Increasingly slanting westward, the spreading front began to retreat towards their respective camps accompanied by the sound of gold from both sides, leaving behind a large messy battlefield. Standing on the camp gate and looking out, corpses intertwined with blood formed a tragic scene.

The soldiers on both sides who were responsible for cleaning the battlefield began to collect the corpses. This was a tacit understanding between Cao Cao and Chen Mo. The people responsible for collecting the corpses were civilians and were not responsible for fighting. Even if they were walking on the battlefield at this time, they would not interact with the oncoming corpse collection team.

A conflict occurs.

There are black crows hovering in the sky, seemingly looking for food. According to records in books, this kind of bird represents ominousness, and wherever they appear, there will often be a large number of deaths.

Is it death that attracts them? Or does they bring death?

According to the records in the book, they should have brought death, but in Chen Mo's eyes, it was death that attracted them. People always like to shirk responsibility, but some of the records in the book are correct. This kind of black crows are infested.

It's a place where nothing good usually happens.

Chen Mo stood on the gate and looked at the dense camp of Cao's army in the distance. The war had begun and Cao's army was very strong. Chen Mo expected this. The two sides had fought several battles in succession in the past few days. Chen Mo's side occupied some

He has the upper hand, but completely overpowering Cao Cao cannot be achieved in a short while.

"Lord, how long will this battle last?" Ma Chao followed Chen Mo. He and Dian Wei have been Chen Mo's guards every day these days. This feeling of not being able to fight in battle, but only standing in the middle of the army and watching, made Ma Chao a little bit.

irritable.

"If it's quick, half a year." Chen Mo silently calculated the gains and losses in his mind and replied casually. Defeating Cao Cao within half a year is the most optimistic idea. In fact, Chen Mo wouldn't be able to fight a war of this level for one or two years.

It would be too weird.

"So long?" Ma Chao asked in surprise. Although the battle against Jizhou took a lot of time, the time spent on the battlefield was actually not that long. Moreover, it was to capture the entire Jizhou, not to finish a battle like now.

If Cao Cao can be defeated, the next step is to recover the Central Plains. This will probably not take much less time than in Jizhou, right?

"Meng Qi?" Chen Mo turned his head, glanced at Ma Chao and suddenly smiled: "You have been with me these past few days, have you ever seen what is the most important thing in this battle?"

It seems to be a very simple question, but if you think about it carefully, it is not that simple.

Ma Chao hesitated for a moment and said, "You are familiar with the art of war and can command with ease?"

"It counts." Chen Mo nodded, and then said: "But it is not the most fundamental thing. If you are a general and do this, you will be considered a famous general and you can act alone and fight independently."

"Then..." Ma Chao was a little confused, wasn't he?

He was a little confused about what Chen Mo wanted to say, so he couldn't help but look at Dian Wei, who was looking thoughtful. He had been following his lord for the longest time, so he probably knew more than he did.

"What do you think I'm doing? My lord is asking you!" Dian Wei was angry. At this time, he usually lowered his sense of presence to prevent his lord from noticing him. Ma Chao, the loser, looked over so blankly. He didn't mean to attract attention.

Is the lord looking towards me?

"Don't look at him. If he understood this, he would have gone to guard one side by now." Chen Mo shook his head helplessly. To Dian Wei, this was the first time he felt what failure meant. As long as Dian Wei could figure it out, he would

It's not like he is still Chen Mo's guard commander now. Although Dian Wei is very happy with this, Chen Mo is always a little angry with him.

"..." Although it seemed reasonable, what was the reason for the inexplicable fear and shame in his heart? Dian Wei glanced his head to the side and continued to think. As for what he was thinking about? He didn't know.

"Planning strategies?" Ma Chao's eyes lit up and he thought of a word, which should be a suitable word to describe his lord.

"This is the key to victory, not the most important thing in fighting." Chen Mo shook his head.

Is there anything more important than strategizing?

Ma Chao looked at Chen Mo in confusion. After hesitating for a while, he bowed and said, "I am very confused. Please clear up my mind, my lord."

"Don't make any mistakes." Chen Mo said calmly.

"Ah?" Ma Chao looked at Chen Mo in astonishment, that's it? Is this the so-called most important thing on the battlefield?

"It's weird?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"Lord, this is a must for a general, right?" Ma Chao said with a wry smile. He felt that if Chen Mo was joking with him again, what was the most important thing.

"Recall, take today's war as an example. There were three omissions on Shi Geng's side. When Pang De's side was charging, he was two breaths too slow in firing arrows and was almost suppressed by the enemy. Zhang Xiu's side was retreating.

We failed to control our men twice in a row, and our formation became loose. There were many, many mistakes like this."

"The army is composed of people. No matter how rigorous the training is, people's hearts are very complicated. Although these mistakes do not affect the overall situation as a whole, when they are dispersed to individuals, people will always fear death. Therefore, as a general, first of all

You have to raise your morale and command with ease. At least you have to do this step before you can command with ease. As for the means, people are different and the means are also different. These errors and omissions are inevitable. Information transmission on the battlefield, the obedience of soldiers, all aspects come together.

, no one can do it completely right.”

Looking at Ma Chao's expression, Chen Mo smiled and said: "In the army, the implementation of the marching route, where the military camp is stationed, the internal layout of the military camp, and the possible attacks. If there are any omissions in these places, one or two, maybe not

It will be fatal, but the more mistakes and omissions there are, the more they will gradually converge into one."

Ma Chao didn't seem to understand, but just listened quietly.

"Taking a simple look at toilets, the layout of toilets in the army must take into account that soldiers can gather in time, so toilet time must be arranged in batches. If a war breaks out suddenly, many soldiers have not had time to use the toilet or have not yet come out. Military camp meetings

It's such a chaotic situation that even if it's barely assembled, the formation will be very chaotic. Do you think such an army can win the battle?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"No." Ma Chao shook his head. In the past, there were people in the army who made arrangements for the wars, and he didn't think it was anything. But now that Chen Mo said this, Ma Chao realized that there was a lot of knowledge in it.

"There is also the setting of the stables, which must allow the cavalry to find their horses in time, otherwise they will not be able to find their horses in time, and the assembly speed will take at least twice as long. Furthermore, the stables cannot be placed in a place prone to loud noises.

It is easy to startle the war horses. Once the horses are startled, they will injure themselves first before injuring the enemy, which may directly lead to an abnormal rout."

"There are many large and small things in the army. If you let the Lord arrange them all, it will tire people to death. Therefore, there are generals in the army who are responsible for these things. As a general, you have to coordinate all these and lead the army.

Whether it is commanding freely or strategizing, it all has to be based on this. It does not require mastery, but at least you have to know how to adjust these things. Otherwise, no matter how good your plan is, the army will be full of mistakes and you will not be able to win the battle.

." After saying that, Chen Mo looked at Ma Chao and said with a smile.

Ma Chao nodded: "Thank you, Lord, for your teaching."

"Actually, these things are taught in academies. The generals who have joined the army from academies in recent years, among other things, can do very well in this area, but you are different." Chen Mo turned to look at Ma Chao and said: "You

He is extremely talented, and the art of war is passed down in his family. I also admired General Fubo when he was powerful in the Western Regions. However, these things I mentioned are not recorded in detail in the military books and strategies. They are based on the military generals in recent years.

What you have learned is recorded in a book and sent to the academy for disciples to review. What you should read now is not the military book, but these basic things. In the past, when you fought in wars, your commander would probably help you deal with these things, right?"

Ma Chao nodded silently, suddenly feeling that he had missed a lot. Pang De had told him this before, but in Ma Chao's view, as long as he could fight, why bother caring about these details.

"With Ling Ming's ability, I can't always be your lieutenant. You have to understand these things yourself. When fighting a battle, especially a big battle like this, don't think about winning with one blow. All you can do is try to minimize your mistakes, and there will be no mistakes on the battlefield.

Okay, logistical supplies aside, the fewer mistakes you make, the more likely you are to win. The only thing left is to be stable. In this way, in a war involving hundreds of thousands of people, unless there is a big change, it will be difficult to win in a short period of time.

The end of the line and the eagerness to win are the most fatal mistakes at this time. If you are against me and take advantage of this, I will defeat you in less than a month. It would be great if you were Cao Cao."

Finally, Chen Mo couldn't help but sigh.

Ma Chao nodded in agreement with the previous words, but this last sentence... Ma Chao didn't know how to express his feelings.

Are you angry? You can't be angry. Applying what Chen Mo said now, if you really look at it from the perspective of a commander, no matter whether the opponent is Cao Cao or Chen Mo, you really don't have much chance of winning.

But even though the truth was this, Ma Chao couldn't help but retort: ​​"My lord, that Cao Cao was chased by me before and cut off his beard and abandoned his robe!"

"That's because he overestimated you and thought you wouldn't attack the Chinese army rashly. If his Chinese army were all elite, I would probably have to collect your corpse now." Chen Mo glanced at Ma Chao speechlessly.

Of course he knew it, and he could probably think of how Cao Cao arranged it at that time. Who would have thought that as soon as Ma Chao became reckless, he immediately acted with the intention of dying together and headed straight for Cao Cao's army. Chen Mo felt that if it were him, he would also be killed.

This sudden desperate play style messed up.

But don't mention it, sometimes the key to victory or defeat is to rely on this kind of 'reckless man' who doesn't play according to common sense. Looking at Ma Chao who was speechless, Chen Mo said with a smile: "Of course, your step is also

It can be said that he risked his life to survive. If you can think that Cao Cao is bluffing from the beginning, then it is enough to call him a famous general in the world."

Ma Chao nodded helplessly. The problem was... He was really feeling aggrieved at that time, and he had the idea of ​​​​die together with Cao Cao. As a result, he accidentally hit Cao Cao by surprise, and also gave himself a way out, but
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