Chapter 128: The Wisdom of War

The enemy that Zhang Haotian and Silly Gen blocked this time was the 20,000 troops of the Yuliuchen Medicine Kingdom. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

I saw that the 20,000 troops at this time could be described as ragged, listless and demoralized, and the army marched very anxiously, as if there was a vicious wolf chasing after them, and rushed to the hillside where Zhang Haotian and them were recklessly.

It's no wonder that they, King Tianyi led a team to harass them from time to time, when they wanted to sleep, gongs and drums sounded, and when they were eating, Tianyi and their army came up, they had not slept and eaten properly for several days, they were exhausted, and even if they were not killed by Tianyi, they would be tortured to death by them. At the same time, they didn't have the courage to turn back and fight with Tianyi and them, after all, the king was also pursued by Zhang Haotian and Silly Gen, and they still needed to go back to rescue them quickly.

However, when they came to the hillside, waiting for them was Zhang Haotian and Silly Gen leading the army to stand on the hillside in high spirits.

They are completely hopeless, and have no intention or desire to fight. The main general looked ahead, then at the back, and led 20,000 troops to surrender in despair.

"Surrender like this, haven't you fought yet?" Silly Gen and King Tianyi felt incredulous.

Tianyi said: "Amazing, my brother! There are 10,000 enemies, as many as our men." How could the enemy surrender without spending a single soldier? ”

Zhang Haotian touched his nose, thinking about "The Art of War", and said with emotion: "Who said that the ancients are not today, the wisdom of the ancients is as deep as the sea." ”

Silly Gen and King Tianyi looked at Zhang Haotian with a confused expression.

Zhang Haotian had no choice but to say: "If you have any questions, just ask! ”

Silly Gen asked, "Why do you want to go near and far away and abandon the pursuit of the troops led by Yu Liuchen?"

Zhang Haotian replied: "After all, Yu Liuchen is the king of a country, and no matter how incompetent the army is, he must swear to save the lord to the death." At that time, if we had attacked them, they would have resisted. There is not much difference in the number of armies between the two armies, and the enemy is even more numerous than us, and even if we win, we will lose a lot, and the gains outweigh the losses. On the contrary, this team will be a little better to deal with. ”

King Tianyi interjected at this time, "How did you expect this team to be easier to deal with, don't forget that we are equal in number to the enemy. ”

Zhang Haotian also happened to want to pass on some knowledge of the art of war to them, so he quoted Sun Tzu's words to lure them step by step: "Soldiers, treacherous ways." Therefore, it can be shown but cannot be used, it is not used to show it, it is near and it is far away, and it is far away and it is shown to be near. Profit and temptation, chaos and take, real and prepared, strong and avoid, angry and scratch, humble and arrogant, hard work, kiss and leave. Attack it unprepared, take it by surprise. The victory of this soldier cannot be passed on first. ”

"Therefore, those who make good use of soldiers, avoid their sharp energy, and attack their laziness, and those who control their qi are also. To treat chaos, to wait for the uproar, this to cure the heart. Treat the near and far, treat the labor with the, and wait for ridicule with the full, and the one who governs the power is also. ”

"The man who is the terrain is also the help of the soldiers. Expect the enemy to win, calculate the danger far and near, and the way of the general is also. ”

"The husband who does not fight and the temple is counted as the victor, and the one who does not fight and the temple is not victorious, it is counted as little. More wins, less wins, and nothing counts! I look at it from this point of view, and I can see the victory or defeat. ”

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"Under the harassment of King Tianyi, the enemy has become a tired army, and it is about to collapse with its last breath, and our unexpected appearance and occupation of favorable terrain are the time of 'attacking them unprepared and taking them by surprise', which has become the last straw that crushes the camels, their will has collapsed, what else can they do but surrender?"

King Tianyi seemed to understand a little, but also a little puzzled: "This team is demoralized when they get the information about the defeat of the Lord, and it is a good time to attack! Why don't you let me attack them in the first place?"

Zhang Haotian had to explain slowly: "This team got the information of the defeat of the sovereign, although the morale will be low, but they are eager to come back to save the driver, and they have sharp spirit, if you want to attack them at that time, they will definitely fight to the death." This is a question of wisdom and timing when it comes to war. The wisdom of war lies in how to win the greatest victory with the least losses. ”

After listening to Zhang Haotian's explanation, Silly Gen and King Tianyi both said with deep feelings: "It turns out that there are so many ways to war, and you have to talk to us more about the art of war in the future." ”

Silly Gen thought for a while, and asked worriedly: "Then how will we deal with the Jade Liuchen Medicine Country?" I'm afraid it's a tough battle." ”

Zhang Haotian said confidently: "Don't worry, when we get to the capital, maybe they will give up the city." ”

King Tianyi pursed his lips and said in disbelief: "Instructor, in the first two wars, you were really powerful, I admire it very much, but what you said is a bit suspenseful, people can completely defend the city, we only have 20,000 horses, what are you afraid of us? Why would you give up the city to each other? You really dare to blow it?!"

Regarding the unbelief of this cheap brother-in-law, Zhang Haotian did not argue with him, and said disappreciatively: "When the time comes, you will naturally see the result." ”

The two armies joined forces, pressed the prisoners, and walked towards the capital of the Jade Liuchen Medicine Country.

At that time, in the capital of Yuliuchen Medicine Country, the information about the capture of 20,000 reinforcement troops was very loud, which made people panic, and finally forced Yuliuchen to announce a clear decree: "There is no such thing, the troops are in the process of returning and will enter the capital soon." ”

On March 24, Zhang Haotian and his entourage came to the capital of Yuliuchen Medicine Kingdom, and he asked the army to surround Sanque and leave the north gate.

Zhang Haotian asked 20,000 prisoners of the reinforcement troops to be lined up in front of the battle, and at the same time asked people to shout: "Surrender within one day, and if you don't surrender at noon tomorrow, you will slaughter the city, and no chickens and dogs will be left." ”

As he expected, Yu Liuchen ran away from the north gate with less than 10,000 men and horses, and even the next day, in the evening of the same day, the white flag was raised in the capital.

King Tianyi looked at Zhang Haotian like a monster: "Amazing, my brother! Really got you right. What is the reasoning behind this? Instructor, tell us quickly. ”

Zhang Haotian glanced at King Tianyi and said, "Don't say I blew it?!Actually, the operation of the 20,000 captured before to reinforce the enemy was very crucial, and it can be said that they have defeated their last reliance." After the struggle of these two wars, the Jade Liuchen Medicine Kingdom lost nearly 60,000 horses, whether it was a direct loss or a serious blow to their confidence, especially this 20,000 horses, don't look at the number of people, but it is the last support to support their will. As soon as these 20,000 captives appeared outside the city gates, they were already defeated without a fight, and they simply had no courage and will to fight again, so what could they do but surrender?"

Zhang Haotian said with emotion: "Therefore, a hundred battles are won, and those who are not good are also good, and the soldiers who surrender without a fight are also good people." ”

Silly Gen asked, "Then why do you want to surround the three queyi?"

Zhang Haotian said: "Sun Tzu's Art of War says, 'Siege the army must be que, the poor do not be forced, this method of using troops is also' In this case, if the enemy is surrounded on all sides, it may prompt the enemy commander to make up his mind to fight to the death. Conversely, if a gap is deliberately left behind, it can cause the enemy commander to vacillate between flight and death, and at the same time demoralize the enemy soldiers. ”

King Tianyi asked curiously: "Instructor, in fact, we can completely ambush and kill them when Yu Liuchen leads the team out, they are demoralized, and we will definitely be able to wipe them out." ”

Zhang Haotian said appreciatively: "Okay, Tianyi! Yes, if it is a peacetime war, you think very thoughtfully, and you should indeed handle it as you said! There are two reasons why I don't pursue them. First, if we can spare not a single soldier, why should our soldiers die in vain. In that case, Yu Liuchen will fight to the death. ”

Zhang Haotian looked at Silly Gen and Tianyi, and asked with their appetite: "This second reason, you can guess, why did I let him go through the north gate?"