In Ang Lee's opinion, those who wanted to live in seclusion were escaping from reality, from the tediousness and helplessness of reality, and from the troubles that they were bored with but couldn't solve.
This sentence fully reflected the loftiness and escapism of those hermits. They might be lamenting the unfairness of the world and the incorrigible corruption of the imperial court, but they didn't have the ability to solve these problems. Therefore, out of sight and out of mind, they directly left the imperial court and went to live in the mountains. In this way, all the troubles in the world had nothing to do with them.
There was a lot of helplessness in this way of escaping from reality. It was the helplessness of the hermits after they couldn't change the unfair society, and the sigh after despair.
However, no matter what, they couldn't change the fact that they were indeed escaping from reality. Moreover, many of those who could live in seclusion were talented and rich, which could support all the material foundation they needed to live in seclusion. If they had nothing, they would starve to death. If a country bumpkin said he was living in seclusion in the mountains, he would be laughed at. Talented and rich people could live in seclusion in the mountains. But if a poor mountain farmer lived in the same place, it couldn't be called living in seclusion.
This was because old farmers stayed in the mountains to farm and support themselves. It was very difficult for old farmers to survive without the land. This was a struggle for survival. On the other hand, most hermits did not need to farm to maintain their normal survival. That was why they were called hermits. The two were fundamentally different.
Generally speaking, some of the ancient people who chose to live in seclusion were really living in seclusion in order to escape from reality, and some of them pretended to live in seclusion in the Zhongnan Mountains in order to attract the attention of the imperial court and embark on the official career that they dreamed of.
In short, the purpose of living in seclusion was different, but at least they were not as noble as described in the poems.
Hearing Ang Lee's idea of living in seclusion, Lao Guo said with a smile, "Assistant Minister Li, forget it! Everyone in the world can live in seclusion except Assistant Minister Li. His Majesty will never agree. What's more, living in seclusion in the capital city is the best place, where it's convenient to deal with any problems. What's more, living in seclusion is boring. You'll get lonely after a long time. "
Lao Guo was a person who didn't want to live in seclusion. He didn't think it was good to live in seclusion. After a long time, he would feel lonely and bored. He seemed to be a lively person.
Perhaps it was because everyone's living environment was different that led to different needs. For example, people living in the city always wanted to live in seclusion in beautiful places in the countryside and live a life like a paradise. People living in the mountains always wanted to see the outside world and always looked forward to the life of the city people. They felt that living in the city was the ideal way of life.
There were also people who lived by the sea. They felt that the scenery of the desert was spectacular, but people who lived in the desert couldn't even guarantee a basic water source. Their lives were very difficult. It was not a place that normal people could live in. Similarly, people who lived by the sea every day couldn't feel how beautiful the sea was.
Different living environments led to different needs. That was to say, people always envied others and felt that the place where others lived was better than their own, so they always envied others.
In fact, every way of life had its limitations. After a long time, people would feel tired of any way of life, and thus, they would have thoughts and thoughts of changing everything.
Living in seclusion was one of the changes. Traveling was another. Living in seclusion was a complete change, while traveling was only a temporary change in one's way of life.
"I just said it casually. I don't mean to live in seclusion like others. Think about me. It's really hard for me to live in seclusion. No one in the imperial court will agree to it. Alas! Excellent and talented people also have their troubles. I guess he really can't leave me now. "
Ang Lee said with a bitter smile.
Even though Li An already had everything, he could get whatever he wanted. He basically had everything that an awesome person could have. Unfortunately, this still couldn't stop the troubles from coming. No matter how awesome a person was, they would still have their troubles. Naturally, Li An was no exception.
"Assistant Minister Li, let's not talk about these unhappy things. We'd better study how to fight tomorrow's raid so as to avoid casualties on both sides and what to do in case of an accident. We have to study these in advance, so that we won't be in a panic when there is an accident, which will lead to casualties."
Lao Guo said.
Li An nodded and said, "Avoiding casualties is the most important thing. Nothing is more important than avoiding casualties. If we can't satisfy both sides, we will naturally prioritize avoiding casualties. These Horse Gangs should know what's good for them. If any Horse Gangs try to resist, we will immediately attack the one leading the resistance. We must ensure the safety of our soldiers. Even if we can't catch a single Horse Gang alive, we can't let our soldiers pay the price with their lives. However, the probability of this happening is very low. As long as our army suddenly rushes out, these Horse Gangs will definitely be scared out of their wits. How would they have the courage to fight against our army when they are scared out of their wits? They should be nothing to worry about. Everything will be settled tomorrow, haha!"
"Well, let's do as Assistant Minister Li said. Come on, let's eat! Let's not talk about this. Haha! This carp tastes really good! It's really good. It's a rare delicacy. We must eat more. "
Lao Guo said.
Everyone was naturally full of confidence in dealing with these Horse Gang. After killing the main force of the Horse Gang in one fell swoop, the remaining Horse Gang was no longer a concern. However, when dealing with the main force of the Horse Gang, Li An's bodyguards suffered many casualties. Although such casualties were nothing compared to the results of the battle, for Li An, even the loss of one bodyguard was intolerable. Li An could not tolerate such a thing happening. Therefore, when dealing with the remaining Horse Gang, he deliberately appeared to be so cautious. He took a big detour to set up an ambush so that the weary Horse Gang would not be able to resist after such a long journey. Then, the soldiers would be able to capture these defenseless Horse Gang in one fell swoop. This was the perfect victory in Li An's heart. A perfect victory was something that people in this era did not dare to pursue. However, Li An dared to pursue this kind of perfection and felt that as long as he was well prepared, it was completely possible to achieve this.
Zero casualties in battle. This was the ultimate goal pursued by a major country in the future. In any ancient society, no one dared to pursue such a goal. However, Li An felt that as long as the situation was not too urgent, they could try to pursue zero casualties. Through advanced equipment, strict training, and wise command, they could achieve this ultimate goal.
There weren't many people who supported Li An's idea of zero casualties. Of course, this was also because Li An hadn't spread this idea far and wide. Many people weren't very clear about it and didn't know how to achieve zero casualties. Even if they knew, most of them wouldn't believe it or think it was unnecessary. It was too difficult to achieve this goal. Normally, it wouldn't be difficult to fight against bandits, but if they were to fight against the elites of powerful countries, how could they maintain zero casualties? This was simply impossible.
In addition, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, ordinary children of the poor began to serve in the army. Joining the army was no longer the job of the children of the noble families, especially the soldiers at the forefront. The casualty rate of these soldiers was very high, but they were ordinary poor people after all. The death of a few of them was not a big loss to the empire, and the leaders of the empire would not feel any heartache. In order to obtain military merits, a general would often disregard the lives of the soldiers under his command. An order to attack was likely to cause thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of casualties. In any case, the one who died was not himself. If the soldiers were all dead, not only would he be fine, he would even receive a very high reward from the imperial court, thus creating the classic saying that a general's success was built on the bones of ten thousand.
It was too cruel to sacrifice so many soldiers just for a relatively important border city. In fact, there should be a better way. It was never a good idea to let the soldiers under one's command die.
Of course, the premise of pursuing zero casualties at any time was the support of equipment. The reason why a certain big country in the future dared to pursue zero casualties was mainly because they had the support of powerful equipment and strength that was far stronger than their opponents. When attacking their opponents, they could very well protect themselves from being attacked by their opponents. This powerful strength was the premise of their pursuit of zero casualties, but it was not true that they had zero casualties. When they really fought, there were still many casualties. However, relatively speaking, these casualties were too insignificant. It gave people the feeling that there were no casualties. Compared to the tens of thousands of casualties in the previous battles, a few dozen or a few hundred casualties were really a drizzle. It was not worth mentioning at all.
If the troops of the Tang dynasty wanted to pursue zero casualties, the best way was naturally to improve their equipment. Only with powerful equipment that the enemy could not resist could they achieve this seemingly impossible goal.
For example, the troops of the Tang dynasty who attacked Stone Castle City paid a heavy price. The main reason was that the siege weapons were too outdated. Stone Castle City was a strong city that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, the only way to capture this strong city was to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers. It was not surprising that tens of thousands of people were killed in this battle.
However, if the troops had more powerful weapons, the situation would be completely different. The casualties would definitely not be high. As long as a big hole was blasted open by the cannons, the defending troops could only surrender. In this way, the casualties could be greatly reduced. It was even possible that there would be no casualties at all. After all, if the enemy surrendered, there would naturally be no casualties. This was called subduing the enemy without fighting. This was the highest level of the art of war.
Therefore, the zero casualties mentioned by Ang Lee were mostly non-existent battles. In other words, the battle ended as soon as it started. In this way, the casualties would naturally not be high.
Being able to avoid a war that was about to happen was also a kind of zero casualties. Moreover, it was the highest level of zero casualties.
Since he had already studied the plan thoroughly and knew the situation of the Horse Gang like the back of his hand, in this case, there was naturally no need to spend too much energy on studying the tactics. As long as the army attacked tomorrow, it would basically be a complete victory. The Horse Gang was no match for the troops of the Tang dynasty. The gap between them was too big. There was no comparison at all.
Dozens of miles away, the Horse Gang moved much faster. Since the team in front had abandoned half of the treasure, there was naturally no reason to continue moving slowly. If they were caught up by the people behind in this situation, it would be somewhat inexcusable. They would not be able to live with themselves. Therefore, One-eyed's team was desperately moving forward.
The people behind were naturally embarrassed to be left too far behind. They were now burdened with the same burden as the team in front. If they were left too far behind, it would appear that they were incompetent. After all, they were all eating the same food. Why should they be worse than others? One of them was a little guilty, so they were desperately speeding up. The people behind did not show any signs of weakness. As a result, their speed was twice as fast as usual. They were getting closer and closer to the Luhui River Valley.
In the evening, Foal felt even more tired. This was almost more tiring than throwing away the treasure. They were angry, angry with the team behind them. They wanted to show the team behind them how strong they were. They were so slow before because they carried too many treasures. Now that everyone's burden was the same, their speed naturally could not be the same as before. Otherwise, they would be in the wrong. However, what they did not expect was that the team behind them did not let them go. They actually increased their speed and were not slower than them at all. Unwilling to admit defeat, they naturally could not let others see them as a joke. Therefore, they could only rush forward desperately.
"Brother Ma, did you hear that? There are pheasants crowing. This journey is really strange. Every time we arrive at a campsite, we can always meet pheasants. There are so many pheasants along the way, even more than the pheasants in our Qiwu Mountain. "
The fat man said.
Foal became nervous and said, "It's a good thing that there are so many pheasants! This way, we will have game to eat. Fatty, have a good rest. I'll go hunt a pheasant for you. "
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