Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh when he saw Wang Wende's constant sneers, and then looked at Mr. Souchong with his gray eyebrows deeply knitted in disbelief.
Wang Wende suspected that he was mocking him and said: "Wu Jiedu, what do you mean by sighing!"
Cao Cao glanced at him lightly, then turned to look at the mottled wall: "As a commander, no matter what time or situation, the word "attack" or "defense" must be in your heart. If I attack, I must keep the word "defense" in my heart. If I keep time, You must have the word "attack" in your heart!"
"The only thing I can do is defend, so the enemy cannot defeat me. The only thing I can do is attack, so I can defeat the enemy."
After his words, Mr. Souchong thought thoughtfully, smacked his lips for a moment, and asked curiously: "Which art of war is at this time? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
Wang Wende laughed and said: "I'm afraid he made up the sentence himself and deliberately confused me."
Lao Cao smiled, raised his thumb and said: "Wang Jiedu's good view is indeed my own fault. Sun Tzu said: In the past, those who were good at fighting first became invincible, waiting for the enemy to be victorious. The invincible lies in oneself, but the victorious It is the enemy. Therefore, those who are good at fighting can be invincible, but cannot make the enemy victorious. Therefore, it is said: Victory can be known, but cannot be done."
Wang Wende was born in a green forest, fought bravely and had a lot of experience. Otherwise, what other military skills could he use?
Just as he was about to laugh, Mr. Souchong exclaimed in surprise: "Did you use the words "attack and defense" to explain this paragraph?"
Lao Cao nodded, and Mr. Xiao Zhong lowered his head and pondered: Sun Tzu understood very well that those who know how to fight should first make it difficult for the enemy to defeat them easily, and then wait for the enemy to reveal their flaws and find an opportunity to win. The former is one's own business and one cannot reveal any flaws. The latter is the enemy's business. As time goes by, it is almost inevitable that the enemy's flaws will be exposed. Therefore, a person who really knows how to fight will make fewer mistakes than anyone else.
According to Lao Cao, the so-called "defend with the mind in mind when attacking, and attack with the mind in mind when guarding" means to always be fully prepared mentally so as to better eliminate your own weaknesses and seize the opportunity to defeat the enemy more accurately.
Wang Wende was listening to orders under the army tent these days and was very impressed by his military management methods. When he saw that he was deep in thought and silent, he also swallowed the dirty words on the tip of his tongue.
Not only Mr. Xiao Zhong, but Qu Duan and Wang Yan also looked thoughtful.
Cao Cao looked at everyone's expressions and said slowly: "Those who are good at defending are hiding under the Nine Earths. What is under the Nine Earths? It makes people not know where I am. Those who are good at attacking are moving above the Nine Heavens. What is the Nine Heavens?" Up? So people don’t know where I’m coming from.”
The so-called true teachings are true in one sentence, but false teachings are thousands of books. This is true in most walks of life in the world. The nonsense they say is just to deceive outsiders, but for people in the industry, a single word can really break the confusion.
For example, the secret to delicious tomato scrambled eggs is "halve the egg whites". If no one tells it, it will be difficult to figure it out even if it lasts a lifetime.
Xiaozhong has also been fighting all his life. Hearing this, he couldn't help but nod his head and praised: "Wonderful! The enemy doesn't know where I am from? How can he defend me? The enemy doesn't know where I am? How can he attack me? This is what a true soldier knows."
Wang Wende said curiously: "That's weird! For example, if I guard Tongguan, Tongguan is here and everyone knows it. Doesn't he know where I am? Don't be deceived by him, Mr. Enxiang. This originally doesn't make sense."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Haha, the city can be measured, but the human heart can be measured? When he saw Tongguan here, he thought I was guarding here. If I go straight out and attack Xingqing Mansion, does he know where I am? How come?"
Wang Wende sneered and said: "Another nonsense! If I can beat him, why should I stay here? It still doesn't make sense."
Cao Cao was too lazy to pay attention to him and looked at Master Zhong: "What do you think, Commander Zhong?"
Master Zhong mused: "The truth makes sense, but sometimes the truth is just the truth. The current situation changes, but it may not follow the truth."
Cao Cao sighed: "If the principles are different, how can we control the current situation? If we don't control the current situation, we have to drift with it. Commander Zhong, you will lose at this point."
Hearing this, the cultivators were displeased: "Wu Jiedu, I have fought with Xixia all my life, and I have always won more and lost less. Why are you retreating to Tongguan now? Just because the imperial court transferred me, King Qin, Xixia suddenly made a big move, so that all my troops were traveling back and forth. This is how we lost our situation. Is it because I don’t understand the truth?”
Cao Cao shook his head: "Since we are commanders, how can we make excuses for ourselves? The enemy knows where you are, but you don't know where the enemy is coming. Why? It's because you don't understand the principles, so that you can only see one city and one place, but the enemy I can see wider than you, but it’s a whole road and a whole country!”
The cultivator frowned and thought hard, then slowly shook his head.
Seeing his stubbornness, Cao Cao got up and said sternly: "Commander Zhong! Forgive me for being blunt - the only thing you see now is Tongguan! If you only know that Tongguan is not lost, the Central Plains will be safe, but you don't know where the enemy is. What he saw was that in the entire Central Plains, Tongguan could not be passed for a while, so he went to attack Taiyuan. If Taiyuan is lost, what is the use of keeping Tongguan as a golden soup?"
Mr. Souchong was shocked when he heard this. He shook his head subconsciously and said, "No, no! He went to Taiyuan and climbed over the mountains. How can he be easy to fight?"
Cao Cao shouted: "Since he is determined to conquer the world and cannot pass Tongguan, he will naturally strive for Taiyuan with all his strength! There are countless mountain roads in the Luliang Mountains. Even if it is a bit steep, is it possible to pass Tongguan?"
Wang Yanruo gained something and couldn't help but said: "Wu, Wu Jiedu, in your opinion, the reason why Mr. Xiao Zhong did not expect the main force of Xixia to attack Taiyuan is because... when he was guarding the pass, he did not have a word of attack in his mind. ?”
Wang Wende said angrily: "Hey! You are a lowly general, how dare you guess the general's thoughts? Why don't you back down!"
Shi Wengong rolled his eyes, stood forward, blocked Wang Yan's figure with his muscular body, and said calmly: "Okay, just treat him as a retreat."
Wang Wende was about to get angry, but he heard a lamentation of "Oh!" and turned around to see Mr. Xiao Zhong, whose face was full of sorrow and regret. Suddenly, he was slapped in the face with a scratch: "That's it! Mr. Zhong is confused!"
Wang Wende was shocked and quickly stopped him: "En Xiang, don't let this guy fool you. You have done great service to the country by guarding the pass and resisting the enemy!"
Zhong Shizhong shook his head repeatedly: "I have figured it out. Those who are good at defending are hidden under the Nine Earths, and those who are good at attacking are moving above the Nine Heavens! The enemy knows that I am at Tongguan, and I don't know where the enemy is. The offensive and defensive momentum is in the sky. The enemy is not with me! I, I...I have never even thought about sending people to survey the enemy's army outside the pass to see if there are any changes! If he really goes all out to capture Taiyuan, I, I..."
Wang Wende quickly pinched him and persuaded him: "This is all Wu Zhi's guess. Xixia people may not think so."
Cao Cao said coldly: "Don't forget that among the Xixia people, there are also Jin Bing's troops. If he doesn't open a line to join forces with Wanyan Loushi, is he really here to be a good person and expand the territory for Xixia?"
Huang You, a general in the middle section of the Zhongshi Division, changed his expression when he heard this. He cupped his fists and said, "General, this general is indeed right."
The master looked at Lao Cao blankly, his eyes complicated, and after a long while, he finally sighed: "I am useless and missed important national events! I hope Wu Jiedu will tell me how to make up for it in the future."
After saying this, he was about to salute, but Lao Cao held him back: "Commander Zhong, please take a look at something."
He took out an imperial edict from his arms and unfolded it. It was a decree to appoint Lao Cao as the Grand Marshal of Pingxi. In it, he commanded all the troops and horses to defeat Xixia and the soldiers of the Three Qin Dynasty. Seeing this decree was like seeing the Emperor of Song Dynasty. If you don't follow orders, Lao Cao has the right to kill first and report later.
Master Zhong said "Ouch" and was about to bow down. Lao Cao's wrists were as strong as iron and he held on tightly: "Both brothers, Master Zhong, have fought for the country all their lives. Wu is a junior, how can he accept your great gift? Get up now." Come."
Stopping the other party from bowing, he glanced at the shocked Wang Wende, sighed slightly, and said: "It's not that I can't suppress you with my will, but the current situation is like this. If you and I can't work side by side, how can we take on big things and turn the tide? ? Therefore, Wu first explains the truth and then explains the truth."
Master Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "The offspring are indeed to be feared! Okay, I believe the truth, I have seen the law. Commander Wu, if you have an order, let me charge into the battle, and I won't say a word."
Cao Cao nodded, looked around, and suddenly said: "I heard that when the old official was in power, he asked Kui Xiangyang, the commander of the Imperial City Division, to personally urge you to advance the army. Where is this person now?"
Unexpectedly, the master suddenly asked about this person, but he still replied: "The news came that the late emperor abdicated, and later that Bianliang was forced. Commander Kui forced me to abandon Tongguan and go to save Bianliang. I refused to obey my order and argued with him. In anger, he returned to Bianliang alone."
Cao Cao nodded and put it aside for the time being: "That's all, let me talk about the things at hand. There are two things at hand. The first one is that I want to defeat the enemy outside the pass. The second one is that after defeating the enemy, I want to make a big show of it. Go to Aid Taiyuan."
Wang Wende was surprised: "What about Tongguan?"
Cao Cao said calmly: "Let a solid-tempered general lead three thousand troops, which is enough to hold on. Besides, he will not care about Tongguan by then."
Zhong Shizhong frowned and said: "I want to go to Taiyuan to aid, and I want to make a big show of it, but what does the military commander want to do?"
Cao Cao smiled casually and looked to the west: "Of course I will lead the army directly to Xingqing Mansion, exterminate its sect and destroy its sacrifices, that's all."
Wang Wende exclaimed: "Are you really going to Xingqing Mansion? Didn't you just joke with us?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Who is joking with you about national affairs? It's just Commander-in-Chief. With all due respect, you are tired from running around and have lost your energy. Go to aid Taiyuan. Wu wants to use your name to attract the enemy's attention, but you have the right to make decisions on the spur of the moment." , forgive me for choosing someone who is sharp and decisive——"
At this point, Lao Cao looked at Master Zhong with a serious look: "A man is upright and aboveboard, and he tells others everything he wants, so I will say this in the open. If Commander Zhong feels that this is offensive and your honor has been lost, please agree with me." Tell him face to face and I will think of another solution."
Wang Wende jumped to his feet and shouted: "Wu Jiedu! You are going too far to bully others. Wang will never take away the power of the commander-in-chief from your wish."
Shi Wengong said with a smile: "You are reckless and arrogant, but you are not decisive, so my brother will never put you in trouble, don't worry."
The cultivator grabbed Wang Wende and nodded resolutely: "The current situation is like this. All our generals have committed unforgivable mistakes. How can a mere reputation be of any concern? Wu Jiedu, for the sake of the country, you dare to escape death and go on an expedition to Xingqing Mansion. If someone still cares about this little reputation, how can it be done by a man?"
Cao Cao nodded: "In that case, please give me the order from the commander-in-chief to let my troops enter the pass!"
Soon after, more than 30,000 troops and horses marched towards Tongguan.
Cao Cao sent Shi Qian to climb the mountain and spy on the Xixia camp to the west, while the others rested.
At night, Shi Qian came back after stepping on the moon and reported that Xixia had camped five miles away. His camp was spread out along the river. It seemed vast, but there were only a few people there. Based on Shi Qian's inference, such a large military camp must not exceed 20,000 soldiers and horses.
When the three masters learned this, they couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Lao Cao planned the troops, and found out that Xianggong Xiaozhong had an army of 27,000, all of whom were good warriors in the Western Army. Even Lao Cao brought his subordinates, totaling 60,000.
A plan was immediately made: take Lin Chong as the vanguard, lead the five hundred tiger cavalry of the headquarters to go first, and force open the gate of Xixia Camp;
Among the more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the Zhongshi Division, 10,000 who were good at riding horses were left to Lao Cao. They were replaced by 10,000 Bingzhou troops. He then led this army and then carried out a large-scale cover-up and killing;
After the Xixia army was defeated, Mr. Xiaozhong raised his banner and crossed the river in large numbers. Together with Lin Chong, he went straight to Taiyuan to aid. After arriving in Taiyuan, if the Xixia army wanted to retreat, Lin Chong would lead the army to attack and kill them. The propriety was determined by Lin Chong makes the decision himself.
Huang You, a general in the middle of the Zhongshi division, led 3,000 troops and still guarded Tongguan.
After Souchong's troops left, Lao Cao led the rest of the troops to attack the Xixia Imperial City over a long distance!
After Lao Cao finished speaking, Zhong Shizhong closed his eyes for a long time, considered over and over again, opened his eyes and said, "Commander Wu, everything else is up to you, except for the general guarding Tongguan. It might as well be guarded by Wang Wende and Wang Jiedu for two reasons."
Lao Cao nodded to him and said, "First, Wang Jiedu is the envoy of Jingzhao Hongnong, Tongguan was originally under his rule, and it is justifiable for him to stay here; secondly, I will change him." Wanxi Army and you may not have all my subordinates submit. Huang You has been with me for many years, and all the soldiers and generals recognize him. There have been fewer troubles. He has fought more with Xixia. He is familiar with the geography. It will be beneficial to be with the military commander."
After hearing this, Lao Cao laughed and said: "It's true that you are a wise man, and you should take it seriously! That's how you should act."
Seeing Lao Cao's remonstrance pouring out among the teachers, he felt relieved, stood up, clasped his fists, and went to order his troops to fight.
Lao Cao looked at Lin Chong: "Brother."
Lin Chong also looked at Lao Cao: "Brother!"
Lao Cao pulled him out of the tent, looked at the bright moon in the sky like silver, and suddenly smiled and said: "Brother! You were a good general, but your future was ruined because of villains, and you have been living in the world for many years. Now that your enemy is dead, the knot in your heart has been released. , coincides with this era of great conflict, I should rely on my heart and gallbladder and my palm to win a good name that will last forever! On this trip to Taiyuan, although there are some veterans such as Zhongshi Dao and Zhongshi, in my heart, the real leader is The only one who makes the decision is you, brother Lin Chong!"
Under the moonlight, Lin Chong's waist was as straight as a spear, and he slowly cupped his fists and said: "I owe everything to my brother's care for what I am today. Now that my brother has allowed me to take care of myself, Lin Chong doesn't care whether I can be famous forever, but I will never give up." I have lost my brother's face! My brother just wants to rest assured that I know what I want to do and will never miss my big brother's important event."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Okay! I have no worries about your martial arts and abilities. I'm just afraid that you may have some problems and be soft-hearted and do bad things. Before I leave, I'll give you ten words for my brother——"
"Kill decisively, Yanmen has double whips!"
Lin Chong nodded slowly: "Keep this in mind, little brother."
Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Okay! In that case, Brother Lin, let's go and make contributions!"
Lin Chong clasped his fists, turned around and strode away, shouting: "The tiger cavalry listens to the order, the horse's feet are wrapped in cloth, and the mouth is covered with coins. Only one mile away from the enemy camp can we put on armor and mount the horse."
Cao Cao watched his back go away, Hua Rong came closer at this time and whispered: "Brother, I have a premonition that when Coach Lin leaves, he will fly like an eagle into the sky, and he will fly high in the sky from now on!"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "You and other brothers, why not do this! You must know that the land of Kyushu..."
When he turned around, he saw Li Zhu's uncle and nephew, the Ma family brothers, Shi Bao, Shi Wengong, etc., all standing beside him. He smiled even more and said: "Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are like picturesque. A good man, just care about galloping!"
With a heroic voice, Lin Chong led five hundred tiger cavalry and headed west.
(End of chapter)
