Spring and Autumn I Am King

The topography of the State of Lu can be summed up in three landforms. The north three points are the peaks of Mount Tai and Yishan, which separate Qi and Lu, the middle four points are the hills in the middle and south of Lu, and the remaining three points are adjacent to Jishui, Wenshui, The southwestern plain of Pushui. network

Zhongdu is located in the southwest plain area, close to Wenshui and Dayezawa, and gradually entering the sun of Mount Tai when you go to the northwest.

After Zhao Wuxi and others happened to solve the siege for Ran in Ono Zebei, the two convoys traveled east together and gradually approached the Central Capital.

Ran Qiu has the word Ziyou, so it is sometimes called Ran You. His name, Zhao Wuxi, had seen it in a middle school text in his previous life, and after that, he had heard Zigong praise him many times. . Ran Qiuben was a servant of Lu Guoxi, and he was only twenty years old. He became a disciple of Confucius and squeezed into the ranks of the disciples of "shengtang" within a few years. To achieve this level, at least he had to be proficient in six arts.

When I saw him today, Ran Qiu was able to shoot, fight, and command battles. He was well-mannered and well-mannered. He could be described as versatile.

After recognizing each other just now, Zifu He asked Ran Qiu, "Where did Ziyou come from?"

Ran Qiu cupped his hands and replied: "I want to teach the two doctors to know, Qiu Shi went to the Wenxi field in the northwest to borrow corn."

Zhao Wuxi asked curiously, "Is there not enough food in the Central Capital? Why do you need to borrow from abroad?"

Ran Qiu glanced at Zhao Wuxi, then lowered his eyes and replied, "The land in the Central Capital can only be regarded as the middle and lower parts of the land, and the population is not large. Before the war, there were more than a thousand households and seven or eight thousand people. The refugees from Exi entered, but the number increased sharply to 10,000. With more than half a month before the autumn harvest, the master could not bear the starvation of the people, so he disbanded the army of the town and borrowed corn from the neighboring town using the weapons and armor in the government treasury as a pledge. This is the second time this month. Unexpectedly, we have encountered thieves and bandits, thanks to the two doctors who cleared the siege."

It turns out that Zhongdu is not rich. It is a fairly stable place after the war, but food has become a big problem after the population has increased sharply.

in conversation. Zhao Wuxi found that Ran Qiu behaved very cautiously. He did not reveal his talent. Without the bravery he used to command everyone to defend against pirates, he even gave the impression of "this person is cowardly". When you don't ask, you don't say anything.

Although Zifuhe had said that Ran Qiu was a "political" talent among Confucius' disciples, Zhao Wuxi had been curiously looking at the long bamboo spear held by Ran Qiu's men.

This extremely long spear has a dedicated name. The name on the chariot is "Yi Spear", and the one used by the infantry is "Chief Spear".

After the Battle of Zhen, after summarizing the tactical experience with the military officers, they found that the longer the weapon, the more effective it was when fighting in a phalanx. So Zhao Wuxi lengthened the weapons of the spearmen, especially the spearmen, all equipped with spears with metal pointed handles, which looked like a forest moving slowly from a distance.

And Ran Qiu's pawns also had the same effect. The pawns on both sides looked at each other's weapons with big eyes and small eyes. At present, the spear handles used by princes and infantry are generally between seven feet and ten feet, and collectively equipped chieftain spears are extremely rare.

While resting in a hut by the roadside, Zhao Wuxi was thinking about taking the exam. Asked about Ran Qiubing formation.

When talking about the military formation, although Ran Qiu still looked humble, he was no longer cautious. It was obvious that he was happy to talk about it.

"Spears are easy to make. There is a bamboo forest behind the mountains in Zhongdu. The tough bamboos can be sharpened and used as weapons, which can make up for the lack of weapons in the treasury. Moreover, spears are easy to use. On the battlefield, an inch long is an inch strong, as long as The disciples can listen to the begging's orders, lay the spear flat, and the enemy will not be able to get close, and then supplemented by the archers selected by Xiangshu, they can cause huge damage to the enemy."

Zhao Wuxi understood after hearing it, but it wasn't Ran Qiu stealing from himself. It was because of the current lack of weapons in Zhongdu that the bamboo spear became the main weapon, but Ran Qiu accidentally set up a phalanx of spears.

It's easy to say. But it is extremely difficult to do. It is not an easy thing to train scattered farmers into qualified spearmen. It took several months for Zhao Wuxi to use some methods of later generations to achieve initial results, but the current military pawns still failed to reach the level he was satisfied with. There were only 20 or 30 people under Ran Qiu. His bravery is no less than that of a military soldier.

Although it is said to have the "legacy of Zhou Gong", but one side's water and soil support one side's people, the population of Lu is one million, the land is small, and the hills are dense, so it is different from the honesty of the Song people. Its people are filthy, frugal, and afraid of sin and far from evil. To put it bluntly, from the style of the country to the temperament of the people, most of them are opportunists with cleverness, but they are not good candidates for training elite soldiers. I really don’t know how Ran Qiu chose the soldiers and how he trained them.

"The infantry in the front row wears armor and holds shields, and evenly holds spears of different lengths, so that several spearheads are exposed at the front, densely packed, like a barbed wall charging the enemy, which can defend against chariots from rushing in, or slowly push and hold them. Offensive, this is the use of spearmen in battle."

Zhao Wuxi had no intentions, so he didn't hide his secrets. He exchanged the general situation of the spearmen's use in Zhen Zhi with Ran Qiu. As he spoke, the young Confucius disciple had put down his restraint, and his eyes He was taught by the side.

Ran Qiu was indeed talented in the military, and only after taking a look at Zhao Wuxi's military formation, he understood the magic of light knights, and the advantages of mixing swords and shields with spearmen. Recalling that he faced ten times the enemy's siege and was not afraid of danger, Zhao Wuxi felt that with time, after experiencing the battle, this person may also become a general on his own!

Zigong is good at dealing with goods and words, and is a talent for kings and tyrants, and Ran Qiu's military learning talent has been witnessed without any regrets. If he is also outstanding in political affairs, he can also be called a talent for a country.

This kind of talent is precisely what Zhao Wuxi's camp is lacking, and he gave birth to a sense of solicitation.

What he didn't know was that Ran Qiu also had such thoughts.

In fact, not only is Zhao Wuqian curious about Ran Qiu, but Ran Qiu also admires Wuqiu. He had heard of Zhao Wuxi's reputation for a long time, starting from the "decree to stop martyrdom" praised by the master, to the many letters between him and his senior brother Zigong, about Zhao Wuxi's deeds in Jin, Song, and Cao understood.

And the battle of Zhencheng at the end of June made Ran Qiu's favorite. Zhao Wuxi was able to defeat the Linqiu Qi army that was three times his own with 500 people. During the battle of Qilu, Ran Qiu also led his troops to meet the people of Linqiu Qi, and knew that these Qi soldiers were not weak in combat. Compared with the general defeat of the Lu army, Zhao Wuxi's record was extremely dazzling. Has been called a "good use of soldiers".

When I saw the phalanx tactics of Zhao's military pawns today, it was quite in line with the method he came up with, and Ran Qiu was even more surprised: "Master once said. Help me to fight thieves. It is for courage, the army is well-organized, and breaking the group of thieves is like hitting an egg with a stone. Orderly, it is for planning. With courage and planning, given time, he should be able to become a famous general in the world like Xianzhen and Sima Rangju. stop!"

Although Wu Tie is still young, but because of his precocious appearance. So it seems that he is not too different in age from Ran Qiu, which makes Ran Qiu a little discouraged for a while.

"When I was weak, I was already a doctor in two towns, but I'm not even a town chief or a family chief."

At this moment, Zhao Wuxi asked Ran Qiu, "Is it something you have in the military, is it something you learn? Is it something about sex?"

I learned it the day after tomorrow, or I am born with the ability to see micro-knowledge, and when I see the dense bamboo forest, I can make up the bamboo spear square...

Ran Qiu said humbly: "Learning is for Confucius."

"Confucius is also good at military affairs?" This was the first time Zhao Wuxi heard of this, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

Zifu He interjected: "Dr. Zhao knows that he has seen Confucius. Confucius' body shape is similar to that of his father and uncle Liang He. He can lift the gate of the city, but he is not willing to be famous for his bravery. It was shot at the Garden of Xiangxiang (on the west side of the Confucian Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province today). People from the country are crowded, and it is normal to know about the military brigade!"

Ran Qiu also added: "The master once said that those who have literature must have military equipment, and those who have military affairs must have literature, but the master does not want to be famous for military affairs, and he only selects those who are suitable for military service among his disciples to teach them. We don’t want to make this our main business.”

As a result, a burly, brawny person can shoot arrows. The image of a big man in Shandong who can drive a Mercedes-Benz appears in front of Zhao Wuxi's eyes, which is combined with the image of the smiling Confucian Confucian in his previous life. This made him even more curious.

However, he disagreed with Confucius' self-disarming method when faced with a food crisis.

"Zigong once told me that he asked Confucius about politics. Confucius said, enough food, enough soldiers, and the people's trust is enough. Zigong asked again, if you can only keep two, remove the three first. Which one? Confucius said: go to the army. Zigong asked again, which one of the two can be eliminated if there is no other way? Confucius said, "Without food, people have been killed since ancient times, but if they don't have the trust of the people, nothing will happen Can't talk about..."

"Confucius disbanded the army and sold his weapons and armor to raise food. If it was a peaceful era, it would have been nothing to blame. But today is a chaotic world. Without soldiers, it is impossible to protect the lives of ordinary people. If there are half soldiers, Ziyou will not be stolen by the group besieged."

Zhao Wuxi's remarks contained a faint criticism. He was a doctor in the two cities and a noble son of honor. It was normal for him to give his opinions to Confucius, the ruler of the neighboring city.

When it was, Confucius was not the "sage" who could not be denied by anyone in later generations. He is now just an ordinary scholar. Years of setbacks made him and his disciples very humble.

Therefore, Ran Qiu didn't get furious as if his tail had been stepped on, because their brothers and sisters had also discussed this move of "removing the soldiers". Among them, Ran Qiu was tactfully opposed, and Zi Lu was angrily rejected. On weekdays, Confucius proposed some ideas, which were often questioned by students~www.readwn.com~ and even violent debates.

This is the so-called "gentleman and yet different".

The Confucian scholars are not simply copies of Confucius' thought, but a loose school with different origins, different personalities, and ultimately different paths.

Therefore, Zhao Wuxi noticed that Ran Qiu's expression was not different, because he respected the Master, and did not complain and criticize Confucius in front of outsiders, which made Wuxi more recognized for Ran Qiu's nature.

While speaking, everyone had already left the area of ​​Onozawa, the land gradually became dry and flat, and the city walls of Zhongdu could be seen in the distance. (To be continued)

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