What Li Hongyun didn't expect was that after he selected the talent skill, he did not start the trial directly, but instead played something similar to a cutscene.
He was originally at the top of Cenqiaoyi's city, but the moment he started the trial, his vision quickly rose, overlooking the entire city.
He could clearly see that the entire Cenqiao Station seemed to be in chaos!
The number of business travelers who used to be constantly coming and going seems to have suddenly dropped sharply, and they have become hurried. These business travelers were originally going north, passing through the two official roads north of Cenqiaoyi, and continuously going to those important towns in the north, and even some famous ones.
Merchants with good connections could also cross the Qi army at the frontier to do smuggling business with the Jin Kingdom.
But now, a large number of business travelers have begun to flee south.
Either they fled to Daliang City, the capital, or they fled further south.
At the same time, the soldiers who conveyed the urgent military information rode their fast horses to the inn. Without any time to rest, they continued to ride on another horse and continued to gallop in the direction of the capital.
And even more so, are the panic-stricken people in the surrounding area.
They are doing all kinds of things like headless flies.
The well-informed people have already begun to pack up their belongings and prepare to flee to the capital. Even if they are refugees in the capital, it is better than waiting to die here;
Some people who were slow to react did not realize why Cenqiaoyi was in such a panic state. Most of them were farmers nearby, and they were still taking care of the nearby farmland as usual. After all, something big was going on.
, farmland cannot be abandoned. Once it is abandoned, it means someone will starve;
There are also a large number of people who may have felt the tense atmosphere of the enemy's imminent invasion of the ground, but they have no way of predicting what kind of fate the future will bring, so naturally they cannot make a clear reaction.
In the eyes of most ordinary people, the world is at peace for a long time, and this is the emperor's feet. So what if there may be war?
There is also the natural danger of the Yellow River in the north. From the Yellow River defense line to the capital, there are many important military towns and a large number of soldiers. Even if there is a fight, the Jin soldiers will not be able to break through the defense line quickly. Maybe it will be better to wait and see.
Good choice.
If the Qi army can win, that would be the best; if the Qi army cannot win, then it would not be too late to find a way to escape south after hearing the news of the defeat and seeing the fleeing soldiers.
After all, rashly fleeing south to become a refugee when the news is uncertain is ultimately a decision that is difficult to make.
In ancient times, most ordinary people were attached to the land, and it was impossible to take away all their belongings and crops in the farmland. If the Jin soldiers did not come, they would become refugees on the way south, and they would not be able to suffer such a loss.
bearable.
In this way, Cenqiaoyi, an important node that gathers merchants from the north and south, has felt the foreshadowing of the spring river's warming like a duck swimming on the water. However, there are still very few people who can really figure out what this means.
Li Hongyun's vision rose again.
His vision began to cast towards the entire north of Qi Dynasty.
At this time, Yanyun in the far north had fallen.
The reason why it is said to have "fallen" is because a small part of Yanyun belonged to the Qi Dynasty for a short period of time before.
When the Jin people founded the country, the Qi Dynasty had a brief cooperation with the Jin people. Because their performance in the cooperative war was too ridiculous, it was the Jin people who finally defeated Yanyun.
The monarchs and ministers of the Qi Dynasty creatively redeemed Yanyun and spent a lot of money and resources to buy an empty city. Then they used all the people's efforts to donate blood to Yanyun, hoping to rebuild it as a barrier to the north.
However, each step that seemed to have no big problem on its own turned out to have serious consequences that were simply unacceptable.
Because the army could not defeat him, and it seemed that he had a good relationship with the Jin people, he planned to use redemption to take Yan Yun back;
Because what was bought back was an empty city, in order to rebuild Yanyun into a barrier to the north, it seemed to be the right decision to continue to enrich Yanyun with population, money and various resources;
Moreover, the surrendered general who was guarding Yanyun at that time led an army that was more powerful than all the troops in the Qi Dynasty. Everyone in the Qi Dynasty thought that he might be able to win over him with a high official and a high salary.
However, after the Jin soldiers went south in two groups, the surrendered general guarding Yanyun resisted for a while and then realized that following the Qi Dynasty would not lead to any good results, and finally defected and became a slave of the third surname.
As a result, the Qi Dynasty not only gave away a large amount of money to redeem Yanyun to the Jin people, but also later used various resources that were thrown at Yanyun, including population, materials and a combat-effective army.
There were a large number of craftsmen here, which further accelerated the spread of technology from the Central Plains Dynasty to the north, paving the way for the subsequent downfall of the Qi Dynasty.
Li Hongyun's vision moved southward along with the Jin's troops. After crossing Yanjing, the Jin's army was completely flat, and all the Qi troops they encountered were defeated at the first touch.
Or to be more precise, being defeated at the first touch is already a compliment, because there are very few Qi troops who can actually confront the Jin people. Most of them have already broken out into camp roars or mutinies before they can see the shadow of the Jin people.
Without a trace.
The Yellow River may have been a natural barrier, but in this ineffective defense, the Jin people could only allow ships to cross the river a few more times.
At that time, if there really was an army with fighting spirit, and there was a figure like Zhao Binfu who commanded the Qi army to defeat the Jin soldiers in Niuzhuji, it was very likely that the Jin soldiers would be blocked north of the Yellow River.
The entire script of Jingping's Shame may change.
But that is ultimately an unattainable extravagance.
Continuing to the south, Li Hongyun's vision once again passed by Cenqiaoyi and came to Daliang City, the capital of the Qi Dynasty at that time.
Daliang City is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. There are no big mountains or passes around it, so it can be basically regarded as undefeable. However, after all, it was the capital of several dynasties, and the city walls are thick enough.
In fact, shortly after the establishment of the Qi Dynasty, there were plans to move the capital. For example, Luoyang in Henan Prefecture, Xijing, was one of the key considerations.
But in the end, it failed because Daliang, as the capital, had a very important advantage, that is, well-developed water transportation.
This is an endless loop with no solution.
Because there is no Yanyun, in order to fight against the powerful enemies in the north, and in order to absorb a large number of refugees and disaster victims into the army to maintain stability, a large number of troops must be fed throughout the north;
As the capital city, Daliang City must raise a large number of forbidden troops to maintain the city defense;
Since there is a large number of troops, the supply of military rations has become a big problem. The capital's Daliang City has developed water transportation, which can continuously transport food from the south, so that it can support so many soldiers.
But from a historical perspective, the Qi Dynasty's move only proved one thing, that is, the number of troops is not as high as in quality.
Sometimes, more soldiers become more of a burden, causing one's own combat effectiveness to further deteriorate from being vulnerable to defeat without a fight.
In Daliang City, there is also an atmosphere of panic and tension, but the vast majority of people still live as usual.
Those high-ranking officials and dignitaries still hang out in the brothels and have fun as before.
Only a few important officials in the court were quarreling in the court hall.
At this time, Emperor Qi Huizong had a headache looking at the quarreling ministers, his eyes were turning, and he was always thinking about how to escape.
When Li Hongyun's vision passed over Cenqiaoyi and Daliang City, he saw two light spots flickering for a moment and then gradually disappearing.
“What does the light spot mean?
"Is it the player's birth point?"
Li Hongyun saw these two light spots appearing in Cenqiaoyi and the Imperial Palace respectively, and roughly guessed this possibility.
Then his guess was verified, because as his field of vision moved to the northwest, he saw two more light spots.
The third light spot is on a small village northwest of Daliang City. There is nothing special here. It is not a military location. It is conceivable that as the Jin soldiers move south, this place will be like other small villages.
Being mercilessly run over.
Perhaps not long after, it will completely disappear from the map, turning from a village to a ruin, then from a ruin to a ruin, and then back to the wilderness again.
The fourth light spot is a small city in the mountains.
This is the west exit of a towering Taihang road, and it is located at a strategic location. To the west is Taiyuan City, an important town in the east of the river, and to the east is Zhending Prefecture. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, with roads connecting in all directions, it is a battleground for military strategists at first glance.
It is a small military fortress planned when the Qi Dynasty attacked Taiyuan City at the beginning of its founding.
Li Hongfu didn't need to think hard about where it was, because place names similar to Cenqiaoyi and Daliangcheng appeared in his field of vision: Pingding County.
"The four light spots probably correspond to four different initial identities?
"The bright spot in the imperial palace in the capital is mostly filled with scribe players; as for this small city in the mountains, it is said to be a county town, but it is actually a military stronghold. Most of the players here are warriors.
"I just don't know whether players on the assassin route will be assigned to Cenqiaoyi or this unknown small village?"
After looking at the areas where these identities were located, Li Hongyun's vision quickly dropped again and he returned to Cenqiao Station.
Then, he found that he had regained control of his body.
This seems to be a green forest man staying in an inn.
…
At the same time, Chu Ge also officially started his career as a scribe.
He woke up in his mansion.
Although this mansion is not the best in the capital, it is definitely not bad.
The Qi Dynasty's preferential treatment of literati and officials was famous in history, and one of the preferential treatment was money.
Even if officials of the Qi Dynasty were not corrupt or amassed money, they could still live a good life with their salary. An official like Wang Wenchuan, who was upright and clean, could also have a large house, support some servants, and his wife could still save money.
Spend money to buy him a concubine.
As for those famous corrupt officials and traitorous officials, the wealth they possess is even more unimaginable.
Chu Ge got up and walked around his mansion, and quickly figured out his official position.
Censor Zhongcheng!
After figuring this out, Chu Ge was surprised and happy.
Fortunately, this official rank is actually not low, and it can play a certain role.
The Yushi Zhongcheng of the Qi Dynasty was from the third rank, and he was the highest official of the Yushitai, the prosecutor's office. Previously, when playing Wang Wenchuan, a player wore the body of the Yushi Zhongcheng at that time and helped Chu Ge impeach those troublesome old party officials.
The duty of the censor Zhongcheng is to "pick up official evil, correct the rule of law, conduct court debates on major matters, and play memorials on minor matters."
In other words, his main job is to use his mouth.
When it is discovered that an official has committed any wrongdoing, if it is a major matter, it will be debated directly in the court; if it is a minor matter, he or she will be impeached privately to the emperor.
Obviously, this is an official position that is very influential in front of the emperor. Of course, Chu Ge is still a little happy.
But the reason why he was a little surprised was because he knew who the censor Zhongcheng of Qi Dynasty should be at this time.
It was Qin Huizhi, the most traitorous traitor in history who killed General Han Fuyue.
From a historical point of view, Qin Huizhi was a relatively normal person at this time. In the imperial vote held by the emperor, he voted against whether to cede territory.
But after the disgrace of Jingping, he was captured and sent to Jin camp and came back, and he went on the road of being a traitor and a traitor, never to return.
Chu Ge originally thought he was playing the role of Qin Huizhi this time, but after walking around the house, he discovered that he was not.
He played a person named "Li Hao". Chu Ge searched in his mind and found that this name did not exist among the important officials of the Qi Dynasty. From this, he concluded that this may be a fictional character that appeared in this historical slice.
figure.
This may be due to the influence of demons, or it may be due to some special considerations. In short, he did not play the role of Qin Huizhi, but became the censor Zhongcheng of the Qi Dynasty at that time in a new identity.
As for why the identity of this fictional character does not use the player's real name, this may be because they are worried that players can directly confirm each other's identity through their names.
"Judging from the situation map before the official start of the game, at this time the Jin soldiers have captured Yanjing and are heading south, and have also crossed the Yellow River. Maybe they will reach Cenqiaoyi in three or four days, and they will arrive in Cenqiaoyi in another ten days.
After arriving at the outskirts of the capital, it will take up to half a month before the siege will officially begin...
"There should be a quarrel in the court at this time. As the censor Zhongcheng, I may try to exert some influence in this discussion..."
Chu Ge was thinking about what he would say in the morning meeting tomorrow.
…
In another different historical slice, Zhao Haiping, who chose the warrior route, did not appear directly in Pingding County, but first appeared in a martial arts field in Zhending Mansion.
Here, recruits from various surrounding states and counties are being tested on their martial arts skills.
The Qi Dynasty implemented a recruitment system. Every time there was a major disaster, troops would be recruited in the disaster-stricken areas. It is conceivable that the quality of the recruited troops would be uneven.
Therefore, after recruiting soldiers, their salary standards must be determined based on the quality of these soldiers.
Zhao Haiping looked around and found that the entire martial arts arena generally adopted two different screening criteria for these recruits.
The first is for those soldiers who have a certain fighting ability. These people may have learned martial arts in their hometown before, or their families are relatively wealthy and can afford to buy bows and arrows, etc.
This type of soldiers is obviously the elite force in the army. After passing the assessment, they can directly serve as low-level officers, allowing them to command the second type of ordinary people who have no combat capabilities.
And for these people, the assessment standards are also different.
If you are proficient in swordsmanship and marksmanship, then if you perform a few moves in front of an officer, you can roughly tell your true level from the aspects of whether your steps are frivolous and whether your moves are accurate; or, you can try shooting with a hard bow, and you can judge the number of stones in the bow.
Or the accuracy of archery can also tell how good one is in martial arts.
Of course, there are also more advanced skills, that is, riding and shooting.
If these recruits can ride on horses and shoot arrows while moving and hit the arrow targets on both sides, then they will definitely be a key training target in the military.
The second type of people are naturally ordinary people without any fighting ability.
These people may have been farmers before and had nothing to do except farming; or they may simply be refugees, unkempt or even sickly, and they may also be recruited into the army.
The screening method for these people seems much simpler and cruder: look at height.
During the Qi Dynasty, height was the main criterion for recruiting troops. For example, the height of the regular army should not be less than five feet five inches, while the height of the local army should not be less than five feet two inches. According to the weights and measures of the Qi Dynasty, converted to the current height, it is about 1.7 meters.
He is tall and about 1.68 meters tall.
Even after these recruits join the army, their pay is based on their height.
If you are above 5 feet 8 inches, you will get a monthly salary of 1,000 cash; if you are above 5 feet 7 inches, you will only get a monthly salary of 700 cash; if you are above 5 feet 6 inches, you will get a monthly salary of 500 cash; if you are under 5 feet 2 inches, you will have no monthly salary at all.
No, just food and accommodation.
In other words, if one person is about two inches taller than another, their monthly salary as a soldier will be twice the difference.
From the perspective of later generations, this is obviously a quite nonsense standard. After all, tall people may not necessarily be strong, and strong people may not be able to fight. To assess combat effectiveness, it is better to use a few stone bows and riding skills.
It is more scientific to use it as a standard and how to use spear skills.
However, the emperor of the Qi Dynasty always stubbornly believed that height can be directly linked to combat power, and this selection standard has never changed much.
For Zhao Haiping, he is quite lucky. The height of this body at this time is over five feet eight inches. That is to say, according to ordinary standards, even if he does nothing, he can still get the highest monthly salary of one thousand yuan by virtue of his height advantage.
But Zhao Haiping obviously will not be satisfied with this.
Because he had done his homework in advance, he knew that he had to strive for a special identity: special assassination utility.
In other words, he should strive for the first assessment method as much as possible.
There are two main reasons for this.
The first is that soldiers of the Qi Dynasty were required to have their faces tattooed. This rule originated from the previous dynasty. Due to the large number of soldiers recruited, many soldiers had no fighting ability and could only do hard labor, so many soldiers escaped. In order to prevent these soldiers from escaping, at that time,
The emperor slapped his forehead and came up with a very stupid idea: tattooing words on his face.
The biggest problem with the military system at this time is that it simultaneously undertakes the two functions of absorbing refugees and expanding the army. If the two functions are mixed together, the final result can only be that it neither improves social welfare nor improves the quality of the army, except for one.
The stability-maintaining effect of a little bit can be said to be indescribable in other aspects.
Tattooing on the face is a very bad by-product of this military system.
Zhao Haiping certainly does not want to have tattoos on his face, even if it is just to act in a slice of history.
The special tattoo function means that as an elite member of the army, he can not have tattoos on his face, but tattoos on his arms to indicate the army number to which he belongs.
The second is that the soldiers selected by the special assassination effect are elites. They have the opportunity to become grassroots officers from the beginning, and their starting point is higher than other soldiers.
In this way, it may be able to play a greater role in the entire Jingping Incident.
When Zhao Haiping came to the school grounds, there were junior officers on one side responsible for measuring height, and on the other side there were junior officers responsible for various assessment items.
"I want to take the riding and shooting test!"
Zhao Haiping looked at the war horses beside him, feeling confident.
…
At the same time, Huo Yunying was in a ruined temple on the outskirts of a small village northwest of Daliang City.
Beside him, there were several strong men dressed in green clothes gathered.
"My Excellency, Zhu Tuo, is nicknamed 'Poisonous Judge' by the Jianghu people. I have seen Duan Tao, Master Duan, who 'cut the river with one sword', and I have met all of you heroes."
"My friend, Su Hong, is known as the 'Green Grass Snake' in the world."
"My dear Yuan Zhiyong, he is known as 'the iron rope that controls the mountains and rivers'."
In addition, there were four or five others who seemed to have obviously lower status, and they were also called by various nicknames.
Huo Yunying looked at these people with a confused expression, and finally came to a conclusion based on their comprehensive judgment based on their stature, weapons, demeanor and other factors.
This... seems to be a group of petty thieves...
Take these three who seem to have a high status as an example. The weapon of Zhu Tuo, the "Poisonous Hand Judge", is a pair of judge pens, but it can be clearly seen that the tips of the pair of judge pens are worn out.
If the poisonous hand judge was dressed decently, then the 'Grass Snake' Su Hong was quite shabby. He only had a hemp rope tied around his waist, and he looked just like a rogue on the streets.
As for Yuan Zhiyong, although the title of "Iron Rope Controls Mountains and Rivers" sounds quite resounding, in fact this may be because his weapon is a thick chain.
Does any serious person use this kind of thing as a weapon?
As the saying goes, the weirder the weapon, the faster you will die. There are only two situations in which you can use this kind of strange weapon. The first is when you have a similar inheritance, and most of them are secretive masters; the second is when you are purely new and unconventional.
A gimmick to scare the enemy.
At present, it seems that Yuan Zhiyong is probably the latter.
Soon, everyone announced their names one after another, and everyone said "I have admired my name for a long time."
Huo Yunying's eyes narrowed slightly, and she was very doubtful as to whether these people were really "long admirers" or just "courtesy" common in the world.
After all, most of these people's names were chosen by themselves. It would be good if people in the same village knew about it. At this time, it clearly looked like they were gathered nearby. They were all unknown people. It was best not to expose each other.
A more likely scenario.
After everyone introduced themselves, they all looked at Huo Yunying.
"Mr. Duan, this time the Golden Dog goes south, the brothers have jointly elected you as the leader of the alliance. I wonder what we should do?"
Huo Yunying blinked in confusion before reacting.
Oh, it turns out that I am Duan Tao, who is known as "One Sword Cuts the River"...
Seeing that many of these "heroes" who claimed to be Green Forest People were just gangsters, Huo Yunying was a little confused for a moment and didn't even know how to answer.
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Cenqiaoyi.
Li Hongyun had also walked out of the inn and came to the interior of this small town.
The Jin people's military front was already moving towards the Qi Dynasty land in the south, with two armies pointing towards Taiyuan and the capital respectively.
After the loss of Yanjing, the Yellow River defense line collapsed. No one could tell clearly how soon Cenqiao Station would be involved in the war after receiving the military information about the Jin soldiers' invasion.
Therefore, Cenqiaoyi was in a very chaotic state at this time.
Of course, this is not all due to lack of information. In the capital and the imperial city, where military intelligence is gathered, there is actually chaos.
According to historical records, when he knew that the Jin soldiers were still ten days away from the capital, Qi Huizong issued an edict before abdicating the throne, asking the emperor to suppress King Qin.
Li Hongyun was walking in the chaotic streets of Cenqiaoyi, feeling a little confused.
