Deng Qiang was very strict in training recruits, except for basic skills. Every day, he ordered recruits to fight against cavalry and archery for more than five hours.
It happened that a recruit stumbled when he got on his horse, Deng Qiang drew his sword and pulled it up, Xuancheng called to stop him, "General Zhenjun."
Deng Qiang turned his head and saw that it was Xuancheng, his expression softened, "Mr. Yangping is here."
Although Deng Qiang was both wise and brave, compared to Yangping Duke Fu Rong, his civil and military talents were slightly inferior. This is a historical fact that Xuancheng knew, and of course, he was the original owner of this body.
Therefore, with the prestige in the army, no one dared to disrespect Fu Rong, and everyone was humbled when they saw Fu Rong.
"These recruits, don't be too eager for success. After a long time, they will learn by themselves." Xuancheng said.
"Yang Pinggong said so."
"Mr. Pingyuan." Deng Qiang's eyes fell on Fu Hui, and he saluted respectfully.
Fu Hui hurriedly returned the salute, "General Zhenjun." His eyes were full of admiration, but when Deng Qiang cast his gaze on him, Fu Hui still avoided it unnaturally.
Xuancheng smiled, "I think my imperial nephew has a crush on the general of the Zhenjun, general, why don't we sit down and have a chat."
Deng Qiang said, "Okay."
The three of them entered the army tent, and the military attendant served tea. The three of them sat opposite each other. Fu Hui became nervous for no reason. Xuancheng encouraged him with his eyes, "Hui'er, go and salute the general of the town army."
Xuancheng was in the main seat, Deng Qiang and Fu Hui were both in the vice seats, so Fu Hui stood up and walked gently to Deng Qiang's side, bowed down and bowed three times.
Deng Qiang hurriedly stood up, with a questioning expression on his face, "Mr. Yangping, what is this? Mr. Pingyuan, what are you doing?"
"General Zhenjun, listen to what Hui'er said, and sit down." Deng Qiang then sat down, Fu Hui saluted and still stood in front of his seat.
"General Zhenjun, please accept Fu Hui." Fu Hui bowed on his knees.
Deng Qiang was stunned, "This? Lord Pingyuan, stand up and speak."
Fu Hui turned to Xuancheng for help, and Xuancheng picked up the teacup on the case table, and turned towards Deng Qiang, "Come, General Zhenjun, I will replace wine with tea, and I respect you."
Deng Qiang was terrified, "Why is Yang Ping so solemn today? I am only a rough man in the army, how can I bear the great gifts of Yang Ping and Ping Yuan?"
Xuancheng drank tea instead of wine, and said solemnly, "General Zhenjun, I did bring Hui'er to apprentice today, you can accept him, I owe you a favor."
"Mr. Yangping is too polite. What kind of favor is it? I have been with you for more than ten years. The Holy Majesty and you have entrusted Deng with a heavy responsibility. Whatever favor you talk about with me, it is what you say."
"Hui'er, the general of the town army has accepted?" Xuancheng asked.
Fu Hui looked expectantly at Deng Qiang.
Deng Qiang said, "Mr. Yangping and Mr. Yuan's request, Mr. Deng will of course agree. But, Mr. Pingyuan, after I ask you, it will be considered officially under my account. Can you answer me?"
"Yes, General Zhenjun, please tell me." Fu Hui's face showed joy, it was the first time Xuancheng saw such a happy expression in Fu Hui's eyes, he was always overly refined, but not too much to express his inner emotions, anger, sorrow and joy. It seems that deep in his heart he is still eager to make contributions.
Deng Qiang put down the teacup in his hand, and said solemnly, "Soldiers are deceitful. Therefore, if you can, you can show that you can't. When you use it, you can't show it. Take it, prepare it when it is real, avoid it when you are strong, scratch it when you are angry, be proud of it when you are humble, work with it when you are lost, keep it close to you, attack it when it is unprepared, and catch it by surprise. The victory of this strategist should not be passed on first."
Fu Hui blinked, and his eyes suddenly became innocent.
Deng Qiang said, "Which military book did I come from just now?"
Fu Hui was stunned, Xuancheng pursed his lips and smiled secretly, Hui'er, what kind of books have you read? You have been studying Confucianism all day long, and now it's difficult for you to learn art from a teacher.
"Okay, since that's the case, I'll provide Duke Pingyuan with the following references, one, Jiang Taigong's Six Secrets and Three Strategies, two, Sun Wu's Sun Tzu's Art of War, three, Guiguzi's Valley Ghost Art of War, and four, Jiang Taigong's Sima Art."
With such operations, Xuancheng admired Deng Qiang's flexibility.
Fu Hui's gaze became more and more dull. For the first time, fine sweat dripped from his forehead. He looked towards Xuancheng, and said in a low voice, "Uncle Huang, Uncle Huang."
Xuancheng laughed loudly, "Haha, General Zhenjun, you are trying to embarrass my nephew, you know he has never been exposed to these military books before, the emperor's brother Xingru, Hui'er studies and studies all day, and his brain is a bit dull. Mu, General, you deliberately slapped me in the face."
"In that case, Lord Pingyuan, why don't you take a guess, and you're right if you guess right, okay?"
Xuan Cheng snorted and laughed, "Well, General Zhenjun is quite interesting."
Fu Hui's eyes were blurred, Xuancheng coughed twice, Fu Hui cast his gaze, just when Deng Qiang bowed his head, Xuancheng stretched out his hand to make a gesture.
Deng Qiang raised his eyes, and Fu Hui blurted out, "Sun Tzu's Art of War."
Deng Qiang was taken aback for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Okay, Mr. Pingyuan is very lucky."
Fu Hui parted his mouth to reveal his neat and shiny white teeth and smiled, looking like a boy with an innocent appearance.
But Deng Qiang said, "Just knowing the source of the Art of War is not enough, Lord Pingyuan, let me ask you again, what is the purpose of the Sima Art?"
The smile that had just appeared on Fu Hui's face froze.
"General Zhenjun, you are playing tricks." Xuancheng laughed.
"Okay, since Duke Pingyuan can't answer, then, Lord Yangping, you are his uncle, so you can answer for him."
Xuancheng was taken aback, Deng Qiang's serious appearance was really admirable.
Forget it, I brought my nephew to apprentice, but my nephew was stumped by the interviewer, so I had to answer for my nephew.
"Sima Law, the fossil of the Three Dynasties of War. One is people-oriented. It is based on benevolence, and it is righteousness to rule. If righteousness is not obtained, power comes. Power comes from war, not from the middle man. The second is the righteousness of the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven The righteousness must be purely based on the law of the heaven and the earth and viewed from the sages. The righteousness of the scholars must be enshrined to their parents and correct to the emperor. Therefore, although there is a wise emperor, the scholars do not teach first, so they cannot be used. The third is to determine the noble. Determine titles, set meritorious deeds, recruit wanderers, and apply for edicts. The fourth is to be strict with the position, and the way of war is common. The way of war is to use the few to rule, and to use the crowd to rule."
Deng Qiang was in awe, his expression was both solemn and joyful.
Xuancheng thought, Fu Rong led the army for more than ten years, and he was invincible in all battles. According to historical records, almost all the generals of the former Qin Dynasty served under Fu Rong's account. He must have familiarized himself with all the ancient military strategies. Even Fu Jian had to ask Fu Rong for advice on how to use troops. Fu Jian handed Fu Pi to Deng Qiang. Deng Qiang once shirked that his martial arts were not good enough to lead the prince, and he wanted to let Yangping Duke Fu Rong take care of his nephew himself. During the wars between the former Qin Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the northern countries, Fu Rong had no time to conquer the Quartet, so Fu Pi studied the art of war in Deng Qiang's army. In two years, Fu Pi had memorized the art of war and military affairs by heart. At that time, during the battle of destroying Yan, it happened that Fu Pi followed Deng Qiang and made contributions. Xuancheng thought that Fu Jian's ability to hand over Yecheng to Fu Pi for guarding was probably due to the credit of destroying Yan.
It's a pity that Yang Ping Gong Fu Rong fell asleep for a thousand years in Luoyang, and Xuancheng's heart ached.
Covering his heart with his hands, for some reason, thinking of the time in Luoyang, his heart always reacted violently for no reason. He didn't know what this body was resisting, why Fu Rong fell asleep.
Sensing a slight change in his face, Deng Qiang asked with concern, "Mr. Yang Ping, what's wrong with you?"
Xuancheng's heart returned to reality, he chuckled lightly, "It's okay, let's continue, General Zhenjun, you can come up with a question."
Deng Qiang nodded, looked at Fu Hui and said, "Prince Pingyuan, let me test you on some basic military knowledge, may I?"
Fu Hui hummed shyly.
"When marching and fighting, what must be the first?"
Fu Hui whispered, "Before the soldiers and horses move the food and grass." This is originally the "Nanpi County Chronicles · Fengtu Zhixia · Ballads" compiled by Mencius, a great Confucianist. Guard against thieves.” Fu Hui read Confucianism, so he knew it naturally.
"War against the enemy, what is the most taboo thing when discussing strategies?"
"The generals are at odds." Fu Hui also whispered, he was afraid that he would make a wrong answer.
Deng Qiang said, "Fight against the enemy and discuss the strategy to defeat the enemy. It is easy to have disputes between the general and the participating generals, and between the general and the overseer. At this time, what should the general do?"
"Listen to you and you will understand." Fu Hui read some books on Confucianism and Legalism. He knew the glorious deeds of emperors in the past. Between courtiers and emperors, a wise emperor would listen to different opinions from all sides.
Deng Qiang smiled slowly, "Mr. Pingyuan, if you are the chief general, for example, if you want to attack Luoyang this time, when discussing the specific strategy of besieging Luoyang, you have different opinions with the participating generals, the governor, and the army Sima. Is it clear if you listen to it at the same time?"
"This?" Fu Hui didn't know how to answer.
Xuancheng laughed secretly again, Hui'er, marching and fighting, you have listened to so many opinions, what are you doing as a general, how should you make a clear decision, joining the army and supervising the army, what Sima said is reasonable, what should you do.
Luoyang is the royal city, and besieging the royal city was a difficult battle. Many heroes were defeated in the battle of Luoyang. Deng Qiang, why did you give Huier such a difficult example with an entry question about apprenticeship.
Deng Qiang didn't ask any further questions, but an incomprehensible smile rose from the corner of his mouth, and Fu Hui stared at him blankly.
"Let me ask you, what military theory was confirmed in Wang Jian's battle to destroy Chu?"
Xuancheng said in a hurry, "General Zhenjun, you are embarrassing Hui'er. I will answer for him. Wang Jian's battle against Chu will be officially fought for a month. Soldiers are precious and fast, and long-distance combat is not suitable for protracted periods of time. Wang Jian went south from Qin to Chu. In one year of the state, the Qin army recuperated for a year, the Chu soldiers did not come out, the Qin army's food and grass were limited, and if they did not destroy Chu, they were afraid of being defeated. General Zhenjun, you test these things, Huier will be difficult for him."
"Mr. Yangping is familiar with the art of war, and Deng admires it."
Xuancheng smiled and said, "I would like to test you, general of the town army, why do you give priority to tactics when fighting on the plains? What are the taboos for long-distance naval battles?"
"In combat on the plains, cavalry formations should be used first, and assaults should be the first priority. As for naval battles, the first thing to avoid is acclimatization, and long-distance naval battles with northerners should be avoided."
Xuancheng said, "Most of my Daqin soldiers are from the north. If we fight across the river, won't we be defeated?"
Deng Qiang was stunned at the conclusion.
"Haha, General Zhenjun, sea battles are not taboo. As long as the tactics are correct, the northerners can still dominate the south of the Yangtze River. Look, didn't Qin Shihuang destroy the southern countries as well?"
Fu Hui smiled, and Xuancheng squinted at him, "Hui'er, you still dare to laugh."
Fu Hui immediately put away the slight expression on his face.
Deng Qiang finally sighed, "Forget it, Lord Yangping, Lord Pingyuan, I will grant your request, Lord Pingyuan, you can follow me to learn the art of war." Don’t thank your master.”
Fu Hui knelt down and bowed three more times, Deng Qiang quickly left his seat, walked over to help Fu Hui up from the ground, "Mr. Pingyuan, Mr. Deng can't bear it, if you want to kowtow, you can only kowtow to Mr. Yang Ping. "
Fu Hui made a gesture to worship, but Xuancheng hurriedly stopped him, "Forget it, Hui'er, I asked you to learn from me, but I handed this matter over to General Zhenjun. I should thank General Zhenjun for your thanks. Bye, do I also have to say goodbye to the general of the town army?"
"Ha ha."
The laughter of the three of them was mixed together immediately, and there was joy.