Chapter 447 Ever-changing

Chapter 447 Ever-changing

Chapter 447 Ever-changing
"I asked you to share the food and wine I prepared every day with the military students. I clearly got up early in the morning to make them." In the kitchen, Le Lanji brought a bowl of Shuiyinbing to Shao Xun and complained a little.

Over the past ten days, soldiers from the government office have been gathering in Xuchang one after another. Every day, they would meet with several military academies, hand out official seals to them, give them some encouragement, and then eat and drink with them to cultivate their relationships.

"You don't understand." Shao Xun smiled and didn't say much.

Why did he do this? There was a reason why he not only met with officers but also talked with soldiers.

This is the army he built himself, so of course he has to maintain it well.

To be the founder of the army rather than its successor, the level of authority over the army is different in these two situations.

He had strong control over the army he had built from scratch. Not only was he kind to the officers, he also chatted with some of the soldiers, gave them rewards, and helped them solve some problems.

In addition, they often displayed bravery in front of them, took the effort to remember their names, and gave them a surprise - just imagine, you were a penniless soldier, and the supreme commander actually knew your name and gave you a reward, how would you feel?
Now legends about him have begun to spread in the army.

After a few more years of consolidation, he would become the god of this army, and no one could shake his position unless he died.

But if his son inherited the army, the situation would be different.

There is no affection between the heirs and the officers and soldiers, and they are only constrained by the system, and the level of authority has dropped sharply.

Some people who are worried that their sons will not be able to control the troops will even carry out a large-scale purge, even if it means reducing the combat effectiveness of the troops.

One relies on institutional constraints, while the other relies not only on the system but also on gratitude and affection as lubricants. It is obvious which one is better.

But then again, it is very difficult for the second generation to achieve the same level as the first generation of entrepreneurs.

Moreover, most of the first generation of founders have never established enough prestige and gratitude, so when it is passed on to the second generation, it will naturally become more unstable.

Shao Xun was a founder who started from scratch and gave favors to his soldiers. The more he did, the more stable it would be when he passed it on to his sons in the future. After all, not everyone in this world is a ruthless person, and there would be many people who would remember his favors and be willing to protect his descendants, as long as they did not do evil things.

"I'm saving money for my children, understand?" After finishing the Shuiyin pancake, Shao Xun put down his chopsticks and asked, "Where's the golden knife?"

"I'm going to learn to read." Le Lanji said.

"Learning to read at the age of five, are all the children of the aristocracy so miserable?" Shao Xun asked curiously.

Le Lanji said as if it was a matter of course, "Although many children of scholars are useless, it is true that they should start learning at the age of five or six."

"What is the teaching?"

"My dear, your book Thousand Characters also teaches poetry." At this point, Lan Ji added, "I teach according to the rules of Le's private school. Learning poetry at the age of five is not about recognizing a lot of words, but mainly about knowing the names of mountains, rivers, plants and trees."

Shao Xun suddenly realized.

It turns out that the private education of the aristocratic families is quite particular about the techniques. For the younger children, knowing that they cannot concentrate, they are taught "Book of Songs" and taken out for fun, where they are asked to identify the plants and trees mentioned in the "Book of Songs" in person to deepen their impression.

When they are a little older, while continuing to learn "Book of Songs", they begin to study "Book of Rites" in between, mainly to help them understand the rules of human relations.

Anyway, that's how Le Lanji learned it, and she asked people to bring back the annotated versions of "Book of Songs", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes", "Laozi", "Zhuangzi" and other books from her home in Nanyang, and even the collected works and calligraphy posts left by her father Le Guang - Le Guang had some attainments in scholarship and was also a master of calligraphy.

After listening to this, Shao Xun felt that this education model was too costly and could not be promoted.

The textbooks of each school are also different.

Some large families that devote themselves to academic research have a deeper foundation, and it is not uncommon for them to have a collection of tens of thousands of books.

Sometimes they would open schools to teach - usually when they were old and resigned from office - and at this time people from several counties or even an entire state would be excited about it, and the number of students who came to study here would often reach thousands.

Families with poorer cultural heritage are not so lucky. They have few books, and the textbooks they study are copied from nowhere. Some are lost, and there are errors and omissions. When debating with others, they may suddenly bring up something wrong, making them look like a laughing stock.

Why was Wang Yan so good at debate? One reason was his eloquence and his shamelessness, but the most important thing was that he had a rich collection of books at home. He also liked to read miscellaneous books, covering a wide range of subjects. When debating, he would throw out something that no one had ever heard of, and then point out where the argument or allusion came from, making others feel ashamed.

"It's all thanks to you as his mother that my son can read. When he grows up a little, I will teach him military strategies and tactics." Shao Xun said.

"Where did you learn this, my dear?" Le Lanji asked mischievously, "Could it be that Taibaixing really taught you this?"

Shao Xun held her on his lap and asked with a deliberately stern face, "Is Taibaixing powerful?"

Le Lanji blushed. He almost knocked her unconscious last night. How could he not be awesome?

"I'll send someone to copy a copy of the Le family's collection of books." Shao Xun added, "In the future, my Shao family will learn from the strengths of all the schools and compile a complete set of books, which will be open to students all over the world to copy. It's really abominable that each family has kept the books hidden away, and in the end there are only a few knowledgeable people left."

"Why should I give to others the collection of essays that my father worked so hard on? Just tell it to Jin Dao." Le Lanji was a little unhappy.

"Just think of it as doing me a favor." Shao Xun straightened the woman's slightly pouting lips, causing her to giggle.

"Okay, I'll tell my brother." Le Lanji agreed.

"That's right." Shao Xun said happily.

I only knew that Le Guang was very capable before, but now I find out that he is a senior intellectual at the level of "university professor", and I am immediately in awe of him.

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After breakfast, he began to handle official business.

Military officer Li Chong submitted a petition requesting an attack on Shi Le.

The reason was that Shi Le had fought a battle with Wang Jun at the end of last year. Although he won, his strength was damaged, so it was a good time to attack him.

As for why Shi Le won but suffered heavy losses, the main reason was that he used the tactic of defensive counterattack.

Wang Jun joined forces with the Duan tribe of the Xianbei and dispatched tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry, killing their way to Yecheng and were unstoppable.

But they were out of their minds and actually started to attack the city by force, which resulted in heavy casualties and a complete loss of morale. When they retreated, they were pursued by Shi Le's cavalry and were defeated. Shao Xun thought about it and refused, allowing Li Chong to continue farming in Puyang.

It's not that he didn't want to deal with Shi Le, but the main reason was that the Silver Spear Army had not retreated yet and there were no soldiers available - strictly speaking, there were a lot of soldiers, but there were too few infantrymen who could deal with the cavalry, and ordinary infantrymen would just be asking for their heads if they went up.

The second one was a memorial written by Wang Que'er.

Shao Xun took a look and sneered, "This character is hopeless."

After reading it carefully, I learned that Liu Han had assembled a large army in the spring and cultivated land in northern Hanoi, seemingly with some purpose. There were also large groups of cavalry herding horses in Yewang, and from time to time they would go outside the north city to spy.

This is wrong!

Shao Xun was a little puzzled. With Liu Cong's temper, shouldn't he gather a large army to besiege the three cities of Heyang?
He stood up, looked at the map hanging on the wall, and thought carefully.

Siege warfare is the most brutal. The defenders can greatly consume the attackers' manpower, supplies, and morale, and then get a chance to turn defeat into victory - the opportunity only appears, and whether they can seize it depends on the specific situation.

He originally thought that even if the Xiongnu sacrificed tens of thousands of lives, they might not be able to capture the three cities of Heyang. Then he would mobilize the army and take all the cavalry with him, and maybe they could rush to Shangdang.

But now Liu Cong is not coming hard...

"It is not advisable to treat the enemy as fools." Shao Xun smiled to himself, sat back down, and secretly wondered whether the Huns were going to launch a large-scale attack on Guanzhong.

At the end of last year, it was heard that King Zhongshan Liu Yao had led his troops to Fengyi, and together with the Di soldiers under Shan Zheng, he defeated the attack on Fengyi by Liang Zong and others.

It happened that Jia Pi was killed by Peng Tianhu, and both sides stopped fighting for a long time.

Now that I think about it, are the Huns planning to send more troops to Guanzhong and advance to Chang'an?
If this is true, then he will have to adjust his strategy because the enemy's strategy has undergone major changes.

"I can't even live in peace for a year." He sighed and closed his eyes. The mountains and rivers of Hanoi, Luoyang, Hongnong and other places were already in his mind.

Wang Mi is still easier to beat!

Hanoi has a flat terrain, which is conducive to cavalry.

Hebei's terrain is also favorable for cavalry.

Hongnong is located in the mountainous area of ​​western Henan, which is convenient for infantry combat.

But it requires careful consideration as to which troops to dispatch.

He stood up and paced around the room.

It’s a pity that after capturing Wang Zhang last year, we were unable to get any valuable information out of him, otherwise we would have been able to make strategic adjustments by now.

Should he withdraw the Silver Spear Left Camp? He was undecided.

Normally, this unit had been on the march for a long time and should have withdrawn to rest, but the situation in Hanoi was unclear at the moment and a rash change of defense might give way to the enemy.

Forget it. If you are in doubt, just beat Wang Mi.

Try it more often, and you might find some clues.

Moreover, last year when Shi Le marched into Hongnong, the Zhongwu Army suffered a great defeat and its main force was annihilated. This revenge has not yet been avenged - of course he would seek revenge from Wang Mi for the evil that Shi Le had done.

"Shunling." Shao Xun shouted.

"Mingsir." Cai Cheng walked in.

"Send this order to the shogunate, and have the chief secretary and the left and right Sima handle it together." Shao Xun handed him a written order and instructed.

"Yes." Cai Cheng put the order into the wooden box, bowed and left.

After Cai Cheng left, Shao Xun thought about it and decided to go to Luoyang.

Although the imperial guards are rotten, they can't just hide behind and do nothing. That would only make them worse. It's always good to be cannon fodder for sieges. If that doesn't work, then it's better to disband them.

As for whether mobilizing the imperial guards would drive the emperor crazy, that is another matter and can be tested.

After making the decision, he looked through previous documents again and carefully studied the battle situation in Fanguanzhong.

Overall, Liu Han did not seem to have deployed its main forces, probably because after Jinyang was recaptured by Tuoba Yilu, they were also under pressure and needed to be on guard.

In fact, it is said that Henan is a place of war on four occasions. Isn’t Liu Han one of them?

Every family has its own problems.

There were footsteps outside the door, and soon, the guards brought a letter.

Shao Xun reached out to take it and found that it was written by Lu Zhi.

He thought something happened in the court, so when he opened it, he was a little surprised.

When Murong Han, the son of Murong Wei, heard that the Duan tribe of the Xianbei had been defeated, he raised a large army, joined forces with the Yuwen Xianbei, and defeated the Duan clan, capturing tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and people.

This is not the point. The point is that Wang Jun hastily assembled troops to reinforce the Duan tribe of the Xianbei.

Shao Xun thought for a long time.

The situation is changing rapidly.

(End of this chapter)