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Chapter 26 Philosophy

Looking at Li Ruixin who was still crying, Chen Wen said firmly: "Brother Li, you shouldn't waste your time here with your martial arts. Let's go with me and go to Fujian, where there is a future, and the beginning of revenge and ending the troubled times."

Hearing this, Li Ruixin stopped crying, stood up, and asked with confusion: "Mr. Chen, please ask me presumptuously, why don't you want to stay here? This place is very close to Nanjing. The villain thinks that as long as you can recover everything in Nanjing, there is a lot to do."

Nanjing!

Just by this sentence, this person should not die here in obscurity.

Chen Wen pondered for a moment and said contemptuously: "I know that this place is very close to Nanjing. It is precisely because it is too close that it is not easy to develop enough strength to meet Nanjing. Moreover, the King of Zhejiang is like a pile of loose sand. The Tartars can shake the mountains and seas with the tongue of Yan's husband. This place is not a place to achieve careers."

Whether it is the frequent internal struggles of the Lu State Administration, or the strict and public persuading the many unstable elements in the past two years, Li Ruixin saw it. After hearing this, he couldn't help but express a look of approval.

"Fujian is different. Before I was about to join the Weiyuan Marquis Army, he occupied the island to train troops without interference. He had many sea boats and sailors. My plan was to use several years to train soldiers and participate in Weiyuan Marquis' military operations to train soldiers, expand the scale of the army, and then use sea transportation to directly send tens of thousands of troops to Nanjing in one go, and determine the outcome in one battle."

Li Ruixin widened his eyes. With his Ming Dynasty man who had never been exposed to sea transportation, how could he understand such a wild idea?

"How is this possible?"

Why is it impossible? Didn’t Zheng Chenggong do this in history? And he also succeeded. If it weren’t for the inexplicable battle in Nanjing, he might have really reversed the future.

Chen Wen smiled and said, "Why is it impossible? Gu Quanwu, the first general in Zhejiang Province in the late Tang Dynasty, did this and it was successful. Although he only transported the sea troops from Shaoxing Prefecture to Jiaxing, the maritime technology at that time could be compared with the present? Since our Ming Dynasty maritime merchants could redeem porcelain, silk, silk and other things to Japan and Manila every year, why can't we run the army on the sea to fight?"

Chen Wen's words opened a brand new door in Li Ruixin's mind. Such incredible strategies and tactics really opened his eyes. Li Ruixin felt that since he could not imagine such tactics, the Tartars, who were full of unparalleled shooting, would not have thought of them.

Looking at Li Ruixin's expression, Chen Wen felt that victory was close to him, so he decided to throw out another explosive theory and open the door wider.

"Maybe Brother Li, you will be doubted in your heart. Why do I, Chen Wending, believe that once I reach Weiyuan Hou's command, I can be valued."

This sentence is exactly what Li Ruixin thought at this moment. No matter how good the strategy and tactics are, they need to have capital for implementation, otherwise it will be nothing more than a tree without roots and water without source.

"I used to be very surprised, why many famous generals in history have to read "Spring and Autumn Annals", but most of the military generals I have seen do not even recognize words?"

The emergence of this problem suddenly aroused Li Ruixin's interest. Although he had not considered it, listening to it will always be beneficial, just like listening to Chen Wen's story about ancient times.

"In fact, this question is very simple. There is a theory of righteousness and wonder about using troops in "Li Weigong's Questions and Answers", and there are similar divisions for military generals. He said that military generals are divided into two types, one is a guardian general, and the other is a fighting general. The so-called upright but not strange, then the guardian general; if strange but not right, then the fighting general, and both strange and righteous are obtained, and the country's auxiliary."

"It is easy to get the generals, but it is difficult to find the generals. In fact, most qualified generals are guardians, because as long as they use the troops in a regular manner, there will be no big mistakes; but fighting generals is different. Fighting generals is easy to use strange soldiers. If they win, they will succeed in one battle, and if they lose, they will be wiped out. Therefore, all the strange and righteous generals are the auxiliary of the country. And these auxiliary generals are the real famous generals in history."

After bringing the argument back to the concept of famous generals, Chen Wen continued to talk about it.

"The Art of War" talks about the five virtues of generals: wisdom, trustworthiness, benevolence, courage, and strictness. From ancient times to the present, many famous generals have been born in China. Some of them may be more obvious in the latter four virtues, but if you recall carefully, which of these famous generals who have obtained the most righteousness and wonder is not a person with superb intelligence?"

"At present, the question is back. Why do famous generals all need to study? This is very simple. There are only a few people in this world who are naturally talented and intelligent, which is hard to come by. However, through reading, an ordinary person can also increase his knowledge and improve his intelligence, so those famous generals who are eager to achieve success will study."

"It is precisely this reason that most civil officials do not know about military forces, but civil officials who truly know about military forces are better at fighting than military generals. For example, after the Battle of Sarhu, Xiong Tingbi replaced Yang Hao to manage Liaodong, and during this period, he reorganized his arms, appeased exiles, and defeated old slaves repeatedly. Later, even those who opposed him had to admit that he survived in Liao and died in Liao and died in Liao."

After realizing that he seemed to be a little distracted, Chen Wen immediately turned the topic back.

"Everyone will have different insights when reading. I started reading history books at the age of nine, started reading military books in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, and then read history books two years later. Until this year, I realized that I had achieved some success and went south to follow the king's army."

Speaking of this, Chen Wen changed his mind. "Brother Li has been in the battle formation for a long time and has served under the Duke of Jingguo. I believe he is a soldier. I dare to ask Brother Li to take the details, which one is OK?"

"I dare not, Mr. Chen is a great talent, just listen to the teachings." As he said that, Li Ruixin bowed and bowed.

"I'll be ugly in this way. Brother Li knows the term "State of Temples?"

"Miao Jing?" Hearing this word, Li Ruixin showed contempt. "That's the civil servant's business."

It is a joke for civil servants to lead troops, especially in the eyes of military generals, and what Chen Wen wants is this contempt.

Chen Wen shook his head with a smile. "In ancient times, temple calculations had already existed. In that country's major events, in the era of sacrifice and war, this word refers to the ritual of divination in the temple before the war began."

"Today, as Brother Li said, it is the business of civil servants. As far as I know, most leading civil servants think that the so-called temple calculation is to imagine a plan out of thin air without even looking at the map, and then ask the general to implement it. However, what I want to say has nothing to do with this."

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, as civil servants completely overwhelmed military generals in their status, a command system of three chariots emerged. That is, civil servants were responsible for strategic planning, military eunuchs were responsible for the issuance and distribution of military supplies, and military generals were responsible for defeating the enemy.

Such a system has great advantages for civil servants: after winning a battle, civil servants will make the greatest contribution, followed by eunuchs in the military, and the military achievements of military generals can only be considered beheading; if a war is defeated, the military generals are not executed effectively. If the military generals die in a strong battle, then it is definitely those eunuchs who are greedy for military pay and lead to defeat. Anyway, there is no need for civil servants to take the blame.

"The Art of War" says: Those who have won the temple before they fight will have to count more; those who have not won the temple before they fight will have to count less. Those who have to count more will have to count less. Those who have to count more will have to count less, let alone those who have to count without counting."

"But how do you count, have you ever thought about it?"

How does this count?

Li Ruixin shook his head confused and listened to Chen Wen's later words.

"For example, when I was studying, I discovered many rules on or outside the battlefield and summarized them. I gave it a name, called the Military Resistance Theory."

The theory of military restraint comes from "The Art of the West" written by Archer Jones, a famous American military historian. It is a military historical work that was completed in the late 20th century. This theory was widely used in computer games of Chen Wen's era, such as long-range defeating melee battles, melee battle defeating rushing, and rushing rushing and long-range battles.

"I divided the troops that have appeared in history into four categories, namely heavy cavalry, light cavalry, heavy infantry and light infantry. The lightness here is not armored, but the combat missions they are responsible for performing on the battlefield."

"That is, heavy cavalry holds sabers and charges with rifles, light cavalry holds bows and arrows, throws stones and harass them, heavy infantry holds long spears, swords and shields line up to attack and defense, and light infantry holds bows and arrows, crossbows, muskets, and cannons as fire support."

Speaking of this, Li Ruixin felt that he had vaguely touched the pulse of the theory mentioned by Chen Wen, but he was still not very clear.

Seeing that Li Ruixin was still a little confused, Chen Wen thought for a while and said, "Let me say this, two cavalrymen, one with helmets and armor, wrapped themselves and the war horses tightly and kept them in front of the formation with bows and arrows, and the other was the men and horses charging naked with horse lances. Which one was a heavy cavalry? Which one was a light cavalry?"

Hearing this, Li Ruixin suddenly realized. "Of course, the heavy cavalry are charged, the light cavalry are shooting."

"The answer is correct." As he said that, Chen Wen smiled and held his hands. Li Ruixin is worthy of being a personal soldier in Huang Degong and has a good understanding of military affairs.

"The theory of military restraint that I mentioned is that under ideal conditions such as the same level of training, officer command ability and flat and uninterference terrain, heavy cavalry will generally appear on the battlefield to restrain light infantry, light infantry will restrain light cavalry, light cavalry will restrain heavy infantry, and heavy infantry will restrain heavy cavalry."

Hearing this, Li Ruixin was stunned and his breathing became heavier. These theories seemed to be detonated as a time bomb set up in his mind, making him unable to breathe.

Chen Wen said very well. Whether from Huang Degong or from his father and brother, he had gained a lot of experience on what states appeared on the battle formation and what kind of troops to deal with.

But no one has ever summed up these!

Li Ruixin knew that there were many people in Chinese history who could be called famous generals, but the only military saint who could be worshipped by all dynasties was Sun Wuzi, because his "Sun Tzu's Art of War" was praised by later military strategists. Of course, Qi Shaobao of this dynasty had become a new generation of military strategists with his invincible and unparalleled achievements and the military books studied and collected by martial artists all over the world.

However, the scholars who are about the same age as me can summarize the secrets that the generals have won with their blood and life into a theory by just reading. Is this a genius? It's too sensational.

Seeing this, Li Ruixin decided to take the exam for Chen Wen.

"Mr. Chen, do you say that light infantry restrains light cavalry, is this certain?"

Chen Wen thought for a while and replied: "The reason why light infantry restrains light cavalry is that weapons such as infantry bows and crossbows are farther than those of cavalry bows, and it is easier to draw bows on the ground than on horseback. Therefore, this is certain under ideal conditions, but it may not be the case on the battlefield."

"Once the light cavalry gives up shooting and rushes to the light infantry, and charges with the impact of the sabre and horses it carries, the transition from light cavalry to heavy cavalry can be completed, and the form will naturally be reversed, so the light infantry above the battle formation needs heavy infantry protection."

"However, this is only the case with light cavalry projectiles such as light infantry and light cavalry. If light cavalry has this trick to attack the heavy infantry formation or hedge against the heavy cavalry, then they will only die miserably."

"Since you talk about conversion, can light infantry be converted to heavy infantry?"

"Yes, but it depends on who he is facing? If he only faces the same light infantry, this is OK, but other troops will not work. For example, when facing heavy cavalry, heavy infantry relies on a long spear formation to restrain the heavy cavalry charge. Even heavy infantry like the sword and shield hand cannot do it, let alone the light infantry that is just a guest appearance."

"Since the light cavalry restrains heavy infantry, will it restrain heavy cavalry?"

"The reason why the light cavalry restrains heavy infantry is that it can constantly harass heavy infantry without light infantry support through its speed advantage, so that the heavy infantry cannot form a formation. Once the formation of heavy infantry is destroyed, it will be nothing more than a mess on the battlefield."

"In theory, light cavalry can also restrain heavy cavalry, but this kind of restraint is not complete, because heavy cavalry is not like heavy infantry that can only form formations to charge. Heavy cavalry can charge when light cavalry stops shooting. Once the light cavalry is approached, the outcome will be the same as the light infantry that is charged by heavy infantry. The key lies in the elite level of the two and the reaction of the generals, which is no longer a simple theory."

"For example, Genghis Khan once invented a tactic based on grassland hunting, called the Mangguda tactic. When the Mongols formed a formation of heavy infantry, they disrupted the battle formation of heavy infantry through the harassment of light cavalry, and then used heavy cavalry charge to completely defeat the opponent; when facing heavy cavalry, they also used light cavalry to harass them, lure the heavy cavalry to charge, and then used the speed gap to open the distance, just like flying a kite, and then went back and forth until the opponent's heavy cavalry was insufficient, and then the heavy cavalry charge ended the battle."

This tactic was seen by Chen Wen from the forum, and he didn't know whether it was used like this.

"So that's how it is." Li Ruixin hesitated for a moment and said, "Then..."

After Chen Wen answered this question, Li Ruixin then asked three or four questions. Some Chen Wen answered it immediately, while others considered it for a while before handing over the answer. However, the results seemed to be quite qualified.

Finally, Li Ruixin came up with his last question.

"Mr. Chen, if the opponent's battle formation is complete with four types of infantry and cavalry, how should we deal with it?"

This question will be much more difficult. Chen Wen thought for a moment and replied: "If this is the case, it will be no longer as simple as the theory, but it is time to consider the coach's ability."

"That's it." This answer is obviously not enough to convince Li Ruixin, and some regrets were revealed on his face.

Seeing Li Ruixin's expression, Chen Wen once again transformed into a new young man full of positive energy, just like when he faced Hu Er.

"I have considered this issue. I became a monk halfway through learning military tactics and never went to the battlefield. I will definitely suffer when facing military generals with rich experience on the battlefield. So my solution is to build a team that praises military affairs, estimates the conditions that affect the outcome, such as the time, terrain, weapon range, equipment and military combinations, and then use the wisdom of everyone to overwhelm those good generals who have experienced many battles."

Chen Wen said that the military service team was actually the staff system of the modern army. The modern army completed the transformation of the command system with this system, and the staff system in it was the brain of the army.

The traditional army relies on the commander to work alone, and all the information is summarized on the commander to formulate plans, make decisions, and supervise the implementation plan. The staff system liberates the commander to focus on strategic decisions, and the staff are responsible for the design of the plan and implement the commander's intentions, thus making it possible for modern army as sophisticated as machines.

As soon as this said, Li Ruixin immediately fell into deep thought, but the result of his thoughts was that the more he thought about it, the more excited he felt.

Since his father became a general in Huang Degong's camp, Li Ruixin has served under Huang Degong's account. Huang Degong is extremely brave and has always been his role model. He also longs for one day to be granted a title with his own martial arts like Huang Degong.

After Huang Degong's death, as the example disappeared and his family separated, he fell into pain and confusion. Over the years, he had seen many military generals, but no one could compare to Huang Degong, so he never served anyone again.

But what happened tonight really opened his eyes.

As a personal soldier, Li Ruixin knew very well that Huang Degong was just a rough understanding of military tactics, and he relied on bravery to defeat the enemy. This was also the easiest and most common method for generals of this era.

However, Chen Wen's words today made him understand why wisdom generals have always been higher than brave generals. Thinking about the wise generals in history, they can slip the enemy around with their own strength, and they can win them with almost no casualties. He can no longer suppress his admiration for those wise generals in his heart.

However, although the man in front of him had no martial arts and had never been on the battlefield, he not only summed up his battlefield experience by studying, but also came up with the idea of ​​establishing a team to defeat his opponent through temple calculations. Is this the legendary wise general?

Whether the answer is like this or not, it made him feel chilled.

Li Ruixin knew that, by reason, these were all the secrets that Chen Wen used to wipe out all the heroes in the future, but he was willing to tell him without hesitation, which made Li Ruixin feel a sense of dying for those who are called scholars and friends.

"Mr. Chen, your talent is really, really." Speaking of this, Li Ruixin has become a little incoherent. "I believe you can be valued under the command of Weiyuan Hou, I also believe that you can take revenge, and I believe that you can end the troubled times with your own hands and create peace."

Even so, Li Ruixin still didn't agree with Chen Wen's participation in Zheng Chenggong. He felt that people like Chen Wen should set up their own business instead of living under someone else's family.

Looking at Li Ruixin's hot gaze, Chen Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and the pot of meat was finally ready to eat.

That night, it was not easy for him to fabricate that tragic love story to get closer, and later he gained true recognition through the theory of military restraint and modern staff system.

Chen Wen felt that if this guy continued to ask, he would probably not be able to answer so easily.

"So, Brother Li, do you dare to make this shocking bet with me, Chen Wen?"

Li Ruixin wiped away the tears from his face, and his eyes became sharper. He saw him kneeling in front of Chen Wen on one knee, holding his fists with both hands, and shouting: "Little Li Ruixin, is willing to follow Mr. Chen's tail, and is determined!"

Chen Wen helped the tall man up with both hands and said confidently: "Brother Li, starting from Ma Degong, Tian Xiong, Liu Liangzuo, to those Tartars that ruined all our past beauty, I will work with you to clean up these blood feuds."

In the night sky, Chen Wen's sense of mission was intertwined with Li Ruixin's desire to avenge his family and glorify his ancestors, and they were stirred up for a long time.

At this time, at the distant entrance of the village, Sun Yu, who was planning to come to Chen Wen to talk outside, stood in the shadow of the wall, listened to all this in a daze, and then quietly disappeared into the night.

When Chen Wen returned to Sun's house, the lights in the north room had already turned off. Sun Ming, who had been leaving the door for Chen Wen, said that Sun Yu went out once in the evening and his face looked even worse when he came back than when he just returned home in the afternoon.

Chen Wen sighed. The chakra was consumed a little too much that night. Even if he had a showdown with Sun Yu, the effect would probably not be too good. Let's forget it.
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