Chapter 618 Lumen Academy

"Well, cough, cough, cough." The cool autumn wind blew over his face. Guo Jia couldn't help but cover his face with his sleeves. He coughed a few times and his face became a little pale. He took a deep breath and sat down with the help of the sergeant. Got the carriage.

It is not just Guo Jia and Jia Xu who are discussing. In fact, Liu Ye published the article "Yuan Zhu" to inform the world that Liu Ye intends to raise his troops to fight to the death with the Wuhuan and Yuan Shao coalition forces. The news has spread throughout the world like a strong wind.

Hebei, Guanzhong, the Central Plains, Jingxiang, Jiangdong, and Bashu, as long as they were the territory of the Han Dynasty, both high-ranking and learned people and ordinary people were discussing this matter.

Xiangyang, Lumen Academy.

Because the academy was built on Lumen Mountain, it was named Lumen. The founder was the erudite Jingxiang scholar Pang Degong. In addition, Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui, and the famous scholar Huang Chengyan were guest teachers, and they were very famous. Large, educated children are mostly well-educated people.

Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, was known as the Eight Scholars. He admired Pang Degong very much and asked him to serve as an official in Jingzhou. However, Pang Degong had no intention of an official career and focused on teaching and educating people, so he rejected Liu Biao's request. Although Liu Biao was a little disappointed, he admired Pang Degong even more and specifically ordered funds to be allocated from the treasury to repair Lumen Academy.

"Isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice it over time? Isn't it a gentleman to be ignorant but not stunned?"

"All these six are the way of the earth. You must observe them when you are in charge of them."

Several rows of children sit in the thatched cottage, holding bamboo slips in their hands and reciting articles, including Confucius's and "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. Some children even imitate the teacher and shake their heads. I couldn't help laughing.

In the courtyard outside the thatched cottage, more than a dozen young people gathered together, discussing loudly and gesticulating. When they got excited, they bared their teeth and claws, eager to defeat each other with action.

"The general is announcing to the world that the soldiers in the imperial court want to fight Wuhuan and Yuan Benchu, but I am afraid there will be no good end."

"Oh? How come you see it? If Brother Guangyuan has any great opinions, you might as well tell him."

"Okay." The man called Brother Guangyuan, a young scholar in his twenties, said enthusiastically: "Brother Gongwei, please listen carefully. The reason for this next judgment is not to badmouth the general, but to But there are conclusions. First, the Wuhuan people are good at horseback riding and are proficient in riding and shooting. There are tens of thousands of them. The Wuhuan people in the three counties have always been known as the best cavalry in the world, and their soldiers are no less sharp than Gongsun Zan's white horse followers in the past. And that Yuan Benchu, on the other hand, dominated the two states of Ji and You, with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, strong armor and powerful troops. The combination of the two gave him a strength of no less than 100,000. On the other hand, the generals in Hebei only had more than 30,000 men. The way of a king lies in using When there are many enemies but few, how can we attack the masses with a small number?"

The young scholar who spoke just now laughed and retorted: "Brother Guangyuan's words are wrong. Those who win by defeating the masses with a small number have existed since ancient times. For example, King Xiang can win in two battles. For example, in the Battle of Julu, the 30,000 Chu army defeated the Qin army in nine battles and nine victories; in the Battle of Pengcheng, 30,000 cavalry and chariot troops defeated the 560,000 allied army of Emperor Gaozu and the princes, trampling and drowning the dead. One hundred thousand."

"Even Tai Shigong wrote King Xiang as a chronicle instead of a biography. Doesn't King Xiang count as a king?" The young man said with a smile.

That "Brother Guangyuan" was Shi Tao, who was born in Yingchuan. He fled to Jingzhou to avoid the war and became a disciple of Duke Pang. Hearing the young man's words, he couldn't help laughing.

"Hahaha! Brother Gongwei, it was precisely because King Xiang repeatedly used his few to defeat the masses that Gaozu conquered the world."

Shi Tao said sternly: "The king is not overlord, but Yu's bravery is unparalleled throughout the ages. However, Emperor Gaozu appointed Han Xin to conquer Zhao and Qi, and used Peng Yue to frustrate Chu. Finally, the three sides joined forces and suppressed King Xiang with 400,000 Han troops and 100,000 Chu troops. Gaixia, Xiang Yu committed suicide in Wujiang River, can he be considered a king?"

The young scholar whom he called "Brother Gongwei" was named Meng Jian, a native of Runan County.

"Oh?" Meng Jian was not in a hurry and retorted: "Shang Tang's battle to destroy Xia and Zhou Wu's battle at Muye were all about defeating a large number of people with a small number. However, Tang created the Shang Dynasty's six-hundred-year foundation, and the Zhou Dynasty enjoyed the national sovereignty." Zuo lasted eight hundred years. Could it be that Tang and Zhou Wu were not considered kings?"

Shi Tao laughed, shook his head and said, "Okay, I think you are right, Meng Gongwei, but this is not the only disadvantage of the general."

"Just keep talking, and today I will hear what you, Shi Guangyuan, have to say." Meng Wei smiled, crossed his arms and looked at Shi Tao, with an expression of waiting and waiting.

Not only Meng Wei, but also more than ten young scholars around him gathered in twos and threes, looking at Shi Tao eagerly.

This is the tradition of Lumen Academy. Pang Degong teaches a variety of subjects and is quite like Guiguzi. Students are awarded knowledge according to their individual talents and according to Confucius' idea of ​​teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.

Lumen students often discussed world affairs and debated with each other based on what they had learned in their minds. Pang Degong was happy to see this and encouraged him greatly. Therefore, the style of debate prevailed in Lumen Academy for a while.

"Second." Shi Tao said loudly: "As we all know, the general has conquered the world since he raised his troops in Qingzhou, relying on the strength of the cavalry. The tactics of the general are mostly for the cavalry to charge first and break through the enemy's formation head-on, while the infantry follows. Covering up and killing can be said to be invincible. This is the magic weapon for the general to win. In the past, this strategy was often used to break the Yellow Turban and level Hebei. Jizhou had few war horses, but Wuhuan was mostly cavalry and was proficient in mounted archery. As a result, the general's favorite tactic could not be used. If you go out, wouldn't you be depriving yourself of martial arts?"

"Yes, Wuhuan from the three counties is known as the best cavalry in the world. Even if the Liangzhou cavalry is brave, the victory or defeat should be between five and five." A Lumen student who was watching said with emotion.

"With the same number, the Xiliang cavalry will definitely win." Another young scholar said negatively: "However, the Wuhuan cavalry are so numerous that I'm afraid the general is also quite worried."

"This brother is right, this is exactly what he said." Shi Tao continued: "Everyone, in the sixth year of Xiping, Emperor Ling ordered Wuhuan Colonel Xia Yu and others to divide their troops into three groups, and use 30,000 elite cavalry to attack the fortress. However, in the defeat, Yu and the other three people only escaped with their lives. From this we can see that the barbarian cavalry is not a trivial matter. Now that they are heading south in large numbers and coming with great momentum, it is naturally not a trivial matter."

"Okay." Meng Jian nodded appreciatively: "This is indeed a good point. The general is indeed at a disadvantage and difficult to solve. Is there anything else?"

"Third, a pack of wolves are waiting for you." Shi Tao looked around at the dozen or so Lumen students and said slowly: "As we all know, the general is now pacifying the Central Plains, with enemies on all sides. Cao Cao and Liu Zhou Mu both have alliance agreements with Yuan Benchu. A few days ago, Zhou Mu raised his troops to attack Nanyang, with Cai Degui as the commander-in-chief, but returned in vain. Cao Mengde, Liu Jingsheng and Yuan Benchu ​​formed a siege on the territory under the general's command, and the situation was precarious."