"Ridiculous! It's really ridiculous! The whole Shanxi is at war, it's a mess, but I, the governor of Shanxi, don't know what I'm fighting for!" In the Taiyuan government office, Governor Hao kicked the table to the ground with an angry face.
"Calm down, calm down, don't be so angry. Let alone you as the governor, I, the military commander, am also in the dark and don't understand anything." Commander Cui Du lowered his head and drank a sip of water. He shook his head gently, looking very calm.
"How can I compete with you?! How brave are you? You dare to issue the order to send troops without knowing anything clearly. And you are still sitting here quietly. If we are defeated and suffer huge losses, I want to see how you will explain it!" Minister Hao paced back and forth and muttered while pointing at his old partner.
"Explain it however you want. Anyway, if you want me to watch these rebels jumping around and do nothing, that is impossible. As long as they are enemies, I will not let them do anything they want!" Commander Cui's eyes flashed with a sharpness.
He was the one who ordered the rebels to attack Guangyang Prefecture. Although he didn't know what they were trying to do, he knew they were 100% enemies. Even if they were going to celebrate his birthday, he would make them leave the birthday gifts behind today! Get naked before going!
"Report! Sir, there is an urgent intelligence letter from the prefect of Guangyang Prefecture!" the messenger shouted loudly outside the house.
"Guangyang Prefecture?" Minister Hao paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something. He looked at the map for a few seconds and found that if the direction of advance of the several rebel forces discovered so far was not diverted, they would end up in Guangyang Prefecture!
"Interesting. I didn't expect that the fuse that triggered the whole war was just a Daofu." Commander Cui Du stood up and took the letter from the messenger, then waved his hand to let him leave, and slowly opened the letter. "I'm a little curious. What happened there? Why are these rebels like their ancestral graves have been dug up?"
While he was reading the letter, Governor Hao was fiddling with the flag representing the troops on the sand table, as if he was arranging a route for the soldiers to block the attack. However, he couldn't find the right one after all. After all, there were not many positions that could be used for stable blocking in the vast area from Taiyuan Prefecture to Guangyang Prefecture. Without a suitable position, the casualties would be too great in a battle.
"Damn it, we have no money or food and yet we still have to clean up their mess. These bastards are more cruel than the people in the Ministry of War!" Minister Hao complained.
After mumbling for a long time, Minister Hao found that Commander Cui had not said a word. He looked up and found that his old partner was already standing there. His eyes seemed to be attracted by the letter in his hand. He walked over quickly and took the letter from him. "What's written on it? Aren't you fearless, Old Cui?"
"Just wait and see." Commander Cui wiped his face and wiped off a few strands of his beard. Those guys didn't poke a hole in the sky, they just plucked the sky into their hands.
Minister Hao quickly read the letter, then wiped his eyes with his right hand in a daze, "Are these bastards kidding me?"
"Not really. Apart from what they said in the letter, I can't think of anything else that could make all these rebels so crazy!" Commander Cui said as he walked to the sand table and put on his battle robe.
In fact, in addition to this reason, the sense of trust from the bottom of the heart is even more crucial. This sense of trust is the only role that the remaining stress mechanism in this world can play.
"Lao Cui, what are you going to do?" Governor Hao looked up and asked.
"Go to Guangyang Prefecture and see if it's true. If it's true, bring people to bring back the man named Chen Hai!" Lao Cui walked outside aggressively. Such an important thing is only protected by a few thousand soldiers? Thinking of this, he couldn't even sit still.
"Okay, remember to bring more people. I'll send people to those important intersections to block the roads first. I hope what those guys said is true, otherwise, we will be in big trouble later." Minister Hao folded the letter and put it in his arms, then left the house with Lao Cui.
Two minutes later, the bronze bell on the government office rang directly, and the prefect, captain and others of Taiyuan Prefecture came here together and held an emergency meeting.
Minister Hao first explained his arrangements, and then, before the guys below asked the reason, he sent the letter out for them to circulate. After it was circulated around, all the officials who came here felt that their world views were challenged, but the subconscious hint made them dare not disbelieve it directly.
The Taiyuan prefect had a dark face and his hands were shaking as he held the letter. "This is too absurd! Sir, is this true?"
"If you ask me, who should I ask? This matter is of great importance. Even if there is only a slight possibility, we must treat it as true now. The lesson learned twenty years ago cannot be in vain. In addition, Commander Cui Du has already led his troops to Guangyang Prefecture. If it is finally discovered that this is a scam, I will naturally chop off those people's heads. What you need to do now is to find out how many rebels are around, and then stop those damn guys!" Hao Buzheng shouted, slamming the table hard.
"yes!"
Since the boss had spoken, the people below naturally had no other opinions. In fact, because the targets of this war were a group of monsters that were somewhat non-human, the Six Gates and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were extra united and shared the intelligence they had collected from each other as never before.
By analyzing this information, I actually discovered a big problem.
Most of the known rebels suddenly appeared in the mountains, forests, rivers, lakes and seas, and directly connected to Guangyang Prefecture from these locations. Many lines will not pass through any town, as they are all uninhabited areas.
In the past, no one cared about these uninhabited areas. The roads were difficult to travel on, and there were no supply points along the way. If one really entered rashly, it would be considered a lot if five out of ten people could come out. A normal army would most likely collapse directly if it entered. The problem was that these rebels were never normal, and the current Guangyang Prefecture might not be able to hold out even if faced with a rebel force reduced by half in number.
"Damn it!" Commander Hao cursed loudly after reading everyone's analysis, and threw the leather map in his hand to the ground with a snapping sound. "Ma Weiyang, I've left you 4,000 elite soldiers. Do you have the confidence to defend Taiyuan Prefecture?!"
"Yes! Don't worry, sir. As long as I, Ma Weiyang, am alive, those guys will never be able to pass through Taiyuan Prefecture!" Ma Weiyang cut off his retreat with just one sentence. Anyway, as the commander of the Taiyuan Prefecture's garrison, he would have no face to live if he was defeated.
Moreover, in the analysis report just now, there is only one rebel army in the surrounding area that will pass through Taiyuan Prefecture. The distance between this rebel army and Taiyuan Prefecture is quite far, and it cannot pose a threat here for a while. When they arrive, maybe Governor Hao and Commander Cui have already brought Chen Hai and the troops back.
"I am not in the mood to care whether you are alive or dead. I only ask for one thing, that is that Taiyuan Prefecture cannot be conquered!" After giving his instructions, Minister Hao turned around and looked at the others, "Everyone else, gather at the barracks in one hour! Those who are late will be punished by military law!"
After making some arrangements, Governor Hao left the government office directly.
The first place he went to was not his home nor the military camp outside the city, but the tactics training institute located in the center of Taiyuan Prefecture. This was the most heavily guarded place in the entire Shanxi Province, because eighty to ninety percent of the generals and military advisors in the entire Shanxi Province learned their tactics here.
After showing the warrant and exchanging verbal commands, Minister Hao entered the gate accompanied by the guards. There were few people inside except the guards for the time being.
Speaking of this, we cannot help but mention the combat methods that appeared twenty years ago. Compared with internal strength and literary energy, which basically rely on oneself, combat methods rely much less on oneself.
Under normal circumstances, the difficulty for a person to learn combat methods is equivalent to the difficulty for an ordinary person to learn martial arts to Bai Zhantang's level. Hard work is only the basis, and talent is not the key point. The key lies in resources.
In terms of resources, learning tactics requires much more resources than learning other things. To get started, you need the cooperation of at least one hundred soldiers, and these soldiers also need to undergo special training and running-in.
The abnormal state refers to the learning machine in the training center, which can quickly enable generals and military advisors with basic qualifications to learn tactics. Of course, because it is a rote learning education, the power of the tactics is slightly weaker than the normal version. This also makes the armies of this world develop the habit of not taking the initiative to attack unless they have an advantage in manpower.
But no matter what, the efficiency of the machine is still there, and poor results are better than no results.
After arriving in front of the learning machine, Minister Hao took out the interlayer letter from the letter of the prefect of Guangyang Prefecture from his arms. Inside was some analysis and speculation from the prefect. In other words, the prefect of Guangyang Prefecture was promoted by Minister Hao. If there was another leader, the prefect of Guangyang Prefecture would definitely not dare to write these things.
These analyses and speculations point out that the inexplicable appearance of the rebels and the emergence of the world's core represent that the security of this tactics learning machine that appeared out of thin air twenty years ago is really questionable. And if you think about it carefully, everyone at that time accepted the concept of tactics too easily and too naturally, so the prefect of Guangyang Prefecture suggested that the machine be shut down first.
Commander Hao looked at the hexahedron that was constantly rotating in front of him, and the letter in his hand was constantly rubbing.
On the one hand, shutting down the machine was a matter of great importance. Although he did have this power as the governor, and his superiors had also told him where the switch was, giving him greater autonomy, if nothing happened later, he would not be able to explain himself.
On the other hand, the words in his disciple's letter really touched his heart. After the dream that night, Governor Hao had always supported Guo Juxia's side, but after all, he was still a little far away from the central government, and even as a governor, his words were not influential at this time.
After staring at it for more than ten minutes, Hao Buzhengshi sighed deeply, put the letter back into his arms, turned around and walked out. He had to wait until the person was picked up to see whether to close the letter or not.
The situation in Shanxi was relatively clear. After Commander Cui Du left, the opportunity to shut down the learning machine fell entirely into the hands of Minister Hao. It was up to him to decide whether to shut it down or not. Even if he didn't leave, it would just be a discussion between the two of them.
The situation in the capital is different. After discussing for so long, it is still a mess and no one can make any distinction. In the court, people on both sides with completely different opinions are about to start fighting.
After so many days of investigation, Guo Juxia and his team have actually found some supporting evidence. For example, since the emergence of the war method 20 years ago, the overall food production has been declining, and the fertility rate has also decreased to a certain extent. This proves that the war method machine is harmful while also proving that the credibility of the dream is quite high.
The opposing side naturally responded with a countermove. They listed the continuous emergence of rebels in recent years and the impact of these rebels on many towns, in order to prove that the so-called decline in fertility rate and food production was all the fault of the rebels.
That's right, they successfully made the rebels who appeared take the blame.
After confirming this, they proposed that once the tactics were abolished in the army, what would happen to the rebels that kept appearing all over the country? There were only a few top masters, and no one could split themselves. In the absence of tactics, it would be very likely to fail if the majority fought against the minority. At that time, the country would not be a country, and the family would not be a family.
Guo Juxia and his companions had also thought about this, but the experience in the dream made Guo Juxia believe that the current situation was like drinking poison to quench thirst. It was impossible and should not continue. When it was time to cut off one's arm, there should be no hesitation. As for the rebels, at worst they could be wiped out bit by bit, which was better than letting the world be completely destroyed in the end.
Qi Yun yawned when he saw their argument. It was just like what the saying goes, when humans think, God laughs.
This kind of laughter does not mean that there is something wrong with their way of thinking or knowledge, but that the inexplicable arrogance they sometimes show is really puzzling.
Take the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty for example. After experiencing the dream that Qi Yun used as a reminder, his first reaction was to try to see if he could shut down the machines left by the Noah civilization.
The situation was exactly as he wanted. After pressing the switch, the hexahedron did slowly close and then fall down. After trying it, the emperor opened it again with satisfaction, and then thought that everything was still under his control.
But from Qi Yun's perspective, it was just the machine performing a show for the emperor. In fact, no matter how the switch was pressed, it continued to work.
Qi Yun looked at it for a long time but didn't know why the emperor thought that a slight structural change in the machine meant that it was shut down. The outrageous thing was that the emperor at that time was not affected by anything special. To be honest, at this time, he should at least find a general of the imperial guards to try and see if it could still be used normally.
Is there really no one who understands combat machines better than me