Chapter 1167: Pointers

The militarystrategy Zhang Hu studies, Su Fan has exchanged thoughts with him on it; it truly does not amount to much, as it was merely separated from the Spring and Autumn.

The Spring and Autumn is a chronicle-style history book, yet it is not a simple history book, because in certain places, it is recorded in such detail that one can gain insights into some militarystrategy from within it.

Why did Guan Yu always hold the Spring and Autumn in the history of the late Han? Firstly, in terms of militarystrategy, with Guan Yu's status, he truly could not obtain much.

Even among the noble families, there are few who possess such an Inheritance; militarystrategy is different from the Confucian classics of masters, histories, and scriptures. The classics of masters, histories, and scriptures are Confucian classics, and since the Great Qin, their dissemination has actually been quite extensive.

By the time of the Han Dynasty, when Confucianism was held in sole esteem, the dissemination of the classics of masters, histories, and scriptures became even wider.

However, militarystrategy is different; this is something the Imperial Court is wary of, for after all, once one has learned militarystrategy, the possibility of rebellion increases greatly.

Therefore, the Inheritance of militarystrategy, generally speaking, is only found in families with long-standing traditions or among military clans, and it is almost never passed on to outsiders.

The Zhang Clan's ancestors never produced any generals, so naturally, it is difficult to have any Inheritance of militarystrategy; most of it relies on the summaries made by generation after generation on the battlefield, which are then passed down.

Of course, some people have also gained insights from the Spring and Autumn and then combined them with reality; this is one of the ways modern people continue to write militarystrategy.

Zhang Hu's militarystrategy was learned from his father, and later, it was mostly through experiencing much on the battlefield that he gradually became a famous general of a generation in Bingzhou.

Of course, his leading of troops in battle can only be considered qualified; he is not some famous, renowned general, and in most major battles, he relied on strength to crush his opponents.

You cannot say that this is a lack of ability; in reality, being able to control tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand troops is itself a kind of ability.

Of course, when it comes to his militarystrategy and tactics, or finding opportunities in battle on the fly, Zhang Hu can only be considered average; compared to those famous generals in history, there is indeed a gap.

This is a gap in talent; those famous people and generals in history are all people with extraordinary natural gifts.

Of course, among them, Zhuge Wuhou is even more of a standout; other famous generals might need experience, such as Wu'an Lord Bai Qi, who fought countless battles, large and small, in his life, completely fighting his way from a small soldier all the way to the position of Wu'an Lord and General-in-Chief of Great Qin.

It was those repeated battles that allowed his experience in militarystrategy to be greatly supplemented, and most other generals were the same.

For example, Wei Wudi Cao Cao; he is a famous military strategist evaluated by later generations, and many founding emperors have praised this man's military ability. As for his character, that is not within the scope of the evaluation.

However, counting his early period, it can be said that in battles large and small, he was defeated in every engagement; compared to Liu Bei, he was even more unlucky, and the great generals under his command were the same—it was only after experiencing much that they became famous generals.

But Zhuge Wuhou is different; the Romance of the Three Kingdoms seems exaggerated, and some military campaigns were not his, yet they are attributed to him. However, in reality, Wuhou's military ability was absolutely not inferior.

Moreover, once he started, his skills were almost fully maxed out; he was not like Zhao Kuo, who only knew how to talk about war on paper. Of course, one cannot find many such people in history.

This man is truly the embodiment of wisdom, truly a prime minister for the ages, with no equal.

However, such a person is indeed blessed by heaven; he is destined to be mythologized in history. In this Mythical World, Su Fan believes that the other party can absolutely transcend the mortal and become a Sage.

Even if Jiuzhou is sealed off, it still cannot block his brilliance.

And in this life, Su Fan naturally will not allow such a person to be a talent envied by heaven. Unless the Heavenly Dao does not allow such an awesome figure to appear, otherwise, even if a Quasi-Saint comes, he will spend certain means to protect this person.

Of course, as long as Zhuge Wuhou displays his absolute brilliance, Fire Cloud Cave will also absolutely protect him well.

After all, those who can enter the Wu Temple and the Wenmiao are all great talents, the pillars of the Human Race.

Compared to these people, Zhang Hu is indeed a bit lacking.

However, Su Fan does not care; Zhang Hu has Zhang Hu's abilities.

"The Three Realms are undergoing great changes. My coming this time is also to plan for Jiuzhou. You do not need to worry; with me here, it is enough to guarantee the safety of your Zhang Clan."

"Is the Senior wanting me to go and support that leader of the Taoist Sect?"

Su Fan introduced Zhang Jiao; Zhang Hu is not a reckless man, and he also knows Su Fan's thoughts.

"Correct! But for the time being, there is no need for you."

Su Fan shakes his head; even if the Taoist Sect raises their banner, they do not need Zhang Hu for the time being. After all, in the early stages, the Taoist Sect is still very formidable.

The failure of the Yellow Turban Rebellion of the Taoist Sect was in the middle stage, without a suitable base. Even if Zhang Jiao chose Julu in history, it was definitely not a good location.

Of course, there was a greater lack of talent; the thirty-six regional commanders were mostly of mediocre ability, and facing the Imperial Court's army, they had almost no resistance.

The momentum was grand, but it was like a balloon—punctured with a single poke.

But now, after his reminder, Zhang Jiao does not need to show his head first; he should first cultivate some talent.

Although the talent cultivated by the Taoist Sect might be much worse than those elites, and most are mediocre, as long as they have some ability, that is enough.

In later generations, why are famous generals becoming increasingly rare? It is actually related to the appearance of staff officers in the army; there are indeed some who are very formidable with extraordinary natural gifts.

One person may not be your match, but if you gather dozens of them and synthesize all their wisdom, considering every aspect, how could they not be better than you?

Perhaps they are not as good as you in finding opportunities in battle, but as long as they are upright and proper, there will rarely be failures on the battlefield.

In history, there have indeed been many battles where the weak defeated the strong, but there have been even more major battles where the enemy was defeated in an upright and proper manner.

Moreover, most famous generals actually rarely use any schemes on the battlefield.

The simplest, most grand and upright militarystrategy is to use absolute power; only when strength is insufficient does one try every means to consider various schemes.

Of course, it is not that schemes are not needed, but most of the time, setting up in an upright and proper manner is enough.

Strategy is mostly just an addition.

With Su Fan's support, the future of the Taoist Sect will only be even more powerful. Moreover, because the Taoist Sect stands with the common people at the bottom, there is no shortage of population in this regard.

The army is always the bottom and middle layers; as for the high level, only qualified commanders are enough.

After all, even in the era of the late Han when talents emerged in large numbers, famous generals were still rare.

As long as Zhang Jiao of the Taoist Sect slowly cultivates mediocre talents, that will be enough. When the time comes, he can go and invite a few famous generals, and then the Taoist Sect will be like a tiger that has grown wings.

Zhang Hu does not need to be anxious now.

"What you need to do now is to strengthen yourself and control your own power well. It would be best if you could increase your troops and horses; I will provide the resources needed."

The Zhang Clan has fifty thousand elites, but this is not enough.

If there is really going to be a great war in the future, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands will not be enough.

This is, after all, a Mythical World.