Wolmisan Port in Incheon, the flagship of the Sixth Corps, the Dingyuan.
Warm sunlight shines on the deck of the ship. Wu Aheng, the commander of the Sixth Corps and the Minister of War, is sitting on an armchair, holding a yellowed linear book in his hand and reading it carefully. Looking carefully, the title of the book is "On Imperial Generals" "Self-cultivation".
The main city of Incheon, two miles away from Wolmi Mountain, was now covered in thick smoke and fire. Some refugees and green skins were setting fire to and looting the city. It took the Imperial Navy less than two days to destroy this Korean strong city, Incheon City. Order has been lost, and it is said that North Korean civil and military officials have fled with their belongings, leaving this place as an ownerless city.
However, Wu Aheng's attention was not on the imperial city surrounded by wars. He was reading carefully. To be precise, he was studying the book "On the Self-cultivation of Imperial Generals".
As Daqi's territory continued to expand, the Emperor's requirements for the cultural quality of generals became more and more stringent. Literacy and digitization were only the basics. Liu Zhaosun required that all generals must be familiar with "The Art of War", "New Book of Records", "Records of Military Training" and so on. Of course, the book on the art of war that needs to be read especially is "On the Self-cultivation of Imperial Generals" by Wu Aheng.
Because the author of this book is Emperor Wuding himself.
Of course, like the story of the Southern Song Dynasty Fairy Tales of the Merciful Queen Mother Jin Yuji, the people who actually penned this book were Qian Qianyi and Hou Xun, two literary giants.
The book has a total of 300,000 words and is divided into three volumes: upper, middle and lower volumes.
This is a representative work of modern military theory (Fauvism). The author uses the "half" form to fictionalize a group of teachers and students who are enthusiastic about war, engage in militarism, and explore war. Through their combat examples and dialogues, the author vividly, interestingly and profoundly explains to readers the "blitzkrieg, concentration of superior forces, etc. in war" important role.
"War is an act of violence that forces the other party to obey our will. In order to make the other party obey our will, we have many methods, such as communication and negotiation, reaching an agreement, etc...."
"Emperor Wu Ding believed that in order to achieve this goal with certainty and certainty, the opponent must completely lose the ability to resist. And through war, this kind of violent behavior can be achieved."
Wu Aheng looked at it for a while and couldn't help but read it out loud. The guard consciously stayed away from the chief officer.
Perhaps the Emperor's discussion on war is too incisive, full of philosophy, and straightforward and easy to understand. It is far easier to understand than the semi-white and semi-textual content in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
This military work was written by Emperor Wu Ding with full reference to Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz's "On War". It has been widely circulated among the middle and senior officers of the Qi army. Now almost everyone has a copy. These big bosses They expressed their great liking for the Emperor's works.
"War is not a pastime, a pure play that pursues adventure and winning or losing, nor is it the product of a sudden inspiration, but a serious means to achieve a serious goal."
While Wu Aheng was concentrating on studying, his general Meng Jinbao came to him at some unknown time, and the guards had not had time to report it to the navy chief.
"It's rare for Mr. Wu to be so elegant. In this chaotic situation, you are still studying,"
When he saw the book written by the Supreme Emperor, Meng Jinbao immediately stopped talking. This naval admiral with a background as a stacker was still not very literate, let alone learning these books on the art of war.
"The city of Incheon is broken?"
Wu Aheng turned to a new page without looking away from the book.
"We've defeated it, Old Wu. Didn't you see what chaos the city is in? All the Korean officials have fled."
Wu Aheng laughed and said, "Be kind to others. This is what the Supreme Emperor told me."
"But we can't just let them go like this, the general is thinking..."
The North Korean army and Japanese reinforcements stationed in Incheon lasted less than two days before being destroyed by the Sixth Fleet and falling into collapse.
The defeat of the North Korean army was far faster than the Qi army expected, so that before everyone could react, their enemies left this empty city to them.
"Old Wu, should we take advantage of the victory to pursue them and attack Seoul all the way? I heard that this place is only fifty or sixty miles away from Seoul."
"Do we have cavalry?"
"Ah?" Meng Jinbao was slightly startled, "No, but it's enough to have soldiers. They can arrive in Seoul in one day at most. By this time tomorrow, maybe we can catch that bastard Li Jie."
"How are you going to chase?"
Wu Aheng looked solemn and still held the book with his fingers.
"Let's work hard. Our soldiers can run fifty miles a day. It won't be a problem. We move forward lightly and let the artillery and auxiliary troops follow behind. I will lead 3,000 elite troops and attack Seoul. You will rear the rear. The north has been disrupted. The Supreme Emperor The 50,000 to 60,000 troops are all on Ping'an Road. The main force of North Korea should not be in Seoul. Our Sixth Corps can just pick them up..."
Wu Aheng waved his hands vigorously.
"That's not cheap,"
"We are the navy, not the army. It is too risky for you to let the Sixth Corps go deep alone to attack the imperial capital. Moreover,"
In accordance with the edict of the Supreme Emperor, the Southern Route Army commanded by Wu Aheng only defeated the Korean troops at the coastal ports of North Korea, but did not pursue and annihilate them.
Emperor Wu Ding explained that this would allow the North Korean army to run around and be exhausted, and eventually be defeated by the Qi army one by one.
"The Emperor's plan to divide the troops and attack together must continue to be implemented. The Sixth Corps should now go to Fengchuan to land instead of staying in Incheon."
Wu Aheng finally put down the book "Self-cultivation of Imperial Generals" and looked up at the city of Incheon, which was surrounded by war smoke in the distance.
"As a general, taking the overall situation into consideration is the most basic requirement. The Supreme Emperor said that we must adhere to the principle of concentrating our forces to annihilate each one, with the annihilation of the enemy's effective forces as the main goal, and not the main goal of conserving or seizing the place. In Seoul, A few thousand of us don’t have an advantage.”
"Furthermore, the Emperor's plan for this Eastern Expedition is very clear. Da Qi only wants Ping'an Road and Huanghai Road, and will not interfere with other places."
Meng Jinbao was angry and unjust. Wu Aheng could give up and sit here and read quietly, but he could not turn a blind eye to the victory that was within his reach.
"Old Wu, Nikan, this place is only fifty miles away from Seoul. It's so close. Do you know how far the Emperor is from Seoul? It's more than five hundred miles! I don't know when they will attack Seoul again. Let's go there now and maybe arrest them. We have captured Li Zhu and captured the king of Korea. Who else are we afraid of going against us?"
Wu Aheng smiled bitterly and had no choice but to explain the truth to this subordinate who didn't like to learn:
"What is the original intention of the Emperor's Eastern Expedition? Do you know?"
"Take revenge on Li Zhu, kill him."
"What's revenge for Li Zhu? It's to rule North Korea and conquer people's hearts. What is people's hearts?"
Meng Jinbao was stunned on the spot.
"People's hearts are order, food and security."
Having said this, he remembered a sentence he had just read in the book, and immediately learned it and put it into practice:
"When destroying the enemy's army, we should not only destroy the enemy's military power, but more importantly, destroy the enemy's spiritual power."
Even if Seoul can be captured, it cannot be held. If it cannot be held, there will be no order. Without order, there will be no popular support.
"Meng Jinbao, do you know how Yuan Chonghuan died in Japan?"
"The one who was poisoned, no, I heard he died by taking poison himself."
Wu Aheng was so angry that he slapped Meng Jinbao gently on the head.
"He died of poverty, without food or reinforcements,"
The navy chief looked at his generals:
"Do you want to end up like him?"
Meng Jinbao shook his head quickly.
"We are going to Fengchuan to fight, not in Incheon. The limit of attacking Incheon City is already reached. We can't go any further. If you really want to do something good, bring three hundred soldiers into the city now and kill those green-skinned men who robbed and killed people. All the scoundrels will be caught and executed in public. Then, in the name of the Supreme Emperor, they will open a warehouse to release grain and provide relief to the people. Before we retreat, let the instructor explain the "Qi Dynasty Land Acquisition System" to the Koreans!"
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