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Not long after returning from the Grievance Building that year, Gao Xiuyi tried his best to persuade Gao Jinxia to take Gao Wenyuan to his other house. In the past few days of his father's persuasion, Gao Wenyuan has been thinking and thinking about his own way of living. There is no answer to this question in the sage books, and there is no answer in the peerless Gao Confucian, so you can only think about it yourself. I thought about it for three days and three nights, and I couldn't shake the sound of horses in my mind. Although he had never seen a horse in the field, perhaps it was because of this that he longed for that place even more.

"Sure enough, I still want to be a general, a majestic and victorious general."

Gao Xiuyi didn't say anything after hearing his son's ambition, but from that day on, the sound of weapons could always be heard in the Gao family's other house. After two years, Gao Xiuyi invited the master who came to teach martial arts to tell him that Gao Wenyuan's foundation was basically laid, and then he could sharpen his true martial arts.

Gao Wenyuan began to completely disappear from outsiders, probably when he was twelve years old. Since then, his life has changed to studying the art of war during the day, practicing martial arts from the evening, and sleeping late at night. Later, he read most of the military books, and he began to study the wars in history with the master of the art of war, from the right time and place, to the analysis of morale and human strategy, to find out why the winner won and why the loser lost. Of course, the history books may not be correct, and when there are fallacies, Gao Wenyuan and Master try their best to restore them.

"Master, why are there errors in these books, weren't they written down by historians at the time?"

"yes, but there are always various reasons. Some histories are compiled by later generations, and word of mouth is inevitably fallacious; There are also some wild histories, which were originally actually scripts, and later passed on and were thought to be history books, which are all common situations, and there is no way. ”

"Then why are there problems with those imperial court history books to remember the events of the time?"

"Ah, this...... It's usually for political reasons, such as the Son of Heaven doesn't let me remember it, and then ...... The partisan struggle of the ministers will also have an impact on the authenticity of the history books of the time. But when it comes to the political field, in fact, you should also do some understanding, otherwise you won't know what's going on in the future. ”

At this moment, Gao Xiuyi pushed open the door and stepped in, and shouted with full anger, "No need!" As a general, of course, you must put your military exploits first, use your military exploits to declare your prestige to the world, and be entangled in the political officialdom every day, is that still a general? ”

Being frightened like this, the master was obviously a little overwhelmed. "Yes...... Yes, sir, you're right. ”

Since then, Gao Wenyuan has never heard "political" guidance from this master.

At the age of sixteen, with Gui Lingyun's entry into Beijing, Gao Wenyuan silently left the capital. In the past few years, Gao Wen has been far from showing up, so that the departure of the tall prince did not make any waves. Unlike Gui Lingyun, Gao Wenyuan was sent away by his father so that this future general could experience the war.

I don't know what the purpose is, Gao Xiuyi did not let Gao Wenyuan join the command of the king of Yunnan, but asked him to cross the Tiange River north and serve in the northern frontier of Yan State, thousands of miles away. He was accompanied by only a trusted Gao family of the same age. So, after a few simple preparations, the two embarked on their journey.

They don't have many entanglements, at least not so much that they are rich enough to make a carriage all the way. They went out of the city when the willows were still in Liangjing, and they arrived at their destination only when the leaves of northern Xinjiang began to fall.

When Gao Wenyuan joined the army, he used the pseudonym he used when he first came to the Yan Realm, called Wenquan. Although in a way it is too fancy. Because most of the poor boys who came to serve as soldiers actually did not have a very formal name, which corresponds to the roster, which is an ink circle with a finger print. Names are rare.

In fact, in the final analysis, sending Childe to join the army is really quite a risky thing. Since the place name of Zhaoguo cannot be written, then in case the prince dies in battle with the little guy, he can't even report it. Even if I made an appointment to send a peace letter through the special channel of the Gao family on a regular basis, there were many emergencies in the army, and even if the letter was suddenly broken, I didn't dare to be sure of the situation.

Besides, if you are in a foreign country, even if you are sure, what can you do?

But fortunately, both of them are still young, and they are still at an age when they don't know what to worry about. With a vigor that bordered on recklessness, they stepped into the barracks.

There is no problem with training, and Gao Wenyuan is not a weak scholar, not to mention that most of the projects he has tried in the Gao family with higher intensity. Except, of course, arrays. But despite this, Gao Wenyuan can have the grievances of the boss.

Of course, this is normal, Gao Wenyuan is the eldest son in the Gao family, and he has tasted the taste of being dictated by others. He didn't care about whipping, after all, when he was taught by the master in the Gao family, he didn't miss the whip, but he really couldn't stand the eyes like looking at useful garbage. For this reason, that little guy didn't rub his tongue to appease Gao Wenyuan. But Gao Wenyuan was still so angry that his mouth was rotten and he had mouth sores.

But no one cares about such a trivial matter, and in the barracks, this situation is not even a situation. Especially in the recruit team that has no comrade-in-arms, no one will pay attention to Wen Quan.

In fact, there were not many wars in the northern frontier, and according to the habits of nomads, they usually only attacked in winter and spring. At this time, the water and grass were poor, the herders could not be self-sufficient, and the internal contradictions were expanding day by day, and the plundering of supplies to the south at this time was a quite good solution.

The nomads did not have a unified state, but were more of a tribal-level organization. However, this does not mean that their attack is only a small-scale harassment, and before the attack, several large tribes will gather to preside over the alliance, and under the alliance, many small tribes will participate in it, and eventually form a larger army.

Since the Zhaoyan Second Dynasty, the territory of the country has expanded to the north. This also led to the fact that the border fortress project, which had played a huge role in protecting the north since the previous dynasties, was included in the territory. What the Yan army relies on now is the new city that it saw later. A big difference between the new city and the old border fortress was that the old side fortress was built purely for defense, while the new city also had the functions of residence, commodity production and exchange. Many of Yan's ministers have tried to mobilize workers to build such a fortress outside these cities, but they have never achieved their goal. Because the construction of a fortress requires not only materials and manpower, but more importantly, the terrain formed by nature.

Regardless of the interior, the main difference between a city and a fortress is not in the height of the walls or the thickness of the walls, but the most important thing is whether the enemy's army can "go around". That is, whether the enemy can reach the heart of the city without attacking it. For ordinary cities, yes; And the most important thing in the location of a fortress is the ability to say "no" on this issue.

Since there are very few fortresses on the northern border today, in order to defend the territory outside the fortress, the Yan army will inevitably fight with the nomads on the ground. Although it sounds strange to say, this "on the ground" corresponds to the "on the city", and the nomadic cavalry is incomparably powerful on the ground, and it is difficult to deal with the city.

Of course, the first battle of the recruits should be placed in the city, which is also a morale-boosting measure. The battle on the ground has more losses and fewer wins, and the scene is more tragic, and the newcomers often can't accept it.

Gao Wenyuan saw a real battle for the first time, those veterans acted in a neat and orderly manner, I am afraid they have been doing the same action for many years. And the recruits mixed in it look very incongruous, and many of them don't know what they are going to do now, and they need veterans to remind them.

The captain who led the team for the recruits was surnamed Guo and had a name, and his name was Rongliang. He was temporarily transferred from another higher position to bring this batch, and Gao Wen was far from knowing much about the specific situation. He had told the recruits in advance about the general battle routine of defending the city, but it seemed that there were not many recruits who remembered it now.

Of course, Gao Wenyuan is not included among the recruits who don't remember, most of the recruits who are required to use bows and arrows are bows and arrows, and a few who say that they don't know how to use bows are issued with scimitars. This kind of knife is relatively long, the blade is very wide, and the overall weight is not a problem for the average adult, not to mention that the soldiers have done strength training. The handle was rough and wrapped in cloth. Some veterans seem to have straw rope on the handles of their knives, probably because they think it's more convenient.

Gao Wenyuan chose a knife, it's not that he doesn't know how to use a bow. It's just that he's yearning for a more exciting rush. And the little guy took a bow in order to cooperate with Gao Wenyuan. Here, the general form of defending the city was that the archers stood behind and shot arrows into the enemy line under the command of the leader, causing as much damage as possible. Some of the soldiers with knives stood in front of the archers in case of ladders or other emergencies, and were responsible for carrying supplies, such as arrows fired by the archers.

There were also some soldiers with spears and stood by at the city gates, in case the city gates were breached, and the enemy troops drove straight in. It is mainly used to delay time so that the soldiers at the head of the city can prepare for street battles or city gate battles in time. There were no recruits in charge of this task this time, after all, this arrangement did not come in handy at all in many cases, and obviously could not be used as a position to sharpen recruits.

But the enemy they saw did not attack immediately, but stationed outside the city and surrounded it. Their position was beyond the reach of bows and arrows, which also made it impossible for the defenders to do anything. This continued, and many of the recruits began to get irritable and could not rest properly even when they were not properly guarded.

Gao Wenyuan was not surprised by this situation, after all, he was educated in the art of war and could still understand the current situation. This isn't the first time this has happened, but it's just quite unfamiliar to the recruits.

The enemy army here is more of a so-called diversion role, the nomads do not have enough siege skills and numbers, and it is even more difficult to capture a city. Often, one of their southern invasions would only symbolically storm the city, and they would maintain the current posture before and after. Their main battlefield is still in the outskirts of the city, and in those small towns. After all, they are not fighting for territory, but for supplies, and although there are a lot of supplies in the city, there are also them elsewhere.

"So although I said I wasn't surprised, I was still a little impatient." Gao Wenyuan complained to the little guy.

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