Refine Gu to become immortal from one person

Chapter 533
There is a saying in the art of war that it is a taboo for military strategists to change generals just before the battle.

But books are dead, but people are alive.

The reason why it is a big taboo to change generals before the battle is because in most cases, the scene where the change of generals happens is that the original master general was deprived of military power and went back to be punished for various reasons, such as making mistakes, or failing in the struggle of the faction he belonged to, etc. .

Under such circumstances, it is easy for the soldiers to sympathize with the original leader, and then react hostilely to the new leader.

It is troublesome enough if the general does not know the soldier, and the soldier does not know the general, let alone the general and the soldier are at odds.

As the saying goes, the right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony of people. This change of general will lose the harmony of people, which is naturally a taboo for military strategists.

But everything cannot be generalized, and it is better to have no books than to believe in books.

Since the fundamental problem of changing generals before the battle is not the general change itself, but a series of human and aspect problems that may be caused after the general change.So as long as this root cause can be resolved, changing generals is no longer a taboo act, on the contrary it may become a clever strategy.

Leaving aside, let’s take the Battle of Changping twenty years ago as an example.

In that battle, not only Zhao Guo changed his coach, from the veteran Lian Po to the young Zhao Kuo, but also Qin Guo.The leader who led the army at the beginning was Zuo Shuchang Wang He. He and Lian Po fought back and forth. At that stage, Qin State had an advantage but not too big, at least not enough to convert it into a victory.

Then they started to play tricks.

Sending people to the capital of Zhao State spread rumors that "Qin's evil is only feared by Zhao Kuo, the son of the horse, and Lian Po is easy to deal with, and he will surrender".

At that time, Zhao Wang was also very dissatisfied with Lian Po's strategy of sticking to the wall, because Zhao Guo couldn't afford it at all. Although it seemed to be evenly matched on the surface, he could only die silently in the end.

As a result, the king of Zhao changed his commander and sent Zhao Kuo, the son of the famous general Ma Fujun Zhao She, as a replacement.

However, Zhao Guo's change of coach was predicted by Qin Guo in advance, and they also made adjustments at the same time, secretly replacing the original chief general Wang Lu with Wu An Jun Bai Qi.

The following story is familiar to everyone.

Facing Qin's God of War Bai Qi, Zhao Kuo's immaturity was clearly displayed on the battlefield. In the end, not only was he defeated and killed, but hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops under his command were also captured and killed.

At this point, the Zhao State, which was originally a dominant force and could even compete with Qin State in terms of military strength, was completely broken, and has not recovered for decades.Although it still belongs to the list of powerful countries, it is absolutely impossible to catch up with Qin.

Then why did Zhao Guo lose a lot when he changed coaches just before the battle, but Qin Guo was able to make a lot of money?

It is because Qin's coaching change solved the problem of human harmony, or it did not cause hidden dangers in human harmony.

First of all, Bai Qi, the new general who was replaced, is the God of War of the Qin State, and he is the most revered object in the hearts of all Qin State soldiers. His prestige is enough, and he can quickly integrate the army and hold all the power in his hands.

Secondly, the original chief general, Wang Yan, was originally Bai Qi's deputy general, and the soldiers and horses under his command were also very familiar with Bai Qi.

In the end, the original leader, Wang Lu, was not punished, so the soldiers under his command would not have any resistance.

The opposite is Zhao Jun.

The original owner, Lian Po, was transferred away because he didn't obey King Zhao's order to urge him to take the initiative to attack. Obviously, this time he went back to enjoy the blessings, so the soldiers under his command were naturally dissatisfied.

Although the new general Zhao Kuo came from a famous family, it was his first time leading an army. Neither his prestige nor his methods were enough to convince the crowd quickly. .

This addition and subtraction, coupled with the huge gap in abilities between Zhao Kuo and Bai Qi, jointly created the most famous tragedy in the history of ancient Chinese warfare-the Battle of Changping.

Of course, Mr. Xinling didn't think that replacing Li Mu would have the effect of beating Zhao Kuo for nothing, but it was still possible to give Wang Jian a small surprise when he didn't find out.

Why does war require knowing yourself and your enemy?

Because every famous general has a different combat style, only by understanding the enemy general's style can he make a more accurate judgment on the enemy's movement, and only then can he gain the upper hand by making a plan.

The biggest advantage of changing generals before the battle is that it will cause an abrupt change in combat style, which can catch the enemy by surprise.

After all, human thinking is inertial.

For example, if you are used to the opponent's biased and conservative combat style, then in many cases, you may be more bold in the choice of strategy, thinking that the enemy will not make any big moves when you are not sure enough.

But if suddenly the enemy general is replaced by a brave, diligent and risk-taking person, who regards your little temptation as a provocation, and comes out to start a decisive battle, then you have to be confused at this time, right?
This is the effect of not playing cards according to the routine.

As for whether he can grasp the Zhao army as soon as possible, Mr. Xinling, who rescued Zhao twice and lived in Zhao State for more than ten years, said that it was all a sprinkling of water.

Now he can't wait to go to the northern line to fight Wang Jian.

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Li Mu's reply was also quick, but the content was somewhat beyond Lord Xinling's expectations.

I saw in the letter that he felt that the strategy of changing generals was feasible, especially on the northern front. Lord Xinling might be able to help the Yanzhao coalition forces break the deadlock.

However, such trivial matters as Zhao Guo's conquest of Yan Guo did not require him to go back and preside over it in person, Zhao Guo had someone to handle it.

"Pang Nuan..."

Lord Xinling was thoughtful, "Is it Pang Gong's descendant?"

Simply speaking, Pang Gong may not be famous and no one knows, but when it comes to his ancestor Pang Juan, his popularity is much higher.

Pang Juan represents the period of Wei State's history from its heyday dominating the Central Plains to its collapse.

The battle of Maling was no less a blow to Wei State than Changping was to Zhao State.

In that battle, Pang Juan was defeated by his colleague Sun Bin for the second time, and also completely ruined Wei Wuzu, the powerful soldier of Wei Guozhan who dominated the world.

From then on, Wei State was seriously injured and its hegemony was lost, while Qi State took over the power and began the era of dominating the East.

As the chief culprit of the defeat, after Pang Juan himself died in battle, his family’s situation in Wei State was not good. Although they were not persecuted, it was even more difficult to regain their trust, so they simply moved to Zhao State. went.

"Forget it, since Li Mu has confidence in him, let me see how much of Naizu's ability he has inherited!"

Lord Xinling nodded, and then began to arrange for him to exchange battle lines with Li Mu.

In fact, compared to Wang Jian, the leader of the north line of the Qin Army who has shown outstanding talent and has shown the appearance of a famous general, Meng Wu, the leader of the center line with slightly mediocre ability, is a better breakthrough.

But the problem is that Li Mu is not Lord Xinling. His prestige in Zhao's army is as high as the sky, but it doesn't mean that Han Jun and Wei Jun will recognize his ability and obey his command [-]%.

Therefore, if you want to really play the effect of changing generals, you need to make some careful arrangements.

(End of this chapter)