I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 365 Wei Qing, I said you are old, are you willing to accept it?
"What is the military situation?"

Wei Qing looked suspicious when he heard this.

At present, the Han Dynasty continues the national defense thinking of the pre-Qin period, and mainly divides the military command schools into three factions, namely the military strategy school, the military yin and yang school, and the military skills school.

Although all of these schools aim to win, their emphases are slightly different.

Wei Qing mainly studied these three schools on a daily basis, and he had made considerable achievements over the years. However, the so-called "military situation" suddenly mentioned by Liu Ju made him feel unfamiliar.

But you can't blame him for being ignorant.

This is because no one has formally summarized the school of thought on "military situation". Only the vague concepts of "shape" and "momentum" are mentioned in "The Art of War", which are difficult to truly apply in actual military operations. By the time the concept of "military situation" was formally proposed, it was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty, more than a hundred years ago.

The person who proposed this school of thought was named Ban Gu.

This person compiled the "Book of Han" and is as famous as Sima Qian today, and they are collectively called "Ban Ma".

At the same time, this person also joined the court of the then general Dou Xian, participated in the northern attack on the Huns, and contributed to the achievement of "Inscribing the Stone at Yanran" which is as famous as Huo Qubing's "Sealing the Wolf's Lair".

Besides.

He also had a younger brother named Ban Chao, a national hero who pacified the Western Regions and was hailed as the most outstanding Protector General of the Western Regions in the history of the Protectorate.

His sister, Ban Zhao, is also the first of the four great talented women in ancient China, known in history as "Ban Dajia".

This is the true loyalty of the family!

This has gone a bit off topic, and let's get back to the "military situation". It can be said that the fact that General Dou Xian was able to "inscribe the stone at Yanran" was closely related to the "military situation" he proposed.

But did the “military situation” only appear at that time?
Of course not!

Later generations studied the tactical characteristics of the "military situation" and discovered that this tactic actually appeared very early.

Among them, Xiang Yu, the King of Chu, is one of the representatives of the "military situation". Although he may not be the earliest, he is definitely the most famous.

During the Chu-Han Contention, Xiang Yu led 30,000 cavalrymen to attack Pengcheng over a thousand miles, and defeated Emperor Gaozu's 560,000 Han troops in just half a day, creating an almost impossible miracle in military history and fully demonstrating the idea of ​​military situation.

However, Liu Ju would definitely not use Xiang Yu as an example in front of Liu Che.

He would not even mention the Battle of Pengcheng that made Liu Bang cry. He is now a descendant of Liu Bang. It would be a bit of an insult to his teacher and ancestors to talk about these things. Now that he has been deposed, there is really no need to do so.

After a brief pause, Liu Ju explained:
"In fact, the military situation was very close to us. My late cousin Jing Huanhou used the military situation to perfection and defeated the Xiongnu without any resistance."

"Huo Qubing?"

Wei Qing was stunned for a moment.

Liu Che, Sang Hongyang and Su Wen also looked at Liu Ju curiously, waiting for him to give more explanations.

"Exactly."

Liu Ju nodded and continued,

"The military situation is like thunder and wind, the last to attack but the first to arrive, separation and reunion, changeable and unpredictable, it is to defeat the enemy with lightness and speed."

"General, why don't you think about this? Marquis Jing Huan's several victories in attacking the Xiongnu in the north are in line with the characteristics of the military situation?"

"In addition, the general has made many military achievements in the Battle of Longcheng, the Battle of Mo Nan, and the surprise attack on Gaoque. Did his actions also coincide with the characteristics of the military situation?"

"Unfortunately, since the general established the shogunate, the general has had more generals and advisers under his command. He has also begun to study military books and tactics. The more military theories he has learned, the more suggestions and strategies he has heard. He has become more and more conventional when formulating strategies, and it has become more difficult for him to achieve a great victory in the war with the Xiongnu." "I wonder if the general has any understanding of the reason now?"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Wei Qing looked embarrassed and looked at Liu Che guiltily.

How could this nephew be so bad at speaking and expose his uncle's scars in front of His Majesty?
Sang Hongyang and Su Wen also cast "sympathetic" glances towards Wei Qing. At this moment, he had successfully served as a shield and resolved some of Liu Che's embarrassment.

"..."

However, Liu Che had no time to gloat over Wei Qing's misfortune at this moment.

He just frowned as if he was chewing over what Liu Ju had just said... He had thought about this question for a long time. People only thought that he had found many talented people in this dynasty, but they did not know that in the matter of conquering the Huns, since Huo Qubing's untimely death, he had fallen into the embarrassing situation of "no one to use".

Wei Qing? Lu Bode? Zhao Po Nu? Li Xi? Gongsun He? Han Shuo? ...

There were many generals who had participated in the Han-Xiongnu War, and many of them are still alive and can be mentioned.

However, he could not find a general who could "win every battle and achieve results in every action" like Huo Qubing, and he could not "first seek survival and then fight". Otherwise, how could he immediately give up the opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the Huns after Huo Qubing's death? Otherwise, how could he issue the "Edict to Seek Talents of Different Ranks" shortly after Huo Qubing's death?
Now, my own son has suddenly summarized the tactics that enabled Huo Qubing to defeat the Huns, and named it the unprecedented "military situation", pointing directly to the core of victory that I have not even thought of.

With such understanding, could it be possible that...

Liu Ju is the second champion candidate that I have been looking for for many years but never found? !

My magic weapon to defeat the Huns has always been with me?!
I should have thought of it earlier!

The Wei bloodline is already extraordinary, and my bloodline is the most supreme in the world. With the most supreme in the world plus the Wei bloodline, how can I not give birth to another Huo Qubing, or even someone who surpasses Huo Qubing!
No, no!
I'm afraid he has already surpassed Huo Qubing!
Although Huo Qubing was brave and good at fighting, he did not study the Five Classics or practice military tactics.

My son is about the same age as Huo Qubing, but he is already proficient in both civil and military affairs. Naturally, my son is stronger... Besides, it seems that Huo Qubing would not be able to use two stone bows to shoot the halberd at the gate. I have never seen it anyway.
When thinking about this.

Liu Ju continued to talk on his own:

"General, you just asked me about the strategy for defending the city."

"I won't mention the strategy of fortifying the city and clearing the countryside. Those who have read military books must know about it. As for the preparations for the city, food, water, soldiers, and equipment, I won't go into details. This is something a general defending a city must do well, and it is also the strength of our Han army."

"I only propose one strategy, which is: if there is an army that must be rescued, there is a city that must be defended!"

"When I want to defend a city, I must secretly station mobile cavalry outside the city that can respond at any time, so that the enemy army cannot take care of us when they are retreating. We can plunder their food and grass, or attack their rear camps. In short, if the enemy advances, we retreat; if the enemy retreats, we pursue; if the enemy stays, we harass; if the enemy is tired, we attack."

"I defend the city, but the attack and defense are interchangeable. The enemy has no city to occupy, so how can they fight me?"

"I wonder if the general is satisfied with my answer?"

The voice just fell.

Before Wei Qing could respond, Liu Che's face was already flushed, and the fighting spirit from many years ago seemed to have suddenly returned at this moment:

"Good! Well said! You are worthy of being my son!"

"This strategy is very much to my liking. If there is an army that must be rescued, there is a city that must be defended!"

"Wei Qing, I said you are old, do you accept your age?"

(End of this chapter)