The reason why Yu Zhong admired this kind of game was to greatly improve the actual combat arm strength of the soldiers of the Western Sixth Division. If everyone can throw a stone more than 200 paces, then the distance of the spear thrown on the battlefield is at least 100 paces, which means that everyone can throw the spear like an arrow. The spears roared in the sky, and their power can be imagined.

Compared to throwing stones, striking Kik is a game of training accuracy. Kik-struck, Ancient Games also. Since ancient times, there has been a "Song of Striking Kik", which sings: "Work at sunrise, rest at sunset, plough the fields and eat, dig wells and drink, what is the power of the earth for me!"

It is the most simple and simple kind of brick-striking competition: a row of thick bricks is erected on the ground, and people stand on a pre-defined line, and throw a "brick" at a row of large bricks standing in the distance.

More than 2,000 years later, this kind of game is still circulating in Guanzhong Village, called "Fighting Officials", and the origin and evolution of its name is unknown! Occasionally, folk culture scholars exclaim to be "soil bowling" or "the originator of bowling", which is a later story. Obviously, the Kik striking game that Yu Chung advocates is actually an accurate hitting training that goes hand in hand with the game of sling.

If five months passed, from winter to spring, from spring to summer, the soldiers' stone-throwing distance became farther and farther, and more and more people reached the distance of six or seven percent of the stone-throwing machine. The generals of each battalion came to report to Ang Ang for battle, and Yu Zhong always smiled faintly: "What's the hurry? The stone-throwing has not yet gone beyond the distance, so practice again."

No matter how the generals shouted, Yu Zhong only responded with this sentence, if there was anyone who could not be entangled, Yu Zhong took out the king of Zhou, "all the affairs of the Western Sixth Division should be decided by Yu Zhong" Wang Shutong sternly reprimanded the matter, in short, the military order is still the same, no provocation is allowed, no camp.

The reason why he insisted on playing in the war was, in fact, Yu Zhong had two considerations. First, the lynx has just moved back, and everything is undecided, so it will not take the initiative to invade the surrounding territory at this time. If he goes to war at this time, he will flee and disadvantage himself; Second, before the war, there was still a big problem left unresolved about the integration of the border army and the Qishan battalion. Without solving this problem, it is difficult for the two armies to form a joint force, and this is not a matter that the commander of his army can completely do independently.

In the past few days, Li Wang Ji Hu has not slept very well, and the source of this uneasiness comes from the book on the desk Yu Zhong.

The Xilu Raccoon has already moved back and is about to pose a great threat to the northwestern border of the Great Zhou, and according to the estimates of the government and the opposition and Yu Zhong themselves, at most this autumn or next autumn, they will gather all the tribes of the grassland to re-invade the border. At this time, although the Qishan battalion could barely fill the defensive gap left by the lack of border troops, there was a problem that needed to be solved urgently - integrating the morale of the army.

Kui Duoyou's Eastern Expedition took away 50,000 elites of the border army, but the old battalion still left nearly 30,000 defenders, and this part of the force must be integrated into the regulations of the Qishan battalion in the north. But...... These people are used to living a carefree life under Kui Duoyou, and they have been in constant conflict with the soldiers of the original Qishan battalion at every turn.

One side kept boasting that the border army had divided the lynx into two in the first war, and it was able to eat and drink spicy food without the royal treasury; The other side was full of contempt, constantly mocking, "So what? Haven't you become a traitor?" And so on, the two sides confronted and clashed openly and secretly, and Yu Zhong had already dealt with several leaders by military law, and he barely suppressed them. However, there was still an undercurrent in the camp.

What to do? The situation is pressing, and Yu Zhong has solemnly proposed: "Please send a letter to the king, clearly condemn the crime of treason against Kui Duoyou, and the people's hearts will be at peace."

Yes, the crux of the problem lies in the unsolved charges of Kui Duoyou. Only when they are clearly convicted of their crimes will the remaining border troops die down and be determined to integrate into the Qishan camp with peace of mind. Only when the two forces have a distinction between superior and inferior forces can they be integrated into a fighting force; If it is always equal, and every day is just the tip of the needle against the wheat mang, how can this battle be fought? How to command the army?

But...... Ji Hu couldn't make up his mind for a long time. Zhao Bohu had an agreement with himself before leaving, and only when he investigated clearly on this trip could he clearly convict Kui Duoyou. I also agreed, as a king, how can I lose my trust in the important ministers?

At a time when this commission is not decided, Rong Yi's opinion is crucial.

"Your Majesty, the Minister's Decree King should be invited by General Yu Zhong to issue an edict to condemn Kui Duoyou's crimes, so as to calm the hearts of the people of the government and the opposition, and make every effort to prepare for the war between the north and the south." After reading Yu Zhong's book, Rong Yi did not hesitate at all, and gave up.

"The War of the North and the South? What does Aiqing mean by this?

？」 Ji Hu didn't react for a while.

"The battle between the Northland and the Yakuza Zhurong, General Yu Zhong has already made it clear. What the minister said was ......" He glanced up at Ji Hu's face and whispered two words: "Eguo."

Ji Hu's heart moved, and he squinted his eyes and asked, "Everything in the south has been arranged?"

"Playing my king, the minister has received a secret report, and now the planting of orchid madder in the territory of Hubei has become a common practice. The powerful have planted in their own fiefdoms for profit, and the nobles and lords have used this grass to dye the colored silk for their marriages, otherwise they will feel shameless. And the common people have planted madder, and the profit is more than 100 times that of growing corn. Under this wind, it is roughly estimated that nearly half of the farmland in Hubei is abandoned. It's time to close the net this fall."

"In that case, why don't you wait until eighty percent of the farmland is abandoned, wouldn't it be more labor-saving?"

"Enlighten my king, this matter is difficult at one time. If the net is closed too early, it will not work; If the net is closed too late, this wind will spread to the rest of the Jianghan countries and the Luoyi Chengzhou area, and it will damage the world. That's why the minister said that this autumn is the right time to close the net."

Ji Hu thought for a while, and suddenly realized the deep meaning of Rong Yi's words, and nodded frequently: "What is the connection between this matter and the Kui Duoyou case?"

"King, after all, Kui Duoyou has also been the deputy commander of the Eighth Division of Cheng Zhou, and his subordinates are all over the army. If we cannot conclude this matter as soon as possible, the government and the opposition will have different discussions, and the hearts of the people in the army will fluctuate, how can we concentrate our efforts to prepare for two major wars, one in the south and one in the north? I hope that my king will make a decision soon." Rong Yi bowed deeply after speaking. Five

"But......" Ji Hu hesitated to say the last concern in his heart, "Gu has promised the young father that only when he returns from investigating the case can the Kui family be convicted. This gentleman has no jokes, how can Lone lose his trust in his young father?"

"Great King," Rong Yi smiled slightly, "I think there is something wrong with summoning Duke Mu's ministers, and it is not the work of pure ministers. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Kui Duoyou did not commit treason, at least he buried the defeated generals of the elite of the 50,000 border army, and the crime is unforgivable. Zhao Gong is the prime minister of the Great Zhou, but he regards the reputation of such a defeated general too highly, so he does not hesitate to leave behind the government affairs of the mountains, and does not hesitate to go to the country and leave his hometown, which is ...... It's a bit excessive. As a minister, all actions should be based on the monarch of the country, do not act autocraticly, dare not disobey the order, and return the success to the Lord, and take the defeat more than himself. From this point of view, Zhao Mu Gong is really not a pure minister."