Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

Chapter 246 The Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties!
This time, Li Qian did not wait for the probability of increasing the recruitment order, but used it directly.

The war is imminent and the rebels from Liangzhou are coming in full force. Li Qian needs to increase the city's defense capabilities as much as possible.

"Ding, you have used the second-rate talent recruitment order, and talents are being recruited for you randomly... The talent you recruited is the second-rate official Ouyang Xiu [Qingli New Deal]."

what?
Li Qian was stunned.

At the critical moment of defending the city, the people recruited were not brave generals but civil officials?

What I want is not what I portray.

Ouyang Xiu is also a celebrity.

Who hasn’t read Ouyang Xiu’s articles?

But Ouyang Xiu came at a really bad time.

If they had to defend Chencang to the death, with swords and guns having no mercy, Ouyang Xiu might not be as useful as a soldier.

Of course, since Ouyang Xiu was a second-rate civil official, his value was still very high.

After the Battle of Chencang is over, Ouyang Xiu can return to Tangdu to improve the effectiveness of the territory.

Li Qian checked Ouyang Xiu's character panel.

【Role】: Ouyang Xiu [Qingli New Deal]

【Character name】: Yongshu
[Rank]: Second-rate
Age: 36
[Level]: Level 60

[Reputation]: 0
【Official Position】: None

Commander: 47
[Army]: 33
[Intelligence]: 81
[Politics]: 83
【Charm】: 86
[Equipment]: None

[Features]: Drunkard [Politics] (S-level, a city governed by Ouyang Xiu, public sentiment improves rapidly, integrity of government officials +50%, administrative efficiency +5 points, administrative efficiency ceiling +5 points)
Famous in the World [Charm] (A-level, easier to gain favor from other literati, cultural efficiency of all cities +1)

Advice [Political] (A-level, Ouyang Xiu is more likely to make suggestions, and the administrative efficiency of all cities is +1)

Talented [Wisdom] (A-level, the city to which Ouyang Xiu belongs, the attraction to scholars is improved, and the effects of various cultural buildings are improved)

[Special Arms]: None

[Military Advisor Aura]: None

[Story]: A politician, writer, historian in the Northern Song Dynasty, and one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties", he advocated the implementation of the Qingli New Deal and was demoted to Chuzhou. He later promoted talents such as Zeng Gong, Wang Anshi, Su Xun, Su Shi, Bao Zheng, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, and Sima Guang, and majored in the "New Book of Tang". He was promoted to the position of Vice Minister of State Affairs. The character can unlock the [Innovation] stage ability at level 90, and the [Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties] stage ability at level 100.

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Ouyang Xiu's intelligence and politics are two very good basic attributes, which greatly improve the territory and have an effect on all cities.

It turns out that Ouyang Xiu also participated in the New Policies of the Qingli Period led by Fan Zhongyan.

Because the New Policies of the Qingli Period failed, Ouyang Xiu was implicated and demoted to serve as the prefect of Chuzhou for two years, which led to the creation of "The Pavilion of the Drunken Old Man".

Since Ouyang Xiu is one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties", the other seven people should also appear in "Global Warring States".

Li Qian noticed that there was indeed an A-level achievement task "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" in the achievement list - by recruiting eight people from the Tang Dynasty, including Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong, one can complete the achievement task and obtain corresponding achievement rewards.

I wonder what rewards I can get for completing the task of "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties"? What kind of promotion can Ouyang Xiu and others get?
The Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song were not just eight literary giants; in fact, they were all famous officials.

Han Yu served as the Minister of Personnel during his lifetime.

Liu Zongyuan, Deputy Minister of Rites and Governor of Liuzhou.

Ouyang Xiu, Vice Minister of State Affairs and Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince. Su Shi, Minister of War and Minister of Rites.

Su Che was the Right Prime Minister and the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat.

Sima Guang was the Minister of the Left and the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat.

Wang Anshi, the vice-chancellor, presided over the Wang Anshi Reform.

Among the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties, Wang Anshi had the strongest political ability and could almost be said to be one of the first-tier civil officials in ancient China.

The intelligence and political values ​​of others are not low either.

If the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song dynasties could serve, it would be a significant improvement to the internal affairs of the territory.

Suddenly, Li Qian thought of Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, two of the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties. Their political philosophies seemed to be completely opposite. He wondered if these two people, who were in the same force, would confront each other in their positions?

Between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, Li Qian still admired Wang Anshi more because he tried to turn the tide and change the poverty and weakness of the Song Dynasty.

Those who advocate that the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed and that we must follow the old ways can make a few noises.

But to reform the law, that requires extraordinary courage.

Since Ouyang Xiu was recruited to Chencang City, Li Qian did not let Ouyang Xiu sit idle and made him responsible for coordinating food and military supplies.

Logistics are a big issue no matter where or when.

When fighting a war, it’s all about logistics.

The rebels in Liangzhou suffered a great loss at the hands of Li Qian, so they were on high alert and arranged a large number of soldiers and horses to patrol every night to avoid being attacked by the Chencang defenders again.

At the same time, the rebels cut down trees and demolished houses around Chencang City to obtain wood to build siege equipment.

The rebels' siege equipment was burned because of Li Qian's successful raid on the camp. The rebels had to spend more time rebuilding the siege equipment. Until more than ten days after Chencang City was besieged, the rebels had not officially launched an offensive.

The Liangzhou rebels had no other options. They had no siege equipment and could only use the simplest flying ladders to attack Chencang, which was impregnable and guarded by powerful soldiers and brave generals. They would undoubtedly suffer heavy losses.

The rebels, who understood this, would rather wait for the second batch of siege equipment to be completed than attack the city immediately.

Catapults and crossbows were ready, ladders, siege vehicles and ramps were erected. On the twenty-first day of the siege of Chencang, the rebels were finally ready for the siege.

The defenders of Chencang realized that the rebel offensive was about to begin, and they were ready to defend the city.

"This rebel army is even stronger than the Yellow Turban Army."

Li Xiuning and Li Qian climbed up the west city wall to observe the rebels' military strength. Li Xiuning couldn't help but sigh.

The Liangzhou rebels have many fierce generals, as well as elite troops such as the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Huangzhong Yicong Hu, and Baibao Xianbei. They are actually stronger than Zhang Mancheng's Nanyang Yellow Turban Army.

As for which one is stronger, the Liangzhou rebels or Zhang Jue's Jizhou Yellow Turban Army, Li Qian still prefers the Liangzhou rebels.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the strength of each lord player was still very weak, and they could only send out a few thousand soldiers at most. But now, the lord players can easily have thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers.

The Liangzhou rebels are not just Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou, Wang Guo, Han Sui, Ma Teng and other rebel forces. Half of the Liangzhou players have joined the rebels. It can be said that the whole state is in chaos. Coupled with a group of elite players from the Northern Alliance recruiting civil and military officials, the overall strength of the Liangzhou rebels exceeds that of the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army.

"Divide into three groups of soldiers and take turns guarding the city."

Taking into account that the attack and defense of Chencang might be protracted, Li Qian made preparations for a long-term stand.

Li Qian and Li Xiuning were the main general and deputy general, Du Ruhui was the military advisor, and the Black Armor Army and the Women's Army were the main force as the first batch of troops to defend the city.

(End of this chapter)