Fulu Rubik's Cube

Chapter 859 Schedule
September [-]th, two hundred and five years of the lunar calendar.

early morning.

Flame Bay City.

"Ring ring ring~~ring ring ring~~"

"Tat-tat-tat-tat-tat~"

The crisp copper bells accompanied by the rapid sound of horseshoes cut through the tranquility of the morning.

A postman in red with a red Suzaku pennant on his back crawled on a red unicorn and rushed towards the gate of the capital city.

At this time, the gate of the city gate was half opened, and an endless stream of people came in and out of it.

Hearing the ringing of the bell and seeing the postman in red, the people at the gate of the city hurriedly dodged to avoid it.

This is the "thousand-mile express" used to deliver urgent news in the "urgent delivery shop". Anyone who hinders its progress will be punished!
After a few breaths, the shimmering red light, one person and one rider, did not stop at all, and patted their horses into the city and left without dust.

Some people at the gate of the city watched the postmen go away and whispered.

"Several, what happened, why didn't the postman deliver the good news?"

A young man driving a cart settled the poor horse, wiped the sweat from his brow, and asked the people beside him strangely.

Standing beside him were a few young men in scholar's robes. They were blocked at the gate of the city because they saw postmen rushing.

Hearing his opening, one of the scholars said:

"Have you not entered the city for some days?"

"Well! Most of the vegetables in the field are in season, and I have been busy for a while when I went back, and I haven't come for about a month."

A young scholar sighed:

"There is an unwritten rule in this country that in the event of a great victory in a war, the postmen will parade the streets to announce the victory, which not only demonstrates the national prestige, but also calms the hearts of the people.

In the past few years, there have been countless good news, but since twenty days ago, every time a postman entered the city, it looked like this. "

The young man driving the cart immediately understood the meaning of the scholar's words, and said in surprise:

"You mean that the battle ahead is not going well?"

"Hey, it's not just bad, I'm afraid it's more serious than this, I'm worried"

Before the young scholar could finish speaking, another scholar suddenly pulled his skirt to prevent him from continuing to speak.

At this moment, there were quite a few people gathered around, talking indiscriminately might cause panic.

Several scholars left, but the people at the gate of the city fell into noisy discussions.

Suzaku Hall.

Hundreds of civil and military courtiers stood solemnly in the hall.

On the throne, Monarch Shan Ding carefully inspected the urgent report in his hand sent back by "Qianli Express".

After a while, Shan Ding threw the urgent report on the table in front of him, and said in a deep voice:

"Read!"

"Yes!"

An inner court guard quickly stepped forward, picked up the urgent report, opened it, and recited it.

"'Habayashi' battalion commander Jin Liu would like to play:

Since "Habayashi" marched west to "Motan" on the third day of August, three generals and seventeen schools in the battalion have encountered strong enemies on the 27th.

Those who are good at communicating in the business inquire, the enemy they meet is the soldiers and horses of the 'Baolan Kingdom'.

This country has complete armaments, well-trained sergeants, and is good at changing the terrain, and can divert water and wind to aid in battle.

Our battalion fought with him seven times, killing more than [-] enemies and injuring more than [-] people.

Recently, it has been discovered that the "Baolan Kingdom" has increased its troops by 20, intending to attack westward.

The generals and schools of our battalion are seriously scattered, and it may be difficult to resist a strong enemy. We hope that the middle school will quickly send troops for reinforcements.

The first day of September in the [-]th lunar month. "

After the imperial guards finished reading, they stepped aside and waited for orders.

Monarch Shan Rong rubbed the center of his brows, and said in a deep voice:
"My lords, since the beginning of July, there have been 27 emergency calls for help in the past two months. How do you guys see this matter resolved?"

Wei Wei Lu Chong took a step forward, cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, I don't think you need to worry too much about this matter.

Judging from the ratio of battle losses on both sides, although there are many emergency calls for help, the battalions are still in an advantageous situation.

The minister is in charge of military affairs and knows these generals very well. The reason why he frequently asks for help is nothing more than worrying about the disadvantage of the war and being criticized.

His Majesty only needs to severely reprimand him so that he can fight with peace of mind. "

Another guard, Chang Haozhi, had a different opinion. Hearing what Lu Chong said, he immediately took a step forward and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, the army is going on an expedition, and only those who lead the battle can know whether the situation is critical.

Since most battalions have sent out emergency calls for help, it means that the battle ahead really cannot be slack.

We live thousands of miles away, and the war is changing rapidly. How can we deny the call for help based on speculation alone.

The minister suggested adding reinforcements and sending people to supervise the battle. "

The new Ji Awanai Shitakura couldn't help but stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty, [-]% of the country's war preparations have been consumed this year. According to the observation of the astrology by the "Taichang Institute" Taishi Order, there will be a severe drought next year, and the granaries in various places should not be used.

If additional reinforcements are added again, I am afraid that food and grass supplies will not be sufficient, please think twice, Your Majesty. "

At the moment, several people came forward to make suggestions, some in favor, some against, and so on.

Monarch Shan Ding couldn't help feeling a little headache, glanced at the courtiers, and saw Zuo Prime Minister Yuan Jiang looking thoughtfully at the map of the territory in the palace.

With a heartbeat, he opened his mouth and said:
"Does Prime Minister Zuo have any insight?"

The administrative system of the Suzaku Kingdom is the "system of three officials and nine ministers".

Shan Qiao was the "Taifu" in the middle school back then. After he came to the throne, in order to avoid the taboo, the original "Taifu, Taishi, Taibao" was canceled and changed to "Prime Minister, Taiwei, Yushi Doctor".

Among them, the "Prime Minister" is not one person, but the "Prime Minister's Mansion" is set up, with left and right prime ministers and thirteen Caos, under the jurisdiction of Jiuqing.

Prime Minister Zuo, with gold seal and purple ribbon, is the head of all officials.

Under the jurisdiction of the prime minister is Zhi Zhi, who reports illegal activities, the prime minister makes history, supervises and leads officials, and handles various government affairs.

In addition, there are a number of auxiliary officials such as the prime minister's Zhengshi, the prime minister's history, and the prime minister's Shaoshi.

The right prime minister is in charge of the thirteen Caos, of which Dong Cao is in charge of the state affairs of the prefectures.

Xicao 掾, led all the officials to play, and was in charge of the advancement and retreat of the officials in the mansion.

Discussing Cao, masterminding affairs, resigning Cao, presiding over lawsuits, playing Cao, presiding over chapters, thieves Cao, presiding over thieves, judging Cao, presiding over crimes and legal matters, Ji Cao, presiding over bookkeeping.

In addition, there are Hu Cao, Fa Cao, Cang Cao, Shi Cao and so on.

This is a huge civil administrative organization, and most of the government orders of the DPRK and China are based on this.

Corresponding to it is the "Taiwei Mansion", which is divided into [-] levels and governs the military affairs of the generals in the country.

Military generals are different from civil servants, as long as they make meritorious service, they can be promoted quickly, but if they lose a battle, they will be promoted very quickly.

Zhang Ke, the twentieth rank of military merit, was set according to the title system of the Qin Dynasty in the dream.

They are: Gongshi, Shangzao, Hairpin, Bugeng, Dafu, Official Dafu, Gongdafu, Gongcheng, Wu Dafu, Zuo Shuchang, Right Shuchang, Left Geng, Middle Geng, Right Geng, Shao Shangzao, Dashang Zao, Siche Shuzhang, Dashuzhang, Guanneihou, Chehouhou.

This rank of military commander is not a job, it is equivalent to a status symbol of a private or non-commissioned officer in the army.

For example, Feng Xinglu is a school official, and his identity is "Gongdofu", but in the military camp, there are many "Gongdofu", so generally only official titles are called in the military camp to show the difference.

The power of the 'Censor Doctor' is weaker than the two, and its main duties are to manage books, memorials, and supervise civil and military officials.

The Yushi doctor set up Yushi Zhongcheng to serve the Yushi and impeach the central government and the kingdom for all illegal things.

Supervising the censor, the middle school sent to the local counties to supervise the censor of the county guard.

According to the structure of the "three publics", it can be roughly divided into the civil official group, the generals group, and the speech official group directly under the monarch.

'Jiuqing' is just a general term, but in fact it refers to the specific staff of the three major groups.

Zuo Prime Minister Yuan Jiang is only 47 years old this year. He was talented and intelligent since he was a child, and he is good at overall management.

It is rumored that when he was nine years old, he could calculate the population of a city with corn grains, and infer the ratio of male to female in the city for the next seven years.

Later, his talent reached the sky, and at the age of 27, he was summoned by the monarch to serve as an official in the court. It only took him more than ten years to be promoted to the left prime minister of the country.

Yuan Jiang was looking at the stone balls of the 'Mountain and Sea Realm' manifested by the [Sumi Tianyan Formation] in the palace, and heard the question from the monarch, and came back to his senses.

He bowed his hands and saluted:
"Your Majesty, please look at the boundary map."

All the people in the hall turned their eyes to the stone ball, but they saw that there were red tides everywhere on it, and only a small area was blue.

Every time he sees the patch of red in this map, the monarch Shan Ding feels extremely irritable, and it is also the case at this time.

He just glanced away, turned his eyes to Yuan Jiang, and waited for his explanation.

Yuan Jiang's calm face didn't show a trace of trouble, and he said in a calm tone:
"Your Majesty, the strategy set by the National Teacher back then was to 'build castles and fortresses and advance steadily'.

In the past few years, the country has been invincible in various conquests and battles. As a result, some people have become arrogant, thinking that the strategy of the National Division is too negative, and have repeatedly asked for a change in strategy. "

As soon as this remark came out, many people in the hall showed shame.

Yuan Jiang took a breath and continued:
"It's only the fifth year of the war, but we've already met those rumored opponents.

Judging from the news reported by each battalion, since the "Ruishi Battalion" Liezi Shangjun Gengzi School fought with "Red Maple Kingdom" on the ninth day of July, each battalion has successively started fighting with seven different forces.

Among them, there are three forces supported by practitioners, and four forces supported by 'Heavenly Demon'.

It was also from this time that the pace of the country's outward expansion was curbed, and it was no longer as fast as in the past few years. "

Two months ago, the "Ruishi Camp" Liezi Shangjun Gengzi School first fought with the "Red Maple Country" forward, defeated it in one fell swoop, and then encountered its main battalion of 5 people.

After a fierce battle, although the [-] soldiers and horses of the Gengzi School caused nearly [-] casualties to the enemy, except for the [-] Qingqi who evacuated the earliest, only more than [-] people survived.

These people, including Feng Xinglu, who was seriously injured and unconscious, were all captured.

After this news was first spread back to the middle school, it caused an uproar, and the Feng clan even recruited all the elites in the clan to join the army, vowing to wash away the shame.

But who would have thought that this was just the beginning, and then there would be bad news one after another.

It was only at this moment that the mood of the Chinese people gradually stabilized and they began to face up to these opponents.

Everyone in the hall knew what Yuan Jiang said at this time, but they didn't understand what it meant.

"What I want to say is, please take a good look at this map."

Yuan Jiang said calmly.

Everyone turned their attention to the map again.

"I have always had doubts before, that is how it is possible for a single country to win the final victory.

Judging from the territory map, the country only occupies a very small part of this world. Although 200 years is a long time, let alone defeating tens of thousands of different forces in this world, it may not be possible to complete it even if you lead troops around. "

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the hall was startled, but this question was something that no one had considered.

What they thought before was to keep expanding outwards, and fight one by one when they met, until all the forces were defeated.

At this time, after hearing Yuan Jiang's question, everyone came to their senses.

Yes!Tens of thousands of forces spread all over the world, how could it be possible to wipe them out with one's own power.

Monarch Shan Ning thought for a moment, then asked:

"In this way, other forces may not be able to attack their own territories, which is a good thing..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Jiang said:

"Your Majesty, this is actually a bad thing."

Monarch Shan Rong was stunned for a moment, and glanced around the hall. Seeing that most of the people were ignorant, he couldn't help saying:

"Why?"

Yuan Jiang looked awe-inspiring, pointed at the map and said:

"I divide this ongoing war into three phases.

The first stage I call "Sunsheng", this stage has passed, in the previous 200 years, many outsiders supported the growth and development of forces.

It germinates, grows, and grows like bamboo shoots in spring.

The second stage I call 'fish into dragon'.

Your Majesty, please see if the power in this picture looks like a cruel underwater world.

Shrimp eat grass, small fish eat shrimp, and big fish eat small fish.In my eyes, today's "Mountain and Sea Realm" is in this situation.

Powerful forces grow step by step by devouring weak forces, and no one can stay out of it.

When the last few surviving forces find that they can no longer easily defeat other forces, this round of melee will temporarily subside.

And these remaining powerful forces will grow into behemoths after transformation.

Big waves wash the sand, natural selection, this stage will be very long, according to my speculation, in the end there may be no more than ten superpowers depending on the region.

After these great powers have recuperated and their troops are strong, the final third stage will come naturally.

I call this stage 'winning the championship'. This battle will determine which force in this world can become the ultimate leader and overlord. "

After listening to Yuan Jiang's analysis, everyone suddenly had a deeper understanding of this continuous war.

"The reason why I say this is not a good thing is that if the country cannot grow rapidly during this critical period of transformation, it will inevitably be swallowed up by other forces in the process."

Yuan Jiang's words made everyone's hearts tremble slightly.

The air in the hall was stagnant, and the atmosphere became tense.

In the past few years, the kingdom has defeated hundreds of tribes. As the defeated, although the people of these tribes were merged into the kingdom, they were divided into ranks and ranks.

In the barracks, the word "slave" of the servant sergeant of "first ascend" is the best interpretation of the status of these people.

To become an official citizen of the kingdom, only those who have made great contributions or passed on for three generations and have not committed crimes such as rape, murder, theft, and robbery can do so.

Comparing heart to heart, no one wants to end up being dependent on others, and not any power can treat people as leniently as Suzaku Kingdom.

Yuan Jiang sighed softly:
"It was only at this moment that I realized why the National Teachers' Association proposed the strategy of 'building castles and fortresses and advancing steadily'.

Relying on the castles as barriers, they erode outward bit by bit.

Maybe this kind of development will be slow, but it will be stable enough, and the country will not be defeated in one fell swoop because of a short-term defeat. "

After hearing the words, the monarch Shan Ding couldn't help turning his eyes to Kanyu map again.

I saw that in that blue area, the blue imprints marked by the castles were connected with each other, forming a pattern of staggered teeth.

Attacking from any direction, the first thing to do is to pull out these fortresses, otherwise it will be impossible to advance inward.

'It turns out that this is the strength of the National Division's strategy! '

At this moment, everyone in the hall finally understood why Zhang Ke made such a seemingly clumsy strategic plan.

"For the situation that the country is facing today, it is no longer suitable for the country to fight on all sides.

My suggestion is to shrink the offensive on one or both sides and build an impenetrable defensive front.

Then concentrate forces and continue to advance steadily from other directions in accordance with the established strategy of the National Division.

Every time you occupy a piece of territory, develop it, and then continue to push forward and continue to develop.

In this way, step by step, it extends outward through the city fortresses.

Don't be afraid to be slow. According to my guess, this second stage will last at least a hundred years, which cannot be accomplished in one generation.

According to the seven forces I have been in contact with, I found that my country has a huge advantage, that is, its large population.

And it seems that the degree of civilization and practice system is far superior to other forces, so as long as we persevere in our efforts, even with our comprehensive national strength, we will have a place in this war. "

Push through the clouds and mists to see the moonlight.

Yuan Jiang's words made Shan Rong finally clarify his thinking and the situation he was facing.

The enthusiasm of many courtiers in the palace was also stimulated, and suggestions and plans were released through government orders.

From the [-]th year of the lunar calendar, the Suzaku Kingdom's foreign war strategy began to be adjusted.

First of all, the four battalions in the west and south directions began to retreat, and the two big cities of "One Line of Sky" and "Ghost Gate" were established at two dangerous natural moats.

Then concentrate the power of the Eight Battalions to advance in two directions, east and north.

In the following decades, the Suzaku Kingdom has maintained a slow but firm pace of external development step by step.

One tribe after another was captured, and one country after another was defeated. In just a few decades, the population of the Suzaku Kingdom has exceeded 20 billion.

New camps were established one after another, new arms, new tactics, and new weapons were equipped one by one, and the Suzaku Kingdom became stronger day by day.

But just as the national power of the Suzaku Kingdom was flourishing, a disaster came quietly.

(End of this chapter)