Zhang Fei was slandering Zhang Xi, but he happily accepted the suggestion and planned to go to his second brother and Zilong that night to discuss the matter of the small schools of each battalion visiting his military training.
But Zhang Xi held Zhang Fei and didn't let him go.
"It's not urgent, you can go tomorrow!" Zhang Xi said to Zhang Fei, "There is still an urgent matter, and it must be done by the three generals!"
"If you have anything to say, Yuan Chang, just say it!" Zhang Fei looked at Zhang Xi and said, "Is this such an urgent matter that I, Lao Zhang, have to come forward in person?!"
Zhang Xi smiled, thought for a moment, and said to Zhang Fei, "The three generals will personally deliver medicine to the camp!"
"ah?!"
Zhang Fei looked at Zhang Xi in disbelief, because Zhang Xi did say a lie.
"Send medicine?! To whom?!" Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he said to Zhang Xi, "Could it be that Yuan Chang wants me, Old Zhang, to deliver medicine to those embarrassing idiots?!"
Zhang Xi still smiled, but nodded.
Zhang Fei quit.
"I am a general in the army, and I have never heard of a general in the army giving medicine to the soldiers!" Zhang Fei said angrily, "What's more, those idiots have violated military law. Military law is ruthless. Why should I, Old Zhang, go and give it to the soldiers?" What kind of medicine do you give to those who violate military law?!"
Zhang Fei refuses to do it, which makes sense.
One is a mismatch in status, and the other is a mismatch in rules.
Zhang Fei is a general, but the commanders who were punished are still soldiers after all, and there is a distinction between superiority and inferiority.
If a lieutenant in the army has any difficulties and reports them to Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei may help him depending on his mood... Let him take the initiative to care about the soldiers' difficulties. There is no such rule.
As for the second reason, it is easier to understand.
Those who were punished had violated military law. If Zhang Fei beat them during the day and went to see them with medicine at night, it would mean that Zhang Fei made a mistake and the majesty of military law would be damaged.
Of course Zhang Fei would not do this.
But Zhang Xi also has his own reasons.
"There is nothing wrong with being ruthless in military law!" Zhang Xi said to Zhang Fei, "However, today's marching law was done by the three generals themselves. What should have been a minor injury turned out to be a major injury. Don't the three generals have the slightest responsibility?! "
"This..." Zhang Fei hesitated a little.
Zhang Xi continued, "Furthermore, punishing the sergeants during the day is a matter of law, and delivering medicine at night is a matter of love. The law cannot be forgiven, but friendship is... Are the three generals really hard-hearted people?!"
"This..." Zhang Fei still hesitated.
Zhang Xi stopped talking. Zhang Fei had to make his own judgment on this matter.
To be honest, according to Zhang Xi's idea, there is actually no need to give any medicine to the group of commanders who were punished. After all, they did break military law and deserved to be beaten.
But this matter was left to Zhang Fei, but Zhang Xi couldn't help but persuade Zhang Fei.
In other military camps, such as the military camp of Er Ye and Zhao Yun, these two people would usually be kind to the soldiers, so they violated the military law and were beaten.
But although our third master will not treat the soldiers badly, he is not the kind to take the initiative to show kindness... Zhang Xi is really afraid that this guy will be stabbed in the back by his subordinates again in the future.
It doesn't matter if a dignified general dies in battle... Although the second master has left Maicheng, who wouldn't praise him as a hero? !
But Zhang Fei, a general, died in frustration. He was beheaded in his sleep. The person who killed him was his own general... It was too embarrassing for the general.
Zhang Xi was worried enough about Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei, after thinking for a long time, still shook his head.
"It's not that I don't want to..." Zhang Fei struggled and asked Zhang Xi, "Chang Yuan, the army has its own laws and clear rewards and punishments... As a general, why do you need to please the soldiers?!"
Okay, got it.
Zhang Fei thinks that in order to run the army, rewards and punishments should be clearly defined, so that the soldiers will naturally be grateful, and there is no need to deliberately please the soldiers.
That's right, that's right.
This kind of military management concept is also acceptable.
But there is one thing... you, Zhang Fei, are not Huo Qiaoqi.
"That's not a bad statement!" Zhang Xi pondered for a while, mainly thinking about how to say this.
You can't just say directly that you, Zhang Fei, are just a martial artist. Just imitate Li Guang. Don't imitate Huo Qiaoqi. That guy is cheating.
Saying this, Zhang Xi will probably be beaten by Zhang Fei.
"Rewards and punishments are clear and orderly. This is like the style of Huo Huoqi in the Han Dynasty!" Zhang Xi first gave Zhang Fei a high hat and compared him to the Han Dynasty champion Hou Huo Qubing.
As expected, Lao Zhang grinned happily.
But then, Zhang Xi started nagging.
"But the rewards and punishments of Huo Qiusi, I'm afraid the three generals can't do it!" Zhang Xi sighed deliberately and said.
"Uh...what do you mean by this?!" Zhang Fei asked as expected.
Zhang Xi saw that Lao Zhang took the bait, and then said, "Huo Qiaoqi mostly goes into battle and takes food from the enemy. In order to motivate the soldiers, we made an agreement that during the war, no food will be given unless beheading... until the whole army After the victory, many of the soldiers had yellow faces and thin muscles, which was criticized by Tai Shigong."
"I would like to ask the three generals, if the three generals go to attack the Xiongnu and make such a provision, and the lord happens to send the three generals several carts of wine and meat at this time... what should the three generals do with it?!"
Zhang Xi looked at Zhang Fei and asked.
Obviously, Zhang Fei had not read "Historical Records", and he probably only had the concept of "sealing the wolf as a bastard" and "invincible" for Huo Qubing, so he took it for granted and said, "This matter will be easy to handle. Let's put these fairies and Sharing it with the soldiers who failed to kill the enemy does not violate military orders, but can also motivate these soldiers."
Okay, this is a ditch.
"The soldiers who killed and beheaded the enemy had merit but no reward?!" Zhang Xi immediately seized the opportunity and asked Zhang Fei.
"This..." Zhang Fei thought about it and realized that this was indeed wrong and unfair to those soldiers who had made meritorious service, so he thought for a moment and changed his words, "Then we will reward the meritorious soldiers with wine and meat?!"
Yes, still in the ditch.
"According to the military law, meritorious soldiers already have food. What's the point of rashly rewarding them with wine and meat?" Zhang Xi smiled and continued to ask.
Zhang Fei was at his wits' end now. After much deliberation, he didn't know what to do. He felt like he was stuck at both ends.
"If so, how will Huo Qiaoqi deal with it?!" Zhang Fei stopped thinking and asked.
Zhang Xi was amused and said, "Huo Qiaoqi let the wine go rancid and the meat rotten. Even if he throws it away, he won't feed it to the soldiers."
"Why is this?!" Zhang Fei didn't understand again. If there is good wine and good meat, why should it rot and be thrown away?
Zhang Xi sighed and said, "Because most of Huo Qiao's troops went into danger, the headquarters only brought a little food and grass with them, and most of them were given to the enemy. After conquering the Xiongnu tribe, they did not take any property, but only took the food and grass needed by the headquarters. Continue to move towards the next target... Huo Qiaoqi wants his soldiers to understand that if they don't want to starve, they can only kill the enemy. If they want to eat, they can only rely on killing the enemy for supplies and not relying on rewards. Therefore, Even if the soldiers are deprived of food or even starve to death, they are not allowed to violate military orders and reward them with wine and meat."
"This... is a bit unkind!" Zhang Fei was silent for a while before saying.
Zhang Xi shook his head and said to Zhang Fei, "This is Huo Qiaoqi's method of running the army. He strictly abides by military orders and has clear rewards and punishments... Moreover, Huo Qiaoqi's military orders are only effective when guerrillas against the Huns. Guerrilla expeditions are short-lived. It will take two or three days, or as long as five or six days. Although he will starve, he will not die. As for the decisive battle of Feng Lang Juxu and Mobei, Huo Qiaoqi has the support of the army's grain and grass, so he cannot do this."
"So...who slandered Huo Qiaoqi so much?!" Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he asked Zhang Xi.
That depressed Zhang Xi...what's your focus here? !
Although Tai Shigong said that he was a bit unkind to the two famous generals Wei and Huo, at least he was not deliberately slandering... Furthermore, the focus we are talking about is the way to run an army. It is simple to say that rewards and punishments are clear. Can you really do it? !
"It doesn't matter who does it, but Huo Qiaoqi did it!" Zhang Xi emphasized, "Furthermore, the three generals, aren't we talking about Huo Qiaoqi's style of running the army with clear rewards and punishments? The three generals really Can you do what Huo Qiaoqi does?!"
Zhang Xi had no choice but to forcefully change the topic.
As for Zhang Fei, although he was still angry about Huo Qubing, he still shook his head and said, "This is too unkind, and I, Lao Zhang, can't do it."
So... Huo Qubing was cheating, and Emperor Xiaowu was the one who knew everything about it.
As for you, Lao Zhang... your eldest brother is not Emperor Zhaolie yet, and even if he is, it seems that he will help you take care of the situation.
Let’s not imitate Huo Qubing.
"Although the military law in the army is strict, there will always be feelings outside the law. This is common sense!" Zhang Xi began to persuade Zhang Fei patiently, "There is a saying in "Six Tao" that there are three generals. A general will not wear fur in the winter, and a general in the summer. A general who does not use a fan and does not open his lid when it rains is called a general with courtesy; a general who does not obey the etiquette cannot know the cold and heat of his soldiers..."
By the way, what’s next? !
I remember back then, because of Huo Qubing's incident, I was debating with others on the Internet about how to be a general. I once looked for the original text of the "Six Tao" Chapter on Encouraging the Army... I remembered to copy and paste it at that time, but I had no idea what the original text was. Remember, only remember so much.
But Zhang Fei quit.
Please, this is the "Six Tao", a military book written by Jiang Taigong...a rare treasure that has been hard to find these days.
When Zhang Xi first started showing off, Zhang Fei was so surprised that he even started to memorize what Zhang Xi said... If it weren't for the fact that it was taboo in this era to write down things with a pen, Zhang Fei would have had the heart to write them down on the spot.
But before Zhang Xi could say a few words, he couldn't continue, which made Zhang Fei anxious to death.
"There are three generals...Why do you, sir, only talk about courtesy generals, and why are the remaining two generals?!" Zhang Fei asked tentatively, and the titles were changed back.
At the earliest, Zhang Fei called Zhang Xi "sir", which was a bit unfamiliar, but it was also an expression of respect for Zhang Xi.
Later, as they gradually became familiar with each other, Zhang Fei began to call Zhang Xi's cousin "Yuan Chang" to show his intimacy. Of course, in formal occasions, he would also address Zhang Xi's official title.
But now... In order to listen to the remaining chapters of "Six Tao", Zhang Fei called Zhang Xi "sir" again, and this time, he really showed respect and asked for advice.
Zhang Xi didn't think that much. He was still thinking about what "Six Tao" said next.
Although I definitely can’t remember the original text, Zhang Xi still remembers what it said.
"Xi can't remember the specific words..." Zhang Xi thought for a long time before he said, "I only know that in addition to the courtesy general, there is also the forceful general, which means physical action, and the desire-stopping general, which refers to the sergeant. If you eat and live together, your desires will cease, and you will not know whether your soldiers are hungry or full... If you have these three things, your soldiers will be at ease, and they will be able to overcome all attacks and win every battle."
Zhang Fei felt really itchy after hearing this.
It probably means that I understand, that is, generals need to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, practice what they do, eat and live with the soldiers... But this gentleman is really a gentleman who insists on pretending to be a gentleman when it is time for him to speak plainly. It was time for him to really write about it, and he actually said he didn't remember.
Zhang Fei really... If it weren't for the fact that books like "Six Tao" are undisclosed secrets, and it's human nature not to tell you, Zhang Fei would have been willing to force a confession.
Reluctantly gathering his composure, Zhang Fei bowed to Zhang Xi and said, "Sir, Fei understands what you mean. It is convenient for the soldiers to deliver medicine today, so that they can be comforted."
Well, that’s right.
Although Zhang Xi didn't know why Zhang Fei suddenly understood it, there was still something he needed to entrust.
"General, before leaving, in addition to appeasing the soldiers, there is one more thing you need to remember!" Zhang Xi pulled Zhang Fei and said quietly to Zhang Fei, "Remember that there will be a primary school coming to watch the drill in the future. Pretend to be casual. When word of the news spreads, the general can act worried to excite his soldiers, so that nothing goes wrong."
"Uh...why is this?!"
"Hey, general, don't you hear that the Lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the Lord humiliates his subjects to death?!"
"The master is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the master is concerned about the humiliation of his ministers and their death... Fei is willing to hear the details."
"Well......"
