Chapter 247 Military Formation
Just when Chen Xi and Xun Yu were discussing how to deal with the Dashun rebels, Dian Wei suddenly attacked.
"Who is it!" Dian Wei flashed and blocked Chen Xi's way. He felt a familiar breath appear, but it came so suddenly that he was not sure who it was.
"I am Wang Yue, General Dian, don't worry!"
Dian Wei still did not relax his vigilance. Wang Yue should be in Luoyang at this time and should not come here.
"General Dian, this is the order from the great general. Please don't worry." Wang Yue didn't waste any words and showed him the order that Guo Hao brought him. Only Guo Hao could produce this order that carries the aura of the sun and national destiny.
In the current Han Dynasty, this kind of warrant is more useful than an imperial edict. After all, an imperial edict can be forged, but Guo Hao's warrant, which carries both the country's destiny and the aura of the sun, is impossible to replicate.
"Prime Minister! The general has ordered me to come here to protect you. The Sun Riders and General Mulan will follow later ." Wang Yue respectfully told Chen Xi Guo Hao's message. He respected Chen Xi from the bottom of his heart. People like this who can help the world are the real pillars of the Han Dynasty.
Similarly, Wang Yue also respected Guo Hao. He not only helped him out of his financial difficulties, but also fulfilled his dream of becoming an official.
Guo Hao gave him a nominal position with the same third-rank treatment as Hua Tuo, and he worked in the Imperial Academy. This was not some gimmick like the emperor's teacher, but a real official position that allowed him to attend court meetings. Moreover, Guo Hao also made him a marquis. Although he also had no fiefdom, it was enough to make him satisfied.
Guo Hao had given him enough respect and favor, so what else could he be dissatisfied with? He could only work for Guo Hao willingly.
After receiving Guo Hao's order, he rushed around non-stop. He not only notified Jiang Wei and Hua Mulan, but also came to Yingchuan to deliver a message to Chen Xi.
"Pengju is really making a fuss out of nothing. He even sent out his personal guards to deal with a mere traitor." Chen Xi shook his head helplessly.
"Zichuan is a pillar of the country, so it is reasonable for the general to do so." Xun Yu did not think Guo Hao was making a fuss. The reason why he took the lead in contacting the private soldiers of the aristocratic families was to protect Chen Xi. Chen Xi's spiritual talent was too important to the Han Empire.
"Besides, this is probably the work of Jia Wenhe and Li Wenyou. They are luring the tiger away from the mountain and luring the snake out of its hole. These two people..." Xun Yu shook his head after saying this . Compared to Chen Xi, Jia Xu and Li Ru are his biggest competitors.
In his eyes, neither of them is a good person. They might get along well with those rebellious people in their family. By then, he will have to face more opponents in the court.
"Ignore them! Let's continue to study the battle plan." Chen Xi was just not good at guessing people's minds, but after Xun Yu named him, Chen Xi immediately understood the purpose of such a high-profile rescue.
Although Luoyang has gone through several screenings, if you think about the nature of the aristocratic families and the personalities of Jia Xu and Li Ru, you can know that the probability of Luoyang's aristocratic families being unlucky is as high as 99%.
"There's nothing to study. As long as someone gives the information to General Zhu, General Zhu will naturally meet us at the right time, and he will be in charge of the command at that time." Xun Yu waved his hand, not wanting to discuss any military deployment with Chen Xi at all.
Like Chen Xi, he is a rubbish at leading troops. At best, he is well-versed in military books and can be a military strategist. But if they are really asked to lead troops, they would be playing with fire.
Other advisers held the same view. Many of them were capable of leading troops. After all, they had all received systematic education and could show some skills.
But they are very self-aware. They are still far from Zhu Jun in terms of their level. Even Zhu Jun could be held up or even overturned. If they go up to this level, wouldn't they just be giving away their heads?
Sometimes, the more people there are, the faster you lose.
In fact, having more soldiers only gives you a psychological advantage. Without a large army command, it is really useless and may even lead to a disastrous defeat due to some wrong military orders.
For example, in the Battle of Feishui, a million-strong army was defeated because of an order to retreat. It is one of the most classic comeback battles in history.
Fu Jian is a typical example of someone who forced himself to piece together an army without the ability to control millions of troops, and was directly defeated by Xie Xuan in one wave.
"Master Wang, thank you for your hard work. Please go and tell General Zhu." Chen Xi also thought it made sense. He always advocated putting the right people in the right positions.
For example, Sima Lang and Zhuge Jin, it is not that the two of them are incapable of governing an area in the Government Affairs Hall, but it is most appropriate to assign them to deal with the issue of the Qiang people. Relying on their outrageous spiritual talents, the two of them forcibly integrated the Qiang people together.
Of course, Ma Chao's behavior of showing off his military power everywhere also had a lot to do with it. In any case, under the offensive of both the stick and the carrot, many Qiang people were willing to follow the local government of Liangzhou to start construction.
When the Qiang tribes discovered that as long as they worked honestly for the Liangzhou government, they would be able to have enough food and clothing, some tribes even moved their entire tribes away.
No one wants to go against the good life of having enough food and clothing. The smarter Qiang people started to move directly to Luoyang and other places. Naturally, they accepted people coming from all over the place. Anyway , as long as Chen Xi had enough money and food, they would be eager to get more strong laborers for construction.
"Zichuan, is there something wrong with your arrangement?" After sending Wang Yue away, Xun Yu stared at the military formation that Chen Xi had arranged for the drill and asked with some confusion.
"Looking at this foundation, it should be the Xuanxiang military formation, right? Why is it arranged like this, and they think it's a death formation?" People who understand military formations, such as Xun Yu and Xun Yue, stared at Chen Xi's arrangement and expressed their confusion. What's the use of a death formation? Wouldn't it disperse as soon as the attack came?
"I don't plan to let them use it. I just put it out for fun and train the soldiers' organization at the same time." Chen Xi nodded. He didn't have a chance to command troops in Luoyang, so this was a good opportunity to practice the Xuanxiang Army Formation that he had figured out.
"The meaningless Xuanxiang military formation wants everything but can't do anything well. Look, I'll give you something useful." Xun Yue pushed Chen Xi aside eagerly, and then set up a very famous military formation for Chen Xi.
Xun Yue, who had never experienced a beating, had not yet realized how terrifying Chen Xi was. He was still eager to show off his skills to Chen Xi and compete with Chen Xi.
"Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation!"
It was the one that Cao Ren set up but was broken by Xu Shu, except that Cao Ren's formation was a dead formation, while Xun Yue's was a living formation, and its effect was much better than Cao Ren's dead formation.
At least it opened Chen Xi's eyes. This Xuanxiang military formation was already considered a secret . After all, the real foundation of the Han Empire's army was this military formation. This was also the biggest difference between the grassroots and the aristocratic families.
Maybe there is not much difference between the two sides in terms of strategy, but in terms of military formation, the command of the two sides is completely different.
Sometimes, the height of the military formation may be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
