When Pei Gong saw that Sima Yi was defeated in Dang County, he discussed with Mr. Zifang how to capture Fengyi. Zifang said: "To capture Fengyi, we must first capture Xiayi." Peigong said: "The elders in Fengyi are looking forward to our rescue, just like farmers looking forward to rain on a drought day. I hope that sir will help you as soon as possible." I plan to save my father!" Zifang thought for a moment and then asked Pei Gong: "If we leave Dang County, who will defend the city?" Pei Gong said that Cao Shen can defend the city. Zifang thought again: "Who is left in the army now who can take charge of it alone?" Pei Gong said: "Zhou Bo can take charge of it alone." Zifang said: "It seems that we must rely on him to capture Xiayi." Pei Gong said: " This person is completely qualified." Zifang said: "I'm worried that Sima Yi will come to take revenge, so I have to capture the city as soon as possible. Zhou Bo will come after a while, and I will use the method of provoking the general." The two discussed it, and Pei Gong immediately Summon the generals to come and discuss matters.
After a while, all the generals arrived, and Pei Gong said: "Our army defeated the Qin army a few days ago, and Sima Yi fled to Shanzhiyi in Qicheng. Now I am more worried about Fengyi and want to rescue the elders in Fengyi as soon as possible. . But if you want to capture Fengyi, you must first capture the city of Xiayi." Zifang sighed deliberately: "Yes, although the situation is great now, if we capture the city of Xiayi, I'm afraid Pei Gong's manpower is not enough! Now Ji Xinshou Pei County, Fan Kuai is guarding Xiao County, and General Cao will stay to guard Dang County. If Pei Gong wants to advance, will the army lack a pioneer general who dares to fight?" After hearing this, Zhou Bo stepped forward and patted his chest. He said, "Am I, Zhou Bo, not qualified?" Zifang smiled and asked Pei Gong, "How is General Zhou's martial arts?" Before Pei Gong could speak, Zhou Bo said categorically: "It's just a small town, what does it mean? Huang Kai is also unknown. I can break into the city in one battle!" Just after he finished speaking, four more people stood up enthusiastically and said, "We can also be General Zhou's deputies!" It turned out to be Wang Sui, Xue Ou, and Zhou Ke , Zhou Hui and four others. More than a dozen people also stood up, and everyone was vying to capture the city. Zifang was very happy and said to Pei Gong: "Pei Gong's men are really brave as clouds!" Pei Gong appointed Zhou Bo as the vanguard general, Wang Hui and four others as deputy vanguards, and asked them to set off immediately. Zhou Bo and others happily obeyed.
Zhou Bo assumed the role of general and led Wang Sui and four others to set off together. Before leaving, Zifang said to Zhou Bo: "After General Zhou arrives at Xiayi, he must not attack the city rashly without ascertaining the truth. You have to be cautious in everything!" Zhou Bo said with a smile: "Courage is needed in fighting. Can't you look forward and backward? When you blocked Ying Zheng in Bolangsha, didn't you also rely on courage?" The gentleman said with a smile: "What you said is very good. Yes, but the assassination was not successful? Acting recklessly will inevitably lead to failure, so please be careful, General Zhou!" Seeing that Zifang was very worried about him, Zhou Bo led his troops on the road angrily.
After Zhou Bo and others left Dang County, Pei Gong ordered Xia Houying to gather his troops as soon as possible and prepare to set off. But Zifang confidently said, "Don't worry, Duke Pei. Zhou Bo will definitely be able to capture the city if he goes this time." Duke Pei asked Zifang how he knew. Zifang smiled and did not answer. Pei Gong suddenly realized: "Sir's method of provoking generals will definitely work, right?" Zifang smiled and said: "Sima Yi is one of Zhang Han's fierce generals. He was defeated badly this time. After he goes back and reports to Zhang Han, Zhang Han will definitely be better." He will be sent to take revenge. They may attack soon, so we must capture Xiayi City as soon as possible, and then we can use the city to deal with him. I also heard that Zhou Bo is a tiger general and is always calm and calm in battles. , this time when he goes to attack the city, his abilities will definitely be fully revealed." After hearing this, Pei Gong agreed with Mr. Zifang's words.
The military scouts of the Qin Army had already arrived in Xiayi City. The county magistrate Huang Kai immediately gathered the crowd and said: "Liu Bang is just a small pavilion chief, how can he fight? If he leads the army, I will send out a large army to defeat him in one fell swoop." !" His tone was very loud, and he didn't take Pei Gong seriously at all. Zuo Cao and Bai Rui said: "Sir, don't underestimate the enemy? At the moment, I think the best policy is to just stick to it!" Huang Kai was shocked and asked why. Bai Rui said: "Liu Bang is willing to help, kind to the people, and has the air of an elder, so people in Si Shang say that he is the 'dragon among men'! He is an outstanding figure, plus Shang Cao Shen, Fan Kuai and others are generals who are brave enough to defeat the three armies, and Xiao He is good at appeasing the people. Recently I heard that he has acquired another person." The county magistrate asked who it was. Bai Rui said: "It was Zhang Liang, the assassin who dared to assassinate the late emperor in Bolangsha, so Liu Bang is really more powerful now. Their masters and servants will definitely work together to accomplish something great. I heard that Sima Yi was completely defeated by them, let alone Us!" Huang Kai said unconvinced: "In your opinion, shouldn't we surrender?" Bai Rui said: "That's not the case! In my opinion, we might as well report the situation to General Zhang Han first, please He sent troops to attack Liu Bang together with us. How can the rebels be defeated if they have few rebels?" Huang Kai thought for a while and then said: "Okay, let's follow your strategy."
The day after Zhou Bo left, Peigong left Cao Shen to guard Dangjun, and then led the army to Xianyi. The army had only left for a while when the sergeant came on horseback to report that General Zhou Bo had led Xue Ou, Wang Sui, Zhou Ke and Zhou Jie to attack the city early this morning. Pei Gong was very happy. After a while, the sergeant came to report again, saying that Huang Kai cursed in the city and ordered the Qin army to defend and resist. The battle was extremely fierce. After a while, the sergeant came again to report that General Zhou Bo braved the rain and took the lead, and was the first to attack the city. Pei Gong was overjoyed and said to Zifang: "Sir's method of provoking generals is really effective!" He then urged the army to advance quickly. When they arrived at the city, Zhou Bo had already settled the people and escorted the county magistrate to see Pei Gong. Duke Pei gave Zhou Bo the title of fifth doctor. He also abolished all laws of Qin. There was great joy in the city of Xiayi.
After Zhang Han went north, he captured Suiyang, Xiayi, Yuxian, Mengxian and Xiangyi along the way, and was currently stationed in Xiangyi. On this day, Sima Yi came to Xiangyi to plead guilty. When Zhang Han saw that Sima Yi had lost all his troops and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he was so angry that he almost lost his temper and wanted to behead him immediately. Chief Shi Sima Xin quickly begged for mercy and said: "Now is the time to employ people. If you kill one of your own people, it will make Chu Kou very happy. Do you want the general to think twice?" Sima Yi was even more embarrassed and cried bitterly. Said: "General Zhang, please temporarily calm down the anger of thunder. If you give me another chance to make meritorious service, I will definitely chop off the heads of Liu Bang and Zhang Liang!"
Zhang Han asked Sima Yi who Zhang Liang was. Sima Yi replied: "He is the assassin who assassinated the late emperor in Bolangsha." Zhang Han was shocked and said: "He is an important criminal in the country. He dared to assassinate the late emperor ten years ago, and now he is making trouble in Surabaya. You must arrest him." Stop him, his crime is even greater than Jing Ju!" Sima Yi said angrily: "It was he who advised Liu Bang that defeated me!" After hearing what his nephew said, Sima Xin said uneasily: "Liu Bang It's nothing to worry about, but Zhang Liang must not take it lightly!" Sima Yi asked why. Sima Xin said: "He dared to assassinate the late emperor. He must have unparalleled martial arts skills, right?" Sima Yi listened to his uncle's words and laughed loudly: "Uncle, you are wrong. That Zhang Liang is just a white-faced scholar with no power to tie a chicken. If you always hold a whisk, you are a waste and nothing to worry about!”
While he was talking, a sergeant from Xiayi suddenly came to report on flying horses, saying that Liu Bang had sent troops to capture the city, and asked the general to send troops to conquer the city quickly. Zhang Han was shocked when he heard this and said: "I didn't expect that a small pavilion chief and a white-faced scholar could make such trouble!" Sima Yi added: "If I don't capture them alive in a fight this time, I will be willing to take the lead." I'll give it to my subordinates!" Zhang Han said: "You are young and you need to be more cautious in fighting. Now that your uncle and the generals are speaking for you, then you must work hard and make great achievements, and you must catch Liu Bang and Zhang Liang. I Now I give you 30,000 elite armored soldiers. I hope you can eliminate the danger as soon as possible and stabilize the southeastern half!" Sima Yi accepted the task impassionedly, and then led the troops on the road aggressively.
Pei Gong was in Xiayi, always inquiring about Sima Yi's movements. He and Mr. Zifang kept observing the terrain nearby, and they discovered a magical place. The local people called this place "Jutie Mountain". One day, Pei Gong and Zifang were inspecting the terrain in Jutie Mountain. Suddenly, they came to report that Sima Yi had obtained 30,000 elite armored soldiers from Zhang Han. He also boasted about Haikou and said that he would conquer Pei County and Liucheng. The Qin army has arrived in Meng County. The generals were shocked. Zifang thought for a while and then said to Pei Gong: "This time we must make Sima Yi lose all his money. Kill him and give Zhang Han a heavy blow!" So he gave Pei Gong advice and asked Zhou Bo to lead a thousand soldiers out of the city to the west. Meet the enemy ten miles away. If Sima's army comes and kills him, don't fight him, but retreat ten miles to camp. If the Qin army catches up, they will retreat ten miles to camp. After retreating three times in a row, all the troops and horses were withdrawn into the city. Zhou Bo asked what the purpose was. Zifang said: "Sima Yi came to take revenge this time, and his attack must be fierce, so he will show his weakness, and then use a trick to kill Sima Yi." Zhou Bo accepted the order and left happily. He also asked Xue Ou and Wang Hui to return to Dang County quickly and guard Dang County in place of Cao Shen. Cao Shen was asked to lead a group of troops to attack Yu County and cut off Sima Yi's return route. After Sima's army was defeated in Xiayi, they would definitely flee towards Yu County. If they arrive at Yu County, let General Cao Shen take advantage of him and use an ambush to kill Sima Yi. Xue Ou and Wang Sui accepted the order and set off. He also asked Zhou Ke and Zhou Wei to lead a thousand soldiers and horses out of the city in advance and lie in ambush behind Jutie Mountain. This would be the case. The two were very happy to hear this, so they accepted the order and set off immediately. After Pei Gong made arrangements, he invited Mr. Zifang to inspect the city, and then waited for the arrival of the Qin army.
After Pei Gong and Zifang finished inspecting the city, they sat on the top of the city and drank. Pei Gong was very puzzled and asked Zifang: "Sir, what method are you going to use to deal with the Qin army?" Zifang said: "Pei Gong, please don't ask about the method for now. Let's talk about how to use troops. How about it?" Pei Gong said happily. "I was just waiting to hear Mr. explain the art of war." Zifang talked eloquently: "Whenever ancient military strategists fought, they had to predict the success or failure of the battle, so Sun Wuzi put forward five key points for predicting success or failure: First, Those who know under what circumstances can and cannot fight can win; second, those who know how to adopt different tactics according to the number of people can win; third, those who work together from top to bottom can win; fourth, those who are prepared can win. The one who is careful and can prevent accidents can win; fifth, the general who has the ability to command without being restrained by the outside world can win. The most important thing here is to correctly adopt different tactics according to the relative strength of the enemy and our own. Being able to recognize the masses, being able to obtain the greatest gains at the lowest cost, and achieving twice the result with half the effort is the essence of military use. Whether it is fighting or doing other things, people must be united and united, otherwise nothing will be possible if they are scattered. Nothing can be done, so Sun Wuzi emphasized that if the monarch does not interfere with the generals, the generals can give full play to their abilities. This means that generals must proceed from reality in everything and choose strategies and tactics correctly, and they will win the battle, and vice versa. Defeat is certain. Of course, what military strategists say is that the prerequisite for the monarch not to intervene is that the generals are capable, otherwise they cannot defeat the enemy even if they do not intervene. As the saying goes, 'Know your enemy and yourself, and you will win a hundred battles without danger', which requires the general to have an overview of the overall situation and be foresighted. Only by understanding the enemy and ourselves can we accurately predict the success or failure of the war. Therefore, it is said that 'If you don't plan for the world, you can't plan for a moment; if you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region.' The above mentioned are all about using troops. Some basic rules!”
After hearing this, Pei Gong affirmed: "What you said is indeed the essence of using troops. But now Qin is still very powerful. Even if we win the battle, our strength is to deal with this powerful Qin." Isn't it still too disparate?" Zifang smiled and said: "Big is small, and small is big. Big and small transform into each other, as the saying goes, the cathode turns to yang, and the yang turns to yin. This is like a person, when he is strong and violent At the extreme, his heart may be vulnerable; but for a person who has been trampled and trampled to the point of being humble, weak, and soft, and on the verge of death, his heart may be very strong. Another point that is particularly important is that from a historical perspective: Xia The rise of the Shang, Zhou, and Zhou dynasties was all because the emperor complied with the wishes of the people, and later lost the world because the monarch went against the wishes of the people. Now Qin has also lost the hearts of the people, that is, it has lost the world, and we But we must do the opposite, we must pay attention to winning the hearts of the people, and everything we do should be in the opposite direction of Qin's policy, and we will definitely succeed. It can be seen that the rise of a country depends on whether their king Won the hearts and minds of the people? He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. This is an eternal truth! After the unification of the Qin State, they did not care about the support of the people, and the First Emperor implemented a series of wrong policies based on his own preferences, especially It was a big mistake to seize a son and seek immortality. In the second generation, he also implemented the art of supervising and blaming, which pushed Qin to the brink of collapse, leading to the loss of people's hearts and the chaos of the world. . Therefore, it is impossible for the king of any country to govern the country well without considering what the people at the bottom want. This is like a person who is afraid of getting drunk, but still has to forcefully drink!" After hearing what Mr. Zifang said, Mr. Pei Gong said, "If the monarch does not interfere with the general, the general can give full play to his talents." So he did not want to inquire further, but he already had a premonition that Mr. Zifang was a He is a very remarkable person. His thorough research on military development also shows that he has a grand structure and profound wisdom. He said with a smile: "I got Mr. Tang, just like Shang Tang got Yi Yin, and King Wu got Lu Wang." , the destruction of Qin is just around the corner! Hahaha."
After hearing this, Zifang was secretly surprised: Pei Gong actually compared himself to King Tang of Shang and King Wu of Zhou. This shows that he must have the ambition to be a king and he can understand what he just said. This shows that his intelligence is God-given, he is indeed a great man. The mysterious old man I met in Xiapi said: "Ten years later, the situation will definitely change. He also said that kings will rise in Feng and Pei areas." 'Could this Pei Gong be the wise master I want to assist? Is he really going to achieve a great career in the future? But it's too early to make a decision now. I want to observe slowly. Choosing the Mingzhu is not such a simple matter. When Zifang thought of this, he felt a little excited in his heart, so he had to look at Liu Peigong with admiration, who looked a bit dull but was actually very wise and foolish.
