Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 435
In the afternoon, Su Chen dipped his pen and ink in the study of the General's Mansion, and wrote a lot of precautions, such as the strategy against the Song army, the defense of the mountain city, the views on running the army, etc.

Accompanied by Peng Qingqing, she carefully read what Su Chen wrote, but she read it with gusto.

"Can you understand it?" Su Chen asked tentatively.

Peng Qingqing rolled her eyes: "Nonsense, I can read, and I'm not Bai Ding!"

Su Chen laughed dumbfounded, and said, "What I mean is, can you understand the deep meaning of the content?"

"Uh... I can probably understand it. Part of the content is similar to the military book I read a few days ago, but some words sound uncommon." Peng Qingqing expressed his understanding.

Su Chen nodded slightly, that's right, it shows that Peng Qingqing has thought about it seriously, and he didn't read the Art of War for nothing, so he really wrote it down.

"Then do you still remember the saying in Sun Tzu's Art of War - Emptiness and Reality that soldiers have no constant momentum, but water has no permanent shape?"

Peng Qingqing nodded and said: "Of course I remember! The original text is: Water controls the flow because of the ground, and soldiers win because of the enemy. Soldiers have no constant momentum, water has no constant shape, and those who can win because of the enemy's changes are called gods."

Su Chen explained: "That's right, Sun Tzu clearly emphasized that there is no fixed pattern for deploying troops. A good general should be flexible and adaptable according to the changes of the enemy's situation. Only in this way can he be said to use troops like a god! Some of the content I wrote , some are based on the art of war, and some are based on inferences from one instance, so it can be regarded as a strategy of flexible learning and adaptability, and there are no specific examples and clauses in the art of war."

"Oh, so that's what it is..."

Su Chen asked again: "If you were to be the guard of Baidi City, and the Song army was about to attack in three days, what would you give priority to?"

Peng Qingqing stated: "It must be fortifications, the number of soldiers and armor, whether the weapons and equipment are sufficient, whether the arrows are sharp, and the morale, how to mobilize them, all these will affect the winning rate of the battle."

Su Chen commented: "That's right, these are things that need to be prepared before the war. But there is one more thing, which is particularly important, and that is the grain and grass. You must check the rice warehouse in the city, count the number of people in the mountain city and the rations, and know what you need to do if you stick to it in the city. How long it lasts is also an arithmetic problem!"

"War, in addition to the strength and strength of soldiers and horses, is also related to national strength. It is a war of attrition. Especially when the strength and combat effectiveness of the two countries are similar, it depends on the logistics support. Who can do better."

Peng Qingqing asked him curiously: "Then this time, what is the difference in combat effectiveness between the Shu army and the Song army?"

Su Chen pondered for a while, and finally said with a wry smile: "This, there is no comparison!"

Relying on the danger of the mountain shape, the mountains of Bashu Jianmen, which are surrounded by mountains, and the natural danger of the Yangtze River, garrisoned 15 troops in Shu. In history, they were all captured by 66 elite Song troops within [-] days. This is simply a crushing defeat. Revolt!

Therefore, national strength is not important to Song and Shu, military strength is the key!

At dusk, a large ship arrived from Baidi City. Gao Yanchou, the commander of the Kuizhou camp, brought Luo Ji, the military judge, and his confidants to arrive.

Meng Xuanyu sent Wei Ying to invite Su Chen to discuss matters in the White Tiger Festival Hall.

As soon as Su Chen stepped into the lobby, he found that there were more than twenty people inside, all rough men wearing military armor.

One of them was sitting in a high position, sitting in front of the second prince side by side, one on the left and one on the right, showing that the two had the highest status in the house.

Su Chen guessed in his heart that this person should be Ningjiang Jiedu envoy Gao Yanchou.

Sure enough, when Meng Xuanyu saw Su Chen coming in, he immediately got up and introduced him.

"Young Master Chen, this is the commander-in-chief that Kuizhou promised, and General Gao is the envoy of the Ningjiang Festival." Meng Xuanyu paused for a moment, and then explained to General Gao: "This is His Highness' guest minister, the chief counselor, Mr. Chen!"

"Hi Mr. Chen!" Gao Yanchou saluted slightly. He observed his words and expressions, and saw that His Highness respected this person very much, and his attitude was not as simple as that of ordinary guests. Therefore, he simply showed courtesy and looked up to him.

"Chen has met General Gao!" Su Chen returned the gift, and then looked at General Gao carefully.

Gao Yanchou is about fifty years old, not tall, with thin cheeks, and a pair of sharp eyes on his dark face. Coupled with that bright armor, he has an aura of being a superior person who is not angry and arrogant .

He was looking at General Gao, and Gao Yanchou was looking at him too.

In Gao Yanchou's eyes, he felt that Su Chen's features were pretty, but he was not as gentle and weak as ordinary scholars. This person still had a masculine and courageous aura. He should have practiced martial arts. As for his strategy and talent, that's unknown. up.

Meng Xuanyu looked at Su Chen responsibly, and then sighed: "Young Master Chen's guess has come true. General Gao just received a secret report from Bianjing City at noon. The news is true. Zhao Kuangyin, an official of the Great Song Dynasty, has issued an announcement to attack Shu. The appeal, and added a sentence of amnesty to the army: Fanke City Walled, stop collecting its armor and grain, and distribute it to the soldiers with money and silk, and what I want, it will be the land ear."

After Su Chen heard it, his heart moved slightly, it was still similar to the historical records, there was no difference.

Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Great Song Dynasty issued this sentence to the army to mean: After the army captured the city, the imperial court only counted the weapons, armor and military rations.As for the money and silk, the soldiers on the expedition could divide it up on the spot, and what the imperial court wanted was the land of Hou Shu.

In this way, all the soldiers who went to the expedition will be red-eyed, and they are destined to enter the rich Bashu land, and they will not give up after plundering.

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. This strategy completely stimulated the fighting desire of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty.It is conceivable that the Forbidden Army of the Great Song Dynasty who went southward was like a drooling tiger and wolf, rushing directly at Houshu, the lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"Can you find out the route of the Song Army's troops?" This is what Su Chen is concerned about.

Meng Xuanyu nodded slightly, and sighed: "It's as Mr. Chen expected in advance. 6 troops were dispatched from Bianjing's elite forbidden army, and the troops were divided into two groups. The [-] army on the North Road, commanded by Wang Quanbin and Cui Yanjin, came from Fengzhou We set off and head south along the Jialing River Valley, taking Chencang Road and Jinniu Road! The [-] army on the east road, led by Song Dynasty generals Liu Guangyi and Cao Bin, headed up the river from Guizhou, and the first goal was Kuizhou!"

After finishing speaking, Meng Xuanyu's eyes were filled with admiration, because these two possibilities had been predicted by Su Chen long ago, and it was really a predictable crouching dragon!
(End of this chapter)