Liyanaza fiddled with the book in her hand and whispered: "The Art of War, I just don't recognize some of the words. I thought I'd ask you when I get back."
Zhao Tong wondered: "What kind of military art? Show it to me."
Liyanaza handed over the book in her hand and said: "I bought it at a bookstore in the city. The price is very expensive. The store said that if there is no war, it is impossible to sell this kind of military book."
Zhao Tong took the book and looked at it. There were only four words "Secret Art of War" written on the cover. He opened it and took a few glances, but it turned out to be a handwritten copy of Tan Gong Ce.
Tan Gong is Tan Daoji, a man in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, the founding father of the Liu Song Dynasty, a world-famous general and a great military strategist.
He was a loyal minister of Liu Yu, the founding emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty. He followed Liu Yu in the southern and northern campaigns and made unparalleled military exploits. He was promoted to the rank of Da Sikong and Kaifu Yitong. He also served as the general of the northern expedition and the general of the southern expedition.
The Thirty-six Strategies passed down in later generations came from the hand of Tan Daoji, who compiled a book for Tan Daoji to study the ancient and modern strategies. The original name of the Thirty-Six Strategies was Tan Gong's Thirty-Six Strategies.
It's just that the Thirty-Six Strategies of Tangong have been classified as secret art of war for a long time, unlike Sun Tzu, Wu Zi, Liu Tao and Three Strategies, or even the military classics of this dynasty, which have all been published and circulated in the court and the army. Upper middle class.
Tan Gong's Thirty-Six Policies were handed down from the Southern Song Dynasty. Almost all of them were copied by hand and were not published in books.
The handwritten manuscripts of this generation are often incomplete. The thirty-six strategies are roughly divided into six or six, and six strategies are used as a secret book. If you want to complete it, you have to search repeatedly.
Especially the final Six Defeat Strategies, which are extremely difficult to obtain. Many people who have studied the Thirty-Six Strategies even know the names of the Six Defeat Strategies, but because they have never seen Tan Gong's explanation, they always cannot figure out the key points and know their meaning. But I don't know why.
Liyana Zha's Tan Gong Ce is also a six-strategy book. What is recorded in it is the first set of thirty-six strategies to win the battle. They are the first strategy to hide from the sky and cross the sea, the second strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao, the third strategy to borrow a knife to kill, and the fourth strategy to wait for work. , the fifth strategy was to take advantage of the fire, and the sixth strategy was to attack the east and the west.
Zhao Tong looked through it for a moment and found that the manuscript was quite conscientious. There was not much bias in the interpretation of the Six Strategies.
He returned the book to Liyanaza and said: "This Tangong policy has thirty-six numbers in total, and yours only has six numbers, which are the six numbers at the beginning."
Liana said: "The store owner of the book also said that it is not a complete book. You need to search for the others."
Zhao Tong nodded: "I remember this book well, but I can tell you about it without reading the book."
Liyanaza asked in surprise: "General Li has read this military book?"
Zhao Tong smiled and said: "I have read it since I was a child, but I have never forgotten it. I just saw that there are some flaws in the copy of this book. It would be safer for me to teach you directly."
Liana said: "That's the best. I'm a little jerky when reading it. Even if I understand some words, I'm afraid I won't understand it properly and misunderstand the meaning."
Zhao Tong nodded and said: "Don't the Uighurs have any military books?"
Liyanaza shook her head: "I occasionally see it, but it is also passed down from the Song Dynasty and Persia, but it is different from this kind. It is more difficult to understand when reading."
Zhao Tong smiled and said, "Then I will tell it to General Shangguan now."
Then he started from the first strategy to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. After finishing all six strategies, the sky had already turned a little white.
Liyanazha had been listening attentively. Even after Zhao Tan finished speaking, she sat there thinking about it for a long time. Zhao Tan smiled and said: "You can study it with this book again. On the battlefield, there is no unchanging truth. Military books are dead, but people are alive. You cannot use dead military books to copy living people."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.
Liyana Zahu said: "What about the others?"
Zhao Tong paused when he heard this and said: What else? "
Liyanaza's eyes were like stars and she said: "Isn't there a total of thirty-six strategies? These are only six strategies. When will you tell me the others?"
Zhao Tong turned around with a confused look on his face: "Did I say there are thirty-six strategies in total? Did I say that... I don't seem to remember saying that!"
Liyana looked at him for a long time and said, "General Li, how can you be willing to teach the other thirty strategies?"
Zhao Tong had a strange look on his face and said for a moment: "Did you really say that? That's because I remembered it wrong. It wasn't thirty-six strategies, only thirty-five strategies!"
Liana said: "The bookstore said there were thirty-six strategies in total. You also said thirty-six strategies just now, and now it has become thirty-five strategies. General Li, you..."
Zhao Tong shook his head apologetically: "Regardless of the thirty-five strategies, I only remember the thirty-five strategies. General Shangguan also knows that this kind of secret military book has not been printed. It is really difficult to read the thirty-five strategies." .”
Liyanaza suddenly smiled: "Thirty-five strategies is thirty-five strategies... How can General Li be willing to teach the rest?"
Zhao Tong thought for a moment, smiled slightly and said: "I heard that the Uighurs are dancing and are amazing. They are so graceful and graceful. I am yearning for them. When the night is dark, I will step on the moon to watch. You are elegant and elegant, so I will not make my journey back and forth in vain. also."
After saying that, he walked out and left the tower after a while.
Lianaza looked at his back, smiled sweetly, and said to herself: "Thirty-six strategies have become thirty-five strategies, and I still want to watch the dance. It's really a wishful thinking..."
Zhao Tong led his people to the north gate of Luzhou. This was the place where he and Zhuomao handed over and changed the guard. Not long after Zhuomao arrived, he rode back home.
After Zhao Tong arrived at the house, he didn't even eat breakfast and fell asleep. When he woke up, he immediately called Huang Gu and explained some things carefully, and Huang Gu left in a hurry.
Then he went to the courtyard to play with guns. The marksmanship he used was mixed and incomplete. The moves were all from Zhenzong's arsenal. They were generally incoherent and did not form a complete set.
But these marksmanship, even if some were only one and a half moves, were still extremely exquisite. Yao Pingzhong was left dazed beside him, scratching his head from time to time.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening again, and Zhao Tong went out of the house to continue his handover with Zhuo Mao. Two days passed like this.
Suddenly that night, Zhao Tong was talking to the general guarding the city gate on the North City. The soldier at the city gate looking into the distance suddenly shouted: "General, general!"
The general guarding the north gate called Lu Cheng, and he immediately said angrily: "What is the ghost's name?"
The soldier shouted hurriedly: "General, there are soldiers, there are soldiers coming from a distance..."
Lu Cheng's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he ran over to take a look. Zhao Tong followed closely behind, and saw dots of torches approaching in the distance. He couldn't see how many people there were.
Lu Cheng took a deep breath and said, "Could it be that the front team is returning?"
As the sound of horse hooves approached, Zhao Tao frowned and shook his head: "General Lu, it doesn't look like that..."
Lu Cheng immediately started sweating on his head and said: "Look again, look again!"
Zhao Tong squinted his eyes and looked carefully, only to see that they were all cavalry, about two or three thousand, and they were gradually approaching the city. With the torches of the opponent and the moonlight in the sky, the shape of the armor of these cavalry was vaguely visible. They turned out to be the Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty!
(End of chapter)
