Because of Fan Zeng's "resurrection from the dead." Xiang Zhuang was in a very good mood today. He was so confused by Po Jun just now that Xiang Zhuang was in a better mood. When he was about to go to Ying Zhen's bedroom to make up for a sleep, Bailixian walked in with two test papers, shaking his feather fan. As a military advisor, Bailixian did not need to report to the palace to meet.

"Is the second military examination over?" Xiang Zhuang said that, and turned his head to look outside the window. Isn't it evening?

Bailixian held a feather fan and bowed to Xiang Zhuang's test paper, and handed one of the test papers to Xiang Zhuang, saying, "King, you can take a look at this answer first."

Xiang Zhuang took the answer sheet and saw Xu Jiang's name written on the head of the paper.

"Xu Jiang?" Xiang Zhuang remembered it and asked Baili Xian, "It's the Xu Jiang who came from Lujiang who played against Bi Shu at Qingfeng Chess last night but lost in the middle of the game, right?"

Bailixian smiled and said, "It's this person, the king might as well look at his answer."

Xiang Zhuang opened the answer sheet and the first question was the tenth chapter of "Forty-Two Chapters of Wei Liaozi". Xu Jiang answered quite well. Although there were several fallacies, it was generally not bad. This at least shows that Xu Jiang has read "Wei Liaozi" for less than a hundred times, otherwise it would be impossible to write to this level.

Then there are answers to two practical combat examples. Although the tactics proposed by Xu Jiang are a bit conservative, they are considered to be fair and at least generally included in the category of caution. In the last question, "On the Chu Army", Xu Jiang did not put forward any new views, but only generally discussed the possibility of training elite soldiers and improving equipment.

After reading the answer sheet, Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "Well, he is still a talented person. If he can practice in the army for a few years, Xu Jiang will definitely be able to go to the next level in terms of vision and ability. So, isn't he a student from Lujiang? When he takes the entire eight subjects, he will return to Lujiang and become a military officer at Gaochu."

Bailixian shook the feather fan, then gave Xiang Zhuang a thumbs up, and said, "The King is Yingming."

Although there are several generals under Xiang Zhuang, Pang Yu is young, wise and brave, and is calm in his work, and he is extremely handsome and has the style of a general. It is hard to say that he is calm and ruthless, and he is cautious and enterprising. Only Gao Chu is the most brave among the three, but also the easiest to make a devastating defeat due to resolute progress. If a wise man is cautious in joining the army and reminds him in the tent, it is undoubtedly excellent.

"King, look at this answer sheet again." After Xiang Zhuang put down Xu Jiang's answer sheet, Bai Lixian handed over another one.

Xiang Zhuang took the answer again and expanded it, but the two words "Bi Shu" written in regular script were written in regular script on the head. Speaking of which, among the tens of thousands of students who came to Wuzhong to take the exam, most of them did not know the existence of regular script before. However, after only a few days in Wuzhong, these students quickly accepted neat and easy-to-write regular script fonts.

The first question is the tenth chapter of Wei Liaozi. I saw that the whole text is neat and tidy, and the pen is straight through the back of the paper. What is particularly rare is that there is no fallacy in the whole article. This is not something that can be done simply by reading it a few hundred times. You must have a deep enough understanding of Wei Liaozi's military strategy to write to this level.

Xiang Zhuang smiled slightly and said, "Ziliang, is Bi Shu's attitude very upright today?"

Bailixian shook the feather fan and said, "King, it seems that Bi Shu didn't answer seriously yesterday's exam of the Kefa family, and his words and actions in Qingfeng Chess House, including the destruction of the Da Chu two times in the national chess, were all intentional. He just wanted to see if you have the xiong, demeanor, and elegance."

"It's not that simple." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said, "If the State of Chu does not have enough manpower and national strength, no matter how strong I am, no matter how arrogant I have, no matter how elegant I am, I am afraid Bi Shu would not take it seriously, and it is even more impossible for him to stay and assist me. After all, it was the game between the match with Yafu yesterday that touched him."

Bailixian agreed deeply. The so-called king and ministers also choose kings. The reason why he and Bailixian and many old Qin clans chose Xiang Zhuang in adversity was because Xiang Zhuang believed in the farming and war system and even praised Qin law. Bishu studied under Guiguzi, and what he learned was the way of kings and domineering. If Xiang Zhuang could not achieve the emperor's hegemony, Bishu would certainly not stay.

Then there are practical combat examples. The question of one of the questions is as follows: How to delay 50,000 Han troops with 5,000 Chu troops in the narrow valleys of mountains and forests?

Xu Jiang's previous answer was to choose the most dangerous place to build a village and defend it. Although this method is safe and cautious, it seems a bit too conservative. Once a village is really built, it will cause the five thousand Chu troops to be passively beaten, and the Han army may also send surprise troops to attack the Chu army, which will be a big trouble.

Bishu's answer is much bolder and more in line with Xiang Zhuang's preferences.

Bi Shu believes that there is no pass that cannot be broken in the world, and the Han army has an absolute advantage in military strength. If the Chu army blindly defends, it will definitely not be able to defend. Therefore, the Chu army can only take the initiative to attack, and only attack is the best defense. The Chu army should hold the Han army with endless and elusive attacks, making it difficult for them to move forward.

To the details, Bi Shu also formulated a complete set of strict tactics, including ambush, fire attack, rockfall, and night attack. Bi Shu even designed a set of methods of night communication in the mountainous areas, which is similar to the beacon fire gathering technique that Mr. Xiangzhuang and Wei Liao had imagined when they were in Dabie Mountains.

Seeing Xiang Zhuang's expression strange, Baili Xian smiled and said, "Master, when I first saw this answer, I was really a little doubtful. Did Bi Shu also participate in the battle of Dabie Mountains? Or, Bi Shu is simply a disciple of the old military advisor Wei Liao. His answer is surprisingly similar to your tactical thoughts."

Xiang Zhuang nodded reverently and said, "I can't tell, this Bishu is really well-known."

Xiang Zhuang originally thought that even though Bi Shu learned from Guiguzi, he was just a young man who had just emerged from a cottage. He had never led soldiers or fought wars. If he really came to the battlefield, he would not be afraid of the battle, at least he would need time to grow slowly, right? But now it seems that this guy is probably really a military genius!

There seems to be many such figures in history. Huo Qubing was only eighteen years old and could lead his army into the north of the desert for thousands of miles, defeating the Huns. There is also Lu Xun from Sun Wu of the Three Kingdoms, and a scholar in white actually defeated Guan Yu, who had experienced many battles. Before these two people were born, they seemed to be both young boys who had just emerged.

Finally, there is "On the Chu Army", a major topic specially set up by Bailixian in order to select talents.

When I first saw this military test paper, Xiang Zhuang did not think that any of the students who took the exam could deliver a satisfactory answer to this big question, but now, Bi Shu has actually delivered an answer to Xiang Zhuang with admiration. Bi Shu’s argument at the beginning was to abolish the descendants of the descendants of the clan, reward military merits, abolish the new soldiers and promote military camps.

Among them, "Abolishing the nobles and rewarding military merits" is actually the content of the farming and war system, and there is no new meaning. However, the second half of the sentence "Abolishing the new soldiers and serving soldiers and promoting military camps" greatly touched Xiang Zhuang. This Bishu is truly a contemporary descendant of Guiguzi, and his vision and insight are really extraordinary.

The so-called "replacement of soldiers" means that all the people are soldiers. The state stipulates that all males over 16 must take turns to serve, which is called "replacement". As for the "replacement of soldiers", it is actually to let males who serve Yao service join the army. The "replacement of soldiers" are forced to serve. No matter whether they are strong or weak, whether they are willing or unwilling, you must apply.

Bi Shu mentioned in "On the Chu Army" that due to the forced urgency of the new soldiers, the military's composition is uneven, and the uneven quality of the soldiers seriously restricts the training intensity of the army. If the training intensity cannot be improved, the combat effectiveness cannot be improved. Therefore, it is urgent to abolish the new soldiers.

Xiang Zhuang has a deep impression of this.

When the wild horses were ordered in danger, the five thousand Chu troops were of varying quality. However, Xiangzhuang brutally eliminated all the old, weak, sick and disabled through the most direct and fierce way of long-distance marching, thus improving the overall quality of the Chu army and ensuring the overall combat power of the Chu army, which led to the subsequent brilliant victories.

Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to abolish the new soldiers and the soldiers are in urgent need of delay!

In fact, if it were not for the implementation of the law on the registration of households, the new land tax law, and the business department of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and the abolition of the system of new soldiers and military service, a series of military reforms and legal preparations were needed, Xiang Zhuang would probably have issued an edict to fully implement military reforms in the State of Chu.

The "promotion of military camps" proposed by Bi Shu made Xiang Zhuang even more secretly shocked.

The military camp mentioned in Bishu is not a simple military camp. A simple military camp is actually a general and a military camp summoned together, fighting and farming without fighting. That's all. The military camp system mentioned in Bishu's article is almost the prototype of the military camp system implemented in the Sui and Tang Dynasties in later generations.

First of all, not all strong men are qualified to participate in military camps.

Bishu believes that special institutions should be set up in each county and county to select strong men. Only strong men with strong bodies and no diseases are eligible to be selected. Once selected, the strong men and his family will be moved to the military garrison and settled in a centralized manner, becoming the country's reserve military households. The reserve military households can be distributed to a fixed quota of land and can also be exempted from land tax.

Of course, it is not possible to rest assured that you become a reserve military household. Once a strong man in the household is disabled or killed due to war, the reserve military household must be sent back to the original placement. Those who have military achievements can still get a title and receive a rice from the local government. If there is no military achievements, there will be nothing. Although this is cruel, it is also necessary.

If military households enjoy tax-free benefits, they must bear corresponding risks.

In addition, in addition to the busy farming season, reserve military households need to maintain strict training at ordinary times. The armor and weapons required for combat are also funded by the military households themselves and are responsible for repairs. Once the war breaks out, the country can quickly summon enough trained elite soldiers, and the Chu army will be invincible before the battle!

"Great talent!" Xiang Zhuang closed the answer sheet and sighed, "Bi Shu has great talent!"
Chapter completed!