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Chapter 298 Come out, Sun Tzu's Art of War... (for subscription)
However, although King Wu appointed Sun Wu as a general, he also admired the thirteen articles on the Art of War written by Sun Wu.

But King Wu was still a little worried about Sun Wu.

After all, although Sun Wu was born as an aristocrat in Qi, he didn't have much actual combat experience.

So King Wu was going to test Sun Wu.

Moreover, a very difficult task was carried out, and 160 court ladies were selected to command Sun Wu.

In addition, he also asked his two concubines to serve as the team leaders of the two groups.

But despite this, Sun Wu began to train 160 court ladies according to his art of war.

pity.

These court ladies were originally women and had never fought in war.

not only.

And Wu Wang's concubine, who was the leader of the two groups, ignored Sun Wu completely. After Sun Wu issued orders in succession, the two of them still didn't respond on the operating field, and even started to laugh and play.

Seeing this situation, Sun Wu was furious and wanted to kill the two concubines of King Wu.

Seeing that Sun Wu was really moving, King Wu pleaded with Sun Wu.

But Sun Wu said that the king's life will not be accepted when the general is outside.

Leading troops to fight must have strict discipline like iron. If you can't guarantee this, then you can't win the battle at all.

finally.

Sun Wu still followed the military regulations and killed the two concubines of King Wu.

Seeing Sun Wu like this, the other court ladies were frightened at once. When Sun Wu practiced again, every court lady followed Sun Wu's request and became orderly for a while.

of course.

This is just Wu Wang's test for Sun Wu.

The good show is yet to come.

"At that time, Chu State was a big country, and Chu State was a great threat to Wu State. But Wu State did not have such great strength to defeat Chu State, so Sun Wu said, the first is to attack the strategy, the second is to attack the diplomatic relations, and the second is to attack the soldiers. Siege the city."

While speaking, Chen Fan wrote down the essence of Sun Wu's Art of War on the blackboard.

"The law of the husband's military use is that the whole country is the top, followed by the destruction of the country; the whole army is the top, and the destruction of the army is the second; Breaking through the army is the next best thing. That’s why a hundred battles are victorious, and it is not a good man who is good; and a good man who defeats others without fighting is a good man.”

The meaning is also very simple.

Even if it is a hundred battles, it is not the most powerful strategy for using troops.

The most powerful military strategy is to subdue the enemy without fighting.Even without a single soldier, the opponent can still be subdued.So the first strategy is to attack the opponent, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city... The top strategy is to use one's own strategy to make the opponent submit, the second is to use diplomatic means to defeat the opponent, and the third is to send troops directly.The worst method is to attack the city.

As for why siege is the worst.

That's because the casualties in siege battles have always been very high, often causing one thousand injuries to the enemy and eight hundred losses to oneself.

even.

Sometimes the casualties in the siege battle are much higher than those of the defenders.

This is naturally the most inferior method of using troops.

"I'll go, this ideological strategy is so clever."

"Soldiers who subdue others without fighting, those who are kind and good are also powerful."

"You're right, even if you win every battle, it's not the most powerful strategy. Because even if you win every battle, you will suffer a lot of damage. The more you fight, the more damage you will suffer. .In the end, on the contrary, because I was seriously damaged, I will also fail."

As for Sun Wu, everyone thought he was just a general in the Spring and Autumn Period.

but.

When Chen Fan told about Sun Wu's strategy of using troops, Sun Wu's image suddenly became taller.

He is no longer an ordinary general, he has become a famous military army in the Spring and Autumn Period.

If it is described by a hundred schools of thought contending, Sun Wu is the head of a hundred schools of thought.

Maybe someone asked at this time.

Why is Sun Wu called the head of the military family, or the ancestor of the military family?
Didn't he have military strategists before Sun Wu?
No.

Before Sun Wu, there was also the art of war, and there were also strategists.

The famous Jiang Ziya, he is a very powerful military strategist.

However, the military strategists in the Spring and Autumn Period were still at an ideal stage.

For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period, when people fought wars, they usually conquered each other. Their purpose was just to dominate, not to destroy the country.

But after Sun Tzu.

Influenced by Sun Wu, at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, Sun Wu's strategic thinking had completely dominated the entire period at that time.

As he said in the Art of War, soldiers are deceitful.Therefore, it is possible to show that it cannot be used, and it is used to show that it is not used.

It means to say.

The method of using troops is deceit.Therefore, we should be capable and pretend not to be capable.Actually wants to hit you, but pretends not to hit you.

King Wu felt that Sun Wu's strategy was very clever, and adopted Sun Wu's strategy.

Sun Wu first divorced Tong State, a subsidiary state of Chu State, and let it betray Chu State.Then he pretended that he had no strength and did not dare to attack Chu, so that the Chu army put down their guard.In October of the same year, under the leadership of Sun Wu, Wu Jun defeated Chu Jun in Yuzhang.

……

"Hearing it makes my blood boil."

"The ancestor of the military family is really famous."

"This kind of art of war, not to mention the Spring and Autumn Period, is very instructive even for us in modern times."

Yes.

Sun Tzu's Art of War is not only the guiding ideology of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In any dynasty in later generations, when leading troops to fight, the most valuable reference is Sun Wu's Sun Tzu's Art of War.

During the Three Kingdoms period, what Cao Cao admired most was Sun Tzu's Art of War.

He even commented on Sun Tzu's Art of War based on his own experience.

"But this is just the beginning. The strength of Chu State is still very strong, and Wu State has only slightly defeated the Chu army. But to completely defeat the Chu army, the temporary Wu State does not have this ability. So Sun Wu offered advice to King Wu again. Wu Guo should recuperate and accumulate strength. On the other hand, Sun Wu also offers strategies. In addition to accumulating strength on his own side, he should also use the strategy of fatigue."

"Mr. Chen Fan, what is a strategy for fatigue? It won't be like Zheng Guoqu, right?"

One student raised his hand and said.

At this question, everyone laughed.

At that time, Zheng Guoqu was also a strategy of exhausting Qin. According to the original intention, because South Korea was afraid of Qin, it wanted Qin to put the strength of the entire country on the construction of water conservancy.As a result, this strategy of exhausting Qin was not achieved. Instead, after the Zheng Guoqu was built, it also greatly increased the strength of Qin.

At this time, when Chen Fan mentioned the strategy of exhaustion again, everyone couldn't help but think of Zheng Guoqu.

But Chen Fan laughed and said, "As the ancestor of military strategists, how could Sun Wu make such a low-level mistake. Sun Wu's exhaustion strategy is to send small groups of troops to attack Chu State from time to time on the border of Chu State. But this attack is not long, just hit and leave. If Chu doesn’t care, then continue to fight. If the Chu army sends most of them, then run.”

Such strategic thinking also played a huge role in later generations.

For example, the famous guerrilla warfare in the previous life.

"In this way, after six years, the Wu State has accumulated strength on the one hand, and on the other hand, it has also caused Chu State to spend a lot of internal consumption because of the need to guard against Wu's invasion from time to time."

At this time, another student asked: "Mr. Chen Fan, I have a question."

"Please say."

"Although Sun Wu's strategy of fatigue is good, isn't Wu afraid that Chu will send a large army to attack Wu and wipe them out? After all, according to the national power at that time, Chu's strength is still stronger than Wu's."

For this.

Chen Fan also nodded.

It seems that students in colleges and universities think about problems quite thoroughly.

Chen Fan said: "This has to be analyzed from several aspects. Although Chu State was powerful at that time, it was not only the opponent of Wu State. For example, in the Jin State to the north of Chu State, Chu State had to be on guard. Of course, there are also Qin State in the west. Although Qin State formed an alliance with Chu State later, at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the alliances of all countries were based on interests. Because of interests, they can quickly form alliances. Because of interests, their alliances can be formed quickly Just disperse."

"This is one. Second, Wu has a natural danger along the Yangtze River, and their sailors are very powerful. If they want to attack Wu, they have to face Wu's navy. At that time, almost no country could match the strength of the navy. Resist the Wu State. Therefore, even if the Chu State wants to destroy the Wu State, it cannot cause too much damage to the Wu State due to the terrain conditions and the lack of naval forces. On the contrary, if the Chu State raises a large army to attack the Wu State It will also give opportunities to Qin, Jin, and even Qi... and other great powers."

It is for this reason.

Therefore, Wu State could send a group of troops to harass Chu State, but Chu State could not do much to resist Wu State's harassment.

Of course, Wu State was able to attack Chu State because there were not many powerful countries around him.

The east of Wu State is close to the sea.

Some other countries in the south are not yet in good shape.

Although there is Qi State in the north, which is a big country in the east, Qi State and Wu State are separated by dozens of small countries.

Therefore, this place in the Central Plains has always been a battleground for military strategists.

But this battleground for military strategists is also the most dangerous place.

The more central you are, the easier it is for you to be beaten.

On the contrary, you are in the corner. First, other big countries cannot defeat you, and second, you can accumulate strength and slowly send troops to other neighboring countries.

It's like playing Go.

The general way to play Go is to start competing from the corners.

If you come here, you can download the most middle Tianyuan.

Either you are a second-hander, or your level has completely surpassed your opponent.

"I see."

After explaining this point, everyone has a general understanding of the background of each country in the Spring and Autumn Period.

……

"Six years later, Sun Wu finally waited for the opportunity. Sun Wu commanded an army of 3, and joined several other small countries to attack Chu. And Chu sent 20 troops to prepare to fight Wu."

This battle is also called the Battle of Baiju.

"3 people against 20 people, this, this, can Wu win?"

"I don't know, but how do you fight 3 against 20?"

"This is even more difficult than the Battle of Chibi."

Although Cao Cao claimed to have an army of 80 in the Battle of Chibi, it was actually only about 20.

And Sun Liu teamed up, and there are also [-] to [-].

But now, the country of Wu has only 3 people.

Many people shook their heads.

According to their thinking, such a battle can never be won.

after all.

Ancient times are no more than modern times.

In the era of cold weapons, it is already very good for one person to win against two people. Now that 3 people are against 20 people, then one person gets Pk1?
How is this played?
"Maybe everyone will definitely ask, 3 against 20, can you win?"

Chen Fan said with a smile: "Everyone, don't worry, I will tell you slowly."

"As the ancestor of the military family, Sun Wu not only has a family of military art, but also has a deep research on the art of war. Even, his research completely breaks through the foundation of the predecessors. For example, when the predecessors fought, before the war, all the people Generals, advisers, and ministers will calculate the military strength of the enemy and us. If the difference is too large, they will not recommend fighting. Of course, Sun Wu also thinks this is right. However, sometimes it is impossible to fight when your military strength is better than others Strong. When you are not stronger than others, what should you do, then you should choose other methods.”

"The first strategy Sun Wu made was to catch him unprepared and to catch him by surprise. Because Wu's navy is very powerful, Chu State thought at that time that Wu would send their navy to come along the Huai River or the Han River. However, Sun Wu changed his strategy during the march and asked the troops to abandon the water route and go directly to the land route. As soon as this strategy came out, the Chu army was caught off guard."

"Originally, the Chu army sent many troops to attack the state of Wu at the two rivers, but unexpectedly, the large troops of the state of Wu did not come. By the time they heard the news, Sun Wu had already sent a team consisting of 3500 people. The elite soldiers formed went straight to the Han River and went deep into the hinterland of Chu State. The sudden attack of Wu State caught Chu State by surprise. However, Chu State is still very strong. Facing Wu State’s attack, they organized a defensive force .”

"In addition, Chu State believes that Wu State's attack on Chu State also has a weakness, that is, the front line is too long, and they cannot afford it. In fact, Sun Wu also recognizes the shortcomings of Wu State's side. Therefore, he is leading the Wu army. At that time, they adopted the strategy of "restraining the enemy with food". That is, every time they hit a place, they ate and consumed the food and grass of the nearby Chu State. To use our modern saying, that is to support war with war."

As soon as these few operations were performed, all the students and the audience in the live broadcast room were already boiling.

"The ancestors more than 2000 years ago had such an awesome military strategy."

"Well, the admirable five-body projection, no wonder he is the ancestor of the military strategist."

"Everyone, have you noticed that Sun Wu also invented blitzkrieg here?"

"where?"

"Look, Sun Wu sent an army of 3500 people to attack the hinterland of Chu State. This is the embryonic form of blitzkrieg. Through this army, as long as Wu State tears open a hole in Chu State, then the entire Wu army can use this hole Expand the results."

"Sister, it turns out that there is still a hand here."

At this moment, everyone has already cast their eyes on Sun Wu's admiration.

"In addition, this is not the only thing. Sun Tzu's strategic thinking is also different from that of various countries in the Spring and Autumn Period. The battle between various countries in the Spring and Autumn Period was basically a one-off decision. That is, after the army was assembled, the two sides began to attack. After the attack , which side wins and which side loses, you will know. However, Sun Wu believes that soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. The whole battle can be decided by far more than just one war, so he began to play the previous battle against Chu The country's fatigue strategy. When encountering the Chu army, they will fight if they can, and run away if they can't win. Or, even if they win sometimes, they pretend to run away and can't win. The Chu army did not expect Wu's attack As a result, after they caught up, they fell into an ambush designed by Sun Wu and defeated the Chu army for a while."

The whole battle scene is getting more and more inflamed.

Everyone also became more and more excited.

In fact, they were not very interested in Wu Guo before.

They are more interested in Qi, Chu, Qin... these big countries.

After all, whether it is Wu State or Yue State, in the eyes of many people, they are all small countries.

Even if they were really strong for a while, their strength was not that great.

In particular, the king of Wu State was finally destroyed by Gou Jian, and everyone was even less interested in Wu State.

They felt that the king of Wu State was just like that, without much ambition, and that defeating Yue State would give him a chance, and eventually Wu State would perish.

Also.

Earlier, when Chen Fan talked about the Yue Kingdom, he also said that Wu Guo's husband ordered his loyal minister Wu Zi-in-law to commit suicide, which made everyone hate Wu Guo even more.

But even so.

When they heard that Sun Wu led Wu's army to continuously defeat Chu, everyone was completely conquered by Sun Wu.

This is not only because Sun Wu led troops to fight well.

Even more powerful is his military thinking.

Look now.

Only a few battles were fought, but a series of military thoughts about Sun Wu unnaturally flowed out.

[Soldiers are expensive and fast. 】

[Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent. 】

【Victorious in every battle is not a good man who is good, and a soldier who defeats others without fighting is a good man who is good. 】

[Supporting troops to attack the plan, followed by attacking Jiaotong, attacking soldiers again, and attacking the city for the last time. 】

Unfortunately.

After all, Wu Guo was only a little bit more powerful, and Sun Wu could not achieve the highest level of defeating others without fighting.

But even so.

Sun Wu led 3 troops, defeated the strong with the weak, and the momentum of defeating the Chu army made everyone applaud.

"In the end, under the command of Sun Wu, Wu won five battles and directly attacked the capital of Chu. Faced with such a situation, the king of Chu fled from the capital of Chu. The people of Chu heard that the king of Chu fled. For a while, the entire country and the army were shaken. For this reason, Wu also occupied the capital of Chu for a year."

Throughout Sun Wu's life, he did not actually experience too many battles.

What is recorded is the battle of Baiju, where 3 people fought against 20 people from Chu State.

It's just that.

This war not only changed the situation of the great powers in the entire Spring and Autumn Period, but also had an incomparably great influence on the heroes of the Warring States Period in later generations.

but.

This is not over yet.

Chen Fan continued: "When Wu's army broke through the capital of Chu State, Sun Wu suggested that King Wu retreat immediately. He also said that Wu's long-term attack on Chu will be a huge waste to Wu. If he stays in Chu for a long time, it will be of great benefit to Wu. Second, Sun Wu believes that although Wu State captured the capital of Chu State, Chu State has a large territory, they have not been completely defeated, and they can still make a comeback. Moreover, there are too many talents in Chu State, once Chu State counterattacks , Wu State may not be able to defend. Thirdly, Wu State raises troops to capture the capital of Chu State, which also makes Wu State’s mainland empty. Once there is a problem in Wu State, it will be a double blow to Wu State.”

"But it's a pity that King Wu didn't listen to Sun Wu's suggestion. At this time, he was dazzled by the victory. Facing this huge success, King Wu allowed the soldiers to burn, kill and loot Chu State, which also made Chu State The people hated Wu even more. Sure enough, within a year, King Wu’s younger brother, Fugai, went to Wu and made himself king. Chu asked Qin for help, and Qin sent a large army to attack Wu. Under internal and external troubles Therefore, the King of Wu had no choice but to lead his army back to the country to quell Fugai's rebellion."

"Teacher Chen Fan, what about Sun Wu?"

"Later."

Chen Fan sighed: "Seeing that King Wu has become arrogant and arrogant, Sun Wu has lost confidence in King Wu. In fact, Sun Wu is a person who hates war. He studies the art of war, that is, he wants to stop war with war. Just like his The name is the same, Sun Wu’s Wu is a martial artist. However, although King Wu can be a hero for a while, he can’t dominate the world. Sun Wu, who was disheartened by Wu, chose to live in the mountains and forests. When Sun Wu lived in seclusion, he would The military experience I have summed up over the years has written a masterpiece of military strategy. The name of this work is called "Sun Tzu's Art of War"..."

And because this Art of War is too domineering, shameless, treacherous, villain...

So people also call Sun Wu the grandson.

(End of this chapter)