The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 65 The Riddler Gets Out of the Big Man!
At the end of July, Liu Bei received an edict from Liu Yan, and the court worshiped Liu Bei as the captain of Zhongshan. In addition, there was a letter written by Liu Yan.

In this transmission of the letter, Liu Yan spoke kindly to Liu Bei, just like his own nephew, not at all as blunt as when he granted the recruitment order.

In the letter, Liu Yan greatly appreciated Liu Bei's achievements in pacifying the bandits, and at the same time urged him to continue the offensive, and must recover the remaining counties in Zhongshan before the end of the year.

Liu Bei who received the edict and Liu Yan's handwritten letter was very happy. After all, the captain is already a military officer with a rank of two thousand stones.

As for Liu Yan's urging, Liu Bei had the intention of regaining Zhongshan, and he accepted it frankly.

So, on the first day of August, Liu Bei called all the civil and military personnel under his command and held a meeting.

There is only one central idea of ​​the meeting, that is to capture the counties of Zhongshan before winter, so that the whole Jizhou will never see a Zhang Chun's bandit army again.

As the host of the meeting, Tian Feng first laid out a large map, and then pointed to the map and began to talk loudly, almost drowning Lin Chao next to him with his saliva.

"Everyone, please see that there is a county about three hundred miles northwest of Hanchang. The name of this county is Nanxingtang. There is a river ten miles north of the county called Boshui. To the north of the river is Shangquyang County. These two counties They are all located in the westernmost part of Zhongshan County, and are now farthest away from our army."

After finishing speaking, Tian Feng pointed to a point above Hanchang on the map, and continued to speak: "And within a hundred miles to the north of Hanchang, there is the small county Anxi, and further westward, there is Zhongshan Zhisuolu Slave. As long as these two counties are taken down, the army can go all the way north, straight to Wangdu, Tang County, Puyin..."

When Tian Feng said this, he pointed to the top position on the map.

"Finally, capture Beiping and recover the entire Zhongshan!"

When Tian Feng was describing the terrain among the counties, Liu Bei had been staring at the map. Now that Tian Feng had finished speaking, he couldn't help asking, "Yuan Hao, what should our army do?"

Hearing this, Tian Feng smiled with confidence.

Although he was busy all day these days, he did not forget to plan for the future.With his character, he would never fight unprepared.

"Please look, my lord." Tian Feng bowed his hands to Liu Bei and said, "Shangquyang and Nanxing Tang counties are surrounded by mountains on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but they are isolated and helpless. There must not be many soldiers in the city. Therefore, It is enough for the Lord to send a partial army to surround the city, even if it cannot be captured, the two counties are not a concern."

Tian Feng's words were clear and logical, and he wanted to achieve the greatest results at the least cost, which made Liu Bei nod for a while.

Here, Xun Chen was not to be outdone, stood up with a smile, walked to the map, and said, "Mr. Xuande, the most important thing is on the other road."

Everyone looked at where Xun Chen pointed, it was Lunu County and Anxi County, the seat of Zhongshan County.

"The small county of Anxi is nothing to worry about, but Lunu is the main route to the north, and the bandit army must be heavily armed. If Lunu is taken, the small counties in the north will be under the palm of Xuande. Therefore, the road will take more Send elite soldiers and strong generals to open up the main road to the north in one fell swoop."

"Mr. Xun's words are justified."

Liu Bei nodded, expressing his agreement with Xun Chen's point of view.

Next, Xun Chen proposed some marching strategies based on the terrain, as well as guesses about the number of enemy troops. Tian Feng checked and made up for omissions from time to time, and modified Xun Chen's plan, so that the generals had a clearer strategy for this battle. the concept of.

But Lin Chao, who was the supervisor of the army, didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. He was just alone in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

Liu Bei had been paying attention to Lin Chao early in the morning, hoping that he could come up with some useful suggestions.

Seeing that he still didn't speak, he couldn't help asking: "Zi Chu, why didn't you say a word? Could it be that you have a different opinion?"

Hearing this, Xun Chen and Tian Feng also set their sights on Lin Chao.

They knew Lin Chaotian's unconstrained thinking and always had different opinions, and they also wanted to know what he thought of his own strategy.

"No, You Ruo and Yuan Hao's strategy for this march is very appropriate, and the court can't find any omissions."

Lin Chao shook his head and said, "It's just that Chao is thinking about a question."

"what is the problem?"

Not only Liu Bei, but others are also curious about it.

"That is, is it more important to attack the mind, or to attack the city?"

"Naturally, attacking the heart is the first priority!" Tian Feng replied immediately, "The law of war says that the first strategy is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the second is to attack the city. Don't you know Zichu?"

Of course Lin Chao knew this sentence.

In the final analysis, the purpose of the strategy of attacking soldiers in Sun Tzu's Art of War is to defeat the enemy, but the cost of casualties will be lower after the strategy is used.

This is two different things from what Lin Chao said about attacking the heart first.

"Sun Wuzi's thirteen chapters, how can I not know about it." Lin Chao laughed, "It's just that what I said is a kind of empathy, so as to make the enemy surrender without fighting."

"Empathy?" Tian Feng asked with some doubts.

When will empathy be used in war?
Even if you want the enemy to surrender without a fight, you can only do it with a strong force.

Otherwise, why should the enemy surrender?
"Yes, it's empathy."

Lin Chao nodded, stood up, and said to the crowd: "Everyone, those who have wolf ambitions are just Zhang Chun and a few people, and most of their subordinates are those who are coerced."

"Most of these Guizhou people joined because of the coercion of Zhang Chun and others. Before that, they were all obedient citizens of my great man, a kind family cultivated for generations. How innocent they are, they have to suffer from this sword. "

"I mean, this battle is mainly about recruiting and surrendering, supplemented by conquest."

Lin Chao opened his mouth slowly, revealing his true intentions.

"That being said, they are all bandit soldiers. If they are not defeated by thunder, how can they be recruited and appeased?"

Xun Chen said with a smile, he thought Lin Chao was too naive this time.

Throughout the history of wars, there are countless innocent people, all of whom were coerced by wolf ambitions, and they were all innocent people.

But even these innocent people were suppressed forcefully in the end, and there was no good end for them.

Leaving aside, let’s talk about the Yellow Turban Uprising a few years ago.

Even if Zhang Jiao's three brothers are careerists, those believers who believe in Huang Tian are so innocent.

But every time they captured a place, facing the people who were also at the bottom, they wantonly burned, killed and looted, how cruel!

When they were finally wiped out, who came out and said a word for them?

It is precisely because of the ignorance of the people that officials are needed to guard one side and guide them to farm in all seasons and live and work in peace and contentment.

If there is a civil uprising, you need to punish the chief culprit first, and then you can appease the people.

It is inevitable that some innocent people will be sacrificed.

This is Xun Chen's view, and it is also the view of most people in the world.

However, Lin Chao did not agree with this view.

It is necessary to punish the chief culprit, but innocent people should not be sent to death in vain.

Although this idea is ideal to a naive degree, it does not mean that there is no feasible space.

Therefore, facing Xun Chen's question, Lin Chao replied solemnly: "The common people like blind obedience the most. If we guide them, we will definitely make their hearts turn to the court and not be used by rebels."

"Then how to guide, so-and-so, I would like to hear the details."

Tian Feng often showed great interest in Lin Chao's new theories, just like this time, he asked quickly.

"It's easy to say, but it's just making the best use of the situation..."

Lin Chao smiled, but did not explain in too much detail.

Tian Feng and Xun Chen, who were aroused, all looked at Lin Chao with unkind expressions when they heard the words.

This Lin Zichu is not only brazen, but also likes to play tricks, which is very disgusting!
PS: Why don't you update it today, it's a rare weekend, let Lao Yu take a break.

Since signing the contract, there are two updates every day, and I have never been absent. Today, the second update is owed first.

The autumn is bright and the weekend is free. You might as well go out for a walk, relax and enjoy the breeze.

Now the pace of life is simple and clear, but don't make yourself too tired.

Finally, ask for a wave of votes (lack of confidence, whisper BB)

(End of this chapter)