On the eighth day of the eleventh month of the second year of Yuande, on the plain west of the Wei River, drums and music were blaring, bells were ringing four times, soldiers were standing in the forest, and cavalry were arrayed.
"The heaven protects you, and the hole is solid. If you are single and thick, why not eliminate your blessings? If you are more beneficial, you will never be a commoner..."
Accompanied by the joy of "Tianbao", Liu Che's emperor's arrival was fortunate to come here.
This is Yong County, about three hundred miles away from Chang'an and located on the plain on the west bank of the Wei River.
This was the most important place for religious activities during the Qin and Han dynasties.
At the same time, this is the old capital of the Qin State. Before Qin Xiangong moved the capital to Yueyang in 383 BC in order to deal with the Wei State, Qin established its capital in Yong for nearly three hundred years.
To this day, the palace ruins left over from the Qin Kingdom can still be seen in Yongdi.
When it came to the Han Dynasty, the status of Yong County was equally important!
Because, here is the Five Emperors Temple built by Liu Bang, Taizu of the Han Dynasty.
Rumor has it that the Black Emperor's Dharmakaya in the Five Emperors Temple was molded according to Liu Bang's appearance.
Regarding this rumor, Liu Che didn't know whether it was true or not.
Anyway, the old Liu family themselves have never denied it, but they have never admitted it either.
The emperor's carriage stopped in front of the Five Emperors Temple. Surrounded by the ministers, Liu Che got off the carriage and looked around. The entire plain had become a huge school ground.
Standing troops from 51 county-level units, 11 military camps, and 321 beacon towers in Guanzhong are gathered here at this moment.
There are nearly 50,000 troops in total, covering all types of troops, including cavalry, light infantry, heavy infantry, crossbowmen, chariot troops, etc.
Liu Che looked at the flags that covered the sky and the sun, and nodded secretly in his heart.
The general behind him, Wei Qihou Dou Ying, immediately bowed his head and reported: "Your Majesty, I was issued an imperial edict seven days ago to send orders to all the county lieutenants in Guanzhong, the generals holding festivals, the captains, the school captains, and the beacon towers to dispatch troops.
The horses will meet at Yong County. Before three quarters today, all the troops and horses will arrive at Yong County..."
Liu Che nodded noncommittally.
As early as more than a month ago, he wanted to see the mobilization and mobility capabilities of Guanzhong County's troops.
It's a pity that the emperor goes on patrol or even conducts a military parade. What a big event?
It doesn't mean you can leave just by walking.
I just kept putting it off and putting it off until today.
In this way, the opportunity is lost. God knows how many of the officers present now have connections who received the news half a month or even a month in advance and started preparations?
After preparing for so long, the troops from various counties still cannot arrive as scheduled.
The combat effectiveness of the Han Dynasty army was really worrying, and Liu Che had to make preparations to start over and train a new army to avoid repeating the mistakes of Guan Ning's cavalry in the late Ming Dynasty.
Looking at it now, the mobility and mobility of the soldiers in various counties are still acceptable.
Although, probably most people have already prepared for today half a month ago or even a month ago.
But within seven days, they had to move hundreds of miles. Even though all these troops abandoned their baggage and moved forward with light troops, they had sufficient logistical support along the way.
But it’s still rare!
In particular, each ministry is under different armies, which are arranged on both sides of the plain in an orderly and disciplined manner. It can be seen that the organizational and mobilization capabilities of the Han army have not deteriorated.
This is still a strong and powerful army that can draw, win, fight tough battles, and win battles!
Therefore, Liu Che didn't take it to heart about some flaws.
After all, we cannot compare the army of feudal society with the army of modern times or even modern times.
When Liu Che turned around, the officials immediately knelt down and listened respectfully to the imperial edict.
Liu Che held up the large ribbon, cleared his throat, and said sternly to the ministers: "Since ancient times, the major events in the country have been military service and sacrifice. Now I am in favor of Yong Yong. I want to imitate the ancestors, watch the troops and perform martial arts, and then sacrifice to the five emperors, ministers, etc."
The pillar of the country, please come with me to observe the power of the army!"
Then, the sound of music immediately changed.
The sound of "Tianbao" gradually faded away, and the majestic and solemn "Zhanbiluoyi" played.
"Tianbao" is a poem praising the emperor, while "Zhanbi Luoyi" is a poem praising the emperor's army.
These two poems, both in terms of words and artistic conception, are full of naked imperialism.
But Liu Che felt that the three hundred poems actually only stated one fact: Long live the nationalism of China.
Throughout the Book of Songs, all the wars involved are the wars of the Xia against foreigners. The gentlemen it praises are all heroes who defended their families and the country, opened up new territories, and defeated the Yi and Di. The ladies it praises are all admirers of the gentlemen.
, women who keep the distinction between Chinese and foreigners.
The whole article tells everyone without any disguise: Only China's war is just, and the resistance and resistance of the Yi and Di barbarians are all wrong, incorrect, unpopular, and blessed by the gods.
"Looking at Biluo, the water in Wei is vast. When a gentleman comes here, he will be blessed like a tree. There will be a fortune in the sky, so he can be the Sixth Master..." Liu Che softly followed the music and recited the poem. He walked forward slowly,
At this moment, Liu Che seemed to have a feeling that the heroic spirits of this world, the heroes who opened up the territory for Zhu Xia, their eyes were hanging down from the nine heavens, looking at him, the heir of this future generation, this country and
The current ruler of the nation, Liu Che raised his voice and sang loudly: "Look at Biluo, the water is vast. When a gentleman comes here, there will be a jade. A gentleman will protect his family for ten thousand years. Look at Biluo,
The water in Wei is vast. When a gentleman reaches this point, his fortune and wealth will be the same!"
This song "Zhanbi Luoyi" may be considered a bit difficult to pronounce by future generations, and the words are unfamiliar.
But for today's nobles and ministers of the Han Dynasty, it is equivalent to pop music, catchy and popular. Moreover, because it is in elegant language, it is sung with a rhythm and a full rhythm.
So, following Liu Che's voice, all the accompanying ministers and princes and ministers couldn't help but join in the chanting.
For a time, the sound of Zhanbi Luoyi resounded throughout the world.
"Look at the Biluo, and the water is vast. A gentleman is here, and his fortune and wealth are the same. A gentleman will protect his family and country for thousands of years!" In the end, this large-scale chorus before the Christian era was led by hundreds of people, including Liang Wang Liu Wu and Jiangdu Wang Liu Yan.
The official knelt down behind Liu Che and sang the last verse of the song "Zhanbi Luoyi" loudly.
At this time, Guardsman Li Guang, who was in charge of arranging today's military parade, had already prepared the carriages and horses for the military parade for Liu Che and his ministers.
Liu Che took the lead in boarding the imperial carriage specially built for the military parade.
After getting on the cart, Liu Che ordered Wang Dao, who was waiting under the shaft, "When you return to Chang'an, remember to call Sima Xiangru here!"
Yi Zong is about to return in triumph. Since ancient times, the king's master has been ordered to conquer the Yi and Di. How can there be no poem praising the king's majesty, justice, strict discipline, and bringing the light of civilization to the Yi and Di?
To be honest, Liu Che really despised later emperors.
Conquering the unsubordinates, destroying the writings, temples, and systems of Yi and Di, and making them submit to the Xia. This was something praised by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties in ancient times. It was a great achievement praised in the Book of Songs.
Why are there so few articles and poems praising Master Wang since the Spring and Autumn Period?
Even the Song and Ming dynasties fell into the tragic situation of being beaten by the Yi and Di and barbarically destroyed.
Why do those literati who claim to have learned from three generations of disciples and imitated the Holy King pretend to be deaf and dumb on this matter?
Did their sages read the books with their buttocks?
Liu Che felt that there was something he couldn't understand.
Liu Che decided not to make the mistakes of later generations in this matter, and to correct the unhealthy trend in the current literary world of either praising landscapes or praising gardens.
Praising a gentleman for killing his enemies, defending his family and country, making friends with barbarians, educating barbarians, and bringing the light of civilization to the barbarians. This is the right path that the literary world should take!
While thinking about it, the ministers were already in their respective positions.
Liang Wang Liu Wu, personally holding a spear, was sitting on a chariot to the left of Liu Che.
Liu Yan, the king of Jiangdu, holds a bow and arrow in his hand, standing on a chariot on the right.
Prime Minister Zhou Yafu was in the lead in a four-horse chariot.
The remaining ministers, more than two thousand stones, and relatives of the princes and princes, also guarded the left and right in their order.
Protecting the Emperor's military parade is the supreme honor of being a minister.
Everyone was very conscientious and put their best foot forward.
everything's ready.
General Dou Ying drove to the side of Liu Che's imperial palace, got out of the car and paid homage: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Division is now ready, and all the ministers are ready. May I ask for your Majesty's order?"
Liu Che stood up, drew his sword from its scabbard, pointed forward, and said: "Soldiers are also deadly weapons, and saints have no choice but to use them. I am observing the soldiers today, and it is for the sake of Xiaoyu's world: Master Wang, I am upright and obey the orders of heaven. Only
If you are sent by me, you will only punish your subordinates, you will only seek injustice, and you will only attack those who are unjust. If you submit to me, abide by morality and justice, and conduct the governance of China, Wang Shiqiu, the barbarian country, will not commit any crime!"
This is like taking off your pants and farting, just trying to show off!
Is it not Liu Che who has the final say on whether ministers or disloyal ministers, whether there is a right or wrong, is it the Yi Di who has the final say?
Just like the rice emperors of later generations, if you say you don't cook for the people, you definitely don't cook for the people. If you cook for the people, there will still be shady things and the election is unfair, so I will definitely kill you.
As for the people, even Saudi Arabia and India can become reliable allies and loyal partners of the free world.
But appearance skills are still very important, and moral issues are also important.
An army must know why it is fighting in order to be effective.
Of course, the army in feudal society still needs sufficient incentives and rewards.
Just like the Qin army, everyone knows that they are fighting for their families, wives and children, and their personal future. Naturally, they are invincible.
But Qin's problem was that after he defeated all his enemies, he lost the goal and courage to continue fighting.
Even though Qin Shihuang was a heroic figure, he temporarily set up two new conquest targets for the Qin Empire: the Huns in the north and the Yue people in the south.
But the problem is that even if we win against these two new enemies, there will be no gain or success.
Therefore, after the death of Qin Shihuang, the Qin Empire collapsed, which was also expected.
After learning the lessons of Qin, Liu Che decided to pick up the disguise of morality and dress up the Han army as messengers of justice, protectors of the people, and Asian military police.
In the future, fetters can be used in places that are not suitable for rule and are beyond the reach of the Han Dynasty.
Just like what the Han Dynasty did to Mitsukoshi today.
He ordered his prince to be held hostage in Chang'an and influenced his domestic policies through economic, cultural, political and military affairs.
As for whether he will be bound by morality?
People who have this worry can only be said to be naive!
Dear, since when did war need a reason?
War has always been a matter of whether it can be fought or whether it should be fought.
As for the reason? Ohhhhh...
Liu Che had thousands of thoughts whirling around in his mind.
Dou Ying, who was kneeling in front of the chariot, was very encouraged when he heard the words. He kowtowed and said, "No! I will obey the imperial edict!"
For Dou Ying, a relative of the Dou family whose thoughts tend to be Confucian, Liu Che's speech really inspired him, and he felt that his whole body was full of energy.
Confucianism at the moment is actually a war school.
But they are not militants. Confucianism advocates fighting righteous wars, not unjust wars.
That is what a righteous war is.
Confucius said it right: there is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period!
The wars praised by Zhongni were only those fought against foreigners under the leadership of the emperor.
Of course, Guan Yiwu assists Duke Heng of Qi, respects the king and repels the barbarians, and unites the nine princes to unite the world. This is also a righteous war.
At this point, Liu Che’s ideas are very close to those of Confucianism.
Civil war should be avoided if possible. Foreign war should open up living space for the descendants of the nation. Use the sword of the Han Dynasty to obtain land, cattle and resources for the plows of the Han Dynasty. This is a just war and a sacred war!
But at this moment, Liu Che had no intention of caring about Confucian issues.
As Dou Yingsan kowtowed and left, the huge Emperor's military parade began to move forward slowly, driving onto the road that had been renovated half a month ago and paved with a layer of fine sand, heading towards
In the distance, there were huge military formations lined up on both sides of the plain.
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The emperor's chariots are so powerful and powerful that they are composed of eighty-one chariots, including the convoys of princes, kings, ministers, princes and ministers.
This is just a convoy of ministers.
According to the Han system, the emperor's cavalry was divided into three parts: the guiding honor guard convoy, the feng shui convoy, and the golden root car phalanx.
If the entire emperor's army were dispatched, it would be a huge lineup of two to three hundred chariots and thousands of accompanying personnel.
Liu Che, for the sake of frugality, only dispatched half of Lubo's troops in this military parade, but it was also a huge convoy consisting of more than a hundred chariots, hundreds of cavalry, and nearly two thousand people.
Along the way, drummers and musicians kept playing various music praising the majesty of the emperor and the surrender of all barbarians.
The Huben Guards and cavalry were waiting with their arms at the ready, concentrating on guarding the surroundings. The princes, ministers and ministers stood solemnly.
When the Lu Bo chariot arrived in front of the first military formation, the entire army, like a black ocean, knelt down and worshiped: "Your Majesty, the great Han will be victorious for thousands of years!"
Liu Che stood up and looked at the military formation with burning eyes.
Beside him, the serving minister Ling Ji An was well prepared and introduced to Liu Che: "Your Majesty, this is the garrison of the Northern Army stationed in Bashang. There are many soldiers in the army. They are all selected from good families and loyal ministers. There are even some famous ones."
After the old soldiers from Guandong who followed Emperor Gaozu to conquer the world!"
"Back then, Jianghou joined the Northern Army. This army was the first leftist army to fight for the Liu family!"
Liu Che nodded and understood. This was the Red Army of the Han Dynasty. They had good roots and outstanding military exploits. More importantly, they were politically reliable!
Back then, after Zhou Bo joined the Northern Army, the Northern Army did not take Chang'an without a single blow.
They fought with their fellow Confederate soldiers with real swords and guns.
The Southern Army led by Lu Chan alone was a huge obstacle.
Without Liu Zhang's timely support, the coup might have been suppressed.
Liu Che read relevant records from the royal archives. It is said that at that time, corpses were everywhere in Weiyang Palace, blood flowed into rivers, Shiqu Pavilion was filled with corpses, and the entire Changle Palace became a country of the dead.
Even when Liu Che's grandfather, Emperor Taizong, arrived in Chang'an, the dead bodies in Changle and Weiyang palaces had not yet been cleaned up.
It was after that civil war that the Han Dynasty established the national policy of the Northern Army as a palace garrison, and did not allow the Southern Army to intervene. The Southern Army could only serve as a city defense force and a capital garrison.
Facing such a heroic army, even Liu Che couldn't help but stand up and ordered Ji An: "Zou Wuyi!"
Then, Liu Che walked out of the curtain of driving the chariot, holding the Emperor's Sword in his hand, and greeted the soldiers.
Immediately, it triggered huge cheers from the soldiers of the Confederate Army.
In the Han Dynasty, the emperor was a god, called sacred, the executor of God's will, the ruler assigned by destiny. The management and benevolence of the four generations of the Liu family, especially since Taizong, have created the good image of the emperor Liu.
Even though Liu Che came to the throne with a weak title, he naturally gained a great reputation among the middle and lower-level officers and soldiers.
Since Liu Che came to the throne, he has never shied away from the military's requirements, strongly supporting, encouraging, and supporting the military's plans. Liu Che even sometimes cares about the military's food issues.
These things were spread to Guanzhong through Xiuyiwei and reached the ears of every soldier.
This moved everyone in the army even more.
Now, the emperor appeared in person, holding the emperor's sword, and greeted everyone.
Although it was only a short moment, it still made countless people feel the supreme honor and excitement.
Being lucky enough to meet Tianyan is an honor in itself in the Han Dynasty!
What's more, after that, the Emperor's Band played "No Clothes", which made almost all the soldiers feel warm in their hearts.
"How can you say that I have no clothes? I share the same robe with you. When the king raised an army, I cultivated my sword and spear. I have the same hatred as you!" Wei Ran, the leader of Zhou Yafu, sighed: "He is indeed a holy king!"
Liang Wang Liu Wu, who was on the side of Liu Che's chariot, looked at the faces of the soldiers who were full of excitement and excitement, and was also deeply in thought.
Recently, many people have come to him to persuade him, hoping that he can withdraw his support for the Yantie government camp.
Originally, he was already a little loose.
But after seeing this scene, Liu Wu understood.
The destiny of heaven and the hearts of the people are in the hands of the Han Dynasty and the Son of Heaven. Regardless of the princes of Guandong or the powerful merchants, they are all just clowns.
With such a military spirit, under the emperor's order, Tiger and Ben came out of the pass. Who in the world can defeat him?
Besides...
Liu Wu's eyes passed over the equipment on the soldiers of the Southern Army.
The weapons in the hands of these soldiers have all changed. In the past, the swords, serial crossbows and other sharp weapons that were only seen in the Emperor's personal guards, Hu Ben and Yu Lin, have now begun to be equipped on the Southern Army.
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Liu Wu heard that last year, the emperor and the prime minister spent a whole year updating all the equipment of the Han Dynasty's 100,000 field troops.
Although sharp weapons such as Modao and repeating crossbows may not have become popular, Liu Wu heard from his minister Liang Yu that several cavalry units directly under Chang'an had all been equipped with horseshoes and newer stirrups and saddles. The light cavalry attacked hundreds of people day and night.
Here, it is just leisurely, and there is no wind coming and going.
Thinking about these things, Liu Wu knew how to choose!
