"Students, this is the second time I have met with you. The last time was when you entered the Martial Arts Hall, I personally gave you a lecture, not only to tell you the purpose of opening the Martial Arts Hall, but also to encourage you to work hard. These are
Since I have said this before, I won’t say it again this time. I will say something else.”
"After two years of study in the martial arts hall and being taught by the most skilled generals of the Ming Dynasty, you have become the most outstanding among the young generals of the Ming Dynasty. Whether you are arranging troops in formation or leading troops to charge into battle, whether on the grasslands or plains
, the methods of leading troops to fight in the mountains or in the woods are already familiar by heart. What is lacking is nothing but experience. After training in the guard station, he will definitely become the backbone of the army. In the future, he will be promoted to a commander, and even a commander.
It’s no big deal.”
"But I'm worried that because of your experience in the Jiangwu Hall, you will be arrogant and unwilling to lower your heart to train for small officials like Qianbaihu. I know that some military institutes have set up staff positions to assign some graduates of the Jiangwu Hall to
He was assigned as a staff officer, and when there was a vacancy, he was directly appointed as a command officer."
"It will never be possible to do this!" Yunxi raised his voice and said: "If you have not led thousands of people to fight, how can you lead ten thousand or even tens of thousands of people? How do you compare to Zhao Kuo, who was also trained by his father Zhao Guo since he was a child?
The old general gave personal guidance, was familiar with military books, and was proficient in literary, military and military strategies. However, in the battle of Changping, he was surrounded by the Qin army and the Zhao army had to surrender. Later, he was massacred by the Qin army. The Zhao country was almost in danger of subjugation."
"I have issued a decree to all the military posts in the world. Students who have just graduated from the martial arts hall must not serve as staff officers in the guards. They must be assigned to thousands of households. If there is any violation, the commander will be removed. After graduation, you will return to your respective guard posts.
You must also guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and command your troops with a calm mind, and you will surely be promoted in the future."
Yunxi is very worried about the current treatment of the graduates of the Jiangwu Hall at the local level. Because they have studied in the Jiangwu Hall, they are regarded as disciples of the emperor, and they are very favored by the local government. Except for the guards in the capital, they are basically in the guard headquarters.
He has been an official ever since.
In Yunxi's view, such a situation of being separated from the masses is inevitable. This is different from modern warfare. Computers and various advanced weapons in modern warfare have partially replaced the role of humans. Even soldiers fighting on the front line can only press a button.
button, and then "swish" bombs, artillery shells, rockets or missiles fly out of the launcher and fly towards the enemy, knocking the enemy off their backs and then push them over with a tank or armored vehicle. The weapon is
The first important thing, nothing else matters.
Ancient wars were different. Even if there was a gap in the weapons between the two sides in ancient wars, it was not so large that it could not be made up. Moreover, the "Qimen" weapons used in many backward places were not necessarily inferior to the swords and guns of the imperial army. Although the firearms were good
It is useful, but it has great limitations. Firearms are not as useful as fire sticks in terrains such as mountains, hills, and woods.
In an era where hand-to-hand combat is the basic method of combat, the morale of soldiers is very important. An army with high morale can beat an army without morale to a pulp even with bare hands.
And morale is related to many factors. How the generals treat them on weekdays, how the soldiers are paid, how they eat, the reputation of the generals who lead the troops, and even the location they arrange when setting up camp will all affect morale.
These things can only be understood by generals who have personally led troops at the grassroots level. If they are just officials at the top and lead troops during wars, and do not know what their subordinates are thinking and their morale is low, there is no need to fight the war.
, it will definitely fail anyway.
Therefore, Yunxi must require all students who graduate from the martial arts hall to lead soldiers at the grassroots level for several years and gain some experience before they can become good generals.
After listening to Yunxi's words, everyone had different thoughts. People all have the nature of being idle and distasteful. If most people can stay in Weili, they will never be willing to become Qianbaihu. However, what Yunxi said is also correct.
Many people also said this. Even if the person speaking in front of them was not the emperor, they could not refute it. They could only agree under the leadership of the squad leaders: "Yes, your majesty. I will bear in mind your majesty's teachings."
Yunxi smiled, lowered his head and took a sip of water, then raised his head and said: "But most of the students in your class don't have to worry about this. Because, except for the sixty students of the Navy, all the students of the Land Division
I will stay in the capital as a student and will not be released as an official."
The classroom suddenly burst into chatter. What Yun Xi said just now is so surprising. If they all stay in the capital, that means they are placed in Jingwei or even in the upper Zhiwei? There are two hundred and fourteen people, how can Jingwei have
So many vacancies? But a few people thought of other things, and their expressions changed.
Some of the monitors of each class couldn't help but start talking with the people sitting around them. After being reminded by the secretary, they hurriedly maintained order and told everyone to shut up and listen to the emperor's instructions.