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Chapter 267 Volunteering
"You want to participate too?" Zhu Di looked at his beloved grandson with interest.

"It is said that raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a while." Zhu Zhanji said with a shy smile, "There are more than 1 grandsons, and they can't eat for nothing."

"Haha, well said," Zhu Di laughed and said, "Then the emperor sent you an important task, to serve as the guard of my Chinese army, how about it?"

"Obey!" Zhu Zhanji responded excitedly, resigned and went down the mountain to return to the camp, and summoned all the generals to announce the emperor's order.

All the generals won the jackpot today, and they are all excited. They heard that they will participate in the military exercise next time, and they are all gearing up. Only Wang Xian and Mo Wen, who is already the deputy of Qianhu, frowned.

After the generals retreated, Wang Xian immediately said, "Didn't it be agreed that we will only participate in the formation? Why do you want to participate in the military exercise again?"

"This..." Of course Zhu Zhanji wouldn't say it, he was dazzled by the flattery, and Zhu Gaoxu's agitation made him change his mind temporarily: "Who knew that my emperor would decide to come to a big military exercise? The army has to participate. If our young army retreats before the battle, wouldn't the previous scenery become a laughing stock?"

"No one will force you if you don't say anything," Wang Xian said sharply: "We have only been in the army for a few months, and our current performance has exceeded expectations! If you force too much, you will exceed your ability!"

"..." Zhu Zhanji was speechless, so he waved his hands and said, "It's useless to say anything, you can't let me go to the emperor's debt again?" He said with a smile on his face: "Furthermore, we It is the guard of the Chinese army, my second uncle only has 50 cavalry, can he threaten the heart of an army of [-]? You underestimate my emperor too!"

"..." Wang Xian also knew that what he said was useless.It's better to save your energy and think about how to deal with it next: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, and this is another exercise. The opponent has no worries, and it must be more fierce than a real fight."

"That's natural." Zhu Zhanji agrees.

"So don't take it lightly." Wang Xian knew very well that if the young army was 'eliminated' on the exercise field, although there would be no casualties, it would inevitably deal a heavy blow to Zhu Zhanji's newly gained reputation.Of course, it was also a blow to the young army.

"..." Zhu Zhanji waited for his high-pitched speech, but couldn't hear the following, and urged: "Go on?"

"I don't know anything about the situation, what should I say?" Wang Xianyi rolled his eyes and said, but in fact he didn't know what to say... Although in the past few months, he has read a lot of military books, but for a while, he can't even talk about wars on paper. It is not enough, let alone to judge the situation on the battlefield, and presuppose the deployment of the army.But he has his own way. There is no all-rounder in this world, but people who do great things can do everything. It is not by being proficient in everything, but by being able to recognize and employ people.The so-called fragrant grass must be within ten steps, and the military officers around him are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. The key lies in whether they can find the right person to do this.

From this point of view, Wang Xian admires Zhu Di very much. This Emperor Yongle is far better than his father Zhu Yuanzhang in his knowledge of people and his unquestionable employment. I am afraid that this is why he can free himself from the heavy state affairs. Create great achievements; and his father has been trapped in state affairs since he won the country, and there is no reason for his great achievements.

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After leaving the tent of the Chinese army, Wang Xian ordered Mo Wen to be called into his tent.

During the two-month military training, Mo Wen's team finally overwhelmed Xue Xun's team and took the lead in completing all subjects.Zhu Zhanji also fulfilled his promise and promoted all 100 members of the team to small banners, while the three of Mo Wen were promoted from the general banner to deputy thousand households, the highest rank among all military officers.

"Military division, you are looking for me." Although this Qianhu was not appointed by the imperial court, it was only formulated by the young army internally with reference to the military system of the Ming Dynasty, and it still made Mo Wen's brows less clouded.

"Sit down and talk." Wang Xian brewed a pot of tea with a smile and said, "Let's chat casually about the authentic West Lake Longjing."

"The general doesn't know how to drink tea." Mo Wen shook his head and said, "Military Master, if you have anything to do, just ask the general, as long as the general can do it, he will naturally try his best to do it."

"I'm fine," Wang Xian said with a chuckle, "You were frowning when His Highness was speaking just now. I don't know what you're worried about?"

Mo Wen looked a little embarrassed, and said: "The last general is a rude warrior, and he has everything on his face, which made the military division feel offended."

"I'm not surprised," Wang Xian waved his hand and said, "I'm not at ease, so I called you here to ask if we have thought of getting together."

When Mo Wen saw that the military adviser had thought of him together, he immediately felt a sense of acquaintance, and said: "Then the general will dare to speak nonsense."

"Just speak freely!" Wang Xian poured him a cup of tea. "I'm listening carefully."

"Sun Tzu said, be invincible first, and wait for the enemy to be victorious. The invincible lies in oneself, and the victory lies in the enemy." Mo Wen said slowly: "When we march and fight, we must first be in an invincible position. This is what we can do Do it. If we can't, we should avoid combat."

"En." Wang Xian nodded, motioning for him to continue.

"Now our young army has only learned formation, but knows nothing about marching and fighting." Mo Wen said with a worried face: "It can be said to be the weakest link in the hundreds of thousands of troops. If I were the King of Han, I would definitely try to annihilate the young army. "

"We are in the emperor's central army, surrounded by hundreds of thousands, can the king of Han find a chance to sneak attack?" Wang Xian didn't believe it.

"If it is blindly defending, the King of Han will naturally not find a chance." Mo asked: "But the military commander must not forget that the emperor is doing a drill to attack Oala, and it is absolutely impossible to use the limited space for the exercise to expel the besieged King of Han. That will be considered a victory. , what's the point?"

"Yes!" Wang Xian couldn't help but be convinced: "If the emperor wants to achieve the effect of military training, he will definitely not be opportunistic, and may even fail on purpose, so as to sound the alarm for the officers and soldiers!"

"The military advisor is wise!" Mo Wen nodded and said: "The last general thinks the same way. The emperor will definitely try to create trouble for the army, and even deliberately show his flaws to let the king of Han attack. The king of Han claims that I am the number one brave general of the Ming Dynasty, and it is by no means in vain. , he will definitely judge the situation, and if he does not attack, he will attack the weakest link of our army—that is, our young army!" After a pause, he said: "When fighting on the grassland, there is no fixed camp. There is a huge distance between them, and no part is absolutely safe."

"If it is possible for the King of Han to attack us, he will definitely attack us." Wang Xian can also draw this conclusion from a non-military perspective. "No matter what the cost."

"Actually, with the strength of our army, the opponent doesn't have to pay much to wipe them out in one fell swoop." Mo Wen said with a bitter face, "It really turns sheep into wolves. I don't know why His Highness agreed."

"The problem is, Your Highness has already agreed." Wang Xian said with a serious expression, "As a general, we can only do our best!"

"What the military advisor said is absolutely true!" Mo Wen Su Rong said, "Subordinates shouldn't blame His Highness."

"En." Wang Xian nodded and asked, "If you were asked to lead the army, what would you do?"

"Responsiveness, guard against death." Mo Wen only said that the military division was testing his own ability, and he continued talking at once, dipping his finger in the tea, and gesticulating on the table while saying, how to treat the army Set up camp, how to defend against cavalry while marching, and how to stand firm and wait for reinforcements, explain clearly.

"You said that you can use the military array to defend against the cavalry?" Wang Xian was very interested, and ordered Zhou Yong to take a few strings of copper coins as soldiers and horses, and asked Mo Wen to demonstrate the formation.Mo Wen waved and said, "It was Song Taizong's invention to use a military formation to control cavalry, but this method is too stupid, because cavalry can hide from you, but you can't catch up with them. But we don't have this aspect The problem is that we do not seek to annihilate the enemy, but only to protect ourselves, and we hope that they will run as far as possible."

While talking, Mo Wen set up a chariot formation that was the strongest, with pikemen on the outside, firecrackers behind, archers inside, and shieldmen protecting the formation. Layers of defense echoed each other, and even a layman like Wang Xian couldn't You know, this is a hard bone that the cavalry can't chew.Now his only concern is: "We haven't practiced before, is there time to learn it now?"

"Should be no problem." Mo Wen thought for a while and said, "Firstly, the soldiers are very obedient to the orders, learning simple movements, and can master them in a short time. Moreover, the most important thing is that this is not a real weapon after all. Fighting will not kill people, and soldiers will not be unable to persist because of timidity."

"You're right. In the final analysis, it's not a real war. There's nothing to be afraid of." Wang Xian cheered up and said, "Let's work hard tonight, write up a strategy, and present it to His Highness tomorrow!"

"Obey!" Mo Wen replied in a deep voice, and the two of them held candles in the camp, and of course it was mainly Mo Wen who said, Wang Xianji.Mo Wen could also see that this military advisor doesn't seem to be very good at fighting, but who cares!If a military division knows how to fight, how can he appreciate himself like this and give himself a chance to avenge his shame?

Thinking of the military exercise two years ago, Mo Wen frowned in pain.

"By the way," Wang Xian, although not good at fighting, has already mastered people's minds, and he saw what Mo Wen was thinking, and said, "What happened to the military exercise two years ago? Under the circumstances, did you carelessly lose Jingzhou?"

"I was too careless," Mo Wen said with a pained look on his face, "I just wanted to win a beautiful big victory, and the soldiers made dangerous moves in an attempt to win by surprise. But I forgot that I was leading an army of others. , how can it be kept secret? In that case, taking risks is tantamount to courting death..."

"So you are focusing on stability now," Wang Xian suddenly said: "Put such an iron bucket formation?"

"This failure made us Wuju people sink for two years, and it tortured me even more for two years." Mo Wen said with red eyes: "Military teacher, don't laugh, I have repeatedly reviewed in the past two years, and the lessons I have learned are--Fan Zhan , You must first be invincible, I would rather be undefeated in a hundred battles than win 99 games and be defeated in the end!"

"What's so funny about that?" Wang Xian said solemnly, "Those who are good fighters don't have great achievements, I think that's why!"

"Military teacher!" Mo Wen's heart surged with excitement of "the parents who gave birth to me, the military adviser who knows me".

(End of this chapter)