Yushe County, Shangdang County, is a small county in the north of Shangdang County, close to Taiyuan County, and to the east is the undulating Taihang Mountains. The Zhuozhang River flows west of the county town, and the two sides are fertile land and endless forests.

Because the place is remote and there are few troops coming, Yushe County has become one of the few counties in Bingzhou that have not been affected by military disasters. However, ten days ago, a large army came from Yushe County. Forty thousand Sui troops were stationed in Yushe County under the leadership of General Yuchi Gong and Wei Wentong, waiting for the order to attack Taiyuan City.

According to Zhang Xuan's plan in advance, once Li Jiancheng's army invaded Mayi County, the Sui army that had entered Yanmen County quickly cut off the Tang army's retreat route. Taiyuan City had no support, and Yuchi Gong would attack Taiyuan City with all his strength. Before the military order arrived, they could only wait patiently.

That afternoon, a grain transport fleet came slowly along the Zhuozhang River, which was also a characteristic of the Sui army's combat operations. The army must be stationed next to the river to facilitate the use of the river to transport military ration supplies.

There are more than 100 ships in the fleet, all of which are common flat-bottomed cargo ships. This kind of ship has a large capacity and shallow draft, and can sail in various rivers, but it also has weaknesses, that is, it has no power, and it is okay to go downstream. If you are traveling against the current, you must use a boatman.

The fleet was slowly mooring by the river near the barracks. Thousands of soldiers who had been waiting here came to carry the food bags immediately. Yuchi Gong also came to the dock. Chu Suiliang, a military officer who came with the ship, also jumped off the boat. When he saw Yuchi Gong, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Chi Suiliang, a military officer, met General Yuchi!"

Yuchi Gong smiled slightly, "So it's the top scholar here!"

"I dare not, the imperial examination has ended, and I am just a member of the army to engage in the army."

Yuchi Gong nodded. The young man knew that being modest is a good thing. He asked again with a smile: "Captain, can you please send it to the army?"

"I believe!"

Chu Suiliang took out a letter and respectfully handed it to Yuchi Gong. Yuchi Gong took it and said with a smile: "Thank you for the hard work of joining the army, please follow me back to the camp!"

Chu Suiliang was very excited. This was the first time he was sent to the front line by Zhang Xuan. His mission was to help Yuchi Gong handle military affairs. Yuchi Gong knew that he would bring the general's letter, so he came to the river to greet him.

The camp was very close to the riverside, and it was less than a hundred steps before reaching the entrance of the camp. At this time, several scouts rode into the camp. Chu Suiliang was very surprised and asked, "Isn't it allowed to run horses in the military camp? Why did the two of them ride into the camp just now?"

Yuchi Gong smiled and said, "There are indeed many rules in the military camp. Not running horses is only part of the rules. It should be said that the military camp is not allowed to run horses at will. If horses are riding horses into the military camp, just take a horse path. Otherwise, the commander's tent is still more than ten miles away from the gate of the military camp. If an emergency military situation occurs, it will be delayed by running to the entrance of the central army tent. Therefore, horses must be allowed to run horses in the military camp, but rules must be set. People have people to tell horses and horses have horse paths. Not only horses cannot run around, but people are not allowed to run around."

Yuchi Gong knew that the general valued this young army very much, so he specially asked him to come to the actual military camp to assist him in order to train him, so Yuchi Gong patiently explained it to him.

Yuchi Gong took him into the camp and pointed at the camp and said, "The camp has a division of military tents and business tents. The military tents are the place where soldiers live. They must be arranged neatly, and all the stakes must be uniform. No matter from which direction they look, they must be in a straight line. In this way, when encountering emergency military situations at night, soldiers do not have to worry about being tripped when running in the camp. The speed of assembly will be accelerated. Countless such small details can form a big advantage, which will often become an important factor in determining the victory or defeat of a war."

Chu Suiliang nodded silently. It was the first time he heard about these, which added a lot of insights to him.

"What's the matter?" Chu Suiliang asked again.

"It is easy to understand. Food and grass tents, military armor and supplies tents, stables, military doctor tents, fire tents, etc., all belong to the matter and need to be separated from the military tents. Everyone should do their own responsibilities and do not interfere with each other."

"I understand."

The two walked into the central army's tent and saw a large sand table placed in the tent. Chu Suiliang walked forward. He had seen it in Ziwei Palace. It was a Bingzhou sand table, but it was covered with small flags, indicating various situations. You can understand the current combat situation from the words on these small flags.

Chu Suiliang suddenly became interested and stood in front of the sand table and looked carefully. Yuchi Gong didn't ask him, but he returned to his seat and opened the coach's handwritten letter.

Soon, Yuchi Gong slowly walked to Chu Suiliang's side. Seeing him frowning, he asked with a smile: "Does Chu Zengjun think something is wrong?"

Chu Suiliang pointed to Taiyuan City on the sand table and said, "I saw the small flag on the top of the city that there are only 3,000 soldiers stationed in Taiyuan City. In the report written by the general to the general, didn't it say that there were 8,000 defenders in Taiyuan City?"

Yuchi Gong smiled and said, "I know the situation in Taiyuan very well. If there are any changes in the situation, I will send a letter to the general. The general is also very clear. There were originally eight thousand people, but half a month ago, a Jihu rebellion occurred in Lishi County. Yin Kaishan led 5,000 troops to suppress it. The army only came back yesterday."

"But this is a good opportunity to seize Taiyuan City. Why didn't General Yuchi quickly advance troops to attack Taiyuan City?" Chu Suiliang was really puzzled.

"Because there is no command from the head coach."

"If you have to wait for the order, then many fighter planes will be lost. Wouldn't you hear that the general is outside and the king's order is not given?"

Yuchi Gong said lightly: "There is one thing that needs to be in charge of Chu. Remember that the principle of our Northern Sui army is that military orders are as high as a mountain. The first military rule is that those who do not obey the commander's orders will be killed! I am just the commander, not the commander. The commander must obey the commander's orders. Even if there is no soldier in Taiyuan City, if the commander's commander's orders are not allowed, I cannot advance one step."

Chu Suiliang couldn't say a word for a long time, and Yuchi Gong also felt that his tone was too hard, so he patted his shoulder and smiled and said: "As you said, the opportunity should not be missed, and no more mistakes will come. Therefore, the army's combat is not as rigid as Chu Chanjun thought, and he missed the opportunity in vain. Generally speaking, when the general goes to war, the commander will give a golden arrow, which means that the general can act on major military information cameras, do first and then report. Last year, I led the army to capture Hedongcheng and Pujin Pass, and I got such a golden arrow in advance, but this time I did not get it, including Pei and Su from the North Road, either. This means that we must strictly follow the plan we deployed in advance and cannot change the plan without authorization."

Speaking of this, Yuchi Gong paused. Seeing that Chu Suiliang understood a little, he continued: "Eight days ago, I found that there were only three thousand defenders in Taiyuan City. I immediately sent an emergency eagle letter to the general and reported to him the situation, but the general did not reply. I knew that the general would not allow me to attack Taiyuan City."

"But what if the general doesn't receive this eagle letter?" Chu Suiliang couldn't help but say again.

"The emergency eagle letter will definitely have a receipt. I even got the receipt. How could the Grand Marshal not receive the letter? Chu joined the army, our Grand Marshal is far-sighted. He may not really want to capture Taiyuan City. If I capture Taiyuan City without authorization, it may ruin the Grand Marshal's major affairs. If I do not obey the General's order, this is a taboo for generals!"

Chu Suiliang felt very ashamed and apologized: "You are ignorant and talk nonsense. Please forgive General Yuchi."

Yuchi Gong said to him sincerely: "Although I am a rude man, I am far less likely to read than Chu's army, but I also like to read the Records of the Grand Historian. In fact, many things are interconnected, the rules of the top and the bottom are followed, the rules of the king and the ministers are followed, and the rules of the generals are followed. When Wang Jian led 600,000 Qin troops to destroy Chu, the King of Qin gave him the task of destroying Chu. Do he dare to change his plans at will and lead his army to attack Qi?"

Yuchi Gong really liked Chu Suiliang, a young man who was polite and modest, so he spoke very implicitly and specially used the allusion of Wang Jian leading his army to destroy Chu to educate Chu.

Chu Suiliang was stunned at first, and then he remembered a deeper story when Wang Jian led 600,000 Qin troops to fight. He suddenly realized and understood the good intentions that Yuchi Gong warned him.

Chu Suiliang was moved and he bowed deeply, "Listen to your words is better than reading for ten years. General Yuchi is really a good teacher to be good!"

(To be continued.)
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