Chapter 451: Confucius

Zhaoqing County, Cangcheng County.

On August 14th, Zhao Yan led the garrison division of Leizhou County and arrived in Cangcheng County on time. Along with the garrison division, there is also a large amount of food and military supplies.

If it wasn't for the escort, the garrison division could have arrived a day earlier.

After Zhao Yan took charge of the Leizhou County Guard Division, he did not slack off in any way. In addition to cooperating with the government to arrest robbers, clean up bandits, and suppress resistance. Daily, Zhao Yan did not relax the training of the division.

The kindness of the monarch and marquis, like mountains and seas, promoted him from an ordinary soldier to the high position of division commander. If he doesn't make some achievements, Zhao Yan will step over the hurdle in his heart.

This iron-blooded man has an innate love for the military.

On weekdays, Zhao Yan trained soldiers to the death. He copied what he learned in the special operations training base to the garrison division and executed it meticulously.

According to Zhao Yan's words, although the garrison division is a local garrison force, it cannot practice itself. It must train according to the standards of the field army and be ready to go to the battlefield at any time.

After repeated drills, the soldiers of the garrison division naturally complained endlessly.

But complaining about suffering, the soldiers' respect for division commander Zhao Yan is increasing day by day. Except for those who eat and wait to die, no man in the army is willing to be inferior to others.

The members of the garrison division, like the field army, are all reorganized from prisoners of war. They all have the same background, so why can they enter the field army, enjoy higher military pay, and be equipped with better equipment?

They refused to accept it!

The sons and daughters of the security division are suffocating in their hearts. They train hard every day and night, and then test the training results by suppressing bandits, desperately improving their ranks and combat effectiveness.

The reason is that one day, they can return to the main battlefield and feel proud.

Hard work pays off.

No, here's your chance!

When the military order was received, the entire division erupted in excitement.

The training intensity of the Leizhou County Guard Division is not much worse than that of the Field Army. Although the combat power of the division is not as good as that of the field division, it is still comparable to the Allied forces.

On the same day, Bai Qi inspected the Leizhou County Guard Division outside the city.

Rarely, Bai Qi smiled.

After being affirmed by the general, all the soldiers of the garrison division were even more excited. For the upcoming war, instead of being timid, he was full of anticipation.

Recently, the Military Affairs Administration has begun to formulate a military merit system.

Previously, the conferring of ranks by Lin Yi and other generals was Ouyang Shuo's first attempt at rewarding military achievements. In the future, the objects of rewards will be expanded from division heads to brigade commanders, battalion commanders, and even squadron leaders and fire chiefs.

Anyone who makes meritorious deeds must be rewarded.

The Military Affairs Administration has already reported that the military merit system will be officially implemented in the Battle of Zhaoqing. Although the situation in this battle has changed dramatically, it is a good opportunity for a good man to make a contribution.

Needless to say, this gossip was quietly released by Du Ruhui.

In fact, the formulation of the entire military merit system is no match for Ouyang Shuo, the lord. Ouyang Shuo knew the specific progress better than anyone else.

The first draft prepared by the Military Affairs Administration is still on his desk, waiting for review.

Establishing a military merit system is not a trivial matter. In addition to involving military welfare, there are other related systems, such as the military rank system.

There are three kinds of rewards for meritorious service: money, military position and military rank.

As for titles, Ouyang Shuo does not have this authority yet.

The item of money is closely related to military expenditure, so it cannot be decided by brain. Once set, it cannot be changed at will. In case it must be too high, Yingyou is probably going to find Du Ruhui desperately.

The military pay of the soldiers has already made the common people envious. Coupled with the reward for meritorious service, if it is set too high, it may cause dissatisfaction in other industries, especially the civil service group.

If it is set too low, it will not work.

After all, if there is no certain temptation, how can the soldiers risk their lives to win?

Ouyang Shuo, on the other hand, thought of a compromise, that is to appropriately reduce the monetary rewards, and appropriately supplement them with honorary rewards such as military ranks.

In fact, for generals above the battalion level, the allure of honor is far higher than money. Didn't you see how many generals envied Lin Yi when he was named General Huwei?

Therefore, in order to formulate the military merit system, it is necessary to formulate the military rank system together.

How can all the things in between be settled in a short while?

Obviously, Du Ruhui set off a smoke bomb.

Du Ruhui's move was also to boost the morale of the frontline soldiers. His original intention was good, and Ouyang Shuo did not object. I just urge the Military Affairs Administration to perfect this system before the end of the campaign.

Ouyang Shuo must not lose his promise to the soldiers.

When Du Ruhui got the news, he grimaced and begged the prince for mercy.

Unfortunately, Junhou was indifferent.

What is it called?

Shoot yourself in the foot.

Now that the emperor has issued an order, the entire military affairs department can only stay up all night, paying attention to the frontline battles, while stepping up the establishment of the military merit system.

As a last resort, Du Ruhui had the cheek to borrow someone from the Army Lecture Hall. Otherwise, he is really too busy. Fortunately, Sun Wu, the soldier sage, was so talkative that he dispatched more than a dozen teachers to the Military Affairs Department for a temporary emergency.

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The next day, the news of the Allied forces going south reached the headquarters.

The southward movement of the Allied forces was beyond Bai Qi's expectations again, at least a week earlier than he expected.

Really impatient!

Inside the camp, Bai Qi stared at the map of Zhaoqing County, contemplating.

On the map, the three points of the Shanhai City garrison were marked in red. They are Yaogu County in the west, where the Left Army is stationed; Cangcheng County in the middle, and Genglou County in the east, where the Right Army is stationed.

The three counties of Cangcheng, Yaogu, and Genglou are the corners of each other. Yaogu County and Genglou County are less than 200 kilometers away from Cangcheng County, the headquarters. If you march quickly, you can reach it in two days.

Above the three red dots is Tianshuang County.

A thick black arrow extends from Tianshuang County to Cangcheng County.

The allied forces went south ahead of schedule, so Bai Qi had to make a choice, whether to continue to stick to the three counties, or to concentrate the whole army in Cangcheng County to defend against the enemy together.

Throughout the morning, Bai Qi's eyes did not leave the map.

...

In the afternoon, a series of military orders were transmitted to the master regiments through the post station.

Obviously, Bai Qi has already made a decision.

The general ordered that the Fourth Division of the Longxiang Army and the Leizhou County Garrison Division stationed in Cangcheng County immediately pull out their camps and go to Yaogu County to station.

The Second Division of the Longxiang Army stationed in Yaogu County, after handing over the defense area, immediately left Yaogu County and detoured to the outskirts of Genglou County, where they hid and were on standby at any time.

In this way, the troops of Yaogu County and Genglou County have been strengthened, but Cangcheng County, which is the headquarters, only leaves the Tianshuang County City Guard Regiment, which is not even fully organized.

Could it be that this is another empty city plan by director Bai Qi?

It is specifically mentioned in the military order that the three cities must raise the flag of the general at the top of the city.

In Cangcheng County, the banner of General Bai Qi was erected; in Yaogu County, the banner of General Xuanwei Mu Guiying was erected; in Genglou County, the banner of General Han Xin was erected.

There is no doubt that Bai Qi has set up a game.

As for whether the allied forces will take the lead, we will only know when the allied forces arrive on the battlefield.

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On August 15th, Shanhai City.

When the Zhaoqing battlefield was full of gunpowder, Shanhai City ushered in a big man.

The most holy Confucius, with his disciples, traveled all the way to Shanhai City. And just the day before, Han Feizi of the Legalist family had quietly arrived in Shanhai City.

The "hands-on-hands" of Confucianism and Legalism finally gathered in Shanhai City.

Everyone knows that the competition is about to enter the most exciting part of the [Contest].

In the past half a month, according to the arrangement of the contending conference, the scholars first plunged into the library, retreated for a week, and studied hard to understand the development and achievements of each school and faction in each dynasty and generation.

I have to say, it has really benefited a lot.

Especially Confucianism, Confucian classics in later generations, but there have been several major developments.

Immediately afterwards, it is to move to the forum of hundreds of schools.

All schools and factions can board the forum to expound their own theories and propositions. The prerequisite is that the content of the elaboration must be innovative. If it is still the previous proposition, then there is no need to go on stage.

The most eye-catching one was a lecture by Wei Yang.

As one of the representatives of the Legalists, and deeply influenced the Warring States Period, and even the founder of the unification of the Qin Dynasty, Wei Yang, in his new capacity as the Director of Internal Affairs of the Southern Border Protectorate, boarded the forum of hundreds of schools and expounded the new ideas of the Legalists.

The experience of Shanhai City undoubtedly had a huge impact on Wei Yang. Many of his previous propositions have been revised, or in other words, made the best of the situation.

Historically, Wei Yang implemented the farming war strategy in Qin State: the common people either farmed the land or served as soldiers, and there was no third way to choose. Everything is in the service of war.

Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business is the national policy formulated by Wei Yang. Harsh criminal law is Wei Yang's whip.

Everything in Shanhai City is impacting Wei Yang's inherent views.

The commercial development of Shanhai City made Wei Yang dizzy. Interestingly, Shanhai City's agriculture is also booming. It does not seem to be contradictory that agriculture and commerce go hand in hand.

The thinking of this legalist giant has changed.

Of course, its core idea of ​​the rule of law remains as firm as a rock. What changes are the means, strategies, and specific implementation methods; what remains unchanged is the foundation of the rule of law.

Undoubtedly, Wei Yang's speech won a lot of applause. Mencius, Xunzi and other Confucian scholars who were watching, all looked dignified when they left quietly.

The next day, Mencius went to the podium.

Interestingly, Mencius expounded on the ethical relationship between aborigines and aliens, and then extended it to issues such as the legitimacy of alien lords.

It has to be said that Gaia really created a group of "monsters".

Here, it is definitely a compliment.

Think about it, Mencius and others are representatives of wise men in history, and now they are given five thousand years of basic memory, and they are in the magnificent maelstrom of the game world.

In this way, can it be strengthened? !

The first confrontation between Confucianism and Legalism ended in a draw.