Choosing a battle personally commanded by Zhang Buyi as an example will undoubtedly help deepen Zhang Buyi's understanding of his arrangements.

As for why I don’t personally handle and arrange this matter, of course I have more important things to do.

I originally decided to start working on the steam engine when I came back, but due to various things and preliminary preparations, this matter was delayed.

Next, Wang Buxu will specialize in steam engines. Of course, he will not be like the carpenter emperor who is focused on it and is indifferent to other things.

At least Wang Buxu will still spend half a day every day to deal with official duties. At most, he will just move the place where he handles official duties.

Of course, as an emperor, you still have certain privileges.

For example, Wang Buxu asked people to find an empty courtyard in the palace, and then they studied it there.

If the ministers report something in the future, they can just take a few more steps.

"No matter when, a battle will have two purposes, one is strategic and the other is tactical."

"The strategic purpose is what kind of result I want to achieve in the end, and the tactical purpose is how I should fight this battle to maximize the results."

"Your strategic purpose back then was to annihilate the Huns' logistics and attack the enemy's survivability and follow-up action capabilities."

"This is the plan that the strategic staff should make. They should make reasonable plans and set reasonable goals based on the situation between the enemy and ourselves."

"Then the tactical staff will formulate a detailed combat plan, divided into several parts, which route to take, when to arrive, when to launch the attack, and how far each stage should be fought. It will be continuously adjusted according to the actual war situation.

This plan."

"What the coach has to do is to make the final decision based on this information, whether to implement it, when to implement it, and how to implement it."

"If you could have such a team under your command back then, it is estimated that at least half of the main force of the Xiongnu would have remained!" Wang Buxu said in one breath.

He seemed to be worried that Zhang Buyi wouldn't understand, so he explained:

"In the battle you commanded back then, the strategic goal was achieved, but the tactical goal was not."

"There was no contact with the main force of the Xiongnu at all. This also resulted in the main force of the Xiongnu being able to quickly maneuver to the Western Regions after being forced to lose their logistical supplies, and gain a certain advantage there before the Han army entered the Western Regions."

"Although these advantages are not obvious, it is because the Xiongnu's strength is not enough, and the strength of the Han army exceeds it by too much."

"What if the opponent is also as strong as the Han army?"

"With both sides evenly matched, the problems that Zhang Buyi did not solve in that battle directly dug a big hole for the Han army to march into the Western Regions later."

"And in places like the Western Regions, the enemy troops are defending the city. Although the city is not high, it can still be regarded as a defensive fortification."

"Our army has difficulties in supplying materials during the expedition. It can even be said that our army only has one chance to attack. If we cannot capture the city in one offensive and cannot get supplies, the entire expeditionary force will be doomed!"

Wang Buyi's words scared Zhang Buyi so much that he trembled all over.

He was so powerful and domineering that he became a god in one battle, but the result was that he dug a big hole for the Han army?

No, it was several years before and after. Do you want me to be blamed for this?

"Your Majesty, are you being a little serious when you say that?" Zhang Buyi defended in a low voice.

"Seriously?" Wang Buxian said angrily: "From your perspective, you only need to consider the battle in front of you, but from my perspective, you have to consider the entire situation, not just the immediate one or two years.

Why did I always arrange for the army to go out to attack the Huns before? Why did I arrange so many scouts? After all, isn't the overall strategy still to completely eliminate the Hu problem? To eliminate the Hu problem, this is a major strategic goal of the imperial court.

It has been implemented since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and I have even been preparing for this for several years."

After Wang Buxu's explanation, Zhang Buyi secretly substituted certain situations.

Then I discovered that this seemed to be the case. Aren’t the Huns who fled to the Western Regions the same people that I let go back then?

If I could have kept half of them back then, even if they would still go to the Western Regions later, they probably wouldn't be on such a large scale, right?

The Huns lost so many people that the imperial court had to mobilize an army of 450,000 to march westward.

If I had kept them back then, would it be enough to give them 200,000 now?

How many resources can be saved by the 200,000 fewer people going?

Damn it...

Just because of one of my decisions, the court has paid so much?

"Your Majesty, I..."

"This is not your fault. Not every general can think about things many years from now. Now the entire court can think about such a long-term plan. I can say responsibly that there is no one! This is why I want to set up a staff

The reason is related. Through daily training, they subtly change their thinking and guide them in multiple directions. In the war, everyone brainstorms different strategies and tactics at different levels. Only then can this matter be changed.

Only by forming a system and not relying too much on a certain general can the army improve its average strength." Wang Buxu interrupted Zhang Buyi directly.

Zhang Buyi really can't blame him for this kind of thing. Anyone else wouldn't have thought so profoundly.

Wang Buxu also mentioned this matter in a vague way, but neither Guan Ying nor Wang Li took it into consideration.

So, this is not a problem of one person.

"But if this is the case, won't the general's authority be weakened?" Zhang Buyi asked again.

If a general has to listen to his subordinates no matter how he fights, then what's the point of being a general? Isn't he just a scapegoat?

"On the surface, yes, but in fact it is not!" Wang Buxu smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "The final decision-making power lies in the hands of the commander-in-chief. All plans must be implemented by the commander-in-chief. This plan does not hinder the commander-in-chief.

He has his own ideas, and the two can complement each other. The staff will remind him of the aspects that the general has not thought of, and the general will propose and improve the areas that the staff have not considered."

"The primary and secondary relationship between the two is that the staff assists the general, rather than the general cooperating with the staff. This can minimize the possibility of the general making mistakes, unless the entire staff group and the general are completely out of their minds..."

Zhang Buyi nodded secretly, if he said so, he finally understood.

Although it seems a bit complicated and troublesome.

But as for professionalism, it is natural to develop towards professionalism.

As the saying goes, every soldier has a raging army, and a general has a raging nest. Under this system, this situation can be changed to a certain extent. Not to mention how much the upper limit can be increased, at least the lower limit of the Han army can be raised.

Thinking of this, Zhang Buyi couldn't help but shudder.
Chapter completed!