Xu Huang stopped and waited for Ma Chao to approach before asking: "What's your problem?"
Ma Chao picked up the book of war in his hand and said, "Can you memorize this book of war?"
Xu Huang nodded: "My lord gave this to you, right? I have been studying it for two years. If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask me."
There is a book in Xu Huang's hand, which is exactly the same as the one in Ma Chao's hand. However, after more than two years, the book in his hand is almost torn, and there are many insights from him in the military book.
Ma Chao said: "My lord said, you can memorize this entire military book."
Xu Huang nodded. He would read it for an hour every day before going to bed, and the insights he wrote exceeded the original number of words in the military book.
Ma Chao opened the book of war at random and asked: "What is the third article?"
Xu Huang said: "To kill someone with a borrowed sword, the enemy is known but the friend is not yet determined. To lure a friend to kill the enemy is not to use one's own strength. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Jian of Qi raised an army to attack Lu..."
This military book was compiled by Wang Ding with Jia Xu and others based on the Thirty-Six Stratagems in his memory, as well as Sun Tzu's Art of War and others. Xu Huang, Gaoshun, and Zhang Liao also participated in it.
When editing, Wang Ding also asked them some questions.
This military book contains more content than any previous military book, and it also includes descriptions of battle cases.
Some are examples of wars that have occurred before, and some are stories made up by Wang Ding and Jia Xu.
Ma Chao glanced at the military book in his hand and then at Xu Huang.
He was very shocked that he actually memorized it word for word.
The content of this article is three to four thousand words, but Xu Huang is really accurate.
Ma Chao did not believe in evil and said: "Part 8."
Xu Huangdao: "Surround Wei and rescue Zhao..."
Ma Chao said: "Chapter 9."
Xu Huang is not impatient. When he recites it, he also deepens his impression. During this recitation, he will also have other insights.
This time, Xu Huang recited one article after another without waiting for Ma Chao to speak.
It took Xu Huang an hour to memorize the entire military book from beginning to end word for word.
Ma Chao's hand holding the book of war was trembling.
"Yes, everything is correct."
Xu Huang said: "Ma Chao, can I leave?"
He just had a new insight and wanted to rush home and write down the new insight.
Ma Chao said: "I, Ma Chao, cannot compare to General Xu Huang."
His voice was so loud that all the soldiers around him could hear him clearly.
Xu Huang was also shocked by Ma Chao's performance.
It's like the sun has come out from the west, Ma Chao actually admits in public that he is not as good as him.
Xu Huang said: "There is nothing comparable. I just read this military book a few times. Everyone has their own specialties."
Ma Chao thought that Xu Huang would use this to humiliate him.
He looked ashamed. Not only did he outshine Xu Huang in the art of war, but he also lost to Xu Huang in terms of magnanimity.
So what if he can defeat Xu Huang?
Wang Ding's words echoed in his ears.
At this moment, Ma Chao understood something.
He clenched the book of war in his hand and made up his mind that he must memorize this book of war verbatim.
In this era, books were still scarce, and slips and slips were not easily circulated.
Even Ma Chao had never been exposed to the art of war before this.
In Liangzhou, bamboo slips are rare things, and Ma Teng has only collected a few, and many of them are not complete sets, with many missing contents.
This military book is only two fingers thick, but it is worth tens of thousands of gold.
Ma Chao just listened to Xu Huang recite it once. Even though most of his thoughts were spent on checking the content, he could still feel the extraordinary nature of this military book.
There were many battle cases in it, which gave him a feeling of enlightenment.
Ma Chao thought to himself: "As long as he memorizes this book of war, he will definitely become an invincible God of War."
"Lord, Ma Chao has gone back." Sima Lang reported: "He has admitted in public that he is not as good as Xu Huang."
Wang Ding nodded. Ma Chao did not disappoint him. He was a little worried that Ma Chao would not admit it.
He said: "Send this military book to Pound."
Sima Lang said: "Here!"
The generals under Wang Ding now have a military book in their hands.
It's just that some people really sink their minds and learn it, and some people just put it under their pillows and don't see it for a month without reading it.
Wang Ding couldn't ask for it, everyone should go see it and memorize it.
The art of war is inherently flexible and it is useless to memorize it by rote. It will only become Zhao Kuo who talks on paper.
Ma Chao was the only general who was forced by Wang Dingying to recite.
Who made Wang Ding have too much expectations for Ma Chao?
It would be a pity if such a fierce general was only used to charge into battle.
Wang Ding hopes that Ma Chao can be like Guan Yu in the future.
Everyone is growing and making progress.
Ma Chao is still very immature now, but he will eventually mature in the future.
"Pound asks to see the lord."
Not long after, when Wang Ding was about to leave the military camp and return to his mansion, Pang De came to ask for a meeting.
Wang Dingdao: "Ling Ming, what else can I do?"
Pang De said: "Pound came here to thank my lord for the gift of the book."
Pang Deben was in the camp, and Sima Lang sent the military book. He only flipped through a few pages and understood how precious the military book was.
The gift of this military book is no less than the title of a marquis.
It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish.
With this military manual in hand, Pound was confident that he would definitely be able to establish military exploits in the future and be awarded the title of Marquis.
He had just surrendered with Ma Teng, and was given such a precious military book by Wang Ding. If he did not come to thank Wang Ding in person, Pang De would not feel at ease.
Just this military book made Pound feel that Wang Ding trusted and valued him.
A scholar dies for a confidant!
At this moment, Pound had completely returned to his heart.
He surrendered with Ma Teng, and after a single achievement, he was appointed as a partial general and took charge of the military camp. Now there is another military book that he regards as a treasure.
Not to mention the military books, the strategies compiled by Wang Ding and Jia Xu, including Sun Tzu's Art of War, are already valuable enough.
Pound had also heard of Sun Tzu's Art of War, but had never seen it.
Many of those circulating now are original copies with only partial content.
Even if it is a fragment, its owner still treats it as a treasure and will never let it be read unless he is a close friend.
Wang Dingdao: "I give you the military manual. Just don't pass it on to others. From now on, the Han Dynasty will still have to serve as a general."
As long as they are not spies, Wang Ding will not believe them, and they will spread the military strategy.
In Sun Tzu's Art of War, Wang Ding confiscated Dong Zhuo's home, and obtained some fragments of it from many ministers in Chang'an, as well as his own memories.
Whether it is military books or other books, almost all of them are in the hands of aristocratic families, and they are their property.
There are specialized people in aristocratic families who are responsible for copying various books to fill their own book collections.
It is very difficult for ordinary people to ask for a book to read. What is circulating in the market is also a popular product.
In the eyes of Sima Lang and Yang Xiu, the children of aristocratic families, this military book is just amazing, but it does not make them regard it as a treasure. Naturally, there are many military books in their families. Both of them have read it.