Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 672
"Kong Ming~"

"Kong Ming~"

Beside the bed, Liu Bei patted Zhuge Liang's arm and shouted.

His body trembled, Zhuge Liang opened his eyes, and saw Liu Bei, who had been separated for more than ten years, sitting on the side of the couch, looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Lord!"

Zhuge Liang didn't have time to think about it, he got up from the couch and saluted, and shouted: "My lord!"

Liu Bei hurriedly helped Zhuge Liang up, patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder, and said, "It has been sixteen years since Yong'an Tuogu, and it has been a lot of hard work to travel back and forth."

Zhuge Liang's eyes were red, and he cupped his hands in response: "By the lord's edict, we will fight against South China in the south, conquer Liangqin in the north, settle Jingbei in the east, and return to the old capital. And your majesty is strong enough to govern the country from above, and love the people from below." It's a pity that Luoyang has not been conquered, Cao Wei has not been destroyed, and Eastern Wu still exists, and it is impossible to repay the words of Longzhong by ordering the world.

Liu Bei held Zhuge Liang's hand and said: "Grand Juan also entrusted a young son to the Duke, and the state of the exhausted state was transferred to the Duke. Now Han is the leader in the world, and the son is the hero of China. What is the burden of the Duke. Yes, I have to prepare for it." Mr. Negative, visited the thatched cottage in Longzhong three times, and entrusted the defeated master to serve; after defeating Yiling, he entrusted the poor to serve as the master."

"Seeing that my husband is so haggard now, I feel restless in my heart!"

"After you have completed your studies, you can join the army, use soldiers as chess, and use the eight formations. When fighting in battle, you can be vertical and horizontal..."

"My lord~"

Du Yu quickly got up from the ground, put a pillow on Zhuge Liang's back, and made him feel more comfortable.

Liu Bei comforted Zhuge Liang's spine bent by responsibility, and said: "Han has Kongming, it is really the luck of Bei and his son."

"It's enough for you to know yourself, sir, but it's unbearable to be prepared!"

The Eight Diagrams may seem to have a mysterious name, but it is actually not difficult to understand.The mysterious name is now the same as the number of the army, and each unit in the formation has a number.With so many troops, if the general wants to control them freely, the first thing to do is to learn the golden drum, let the soldiers recognize the military orders, and teach them when to advance and when to retreat.

Zhuge Liang opened his eyes, glanced at Du Yu who was obsessed with the Eight Arrays, and called out, "Yuan Kai, how have you learned?"

"Among the eight formations, the sky, the earth, the wind, and the cloud are the 'four righteous', and the dragon (green dragon), tiger (white tiger), bird (suzaku), and snake (snake) are the 'four strange'. In addition, there are 24 The formation of cavalry is deployed in the rear for mobility."

As for Zuo Zhuan's method of using troops, it is not difficult to understand.The story of the Spring and Autumn Period is hidden in the Zuo Zhuan, and the description of the war is quite detailed. It is called a book on the art of war that is not the art of war. Wu Qi also became a famous general because he inherited the "Zuo Zhuan".This is why Guan Yu likes to read "Zuo Zhuan".

"Hmm!" Zhuge Liang asked, "How's the military situation in Tongguan these days? How's the state affairs of the Han Dynasty?"

Words spread from near to far, and the sound drifted away.

After simply wiping, Zhuge Liang's eyes were red, and he cupped his hands and said, "Liang has lost his manners, I hope my lord will forgive me!"

Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief, leaned on the soft pillow, and said: "A man who can command a hundred thousand soldiers with ease, and who can design to defeat the enemy must be a man of talent and intelligence. Han. However, Liang secretly thinks that when it comes to soldiers, undefeated should be the most important thing. Only after undefeated can we seek victory, and it is the best policy to use troops cautiously."

Listening to Liu Bei's relief, Zhuge Liang closed his eyes, trying to stop the tears from flowing down, turned his head away, and wiped away the tears by himself.

"Cough cough~"

Liu Bei pulled Zhuge Liang to sit down, and said: "Sir, you are old and seriously ill, why don't you go to bed earlier! As for the pacification of the world and the restoration of the Han Dynasty, it is better for Adou to do it alone."

The more Du Yu listened, the more confused he became, and he said: "This is the art of the 64 hexagrams of the Zhouyi. It is so complicated, how can the army come and go without hindrance?"

Compared with "Sun Tzu's Art of War", which is an academic military book, "Zuo Zhuan" is a collection of experiences, and you can quickly understand the military theory in it after reading it.

The method of marching freely refers to how to arrange scouts during the march of a large army, how to choose a suitable camp location, and how to organize a large-scale army camp plan.

Zhuge Liang, who had nothing to say for more than ten years, finally showed his weakness in front of Liu Bei, and couldn't cry.

Zhuge Liang turned his head to see that there was still Liu Bei's figure, and he woke up from the couch.

Du Yu followed Zhuge Liang's back and said, "If you want to use troops like Sun Tzu, Bai Qi, Han Xin, and the Prime Minister, where can you get Yu?"

As he spoke, Liu Bei wiped the tears from Zhuge Liang's face with his sleeve, and said, "Mr. has worked hard. If you have any grievances, you can tell them one by one."

"promise!"

"The diagram of eight formations includes the eight formations of heaven, earth, wind, cloud, dragon, tiger, bird, and snake. Combined with the formation of the Chinese army, it can be regarded as the technique of the nine formations. A formation of the Chinese army is composed of sixteen small formations. Each of the eight formations is composed of six small formations, a total of 64 small formations."

"So Yuan Kai should focus on consolidating the foundation, and read the ancients' governance as a lesson. Liang liked to read the book "Guanzi" all his life. There are many mysteries in it. If the laws of Shang and Han are combined, the country will be governed without any danger." Zhuge Liang worried that Du The pre-teenager was too anxious, so he said specially.

Du Yu, who was lying on the ground learning the Eight Formation Diagrams, heard Zhuge Liang call him, and responded: "Prime Minister, the Eight Formation Diagrams are mysterious, and the coordination between cavalry and cavalry is exquisite, and you need to push them carefully before you can understand."

Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and said: "The Eight Formation Diagram originated from the method of the Yellow Emperor's Five Formation and Jiang Shang's Bing Formation. It was inherited from Sima Rangju's Five Elements Formation and followed by Sun Wu's Eight Diagrams Formation. You are new to the military school and do not know this technique. It's normal."

"No!" Du Yu nodded, and said, "Please rest assured, Prime Minister, foreknowledge."

Zhuge Liang recalled the sad and difficult things in the past ten years, and couldn't help but shed tears. He wiped his tears with his sleeves and said: "To tell the truth, Liang is really tired. It is because of these two things that he can reach this day. Once he received the kindness of the lord's three visits to the thatched cottage , Yong'an entrusts Gu with the responsibility; the second is called by His Majesty as the name of the father, and the responsibility of assisting the Han family. Therefore, I dare not slack off and worry about it day and night, fearing that I will lose the trust of the two masters."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while, shook his head and said: "Wait for a while, there is a son who is very qualified, talented, and excellent in character. From the perspective of a minister, if he studies hard, his future talent should not be inferior to the minister. It needs to be adjusted for a while, and then the minister can rest in peace!"

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang patted the back of Du Yu's hand, and said, "Using troops and governing the country depends on intelligence and experience. When Liang arrived in Nanyang, he was only seventeen, similar to Yuan Kai, but the war was chaotic in his early years, and he didn't learn much. "Yuan Kai has read far more books than Liang Ye."

"When the eight formations are formed, the large formations enclose the small formations, the large camps enclose the small camps, and the corners connect with each other in twists and turns. The strangeness between the formations is also the righteousness of the right, and the rightness is also the strangeness of the strange. They are mutually infinity, and the cycle is endless. Someone once used the method of eight formations to defeat Cao Zhen's troops in Gaoping City, and it is also feasible to defeat cavalry with footsteps."

Zhuge Liang opened his eyes slightly, and explained: "This is the method of training soldiers. Those who study military affairs should avoid lazy and lazy, and do not learn the fundamental methods. The golden drum and trumpeting soldiers, and the method of moving freely are all in the "Book of War 24" If you want to practice military affairs, the method of "24 Artifacts of Military Affairs" is the first, and the method of using troops in "Zuo Zhuan" is the first."

Du Yu pondered for a while before replying, "General Ju defended Taoqiusai, but Sima Yi was unable to attack again and again. General Wei faced Guo Huai, and Jiang Shuofang faced Chen Tai. The former general led the troops in the pass and attacked Tongguan. General Wei Pian led five troops. Baixi entered Tongguan, bluffing as a threat."

"Help me up." Zhuge Liang said.

"It's hard work!" Zhuge Liang nodded and said.

"As for the state affairs of the Han Dynasty." After a pause, Du Yu continued: "Your Majesty regards Dong Yun as the doctor of the censor, and Yu's father as the censor Zhongcheng as the assistant, and rectifies the management of the censor platform. The thing about the valley has recurred."

Foreseeing Zhuge Liang's lack of response, Du continued, "However, according to what Zhuge Qiao, governor of Xiangzhou, said, there should be internal support in Jingzhou, and there will be an incident at the end of the new year. At that time, the Jingjiao border will be disturbed, and it will help the soldiers in the south to attack Jiaozhou."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang said with relief: "In governing affairs, there must be gains and losses. If you take precautions, you will go up. If you fail to take precautions, the government will be corrupted!" Obviously Zhuge Liang is satisfied with Liu Chan's handling.

(End of this chapter)