After a while, Shen Bing bowed his hands towards Chunyu Yue again and said:
"Taifu, I think it is not a bad idea to attack the beam with water."
"This does not mean that we will kill innocent people indiscriminately."
"You need to know that there is a big difference between the tactics of war to harm a country and the tactics of war to destroy a country..."
The horse dealer couldn't help but interject:
"I would like to know, what is the difference between this method of fighting to injure a country and a method of destroying a country?"
Chunyu Yue and Yang Duan also pricked up their ears.
Shen Bing felt a little strange in his heart, secretly thinking that you, a horse dealer, are so impudent. Your title is just a hairpin, but you dare to interrupt the general without permission?
However, Shen Bing thought about it again and felt that it was strange that he was so rare.
You must know that war horses are extremely important strategic materials in the army. For example, chariots, cavalry, and carriages all need horses.
It can almost be said that there is no army without horses, even the Qin army, which is mainly infantry, is no exception.
Therefore, any horse dealer who can provide horses for the army is related to the nobles or forces in the court, and must be deeply trusted.
Otherwise, if a horse dealer has no horses or raises the price at a critical moment, it will be a blow to the army and even the entire country.
Therefore, although the horse merchant's title is not high, it is not a big deal to say something.
What Shen Bing didn't expect was that the horse dealer was not only able to interrupt...but it was the horse dealer who spoke and others did not dare to interrupt.
Shen Bing bowed his hands towards Ma Shang and replied:
"The purpose of war is to injure the enemy and weaken his army."
"Otherwise, it will be like 'the weeds will not burn out, but will grow again when the spring breeze blows', and it won't be long before we become a powerful enemy again!"
"If you keep going like this, you will end up killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred to yourself!"
The horse dealer couldn't help but marvel:
"well said!"
"What a saying that 'the weeds are not burned away, but they grow again when the spring breeze blows'!"
"The dialogue is neat, lively and appropriate. I didn't expect that Che Fu is not only extremely intelligent but also well-spoken!"
"And this is just the right thing to say."
"Our country, Qin, has been at war with the State of Zhao for decades, and soon after the war, the State of Zhao recovered its vitality. Isn't it just like 'the weeds are not burned out, but they grow again when the spring breeze blows?"
"Our Qin Dynasty suffered a huge loss of vitality due to the destruction of Zhao. Isn't that just like 'killing one thousand enemies and damaging one's own eight hundred'?"
"This statement makes sense, makes sense!"
Shen Bing felt a little ashamed. He didn't know what he was talking about. He just quoted verses casually.
But Shen Bing didn't dare to clarify.
If you, Shen Bing, didn't write it, who did?
The Tang Dynasty a thousand years later?
There is a poet named Bai Juyi?
Are you sick?
But what does theft matter?
Could it be that Bai Juyi, a thousand years later, could still slap him on the thigh: Old thief Shen Bing, how dare you steal my poems?
Who the hell is stealing from whom? I am a thousand years ahead of you!
Thinking about this, Shen Bing felt at ease.
The horse dealer then asked:
"Then what about this strategy of destroying a country?"
Shen Bing explained:
"The way to destroy a country is to use it without damaging its roots and weakening its army."
"I think back then, Bai Qi killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers in the First Battle of Changping. It was a last resort when he was hurting the country's war tactics."
"Because if these 400,000 Zhao soldiers are not killed, they will become troublesome in the future."
"Now we want to destroy Wei, and we are using the tactics of destroying the country."
"If the Wei State is destroyed, wouldn't the people of the Wei State become the people of Qin?"
"Isn't the city of Wei the city of Qin?"
"As well as the fertile fields, crops, water conservancy, etc., they are all owned by me, Da Qin."
"At this time, if we do not consider the livelihood of the people and indiscriminately flood the village fields, wouldn't we be in trouble for ourselves?"
As he spoke, Shen Bing bowed in the direction of Xianyang to the west:
"I, Wang Chonglun Hongyi, am far-sighted and far-sighted. How could I not know the difference between the two?"
"That's why Shen Bing thinks that the Grand Master is overly worried. Our army will definitely consider the people's livelihood and plan carefully in this battle!"
The horse dealer couldn't help but was stunned, and secretly thought that it would be embarrassing to lose face. I really don't know, so I asked!
I secretly glanced at Chun Yuyue and Yang Duanhe, but saw that they were trying to laugh but were holding back their laughter and were in great pain, so I couldn't help but glare at them.
Yang Duanhe secretly thought something was wrong and squeezed his thigh so hard that he gasped in pain and then calmed down.
Looking at Chunyu Yue again, he was already stroking his goatee with a calm demeanor and nodding slightly thoughtfully.
Okay, you old thing.
I didn't notice that although he is serious at ordinary times, he is not vague at all at critical moments.
Seeing the strange expressions of the people in the tent, Shen Bing asked in confusion:
"Did your subordinate make a mistake?"
Ma Shangqing coughed and replied slightly embarrassed:
"No, the stingy man is right."
"Not only is it correct, but every sentence is perfectly reasonable."
"so……"
As he spoke, the horse merchant turned his attention to Chunyu Yue.
Chunyu Yue had no choice but to nod and said:
"What the stingy man said makes sense."
"I...don't object to water attacking the beams anymore!"
After hearing Chunyu Yue's words, Shen Bing breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Bing didn't know that this was not the point at all.
Because at the moment Ying Zheng arrived, Chun Yuyue could no longer make waves and could not embarrass them.
Ying Zheng wanted to see Shen Bing and Chun Yuyue, a great Confucian, fight before hearing what Shen Bing had to say.
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng was very satisfied.
Shen Bing's argument not only convinced Chunyu Yue from the perspective of the current battle, but also from the overall situation of governing the country and even the entire Central Plains.
This is not a vision that ordinary people can have!
After signaling Yang Duan and Shen Bing to leave, Ying Zheng sighed:
"I didn't expect that a little stingy man could have such talent and knowledge. It's really rare!"
"Can you hear me clearly?"
"In the future, whenever we fight, we must distinguish whether it will hurt the country or destroy it."
Yang Duanhe and Chunyu Yue hurriedly responded.
Then Ying Zheng glanced at Chunyu Yue again, secretly saying that the prince's teachings should not be ignored, as this would have a bearing on the country and the country of Qin in the future.
Although Chunyu Yue, a great Confucian, advocated benevolent government, he was too pedantic.
It will not be a good thing if the prince gets into this habit in the future.
Not as good as...
Thinking about it, Ying Zheng shook his head again. It's still early for this matter. We will discuss it in the future.
Of course, Shen Bing on the other side didn't know what was said in the tent afterwards. He was just grateful to have escaped from Chun Yuyue's "devil's claws".
When he returned to the camp, he found that the pontoon bridge had been built, so he ordered the troops to continue moving forward.
Mengliang caught up from behind in a carriage and asked:
"Stingy husband, what did you talk about here?"
"Did the general tell me when I can return to Handan?"
Shen Bing rolled his eyes at Meng Liang and replied:
"We didn't talk about much, just trivial matters."
I secretly wonder if this guy really doesn’t know or is he pretending not to know?
You just came out and you want to go back?
I won’t be able to go back until Wei is destroyed this time. Just spend the winter here...
Thinking back on it, Shen Bing found that there really wasn't much to talk about during this trip.
If there is anything to gain, it is to know the difficulty of water attack.
However, this will have to wait until on-site inspection to determine this.
Yang Duanhe seemed not to be concerned about the supply line being attacked that he was worried about.