The sixth year of Yanxi (AD 226) was an extremely dull year. There was not much to say, it was just about training troops. Since Zhang Fei came to Luoyang, Chen Chong re-appointed him as a general of chariots and cavalry, and assigned Sizhou to train troops.
All affairs were handed over to him. General Wei Yan, who was originally in charge of the Shanglin Army, was transferred to Yuzhou to recruit troops. After the recruitment was completed, he went to Shouchun to serve as Zhuge Liang's deputy. At this time, Pang Tong, Yu Fan and others also left the capital.
They went to Qinzhou, Yanzhou and other places to expand their troops. Chen Chong had high hopes for them. Before leaving, he said: "The phoenixes are like phoenixes, so think of them and hold them high!"
Whether military training is difficult or easy depends mainly on the efforts of the general. Many people think of military training as complicated, but in fact, it is nothing more than diligence. If a general can be skilled
How difficult is it to build a strong army by reading military books and tactics, practicing hard every day, and paying attention to the morale of the officers and soldiers? But the difficulty of everything lies in the willingness to work hard. You can do it in one day, but what about one month? One year and another
How about it? A person's biggest enemy is his own laziness. The hard work of the past years may be lost in half a year of laziness, just like catkins.
At this point, Chen Chong is still very relieved about Zhang Fei. Ever since the two got acquainted, Zhang Fei has set aside a certain amount of time to practice martial arts every day. On weekdays, he will also try his best to collect some rare martial arts from the local area, dozens of
Over the years, Zhang Fei is not only proficient in bow, horse, and sword, but he has also studied the Qiang fighting skills of the Qiang people and the lasso of the Western Regions. He can be said to be a well-deserved "martial arts idiot". This kind of attitude towards martial arts is just right.
This is the key to why Zhang Fei is known as the enemy of ten thousand people. However, Zhang Fei is not only strict with himself, but also harsh with his soldiers. If his subordinates are slightly dissatisfied, he will whip them wantonly. In this way, he may be able to train an elite soldier who can fight, but it is
It could not become a strong army that could unite the superiors. Therefore, Chen Chong asked Zhang Fei to place the military camp near the river bridge, and go to the military camp from time to time to check on the soldiers with sympathy, in order to make up for Yide's shortcomings.
On this day, Chen Chong went to the Heqiao camp again for inspection and found Zhang Fei scolding an attendant. When he went to check it out, he found out that it was because of his poor maintenance that he damaged Zhang Fei's two bottles of wine, which made Zhang Fei angry.
Dafa, the obscene words collected over the years poured out, and his subordinates were immediately scolded so hard that they could not lift their heads. Seeing that Zhang Fei was about to whip the whip again, Chen Chong quickly stopped him, and then solemnly said: "Yide, I
How many times have I told you that the army is not a place for drinking! When you brought wine into the army, Xuande was so angry that he wanted to kill you with a sword. Now that he is gone, he has returned to his old ways?" Zhang Fei then calmed down his anger.
The two patrolled the military camp twice, and it was already dark on the western hills. Zhang Fei left Chen Chong to have a meal in the camp. He turned back and pointed at a deer dragged from Mashan behind him, and sighed to Chen Chong.
"I was angry not for anything else, but because I caught a deer and wanted to use it to entertain my brother. Venison must be paired with good wine to be delicious!" Chen Chong replied with a smile: "Eat it with my brother.
Venison is delicious without wine. When we were in Taoyang, how could there be any wine?"
Zhang Fei said dissatisfied: "Brother, what you said is wrong! How can a mere wine be compared to my home-made wine!" When he talked about his hometown, he couldn't help but feel a little sentimental, and said: "It's a pity that I left my hometown as a young man and haven't learned how to make wine from adults.
Craftsmanship, now that I think about it, my Peach Blossom Wine will be lost to me."
But Zhang Fei was different from Chen Chong. His sentiments came and went even faster. He soon changed the topic and happily discussed the details of military training with Chen Chong. He said: "Brother, after so many years of fighting, I have
One experience is that although we all say that we should learn from each other’s strengths and offset our weaknesses during military training, if we just blindly imitate others and imitate other people’s tactics, it will be difficult to become stronger than others.”
Chen Chong became interested. He raised his body slightly and asked with a smile: "Oh, what is Yide's advice?"
Zhang Fei gave it a try, and after he cut off a large piece of venison from the roasted deer leg and swallowed it whole, he replied slowly: "Soldier training requires not only diligence, but also experience and
Environment. Why are the Han people in Youyan famous for their martial arts skills? It is because we in Yan are not only martial arts since childhood, but also often have to deal with the barbarians in the border areas. All counties and counties have lived with horses since childhood, and there is peace.
They go hunting in the mountains and ride horses to join the army during wars. How can one or two years of hard training catch up to this habit that has been cultivated since childhood?
"The same goes for those barbarians. They have been hunting since they were young, killing wild animals, crossing mountains and swamps, and doing everything on horseback when sitting, lying, eating, and sleeping. Therefore, our cavalry and equestrian skills are naturally inferior to others. This is natural.
The truth.”
Chen Chong smiled and said nothing when he heard this, while Chen Xiu, who was accompanying him, asked: "Then why did the country win against the barbarians many times, but we won?"
"It's not because we are better at equestrian skills than others, it's because the country has found a different way." Zhang Fei fiddled with the bonfire with branches: "The reason why we can win is that our armor is excellent and our weapons are sharp, and the barbarians are far incomparable. Secondly, we are
Good horse breeds such as the sweat horses were brought from the Western Regions and carefully bred. They are naturally much more powerful than the horses raised by the barbarians chasing water and grass."
He stretched out, stood up and stretched his legs, and said to Chen Chong: "I don't know the big principles of governing the country, but if my brother wants to train a navy that can win the war, he must try to train the cavalry in the same way as he trains the cavalry.
They are better than the Wu people on the ships. Even if the quality of the soldiers is inferior, they can still win the battle. But I think it is still too difficult to win the battle simply by relying on the soldiers to practice their water skills."
Chen Chong looked at Zhang Fei standing in front of him and felt quite emotional. He thought to himself: After so many years, Yide has matured a lot! Then he said with a smile: "What Yide thought about, actually I have already thought about it."
, we are preparing a brand new type of building ship, which is guaranteed to scare the souls of Wu people after meeting on the battlefield!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Fei was greatly surprised after hearing this. He quickly approached and asked: "What kind of big ship is it?"
Chen Chong did not answer directly, but pretended to be mysterious and said: "A kind of golden-winged ship!"
After hearing this, everyone was very confused. What is a golden-winged ship? They couldn't imagine how a building ship could have wings. Could it be that there were large sails loaded on the sides of the building ship? But what benefit would this have for combat?
?No one could figure it out, so they simply stopped thinking about it.
In fact, this is a new building boat secretly conceived by Chen Chong and Zhuge Liang. The so-called golden wings do not add sails, but add shooting poles on both sides of the ship. It was Zhuge Liang who installed them at the top of Hefei City.
Those. In the original water battle experience, Huang Quan planned to use broadside fighting to win, but in fact it proved that this combat method was too rigid and not enough to win. So Chen Chong thought, simply fight on both sides of the ship's side
Loaded with racquet poles, the Wu people's tower ships would be smashed by the racquet poles loaded with stones as long as they approached slightly during the water battle. However, the Wu people's ships could not fight through the Han navy, and their usual tactics failed completely.
Zhuge Liang had already drawn a sketch of this kind of ship. He said that when the big ship was flying, it looked like a giant bird flapping its wings, so he called this kind of big ship golden wings. However, the specific production and training required a period of time.
It took time to perfect, so Chen Chong did not discuss it in detail with Zhang Fei and others.
At the end of the dinner, Zhang Fei mentioned that there was still a shortage of men in the army recently, and he wanted to ask Chen Chong for some civil servants. Chen Chong had always agreed to Zhang Fei's request, so he asked him who specifically he wanted.
Fei casually mentioned a few names, and sure enough, they were all the descendants of the old ministers, and then there was Chen Chong's son-in-law He Yan. When Chen Chong heard this, he squinted and asked Zhang Fei: "Has anyone come to you to intercede?" Zhang Feisu said.
With a smile on his face, he said: "My old friend asked me to do a little favor, so why make it so tense?"
Chen Chong sighed and asked again: "What about Uncle He Ping? Who asked you to help?"
Zhang Fei came over and whispered: "Your A'suo came to me privately, crying and asking me to find a job for her husband-in-law as the bookkeeper. Can I refuse?" Then he patted Chen Chong on the shoulder and smiled.
He said: "Brother, there is no need to avoid suspicion too much. You have found a good son-in-law. I have met Uncle Heping in private. He speaks well and has an excellent memory. He is obviously a talented man!"
After talking to this point, Chen Chong couldn't refuse. He just told Zhang Fei to be just as strict with these people and not to treat others favorably, and then he said goodbye and went back home. On the way back home, Chen Chong felt a little lonely.
After spending so long with his family, he and his family knew each other very well, but except for his wife Dong Bai, everyone still couldn't understand each other. Now Chen Chong no longer feels sentimental about this, he just feels more and more,
After Xuande's death, there were very few like-minded people. Even those who had fought together in bloody battles were now deeply separated. Are there any confidants in the world? When mentioning this question, Chen Chong thought of Qu Yuan again.
He said, "When the whole world is drunk, I am alone awake; when the whole world is turbid, I am alone pure." He couldn't help but think that if Qu Yuan met a close friend, he would not throw himself into the Miluo River. Living in this world, sometimes it is the most difficult thing.
What I endure is this endless feeling of loneliness.
After returning to the mansion, it was already late at night. Chen Chong changed into a loose robe and went to the study to discuss military affairs. At this time, suddenly Xun Yu broke in and said: "Prime Minister, someone outside left a letter saying it was for you.
The Prime Minister’s.”
Chen Chong said "Oh", he put down the pen in his hand, and did not take the letter immediately. There were more than a hundred people who sent letters to the Prime Minister's Mansion? If Xun Ma specially sent them, I'm afraid they are not reserved by ordinary people, so Chen Chong
You need to ask clearly first: “Whose letter is it from?”
Xun Mao presented the letter with both hands and said with great respect: "This is a letter sent by Beihai Guan Ning, specifically stating that it should be handed over to the Prime Minister."
"Oh?" Chen Chong was extremely surprised after hearing this, and immediately opened the letter and read it.