Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 466

"What kind of god is this?" Father Peter asked curiously after hearing the new term.

"The Nine Heavens Xuannv is a very famous goddess." Tang Saier introduced: "It is said that in ancient times, the Yellow Emperor and Chi You fought, and they could not win in nine battles. At this time, a goddess with the head of a human and the body of a bird descended from the sky. The Yellow Emperor I asked her for advice, hoping to find a way to defeat Chi You."

"Chiyou is the great god in charge of war and weapons in our legends. In ancient times, he was the first to create bronze weapons, so he was very fierce and could not be subdued by brute force. The Nine Heavens Xuannv taught the Yellow Emperor the art of war. Let him fight according to these rules. After Huangdi learned it, he defeated Chi You. It is said that the military books of later generations came from this "Nine Heavens Mysterious Girl's Art of War"."

"This story is quite interesting. The church also often collects and organizes myths from various places in order to adapt and guide them to make them more tame." Father Peter thought about it and said, "It's not like this is not the case in other places. Stories about gods descending from the sky to help good and punish evil. But people usually give artifacts, or teach spells or something. But this kind of direct teaching of the art of war and corresponding books, I really have no impression of it."

"I can't remember it either." Wang Da Lama also said: "Theoretically, Heavenly Father is the Lord of All Arms, but what we know is similar to that of the late King Constantine, who used the name of Heavenly Father to boost morale. story. In the relevant records, I don’t see him directly guiding tactics.”

"And this goddess is worth noting." Father Peter was very interested in the story: "Why is it a human head with a bird's body? Is it similar to the Sphinx?"

"I don't know what you are talking about, but I heard from people that gods in this form are not uncommon. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, there are such gods with bird bodies and human faces." Tang Sai'er replied: "I heard from the old scholar People say that in ancient times, there were more gods in this form. Some people also say that the so-called "ascension to immortality" means literally turning into a bird body, flying to the highest heaven, and becoming an immortal. That's why it is called "ascension" word."

"Later, Baopuzi opposed the theory of transformation and explained it specifically in the scriptures. He believed that the image of human beings is the most noble, and it is not the right way to change into the appearance of other animals. After that, this school of thought accounted for Once you get the upper hand, the image of the bird body gradually disappears. Nowadays, most of the nine-day fairies worshiped by the people are in human form. However, the records in ancient books are there, and Mr. Da even told me specifically. "

"Does he also like to collect mythology?" Father Peter asked happily, thinking that he had discovered a similar hobby.

"No, I think he just couldn't help but tease the old fairy." Tang Sai'er shook his head: "He may mean that the gods we worship are not serious, and even the theories are inconsistent and fighting with each other. However, , In fact, few people care about these carefully researched things, so he just said a few sour words and then let it go."

"That's it. The Yellow Emperor's status and divinity are too high for you. Even I know it." Father Peter reminded: "You claim to have been taught by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, and you take out the military books and prepare the divine sword. , is it equivalent to comparing yourself to the Yellow Emperor? Is it because of this reason that I have some complaints against you?"

"That's not the case. We are not as sensitive as you are to the level difference between gods and men. According to your standards, the villagers are probably blaspheming the gods every day." Tang Saier didn't care and explained:
"Also, although there are many related folklore, in the older version, the symbol of the Yellow Emperor is not a sword, but a bow. It is said that the Yellow Emperor ascended to the sky during the day. At that time, a dragon descended from the sky. The Yellow Emperor rode on the dragon and flew away. The ministers and people all grabbed the dragon's beard and Huangdi's clothes in an attempt to keep him, but failed. They only pulled off some of the dragon's beard and the corners of Huangdi's clothes, and also tore off his bow. This bow will remain in the world, and history books call it 'Wuhao'."

"There are also other theories. For example, this bow was used by the ministers to shoot the dragon when the Yellow Emperor ascended. They tried to shoot down the dragon and bring the emperor back. In comparison, the stone box and sword were made after the rise of Taoism. , became popular. If you really want to compare yourself to the Yellow Emperor, you should find a bow and claim that this is the legendary Emperor's Bow Wuhao instead of using a sword."

"I understand." Father Peter quickly opened his notebook again and jotted down the key words first: "The bird-shaped mythical creature appeared and helped the Yellow Emperor defeat the God of Brass... Okay, I'll ask you for the rest later. .So is this military book real, or is it just a prop?"

"You think the fellow villagers are fools. How can you deceive people with simple props?" Tang Saier shook his head: "What is written in this book is said to be magic like Qimen Dunjia, but it really teaches you how to Using the art of war.”

"How can magic be used as a weapon of war?" Father Peter closed his notebook, obviously not convinced.

"The spell itself is another word for the art of war." Tang Sai'er said: "For example, the most common technique of Liuding and Liujia teaches you how to organize and train the most basic teams." "The so-called Liujia refers to Jiazi, Jiaxu, Jia Shen, Jiawu, Jiachen, Jiayin. These Liujia are actually the names of the six teams." She explained: "For example, the Jiazi team has Jiazi, Yichou, Bingyin... until Guiyou, there are ten people in total. So it is also called "Jia Zixun". Everyone has such a number of heavenly stems and earthly branches. Similarly, the Jiaxu team is Jiaxu, Yihai, Bingzi... until the last Guiwei, there are also ten people. In this way Come on, there are 60 infantrymen in Liujia."

"As long as everyone remembers their own number, they can know their position and the blame during the battle. The captain can also direct everyone to arrange the formation according to the number."

"In addition, there are good and strange tactics in warfare. In addition to the regular soldiers of Liujia, there are also three teams of strange soldiers, which are ranked in addition to Division A. We usually give these three teams numbers B, C, and D respectively, collectively referred to as the 'Three Strange Soldiers' . The function and number of each team must be determined according to the specific situation. It can be cavalry, chariots, or even baggage. Whether they go to the battlefield together depends on the situation. It is ever-changing and there is no final conclusion. "

"These six ten-man teams, and three reinforced groups, are not the establishment of a hundred-man team." Father Peter understood immediately: "This is similar to the situation when I joined the army. It seems that this is indeed a step-by-step instruction. Man, what a military training book. If these obscure numbers were changed into numbers, it would be more straightforward."

"It's not good to change it to numbers. Everyone will feel confused, and the mystery will be gone." Tang Saier shook his head: "The number of stems and branches sounds more simple and magical, which can make everyone feel more at ease and more willing to follow orders. Go train. I think it might be because it has a sense of sanctity? And the two-letter number is not difficult to remember, so it’s good.”

"Training is not an easy job. The book of war records five formations: square formation, curved formation, circular formation, straight formation, and double formation, which correspond to the five elements. The five elements restrain each other, and the five formations also restrain each other, so all soldiers must Carry out drills. Not only must you be familiar with different formations, but you must also be able to change between various formations according to battlefield conditions - this is also the basic skill of military training."

"When there are more people, there will be many such teams. They can still be organized according to the Liujia and expand, but at this time, each number represents a team." She looked at the two people who were listening carefully. He continued: "Ten such squads of dozens of people can form a battalion of soldiers and horses, which is about 1000 people; six battalions of soldiers and horses plus the general's personal troops are an army of nearly 8000 people. Then Going up, I haven’t directed anything, so I don’t know how to arrange it.”

"I think these are the centurion, the brigade and the legion." Lama Wang also recognized it: "This military book is probably genuine, but it is just written down in the form of spells."

"I said, are everything in it true?" Tang Sai'er raised his eyebrows, with a look of "You just understand": "Although some people say that this is just pretending, but war is a matter of life and death, how can you fool me casually? .”

"I read and use it every day, so I know it well. No one knows what Jiutian Xuannv's military books were like back then. As for my set, it probably started from the Tang Dynasty's military books and gradually developed."

"The Yellow Emperor is too far away. According to Mr. Da, there are 'insufficient documents' and 'insufficient expeditions.' According to military households I know, the current military books are all from the art of war compiled by Jiang Taigong. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, many The military manual was out of date, and many new tactics appeared, so Han Xin and Zhang Liang personally led people to sort it out. It was not until Zhuge Kongming's time that he gathered the strengths of the two Han Dynasties and made eight formations." She started talking eloquently.

"Since then, almost all military techniques of the past dynasties came from the Eight Formations. In the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, they all also learned from Zhuge Kongming's military training method. By the time of the Tang Dynasty, Li Weigong believed that the Eight Formations were too complicated and required too many people, so he simplified it into six The formation is called the 'Liuhua Formation'. Most of the formations of later generations came from this."

"I suspect that the method of Liu Ding and Liu Jia actually came from Li Wei Gong, otherwise it would be such a coincidence. I have not read the original text of his art of war, so I don't know what he said. But it seems that these Liu Jia soldiers are similar to those of the Tang army. The Sixth Army is actually the same thing, but it has a more complete system and a larger organization. I guess someone copied it from there and made it a lot simpler so that the people can use it according to the instructions."

"I don't think this is 'simple' at all." Father Peter said: "No matter how simple it is, this is trained according to the methods of the Tang Army. If anyone can do it, there will probably be no qualitative difference between it and our country's army. ”

"That's too exaggerated. I thought it was just a tax resister at first, but it's getting more and more outrageous." He shook his head repeatedly: "I know why the government's attitude is always wavering, and it is necessary to issue an edict from time to time. In this village What kind of gods are they..."

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