Zhu Zhi, who had been traveling most of the Han Dynasty, thought that with a surprise visit, he could meet Feng Mingwen and force him to personally accept the matter of learning cavalry warfare.
But he didn't expect that after a conversation, Feng Junhou, who was rumored to be the reincarnation of the Ghost King, would be surprisingly easy to talk to.
There was no evasion as expected, he just took the initiative to ask what kind of riding combat method he wanted to learn.
What kind of ambition is this?
Zhu Ju suddenly felt that his previous thoughts were too taken for granted and he had misunderstood Feng Junhou.
What people say is scary, but what they say is really scary!
When he thought like this, he felt a little embarrassed:
"Before the kings, Wei Jing was known as the best cavalry in the world, and his cavalry was so sharp that no one could stop it."
"However, in the battle of Xiaoguan, the monarch was able to break through Cao Zhen's 100,000 army with 3,000 armored cavalry. It can be seen that the armored cavalry is truly the best cavalry in the world."
"I, the great Wu, have suffered at the hands of the Wei thieves and cavalry! If I can learn the art of armored cavalry from the king, why should I be afraid of the Wei thieves?"
After hearing what the other party said, Feng Junhou understood and nodded:
"I understand, General Zhu seems to want to learn the methods of armored cavalry..."
Zhu Ju, who was originally feeling embarrassed, also had an embarrassed look on his face:
"Of course, if possible, I would also like to pay homage to the fine knights under the lord's command."
"After all, the elite cavalry of the Wei thieves are still a formidable enemy to Wu. As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger in a hundred battles."
"The elite cavalry under the king's command are stronger than those of the Wei thieves. If one can understand the fighting methods of the elite cavalry under the king's command, what will the fine cavalry under the Wei thieves have to fear?"
When Feng Junhou heard this, he was not dissatisfied at all because Zhu Ju's lion opened his mouth. Instead, he said happily:
"To be honest, general, there are two people in the Han army who are best at leading elite cavalry. One is General Liu who is currently in Bingzhou, and the other is General Yang who happens to be in Chang'an."
"And there is only one person who is best at armored cavalry, and that is General Zhao."
"If General Zhu only wants to train the armored cavalry now, I would still be in a bit of a dilemma."
"Because General Zhao led the armored cavalry to Liangzhou a few days ago. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back until winter."
"Now that General Zhu wants to see Jingqi, it will save trouble."
As Feng Junhou spoke, he turned sideways to Zhu Ju again to show his sincerity:
"General Zhu comes from the Wu region and has rarely seen cavalry, let alone armored cavalry, so it is understandable that he does not understand some things."
"This armored cavalry is indeed extremely powerful when charging into formation, but it is not invincible. Ruodan also has considerable requirements on the terrain."
"What's more important is that it is not like other armies that can form an army alone. It requires other cavalry to serve as auxiliary troops before it can form an army."
Feng Junhou said, and stretched out his hand to introduce his number one general to Zhu Ju:
"This General Guan is the general under my command who is most proficient in the use of fine cavalry and armored cavalry."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ju quickly stood up, cupped his fists and said:
"But the Guanxiao Junhou who led thousands of cavalry to fight thousands of miles and swept across Bingzhou and Hedong?"
General Guan Da has not yet been granted the title of Marquis. Strictly speaking, it is not appropriate to call him the Marquis of Guan Xiao.
But it is obvious that the name "Guan Xiaojunhou" is because she became extremely famous during the battle in Guanzhong. It is not an exaggeration to say that she was famous in the Central Plains.
She really deserves to be the queen of Guan Laojun, who is so powerful in China.
General Guan has never had a good impression of the Wu people.
But Zhu Ju's title of "Guan Xiaojunhou" actually made her stern face thaw slightly:
"General Zhu has given you the award."
She turned her head and nodded slightly, then a servant came over holding a booklet.
General Guan picked up the booklet, handed it over and said:
"I am not good at words, and I like to be quiet. I don't like to be disturbed by others on weekdays. Over the years, I have recorded all my experience in using cavalry in front of the battle in this booklet. I would like to ask General Zhu to read it."
Zhu Juneng said "Guan Xiaojunhou", so he naturally expected that the Guan family had resentment towards Da Wu.
The other party's ability to give him his experience in cavalry combat was beyond his expectations. This move was truly grand.
He did not dare to neglect, and quickly stepped forward to take it with both hands: "Thank you for passing the pass, little prince."
Guan Xiaojunhou pursed his lips, his face returned to a serious expression, and he stopped talking.
Feng Junhou laughed:
"I also have something here to give to General Zhu."
After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands.
I saw another servant coming up with a stack of books.
"General Zhu, I said before, I am not good at things in front of the battle, but whether it is the elite cavalry or the armored cavalry, they were all built by me."
"These information are the methods for forming a cavalry army, both fine cavalry and armored cavalry."
"Even if you don't understand anything at all, if you follow the above methods and are willing to spend money and food, you can definitely set it up."
Zhu Ju took the book from General Guan and before he sat down, he was still sighing at Guan Xiaojunhou's broad mind.
I never thought that Feng Junhou would throw out another big gift.
This really surprised and delighted him.
I can't even control my emotions.
But he didn't hear the implication of Feng Junhou's words.
He held the heavy information with trembling hands, and Zhu Ju felt his throat was dry:
"Jun...Jun Hou, are these all given to me?"
Feng Junhou nodded: "That's natural. As long as General Zhu studies carefully, he will definitely gain something."
The method of forming a cavalry army and the method of using it in front of the formation were all in his hands.
If you really want to put it into perspective, this is a military strategy that is hard to find!
Later, coupled with the guidance of General Yang and General Zhao, if I can't learn it anymore, I will have no choice but to commit suicide to thank the emperor.
Zhu Ju bowed deeply and saluted: "Zhi, thank you Junhou!"
Zhu Ju was originally a person who valued righteousness over wealth, and at this time he couldn't help but be impressed by Feng Junhou's generous spirit:
If it is verified that what I have on hand is genuine in the future, I will definitely scold anyone who dares to say something about Feng Junhou’s bad reputation in front of me again!
"General Zhu is so polite. Han and Wu are allies. Didn't we, the Han people, also send people to Wu to learn the art of boat handling?"
"It's just that the Han Dynasty boat master was too weak after all, so the shipbuilder has never been able to build a warship like Wu Di's."
"So I was thinking, if possible, could General Zhu ask Lord Wu for me and send some experienced craftsmen who can build big ships to Hanzhong to give some advice."
According to the agreement between the Han and Wu countries, Wu exchanged its ship-managing skills for the Han's cavalry warfare skills, and the Han exchanged its armored cavalry formation skills for Wu's warship-building skills.
Wu Guo is currently teaching water warfare to college students, which can be regarded as an early expression of sincerity to the big man.
Now Feng Junhou has revealed everything about the cavalry, which is a response to Wu Guo's sincerity.
Yong'an is the best place for shipbuilding, but because it is located upstream of Jingzhou, in order to avoid Wu's worries, warships must not be built there.
Although the Han River is smaller than the Dajiang River, it is not a problem for the large ships of the State of Wu.
Zhu Ju's trip was unexpectedly smooth and the harvest was extremely fruitful. He was in a happy mood and agreed:
"If you have a request, you should do your best!"
At this time, he eagerly wanted to return to his residence and test whether these books and booklets were genuine.
So he said goodbye to Feng Junhou.
Feng Junhou saw what he was thinking, and naturally he would not stay. But before leaving, he pointed at the information Zhu Ju was holding tightly in his arms and reminded:
"General Zhu, these things are the secrets of the Han army. Now they are all given to General Zhu, because you can trust the general."
"But the general must be very careful not to let people who shouldn't see it see it, let alone lose it. Otherwise, it will be very harmful to both countries."
Zhu Ju nodded repeatedly: "How could Zhi not know this? Don't worry, Lord, these things are Zhi's life, but if Zhi takes one breath, not a single piece of paper will be lost."
"That's good. I'll see General Zhu off."
"Your Majesty, please stay."
"General Zhu, you're welcome. Please."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please."
…
After leaving the door of the mansion, Zhu Ju stopped. Seeing that Guan Xiaojunhou did not follow him out, he hesitated to speak.
When Feng Junhou saw it, he couldn't help but feel a little strange:
"General Zhu, is there anything else you have to do?"
Zhu Ju shook his head and said with some emotion:
"Only when I met Junhou today did I realize how ridiculous the rumors I had heard about Junhou were."
"I feel even more ashamed when I think about the fact that I actually believed some of these rumors."
He looked at Feng Junhou and said sincerely:
"Your Majesty, when I was ordered to come here, the prince asked me to express my admiration to you, saying that it would be a pity in my life not to be able to get to know you."
"Prince?"
Feng Junhou was startled, and it took him a while to realize: Is it Sun Quan's prince Sun Deng?
Seeing the unnatural look on Zhu Ju's face again, Feng Junhou remembered:
Oh, it turns out he is the dog that the tiger girl of the Guan family doesn't want to marry?
Thinking of this, Feng Junhou came to his senses.
After all, Sun Deng was also a prince, but in his early years, he was said by his father-in-law that he was a dog son and not worthy of a tiger girl.
This can be considered a public humiliation.
After so many years, if the tiger girl of the Guan family did not marry well, Sun Deng would have no choice but to let go of the matter.
It's a pity that the tiger girl of the Guan family married so well and her husband was famous all over the world. Isn't Sun Deng stimulated and obsessed with him even more?
Is this so-called admiration meant to take a breath and want to compare?
We are both men, who doesn't know who is thinking about this?
Feng Junhou was thinking in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face:
"I have heard of Prince Sun's wise reputation for a long time. If I have the chance to meet him in the future, I will definitely try my best to get to know him."
Zhu Ju chatted and bowed again before leaving.
Seeing Zhu Ju's back disappear, Feng Junhou turned around and returned home.
When I returned to the front hall, I saw Guan Xiaojunhou still sitting in his original position, his face was calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
When she heard footsteps, she raised her head.
Feng Junhou walked over and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Guan Xiaojunhou hesitated to speak, and finally asked:
"Alang, are we too hasty in giving these things away so easily?"
Feng Junhou sat back on his chair and exhaled:
"I understand what you mean. It took us nearly ten years to complete these."
If we include the years when Feng Junhou laid the foundation in advance, it would probably be more than ten years.
The fruits of more than ten years of hard work were given away so easily.
Moreover, the other party is destined to be the enemy of the Han Dynasty in the future.
No matter who it is, hesitation can be regarded as a plan, let alone a real gift.
Feng Junhou sighed:
"But there is no way. We need the Wu people's ships. We can't spend more than ten or twenty years in the future trying to figure out how to build big ships and fight on the water, right?"
With the loss of Jingzhou, the Han Dynasty not only lost the commander of the naval warfare, but also lost the navy.
Everything can only be started from scratch.
As long as the Han Dynasty consolidated Guanzhong and Bingzhou Hedong, a few years later, Wei State would be unable to resist the Han Dynasty's eastward advance due to its current divided situation.
Otherwise, Sima Yi would not appear to be secretly sending someone to deliver the message, but in fact it was a secret test.
Once the demise of Wei is put on the agenda, the alliance between Han and Wu will collapse again.
"There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the land. After the annexation of Wei, the king has not fully understood the destiny of heaven. Each king will display his virtues, each minister will fulfill his loyalty, and the war will begin."
This is what Deng Zhi said in front of Sun Quan when he was on his mission to Wu.
With the strength of Wu Kingdom's naval warfare, Feng Junhou really didn't have the patience to spend another ten or eight years trying to retrain a navy.
If you want to train, start training now, and train according to the standards of Wu Kingdom Navy.
After destroying Wei, one should go south to destroy Wu.
Seeing that Guan Xiaojunhou was still a little dissatisfied, Feng Junhou couldn't help but smile:
"In front of Xijun's formation, although his heroic appearance is inferior to that of men, at this time, he is so careless?"
"The enmity between me and the people of Wu has not yet been avenged, how can I look past it?"
"You don't have to be like this, Mr. Xi. After we destroy Wei, I will definitely think of a way to ask Guan Xiaojun to send 100,000 troops south to destroy Wu in order to sacrifice my uncle's spirit in heaven."
When Guan Xiaojunhou heard what Feng Junhou said, his face turned bright and he rolled his eyes at him:
"It's starting to be inappropriate again."
"I'm not being serious, I'm telling the truth."
Feng Junhou lazily lay back in his chair, "Yang Yi betrayed the country and joined the bandits. The secret of the Han cavalry can no longer be concealed."
"The elite cavalry of the Wei thieves have always been suppressing the Wu people. If they are allowed to learn the secrets of the Han cavalry again, the Wu people will not be able to reap the benefits."
"In the next few years, we will still need Wu to contain the Wei thieves, so we teach the Wu cavalry to prevent the Wei thieves from pulling the Wu army too far."
After hearing this, General Guan finally understood, but she still hesitated and said:
"Although I don't know the plot of the court, I also know that the Wu people are the most untrustworthy, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are both like a rat and a rat. Now that the Han Dynasty is powerful, the Wu people may not join forces with the Wei thieves to protect themselves.
"
Feng Junhou smiled and said:
"It's not inevitable. In my opinion, it's inevitable. That's why I sent students to Wu in advance to learn how to operate a boat."
"Just now I gave all the secrets of the Han cavalry to Zhu Zhi, in order to obtain the art of shipbuilding as soon as possible. If Wei and Wu were in alliance, the Wu people would definitely not teach us anymore."
Guan Xiaojunhou suddenly realized, and then she was still a little worried:
"What if we haven't learned yet, and the Wei thieves and the Wu people have secretly formed an alliance?"
Feng Junhou smiled again:
"If Cao Rui was around, it would be possible. Unfortunately, Cao Rui died too early."
"Now Sima Yi and Cao Shuang are in power in the Wei State. They each control Luoyang and Xuchang and cannot work together."
"No matter who dares to propose joining forces with the Wu people first, they will definitely be attacked by the other side."
"Therefore, even the far-sighted people in the Wei Kingdom may be powerless at this time."
Once the party struggle starts, how can it be easily stopped?
Emperor Wu is the king of Wu conferred by the Wei State. Now that the Wei Dynasty wants to lower his dignity and join forces with his ministers, it is simply embarrassing the face of Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen. If you don't slander who will you slander?
The country is a country, and the home is a home.
Sacrifice one's own life, sacrifice one's reputation, but also serve the country and benefit the Wei Dynasty. Is it possible for Sima Yi or Cao Shuang to do such things?
Unless someone later beats Wei State so hard that it can't bear the pain and forces it to join forces with Wu State.
It now seems that the party struggle in Wei has just begun, and the Han Dynasty will probably not have the chance to take action against Wei in the next few years.
Therefore, Wei and Wu cannot form an alliance for the time being.
When Guan Xiaojunhou heard Feng Junhou's analysis, he couldn't help but admired:
"Alang's view is indeed long-term. Can this be called the temple's calculation?"
Feng Junhou laughed and did not explain.
The person who made the temple plans is probably still sleeping soundly on the couch.
And even if Wei and Wu really form an alliance, the Han army they will face in a few years will probably be a different story.