"General Jiang, are you leaving?" Seeing the young man packing his luggage, the guard outside the door came in and asked.
"Yes, when I returned to the capital, my brother wrote to my father saying that my sister-in-law was going to give birth to a grandson for him. He was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth and asked me to prepare in the next two days." The young man in the room responded feebly. There was a sound, but the movements of his hands did not stop.
This young man who is immersed in packing his luggage is Jiang Wenbing's younger brother, Jiang Lian, whose courtesy name is Wenwei. By the way, the "Wen Bing" of the person who preceded him is not a name but a pseudonym, and his nickname is "Jiang Xian".
There are two hexagrams of the Ge hexagram in the Book of Changes: "Ninth Five, the great man will change like a tiger, and he will not possess Fu." When a great man changes like a tiger, his culture is outstanding. When a gentleman becomes like a leopard, his culture is great." Therefore, both of them got their names.
The Jiang family is very particular about naming. If the previous generation had a two-character name, the next generation should have a three-character name, and the last character in the name must be made up of three dots of water. There were signs when Jiang Xian was born. That night, his mother dreamed of an eye-catching white tiger swimming across the river. She saw that it was about to sink into the water, but it was glowing with golden light. Suddenly, with one leap, it flew dozens of feet across the middle of the river to the shore. It's like a god appearing on the side. When Jiang's mother woke up from the dream and told Jiang's father about the incident, she felt unbearable cramps in her abdomen, so she gave birth to a son who weighed twelve kilograms at birth. His father thought that he was the reincarnation of a tiger, the Star King. He came down to earth and appeared as a spirit, so he was named "Jiang Xian" from this divine dream. And Jiang Xian is obviously worthy of his name. From the day he could run, he learned a set of marksmanship skills that his father often practiced in front of him. When he was twelve years old, he already had He is eight feet tall and ten inches wide at the waist. He is lying on the ground wearing a tiger skin and some people believe him even if he is said to be a real tiger.
Jiang Lian is much more inconspicuous than his biological brother from the same mother. When he was just born, he was even considered a "fool". Other babies usually only start babbling when they are eight to ten months old. , he can only say some simple words such as "dad, mother" when he is one year old, and he should be able to speak when he is two years old at the latest - but Jiang Lian is different from them. He didn't say a word before he was four years old. After Jiang Lian came out, Jiang's father and Jiang's mother even thought that their second son was mute and went everywhere to seek medical advice. As a result, one day when Jiang Lian was four years old, he was suddenly able to recite an article completely, which made the whole Jiang family overjoyed. , the Hussar general called this son a late bloomer, and also changed his name from "Jiang Zhuo" to "Jiang Lian", which means to keep a low profile and accumulate wealth, and corresponds to the name of his brother Jiang Xian. Later, the two sons were given names respectively. , also echo each other from afar.
The leopard was very ugly when he was born, with gray fur, but when he grew up, he had an extremely gorgeous and beautiful appearance. Jiang Lian, just like the leopard in the transformation of the gentleman leopard, completed his transformation - he had become a leopard since he was a student. He showed his unparalleled strategic talent, even overpowering his brother who was eight years older than him. In the countless military exercises between the two brothers, Jiang Xian never defeated his younger brother, not even once.
Jiang Xian could win in actual combat exercises, but all he relied on was his one-to-one-thousand force rather than strategy. But as long as Jiang Lian is matched with a strong general who can rival his brother or is similar to him, such as Li Duo or If he was their biological father, it would still be Jiang Lianying.
That's why General Hussar immediately pulled Jiang Lian outside the customs when he was just fifteen years old, allowing him to go into battle and experience a real, bloody war in person. Although Lian won, it was also a tragic victory - only one of the two Wansu battalion armies he dispatched achieved victory, and the other suspect army was not completely wiped out but was also seriously damaged. This gave him the first experience in his life. The taste of failure was a huge blow, and the subsequent civil strife in the barracks made him even more distressed - a pioneer officer in the Wansu Camp actually beheaded several of his colleagues and then fled to the end of the world, and there is still no news about him.
Poor Xiao Jiang Lian, how did he know that he was not responsible for the defeat at all, but there were other reasons?
Jiang Lian packed up his luggage, then walked slowly to the door of his father's living room and knocked on the door. He didn't open the door until there was a response from the room and walked in. A tall man sat down. beside.
There were originally three men in the room, all sitting cross-legged on either side of a map. The middle-aged man closest to Jiang Lian was simply the adult version of Jiang Xian, with sword-like eyebrows and tiger eyes, a square mouth and a lion's nose. He showed his majesty at every glance. , with domineering gestures and gestures, is none other than Jiang Xian and Jiang Lian's brother's father, General Jiang Yin.
Maybe someone will ask here, didn't I just say that the Jiang family's rules are two words for each generation and three words for each generation? Why did Jiang Yin become the same as his son? Well, it's a long story - Jiang Yin was born in the year of Gengyin, and his birth date also occupies the Gengyin hour. Since the founding of the Sheng Kingdom, the Jiang family has been a family of prominent military generals for several generations, and the tiger is respected, so he He took the word "Gengyin" into his name, but the current emperor of the Sheng Kingdom, His Majesty Qi Changgeng, had the word "geng" in his name, so after he succeeded to the throne, Jiang Gengyin removed the word "geng" to avoid the emperor's name taboo.
Let me mention another gossip. Now the second word "geng" that can be called out in the world is Bai Wugeng, the pseudonym of our fifth prince. It means that after all, it is inseparable from "My son and I are arguing with you or me." "That set. Regardless of whether it was the art of prophecy or the doctrine of Xuan Dao, in the end, His Majesty the Emperor still could not bear the heart to imprison him to death, so he simply let him go. It was just a pseudonym anyway - there are still people in the world who don’t know the name of the Emperor. There are many!
Sitting on Jiang Yin's right hand is also a middle-aged man. His appearance is characterized by a round head and beady eyes, white skin and a wide body. He has no mustache on his lips and a beard under his chin. His appearance is similar to that of Li Duo. He is Baima. General Li Duo's father, right general Li Aishan. Sitting opposite Jiang Yin was a slightly older man with slightly white temples and dark skin. When he smiled, wrinkles could be seen near the ends of his eyes. This man was Cheng Xiaohuan, the Central Military Advisor of the Sirius Army.
Several people were discussing the strategy against the Xiegao people. When they saw Jiang Lian coming in, they did not avoid him. Jiang Yin advocated an "unprecedented" large-scale attack, while Li Duo believed that the troops should be stopped to recuperate and wait for the opportunity. Cheng Xiaohuan's opinions were divided between the two, and they continued to dispatch small-scale troops while recuperating. It conducts guerrilla warfare, but the overall strategy also prefers "using mobility for defense."
After listening to the adults chattering for a while, Jiang Lian suddenly spoke, and the clear young voice interrupted everyone's conversation: "Father and Uncle Li, do you know what the biggest problem between you two is? You two I place too much emphasis on the name of Wansu Camp and think that the so-called "ace card" can only be used at critical moments. However, I think that only a unit that can play a role in any situation and can continuously generate its value can be called a "ace card". '."
After hearing this, General Hussar and General You, two highly respected officials, were startled. Soon after, Jiang Yin pressed his hand to signal his youngest son to continue.
"It has been eight years since the establishment of the Wansu Camp. In the past eight years, we have had dozens of confrontations with the Haogao people. Among them, the number of times the Wansu Camp participated can be counted on both hands. Come here, and regarding the use of the Wansu Battalion, we are more dedicated to defeating the enemy on the frontal battlefield, but the results are not as good as expected. And every time the Wansu Battalion is about to be trapped, you two are trying to find a way to rescue them. The reason for its safe withdrawal is that we are too concerned about the high cost of Wansu Camp." Jiang Lian talked eloquently. He paused and continued: "What Uncle Cheng said is closer to my idea. But it’s still too conservative. We don’t need to defeat the enemy in one battle or clear out the holes, but we must gain something from every battle.”
"According to legend, Zhang Yi offered Qin a strategy to destroy the six kingdoms during the Warring States Period. Some people say that this was done by Han Fei, but the source is not important. What is important is that this theory is effective - gain five inches, retreat two inches, and still gain three. Inch, this is nibbling." Jiang Lian's eyes were bright and he finished it in one go. It seemed that this idea had been brewing in his mind for a long time.
"Then according to your idea, what is the method of 'cannibalization'?" Jiang Yin asked again.
"The Haogao people are nomadic, and their main trade route relies on their Li Nu in the southwest. Li Nu is also bordering our Dasheng. Although it is separated by majestic mountains and dangerous rivers, it is not insurmountable; and their military allies They are the strongest Shahu tribe among the three Hu tribes in the north, so they can harass our country again and again."
"However, the Li slaves do not have enough troops, and they have no courage to start a war with us; Shahu is now competing with the Yunhu and Brown Hu tribes for territory and power, and they have too much time to take care of themselves, let alone take care of their allies. We only have It is necessary to fly across Xiongshan in the south, take the road of Linu, and attack Pucheng, Malan, and Huan in the north, thereby isolating Shahu, and then use a large army to suppress the border of Haogao, forcing them to retreat deeper into the desert, unable to leave. Within a few years they either perished or surrendered, and we quelled the riots without a single blow.”
"The role of the Wansu Camp is not to defeat the enemy on the frontal battlefield, but to use its mobility to blitz three cities and launch a comprehensive offensive. If we can hold on to these three cities, even if the other armies have not made any achievements, we It can also add hundreds of miles of territory to Dasheng.”
"Sun Tzu's Art of War states that all warriors rely on the right combination to win by surprise. You are all soldiers born in the army, so you place too much emphasis on victory on the frontal battlefield, but every move on the side battlefield can also affect the overall situation, and I The most important step in the plan is to quickly seize the three cities of Mobei and cut off the connection between Xie Gao and Shahu, even if it only takes three months, and the most important thing for Wan Su Camp is..."
"Quickly." The three adult men gave the answer in unison.
"How did you think of it?" Jiang Yin asked his son.
"In a dream." The answer Jiang Lian gave was the same as no.
Li Aishan and Cheng Xiaohuan were already laughing. Although they did not necessarily think that Jiang Lianzhi's words were shocking and still a plan that needed to be discussed, it was really rare for him to have such unexpected ideas at such a young age: "General, why don't you just leave him here with us? I can see that there is no room for him in the capital. Only at the border can he display his abilities!"
When Jiang Yin saw the two praising his son, he couldn't help but feel elated and said with a smile: "That's not possible. It's been more than a year since I brought him out this time. His mother really misses him. It's okay if I don't go back, son." Must come back.”
No one thought that the strategy Jiang Lian proposed today would actually become a reality in the future, and it was precisely because of this incident that the earth-shattering development took place.
