Da Wei Chun

Chapter 667
"Sun Tzu" says: The love of soldiers is speedy, taking advantage of others' inability, and attacking what they don't guard against by the way of the unforeseen!
It is also said: The disease of rushing water, as for boulders, is the momentum; the disease of birds of prey, as for the destroyers, is the festival.Therefore, those who are good at fighting are dangerous and short.The momentum is like expanding a crossbow, and the festival is like a machine.

This is the origin of the three idioms of "soldiers are precious, swift, unexpected, and unprepared".It is also the earliest strategic and tactical guideline on blitzkrieg in the history of the world.

Li Chengzhi taught it in a special class after the establishment of the military academy, and also summed up the essence of the cross: speed, surprise attack, encirclement, concentration, and cutting!
But at that time Huangfu Rang had gone to Tuyuhun to exchange soldiers for food, and was not in Zhenyi.After returning to Zhenyi, I even asked Li Chengzhi to borrow a lecture, and even discussed with Li Chengzhi.

From the looks of it now, Huangfu Rang can be said to be better than blue.

Because Li Chengzhi knew very well that even if it were him, he would never be able to achieve this level.

Let me say something shameful: he was not so good at teaching at all, and this battle was all up to Huangfu to make a decisive decision and play on the spot.

So Li Chengzhi's eyeballs almost fell to the ground when he received good news one after another and learned that Huangfu Rang had won again and again, with a big victory.

In the past few years, he has fought against Du Lun's troops, and also fought against Tuyuhun.Therefore, it has been expected for a long time: using artillery to deal with Hu Qi, even if it will not make it withered, at least it can make it retreat steadily.

One is because Hu Bing was ignorant, but when he saw a firearm, he thought it was a punishment from heaven, even if he had twelve points of fighting spirit, he could be turned into flying smoke on the spot.

The second is that war horses are livestock after all, so they are more afraid of fire and explosions.But when encountering firearms, there is little reason not to be alarmed.

So it was within Li Chengzhi's expectation that Huangfu would attack the southern part of Tianzhu, defeat Murong Xiao, and even Li Song and Li Feng's outstanding troops, and defeat Rouran.

But what he didn't expect was Huangfu Rang's keen sense of smell and ability to seize opportunities in the battlefield.

1000 years ago, Sun Wu led [-] Wu troops to attack thousands of miles. He defeated more than [-] Chu troops and conquered the capital of Chu within ten days.

But now, Huangfu Rang has only 30 soldiers under his command. He also ran for thousands of miles, and also because of the food supplied to the enemy. It also took only a few days to defeat Murong Xiao and Cui Yanbo's nearly [-] troops and conquer the important town of Shanshan.

He just didn't dare to compete with his grandson, but Li Chengzhi dared to guarantee that no matter whether he succeeds or loses in the future, Huangfu Rang's battle will definitely be recorded in the annals of history.

He was able to encircle but not attack, allowing Tuyuhun's defeated army to flee eastward, and deployed pursuers on the banks of the Datong River, Huangshui River, and the Yellow River, and almost exactly drove [-] to [-] Huqi into Cui Yanbo's station in Shanshan Town. The big camp outside can be called a stroke of genius.

And it just so happened that Li Song and Li Feng sent good news one after another, defeating Rouran was like icing on the cake.

The advantage of such a series of victories is not only to thwart the imperial court's treacherous plan to drive away tigers and wolves and kill people with knives.It's not just about the ebb and flow, the enemy is weak and we are strong, but the hearts and morale of the people.

Just look at Xihai today, and you will know how strong the cohesion of people's hearts is: Li Chengzhi only gave an order, even the old and weak who are almost unable to walk, will go to the party and in the party with crutches, saying that they will fight against each other. Participate.

The morale was even higher than ever, and even the newly surrendered Six Towns, the Dunhuang Town Army, and the townspeople were completely different from before.

Of course, it's not just because of successive victories that people's hearts are attracted and everyone's expectations are returned.If you don’t have enough to eat, even if you can build an atomic bomb and hit Rome, it’s just a flash in the pan and won’t last long.

People's hearts are full of meat, and they are even more snobbish: In the past, in the border town, there was no next meal after eating, and there were summer clothes but no winter clothes.But in the West Sea, whether it is a criminal soldier or a criminal, everyone can get a ration, not only can they eat freely, but also can see meat every day.

As long as they become households, they will be divided into grain fields and livestock.Although there are not many fields, it is enough for a family.Livestock is even more like giving away for free: if you share a cow, it only needs to be delivered to the government with a calf after three years.

Even lonely, lonely, widowed, and widowed people also have support: they have good legs and feet, and those with a little strength can work in the factory as helpers.Those who are handicapped and unable to walk will peel and weave at home.Moreover, the government provided spinning wheels, raw hemp, woven linen and handed it over to the government in exchange for money and food.

What's more, the old and decrepit people, or the disabled and useless people such as pawns with broken hands and feet, all have homes, food for hunger, and clothing for cold.

The town's army and townspeople are used to seeing corrupt officials and being exploited and oppressed, so it's been less than half a year in Xihai, but they feel like they're living in a dream.

In this way, how can the hearts of the people be inconsistent, and how can the morale not be high?

Therefore, it took only a few months to surrender, and Li Chengzhi still organized the soldiers from the six towns into an army to help Huangfu Rang.

But Li Chengzhi's family knows his own family affairs: there are only a few bird people now, no matter how united the people are, no matter how high the morale is, they are far from being comparable to Yuan Wei, so none of them can afford to die, let alone fight hard.

The reason for the strike is the main reason.

The second is that rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, let alone a country?
Today's Yuan Wei has rushed to the doctor in a hurry, knowing that it is poison, but as long as he can live for a while, he can take it anyway.

It's like borrowing troops from Tuyuhun and Rouran.If Xihai is pressing harder and harder, the imperial court will withdraw the troops of Huaihe River and Huaihe River in all likelihood, and even make peace with Nanliang, cede land and offer the city to Nanliang, asking for a large army.

Just when the gunpowder is about to run out, if there is another army of hundreds of thousands, Li Chengzhi has no good plan except to fight for his life.

Therefore, it is good to only see what is good, and it will save the clam and the crane from fighting, but in the end it will benefit the fisherman.

In addition, Li Chengzhi also had deeper considerations: the Yuan and Wei dynasties were similar to Qin Zhen to quench their thirst, which had made the people in Guanzhong, Hedong and other places overwhelmed and miserable.As long as Xihai is encircled without fighting and high pressure is imposed, the imperial court will not only dare not withdraw its troops, but will even forcibly conscript soldiers and food as if the situation was worse.

Just like a rotten bowstring that has been stretched to the extreme, if you still try to pull it hard, is there any reason for it not to stop?

Li Chengzhi was waiting for this opportunity.

Maybe in one or two years, maybe in two or three years, Guanzhong and Hedong will inevitably continue to fight, without Li Chengzhi doing anything, Yuan Wei will collapse by himself.

What's more, when Xihai's benevolence of loving the people like a son spreads to Guanzhong and Hedong, the righteous people will open the city gates to welcome the benevolent and righteous teachers.

So after all the calculations, Li Chengzhi felt that a temporary truce was better than chasing and fighting...

Seeing him holding the wine cup motionless, his eyes were empty and lifeless, Cui Guang knew that Li Chengzhi was out of his mind again.

He knocked on the table with his fingers in dissatisfaction, and asked in a cold voice: "Where is the old man asking you?"

"Oh……"

Li Chengzhi came back to his senses, took a sip of his drink, "Shangshu asked me why I was withdrawing the army? If I really want to withdraw the army, I naturally don't want the elders in Guanzhong to be killed by the military disaster, so that they become displaced and homeless!"

"fart!"

Cui Guang sneered, "Your Li family lives in Guanzhong, so you can naturally call the people 'old man', but the people of Hexi and the soldiers and civilians of the six towns are not the people. Why don't you see that you stopped fighting and showed mercy?"

"Shang Shu's words are strange?"

Li Chengzhi sneered, "When did you see me feel sorry for the soldiers and civilians of the six towns? And after I had to raise troops, when did you see me take the initiative to provoke troubles, and when I was forced to fight back angrily ?”

Cui Guangmeng was taken aback for a moment, he felt his breath was held in his throat, but he couldn't get it out anyway.

Today, there are still several big signs on the bank of Juyan Lake: All the soldiers and people who belong to us are the people of our West Sea. There is food to satisfy one's hunger, clothing to cover one's body...the old have something to support, and the disabled have something to rely on!
And every item on this card, Li Chengzhi has done it, not only meticulous, but also exceeding expectations.

Cui Guang admired the fact that children would reward their parents with food when they entered school.

It is more like what Li Chengzhi said: Every time a war is fought, the imperial court will send troops to conquer first, and Li Chengzhi has to protect himself...

Um, right?

Cui Guang frowned: "You are a traitor, and everyone should punish you if you get it. It is the right thing for the imperial court to punish you. But when you talk about it, you are the one who has been wronged?"

"Am I not wronged?"

Li Chengzhi sneered, "You can't be foolish and loyal to death, and you will be scolded as stupid after death, right?"

"Don't overturn cause and effect, and confuse the order... You know whether it was you who secretly rebelled first, or the court was suspicious of you first. And don't think that Yuan Ying and Yuan Chengying have been famous for half their lives, and suddenly fainted Unbelievably ignorant, do you have to force a good man into a traitor?"

Cui Guang also sneered and said, "Others don't know what kind of character you have, Li Chengzhi, but this old man knows it all. Even if you are unreasonable, you have to fight for three points. What's more, now that righteousness is in your hands, how can you give up? So you There must be other reasons for this retreat, and maybe it must be a last resort..."

Even if the evidence is put on the table, Li Chengzhi will not admit it.What's more, Cui Guang is just guessing wildly?

Li Chengzhi shook his head like a wave: "My heart is towards the bright moon, but why does the bright moon shine in the ditch? Since Shang Shu doesn't believe it, this junior is speechless..."

Cui Guang didn't believe a word, rolled his eyes, and then looked at Wei Zijian: "You give the old man a total sum, what kind of heart does this little thief have?"

"It's nothing more than going step by step, fighting steadily! As the old saying goes, although a tiger is old, it still has more power, even if the imperial court is in decline, if Xihai is an enemy, it is far from enough!"

Wei Zijian pondered for a while, then asked suspiciously: "Could it be that you are waiting for the imperial court to bring disaster to Xiao Qiang and give birth to Ji Sun Zhiyou?"

Li Chengzhi paused slightly, and his eyes fluttered twice: "I dream of it, but this is tantamount to a fool's dream..."

Having dealt with so many people, who doesn't know who?

The more Li Chengzhi tried to deny the facts, the closer to the truth.Looking at his appearance at this time, Cui Guang is even more certain: Although he missed, it is not far away!

Is this little thief good at calculating?
What's even more commendable is that he can really hold his breath.

Cui Guang was silent for a long time, and sighed leisurely: "The old man asks you a certain sentence, and you must not be perfunctory: Are you trying to catch and play hard, and when the court is careless, you will give a fatal blow. Or retreat to advance, and want to plan slowly Of?"

What's the difference?
Li Chengzhi was about to respond when he suddenly saw that Wei Zijian's eyes were different, as if he was winking at him.After turning his head away, Wei Zijian lowered his eyes again.

What does it mean?
Li Chengzhi guessed secretly, and then looked at Cui Guang's expression.

It seemed that he hadn't slept all night, and the old man's eyes were still bloodshot.His complexion is not very good-looking, full of sadness.

Recalling that when he entered the door, Cui Guang looked like he had been hungry for several days, and he must have been so worried that he couldn't even eat.

What are you worrying about, worrying that Yuan Wei's energy is approaching?
Having known each other for several years, I know him a little bit.Li Chengzhi knew that although Cui Guang was compassionate, he was very open-minded, and he was by no means a foolish and loyal person.

If you want to say that he is worried about all the people in this world because of the endless wars, it is somewhat possible.

But even if you are worried, it will not reach the level of tossing and turning, insomnia, and eating without taste.

After much deliberation, there are only wives and children left, and the family continues...

Li Chengzhi's heart moved, and he simply told the truth: "To be honest, what my uncle said is what I think in my heart: now that the imperial court is acting against the law, it is only a matter of time before Guanzhong and Hedong will be in chaos. There is still an inch of pure land? Not to mention Yuan Cheng, even a sage in the next world will hardly have the power to return to heaven, so why should I waste people and money, and resort to war?"

With a "snap", Wei Zijian clapped his hands violently, and praised loudly: "This is the way of the benevolent..."

Seeing Cui Guang's stare, he said with a sneer, "At least for the people of Xihai, it's very good..."

"That's all... Although you are cunning, you are still benevolent and righteous. At least you treat all people in this world as human beings..."

Cui Guang sighed, and got up in a dispirited manner, "I have been taken care of by you for half a year, and I eat and drink every day, so I should do my best. Now you have sent out all the troops and all the good officials. The civil affairs must have been delayed a lot. If you don't mind, I will send it to the old husband's courtyard to share with you..."

In two sentences, Cui Guang had already walked to the door, and when he pushed the door, he heard him sigh again: "Even if you want to use the old man's name to recruit talents, you are welcome. The children of the family are not playing well, please look at the old man's thin face and be merciful..."

Happiness came so suddenly that Li Chengzhi was a little confused.

What the West Sea lacks today is definitely not generals who can lead troops to fight. They have gunpowder, artillery, sufficient food and grass, and countless horses and soldiers.As long as it is not a generation like Zhao Kuo who talks about war on paper, even if he is invincible, there is absolutely no reason for a big defeat.

What worries him is that the territory he conquered is getting wider and wider, and the people under his rule are getting more and more, but he has no good ministers who can rule the people.

For example, Li Song and Li Shiliang were both born in the army, and they only know a little bit about it. It is estimated that they are reluctant to be a county magistrate.
What's more, he didn't even understand Mao.

And including Li Chengzhi himself, he is also trying to catch the ducks on the shelves.After counting and counting, only one Zhang Jingzhi has more experience.

But relying on him alone, even if he was exhausted, he couldn't manage it.

Therefore, Li Chengzhi has long been salivating at Cui Guang, a capable official who governs the world, and his eyes are about to die.In the past six months, even though he was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, whenever he had time to spare, he would persuade Cui Guang to help him.

Of course, he also knew that it was impossible, after all, most of the Cui clan had moved to Luoyang, and most of the elite children were in high positions.In addition, the current imperial court is full of grass and trees, and anyone who hears the news of Cui Guang's rebellion, even if they ransack their homes countless times, will definitely take precautions in every possible way.

But idleness is idleness, at least when he went to ask for advice, Cui Guang never declined, and he answered every question.

So maybe one day I will agree.

I didn't expect this day to come so soon, and the promise was so happy, that Li Chengzhi dared to use the tiger's skin as a banner to recruit talents in his name?
Cui Guang's move today can be called sending charcoal in a timely manner.

(End of this chapter)