Comprehensive martial arts pen to punish the world

Just like what Mu Shu said, she knows a thing or two about marching and formation, but it's really only one or two.

She just studied Gu Xichao's "Seven Strategies" and read a few books on the art of war to enrich the plot of the story, but that's all.Even though she is good at calculating people's hearts and making arrangements, Li Tan's marching formation is obviously not on the same level as her armies on paper.

Facing Li Tan's offensive, Mu Shu put forward countless obstacles and difficulties, but Li Tan resolved them one by one.Although Mu Shu also resisted the dilemma raised by Li Tan, he still gradually lost his advantage in the general trend. Li Tan's way of governing the country and the method of marching and deploying troops are really too skilled, almost perfect, it can be called Watertight.

The battle is in full swing, and Li Tan has almost captured most of Mu Shu's territory. Although Mu Shu can occasionally regain one or two lost territories, under Li Tan's maneuvers and delays, the land Mu Shu has basically been lost to Li Tan. After being squeezed clean, not only are there no soldiers, horses, food and grass left, but Mu Shu is even required to allocate troops to defend the city.Li Tan's offensive is not fierce, but every step is like a mountain pressing down on the top, thick and irresistible, making people breathless.

Seeing that two-thirds of the territory in the sand table belonged to Li Tan, Li Tan asked, "Do you want to admit defeat?"

Mu Shu looked at the battle situation in the sand table, and suddenly raised his head and asked a few questions: "Dare to ask my lord, you use war to support war. Doesn't it mean that wherever you go, no matter the old, weak, women, children or young strong men are slaughtered? Then you Even if these territories are taken in, how can we win the hearts of the people? If the mountains and rivers are broken and devastated like your country, what is the point of this chess game?"

After Li Tan heard this, he shook his head slightly, and said: "Although war is supported by war, except for the first two cities, I only took food and grass, and did not take away troops. All other cities' troops were taken under my command. What I did at first I have no other choice, if not, I don’t want to commit mass murder, after all, the people who win the hearts of the people win the world, and the people are like water, they can carry a boat and capsize it, I understand this truth.”

Mu Shu stared at the small red flags scattered all over the sand table, which symbolized gunpowder and flames of war. What should he do to put them to death and survive, and turn defeat into victory?

"Now that we have come to such a situation, I am the one who is at a disadvantage, so I have the audacity to ask the young master for a favor." Mu Shu pursed her lips and smiled softly, "If I can put it to death and come back to life, I propose to let you Young Master can't solve the dilemma, so Young Master will allow me to see my elder brother?"

Since the two fought against each other, Li Tan has also explored Mu Shu's nature to a great extent, although the other party's methods are still immature, and he is not his opponent.But since Li Tan parted ways with Li Fu, it has been a long time since Li Tan has fought against others so happily.As he said, not only did he not underestimate Mu Shu, but he even admired her very much. No wonder Fusu was willing to accept her as his disciple. It is really something that makes people stand out from others——smart and exquisite, gentle Shu Ya, for a brief moment, Li Tan even thought he saw his dead sister.

Faced with the conditions proposed by Mu Shu, Li Tan felt a little surprised, but still nodded in agreement: "Not to mention turning defeat into victory, if you can stop my offensive, you will be considered a winner."

Mu Shu pursed his lips and said, "Then thank you, Young Master."

"My method is very simple. Since you have soldiers from our country in your hands, no matter whether they are voluntary or forced into the army, there will always be times when the troops are not in the same spirit." Mu Shu pointed at the two armies at war, and sighed, "If On the city wall, there are white-haired mothers crying for their sons, young and lovely girls calling for their fathers, and women who have worked hard all their lives begging for the return of their husbands. Then I dare to ask, will your army be able to attack? , still have the heart to destroy this city wall with gunpowder smoke and flames of war?"

"A strategy for mourning soldiers?" Li Tan's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he sneered, "How can you be sure that the old and weak women and children you caught are the relatives of our lieutenant soldiers?"

"I don't have to be sure." Mu Shu shook his head and said, "To be honest, what I did was just delaying time. I don't need to verify the identities of these old and weak women and children, I just need to let them tell the truth Shout out, whether you have their relatives in your army or not. Just because sorrow is contagious, your soldiers don’t know whether the people on the wall are their relatives, but they will feel the same, because the country is ruined and their families are dead. At this time, you are faced with two problems, one is to retreat, and the other is to continue to attack."

"Once you retreat, I will send people to your country to set off a wave of uprising among the civilians. The reason is very simple, because the world is severely drought and the people are in dire straits, but you are still setting off smoke and war. If not. It is true that you are trying to devour my national strength to make up for your own inadequacies, but your policies do not mean that the people can understand them. As long as you incite them a little, you may not be unable to achieve the results I want." Mu Shu moved the sand table. Chess piece, put the red battle flag in Li Tan's territory.

"If you retreat, you give me time to fight back. If you don't retreat, if you continue to attack, you will face the sad and angry soldiers in your army, as well as the people in our country who are afraid of the 'tyrant'. I will publicize your cruelty everywhere. Actions, including the first move of burning, killing and looting the two cities, and the decisive decision of "killing relatives with righteousness" without hesitation in the face of the relatives of the soldiers." Mu Shu stretched out a finger, pushed the chess pieces on the city wall one by one, and said slowly , "The sad and angry mourning soldiers, the people who resisted desperately because of fear, my son, if you are not greedy enough, you will collapse."

"The tide is over, I can't stop your steps, but I can make you get my territory, it will be like a ruined wall."

In the room, a needle could be heard for a while, and the cramped air was filled with deathly silence.

After a long time, until the tea was already cold, Li Tan said in a hoarse voice: "Very good, let's put it to death and make a living. I really didn't expect you to be able to do this."

Mu Shu looked up at him, his gaze was as clear as a pool of stagnant spring water, clear enough to reflect the swaying trees outside the house: "Then what is your choice?"

Li Tan smiled slightly, wearing a golden mask, he couldn't hide Xiuyi's eyebrows and eyes, and at this moment, there was an illusion of warmth and jade in his smile: "I will retreat."

Li Tan stood up, looked down at Mu Shu, his eyes were deep, but like a rock, mountains and seas cannot be moved: "Even if I want to get this world, I will definitely not step on the flesh and bones of ordinary people to climb to the throne. I retreat, If you want to appeal to the people to revolt, then go ahead. I will let you know that in the face of absolute strength, all ghosts and ghosts are nothing but illusions."

"And your strategy of mourning soldiers can be done once and for all. It only hurts one thousand enemies and eight hundred. Do you think that if you let the people cry on the city wall, they will forgive you?"

"That's true." Mu Shu hooked her lips and smiled, she looked up at Li Tan, and said calmly, "So, if you win, I will give you the rest of the city."

The sudden change made Li Tan, who was full of fighting spirit, startled slightly, he watched Mu Shu gently overthrow the chess piece symbolizing the "emperor", and felt a little baffled by this unpredictable girl: "Why did you give up resisting? You won the breathing time with the strategy of mourning, maybe you can really turn defeat into victory in the end?"

"Because it's unnecessary." Mu Shu turned the chess piece representing the emperor, stood up as well, and said, "I said, this chess game is just about being a good emperor."

Li Tan was speechless, but saw the girl with gentle eyebrows tap the sand table and said slowly: "My talent is not as good as yours. I raised so many difficulties and you resolved them one by one. It can be seen that the way of the emperor, you are indeed incomparable!" Excellent. Similarly, you are worse than me in the art of imperial servants. I can only use loyal ministers and good generals, but you can requisition villains and gentlemen together, balance the court, and turn nothing into something. In this battle, you I chose to retreat instead of continuing to attack, to prove that you are a benevolent king and a virtuous king, so why should I resist?"

"Do the common people care who is the emperor who rules them? No - the common people's request is very simple. If they can feed and clothe them warmly, they are good emperors. If the fight continues, it will only cause more smoke and flames of war. , more murders, more deaths. If I hand over the city and exchange my own life and death for the well-being of the people, what's the point of leaving an eternal infamy?"

Mu Shu smiles, a slender and delicate girl, but her brows and eyes are full of breezy atmosphere: "Seeking kindness and deserving kindness, at least I have a clear conscience, don't I?"

——Tan'er, I married Tubo for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. If the merits of the marriage cannot be completed, how can I get the people's well-being?

——If I go back, you will have no future, and you will have no worries about your life. Is my conscience clear?What about my clear conscience? !

"...Yes." Li Tan lowered his eyes indifferently, looked at the sand table covered with red flags, and said in a hoarse voice, "Being an emperor, some people pursue the name of the emperor after a hundred years, and some people are greedy for power and superiority. There are also people who want to save their own lives, enjoy the glory and wealth, and sit in the hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers."

"The supreme power and status in the world, even if the road ahead is like a tightrope, there are still as many people who yearn for it as crucian carp crossing the river."

——But the dragon chair throne, who sits on it, has more than just this mountain and river?

——And there are thousands of people in the mountains and rivers.

"If you can't worry about the world's worries with your own heart, can't relieve the suffering of the people with blood, and can't exchange your life for the blessing of the people—what kind of emperor is this emperor?"

Li Tan's murmured whisper fell in Mu Shu's ear, but it made her look confused.

#少年，Awareness is good. #

#欧奥！Since you're so enlightened, why don't you go to the villain with a bright future ahead of you? ! #

Mu Shu was startled to realize that there might be an inside story that he didn't know, Jun Tianjun, the core of Nine Heavens, must be a member of the royal family, so the person in front of him colluded with Nanzhao against Tang Dynasty in order to win the throne?But that's not right, now after a sand table battle, both of them have already groped each other's xinxing methods to a great extent.This person's way of governing the country and the art of controlling power are so exquisite that Mu Shu can't help but feel ashamed. It should be said that Jiu Tian is indeed a person who can call himself the sky. The book "Seven Strategies" will be three points inferior because of this.

The secret method "Nine Heavens Bingjian" inherited by Jiutian has been handed down from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the present. I don't know how many amazing and brilliant people have handled it. The content in it has been continuously enriched and perfected. At that time, it was the head of a hundred schools of thought.Facing such a fearsome opponent, Mu Shu felt that he was able to admit defeat after the final counterattack, which was already very remarkable.

Marching and deploying troops is not her forte, nor is the way of governing the country, but it is only for the sake of writing books to constantly enrich herself, and it has nothing to do with Mu Shu's own life.

——What she is best at is the way of human heart.

Seeing that there was something to be done, Mu Shu considered his words, pretending to be careless and said: "I am ashamed to fight against the young master, but this wise king is not seen everywhere. After all, the Tang Kingdom does not have such a blessing , Alas, five years at a time, more than three years at a time, the world of the Tang Kingdom will be in chaos."