After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 142
Hearing Tian Chang's question, Meng Di smiled calmly and said calmly.

"It's very simple to lure them for profit. These water bandits will always be born, old, sick and die. What will happen to their offspring? Will they continue to be water bandits? So Meng said that as long as they work hard, they can guarantee that their offspring will be able to live in our country." There is a future under his rule."

Tian Chang is still clear about Mengyi's basic policy, and he is also a little surprised by Mengdi's boldness. If Zheng Guozhuan's punishment book only destroyed Zhouli, but Mengdi's current method does not take Zhouli in his eyes at all. .

This is what he did relatively secretly, and he was only promoted within his own army, so he was not well known by other vassal states, so he did not receive much opposition, but this aroused Tian Chang's curiosity .

At least one thing is certain, there will be no such things in the "Sima Law" written by Tian Rangju. Presumably this should come from the hand of the fisherman Ji Ran, but as Mengdi's power grows, it will definitely be in the future. The state of Lu can't stand its ground.

You must know that the state of Lu has always attached the most importance to Zhou etiquette. Although Lu's internal affairs are messed up, as the successor of Duke Zhou, Zhou etiquette is the foundation of Lu state. Tian Chang will not remind Meng Di of this.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face, with a look of admiration.

"Meng Ziguo is very personable, and I admire you very much. This time, I, Mr. Tian, ​​have given me a lot of help. I hope to hear good news from you in the future. If Mrs. Tian can control the state of Qi in the future, Mengzi will be able to get more benefits." Lots of benefits."

Meng Di would not believe these nonsense, Tian was clearly prepared, he could be sacrificed at any time in case of danger, and after sending Tian Chang out of the post house, he stood at the door and pondered for a long time.

What he is most worried about now is, what happened to the country of Lu?At this time, Boren came behind him and said softly.

"My lord, there is a man named Chen He asking to see you."

Surname Chen?And it was still so late to ask for a meeting, Meng Di didn't know the background of the other party very well, but he was also a little curious.

"Come to see me at night, there must be something to discuss, please come and see him."

It didn't take long for Meng Di to see the person who was coming. He was only in his 30s and his clothes were very ordinary, so he asked.

"Mr. Chen came to visit late at night. I don't know what it is. Please enlighten me."

Chen He smiled shyly, bowed and saluted, and then explained.

"Chen He, a son of the Chen family from the Tian clan, has met Mengzi. He has nothing to do here today, but is very interested in Mengyi's new policy and Mengzi's cavalry methods, so he came to ask for advice."

Is the surname Chen or a member of the Tian clan?Monty didn't react for a while, and asked with a slight frown.

"Since your surname is Chen, why do you claim to be a member of the Tian clan? Is there something in it?"

For this question, Chen He was obviously prepared for a long time, and sighed softly.

"My ancestors belonged to the family of King Chen. At that time, there was a civil turmoil in Chen. The son of Lord Chen Li, Duke Chen, had a taboo. In order to avoid the war, he moved to the State of Qi. Later, he changed his surname to Tian. However, the descendants of the family also had the surname Chen in order not to forget their ancestors."

"As the power of the Tian clan grew, the Chen surname gradually declined and was unknown to the world. Later, Chen Gong, a member of the Chen clan, concealed his merits in the crusade against Ju, and was given the surname Sun by the Marquis of Qi. Shi is even more down."

Following Chen He's narration, Meng Di's heart moved. He knew that Sun Wu was from Qi State. After what Chen He said, he couldn't help connecting the two, so he asked.

"Then Sun Wu who is in Wu State now, is this Qi State Sun Clan?"

At this time, Chen He was silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and his tone was even more helpless.

"Mengzi is right. Sun Wu is the Sun Clan of the Qi State. Now that the Tian Clan of Qi State has become bigger, after Tian Da Sima abdicated, he left the Tian Clan. Most people in the clan took Sima as their surname, mainly because they did not want to submit to the leader of the Tian Clan. family."

Hearing this, Meng Di couldn't help admiring in his heart, good guy, this Tian family, or this Chen family is really powerful. From Chen Wan to now, there have been a lot of talents. Fight out the heroes.

And military geniuses like Tian Rangju and Sun Wu really have a family background. Thinking of this, Meng Di couldn't help becoming a little interested in Chen He in front of him. He secretly thought, could this Chen He also be a man with a beautiful heart?

As a result, his attitude changed significantly and became much more solemn.

"Since Young Master Chen wants to ask you a question, it's natural for Meng to talk about everything."

At this time, Chen He still had a shy look on his face, as if he was a little inarticulate, so he thought for a while before asking.

"I have also learned that Mengzi fought with Lord Qi. It seems that Mengzi has a special liking for cavalry, so I would like to ask, is Mengzi not planning to set up chariot soldiers, but mainly cavalry? ?”

Since the other party asked this question, it was obvious that he was interested in matters above the military, and Meng Di answered right away knowing it.

"The so-called soldiers are expensive, and chariots are mainly suitable for plain areas. If they form an formation, they will have a very good suppressing effect on cavalry. However, in terms of mobility, cavalry is better, so there are obvious advantages and disadvantages between each other. "

"However, if you calculate the amount of resources invested in the training of chariots and cavalry, you can see that the cavalry has more advantages and is easier to form. In this way, once the battle is stalemate, the cavalry can provide a steady stream of combat power .”

Hearing what he said, Chen He nodded, but he also raised his own doubts.

"In a small-scale battle, the role of the cavalry is very obvious, but in a large-scale army battle, if you can't command the cavalry, the cavalry may not be able to win in a two-phase battle."

Meng Di naturally understood the reason for this very well. Even if he were to lead one hundred thousand cavalry to fight against one hundred thousand chariot soldiers, he would not have the confidence to win in one battle. The reason is very simple.

Once there are too many people, it will be quite troublesome to command. It needs to be coordinated from top to bottom. Once most of the cavalry are surrounded by chariots, the disadvantages will be exposed. In terms of combat effectiveness alone, chariots are better than cavalry.

Under such circumstances, a commander is required to have superb strategic vision and exquisite command art. There are only two ways to do this, one is the general's own talent for losing points.

The other is to accumulate experience through continuous fighting and cultivate a group of excellent generals. Only in this way can the role of cavalry be brought into full play.

(End of this chapter)