After the military law was announced, Chen Wen began to take his soldiers to do some simple physical training.

From push-ups to running, the officers and soldiers who were satisfied with the training of weapons could not understand why they had to do these tiring and stupid exercises. However, seeing that the guerilla general appointed by the court took the lead in training, they endured this confusion and curiosity.

During dinner, Chen Wen still went to make a meal after all his subordinates finished their meal. He knew that if he could not persist as the maker of the system, then he would not want to ask others.

However, there was no such phenomenon as little left at noon at night.

One of the soldiers in the army was introduced by Gu Shouli, who was his cousin, and the other one was from the village in Shanxia, ​​who lived near Sun's house. Although one of these two people was from Hangzhou and the other was a local, they had a big head and a thick neck. After seeing the two of them, Chen Wen decided without hesitation that they would be responsible for the food of the camp. Of course, the work of carrying water, chopping firewood, watching fire, and carrying grain, vegetables and other things was done by the servants assigned by the old camp. They only had to roll a spoon and cut a pile.

Maybe I saw that Chen Wen was not full at noon, so the two of them made more at night. As a chef, if they couldn’t even feed the money owner who paid the money, wouldn’t it be too unprofessional. So, before the money owner threw the bowl and scolded the chef, just do more, and there would be no mistakes.

After dinner, the soldiers were constrained in the barracks and began to talk nonsense under the leadership of the sergeant commander and the polite soldiers. In addition to gaining weight and being familiar with military law, they could not leave the barracks except for going to the toilet and beating drums, unless they received special approval from officers above the captain.

At the same time, the captain Qian Zong and the captain of the camp brought their own stools to Chen Wen's "Guerrilla General's Mansion" where Liu Yiming once lived, which had a living room, a bedroom and a study, and listened to their generals explaining the art of war. Today, as the first day, what we want to talk about is "The Art of War".

However, when Chen Wen just said that he was going to talk about this today, he probably remembered that Chen Wen claimed to be good at doing things, so Wu Dengke hesitated and raised his hand to express his opinion according to Chen Wen's rules.

"General, this "The Art of War" seems to be for civil servants to see. We are just subordinate officers. Isn't it a bit too early to learn this?"

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According to the Ming Dynasty system, it was indeed too early, and it could even be said to be a waste of time, so Wu Dengke, who was most familiar with Chen Wen, had already said it very tactfully.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, whenever there was a war, the civil servants in charge of the military were generally responsible for strategic decisions, the eunuchs in charge of the logistics, while the generals were only responsible for fighting under the strategies decided by the civil servants. In this way, since the civil servants monopolized strategic planning, the book "The Art of War" was gradually forgotten by the generals, and they were not under their control in strategy, so why should the blind man light the lamp in vain?

Regarding this, Chen Wen glanced at the subordinates in front of him. Li Ruixin frowned and looked impatient. Judging from his appearance, if Wu Dengke was his subordinate, he would have scolded him long ago. He had heard Chen Wen's new version of the temple calculation theory and had already guessed that Chen Wen was planning to lay the groundwork before talking about temple calculation, so he was quite dissatisfied with Wu Dengke's words.

Lou Jiye did not speak, and his expression seemed to agree with Wu Dengke's statement. He was born into a general, served in the army for many years, and served under various civil servants and generals, which made him become accustomed to this statement. However, his relationship with Chen Wen was not as familiar as Wu Dengke and Chen Wen, so he naturally had more taboos when speaking.

As for Yin Yue, he looked like "I'm just here to make a fuss about what you said, Brother Ergou, and I didn't understand a single word." Most of the other captains were the same as Yin Yue, with only a limited one or two showing Lou Jiye's expression.

Chen Wen pondered the words and asked, "Brother Wu, among the military generals you know, what military books do they read?"

"This..." Hearing this, Wu Dengke became a little hesitant. It seemed that he remembered that Chen Wen was now his Shangguan. However, Chen Wen had already heard the news, so he had to bite the bullet and continue. "I heard that they were all reading "The General Yao of Wu Jing" and Qi Shaobao's military books."

Qi Jiguang's military books were normal. In the late Ming Dynasty, any military general would collect one or two books. As for whether to read it or not, they would just say it. Even if they wanted to read it, they had to consider the key issue of whether to recognize words or not. Chen Wen, the "Martial Classic General Yao", only vaguely remembered that it was compiled in the Northern Song Dynasty, as if it was to deal with frequent wars in order to improve the abilities of military generals. As for what was written in it, he was unknown.

However, he thought about the reason for refuting with the emergence of this book "The General Yao of Wu Jing".

"Brother Wu, "The General Essence of Wu Jing" is a military book compiled in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, a military book called "The Seven Books of Wu Jing". Have you heard of it?"

Hearing this, Lou Jiye immediately realized that he should have known this military book, and the rest of the people remained the same, but Wu Dengke still looked confused and shook his head.

"The Seven Books of Wu Jing were compiled during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty. This military book contains seven military books that are generally recognized by military strategists, including "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Wu Zi's Art of War", "Sima Fa", "Wei Liaozi", "Six Strategies", "Three Strategies" and "Li Weigong's Questions". This military book was a compulsory course in martial arts in the Song Dynasty. If a military general wants to take the exam for the martial arts juren, he must pass this item, otherwise he will be directly dismissed."

"After Zhongsu, civil officials have the right to intervene in the war with a legitimate reputation, and later regarded military officials as slaves. Therefore, while the civil officials monopolize strategic planning, in order to prevent military generals from stealing their limelight in front of the emperor, it was reported that such generals did not need to read "The Art of War" in order not to allow us generals to intervene in strategic decision-making."

Yu Zhongsu was Yu Qian. After Emperor Jingtai ascended the throne, Yu Qian intervened in the affairs of the Governor's Office of the Five Army and was also in charge of the Beijing camp. After the Gate Rebellion, Emperor Jingtai abdicated and Yu Qian was unjustly killed. However, the story of civil servants intervening in military affairs was preserved. The group of commendants and military officials who were strong in the early period of the Ming Dynasty and could compete with civil servants were completely overwhelmed by the civil servants. From then on, civil servants regarded military officials as slaves, and military officials as enemies.

"Whether it is this military book or the "Sun Tzu's Art of War" included in it, King Yue of the Song Dynasty read it, and Qi Shaobao of this dynasty also read it, so we naturally have to learn it."

"Although we also have civil servants as military envoys, and Wang Jingluo can be regarded as a military expert among civil servants, as military generals, fighting is our profession. Even in order to save the foodies, we must learn, and..."

Speaking of this, Chen Wen felt that it was obviously not enough to threaten and reason, so he should be appropriately tempted. To improve the loyalty of his subordinates, he should do more. "Besides, you are the first batch of officers under this general's command, and I will have high hopes for you. In the future, I will be in a state of restraint. If you do not understand military tactics, how can you stand alone?"

Hearing this, Wu Dengke immediately fell to the ground. "Thank you for your training. You must study hard and live up to the general's high expectations."

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly got up from the stool, fell to the ground, copying Wu Dengke's words, and even the sound of a stool being hit.

Chen Wen sighed. The rule of no kneeling ceremony in the army seems to be more difficult to popularize than the regulations on eating and sleeping.

After these officers stood up again, Chen Wen opened the first article of "The Art of War" - the first plan.

"Sun Tzu said: War is a major event of the country, a place of life and death, and a way of survival and death, and must be observed."

"This sentence is the first sentence of the book, and it plays a clear role in the beginning. Sun Wuzi told us that war is an extremely important matter, a major event of the country, a place of life and death, and a way of survival. Since it concerns the country, the people and the survival of us warriors, we must seriously think and study the knowledge here."

Seeing that everyone was sitting upright and staring at him with both eyes, Chen Wen knew that they had listened, so he continued to talk.

"Therefore, the scriptures used five things to solve them and investigate their feelings: one is Tao, two is heaven, three is earth, four is general, and five is law. Tao means to make the people agree with the emperor, so they can die with them and live with them without fear of danger. The sky is yin and yang, cold and heat, and the time control. The earth is far and near, dangerous and easy, wide and narrow, and life and death. The general is wisdom, trustworthiness, benevolence, courage, and strictness. The law is skewed, official and Taoist, and the master's use. All these five generals are heard of, and those who know it win, and those who do not know it cannot win. Therefore, they use it to calculate their feelings, saying: Who has the master? Who is capable of? Who is the general? Who is able to do? Who is the heaven and earth? Who is the law? Who is the strong soldier? Who is the soldiers? Who is the soldiers? Who is the reward and punishment? I know the victory or defeat with this."

"This passage is a bit long, and what Sun Wuzi wants to tell must be understood in two parts."

"First of all, there are five aspects that have a greater impact on the outcome of the war: the first is harmony of people. To make it clear, if the people are willing to share the joys and sorrows with the court, they will stay and give out food and vacancies. If they are not willing, they will go into exile or serve the enemy, which will affect the final outcome."

"For example, I have previously talked about a defeated general named Hou Jing, who was the one of Chen Qingzhi's death. After Chen Qingzhi's death, Hou Jing raised an army to rebellion. At the beginning of the rebellion, the people of Liang State actually became happy to welcome him, the rebellious and the Hu people, into the city."

"I have checked the history books of the time. At that time, Emperor Wu of Liang believed in his brothers of the same clan, and his brothers were making trouble everywhere, causing public resentment, but the emperor was always indulging. When Hou Jing rose up, many people thought that no matter how bad Hou Jing was, he should be better than those princes who often killed people and set fires and robbed people's wealth, so the above phenomenon occurred."

"So, the hearts of the people are very important. Our Dalanshan King's Army can stand tall until now because of the people's will. The Yue Family Army and the Qi Family Army also had such military disciplines back then, so the people were willing to use it for the King of Yue and Qi Shaobao. This is why the military laws announced today, whether it is the first half of the regulations or the second half of the military laws, they have repeatedly emphasized the reason why the people are not allowed to be plundered. Therefore, you must remember that no matter who it is, as long as the people are plundered, I will kill them immediately, including me!"

"I understand!"

Chen Wen sighed comfortably. The effect of saying this is indeed better than scaring people with beheadings like that in the afternoon. "After the lecture today, you should also tell your subordinates about this, and treat it as a military mission!"

After getting a certain answer to completing the task, Chen Wen continued to speak: "The second and third are what we often say about the right time and place. The time is day and night, sunny and rain, hot and cold, and changes in seasonal climate; and the right place is more intuitive, such as the distance of the road, whether the road is flat, whether there are easy places to set up wherever you pass, and whether the location is conducive to advance and retreat, these are all within the scope of the right place."

"Compared with the advantage of the location, the weather is sometimes ignored. I will give an example. Li Jue attacked Caizhou at snowy night during the Tang Dynasty."

"Li Su is the son of Li Sheng, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. During the Yuanhe period of Emperor Xianzong of Tang Dynasty, Wu Yuandu, the son of Wu Shaoyang, the governor of the Zhangyi Army, had troops to establish himself. The Zhangyi Army had a place in Caizhou, where the people were strong and similar to Jinhua of this dynasty. However, the people from Jinhua were good soldiers, while the people of Caizhou in the Tang Dynasty were always called Cai thieves. Later, the man-cannibal devil Qin Zongquan and Sun Ru were also initiated by Caizhou people. The Wuyongdu Rebellion when Qian Miao, the King of Wuyue, was also initiated by the Caizhou military group."

Chen Wen's officers were confused about Qin Zongquan and Sun Ru, and even Lou Jiye was no exception. But when Qian Miao mentioned, they knew that after all, the Qiantang River seawall was built when this person occupied Liangzhe, which benefited the people of Zhejiang. Only Li Ruixin was confused, and it was not his fault.

"With such strong soldiers, coupled with the support of other vassal states, the Tang army was defeated repeatedly. Emperor Xianzong changed to Li Jue as the commander and sent troops to suppress the rebellion. In October of this year, Li Jue took advantage of the opportunity of the rebels in Caizhou who were relaxed and successfully attacked Caizhou and quelled the rebellion in one battle. It was called a classic war by later military strategists."

"Oh." The example quoted by Chen Wen involves the elements of day and night and wind and snow. While listening to the stories, the officers who listened to the story also completely understood what the day and time meant. As for whether they could be used, it would take a few words.

"Continue to talk, the fourth point is the ability of the general. Sun Wuzi listed the five principles of wisdom, integrity, benevolence, courage and strictness, which were also called wisdom, trustworthiness, benevolence, courage and strictness by later generations, and the five virtues of generals."

"General, wise, brave and stern, understand, what is the use of trust and benevolence? Especially benevolence, how can we fight when women are kind?"

When everyone heard Yin Yue’s question, they laughed out loud. Even Li Ruixin and Wu Dengke seemed quite puzzled. Only Lou Jiye felt that he understood a little.

Chen Wen smiled and replied: "First talk about faith. A military general with integrity will do what he says and do what he does. It is easier to gain the trust of his soldiers, so he can become one of the five virtues. The benevolence here is by no means the kindness of a woman. The story of Taishigong's "Records of the Grand Historian" records such a story, which vividly illustrates the word "benevolence."

Next, Chen Wen told them the story of Wu Qi sucking the ulcer in "Records of the Grand Historian * Biography of Wu Qi", and also emphasized that Wu Qi's spirit of eating, clothing, housing and transportation, and being able to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, in order to prevent these officers from learning well and walking towards the evil path, especially Yin Yue, who was excited to hear it.

"How can a general who is kind to the soldiers not win the hearts of the soldiers like this? No wonder the soldier's mother was afraid that his son would die for Wu Qi, like his husband."

After accepting Yin Yue's thanks and the sudden realization of everyone, Chen Wen continued: "The last point is that the system, military system, military law and military supplies are all included. The army of the state and the green camp soldiers of the Tatars are now all servants raised by eating empty salaries and drinking blood. The personal soldiers are the key to deciding the victory and defeat on the battlefield. At present, the Tatars occupy eight or nine out of ten. No matter how the royal army trains these servants, the personal soldiers will definitely not be able to train more than the Tartars. If you want to turn the tables, you have to change the military system. Whether the military system that changes the military system can produce results depends on the implementation of military laws and the guarantee of military supplies."

"This is why the general wanted to rebuild the Qi family army, and announced the military law on the first day of the army, and at the same time strictly ordered the military officers and others not to embezzle the financial affairs of the soldiers. This is what Sun Wuzi said, and it is recognized by military strategists throughout the ages, so naturally there will be no mistakes."

Hearing this theory, the officers all showed deep thoughts. They finally understood why Chen Wen had to so harshly eliminate the things that he had already been accustomed to in other armies. The twelve men of the Qi family's army were obviously understood by the officers. Then, they seemed to be impossible to do these things in the future, because their commander would definitely not tolerate them. Some of them were flexible and thought of something else, which surprised them.

"The lower part emphasizes comparison, which monarch on both sides has clear governance, which generals are more talented, which side has better time and place, which side has stricter military discipline, which side has stronger military strength, which side has better training, which side has clearer rewards and punishments. These are all things that must be calculated as military generals. Knowing these, you will almost know the approximate outcome. And what is left is the problem of tactics."
Chapter completed!