Chapter 1212: Clearing the Clouds
After nearly an hour of cooking, the big pot of stewed fish was finally cooked, and the boat was full of fish fragrance. Zhao Hao has always been very generous, one pot is used to entertain guests, and the other pot is given to the sailors and guards on the ship. At this time, the pergola had already been erected, and the dining table was a long table made of several long tables, and the generals sat on both sides, but they were also full.
As soon as the fish is out of the pot here, there is a small yellow door over there to remove the dried fruits and snacks and rearrange them. After several large wooden plates of fish were served, the dishes that had already been prepared in the dining room were immediately served. Some of the people at the table knew the habit of the little emperor's private banquet, and some only heard about it, and the table omitted those who did not like to eat, and the dishes that came up were all affordable dishes, especially meat. Of course, it is also related to the season at this time, and vegetables and fresh fruits are not yet on the market.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the banquet!" Seeing that His Majesty had washed and entered the table, all the generals stood up and saluted.
"Excuse me, take a seat!" Zhao Yu raised his hand to let everyone be exempt from courtesy, and they should be seated first.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After the generals saluted again, they took their seats according to their grades and relatives.
Zhao Yu naturally sat on the main seat with his back to the south and north, and Zheng Yong and Luo Datong on the left and right, and then the Duyu Marquis of the Fifth Brigade of the Protector Army, the deputy commander of the capital and the commanders of each regiment and the Marquis of Yu. Since the main forbidden army and the escort army are configured according to two sets of teams, on the one hand, it is for someone to fill the vacancy in time after the casualties in wartime; On the other hand, it can rapidly expand the army, and a new command system can be built by dividing it into two.
It is precisely because there are more than ten people attending the banquet of the Fifth Brigade of the Protector Army, and only a few people are accompanying Hu Anguo, the deputy commander of the Guards Brigade, and Cao Sui, the commander of the Inland River Naval Detachment Commander of the Navy Commander Zheng Yonghe, who escorted the escort, but they were also full. Tan Fei didn't even have a seat, so he could only stand behind His Majesty, first, his responsibilities, and secondly, his level was still lower.
"Please take credit today, I will make an exception to allow drinking, but don't be greedy!" Zhao Yu asked everyone to pour wine and said, "This wine is a newly brewed Fengquan wine in the palace, which was sent some time ago, and I will taste it with you!" ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the wine!" Everyone raised their glasses at the same time and drank a bowl with His Majesty.
"This Fengquan, the name of the imperial wine is really worthy of its reputation, and drinking it is very thirst-quenching!" Luo Datong put down the wine bowl and wiped his mouth. He has been stationed in Shaoxing for many years, and Shaoxing is prolific with famous wine, so he still knows a little about this.
He knows that the production of famous wines is very delicate and distinctive. It is generally fermented with wheat koji and made of glutinous rice, which has a sweet taste and is suitable for all ages; Secondly, the water of brewing is mostly selected from local famous springs and good water, so it is clear and moistens the throat, and can also be used as a cool drink after being chilled in summer; In addition, when making wine, flower juice is used to create a flavor that makes it fragrant and pleasant in color.
And this Fengquan wine is one of the fine wines of the palace wine workshop, made of Fengquan water, selected raw materials, only for the palace royal use, never sold outside. But although the wine is a good wine, after tasting the steamed wine in the craftsman's workshop, Luo Datong feels that these are too light, not strong enough to drink, and there is no such pleasure in the blood. However, most of those steamed wines were used in the army to treat war wounds, which were life-saving, and he didn't dare to put his ideas on steamed wine.
And it is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol in the army, especially in wartime drinking is a felony, including Luo Datong, who has not tasted wine for several months, today His Majesty gave wine, although it is lighter, but it is a world-famous wine, and it is also rare, enough to slightly relieve the pain of 'lovesickness'. But because His Majesty is here, they have to be more reserved no matter how much they want to, and they don't dare to drink unbridledly.
"Since it's a good wine, let's drink two more bowls!" Zhao Yu saw everyone's faces, and a bowl of wine was full of unfinished intentions. And he also knows that this wine is not high, it is similar to modern beer, and it can be drunk by women and children, but it is better than white water for these hot-blooded men, and it will be wrong to drink some more. So he beckoned people to pour wine again.
Wine is sometimes a good thing, a few bowls of wine are down, and Zhao Yu is approachable, everyone has put down their reserve and talked more. But the emperor is the emperor after all, and everyone is still jealous, so they don't dare to be too presumptuous, so they just toast a few glasses of wine. And between the two parts is not polite, they throw pots to make a show, persuade each other to drink, and it is very lively.
At first, Luo Datong, who received Tan Fei's 'early warning', was still very vigilant, spoke very cautiously, and stopped tasting the wine as soon as he tasted it, waiting for His Majesty to ask. But waiting and waiting, the emperor never 'asked' about the crime, and the topic rarely touched on the previous war, and even if he asked, it was only about the vague details in the war report. He gradually let go, and talked more, as if he had returned to the days when he was with each other every day.
A few jars of wine are down, everyone is already slightly drunk, and for the people in the army, don't expect them to eat more than Sven, even a few Confucian Yu Marquis have long lost much elegance, because the hand is slow, you will be hungry, and the slow wine you drink is gone, so the dishes on the table are mostly bottomed out. And Zhao Yu didn't care about these either, so he asked people to remove the leftovers and redistribute the vegetables, but they didn't eat more, leaving only one jar.
"The big war is coming, I won't drink it today, and when the Japanese soldiers enter Bianjing, I will drink with you again!" Zhao Yu raised his glass and took a sip of wine and said to the generals.
"Rong Ji is here, His Majesty has given a banquet, and his subordinates have already felt the emperor's grace!" Luo Datong got up and saluted when he heard this.
"The last general is willing to follow His Majesty to recover Bianjing and restore my old land!" The rest of the people also saluted in unison.
"This is a private banquet, no need to be polite!" Zhao Yu pressed his hand and asked the generals to sit down.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Most of you have followed Yu I since Qiongzhou, and you have experienced a hundred battles, and now you are all generals who lead thousands of troops. I ask you, do you know what a famous general is? Zhao Yu took another sip of wine and said.
"Your Majesty, for the generals, they should be the first in the war, and they will not care about themselves, but they can take the head of the general among the ten thousand armies, and they will be the first in bravery!" Luo Datong replied without thinking after hearing this.
"Definitely!" Zhao Yu shook his head with a smile and said, "Proficient in battle array martial arts such as archery, horse, horse, riding and archery, proficient and familiar with various military formation tactics, and have extraordinary courage, but for the basic generals, far from being called a famous general." ”
"When I conquered Western Xia, Liu Ping and Ren Fu were both fierce generals for a while, known as ten thousand enemies, but they all died at the hands of Yuan Hao, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. And the reason for their defeat is also surprisingly consistent, they are all because of the rash advance of the enemy, surrounded by the enemy, and finally the evening is not guaranteed, from a legend to a joke. From the fate of these people, it can be seen that although courage can make people a fierce general, it cannot make people among the ten thousand enemies, and often become a record that the ten thousand enemies use to boast about. And Zhuge Wuhou lupine scarf, without the power of the chicken, can win a hundred battles, it can be seen that you can become a famous general in a hundred battles without being brave! ”
"Your Majesty, your subordinates understand, for the famous general, wisdom first, can be strategized, decisive victory thousands of miles away!" Zheng Yong thought that he had comprehended the truth from His Majesty's words, and preemptively said, "Zhuge Wuhou led the army to crusade against Yonghong, and Ma Jian offered a plan to attack the heart and attack the city below. Wu Hou adopted his plan, and soon beheaded Yonghong, and pardoned Meng Shu according to his words, so that the hearts of the people in the south were subdued, and the south did not dare to rebel again! ”
"Not necessarily, Ma Tan is resourceful and full of scheming, but the Marquis of Wu went out of Qishan to attack Wei in the north, and ordered Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi to occupy Keigu as suspicious troops, and personally led an army of 100,000 to raid Qishan guarded by the Wei army. However, he did not use Wei Yan, Wu Yi and other veterans, but took Ma Tan as the vanguard to lead the army forward, but he did not listen to the advice in the street pavilion, gave up the water source and stationed the troops on the South Mountain, and the troops were divided and dispatched, so that the Wei general Zhang He cut off the road to water for the Shu army, and defeated Ma Tan, resulting in the failure of the Northern Expedition, and he was also beheaded by Wu Hou with tears. It can be seen that resourcefulness is not a famous general! Zhao Hao retorted with a smile.
"Then only those who are wise and brave can be called famous generals? I'm just afraid that I won't have a chance with a famous general in this life! After a while, all the generals couldn't answer, Luo Datong picked up the wine bowl and invited everyone to smile bitterly.
"From ancient times to the present, there has never been a shortage of brave generals and resourceful poisoners on the battlefield, but their abilities are like human limbs, although they are important, they have not become ten thousand enemies. Because of the lack of personal martial arts, the elite soldiers can rush to the front, and if there is no cunning, the strategist can also be substituted, and the boss is in the decision! Zhao Yu also followed everyone and took a sip of wine.
"Oh, my subordinates understand......" Luo Datong thought for a while, but the answer was about to come out, but it was difficult for him to express it in proper language, and he couldn't speak for a while.
"The fundamental reason for the failure of the resourceful Ma Tan is that although he is full of wisdom, he does not know which strategy is really suitable for the battlefield. In the past, as a staff member, he was only responsible for making suggestions and putting forward as many strategies and suggestions as possible, as for whether the proposed strategies were adopted, it depended on the decision of Zhuge Wuhou, and as a strategist, it was difficult for Ma Tan to have an in-depth understanding of the reasons behind the adoption of each policy. This is also the reason why although it is resourceful, it is defeated in the street pavilion; And although Zhuge Wuhou has no power to restrain the chicken, he can become a famous general in a hundred battles. Zhao Yu said at this time.
Therefore, there is no substitute for how to choose the right policy and make a decision for the general, which is why it is difficult to find a general in a thousand armies. Therefore, the famous generals who use soldiers like gods are often not because they have the courage of ten thousand people or have tens of millions of strategists, but because they can always choose the most correct strategy and implement it. ”
"Thank you for Your Majesty's teachings, your subordinates understand!" Luo Da and the others saluted again, and he seemed to understand why the battle was so suffocating.
"Hehe, I'm just encouraging you to do so!" Zhao Hao smiled. He has also just figured out this simple truth: military operations are a high-investment and high-risk problem for any organization and region at any time. Therefore, what the builders of the army have to consider is not what kind of equipment or tactics are more effective, but how to make these more cost-effective, or more acceptable to their own capabilities......
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