The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 807: Meeting Wei Bao [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

Confucian scholars may not have actual combat experience and find it difficult to write military books, but they are very good at summarizing and annotating various classics.

With the leadership and actual combat experience of Lian Po and Li Mu, and coupled with these great Confucian scholars, this military book can be said to be the most comprehensive work of the contemporary military strategist.

Therefore, Yan Yan did not say anything more and did not offer any opinions, nor could he find any place to make suggestions.

"Why not write about the command of a super-large corps?" Jijiu has actually always been curious about this.

In fact, Lian Po and Li Mu were both talented generals who were capable of commanding super-large military units, but in their military books, there were no examples to illustrate the battles of these super-large military units.

Now he thought Yan Yan would give examples, but Yan Yan didn't say anything, which made Jijiu very confused.

The reason why Qin State was so full of generals was that it could train generals one after another like an assembly line.

However, the kind of general who can command a super-large army has never been explained in detail in military books.

"At that level, every talented person has found his own path. Seeing other people's paths will only block his own path!" Yan Yan explained.

Every talented general has his own path. If he has talent, he will understand it without being told. If he doesn't have talent, he won't understand it even if you tell him.

Once they determine the path of this kind of super-large-scale command, it will only block the way for those military geniuses who have the talent to forge their own path.

It was just like Ying Qushui's sword intent of a great river, which cut off the martial arts path of all the geniuses of the Jing family.

If you haven't reached that level and have seen other people's paths in advance, it will be difficult to walk out of them, which is tantamount to forcing things to grow.

Therefore, military strategists throughout the ages have not explained these super-large battles for fear that future generations would see their methods and become trapped in them, unable to extricate themselves.

"So that's it!" The chief priest also understood.

Just like Yan Yan left behind the Song of Righteousness, which is a method of cultivating righteousness, but left it blank, he intentionally allowed future generations to see the way forward.

As pioneers, they are open-minded and have broad vision, and do not want to block the way for those who come after them.

"The most important thing is that the explanation of a super large battle involves a lot of tactics, ideas, and skills. It is not a good thing for those who are not talented enough to learn rashly."

Li Mu also started to explain.

A super-large battle involves many complicated tactics, and the entire four forces of military strategists and tactics from various military books will also be used in it, which is not suitable for ordinary people to learn.

Instead of doing this, it is better to break down this super-large battle and explain the tactics of a small battlefield separately, so that later generations can have a clearer understanding and learn the practical application of various military strategies.

Once talented people learn these basics, they will naturally be able to restore the entire battlefield, and even innovate, instead of sticking to dogma and only seeing the tactics that led to victory in a certain large-scale battle.

"Military books are just teaching materials, not answers. The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and there is no unified standard answer. If we let them see the answer, it will only harm them!" Lian Po also explained.

Military books have always been just textbooks, not standard answers.

What's more, the battlefield is not like a math problem with standard answers.

If we really copy the textbooks exactly, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"So that's how it is. Thank you for your advice!" The chief priest bowed humbly.

As the chief priest of Yushan Academy, his mission was to teach and educate people. What Lian Po and Li Mu said made him think a lot and draw inferences about other situations.

When teaching their disciples, they should also focus more on enlightening their minds rather than instilling fixed thinking in their students. This is very important for Yushan Academy.

Several people drank and talked, and they also generated many strange ideas from each other, and everyone gained something. It was not until midnight that everyone dispersed.

The next day, when Yan Yan woke up from a hangover, he saw a young man standing at his door waiting for a long time.

There was also a familiar feeling between Yan Yan's eyebrows.

"Who are you?" Yan Yan looked at the young man and asked with a frown.

"Wei Bao greets brother!" Wei Bao bowed respectfully.

"Are you Leopard?" Yan Yan looked at Wei Bao in surprise.

When he and Wei Ju sent Wei Bao out of Daliang, Wei Bao was only ten years old. So many years have passed, but he has never seen him again.

Wei Bao looked at Yan Yan with mixed feelings.

Given his status, no one in the world could plot against him, but who would have thought that the people who plotted against him were actually his two brothers.

"He's grown so big!" After looking at Wei Bao carefully and confirming Wei Bao's martial arts, Yan Yan nodded with satisfaction.

A letter from Yushan Academy said that Wei Bao had become a playboy. He also intended to warn Wei Bao of this trip, but now it seems that Wei Bao is not as serious as people say.

"What do you think about what your brother told you?" Yan Yan brought Wei Bao into the room and sat him down.

He and Wei Ju decided on Wei Bao's future path, but they were not sure whether Wei Bao was willing to do it.

As the youngest son of Lord Xinling and the younger brother of Wei Ju, if Wei Bao was unwilling to do it, they would not force him.

With their power, even if Wei Bao wanted to be a playboy who only eats and waits for death, they could afford to support him.

Wei Bao was also moved when he heard Yan Yan's question.

He knew that if he chose to give up and wait for death, Yan Yan would not force him, but would agree and even respect his ideas and let him do what he wanted.

This is respect.

"Under the protection of my elder brother and eldest brother, Bao has lived in comfort for too long, and I hope to make some contributions to the Xinling Jun Mansion." Wei Bao said seriously.

He just wanted to eat and wait for death because he saw no hope, but now he could help his two brothers, so why not do it?
"You're really not forcing me?" Yan Yan asked again to confirm.

"No need to force it!" Wei Bao shook his head.

"As my father's son, my elder brothers and eldest brother have shouldered too much. I cannot bring shame to the reputation my father and brothers have created for my own comfort. Perhaps I cannot achieve the achievements of my father and brothers, but I don't want people to say that I am a playboy and scum of Xinling Jun's family."

"I'm glad that you think this way!" Yan Yan nodded with satisfaction.

Young people still have self-respect.

"Jiu entrusted this matter to you, in fact, he was pointing out a road for you to become independent. You don't need to be like us, overcoming obstacles and taking difficult steps along the way, but this road is not easy to walk on either."

"The advantages we can provide you only exist in the city. Outside the city, those poor mountains and bad waters may even cost you your life. You must think carefully about whether you want to take this path."

"Similarly, you must also be mentally prepared. If you don't have such determination, just go back to Daliang honestly. Ju and I can still support you!"

Yan Yan reminded again.

(End of this chapter)