Liu Zhang's few words gradually made the generals wake up from their fever.
Not only the cognition of thoughts, but also Liu Zhang's supreme authority.
Among the powerful forces in the world, whether it is Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Sun Quan, or Liu Bei, they are almost all controlled by aristocratic families.
Many times, the monarch is not able to do whatever he wants.
But in the Yizhou Group, Liu Zhang had such authority. His words were absolutely worthy of his words.
Even if it is time to attack now, as long as Liu Zhang gives the order, everyone will forcibly suppress their eagerness.
Of course, Liu Zhang would never use his power to bully his subordinates. There would be sufficient reasons for every decision he made.
"Generals, although we defeated Han Sui's army twice, it was not enough to completely wipe out the Qiang army. After Han Sui fled back to Jincheng, he could at least gather more than 100,000 defeated troops!"
The generals nodded in approval, knowing very well that what Liu Zhang said was an understatement.
"The seat of Jincheng County is Jincheng, which is also Han Sui's hometown. He has been running it for more than ten years!"
"I can tell you that Jincheng is even worse than Biyuzhong!"
"Once we change from the defender to the attacker, we will immediately face the same problems that Han Sui faced before."
"The Art of War says, if you are ten, you will surround it, if you are five, you will attack it, if you double it, you will divide it. If the enemy is small, you can fight it. If it is small, you can escape from it. If it is small, you can avoid it!"
"You have to have ten times the enemy's force to surround the enemy; you have five times the enemy's force to attack the enemy; you have twice the enemy's force to disperse the enemy; only you have to have equal force to compete with the enemy. If you have fewer troops than the enemy, retreat!"
Liu Zhang quoted Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" as a warning, which immediately made the generals stop their contempt.
Since leaving Hanzhong in the north, the Yizhou Army has won consecutive battles without encountering almost any setbacks. This will inevitably breed the generals' pride and underestimation of the enemy.
Liu Zhang has noticed this problem a long time ago. Even he feels a little arrogant now, let alone these generals under his command!
Now taking this opportunity, Liu Zhang just wanted his generals to put away their arrogance.
"Generals, Han Sui led an army of 300,000 to attack Yuzhong. The number of troops and horses was almost six times that of our army! Even so, we still failed to win!"
"Of course, there is an element of conspiracy and there is a gap in the basic quality of the soldiers. But generals, you might as well imagine, is Han Sui really so stupid?"
All the generals showed solemn expressions, and they already had the answer in their hearts!
Han Sui is by no means a mediocre person!
Being able to occupy a place in troubled times, and still able to pull out hundreds of thousands of people, if such people are called stupid, then are there still smart people?
Since Dong Zhuo's chaos, all the heroes in the world have risen together!
But in just over ten years, how many people have died?
Yuan Shu, the legitimate son of the Yuan family who was promoted to the fourth generation and the third Duke, Dong Zhuo, the grand master who dominated the capital and took charge of the court, and Gongsun Zan, who was powerful on the border and made foreign races fearful!
He went down to Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou!
Which one, taken alone, would not be a hero?
But Han Sui was the only one who could still stand firm in Liangzhou and could make the Qiang people die for him!
Just pulling out an army of 300,000 people is enough to make the princes of the world look at him with suspicion.
"My generals, our Yizhou Group's military strength is so strong that we can look down upon the world! To put it bluntly, I, Liu Zhang, am not afraid of any of the princes in the world!"
"But! People can be proud, but they must not be arrogant!"
“Proudness makes people unyielding, allowing us to face the difficulties bravely and resist tenaciously no matter how great the difficulties we face!”
"Pride makes people fail! People with arrogance are often pretentious. If they always think that they are superior to others, they will definitely become arrogant over time! If so, will failure be far behind?"
Liu Zhang did not reprimand the generals. On the contrary, he wanted to encourage his generals.
While admonishing them, Liu Zhang was also admonishing himself.
Why did Guan Yunchang, who flooded the Seventh Army in history and shocked China, end up with his head missing?
It’s just because of one word.
proud!
It was precisely because of pride that the martial sage Guan Yu was negligent and underestimated Lu Meng and Lu Xun.
Liu Zhang glanced at the people under his command, including the surrendered generals Pang De, Ma Yue and others, or Ma Teng who had not yet surrendered, all looking thoughtful.
Obviously Liu Zhang's words inspired them a lot.
"All of you generals have been under my command for many years and have experienced numerous battles, big and small. You can all be called veterans on the battlefield! So you must all know one thing."
"Arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and sad soldiers will win!"
"Since leaving Hanzhong from the north, our army has fought consecutive battles, and this time it is another two hearty victories. Not to mention the soldiers, even I can't help but feel arrogant. This is human nature after all. It can be understand!"
"Generals, think about it, has our army become a proud army?"
"So when I say this to the generals today, I am also warning myself!"
Everyone lowered their heads, as calm as Xun You, as reckless as Dian Wei, and Zhao Yun, who had always been calm, had embarrassment on his face.
No one is perfect and this is most vividly demonstrated at this moment!
"In just one day, more than 100,000 Qiang soldiers were killed or injured! Although not all of these 100,000 people were killed by us, but think about it, who will the Qiang people blame for this?"
"I'm afraid it won't be long before millions of Qiang people will mourn, and the surviving Qiang people will inevitably become mourning soldiers!"
"If it were a battle between proud soldiers and mournful soldiers, who would win? The result is already obvious!"
Maybe what Liu Zhang said was a bit exaggerated, but no one in the room thought it was inappropriate.
Everyone had raised their heads and looked at Liu Zhang with reverence in their eyes.
Among the eyes of these people, only Ma Teng's admiration was the strongest!
At this moment, Ma Teng finally understood why he was no match for Liu Zhang.
Just in terms of ideological realm, the gap between the two is like a chasm!
The corners of Liu Zhang's mouth rose slightly. Judging from the looks on everyone's faces, he already knew that his goal had been completely achieved.
Today was a celebration banquet, so naturally he couldn't keep the atmosphere too depressed.
It just so happened that the great man's words suddenly flashed into Liu Zhang's mind.
"Generals, we must despise the enemy strategically, but we must pay attention to the enemy tactically!"
Xun You and Pang Tong's eyes immediately flashed with horror. The profoundness of these words completely amazed them.
"My lord, could you please explain in detail?"
Liu Zhang smiled and nodded. In this era, it may be really difficult to understand.
"To strategically despise the enemy is to have strong self-confidence and not be afraid of challenges from any force! Even if the enemy's army is several times larger than our own, we still have the courage to show our sword!"
"Tactically, attaching importance to the enemy means that in every battle, even if it is a very small scale, do not have any contempt. Treat the enemy as a strong enemy!"
"Our military strength in Yizhou is definitely the best in the world, the best in the world! Naturally, we will not be afraid of anyone becoming our enemy."
"But no matter how weak the enemy is, we must give it the greatest attention! As long as we pay attention to the enemy, we will not be defeated by the enemy."
Liu Zhang stood up slowly, showing a solemn look again.
"You must know that mayflies can shake trees, and ants can eat elephants! If you underestimate your enemy, you will suffer the consequences!"
All the generals stood up one after another and made a solemn promise to Liu Zhang with their hands clasped in fists.
"I will obey my lord's teachings!"
Liu Zhang was overjoyed and gave encouraging glances to everyone.
However, when I glanced at Dian Wei, I found that his face was red and his ears were red, and he was feeling extremely uncomfortable.
"Evil comes, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Zhang secretly guessed that Dian Wei had finally grown up because of his words.
Could it be that like Zhang Fei, after entering Yizhou, he suddenly became rough and fine?
Just when Liu Zhang was pleasantly surprised, Dian Wei's words completely knocked Liu Zhang to the bottom.
"My lord, what is an elephant?"
