Civilized people always think too much. When civilization is destroyed by barbarism, people will tirelessly instill in others that failure is not because the war is not fought well, but because they are wrong from the cultural roots. The reason why they are defeated by barbaric ethnic groups is that 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 gain a foothold in the attack of barbarians, you must change your culture and even replace your race.

Therefore, a group that had already reached a high level of civilization could no longer stand up.

The Central Plains dynasty was taken advantage of by nomads because of civil strife. In the long history of thousands of years, the Central Plains dynasty, which was mainly farmed, actually dominated the conflict between the two sides. However, in the impression of people at that time and later generations, they all believed that the Central Plains were weak and unbearable to fight. Especially since the Middle and Late Tang Dynasty, this kind of understanding was accompanied by the military culture of the nomads becoming the mainstream of the Central Plains dynasty and replacing the former military culture. Compared with the faults in the military system, the changes in this military culture have a greater impact and are more difficult to reverse.

Learning is very difficult. Hufu riding and shooting makes Zhao State powerful because Zhao State, which learned Hufu riding and shooting, is still the Zhao State in the Central Plains, and has not become the Zhao State of Hu. Learning is based on oneself, absorbing the good things of scholars to strengthen one's weaknesses, rather than kneeling on the ground and thinking that you are not as good as others, copying everything. But it is easy to say, when you fall again and again, others want you to get up and fight again and again, how many people can do it? At this time, a smart person will tell you that you don't have to stand up. As long as you keep crawling and walking on the ground in the future, isn't that good? How many people can resist such temptation? There has never been a shortage of such smart people on this land.

Xu Ping's military reform was smooth sailing in Qinzhou and he encountered almost no opposition. That was because for the soldiers, under the new military system, they lived much better than before. Most of the commanders who were deprived of power were newly added from other places, and they obtained a lot of military achievements in a short period of time and were promoted rapidly. Naturally, everything was fine. But when it comes to smart people like Han Qi, they felt that everything was incompatible with their previous understanding, and naturally they didn't like it anywhere.

Seeing that Han Qi was a little confused and uneasy, Xu Ping could understand his mood. He had originally come to the northwest with ambitions to make achievements, but when he arrived at Xu Ping, he was poured with a basin of cold water, which overturned his previous understanding. It was strange to be able to accept it safely. Without this persistence, his name would not be left in history.

Standing up, Xu Ping said to the people around him: "It's still early, let's go to the military camp to take a look. Han Jingluo can't stay in Qinzhou for a long time. After all, he is training and leading troops. In the final analysis, it is to win battles, and everything cannot be won. Let's see if these new recruits who have been trained are trained according to the ability to fight."

Han Qi nodded, stood up silently, without saying anything. Yes, but he was talking a lot, leading troops was for the purpose of fighting. If you can't win on the battlefield, no matter how good you say it, it is useless. In the last two victories, Xu Ping has proved with practical actions that the army he led can fight. What if you don't like it? If this continues, if Xu Ping still wins continuously, the imperial guards are useless. Han Qi doesn't understand and will carry out military reforms like the Qinzhou army.

The new recruits' barracks are not in Dingxi City. The city is where regular troops are stationed in the city. The new recruits are all in the valleys in the west and north of the city. These new recruits are sometimes assigned to Lufang's bridges and roads to assist in building bridges and paving roads, and even renovating farmlands, opening canals and diversion water. Like the hunting activities of nomadic peoples, major projects such as opening canals and building roads are the time when the farming people cultivate and display their military capabilities in production. The high degree of organization and discipline in these activities is the test of complex management and logistics support in the process of life, which is no less than military activities.

Different production methods have an unignorable impact on military culture and military system. Military must be adapted to production methods. Without this, it will be like a fish leaving the water, and no matter what happens, it will be half-dead. Xu Ping's military reform is fundamentally rooted in farming culture, like King Wuling of Zhao, Hufu, and cavalry, introducing cavalry as a supplement and becoming a part of this system. This is the foundation of Central Plains military culture, which emphasizes organization and cooperation, discipline, and emphasizes individuals to obey the whole. People are united and the mountains of Tai move, and everyone is united in fighting against natural disasters and man-made disasters.

After leaving the west gate of Dingxi City, we walked westward and after five or six miles, the valley became wide open, and it became a large military camp. This was a semi-permanent facility, and it did not use tents, but a simple thatched house. The recruits from Sichuan and Shu were not used to living in the tents, so there was no need to force them. As long as they could apply the rhythm of the marching when necessary, they did not have to change their lifestyle.

As soon as he entered the military camp, Han Qi saw a big list on the roadside, 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 says: strictly abide by military orders and be meticulous; relax and happy outside the military, the barracks are not prison cells. Take a few more steps, and another big list: all punishments are cut off from the Military and Justice Department, and lynching is not allowed for military commanders, and no big sticks are allowed.

Han Qi felt a strange feeling in his heart. When other armies were strictly enforced, Xu Ping even deprived of the power of commanders to punish the soldiers. You should know that no one would care about the soldiers who were beaten to death in other places. How could he lead the soldiers if the commanders lost the power of punishment? Filial sons especially had to come out of the stick, let alone the soldiers in the army.

Wang Kai, who was side by side with Han Qi, saw his expression and whispered: "Mainland, the soldiers in the army are also raised by their parents. It is not easy to abandon their families and join the army. To make them feel at ease in the military camp, we must live here as we wish."

Han Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "How can this be the same? They join the army and take the military rice, so they naturally have to serve the country. They are relaxed and happy in the camp, how can the army fight the war?"

Wang Kai said lightly: "Anyway, those who treat soldiers as grass have not won the battle. We are good at sucking soldiers, but we have won two consecutive victories. Everyone is average. The soldiers abandon their wives and children, abandon their homes, and join the army for thousands of miles. We must be kind to him."

Han Qi couldn't help but remain silent. The truth is that it is not as good as the only big victory in the past year. Do you think this is wrong, but it is the Qinzhou Army who won the battle here. Who is wrong?

From time to time, soldiers walked by, just like what they saw on the road when they came. When they met, they just gave in and did not stop the ceremony, and even did not dare to look up. When Han Qi saw it, he couldn't help but frown and said, "What he saw when he came, the Qinzhou army was rigorous in the military discipline. Why did these soldiers in the military camp not stop the ceremony when they saw the strategy, and they didn't even have a stick!"
Chapter completed!