Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 451 Battle Report
Guanzhong, on the north bank of the Weishui River, Mei County (Jimei County).

The weather was fine, the temperature was slightly cool, and the sun shone on everyone, which was very warm and comfortable.

Liu Chan led the crowd to walk among the former sites where Sima Yi's army was stationed, looked at the camp that Sima Yi had built, and chatted with Zhuge Liang from time to time.

Liu Chan pointed to the fortifications built and asked, "I don't know what Xiangfu thinks about the fortifications and formations that Sima Yi built?"

Zhuge Liang was dressed in a Confucian uniform and wore a wolf's fur jacket. After looking around carefully, he commented: "A certain view of Sima Yi's marching arrangements may be good, but there are still some shortcomings."

"Oh!" Liu Chan asked curiously: "I don't know what Xiangfu thinks, what's wrong with it?"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, and said, "Sima Yi has a way to set up camp to defend against the enemy, but he has few ways to manage an army. After Liang crossed the river, he checked Sima Yi's outskirts and camps. Among his camps, at twelve o'clock, only the Chinese army and generals were in the camps. There is none; only the Xuanwu Banner is erected to mark the north, and there are no other three banners."

"... and so on, although it does not affect the defense of the enemy and going out of the camp, it is quite inconvenient for the officers and men of the army. If there is an urgent matter, there will be chaos in a hurry and it will be difficult to dispatch. This is the deficiency of Sima Yi's army. Also." Zhuge Liang said with a simple example.

The camping details mentioned by Zhuge Liang may seem useless, but in reality, they are of great help to the soldiers.As far as setting up the Four Banners is concerned, the knowledge is quite large.Zhuge Liang's four flags were not only used to mark the four directions to distinguish the direction, but more importantly, they were also used to divide the activity area.

Zhuge Liang had strict requirements on the activities of soldiers after setting up camp. For example, the range of activities of those who collected firewood and herds were not allowed to exceed the space marked by the four banners.Because in these divided areas, it belongs to the space that the Han army can control, and a large number of checkpoints and scouts are arranged to protect these auxiliary soldiers.

Within these ranges, Zhuge Liang likes to use flags to mark geographical locations, black flags for mountain streams, and white flags for fork roads...As for when Zhuge Liang was preparing to set up camp, the rangers and elites were placed on the periphery to patrol, and the auxiliary soldiers camped in the specified area.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang's marching camp was extremely meticulous, and every detail was considered in detail, so rigorous that it was frightening. This is why Zhuge Liang believed that Sima Yi's camp was not set up enough.

Liu Chan couldn't help being dumbfounded when he heard the words, and sighed: "I have never heard of the prudence of my father in governing the army. I am afraid that even if his grandson is alive, he is comparable."

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said: "Sun Tzu's talent, Liang dare not compare himself to. He just learns his art of war and uses it. Nothing he has learned or realized can be found in "Sun Tzu's Art of War."

As Zhuge Liang said, Zhuge Liang's teaching book for turning from literature to martial arts is "Sun Tzu's Art of War", which can be said to be Zhuge Liang's marching and camping, which is completely the reference answer for marching and camping in the book "Sun Tzu's Art of War".

Liu Chan smacked his lips, and he didn't dare to comment on such a figure of the god of learning.

After a pause, Zhuge Liang continued: "Every school of military theory has its own strengths, and it is difficult to distinguish between superior and superior. As Ban Gu's "Han Shu" said, there are four types of soldiers, namely military strategy, military situation, and military yin and yang. There are four masters of peace and military skills. If you learn from Sun Tzu, you can belong to military strategists."

Liu Chan has also heard about the four soldiers.Among the four schools, the strategist is the most difficult. The strategist pays attention to the study of military strategy, and has a good grasp of the strengths of the situation, yin and yang, and skills. It is really the soul of the strategist.

As for soldiers and tactics, they focus on the use of tactics, and Han Xin is a leader in soldiers and tactics; for fighters, Qi Jiguang and Mozi of the Spring and Autumn Period are representatives of them.As for those who fight yin and yang, some people think that "Sun Tzu's Art of War" belongs to this category, but some people think that it belongs to military strategy.

The four schools of military strategists are not isolated, but closely related to each other.It's just that they are divided into four different families because of their different emphases.

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and said: "If this is the case, generals of chariots and cavalry can be classified as soldiers and generals."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while, and said: "The situation is like a thunderbolt, and it is the first to arrive first. It is the one who is separated from the homeland, and is unpredictable. It's a way to defeat the enemy with ease. If Liang compares with Gongheng, Liang might not be as good as it!"

What Zhuge Liang said is true. In the battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei avoided Yangping Pass, crossed Daba Mountain, and entered Hanzhong, which can be said to be a stroke of genius.In the battle of Chencang, Huang Quan took great pains to lure the Wei army into the bait, and carried out the strategy of flooding, which can be described as strange.Huang Quan's application and understanding of Qibing is far superior to that of generals.

However, Zhuge Liang likes to use regular soldiers when he uses soldiers. Although strange soldiers are useful, they are not as ingenious and changeable as Huang Quan.

Liu Chan walked around the former site of Sima Yi's Chinese army, and said with emotion: "Our army has been fighting in Guanzhong for a long time, and it is difficult to make any progress. Our army's victory is due to fairness, and its contribution is very great!"

After a pause, Liu Chan asked, "Where is Gongheng's department?"

Guan Xing at his side raised his hands and said, "According to the report from the scouts, General Cheqi's troops have set off from Yongcheng, and now the journey will be more than halfway."

As he said that, Guan Xing took out an official document from his cuff and presented it, saying: "This is the battle report just sent by General Chariot and Cavalry, talking about the current gains of his troops."

Liu Chan took the official document and read it with Zhuge Liang.It was reported in his official documents that the two counties of Yumi and Qianxian in the Qianshui River Basin surrendered to Deng Ai, Duxian and Yongcheng were conquered by Liu Yin, and Chen Cang surrendered to Wu Yi; There were about 600 people in the Wei army, about 200,000 shi of grain and grass, more than [-] bows and crossbows, and [-] armored soldiers.

In the letter, Huang Quan said that the captives lacked cotton-padded clothes, and asked Zhuge Liang if he could find a way to raise cotton-padded clothes for the Wei army to surrender, and asked how to arrange the [-] soldiers next.

Liu Chan laughed, and said to the crowd behind him, "General Chariots reported that the five counties of Fufeng have been conquered today, and Mei County has just surrendered. The big man has six counties of Fufeng in his hands. He captured 30,000 people from Wei, and now he is worried about his death." There may be a shortage of cotton clothes and grain and grass."

When everyone heard the words, their faces showed joy.Although Huang Quan reported the great victory of flooding before, but because he was busy marching and incorporating counties and counties at that time, there was no time to make statistics, and now all the results of the pacification are reported to Liu Chan at one time.

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Gongheng's army has captured so many prisoners. It is a great victory. Congratulations. As for the padded clothes and grain for the surrendered soldiers, they can be bought locally with Shu brocade money and grain, and the rest will be transported to Hanzhong and Longyou Just supply it. As for its whereabouts, Liang still needs to write a letter to ask Gong Yan (Jiang Wan) for his opinion before making a decision."

Jiang Wan is now serving as Minister of the Book and Chief of the Household Department. Originally, Zhuge Liang handled the court affairs and basically handed them over to him for assistance. Unless there was an urgent matter, he generally would not ask Zhuge Liang.This kind of matter involving the relocation of the people still needs the assistance of local officials, and it is difficult for Zhuge Liang to finalize it alone.

As for the affairs in the palace, there is nothing to do in the palace, as long as Empress Dowager Wu sits in charge.

As he said that, Zhuge Liang pondered for a while, and continued: "Today there are six counties in Fufeng, and we need to choose Fufeng prefect to fix Guanzhong. I wonder if Your Majesty can choose someone?"

Liu Chan paced back and forth with his sword, looked at the civil and military soldiers behind him, and said in a deep thought: "An Guo may intend to use his servant as Fufeng prefect to appease the hearts of the people in Fufeng and help the great man recover Guanzhong."

Without hesitation, Guan Xing came out and said, "How dare I refuse to do my best!"

"Okay! If that's the case, An Guo will also serve as the prefect of Fufeng from now on, with An Sanfu." Liu Chan said.

"promise!"

(I ate something bad today, I have diarrhea, and there is no third update. I will ask for leave tomorrow. I will sort out the following plots and try to add more in the next ten days.)
(End of this chapter)