After three rounds of drinking, Di Qing said: "It's been a few days in the military city, how do you feel?" What is the difference between the military academy in the capital and here? ”

Sun Wei pondered for a while and said, "I'll talk about a feeling first." The military academy in the capital has strict military discipline and a depressing atmosphere, so it is much better here. Is it that in a military school, it can't be the same as the army, with clear classes and strict laws and disciplines? ”

Di Qing nodded: "Makes sense." In the end, military schools are places to learn knowledge, and military discipline is too strict, and they are often to blame, so they have no heart to concentrate on studying. This can be learned, Du Jingluo does not have corporal punishment in the army, although we have different views, but this can be done in military schools. ”

After speaking, he said to Wang Kai: "Ma Shuai, when Du Jing knew a little about the Volcano Army, you were deployed on Linfu Road and fought Tanglong Town together. What do you think is the difference between Du Jing and that year? What are the characteristics of the army? ”

Wang Kai thought for a while and said: "Judging from back then, Jinglu actually didn't know the art of war, and he was not familiar with military affairs. However, he has a clear mind and a unique view of the war, and he can distinguish what to do and what not to do. I think that the most important thing in the strategy is to always have a clear mind and be able to grasp the most fundamental things. After training as a soldier for several years, starting from the very basics, he is already a rare handsome in the world. ”

Di Qing said: "What impressed you the most in the battle of Tanglong Town back then? Let's refer to it. ”

Wang Kai said: "At the beginning, I made a plan, and I didn't make up my mind lightly. Make up your mind, never change it casually, not be greedy for military merits, not greedy for war results, and not afraid of strong enemies. From the very beginning, the troops were determined to use guns and cannons, defend the fortified city, and not engage the Khitan soldiers head-on. The calculation is very clear, the Khitan soldiers and horses come from where when, how to attack the city, and how to escape after the siege is frustrated, always one step ahead of the enemy. First fought Tanglong Town, and then occupied the head village, the Khitan soldiers attacked the city unfavorably, and the back road was cut off. The Khitan soldiers retreated, but they only sent troops to follow them, even if they displayed their corpses on the ice, they did not even accept the corpses. The first level is military merit, Du Jingluo back then, did not want this military merit, many generals were dissatisfied. Now that I think about it, the overall situation is important, and we will never be greedy for merit, which has always been the case. ”

Everyone listened and nodded silently. Du Zhongxiao is a general, never goes to the front line of the battlefield, let alone fights in person, and has today's status, there must be places beyond ordinary people. Having a sense of the overall situation, being calm, is easy to say, but it is not easy to really do.

The first thing everyone did when they came to the Hequ Road Military Academy from the capital was to compare the differences between the two places. After a few days of reading, I found that the basic procedures were roughly the same, even the teaching materials were similar, and even the river meanders were more rudimentary. As I said before, you should be strict with the troops, and you should reward the soldiers, and the river meandering road is not better than the capital. They even have a feeling that, according to what they see, the result of the martial arts exercise should be reversed. Having this kind of understanding makes a few people particularly troubled, and it is not easy.

It's not terrible to lose, come and learn, and see that this place is better than you, and that place is stronger than yourself, just go back and do it. I'm afraid that I've seen everything, and even if I'm in it, I can't make sense. It's obviously a loss, but after seeing the other party, you still feel that you should win, which is very difficult. To put it mildly, even if you can't teach, what else can you do?

After running out of wine and meat, Di Qing said: "It's rare to be free today, let's take a look in this grass market." The so-called bystanders are clear, the authorities are confused, we are only in the military city, and many things cannot be seen clearly. Look around and listen to what the people have to say, and you may be able to see what you have to say. ”

Wang Gongchen got up and said, "Today I am going to Shengzhou to discuss things with Du Jingluo, so I won't look around with you." ”

Sun Qiqi said: "Since you want to go into the city to see the scriptures, why do you still come here to eat?" Now when I enter the city, I can only talk about business, and I can't even walk around Shengzhou City. Nehan, a meal of wine and rice, where is it better to go to the city to relax! ”

Wang Gongchen said: "The host I won, why don't you eat?" Besides, it was too cold on the way to the city in the early morning. ”

Di Qing, as a privy envoy, can manage others, but he can't control Wang Gongchen. Not to mention the important position of the Hanlin Bachelor, as ministers, it is not good for the two governments to ask too much. There is no need to think about it, Wang Gongchen must have a task specially ordered by the emperor when he comes, which is different from others. Otherwise, if you want to see Du Zhongxiao today, it is not permissible to change someone without informing Di Qing in advance.

Bidding farewell to everyone, Wang Gongchen went out of the grass market, ordered someone to call his entourage out, and sent soldiers and horses from the military city to protect him to Shengzhou.

Du Zhongxiao took a book and sat idly in the study. The soldier came to report to Wang Gongchen for a meeting, and hurriedly ordered him to be taken to the study.

Seeing Wang Gongchen coming in, Du Zhongxiao got up and said with a smile: "Neihan has just been here for less than five days, is this going back to the capital?" ”

Wang Gongchen arched his hand: "If you can get the guidance of the marshal, you should be able to go back to the errand." It depends on whether the festival marshal gives me this thin noodles, if you don't say it, it will not be easy for me to return to the capital. To be honest, it is bitterly cold in the north, and it is not comfortable to live in the military city of Wudu. ”

Du Zhongxiao invited Wang Gongchen to sit down, ordered tea, and said: "Neihan, this time to the military city is a rare opportunity, if you miss it, it will be rare in the future." Stay in the military city for a few days and be familiar with the affairs of the army, maybe in the future you can lead the troops as commanders and establish meritorious deeds. ”

Wang Gongchen shook his head again and again: "I am not the material to be a general and marshal, I know in my heart, why should it be difficult for myself." ”

After asking for tea, Du Zhongxiao asked, "Nehan came to see me, I don't know what to ask?" ”

Wang Gongchen drank tea and thought for a while before he said: "The last time the capital performed martial arts, the Beijing Military Academy was defeated. The marshal may not know that afterwards, the saint was extremely angry and wanted to strictly punish the cadres who promoted the military academy. The prime minister and the ministers pleaded again and again, and the saint gave up. Speaking of which, I am not afraid of the jokes of the marshal, before the martial arts, the saint and the ministers, including me, all thought that the Beijing Military Academy would definitely win. There are even people who advise those who preside over this matter not to let the people who go to the river meandering road lose too ugly. The military exploits of the festival commander are unparalleled in the world, and your face is still valued by the imperial court. ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled silently and nodded.

Sighing, Wang Gongchen said: "I never thought that the final result was not only a big victory for the handsome person, but also a victory that made people speechless. Ordinary generals and officials may not know what it means to divide and encircle. The saint found the old man of Hequ Road, and asked in detail about this matter, and dividing and encircling it was a total annihilation. This result is even more serious than the battle of Hue, which is the most proud of the commander. Marshal, do you remember a young officer in your army, Wang Dexing? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "He has been by my side for several years, going north to fight, except for some days when Captain Han is in my tent. ”

Wang Gongchen shook his head with a smile: "This person is young and very honest, what do you have to say." In the army, whenever he asked him, he never knew how to turn back to protect him. The Holy One is very fond of it, and he has been by his side these days, answering questions. Such a person is much more reliable than the generals and ministers, and many things that others don't know are well understood. It is precisely because of this that officials from the Privy Council and the Sanya will be sent here. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Although Wang Dexing is honest, he is actually smart and has solid knowledge. He has a loyal temperament and a somewhat shy personality, which is not suitable for leading troops to fight. However, it is difficult to do it. ”

Wang Gongchen nodded: "That's right." With Wang Dexing by his side, many things are clearer than the ministers. This time, I came to Hequ Road to see the military academy on Hequ Road. Can the military academy in the capital be like this? If there is really no way, then the only way to do this is to send a minister to promote, and the marshal will take care of this matter. The commander of the festival is outside the army, and everything is complicated, so it is not the blessing of the imperial court. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What can I do? The important people of the imperial court, most of the old troops of Hequ Road were transferred, plus those who were decommissioned, with the old people who came from Suizhou, only six or seven thousand people remained in the 30,000 army. The imperial court asked me to train the army, and all the brochures were sent to the capital, and all those who stayed in Suizhou were also moved to the capital. If you don't practice well, then there's really no way. ”

Wang Gongchen smiled and shook his head: "Jie Shuai, this is not right. The court opened its mouth, and the festival commander asked people to give people and things to things, which is really good. The Beijing Military Academy does not train soldiers well, and it really has nothing to do with the marshal. But if there is no way to say that the festival commander has no way, it may not be the case. If there is no way, how can the fiber box army be trained into a strong army? Either the marshal doesn't want to say it, or it's inconvenient for the marshal to say it. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Nehan has been in the military city for a few days, I don't know what to think of this matter?" ”

Wang Gongchen said: "What I can see is that I still have to ask the festival marshal for advice." No matter how hard others are, they only know the surface, and after a long time, they may be able to train soldiers and elect the future, which is absolutely impossible in one or two years. Whether the festival marshal doesn't want to say it, or it's inconvenient to say it, I will give me a lesson or two today, so that I can return to Beijing to make a difference. The words come out of your mouth and into my ears, and I will consider how to report when I return to Beijing. The marshal is an important minister of the court, but there are things that are not good for the marshal, and I don't dare to speak. If not, the marshal should understand that I am humiliating myself. ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled, raised the teacup and said, "Drink tea." ”

Wang Gongchen drank the tea, put the teacup down, and said, "I don't know what the handsome means——"

Du Zhongxiao said: "I want to come to Neihan, do I not want to say it, or is it inconvenient to say it?" ”

Wang Gongchen shook his head: "I don't know about the military affairs below, so I can't tell the truth." However, in the past few days, I feel that the festival commander is not a person who hides and does not say anything. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, Nehan doesn't see it very clearly!" It's not that I don't want to say it, it's not that it's inconvenient for me to say it, but I've already said it, and if I don't listen, what can I do? There are many pamphlets and various regulations, and there are even officials in the DPRK and China who have memorized them like streams. But the simplest place, but I don't want to look at it, I don't want to think about it, what can I do? ”

When Wang Gongchen heard this, he almost squirted out a sip of tea, and said, "Which ones, please give me advice!" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Although Nehan doesn't know about military affairs, he should have read those brochures?" ”

Wang Gongchen nodded: "Not bad." Although I can't memorize it backwards, I still remember most of the content and can recite it. ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at Wang Gongchen and nodded. This is the champion, don't underestimate him, don't forget this kind of ability, it's amazing for ordinary people, and it's not uncommon among these champions. If someone else wants to learn for many days, he can remember it by reading it once, and do not doubt it.

After sorting out his thoughts, Du Zhongxiao said: "Since Nehan remembers, and asks, what are the things that must be learned regardless of infantry, cavalry, artillery, officers or soldiers?" ”

Wang Gongchen thought for a while and said, "There is a book to know about joining the army, it seems to be this name, I don't know if I'm right?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "That's right." In fact, there are two more, but they are not as important as this one. ”

Wang Gongchen looked at Du Zhongxiao for a while before he said, "These booklets that everyone learns are nothing special, are they really that important?" ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "Why is it not important? I can't even understand why I joined the army and what I did in the army, so how to be a good soldier? ”

Seeing Wang Gongchen nodded, but he was still a little dazed, Du Zhongxiao said again: "Thousands of high-rise buildings rise from the ground, Neihan, the foundation is not solid, no matter how well you learn later, it will be useless after all." It is possible to train soldiers, but it is difficult to use soldiers, and it will be even more difficult to do it! ”

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao sighed: "After the martial arts exercise in the capital, everyone is asking why, what should I say if so many important ministers are sent?" It's already written there, everyone should know it, but it's not done well, who has the way? It's nothing more than a few questions, for the imperial court, for the world and the country, why should there be an army? What is the army going to do? What tasks do you want to complete? How do I complete the task? For a soldier, why do you come to enlist? What are the qualities of being a soldier? What to do? There is no need to say anything else, just ask, have the ministers of the court understood these simple words? Did the people who studied in the military school figure it out? ”

Wang Gongchen said: "Jie Shuai, with all due respect, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee really have their own answers to these words, and the difference is not far away. ”

"Okay, there's an answer, that's good. So the answers of the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, how to build the army, how to train the troops, how to select generals, and become a system, can it be compared with what is taught in the military academy? Nehan, all regulations, brochures, establishments, and personnel selection and appointment are all started from these few simple words, and they are fleshed out step by step. Each has its own answer, and I know very well that not to mention the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, asking a village hidecai has its own answer. It's just that this answer can be combined with the entire military system, training, and combat system. It's easy to say a sentence, and it's not easy to say that sentence runs through the whole system. Without this foundation, the people who teach, the people who learn, don't know what they're doing at all."

Wang Gongchen nodded and said, "It's a pity that I don't know anything about military affairs, although the marshal can explain it clearly, he still doesn't know why." Please also ask the section commander to be clear, why are these contents important, and how do they form a system? ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at Wang Gongchen and thought about the wording. May it be a simple thing, the more difficult it is to explain it. But today, it seems that if you don't say it clearly, at least let Wang Gongchen understand that it will be more troublesome to do things in the future.

In Du Zhongxiao's memory, Wang Gongchen had no impression. When he was eighteen years old, he was in the Beijing Imperial Examination, and everyone at that time thought that he was the champion of the Ouyang Seminary of the Provincial Yuan. Even Ouyang Xiu himself thought so, and made a new outfit to wear after winning the championship. The young Wang Gongchen repaired his skin with Ouyang for a while, stole his clothes, and said happily: "I'm the champion!" And then he really became the champion. Don't think that this champion was picked up by Wang Gongchen, the champion of this era, at least in terms of IQ, there is no need to doubt them.

Wang Gongchen is not famous in history, but his descendants are famous. A granddaughter is Li Qingzhao, and there is also a granddaughter, who did not leave a name in history, only wrote Wang, and her husband was Qin Hui. The granddaughter left a good name, but the granddaughter lost his face.