Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1722 War Mode

   People are poor and naturally short of breath.

  The same goes for countries.

  War, in most people's minds, requires money, so in the Han Dynasty, and even in the later dynasties, when there is no money, some people dare not even fight...

The wealth of a country is reflected in many aspects, and they are even related to each other. In the later dynasties, the thought of being led by scholars and emphasizing agriculture over business is more convenient and more consolidated in terms of class rule, but in fact It also weakened the development of other aspects, and even caused the overall social deformity and insufficient wealth accumulation because of the curb of business.

Even in the Song Dynasty, although commerce developed substantially, the reason for the development of commerce at that time was not because it saw how attractive the future prospects of commerce were, but because it had to hand over a large amount of wealth to the surrounding Hu regime every year. Song and Liao had a Chanyuan alliance, one of which was: Song would provide Liao with 100,000 taels of silver and 200,000 bolts of silk every year for "helping the army".

   Song and Jin had a peace agreement in Shaoxing, and Song paid 250,000 taels of silver and 250,000 bolts of silk to Jin every year.

  Song and Xixia had a peace agreement between Song and Xia, Xia canceled the title of emperor, and claimed to be a minister to Song in name; Song gave 130,000 pieces of silk, 50,000 liang of silver, and 20,000 jin of tea at the age of Song, and rewarded them separately on festivals.

   This is equivalent to spending money to buy face. Although it is called a reward or a negotiation, it is similar to an annual tribute. It's just another way of saying that with so much money, it is naturally impossible to cut business, but as the upper ruling class of the Song Dynasty, they will never allow the business class to stand up, so even at a time like the Song Dynasty, It is also impossible to develop capitalism.

  Insufficient commercial development is likely to lead to a shortage of national wealth, and a country's shortage of wealth will cause various problems. In the simplest terms, even defending the country must be fearful...

   Generally speaking, war does cost money.

This is also the reason why many scholars in later generations would rather pay yearly tribute than carry out military system reform. In their view, military system reform is too troublesome and costly, so it is better to directly give some money to "friends" every year , and there is no need to worry about the re-emergence of warriors and nobles to divide power and seize profits.

   But what if you can spend other people's money to fight your own war?

   "What I want to talk about today is the Battle of Muye..." In Chang'an Lecture Hall, Hussar General Fei Qian stood on a high platform, looking at the generals headed by Xu Huang, and said eloquently.

   It is rare for Fei Qian to come to the martial arts hall once.

It happened that because of Liu Qi's affairs, Xu Huang couldn't stay in Sichuan for a long time, so he escorted or escorted Liu Qi to Chang'an. Giving a lecture on stage can also be regarded as a training for these future middle and high-level military personnel.

The lecture hall has always carried out the education of lieutenant colonel officers, and after the return of the generals who have been abroad, they will go to the lecture hall, or tell these military academies with their own battle examples or other people's battle examples, Why do you do this, why do you fight like that...

   It was Zhang Liao before, but now that Xu Huang is back, it is natural for Xu Huang to host.

"The opposing sides are Shang Wang Di Xin and Zhou Wang Ji Chang. The strength of the two sides is roughly 150,000 to 200,000 in Shang, and 40,000 to 50,000 in Zhou..." Fei Qian tapped on the blackboard, and then wrote some simple words Numbers, "In terms of military strength, Zhou was at an absolute disadvantage, but in the end King Zhou won. Can anyone tell me what the reason is?"

  For Fei Qian, the blackboard and white and gray pens are the easiest way to advance.

   "Because the King of Zhou attained the Tao?" someone said.

   "Hehe..." Someone snickered.

"If King Xin of Shang had won at that time, King Zhou's war would have been called a rebellion...Let's not discuss this issue..." Fei Qian tapped the blackboard and said, "If it is right, there is no Wrong, but you can't simply use the word 'get the Tao', but to specifically talk about the military, what advantages did the King of Zhou gain? What disadvantages did the King of Shang have?"

"If you are right, you have the support of the majority of people. Then in the military, you have to talk about how to do it, and then how to get the support of these people..." Fei Qian continued, "Then reflect on it and see Among the things we have done ourselves, some have been done well, and those have not been done well, only in this way can we truly have our own thinking, and it can be regarded as your own harvest!"

"Let me give you an example..." Fei Qian wrote on the other side of the blackboard the words Shang Wang Di Xin, and then wrote the word Dong Yi, and finally linked them together, saying, "Some people say that the defeat of the Shang King Because of the Dongyi rebellion, and the Dongyi rebellion is because of the king of Shang's oppression and cruelty to Dongyi, but is that really the case?"

"This is the territory of King Shang, and from here to here..." Fei Qian drew on the blackboard, "All belong to Dongyi, and Dongyi is not a complete country, but formed by many small tribes... At the same time After Emperor Xin of Shang came to the throne, he once summoned the armies of the princes from all sides to conduct an exercise, but only Dongyi refused to send people to participate. For Shang Wang, this was undoubtedly a sign of rebellion, or a This kind of power provocation, if the King of Shang does not take any action, what will be the problem? This is the cause of the war between Shang and Dongyi, and such a war, the King of Shang won! The army of the King of Shang, The victory in Dongyi, from Chaoge to the East China Sea, was overwhelming, but in the end such a victory could not bring about the continuation of the dynasty, but a defeat in Muye, and the whole situation collapsed, why?"

In fact, there were many reasons why King Zhou attacked Dongyi, and Fei Qian only mentioned one of them here, because there were very few detailed materials handed down during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, so Fei Qian can only speculate about the situation at that time .

  The Shang Dynasty had developed to nowhere at that time, so loose soft persimmons like Dongyi were naturally the first choice.

Internally, after King Zhou came to power, he had no land to seal, and the witches and ministers controlled the court. In order to have more voice for himself, King Zhou disrespected the witches and dismissed ministers, which led to a sharp evolution of internal conflicts; Externally, the princes of the four directions were entrusted to Shang from the beginning, and gradually expanded their power in the later period. King Zhou naturally wanted to "reduce the vassal", so there was a conflict...

   "Is it a waste of money?" Someone in the audience said.

Fei Qian nodded: "To put it simply, the princes who went out to fight with King Shang did not get the corresponding benefits, but had to bear huge expenses, so the troops of these princes finally quit... The king of Shang was forced to collect slaves to carry out the war, but the king of Shang forgot how these slaves came from..."

It's not that slave soldiers can't be used as combat soldiers. There are many instances in history where slave soldiers turned the tide of battle. How could these people who plundered people from Dongyi and other places be willing to fight for King Zhou with all their heart and soul?

  At the same time, because of the internal contradictions of King Zhou, King Zhou could not choose to stick to Chaoge, and was forced to fight in the field. Of course, this is another problem...

"On the other hand, King Zhou made it clear to all the tribes who marched with him at the beginning, what are the benefits, and how do you divide them... This is the "Oath of Shepherd" in the "Shangshu"...so don't keep talking about reading It's useless, it's better to practice more strength than to recognize a few more words, next time you have such an argument, go and lead the army!"

   All the generals burst into laughter.

For these generals and schools, it is true that many people cannot adapt to the rules of the lecture hall. For them, reading and writing is really more painful than stabbing people with a knife, but if these people are not allowed to be proficient in writing and understand the truth, Then it will be impossible to break the original confinement and achieve the goal that Fei Qian wants to achieve. Therefore, it is necessary to use various practical examples to make these people who are used to holding knives start to be interested in holding a pen and have their own. Instead of coping with things, just pass the test.

"When a country's territory has expanded to a certain extent, it cannot rely entirely on its own army to fight wars..." Fei Qian tapped the four words of the Battle of Muye, "So you must know how to use servants... and use them well, Those that were poorly used were clearly shown in the Battle of Muye...Look, the King of Shang told us from his own experience, first, how terrible it would be if the Chinese army was empty and attacked by others. Second, the battle cannot balance the distribution of benefits, and after the soldiers are separated, it is useless to have a large number of people!"

   There is a saying, "Military officers are not afraid of death, and civil officials are not greedy for money, then the world will be peaceful." But think about it the other way around, does it mean that it doesn't matter if military officers are greedy for money, and it's okay for civil officials to be afraid of death? Therefore, in the future dynasties, it seems that it is not uncommon for civil officials to be greedy for life and fear of death to join the enemy, and military officials to amass wealth by unscrupulous means.

Commanding the army outside, in a word, life and death are judged. It is not surprising if people's lives are ignored and predatory, but such generals will often greatly damage the reputation of the dynasty that has been accumulated through hard work, leading to a turbulent situation. developing in a bad direction.

"The territory of the Han Dynasty is now larger than that of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and it may be even larger in the future, so it is impossible for all wars to be sent from the central government to the surrounding areas..." Fei Qian pointed, "It's like the King of Shang The situation is the same, there is chaos in the east, the central government sends troops, there is rebellion in the south, the central government also sends troops, and when the king of Zhou arrives, the central government is empty..."

"So, how to use the servant army and how to make good use of the servant army is one of the key points of today's lecture on the Battle of Muye! War is the most powerful means of gaining benefits! If you win, you can win the country! If you lose, you can subvert the country! At the same time , everyone should understand a concept, and it is also a thing that is repeatedly emphasized here..." Fei Qian looked around and said, "Since they are in the same clothes and robes, the breath is related, and they are all one! Harm! Therefore, when considering interests, you must consider the overall situation. If there is a harmless sheep, who only thinks of personal self-interest, and harms everyone, he should be severely punished!"

"Everyone here, if you go to various places in the future, if you do well, you will be a descendant of meritorious service, and your family will be full of glory!" Fei Qian continued, "But if you are negligent and forget yourself because of profit, you will not only ruin your own future, but also harm your own future. Same clothes and same robes! Everyone, remember! Remember!"

   All the people responded in unison: "Follow the instruction of the hussars!"

   Feiqian nodded, and said: "I will teach it here today. After you go back, you should submit a copy of your thoughts on the Battle of Muye within three days and send it to General Xu! Go away!"

All the military academies either had a little experience, or those who were more than a short sigh dispersed without mentioning it. Xu Huang listened carefully to the side, and then he stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Hussar's intention is that from now on, the servants of the Donahu will be called." Are you in the army?"

   Feiqian nodded and said: "In the center of the Forbidden Army Town, the frontier army leads the servants to conquer all directions... Only in this way, there will be no worries of emptiness in the middle of the country..."

  Xu Huang thought about it, and nodded.

  The Central Court of the Eastern Han Dynasty was weak. Not only could it not hold back Dong Zhuo, it could not even effectively suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

   Servant army.

   If it were changed to the name of later generations, it should be called proxy war.

  Because the central court does not need to fully fund it, often only a part of the money, or even a name, is needed, so proxy wars are obviously more cost-effective than using the central imperial army to go out...

  As for the method of proxy warfare, the most proficient in using it is not the Chinese farming people, but the surrounding nomadic peoples.

  In the process of nomadic wars, as long as they win, there has never been anything that makes them poorer and weaker. It is like a snowball, and it is getting bigger and bigger. The most important thing is the agent model. This is a brand new mode of warfare for the Chinese farming nation, especially for the current Han people.

   Feiqian looked at Xu Huang who was thinking, and said: "The big man has done it before, but he didn't do it well...Tuning it is like adjusting cattle and horses, scolding it like scolding hogs and dogs, rewarding it like rewarding insects, how can it last for a long time?"

  War is for plunder, colonization, and expansion. If it is said that the hard work is all for oneself, and the benefits are for others, who will do it? If you want the servants to agree with the big man and everything about the big man, it is not enough to just shout slogans, but to let these guys actually gain benefits, so that the interests of these people and the big man are bound together. At that time, it was not the war of the big man alone, but the war of all the people around him. It was not the big man's outward expansion, but the surrounding people begging the big man to expand outward...

Only if this is done, the military of the whole Han Dynasty will become stronger and stronger. Otherwise, even if he defeated the powerful opponent Huns like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it would actually be a failure, because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not occupy the desert, even if he beat the Huns to pieces. Kailai, fleeing in embarrassment, did not get the huge war bonus that should have been obtained!

  Xu Huang pondered for a long time, and said: "If this is the case, wouldn't everyone talk about benefits? Everyone talks about benefits, and if there is no benefit, what will happen if you don't march? How will you deal with loyal people who dare to die?"

Fei Qian laughed, patted Xu Huang on the shoulder, and said: "So, this is your topic! Well, I give you five days, you can read the students' articles first, maybe there are some analogies... "

Different standpoints often lead to different views on issues. It seems that it is beneficial to the big man, but it does not mean that it is beneficial to everyone. This requires adjustment and balance. Of course, these things are still for Xu Huang to think about. It is more effective. If Fei Qian said the answer directly, it might not be able to impress Xu Huang and the military academy in the lecture hall.

  If a dynasty wants to improve and become stronger, of course it doesn’t mean that one leg needs to be long, just like a bucket, each piece needs to grow and become bigger, so that the wealth contained in the dynasty will become more and more...

  (end of this chapter)