The Grandmaster Strategist

What I said to Prince De was very simple, "Your Majesty, there may not be trails around the high mountains around here that can be detoured. Even if we can't detour, we can also make up the illusion that we can detour and lure them into fighting. What we are afraid of is not that they are brave and good at fighting. What I'm afraid of is that they won't be able to defend the city and forcefully attack the city. It's better to think of ways to lure them out of the city. And since Tian Wei is good at fighting, he will definitely not be willing to just defend the city." What I said was just a principle, but Prince De was experienced in the battlefield and immediately understood it. , Besides, we definitely can’t capture it today, so we might as well go back and discuss it.

Of course, I did not speak in the subsequent military discussions because I was not very familiar with military affairs. I was only good at analyzing intelligence and judging where to start based on experience and knowledge. What’s more, Rong Yuan was already dissatisfied with me. If I was too Being in the limelight will definitely make him more jealous of me. I would rather offend a gentleman than a villain. I remember this very clearly, but these staff are really powerful. I just put forward an idea, and they can list all kinds of ideas, and then check I corrected my doubts, worked out various plans of A, B, C and D, and finally listed the feasible strategies. The more I looked at them, the more I admired them. Maybe my expression was too obvious, and they were all a little embarrassed. Even Rong Yuan looked at me with soft eyes. many.

The next day, Prince De sent his sergeants to collect firewood and search for trails, and then ordered the remaining half of the sergeants to rest in the camp. The remaining sergeants stood looking at Bajun City from a distance, neither attacking nor retreating. They just sent out feint attacks from time to time, and if the defenders on the tower reacted even slightly, they would retreat. After noon, the resting sergeant changed shift with the morning sergeant.

On the third day, the sergeants of the Southern Chu Army who were pretending to attack in front of Bajun City began to be busy. They were either digging trenches or practicing fists and feet to loosen their muscles and bones. Beat the drums and shout.

On the fourth and fifth days, the defenders on the city began to feel tired and numb. After all, there were only 10,000 defenders in Nanjun City. Although Nanjun was an important gateway town of Shu, there were not enough soldiers because Shu had good relations with Nanchu. Prepare.

On the sixth day, the Shu army in the city began to feel uneasy, and good news came that we had found a small road to bypass Bajun. Now the second step of the plan began. The Southern Chu army began to gather its troops and prepared their troops as if they were about to attack. The Shu army in the city became nervous. It was obvious that the number of defenders increased. At night, the army began to march quietly. These Shu spies who were paying close attention to the Nan Chu army Realizing this, they naturally came to the conclusion that the Nanchu army wanted to bypass Bajun. Although to them, if the Nanchu army bypassed Bajun without attacking, it would be equivalent to giving up the safety of their retreat and supplies, but Tian Wei He has a strong and militant personality. The reason for holding on this time is because of insufficient troops. Although the Nanchu army only has 50,000 troops, it is the most sophisticated army in Nanchu. Therefore, Tian Wei is under great pressure. Seeing that something is not right these days, he and The subordinate generals discussed for a long time and all felt that the Nanchu army must bypass Bajun. After discussion, some generals proposed that if the Nanchu army really bypasses Ba County and Bajun does not attack from behind, then the entire Nanchu army will be destroyed in the future, and the soldiers of Ba County will inevitably be punished. This shadow makes all the generals All felt uneasy. Finally, Tian Wei gave the order to attack Nan Chu's baggage train from behind while the Nan Chu army had not completely bypassed it.

The 50,000-strong army wanted to march from a small road, and the speed was extremely slow. It didn't take long for Tian Wei to catch up with the rear of the Nanchu army. Tian Wei waved the big sword in his hand and shouted: "Nanchu dog thieves, stop leaving." In his shouts, the five thousand light cavalry led by Tian Wei cut into Nan Chu's rear army like steel knives. The Nan Chu army scattered and fled. Tian Wei ordered to throw torches on the grain carts and baggage. In an instant, flames burst out, and in the flames , Tian Wei laughed loudly and ordered to continue the attack to defeat the Nanchu army. At this moment, a group of infantry wearing white armor emerged from the fleeing Nanchu army. They greeted Tian Wei. Tian Wei felt a chill in his heart. Isn't this the personal guard of His Royal Highness Prince De? This personal guard The guards were supposed to guard the central army, but now they actually appeared here.

Could it be that he had been fooled? Tian Wei looked around and saw that the fires of the grain carts were quickly extinguished, and after the infantry, a yellow dragon flag with the word Zhao was fired. Tian Wei was worried and worried at the same time. What if? If he was really ambushed, he would definitely be defeated, but when he thought about it, he saw Prince De's personal guards in front of him. Maybe Prince De himself was not far away, if he killed Prince De in one fell swoop. Tian Wei couldn't stand the temptation and gave the order to move forward. When the two armies met, although Tian Wei's cavalry had the advantage, Nanchu's infantry were good at fighting cavalry. The sergeants in the front row knelt down quickly and blocked the Zhangba spear in front of the horse. The sergeants in the back row pulled Shooting bows and arrows, Tian Wei took advantage of the narrow terrain to block Tian Wei. Tian Wei killed for a while, but seeing that it was impossible to win, he ordered the withdrawal. Their horses ran very fast. After a while, Tian Wei completely left the battlefield. The Shu army was fast, and Tian Wei Wei thought happily, but after all, it can be regarded as a small victory. The horse galloped for more than ten miles, and before he could get far, suddenly, the Nanchu army rushed out from both sides of the road. They attacked from both sides. Tian Wei He quickly ordered everyone not to stay, and tried his best to break through the encirclement at the risk of casualties. At this time, Tian Wei's heart was already chilling. On the short mountain road of more than ten miles, the Southern Chu army raided from time to time. There were not many of them, and they all used bows and arrows. Attacking from behind bushes, woods or rocks, if this was not a valley, Tian Wei and his thousands of cavalry would have no hope of escaping. In this way, when Tian Wei saw the Bajun city wall, it had already taken him more than half an hour, and there were only three thousand left. The remnant army was approaching Bajun City, but Tian Wei saw the flaming red flag of the Shu army falling from the top of the city, and the yellow dragon flag of Prince De rising from the top of the city. Tian Wei watched helplessly as several Shu soldiers on the top of the city were chopped down to the ground. In the midst of the cold light of the swords and spears, Tian Wei saw a very uncoordinated person, a young Confucian in a blue shirt. The soldier was looking at him with pity. In the blood and fire, his clothes didn't seem to be stained at all. He stood on the city wall, but separated from other Nanchu soldiers at a distance. He seemed to be a ghost that did not belong on the battlefield.

I went up to the city wall before the siege was completely over. This time, the Southern Chu Army stayed 10,000 people at my suggestion. This was what I gained from reading before going to bed after the military meeting. After Prince De approved, When we continued to dig trenches, we dug many large pits near the battlefield. Then, while pretending to make a detour, we hid 10,000 troops in the large pits, covering them with oilcloth and loess on top of the cloth. As expected, the spies who came to check We only noticed that the camp was empty, but we didn't notice the cave hiding soldiers nearby. After Tian Wei sent out troops, we took advantage of the negligence of the defenders and immediately began to attack the city. As a result, the lax defenders were defeated by us, and the reason why I We climbed the city wall because we wanted to see the outcome. Of course, the reason was that when the Shu army returned, they might take revenge and kill those of us who stayed outside. For this reason, we all entered the city. Of course, the guards were also very strict. It was tight to prevent us from being injured by the remaining soldiers. Then I said that I wanted to see what was going on outside and climbed up the city wall. Xiao Shunzi smiled and sent two imperial guards to follow me. They were to protect Wang Hai and Wang Jianjun, but Wang Jianjun I already knew that Xiao Shunzi was good at kung fu and that he was good with me, so I agreed to send someone to protect me. I heard from Xiao Shunzi that these two people had good kung fu skills and could at least protect me until Sergeant Nan Chu came to rescue me. .

I walked through the sea of ​​blood, careful not to be stained with blood, but blood flowed into a river under my feet. It didn't take long for my shoes to be soaked in blood, but I was lucky, at least there was no blood on my body. When I endured the smell and screams of the battlefield and reached the city wall, the few remaining Shu troops were quickly killed. I looked down the city and happened to see the returning Shu troops. Then the red-robed general looked blankly at the city. Behind him, the smoke was billowing, and I could see the flag of our army. Suddenly, the red-robed general shouted and rushed towards our army. Then, I watched helplessly. This cavalry was surrounded, weakened, and defeated by our army. From a distance, I saw the red-robed general committing suicide with his sword across his sword, and he was still roaring before he died.

My heart trembled. War is not as trivial as what I saw in history books. In the eyes of millions of people from the Shu army in Bajun, our army is an evil enemy. Kill their bodies and take away their bodies. city, but what can we do? At this moment, I really hate this war deeply. Just for the benefit of Dayong and Nanchu, the Kingdom of Shu must perish, and the rivers of blood must be exchanged for the joy of the superiors. This , is it really worth it?

Next, I got sick. The blood and the screams made it hard for me to sleep and eat. During the rapid march, my condition gradually worsened. Later, one night, Xiao Shunzi came to me. In the tent, he dragged me up and said: "I know why you are sick. Put away your cheap sympathy. We have become enemies. We are at war. If we lose, we will not go home alive. What kind of morality? , What etiquette and shame, I only know that I have to live, for you, I have to live, then what about you, you must at least live for me, remember, you saved my life, if you don’t let me repay this debt, I will never let you die."

I saw the tears on Xiao Shunzi's face in a daze, and said lightly: "Xiao Shunzi, brother, I know you are like a brother and sister to me, but I always bully you, you always take care of me and protect me, but I Don’t be sad that I’m leaving, you don’t owe me anything.”

Xiao Shunzi slapped me hard and said: "Why do you think I always follow you? You have never looked down on me. You think that I, Xiao Shunzi, am a person. You taught me to read and helped me learn martial arts. Without you, , who still looks at me, Xiao Shunzi, if you die, I will die with you, and I will be your brother in the next life, so that you will always protect me."

My tears rolled down, yes, how could I die? I still have a brother. If I died, wouldn't Xiao Shunzi be alone? I have always known that Xiao Shunzi always looks at me. I ran because I saw him as a person, a person of flesh and blood, not a little eunuch, a person without a face. Humph, what does the Kingdom of Shu mean? What does the death of your people have to do with me? Not to mention the Kingdom of Shu, even if Nanchu is dead, what does it have to do with me? I have been seriously ill these days, except for Xiao Shunzi and the military doctor , I didn’t see anyone. Although Prince De came twice, he also forgot about me. I reluctantly stood up and said, "Give me two pills from the white porcelain bottle in my bag." Xiao Shunzi hurried over to do it. I swallowed the pills with difficulty and said, "I want to rest for a while. Prepare something rich for me tomorrow morning." breakfast."

Three days later, after being in a coma for three full days, I finally ate the breakfast brought by Xiao Shunzi. I walked out of the tent and looked at the clear sky. I stretched out my hands, took a deep breath, and said to Xiao Shunzi. Zi said, I have just recovered from my illness, and told Wang Jianjun that I would take his car today.

During the ten days I was ill, the progress of the Nanchu army was relatively smooth. Nanchu's attack on Bajun made these small cities lose their confidence in holding on. With this strategy, they attacked by force and deceived softly, and the speed of the advance was faster than expected. , Dayong did not know what the situation was, and no information was received. In the days that followed, I was recovering from a serious illness, so I didn’t have much official duties. I often wrote poems and other things in my spare time. I didn’t say anything more. Although Prince De was so apologetic that he came to ask about my condition, I will not forgive him. He used to value me so much, and would leave me alone when I got sick. Therefore, I always said a few words of thank you indifferently. Anyway, I was often with Wang Jianjun, so there was no need to worry about him. Make it difficult for me, I am so stingy, so what?

During the march, the Southern Chu army arrived at Luocheng and met up with the navy that had arrived in advance. Luocheng was the barrier to Chengdu, the capital of the Shu Kingdom. At this moment, 50,000 Shu soldiers had gathered here, and the famous Shu general Wei Xian led 20,000 troops to set up a stronghold on the mountain in front of Luoxian County as a support. General Long Bu led 30,000 troops to guard Luocheng. The Nanchu land and water army attacked Fushui Pass with thunderous force. The defenders fought bloody for several days, and finally gave up. He left the city and set up camp in Fucheng. He knew that the next battle would have to be protracted, so he just arranged for the water and land defenders to be well-organized, and ordered the navy to swim around Fulishui, cutting off support. The north gate of Luoxian County was adjacent to Fulishui. There are mountain roads outside the south gate. Prince De used the navy to transport troops to attack Luocheng from the east and west gates. However, Wei Xian often led his troops to attack from a flank. Within a few days, the two armies fought several bloody battles, but the Southern Chu army did not gain the upper hand. Seeing that the sergeants were tired, Prince De simply withdrew his troops. Apart from sending naval troops to patrol from time to time, he only rested his troops in Fucheng to prepare for war. Although it was far away from Nanchu, relying on water transportation and the rich products in Shu, the Nanchu army had no supplies. lack. The war situation reached a stalemate.

On November 27th, we finally got the battle report from Dayong.

Dayong was led by King Yong Li Zhi with an army of 200,000. Because he had bribed the Yangping Pass guard in advance, he easily broke through the pass and won consecutive battles. It took him two months to conquer Nanzheng. Although Dongchuan belonged to the Shu Kingdom, it was a prosperous and beautiful city. In Xichuan, the people of Dongchuan could not help but feel resentful. After Li Zhi entered Sichuan, the army did not commit any crimes in autumn. They wiped out the remaining defeated generals and wiped out the bandits. In less than three months, Dongchuan was pacified. Li Zhi sent his troops to Jiameng Pass in front of Jiameng Pass. Once it is broken, there will be no barrier on the east side of Chengdu.

Meng Yun, the leader of the Shu Kingdom, defended the enemy on both sides and was stretched thin. He urgently mobilized the garrison of Jiameng Pass to a total of 90,000 men and sent another 20,000 to assist Luocheng. Chengdu was empty. On November 12, 20,000 reinforcements entered Luocheng with the support of Luocheng's 30,000 defenders and Wei Xian's 20,000 troops.

When Prince De received the battle report, his face was black and blue, because even if Dayong retreated, as long as he defended Yangping Pass, Dongchuan would be controlled by Dayong, and if he could not get Luocheng, he would not be able to resist the Shu army. If he retreated to He was reluctant to part with Bajun, so now, Nanchu was more anxious than Dayong to attack Shu. However, after so many days of confrontation and no progress at all, it is not worrying. However, it is worth comforting that the Nanchu reinforcements have arrived. Now the Nanchu water and land armies total 90,000. At least they will not be defeated. In this way, under the attack of Dayong and Nanchu, the Shu Kingdom will be defeated sooner or later. However, Nanchu may not be defeated afterwards. Chu just got Chengdu.

During this period of time, I lived a relatively leisurely life. Apart from eating, I just walked around every day. Of course, in order to be wary of spies and assassins from the Shu army, I would not go too far, and if I were too leisurely, I would be jealous. Anyway, now I Can't get involved. Rong Yuan took advantage of my illness and deprived me of my right to be a military counselor. Of course, the excuse was that I was seriously ill. To him, I was still in bed. But I don’t care. Anyway, there should be no chance of defeating this battle.

I was idle, so I told Xiao Shunzi about finding a guard. Xiao Shunzi thought about it for a long time and was very embarrassed. He didn’t know many experts who could introduce me to him. According to him, he met If all the masters who could fight against him were killed by him, and loyalty was required, it would be even more difficult. He asked me if I wanted to find a young eunuch to be his apprentice to teach him martial arts and then protect me. I refused. One of the reasons was time. Tai Chang, another reason is that the eunuch cannot leave the palace often. Xiao Shunzi thought for a long time and said: "In a few years, I will fake my death and come out of the palace and come to you."

I originally wanted to nod, but Xiao Shunzi would be in trouble if someone recognized him or his identity was discovered. Then I simply said: "Well, I'm going to resign when I go back this time. You don't like to stay here anyway." In the palace, how about the two of us wandering around the world from now on?" Xiao Shunzi thought for a while and said happily: "That's not bad, I have wanted to walk around for a long time, and I am tired of Jianye. So where should we go? "I thought for a while and said: "Anyway, the Kingdom of Shu is destroyed. If Dayong and Nanchu cannot fight for the time being, we will go to Dayong to have a look. When Dayong and Nanchu start fighting, we will go to Northern Han to have a look. When Dayongruo starts fighting with the Northern Han Dynasty, we will return to Nanchu. A few decades will be enough for us to travel around. If we get tired of it, we will find a place to live." Xiao Shunzi's face was full of yearning. look.

Just when the two of us were looking forward to the future, Xiao Shunzi suddenly jumped towards the flowers in the courtyard without warning. The figure was like a ghost, extremely fast. A gray shadow shot up from the grass. The two figures separated as soon as they came together. Xiao Shunzi retreated a few feet, then turned around in the air and pounced again. The man hurriedly fought back. However, Xiao Shunzi hit him in the center with a palm, and he immediately collapsed to the ground.

I saw Xiao Shunzi nodded to me, and walked gently closer to take a look. The man was a young man in his twenties, with an ordinary appearance, the kind of appearance that could not be distinguished as soon as he walked into a crowd. He was wearing the military uniform of Nanchu, but I could tell that the clothes didn't fit him well, and I could smell a faint smell of blood. This man was a spy of the Shu army. I thought to myself that I should have turned it in for meritorious service. Secondly, this is my duty, but thinking about what I just said if Prince De and the others knew about it, murderous intent suddenly arose in my heart, and I winked at Xiao Shunzi. Xiao Shunzi understood and slapped the man's head with his palm.

The man opened his eyes in pain, and happened to see Xiao Shunzi's movements. He rolled on the ground with difficulty. Xiao Shunzi smiled coldly, turned his palm, and continued to hit the man on the head. I saw that man His eyes were full of grief and anger, and for some reason, he said, "Stop." Xiao Shunzi's palm had already reached the human spirit. When he heard me stopping him, he suddenly withdrew his attack and retreated behind me. I solemnly said: "Brother, I must kill you. If you have any last wish, I can fulfill it for you."

The young man's eyes flashed with excitement and he said, "Please let my wife go."

I was stunned. When did I snatch his wife? I didn’t seem to have done such a thing.