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Chapter 66: Hu Sanniang's Name

"To achieve a surprise victory, the most important thing is to understand the enemy's combat intentions and the enemy's marching route, and then formulate corresponding combat plans based on the enemy's combat intentions and marching route," Hua Rong said.

Hua Rong has painstakingly studied the art of war over the years, and naturally has his own views on "victory by surprise", and his views are basically the same as Wu Dong's.

Wu Dong nodded and said: "So in other words, investigation and reconnaissance are very important. In normal times, we need to understand the enemy general's information, know the enemy general's character, military habits, family members, etc., and even

We need to know the relationship between the enemy generals, whether there are any conflicts between them, etc. During the battle, we need to send a large number of investigators to understand the enemy's marching route, and then make targeted responses... These are the reasons why I set up intelligence

Department, and sent a large number of experts to the Intelligence Department."

Now the Intelligence Department is a very important unit in the Goryeo War Zone. Zhu Gui serves as the director of the Intelligence Department. The Twelve Shaolin monks are all in the Intelligence Department. A large amount of money is distributed to the Investigation Department every year for the expenses of the Intelligence Department. Under the Intelligence Department

There are 1,000 people. In addition to Liangshan's own personnel, there are also a large number of Goryeo employees. This scale is definitely ranked first in this era.

Before, some officers were not convinced that Wu Dong attached so much importance to the Intelligence Department. Now Wu Dong pointed out to the officers the importance of the Intelligence Department and the reason why he attached so much importance to the Intelligence Department.

"Victory by surprise is just a shorthand term. In addition to victory by surprise, there are many important rules for using troops," Wu Dong said.

Wu Dong then began to explain in detail. What he talked about were some modern military ideas that could be used in the cold weapon era.

"Don't fight an unprepared battle, don't fight an uncertain battle, strive to be prepared for every battle, and strive to be sure of victory under the contrast between the enemy and ourselves..."

"We must be prepared for war at all times, we must be prepared for war at all times..."

"First attack dispersed and isolated enemies, and then attack concentrated and powerful enemies... In other words, we have to pick up the soft persimmons first. You have to attack the hard ones first. If you can't defeat them, the soft ones will become hard.

Hit the soft ones first, then the soft ones will be eliminated, and the hard ones will become soft." Wu Dong said.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing, but they also felt that it made sense. This is what happened. If you fight the weak ones first, after the fight, the enemy's morale will be greatly affected, and the stronger ones will also become weaker.

The weak ones will be defeated first. If they cannot be defeated, the weak enemies will be encouraged and may even become stronger from weak ones.

"For troops fighting independently, whether the commander can act decisively and flexibly control the enemy according to battlefield tasks and battlefield conditions can often play a decisive role in the battle situation. The battlefield is ever-changing, and many major issues require immersive troops.

In order for a commander to make accurate judgments, he needs to adapt to changes and deal decisively. To be able to do this, he first needs to study the art of war in peacetime, and secondly, he needs to hone himself in actual combat. In this Jeju battle, Hu Sanniang, the leader of the women's column,

You did a great job, truly applying the art of war to practice." Wu Dong said again.

After Wu Dong said this, he looked down and saw Hu Sanniang there. Hu Sanniang's face turned red and she couldn't help but lower her head. Wu Dong was secretly amused.

"What I just talked about is how to deal with independent combat troops. For centralized operations of large corps, a high degree of unity of command and close internal unity are needed. In order to win the war, some troops even need to take the initiative to make sacrifices.

Only in this way can we act in unison and coordinate our actions. We can fight an enemy full of contradictions with a united iron fist. Even if the enemy's strength exceeds ours or the quality of his soldiers exceeds ours, we can still win," Wu Dong said.

After Wu Dong said this, Hua Rong and others fell into deep thought and nodded at the same time. They felt that Wu Dong's words contained profound principles of military art and were very important for future large-scale battles.

"As an officer, as a general, we must ask ourselves every day, what if an enemy appears on my front, what if an enemy appears on my flank? If the enemy outnumbers us, how should we use the terrain and use it?

The weather, using strategies to win, and other issues must be thought about every day, so that you will not be at a loss on the battlefield," Wu Dong said.

The generals below nodded. In the past, they only knew how to train troops. Although they occasionally learned the art of war, they rarely thought about problems proactively, so when they got to the battlefield, they sometimes didn’t know what to do. Wu Dong’s words were very simple and easy to understand, but it made people feel uncomfortable.

They suddenly became enlightened.

Wu Dong lectured for a full hour, talking about some military thoughts and theories, and then Hua Rong gave a lecture. Hua Rong talked about his two military experiences, his thoughts at the time, and why he decided at that time.

Use troops like that and so on.

After Hua Rong finished speaking, Yang Zhi began to lecture. Yang Zhi is a descendant of the Yang family generals. The Yang family generals were famous in the Song Dynasty, so Yang Zhi also had high prestige in the army. Yang Zhi is the descendant of the Yang family’s predecessors.

Let me share with you some of the key points of combat and the art of war.

The three people talked for a whole morning and then ordered the students to leave.

Now there are only half-day classes every day. In the afternoon, these "students" return to their respective units and continue to train soldiers. Classes are allowed, but students cannot be separated from the army.

"Chairman, you are truly a genius. What you said today has benefited me a lot." After class, Hua Rong came to Wu Dong and said sincerely.

"I'm just talking about troops on paper. I'm far inferior to you in terms of how to actually lead troops. I hope that after you learn these things, you can use them on the battlefield and continue to build meritorious services for Liangshan." Wu Dong said with a smile, these are all

It is the military thought of later generations, and he just repeated it.

"This is natural." Hua Rong also laughed.

In the next month, the military academy gave lectures to these officers every day. These officers made rapid progress. At least in theory, they have far surpassed ordinary officers and generals. When they come to the battlefield in the future, if these theories can be put into practice

, they are considered to have truly grown up.

During this period, Hu Sanniang also gave several lectures. She talked about how she used troops during the Jeju War, how to adapt to changes, etc.

When Hu Sanniang was giving lectures, Wu Dong was always listening below. Every time Wu Dong found that Hu Sanniang did not dare to look at him, and when he stared at Hu Sanniang, Hu Sanniang's face always turned red.

"Could this young lady really fall in love with me?" Wu Dong couldn't help but have such thoughts in his mind.

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It was already over September, and the weather turned cold. Late at night, Wu Dong and Li Shishi were together in the city lord's palace. Wu Dong was studying the content of tomorrow's lecture. There was too much and too complicated knowledge about future generations, and he needed to summarize what was really useful.

Things can then be taught to those officers.

Li Shishi sat aside to help Wu Dong. She is now Wu Dong's secret.

Seeing that everything was about to be finished, Li Shishi said: "Husband, Miss Hu really likes you... but after knowing your identity, she is a little afraid to see you."

During this period, Li Shishi and Hu Sanniang often interacted with each other, and they had already become like sisters. With Li Shishi's intelligence, it was easy to figure out Hu Sanniang's views on Wu Dong. Moreover, Li Shishi and Sister-in-law Gu also talked for a while, and they had no idea about Hu Sanniang's separation.

The reason why the family ran away was also investigated.

"Oh? Is this true?" Wu Dong said casually, without taking it too seriously.

Hu Sanniang was good, but in Wu Dong's eyes she was still just a girl who had not grown up. In this era, girls aged sixteen or seventeen could get married, but Wu Dong was deeply influenced by the ideas of later generations and did not take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, at noon the next day, Master Li actually invited Hu Sanniang to the city lord's mansion and brought her to Wu Dong.

When he saw Hu Sanniang, Wu Dong was stunned. Hu Sanniang's face was red and she whispered: "Chairman."

"It's better not to call me Chairman... Why do I feel so awkward when you call me that?" Wu Dong said with a bitter smile.

"Then what do you call me?" Hu Sanniang asked.

"Why don't you call me Brother Wu?" Wu Dong said.

"Okay, Brother Wu." Hu Sanniang said shyly.

Li Shishi walked out at this time and said he was serving tea to the two of them. Wu Dong sat there, a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

He and Hu Sanniang were not familiar with each other at all. They had only met a few times in Hujiazhuang. At that time, because Hu Sanniang was cruel, he "taught" Hu Sanniang a lesson. Other than that, he had not said a few words.

She was so uncomfortable that Hu Sanniang didn't speak, and Wu Dong didn't know what to say.

After thinking for a while, Wu Dong said: "Sanniang, is your name just Sanniang?"

Ordinarily, "Sanniang" is not a name at all, but a title, indicating that she is the third eldest daughter of the Hu family, with two older brothers. This title is just like "Sister-in-law Gu", "Aunt Li", "Uncle Liu" and so on.

, Hu Sanniang’s real name is definitely not this.

Hu Sanniang felt strange. Her face turned red first, then she turned her head and looked into the distance, not daring to look directly at Wu Dong.

For a long time, Wu Dong became impatient and thought he would stop talking if he didn't want to. At this moment, Hu Sanniang suddenly said: "My name is Hu Yu."

Wu Dong nodded and said: "It turns out to be Hu Yu...a good name."

At this moment, Hu Sanniang was a little restless, even a little anxious. She was holding the hem of her clothes with both hands, looking at a loss. Wu Dong was extremely surprised, wondering what was going on with Hu Sanniang.

But he didn't know that in ancient times, women's names were deeply hidden and could not be told to others. Generally, they could only be told after marriage and the husband's family performed the ceremony of "asking for the name". If a man asks a woman's boudoir,

Name, that is very rude behavior, and even means teasing. Or it can be said that a man is interested in a woman and "asks for her name" privately, so that he can get married in the future.

People like Hu Sanniang, Gu Dasao, Sun Erniang, etc. in Water Margin did not have names. It was just that as women, in that era, their names were generally known only to close relatives, and others could not be told casually.

How could Wu Dong understand this? Of his two current wives, Pan Jinlian was originally just a maid from a wealthy family. "Jinlian" was a nickname given to her by the master, and she could be called upon casually, so there was no secret. However, Master Li was originally from a brothel.

She is very famous, and the word "Shishi" is also widely known. Hu Sanniang is a standard rich lady, so her name is naturally hidden and she cannot tell others at will.

Now that Wu Dong has asked and Hu Sanniang has spoken, the significance is of great significance.


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