I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 386 Han Xin’s Problem

After chatting with Chen Luo for a few words, Han Xin became very interested.

If someone like the other party appeared seventy or eighty years ago, or even hundreds of years ago, I wouldn't be surprised at all.

There are many good generals in troubled times.

During the five hundred years of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, general stars were shining brightly, with first-class or even super-first-class generals such as Sun Wu, Le Yi, Tian Dan, Bai Qi, Lian Po, Zhao She, and Li Mu emerging. In the chaotic times of the late Qin Dynasty, in just a few years, there were even more famous generals. Xiang Yu and himself were the only two beings. As for the first-class generals, there were as many as stars, and none of them could be defeated by a single blow in his hands.

In the turbulent times, there are always heroes holding halberds and fighting hard in anger.

When the world is stable and the people's hearts lack that "qi", the general star will gradually dim.

In the past few decades, the big man has barely been able to meet the first-class standard, and Han Xin thinks that the only one who can reach the upper-class standard is the boy from Zhou Bo's family.

There are still many first-class generals.

But compared with the grand occasion of the late Qin Dynasty, it was greatly inferior.

However, I had discussed this issue with Jiang Ning with emotion.

Chen Luo's views hit the nail on the head.

Genius is composed of one percent talent and ninety-nine percent hard work.

Although the one percent of talent plays a decisive role, the ninety-nine percent of hard work cannot be ignored.

Even if geniuses can casually comprehend the truth, there is a prerequisite that they are on the right path.

For example, Newton discovered gravity and created calculus. However, when he tried to make money by trading in stocks, he was severely cut off and lost nearly ten years of salary. In the end, he left behind the famous saying "I can calculate the movement of celestial bodies." Trajectory, but not the madness of the human heart.”

You must know that the difference between mathematics and the stock market is far smaller than the difference between literature and science, farming and military strategy.

And if geniuses in these areas stray to another path, they may not even be able to make a splash.

If a military genius has no chance to be in the military for most of his life and has to deal with firewood, rice, oil and salt all day long, and the only chance to get bloodied is on the kitchen chopping board, no one will know that he has the potential to command thousands of troops, and he will be buried in the countryside and will not become a famous general.

You must know that Bai Qi did not take charge of hundreds of thousands of troops as soon as he started, but slowly trained the army into a complete body, relied on his achievements to become famous, and finally became a great hero step by step, becoming the most feared enemy of the generals of the Six Nations.

Without those "experience babies" in the early stage, he might not have a chance to achieve the title of God of Killing.

Precisely from the reign of Emperor Hui to the present day, except for the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms that lasted less than a year, the rest of the time has been peaceful.

Under such circumstances, not to mention commanding hundreds of thousands of people in large-scale legion battles, in small battles, one has to wait at the border for the intrusive Huns to invade before they have a chance to fight back.

In the peaceful and prosperous times, there were many trivial government affairs.

Therefore, the reputation of capable ministers in times of war and chaos was not apparent. In the dozen or so years of the early Han Dynasty, only Prime Minister Xiao and Jiang Ning were the mainstays. However, many outstanding prime ministers have emerged in these decades.

However, this actually confirmed what Chen Luo said.

Geniuses also need a little training in the right direction before they can shine.

Thinking like this, Han Xin narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced over Chen Luo's face.

According to Jiang Ning, the Chen Boyu in front of him has such knowledge even though he has never been in the military. Could it be that someone specially taught him to say this to please me?

Arousing a suspicion, he decided to ask specific questions and then find out the truth from the answers.

Of course, even if the other party's answer is unsatisfactory, I will not point it out. After all, the other party is a descendant of the Chen family in Yangxia. For Jiang Ning's sake, there is no need to make an upset. If the answer is wonderful, then I may be able to burn it. The version of the military book he clicked was rewritten and given to Jiang Ning's descendants.

"Boyu, you said you like to read some of my military books, can I give you a test to test you." Han Xin asked in a deep voice, "I can also test your level in the test, so that I can give you some advice. Send appropriate military documents."

In an instant, everyone in the room breathed softly, moved in unison, and turned to look at Chen Luo, as if they had rehearsed.

The envy in their eyes was almost overflowing.

Good guy.

We don't even have a chance to be scolded by Marquis Huaiyin, but he wants to test you with special questions.

It's really annoying to compare people to each other.

Tonight we will read "Spring and Autumn" at night, uh, "Huaiyin Art of War" at night!

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Luo nodded calmly and said, "Please ask General Han to come up with the question."

The reason why I hesitated for a moment was because I was thinking about the difficulty of Han Xin's questions.

You must know that during the banquets in those days, in addition to "military battles" such as archery competitions, there were also "literary battles", which were to put forward military hypotheses for the banquet guests to decipher.

Cao Shen and Zhou Bo could occasionally solve one or two of the questions raised by Han Xin, but they had only solved a dozen of them in total.

Some questions even asked the whole time, but no one answered them, so they would choose to go to Xiang Yu to ask for the answer. Then they got the fixed answer: "Is it a plain? If so, just rush over with 30,000 cavalry. If not, retreat." Go to the plain, and then rush over with 30,000 cavalry." After hearing this, Han Xin was very angry.

This is enough to reflect the difficulty of Han Xin's questions. Most people really can't answer them.

Although Chen Luo thought that he had improved a lot compared to his previous level, if Han Xin really asked those extremely difficult questions, he probably wouldn't be able to give perfect answers.

But now he is inspecting the juniors, so the difficulty should not be very high.

"Suppose, Boyu, you have 30,000 infantry, carrying half a year's supply of food and grass, and the enemy has 50,000 soldiers stationed at the pass. There is a river to the west of the city, and the food and grass in the city is enough for three months. And you want to capture the pass as soon as possible. What should you do? ?As for the pass, it is not a dangerous pass, and the city wall is relatively low. If we attack the city with a force of ten to one, it can be broken within three hours." Han Xin asked the question.

After hearing this, other people in the room began to lower their heads and think.

Now that Marquis Huaiyin was asking Boyu a question, it didn't mean that he could give up thinking and just wait for the answer to be revealed.

Learning without thinking is useless.

The Han family belongs to the military aristocracy. Even if they do not join the army, their children will be exposed to the art of war to some extent.

If you have never eaten pork, have you never seen a pig running?

Therefore, they have already begun analysis based on the conditions given by Han Xin.

Han Xu also muttered in his heart.

The question emphasizes that one's own troops attack the city with a force of ten to one and can defeat it within three hours, which is a necessary step in solving the problem.

As for the other additional conditions in the question, they are opportunities that the generals must seize and use them to achieve the prerequisites for overcoming the pass in one fell swoop.

His thoughts were similar to those of most people in the room.

Around these conditions, Han Xu continued to think deeply about three aspects.

One is that our own side has more food and grass than the defenders at the pass.

If the defenders run out of food during a siege, some of the defenders will inevitably lose their combat effectiveness due to hunger.

Although it is impossible to create a ten-to-one strength difference, it can at least equalize the combat effectiveness of the two sides.

The second is that there is a river in the west of the city.

You should know that if there is a river in the west of the city, if the river is on a higher terrain, you can try to divert water to flood the city. When the water level rises and the city wall is low, the situation of the defenders in the city will be quite embarrassing.

The difficulty of attacking the pass is greatly reduced.

The third is to camp on the other side of the river before attacking.

This can avoid enemy sneak attacks to the greatest extent.

After all, the army is most vulnerable when crossing the river, with basically no means of defense. What's more, the movement across the river is not small and cannot be concealed. Even if it is sneaking across at night, the patrolling defenders can detect it.

It has to be said that the children of the Han family still have two skills.

If it were an ordinary person dealing with such a situation, they would most likely be at a loss.

They came up with ideas in a short period of time, and they were quite satisfactory, with basically no big mistakes.

If used on the battlefield, it will not be a failure, at least it will not lead to a disastrous defeat for the army.

After listening to the question, Chen Luo fell into silence.

Be careful, this question is not the same old question I have heard before.

Also, with Han Xin's ability, it is not difficult to design a brand new scene and then ask questions based on it.

But this question is indeed interesting.

Emphasizing that all 30,000 of our own troops are infantry is to limit mobility.

Or were you scared by Xiang Yu's remarks?

Rubbing his chin gently, Chen Luo put aside his messy thoughts and continued thinking.

There is a trap in Han Xin's question stem.

This question is a "Korean military question" in the standard sense, and there are confusing items.

Just looking at the difference in food reserves between the two armies may make many people think of starting from the difference in stocks.

But Chen Luo understood Han Xin's question-writing style, and it would be a big mistake to think of solving the problem from this aspect.

The question clearly shows the gap between the two sides' food reserves, but it is from a God's perspective. If you are really leading troops on the battlefield, it would be good to know the approximate number of defenders in the city. It is nonsense to want to have a clear understanding of the food reserves in the city. .

Unless you have arranged a detailed work in the city in advance, and this special work must have a certain status and have access to relevant information about food reserves, it is not an easy task for a detailed work to pass on information when the army is approaching the city.

What's more, Han Xin did not give the conditions for the enemy to have his own soldiers, so he cannot add conditions at will on the basis of the question.

Otherwise, he said that he would be invincible if he drove the Strike Gundam and directly blasted the city wall open.

This "God's perspective" trap originally trapped Cao Shen, Zhou Bo and others. These people fell into the trap two or three times, but later learned the lesson. First, they began to consider which conditions in Han Xin's problem were blind spots, so they did not make the mistake. Had similar errors.

As for conditions such as low city walls and a river to the west of the city, they are considered interference items. They can be used, but using them will definitely not lead to victory in the entire battle.

Han Xin's questions often require wild imagination and a solid military foundation to come up with the final answer.

Then there is only one truth.

Chen Luo took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "General Han, according to my thinking, we need to lure the enemy's main force out of the city, and then take the opportunity to attack the city, break it, and seize the pass."

Others in the room were stunned.

This is completely different from what they thought.

Isn't it obviously the best solution to rely on siege to consume the garrison's food and fodder?

Han Xin nodded expressionlessly and just asked: "How to lure the enemy out of the city?"

"We formed a formation with our backs against the water. If the enemy sees us, they will definitely attack." Chen Luo responded smoothly.

Han Xin was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "You are using my idea of ​​​​the battle with the Xiongnu at Jingxing Pass, but yes, the enemy general will not miss this opportunity and will definitely use his main force to form a formation. Going out of the city to attack, and knowing that they don't have much food left, they must want to defeat them in one fell swoop. Well, there won't be many troops left behind.

At this time, if you send troops to bypass the city and attack the city, the opponent's main force will not be able to quickly defeat your formation in the front, and they will be trapped in a fight and unable to retreat.

When the city is broken, the enemy's morale will plummet and they will be captured easily.

I am very satisfied with your answer. When the time comes, I will write a military letter for you with great care. "

After saying this, Han Xin also felt a little stunned.

He hasn't written a military book for a long time. Even in recent years, he has maintained his previous habit of reading maps from various places, comparing them with records in history books and battle reports, and simulating corresponding scenes in his mind...

But he was too lazy to pick up a pen and put his thoughts on paper.

Perhaps it was because someone was urging me to read the manuscript that I was able to maintain my motivation.

Now that man is gone, but his descendants seem to have the same interest and can understand his military strategy.

Then write it to him.

"Thank you, General Han, for the compliment, and thank you, General Han, for the book." Chen Luo stood up and saluted.

Everyone else in the room was completely dumbfounded.

I didn't even follow my thoughts, but found that the question and answer was actually over. It seemed that Han Xin was extremely satisfied with the answer.

Could this be the strong man?

As for what Han Xin said in the second half, everyone looked even more envious.

According to Han Xin's original statement, he was exchanging letters with Chen Luo, but now he has gone so far as to write a special military book for the other party.

What does such treatment mean? The children of the Chen family in Yangxia may only feel that it is special, but the children of the Han family in Huaiyin are so shocked that their jaws will drop.

When Marquis Wenzhen of Yangxia passed away, the head of the family burned his manuscripts to commemorate his death, and never wrote a military book again.

Not to mention that no one has ever enjoyed the privilege of writing a book alone, even if I have never written a book before.

But after the shock passed and they regained their senses, they thought things through.

The reason why Han Xin was willing to write another edition of The Art of War was indeed because he admired Chen Luo's performance, plus his identity as a descendant of the Yangxia Chen family. The two factors were superimposed to achieve the current effect.

Two reasons, one is indispensable.

"Can't we besiege the city?" Han Wei, who was still struggling with the problem, asked weakly.

When Han Xin heard this, he looked at his great-grandson with doting and helpless eyes, as if to say, "It's okay, just go and play by yourself."

After a while, he sighed leisurely, as if expressing emotion, and as if answering a question: "Fortunately, the Han Dynasty is peaceful and there is no war."

(End of this chapter)