Chapter 72 Deduction
If you only train middle and lower-level officers, they will have almost enough practical knowledge on the battlefield, and the rest will be up to them to accumulate experience.
If you can understand something, you can go one step further and become a general.
If you can make further progress in the position of general and learn new things, you can become a top military officer such as Grand Governor/Marshal.
It is not a lie to live and learn.
Shao Xun knew very well that most of the student soldiers he taught would end up as mid-level officers, and only a handful of them could stand out and assume the heavy responsibility of generals.
As for the governor, marshal and the like, it depends on luck.
But what needs to be taught will still be taught.
"Today's deduction is not allowed to be mentioned again after leaving this door. Violators will be punished by military law." Shao Xun looked at the student soldiers above the corps commander sitting on the ground and said in a stern tone.
“No.” Everyone responded loudly.
"Assume that Sikong Fengdi will lead the Northern Expedition——" Shao Xun's opening was a lightning strike.
Everyone’s expressions changed, but no one spoke.
"Twenty thousand people from the Luoyang Chinese Army will serve as the elite, supplemented by Ding Nan, Shi Bing, Wubao tribe, and Jiang Bing as the vanguard, with the number reaching more than 100,000." Shao Xun observed the young men. expression, he said.
It is said to be a "deduction", but this deduction is too real, and it is more interesting than the previous war cases since the Qin and Han Dynasties.
"My brother Sima Ying has greatly disappointed the public, and both China and foreign countries are complaining. Now he can only gather 50,000 soldiers, with more than 10,000 Chinese troops as the elite."
"Master Wang launched a large-scale campaign in July and August Going north, the emperor marched in person, accompanied by hundreds of officials and kings. "As far as Hebei, there were more than 100,000 people."
At this point, Shao Xun paused and looked. He asked everyone: "If you were Sima Ying, how would you deal with it?"
Everyone thought silently, but no one answered for a while.
This scene is too big for them and they have never been exposed to it. What needs to be considered is not only military issues, but also many strategic things.
Shao Xun deliberately waited for a long time to give them time to think.
After a long time, he nodded to someone and said: "Jin San, you answer."
"No." Jin San stood up, hesitant at first, but soon his expression changed. With a determined look, he said: "Strengthen the walls and clear the fields. Gather all the millet and wheat in the fields. The people will collect all the grain and slaughter all the livestock. Then they will retreat to Yecheng. Wang Shiye has nothing to loot, and Yecheng has a high city and a deep pool. Over time, Wang Shi is tired. We will definitely retreat. At this time, we can recharge our troops and go out to pursue them. We may win a big victory."
As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion in the field.
Jin San is too cruel. If you do this, you will suffer great losses. Even if you win the war, you seem to have lost the support of the people and your position will become even more unstable. It is a lose-lose strategy.
"This method is actually good." Shao Xun first encouraged Jin San, asked him to sit down, and then said: "But Sima Ying can't fight like this. People in the Ye Mansion have different people. He has lost public hope. If he tries to clear the country, most of the shogunate will rebel, so he can't do this if he doesn't want to die, at least he can't clear the country."
"Master Shao, let me answer. "Mao Er stood up and said, "Sima Ying has been disappointed, but there may be a way to recover."
"Continue," Shao Xun encouraged.
“Among the shogunate, officials, and generals, whoever is not popular and has a bad reputation may be killed to quell the public anger. His wealth and slaves will be distributed among the generals, so that they can cheer up and refresh themselves. Official governance, even if it is just a show, can restore some people's hearts." Mao Er said.
This is linear thinking.
If you lose people's expectations, then go back and make up for it. You can't be wrong. It will definitely be helpful to the overall situation. As for how effective it is, it's hard to say.
"What Mao Er said is not unreasonable." Shao Xun did not completely deny what he said. After letting him sit down, he said: "If Sima Ying did this in peacetime, it might have miraculous effects, because he There is plenty of time to calm the turmoil. But when the arrow is on the line, there are mixed benefits and disadvantages. This is a method, but it will not help the overall situation. "
"Master Shao. Er stood up and said confidently: "Master Shao talked about the Battle of Jianchun Gate. I heard that after Master Ye's front army was defeated, all the camps collapsed, for fear of falling behind and becoming someone else's scapegoat. In this way, there may be a way. It can solve the problem. But there is still something unclear. I hope Master Shao can clarify it."
" Shao Xun said simply.
"The king's division has gathered more than 100,000 troops. Where did each of them come from?"
"There are 20,000 forbidden troops, 20,000 or 30,000 Ding Nan's troops in Sizhou, and there may be other roads north and south of the river. There are no less than 50,000 Wubao commanders, powerful men, and even bandits. King Fan Yang may also recruit 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers from Yuzhou to send out troops for the emperor. "
" How to command such a large number of troops?"
"What do you think?" Shao Xun asked with a smile.
“I don’t know.” Wang Queer shook his head in shame.
"Let me add a few points to you." Shao Xun said: "Wubao commander and the powerful people in the state and county have no loyalty. They are either helpless or want to gain family and official positions, so they accompany the driver. Follow the expedition. The imperial court didn't take them seriously, they just wanted to drive them to death. They didn't take the imperial court too seriously. They just wanted to fight for peace and take advantage of it, and they would never fight to the death. Their own, the court will not look good on them.”
"As for thieves and surrendering soldiers, it is even less possible to fight to the death. If there is any disturbance, they may escape."
When Wang Queer heard this, he strengthened his thoughts and said on the spot: "That's the case , Sima Ying has a way to defeat Master Wang. "
"Master Shao, there is something I don't know yet," Wang Que'er was about to express his thoughts when suddenly. He thought of something and said again.
"You really have a lot of things to do, tell me. Today is just a deduction, not the real thing. I can give you the answer to whatever you say." Shao Xun made a joke, but didn't take it seriously, because Wang Que'er wanted to The more you learn, the more comprehensive your thinking is, which is not a bad thing.
"The army is divided into front, middle and rear, but I don't know who Wang Shi will take as the vanguard." Wang Queer asked. It is impossible for hundreds of thousands of people to gather in one place during a march. Someone will always leave first and someone will leave later. These people come from all directions and do not belong to each other. It is not unusual for them to stretch more than a hundred miles in front and back. In fact, some troops have already arrived in Yecheng and started fighting, while some have just set off from their temporary bases.
“Let the surrender of troops be the vanguard.” Shao Xun said.
Actually, he didn’t know who Sima Yue would take as the vanguard. He just used a routine commonly used by people at the time to make the "setting". After all, this was just a "deduction" and not a real thing.
“Is Jiang Bing from Hebei?”
"Yes."
"Then we really have a chance." Wang Que'er's eyes lit up and he said: "If it were me, I would mobilize the main force, go up against the enemy, and defeat the vanguard first. This shouldn't be difficult. Do it. After the news of the defeat of the forward army comes back, it is hard to say what happened to the Chinese army, but those Wubao commanders, powerful men, and bandits will definitely panic, refuse to advance, or even spread rumors and retreat. At this time, there is no need to pause. Just attack the Chinese army directly. Our army is victorious and its morale is high. Wang's army will be dejected due to their new defeat. If the strong bandits of Wubao retreat without a fight, they will greatly shake the morale of the army. They will be suspicious of others even if they are stronger than the Luoyang Chinese army. They all abandoned them, because all the friendly forces around them were retreating. If Sikong could raise his arms and command the Luoyang Chinese Army to obey the order, it would be enough to fight to the death, but if he can't..."
Shao Xun left. When he came to Wang Que'er's side, he took his hand and said, "It's interesting. How did you come up with it?"
"I just said it." Wang Que'er whispered: " "The Battle of Jianchun Gate."
"Then how can you be sure that this battle will be the same as that of Jianchun Gate?" Shao Xun asked.
"I just think it's possible." Wang Que'er said sheepishly: "Retreating to Yecheng will probably lead to a dead end. It's better to take the initiative to meet the enemy. If you win, you win, if you lose, you lose, that's all."
"You are bold, careful, brave and enterprising." Shao Xun said with a smile. After speaking, he looked at Jin San again and said: "Jin San is too ruthless and does not take human life seriously. In order to win the battle, he will do whatever it takes to win the battle. Don’t go to any extreme.”
Everyone laughed softly.
Gold has three faces and red ears.
"Jin San is not bad either." Shao Xun waved his hand, signaling for everyone to be quiet, and said: "In war, life and death are at stake. How to choose is not easy. You will understand it in the future."
"No." Everyone responded.
“Today’s deduction—” Shao Xun patted Wang Queer on the shoulder and asked him to go back and sit down. Then he said, “Who do you think will win and who will lose?”
"Master Wang is defeated."
"Master Wang wins."
"Master Wang is defeated."
"Master Wang is defeated..."
Rough At one point, half thought that the King's Division would be defeated, 30% thought that the King's Division would win, and 20% thought that the King's Division would have no choice but to retreat under the fortification of the city and would be invincible and undefeated.
Overall, I feel that Master Wang has little chance of winning.
Shao Xun is satisfied with this result.
The Northern Expedition is about to begin. Everyone can constantly revise their views, strengthen their impressions, and gain new insights through the war process.
This time, what is cultivated is overall awareness, rather than the previous military common sense.
Personally, he also feels that there is little chance of winning.
The various ministries were not under each other's control, and they were summoned in a hurry. They never practiced their cooperation for a day. It is better to expect them to win the battle than to expect civil strife in Yecheng. If one of these hundreds of thousands of troops is defeated, it is very likely that the others will disperse and go back to their homes after hearing the news of their defeat.
There are many such examples in history.
In the Battle of Fu Jian and Feishui, only a small part of the hundreds of thousands of troops actually came into contact with the Jin army. After their defeat, the others were not very loyal to Fu Jian, so they naturally ran away. .
To put it bluntly, Fu Jian never really integrated these armies - in fact, he never really integrated his country, he only achieved superficial unity.
In addition, there was the battle of the Tang Dynasty's nine military envoys besieging Xiangzhou.
The Anshi rebels were retreating steadily, suffering heavy casualties and low morale. As a result, the Tang court did not have a general commander, and the nine Jiedu fought independently. If one person lost, the other eight would run away and would not fight to the death at all. Because they don't have a commander in chief, they don't know who will cut off the rear, who will block the attack, or who will take the detour. Anyway, just don't trust the friendly forces, lest you become cannon fodder.
If Sima Yue wanted to succeed in the Northern Expedition, he could only temporarily gather a miscellaneous group of troops, because there were too few soldiers in Luoyang.
It’s just a temporary gathering. The key point is that they don’t belong to each other. There are many mountains and they are very independent. You don’t trust me and I don’t trust you. They all want others to die. I will reap the benefits. This is the best way. Deadly.
If you take these people on the Northern Expedition, the error tolerance rate will be too low.
A striker loses a battle, which is usually harmless. They were originally meant to explore the road and find out the enemy's troop deployment. If they were defeated, they would reorganize and wait for the main force to come up before fighting hard.
But this time it may cause a large-scale chain reaction, leading to the failure of the Northern Expedition.
In a huge retreat, no one can guarantee that they will survive.
A gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall. It is better not to participate in this kind of war where "friendly forces" all have their own agendas.
If you have that time, it would be better to stay in Luoyang to train students and train your troops.
He must not fight like Sima Yue. He must have a relatively pure army that can act like an arm.
In short, the student army is a direct lineage, and the others are miscellaneous. You have to know who you rely on.
(End of this chapter)