The charming legitimate daughter is reborn, addicted to the abstinent prince's pampering

Chapter 167: Using ingenious strategies and tricks, the dummy deceives arrows and defeats the enemy

As night falls, a few lights under the eaves sway in the cold wind.

The dim light shines through the paper window, and you can vaguely see the shadows of people moving in the room.

"Miss, if His Highness and the two young masters have not returned to the city, will there be any danger?" Qiu Chi asked worriedly.

Gu Wangshu put down the military book and shook his head slightly: "His Royal Highness is proficient in civil and military strategies. With him here, he is enough to deal with any sudden changes."

"Furthermore, Nalan's army has been defeated. We have more than [-] soldiers. The possibility of an accident happening is extremely slim."

Qiuchi was relieved when he heard this, but his doubts did not disappear: "In that case, why has His Highness not returned for so long?"

Gu Wangshu was silent for a moment.

"Perhaps there are many military matters that need to be dealt with. Since His Highness is determined to fight to the end, he must ensure that the army is foolproof."

Gu Wangshu was completely confident about He Lianhuan. She didn't think Fu Shoucheng could fight against He Lianhuan.

Since His Highness and his brothers were unlikely to be in danger, there was only one reason for not returning home late at night.

"I think His Highness and brothers should have entered Pingyao City and stayed in Pingyao to deal with the chaos."

Qiu Chi slightly opened his lips in surprise. Did he take back the lost Pingyao City in just one day?is it possible?

According to common sense, it is impossible.

But Qiu Chi had no doubts about Gu Wangshu's speculation, let alone the ability of His Highness the Second Prince.

As Gu Wangshu expected.

After He Lianhuan gave up the pursuit of Fu Shoucheng, he returned to Pingyao City and immediately executed all the rebels in the city without mercy. Their bodies were hung on the city tower for public display.

Seeing this scene, the people in Pingyao City all felt a chill rush from their backs to their minds, and for a while no one dared to do it again.

When Nalan's army entered the city, Pingyao's generals opened the city gates to welcome them, so the people of Pingyao did not feel the slightest tension or fear of being attacked.

With the generals constantly inciting and brainwashing, telling how stupid and immoral the Helian royal family was, the people of Pingyao City even felt that the Nalan Army was here to save them from dire straits.

The Nalan Army was clearly attacking the city, but the people of Pingyao lined the streets to welcome them, which was in sharp contrast to the people of Taiping City who shared the same hatred and the same enemy.

It can be seen that it is very necessary to carry out patriotic education and propaganda to the people at the bottom.

This was also an important reason why Helianhuan did not give the rebels a chance and killed them all and hung them on the city wall.

He wanted the people in Pingyao City to clearly understand that those who treason would only die. If they died, they would be publicized and not be buried in peace.

This trick was very effective. Seeing this, the people who had been bewitched no longer dared to have any objections.

It was late at night, and there was a deathly silence in Pingyao City.

He Lianhuan, Gu Jingli and Gu Jingyi were in the room discussing the next move.

During the day, Gu Jingli had been leading some of the Helian troops to suppress rebellions and maintain order in Taiping City.

According to his opinion, Fu Shoucheng should not be allowed to escape. It would be better to catch up and kill him in one go.

But he also understood the principle of "Don't chase after a poor enemy". Continuous fighting made his own soldiers exhausted, so it was a wise move for Helianhuan to withdraw his troops in time.

But he was anxious.

I endured this eagerness until night, and finally couldn't bear it anymore.

He looked at He Lianhuan with burning eyes and asked, "Your Highness, when will we send out troops to recapture the lost city?"

Unlike Gu Jingli's urgency, He Lianhuan was as calm as a mirror from beginning to end.

"What's the hurry?" He asked calmly, his voice was soft, but his eyes were shining with the light of having everything under control.

"Soldiers must fight if they are put to death. Although the five thousand remaining soldiers led by Fu Shoucheng are not many, dogs will jump over the wall when they are anxious, and rabbits will bite when they are anxious."

Gu Jingli disagreed with this statement: "Nalan's army only has more than [-] people left, but our army has [-]. To annihilate them is like picking something out of a bag."

There was a hint of a smile on He Lianhuan's lips, and his eyes showed a heart-stopping depth.

Gu Jingli couldn't help but panic at his look. Was he wrong?

He Lianhuan gently shook the teacup in his hand and asked:

"What do you think of the strength of the Nalan Army?"

Gu Jingli was silent for a moment, unable to grasp He Lianhuan's deep meaning.

Recalling that he fought with the Nalan Army and lost most of the troops, and even the city of Xi fell because of the battle, Gu Jingli said solemnly:

"Nalan's army is as brave as a tiger."

He Lianhuan said with regret: "Fu Shoucheng had the same idea as you, so the battle at Taiping Pass ended in a disastrous defeat."

"What is the first chapter of Sun Tzu's Art of War about?"

"Is it...a plan?"

"How to explain this 'plan'?"

Gu Jingli suddenly understood the meaning of He Lianhuan's words.

"Calculate, calculate."

"In the temple, we first calculate the pros and cons based on the five things between us, and then decide the outcome. The outcome is determined, and then we mobilize the troops."

"In the art of military use, these five things should not be done first, so this is the beginning of the chapter."

"I know everything about endorsements, but when I get to the battlefield, I have completely forgotten all the art of war. The first thing emphasized in "The Art of War" is clever calculation. The outcome is determined by calculation. If you win, fight again. This is called the probability of victory. If there is no probability of victory, Don’t use troops easily, this is the core idea of ​​Sun Tzu’s Art of War.”

At this moment, He Lianhuan was less like a prince and more like a teacher, analyzing the art of war for Gu Jingli.

When Gu Jingli heard this, he immediately blushed and was speechless.

He Lianhuan continued:

"Before Fu Shoucheng attacked Taiping City, he did not expect that our palace would arrive at Taiping City in advance to defend it, nor did he know that a fire attack area had been set up outside the city. This is what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, 'Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles'."

"Fu Shoucheng neither knows himself nor the enemy, so defeat is inevitable."

"Then, we used the trick of 'borrowing arrows' to deceive arrows, which greatly enhanced our combat power. Fu Shoucheng not only did not realize that the balance of victory was tilted towards us, but instead stayed outside the city. This also doomed him. It will be a total failure later.”

"If I were him, after the arrows were deceived, I would immediately lead the remaining army back to Pingyao. This would not only preserve our strength, but also prevent Pingyao City from falling into our hands."

"Sun Tzu's Art of War emphasizes the method of winning first and then fighting. It is a method of winning without fighting. If you must fight, it must be decided in one battle."

The words were so convincing that the two brothers couldn't help but secretly admire the Second Prince's resourcefulness and thoughtfulness.

The reason why His Highness the Second Prince did not continue to pursue Fu Shoucheng was not because he could not pursue him, but because he felt it was unnecessary.

Pushing the enemy to a dead end will only inspire his rebellious spirit.

He is going to die anyway, and he will have to support He Lianjun before he dies.

In this way, the remaining five thousand remaining soldiers will be inspired to fight to the death with the Helian Army.

Therefore, it would be unwise for them to exchange huge losses for victory.

Gu Jingyi suddenly remembered the definition of general in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.

[General means wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage and strictness. 】

Both Fu Shoucheng and the two brothers may have qualities such as faith, benevolence, courage, and strictness, but they only lack "wisdom."

Intelligence recognizes contingency and flexibility.

Knowing the boundaries of one's own strength, measuring the general trend of the world, making strategies and decisions in the temple, and adapting to the battlefield with ease, all of which require wisdom.

If you are dedicated to wisdom, you will be a thief; if you apply benevolence all the time, you will be a coward; if you insist on trustworthiness, you will be a fool; if you rely on courage and strength, you will be violent; if your orders are too strict, you will be disabled. Only when you have all five of them, and each is suitable for its use, can you be a general.

This is the state reached by the second prince He Lianhuan, which is difficult for others to achieve.

He gave "faith" and "benevolence" to Helian's soldiers. Knowing that they were exhausted, he would not pursue them rashly and let the soldiers use the human sea tactic to annihilate the enemy.

He was ruthless to the enemy, but he always had the interests of his soldiers in mind, making Helianjun clearly feel that their general cherished each of their lives and would not care about their life or death just because they were an unknown tribe.

This kind of execution will undoubtedly make all the soldiers surrender.

He Lianhuan was not only proficient in the art of war, but also good at discerning people's hearts.