Chapter 687: Popular Science Lecture
"Xuanwu Champion."
The first thing Ouyang Shuo did when he was in court was to seal him as a sign of auspiciousness.
"Xuan, Niu Da, the champion of martial arts, enters the palace~~~"
Leaning slightly, a burly general stepped into the hall quickly, without daring to lift his head, with a "swipe", he knelt on one knee, clasped his fists in both hands, and bowed in a rough voice: "The last general Niu Da, I greet you superior."
There was a tremor in the voice.
Niu Da is just an ordinary battalion officer in the Longxiang army. Before that, he never had the opportunity to appear in the court hall, let alone the first court meeting in the territory, the first person summoned by the emperor.
This alone is enough for Niu Da to brag about for a lifetime.
"Get up!" Ouyang Shuo signaled Bai Nanpu to call.
Bai Nanpu understood, and took out the imperial edict prepared early in the morning, "The emperor's edict, Niu Da, the champion of martial arts, won the three armies bravely, and was specially appointed as the fifth-rank Zhaowu general. At the same time, he was promoted to the commander of the fifth division of the Imperial Guard Army, which will take effect immediately. .”
A burst of ecstasy flashed across Niu Da's face, and he bowed his head again: "Thank you for your grace!"
This upright military man did not hide his excitement at all. All the old fox ministers present shook their heads and smiled when they saw it. Some admired it and some despised it.
The military champion in the army was promoted to division commander, which was promised by Du Ruhui, director of the General Administration of Military Affairs, long before the competition. It's just that it is up to the emperor to decide which legion to serve in.
Du Ruhui's previous opinion was to transfer Niu Da to the second regiment of the Longxiang Army. After all, Niu Da was born in the Longchamp Army, so it would be less difficult for him to serve in the Second Army.
From the battalion to the head of the division, it was a qualitative leap.
To put it bluntly, battalion leaders mainly use force to deter them, but division commanders rely on their brains. Niu Da went up the ranks in a row, skipping the experience of the brigade commander in the middle, it is really not sure that he can handle it.
Du Ruhui's move was considered a safe strategy.
However, Ouyang Shuo had a new idea. It just so happened that the position of division commander of the Fifth Division of the Imperial Guard Corps was vacant. Therefore, he simply transferred Niu Da to the Imperial Guard Corps, which can be regarded as an example for the whole army.
Praetorian Guard Legion, Territorial Ace Legion.
How can the weight of the division commander of the Imperial Guard Corps be compared to that of an ordinary division commander.
In this way, it is no wonder that Niu Da is so ecstatic. Niu Da has already jumped two ranks to be promoted to the head of the division.
As for the question of whether he is competent, it is not in Niu Da's consideration for the time being. In Niu Da's eyes, whoever has the biggest fist in the army is the boss, and whoever dares to refuse to accept, he will fight until the opponent is convinced.
This is Niu Da's military logic, which is simple, brutal, and sometimes very effective.
In the Fifth Division in the next period of time, I think some interesting things will happen. Fortunately, there is a god general Huo Qubing in charge, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
Ouyang Shuo got up and took a tray from Bai Nanpu.
On the tray, there was a set of gleaming golden armor, which was the Mingguang armor that Ouyang Shuo had replaced.
"This armor is the armor I wore before, and it is now rewarded to you. Don't disappoint Gu's expectations." Ouyang Shuo called himself "Gu" for the first time, and according to his previous promise, he gave the champion a special reward.
After much deliberation, there is nothing more symbolic than this set of armor.
Sure enough, Niu Da spoke incoherently in excitement, took the tray with trembling hands, put it on the ground beside him, and thanked him respectfully: "The gift from the king will never be forgotten, and I will repay the king with all my heart."
"Good!" Ouyang Shuo exclaimed, and said in a deep voice, "Niu Da listens!"
"Follow your orders!"
Niu Da was unequivocal. As the number one soldier in the army, the most important thing he lacked was courage. Under such an atmosphere again, even if the emperor asked him to lead his troops to attack the royal city, Niu Da would not frown.
"[Yunnan City-state] violated our border, and the crime is unforgivable. I want you to lead the fifth division of the Imperial Guard Corps, as the vanguard, to gather at the Longxiang Army's garrison." Ouyang Shuo said surprisingly.
The theory of breaking the border is just an excuse that Ouyang Shuo found.
Of course, it's not fiction either.
After all, at Ouyang Shuo's level, he doesn't bother to lie.
Speaking of it, it was a "special event" co-planned by Bai Qi, the Military Intelligence Department, and Honglu Temple.
A month ago, the lord of Qiubei City in Mengding County suddenly led his troops to invade the border of Zhen'an County, killing and wounding more than 300 people in Zhen'an County, destroying two villages, and then fled back to the territory.
General Bai Qi, who was in charge of guarding the western border of the territory, was furious when he heard the news, and ordered the murderer to be punished.
However, Qiu Beicheng is a member of [Yunnan City-State], if it committed a crime, the city-state would naturally carry it. Because of the confrontation between Shanhai City and [Yunnan City-State], there was even applause within the city-state.
Bai Qi sent a letter requesting [Yunnan city-state] to hand over the murderer, but failed.
In this way, things dragged down like this. Except for the person involved, almost forgot about it.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ouyang Shuo came back, he brought up the old matter again, and when the ministers didn't realize it, he brazenly declared war on [Yunnan City-State].
The intention is really intriguing.
"promise!"
Niu Da didn't think about it, he only wanted to make contributions in the battlefield and live up to the grace of the king. After the edict was sealed, Niu Da took the time to retreat to the last row of the generals.
Ouyang Shuo returned to the main seat and gave another order: "General Huo!"
"The end is here!"
Huo Qubing's eyes flashed brightly, and he was full of vigor and vitality.
When he came to the territory, Huo Qubing only led his troops to test his skills in Xingzhou County, and he had no chance to fight in the battlefield.
The big battle he was looking forward to finally came.
"This time the [Yunnan city-state] is conquered, the above-mentioned general Bai Qi is the main general, and you are the former general. I will lead you to lead the imperial guards to escort the supplies, and then follow up to gather at the Longxiang Army's garrison." Ouyang Shuo's eyes were a little strange.
Huo Qubing showed his sharpness and was too strong. Therefore, after appointing Huo Qubing to lead the imperial guards, Ouyang Shuo intentionally or unintentionally hid the god general Xue.
In this way, the talented general who is famous all over the world and attracts thousands of girls, disappears from the player's field of vision in an instant, and hides in the deep palace compound of the royal city, where no one can see.
For a while, there were even protests on the forum, protesting against Ouyang Shuo's act of freezing.
"Huo Huo is ours!"
"Give me back!"
Similar denunciations have never stopped.
"Huo Huo Support Group" has become one of the most popular support groups on the forum. According to the information detected by the Black Snake Guard, Bai Hua is actually a core member of the support group.
Ouyang Shuo couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the news, it seems that Bai Hua is really Huo Qubing's fan girl. I don't know what kind of waves Huo Qubing will cause when he goes to the Yunnan battlefield this time.
"Follow your orders!"
Huo Qubing didn't think too much, and accepted the order without hesitation.
In any battle, the former general is the forward, which fits perfectly with Huo Qubing's disposition. It was finally time for the genius general in history to show his strength.
...
A good court meeting forced Ouyang Shuo to become a general mobilizer before the war. There is no doubt that as soon as the court meeting is over, the news of Shanhai City declaring war on [Yunnan City-State] will spread throughout China.
At that time, the entire southern border will be shaken, like an eight-magnitude earthquake, shaking the world.
This is exactly Ouyang Shuo's intention.
It would take at least half a month for the Imperial Guard Corps to go to the Longxiang Army's garrison through the three counties of Lianzhou County, Xunzhou County, and Zhen'an County.
Therefore, the real war will not start so soon.
Even so, the emperor's high-profile dispatch of troops made all the civil servants a little puzzled. Normally speaking, the army should be mobilized quietly, and then launch a surprise attack after everything is properly arranged.
Isn't such a big fanfare to make the enemy take precautions and make extra preparations?
On the contrary, Du Ruhui and the others looked indifferent.
This plan was not Ouyang Shuo's temporary idea, but the result of careful planning by the General Administration of Military Affairs, and it had deep meaning.
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After discussing the matter of dispatching troops, Ouyang Shuo changed his tone and continued, "Xuan Liumo!"
"Xuan, Liu Mo, deputy director of No. 7 Research Institute, enter the hall~~~"
When Liu Mo came in, he also bowed and saluted, "My lord!"
"let's start!"
Ouyang Shuo had already explained to Liu Mo yesterday, so there is no need to repeat it.
"promise!"
Liu Mo nodded and clapped his hands outside the door.
Immediately, the Shenwu guards in charge of guarding the Duhu Mansion carried a steam engine, a loom and a blackboard into the hall panting.
"what is this?"
Seeing such a "monster", all the ministers were puzzled and looked dazed.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo sighed inwardly.
The lineup of civil servants and generals in Shanhai City is luxurious, but even so, there are shortcomings.
Whether it is Xiao He and other civil servants, or Huo Qubing and other generals, the word technology is unfamiliar to them. Apart from Zhang Tingyu, the Taiping Army is probably the only one who has really seen the technology of foreigners.
Ouyang Shuo's ocean voyage gave Xiao He and others a new understanding of the world.
Even so, they still do not have a clear concept of the Industrial Revolution. Their thinking still stays within the unified ideological framework of respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians.
They have little understanding of the role of technology in promoting productivity.
Because of this, the industrialization of the territory has been progressing slowly, which made Ouyang Shuo very dissatisfied. The root cause is that the ministers in the territory do not understand industrialization.
Now that the territory has steam engines, looms, and even aircraft manufacturing technology, it is time to vigorously develop industries. For some time to come, the territory's finances, policies, resources, etc. must all be tilted towards industry.
In this way, Ouyang Shuo wanted to unify the understanding of the ministers. After all, it is the following group of ministers who really do things. If their minds are not open, the industrialization of the territory will be out of the question.
Ouyang Shuo can't replace them, let the players take the top? !
That's even more unrealistic.
...
Liu Mo is a technical nerd, even in court, he has nothing to say. With the small blackboard, I started to teach the ministers, a special science lecture.
To be reasonable, Liu Mo's skills are still very deep. And he is not a rigid person, knowing that the "classes" are all a group of novices, and the whole lecture is from simple to deep.
Coupled with real objects and hand-painted drawings, it becomes more vivid.
Such a scene can be regarded as the first time that the world has been opened up under the ancient background.
[PS: The update is late, sorry! ! ! 】