Chapter Ninety-Two: Knowing Yourself and Knowing Your Opponent Wins All Battles
It's June.
The sun hung high in the sky, scorching and shining on the mountains and forests. Although the dense forest gives some shade, the sunlight can still penetrate the leaves, casting dappled light and shadow, illuminating the whole mountain forest with vitality.
The South Zhongshan Road is rugged, and in the winding mountain road, there is a caravan full of goods, which is struggling to travel through the mountain road.
The people in the caravan were a little tired, their clothes soaked with sweat, but they still kept going. As you walk, observe your surroundings. From time to time, they see some wild beasts running through the forest, or hear some birds chirping.
I saw that the people guarding the caravan were powerful, their eyes were like torches, and their eyes were full of murderous intent, as if they had been tempered by blood and fire on the battlefield.
This caravan is naturally the team of Ma Liang's envoy to Wulingman, and the caravan guards in it are really elite soldiers who have just been conquered for a long time, and in order to hide people's eyes, they pretend to be business travelers and walk between the south and the middle.
From Nanzhong to Wuling, there are three roads.
They took the Dianchi Road, that is, starting from Dianchi Lake, passing through the Yunnan Plateau, passing through Qianzhong, and finally arriving at Wuling.
Of course, there is not much difference between the three roads, no matter which one they are, with mountain peaks, rapids, inaccessibility, and arduous journeys.
Fortunately, the terrain in the south and central areas is steep, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the natural scenery is extremely spectacular.
"Phew~"
Zhao Yue, who was opening the way in front, reined in his horse, turned around and walked to the carriage in the middle of the caravan, and said to the people inside: "Sir, it's getting late, why don't you set up camp." ”
"Yes!"
There was only one word of Ma Liang's answer in it.
Zhao Yue was sent by Liu Chan to participate in the important task of the envoy, and he was very cautious, and he was as good as he could for the merits.
"Stay in seclusion on the spot, and the scouts will release ten miles to observe the surrounding situation!"
Immediately, some of the riders scattered in all directions, while the rest of the men simply began to camp.
Although the camp is simple, the layout has its own deep meaning, if there are enemy troops rushing into the camp, some traps and fences will be arranged, it will cause huge trouble to the enemy.
"Engaged."
In the carriage, Fei Yi was also in the middle, this time he was in Nanzhong, although he also did some things and got some credit, but compared with the importance of the son, he personally thought that he still did too little.
Therefore, in front of the son Liu Chan, he asked to follow Ma Liang and be the deputy envoy of the mission.
"What do you do by studying these books?"
On the carriage, half a cart full of books was piled up, and the two of them sat in a cramped position.
As a messenger, Ma Liang studied books in the car all day, which made Fei Yi quite puzzling.
Ma Liang smiled slightly, and said: "Knowing oneself and knowing that the other side has won a hundred battles, we are waiting for the envoy to Wuling Man, naturally we must know the human geography, customs, historical origins, and even the preferences of the leader of Wuling County, if we all understand these, wouldn't it be better to prescribe the right medicine?" ”
For the homework before the mission, Ma Liang never too much, not only not too much, but also more and the better.
"As a deputy envoy, you naturally have to understand more, don't despise the Wuxi barbarians easily, so that the envoy fails."
Fei Yi nodded slightly.
"Engaged, Yi understood."
Ma Liang is very fond of Fei Yi.
A smart, studious, knowledgeable, and insightful subordinate will always be recognized by his superiors.
"Then I'll take the school exam and see what you can learn along the way."
"Sir, ask me, and I will answer it fluently!" Fei Yi held his head high, looking very confident.
"Good!"
Ma Liang smiled and said, "Let's start with the easiest school, do you know where the name Wuxi Man came from?" ”
Fei Yi nodded lightly, and he said with a smile: "How can I not know this?" Those who live in Wuling have Xiongxi, Zhangxi, Chenxi, Youxi, and Wuxi, which are called Wuxi Man. ”
"Not bad!"
Ma Liang nodded lightly, and then asked, "Do you know the origin history of Wulingman?" ”
"This... Fei Yi thought for a while and said: "I have studied this in the past few days, and this Wuling Man has been there since the pre-Qin period, but it is clearly recorded that it was during the time of Emperor Guangwu, Wuxi Man defeated the suppression army of the imperial court many times in just a few years, conquered the counties, and occupied many counties under the jurisdiction of Wuling County.
Emperor Guangwu ordered the Fubo general Ma Yuan to lead the Zhonglang generals Ma Cheng, Geng Shu, Liu Kuang, Sun Yong and others to lead an army of 40,000 to conquer Wuximan.
In the end, the rebellion was successfully put down with the efforts of Ma Yuan and others. ”
Fei Yi paused for a moment and continued: "From this point of view, Wuxi Man is not convinced by Wanghua, and he intersects with him, so he must avoid mentioning this matter. ”
Ma Liang nodded lightly and shook his head again.
"This is just a battle, in the pre-Qin period, according to incomplete statistics from historical books such as "History of the Pre-Qin Dynasty", "Warring States Policy", and "Historical Records", there were more than 500 wars in total, with an average of more than 50 per year. According to the "Historical Records", "Huanyu Ji" and various local chronicles, from Gaozu sent Xiao He to lead the army to develop Wuling and set up counties, to now Gongzi wants to compete with Sun Quan for the hearts of the people in Wuling, there have been more than 200 major wars in the more than 400 years of our Han Dynasty. ”
"So much?"
Even Fei Yi couldn't help but open his mouth wide when he heard this number.
There have been more than 200 wars, and this Wuling Barbarian can be described as a good fighting clan.
"The barbarians have always been warlike, and more than two hundred battles are not too many..."
In the Central Plains, the big battles fought in the past few years are no less than those of Wuling.
Speaking of warlike people, which other people are better at fighting than the Han people?
Ma Liang changed his sitting posture and continued: "As for the origin of Wuxi Man, it has to start from the time when the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the Emperor and Chiyou competed for dominance in the world..."
Fei Yi has always been proud of his book, but now compared with Ma Liang, it is really Haoyue compared to fireflies, and it is difficult for him Fei Yi to pat the horse!
There is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry!
No wonder Gongzi wants to send Ma Liang to be the envoy of this envoy, if it is him, where can he do such a thing?
"Mr. is talented, Yi respects!"
After listening to Ma Liang's tirade, Fei Yi became more aware of the history of Wuxi Man, and he admired Ma Liang's talent more and more.
"What kind of talent is this? It's nothing more than a case of ambush, looking for only a few words from those historical materials. ”
Ma Liang was not complacent because of Fei Yi's compliment, he said with a smile: "These are all trivial preparations made for the envoy Wulingman, of course... There is a more important one, that is, how much do you know about Shamoke, the king of Wuling Miao? ”
Shamoko?
Fei Yi frowned slightly, and he said: "This person was born in Yueshan County, and now he is the king of Wuling Miao. ”
"Where did you hear that Shamoko admired the lord's prestige and obedience?
"This..."
was asked by Ma Liang to find the source like this, but Fei Yi was asked, and he was hesitant and didn't know how to speak.
"If there is no solid evidence, how can you believe it?"
Ma Liang patted the dust off his body and jumped off the carriage.
"Let's go for a walk."
Fei Yi nodded subconsciously and followed behind Ma Liang.
"Why does Shamoko admire the prestige of the Lord? It is nothing more than under the rule of Sun Quan, seeing the fate of Shanyue, and Sun Quan is quite harsh on it, and there are many tributes, so he is naturally dissatisfied in his heart, and has anti-intentions, and has anti-intentions, but the soldiers in his hands are insufficient, if he dares to gather troops against Sun Quan, then Sun Quan will raise a large army to suppress it, and the distance between Wuling and Jianye can be different from the distance between Nanzhong and Jianye. ”
Sun Quan wanted to send troops into Nanzhong, at most 3,000 people, not that he only had 3,000 people, but the mountain roads were rugged, the food and grass were not enough, and if he sent many people, he would not be able to support the army.
But the conquest of Wuling, it was different.
It's close, the logistical pressure is small, and the army can cover up!
Ma Liang turned around, looked at Fei Yi with a deep expression, and continued: "I am dissatisfied, but I am powerless to resist, if you are Shamoke, what will you do?" ”
If I am the King of Wuling Miao?
Fei Yi thought for a moment, raised his head and said, "If I am Shamoke, I will naturally bring in foreign aid!" ”
"Yes, this is the reason why Shamoke admires the lord, what he admires is not necessarily the prestige of the lord, but more, I am afraid that he admires the support of the troops under the lord's command."
Fei Yi nodded heavily, and his face also showed a look of sudden realization.
"I see."
The camp tent was set up, Zhao Yue had already asked the man to bury the pot and cook food, the fire was burning, and the fragrance was naturally flying closer.
"Then do you know anything else about Wuling Miao King Shamoke?"
Something else?
Fei Yi shook his head dumbfounded.
"I don't know."
He hadn't even seen Shamoko, so how did he know anything else?
"His family? Its subordinates? Its temperament...."
Ma Liang listed a lot of information about Shamoke, and Fei Yigu shook his head with a wry smile.
"If you can be an envoy in the future, you should know what to do now, right?"
Fei Yi nodded heavily.
Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years.
Fei Yi talked with Ma Liang, and he felt that he had gained a lot!
He bowed heavily to Ma Liang and said solemnly: "Yi understands." ”
Not everyone will teach their own methods of learning to others, and Ma Liang is very kind to him, and it can be said that he has unreservedly passed on his experience about envoys.
It's not a teacher, it's better than a teacher.
How does he Fei Yi not love and disrespect?
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