Three captains from the War Front also came to see Li Siye. After becoming familiar with the general, they accepted the military competition rules promulgated by Li Siye. However, the War Front has a special type of arms. All soldiers only carry two kinds of weapons.
Zhang Nu and Mo Dao are used to attack cavalry in long-range and melee combat, so fighting with wooden swords cannot show their power. For the time being, they are only used for military competitions.
After these captains left, Li Siye was finally able to enjoy a moment of peace and joy, looking at his own meeting hall and looking down from the window at the Tiaodang Camp, the War Front, and two powerful camps under his jurisdiction surrounding the earthen fort.
He excitedly patted the window frame and said to himself: "Haha, I have finally become a general with hard work, and I have more than a thousand people in charge! Hey, the river flows eastward, and the stars in the sky join the Big Dipper! Let's go
Let’s go! A bowl of wine between life and death! Seeing uneven roads..."
A voice came from outside the hall: "I'm humble enough to ask to see the general!"
The singing voice stopped suddenly. Li Siye quickly stood up straight, cleared his throat, put on a serious mask, put his hands on his abdomen and said calmly: "Come in!"
Zhao Congfang stepped into the hall from outside the door, stood behind Li Siye and crossed his hands and said: "I have something to say in my humble position, so I came here to see the general."
"But there's no harm in talking!"
Zhao Congfang pondered for a moment and then said: "General Li, I have the courage to dissuade you from my humble position. The general has established new military regulations and wants to use various ministries to compete against each other in drills and reward and punish the winners and losers. I think it is inappropriate for me to be humble."
Li Siye turned around and gave him a cold look, which made Zhao Congfang almost back down and choked the rest of his words.
"Oh, you should tell me, what's wrong?"
Lieutenant Zhao mustered up the courage, took a step forward, crossed his hands and said: "It is understandable that the outcome will be determined by drills, but if rewards and punishments are given to make the officers pursue profit, they will win at all costs, and will inevitably resort to...
If you use despicable means, you may accidentally injure soldiers, so please make a new decision at your discretion."
After hearing this, Li Siye almost cursed out loud. It turned out that this guy was the one holding him back. But those who use power well do not get angry easily, so there is no need to get angry in this kind of thing.
"Captain Zhao, let me ask you, what is the ultimate goal of the war?"
"Get the win."
"Since the ultimate goal is victory, there is nothing to criticize in winning at all costs. A war is a war. As long as the result is a win, any means is not excessive."
"But," Zhao Congfang's voice became squeaky: "But, General Li, this is a drill after all, why do we need to let them bear such a high price."
"Then let me ask you again." Li Siye said: "After a war, what will the winner get? What will be the fate of the loser?"
"The victors obtained prisoners, seized a large amount of property, and were rewarded by the court and promoted to officials and nobles. The defeated were completely defeated and even lost their lives."
"You understand quite well." Li Siye suddenly laughed and said: "One victory and one defeat is enough to make the general fall from the clouds to hell. Such a gap makes fighting a hundred times more exciting than gambling. If you are just afraid of losing money or getting hurt, then
If you refuse to practice, then why do you want to be a soldier? If you are a soldier, you will have to pay everything and lose your head!"
Zhao Congfang hurriedly knelt on the ground and folded his hands to accuse him: "General Li is a man of words. He is humble and cowardly. Please punish him."
Li Siye turned around, put his hands behind his back, spread his legs slightly, and said loudly with his belly that was not fat: "From the time you first came in, I understood that your third group is the shortcoming of Dangying. What do you know?
Is it a shortcoming?”
"Oh, I know, no, I don't know because of my humble position."
"The wall of a broken water bucket is made of three boards. How much water can be held in the bucket depends on the shortest board. You, Zhao Congfang, are the reason why half a bucket of water was left in the camp! Why are you weaker than Qiu Luan and Liu Long?
?Are you more junior than the two of them, or do you have less credit than them? Or do you lack their ability?"
"A humble position..." Zhao Congfang knelt on the ground and stopped talking.
"explain."
"When the Kucha Tiaodang Camp was separated from the Luntai Army and divided into three regiments, it was divided into three levels: A, B, and C based on the evaluation and competition of the soldiers. At that time, the low-ranking officers did not know how to adapt and did not send instructions to Kucha Town in time.
To make money, they divided the three levels into three regiments. The 300 people in our regiment are indeed the weakest in the Tiaodang camp, so the humble ones have no confidence to win."
"Ah."
Li Siye laughed out loud: "They are very weak? Do they have no arms and legs, or are they physically disabled? Or are they sick, old and weak?"
"No, it's just that these people are as lazy and lazy as if they were in a humble position, which makes..."
"Since it's not a physical problem, what's the problem? I remember you told me at the beginning that in the ten years since you came to Anxi, all those who were Long March athletes with you have been promoted to four or five ranks and held the position of general and escort officer.
.And you are just a small captain. Haven't you found the reason from yourself? Up to now, you are still making excuses for your lack of effort! A general is like an oar, and hundreds of teams compete for the flow.
First! You are only thirty, where has all the energy in you gone?"
"A man of the Tang Dynasty, serve the Western Regions, stand up naked and make great achievements. If you are just for old age, why come to Anxi! Others say you can't do it, have you tried it yourself! If your life is wasted, why can you be worthy of the parents who gave birth to you?
You can’t be high-spirited and strive for fame and success!”
Li Siye shouted loudly at the head, causing Zhao Congfang's body to tremble and he raised his head in shock. No one had ever said these words to him before. The lieutenant colonels and generals of the Anxi Army were like the Qing of the Crossing River. They had rushed past him for so many years, and they also
His will gradually weakened. He thought this was his destiny, but now someone told him that you were just cowardly and escaped when others were working hard.
Captain Zhao's face was full of guilt, he lowered his head and crossed his hands and said regretfully: "Thank you, General Li, for waking me up! I have been wasting my time in my humble position for many years, but now I am brave after realizing my shame. From now on, Zhao Congfang will be the pioneer of the Tiaodang camp!"
Li Siye bent down, helped him up from the ground, and patiently persuaded him: "I've given you chicken soup... No, I've told you what you should say. Whether you can truly understand your shame and be brave is up to you.
.My Tiaodang camp does not support waste. Six months, I will give you six months. If you cannot defeat Qiu Luan and Liu Long, my general will consider transferring you out of the Tiaodang regiment to serve in the border areas.
Guard the envoy."
"A humble position will surely live up to the general's expectations."
Li Siye had already turned around and did not respond to his answer.
General, you still have to be aloof when you should be aloof. You have to play your role well and never make a show.
Zhao Congfang crossed his hands and backed away slowly. When he reached the door of the hall, he turned around, raised his head, and strode towards the military camp.
Qiu Luan, Liu Long and others had been paying attention to Zhao Congfang's every move from a distance, and they also guessed that he went in to seek mercy from General Li. They probably ended up escaping in a hurry. But when Zhao Congfang walked out of the earthen fort,
The whole person's mental outlook is completely different, as if he is confident and has the winning ticket.
The two of them tugged at their beards suspiciously. Could it be said that he persuaded General Li? Shouldn't he? According to the rumors about Li Siye's past, how could someone who had the guts to lead fifty people into the city to act as an internal agent do so easily?
Can you be persuaded?
"Let's go over and ask about it."
The two walked quickly towards Zhao Congfang, with fake smiles on their faces, they stopped him and asked in a low voice: "Zhao Jiulang, you just turned back, you should have given advice to the general."
Zhao Congfang turned around and looked at these two people. In the past, he was inferior to others in front of Qiu Luan and Liu Long, and even lowered his tone when speaking. Now, with General Li's guidance, he regained his former vigor, and still held his chest high and raised his head and said: "Yes, I do
I am admonishing the general, but I have changed my mind for the present plan. I, Zhao Congfang, am also a man of seven feet, so why am I not as good as you two! This captain is here to challenge you two! I will not
Believe me, I will lose this month, I will lose next month, and I will lose again the next month!" He raised two fingers and pointed at their faces and said: "I will dance in three groups! I will definitely surpass you.
One group, two groups! What I say here today is an oath!
After saying that, he straightened his crown and sash and strode away, leaving Qiu Luan and Liu Long behind with astonished expressions on their faces.
"What's going on? If you dare to talk to us like this, he will be scattered with five stones!"
Liu Long twirled his beard and looked up at the door of the earthen fort hall, and analyzed in surprise: "It took Zhao Congfang less than one stick of incense from the time he entered to the time he came out. What did General Li say to him?"
"It takes less than a stick of incense to make a person who is used to being depressed feel motivated again. Could it be said that he has..."
"Hiss." Liu Long couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
I have never imagined that the ways of a royal servant could be applied to such a pure and sincere person.
Qiu Luan didn't know what was going on and asked him hurriedly: "What's wrong with you!"
Liu Long stroked his beard and slowly said: "Our General Li will achieve immeasurable achievements in the future..." He hid the remaining half of the sentence in his stomach and did not say it. It was his own little plan.