Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 257
Jianxing seven years, August, Hanzhong.

It was midsummer, the sun was scorching, and the cicadas were singing.A gust of hot wind blows by, the bamboo forest rustles, and the forest is very cool.

In the small courtyard of the thatched cottage that was just built, Zhuge Liang and Huang Quan sat opposite each other.

The attendant walked in slowly with the ice tray emitting wisps of cold smoke, placed it gently on the table, and slowly left the room.

Zhuge Liang reached out to pick up the lychee from the ice tray, peeled off the husk, and put the white and soft pulp into his mouth. The cold and sweet juice overflowed his mouth, which was endless aftertaste.

Huang Quan spat out the core and said with a smile, "The lychee is delicious, Your Majesty has a heart!"

In order to refine his soldiers, Zhuge Liang deliberately asked Huang Quan to stay in Hanzhong to discuss military affairs together.

Zhuge Liang wiped his lower lip with a handkerchief, and said: "Lychees are good, but it takes a lot of effort. Your Majesty ordered someone to send lychees from Nanzhong thousands of miles away to Hanzhong. You should advise him."

Huang Quan was stunned, chuckled lightly, and said: "Brother's words are reasonable, since the lychees have arrived, it would be a pity not to eat them. I will write a letter to advise His Majesty at that time."

Zhuge Liang stroking his beard and nodding his head, said with a smile: "Liang is boring!"

Huang Quan pointed to the ice tray and said: "It's better to be happy alone than to be happy with others. Eating too many lychees is not beneficial to others. It's better to share with others to get rid of the heat of others."

Zhuge Liang raised his hand and said with a smile: "Gongheng's words are reasonable, what your majesty rewards should be shared with everyone."

Huang Quan smiled when he saw this, went out of the house holding an ice tray, and yelled at the officials in the courtyard to taste lychees and grapes together.

Zhuge Liang looked at Huang Quan's back, and sighed secretly: Gongheng is really a wonderful person!

Those who rejuvenate the great man with Liang must be fair and balanced!

Zhuge Liang lowered his head, and his eyes fell on the scarf on the case, on which the word "Jiangyuan" was impressively written.

Ever since Zhuge Liang asked for orders to teach military generals, he had the idea to summarize his military experience for several years, and combined with the words of "Sun Tzu", "Wu Zi", "Six Secret Teachings", and "Zuo Zhuan", he discussed it from various angles. For the way of the general.

Zhuge Liang planned to divide this book into two volumes and write 50 articles for the great Han generals to study. However, the framework and core ideas of the book "Jiang Yuan" have just been established, and it may take several years to complete the book.During the period, Zhuge Liang still needs to think about its content, while combining the current military situation of the big man, and at the same time supplementing the situation of teaching martial arts.

After dividing the lychees, Huang Quan took off his socks, walked in slowly, and knelt down opposite Zhuge Liang.

Seeing Huang Quan enter, Zhuge Liang handed Huang Quan the draft on the case about military generals, and said, "Gongheng, this is the outline of the gist of Liang's lecture on military generals and refinement of soldiers. Please read it!"

Huang Quan sat upright, took the draft, and read it carefully.

As the second in command of the Han military, the chariot general of the Han, and the highest military commander in Qinzhou, Huang Quan is the only one in the Han who is qualified to discuss military affairs with Zhuge Liang.

Huang Quan looked at the draft in his hand, looked at it for a while, stroked his beard, and said: "Soldiers, save the country and the country. If there is a matter of literature, there must be military preparations... Therefore, the country is supplemented by the army, and the king uses his ministers as assistants." It is the general who is in charge. It is not the general of the people, the assistant of the country, or the leader of the army.  …”

After reading it, Huang Quan couldn't help admiring it, and said excitedly: "Ge Jun's words are deafening to the ears, and Quan deeply believes it. Literary affairs and military strategies are the arms of the country. If one arm is abandoned, the country will be in danger. Military Weakness puts the country at risk, and whether the army is strong or not depends on its commander. A general who does not love the people is not a good assistant, nor is he the master of the army."

However, Huang Quan couldn't help hesitating a little when he saw the passage on the scarf that reads "teach with etiquette and righteousness, teach with loyalty and trustworthiness", so he asked: "Ge Jun, why did you say that?" "

In Huang Quan's eyes, soldiers will be taught military discipline, practiced in the army, and rewards and punishments are clearly defined.Soldiers should know the principles and laws, and should not be educated by rites.Otherwise, the more soldiers know, the less easy it is to execute military orders.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while, then stroked his beard and replied: "Gongheng, the prosperity of the Qin State lies in the fact that the people are not afraid of war. Qin leads because of profit, but the people don't know why they fight. That's why Liang thinks, lure them with profit, teach them with rites, and fight with them with respect." Instruct them with loyalty and trust, and use the punishment code, so that soldiers can fight for what and why. Only then can the soldiers of the Han Dynasty be stronger than the soldiers of other countries."

Huang Quan frowned slightly, thinking deeply about Zhuge Liang's words.

Zhuge Liang continued: "Han Feizi said: 'A fierce general starts from the army'. If you don't teach soldiers etiquette, how can you know how to be loyal to the king and serve the country? Soldiers don't know etiquette and righteousness. Relying on force, you can only be called a ferocious beast, not a warrior. The difference between humans and beasts lies here."

Hearing this, Huang Quan, who had been silent for a long time, took a long breath and said with emotion: "Today, after listening to Ge Jun's words, I know what Kong Zhongni said: 'To fight without teaching is to abandon it. (Note ①)' What does it mean? This is not out of benevolence, but out of love for soldiers. Ge Jun should be a master of military art in this world, and his power is far away."

It has to be said that Zhuge Liang's military ability may not be comparable to that of the famous commander of the ages, but his military thinking is completely comparable, and it is also commendable today.

What Chen Shou said: Zhirong is his forte, and he is not his forte, so it is not a false statement.It's just that this is not a comparison with his contemporaries, but a comparison with Zhuge Liang himself.

For example, the librarian who also played the role of the same person also adopted Zhuge Liang's military thinking when he was managing the army.

It's just that the productivity is different. Zhuge Liang required soldiers to know etiquette and justice, but did not require literacy and reading scriptures; in later generations, when productivity increased and librarians ruled the army, soldiers were required to learn literacy.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and didn't care about it, but said comfortingly: "Gongheng is good at strategizing and strategizing, while Liang is good at managing troops and training soldiers. You and I should learn from each other's strengths."

Hearing this, the corner of Huang Quan's mouth twitched. He thought so before. Nanzhong's use of troops was well-regulated and commendable. However, with the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang's military tactics became more and more sophisticated. How could he still dare to think so!

Huang Quan didn't think too much about it, he cupped his hands and asked, "I don't know how the prime minister plans to teach generals, Quan is willing to cooperate."

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and murmured for a while, and said: "It's enough to take turns. Transfer the soldiers from Longyou to Hanzhong for training; then transfer the soldiers from Hanzhong to Longyou to take over as soldiers from Longyou."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang added: "However, you need to choose some talents to practice as soldiers, and teach them to be instructors. In this way, one person can teach ten people, ten people can teach a hundred people, a hundred people can teach a thousand people, and a thousand people can teach a thousand people." A man can teach ten thousand people, and finally he can teach the three armies."

"Promise! Quan can arrange soldiers to take turns in Hanzhong in sequence." Huang Quan responded.

"This is the awarding of soldiers. I wonder how Ge Jun plans to award generals?" Huang Quan asked.

Zhuge Liang got up with a feather fan in his hand, and said with a smile: "If Liang wants to be appointed general, how can he accept his heart (loyal subordinates), sharpen his eyes and ears (elite scouts), and practice minions (brave men). If these three things are accomplished, the soldiers will be like waving their arms, calling It’s coming, it’s going.”

Huang Quan nodded in agreement, and replied: "Ge Gong is wise, Quan is willing to be your brother's assistant, if you want anything, just call him."

Zhuge Liang stretched out his hand, held Huang Quan's hands, and said with emotion: "With the help of Gongheng, teaching martial arts will get twice the result with half the effort. Liang is not very happy, thank you Gongheng!"

Huang Quan held Zhuge Liang's hands tightly, and said excitedly: "Restore the Han Dynasty, conquer the Central Plains, repay the kindness of the late emperor, and repay your majesty's kindness, I dare not say thank you."

Zhuge Liang nodded heavily, and said seriously: "You and I will rejuvenate the Han Dynasty and restore the Central Plains together."
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①: "People go to battle without education and training, which is to send them to die."

(The content of Zhuge Liang's military management is not my bragging. I wrote it based on Zhuge Liang's military thought. Do you need to write a few more chapters about the content of Zhuge Liang's military management.)
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