Zhang Chong's troops spent the night repairing in Changshaowu, and then hurriedly made a batch of millet balls, then left the city and marched towards Fenggao.
On the way, He Kui, the military advisor accompanying the army, was admonishing Zhang Chong:
"Kui, it's too dangerous for us to attack Fenggao like this now. Fenggao City is high and deep, and we have never had the experience to attack a fortified city. It would be too difficult to attack such a big city right from the start. And if we can't conquer it, we won't be able to defeat it.
At that time, the Yingxian soldiers behind us will directly insert themselves behind us. At that time, we will lose control of our front and rear, and something unbearable will happen if we are not careful."
This is not the first time He Kui has said this. He Kui admonished Zhang Chong at the military meeting today at midnight. At that time, he said that we should go directly to Fenggao and leave the two cities of Ying County and Mou County behind.
The next step is very risky. Yes, the soldiers of Mou County were wiped out, but there is still Ying County on the right. How can the troops fight in such a wasteful manner?
But at that time, Zhang Chong had already made a plan to frustrate He Kui. He Kui was disappointed at the time, but as a counselor, he understood that his duty was to say what needed to be said at this time.
So on the way, he came to advise him again. This time Zhang Chongtou informed him of his military strategy.
"Shu Long, do you think the Taishan soldiers like me are more useful in attacking fortresses or in the field?"
There is no need to ask, of course it is beneficial in field battles.
He Kui didn't understand what Zhang Chong meant.
He asked Zhang Chong directly:
"Qu, do you mean to mobilize Feng Gao's people out of the city?"
"Yes, but there is an explanation for this transfer. I know what you said before. It is very unwise to attack Fenggao with Ying County on your side. You know me, how can I do such an unwise thing?
?I’m going to Fenggao now, but I’m just trying to hide it from others so that I can turn around and attack Mou County later.”
"Qu, do you want to attack Mou County?"
"That's right, if we attack Mou County directly, we may not be able to capture the city if Mou County is prepared. And at that time, if Feng Gao sends troops to attack our rear, our army will fall into the front-to-back denial you mentioned before.
situation. Let me tell you this, we are now in a Z-shaped defense zone with mutual horns. No matter which city we attack, the final result will be the situation of failure and rejection you mentioned. So we will
You need to think from another angle.
Now that we have made a move to attack Fenggao, Fenggao will be nervous and win the county, and Mou County will relax. At this time, we turned around in the middle of the night and went straight to Mou County. They were caught off guard and could not stop us. But here.
At the same time, when the news of our attack on Mou County reaches Fenggao, what will Fenggao's defender think? He will definitely think, oh, it turns out that this thief has some tricks up his sleeve. He is clearly attacking Mou County, but he still wants to attack Fenggao.
If he thinks so, he will probably send troops to rescue Mou County. At this time, we are ambushing the reinforcements coming from Feng Gao in the middle of the road. What is this? This is to attack Mou County, and we can also do it on the way.
Devour Fenggao's mobile garrison. This is the real strategy of this battle."
He Kui was impressed, he knew how good Qu Kui was. It could be said that Qu Kui had figured out the strategy of war, and the original dilemma was solved by him.
Live. But He Kui was worried again:
"What if Feng Gao doesn't come out, and he refuses to save me?"
Zhang Chong shrugged and said indifferently:
"If you can't mobilize, you can't fall out. We will take advantage of the situation to capture Mou County, seize the entrance to Yishan Mountain, and plan a retreat for our army. However, based on my considerations, Feng Gao will probably send troops. This is also
I realized this from yesterday’s guide to Changshaoxu.
I thought carefully about why we attacked Changshaowu to mobilize the troops of Mou County and Ying County. But in the end, why did Mou County soldiers come but Ying County soldiers did not? Was Ying County magistrate more cautious? I
No, the key is responsibility. If Changshaowei is lost, County Magistrate Mou, who is under his jurisdiction, cannot absolve himself of the blame, so he will definitely send troops. However, Ying County Magistrate feels that it doesn't matter, because even if it is lost, the superiors cannot blame him.
In the same way, when we attack Mou County, the most nervous person is Fenggao. Because Mou County is its jurisdiction, if the city is lost, the Taishan County Sheriff will be held accountable. But what about winning the county magistrate? It still doesn't matter. On the contrary, if we
Mou County doesn't care much about fighting Fenggao, because the magistrate cannot be held accountable. This is why I estimate that fighting Mou County can mobilize Fenggao troops, but it is difficult to fight Fenggao.
The reason for mobilizing soldiers from the remaining two counties."
He Kui was impressed. It seemed that although he was a military advisor and counselor, he still had to learn from Qu Kui about how to grasp people's hearts. So the strategy for this battle was very clear. It was to pretend to attack Fenggao and actually attack Mou County. Act actually attack Mou County.
The county is intended to be high.
But regarding such a strategy, He Kui still wondered why he didn't discuss it with the generals at the military meeting.
Zhang Chong said:
"As a general, you must be able to protect secrets. If you tell the soldiers in advance to attack Fenggao in detail, they will slack off. If you encounter some capable enemy eyes and ears, they will be able to discover our combat intentions. This is also
The reason I want to keep it secret."
He Kui understood, but still advised Zhang Chong:
"Qu, what you said is all right and good. But I have one thing to say, a commander should be benevolent, upright and upright, and not be domineering and cunning, otherwise he will lose people's hearts in the long run. Qu can't ignore it."
Zhang Chong nodded, knowing that He Kui was worried that he would be disrespectful to others because he had been thinking about people's selfishness for a long time.
He thought for a while and told He Kui such a story.
"Shulong, I love telling stories. I have a friend who is the most popular among people. I once asked him about his method, and he told me this. He said that he acted in the opposite way to others. When people are anxious, he is lenient; when people are violent, they are merciful.
He is benevolent; others are cunning, and he is loyal. Whenever he goes against others, things will work out. He told me that as long as people practice benevolence, they can be invincible in the world. Being overbearing is beneficial, but it defeats the justice of the world. Do you think this friend of mine is harmonious?
It's very similar to what you said.
And this is what I said to my friends at the time. Whenever I rebel against others, it is for the sake of rebellion and loses my own way. The problems in this world can never be solved by one person. Emperor Xiaoxuan of the former Han Dynasty taught gentleness and good Confucianism to Emperor Yuan.
He said, "The Han family has its own system, which is originally based on the overlord's way. However, it is purely based on moral education and uses Zhou government!" He said that those who messed up the Han family must do this, and it turned out to be true later.
In fact, I know what you mean by benevolence and hegemony. What is benevolence? It means practicing Confucianism, reaching the Taoist heart, and upholding justice. What is hegemony? It means practicing Legalism, reaching people's hearts, and pursuing selfish interests. Those who practice benevolence are upright, but they are easily deceived.
There is a way to do it. Those who act tyrannically will stand in the present, but the disaster will be in the future.
Therefore, those who truly seek the Tao must find their own Tao, and how to find their own Tao? They need to use all Tao, so that they can know their advantages and disadvantages, and then they can use their good and avoid their evil."
He Kui was once again impressed by what Zhang Chong said so eloquently. This time he was impressed by Zhang Chong's wisdom. He Kui knew metaphysics, and what Zhang Chong said was vaguely similar to what Lao Tzu said.
A sense of the positive and negative ways of change.
For example, he first admired Qu Kui's superiority, the second time he admired Qu Kui's insight and insight, and the third time he admired Qu Kui's understanding of Ren Ba. But in the end, he realized that these were all consistent, and they were all Lao Tzu.
Talk about the pros and cons.
But Qu Kui was obviously a farmer, but he had this heaven-given wisdom, and he was indeed the person for whom the prophecy was based.
If Zhang Chong knew what He Kui was thinking, he would definitely tell him that this is the dialectical method of the combination of pros and cons.
After that, Zhang Chong led the army and continued in the direction of Fenggao, advancing calmly and calmly.
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Taishan County, Fenggao, County Sheriff's Mansion.
At this moment, the county magistrate's office was in a panic. No one expected that the Taishan bandits would suddenly come out of the mountain. Even though they had caused chaos in Taishan several times, including Shusun Wuji once, Gongsun Ju once, and his gang again, but
In fact, the most recent one was twenty years ago.
Take the current county officials as an example. None of them had experienced those turmoils. Therefore, when Ying County quickly sent a report saying that the Taishan bandits came west and attacked Changshaowu at the mountain pass, they were shocked.
When Shaowei was broken, we were alarmed for the second time. When the detective report spread out today, it was said that the Taishan bandits broke through Changshaowu and came to Fenggao. Apparently they were going to attack Fenggao City. This was the third shock.
These county officials were running around in confusion, but fortunately the prefect Zhang Ju was still calm. After all, he was from Yuyang County in the border area, where he could hear police encounters in the border area from time to time. This was nothing about the Taishan bandit.
Zhang Ju called the commander Li Xiang, the commander Cao Houxi, the thief Cao Pang Zun, and Liu Yin, the general from the high camp outside the city, called for a military meeting.
Sitting in front of the hall, Zhang Ju asked Li Xiang, the county captain, what his strategy was for this battle.
The county lieutenant Li Xiang has an elegant name, but he is as black and strong as an ox. As the head of a military man in the county, he naturally has to be the first to speak to encourage the whole county to guard against thieves.
He stood out from the crowd and said vigorously:
"Your Majesty, some thieves have invaded the territory, but they are not worth mentioning. Our city is high and the trenches are deep, and we have a lot of savings. Your Majesty, be at ease. If the Taishan thieves raise an army of 100,000, please reject them for your sake. If the Tathagata has thousands of soldiers, he will surely do it.
The king of the government swallows it."
Hearing these arrogant words, Zhang Ju had better speak loudly to Li Xiang. This Li Xiang can do it. Don't take these words seriously, but they should be said to boost morale. The leader of a military commander in a county needs to boost morale like this.
Zhang Ju loudly applauded Li Xiang's words, which naturally set the tone for the matter. The county soldier Cao Housi and the thief Cao Pangzun both echoed loudly. The scene was enthusiastic and morale was high.
So, you see, General Ben in this county is different. He has a keen sense of smell and can always tell what the superior wants.
But there is always someone who doesn't understand. He is the camp general Liu Yin. The camp system has only a garrison relationship with the local area. It is directly subordinate to the central government. Whenever there is a movement of soldiers, the central government sends envoys to command them. In other words, the camp soldiers
They are all guest soldiers and are not liked by the local commander.
Liu Yin was also very angry when he first came up. He pointed at Lieutenant Li Xiang and sneered:
"Lijun Lieutenant is indeed very heroic, but as for your soldiers who collect taxes, hold up placards, and clean the streets, you can refuse and swallow everything you say. You are not afraid of laughing to death."
After saying that, he turned to the prefect Zhang Ju and said:
"Master Fu, I only need to pay the departure fee for the brothers and make up for the salary arrears for the past few months. I will take the brothers out of the city to destroy this wave of thieves for Master Fu."
As soon as these words came out, not only Li Xiang, who was ridiculed, looked ugly, but also the chief eunuch Zhang Ju's face turned dark.
He secretly hates:
"What a beast without a king and a father. At this time, he is threatening his own dignity and his own government."