The topography of Lu can be summarized by three landforms, the north three points are Mount Tai and Yi mountain peaks, which isolate Qi and Lu, the middle four points are the hills in the south of Lu Province, and the remaining three points are the southwest plains near Jishui, Wenshui and Pushui.

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

After Zhao Wuxian and the others happened to relieve the siege for Ran in the north of Ohnoze, the two convoys traveled east together and gradually approached Zhongdu.

Ran Qiu has the word, so sometimes he is called Ran You, his big name, Zhao Wuxian had seen it in a middle school text in his previous life, and then he also heard Zigong praise his junior brother many times. Ran Qiu was originally a contemptuous person of Lu Guoxi, only twenty years old, and within a few years of becoming a disciple of Confucius, he squeezed into the ranks of the disciples of "Shengtang", to achieve this level, at least he had to be proficient in the six arts.

When I saw it today, Ran Qiu can shoot, resist, command battles, and have proper speech and etiquette, which can be described as versatile, but his low-key temperament hides these talents, which people can't notice at a glance.

After Fang just recognized, Zifu He asked Ran Qiudao: "Where did Ziyou come from?" ”

Ran Qiu replied: "I want to teach the two doctors to know, and I want to go to the Wenxi field in the northwest to borrow corn." ”

Zhao Wuxian asked curiously, "Isn't there enough food in Zhongdu?" Why do you need to borrow from outside? ”

Ran Qiu glanced at Zhao Wuxian, lowered his eyes and replied: "The land of Zhongdu can only be regarded as the middle and lower of the soil, and the population is not large, before the war, there were more than 1,000 households, seven or eight thousand people, and now there are many displaced people west of Jishui, but it has increased sharply to 10,000. There was still more than half a month before the autumn harvest, and the master could not bear the hunger of the people, so he disbanded the Yi soldiers, and borrowed corn from the neighboring towns with the weapons and armor in the treasury. ”

As it turned out, although Zhongdu was not wealthy, it was a place that was quite stable after the war. But after the population increased dramatically, food became a big problem.

During the conversation, Zhao Wuxian found that Ran Qiu was very cautious, his talent was not exposed, and he lost the courage when he commanded everyone to defend against the robbers. It will even give people the impression of "this person is cowardly", he will only answer when he asks a question, and he will not say anything when he does not ask.

Although Zifu He said that Ran Qiu belonged to the "political affairs" among Confucius's disciples, Zhao Wuxian had been looking curiously at the long bamboo spear held by Ran Qiu's men.

This extremely long spear has a special name. The chariot is called the "Yi Spear", and the foot soldiers are called the "Chief Spear".

After the Battle of Zhen, after summarizing the tactical experience with the officers, they found that the longer the weapon, the more effective it was when fighting in the line phalanx. So Zhao Wuxian lengthened the weapons of the spearmen, especially the spearmen, all of whom were equipped with chiefs with metal handles, which looked like a forest from a distance.

And Ran Qiu's apprentices also had the same trick, the foot soldiers on both sides were staring at each other's weapons. At present, the spear handle used by the princes' foot soldiers is generally between seven feet and one zhang, and it is extremely rare to be equipped with a chieftain spear in a group.

While resting in a houseside on the side of the road, Zhao Wuxian thought about taking the school exam. asked about Ran Qiu's military formation.

When talking about the military formation, although Ran Qiu still looked humble, he was no longer restrained, and it could be seen that he was very happy to talk about this topic.

"The spear is easy to make, there is a bamboo forest behind the mountain in the middle capital, and the tough bamboo can be sharpened as a weapon, which can make up for the lack of weapons in the treasury; Moreover, the spear is easy to use, and above the battle array, an inch long is an inch strong, as long as the apprentice can listen to the command. When the spear is placed flat, the enemy can be kept close to him, and when supplemented by the archers selected by the village shooter, it can inflict great damage on the enemy. ”

Zhao Wuxian understood after hearing this, it was not Ran Qiu who stole himself. It was because of the current lack of weapons in Zhongdu that the bamboo spear became the main weapon, but it was accidentally beaten by Ran Qiu to form a spear phalanx of foot soldiers.

This is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to do, and it is not easy to train scattered peasants into qualified spearmen. Zhao Wuxian used some methods of later generations and took months to achieve initial results, but today's martial arts still failed to reach the level he was satisfied with, and Ran Qiu had only twenty or thirty people under his command. Zhao Wuxian secretly speculated that it was strict and neat, but its courage was no less than that of a military pawn.

Although it is known as the "legacy of the Zhou Dynasty", one side of the water and soil supports one side of the people, the population of Lu is one million, the land is small, and the hills are dense, so it is different from the Song people who are as honest. Its people are filthy, thrifty, and afraid of sin and evil. To put it bluntly, from the style of the country to the temperament of the people, most of them are clever opportunists, but they are not good candidates for training elite soldiers, I really don't know how Ran Qiu selected the soldiers and how he trained them.

"The infantry in the front row wore armor and held shields, and held spears of different lengths and lengths, so that several spearheads were exposed in the forefront, densely packed, like a barbed wall to charge the enemy, which could prevent the chariot from collapsing, and could also slowly push and attack, which is the use of spearmen in the battle array."

Zhao Wuxian had other thoughts, so he didn't hide his selfishness, he exchanged the general situation of the use of spearmen in the battle of Zhen with Ran Qiu, and as he spoke, the young Confucius disciple had already let go of his restraint and was being taught with blazing eyes.

Ran Qiu is indeed a talented soldier, and after taking a glance at Zhao Wuxian's military allocation, he understood the wonderful use of light knights, as well as the benefits of mixing sword and shield hands among spearmen. Thinking that he was not afraid of danger in the face of a tenfold siege by the enemy, Zhao Wuxian felt that in time, after going through the battle formation, this person might also be able to become a general in his own right!

Zigong is good at goods and words, and he is a king and a tyrant, and Ran Qiu's military learning talent has been witnessed, if he is also outstanding in political affairs, it can also be called a country's talent.

This kind of talent is exactly what Zhao Wuxian's camp is lacking, and he has a hint of recruitment.

What he didn't know was that Ran Qiu also had this kind of thought.

In fact, not only Zhao Wuxian is curious about Ran Qiu, but Ran Qiu also has admiration for Wuxian. He had heard of Zhao Wuxian's reputation very early, starting from the "Decree to Stop Martyrdom" praised by his master, to the many letters he had with his senior brother Zigong, and he knew something about Zhao Wuxian's deeds in Jin, Song, and Cao.

And the battle of Zhencheng at the end of June made Ran Qiu even more fond of it, Zhao Wuxian was able to defeat the Qiqiu army three times his own with 500 people. During the fierce battle of Qilu, Ran Qiu also led his troops to encounter the Qiqiu Qi people, and knew that the combat effectiveness of these Qi soldiers was not weak. Compared with the general defeats of the Lu army, Zhao Wuxian's record is extremely dazzling, and he can already be called a "good use of soldiers".

Today, when I saw the phalanx tactics of the Zhao clan's warriors, it was quite in line with the method he came up with, and Ran Qiu was surprised and even more surprised: "The master once said, if you don't do righteousness, you don't have bravery." Today, Dr. Zhao came out to help me fight the thieves, because he was brave, the army was tightly organized, and breaking the group of thieves was like hitting an egg with a stone, orderly, and strategic. is brave and strategic, and in time, he should be able to become a world-famous general like Xianzhen and Sima Suitho! ”

Although Wuxian is still young, because he is precocious, he looks not much different from Ran Qiu's age, which makes Ran Qiu a little discouraged for a while.

"When I was a weak crown, I was already a doctor in two provinces, but I was not even a ruler or a family leader."

At this moment, Zhao Wuxian asked Ran Qiu: "The son is in the army, how can he learn?" What about sex? ”

Is it learned the day after tomorrow, or is it born to see the subtle knowledge, and when you see the dense bamboo forest, you can make up the bamboo spear phalanx......

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

"Confucius was also good at military affairs?" For this, Zhao Wuxian heard it for the first time, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

Zifu He interjected beside him: "Doctor Zhao knows when he sees Confucius, Confucius is similar to his father and uncle Liang Su, and his strength can lift the city gate, but he refuses to be famous for his bravery. He shot and was shot in the garden of the prime minister (on the west side of the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong today), and the Chinese people were like a blockage, and it was normal to know about the military! ”

Ran Qiu also added: "The master once said that those who have civil affairs must have military preparations, and those who have military affairs must have literary preparations, but the master does not want to be famous for military affairs, and only selects those who are suitable for military service among his disciples to teach them, and does not want us to regard this as our main business." ”

As a result, the image of a burly, powerful Shandong man who can shoot a bow and shoot arrows, and can drive a car appeared in front of Zhao Wuxian's eyes, which was combined with the image of a smiling and bowing Confucian in his previous life, which made his curiosity stronger and stronger.

However, he disagrees with Confucius's approach to unarming himself when he faced a food crisis.

"Zigong once told me that he asked Confucius about politics, Confucius said, enough food, foot soldiers, and in addition, he had to have the trust of the people. Zigong asked again, if only two can be left, which of the three should be removed first? Confucius said: Go to the army. Zigong asked again, if he had to do so, which of the two could be removed? Confucius said that if you don't eat food, you will inevitably die since ancient times, but without the trust of the people, nothing can be talked about......"

"Confucius disbanded the soldiers and sold his swords and armor to raise food, which would have been understandable in times of peace. But now it is a troubled time, and without soldiers, the lives of the small people cannot be guaranteed. ”

Zhao Wuxian's words were tactful with a faint criticism, he was a doctor in Liangyi, a noble son, and it was normal for him to put forward his own opinions on Confucius, the ruler of the neighborhood.

At that time, Confucius was not the "sage" of later generations who could not be denied by anyone, he was now just an ordinary scholar, and years of frustration made him and his disciples very humble.

Therefore, Ran Qiu did not get angry as if he had been stepped on his tail, because they had also discussed this move of "going to the army" among their brothers and sisters. Among them, Ran Qiu was tactfully opposed, Zilu was angrily refused, and Confucius put forward some ideas on weekdays, which were often questioned by students and even violently debated.

This is the so-called "gentlemen's harmony but difference".

The Confucian Princes are not a simple copy of Confucius's thoughts, but a loose school of thought with different origins, different personalities, and ultimately different paths.

Therefore, Zhao Wuxian noticed that Ran Qiu's expression was not unusual, because of his respect for the master, and he did not complain and criticize Confucius in front of outsiders, which made Wuxian more recognized Ran Qiu's nature.

As he spoke, the crowd had already left the confines of Onozawa, and the land was gradually drying out and flattening, and the walls of Nakato-eup could be seen in the distance. (To be continued.) )

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