Chapter 150 In the way of kings and overlords, the key to forging iron is to be hard

The love of soldiers: encircle and defend, fight when you have to, and obey when you pass.Therefore, those who do not know the plans of the princes cannot advance; those who do not know the shape of mountains, forests, dangers, and frustrations cannot march;Four or five people who don't know one are not soldiers of the overlord.If the soldiers of the overlord attack a big country, they will not be able to gather together;That's why they don't fight for the friendship of the world, don't support the power of the world, believe in their own selfishness, and impose power on the enemy, so their cities can be taken down and their countries can be defeated (hui).

The love of soldiers: encircle and defend, fight when you have to, and obey when you pass. Therefore, the psychology of soldiers is that they will resist when surrounded, fight bravely when they have to, and obey orders when they are in a critical situation. This is the "principle of human affection" mentioned above, "changes in the nine places, benefits of bending and stretching, and the principle of human affection."It is necessary to master the psychology of soldiers, because psychology determines the will to fight, and the will to fight determines combat effectiveness.

Encirclement is imperial. Cao Cao's note: "Standing with the emperor." Du Mu's note: "Strict soldiers are encircling the land, because everyone has the heart to defend against the enemy and win, and to defend against each other. If you are poor, you will defend with one heart." "Fight as a last resort", Cao Cao's note: "If there is a situation, there is a last resort." "If you pass it, follow it." Cao Cao's note: "If the danger is too great, follow the plan." Meng's Note: "If you are very trapped, you can do anything." He has no choice but to do whatever you say.

Zhang Yu talked about a battle example, which we learned earlier in the section of "upsizing the army and attacking the enemy, followed by fighting the enemy": Ban Chao's attack on the enemy. Banchao envoys to the Western Regions, in Shanshan.King Shanshan was very enthusiastic at first, but then suddenly became indifferent.Ban Chao found out that it was the envoy of the Huns.Did Shanshan follow the Han Dynasty or the Xiongnu?If Shanshan forms an alliance with the Huns, Ban Chao and his party may be beheaded as a meeting ceremony.There are thirty-six people in Banchao, which means they are in a critical situation.

Ban Chao summoned all thirty-six people and proposed an astonishing plan to directly attack the Huns envoys and kill all the Huns envoys. If King Shanshan could not explain, he could only form an alliance with the Han Dynasty. In the capital of another country thousands of miles away, 36 people want to do such a big thing, Ban Chao has the courage, do others have it?Ban Chao invited everyone to drink, explained the critical situation, and asked everyone whether they were going to be given to the Xiongnu by Shanshan, and the bones would be food for wolves, or whether they would make immortal achievements and seek wealth and fame.Everyone said: "Now we are in a perilous place, and life and death depend on Sima." They entrusted their fate to him.So they took advantage of the night to raid the camp of the Xiongnu envoy with fire, killed the envoy, and brought the envoy's head to King Shanshan the next day.King Shanshan was terrified and sent his son to the Han Dynasty as a hostage to make friends with the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, those who do not know the plans of the princes cannot advance; those who do not know the shape of mountains, forests, dangers, and frustrations cannot march; Therefore, foreign policy cannot be designed without knowing the intentions and strategies of other countries.Just like the example of Ban Chao, if one does not know the situation in Shanshan and the actions of the Huns, it is impossible to make such a decision. If you don't know the terrain of mountains, forests, obstacles, and swamps, you can't march. Without a guide, one cannot gain geographical advantage. Cao Cao's note: "The above three things have already been stated, but those who replied to the cloud said that they cannot use troops if they are powerful, so they say it again." These three points have already been mentioned before, and they are repeated here.

Four or five people who don't know one are not soldiers of the overlord. The above aspects must be mastered and understood. If there is one thing you don’t know, you are not a "soldier of the overlord". How to explain "four or five"? Cao Cao's note: "It refers to the benefits and disadvantages of the nine lands. Or it can be said: the four or five things." Four plus five equals nine, and four or five equals nine lands.Some people also say that it is not the nine places, or it refers to the principles mentioned above in general. "The soldiers of the overlord" are not the soldiers of the overlord, but the soldiers of the overlord and the soldiers of the king. "Ba" means to dominate the princes; "King" means to command the world, and the status, realm, and level are different. "Ba" means that everyone is afraid of him, obeys him, and listens to him. He is the boss, the elder brother;

If the soldiers of the overlord attack a big country, they will not be able to gather together; Use the soldiers of the overlord and the king to conquer a big country, and the enemy country will be internally divided and cannot be fully mobilized.If the power is imposed on the enemy country, the other country cannot make friends with other enemy countries. Mei Yaochen's note: "When you attack a big country, if you can divide its people, you will have more power; if you have more power, you will increase your power; , Overwhelming mountains and seas, the enemy country is afraid of military power, unable to fully mobilize and gather; the power shakes the world, everyone in the neighboring country protects itself, and no one dares to offend me, so no one will make friends with the enemy country.

For example, when Jin and Chu fought for Zheng, if Jin won, Zheng would attach to Jin; if Chu defeated, Zheng would rebel against Jin and attach to Chu.When the big country wins, and the small country attaches itself to it, the big country will become stronger. This is how hegemony is formed. That's why if you don't fight for the friendship of the world, don't support the power of the world, believe in your own selfishness, and impose power on the enemy, your city can be taken down and your country can be defeated. Therefore, there is no need to compete with which country to make friends with, and there is no need to cultivate any country's power. As long as you stretch your own intentions and impose military power on the enemy country, you can take his city and destroy his capital.

Du Mu's note: "Believe, extend. If you don't say anything about foreign aid, don't plan to raise power, but show off your military power, imposing it on the enemy country, and pursuing your own selfish desires. If this is the case, the city can be taken out, and the country can be conquered. " Here "xin" communicates with "stretch"; 隳 means destruction. Jia Lin's note: "The feudal lords are afraid, they are not allowed to join the crowd, and they dare not join forces. My ingenuity is more than powerful, and the feudal lords will return on their own, so what's the use of making friends?" Enemy, my intellect is more than powerful, and countries naturally attach themselves to me, so why do I need to spend so much time making friends with them?

Chen Hao's note: "Since I have complete intelligence, I have the authority, but self-supporting soldiers is an invincible strategy, and the princes of the world have no right to do it. Benevolence, righteousness and wisdom, one's own private property, is used to benefit the public, so it is said: Extending private interests, The power shakes the world, the virtue spreads all over the world, the kindness, trust and dolphins, the people return to their hearts, and they have no thought of disobedience. Therefore, when you attack a city, you must pull it out, and if you conquer a country, you must conquer it." Intellectual authority is all here with me. Relying on my own strength and an invincible army, the princes of the world will not have any tricks and tricks to make it fun. They can only listen to me obediently.In this way, my selfishness can be stretched. What is my selfishness?It is benevolence, righteousness and wisdom, to help the world, not only to benefit the people of the world, but also to all things, so that the people will return to their hearts, and no one will be dissatisfied. Then I will naturally "siege the city and conquer the country". What Chen Hao said was benevolent.Not only to the people, but also to all things in the world, to birds, beasts, dolphins and fish.For example, SenseTime opened three stories. Shang Tang saw a hunter spread his net to catch birds in the suburbs, and spread his net on all sides, muttering: Those who fall from the sky, those who come out from the ground, and those who come from all directions, all enter my net. Those that fall from the sky, those that emerge from the ground, and those that fly from all directions, all fall into my net! This is the rhythm to catch everything. Shang Tang stepped forward and said: "Hey, let's do it! Who is it for Jie?" With a tyrant like Xia Jie, there is such a hunter!So I taught him to remove the three sides of the net, leaving only one side, and taught him a new verse: "In the past, spiders (mao, spiders) made webs (gu), and today people follow the order. Those who want to be left are left, those who want to be right are right, and those who want to be right are right, The taller is taller, and the one who wants to be lowered is lowered; I take the one who committed the crime." Translated into modern language is: When this story spread, the people of other countries heard it and said, "Tang's virtue is as good as that of animals." Tang's virtue has reached that of animals, let alone humans?So the forty countries belonged to him. Therefore, weaving a net on all sides may not necessarily catch birds.Going to three sides of the soup and setting aside one side, he netted forty countries in one net. What he netted was not a bird! Once again, when Shang Tang was building a house, a dead man's skeleton was dug up on the construction site.Everyone is ready to be thrown out as trash.Shang Tang said: "This is our compatriot!" The unknown corpse was buried with dignity.So people all over the world said: Tang's virtue has reached the dead, let alone the living? So the people returned to their hearts and thought nothing of disobedience.What is the result of being unconvinced?When Shang Tang began to conquer the world, he fought eastward, and the people in the west were unwilling: How could Tang fight eastward?Why don't you hit us?We want him to rule!He went to the west, but the people in the east were unwilling: we haven't finished fighting here yet!Why did you go west again?That's how he unified the world. Therefore, in the way of kingship, the key to making iron is to be strong yourself. If you are ahead in politics, economy, culture, and military, you can act kingly in the world. The horns, that's not what the kingdom of kings and hegemons do.For example, the United States also had the heart of acting kingly at the beginning, and it also meant that the people would return to their hearts.When fighting Iraq, it is estimated that many Libyans also looked forward to the arrival of the US military.It's a pity that I can't be responsible to the end. Obama doesn't understand one of the most basic rules, what does it mean to lead the world?To lead the world is to sacrifice yourself for the world.If you don't sacrifice at all, how can you be qualified to lead others?Today, if you want to govern the world without bloodshed and sacrifice, without relying on your own strength, but by fighting for friendship and maintaining the power of the world, you can only laugh at the world.