The Yin Fu Sutra says: Those who are blind are good at listening, while those who are deaf are good at seeing, which will save one source of benefits and use ten times as much as their masters.

What we mean is the principle of concentrating on one's mind.

Zhu Cilang firmly believes that the IQ gap between people is extremely small, and the ultimate achievement depends only on two points: the appropriate method and persistent focus.

The working methods used by the East Palace are now forced indoctrinated by Zhu Cixuan. Anyone who thinks he does not need them or cannot accept this working method will be quickly eliminated. In terms of business work, a disobedient genius is definitely not as good as an obedient fool.

In Zhu Cixuan's previous life, he heard many people question that national education can only teach mediocre talents, and they can only be corrected. These people have no idea that what the country needs is mediocre talents who are obedient and follow rules. In earlier times, propaganda was full of "screws" and "bricks" metaphors, which have made it clear that thoughts and IQ are not important at all, but unified standards and specifications are important.

After filtering out the applicable "screws" and "bricks", all you need is concentration.

There were many smart people in the Ming Dynasty, but they failed because they were not focused. After entering the officialdom, they wanted to be honest and upright, but they could not resist the temptation of being generous and filial; they wanted to do something practical, but they were deeply trapped in the network of human feelings; they wanted to make some achievements, but they were afraid of losing their careers.

In this way, in the end, my job was not done well. Especially in the era of party struggles, everyone went to quarrel and drool, and the work was completely abandoned. How could the country work?

There is a benefit in the Eastern Palace. Communication between departments is encouraged, but if you point fingers at others through your own job, you will be beaten hard. For example, each army has obtained unqualified battalion artillery and can only refuse to accept it. You must never guide the artillery factory to cast artillery, and you must not dig out whether anyone in the artillery factory cut corners and embezzle public funds - that is the job of the Censorate.

Many former generals and officials were freed from the complex and dangerous official environment, and only focused on their own exams and completed tasks in one go, and their efficiency naturally increased several times.

After receiving the information from Song Hongye one after another, Zhu Cilang also knew where Dorgon's bottom line was. Since he had drawn the sky and protected the front line, it would be natural to eat Bahana and Shi Tingzhu who crossed the line far away. Moreover, judging from the current internal disputes between Jiannu, destroying this 4,000 troops would never lead to a large army going south.

In the immature political environment of the Qing Dynasty, military achievements had the greatest impact on personal prestige and also led to changes in personal strength. Before Emperor Shunzhi arrived in Beijing, the two yellow flags could not accept a Dorgon with a huge increase in strength.

And the two yellow flags will be very happy to see Dorgon defeat the battle.

Speaking of which, the current situation is quite similar to the Battle of Jinzhou. However, at that time, Huang Taiji insisted on fighting, and Dorgon repeatedly requested the withdrawal of his troops, but refused to fight, but he was punished with a cowardly battle.

Bahana and Shi Tingzhu were two days later than Zhu Cixuan before receiving the order to shrink the southern line to avoid war, and were also punished for dismissal of their posts. They quickly sent troops to recover the armored soldiers who went to Texas and Baoyi to defend Cangzhou. Although there was news from the capital that the Regent wanted to transfer them to Shanxi, he didn't know why he had not received the official military order yet, so he could only wait.

When Zhu Cixuan learned the trump card, he immediately ordered Tanning's Third Guards Battalion to attack Shunde Prefecture and recover the prefecture's Xingtai. Other counties all depended on it and beat the red flag of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he mobilized Min Zhanlian's reserve camp to Dezhou as the general reserve team. Zhou Yuji's cavalry battalion went to Wuyi, and Xiaodonglou's Second Guards Battalion came out of Wudi, heading directly to Cangzhou, and he followed Xiao Mo's first battalion to occupy Wuqiao.

Wuqiao was originally an important town in North China, with 18 towns outside the county town, which was the legacy of military towns and civil towns back then. Because Shi Tingzhu and Bahana retreated under the orders, the people of Wuqiao County were able to return to their hometowns and go to the ground to collect grain.

In August of the 17th year of Chongzhen, in the Central Army camp outside Wuqiao County, the leaders of each battalion gathered together to conduct military discussions.

The General Staff had previously issued the combat code name and the battle targets of each department to the staff of each battalion, and conducted two rounds of summary and discussion, and finally formulated a complete set of battle plans.

You Shiwei stood next to the sand table in front of him, holding a bamboo whip, and below was a battalion, the generals and officers.

"This battle is divided into three stages," You Shiwei said: "The first stage is to close the door and fight the dogs. When Bahana and Shi Tingzhu send troops westward, the cavalry battalion will go north from Wuyi, restore Wuqiang County, move along the Hutuo River, and cut off the road to escape from the eastern and northern enemies."

After Zhou Yuji came to Shandong, he focused on training the cavalry battalion and exploring the cavalry tactics. He finally had a place to use his skills, and was quite pleased.

"The Second Battalion of the King Guards was inserted into Cangzhou from Wudi County and handed over to the Engineer Battalion to build fortifications for defense." You Shiwei continued: "The Third Battalion of the King Guards must conquer Zhending before the Donglu occupied Jinzhou and block the East's escape route."

Zhending Prefecture is the Shijiazhuang of later generations. It guards Jingxing Pass and is an important channel for the exchanges between Shanxi and Hebei.

According to the military rules of the Qing army, ineffective support was a serious crime that could be beheaded, and Ye Chen and Jiang Guan had already moved south from Datong. Li Zicheng had also collected 200,000 Dashun troops from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and other places, and appointed Liu Zongmin as the general, and personally led the army to Shanxi. If Shi Tingzhu and Bahana wanted to enter Jin in time, they could only go to Zhending to pass Jingxing, otherwise the leader of Xiang would be unsecured.

"The First Battalion of Guards advanced from Wuqiao west to Shulu County to prevent the Donglu Army from going south." You Shiwei gently lit the sand table. A young staff officer stood by the sand table and inserted the small flags representing each battalion into the destination with a long pole. At the same time, he used curved needles and various cotton threads to outline the march routes that each battalion could take.

These routes were submitted by the General Staff of each battalion, so the battalion officials had long remembered them. However, they only knew their own routes of action. This time they saw the four battalions moving in concert, and they could only feel the power of the killing soldiers from the sand table.

"After the movement of each battalion is in place, it will enter the second stage of the battle." You Shiwei said: "The first battalion will take the lead in launching a general attack on the Donglu Army, with the second battalion and the third battalion as the main force. The cavalry battalion is waiting for an opportunity to attack and strive to annihilate it on the spot. Given that the enemy soldiers are 4,000, together with the coat of arms, Yu Ding has more than 10,000 people, the three battalions in our army participated in the battle, and the cavalry battalion is 800, and the total strength of both sides is more than 25,000, so the General Staff Department recommends choosing the flat and broad territory as the main battlefield so that our army can encircle and attack together."

You Shiwei said the word "suggestion", pursed his lips and exhaled a breath from his nostrils. He was used to being the head coach, and only "orders" had never had "suggestions"?

Although he felt a little uncomfortable, You Shiwei was still familiar with the bamboo whip in Gaocheng and Jinzhou: "These two places are places where soldiers are convenient for the deployment. Among them, Gaocheng was once the ancient battlefield where Chengzu defeated Wu Jie's army, and it was most suitable for the army to launch a formation battle. However, Gaocheng is close to the Hutuo River, which is easy for the East to escape. If you choose to fight here, the cavalry battalion must effectively block the north escape route."

"The third stage of the battle," You Shiwei said, "After defeating the Donglu, try to capture the Donglu and its auxiliary troops as much as possible. Pursuing the battalions and their troops, the north should not cross Wuji County. After completing the pursuit mission, the third battalion of the Guards was stationed in Zhending, the second battalion was stationed in Cangzhou, and the first battalion was stationed in Shenzhou to protect the administration of the people-friendly officials."

"From Cangzhou to Zhending, there are a total of 450 miles. Shenzhou is the point, and Zhizhending is 220 miles. As long as the Donglu Army passes Shenzhou, it will conduct a Tangma contact every two hours to avoid being defeated by the Donglu. The two battalions that are hundreds of miles apart must support within twelve hours, otherwise they will not be punished if they lose their time and will be killed without mercy!" You Shi said sternly.

As long as the Donglu passed Shenzhou, it would be equivalent to entering a large pocket that was 200 miles long and 50 miles wide. Although the number of Ming troops in each unit was smaller than that of the Donglu, the number of soldiers was different in terms of only the number of soldiers. In terms of hand-to-hand combat, it was probably slightly inferior to that of the Zhenglan Banner's armored soldiers, but the Han army in Zhengbai Banner who faced Shitingzhu had a crushing advantage.

What's more, Xiao Tugeng had already arrived in Dezhou with his new battalion field artillery, and also brought a flintlock rifle game with all firearms. If he could catch up with this battle, Zhu Cixuan would have another flintlock rifle game as a reserve team. Although the flintlock rifle game with more than a hundred people seemed to have no impact, it was the first time that the East Palace had used firearms in an organized manner.

"Your Highness, please make a name and order for this battle." You Shiwei turned to Zhu Cixuan, who was sitting high.

"Name: Harvest Battle." Zhu Cilang stood up and said, "Take the order of 'the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered after autumn."
Chapter completed!