Han Xuanyou was calm and collected, but Gong Zhi was so nervous that he almost peed...

Comparing the two, Gong Zhi was filled with admiration for Han Xuan.

Closing the door of the carriage, he quickly opened his mouth: "Mr. Han...you are so amazing. So many people have seen that Fourth Young Master Guan has a bright future and want to work for Fourth Young Master Guan, but...if they can really serve Fourth Young Master Guan, they can really make Guan Fourth Young Master better." Mr. Han, you are the first one whom the Fourth Young Master trusts and favors so much!"

"Haha..." Han Xuan smiled, "Your time as an official is still too short. This is the officialdom. Whose team do you want to be in? The first thing you have to show is not how powerful you are? Because powerful people are often the most powerful. It is not easy to be controlled...On the contrary, those who take the initiative to expose their weaknesses to others and those who can do things are the easiest to gain trust. This is called the 'way of being an official', and it is also called retreating in order to advance!"

Han Xuan climbed up the officialdom step by step.

After decades of official career, Han Xuan finally understood all these "ways of being an official".

"Haha..." Han Xuan continued, "Let me remind you again."

"Listen to Mr. Han's advice!"

Gong Zhi wished his ears would perk up.

Han Xuan said calmly: "It doesn't matter whether it's troubled times or troubled times, it doesn't matter whether you are greedy or not, as long as you don't stand on the wrong team, there won't be any big trouble. As for...if you stand on the right team, you will make a lot of money.

Fame and fortune!"

As he spoke, Han Xuan's eyes narrowed tightly.

The words are meaningful and thought-provoking.

Gong Zhi only felt that he had learned something, and he really learned it.

…

…

Below the city of Hefei, the Soochow military stronghold.

"What…"

Lu Meng, who had already mounted his horse and planned to leave here and go back to continue investigating Lu Xun, suddenly got off his horse again.

Because he really couldn't walk.

This - there is no way to go!

He heard the soldiers discussing Wu Hou's troop formation.

What a city surrounded on all sides;

What simultaneous siege;

If you want to build a ladder all the way up, climb up first!

Is this... a siege? Is this a war?

Lu Meng felt... Sun Quan, the leader of Soochow, was just messing around.

This is not taking the lives of the soldiers seriously!

Speaking of which, siege warfare is inherently difficult.

According to the discussion in "Mozi", a city guarded by 4,000 people would require 100,000 people to capture it.

Of course this is theory...

Specifically, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: "If one-third of the soldiers are killed and the city is not taken out, the attack will be a disaster."

What this means is that no matter how strong the psychological quality of a soldier is, he will not die in vain like a pile of heads. Therefore, when attacking a city, it is necessary to make maximum use of siege equipment to give soldiers a sense of security.

To be more detailed, siege is about tactics.

For example, besieging the city must be guarded and besieging it on all sides. The former "besieging the city must be guarded" refers to surrounding the city on three sides, deliberately leaving a gap and setting up an ambush halfway.

This method of siege can shake the defenders' determination to fight to the death, induce the defenders to break away from the fortified city, and be annihilated in mobile warfare.

"Defend from all sides" means to attack on all sides on the surface, but actually attack one side. The other groups of troops and horses are all feints, making it difficult for the defenders to distinguish the true from the false. This means that the enemy's troops defending the city on one side are scattered, and at the same time we are gathering our troops.

The superior strength of the army.

Achieve the situation of using more people to attack smaller areas and destroying the city with more people.

Lu Meng didn’t understand it before, or did Sun Quan ask him to study more?

It's better now, why not not study?

If you don't read it... you still won't think that Sun Quan's siege deployment is such a child's play? How amateurish? How childish?

How can there be heavy troops deployed on all sides at the same time?

And it's surrounded on all sides... Doesn't this kill the enemy's hope and inspire their fighting spirit?

——"Wu Hou, Wu Hou, it's you who should read the military book carefully now, right?"

Thinking this in his heart, Lu Meng stamped his feet angrily.

"Nonsense——"

He shouted loudly and asked these lieutenants, "Didn't your generals go to persuade the lord? Surround the city on all sides? Attack at the same time. If we fight for ten more days, the city of Hefei will not be captured?"

"I persuaded you..." The lieutenants looked like there was nothing more sad than death, "but...but with my lord's temper, will he listen?"

understood!

Lu Meng understood immediately.

He frowned and couldn't help but think of the conversation with Guan Lin and the Governor of Lu Su when he was in Changsha.

Lu Meng clearly remembered Guan Lin's original words:

——"Logically speaking, the capture of Hefei is your own business in Soochow. I am in Jingzhou and my position is in Jingzhou... I shouldn't interfere too much, but I can't help but remind the governor that the last time we attacked Hefei, it was normal.

It was said that it was successful... but in the end the success failed because two variables appeared in it!"

——"Firstly, it is naturally Zhang Liao's divine martial arts; secondly, it is a battle that can be won even with a tied dog in command. However, the last time the commander was your lord, Wu Hou... Let Wu Hou command,

In my opinion, it’s better to tie up a dog!”

Lu Meng especially remembered that when Guan Lin mentioned these words, Lu Meng wanted to clench his fists...

He was furious and pointed at Guan Lin, ready to fight!

It was Lu Su who tried to persuade him, saying, "Young Master Guan has no ill intentions, and he never forgives anyone with his mouth. He really deserves his reputation!"

hehe…

At that time, Lu Meng hadn't seen Guan Lin's "well-deserved reputation", but now, he felt it personally.

Guan Lin's mouth is simply enlightened, and what he says is accurate!

——"Wu Hou, you are really worse than a dog!"

Lu Meng waved his hands angrily. He felt that he could not let the soldiers die in vain anymore...

Investigating the Lu family's affairs is important, but capturing Hefei is equally important.

Speaking of which, the Grand Governor Lu Su also brought some words, but these words were not painful or unpleasant.

What does this mean?

To persuade people? You still have to use Guan Lin’s tactics!

That…

Lu Meng felt that he had to do something. He had to learn from Guan Lin and be a little more irritable and rebellious.

The sound of "tapping" footsteps sounded outside the military tent.

Before entering Sun Quan's military tent, Lu Meng took a deep breath.

"call--"

He clenched his hands into fists and stepped in angrily.

At this moment, Sun Quan was particularly sad, especially recalling the past fifteen years ago between him and his eldest brother Sun Bofu.

Memories...those clans bewitched him.

——"Young Master, please find a way to get General Bo Fu out for us, so that we can have a chance to have a detailed chat with him. Maybe all the grudges will be resolved!"

Sun Quan has always been very close to the clan, so the Jiangdong clan will entrust him and rely on him.

Sun Quan was naturally happy to see the Jiangdong clan and his eldest brother bury the hatchet.

However, the subsequent development of the situation was completely beyond his expectation.

He told these clans...his brother's whereabouts, but what he got back was that his eldest brother was ambushed and shot in the face with an arrow.

He went to challenge these clans, but these clans congratulated him one after another... saying that they would help Sun Quan, and this great undertaking in Jiangdong would belong to him, Sun Quan, from now on!

"Lonely...lonely..."

Every time he thought of this, Sun Quan couldn't help but clench his fists.

I can't tell if the expression on the cheek is gloomy, or something else?

He seems to have been taken advantage of.

But he seems... to be the biggest beneficiary.
To be continued...