Prime Minister

Chapter 695 Military Song
Li Kui's defeat was really unexpected by Zhang Yue.

Li Kui knew soldiers in his cognition, and he usually talked about military affairs under his own door, but what he lacked was experience in battle.

When he knew that Niaoshu Mountain had been attacked, Zhang Yue sent reinforcements on the road to meet him, but before the reinforcements arrived, Li Kui was completely defeated.Fortunately, all the saltsmith kitchen households were withdrawn to the city by Zhang Yue, but all the salt wells fell into Mu Zheng's hands.

When Li Kui returned to Weiyuan Fort in disgrace, Zhang Yue saw that the other party was really angry and scolded: "Zhuzi, you are the most brave on weekdays, and no one can resist talking about military affairs, but now it seems that it is only Zhao Kuozhi." flow."

Li Kui was even more dejected after being scolded by Zhang Yue.

At this moment, Tang Jiu said, "I want to report to the master, I don't think Li Langjun is at fault for this matter, but the master's mismanagement."

Seeing Tang Jiu contradicting him, Zhang Yue couldn't help but asked, "Why do you see that?"

Tang Jiudao: "It's a taboo to divide the troops to defend the country. I know that the master is reluctant to let the salt well of Niaoshu Mountain fall into the hands of the foreigners, but our army is not as numerous as Muzheng. We should strengthen our formation and shrink until the opponent divides the troops." It is time to fight again, but now we have few soldiers and instead divide them up, how could it not be the master's inappropriate use of troops?"

"Besides, the archers of the Fan tribe are newly trained. The newly trained soldiers and horses should not be made to advance, but should be made to follow. No matter how many soldiers are used like this, it is not enough to fight."

When Tang Jiu said this, Zhang Yue was like a basin of cold water being poured on his head, and he immediately woke up.

That's right, the person who talks the most on paper should be himself.When I watched Wang Shao fight, it seemed very simple, but when I actually operated it...

Hey, it's a common problem for scholars to lead soldiers...

Zhang Yue came back to his senses and said to Li Kui: "Tang Jiu is right about this matter. It is true that I don't want to part with the salt well, so something went wrong."

Li Kui said embarrassingly: "It's the students and scholars talking about soldiers that made the mistake."

Zhang Yue said: "It's not your fault. I'm also leading the army for the first time. As the saying goes, magic soldiers have to be learned. Since ancient times, there are no tactics. We also need to learn warfare in war. I misdirected this time, and you should also reflect on it. .”

Zhang Yue remembered that Li Kui led the army before, and when he set off from Weiyuan Fort, the two archers of the Tibetan soldiers were slightly inconsistent, and he picked the wrong place and killed them.

The civil servants led the army, worried that the soldiers would not accept it, so they used the method of killing the soldiers to suppress the soldiers.

Zhang Yue said earnestly to Li Kuiyu: "You should know that managing soldiers can be used as a combination of grace and power, and you can't just kill them and suppress them. This time the barracks of the Fan army is a lesson."

"Students remember."

Li Kui was indeed wrong. He had always admired Yang Su, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, and also learned from him how to control the army.

But his blind suppression finally led to the defeat of the Fan army when the wooden conscription horses attacked, unable to bear the pressure.

Zhang Yue said to Tang Jiu: "Sihe's troops will be led by you. Don't make mistakes by drinking. Sihe and you will observe from the sidelines and learn from others how to lead troops."

Li Kui had no complaints about Zhang Yue's dismissal of his post.

Tang Jiu and Li Kui both agreed.

The defeat in the first battle put Zhang Yue at a disadvantage. Now that he lost Niaoshu Mountain, Mu Zheng has completely suppressed him, but he is not powerless against Mu Zheng.

But in the final analysis, Mu recruited troops and horses for more than 20 days, and he also made a mistake of underestimating the enemy.

Because Mu Zheng came slowly, did he really feel that Mu Zheng was vulnerable?

At this time, Zhiyuan entered the interior and said: "Jiewu Chila sent someone to bring wax pills to write a letter, saying that the grain storehouse in the camp after the wooden levy, please lead us to lead an elite army to rob grain, and he and Dong Yuyuan will make an appointment to respond internally."

After Zhiyuan finished speaking, he immediately took a wax pill and gave it to Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue cut open the wax pill and there was a map drawn on it, marking the place where Muzheng collected grain.

Zhang Yue was a little moved. Under the unfavorable situation of the battle, if the robbery of food is successful, it can be used as the key to turning the outcome.

But the question is... can these people be trusted?
Zhang Yue asked: "Master, do you think Dong Yu and Wu Chila can be trusted?"

Zhi Yuan said: "In my opinion, [-]% of what Wu Chila said is true."

[-]%.

Zhang Yue also made a mistake, and he was not sure whether the two had surrendered falsely, but now it has become a great temptation before his eyes.

At this moment, Zhang Yue couldn't help being a little restless, no wonder you said that a general must heal his heart first.

Faced with these few chances of winning, Zhang Yue finally decided that he would rather miss it than lose it.

Just like in history, Wei Yan proposed to Zhuge Liang the scheme of Ziwu Valley, why it was repeatedly mentioned by later generations is not because Wuhou failed to leave Qishan seven times.

It is conceivable that there are many people who are wise after the fact, but as a general, as a decision maker, you always have to take various risks to make a decision.

Just like Cao Guangshi fell into Li Jiqian's ambush, he might also be in a dilemma. If Li Jiqian really surrendered, what if?
But history tells us that there are no ifs.

There is no sure thing in this world. In other words, there is no causal relationship in this world, only a matter of probability.

For example, a person studied hard and got a good grade in the test.

It cannot be said that because of studying hard, you got a good grade in the test. It can only be said that studying hard increases the probability of getting a good grade in the test.

Taking advantage of the new defeat at Niaoshu Mountain, Zhang Yue immediately summoned the generals and ordered them to prepare their troops in the fort and step up their drills.

After losing the first battle, Ling Zhang became a little restless, but he couldn't show any anxiety on his face to the generals.
At this time, Tan Ma came to report that Jing Sili had led his army to Weiyuan Fort.

Zhang Yue was overjoyed when he heard that, thinking that the reinforcements had arrived, and they came so quickly.

When Zhang Yue went out to meet him in person, Jing Sili's soldiers and horses had already arrived outside the city.

Zhang Yue saw that his soldiers and horses were really elite.

This Jing Sili is also a famous general. He is the son of Jingtai. Speaking of Jingtai, he is also a great man. Like Wang Shao, he was born as a Jinshi.

Jing Sili's elder brother Jing Sizhong was also from civil to military, and he had died in the war before.

Jing Sili inherited his father's shadow, and during the battle of Shunning village, the Xixia people gathered around to help.When all the soldiers and horses were defeated, he was the only one who retreated, so he was promoted to the Zhijun of the Deshun Army.

Zhang Yue could also see that Jing Sili was able to lead his troops skillfully, his troops rushed for hundreds of miles, and their momentum was still unabated.

To know an important criterion for elite troops is to march.

If the action is too slow, it is considered slow, but if it can maintain morale during a rapid march, and can immediately go into battle, it is a first-rate strong army.

For example, after a certain unit of the Volunteer Army has traveled [-] miles a day and night, it still immediately went into battle and was able to wipe out the main force of the enemy.

Jing Sili said: "Report to Zhang Longtu, the last general knew that Niaoshu Mountain was lost, so he led the army to come here overnight, fortunately, he caught up."

This sentence made Zhang Yue's face a little uneasy.

Jing Sili saw that Zhang Yue's face was not good-looking, and quickly said: "The last general's words are rude, I hope Longtu will forgive me."

Zhang Yue said: "A certain civil servant is not good at leading troops, so please ask Zhijun for advice."

"Don't dare."

Zhang Yue said immediately: "It's really hard for Zhijun to lead all the soldiers all the way. I ordered people to pay a month's salary as a reward."

Jing Sili nodded when he saw Youqianna, and said, "Thank you Longtu, there is no rush to pay the money in advance, it is only serious to let the sons and daughters rest."

Zhang Yue said: "Of course, once Niaoshu Mountain is lost, Mu Zheng's army will be able to reach the city immediately. I also ask Zhijun to follow me into the city to discuss strategies to defeat the enemy."

Jing Sili said: "It doesn't matter, Zhang Longtu's troops can just watch from the sidelines, and I will lead our troops to defeat the enemy."

Zhang Yue thought to himself, what does Jing Sili mean by thinking that my soldiers are vulnerable?
But Jing Sili's thinking is also very sincere, and there are not as many party items as the military, horse, Qing, Tang and Tibetan tribes.

Among the Qingtang and Tibetan tribes, only Dong Zhan was able to fight a little bit, as for Mu Zheng, he was far behind, otherwise he and his father would not have been driven from Lanzhou to Xizhou and Hezhou by the party members to rest.

Zhang Yue's army can't even beat Mu Zheng, let alone his elite soldiers who have fought against the party members for many years.

Zhang Yue thought to himself, Jing Sili is a famous general of the Song Army, if so, he should study humbly from the sidelines.I am not a born famous general like Wang Shao, but good at political strategy, leading troops to fight is indeed not my forte.

Don't compare your weaknesses with others' strengths.

Jing Sili and Zhang Yue walked into the city together, and his subordinates camped outside the city.

When Jing Sili entered the city, the Guangrui army was practicing.

Jing Sili looked at how the Guangrui Army drilled. In the eyes of a famous general like him, the Guangrui Army's drills naturally had disadvantages, but anyway, the Guangrui Army was also a Forbidden Army before, and the drills were also very disciplined. This made Jing Sili change immediately. contempt.

But what shocked Jing Sili the most was yet to come.

It turned out that after the drill, the two thousand soldiers of the Guangrui Army gathered in the field and sang.

What is Guang Ruijun singing?

That's what Jing Sili heard.

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All three armies listen carefully, marching must love the people first,
The thieves and bandits have harmed the people, and they all rely on the officers and soldiers to save their lives.

The first camp is not greedy and lazy, don't go to others to take the door panels,
Don't demolish houses to move bricks and stones, don't trample seedlings to damage fields,
Don't beat folk ducks and chickens, don't borrow folk pots and bowls.

The second journey must be carefully studied, and the tent must be paid every night,
Don't go into towns and shops, don't borrow villages from the countryside,
If you have no money, don't talk about side dishes, if you have no money, don't eat cheap tea,
There is also an important sentence, don't take people as husbands.

The third order must declare that the soldiers are not allowed to leave the camp indiscriminately,
When you come out of the camp, you learn to be bad, and the people always come to suffer,
Or go to everyone to steal money and texts, or go to a small family to tune women,
The army that loves the people is happy everywhere, the army that disturbs the people is always jealous,
The sergeant and the people are like a family, so remember not to bully him.

Jing Sili heard Guangrui's soldiers singing three times in a row, and each soldier's voice was like a bell.Jing Sili listened to it for a long time, then he settled down and asked Zhang Yue for advice: "I don't know who composed this song? Is it used to teach soldiers and horses?"

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "It's exactly what Bucai made up."

Jing Sili looked shocked, and then sighed: "This song is easy to understand and easy to understand. If all our soldiers learn from it, the military discipline must be strict. If it is popularized to the whole world, how can there be soldiers like bandits? Zhang Long Tu is really a famous general, Si Li admires him!"

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Knowing the army is too modest, Zhang can only make a fuss about small things, but leading the army still depends on knowing the army!"

(End of this chapter)