Thinking of the nearly 200,000 elites of the Tang Dynasty who were forcibly consumed in the battle of Xiangji Temple, Guo Rong's slightly wavering determination was strengthened again.

Ten days ago, in the battle of Zhuzhai, the Changying army lost thousands, and the Lu Longjun lost tens of thousands, although he was the victorious side, but this kind of elite large number of deaths still made Guo Rong's heart ache, because every soldier who died in the battle may become a member of the Tang army when he went west.

Now, leaving behind more than a thousand mortal veterans does make Guo Rong feel distressed and unbearable, but if the other party finds any clues and retracts the pace of the attack, then this may become a war of attrition.

From Qiuci to Chang'an, from Xuanwu to Jiaodong, from Pinglu to Fengzhou, Guo Rong also knows about the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

Compared with other dynasties, the Tang army is indeed pampered, the requirements for food and clothing, and armor and chariots are indeed high, but the will of the real Tang soldiers to fight after they arrive on the battlefield is indeed high.

Guo Rong used to be very satisfied with this, but now, this amazing will to fight has become Guo Rong's most troublesome factor.

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The Changying Army can't afford this kind of consumption, the forbidden army can't afford this kind of consumption, and Datang can't afford this kind of crazy consumption of heritage.

With more than a thousand of his own hearts and minds, in exchange for the collapse of hundreds of thousands of rebels, Guo Rong can only say that it is worth it.

Of course, if it really became a tug-of-war, more than 1,000 people might not be able to walk down the battlefield alive.

After the first round of preliminary screening, there were less than 3,000 people left in the team of nearly 5,000 people, but 3,000 people was still too many.

However, none of the people who stayed were willing to take the initiative to evacuate, in fact, the reason Guo Rong also knew it.

The first point is that Guo Rong spent five full years to implant a sense of loyalty and honor into Changyingjun through various means, as well as the spirit of fighting to the death.

In the past battles of the Changying Army, it was not worth boasting about not retreating to the death, and in order to achieve tactical or strategic goals, it was not uncommon for all members to die in battle.

At this important moment of fighting for a decisive battle against the rebels, naturally no soldier of the Changying Army is willing to be a pawn.

Although Guo Rong said that this is a battle to the death, but what if he is lucky to live, when he returns home, should the ancestor see himself and see himself?

Even if you really die in battle, so what, you are fearless for the Tang Dynasty, not to mention, as a martyr, you will not suffer a loss if you enter the temple to glorify your ancestors!

If the first point is still spiritual power, then the second point is the proper material temptation - the high and terrifying pension and treatment of the Changying Army.

Tang inherited the Sui system, and the Sui inherited the lord system from the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

It's just that with the reconstruction of the forbidden army system, the lord system has a second spring and has a greater significance.

The former commander has no position, no matter what he does, he just adds an officer. If an officer wants to enter the government and participate in politics, he shall follow the regulations on seniority and background.

Because with the support of the two emperors, Li Yu and Li Chun, although the honorable officers still cannot directly enter the office, they have already enjoyed the treatment of officials of the same level.

And the most direct of these treatments is the tax-free public land and the right to shade!

Because of the reform of the Datang education system, the shade rights they have received are different from before, and the current shade rights have in a sense become the right to enter the Datang education system.

Compared with other reforms, the reform in education is not large, but the impact is far-reaching, and Guozijian has completely become the management body of education.

At the same time, on the basis of the six schools of Guozijian, the highest education institution of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an was reformed.

Guozixue, Taixue, and the four schools have not changed much, and they still correspond to their respective official ranks.

Arithmetic, calligraphy, and law remained unchanged, but a series of majors such as martial arts, military science, medicine, and technology were added.

According to the level, you can enter the four schools, Taixue, and Guozi studies, and you can also enter each major according to your preference.

At first glance, these seem to be nothing, but this is where Emperor Li Chan is the most powerful.

Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the reason why the family has been able to control the government is because they have monopolized education, so that other individuals have no opportunities at all.

The lords of the forbidden army don't seem to be anything special, and there is a restriction that only one person can be shaded, but the total number of the forbidden army is obviously much, much more than the children of the wealthy families.

These guys who have made meritorious contributions to Datang, shed blood for Datang, and paid for Datang, whether it is loyalty or hard work, are not comparable to ordinary children of families.

With their joining, the monopoly advantage of the family, the big family, and the wealthy will be greatly impacted.

However, knowing that the Emperor's move was to weaken their rights, no one dared to raise any objections.

After all, opposition means that they are not against other familiar opponents, but against those forbidden armies.

It sounds good, the forbidden army is a warrior who has made meritorious contributions to the Tang Dynasty, but if it is not good, the forbidden army is a group of murderous Qiu Ba.

Competing with opponents who are also wealthy and big clans, you can negotiate conditions and exchange benefits, but it is unimaginable to follow Qiu Ba, who can't do anything but kill people, to reason!

Whoever dares to oppose these Qiu Ba to obtain these powers that they have won with their lives, there is a high probability that their heads will be hung on the roof of the house.

Of course, there is a limit to all this, that is, there are enough sergeants for each strategist, and the military academy can only shade one descendant and junior.

If you want to increase the number of Meng Yin, there is only one way, that is, to die on the battlefield, and every time Cexun turns high, the junior who can be shaded can increase by one.

Theoretically, once the 12th Sergeant of Celestial Honor dies on the battlefield, it means that a full twelve juniors can be sent to the official education system of the Tang Dynasty.

The twelve turns of the Strategy, the title of the Pillar State, the second grade.

is the second product, in Datang, it belongs to the existence of super products.

Although the 12th turn of Ce Xun is regarded as the second product, everyone knows that the 12th turn of Ce Xun cannot enjoy the second product, which is a super treatment in Datang.

The Qiu Ba who turned the twelfth turn of Cexun naturally also knew, but they didn't care, or they cared more about the benefits that could be seen and touched, such as tax exemptions, such as sealing their wives and shadows.

Especially the point of sealing the wife and the shadow son, this is unimaginable for the Tang people who have a deep-rooted clan concept.

Therefore, no one wants to give up on today's mortal situation and no need to worry about what will happen after death.

By various means, the number of people is stuck to 3,000, and then the number of people left behind can no longer be reduced, because no one wants to leave here.

After Guo Rong himself figured out the cause and effect, Guo Rong had to smile bitterly.

When other families are faced with the task of dying, they try their best to mobilize, encourage, and tempt, in order to make up enough people.

It's good to be mobilized, encouraged, and guided, in order to reduce the number of people in the death squad.

After three consecutive rounds of mobilization and guidance to no avail, Guo Rong had no choice but to sacrifice the ancestral Dafa and draw lots.

After determining the minimum number of foot soldiers, archers, crossbowmen, equipment soldiers, logistics troops, etc., a lot is drawn.

Half an hour later, 1,600 warriors, including the commander of tomorrow's battle, were finally released.

Looking at the warriors in front of him, Guo Rong stood quietly aside, and Meng Gan and the cadres in charge of staying in the camp stood in front of the more than 1,600 warriors of the Changying Army who were finally lucky enough to stay in the camp, and began to make the final arrangements.

It was okay at first, but the more he listened to it, the more shocked Guo Rong's heart became, and when he heard the end, Guo Rong felt his heart trembling again.

Guo Rong has always felt that the Qiuzi, Xingqing Palace, and Jingzhou he has experienced have been tragic to the extreme.

But looking at the scene where Meng Qian's face was blackened, his teeth were gritted, and the final tactics were arranged, Guo Rong finally understood that the battle had been fought until now, in fact, it was no less than the Xiangji Temple that he would never forget.

After all the preparations were completed, Guo Rong walked in front of everyone, looking at them one by one, either excited, excited, or calm, or regretful, or nervous......

Compared with the anger of the previous competitors when they finally died in the battle, Guo Rong believes that this is the truest performance when they really have to face death.

After all, how can anyone really not be afraid of death!

Courage is always used to encourage others, not to encourage oneself.

Slowly walking in front of the warriors who stayed behind, Guo Rong put away the rhetoric he had prepared earlier, and at this moment he felt that it was an insult to these warriors who had already made a decision.

As he spoke, he continued to step forward and walked in front of a rare veteran who was over forty years old, a rare former veteran of the Shence Army who remained in the soldiers and was unwilling to retire after having made enough atonement for his sins.

"Teacher Zhang, in fact, you can not stay......"

"General, don't be so polite, the old man has enjoyed his life, he has fought the Tibetans, abused the Uighurs, besieged the palace, and defended the camp, I thought it would be over, but I didn't expect the general and the princess to remember us old guys who suffered a thousand cuts."

"I remember that Xiaobao is not already ......"

"Hehe, General," Guo Rong said by name, and the face of the man named Zhang Xu was full of happy smiles, and a touch of warmth that was rare in the Changying Army.

"To tell you the truth, after doing such a rebellious thing, I was content to leave a lingering breath, I didn't expect Her Royal Highness the princess to be willing to arrange a family affair for us, let alone that I could have my own son......"

The words were ordinary, but the old man's happy face was already full of tears.

"The stain of Yeye's life can't be washed away, but Yeye's son is clean," Zhang Xu took a deep breath, "The father of the rebel and the thief is not worthy of Xiaobao, I ......"

Zhang Xu's words didn't go on again, but Guo Rong's thoughts were already clear.

"Don't worry, I will personally tell Xiaobao that he is a hero who shed his last drop of blood for Datang!"

Zhang Xu didn't speak again, but the determined look on his side that welled up with tears already said it all.

Just as Guo Rong said this, an archer beside Zhang Xu who was dressed in light armor and carrying a longbow seemed to have a hint of eagerness.

Guo Rong looked at him with a curious mind.

Seeing Guo Rong's eyes, this person was not vain, and said directly to Guo Rong with a smile.

"General, can you help my younger brothers and sisters talk about a few good family affairs?"

As soon as this sentence came out, Guo Rong was directly stunned, he was indeed here to listen to his last wishes, but the directness of this guy still exceeded Guo Rong's expectations.

"You?"

"General, my family is poor, although I have a field and a fortune after joining the Changying Army, but the boys in the family are too good to eat, and the result is ......"

"Don't worry, won't you help your younger brothers and sisters say a few good family things, it's on me."

After listening to the last wish of the second person, when Guo Rong was appeasing, Guo Rong noticed a young man next to him who was wearing heavy armor and carrying a bear's waist, but his face was a little immature, but his expression was very nervous and excited.

Guo Rong took a step to the left and stood in front of the other party.

"Do you have any ideas or questions, if so, let me know, and I'll do my best to accommodate you."

"Eh, big~big~big~ general, I don't have anything to say, I just want to know, after this battle, will I be remembered......"

In the end, the young soldier even had a hint of shyness and cowardice.

Looking at this guy's appearance, Guo Rong couldn't help but laugh, so Guo Rong gently stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry......"

After finishing the exchange with four or five people, Guo Rong turned around and retreated a few steps back, then stretched out his hands and shouted at the same time:

"Brothers, I promise that your last wishes will be carried out!"

"Your legacy will be saved!"

"Your names will be remembered forever!"

"Your deeds will live on forever!"

Seeing that everyone had been completely mobilized, Guo Rong nodded, stretched out his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then pointed to the guards beside him.

"Okay, now come here, take your sister's name tag, and ...... your last wishes"

Two hours later, Zhi Muyu and several guards came to Guo Rong's side with a whole box of nameplates and stacks of papers.

After taking the nameplate and the suicide note of the nameplate representative, Guo Rong finally left with Meng Qian and dozens of guards, and looking at Guo Rong, who was gradually becoming a lake in the dark, Zhang Xu and several of the best military officers began to drink orders and make the final arrangements.

At the beginning of the morning, when the sky was white, Pei Mingren, the commander of Lu Longjun, accompanied by his personal guards, began to look at the camp opposite.

As before, several places that had been destroyed the day before were blocked by corpses again, and some of the elite Changying army had begun to prepare for battle, and in the other party's camp, there was still a lot of smoke, and everything looked no different from the day before.

After thinking quietly for a moment, Pei Mingren ended his thinking and said.

"Order, attack!"