If a hundred tigers running together is nothing, what about muskets and artillery?

When muskets and artillery are introduced to the entire army, the enemy will be annihilated even if they are not far away. Is there any place for individual bravery to be used?

Yang Wenguang was a little confused and ordered the soldiers of the Bulgarian Army to clean up the battlefield.

Naturally, the soldiers of the Bulgarian Army did not have as many soldiers as Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang thought.

They only know that if they win a battle, they will receive a reward.

After receiving Yang Wenguang's order, they rushed out to clean the battlefield with joy.

A few days later.

The report on the battle at Yanmen Pass was sent to Cao Wei's desk.

Cao Wei stared at the opened report on his desk for a long time without saying anything.

Lu Yijian stood aside and said with a puzzled look on his face: "Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang won the battle at Yanmen Pass, and you're not happy?"

Cao Wei slowly withdrew his gaze, glanced at Lu Yijian, and said calmly: "Why should I be happy?"

Lu Yijian was stunned again and again, staring at Cao Wei in confusion.

Cao Wei let out a deep sigh, "Ten thousand Hundred Tigers rushed together and fired a volley, and ten thousand Liao troops were destroyed. The war was over before it even started."

Lu Yijian said in astonishment: "Isn't this bad? No one of us was killed or injured."

Cao Wei said calmly: "That's good, but where will we go from here?"

Lu Yijian was stunned.

Cao Wei continued: "We, martial artists, have practiced martial arts all our lives just to kill the enemy on the battlefield and wrap their bodies in horse leather. But as soon as a hundred tigers rushed out, the enemy fell a hundred steps away.

Muskets and artillery are more powerful.

After Ko Ji builds more muskets and artillery, they will definitely be equipped with the entire army.

When the time comes, where will those of us who rely on martial arts to make a living go?"

Lu Yijian was stunned again.

He has been paying attention to the victory or defeat of the Yanmen Pass battle, but he has not paid attention to the series of impressions behind the Yanmen Pass battle.

A hundred tigers galloping together managed to annihilate the enemy at a hundred paces without losing a single soldier.

The warrior's bravery suddenly lost its effect on the battlefield.

Muskets and artillery are stronger than Hundred Tigers Running Together. Once muskets and artillery are equipped in the entire army, the reliance on warriors on the battlefield will probably be reduced to an extremely low level.

The imperial court's reliance on warriors, and even the generals behind the warriors, will then be reduced to an extremely low level.

Once the imperial court no longer needs generals, there will be little need for generals to exist.

Cao Wei definitely doesn't believe it if others believe it.

If the royal family really wanted to let all the generals retire from the country, the Fu family would not be destroyed, and the Gao family would not be suppressed and only three or two kittens would be left.

Cao Wei obviously passed the battle at Yanmen Pass, and after thinking about Jiangmen, he felt bad in his heart.

Lu Yijian pondered for a long time and enlightened: "Although Hundred Tigers Running together shows its power on the battlefield, it has its disadvantages after all. Hundred Tigers Running together is very bulky and is not suitable for use in pursuit battles.

So you don’t have to worry too much.”

Cao Wei stared at Lu Yijian and said, "What about the musket?"

The musket is very light, even lighter than an ordinary hand crossbow, and is easy to carry.

Lu Yijian pondered for a moment, then laughed dryly and said: "There are not many muskets and cannons, and I heard that they are not easy to make. It is impossible for Kou Ji to produce them in large quantities in a short time."

Cao Wei stared at Lu Yijian and asked, "Do you believe it?"

Lu Yijian pursed her lips and was speechless.

When Kou Ji took out Hundred Tigers Running Together, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also felt that it was impossible for Kou Ji to produce them in large quantities in a short period of time.

Then, in less than a year, Kou Ji had already supplied hundreds of tigers to all armies.

The number of muskets and artillery is now small.

But no one can guarantee whether Kou Ji will produce a large number of muskets and artillery to equip the entire army in just one year.

As long as the matter involves Kou Ji, it cannot be treated with common sense.

Kou Ji is always a person with endless means.

He can always do what others cannot and think what others dare not think.

Lu Yijian was silent for a long time. Seeing that Cao Wei didn't speak, Lu Yijian felt a little worried in her heart.

Cao Wei is the coach of this war. If his mentality changes, it will affect the changes in the war.

"This war..."

Lu Yijian pondered for a moment and then spoke slowly.

Cao Wei didn't wait for Lu Yijian to finish his words before he said decisively: "After this war is over, I am going to the Wenchang Academy. My descendants of the Cao family will take part in the scientific examination in the future. You are not allowed to stop me."

Lu Yijian frowned and said in a deep voice: "The general's disciples are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination. This is a rule set by Taizu."

Cao Wei said in a deep voice: "So, my general, am I going to die for this rule?"

Lu Yijian frowned even more when he heard this.

After Lu Yijian pondered for a long time, he said: "I will inform the officials about this matter, and the details will be decided by the officials."

Cao Wei slowly shook his head, "On the official side, I will naturally talk to Xiang. Now I just want to know your attitude."

Lu Yijian hesitated for a while, and sighed after a long time: "The children of the Cao family can go to the examination hall, but once the children of the Cao family leave the examination hall, there are not more than five children of the Cao family in the army.

When the Cao family's children leave Bianjing City, they cannot be assigned to serve as officials in one place."

Cao Wei nodded without hesitation: "My Cao family can agree."

Lu Yijian sighed and said nothing more.

Cao Wei also sighed.

We obviously won a battle and it was a day worth being happy about, but now no one is happy.

After Lu Yijian was silent for a long time, he asked Cao Wei: "Why do you want to go to Wenchang Academy?"

Cao Wei glanced at Lu Yijian and said: "In the future battlefields, we need wise generals and Confucian generals, not those who dominate with personal bravery. Naturally, I went to Wenchang Academy to help our Song Dynasty cultivate wise generals and Confucian generals.

Kou Gong intends to open a martial arts course in Wenchang Academy. He has invited me to come and take charge of it, but I have not agreed.

Now, I can agree."

Lu Yijian felt that Cao Wei's purpose of going to Wenchang Academy was probably more than just that.

Cao Wei probably felt that the general disciples would no longer have the same huge influence as before, so he wanted to use his disciples to make up for this.

Lu Yijian saw through Cao Wei's thoughts, but did not reveal it.

Because Cao Wei is the only famous general left in the court.

The imperial court wanted to cultivate wise and Confucian generals, and it was inseparable from Cao Wei.

Lu Yijian knew the importance of military affairs, so it was absolutely impossible for the imperial court to leave the training of generals to civil servants and not allow military officials to participate.

The generals trained in this way are inherently deficient and are prone to problems on the battlefield.

Now that the imperial court finally has the momentum to rise, it naturally cannot cut off its own muscles.

Lu Yijian felt that Cao Wei was far smarter than other generals.

If the other general masters knew about the battle at Yanmen Pass and felt panic, they would definitely try every means to restrict the appearance of muskets, artillery and other sharp weapons in the army.

For this reason, I am afraid that I would not hesitate to launch an army to cause chaos.

But Cao Wei didn't.

After Cao Wei felt the panic, the first thing he thought of was not to resist, but to integrate and blend in, turning disadvantages into great advantages.

He first ensured the Cao family's future status in the court by removing the Cao family's children from the imperial examination.

Then he entered the Wenchang Academy to help the court cultivate wise and Confucian generals, thereby stabilizing the Cao family's status.

Once Koji manufactured muskets and artillery in large quantities and equipped them with the entire army.

Wise generals and Confucian generals become crucial.

What if Cao Wei turned the first batch of wise and Confucian generals in the imperial court into his students?

After that, the wise generals and Confucian generals derived were Cao Wei's disciples and grandsons.

Can Cao Wei's disciples and grandchildren still bully the Cao family?

Want to bully your master and destroy your ancestors?

Anyone who serves as an official in the court will not end well if he deceives his master and destroys his ancestors.

Those who deceive their teachers and destroy their ancestors are neither filial nor have a bottom line. Who dares to use you?

Lu Yijian thought Cao Wei was smart, but there were people smarter than Cao Wei.
To be continued...