Following the herald to stride towards the Chinese army, Su Dawei muttered to himself, I don't know what happened.However, the herald did not say it explicitly, and he could only speculate wildly whether it was related to the political events that occurred in Chang'an?
Or maybe the Turks have already started to move?
I didn't hear any news.As the deputy battalion leader of the scout battalion, he was extremely sensitive to all kinds of intelligence and information in the Tang army.In the past few days, the wind has been calm, except for the historians from Chang'an, there is nothing abnormal.Puzzled, he decided to put aside his doubts for the time being, and when he arrived at the camp of the chief manager, he would naturally know what was going on.His thoughts couldn't help but drift to the "Battle of the Street Pavilion" that Fang had just talked about with An Wensheng and Ashina.When the first person was listening, he didn't think anything of it.But now suddenly a flash of inspiration gave him some new ideas.Between Shu and Wei, Wei was strong and Shu was weak, Wei was strong in the Central Plains, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and Shu Han was just a state to fight against Cao Wei.As a result, the weak Shu Han continued to attack, while the powerful Wei State was on the defensive strategically.This is completely contrary to what ordinary people think.Ordinary people may think that only the strong will attack, and the weak can only defend themselves.This is a suspicious point.In addition, it is clear that the mountain road in Shu is difficult to travel, and it is farther away from the three counties of Longxi, and it is difficult to transport grain.As a result, Zhuge Liang of Shu did not choose the closer Xiegu and Chencang, but led his troops to attack the three counties for a long time.The three counties of Longxi are far from Chang'an of Wei State, and it can be reached in ten days by fast horse, how long does it take for the Shu army to go to Longxi over the mountains and mountains?
It will take about twenty days to force the march.Again, this is a violation of common sense.In addition, at the beginning of the war, Shu was attacking, and Wei was defending.But as a result, after Shu invaded the three counties of Longxi, the situation became that Shu had to guard the street pavilion, guard the three counties, and become the defender.Cao Wei, who was originally on the defensive side, became the active attacker and became the attacker.The offensive and defensive forces have changed shapes.The strength and weakness between the two, the offense and the defense, are dynamic and changing, and if you think about it carefully, you will get a very interesting idea.Su Dawei couldn't help but say to himself: "The opposite is the move." ”This is the fortieth chapter of the Tao Te Ching.That is, "the movement of the opposite way, the use of the weak way." ”In other words, the cyclical movement and change are the movement of the Tao, and the role of the Tao is subtle and weak.Lao Tzu saw and revealed a series of contradictions such as length and shortness, high and low, beauty and ugliness, difficulty, presence and absence, before and after, blessing and misfortune, rigidity and softness, profit and loss, strength and weakness, size and size, life and death, wisdom and foolishness, victory and defeat, clumsiness, severity and importance, advance and retreat, offense and defense, honor and disgrace.He also believes that these contradictions are all "opposites and unity", and that no aspect can exist in isolation, but must be interdependent and mutually premised.That is, what the book says: "There is no mutual birth, difficulty and ease are mutually compatible, the length is dwarfed, the high and the low are inclined to each other, the sound and sound are harmonious, and the front and back follow each other." ”Zhuge Kongming himself belongs to the Taoist lineage.It is said that he learned the Eight Formations from Huang Chengyan and introduced them into the art of war.Su Dawei also had a flash of inspiration before he thought that Zhuge Kongming's use of troops in the first Northern Expedition just reflected these words in the Tao Te Ching.The so-called yin and yang are born together, and the strength and weakness are transformed.In the words of the book of war, it means that soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and the situation is advantageous.Su Dawei nodded, keeping this thought in his heart.It is also the battle of Zhuge Kongming's Northern Expedition, An Wensheng is handy, spanning more than 400 years, speaking of historical examples, such as a few treasures.And from the strategic point of view, the vision pattern can be seen.Ashina Dao is true, starting from people's hearts and feelings to interpret this matter, and has his own experience and thoughts.After talking about the world just now, the one who was most inspired was actually Su Dawei.An Wensheng talked about strategy and pattern.What Ashina Dao really understood was the strategy and means of using soldiers.And Su Dawei, what he realized was the law and the Tao.Originally, I had a certain understanding of Taoist thought, and after listening to the battle of the Northern Expedition of Shu Han, it seemed that the use of Tao had been further improved."
Yingzheng, it's here."
The herald shouted at this point, and then loudly passed it to his own soldiers.After a pause, Cheng Zhijie's voice sounded in the big tent of the Chinese army: "Come in." ”The soldiers stretched out their hands to pull up the curtain, and Su Dawei bowed his head and walked in.The light was dim in front of me.Although it was April, it was still cold on the grasslands.There was a fire in the tent, and the orange light of the fire illuminated the faces of the people in the tent a little rosy.Su Dawei saw at a glance that the chief manager, Cheng Zhijie, was standing in front of a huge hanging map with his hands behind his back.This map is, of course, a topographic map of the Jinshan Mountains and the Western Turkic powers.Hanging in the tent for the generals to understand the terrain and make strategies.In addition to Cheng Zhijie, the deputy manager Wang Wendu, and the former manager Su Dingfang are all in the account.When they saw Su Dawei, several people had different expressions.Cheng Zhijie's expression was a little tired, which was rarely seen in him.Raising his eyes to see Su Dawei, he nodded and said, "Coming?"
”Su Dawei hurriedly crossed his hands and saluted: "See the chief manager, deputy chief manager, and former chief manager." ”"While standing, I will have something to say to you.""
Yes."
Su Dawei walked to the side and stood side by side next to Su Qingjie, who was also standing in the corner of the tent."
Lion, what's wrong?""
I've only been here for a while."
Su Qingjie lowered his voice and said, "I heard......
It was as if our food had been robbed. ”Su Dawei was shocked and shouted: "How come!"
”His voice was a little louder, causing Cheng Zhijie to look back.Su Dawei was busy shutting up, looking at his nose and nose and heart.saw the deputy manager Wang Wendu slightly tilted his face towards him, the corners of his mouth curled up, with a hint of a smile.This smile is not like a superior to a subordinate, but it reveals an ambiguous intimacy.Su Dawei's brain turned, and he secretly said in his heart, probably after the envoy from Chang'an came, Wang Wendu knew that Li Zhi had mastered the overall situation, and now he was holding Li Zhi's thighs with an iron heart, so he was also "very pleasing to the eye"?
After all, outsiders see Su Dawei as Empress Wu's person.In Wang Wendu's opinion......
It's also my own person.Su Dawei didn't think much about it, he glanced at Su Qingjie, and when he saw the lion beside him, he didn't dare to say more, so he had to hold back the question he wanted to ask.I thought in my heart: Although the wolf guard stole a secret letter from Wang Wendu last time, even if this letter really fell into the hands of the Western Turks, the chief manager already knew about it and should be on guard.In this case, can the logistics grain and grass still be robbed by the Turks?
He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he smelled some kind of conspiracy from it.According to common sense, it is impossible, unless, there are still Turkic spies among the Tang army?
And this person's position must not be low, otherwise it is impossible to know the changed logistics route.Who could this person be?
Su Dawei frowned slightly, looking at the three managers, the three who represented the core of the Tang Army's expedition to the Western Army, talking in a low voice in front of the map.And it seems to be arguing about something.Cheng Zhijie's tone was very anxious.Wang Wendu was unhurried.On the contrary, it was Su Dingfang, who was silent, staring at the map and not speaking.Su Dawei's gaze also fell on the map.The map shows only mountains and valleys, and the outlines are traced with lines.Compared with the maps of later generations, the military maps used by the Tang Dynasty today can be described as extremely simple.In the sphere of influence of the Western Turks, small flags were drawn, representing the enemy.As for the Tang Army's side, the location of the large battalion is marked with small flags in different colors, representing the Tang Army battalion.Grain roads, on the other hand, are not marked on the map.The real route is only hidden in the hearts of Liao Liao and a few people such as the chief manager.Speaking of the logistics of the Tang Army, we have to mention the tactics of the Tang Army towards the surrounding countries.-- that is, the policy of restraint.In terms of the productivity of traditional agricultural countries, if we want to fight so far in the surrounding areas, and keep subduing the four provinces and maintaining a stable environment, it is undoubtedly a heavy burden on the country.In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought the Xiongnu, and the Central Plains was ten rooms and nine empty, and he had to make an edict against himself, and he was only one step away from the decline of the country.Later, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo and killed himself alive.This is a lesson from the past.So how does Datang do it?
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the internal sweep of the heroes, the external destruction of the Eastern Turks, the fight against Goguryeo, the fight against Tibet, and the countries of the Western Regions, it can be said that the martial arts are great, and there are those who are not convinced, and the Tang Heavenly Soldiers will teach you to be a new man.Under this kind of high-intensity use of troops, the country has not been burdened too much, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the national strength is thriving day by day.It's nothing short of a miracle.How, exactly?
The answer is the word "bondage".That is, through strong force, the regional powers around Datang will be injured or even destroyed, eliminating the threat to Datang, and at the same time, the local ironclad forces will be scattered into scattered sand, forming small countries and tribes scattered with dogs and teeth.These small countries, because they are afraid of the Tang Dynasty's force, and even envy the strong, will naturally throw themselves into the arms of the Tang Dynasty, voluntarily submit their vassals, and become the Tang Dynasty's subordinates.It is different from the so-called Heavenly Empire in later generations, and the Quartet came to the court.In this era, being the younger brother of Datang is to take on the responsibility.This specifically refers to Datang's "restraint" policy.First of all, because the original strongest forces in the region have been dispersed, there are many tribes, small countries, and tribes.There are many of these small countries, and they are regarded as strong suzerains, so Datang can naturally use balancing measures, sewing the source left and right, mediating in the middle, and maintaining a situation favorable to itself at the lowest cost.In this case, the Tang Dynasty did not need to invest too many troops in the local area, and set up a capital protectorate, or like the four towns of Anxi, in the early Tang Dynasty, it was actually equivalent to the existence of outposts and observation posts, and there were no large garrisons.It can be understood as the embassy of the later generations.Then with a little manpower, if the army is in turmoil, there is no strength to quell it, and the main function is to maintain the balance of the place in peacetime, so as not to make one family dominant.The benefits of this are twofold.First, Datang does not need a large number of garrisons, which saves countless money and food.Otherwise, no matter how rich the Tang Dynasty is, it will not be able to support a large number of troops in distant territories for a long time.This is all money-burning stuff, and Datang doesn't do it.Secondly, because there is only a small number of people, in addition to balancing the power of various ethnic groups and small countries on weekdays, it also has the function of collecting intelligence and providing intelligence support for the decision-making of the imperial court.Then, because of the small number of people stationed, in case of chaos in the place, these Tang army strongholds were uprooted, and it was not painful for Datang.If you pull it out, I can build it again, it doesn't cost much at all.There won't be much loss of manpower either.Therefore, during the Wu Zhou period, when the Tang Dynasty and Tubo fought for the Western Regions, the four towns of Anxi would rise and fall.You tear it down and I will rebuild it, and you will walk in a staggered manner.It wasn't until later that Datang sent tens of thousands of people to guard the town, and this kind of thing no longer happened.Before the Tang Dynasty really sent a large army to defend the Western Regions.The Four Towns of Rest, which function like an outpost, and how did the Metropolitan Gofu pacify the place?
The first point is that there are some troops in the capital protection mansion, and although the four towns of Anxi do not have any soldiers and horses, they can borrow troops.Borrow from whom?
Naturally, it was borrowed from the surrounding small countries that submitted to the Tang Dynasty.How did Wang Xuance destroy Zhongtianzhu back then?
Borrowed soldiers.borrowed the Tibetan soldiers, borrowed the Boni soldiers, and gathered some salted fish soldiers from east to west, and destroyed Zhongtianzhu.Datang doesn't spend a penny, this cost performance is so high that it explodes.()