"Students, this is the second time I have summoned you. The last time I summoned you and the others was when I had just entered the martial arts hall, I personally lectured you, not only to tell you the purpose of my martial arts hall, but also to encourage you to work hard. Since I have already said these things, I will not say them again this time, and I have the rest of the things to explain to you. ”

"After two years of study in the lecture martial arts hall, taught by the most warlike generals of the Ming Dynasty, you are already the most outstanding young generals of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is arranging troops, or leading troops to charge into battle, whether it is in the grassland, plains, mountains or woods to lead troops to fight in the way of war, all you lack is nothing more than experience. After exercising in the guard, he will definitely become the backbone of the army, and in the future, he will be promoted to a commander, or even a commander. ”

"But I am worried that you and others will be arrogant because of their experience in the lecture martial arts, and they are unwilling to sink their hearts to train for such petty officials as thousands of households.

"This will never be done!" Yun Xi raised his voice and said, "If you haven't led thousands of people to fight, how can you command tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of people?" How is you compared to Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo was also personally guided by his father Zhao Guo from a young age, familiar with military books, and proficient in Wen Taowu, but Changping was surrounded by the Qin army in the first battle, and the Zhao army had to surrender, and was slaughtered by the Qin army, and the Zhao State almost had the disaster of losing the country. ”

"I have sent an edict to all the guards in the world, and the students who have just graduated from the Lecture Martial Arts Hall must not serve as staff officers in the guards, and must be arranged for thousands of households, and if there is a disobedience, the commander will be withdrawn. When you return to your respective guards after graduation, you must guard against arrogance and rashness, and calm down to command the officers and soldiers of your department, and you will definitely be promoted in the future. ”

Yun Xi is very worried about the treatment of the graduates of the Lecture Hall in the local area. Because they went to school in the martial arts hall, they are considered protégés of the Son of Heaven, and they are very favored by the locality, except for the guards in the capital, who have basically been officials in the guard headquarters.

In Yunxi's view, such a situation of detachment from the masses is unacceptable. This is different from modern warfare, modern warfare computers and all kinds of advanced weapons have partially replaced the role of people, even the front-line soldiers fighting on the frontal battlefield, it is just a button press, and then the "whoosh" bombs, shells, rockets or missiles will fly out of the launcher, fly towards the enemy and turn their bombers on their backs, and then drive the tank and armored vehicle to push it over, weapons are the first important thing, and nothing else matters.

Ancient warfare can be different. Even if there was a gap between the weapons of the two sides in ancient wars, it was not so big that it could not be repaired, and the weapons with local characteristics used in many backward places may not be as good as the swords and guns of the imperial army. Although firearms are easy to use, they are very limited, and they are not as useful as burning sticks in terrain such as mountains, hills, and woods.

In the era when hand-to-hand combat was the basic mode of warfare, the morale of the soldiers was very important, and the army with high morale was unarmed and could beat the army without morale.

And morale is related to many factors. On weekdays, how the boss treats them, how the military salary is paid, how well they eat, how famous the generals who lead the troops, and even how the position they arrange when they set up camp will affect their morale.

These things can only be figured out by military generals who have personally led troops at the grassroots level, if they are only officials at the top, and when they are fighting, they lead troops to go out into battle, and they don't know what their subordinates are thinking and wanting, and they command indiscriminately and demoralize, then there is no need to fight the battle, and they will definitely lose anyway.

Therefore, Yunxi must require all students who have graduated from the martial arts hall to lead soldiers at the grassroots level for a few years and experience some training before they can be promoted to the third and fourth rank of Wei Commander and Wei Commander Tongzhi.

Everyone listened to Yun Xi's words, and their thoughts were different. People have the nature of being indulgent and hardworking, and most people are never willing to be thousands of households if they can stay in the guard. However, what Yun Xi said is also right, and many gentlemen who attend classes on weekdays say this, even if the person who speaks in front of them is not the emperor, they can't refute it, so they can only agree under the leadership of the squad leader: "Yes, Your Majesty." Ministers take in mind His Majesty's teachings. ”

Yun Xi smiled, lowered his head and took a sip of water, then raised his head again and said, "But most of the students in this class don't have to worry about this. Because, except for the sixty students of the Water Division, all the students of the Lu Division will stay in the capital and will not be released back to the original guard. ”

The classroom suddenly resounded with the sound of chatter. What Yun Xi just said was too surprising. All stay in the capital, that is, they are arranged in the Jingwei or even the upper guard? Two hundred and forty people, how can Jingwei have so many vacancies? But a few people thought of something else, and their faces couldn't help but change.

Some of the squad leaders couldn't help but talk to the people sitting around them, and only after being reminded by the secretary did they hurriedly maintain order, so that everyone could stop and continue to listen to the emperor's lectures.

Yun Xi continued: "All students should also know that Samarkand in the northwest did not accept the king, although it sent people to the Ming Dynasty several times, but it was only because it coveted the Central Plains so that people could listen to the reality of the Ming Dynasty, in a vain attempt to destroy the Ming Dynasty like the Mongols destroyed the Song Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty is at its peak and is not afraid of Samarkand, it must not be guarded against. ”

"Recently, the king of Qin in the northwest and the people from the Yamen of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division reported to the imperial court that Samarkand had already made a strong army, and after consulting with the ministers close to me, I thought that most of them were preparing for the Eastern Expedition to the Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing this, the students present were shocked. Although since the beginning of the year, there have been rumors in the capital that Samarkand is going to conquer the Ming Dynasty in the east, and there are rumors that the mastermind behind the emperor's evil magic in Guangzhou is a person from Samarkand, but they are not very foolish people, even if this is true, they don't know which year, but they don't want Samarkand to go to Daming next year!

The crowd couldn't help but talk again. Han Cheng asked Qin Shuang quietly: "Qin Shuang, Samarkand will go to Daming next year?" ”

"How do I know?" Qin Shuang said: "Although I was born in Yiwu, and Yiwu was also under the rule of King Qin, I have been in the capital for the past two years, how can I know such a thing?" What's more, my father is only a hundred households, and even if this is true, he will not know about it now. ”

After Yun Xi waited for everyone to be quiet again, he continued: "All the students are the elites of the Ming Dynasty, and all they lack is the experience of conquest. There are many generals used in this battle, and whether you are escorting grain and grass, serving as a staff officer for the generals, or serving as a general by my side, or serving as a general in thousands of households and guards, after defeating the soldiers of Samarkand, you will have become experienced generals, and I will be able to appoint you with confidence in the future. ”