Chapter forty-ninth
Compared with Zhang Liang, the three heroes of the Han Dynasty, Chen Ping did not have a high evaluation in history books. The main reason is that he was greedy for money and was greedy. As for the robbery of his sister-in-law, it was nonsense and there was no real historical material for verbal research. But think about it, a handsome man like Chen Ping was not a big deal. Women were pleased by others, and men were the same. Both sides were just in love.
Li Yuan, who was used to being laughed at the face of later generations, was not interested in whether Chen Ping's character was upright. As long as Chen Ping was really talented, it would be okay to use it. As for moral integrity, Li Yuan never believed that corruption and bribery can be prevented by relying solely on personal consciousness. The key lies in the improvement of the system, the monitoring of the process and the effective constraints of power.
Using modern enterprise management systems to lead a team, people can use their talents and materials to their fullest, and put power in the cage of the system. With these systems and processes, Li Yuan believes that he can do better than Liu Bang in how to use flawed talents like Chen Ping.
"The army has no jokes, so it is natural to make a decision. Since sir has a clever plan, you can tell me it." Li Yuan responded with a sigh while trying to wipe the body of the iron spear, and tried to wield the light of the iron spear.
This iron spear followed Li Yuan for several battles. There were no less than a hundred enemy soldiers who died under its gun. The blood light from the tip of the spear was always revealed, and a promise was worth a thousand gold, and he laughed at the life and death. Every word the soldiers of the Qin army said was a stern word and could not tolerate any falsehood.
Chen Ping's eyes moved away from the iron spear, and there was admiration in his eyes. He coughed lightly and said, "Report to the lieutenant, it is not difficult to let Liu Bang retreat. We only need to ask Zhang Han and Wang Li to ask for help in the name of Zhao Ben, saying that Liu Bang's army besieged the city for several days and caused the food route to be cut off. Changyi is at risk of being captured by Liu Bang's army. I believe that the general and Wang will lead troops to help, and Liu Bang will retreat by then."
Li Yuan pondered for a while and asked, "Zhao Ben is the nephew of Zhao Gao of Xianyang. Zhang Han and Wang Li saw the letter, so he would not ignore it. However, Zhang and Wang's army were far away from Zhao, and it was five or six days away from Xingyang. It took more than ten days to go back and forth. What should I guarantee that Liu Bang will not attack at all during this period? It is difficult to expect God to help again and have another heavy snow."
Li Yuan was not surprised by Chen Ping's proposal. Using force to fight against force is a state of tactical use. When the troops are at a disadvantage, using friendly and neighboring troops to boost morale and strengthen their strength is a normal strategy.
If Chen Ping was only at this level, then he was really a pseudo-spoken person who had a ghost plan. Li Yuan decided to be excited again to see if Chen Ping still retained the goods and hid them in his stomach and didn't say them out.
As expected, after hearing what Li Yuan said, Chen Pingjun's face turned red and he immediately returned to normal. After a little thought, Chen Ping said: "In ten days, Ping has another plan that will make Liu Bang unable to take care of himself and unable to plan the city."
"Can you come out?" A sharp look flashed in Li Yuan's eyes. Chen Ping was indeed cunning. He was testing Li Yuan's abilities respectively.
If Li Yuan did not ask questions just now, Chen Ping would not have said one of the subsequent strategies. As a result, Chen Ping's evaluation of Li Yuan would be reduced by one level.
A mediocre lord is not the object that Chen Ping is willing to assist him. It is impossible to say that after the Xingyang siege is lifted, Chen Ping will decide to choose other forces to surrender. Even if he defects to Liu Bang, Chen Ping has nothing to worry about.
Chen Ping seemed to notice Li Yuan's dissatisfaction, and did not hesitate, immediately said: "The lieutenant Mingjian, the thief Peng Yue suddenly left while siegeing the city. This is an extremely rare scene on the battlefield. From the perspective of his subordinates, this can only show one situation, that is, Liu Bang's annexation of various coalition units has reached an untolerable level. At this critical moment, if there are rumors, some princes want to follow Peng Yue and lead their troops to escape, I wonder what Liu Bang would think?"
"Then, how to make the rumors credible? What evidence can be doubtful?" Li Yuan asked. Chen Ping's analysis was very reasonable, but there are still many problems to be solved after implementation.
"Because it is a rumor, why do you need any evidence? The lieutenant can just send more soldiers out of the city to deliver letters. As for the content of the letter, if the lieutenant trusts his subordinates, then Ping will write it on his behalf, and then hand it over to Zhao Ben to press the handprint and sign the name." Chen Ping said.
"In this way, I'll have a hard time. Tonight, I'll ask you to stay in the county magistrate's mansion to rest. I'll wait until tomorrow, the letter is completed and then hand it over to the scouts to deliver it." Li Yuan nodded.
Trust is sometimes a feeling, a intuition, and a pleasure in dying for a confidant.
Since Chen Ping wants to show his talents, he might as well let him do it. In terms of details, Li Yuan has always been in a broad direction, decision-making, and process monitoring attitude. As for how to write, do, and do each step of the specific implementation, it is not something that an excellent leader should do personally.
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At night, the lights shaking.
The figure reflected in the window became very long in the light, like a long ghost, sticking out his tongue and constantly looking at this troubled world that was unknown.
Chen Ping frowned, writing quickly for a while, and then stopped writing and started over again.
An excellent letter can definitely change the direction of a battle involving hundreds of thousands of people. If Chen Ping wants to leave a name for himself, this letter is crucial.
"The general clearly understands that Ben was ordered by the Prime Minister to defend Xingyang and Changyi to protect the safety of the army's food route. However, now there are rebel Liu Bang and hundreds of thousands of people coming here, with great force. Wherever he goes, there are rubble. Ben originally wanted to live and die with the city and live and die together, but he thought that there were still thousands of food and fodder in the palace and warehouse that could not be transported away-!"
"It's not right, it's not right. Zhao Ben is a greedy man who is afraid of death and is a rough man in the army. How could he speak so obscurely? It's better to change it to: Ben's small soldiers and few generals. If he can't fight, he should lead his troops northward and fall under the command of the general!"
"Li Yuan is not old and looks a little brave, but he didn't expect that he was scheming and could see the deep meaning of people's hearts."
While changing, Chen Ping muttered to himself, imitating the tone of others. This work was really not easy. Chen Ping wrote for a while before he woke up from Li Yuan's aggressive plan.
Chen Ping's letter was not prepared until it was getting brighter. When Li Yuan saw Chen Ping in the morning, he saw that his eyes were red and swollen, and a few bloodshots appeared. It was obvious that he was thinking all night about how to write.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir. This letter is written in a true way. Zhao Ben's anxious attitude is revealed between the lines. Thinking that the general will be worried about the mistakes in Xingyang when he sees the letter, he will send his army to come. In addition, the last few sentences of this letter briefly mention the disagreement in Liu Bang's army. One or two princes made an appointment with the city and did not attack each other. It is really a stroke of magic." After reading the letter, Li Yuan couldn't help but slap the table and admire it.
Words, this thing, are profound like strategies on the battlefield.
Chapter completed!