"Brother." Sima Lun saw Sima coming, immediately put down the book and bowed respectfully.

"I've seen the general." The teacher who taught Sima Lun also hurriedly saluted.

The teacher Sima arranged for Sima Lun is not an ordinary person, at least he is a great scholar. He also has a position in the court, which shows how good Sima Shi was doing.

Sima Shi waved his hand casually and said, "You guys go on, I'm just walking around casually. Lun'er, how are you doing recently?"

Sima Lun said: "Brother, I have read "The Art of War" recently, but there are still some doubts that the teacher cannot solve."

Sima Master said oh, "If you have any doubts, please tell me if you want to hear me."

Sima Lun said: "Sun Tzu said: Therefore, the method of using troops is to surround them ten times, attack them five times, fight them twice, and divide them with the enemy, and escape them with a small means, and avoid them with a small means." Therefore, the strongness of a small enemy is the capture of a great enemy."

Sima Shi smiled and said, "This is very easy to explain. In actual combat, if I am ten times more than the enemy, I will encircle and annihilate, if I am five times more than the enemy, I will attack, if I am twice as strong as the enemy, I will strive to defeat the enemy. If I am evenly matched, I will try to disperse each one to defeat them. If the troops are weaker than the enemy, I will avoid fighting. Therefore, if the weak side fights to defend, it will become a prisoner of the powerful enemy."

"But in the Battle of Bingzhou last year, our army was defeated by 170,000 people in Bingzhou's army, and suffered consecutive defeats and suffered heavy losses. According to Sun Tzu's military strategy, this should not be the result, unless Sun Tzu wrote it wrongly."

Sima Shi did not expect Sima Lun to mention this matter, and his face changed. The teacher quickly said, "Young Master Nine, don't talk nonsense."

Sima Shi reached out to stop him, smiled faintly and said, "It's okay, you can retreat first."

The teacher retreated, Sima Shi pulled Sima Lun and sat on the fence of the flower pavilion, saying, "Lun'er, the water has no shape and the soldiers have no fixed style. Sun Tzu's Art of War talks about the conventional methods of combat under normal circumstances. The real war is much more complicated than this. It is not only more than the number of people on both sides, but also the factors of morale, weaponry, and right time and place. The biggest reason why we failed in the Battle of Bingzhou is that the information is unknown. I don't know that the rebel Cao Liang has developed a new type of equipment, which has improved the combat effectiveness of the cavalry as a whole. Therefore, our army was at a disadvantage in the battle, so it is not surprising that we will defeat the war."

Sima Lun nodded and said, "Lun'er understands it. No wonder I heard from my servants that my brother often visits the workshop to supervise new horse harnesses. I believe that my brother also wants to equip our cavalry with new horse harnesses to improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. In the next battle, he can defeat the thief Cao Liang and avenge his father."

Sima Shi smiled and touched Sima Lun's head and said, "You are right. The skills of the enemy are used to defeat the enemy. Sometimes the strengths of the enemy are also what we need to learn. Playing with strengths and avoiding weaknesses is the magic weapon to defeat the enemy. Lun'er, you are a good person. When you grow up, you will take you to the battlefield for your brother to truly experience the war. It is useless to talk about war on paper. Only by honing it through actual combat can you truly understand the military."

Sima Lun nodded with anticipation, and said, "Why are you worried about brother? Are you worried?"

Sima Shi casually said: "The rebel Cao Liang captured the seven counties in Liaoxi in Youzhou. The government and the country were shocked. In order to prevent him from attacking Jizhou, he specially appointed Zhong Shiji as the governor of Hebei to fight against the enemy. However, Zhong Shiji opened his mouth and wanted to bring 100,000 troops. He was worried about his brother, where to raise these 100,000 people?"

Simalun looked dazed and said, "Oh, so that's it."

Sima Shi also said casually, and after that, he couldn't help laughing a little. Sima Lun is just a ten-year-old child. Could it be that he can still expect him to give advice to himself? Sima Shi smiled and said, "Lun'er, keep studying, work hard, and you will decide on the future military and national affairs."

Sima Lun pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, Lun'er thinks this matter is not difficult to solve."

Sima Shi was very curious. If it was not difficult to solve, why should he be frowning? He smiled and said, "Since that's the case, do you say to me and brother, how to solve it?"

Sima Lun said seriously: "The land of Jizhou is a fertile land of thousands of miles and a large population. A few days ago, Lun'er reads the "Book of Han" and once read that during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han, Zhang Jiao, a native of Julu, had a million troops, and no official army dared to accumulate his attacks. In fact, the people led by Zhang Jiao were all refugees and wild bandits, and the weapons he used were mostly vulgar things. Why could he conquer the states and counties and disturb the world? It was because he relied on many people and powerful forces. Now his elder brother's soldiers and horses were in his hands.

It is limited, and it is difficult to draw 100,000 troops into Hebei. Why not order the people of Jizhou? Although it is difficult to have millions, it should be no problem to summon hundreds of thousands of people. My elder brother can ask Zhong Shiji to carry the weapons of the arsenal. As for the food and grass, Jizhou is rich and can be temporarily supplied. If it is a long time, it will not be too late to transfer from other states. Although these people are recruited, although they do not have the combat power of the army, it is enough to defend the city."

Sima Shiku heard this and felt that Sima Lun was a bit naive. Recruiting troops was not a joke. He simply requisitioned hundreds of thousands of people and distributed some weapons and equipment. Even if it was an army? Such an army could not guarantee its combat effectiveness at all, and could only be considered a group of mobs.

But after thinking about it carefully, Sima Lun said something. When Zhang Jiao rebelled, he relied on these mobs to sweep the world, causing the Han court to be in a mess, and indirectly led to the final demise of the Han Dynasty.

Although these temporarily recruited troops have low combat quality, they are not required to fight in the field, and they come to defend the city. The field troops need to arrange troops and arrange formations, and they must be trained soldiers to compete for this battle formation. Otherwise, a group of mobs will be chaotic and will be in chaos before the enemy attacks. Such an army will definitely be vulnerable.

The requirements of the army guarding the city are naturally lower. They can use bows and arrows and other weapons. It is enough to move the rolling wood and rocks with some strength. If hundreds of thousands of people can be recruited from Jizhou, why not worry about insufficient garrison power?

Sima Lun's words really brought Sima Shi a lot of inspiration. He kept saying: "Good idea, good idea, Lun'er, your idea is really good. You have to think about it carefully for your brother."

Sima Shi hurriedly returned to the meeting hall, summoned all his staff, and asked them to carefully calculate how to recruit people.
Chapter completed!