It has been a dream for more than seventy years. The emperor has come to live with his children and grandchildren. The worries and sorrows have disappeared and the pain has returned. The heart is unmoved. There is a great deal of weight in this place.
The articles he wrote in his early years were for the world. In his middle age, he was suspicious of Zen. When the stone pagoda was built, there was no trace of it. No one shared it. He was sent to heaven and earth.
——"The Proud Fisherman: Birthday Wishes to the Family" Su Zhe
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When Bai Fu heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "It turns out that the senior is the number one general in the world, General Wang. I didn't expect to meet the senior here! Although the junior will die without regrets!"
After saying that, he kowtowed and knelt down again and again!
In the Xuanzong Dynasty, General Wang Zhongsi was recognized by everyone. In the eighteenth year of Kaiyuan, during the Battle of Yuchuan, Qingqi attacked Tubo, causing Tubo Zampu to flee in panic. In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan, he expedition to the north of Khitan and participated in the Battle of Sanggan River, three battles and three battles.
The Jie, Xi, and Khitan coalition forces were completely annihilated. In the early years of Tianbao, they defeated the Turkic Yehu tribe and killed Usumish Khan. In the battle of Qinghai Lake, the main force of the northern Tibetan front was defeated, resulting in the death of two Tibetan princes, and Tuyuhun attached to the Tang Dynasty.
.Served as the Jiedushi of four towns in Hexi, Longyou, Shuofang and Hedong.
Wang Zhongsi wears four general seals and controls thousands of miles. He has powerful troops and important towns under his control. This has never happened since the Tang Dynasty.
Wang Zhongsi sighed: "The first general? I'm still far away!"
Bai Fu said: "The general is too humble. The general destroyed the Khitans, defeated Tubo, and shocked the Western Regions. Everyone in the world knows it!"
Wang Zhongsi shook his head and said: "When I was young, I was very brave and fought fiercely. I thought I knew the art of war. It wasn't until I saw a real military strategist on the battlefield that I realized that 'the one who is good at fighting wins. He has no reputation for wisdom and no merit for bravery.'
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Those who are truly good at fighting are often not the so-called "famous generals".
What is a famous general? He won all the impossible battles and became famous in one battle! Wu Qi, Bai Qi, and the flying general Li Guang, these are all famous generals. But they are not good warriors in the sense of a military strategist, and they are not the most powerful.
A military figure."
Bai Fu clicked his tongue and couldn't believe it: "General, Wu Qi, Bai Qi, Li Guang and other famous generals of this generation are not considered good warriors?"
Wang Zhongsi said: "'Conspiracy is hidden and luck is hidden, and victory is invisible. The world does not know the wisdom of the enemy's victory, and does not see the merit of slaying the general with the flag. If you stay as a prince, you will not have any merit in battle.'
Those who are truly good at fighting often have no battles that are famous in history, and are almost unknown to future generations.
Why? Because their process of winning the battle was too ordinary and not legendary, so it is difficult to be written into history books."
Seeing Bai Fu's confusion, Wang Zhongsi slowly elaborated: "It is almost impossible for ten thousand people to defeat one hundred thousand people on the battlefield, and the chance of victory is extremely slim.
If a general in charge of an army defeats the weak against the strong, one against ten, and wins a battle that was impossible to win, he will surely become famous all over the world and be written into the history of war. Thousands of years later, this battle will be worshiped by people, and this general will become a legend.
For example, Xie Xuan's Battle of Feishui and Han Xin's Last Stand.
On the other hand, if this general leads an army of 100,000 and annihilates 10,000 enemy troops, historians will not record this battle except for military reports. Civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty believed that victory was a natural victory if more people fought against fewer soldiers.
But has anyone ever thought that as a good fighter, he would never let his 10,000 men and the enemy's 100,000 troops face each other head-on on the battlefield! He would not go alone, take risks, and let himself fall into death. He had to
Hitting a stone with an egg and risking your life to break through."
"Then how does a good warrior lead an army?" Bai Fu was intrigued and asked.
Wang Zhongsi nodded and said: "Ten thousand versus one hundred thousand is definitely not a decisive battle. Ten thousand versus ten thousand, injuring the enemy by one thousand and damaging yourself by eight hundred, is not the behavior of a good fighter.
Those who are good at fighting will exhaust the opponent's 100,000 people and cut them into ten parts. Then they will concentrate their superior forces, 100,000 people against 10,000, and eat the opponent one by one.
And how to cut the opponent's force into ten parts through marching formation, how to let our 100,000 troops surround and annihilate the enemy's 10,000 sporadic troops, how to mobilize the enemy troops to the battlefield designated by me, and fight the battle I planned,
This is the skill of a good fighter.
It's a pity that although such a strategy is brilliant, the tactics are bland, neither exciting nor lively, and will make people doze off when they hear it.
The historian also felt that it was normal to win this kind of battle in which more people fought against fewer people, and it was not legendary. Naturally, they would not make this battle famous through the ages and immortalized in history through clever writing.
Only a true military strategist knows the brilliance of those who are good at fighting, and can see the secrets of experts. It is like Bian Que admiring his elder brother's saying that "the doctor can cure the disease before it is sick."
Bai Fu asked: "If you fight with more and less every time, you will naturally win every battle, and it will be difficult not to become famous."
Wang Zhongsi laughed and said: "How can there be so many victories in every battle? Either they are falsely reporting their results and hiding their defeats; or they are supporting the bandits and defrauding the imperial court of huge military pay. Fan Yang Jiedu made An Lushan constantly provoke the Tang Dynasty
The war against Xi and Khitan was an opportunity to expand their territory and military strength.
Victory in every battle sounds like a great achievement. However, due to continuous victory, the emperor's ambition to expand the territory will become more and more inflated.
The country will continue to pour money and food into the war. Fighting after fighting, blood is shed in vain, food and grass are wasted, until the national treasury is emptied, the country is impoverished, and all the people die. The problem has not been solved, and the war continues.
What's the point of war?
That is not a famous general, that is the crime of being a general!
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had great talents and strategies, and swept across the world. Under the leadership of Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and other outstanding generals, the Han army trampled the Huns and sealed the wolves in Xu; they shocked the Western Regions and set up a protective palace; they conquered Korea in the east, destroyed Baiyue in the south, and wiped out the barbarians in the southwest.
During his reign, the territory nearly doubled. However, behind the expansion of territory was the decline of national power, the sharp decline in the number of people, the misery of the people, and the lack of livelihood, which led to the country's almost destruction.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was so happy about his achievements that he made three expeditions to Goryeo, which led to the destruction of the country during the prosperous period of the Sui Dynasty and the death of the second generation.
Real famous generals are determined in one battle!
Through a war, problems can be solved quickly, the country can get out of trouble, and the nation can become strong and prosperous. This type of famous general understands the true meaning of war, takes the common people of the world as his own responsibility, is good at fighting but not wary, and does not do things that make one general achieve great success. For example, Zhao
The famous national general Li Mu.
Li Mu was stationed in Dai County and Yanmen County to guard against the Huns. In view of the military strength of both sides, Li Mu held the fort with a high no-war card and strengthened the walls to clear the country. When the Huns attacked, he returned without success.
During the defensive period, Li Mu had many soldiers and generals, trained his troops and horses, and boosted their morale. After ten years of military training, Li Mu's soldiers and horses were strong and his morale was high. When the opportunity for war was ripe, Li Mu just led an army of 150,000 to fight the decisive battle with the Xiongnu.
Lure the enemy deep into the territory, deploy a wide range of surprise troops, and defeat one hundred thousand Xiongnu cavalry in one fell swoop. Taking advantage of the victory, Li Mu pursues the enemy, defeats Xiuzhai, defeats Donghu, and surrenders Linhu. The Xiongnu chanyu flees in despair.
For more than ten years after that, the Huns did not dare to approach the border of Zhao.
Border troubles can be solved with one battle!"
Bai Fu was fascinated.
Wang Zhongsi said: "The wisdom of military strategists is based on one battle. War is not about fighting back and forth, but about accumulating strength, waiting for the opportunity, and ending in one battle."
After ten years of guarding the border, if the general guarding the border has made great achievements, he has failed to solve the border difficulties. Then what is the use of this general who has won hundreds of battles? What is the use of these hundred victories?
As the saying goes, victory in a hundred battles is the most misleading, and a true general will be determined in one battle!"