There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

When people get older, they generally like to be modest.

"The terrain of Baibo Valley is dangerous. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is absolutely impossible to fight hard. The first thing you need to do is to disturb the morale of the army."

"Disrupting the morale of the army?" The pottery merchant touched his smooth chin when he heard the words, as if he couldn't understand: "Then what should I do?"

Huangfusong laughed and said, "You are the commander of the Xuzhou Army. This old man can only provide Ti with a general strategic direction, and then you can think about it yourself in practice, understand?"

The implication is that I want to recruit myself?Talking is always hidden, these ancients.

Huangfusong stroked his white beard, and said with a smile: "If you can find a way to disturb the morale of the army, what do you think the next move of the Baibo army will be?"

Tao Shang closed his eyes, and quietly recalled the specific analysis and teaching that Huangfusong himself summed up as the five dangers, six precepts and seven fears of a handsome man during this period, and then according to his own understanding, he said slowly: "In Baibo Valley, the military spirit Once it is unstable, staying for a long time is not the best strategy. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, we must find a way to win a few battles, stabilize the morale of the army, and strengthen our momentum! Only in this way can we continue to protect the city of Pau."

Huangfusong smiled gratifiedly, and said: "If the Baibo army is going out, what are you going to do next?"

Under Huangfusong's encouraging eyes and Xunxun's guidance, the potter said slowly: "Once the Baibo army goes out of the valley to fight, if we can take the opportunity to defeat them and dampen their spirit, then the momentum of the Baibo army will definitely be exhausted. Day after day, when the time comes, the morale of the army will not be stable, and they will not be able to win the battle. If they draw the ground and defend themselves, when the situation is exhausted, there will be changes."

"That's right!" Huangfusong didn't seem to have thought that the Tao merchant's ability to draw inferences from one instance to another would be so strong, and he said happily: "When the situation is exhausted, there will be changes. Then it will be your time to use your odds. If you can adapt to the situation , then the Baibo army will not be difficult to defeat! This is the secret of military strategists!"

The Tao merchant suddenly realized what he said, and said: "It turns out that this is just a military strategist. It is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do. First of all, it seems that the first step alone, how to disturb the enemy's mind, seems not so easy."

Huangfu Song laughed loudly when he heard the words, and said: "It's still the same sentence, you are the commander of the Xuzhou Army, you have to figure out how to do it yourself, don't you usually lose a lot of moves? Think carefully, maybe you will think about it." There is a way."

The old man's speech is not very pleasant, what do you mean a lot of damage?

Famous generals chatting, are they all so hung up?

But what Huangfusong said was right, the pottery merchant thought carefully for a while on the road, and he really thought of a way.

But this method needs the consent of both Bao Xin and Wang Kuang.

After the two heard about Tao Shang's idea, they both hesitated at first, but Tao Shang assured that this was just an expedient measure to disturb the morale of the other army, and if the strategy really had adverse reactions, the Xuzhou Army would find a way Deal with the aftermath.

Seeing that the potter made such a promise, Bao Xin and Wang Kuang couldn't say anything more, so they all nodded in agreement.

The three soldiers and horses came to Baibo Valley, and the leaders from all walks of life arranged for soldiers and horses to set up camps around Baibo Valley, blocking several main roads outside Baibo Valley in a semicircle, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses set up high platforms with wooden fences as the front. So that you can observe the situation in the valley at any time.

Since the city of Pau is not completely surrounded by city walls, there is a section of terrain in the northwest direction, which is blocked by a large mountain.

It is called a city, but it is actually a fortress. The fortress leans against the mountain, and behind the mountain is a cliff. The mountains and cliffs are intricate and complex, forming a natural barrier.In this way, Baibo's defenders only need to lean their backs on the cliff, concentrate their forces to defend the various passages in front of the mountain range, and hold their throats against the danger.

However, the coalition forces of the three princes blocked all the passages, so that if the Baibo army was dispatched, it would not be able to show the advantage of having more soldiers. Therefore, the two sides did not dare to use troops easily here, and could only stand at a distance.

Faced with such a situation, Bao Xin and Wang Kuang were helpless.

But Tao Shang was not the case. Since he had discussed the established policy with Huangfusong, he must follow this line and resolutely implement it.

The potter asked Wang Kuang to collect a batch of damaged coarse cloth that could be used for writing from Hanoi, divided it into hundreds of pieces, wrote on them, tied them to arrows, and shot them out into the valley.

Seeing the batches of arrows tied with rags being shot straight into the opponent's valley, the potter's eyes were a little complicated, and his heart seemed to be thoughtful.

Han Hao was confessed by Wang Kuang, the general manager of the dispatch of food and grass for this conquest of the Baibo army, it can be said to be a heavy responsibility.

However, even though it was the Governor's allocation of food and grass, Han Hao has always maintained a rather curious attitude towards the pottery merchants. From time to time, he would go to the pottery merchants to ask questions. Maybe he has never seen such a jumping-off in his daily life. people.

Han Hao was standing next to the pottery merchant at the moment, watching the letters being shot into the valley like the pottery merchant, hesitantly said: "Young master Tao, isn't your scheme of alienation and distraction a bit too obvious? "

The pottery merchant nodded, agreeing with Han Hao's point of view, he criticized himself very deeply: "It's not just obvious, it's almost to the point of being blatant. This may be the lowest level of mind-boggling strategy."

Han Hao opened his mouth dumbly when he heard the words, but didn't speak, he didn't know how to evaluate the pottery merchant.

I really can't imagine that there are people in the world who would say that their strategy is too low

"However." The potter turned around and gave Han Hao a warm smile, and said, "However, the lowest-level strategy depends on who is used. If this strategy is used to alienate the generals of the regular army Soldiers will definitely not be of any use, but if they are used on the Yellow Turban Army."

The potter turned his head, stared at Baibogu with dark eyes, and said, "Basically, it's a matter of course."

1 Chapter Twenty

Hearing what the pottery said, Han Hao seemed to have gained some understanding, but he still didn't quite understand the essentials. Then he cupped his hands and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Tao to explain a little bit for me."

According to his age and position, it is really rare for him to be so humble when encountering things.

The potter smiled and patted Han Hao's clasped hands, put them down gently, and said, "Han Zong, why do you have to be so polite between you and me? There is no need to use this please in front of me from now on." We are like a family, no matter what gossip I know, I can share it with you unconditionally."

Han Hao's heart skipped a beat, this kid was blatantly poaching the wall again.

Han Hao didn't dare to take the blame, just looked at the sky pretending to be stupid, ignoring the pottery, but the pottery didn't care.

Some talents, the potter can let go, but some talents, the potter will never let go.

The so-called millions of soldiers and thousands of good generals are useless in the eyes of potters, at least for now!

Without enough population, taxation, food, military supplies, and how many soldiers and horses are given to you, you can't afford to support these people. Therefore, those who can help themselves create these are the most precious.

Although the history books always say that the Han Dynasty advocated Confucianism and righteousness, loyalty was the first, but in the eyes of potters, this is just a headline.

Everyone wants to be a loyal person. This is understandable, but human nature is greedy. This is a summary of biology and cannot be changed. Humans belong to the category of biology and cannot escape this law.

It is not impossible to conquer all kinds of talents by the so-called charisma of personality, but the pottery merchant feels that it will not last long, and under the premise of no profit, the pottery merchant thinks how much personality charm is nonsense.

If you can't support your family, how can you talk about the world! ?

Therefore, the political strategy of pottery merchants is "rich the world!" Anyone who is a pottery merchant will have better treatment and a better life than others!

For this goal, the potter already has a series of action plans in his mind, but he needs helpers, not so-called military advisors, but real economic and industrial masters!

Han Hao is the first target that the pottery merchant is currently aiming at, and he will never let it go.

"Han Zong, in your opinion, how did the Baibo army manage to gather these [-] to [-] people?" The pottery merchant smiled when he saw that Han Hao didn't dare to answer his words, so he changed the subject.

Han Hao's heart finally relaxed. It was so embarrassing just now!

Han Hao lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said: "Because of Hebei and Guanzhong, wars have caused serious disasters in recent years, coupled with natural disasters and man-made disasters, and often harassed by foreign invaders, the people are miserable, many lives are unsustainable, and they can't eat preserved fruits. , not covered by clothes, so I had no choice but to join the Baibo bandits."

The pottery merchant nodded and agreed: "Yes, at least after joining the Baibo army, they can eat food. Although these meals were taken from the same poor people, at least they have food that can The income from eating will not starve to death."

Han Hao frowned upon hearing this, and clenched his fists involuntarily.

"Do you think they are willing to be thieves? Do you fight with the officers and soldiers every day?"

Han Hao smiled and said: "Apart from the generals who earn military merits, who in the world is willing to fight for real? Those are those who are desperate but just for a living! If there is a choice, who would not want to live?" Go out to plow, rest at sunset, marry a wife and have children, live a happy and peaceful life"

"That's right." The potter turned his head to look at the Baibo Valley in the distance with a smile, and said calmly, "What I'm using to lure the Baibo army now is these conditions that seem to be the simplest and most practical, but it happens to be Baibo. The leader of the Yellow Turban bandit cannot give his ordinary soldiers what he has."

Han Hao's eyes widened when he heard the words, and he said in surprise, "Young Master Tao, don't you?"

Looking at Han Hao's surprised eyes, the pottery merchant smiled and said, "That's right, what I gave to ordinary soldiers of the Baibo Army was a chance to be a good citizen again. The fields to grow, the food to eat, the clothes to wear, and the security of not being harassed by bandits.”