(14) Sun Tzu's Art of War
"Mr. Kong, since you can't fight, please tell me what should we do next?" Bai Qi and Kong Beihai's discussion had been going on for one night. The sky in the east had turned white. Bai Qi thought that he had the skills to do it and there was no problem in spirit. Unexpectedly, Kong Beihai, who had been working all night, was also a night owl, and he was still energetic.
"While forces among all parties, although force is the foundation for solving problems, we still need to pay attention to some skills when using force. Now we will achieve better results if we don't fight." Although Kong Beihai knew that Bai Qi was not very patient now, he still said calmly.
Bai Qi asked himself that he could greet him a few times when he went to the battlefield, but when it comes to strategy, it would be far away from Kong Beihai in front of him. Since Kong Beihai insisted, it would be better to listen to Kong Beihai finish his words. So Bai Qi didn't say anything, stood up, and asked his servants to fill the teacup with water. Then he sat upright in front of Kong Beihai and made a careful listening expression.
This point that Kong Beihai admires most. As a master, he never has the habit of being arrogant. He often rolls with soldiers in the military camp and grabs vegetables in the same pot with soldiers. This is also the source of cohesion of the army under Bai Qi and the place where Bai Qi attracts Kong Beihai.
"In the current situation, our lord has initially set the Yulong Pass, and the soldiers are directed to the capital. Invisibly, the lord has become the biggest threat to the Subai Alliance in Duliang City. It can be said that they always stare at the lord and are always thinking about regaining the Yulong Pass. Therefore, our army should not move rashly. However, not moving does not mean waiting. There are many things we can do." Kong Beihai's calm expression and confidence on his face showed that he was already confident.
Bai Qi did not respond, but continued to wait with a smile. Sure enough, Kong Beihai continued to say, "The army remained unmoved in order to maintain the threat to Duliang, so that he did not dare to easily attack Yulongguan. Staying unmoved is an attitude and a strategy." In this regard, Bai Qi also roughly understood Kong Beihai's meaning. In short, it was to use static to control it. Bai Qi found out that Kong Beihai had some more words, so he continued to say nothing and waited for Kong Beihai to finish his words.
"Don't move is the first step, and the next is the issue of flags. The Lord can propose that this trip north is entirely to deal with the Soviet-Bai Alliance in Duliang City. Our army entrenched in Yulong Pass, which can create such a situation. The Lord will continue to send people to spread such news, that is, our army will advance south soon, attack Duliang, and avenge King Lu. The current situation is chaotic, and the two states in the north of Guan must have the idea of independent separatism. Once the threat from the Lord no longer exists, they must fight first. Only by annexing the other party can they have the capital to compete with the Lord in the future."
Kong Beihai is so bad. This is what Bai Qi thinks after hearing this passage.
"The two states of Guanbei are weak and Qingtian are strong. I know that Qingtian's army is so upright that this person is ambitious and will definitely take action first. Once the Longbei cannot resist, it will definitely not be so cheap. At that time..." Speaking of this, Kong Beihai was tactful and did not continue, but looked up at Bai Qi and smiled.
Bai Qi couldn't help but smile knowingly and said, "At that time, we can get the Northern North without bloodshed, and there is only one Qingtian left, so we can just grab it." Bai Qiwan, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
"I'm a good soldier who doesn't fight against others, and is good at being good. The sir is so good that even if my grandson uses his plan, he will not be like this." Bai Qi couldn't help but sigh.
"Sunzi uses military service? How can I explain this?" Kong Beihai asked with a frown.
"Why? Mr. hasn't read "The Art of War"?" Bai Qi was also surprised when he heard this. Kong Beihai was a well-educated man, so how could he not know Sun Tzu and "The Art of War". There was Confucius, Mencius and Laozi in the history of this world. Bai Qi naturally thought there was Sun Wu. Now looking at Kong Beihai's meaning, is there no Sun Wu in the history of this place? Bai Qi thought of this and couldn't help but blame himself for reading a lot, but he did not seek to be profound.
"The Art of War of Sun Tzu? I have never heard of it. Where did the Lord get it? He defeated others without fighting. This sentence interprets the true meaning of using troops from an absolute height. It must be the sentence in the Art of War of Sun Tzu." Kong Beihai showed a longing expression.
Bai Qi has finally confirmed that there is no "The Art of War" in history here, so he quickly found an excuse and said: "This military book was written by a laity. Bai Qi also obtained it by chance, but he did not expect that he had never entered the world."
Kong Beihai was even more fascinated when he heard this and quickly answered, "Can the Lord bring this book with you?" Bai Qi certainly knew what he meant, and now where did he ask him to make the ready-made "The Art of War"? He had to use the excuse: "This book is not easy to come by. I have always hidden it in my hometown in Duliang, and I don't know if it is still there after the turmoil."
Kong Beihai looked disappointed when he heard this. People who are good at books missed this strange book, but they were really unwilling to accept it. Fortunately, Bai Qi's next sentence made Kong Beihai smile immediately.
"Sir, don't worry. I read this book carefully back then and keep all the words in mind. If I write it out the next day, I will enjoy the favor of my eyes."
Kong Beihai became anxious when he heard this. He reached out and handed over the paper and pen. After taking the inkstone, he ground ink and said, "What are you waiting for? Write now."
Bai Qi smiled and thought to himself that only people with such temperament can achieve some knowledge, have a clear understanding of the world, and learn from the world. Thinking of this, Bai Qi took the paper and pen and began to write dictatedly.
"Sun Tzu said: War is a major event of a country, a place of life and death, and a way of survival and death. We must observe it.
Therefore, the scriptures use five things to solve them and examine 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 superiors, they can die with them, and they can 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, 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? Who is the general? Who is the heaven and earth? Who is the law? Who is the strong? Who is the soldiers? Who is the soldiers? Who is the soldiers? Who is the reward and punishment? I know the victory or defeat...." (I won't say I'm plagiarized, right? This is a reference, no reporting is allowed! Otherwise, I will be cursed by me!)
While Bai Qi was writing dictated, Kong Beihai was chanting in a low voice. At this time, another thought jumped into Bai Qi's mind. He turned "The Art of War" into an internal textbook and distributed it to his trusted generals to learn. Isn't it more effective? When Bai Qi wrote "Adversary Chapter", Kong Beihai saw the sentence "Arrogant to defeat others without fighting", and couldn't help laughing: "Haha, it turns out you are here."
Before Kong Beihai's laughter could be finished, the door of the study was quietly pushed open, and Su Xiangyun and Qin Yushu came in together, holding plates in his hands.
"Why are you laughing so happily? Mr. Kong." Su Xiangyun said with a smile, while casually glanced at the military tactics written by Bai Qi. Fortunately, Bai Qi was tired of writing at this time. Seeing that the women brought breakfast, he put down his pen and said, "Eat first, and finish some." Qin Yushu saw Bai Qi stop and walked up to clean up the table. Unexpectedly, Kong Beihai snatched the part written by Bai Qi as if he had seen a treasure and said, "I'll take this first, so that others won't snatch it from me."
Seeing Kong Beihai like this, Su Xiangyun and Qin Yushu showed almost undetectable disappointment on their faces, and they smiled and served them with breakfast.
After breakfast, Su Xiangyun and Qin Yushu were all out. These two women have become very picky recently and never take the initiative to stick to Bai Qi. Speaking of which, Bai Qi has been around for almost half a month. Even Xu Yuyan, who has been with Bai Qi, was sent to Jiangzhou by Bai Qi to contact Bai Yunfan as soon as possible. Only Xu Yuyan, the intelligence leader, took action personally.
After the two women left, Kong Beihai looked at their backs, thought for a while, and hesitated for a while before saying, "Master, your study is a confidential place. I think it's better to let others enter less in the future."
Kong Beihai said it very implicitly, but Bai Qi still understood what he meant, but Bai Qi had to beware of Su Xiangyun and Qin Yushu, and he was in the light. Bai Qi was really unable to do this.
Bai Qi was not bad at expressing his opinion, and he could only speak. Kong Beihai knew Bai Qi's personality and never easily doubted and guarded against the people around him, so he didn't insist on saying anything. He lowered his head to drink tea and continued to read his "The Art of War".
Half a month passed in a flash. Bai Qi had not been taking big actions, but the momentum was very strong. The news that Bai Qi wanted troops to enter the capital Liangcheng had long been spread throughout Guanbei, let alone the capital Liangcheng. Various versions in the streets and alleys were spread, making Su Yuncheng unable to sleep or eat. As for Baiyun Mountain, since he was released, he became even more decadent. All the affairs in the court were left to Su Yuncheng to handle. He was happy with the women in the palace all day. The military pressure from both sides of Bai Qi and Bai Yunfan, coupled with Baiyunshan's guilt for killing his father himself, Baiyunshan was overwhelmed and could only choose to escape.
As expected by Kong Beihai, the Qingtian Prefecture's army was honest and prejudiced that Bai Qi had not been moving, but focused on Duliang. After waiting for half a month, his patience was gone, and he began to secretly expand his army, intending to take down Longbei first, so as to establish a separatist position.
Li Shaoyuan, a military commander in the north, was a man with no ambitions. Apart from constantly strengthening his own defense, he had no big moves. After another half a month, good news came from Xu Yuyan. After some development, Bai Yunfan finally returned to Jiangzhou. It was only because Bai Yunfan had a serious illness that Jiangzhou did not take action. However, the troops below were ready and were always ready to fight back to Duliang to take revenge.
Chapter completed!