Civilized people always think too much, and when civilization is ruined by barbarism, there will be people who will take the trouble to instill in others that failure is not because the war is not fought well, but because it is wrong from the root of culture. The reason why they were defeated by barbarian races is because civilization is not suitable for war, not only your culture is not suitable for war, but even your race is not suitable for war. In short, if you want to stand in the face of the barbarian attack, you have to change your own culture, and even replace your own race.

As a result, a group that has already reached a high level of civilization can no longer stand up.

The Central Plains Dynasty was taken advantage of by the nomads because of civil strife, and then in the long history of thousands of years, the conflict between the two sides was actually still dominated by agriculture, but both at the time and in the impression of later generations, they all thought that the Central Plains was weak and unbearable. This is especially true from the middle and late Tang dynasties. Speaking of a thousand ways and ten thousand, this understanding is accompanied by the military culture of the nomads became the mainstream of the Central Plains Dynasty, replacing the former military culture after it appeared. Compared with the fault line in the military system, this change in military culture has a greater impact and is more difficult to reverse.

Learning is a very difficult thing, Hufu cavalry and archery made Zhao become strong, because the Zhao country that learned Hufu cavalry and archery was still the Zhao country of the Central Plains, and did not become the Zhao country of the Hu people. Learning is to be based on oneself, absorb the good things of others to strengthen one's weaknesses, instead of kneeling on the ground and looking up thinking that oneself is inferior to others and copying everything. But it's easy to say, when you fall again and again, and others want you to get up again and again to fight, how many people can do it? At this time, a smart person came to tell you that you don't need to stand up, as long as you keep crawling and walking on the ground in the future, wouldn't it be good? And how many people can resist such temptation? There has never been a shortage of such smart people in this land.

Xu Ping's military reform was smooth sailing in Qinzhou, and there was almost no opposition, because for the soldiers, they were much better off under the new military system than before. Most of the commanders who have been deprived of some of their powers are newly recruited from other places, and they have gained a lot of military exploits in a short period of time and have been promoted rapidly, so naturally everything is fine. But when he came to Han Qi and other smart people, he felt that everything was out of place with his previous understanding, and naturally he didn't like it anywhere.

Seeing that Han Qi was a little confused and a little uneasy, Xu Ping could also understand his feelings. He originally came to the northwest with great ambition to make a contribution, but when he arrived at Xu Ping, he was poured a basin of cold water on his head, which subverted his previous understanding, and it was a strange thing to be able to accept it peacefully. Without this persistence, his name would not have been left in history.

Standing up, Xu Ping said to a few people around him: "It's still early, let's go to the barracks and take a look, Han Jingliu can't stay in Qinzhou for a long time." In the final analysis, training and leading troops is still for the purpose of winning battles, and we cannot win everything in vain. Let's take a look at whether these recruits who have been trained through the whole training are trained to be able to fight. ”

Han Qi nodded, stood up silently, and did not speak. That's right, no matter how fanciful it is, leading troops is for fighting after all, and you can't win on the battlefield, no matter how good you say, it's useless. In the last two victories, Xu Ping has proved with practical actions that the army he led can fight, what if you can't get used to it? If this continues, if Xu Ping wins consecutive battles here, the forbidden army is useless, Han Qi just doesn't understand, and he has to follow the Qinzhou army to carry out military reform.

The military camp of the recruits is not in the city of Dingxi, the city is the place where the trained regular army is stationed, and the recruits are in the valley road in the west and north of the city. These recruits were sometimes attached to Lu Fang's bridge and road army, assisting in the construction of bridges and roads, and even the construction of infrastructure such as renovating farmland and opening canals to divert water. As with the hunting activities of the nomads, major projects such as canals and roads were used by the agrarian peoples to cultivate and demonstrate their military capabilities in production. The high degree of organization and discipline in these activities, as well as the tests of complex management and logistical support in the process of life, are not far behind those of military activities.

The difference in the mode of production has a non-negligible impact on the military culture and military system, and the military must adapt to the mode of production. Xu Ping's military reform was fundamentally rooted in the agrarian culture, and he introduced cavalry as a supplement to the system like Zhao Wuling's king Hufu cavalry shooting. This is the foundation of the military culture of the Central Plains, which highly emphasizes organization and cooperation, discipline, and the subordination of the individual to the whole. The hearts of the people are united, Mount Tai moves, twists all the people into a rope, and all of them work together to fight against natural and man-made disasters.

Out of the west gate of Dingxi City, all the way to the west, after five or six miles of road, the valley is open, and there is a large military camp. It is a semi-permanent facility that does not use tents, but simple straw huts. The recruits from Sichuan and Shu are not used to living in tents, so there is no need to force them, as long as they can adapt to the rhythm of marching when necessary, there is no need to change their way of life.

As soon as he entered the barracks, Han Qi saw a big list on the side of the road, which was still in the style of Xu Ping's military camp, with six big characters written on it: dare to fight, be able to fight, and be good at fighting. On the other side is another list, which reads: Strict military observance of military orders and meticulousness; Outside the military, relax and be happy, the barracks are not prison cells. A few steps further, there is another big list: all punishments are judged by the Department of Military Justice, the commander of the army is not allowed to lynch, and large and small canes are not allowed.

Han Qi looked at it and had a strange feeling in his heart, when the other armies were all strict in the hierarchy law, Xu Ping was even deprived of the power of the commander to inflict cane punishment here, and no one cared about killing the soldiers in other places. If the commander of the army has no power to punish, how can he lead the troops? Filial sons especially have to get out of the stick, let alone a sergeant.

Wang Kai, who was side by side with Han Qi, saw his expression and said in a low voice: "Jinglu, the sergeants and soldiers in the army are also born and raised by their parents, and it is not easy to abandon their families and join the army. ”

Han Qi hesitated, but said, "How can this be the same?" When they join the army and take the army's gifts, they naturally have to serve the country. The camp is relaxed and happy, how can the army be able to fight? ”

Wang Kai said lightly: "Anyway, those who regard the soldiers as mustard have not won the battle, we are good at soothing the soldiers, but we have won two big victories in a row." People are all ordinary, soldiers abandon their wives and children, abandon their homes, and serve in the army for thousands of miles, so they must always be better to him. ”

Han Qi couldn't help but be silent, the great truth can't compare to the only big victory in two consecutive games this year. You don't think it's right to do this, but it's the Qinzhou Army here that won the battle, so who is wrong?

From time to time, there were soldiers walking by in procession, and as seen on the avenue when they came, they only went to the side to give way, and did not stop saluting, and even did not dare to look up on the ground. When Han Qi saw it, he couldn't help frowning and said: "What I saw when I came, the military discipline of the Qinzhou Army is strict, why are these soldiers in the barracks seeing the strategy, and they don't stop saluting, and they don't even have a horizontal staff!" ”

Wang Kai said: "The barracks have their own tasks, and everything is in accordance with military discipline and military law. When marching orders, everything should be followed by military orders, even if they come, as long as there is no other arrangement, they still act according to military orders. Roadside avoidance is to obey the military discipline in the camp, and non-stop salute is to obey the military order, which is the rule in the army. ”