The Proof of the Heavens Begins with The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Chapter 57: Training Troops and Seeking Generals
Wu Mu's Testament places great emphasis on selecting soldiers, and the first sentence of the book is "The selection of soldiers is the most important."

He believed that the key to selecting soldiers was to be selective, and opposed the use of "slippery city dwellers" and "cunning city dwellers" and advocated the use of "honest country dwellers."

Of course, it would be better if the selected soldiers could achieve both "spirit, strength and appearance".

During wartime, there are actually not so many requirements. The quality of the soldiers recruited by Yue Fei in the early days was mostly mixed.

It was not until he had fought against the Jin army, won victory after victory, and consolidated his position that he began to train an elite army.

Yue Fei believed that "soldiers are more valuable than quantity", and after he eliminated most of the old, weak and disabled soldiers, he was left with only a thousand or so soldiers. These people were the prototype of the "Beiwei Army" that later became famous all over the world.

Therefore, if Fang Hao wants to train an elite army, he must first start with "selecting soldiers".

In this way, Fang Hao's days in the following period were tense and fulfilling. With the support of the court and financial resources, it was not difficult to select soldiers.

However, during this entire process, Fang Hao subconsciously distinguished the selected soldiers from the members of the Dajiang League.

He knew too well the difference between fighting in the martial arts world and fighting on the battlefield. If fighting in the martial arts world relied more on personal bravery and supernatural skills.

Fighting in battle relies on repeated training and strict discipline. Unfortunately, most people in the martial arts world cannot do this.

For the selected new recruits, Fang Hao adopted the method of "raising and training soldiers" in "Wu Mu's Testament" to train them.

"If the command and military skills you learn in daily life are all the same as when you are on the battlefield, when you are on the battlefield, you can use what you have learned in daily life. Then you will be effective in one day of practice. If you are familiar with one thing, you will gain an advantage in one thing."

He required his soldiers to "listen only to the gongs and drums, and look only at the flags," and "everyone should have one eye, one ear, and one heart."

Of course, Fang Hao was also very clear that no matter how skilled the recruits trained in this way were, they were just for show because they had never seen blood.

Yue Fei also lamented in "Wu Mu's Testament" that training is different from actual combat after all. It is not easy to use only 50% of your martial arts skills in real combat.

But actual combat is something that cannot be rushed. Now the Southern Song court has once again negotiated peace with the Jin people and paid tribute. Now is not the best time to start a war.

However, during this period of time, Fang Hao also found that his ability to command troops seemed average as he lived and ate with the soldiers and shared the hardships and training with them.

The reason for this is that Fang Hao is essentially a martial artist.

He was used to the high-handedness and the pleasure of revenge. It was fine to let him charge into battle and kill the generals and seize the flag, but when he was asked to stay in the rear and coordinate the command, Fang Hao always felt an indescribable sense of restraint.

"I need a general who can take charge of the situation and lead the troops in battle for me."

The first person that popped into Fang Hao's mind was Guo Jing, the destined protagonist in the original timeline who was not only a martial arts master but also a military expert.

He followed Genghis Khan to destroy the Jin Dynasty, launched an expedition to Khwarezm, and stayed in Xiangyang for decades, making it difficult for the Mongolian army to advance. All of these proved his military talent.

If the imperial court had not been weak and unable to turn the tide, coupled with his advanced age, Guo Jing would not have died for his country.

"Guo Jing is only about fifteen or sixteen years old now, and is still learning skills in Mongolia. Even though he is a rough jade, he still needs to be polished."

It has to be said that because of Fang Hao's intrusion, the original plot line has been somewhat unrecognizable. Apart from anything else, Chen Xuanfeng's conspiracy was thwarted by him, and the "Black Wind Twins" would not appear in the world of martial arts.

Although the bet between the Jiangnan Seven Freaks and Qiu Chuji was not affected, Fang Hao had a big question mark as to whether Guo Jing's future life could be as successful as in the original novel. When thinking of Guo Jing, Fang Hao thought of the rising Mongolian tribes and Genghis Khan!

"By the way, Temujin should not have unified the Mongolian tribes yet. Maybe I should do something!" At this moment, a thought was circling in Fang Hao's mind.

Although the wheel of history rolls forward and the general trend of the world is unlikely to change because of one or two people, it is better to do some things than to do them nothing, and it is also good to be able to buy him some time.

So Fang Hao called Zhang Shiwu over and asked, "Manager Zhang, do you have any information about the north?"

Zhang Shiwu said, "Jianghu Xiaozhan also has a base in Zhongdu. Wasn't the relevant information delivered to the leader the day before yesterday?"

Fang Hao shook his head and said, "I'm talking about a place further north."

Zhang Shiwu rolled his eyes and said, "The leader is talking about the Mongolian tribes on the grassland?"

"It's them." Fang Hao nodded affirmatively.

"That's not the case. The prosperous area of ​​Jiangnan is too far away from the Mobei grassland." Zhang Shiwu continued, "I wonder why the leader is concerned about that barbarian land?"

Zhang Shiwu was puzzled, and Fang Hao did not explain. He couldn't say that the barbarian land you mentioned would destroy the Jin and Song dynasties in the future and become a powerful empire spanning the Eurasian continent.

After all, in the eyes of everyone, the Jin Dynasty was the biggest enemy, and Mongolia was too far away from them.

Not many people were able to realize the threat posed by the Mongolian tribes and Temujin's evil ambitions early on.

"No! There is such a person who discovered Temujin's evil ambitions early on. Maybe I can do that!" Fang Hao seemed to have thought of something.

He stood up and paced back and forth in the hall, then paused and said, "Manager Zhang, is the connection between the Iron Palm Mountain Branch and the Kingdom of Jin still there?"

Zhang Shiwu thought for a moment and said, "Wanyan Honglie, the prince of Zhao in the Jin Kingdom, has always wanted to win over the leader of the alliance. He has sent envoys to Iron Palm Mountain many times, but they were directly driven away by Zhang Yimang."

It’s him, Wanyan Honglie!

There was a gleam of light in Fang Hao's eyes. The Sixth Prince of the Jin Kingdom was also a resourceful, shrewd and capable man.

He discovered Temujin's great talent and strategy early on. Before Temujin unified the various tribes on the grassland, he set about uniting the other two grassland forces headed by Jamukha and Sangkun to encircle and suppress Temujin.

Unfortunately, the plan was resolved by Guo Jing by chance and failed.

Putting aside his stance, Wanyan Honglie's political vision is very unique.

If the Jin Dynasty today is not similar to the Southern Song Dynasty, with political corruption and hedonism, if this person really ascends the throne, he might be able to fight Temujin.

"Let Zhang Yimang find a way to contact Wanyan Honglie's envoy and tell him that I want to talk to him." Fang Hao said calmly.

Although Zhang Shiwu had no idea what Fang Hao was up to, he would carry out Fang Hao's orders meticulously, so he gladly accepted the order.

"According to the original storyline, Wanyan Honglie's actions to split the Mongolian tribes took place in recent years..."

"Guo Jing was named 'Golden Sword Prince Consort' because he saved Temujin in that battle. This opportunity cannot be missed!" A fierce look flashed in Fang Hao's eyes!
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