In the camp, Lu Bu said to Lu Lingqi in a deep voice: "Please tell me in detail what happened that night."
After Lu Lingqi finished talking about what happened that day, Lu Bu fell into deep thought.
To be precise, he fell into sluggishness.
With his knowledge and understanding, he cannot make a correct judgment on such a complicated matter in a short period of time.
Lu Lingqi, who knows her father well enough, knew that Lu Bu's expression was exactly the same as when she was being scolded by Master Yan, and she knew that there was no hope for him.
She had been brought up by Lu Bu since she was a child. She knew that her father was good at martial arts, but when it came to domestic affairs, he was confused and ruthless.
From the time Lu Lingqi could remember, Lu Bu had obeyed Yan's advice on family matters. Because Lu Bu still had some self-awareness and knew that he could not make decisions, he left all internal affairs to Yan. However, Yan was not a woman from a wealthy family.
, I have limited knowledge, and my views on many things are quite biased.
So as Lu Lingqi grew up, many things forced her to think on her own. In terms of independence, she was much stronger than the average gentry woman.
Lu Bu's problem was nothing at home, but as the lord, it was very fatal.
His manifestation is that he is soft-spoken and easily deceived by others, from killing Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo to trusting his generals.
Fortunately, in the past two years, Lu Bu had Chen Gong to assist him, so there were no major mistakes. But now that Chen Gong is under suspicion and is no longer around, Lu Bu has obviously lost his mind.
Lu Lingqi asked doubtfully: "Why didn't father bring Mr. Gongtai?"
After Lu Bu explained a few words, Lu Lingqi finally understood that Chen Gong was also suspected of rebellion!
Her first reaction was, maybe someone framed Chen Gong to make him lose Lu Bu's trust, so that Lu Bu would be at a loss what to do and play into other people's hands?
However, there was no evidence for this speculation. Lu Lingqi was afraid of influencing Lu Bu to make wrong decisions, so she remained silent at the moment.
Lu Bu's head was also buzzing. There were too many people who were suspected. Hao Meng and Yang Chou were openly causing trouble, Chen Gong was suspected, Gao Shun was a threat, and I don't know how many people were not exposed. How could he still believe it?
who?
He was in panic and couldn't help but said to Lu Lingqi: "Do you think Hidden Tiger, no, Fierce Tiger, is trustworthy?"
Lu Lingqi was speechless. Father, if you ask me, who should I ask?
If I told you that he pushed me down twice and was not honest with his hands and feet, you would probably rush out right now and string him up with Fang Tian Hua Ji, right?
When Lu Lingqi thought of this scene, she didn't know why, but she found it a little funny. She said helplessly: "Father, my daughter doesn't know about this kind of thing."
After hearing this, Lu Bu asked again: "Is Qu Yi really dead?"
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi's mood suddenly dropped and she nodded slightly, "I watched Master die."
"In the end, I helped carry his body into the coffin. It cannot be faked."
Lu Bu felt uncomfortable after hearing this. Qu Yi's reputation in the north was no less than his own, and he was so sad that he fell like this.
He said solemnly: "Speaking of which, I owe that fierce tiger a favor."
"You really didn't see that he had any evil intentions?"
Lu Lingqi thought for a while and whispered: "At least from my daughter's point of view, there is no malicious intent."
Lu Bu finally felt relieved, patted Lu Lingqi on the shoulder and said, "I understand. I will meet with Xiu Hu later, and we will go back to Huaicheng together."
Lu Lingqi nodded, feeling a little disappointed for no reason.
Not long after, Zhang Liao returned to the camp. He had gone to interrogate the prisoners of the Montenegrin Army.
When Yuan Xi was chasing Yang Chou, most of Yang Chou and Yang Feng's subordinates were killed, and some fled into Heishan. The remaining few were captured by Yuan Xi and imprisoned. Yuan Xi had already interrogated these people.
Once, he stayed and waited for Lu Bu to come and interrogate him personally.
Zhang Liao first reported back: "Marquis Wen, the last general has been interrogated just now."
"Yang Chou's subordinates confessed that the two fires in the city were indeed caused by Yang Chou."
After hearing this, Lu Bu looked gloomy and said, "Why did he betray me?"
Zhang Liao replied: "I don't know about these people, but there is a Black Mountain sergeant among them who is guarding Yang Feng. Yang Chou and Yang Feng have met several times before, and it seems that they have an unusual relationship."
Lu Bu frowned and said, "Yang Feng?"
Zhang Liao explained: "Yes, Black Mountain Captain Yang Feng, the only female general in Black Mountain."
After hearing this, Lu Bu became angry and asked, "So, the Montenegrin Army was behind this plan?"
Zhang Liao hesitated and said: "Although he may not be the mastermind, it cannot be separated from the relationship."
Lu Bu said angrily: "How dare you Zhang Yan to bully me into not daring to break into Montenegro?"
"Gather the troops and horses from Huaicheng for me. I will attack Black Mountain and ask Zhang Yan for an explanation!"
Zhang Liao hesitated for a moment and then suggested: "Marquis Wen, the situation in Huaicheng is unstable. If we raise troops at this time, I'm afraid..."
After hearing this, Lu Bu suppressed his anger and realized that he was no longer what he used to be.
Although he has many generals under his command, since his confrontation with Cao Cao, he has won less and lost more. Now that his subordinates are alienated and have experienced several rebellions, Lu Bu's courage has become weaker and weaker.
Seeing Lu Bu's hesitation, Zhang Liao had no choice but to admonish: "Even if we raise an army, it is best to exchange news with the Youzhou army in advance. This fierce tiger of the Yuan family is very resourceful. If we can get help from him, we will get twice the result with half the effort."
Lu Bu's eyes flashed, "Oh? Wen Yuan is not afraid that this fierce tiger will be harmful to me?"
After Zhang Liao heard this, he hesitated to speak. When Lu Bu saw it, he waved his hand and said, "But it doesn't matter!"
After Zhang Liao heard this, he cupped his hands and said, "The last general has little talent and little knowledge, and he doesn't understand what is true or false."
"But Liao heard that although this ferocious tiger is full of clever tricks on the battlefield, he always takes the lead in every battle. Being in front of the battle in person shows that he is responsible for what he does."
"Now, even though he has the power of Marquis Wen, he still travels thousands of miles to see Marquis Wen, which shows that he is sincere."
"If it were Liao, if he had evil intentions, he would never dare to pretend to be in front of Marquis Wen. He would have lost his composure and run away long ago."
After hearing this, Lu Bu couldn't help laughing and said, "Does Wen Yuan know that my remaining power is still there?"
"Forget it, I'm just going to listen to what this ferocious tiger has in mind!"
After Zhang Liao heard this, he secretly wiped his sweat. He actually didn't know whether this fierce tiger was really okay.
All he knew was that when he came, he saw Fierce Tiger's soldiers, who were well-armored and well-behaved, no less well behaved than Gao Shun's soldiers.
If Lu Bu gets into a fight, both sides will suffer heavy casualties, and it is still unknown who will win and who will lose.
The purpose of coming here this time is to bring back Lu Bu's daughter. Besides, Lu Bu has enough troubles. It would be unwise to fight for life or death at this time.
Lu Bu stood up and walked out, "Let's go meet the fierce tiger!"
"Where's Gao Shun?"
Zhang Liao hesitated for a moment and then said: "When the end comes, I saw General Gao being pulled by a fierce tiger to talk."
After Lu Bu heard this, he stopped in his steps and his face suddenly became ugly.
Outside Yuan Xi's camp, Gao Shun wanted to pull away the hand held by Yuan Xi, but Yuan Xi stubbornly held on and said: "I have heard for a long time that the general has the essence of military training, and he is a famous soldier in the trapped camp. Boy,
I'm not talented, I would like to ask the general some questions."
Gao Shun was quite helpless, thinking that if Lu Bu saw this, he wouldn't know what he would think!
He said helplessly: "Young Master is really over-praised. Shun Guan's soldiers advance and retreat appropriately, and the laws are strict. Compared with Shun's being trapped in the camp, it is really worse than Shun's."
Yuan Xi sighed: "General, I don't know what I know about military training. Brother Qu helped me practice it. Now that he has died, I'm afraid that soldiers like me will get worse in the future."
After hearing this, Gao Shun sighed for Qu Yi, but also had to admit that Yuan Xi's words made sense.
Because the method of military training is indeed in the hands of a very small number of people.
The military training mentioned here is not the military art that has been spread throughout the world, such as Sun Tzu's Art of War, Sun Bin's Art of War, etc., but refers to the actual military training method. This is the secret that is not passed down among the famous families.
The widely circulated Sun Tzu's Art of War, like the Thirty-six Strategies included in it, actually refers to the art of war and tactical thinking.
This kind of thing is a proficient and intensive reading, and in the end, it is thoroughly understood, but it is only theoretical talk on paper, and there is no mention at all about how to train soldiers.
What really gives a glimpse is the story of Sun Wu's military training.
At that time, he took the art of war he had written to see King Wu Helu. Helu did not trust him at first, so he asked him to train his concubine.
The concubines did not take it seriously at first and did not obey the orders at all. In order to comply with the order, Sun Wu resolutely killed Helu's two most beloved concubines, which shocked everyone.
This kind of practical example is not mentioned at all in Sun Tzu's general talk about the art of war training, because these things were not passed down secrets from noble families in the past.
Qu Yi's training to advance to the dead, and Gao Shun's training to fall into the camp are all military training methods that the aristocratic family has tested with countless lives over a long period of time. This is something that outsiders cannot access at all.
Throughout the dynasties, these techniques have been controlled by noble families and general families, and have been kept secret. There is no relevant content found in various military books.
It was not until Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty who wrote a new book on Ji Xiao that detailed military training methods were made public to the world for the first time. Previous similar military training methods were all lost for various reasons.
But in fact, during the era of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, something similar to Ji Xiao Xin Shu also appeared.
Zhuge Liang's twenty-four articles on the Art of War, as well as the sixteen strategies of doubtful generals and advantages.
Strictly speaking, Zhuge's military capabilities, especially in military training, have been underestimated.
Before Liu Bei entered Sichuan, the quality of the local soldiers was very poor. Not only did they often rebel, they were also deeply influenced by Tianshi Tao, and they often collapsed in battle.
After Zhuge Liang took over the military training, he was able to train these soldiers into a strong army that could "enter and exit like guests" in enemy territory, prohibit combat orders, and march without disturbing the people. In the process of many conquests against Cao Wei, the soldiers got better and better, and the Shu soldiers were able to suppress the enemy.
The Wei army, dominated by cavalry, did not dare to face the enemy head-on, and no one could do so after his death.
Sima Yi had been invincible in his previous attacks, but he could not win against Zhuge Liang. Wang Shuang and Zhang He who dared to attack Zhuge Liang were both defeated and died. So after the fall of Shu, Wei was extremely afraid of Zhuge Liang's military training methods and used them to train troops.
All practical methods were hidden, and most of Zhuge Liang's works were lost.
The same is true of Cao Cao's Meng De's New Book. The Wei Book records that he wrote a military book of 100,000 words, which is extremely detailed. If the generals follow the orders, they will win, and if they disobey, they will be defeated.
This kind of specific practical method would obviously be extremely detrimental to the rule if someone with objections obtained it, so this book was eventually banned by the Sima clan.
This is why Yuan Xi was shy to please Gao Shun. He had just learned from Jushu that Gao Shun's military power had been taken away, and he thought that Lu Bu did not cherish talents so much. If he did not poach at this time, he would be sorry for his conscience.