Chapter 144: Beginners in the Art of War

In the art of war, Shen Han is just a beginner.

I've grown so big that I've never even set foot in a barracks.

As for what was written in that gentleman's book, whether it was true or not, Shen Han had no bottom in his heart.

But Shen Han could still see that the gentleman's military attainments were extremely profound.

At least convince yourself.

The night passed.

On the second day, Shen Han took the manuscript early and went to the library pavilion.

It is better to return the manuscript earlier.

I looked at the hour, and it was just now.

At this point in time, there are not two people who come here to read books in the library pavilion.

Shen Han still walked in the usual position, and the gentleman yesterday was already waiting here.

Looking at Shen Han, he should be kinder today.

"Why did you come so early and finish reading that manuscript?"

Hearing this, Shen Han immediately handed back the manuscript.

"I studied it last night, but the students' knowledge of the art of war is really shallow, and I don't know if I have understood the essence of it."

When this middle-aged gentleman heard Shen Han say this, he didn't take it seriously in his heart.

He had already seen that the young man in front of him was the kind of introverted character.

is clearly capable of doing good things, but he doesn't like to show off.

Maybe I have long understood the deep meaning of my handwritten manuscript, but I am still so modest.

"Regardless of whether you have an understanding or not, let's take a look at this example and see what clues you can get from it."

As he spoke, the middle-aged gentleman in front of him took out a page of military illustrations.

The so-called military interpretation map is somewhat like a march map full of planned marches in battle.

And the middle-aged gentleman took out this military interpretation map is very large, enough to be the size of a table.

The record is that seven years ago, there was a war between the Great Wei and the Qi state.

On the map of the military explanation, the battle that lasted eight months is written in detail.

Things have changed, and every step of the two sides is clearly marked on the military interpretation map.

Seeing this, Shen Han did not refuse, and immediately sat down to watch this military diagram.

Most people have heard of this war seven years ago.

At that time, the Qi army broke ten cities in a row and invaded from the frontier in one fell swoop, only two hundred miles away from the capital.

Even the capital of Great Wei is facing a crisis.

And this war, according to the rumors, ended with a personal hero.

That is, Su Jinyu's eldest brother, Su Hongyi.

With 200 elite soldiers, he climbed five high mountains, crossed the turbulent river, and attacked the capital of Qi State.

tied up the three princes of Qi at the capital horse farm and brought them all back to Great Wei.

The three protons stayed in Great Wei from then on, and the battle between Wei Qi ended.

The people commented on this battle, and they were extremely sarcastic about Zhao Heng, the general of Qi State.

It's not just the Wei people who ridicule him, but even the Qi people have a very bad evaluation of Zhao Heng.

said that he didn't care about his head, he only cared about attacking the city, and he didn't even know that the country was attacked by short-range soldiers.

Some rumors also said that the Qi Kingdom was bound to win this battle.

And it should be a big win, as long as you push it one step further and take a steady step.

But Zhao Heng preferred to choose a surprise attack and attack.

The world also gave a partial name, the general of good words.

The meaning was to ridicule Zhao Heng, saying that when he mentioned marching and fighting, he was able to speak well.

But when he really led the troops to the battlefield, he did all the tricks.

Shen Han had actually heard of these things, and had also read them from some classics.

Especially after Governor Xu mentioned Su Hongyi to himself at that time, Shen Han even looked for relevant information.

But at that time, what I read was all paraphrases from evaluations written by others.

The military interpretation map in front of him is the one that truly restores the reality of the war at that time.

Shen Han looked at it very seriously, starting from the pre-war preparations of both sides, and looked at it carefully.

I watched it for almost two hours.

The gentleman sat on the side, didn't bother Shen Han, and just sat like this.

At this moment, Shen Han had already entered an ethereal state.

It seems that what is in front of me is not the map of the army, but the situation in the battle seven years ago.

It wasn't until the end of the hour that Shen Han took a deep breath and came back to his senses.

I watched it for three hours.

Seeing that Shen Han seemed to have finished reading the military interpretation diagram, the middle-aged gentleman moved his chair slightly with a smile on his face.

"I read that manuscript last night, and when I look at this military interpretation map today, what do you realize?"

Seven years ago, in the battle of Wei Qi, in the end, Great Wei won.

And since then, there has been no fighting for seven years.

For this battle, the literati and elegant guests of the Great Wei Dynasty and the people who led the troops have already given countless evaluations.

The most mainstream opinion is that the Qi State lost to the rashness of Zhao Heng, the leader of the troops.

Coupled with Su Hongyi, a young general, he was brave and unmatched, which led to the final victory.

However, in the past three hours, Shen Han had a completely different opinion of Zhao Heng after carefully reading the military interpretation map.

"Sir, what I see may be a little biased"

Before talking, Shen Han clicked first.

The meaning of this statement is to express one's own opinion, which may be different from the mainstream statement and slightly inappropriate.

But when the middle-aged gentleman in front of him heard this, he was even more interested.

"It's just a casual conversation between the teacher and the student, just casually.

In the debate of the art of war, there is no need to worry too much. ”

Shen Han no longer twisted, and began to elaborate his thoughts.

"Sir, when the student first looked at this diagram, what he saw may have been omitted, but from what he saw in it.

The general Zhao Heng of the Qi State is not as bad as the rumors have commented."

It is not appropriate to excuse the generals of other countries.

So Shen Han didn't continue, but raised his eyes and looked at the gentleman in front of him.

When this gentleman heard this, he was even more interested: "Catch it and say~"

"A battle of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people is no longer a contest between two armies, but a contest of national strength between the Great Wei and the Qi State.

Many people said that Zhao Heng was greedy and reckless, and did not make steady progress.

But in the eyes of the students, this is a decision that Zhao Heng has to make.

Judging from the military interpretation map, the supply of heavy grain and grass, the supply time interval of Qi is getting longer and longer.

The reason for this is probably that it is becoming more and more difficult for Qi to raise grain and grass, and the whole country does not have enough resources to supply this war.

It's not so much that Zhao Heng is greedy for merit, but that the entire Qi country is forcing him to be rash."

After listening to Shen Han's words, the interest on the face of the middle-aged gentleman beside him became even stronger.

Without waiting for Mr. to make an evaluation, Shen Han spoke again.

"I read what was written in Mr.'s manuscript last night, and I felt that this General Zhao Heng of Qi State had some ability.

The army of Qi invaded, was surrounded by Wei, and cut off its rear route.

Under this dangerous situation, the entire Qi army confronted the soldiers of Wei for a month and a half.

If the general with the troops is a little weaker, after being surrounded, the soldiers in the army are afraid that they will mutini long ago.

can be trapped for a month and a half, and its army is still full of combat strength."

When Shen Han said this, the eyes of the middle-aged gentleman beside him were already glowing.

He felt as if he had found a rare piece of jade.

(End of chapter)