Volume 1: The Newlyweds Chapter 34: His Royal Highness
"My dear nephew, do you study on weekdays?"
Next to the sand table, the two chatted a lot more, and they were very happy. Sikong Qiye admired the child more and more, and called him nephew. He regarded the child as a nephew from the bottom of his heart, instead of being secretly respected.
His Majesty's Professor's instructions.
Xue Junyou nodded, "Read it occasionally?"
"What book did you read?"
"Taoism, art of war, all have been dabbled in."
"I asked how the two of us could get along so well. It turns out that neither of us likes the literary work of saints."
"Haha." Xue Jun replied with a sad smile: "This junior also returned to the imperial capital with the intention of joining the army. You can't just be a cannon fodder charging into the battle without thinking."
"Haha, although what you said is a bit snobbish, it is exactly what it is." Sikong Qiye liked the child's straightforwardness, so he said: "But you don't have to think about that kind of thing now, as long as you become my apprentice
, then I will arrange for you some achievements that will convince all the ministers, and then directly come to my Taiwei Mansion for some errand."
The Taiwei Mansion of the Entropy Kingdom is in charge of all imperial military affairs and is responsible for managing and leading the army. It is the head of all military attachés. Although this official position is a civilian rank in the Entropy Kingdom, the general has been appointed as the Taiwei in the past dynasties.
Xue Junyou never expected that happiness would come so suddenly. With such a backing, would the day of leading troops to attack Ming State be far behind?
At this time, Sikong Qiye suddenly asked Xue Junyou: "Since my nephew has dabbled in the art of war, does he know the terrain?"
"I know." Xue Junyou nodded, but even though he had read it all, he was just an armchair strategist, so he insisted: "Terrains and terrains can be divided into six categories: thoroughfare, hanging, branch, pass, dangerous, and far. Each type of terrain
Each has its own characteristics.”
Sikong Qiye nodded in approval, cast his gaze on the sand table, and said, "Then can you point out the various terrains in Dongzhou?"
Although Xue Junyou said it was the first time he saw a sand table, Tongdi was the easiest to recognize. The area where both armies could go was called Tongdi. The high places here were often occupied by the two armies.
So he pointed to several open areas on the sand table in front of him and said, "These places should be the so-called open areas."
After he finished clearing the ground, Xue Junyou looked at the sand table a little confused. The terrain was so complicated that it was difficult to identify.
Sikong Qiye saw his expression of embarrassment, so he raised his hand and explained to him: "It's right to find a clearing ground. As the saying goes, a position that is conducive to supply and has smooth roads is a clearing ground. However, this kind of position must be high and high in terrain."
Xiangyang, Fang is the best choice. Although the ones you are looking for are also open to the ground, they are slightly flat. Most of them cannot be used as positions and can only be used for battles."
The so-called formation battle is a very ancient method of warfare. It means that the two armies have set a time and a place, and fight each other head-on, especially if they are gentlemen and have quality.
And this style of play was overturned by the warrior's secret theory thousands of years ago. From then on, all the gentlemen on the battlefield became big liars, always coming up with cunning tricks and stabbing the opponent in the back.
, or lead you into a urn and ambush from all sides.
Xue Junyou smiled bitterly when he heard this. He was really just an armchair strategist, so he asked Sikong Qiye for advice: "Although I have dabbled in some things, I haven't understood the true meaning. I still ask Uncle Shi for advice."
The corners of Sikong Qiye's lips curled up slightly, but he liked his elegance as a Confucian general, so he pointed out a few more hanging places, "There are places where there is a way out but it is difficult to get back, just like these mountain valleys, these are hanging places.
.This kind of area is often used to catch the opponent off guard. If there is no defense, our army can directly attack their position and win. If the opponent is prepared, it will be a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, which will only increase casualties."
Xue Junyou nodded, carefully wrote down the appearance of those areas, and then asked: "What about that area?"
Sikong Qiye pointed to several places with steep terrain, "The places where both armies are unfavorable for attacking are called support areas. There are many tricks here to lure the enemy in. Our army can win. However, if our army is defeated by the enemy,
If you lure him in, it will be a road to hell."
After talking about the first three places, Sikong Qiye also talked about the remaining three places.
There is no terrain that needs to be distinguished in the next three areas. They are all areas that the two sides can seize first. If the other party seizes the first place, they will have to wait for an opportunity. It will be difficult to capture by force.
In this way, we talked about how to use troops and form formations over and over again for two whole hours, until the sun set in the sky outside and the afterglow gradually approached.
Sikong Qiye looked at Xue Junyou, who seemed to be still digesting, and said kindly: "Just write it down a little. Junde Academy teaches three virtues and six arts for one day. I see that you still understand etiquette, so three
There is no need to learn virtue, so in the next three days, you and I will learn how to use troops alone. During these nine days, you will be able to distinguish the terrain clearly."
"Okay! I will certainly live up to my uncle's high expectations," Xue Junyou replied.
"Well, it's getting late, so why don't you stay and have dinner with me?" Sikong Qiye turned around and went to the Nuan Pavilion Hall, and asked people to come up to eat.
Xue Junyou sat down with him. Thinking about it carefully, he really hadn't eaten for a whole day. Fortunately, the food in the Princess Mansion was good, so it didn't matter if he was hungry all day.
Soon, food that was incompatible with the academy arrived. It was a large pot of braised lamb legs and some wild vegetable dumplings. Xue Junyou looked at it in a daze.
It's not that he can't eat the whole grains, it's just that the lamb is a whole leg of lamb and there's no seasoning. His taste buds, which have enjoyed technology and hard work, find it a bit hard to accept such a return to nature.
"What's wrong? As a rich young master and a prince-in-law, can't he eat such food?" Sikong Qiye had already picked up the leg of lamb with one hand and started to chew it. The look was somewhat rough, and he also asked Xue Junyou
Lai: "This is also one of the lessons I want to teach you. When marching and fighting, it is inevitable to eat and sleep in the open. You are lucky if you have food. Just fill your stomach. It doesn't matter how you eat. Today is the first day that you and I get along. We don't ask for virtue.
My nephew and I finished eating at the same time, maybe half an hour."
"Half..." Before Xue Junyou could say anything, he saw that Uncle Shi had already eaten a third of the leg of lamb.
There was no time to be surprised, let alone the conflict in his heart, so he had no choice but to pick up the leg of lamb and gnaw it wildly, until his hands were covered with oil, like a hungry wolf.
While eating, I was thinking to myself that if Anyang saw it now, he would definitely regret not sending him here.
If you used to gobble it up, now you might be like a street beggar who has been hungry for more than ten meals. When you see food, you can't wait to eat it in your stomach.
On the other side, Sikong Qiye looked at Xue Junyou's expression and nodded in approval.
However, the harshness of marching and fighting is far less severe than eating quickly. Today's meal of lamb legs and wild vegetable dumplings is completely the care he, the uncle, has for his nephew.
Once you gradually get used to this, you have to practice gobbling up horse meat, snake meat, and even rat meat and tree bark.
As a general, you must always set an example in good times and bad times, only then can you win the hearts of the people and inspire the morale of the military.
... ... ...
The moon has reached its peak, and the lanterns have begun to light up.
Xue Junyou returned to the hospital stroking his heavy belly, feeling the urge to vomit in his mind. Fortunately, he didn't have to study with Uncle Sikong every day, otherwise he might have grown sideways.
It was not too late, and his stomach was still a little uncomfortable anyway, so Xue Junyou simply ate in the courtyard.
After a few rounds, he felt a little better. Xue Junyou squatted in a corner of the courtyard, randomly picked up a branch and drew the terrain.
As the saying goes, review the past and learn the new. Xue Junyou is not opposed to this kind of university knowledge. What he hates is just those pedantic descendants who are obviously bound by their thoughts but think they are saints.
I have benefited a lot from what I learned today.
Xue Junyou also has a very good memory. He never forgets anything he has said, but even after remembering it several times, it can be deeply engraved in his heart.
After about half a stick of incense had passed, Xue Junyou laid out a rough outline of the main counties and cities on the sand table today.
Great Entropy Dongzhou can be said to be the most miserable state in the entire Entropy Kingdom. It is not only across the sea from the bloodthirsty bandit country Ming Kingdom, but also has the increasingly powerful Dongliao Kingdom on its northern border.
The strength of this country cannot be underestimated, because it is also close to the sea and has fishing, hunting, farming, and animal husbandry. In addition, it also maintains a military lifestyle in the city. It can be said that the whole country is armed.
As a result, the people of Dongzhou have been living in fear. After all, the Dongming Rebellion twenty years ago is still vivid in their minds.
However, in Xue Junyou's opinion, the days of fear for those people should be coming to an end soon.
Since there is a sand table from Dongzhou in Uncle Shi's place, it is natural that the imperial court has a plan, but I don't know whether the imperial court intends to clean up the rogue bandits there or the Dongling Marquis who caused frequent rogue bandits.
Of course, these are not things that Xue Junyou can take care of at the moment. The only thing he has to do at the moment is to draw the arrangement of the fifty-three counties and cities in Dongzhou and the surrounding dangerous terrain, so that he will not be confused when Uncle Sikong takes the exam.
His eyes darkened and he was treated like a complete waste.
This is a huge opportunity, and for Xue Junyou, who is both a businessman and a consort, it is a God-given opportunity that cannot be lost.
To this end, he must spare no effort to become a general that Uncle Sikong hopes for.
"Chunshou County was drawn in the wrong place. It should be above Heyuan County, two cities to the right."
"Huh? It's true, there are a lot of fifty-three counties. It's really difficult to write them all down in one day."
Xue Junyou, who was completely unaware of the sudden presence of a person beside him, nodded eccentrically, changed the original Chun Shou County, and then asked the person: "Is it right now?"
Just after he finished speaking, Xue Junyou suddenly realized something was wrong and raised his head suddenly.
Unexpectedly, at some point, there was a person standing not far away.
This man looks to be about the same age as himself. The light of the lamp shines on his face. He has a golden crown and a jade face, and has tall features. He can be said to be as jade-like as a stranger, and an unparalleled son. In addition, he is also wearing a luxurious robe, and behind him
There were several black armors standing there.
Although this person looked familiar, how could Xue Junyou not recognize the majestic Black Armor of Great Entropy?
So he stood up slowly, bowed respectfully to the extremely handsome young master, and said: "Your Highness the Prince!"