Chapter 618: Marching in the Rain
"The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light." This is an idealized political system described by Mencius in "Under the Heart", and the status of Mencius in the late Han Dynasty was not as lofty as that of later generations, but the arrival of Liu Yi changed this, for no other reason, he needed such a theory as the basis for his rule! Governing the country is not something to be taken for granted, and the time-traveler cannot change the social structure of the time, but when he has a certain social status, he can improve it.
Since Dong Zhongshu proposed, "Depose the hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism." After that, Confucian classics and morality became the foundation of the Han Dynasty's governance, and Liu Yi would not touch such a foundation, otherwise it would be his own joke. From later generations, Langsheng attached importance to the interests of the people, so he had to find theoretical support for his reform, Mencius's remarks were the best reason, and Youzhou Academy became his mouthpiece, where the importance was no less than the victory in the war, and it was also a solid foundation necessary for him to dominate the world, and he wanted to win the support of all classes as much as possible.
The people's wishes in the troubled times are extremely simple, life is stable, two meals and food and clothing is their needs, and there was a popular song among the people of Bingzhou back then, "Looking forward to Liu Lang, looking forward to Liu Lang, Liu Lang is coming for a good New Year, early and full, late and full, and there is food at home without panic!" There are many folk songs like this, and the people's respect for General Liu, who gave them two meals of food and clothing and a stable life, is from the heart, not to mention that they now not only have three meals but also warm clothes!
Of course, all this is not feasible only with a theoretical basis, the development of social production is the key, Liu Yi attaches great importance to agriculture as the foundation of the country, and introduces a lot of experience from later generations into production, coupled with the joint research of those who are good at farming, the grain in several states under his rule is gradually rich, and the tax is a certain percentage, of course, those overlapping payments have been adjusted, although the people pay more, but they can have more left, and for the scholars, their income is also increasing. The progress of production greatly alleviated the contradiction between the two, and also made Liu Yi's ruling foundation more solid, which in turn promoted the development of theory.
Reform without change, rather conservative than radical, this is Liu Yi's principle on governance, too radical methods will only touch the fundamental interests of a certain stratum, and when their interests are encroached upon, opposition will follow, the so-called internal shame of the government, foreign war in the world, internal discord will definitely make Liu Yi's move to dominate the world be restricted, so he must act carefully, it can be said that in the matter of governance and Liu Yi's style in the military is diametrically opposed.
But it is undeniable that the purpose of improvement is to change, but this depends on timing, and when he dominates the world and makes a promise, he will find the opportunity to make drastic changes. Historically, Cao Mengde had certain contradictions with the clan in his governance, especially in the selection of talents, and his two orders for talent were fundamentally subverted the talent selection system at that time, and in Liu Yi's eyes, this is probably the reason why he finally failed to dominate the world.
Of course, such a move also shows Cao Cao's epoch-making vision, and this kind of courage to be the first in the world must not be a hero. Liu Yi in later generations is a more traditional person, and he is still more inclined to be in the same line as Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms, but this cannot change Cao Mengde's status as the first hero of the Three Kingdoms in his heart, even after he has crossed over in this life, it is average!
In fact, many of his attitudes towards talents and methods of obtaining them come from Cao Cao's methods, but some improvements have been made on the surface, and he will be very careful not to touch the interests of the scholars in the implementation, and all this is to seize the world! What he is better than Cao Mengde is his vision and experience, and there are too many lessons in history for him to refer to.
In the chaotic times of the late Han Dynasty, the people's sense of belonging was not very strong, and the description of this in the entire Romance of the Three Kingdoms only appeared once, that is, Uncle Liu Huang crossed the river with the people, but this may just be a penmanship by Luo Da to elevate Liu Bei's status! They have unconsciously become accustomed to the life of the changing king banner at the head of the city, and it is difficult for the princes to say who is right and who is wrong in the hearts of the people, but this has changed in Liu Yi's body.
First of all, he can give the people a certain social status and a peaceful life, so that they don't have to worry every day and don't know where tomorrow is, and secondly, he has to say that his royal identity, at least in the hearts of the people, General Liu represents the orthodoxy of the imperial platform, which is extremely crucial. Originally, even so, it was difficult for the status of the people in the battle array to appear, because Liu Yi had never had a precedent in Liu Yi's military career so far that his own subordinate territory had been attacked, and the Battle of Sizhou set this precedent.
The peaceful life is broken, the rich homeland is destroyed, and the people who do all this are the so-called chaotic ministers and thieves, and the people will naturally hate them in their hearts! In the face of those elite and strong soldiers, they have no ability to resist, such hatred can only be buried in the depths of their hearts, but when General Liu, who can be the master for them, comes, the hatred in the hearts of the people and the desire to live a peaceful life again burst out in an instant, General Liu, who gave them a good life, is a good person, and those who oppose it must be a bad person, this criterion is very simple but extremely practical.
At this time, coupled with the call of the state capitals in various places, it is not difficult to explain the scene of a hundred responses and a hundred responses, for Fan Chou's 20,000 soldiers, the task that took five days to complete was perfectly achieved in just two days with the help of the people who came from all directions, they could take the initiative to spy on Liu Yijun's military situation, send water and food to them, and the embodiment of this battle array element in the battle of Sizhou was almost flawless, and even Liu Yi had to sigh at the strength of the people. Originally, he was still a little apprehensive about annihilating more than 200,000 coalition troops and the territory, but now he is full of confidence.
And for Han Fu Zhang Wei and others, this is tantamount to a nightmare, looking at the bumpy and difficult official road in front of them and the military formation marching like a snail, it is difficult for them to imagine how Liu Yi will have such sufficient troops to do everything in front of him, that is, Sima Yi was also deeply shocked by the scene in front of him, their retreat was already the fastest, but the speed of Liu Yijun's actions far exceeded his imagination, and this change also made him puzzled, after all, the concept of people's war was incomprehensible at that time, The battle of Sizhou is a special case.
The destruction of the road and the bumpy and difficult to travel greatly limited the marching speed of the coalition army, and the great casualties of the mobile force Xiliang Iron Cavalry also made them dare not march through the wilderness easily, Liu Yijun's cavalry was like a wolf pack in the dark, watching their every move! During the daily march, enemy cavalry appeared on their flanks at any time, and even if they didn't make any moves, they pressed a mountain on the hearts of every coalition soldier! Sometimes it is more deterrent to provoke without triggering, and Zhang Wenyuan, who is well versed in this, has taken the suspicious tactics to the extreme.
At this time, the location is favorable and all on Liu Yi's side, but God still seems to feel insufficient, a pouring rain came unexpectedly, making the already bumpy road more muddy, originally rainy in summer is a very normal natural phenomenon, but in the current situation he has a special meaning, soaked on the muddy road marching, this taste is not pleasant, the cycle continues to make the morale of the coalition army become low, at this time the sunshine has become a luxury.
However, everything has disadvantages and advantages, and the heavy rain has also made the movement of Zhang Liao's cavalry difficult, and I am afraid that for the coalition soldiers who are struggling to march in the rain, this is the only good news, after all, the rain and wind are difficult to move forward but it will not endanger their lives.
At this time, on the official road leading to Mengjin, Liu Yijun's long military column is moving forward in the rain with the coalition army, but compared to the latter's slowness, the former's speed is very fast, this force is the Tiger Guard Battalion led by Gao Lan, he got the order of the lord and the army is half a day later than Zhang Liao, as soon as possible to seize Mengjin Yuanluo and hold on to the spot to wait for the enemy, this is the most important task in front of Gao Ran, he not only has to arrive at the two places as soon as possible, but also to leave enough time for himself to build a camp, It is obvious that the enemy army cannot rely on the cavalry, and his tiger guard battalion is the trump card in Liu Yi's hand.
With the speed of the Tiger Guard Battalion, Gao Ran calculated that it only took two days to rush to Mengjin, but the smooth march only lasted one day, and the storm followed, these natural celestial phenomena will not distinguish between the enemy and us, and the difficulties they bring to Liu Yijun are the same as those of the coalition army, and Gao Ran during the march cannot know the details of the coalition army, so he can only do his best to speed up the pace.
At this time, Gao Tingxuan had already dismounted from his horse, and what he was carrying immediately became the package of several soldiers, all the armor was removed, and the green shirt on his body had already been drenched by the heavy rain, and Gao Ran, whose face was full of rain, was standing on the dirt bag on the side of the official road and constantly inspiring the morale of the marching soldiers.
"Brothers, work harder, the enemy army has retreated from Luoyang City, whether they can be blocked depends on our Tiger Guard Battalion, my whole battalion must not embarrass the lord, let alone weaken the name of my battalion, everyone fight this time!" Even in the waterline, Gao Ran's voice is still clearly audible, there are many officers standing on the side of the road like him, the voice is not as good as the commander of them but there is a loudspeaker produced in Youzhou, this thing was created by Liu Yi for the Son of Heaven at the time of the military parade, but soon it was popularized in the army, the chaotic battlefield was noisy, and the soldiers who were bent on killing were sometimes difficult to see the flag order, this thing became the best supplement, of course, his effect was not only in the battle array, but also played a role in inspiring the morale of the army at this time.
As a qualified soldier, you must have a supreme sense of honor, there is no need to say much here, and as the elite of Youzhou, the heart of the Tiger Guard Battalion soldiers is even stronger, which time they are not facing a strong enemy, and which time they do not take on the most difficult task? This is where the soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion are most proud, and they will also use their lives to maintain that honor, although the footsteps of these soldiers are faltering in the storm, but each of them is determined to move forward.
Seeing that the soldiers under his command can still maintain a very fast marching speed in such bad weather, Gao Ran of course has self-satisfaction, and is deeply glad that he can lead such an elite, for the generals, commanding such a strong army is the greatest wish, of course, he will lead them to bloody battles, and spread the prestige of the Tiger Guard Battalion on the battlefield, he wants to prove it to the Lord Gong Army Division and all his comrades, whether it is attacking or defending, the Tiger Guard Battalion will be the leader in the Youzhou Army, It is also the best chance for him to prove his worth!