"No!" Liu Rengui shook his head: "The art of war is to avoid the real and attack the fictitious. The enemy camp is the den of thieves. After the thieves are newly defeated, they must collect the embers and borrow one behind the city. They share the same hatred of the enemy and want to die. The heart cannot be used as its frontline!"
"Then what should be done?"
"I built a boat and set up a stronghold by the river, bluffing and pretending to cross the river. They gathered people by the river and took strict precautions. The rear would be empty. But I sent other troops to cross the river from the upper reaches and plundered the rear. When they saw this, they would send troops to rescue them. Then I will cross the river with a large army and I will be able to defeat the thieves!"
Hearing this, Jin Famin was dumbfounded and impressed by Liu Rengui's strategy. After a while, he bowed down and said: "The art of war in the great country is so wonderful that it is beyond the reach of a small country in the east of the sea. Please teach me as a student." You can teach me one or two!"
Liu Rengui laughed when he heard this: "Your Highness has also read "Han Shu", right?"
"Read it!"
"Then let's go and see Han Pengying and Lu Wu Chuan first!"
"Han Pengying, Lu Wu Chuan? Students have remembered it!" Jin Famin quickly bowed to thank him.
(Liu Rengui’s strategy for this battle was based on Han Xin’s attempt to cross the Yellow River to defeat King Bao of Wei. At that time, Han Xin sent troops from Guanzhong, and King Bao of Wei stationed heavy troops at Puban Ferry of the Yellow River to defend the east of the river. Han Xin pretended to cross the river from Puban, but actually led a partial division. Simple river crossing equipment was used to cross the river from Hancheng upstream and attack the Wei capital Anyi (i.e. Yuncheng). Wei Wangbao learned about it and returned to the army to rescue. Guan Ying took the opportunity to lead his force to cross the river from Puban and then defeated the exhausted Wei army. In this battle In the war, Han Xin skillfully used false intelligence and covert and roundabout tactics to overcome huge geographical obstacles, avoid the truth and attack the fictitious, mobilize the enemy, and achieved a brilliant victory. This is a famous battle example in the ancient military history of our country. Weber would like to say more here In a few words, many historical time writers criticize Confucian scholars, thinking that they do not understand military affairs and delay China's development. In fact, this is a distortion of ancient Chinese history. Basically, all the schools of thought were born in the middle and late Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States Period. In that way In an era when rituals and music have collapsed and wars are frequent, any theory cannot survive if it cannot enrich the country and strengthen its army, and save the nation, and Confucianism is no exception. Such as "Zuo Zhuan", "Han Shu", "Zhou Rites", The classics and history books of "Book of Rites" and "Book of Rites" contain a large amount of content on military systems, political systems, war history, geography, and organization, and then combined with books on the art of war, an aristocratic young man who has received a complete education from a scholar-bureaucrat will inevitably They have received considerable military education. Therefore, people like Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Rengui in this book can manage the army and fight when they mount their horses, and they can govern the people when they dismount. However, the imperial examination system became increasingly developed after the Song Dynasty. In order to standardize and fair the examinations, The content of the examination was gradually narrowed and formalized, and those military-related contents were gradually eliminated, and finally turned into a pure word game. But this does not mean that the scholar-officials at that time did not understand military affairs, because examinations were examinations and practice was In practice, most scholar-bureaucrats will spend time learning the required knowledge after gaining fame, such as the "Records of Reading History and Yufang" and other books. Even some Confucian scholars who did not pass the exam can use the knowledge they have learned to use it. Regarding the military, for example, the military system of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom came from the "Rites of Zhou". In the Ming and Qing dynasties, when encountering foreign enemies, it was usually the gentry with a good reputation who organized groups to defend themselves.)
Under Liu Rengui's clever mobilization, Daochen was at a loss. He was defeated twice by the Silla and Tang coalition forces, with more than 10,000 casualties. He was forced to abandon the coalition on the bank of the Xiongjin River and retreat to Imcun City. The situation changed greatly for a while. The road to Sixi City has been opened.
"Teacher, please look!" Jin Famin bowed his hand to Liu Rengui respectfully: "The Baekje thieves have retreated to Rencun City now. Should we attack Rencun City now, or go to Sixi City to join forces with Wang Shi?"
"Of course we will join forces!" Liu Rengui replied without hesitation: "We currently have less than 10,000 troops, so it is best to join forces with the Sixian City defenders as soon as possible!"
Chaichuan Gate.
Wang Wenzuo was woken up by the banging of rice cakes. He took a nap, climbed out of bed, wrapped himself in a blanket and came to the window. Black smoke came out of the blacksmith's chimney and was blown westward by the wind. Across the river, several Baekje women were gathering around the stone boat, eating rice cakes, and children were playing and laughing around. In his eyes, this was a most beautiful sight. Yes, the New Year is coming soon, and this is the first Lantern Festival (Lantern Festival) that I have spent in this country. Even if it is a war, I should stop for two days for this festival, right?
Wang Wenzuo's strategy worked. Two to three hundred people came back with Apu and others, almost all of whom had nursing children. Wang Wenzuo ordered the houses to be returned. Anyway, there were enough empty houses in the village. As time went by, , more and more people came back. Wang Wenzuo ordered that all the people who returned should be checked and registered, and their names, ages, and special skills should be noted, and they should be carefully preserved. After more than ten days, about 60% of the people who had returned were estimated to be no more than 60%. When I came back, I took refuge in a nearby village. With these manpower, Wang Wenzuo ordered the city walls to be repaired, the towers to be shot, and the trenches to be deepened as a long-term solution, and Chaichuan Gate gradually returned to normal.
Bang bang!
"Is it Sancho? Come in!" Wang Wenzuo turned around and saw the door being pushed open. Compared to when he was in Sixian City, his waistline was much larger. It seemed that he had to take care of this guy. , otherwise I might not even be able to get on the horse if this continues.
"Lang Jun! Envoys from three more villages have arrived!" Sancho said while placing dishes and chopsticks on the table, "They are willing to accept pledges and tributes!"
"Well, let Jun Yan handle it. He is very good at Qiangu matters!" Wang Wenzuo ordered while getting dressed.
"Yes!" Sancho responded, but did not leave. Wang Wenzuo asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" Sancho hesitated for a moment and whispered: "When I just went to the gate of the village, I heard the chief's entourage who came to beg for surrender said that the Tang Dynasty and Silla coalition forces defeated the Baekje people near the Xiongjin River a few days ago, and the bodies were It’s floating all over the river!”
"Is there such a thing? Are you sure?" Wang Wenzuo was overjoyed when he heard this and asked quickly.
"I'm sure, that guy thought I was from Tang Dynasty, so he spoke without any inhibitions. I heard him clearly!"
"Okay, okay, bring that entourage right away, I want to question you strictly!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile. Since the last time he shaved his head, he no longer has braids like the Baekje people, but dresses like the Tang Dynasty people. , as long as they don't speak, they are no different from Tang people in the eyes of Baekje people.
