After Yue Fei and other Wu Jinshi received the decree, they looked through the "New Book of Records" and "Records of Military Training" written by Zhao Guanjia...
Although Niu Gao didn't know how to read, Zhao Guan's family sent a clerk to read the contents to him in a low voice.
Yue Fei, Wu Jie and other thirty-nine Wu Jinshi were shocked after reading or listening to the first few pages of the "New Book of Ji Xiao" written by Zhao Guan!
Even the Confucian general Zongze who accompanied Zhao Guan's family and the general Li Gang were shocked after reading a few pages of the new performance book.
They never expected that Zhao Guan, the emperor of peace who had lived in the palace for a long time, could actually write a military masterpiece that summarized the experience of training and running the army, just like a general who had experienced the battlefield for a long time!
At this time, Yue Fei, Wu Jie and other Wu Jinshi looked at Zhao Guan's house with even more admiration.
Moreover, the new Ji Xiao book written by Zhao Guanjia was written in the folk vernacular of the Song Dynasty, not a formal written text. This allowed Niu Gao, an uneducated outfield martial arts scholar, to listen to the official's reading and understand "
The content described in "Ji Xiao's New Book".
Zhao Ji looked around at the thirty-nine Wu Jinshi gathered around the long conference table:
Niu Gao pricked up his ears and listened with fascination as the clerk around him read to him the first few pages of the "New Book of Ji Xiao"...
Yue Fei and other thirty-eight martial arts scholars all stared at Ji Xiao's new book with their eyes wide open, fascinated...
Zhao Ji nodded with satisfaction and thought to himself:
It seems that the efforts I made in my spare time were not in vain!
I gave it to the future famous generals Yue Fei, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Yang Zaixing, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, Zhang Xian and others to watch. It will definitely inspire them in the formation of their military theories and help them select and train troops as generals in the future.
It will be of great help in rewarding and punishing subordinates, fighting enemies, etc.
Previously, Zhao Ji used the memory of a time traveler to translate the general contents of the "New Book of Records" and "Records of Military Training" by Qi Jiguang, the famous anti-Japanese general of the Ming Dynasty, which he had read many times, into the vernacular of the Song Dynasty, and also translated those two books into the vernacular of the Song Dynasty.
The parts in the book that would make people in the Song Dynasty suspicious, such as the Ming Dynasty title, were all deleted and finally translated into a book.
Then, he ordered Yushufang to use the clay movable type printing technology invented by Bi Sheng to print the two famous military books of later generations.
(Bi Sheng died a century ago, and the movable type printing technology he invented became more popular among the people in the Song Dynasty.)
When Zhao Ji saw Zongze, Li Gang, Yue Fei and others looking at the military book seriously, he said loudly:
"These two books on war are so thick that none of my dear friends can finish them today. I will give you all the books on war that are given to you."
Zongze, Li Gang, Yue Fei and others immediately thanked him and said: "Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty. When I return, I will definitely study these two masterpieces of military masters carefully."
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and asked the Wu Jinshi:
"Before this, I asked you to practice the use of firearms on your own for half a day at the test range outside the firearms manufacturing workshop. I saw how regretful you were at that time.
Now, I have asked you to use the other half of the day to study these two art of war, combined with the map of the Four Kingdoms that I made, and use the military sand table to deduce the battle situation of "aiding the Liao and resisting the Jin". You will see that this is better than what you have been trying all day.
Can shooting range practice be better?"
Yue Fei, Wu Jie and other Wu Jinshi all knelt down and worshiped:
"Wei Chen knows his mistake!"
"After Wei Chen followed Guan Jia to the General Academy, he realized that Guan Jia had worked so hard! Wei Chen is so grateful!"
"Wei Chen just watched the "New Book of Ji Xiao" and "Records of Military Training", and he was immediately enlightened!"
"At that time, Wei Chen was only thinking about the huge destructive power of the artillery. Why did he only let me practice firing the artillery for half a day? It turns out that the officials wanted me to learn more advanced tactics of war!"
"The humble minister knows his mistake, but the official is sage! The official can also let the ministers combine these two military strategist's books to deduce the battle of 'aiding the Liao Dynasty to fight against the Jin'. The plan is far-reaching, and no ministers can match it! The official is sage!
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"The humble minister knows his fault, but the official is wise!"
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Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said: "Everyone loves you Pingsheng. I would like to ask you, after reading a few pages of this military book, what have you gained and what do you think?"
Yue Fei said: "Wei Chen has also read military books since he was a child. The ancient military books all focus on strategy and other major aspects. However, Wei Chen has only read the "New Book of Ji Xiao" and "Records of Military Training", a total of less than 20 times.
I haven't even read a tenth of the page, and then I feel enlightened!"
Zhao Ji knew slightly that he trusted and loved Yue Fei very much.
I am afraid that anyone in this world can tell lies to make me happy. However, only the loyal and upright minister Yue Fei will not tell lies to deceive me.
Zhao Ji said happily: "Pengju, tell me in detail!"
"I obey the decree." Yue Fei held the "New Book of Ji Xiao" in his hand and said:
"Wei Chen looked at the opening of the "New Book of Ji Xiao" written by Guan Jia and said: 'To be a general, you must pay attention to the selection of troops.
The first sentence at the beginning is 'The choice of soldiers is precious.'
Wei Chen admires this argument!"
Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Yang Zaixing, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, Zhang Xian and other martial figures who were watching all nodded and agreed with Yue Fei's point of view.
Yue Fei was in a high mood and said excitedly: "The officials discussed in this military masterpiece:
'The only way to choose your troops is to be precise!'
Wei Chen couldn’t agree more!
In this military manual, the officials also asked generals not to use people who are slippery in the city, let alone cunning people.
Officials advocated using "honest men from the countryside" as generals.
I also agree with the specific criteria for selecting soldiers set by the officials!
When selecting soldiers, you should give priority to people who are 'fengwei', 'martial arts', 'strength' and 'smart'.
However, officials also wrote in some military books: "fengwei", "martial arts", "strength", and "smartness" can neither be discarded nor relied on exclusively. All because, those who can have these four good conditions
, there are really too few, it is not easy to choose such people.
"But if you have the courage to do it, you will be strong, strong and smart, and you will learn martial arts. This is the icing on the cake."
In contrast, when selecting soldiers, the most important condition is that they must be both mentally and physically capable;
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this military manual, the official said: Poor martial arts can be practiced.
The same is true for Wei Chen!
The commander who leads the army as a general should select soldiers and give them weapons according to their different characteristics. The ministers also agree. As the official said in the "New Book of Jixiao":
‘Everyone should be taught differently depending on their ability’.
"For example, the shield card is suitable for young and strong people, the long wolf shield is suitable for strong and majestic people, and the long spear and short soldiers are suitable for people who are smart and murderous.'
The above is what Chen Fei felt after reading the "Selection of Soldiers" chapter of the "New Book of Ji Xiao" compiled by Guan Jia!
If an official can write such a practical military book, I will look up to him and admire him!"
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and did not explain anything more to Yue Fei. Do we still need to tell these Wu Jinshi that the two military books I compiled are based on Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general and outstanding strategist more than three hundred years ago.
Of?
Even if I said it, everyone sitting here would not believe it. Instead, they would think that I am insane.
Although transferring (plagiarism) is somewhat unethical, didn't I want the Song Dynasty to no longer be humiliated by the Jin army like in history?
Zhao Ji asked Wu Jie, who was second on the list of Xiang Wu:
"I asked Wu Aiqing when he was reading the book, did he turn over the soldier selection chapter and read the military training chapter directly?"
Wu Jie looked nervous and immediately replied:
"The "New Book of Ji Xiao" written by Guan Jia was very refreshing to Wei Chen.
Before Weichen came to the capital to participate in this year's martial arts examination Enke, he served as a junior colonel in the Northwest Army. Therefore, Weichen looked forward to reading the "Military Training Chapter" in the "New Book of Jixiao" written by the officials.
Therefore, Wei Chen temporarily skipped "Selection of Soldiers" and read "Selection of Soldiers" by candlelight at night.
Wei Chen first went to read the "Military Training Chapter" in the "New Book of Ji Xiao" written by the official family, and hoped that the official family would forgive my sin!"
"Hahaha..." Zhao Ji laughed heartily and said, "Wu Aiqing, what is your crime? When I gave you Aiqing the two military books, I already mentioned them in advance. Can you just read them?"
After Wu Jie heard what Zhao Guanjia said, his tense nerves immediately relaxed a lot.
Zhao Ji asked: "Wu Aiqing, what do you think after reading "Military Training"?"
Wu Jie carefully played back:
"Before Weichen passed the martial arts examination, he had to lead more than a hundred officers and soldiers under his command to practice martial arts formations in the northwest military primary and secondary schools.
However, Wei Chen has read the "Military Training Chapter" of the "New Book of Ji Xiao" written by Guan Jia, and it has really benefited Wei Chen a lot."
Zhao Ji smiled and nodded. He knew that what Wu Jie said was not all flattery. At least, he plagiarized the "New Book of Jixiao" which was summarized by the famous anti-Japanese general Qi Jiguang in actual combat more than three hundred years later!
When Wu Jie saw Zhao Guanjia's smiling face, he continued to play back:
"The "New Book of Jixiao" written by Guan Jia emphasizes on difficult and strict training according to actual combat requirements, and opposes the fancy training method that is only for good looks. Wei Chen couldn't agree more!
As the official said in the "Military Training Chapter" of "Ji Xiao Xinshu", the command and command skills that soldiers learn in daily life should be the same as facing the enemy in battle.
'Martial arts are not for dealing with the official affairs of the court, but for soldiers to defend themselves, perform meritorious service, kill thieves and save lives! If a soldier is highly skilled in martial arts and kills the enemy thieves decisively, how can the enemy thieves kill you? If you are not as good as him in martial arts, it's okay.
I will kill you. If you don't learn martial arts, you are a fool who doesn't want your life.'
What the officials said in this ancient and modern military book is exactly what is said in the hearts of a small school like Wei Chen who has led soldiers to the battlefield!"
"Hahaha..." Zhao Ji laughed happily, pointed at Wu Jie, called him by name, and said to Yue Fei and other Wu Jinshi:
"Jin Qing was born in martial arts, and he has killed enemies on the battlefield! Jin Qing's emotion when he read the military book written by me is exactly the feeling of a soldier who has been on the battlefield! Therefore, the selection and training of troops are extremely important. You guys
Remember it!”
Yue Fei and other thirty-eight Wu Jinshi immediately obeyed the order and said:
"Wei Chen, remember this!"
Zhao Ji asked other Wu Jinshi who had not spoken to speak again and talk about his insights after reading the two military books...
Wu Lin said: "Wei Chen agrees with what is said in the Military Book: 'When training in the army and comparing martial arts, they should all be compared with the enemy as if they were in actual combat. Soldiers are not allowed to practice tricks such as flowers and spears, just to show off in front of others.
Beautiful.”
Yang Zaixing said: "The official wrote in his military book:
‘Open a large formation to face the enemy...
Thousands of people lined up in a majestic formation, and the brave were not allowed to go first, and the timid were not allowed to be behind. They were stabbed with spears, stabbed with spears, chopped with knives, and killed indiscriminately. They just rushed in together, and it was difficult to change hands.
It can tolerate jumping left and right; if one person turns around, everyone will be suspicious; if one person moves an inch, everyone will also want to win their attention, how can it tolerate advancing or retreating.'
Wei Chen agreed very much.
Therefore, if I lead an army in the future, I will strictly demand that my troops must be coordinated during military training!"
Zhao Ji nodded with a smile and said: "The soldiers in the army obey the general's orders and act in unison, just like the five fingers are closed into a fist to hit the enemy. If they do not act in a coordinated manner, the five fingers are stretched, bent or bifurcated. Not only can they not give
If the enemy hits you hard, you may even have your fingers broken off by the enemy!"
Zhao Ji's analogy made everyone present nod in agreement...
Wang Guiqi said: "I have the honor to read two military books written by officials, which has benefited me greatly!
In the "Long Weapon Chapter", the officials discussed the functions of long weapons and short weapons, advocating that "a long weapon can be used for a short time, and a short weapon can be used for a long time". This really made the ministers feel refreshed and enlightened!
Officials advocated that when the Song Dynasty officers and soldiers faced the enemy, they should attack with long weapons at an effective distance close to the enemy; officers and soldiers using short weapons could first throw javelins to attack the enemy, and then take advantage of the enemy's dodge to attack bravely.
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After Wang Gui finished speaking,
Zhang Xian started to express his feelings:
"Wei Chen is here to focus on reading "Records of Military Training".
This book covers a wide range of matters in the army, from the selection of soldiers to the organization of troops, flags and golden drums, weapons and equipment, general training, military etiquette and law, the establishment of an army of chariots, infantry and cavalry, training and operations.
This book can guide people like Wei Chen, who have no experience in the military, how to master everything in the military!"
Other Wu Jinshi also spoke:
"The new weapon 'Langzhen' drawn by the official in the military book is so refreshing to all ministers!
It is cut from bamboo with dense branches and strong branches, and spear points, daggers and other objects are mounted on the tips of the branches. It can be said to be a "fence for an army and a door for an army"!
I admire you very much!" "…………"
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Other Wu Jinshi also expressed their opinions and greatly appreciated the outstanding military genius shown by Zhao Guanjia in the two military books.
Zhao Ji looked at Niu Gao, who had not yet spoken, and asked:
"Niu Aiqing, what did the civil servants think after reading a few pages of the military book?"
Niu Gao responded angrily:
"I...Wei Chen doesn't just listen to what the civil servants read; Wei Chen can also understand the formation diagrams drawn in the military books written by the officials."
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said: "I have drawn more than ten kinds of formation diagrams in the military book. I wonder which one do you understand?"
Niu Gao immediately responded: "Wei Chen understands the mandarin duck formation consisting of eleven people in a team.
This formation is so exquisite!
Wei Chen looked at the picture of the mandarin duck formation drawn by the official. The captain was at the front. One person in front held a long card and the other held a rattan shield. The long card hand held a long shield to block the enemy's arrows and spears, and the rattan hand held a light rattan shield.
Equipped with javelin, waist sword, long card player and rattan card player mainly cover the advance of the rear team. In addition to covering, the rattan card player can also engage in close combat with the enemy.
The two people at the back are the wolf swordsmen, holding a wolf sword more than one foot long. They use the sharp blade at the front of the wolf sword to assassinate the enemy to cover the advancement of the shield hand and the attack of the spearman behind.
Then came four spearmen, two on the left and two on the left, taking care of the shield bearers and wolf bearers on the left and right in front respectively. Followed by two soldiers holding "boring palladium" to serve as warning and support.
If the enemy attacks in a roundabout way, the short-handed soldier rushes forward with a short sword to kill the enemy.
Moreover, Wei Chen listened to the annotations under the "Mandarin Duck Formation" read by the official, and Wei Chen also knew that this time it could also evolve into a "Changing Mandarin Duck Formation"!
Wei Chen really admires the whimsical thinking of the officials. When the division of labor among various weapons is clear, as long as each soldier is proficient in the operation of his own weapon, he can cooperate together and use the overall advantage to effectively kill the enemy."
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said: "You must not learn the formations slavishly. To deal with the enemy, you must arrange the formations according to the terrain and the enemy troops, and learn and use the formations flexibly!"
Thirty-nine martial arts scholars obeyed the order one after another...
Zhao Ji added: "This mandarin duck formation is only applicable in narrow terrain and is most effective against enemy troops. If it is used against the Jurchens' cavalry, I don't think it will work!"
After Yue Fei heard what Zhao Guanjia said, he kept nodding his head. It seemed that Zhao Guanjia had anticipated what he was worried about. Zhao Guanjia is really a wise man!
Zhao Ji continued: "The Mandarin Duck Formation is only suitable for dealing with enemy infantry. However, I and my beloved ministers have formulated a grand strategy of 'aiding the Liao Dynasty to resist the Jin Dynasty'. I heard that the Jurchens are good at riding and shooting.
I heard a secret report from the spies: The Kingdom of Jin has a strong army of guaizi horses and iron pagodas. They are all wearing heavy armor and have Weisuo or leather ropes running through them. Three of them are linked together and are called guaizi horses.
Guaizi horses were placed on both wings of the Jin army to outflank the enemy and then attack.
The Jin Army's Tiefutu Army is a Jurchen heavily armored cavalry. The heavy armored knights are dressed like iron towers. They have thick armor and strong attack capabilities. Different from the two-wing outflanking tactics of the "Kaizi Horse", the main tasks of the "Tiefutu" are
Attack the enemy head-on and block the wall, but the Liao army cannot defeat it, and they are victorious wherever they go.
Let's think about it, after the Song Dynasty aided the Liao Dynasty to fight against the Jin Dynasty, how to deal with the powerful Jin army?"
Niu Gao replied without thinking:
"Use the artillery invented and designed by the government to hit the Jin Army's cavalry! Wei Chen saw at the test range today that the artillery is so powerful that it will definitely knock the Jin Army's cavalry off their feet."
"Haha..." Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said: "The artillery can certainly defeat the powerful Jin army, but the artillery I invented and designed was handed over to the firearms factory for production, and the quantity produced was not large. The artillery requires gold and gold.
During the decisive battle, it is used as a secret killer weapon.
During the war against the Jin Dynasty, ordinary battles could not reveal such a powerful weapon in the Song army too early."
After the thirty-nine Wu Jinshi heard Zhao Guan's explanation, they realized that the original problem of Zhao Guan's family was how to defeat the golden army's iron pagoda without allowing the use of artillery!
At this time, everyone was lost in thought.
Zhao Ji smiled and looked at the thirty-nine best martial arts scholars selected from the martial arts examination, including Yue Fei. They were all thinking hard.
In fact, the time traveler Zhao Ji naturally knows how to defeat the elite troops of the Jin Army.
In history, a few years later, Yue Fei led his army from Ezhou to the north to fight against the southern invading troops commanded by Jin Wushu. In the Battle of Licheng, he defeated the Jin army's elite troops, Guaizima.
However, Zhao Ji did not directly say how to defeat the kidnappers without using artillery, because he wanted these future outstanding generals selected through military examinations to learn to think for themselves, instead of me teaching them directly.
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Half a quarter of an hour later, Yue Fei left his seat, bowed and began to play: "The humble minister has a plan, which may be able to defeat the elite kidnapper of the Jin Army. I wonder if I should tell it?"