The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 33 This question is beyond the scope (please read it later)
Liu Xie rolled his eyes at Jia Xu in anger and said, "Since the other party was able to rob a large amount of five-zhu coins, they must have focused on the market, grain shops, and cloth just like the government."

"As long as we find someone to stake out the place, Chang'an is a small market, so we'll always be able to find some clues."

Jia Xu cooperated with an expression of "sudden enlightenment": "Your Majesty is very talented, this is indeed a good idea!"

……

Liu Xie shook his head, not knowing what to say.

Would I be pleased by such perfunctory praise?

Jia Xu seemed not to notice the displeasure in Liu Xie's eyes. He looked around and asked Liu Xie, "Your Majesty, why is the Grand Master not here today?"

"The Grand Master has gone for lunch."

Liu Xie stood up and stretched his muscles: "This time, the Grand Master is determined to lose weight, and he asked me to accompany him to exercise every morning. Now that he has eaten lunch, I am afraid he has no strength left."

"Also, the Grand Master has been teaching me military tactics these past few nights. I usually sleep late, so it's reasonable for me to take a break at noon."

Ever since Dong Zhuo lost to Liu Xie a few days ago, he seemed to have become obsessed with teaching Liu Xie the art of war.

Such teaching made Liu Xie love and hate him.

Love is because Dong Zhuo’s ability to command troops is absolutely the best in the world today.

In particular, he used cavalry tactics to perfection. Every time he taught, Liu Xie was refreshed and had a deeper understanding of warfare.

The hatred was because Dong Zhuo had been ruthless towards Liu Xie ever since he lost the last battle!
After that, Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo played similar battlefield sandbox games several times, and Liu Xie's current record was zero wins and sixteen losses...

When Jia Xu heard that Dong Zhuo was fine, he suggested: "Your Majesty, it would be best to report this matter to the Grand Tutor to avoid trouble in the future."

After hearing what Jia Xu said, Liu Xie stretched and laughed, "Hey! How did Wenhe cause trouble? You know it very well, don't you? Why did you look confused just now, pretending that you didn't know who you were dealing with?"

Even after being exposed by Liu Xie again, Jia Xu did not feel embarrassed at all, and still had that honest look of smiling without saying a word.

In fact, Jia Xu’s meaning is very clear.

These "extraordinary people" undoubtedly refer to the aristocratic families.

Faced with these people causing trouble, the Secretariat and Emperor Liu Xie alone would definitely not be able to suppress them.

In the end, the one that really worked was the big Buddha Dong Zhuo.

However, Jia Xu did not say the words "aristocratic family" himself, but instead spoke them through Liu Xie's mouth.

Even when dealing with these people in the end, he was thinking about pushing Dong Zhuo out so that he would not be implicated...

His behavior of frowning when encountering something and then retreating silently behind everyone really made Liu Xie feel helpless and amused.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on!"

Liu Xie waved his hand and asked the palace servants to bring out some meat for Jia Xu.

"I know you work hard day and night, but you should also take care of your health."

Before Jia Xu could bow and thank him, Liu Xie had already left: "Don't rush to leave the palace after eating, rest in the palace for a while before leaving. This is the order!"

Jia Xu twitched his nose twice, smelling the aroma of meat, and bowed to Liu Xie's disappeared back: "Your Majesty, I obey your order."

Liu Xie went to his bedroom alone and casually flipped through a few books on military strategies. Guessing that Dong Zhuo would soon wake up, he went to look for him.

Dong Zhuo's snoring was so loud that one could often hear it when walking to the palace gate.

Liu Xie was near the palace gate at this time, but he didn't hear any movement. Dong Zhuo was probably awake. But just as Liu Xie stepped over the threshold, a voice came from deep inside the palace.

“What is meant by victory being known but not achieved?”

When Liu Xie heard this question, he couldn't help but stop.

In recent days, Dong Zhuo has been extremely attentive in teaching Liu Xie the art of war.

Not only do they have to conduct deductions on the sand table, but they also have to ask Liu Xie questions about military books from time to time to test whether Liu Xie has memorized the knowledge.

What Dong Zhuo asked now was a question from "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, which means "Victory can be planned and predicted, but it cannot be forced."

Liu Xie immediately responded respectfully, as if he were a student: "In the past, those who were good at fighting first made themselves invincible, waiting for the enemy to be defeated. Being invincible lies in oneself, and being able to defeat the enemy lies in the enemy. Therefore, those who are good at fighting can make themselves invincible, but cannot make the enemy defeated!"

In ancient times, skilled generals would first put themselves in an invincible position before looking for opportunities and ways to defeat the enemy.

Therefore, the first priority in commanding troops is always to protect yourself and then look for the enemy's weaknesses.

In this way, if the enemy has a flaw, you can send troops to win. But if there is no opportunity, you will not fail.

In summary, the factor that ensures a war does not fail lies in the general himself, but if you want to win, you still have to wait for the opportunity for the enemy to be exposed.

Liu Xie was very confident in giving this answer!
However, Dong Zhuo's test was clearly not over.

"The two armies are equal, the two generals are facing each other, both are strong and determined, neither dares to take the initiative, what can be done?"

This is the content of "Sun Bin's Art of War"!
The question that Dong Zhuo asked Liu Xie was one of the nine questions that King Wei of Qi asked Sun Bin in "Sun Bin's Art of War".

Fortunately, Liu Xie happened to glance at this question when he was flipping through the book just now! So he guessed the question correctly.

What this question means is, if the armies of both sides are evenly matched and neither dares to take the initiative, what should the general do?
To this end, Sun Bin gave the answer hundreds of years ago:

"Try it with light soldiers, and let the humble but brave lead it, expecting to be in the north, not to win. Make a light display to touch its toilet. It is a big stomach!"

As long as you send a small number of troops led by a brave general, be prepared for failure, and attack the enemy's flanks covertly, so as to terrify their troops and make their commander suspicious, you can achieve a great victory!

Liu Xie thought that the standard answer in the book would satisfy Dong Zhuo, but unexpectedly Dong Zhuo actually snorted.

"Humph!"

This is obviously not the attitude that should be given to satisfaction.

However, Liu Xie was also extremely puzzled.

Isn't this the standard answer in the book? And it is the best answer given by Sun Bin himself. Could it be that the Grand Master no longer values ​​even Sun Bin, the saint?
However, Dong Zhuo obviously did not give Liu Xie time to think, and directly asked the third question in dissatisfaction:

"If the weapons are not good, then the soldiers are given to the enemy; if the soldiers are unusable, then the general is given to the enemy; if the general does not know how to fight, then the master is given to the enemy; if the king does not choose the generals, then the country is given to the enemy! What does this mean?"

If the weapon is not sharp, it means the soldiers' lives will be lost to the enemy.

If the soldiers are not elite, they are sending the general's life to the enemy.

If a general does not know how to fight, he is handing over the life of the monarch to the enemy.

If a monarch does not choose his generals carefully, he is handing the survival of the country to the enemy!

What does this statement mean?

Liu Xie was dumbfounded...

Which military book is this weird question from?
He hasn’t reviewed this question!!!
(End of this chapter)