohibit something - it can also arouse people's curiosity." ”

"This ban is a constant reminder to the people: 'Everybody look here! Are you all interested in what the king forbids? ’”

"Do the nobles believe it?" Zhu Wenkui asked.

"Those who don't believe mock him with this, or attack him by pretending to believe." Guo Kang said: "As for believing it or not, it doesn't really matter, it's just useful anyway." ”

So, as with the previous question: he could only withstand these pressures, or act more crazy about religion. And if it were crazier, the Lithuanians would be more dissatisfied with him. He is indeed a man of wisdom and skill, but heroes also have to take advantage of the situation. In this environment, the effect of a person's efforts is very limited. ”

"It's really good to use these tricks." Zhu Wenkui sighed, turned his head to Xiao Jeanna and said, "Look, you should study hard." ”

"Don't, don't." Guo Kang hurriedly said: "On our side, it's all some tricks to fool children, and we can coax the European natives." You will have to deal with the Ming Dynasty and the like in the future, why don't you learn from us......"

"The gap between these two sides is too big." He shook his head: "It's not that I'm deliberately exaggerating, you know what happened to Subutai in the first place, right?" ”

"What's wrong?" Xiao Jeanna originally wanted to refute her brother, but seeing that Guo Kang was so modest, she didn't know what to say for a while.

"Subutai was sent to the west to conquer and made great achievements, and after returning, Ogedai ordered him to lead an army to attack the Jin Kingdom. As a result, the first battle of Subutai was defeated in the Reverse Valley. The Mongol army suffered heavy losses, and the dead filled the valleys, and there was no chance of victory. ”

Wo Kotai was so angry that he scolded the ministers, saying that if Mu Huali was still there, how could he be so far. Subutai was almost deposed, and later dragged Lei to persuade him to transfer him to his command. ”

"When this matter is analyzed, it's not that it's not that it's not fast and capable. In the subsequent battles, he gradually returned to his normal level. Some people analyzed the battle process and thought that his mistake was probably due to not participating in the Central Plains War for a long time and not being able to react for a while. ”

"So, the experience on our side, just take a look." Guo Kang shook his head: "To put it bluntly, it's bullying Zahu." If you follow suit, won't that be fatal......"

"And, as you know, my father's generation is not very knowledgeable." He whispered to Zhu Wenkui: "To be honest, Uncle Zhang is already the person who reads the most among the generals, but you see, it is actually the level of a script." ”

"So, let's learn something serious."

"Okay......" Zhu Wenkui had no choice but to nod.

"I think it's complicated enough." Little Jeanne was very interested: "But there is one point, doesn't it mean that the nobles have been executed?" Is there anything else that can be redeemed? ”

"We don't define aristocracy differently." Guo Kang said: "The aristocracy in Poland is very widespread, and if you arrest a few people, one of them is a nobleman. By their standards, we don't have to screen. Therefore, what we admit is basically the kind of old enemies who have been caught, and they must also have influence in Poland. ”

"Then you have too many enemies...... Zhu Wenkui sighed.

"Of course." Guo Kang shook his head: "Every time the Poles invade, the villages and fortresses that cannot be defended must be completely destroyed. It's too easy to find someone with a blood feud. The key is to find that the influence will be relatively large after the execution, and this kind of thing has to be carefully selected - ordinary people want to go to the cross, but they can't go up. ”

"I hadn't thought about the details before." Little Jeanne also thought for a moment: "But looking at it this way, you are already relatively generous." In this way, it is not easy to keep the captives alive. ”

"No way, we are poor, and we need to sell slaves to subsidize expenses." Guo Kang said: "Of course, you also know that this kind of slave is always unsold, and the backlog is very serious. ”

"Why is that?" Zhu Wenkui didn't seem to understand.

"The Poles themselves do not want to identify themselves as Slavs. They always wanted to distinguish themselves from other Slavs, and resolutely refused to recognize that everyone was one ancestor, as if they thought it was very cheap. ”

"But the problem is that, although they consider themselves nobler than the Slavs, the slave traders of Italy and Egypt have always insisted that they are Slavs and are worthless." Guo Kang told a rather dark humorous quote: "In short, is he a Slav or not...... I don't know. ”

"On our side, Slavic slaves are not sold for a price. Dealers also dislike that the profit margin is too low, and when the market is bad, they can't even cover the cost of transportation and management, resulting in unsalable situations. ”

"So, we can only watch over them, do some hard work with little technical requirements, at least not in vain. This also leads to the fact that the total number of prisoners held on our side is not small. ”

"That's right." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "I don't know what they are doing with this." ”

"Maybe it's for bragging." Guo Kang said: "They don't have enough culture to distinguish themselves from the poor relatives next to them, so they have to advocate these strange things, saying that they are different from others." ”

"Now, there are Poles who have come up with a new theory that they are also descendants of foreign conquerors." "They considered themselves Sarmatians, who migrated and conquered the indigenous Slavs," Guo said. ”

"What is Sarmatia?" Zhu Wenkui asked.

"It was a nomadic from Central Asia, who, according to the Greeks, was later expelled by the Cypriots and came here." Guo Kang replied.

"What is this Cypriot?" Zhu Wenkui still didn't understand, hesitated, and asked.

"It's a nomad from the Western Regions, and according to the Han Dynasty, they were later expelled by the Dayue clan and ran here." Guo Kang replied.

"Otsuki Clan...... Oh, this one was expelled by the Huns and ran to the Western Regions. Zhu Wenkui knew this time.

"yes, that's the guys." Guo Kang nodded.

"Then they recognize their ancestors, how can they recognize this kind of miscellaneous beard who has been driven out several times......" Zhu Wenkui pouted.

"I've said it all, I've said it, and your sister still doesn't believe it." Guo Kang complained: "This is a tradition on our side." ”、

"You see, Croatia and Serbia are said to be two tribes from the Alans, and Hungary is said to have got its name from the Huns...... That's how a lot of names come about. He folded his fingers and listed them all.

"I'm not familiar with these terms. It's all a miscellaneous? Zhu Wenkui asked curiously.

"yes, it's all a miscellaneous." Guo Kang said firmly: "If you don't like the price, just toss with them." ”

(End of chapter)