Yun Zheng was thinking, since when did people start talking poorly and start beating around the bush. Things that can be explained clearly in one sentence or even one word have to go around in hundreds of circles to make you understand them.
What exactly do you want to say.
This is not conducive to communication. It is a kind of rebellion and regression. It is the product of one person showing off his superior IQ in front of another person. It is like in ancient times that a man fell in love with a woman and knocked her unconscious with a stick and then dragged her back to the hole.
of refreshing.
"There is no one here. If you want to say something, please say it clearly. I will comply with all my humble duties!" Yun Zheng put down his chopsticks, sat up straight and looked at Di Qing and said slowly.
Di Qing took a piece of steamed fish from the vegetable bowl in front of him, then sat up straight and looked into Yun Zheng's eyes and asked: "How long can Wu Shengjun maintain his combat power? Or when do you plan to give up on Wu Shengjun?"
Yun Zheng frowned and said: "Wu Shengjun is just a product to buy time for the Youth Army. Naturally, it needs to be kept as long as possible. If it can be squeezed out of its value, it will naturally be the best thing.
But for now, the survival of Wu Shengjun does not depend on me, but on the Dukes of Yanyan in the court. I think that the best will collapse when the Song Dynasty can still support it, and people will always be used to it in peaceful and prosperous times.
Forget the dangers in the distance. Once a disaster strikes, those people will recall that the Song Dynasty once had a strong army. They may regret that they destroyed a strong army with their own hands. In the future, when the young army rises, they will take action.
There will be some scruples."
Since Di Qing had seen through his arrangement, it would be extremely disrespectful to lie again at this time, especially Di Qing. Yun Zheng always wanted to leave the impression of an upright gentleman to the commander-in-chief.
When he looked up at Di Qing, he noticed a look of shock on his face. Yun Zheng couldn't help but wonder, did he say the wrong thing just now?
Di Qing's expression returned to calm in an instant, he picked up the chopsticks and diligently took a piece of the fattest meat from the fish belly to Yun Zheng and said with a smile: "Tell me, tell me, Young Army, what do you think?
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Now that he has revealed his idea of forming a youth army, there is no need to hide it at this time. Yun Zheng pondered for a while and said: "The foundation of Wu Sheng's army is broken. No matter how I train it, this army is destined to not become a great weapon."
Di Qing nodded and said: "Speaking of selecting soldiers, it is really a science. Throughout the dynasties, everyone knows the methods, and each has their own ingenuity. The standard during the Warring States Period was strong strength and the ability to run.
Wu Qi's standards for selecting military soldiers in the Wei State are beyond our reach in the Song Dynasty. Those who participated in the examination wore three layers of armor, carried hard crossbows capable of firing twelve stones, carried quivers containing fifty arrows on their backs, and carried daggers.
Wearing a helmet, carrying a sword at the waist, carrying three days of dry food, and marching a hundred miles in half a day. No army can fulfill such a requirement!
Li Tang ruled the world of light cavalry, and the standard for recruiting troops was naturally good cavalry and shooting. The troops guarding Chang'an were known as "Flying Cavalry", "Hundred Cavalry", "Thousand Cavalry", and "Ten Thousand Cavalry". They selected brave and good cavalry among the soldiers.
Shooter.
In the Song Dynasty, when the north was divided, the horse source was gone, and only the infantry was fiercely trained, so the main physical standard for recruiting soldiers became length and strength. Taizu personally selected a group of strong sergeants to serve as "soldiers", and divided them into
Send model soldiers to various places for recruitment.
I don’t know, but I was born in the military style. Later, I thought the "soldier style" was too troublesome, so I used a wooden staff called the "equal length staff". The soldiers were recruited according to their body size, and the tall and strong ones were used as the imperial guards, and the short and weak ones were used as the wing soldiers.
By the time of the late emperor, the number of soldiers was very small, so they were recruited from prisoners, and even refugees who had suffered natural disasters were recruited into the army. In this way, the army could not be said to be brave!
Wu Sheng's army is such an army composed of prisoners and refugees. If it has just formed an army, with your wisdom, you can still train them and become a strong army, because at that time, the people who formed this army were violent and violent.
Well, no matter how cowardly he is, he still has his own character and temperament.
It's a pity that Wu Shengjun has been in the army for nearly 30 years. His many years in the Xiang army have turned these people into pieces of wood. They have no sense of benevolence and righteousness and no sense of shame. They only want to have a full stomach and have no other choice in this life.
beg.
How can such an army get the fighting power? As long as they are given money and enough food, they can rebel! I tried so hard to reorganize the Xiang army, but it is a pity that no matter how hard I train, I still can't form an army. In Tan
When Mr. Zhou was training for the regiment, he used severe torture methods to train the soldiers in an attempt to change the Xiang army. Who knew that the soldiers would rather commit suicide than go into battle. There were as many as 60 soldiers in one battalion who cut off their toes.
people……"
When Di Qing said this, he closed his eyes in pain. Yun Zheng picked up the wine bottle and filled it for Di Qing and then whispered: "No wonder you can see through Wu Shengjun's true nature at a glance."
"I would rather not see through it myself, so that I can still see hope from Wu Shengjun and see the solution to the Song Dynasty's one million Xiang army. Even if I lie to myself, it will be easier than being a sensible person now.
Yun Zheng, you are a wise man and have read more than me. Tell me, can you really turn an army into a fearless warrior? Of course, without spending a lot of money."
Yun Zheng thought about the shuddering feeling he had when he saw Wu Shengjun for the first time and couldn't help but shuddered again, and said with a bitter smile: "No!"
These two words did not seem to disappoint Di Qing. He nodded and said: "I can't do it either! Let's talk about your young army. Do you really plan to recruit sergeants from among the scholars? This is better than training the Xiang army into
The invincible warrior is even more difficult."
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "There are some good soldiers in the army. Who dares to have such an idea? Commander Di, although I can't help the current Xiang army become warriors, I can help turn their children into real warriors."
A fierce warrior! You also said that a hundred years of life is just a blink of an eye. One generation gathers money and another generation rises. This is inevitable.
I have already done this. The most important place for Wu Shengjun is not in Dujiangyan, but at Wusheng Fort in Huanzhou. That is where Wu Shengjun’s women and children live. Jiang Zhe, the military lord of Wu Shengjun, is responsible for training those children. Not only do they
They must learn martial arts, learn to read, and most importantly, cultivate their sense of honor and determination to win.
You just said that the previous methods of selecting armies and the methods of army selection in the Song Dynasty were too biased. They only paid attention to a person's physical body but did not pay any attention to a person's spiritual world. How could such an army be invincible?
Rather than fighting to the death, Wu Shengjun paid more attention to the development and research of weapons. That kind of gunpowder bullet, that is, the Thunderbolt you call it, will become the king on the battlefield sooner or later. Once the weapons become more advanced, the physical requirements for the soldiers will increase.
Descending, this will make it easier for me to recruit more people and kill the enemy hundreds of feet away. This is the most important thing about marching and fighting. It is not just fighting."
Di Qing couldn't help but laugh and said: "You plan to change the way combat has been done for thousands of years, and plan to set a new precedent for a generation? What you just said about training the children of Wu Shengjun is indeed beyond my expectation, but killing an enemy hundreds of feet away is a bit difficult!
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Yun Zheng raised his wine glass and toasted Di Qing and said with a smile: "Thousands of years ago, we carved words on tortoise shells. Later, they were cast on bronzes, written on silk, and only in the Han Dynasty were they written on paper. This
It shows that the world is not static, but is moving forward through exploration. You have seen the power of the thunder, so why do you doubt killing the enemy hundreds of feet away?
The Eight Ox Crossbow is currently the most powerful throwing weapon. It can already throw the crossbow 700 steps away. As long as I have more Eight Ox Crossbows in my hand and load the crossbow with gunpowder bullets, you still think I can't
Kill the enemy from a hundred feet away?"
Di Qing said with a smile: "Do you think I don't know what an eight-oxen crossbow is? To pull that thing apart, thirty people couldn't even think about it. Finally, a winch was used later, and eight people were needed to operate it. The thing was extremely heavy and heavy.
, how do you plan to move, is it just to defend the city? It is not advisable."
Yun Zheng laughed and said: "You said that it took thirty soldiers to pull this thing open before, but later on, the number of soldiers was reduced to twenty-two with the use of a winch. Are you sure that Wu Shengjun's Eight Ox Crossbow also required eight people? A winch.
The appearance of Ratchet has reduced the number of people to eight. Don't you think about how many more people can be reduced by the appearance of Ratchet?
You said that the Eight Ox Crossbow is not easy to transport. We only need to add two wheels to the Eight Ox Crossbow. One mule can easily drag three Eight Ox Crossbows around. What is difficult to transport? You said
After so many years of fighting, you never thought of equipping the Eight Ox Crossbow with two wheels?"
The sip of wine that Di Qing had just put into his mouth spit out immediately, and he immediately pulled Yun Zheng's sleeve and said: "Zeng Gongliang said that you used gunpowder to blow up the main hall of Chengyan Temple in Sichuan. I still don't believe it. Now
Got it, you were blown up with a bald oxen crossbow!"
Yun Zheng said proudly: "What kind of eight-niu crossbow was used to stuff gunpowder into Sanqing's belly... Only God knows how Chengyan Temple was destroyed. It was a punishment from heaven!"
Yun Zheng was in a great mood to be able to make a generation of famous generals spit out their wine in surprise. Unexpectedly, this guy brought up the old story of Cheng Yan Guan, and he almost brought it upon himself.
Di Qing laughed and said: "That was done by putting gunpowder into the belly of the Sanqing statue and blowing it up. I already know it. I will not do such murderous things in the future, and I will refuse to admit it after I do it, otherwise
Just like me, I ended up with a gold stamp on my face. Hehe, as a military general, if you don’t have a bad heart and have weak hands, you can be a general. If you explode, it will explode. It doesn’t matter.”
The corners of Yun Zheng's mouth twitched slightly. None of the old guys in the Song Dynasty court were good. They were all human beings. From now on, it would be better to keep their mouths shut and pretend to be inscrutable.
Di Qing stopped laughing and said to Yun Zheng: "Tomorrow your Wu Sheng army will go to battle. Let me see your ability to kill an enemy from a hundred feet away. The Western Army will also lose two fewer elites."
Yun Zheng said angrily: "Now I don't have the ability to kill the enemy from a hundred feet away, but I can still manage to survive when defending." (To be continued)