Song Emperor Jiangshan

Han Shizhong's tone was serious: "What did he send you for? If you don't answer honestly, Xiao Ming will stay here!"

If someone usually said this in front of Xiao Shan, he would just laugh it off; if other people said this in front of him, he would not feel any nervousness, even when facing Qin Hui, Xiao Shan never felt this way Facing the sense of danger.Because although Qin Hui has killed people before, he has never killed someone with his own hands, at least, he has never cut off the opponent's head and hung it on his waist during a fight.

But the grey-haired, bearded, stern-looking general in front of him has had it.His body exudes an aura that has been soaked in blood and human life for a long time.

Xiao Shan believed that what Han Shizhong said was definitely not a threat, let alone just talking.The murderous intent on the opponent's body has been revealed, and even the surrounding air is frozen, Han Shizhong is telling the truth.

Xiao Shan believed even more that no amount of explanation at this time would be in vain.Even if he produced a thousand pieces of evidence that he had nothing to do with Qin Hui, it would be absolutely difficult to win Han Shizhong's trust, not to mention that he could not produce any of them now.

Xiao Shan and Han Shizhong looked at each other, spoke slowly and calmly, but answered irrelevantly: "War is the continuation of politics."

Han Shizhong was taken aback: "What?"

Xiao Shan went on to say his own: "It is the use of violence to the maximum. The goal is to make the enemy powerless to resist. To make the enemy obey our will, we must make the enemy's situation more unfavorable than the sacrifice we demand. This unfavorable The enemy's armies must be destroyed, his country must be occupied, and so long as the enemy's territory remains unconquered, the war must never be considered over."

Han Shizhong was completely stunned, he didn't understand why Xiao Shan would suddenly answer the wrong question at this moment, and say something that he didn't understand but had insight.

Xiao Shan felt that the chilling aura on the other party was disappearing bit by bit, his voice and tone became more peaceful, and he tried hard to recall the classics he had recited in full, a must-learn lesson for every student entering a military academy. Book - Clausewitz's On War.

This is a classic treatise that gathers the wisdom of thousands of years of war. It not only discusses strategy, but also studies tactics. Modern army construction and war thoughts are mostly based on this book.Compared with "Sun Tzu's Art of War", this book is more specific and in-depth, and it is more suitable for officers who command battles to learn.

Xiao Shan couldn't explain his identity, let alone explain why he wanted to follow Han Shizhong.He hopes to use this world's top military treatise to impress the heart of Han Shizhong, a general who has been on the battlefield all the year round, and make him believe in himself.

This kind of behavior is a complete pretending behavior, but Xiao Shan has no choice. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" is known to all women and children, but "Six Secret Teachings" is not familiar to me, and the "Wu Jing Zong Yao" compiled in the Song Dynasty is not enough to shock.

"To maximize the concentration of forces in time or space, the sole purpose of all battles must be to destroy the enemy's vital forces. The cohesion and combat effectiveness of an army are not its military equipment and generous treatment, but its martial spirit and belief. Only such an army can withstand the blow of failure, and it will not collapse when it is at a disadvantage..." Xiao Shan began to search his guts to recall those classic and impressive sentences. Learned and forgotten.

But Han Shizhong's arm has been slowly lowered, and his fingers have quietly left the organ on the sleeve arrow.Because it is just a lackey of Qin Hui, it is impossible to have such insight, and it is even more impossible to study the issue of war in such an in-depth manner.Most of Qin Hui's lackeys are villains who follow the trend and have little talent.People with such insight will not be willing to just be Qin Hui's lackeys.Just like Qin Hui was unwilling to be Zhang Jun's eagle dog back then.

Although separated by thousands of years, the top classics can cross the barriers of time and space, enough to make anyone refreshed and refreshed.Especially for a person like Han Shizhong who has practical experience, the wisdom he feels from it is more and deeper than what Xiao Shan can experience now.

Xiao Shan slowly recited the classics he had learned. The biggest difference between the modern army and the feudal army is the emphasis on army building and the cultivation of army spirit.As long as the casualties of the feudal army exceed one-tenth, it will inevitably lead to a complete collapse.But the losses that a modern army can bear can reach more than half.The army established by relying on this brand-new military theory is more in line with the essence of war than the ancient literati's praise of "recovering the country with ingenuity, one man's wisdom" - the confrontation of strength, the competition of military quality, It is the fundamental factor that determines the success or failure of a war.

From the general theory, Xiao Shan recounts to the purpose and means, and from the purpose and means, memorizes to defense and attack, and even the chapters on camping and logistics supply are not left behind.He deleted some of the specific battle examples, and made corrections according to his own understanding of some military configurations that were not in line with the current situation.Although there is still a big discrepancy between what he said and the actual situation-after all, he has never personally experienced any war, but this classic treatise on war issues has already moved Han Shizhong, a man who has been a soldier for half his life.

After Xiao Shan roughly recounted the first, middle and second volumes on war theory, it was already sunset.

Han Shizhong has been listening, his face is not moved, but the shock in his heart can be imagined.

He asked coldly, "What do you want to say?"

Xiao Shan said: "I'm not from Qin Hui. If I were from him, I wouldn't seriously study military art."

Han Shizhong thought it was impossible for the young man in front of him to have such insight.

Because even he himself has never thought deeply about these issues.He doesn't like reading military books very much, and he relies more on experience in combat.So Han Shizhong asked: "Just now you talked a lot without beginning and end, who taught you those words?"

Xiao Shan said: "It was taught by my master. I have never been on the battlefield, but I hope that one day I can make use of what I have learned. Qin Hui can't satisfy my ambition, he will only make me unknown, So I can't play for him either."

Xiao Shan deliberately used the word "ambition". He knew that Han Shizhong and Qin Hui had a deep feud, and he also knew that it was impossible for Han Shizhong to have a good impression of him in a short period of time. The other party must be thinking about him in the worst way.So there is no need for me to throw out words such as ambition, national hatred and family hatred. It is more appropriate to use "ambition".Now he just needs to convince Han Shizhong that he and Qin Hui are not enough.

Han Shizhong stared at Xiao Shan, rehearsing Xiao Shan's words twice in his mind.

Indeed, if Xiao Shan wanted to achieve fame, it would be impossible to rely on Qin Hui's humiliation to seek a summation.Any ambitious, talented person who wants to win fame in the war will not agree to the peace that is exchanged for this humiliating way of ceding land and indemnity. What they desire is to use the means of war, the tough way , to take what belongs to oneself from the enemy.Because Han Shizhong himself is this kind of person, he can understand the meaning of this sentence better than Xiao Shan himself.

After a quarter of an hour, Han Shizhong said: "What are you following me for?"

Xiao Shan said: "Because I heard that Lord Fuguo is very famous, with only 3 people guarding Huaidong for more than ten years, I want to get acquainted."

Han Shizhong said: "I already met the queen mother when she returned to the south, why bother?"

Xiao Shan said: "Although my master is very knowledgeable, he has passed away long ago. I have never been on the battlefield, and I am very eager to show my talents one day in the future. Duke Fu Guo was the only famous general at that time. If I can get him to give me some advice , will be used forever.”

Han Shizhong looked Xiao Shan up and down, and said: "It's useless to talk about wars on paper. Go back. You're lucky today. I won't kill you."

Xiao Shan didn't expect that Han Shizhong would say anything to him today, after he saluted Han Shizhong, he turned around and walked down the mountain.Han Shizhong stood in front of Cuiwei Pavilion for a long time, motionless, like a statue in the twilight.

By the time Xiao Shan returned to the palace, it was already dark, and it was September, and it was a bit chilly.He lifted his collar and entered through the side door of the palace, but as soon as he entered the palace, he found that the atmosphere in the palace was a bit different - there were a lot more eunuchs and maids, and everyone was whispering, As if something big is about to happen.

Xiao Shan asked casually, and he knew what this big event was about.

A happy event - Zhao Yuan is getting married.

Zhao Yuan is sixteen this year, and he is building a mansion independently. He should have married a long time ago, but because the Empress Dowager Wei has never returned, this matter has also been left behind.Now that Queen Mother Wei came back, Zhao Gou called his favorite daughter-in-law to show Queen Mother Wei.Empress Dowager Wei didn't care about government affairs, and she didn't care about Zhao Yuan's marriage.

Zhao Yuan's fiancée is the daughter of Guo Yi, Sanlang of the Right Dynasty, who is the same age as him.Zhao Gou had already found someone to read the zodiac sign of the horoscope, and now seeing the Queen Mother's approval, he stopped delaying and began to formally engage in marriage.

Zhao Yuan has not yet been formally accepted as a prince, and only according to the ceremony of accepting a concubine by an ordinary prince, Zhao Gou paid the Guo family ten thousand taels of platinum, twenty mouthfuls of sheep, twenty jugs of wine, forty bolts of color, and the rest of silk Several bolts of silk and satin, pearls and amber necklaces, emerald hair and jade hairpins, etc., are used as a ceremony, and the date is fixed, and the wedding will be held in the first month of next year.

Xiao Shan was quite surprised. He had heard Zhao Yuan mentioned that he was going to get married before, but he always felt that a 16-year-old child was making trouble.When he saw that the eunuchs who came and went had started to decorate the palace, and were cleaning the dormitories, and actively prepared, he realized that in this era, Zhao Yuan was considered an adult, and some people at his age would call their children father.

After Xiao Shan heard the private discussions among the eunuchs in the mansion, he realized why today was so strange.

It turned out that the woman's father came to thank her today, and several long-mouthed eunuchs were speculating privately whether there would be a maid from the future princess pretending to be among Mr. like a girl.

Zhu Xi, who advocates the defense of men and women in Neo Confucianism, is only 12 years old, and the strict defense between men and women is not as strict as that of later generations.There is a folk custom that a man and a woman meet after an engagement, and if they are not satisfied, they can withdraw the marriage. Although Zhao Yuan's status determines that once the marriage is engaged, it is impossible for the woman to withdraw the engagement, it is not unreasonable for the fiancée to send her best friend to investigate the situation of her future husband. Totally impossible.Xiao Shan secretly regretted that he went out today, otherwise he could have a look at what the eunuchs called the "delicate and handsome boy".But after thinking about it, I feel that it is more worthwhile to go out today to meet Han Shizhong.

After Xiao Shan returned to his room and put down the things in his hands, he found that the Ju he bought had not been given to Zhao Yuan.

Yesterday everyone knew that Zhao Yuan ordered Xiao Shan to go out to buy a bow, Xiao Shan didn't have to shy away from meeting Zhao Yuan this time, he asked clearly that Zhao Yuan was performing martial arts at the moment, he was a little surprised, it was dark, Zhao Yuan still What are you doing there?

Xiao Shan carried the bow and walked towards the martial arts field, and saw that the place had returned to its original state, the target was set up in a section of the martial arts field, Zhao Yuan was accompanied by two guards and several eunuchs, practicing archery there.

It was already dark and the target was not very clear, Xiao Shan had seen Zhao Yuan miss two or three times, but he didn't have any intention of resting, so he also waited aside.

After waiting for a while, Zhao Yuan turned around and was obviously surprised to see Xiao Shan beside him.He took the arrow, held the bow in his hand, and asked, "Why are you here?"

Xiao Shan took out the ju bought today from the cloth bag, handed it in front of Zhao Yuan, and said: "Yesterday I broke His Highness's beloved thing, and today I will pay for one. I hope it will not be much worse than the previous one."

Zhao Yuan took the ball, weighed it, and said, "You really went to buy it? No wonder I didn't see you today."

Xiao Shan said: "Congratulations, Your Highness."

Zhao Yuan was puzzled: "Where does joy come from?"

Xiao Shan said: "His Royal Highness is about to get married, of course it is a happy event."

Zhao Yuan's expression was quite lonely, he lowered his head and walked aimlessly for a while, before saying: "You are right, it is a happy event..." After saying this, there was no one answering, Zhao Yuan Raising his head, he saw that there was no one around him, his own eunuchs and guards were following him from a distance, and Xiao Shan's shadow didn't know where he went.

Zhao Yuan looked at the Ju in his hand and kicked it twice, much better than the previous one.However, Zhao Yuan sighed in his heart, put the Ju away, and said silently in his heart: It's a pity that it's a good thing, but I won't play with it again in the future.Since you persuaded me not to indulge in Ju opera anymore, why did you go and buy this thing on purpose?

After Xiao Shan gave the things to Zhao Yuan, he left. He didn't put much of his thoughts on Zhao Yuan. Instead, what was shaking in his heart was Han Shizhong's figure and his reminiscence of Han Shizhong's words Words: "It's useless to talk more on paper."

This was his first close contact with a seasoned general, and the shock he received was much stronger than the fact that Zhao Yuan was about to get married.

Xiao Shan was lying on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep. He was in a daze when he heard a light knock on the door. Xiao Shan jumped up from the bed and asked, "Who?"