Chapter 33 Section 3 Self-taught military strategist

Among the ancient military strategists Chairman Mao admired most, Zhu Yuanzhang ranked second.Chairman Mao put it this way: "Since ancient times, there has been no one on the right of Li Shimin in the army, and Zhu Yuanzhang is next." This illiterate man who joined the army with a single thought went down in Chinese war history as one of the greatest military strategists.In the process of vying for the throne, the courage, vision, courage, and precision he showed are beyond the reach of others.In his military career, he has created many classic battle cases.Zhu Yuanzhang's military legend was born in this unique land under his feet.

The Chinese nation does not seem to be a very intelligent nation.Great philosophers, great scientists, and great mathematicians have emerged in large numbers in the Western world, but China has not achieved much in these fields.Until the late Qing Dynasty, the vast majority of Chinese still did not believe that the earth was round.China's natural science achievements are only the accumulation of accidental discoveries by craftsmen during thousands of years of work. Social science lacks a rigorous theoretical system and is more of a quotation-style fragmentary spark of inspiration. But on the other hand, the Chinese nation is the most intelligent nation in the world.Perhaps it is because it is extremely difficult to survive in this overcrowded land, and the Chinese have used all their wisdom to "grasp people". "Laozi", "The Analects of Confucius", "Cai Gen Tan", "Zeng Guang Xian Wen", "Hou Hei Xue", all of them are all about how to get along with others.Therefore, the Chinese people's strategy culture is particularly developed, and the Chinese people's ability to guard against and calculate people is particularly developed.The Chinese, Marx said, "are far superior to other Asians in all practical matters."No nation has summed up so many and such profound survival wisdom like the Chinese: "When you meet people, you can't give up all your heart if you talk about it"; There must be nothing”; “be patient for a moment when the wind is calm, and take a step back to broaden the sea and the sky”; “The insight of the world is knowledge, and the understanding of human feelings is the article”; No poison, no husband”; “Small losses to gain big benefits”; “Be smart on the inside, but demented on the outside, use your wits to your advantage, and cause disasters”…Those resourceful masters have always been the objects of Chinese worship: Jiang Ziya, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bowen... …but Zhang Zhongjing, Zhang Heng, Zu Chongzhi and other scientists are unknown to ordinary people.Up to now, strategy culture is still alive and well in China. If you look in any bookstore, many survival strategy books occupy a considerable area.The Chinese way of thinking strategically is very close to military thinking.The Chinese are not good at honest cooperation and fair competition, but they are good at intrigue and breaking rules.What is needed on the battlefield is adaptability and unscrupulous tactics.On the battlefield, one must use the greatest malice to speculate on the opponent, and maximize the use of the opponent's weakness. On the battlefield, one can use intrigues and deceive opponents openly and aboveboard, and creatively show falsehoods and hide truths, play hard to get, lure the tiger away from the mountain, kill with a knife, lure the snake out of the hole, escape the golden cicada's shell, encircle the Wei and save Zhao, and secretly cross the Chencang ... The battlefield is the best stage for the Chinese to display their talents.Just as Westerners say that Chinese are born businessmen, it can also be said that Chinese are born military strategists.

Therefore, there are very few books on practical technology in ancient China, and the books on independent warfare are the most.There are 2,000 to 3,000 existing Chinese military books, famous ones such as "Liu Tao", "Three Strategies", "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Wu Zi's Art of War", "Sun Bin's Art of War", "Sima Law", "Wei Liao Zi", "Tang Li Wen Dui", "Jiang Yuan", "Access to the Altar", "Hu Qian Jing", "Bing Jing"... For example, those who ask soldiers must study.

Therefore, in ancient China, there was a lack of experts in other fields, and the dominant military strategists emerged in endlessly. Unlike Western countries, there is no need for "military academies" to train talents.Most of the great military strategists in Chinese history were self-taught.Such as Liu Bang, Han Xin, Wei Qing, Cao Cao, Yue Fei, until Zeng Guofan, Mao Zedong. Therefore, it is logical that a genius military strategist like Zhu Yuanzhang appeared in China.