For Daqian people, the new year is approaching and everything is over. This is a rare day for family reunion.
Su Ce had been living in the Dingbei County Government Mansion for more than ten days since he became a disciple. Li Sizhe taught him everything he could. The essentials of the art of war are not complicated to say, but for a general, his own understanding is the most important.
Li Sizhe's art of war was more related to the wars he had experienced, while Su Ce summarized Li Sizhe's words. In the past, Su Ce's status was unstable. Except for some tools from Baiguojiang and Tianlang, he did not dare to use things from his previous life. Take it out and use it, but now that Li Sizhe is teaching him, Su Ce dares to write out the military writing he had memorized in his previous life.
At the beginning, Li Sizhe started talking about the soldiers, and how important the military discipline of soldiers in order and prohibition was to the victory or defeat of the war.
Su Ce wrote: "It is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as aggressive as fire, and as motionless as a mountain."
Li Sizhe talked about intelligence in the army, including peony internal guards and reconnaissance cavalry in the army. Su Ce wrote: "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles."
Li Sizhe believes that war is not just a simple confrontation between the two armies, but a comprehensive contest of the comprehensive national strength of the two countries. During the war, various means such as intelligence warfare, economic warfare, diplomatic warfare, and psychological warfare must be comprehensively used.
For problems that can be solved with strategy and diplomacy, do not use military means. Even if you use military means, you must first strive to defeat the enemy psychologically. Storming a strong city is a last resort.
Su Ce wrote: "The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city. The method of attacking the city is the last resort."
"The top priority is to attack the heart, and the bottom priority is to attack the city." Li Sizhe muttered these words and did not regain consciousness for a long time.
"Commander, Commander!" Su Ce called Li Sizhe several times.
Li Sizhe sighed: "There are good generals in every generation, Su Ce, I can't teach you."
Su Ce was also a little embarrassed. These were not his, but he had carried some things in his previous life. Unexpectedly, they hit the old coach Li Sizhe.
Daqian's art of war is more important than battle examples and less important than rules. Many of the art of war are based on the memories of generals, mainly about how they fought at that time. There is no complete art of war yet.
The strength of government troops lies in courage and discipline.
Generalship lies in spirit and determination.
Daqian has been fighting for hundreds of years, with unpredictable victories and defeats. Most of the time, they passively respond to battles.
Li Sizhe knew that he had nothing to teach Su Ce, because Su Ce obviously had his own way of fighting.
As the New Year approaches, Su Ce is released to go home to reunite with his family.
Su Ce returned to Suzhuang to celebrate the New Year, but he didn't know that Li Sizhe had gathered a group of veterans in Chang'an City.
On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, when Su Ce came to the Dingbei County palace, he found that the previously deserted palace was now filled with all the white-haired generals from Daqian.
The sage gave instructions, the prince gave orders, and the military department dispatched.
The entire palace is guarded overtly and covertly by two thousand Yulin guards, and everyone needs to be checked repeatedly when entering or exiting.
The Peony Internal Guards controlled the entire square. At this time, Li Sizhe's palace had become the most important place in Daqian.
By the time Su Ce entered, for three whole months, this place had become a place deliberately forgotten by Da Qian.
If it weren't for the constant flow of documents from the Ministry of War inside, the court would never have noticed this place. The reason why Jiangmen and Chuanshi are irreplaceable is because they have a systematic military art and can train batches of generals. If he hadn't deliberately suppressed it, I'm afraid Daqian's army wouldn't have been decided by the saint.
On March 20, the 13th year of Longsheng's reign, a military book was escorted by a thousand Yulin guards and reported to the saint.
There are a total of thirteen articles in this book of war. The essence of the book is compiled by Su Ce. Although it is said that it was compiled, in fact, Su Ce memorized it.
Soldiers who, deception also.
Therefore, you can show your inability to use it, you can show it when you are not using it, you can show it when you are near, you can show it when it is far, you can show it when it is far, you can use it to lure it, you can use it to get it, you can prepare it when you are angry, you can offend it when you are angry, you can show it when you are humble, and you can be arrogant.
Lose and work for them, get close to them and leave them; attack them unprepared and surprise them.
If one does not fully understand the dangers of using troops, then he cannot fully understand the dangers of using them.
The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the third is to attack the army, and the third is to attack the city.
He who knows his enemy and knows himself can win a hundred battles without danger. The victorious soldier wins first and then seeks battle, and the defeated soldier fights first and then seeks victory.
All warriors use perfect combination to win by surprise. The shape of a soldier is like water. The shape of water avoids heights and tends to go down. The shape of soldiers avoids reality and attacks the weak. Therefore, soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. They can change according to the enemy.
And the one who wins is called a god.
An army is established by deceit, moves by advantage, and changes by division and combination. Therefore, it is as fast as the wind, as slow as a forest, as invading and plundering as fire, as motionless as a mountain, as unpredictable as the clouds, and as moving as thunder.
The method of using troops is: do not face the high hills, do not turn against the hills on your back, do not pretend to follow from the north, do not attack the sharp soldiers, do not feed the decoy soldiers, do not contain the troops when they return, do not block the troops when they are trapped, and do not press against the poor invaders.
There will be five dangers: death, which can be killed; life, which can be captured; anger, which can be insulted; integrity, which can be humiliated; loving the people, which can be annoying.
The advantage of having more soldiers is not that they are more powerful, but that there is no force to advance. It is enough to join forces, anticipate the enemy, and take people. You regard your soldiers as your beloved sons, so you can die with them. Throw them to death and survive, and trap them to death and then live. The Lord must not be angry.
When raising an army, one should not be so angry that he leads to war; he should act when it suits his interests and stop when it does not.
When it comes to military matters, don't be close to others, don't reward people generously, and don't keep secrets between people.
In addition, there are thirteen articles written based on the national conditions of Daqian.
"Initial Plan", "Combat Chapter", "Plan to Attack", "Military Form", "Military Strength Chapter", "Virtual and Real Chapter", "Military Struggle Chapter", "Nine Changes Chapter", "March Chapter", "Topography Chapter" and "Nine Places Chapter"
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After the sage Zhao Yumin read it, he was silent for a whole night. The next day, he passed down an oral instruction. This is the "Military Policy". It cannot be rewritten and will be kept in the Ministry of War forever. It cannot be read by those who are not of the fifth rank in the army. It cannot be read by those without the endorsement of the Marquis. It cannot be read by anyone who has privately taught it to others.
Destroy three tribes.
Li Sizhe was the Duke of Dingbei County in the Jin Dynasty, and other white-haired generals Ke Yin and his descendants studied "Military Policy".
The sage Zhao Yumin handled this book of war in a low-key manner. The reason is very simple. For the surrounding countries that can't even figure out their military formations, it is best to hold this book of war tightly in Da Gan's hands.
However, Su Ce seemed to be the only one among the many rewards. Su Ce, who returned to Suzhuang, did not feel that it was a bad thing that he was not rewarded.
In particular, Prince Zhao Zaicheng came to Suzhuang to personally convey a message to Su Ce before leaving the palace late one night at the end of March: "I planned to transfer you to the East Palace, but after discussion between the saint and the five princes, they said that the East Palace is too small and you have other plans."
It's useful, you, you, let you learn something, you and Li Shuai will compile a military strategy, now it's good, you can stay in Suzhuang."
After the prince left, Su Ce returned to the room and kept Dudu in the west courtyard. There were only Wang Lan and the four maids serving Su Ce and his wife. Su Ce was not allowed to enter the house and slept in a side room in the east courtyard.
Seeing Su Ce, who had gone to the front yard at night, come back and sit by the bed with a wry smile on his face, Wang Lan thought something had happened.
"Su Lang!" Listening to Wang Lan's whisper in his ear, Su Ce got into the bed, hugged Wang Lan, and said, "It's okay!"
Su Ce was also helpless. Who knew that he had originally planned to become a disciple of Li Sizhe and learn the art of war, but he didn't expect that the things he had memorized in his previous life would cause such a big commotion in Daqian.
Su Ce also understood what the prince said when he came out of the palace late at night. It was also difficult for the saints and princes to use him.
In the past, I led the troops alone and had no victories or defeats. Later, I created a military strategy that summarized the art of war.
For Su Ce to lead a partial division, it would be overqualified and overqualified. If he were to lead an army by himself now, Su Ce's age and experience would be insufficient.
After thinking about it, I have spent the past two years recuperating and recuperating. I don't plan to use the army. I simply let Su Ce recuperate for a while. Even though Su Ce is only twenty years old, the word recuperate is always a bit out of place when used with Su Ce.
A thousand armies are easy to get, but a general is hard to find.
An army can be trained, but a commander is hard to forge.
Without war, the sage Zhao Yumin finally had the energy to organize the court. In early April, Prince Zhao Zaicheng and his father had a falling out with a tacit understanding.
The nobles would rather go to various Zhechong mansions to train troops than get involved in the muddy waters of the court.
Every branch of the cadre is in dire need, money is needed everywhere, and there is a shortage of food everywhere.
Meng Hao, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was a man of bad temper. Thirty-six envoys sent documents one after another, forcing Meng Hao to release grain and transport money. Meng Hao cried, made trouble, and hanged himself in the court, causing many jokes.
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