"Let's start from the beginning, carefully consider each word, and see what inspiration this page of story can provide."
Hu Wei suggested to the two of them.
"good."
Uncle Zhu Shouren and Xia Qiang nodded repeatedly.
"Erzhu Rong, surnamed Erzhu and given name Rong, was a member of the Qihu tribe, which was also the Jie tribe during the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China. Since Erzhu Rong's fifth ancestor, Erzhu Rong's family had been the leader of the Qihu tribe. When Erzhu Rong inherited the tribal leader, it was the time of the Six Garrisons Rebellion. Erzhu Rong's family lived in Erzhuchuan, which was not part of the Six Garrisons, but was close to the Rouran. The Six Garrisons rebels colluded with the Rouran, and the Northern Wei court was in a mess. The rebellion in the country was so intense that the Northern Wei was in turmoil. Erzhuchuan was close to the Rouran and the Six Garrisons, and faced the dual pressure of the Rouran and the rebels, which was very stressful. Erzhu Rong saw that the troops rose up in all directions, so he took the opportunity to disperse the livestock, recruit volunteers from all directions, and distributed weapons, war horses, and clothes. He raised a large army and began to gradually develop his own power."
Hu Wei and the other two read and pondered this passage, and they all agreed that it did not contain any revelation and was just background.
So, continue reading.
"However, Erzhu Rong knew that the army he had assembled temporarily was just a mob and had no fighting power. If he fought against the Rouran or the rebels, his army would be vulnerable. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the chaotic world, he needed an invincible iron army. However, time was running out. The Rouran were ready to move, and the rebels were also heading towards Erzhuchuan."
Seeing this, the three of them looked at each other and nodded. They knew that the key part was coming.
"In order to deal with the upcoming Rouran and the rebellious soldiers, Erzhu Rong urgently needed an iron army. To this end, he strictly enforced military discipline and repeatedly ordered that soldiers were not allowed to rape and kill, trample on crops, or rob property..."
Seeing this, the three of them were stunned.
"Strict military discipline?! We have already mentioned this. And, as Lord Zhu said, the Zhejiang Army's discipline is already strict enough. How can there be any room for stricter discipline? If it is stricter, it will probably cause chaos."
Xia Qiang sighed and said with regret and disappointment.
"Let's look down first." Hu Wei said with some disappointment.
"One day, Erzhu Rong went out on horseback with his nephew and his personal guards to inspect the territory. When passing a farmland, Erzhu Rong's horse was inexplicably frightened, kicked and threw Erzhu Rong off the horse, and the horse ran away. His nephew followed behind, dismounted and helped Erzhu Rong up, then hurriedly ran to the field to chase the horse. As soon as he caught up with the horse, Erzhu Rong ordered him to be tied up. Erzhu Rong scolded him, saying, 'I have repeatedly emphasized military discipline that crops must not be trampled, but you trampled a large area of crops.'"
"The next day, Erzhu Rong summoned the entire army to the parade ground and announced the punishment for his nephew. Upon hearing the news, Erzhu Rong's sister hurried over to plead for mercy. Erzhu Rong said that military law was ruthless. His sister knelt down and begged, and Erzhu Rong knelt down opposite her and kowtowed. Then, Erzhu Rong ignored his sister's pleas and gave an order with an iron face to behead his nephew in front of all the soldiers, to enforce the punishment and clarify military discipline. For a time, all the soldiers of the three armies were shocked and dared not violate military discipline and military orders. Once Erzhu Rong issued an order, everyone obeyed it and obeyed his orders as if he were his arm."
"A few days later, the Rouran and rebel soldiers who came to Erzhuchuan to take advantage were all killed by Erzhu Rong's troops, and the blood flowed like a river, and the army was completely defeated..."
After reading it, the three of them looked at each other again, and a hint of disappointment appeared in all three pairs of eyes.
It’s still too heavy.
"After reading this, it still talks about strict military discipline." Uncle Zhu Shouren sighed in disappointment.
"Indeed, Erzhu Rong is indeed a tyrant. He put justice above his own relatives. In order to enforce military discipline, he did not hesitate to kill his own nephew. However, as I said before, this is the same as what we saw last time, both emphasize military discipline."
Xia Qiang shook his head regretfully. This story of Erzhu Rong also talked about the importance of military discipline. In order to enforce military discipline, Erzhu Rong did not hesitate to kill his own nephew.
"Oh, that's true. The whole story is about military discipline." Hu Wei couldn't help but sigh in disappointment. "We have already mentioned military discipline. If we mention it again, it will just be a rehash and people will look down on us."
"Really? My nephew is the same. He himself said that the military discipline of the Zhejiang Army is strict enough, so why is he always talking about it? The Japanese pirates are about to attack, why is my nephew still reading these stories that emphasize military discipline? If we want to improve the combat effectiveness of the Zhejiang Army, we have to come up with some new ideas..." Uncle Zhu Shouren couldn't help but complain.
"etc... ... "
An idea seemed to flash through Hu Wei's mind, but he didn't catch it for a moment, so he stood there and closed his eyes.
"What's wrong, Brother Hu?"
Xia Qiang asked hurriedly.
"Just now an idea flashed through my mind. I didn't catch it, but I felt that this page of Erzhu Rong's story was not that simple."
Hu Wei frowned.
"Brother Hu, why is it so difficult? It's just emphasizing military discipline." Uncle Zhu Shouren said disapprovingly.
"Brother Zhu, please say what you just said again." Hu Wei thought that the idea he just had was due to what Zhu Shouren said. Although it was fleeting, he might be able to grasp it again if he listened to it again.
"I say, Brother Hu, why is it not simple? It's just emphasizing military discipline." Uncle Zhu Shouren repeated with a puzzled look on his face.
"It's not this sentence, it's the previous one." Hu Wei said anxiously.
"The last sentence, well, let me think about it, my nephew is right, he himself said that the discipline of the Zhejiang Army is already strict enough, why do we always have to focus on the discipline? If we want to improve the combat effectiveness of the Zhejiang Army, we must come up with some new ideas..."
Uncle Zhu Shouren thought about it and could only remember most of what he had just said, so he tried to repeat it.
whoosh!
A light flashed in my mind, and a hand that had been prepared grabbed it in a flash.
Hu Wei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he grasped the idea just now.
However, his expression was not one of excitement, but rather nervousness, or fear. The thought made him shudder.
Xia Qiang and his uncle Zhu Shouren were stunned when they saw Hu Wei's expression, and asked quickly, "Brother Hu, Brother Hu, what's wrong with you? Why are you so pale? Are you feeling unwell?!"
"Have you figured out anything about this story?" Hu Wei swallowed, looked up at the two of them and asked.
"Isn't it just military discipline? Is there something else?" Uncle Zhu Shouren and Xia Qiang looked at Hu Wei strangely.
"Have you noticed? Erzhu Rong's army was just recruited and raised, and it was less than a month old. Even Erzhu Rong himself admitted that his army was a mob that could not withstand a single blow. But a few days later, the Rouran army and the rebels were slaughtered by him, and the blood flowed like a river, and the army was completely defeated. Why is that?"
Hu Wei looked at the two of them and asked.
"Military discipline."
Uncle Zhu Shouren and Xia Qiang replied without thinking.
"no."
Hu Wei shook his head with a pale face.
"No, what is it?"
Uncle Zhu Shouren and Xia Qiang looked at Hu Wei strangely.