"A well-controlled army and incompetent generals cannot be defeated; an uncontrolled army and capable generals cannot win."
After the battlefield was initially cleaned up, the main forces of the North and South armies on the other side crossed the river one after another. The emperor, escorted by the guards Wang Zhong and Yu Linlang, slowly crossed the river in the largest ship. Yu Lin and Huben were stationed along the river.
When the Northern Army and other Imperial Guards saw the emperor's honor guard coming out of the ship one after another, they knew that Luan Jia had arrived, so they all stood under the leadership of the generals and bowed to the emperor with their troops in hand. The cry of "Long Live the Mountain" resounded throughout the company camp.
The emperor did not rest. He was riding on a tall horse that was given the imperial title "骕骆". He held the hilt of the sword in one hand and the horse rein in the other. After listening to Gao Shun's report, he learned that he had gained a lot of victory at a very small cost.
When the thousands of rebels and countless prisoners were captured, they were very excited, but with a look of astonishment on their faces, they said: "They are really a bunch of rabble, vulnerable to a single blow!"
"This battle depends on His Majesty's divine power. The soldiers sacrifice their lives. How can they be small enough to fight against the elite of our Northern and Southern armies!" Gao Shun, who was accompanying the driver, replied sternly.
Then the emperor inspected the temporary fortifications built by Gao Shun on the shore along the way. Although the time was rushed and the overall shape was a bit crude, the Luzhai trenches were in good condition, surrounding the entire military formation like a copper wall and an iron wall. The emperor couldn't help but exclaimed: "Your Majesty.
You have the talent to run an army, but when it comes to using troops cautiously, Zhang Liao is not as good as you in this regard."
Gao Shun leaned on his horse and replied: "This is just the ability that a general should have. You don't deserve such ridiculous praise from your Majesty."
"When we set out to march, we must be victorious." The emperor smiled lightly and said: "You have the style of a general, and you are not arrogant or shy after winning a decisive battle. It is really rare. You should be more accomplished in the future."
This was a very high level of praise. Even though Gao Shun had always been serious about his words, his expressionless face could not help but be moved at this moment. He thought of the rumors that the Lieutenant of the Middle Base was the successor or part-time job of the Lieutenant Colonel of the Northern Army, and he felt even more excited in his heart.
He said excitedly: "Thank you for your majesty's love!"
"Let me ask you." The emperor asked while looking at the rough but organized fortress: "What makes a strong army?"
"Although he has gone through hundreds of battles, he does not change his ambition. He is not arrogant in victory and not discouraged in defeat. He is familiar with military formations and listens to orders. Even if his armor is uneven, he can still be called a strong soldier." Gao Shun said.
"It makes sense. I have seen the appearance of the trapped camp that day. No matter the momentum or the individual force of the soldiers, it is far superior to that of the Northern and Southern armies." The emperor nodded and asked again: "Then according to what you see,
Can the Northern and Southern armies be considered strong troops now?"
The trapped camp was Gao Shun's effort. Now it has been abolished and classified as a middle camp. Therefore, Gao Shun loves his family and the army. He also attaches great importance to and evaluates the Northern Army: "The power of the Northern and Southern Army is unified, the soldiers are armored, and the morale is high."
All of these are excellent. What's more, His Majesty loves the soldiers so much that he specially entrusted the Imperial College to open a subject of education to pass on the education of the soldiers. Not only will the soldiers become more familiar with the military formations and flags, but it will also increase their desire to serve and fight. In the end, they will think that
"Since ancient times, there have been no more powerful and elite soldiers than those of the Northern and Southern armies."
After several reorganizations, eliminations, and trainings, the Northern and Southern armies were both rare in the world in terms of their physical fitness and the sophistication of their equipment. Although the two combined totaled only 30,000 people, they could almost equal one to ten. In addition,
On the basis of the complete equipment and physical strength of the Northern and Southern Army, the emperor also asked Taixue to select outstanding students to go to the Northern and Southern Army on time every month, including middle and low-level officers from humble families, as well as soldiers with outstanding performance in daily training.
Provide literacy education.
In order not to delay the training during the day, the study and education were carried out at night. In a certain sense, the soldiers participating in the study can be regarded as students in the second-level subjects under Taixue. The official name is the Educational Science Department, which is derived from "teaching with effect"
However, the rough people under the Northern and Southern Army, most of whom came from the Han family, did not recognize this formal and awkward name, and privately called it "night school" or "night school".
The learning content of the education department is extremely simple. It shares almost the same textbooks as the elementary school under Taixue. Most of them focus on literacy, popularization of basic laws, and court policies. The most important one is to promote loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. The emperor is
The idea of the country.
The superior bodies and equipment, coupled with the advancement of thought, made the Northern and Southern Army full of vitality in just over a year. Compared with the miscellaneous armies such as Fan Chou and Ma Teng stationed in Gyeonggi Province, the Northern and Southern Army directly under the emperor
The army was superior in every aspect, leaving the other armies far behind.
Hearing the praise from Gao Shun, the elite man who single-handedly created the trap camp, the emperor couldn't help but feel a little proud. He said: "Mencius once said that King Hui of Liang 'could defeat the strong armor and powerful soldiers of Qin and Chu with his sword.' I thought, Mencius
It doesn’t really mean that as long as you hold a wooden stick, you can resist strong enemies. What should be said is that if people are united, even if you hold a wooden stick against those strong soldiers with strong armor, you can win with these people. This is the truth
What?"
Xun You, Jia Xu and others have been with the emperor for a long time, and they know that this young emperor has far more knowledge than ordinary people, and it can be said that he has thousands of things hidden in his heart. Especially in the past year or so, under the influence of the great scholars Zhao Qi and Huan
Under the guidance of Dian and others, and supported by the resources of Shiqu Pavilion's collection of tens of thousands of books, relying on the insights and thinking methods of his previous life, the emperor could often say some thought-provoking words, such as the one he argued with the ministers of China and Taiwan on the day when the imperial edict was seized to seize power.
"It is the responsibility of the emperor", and the words "Putting what you have learned into practice" said by Weifu Chengjiao this spring.
Although most of the language is simple, if you think about it carefully, you can always gain a lot of understanding. The sentence the emperor just said seems to deny what Mencius said on the surface, but in fact it raises questions about what Mencius said.
A deeper explanation.
Xun You was extremely shocked. You must know that in the eyes of the world, Mencius's words can be summed up as "the benevolent are invincible", but the emperor took a different approach and gave a different explanation. In the eyes of others, this may not be a big deal.
, but Xun You’s family origins, how could he not know that the emperor’s understatement was clearly explaining, and to be more serious, it was just a comment!
In this era, not everyone can casually annotate the classics. If you are not a famous scholar, even if you do it, it will only make people laugh and not be convinced by the world.
But the emperor just did it, and in such a casual tone. Although the emperor said, not, wait for the scriptures, it can be seen as a test of the emperor's annotation of the scriptures. If you can annotate the scriptures today, won't you have to do it tomorrow?
Note? Moreover, given the emperor’s current authority, coupled with his profound knowledge and personal understanding of the scriptures, it is not impossible that the scriptures annotated by the emperor will be promoted throughout the world and become official annotations.
This was to break the gentry's monopoly on the final interpretation of ideology, and to shake the foundation of the gentry's livelihood. Xun You hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but look at Jia Xu, but saw that Jia Xu looked thoughtful, but had no plans.
speak.
Gao Shun was a humble man and had not read many books. He could not quote Confucius's poems everywhere like those Confucian scholars, so he quoted past examples as an explanation: "If people are united, they can indeed fight against powerful enemies. Back then, Chen Sheng rebelled against Qin.
, you can fight against the powerful Qin sword and halberd with a hoe and a whip, it is not the advantage of a soldier, it is a way of strengthening people's hearts."