Chapter 256 Sixteen-Character Secret, Little Fanboy Su Shi

Hearing Gu Tingye's explanation, Wei Yuan felt a little dazed subconsciously, and his thoughts seemed to have come many years ago.

It was still in Daizhou, when he was recovering from a serious injury, Gu Yankai taught him the Gu family gun.

When I see some surprising moves, I will express my understanding like Gu Tingye,

"When fighting to the death, it is easier to win if you take unexpected action."

Now, the only difference is that what he wants to teach Gu Tingye is not the art of war or martial arts.

The time when one general could sweep through thousands of armies has long passed.

A battle conflict cannot be won by just one general or one commander.

It is the right time, right place and right people, it is the strength of the country as a whole, and it is also the commander's study of how to use troops.

"Ting Ye can be taught. Given time, he will become a famous general."

Wei Yuan spoke highly of Gu Tingye.

From today on, his defense of the Helan Mountain area has come to an end. Next, it depends on what Peng Sun and others will do.

When he was about to leave Shilijing, Wei Yuan made a request that attracted everyone's opposition.

"Now that we're here, wouldn't it be a pity if we didn't go outside Longzhou City?"

Longzhou is an important town in Xixia.

After Yang Huairen and Zhong E made a big fuss in Xixia, Li Yuanhao also made readjustments to the defense of the Xixia border.

First, a large number of troops were stationed in Hongzhou, Longzhou, Weizhou and other areas, and then they planned to establish six major military divisions along the border.

It can be seen that the focus of Xixia's defense in the future will be on Dazhou.

If war breaks out again in the future, there is a high probability that Xixia will send troops from Longzhou, Hongzhou and other places to attack Shilijing.

And if Da Zhou takes the initiative, the first place he must capture is Longzhou.

Shilijing is only more than fifty miles away from Longzhou.

According to the thinking of Peng Sun and others, Wei Yuan's visit to Shilijing in person was already involving danger. How could he be allowed to approach Longzhou? So they all opposed it.

But no one has been able to dissuade Wei Yuan from making up his mind.

As a result, Wei Yuan, Xiao Yuming, Chen Daniu, Gu Tingye, and Peng Sun each rode a fast horse across dozens of miles of plains until they came to a hill.

At this time, they were only about four to five hundred steps away from Longzhou City.

"Since the end of the last battle, there has been no trace of the Xixia Army in the Longzhou area. However, according to reports from spies, camps, beacon towers, etc. are actively being deployed throughout Longzhou."

Peng Sun spoke slowly.

To be honest, it does take a certain amount of courage to dare to come here with just five people and five horses.

They followed Wei Yuan without feeling the slightest hint of fear.

But Chen Daniu kept patrolling around, worried that some Xixia soldiers would suddenly appear and endanger Wei Yuan's life.

"If you are asked to attack Longzhou City, how will you attack?"

Wei Yuan asked.

The four soldiers fell into deep thought at first, and then responded one after another:

"The strong walls and clear fields make Longzhou City an isolated city. If it is besieged for at least half a year, Longzhou's morale will surely decline. By then, attacking the city will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"Create a large number of siege equipment, attack with absolute superiority of troops, dig tunnels, poison, in short, do everything possible."

"Supplement it with the technique of disturbing the enemy, so that the enemy can't have a moment of peace, and then attack by force?"

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Wei Yuan shook his head and said: "Let you come here with me, actually, I want to tell you a truth, you must keep it in mind."

"Whenever troops are deployed, the general must personally survey the terrain wherever he goes. This Longzhou City is backed by the Great Wall, has many mountains, and is built along a lake."

"If we attack this city, we need to deploy multiple strategies. The Great Wall, breaching the embankments, and storming the towns are all indispensable."

After what he said, everyone's thoughts gradually opened up.

If you fight according to the terrain, there will indeed be more room for maneuver.

“A slight difference is a thousand miles away.”

If Wei Yuan had not been taught by Zhang Fu and had personally experienced two national wars, I am afraid that in terms of military use, he would not be as good as Gu Tingye and others.

The so-called military training is only because he has the identity of a time traveler and understands some historical generalizations.

Just because he is not talented in military use, he pays more attention to details than anyone else, even down to every inch of land.

In early November of the sixth year of Jiayou's reign, Wei Yuan was preparing to return to Bianjing to resume his duties.

Before leaving, Wei Yuan held an "Attack and Defense Conference on Xixia" in Yanzhou and summoned almost all the Shaanxi border generals.

There are two main focuses of the meeting.

First, the construction of fortifications in the Helan Mountain area.

Second, fully implement the key points of the "General Strategy for Offensive and Defense of Xixia".

Moreover, Wei Yuan also specifically pointed out,

"Our army used to focus on defense. Because of the lack of war horses, it was difficult to fight, retreat and advance at the same time."

"But blindly defending will only end up being complacent. Even if we don't have war horses, we can block and harass the Xixia army layer by layer according to the terrain."

"For example, their cavalry is good at fighting on the plains, but our army can change its thinking and, after harassing Xixia, hide in the deep mountains and ravines to set up camp and use the terrain to neutralize the enemy's cavalry advantage."

"The so-called harassing the enemy also refers to mobile operations, attacking the enemy from the dark, either east or west, so that the enemy cannot trace the trajectory of our army."

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"In a word, when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue."

"Do you understand?"

He spent a full day teaching the key points of a certain tactic to the generals.

Including Brother Zhong'e, many generals suddenly felt enlightened.

"Before, the Xixia army kept harassing me, Da Zhou. Didn't they just use this method of attacking if they can beat me and running away if they can't beat me?"

"They have the advantage of cavalry, but we also have the advantage of terrain. We will hide in the mountains and forests after the first battle. If they dare to come, the war horses will be useless."

"When the enemy advances, we retreat. When the enemy is stationed, we harass them, making them unable to live in peace. Starting from one point, they bloom in full bloom, and completely switch from defense to offense. The sixteen words of Commander Wei are truly excellent!"

"In this way, our army can be invincible!"

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When Wei Yuan heard the discussion, he smiled and said:

"As for the sixteen words I said, I hope all the generals can carefully consider them. From my point of view, it is better to start from this year, starting from a local area, and turning defense into offense."

"If the Xixia army dares to come out and invade our country, then they will retaliate in kind."

At this time, Peng Sun stood up, bowed and asked,

"In the past, when we faced the Xixia Army's constant harassment and plundering of our territory in the Great Zhou Dynasty by relying on the superiority of cavalry, we also made some analysis, but it was never as brilliant as what Commander Wei summarized today."

"I don't know what to call this tactic? So that this tactic can be famous throughout the ages."

Wei Yuan thought about it seriously, and after a moment, he smiled and said:

"During the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was a guerrilla general, and his duty was to lead light cavalry to harass the enemy."

"This tactic can be called guerrilla warfare."

Guerrilla warfare?

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone nodded and praised:

"What a guerrilla tactic. If the bandits can go, I can go too!"

"Commander Wei is really proficient in the art of war, and we admire him greatly!"

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On November 3, the sixth year of Jiayou's reign, the two-day conference ended.

On the first day, Wei Yuan talked about the importance of defense in the Helan Mountain area.

On the second day, Wei Yuan talked about the essence of guerrilla tactics, which greatly benefited many border generals.

This meeting, known as the "First Border Conference" in history, determined the preliminary strategic guidelines for enemy countries under the leadership of the imperial court.

After the meeting, Wei Yuan chatted with Zhong E, Peng Sun and others all night, and the conversation involved comprehensive military reform.

"Nowadays, the combat strength of the border troops is relatively scattered. There are more than ten numbered border troops alone. It is difficult to deploy them uniformly during combat."

"After I return to Beijing, I will send a letter to the officials to change the 300,000 border troops into three armies, each with 100,000 troops, for easier deployment."

"In addition, in order to encourage the soldiers to fight bravely against the enemy, I believe that a lawsuit meeting can be set up in the army to clearly reward and punish the soldiers."

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Unifying the border army and dividing it into three armies was only Wei Yuan's preliminary idea.

Nowadays, Xixia has established six military divisions to guard the border, which is to imitate the armies of the Zhou Dynasty to garrison the border.

This move has an obvious benefit, that is, no general can completely control the military power and ensure that there will be no civil strife on the border.

But the constraints are also obvious, that is, they cannot take the initiative to attack. More often, they can only be in the embarrassing situation of fighting on their own and passively defending.

Wei Yuan is determined to change this situation, which will inevitably touch the bottom line of the royal family.

Therefore, he only informed them of this idea for the time being. If he had the opportunity, he would definitely do it.

"Reorganizing the border army is certainly a good thing, but can the government agree to it?" Zhong E asked.

Wei Yuan said: "If you don't do some things, you will never know the results."

After a pause, he continued: "The secret of guerrilla tactics cannot be kept. I hope that when there is a certain opportunity, our officers and soldiers can go 'up the mountain' and go deep behind enemy lines to pave the way for the future recovery of the Xixia territory."

Recover Xixia?

Hearing these four words, Zhong E's eyes suddenly lit up, "Is there such a day?"

Wei Yuan nodded and said: "It will happen, but it will take a period of time. It may be three to five years, or it may be ten or eight years. In short, it will happen."

At this moment, Zhong E and others were suddenly very happy. Fortunately, there was a general like Wei Yuan in the Zhou Dynasty who could make a clear judgment on the current and future situation. More importantly, he could represent the generals and have a certain say in the court. .

Otherwise, without Wei Yuan and a few more scholar-bureaucrats like Han Zhang and Wen Yanbo, without their keenness and enterprising spirit, one day they would suffer the consequences.

The next day.

Wei Yuan planned to leave Yanzhou. When setting off, he repeatedly told Zhong E,

"Yanbian's strategy of switching from defense to offense is a national policy, and there must be no room for failure. I hope you will work hard."

Zhong'e said: "Before the commander of the guard explained the guerrilla tactics, the final general was a little apprehensive about this strategy of switching from defense to offense. He thought it would be difficult to implement. It was just the enemy's cavalry that came and went without a trace. It will be difficult to solve.”

"But now, with Commander Wei's methods, if the general is not enough to make things happen, then the responsibility lies entirely with the general."

"Please wait for the good news, Commander Wei!"

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When Wei Yuan left Yanzhou, he was notified by his bodyguard that Su Shi, the magistrate of Fengxiang Mansion, was seeking an audience.

Wei Yuan had long wanted to meet this famous poet, but unfortunately he never found a suitable opportunity.

Moreover, the Su family is a prominent family and has never been close to the nobility.

Wei Yuan's feelings for Su Shi could only be pinned on those poems.

It is no exaggeration to say that Su Shi is one of the most dazzling stars in the world.

Let alone a time traveler, even the aborigines living in this world will have their eyes light up and their hearts yearning for Su Shi when the word Su Shi is mentioned.

Out of curiosity, Wei Yuan met Su Shi.

The other person is tall and tall. He has been in Yanbian for more than half a year. His skin has been tanned. He does not look like a world-famous poet at all.

After the two met, Wei Yuan was about to blurt out, "I've heard about Su for a long time."

However, before he could continue, Su Shi's eyes seemed to be shining with a strange light.

"Commander Wei, I finally see you!"

Wei Yuan could see the excitement on his face and was subconsciously surprised.

Why does it feel like Su Shi is not meeting his idol, but Su Shi is meeting his idol?

"Mr. Su"

When Wei Yuan was about to say something more, Su Shi's voice came to his ears again,

"In front of you, how can a lowly official be worthy of the word 'sir'?"

"Commander Wei, you don't know that my subordinate stayed in Yanzhou for several days in order to see you."

"The Emperor is worthy of his hard work!"

Hearing this, Wei Yuan frowned slightly and glanced at Su Shi.

Is it that exaggerated?

"Why do you want to see me?"

Wei Yuan asked curiously.

Su Shi said: "Feather fans and silk scarves, in the midst of talking and laughing, the boats and oars disappeared into ashes."

"Commander Wei is a scholar, a Confucian general, but he is brave enough to defend the country, which makes Liao Xia deeply fearful. He has blessed my people countless times!"

"I have long wanted to meet a person like you. It's just that I have gone through many ups and downs since I entered the official career, and I have never been able to meet you. It is a pity."

"Now, I finally have a chance to make up for my regrets."

As soon as he finished speaking, the book boy following him suddenly said:

"When my adults learned that you came to Yanbian, Lord Marquis, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night. I originally wanted to write a poem for you, but after racking my brains, I felt that the poem I wrote was not worthy of you."

At this moment, Wei Yuan was completely curious.

Su Shi wrote poems for himself? That was an opportunity for the ages to become famous.

But, is my charm that great?

Even Su Shi was fascinated?

"Mr. Wei, it's just that my official is not very talented and has little knowledge. One day, I will be able to write a poem worthy of you."

"Master Wei Hou, I'm the official. I have an unkind request. I hope you can accept it, Marquis Wei."

Until now, Su Shi still had a feeling of excitement when he spoke.

It was really like the pleasure of meeting one's idol and having close contact with him. His limbs were trembling slightly.

Wei Yuan asked curiously: "Request? Tell me."

Su Shi smiled from ear to ear and said, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, Marquis Wei. I know a lot about food and can cook it well."

"I would like to cook in person, cook a few dishes, and have a few drinks with Commander Wei. I wonder if Commander Wei can agree?"

Wei Yuan was stunned.

How do you feel, it's the other way around?

Shouldn't he become Su Shi's little fanboy?