"General, what do you think of this competition method?"
In the Xuanjia Army camp, inside the commander's tent, Li Zexuan looked at Duan Zhixuan and cupped his fists.
Duan Zhixuan put down the booklet in his hand and raised his head, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes. He smiled and said: "Haha! Li Shenjun's competition method is really novel. I have never heard of a large army going out without rations! This method is both It can train the survival ability of soldiers in the wild, and can also restore actual combat to the maximum extent, allowing the generals and soldiers of both sides to show their strengths in the competition. I think this method is very feasible!
After a while, I will have someone copy this book and distribute it to each camp leader! Li Shenjun just gave you a general introduction. This booklet stipulates in detail what can and cannot be done during the competition, what is considered a foul, and what is considered a win. The commanders of each battalion, especially the B-zi battalion and the E-zi battalion The generals should study hard and never commit any foul play during the competition, otherwise they will be punished by military law! "
The competition rules proposed by Li Zexuan included not only marching and formation, survival in the wild, but also military strategies. Duan Zhixuan couldn't help but feel his eyes light up. Compared with them, those previous exercises in the army were too one-sided or superficial. ! He wanted to take this opportunity to see the effect of this method. If the effect was good, Duan Zhixuan planned to implement it in the Xuanjia Army in the future!
"The general will obey the order!"
Five captains, Zhang Shigui, Sun Tao, Zhang Kangnian, Lu Da, and Sun Zhiping, all clasped their fists to Duan Zhixuan and accepted their orders.
Duan Zhixuan nodded, and then said: "However, this competition between the Y-zi camp and the W-zi camp requires leaving the city. It is not a trivial matter for this large army to leave the city. I need to report it to the Holy One first. After the Holy One gives permission, the W-zi battalion and the Y-zi battalion will The competition has been decided! Before that, the two battalions need to be well trained and prepared!"
"Yes! General!"
Sun Tao and Sun Zhiping accepted the promise.
"Hey! The general also thinks that the competition method proposed by Li Canjun is very interesting. If there is a chance in the future, our A-shaped battalion would also like to compete with the B-shaped battalion in this way!"
Zhang Shigui smiled and interjected.
Hearing this, Sun Tao and Qiu Xinggong immediately twitched their mouths, thinking that you, Zhang Shigui, are willing, but we are not willing yet! The reason why they chose to compare with Wu Ziying this time was because Wu Ziying's overall strength was at the bottom of the army? Isn't it just asking for death to compare with Jia Ziying
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "Haha! General Zhang, don't be anxious, there will be a chance in the future!"
Zhang Kangnian cupped his fists at Li Zexuan and said, "Li Junjun, I just listened to the rules of the competition you described, and I still have a little doubt in my heart. During the competition, the soldiers all used wooden knives, wooden swords, and arrows with arrows removed and wrapped in lime cloth." Arrows, how should we go hunting in the mountains?”
After he finished speaking, everyone was shocked and turned their attention to Li Zexuan, because what Zhang Kangnian said was indeed a "bug".
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "The reason why wooden knives, wooden swords and arrows wrapped with lime cloth were used in this competition is mainly to prevent casualties when the two armies confront each other. This is to protect against people, not wild beasts!
When soldiers go into the mountains to hunt, they can naturally remove the lime cloth on the arrows. In this way, although there is no arrowhead, as long as the person pulling the bow has sufficient arm strength, an arrow without an arrowhead will hit a wild beast. It shouldn't be difficult, right
Besides, who said you have to use a bow and arrow for hunting? In the new style of training, soldiers are specially trained in close combat skills. When encountering wild beasts such as tigers and wolves, soldiers use sticks to attack them at close range, and their chances of winning are also very high! "
"Remove the lime cloth from the arrows, or fight with sticks?"
Hearing this, Qiu Xinggong was shocked because he felt like he had fallen into Li Zexuan's trap!
Because the day before yesterday, he mocked the part of Li Zexuan's new training manual that asked soldiers to train close combat skills. Looking at it now, Li Zexuan proposed this competition rule, which was obviously premeditated! Because now the Y-zi battalion is still training cavalry, archery and formation formation according to the old methods, while the people of the W-zi battalion have been training close combat skills for a long time!
Isn't this a way of changing the rules to benefit Wu Ziying
Thinking of this, Qiu Xinggong couldn't help but vomit blood in depression. He had just tried his best to find the "loopholes" in the competition rules formulated by Li Zexuan, that is, the factors that were not conducive to the Yiziying camp, but he couldn't find them, so he agreed so readily. , but now even if he wanted to regret it, it was too late, so many people were witnessing it, and it was impossible for Duan Zhixuan to help him change the training rules!
"That's all! Many veterans in Yizi Camp have experienced hundreds of battles, and their close combat abilities are no worse than those of Ezi Camp! And at worst, I have asked Sun Tao to start adding more close combat skills to the soldiers of Yizi Camp in the past few days. Fighting training!”
Since he couldn't change it, Qiu Xinggong could only accept the reality. He sighed and murmured to himself.
This old guy thought he had discovered a "loophole" in the competition rules, but where did he actually go? Only after the competition is over will he know how many holes Li Zexuan dug for him!
Li Zexuan is determined to win this competition!
"Well! This is not a bad idea!"
Duan Zhixuan glanced at Qiu Xinggong thoughtfully, because just now, he noticed that Qiu Xinggong's expression was not quite right. Thinking of what Li Zexuan had just said, he understood instantly. His face straightened and he said solemnly: "It's almost time. It's time for the soldiers of each battalion to gather for training. The generals will return to their respective battalions and perform their duties. I will also enter the palace to meet the emperor soon!"
"Yes! General!"
Everyone agreed in unison, and today's military "morning meeting" ended.
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"I'm selling newspapers! I'm selling newspapers! The latest issue of "Datang Daily", today's headline - the rise and fall of a country, all people are responsible, the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce is going to hold a fund-raising meeting to raise military resources for the country and prepare for the war against the Turks!"
Over at the military camp, the soldiers have begun training in full swing, and among the people, as the sun rises, the city wakes up, and a new day of life begins for the people. Newsboys selling newspapers roam the streets and alleys, shouting out the most important news in today's newspapers, trying to attract passers-by to stop and buy a newspaper!
They are lucky today, because today's "headlines" are exciting enough to attract people to buy a newspaper!
"A fund-raising meeting? Raising military supplies for the country? Baby, wait! Give me a newspaper!"
"Give me one too! Let me see what this fundraiser is about?"
"Give me one!"
In the streets, alleys, restaurants and teahouses, people out of curiosity spent money to buy newspapers from newsboys. After a while, the newspapers in the hands of the newsboys were sold out, and they had to rush to the nearest Datang Daily. 》Office, go get another batch of newspapers!
Those who bought the newspaper immediately started flipping through it, wanting to see what the fund-raising meeting the newsboy was talking about was about. Those who didn't buy the newspaper ran behind the person who had the newspaper, wanting to peep out!
On the "advertising space" in the middle of the newspaper, there was a very eye-catching notice: "Two days later, the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce will hold a fundraising meeting at the Longmen Inn to raise military funds for the country and help the imperial army defeat the Turks. Therefore, we sincerely invite you to Friends from Tang’s business circles will gather at Longmen Inn two days later to gather military resources and contribute to the country!”
Since this is just a notice, the content is bound to be short. It only explains clearly the time, cause and location of the incident in a few words.
After everyone saw it, they couldn't help but talk about it.
"The Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce is going to hold a fund-raising meeting? To raise military supplies for the country? Does the imperial court have no money?"
"Will the court increase taxes in the future?"
"Chen Goudan, why are you so worried? Didn't you see what was written in the newspaper? The Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce invites businessmen to raise donations. You are not a businessman, so what does it have to do with you? Does it have anything to do with whether taxes will be increased in the future?"
"Alas! The imperial court just issued an official document a few days ago, saying that it is recruiting elite soldiers from all over the Tang Dynasty to come to Beijing for training. Now the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce is organizing a fund-raising meeting to raise military supplies for the imperial court. Looking at it this way, the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and The Turks are about to spread! The world is not peaceful!"
"Yes! I didn't expect that just a few years after the peace, there would be another war! And this time it was against the Turks! The Turks are not easy to fight! No wonder the imperial court wanted to recruit elite soldiers from all over the country. No wonder the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce held a fund-raising meeting to help the imperial court raise funds. Military resources!”
"Why does the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce only invite businessmen to participate?"
"Isn't this simple? The merchant has money! This Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce belongs to Yong'an Marquis. Yong'an Marquis is kind-hearted and hates to see the people suffer. He will definitely not reach out to ask for money from ordinary people!"
"Yes! It's just a national crisis, and I also want to contribute to the country, but this fund-raising meeting only invites businessmen, what should I do?"
The common people thought of the recruitment document issued by the imperial court a few days ago, combined with this notice in today's newspaper, and couldn't help but look sad and talk a lot.
"The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of all the people! The Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce is going to hold a fund-raising meeting to raise military supplies for the country and prepare for the war against the Turks! Huh? Today's headlines are about this fund-raising meeting. Look, look!"
People who bought the newspaper quickly noticed today's "top news" after reading this notice.
According to Li Zexuan and Li Ke's plan, they only needed to publish a notice about the fund-raising meeting in the "Datang Daily", but Li Yu felt that it was far from enough, so she took it upon herself to publish today's front page headline. It was replaced by a review about the fund-raising meeting. This review article was mainly written by her personally, and other gentlemen in the editorial department were responsible for polishing it. Li Yu wanted to use this to express emotion to the businessmen, move them to reason, and declare their righteousness. In this way, as many people as possible can participate in this fundraising meeting!
"All the people are responsible for the rise and fall of the country! The Tang Dynasty is not the Tang Dynasty of one person, but the Tang Dynasty of all people! If the country is well, the people will live and work in peace and contentment; if the country is going to perish, all the people will be displaced!
Now the Turks are eyeing our Tang Dynasty. First they sent masters to Yanhuang Academy to steal secret manuscripts, and then they sent wolf cavalry to repeatedly invade our border with Tang Dynasty. Their wolf ambitions are clearly revealed!
Today's holy emperor, a wise and powerful man, has already seen the ambition of the Turks. The imperial army has been prepared for war several months ago. However, the Turks are powerful and have millions of people who can control the strings. How difficult it is to win the battle!
The whole country must prepare for war with all its strength!
Those who serve as soldiers should train hard, go into battle to kill the enemy, and serve the king; those who serve the people should understand the great righteousness and great righteousness, and should not commit crimes or cause trouble for the country; those who serve as businessmen should do their best to raise military resources, Help the court!
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At the critical moment of the rise and fall of a country, all people should work together to overcome the difficulties! If this battle is defeated, the world will return to a chaotic world. The generals of the Tang Dynasty will be in ruins, the people will be displaced, and the merchants will have nowhere to do business!
Although the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce was only established for more than a year, it has now become the leader in the business world of the Tang Dynasty. Today, Li Zexuan, the president of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, sincerely invites friends from the business community of the Tang Dynasty to gather at Longmen Inn in two days to raise military resources. , contribute to the country! "
Under the deliberate guidance of "Datang Daily", people now prefer vernacular Chinese rather than obscure and difficult-to-understand classical Chinese. Therefore, the headline news in today's "Datang Daily" can be regarded as half-vernacular and half-classical Chinese. He can be regarded as a person who takes care of both Confucian scholars and ordinary people.
After everyone read it, most of them were deeply touched!
"All the people are responsible for the rise and fall of a country! This sentence is so good! Eh? It's strange that there is no indication of who wrote this article? How strange!"
An old gentleman wearing a scholar's shirt shook his head while looking at the contents of the newspaper.
What surprised him was that the news in Datang Daily would usually indicate who wrote it under the title, but today's article that touched him deeply, he wanted to see who wrote it. What I did was to find out that there was no name at all under the title!
In fact, this is what Li Yu did deliberately, because this article was not written by her alone. After all, she did not go to school seriously, and she is not good at the literati's way of talking about things. What she is good at is the kind of narrative. A vernacular article for the Lord! After she wrote the first draft of this news, several knowledgeable gentlemen in the editorial department of "Datang Daily" polished it together, resulting in such a semi-vernacular and semi-classical Chinese article with some literary talent!
So Li Yu didn’t write his name under this news!
Of course, there are only a few people who pay attention to this detail, and more people pay attention to the content of the article!
"It seems that the Tang Dynasty will soon have a battle with the Turks this time!"
"Yes! I hope the court can win a good victory this time, so that we ordinary people can live a good life!"
"If the country is in good health, the people will live and work in peace and contentment; if the country is destroyed, all the people will be displaced! This is quite true! The Tang Dynasty will definitely win this battle!"
"The country is facing a national crisis, and the whole country should prepare for war with all its strength. I am not a businessman, but at this fundraising meeting held by the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, I will also donate money to raise military supplies for the country!"
"I'm going too! I'm going too!"
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