My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 140 "My future demon-conquering general"!
Zeng Anmin frowned and looked at the burly man.

Who is this person?

He looks quite dignified.

Zeng Anmin looked at the man inconspicuously.

"Duke Wei, Tian Ji."

Emperor Jianhong's voice sounded calmly.

He knew that Zeng Anmin didn't know Tian Ji.

Hear this.

Zeng Anmin was startled.

Duke of Wei?
He was not familiar with the noble group of the Great Holy Dynasty.

But those who can still become a duke today, whether in terms of family influence or personal skills, are definitely not comparable to those of ordinary officials!

He took a deep breath and saluted:
"I've met the Duke."

"No need to be so polite." Tian Ji looked at Zeng Anmin deeply:
"I have seen the Mandarin Duck Formation Diagram. It can indeed display an extremely impressive combat power when facing the demon tribe in a narrow mountain path."

"However, there are not many steep roads in the mountains. Most of the battles with the demons are fought on the wide roads in the mountains. How can this Mandarin Duck Formation maintain such combat effectiveness on such wide roads?"

Tian Ji himself didn't realize it.

When talking to the boy in front of him, he subconsciously put the other party on an equal footing.

There was no questioning in his tone, and it even contained curiosity and...a request for advice.

Zeng Anmin blinked when he heard this.

I felt a little confused.

After the imperial examination, he returned home and went to his father's study to look for some battle records and read a lot of information about the demon army.

First of all, the current power of the demon clan is definitely not as strong as it was in history.

In ancient times, the history books described a beautiful scene in which the human race struggled to resist the invasion of the demon race.

But in Zeng Anmin's view.

In fact, it was a unilateral crushing situation in which the demon race drove out the human race on the Kyushu continent.

The power of the human race is inherently weaker than that of the demon race.

Even if he could practice martial arts, he would not be able to defeat the monsters at the same level.

Until the human race was about to be exterminated by the demon race.

A human named "Ru" stood up.

Confucians are born with wisdom that reaches all the heavens.

Based on the characteristics of the demon race, he created a cultivation system specifically to restrain the demon race.

In just ten years, he cultivated this system to the highest level.

Then, relying on his powerful strength, he led the human race to launch a counterattack.

When he was forty years old, he went alone into the demon mountain range.

Kill the then arrogant Demon King.

This battle is known in history as "The Confucian Sage slays the demon."

It is also a turning point for the growth of the human race.

Since then, the cultivation system created by Confucianism has been officially named "Confucianism and Taoism".

Confucianism is also known as the Confucian sage.

Confucianism and Taoism were also carried forward by human beings.

After the number of Confucian practitioners increased.

The demon tribe began to lose ground.

Afterwards, he was completely expelled from the Kyushu Continent, and retreated into the Wan Yao Mountains, never to come out again.

Naturally, the human race has an emperor who wants to completely destroy the demon race.

But very helpless.

Mountains are the roots of the demon race.

It's where they were born and raised.

In the mountains, every demon can display strength beyond their own capabilities.

So, once the battlefield changes from a plain area to a mountainous area.

The combat environment has completely become the enemy's home ground.

The human army will be suppressed.

In the past, the human race actually had only one political regime.

Because of the oppression of the demon clan, there has never been a split even when dynasties changed.

Until the "Emperor Rendi of Han Dynasty."

Emperor Ren of Han listened to the slander of villains and wanted to mobilize the entire human race, so he had to conquer the Wan Yao Mountains.

However, that battle ended in failure.

After the Demon King Xiang Liu won the battle, he came up with an extremely clever idea.

But after that war, the human race was severely damaged.

He took the opportunity to support another human regime.

The vast "Han" Empire was divided into two.

Became the present Saint, Jiang Erchao.

It is well aware that once there are two regimes, the two regimes will be wary of each other.

The demon tribe will also have time to recuperate.

The three forces occupied three territories in Kyushu and confronted each other.

This confrontation lasted for more than seven hundred years.

And they conquered the Wan Yao Mountains and annihilated the demon clan in one fell swoop.

It also became the obsession in the hearts of all human emperors.

However, the environmental problem cannot be solved immediately.

The Wan Yao Mountain Range could not be attacked for the time being.

Even casualties.

Against this background.

Zeng Anmin was able to develop a set of methods that would allow the human army to reduce the suppression of the environment in the mountains, and might even be able to suppress the demons...

It can only be described in four words.

Inspiring!

If this military formation is really useful, then these four words will truly become: great achievements!

"Mr. Tian, ​​don't worry."

Zeng Anmin had a smile on his face. He looked at Tian Ji and said in a neither humble nor arrogant voice:

"On a narrow mountain path, the Mandarin Duck Formation can exert its greatest power."

"But there is a way to continue suppressing the demon army on the slightly wider mountain roads."

When these words came out, it wasn't just Tian Ji.

Emperor Jianhong also raised his head suddenly and looked at Zeng Anmin with burning eyes.

Tian Ji looked at Zeng Anmin deeply, his throat rolled, and his voice was a little urgent:
"What method?"

"hehe."

Zeng Anmin chuckled and did not answer Tian Ji immediately.

Instead, he looked towards Emperor Jianhong.

There was a look of asking for instructions in his eyes.

It was obvious that he was asking Jianhong whether this man named Tian could be trusted or not.

The action is subtle.

But Emperor Jianhong saw it very clearly.

A smile rose involuntarily at the corner of his mouth.

This kid is really loyal to me.

He waved his hands, cursed with a smile, and said:

"The little boy is quite alert. Just tell him what you want. How could the Duke of Wei covet your army?"

That's what he said.

But the meaning is very clear, Tian Ji is a general I trust very much.

No problem.

well.

Zeng Anmin nodded, and looked at Tian Ji beside him calmly, with a hint of confidence in his voice:
"The Mandarin Duck Formation, also known as the Transformed Mandarin Duck Formation."

"It is a flexible military formation. It can be used on any mountain road as long as it is not a particularly wide plain."

"Of course, if it were a wide plain, there would be no need for the Mandarin Duck Army. The heavy cavalry of my Great Holy Dynasty is the best in the world, so the demon tribe is naturally no match for them." Zeng Anmin gave a thumbs up and praised the Holy Dynasty's ace army.

Tian Ji smiled without comment and looked at Zeng Anmin seriously.

Subconsciously, I began to straighten my body.

As the Jinchūriki of a military formation, Tian Ji naturally knew that each military formation had a corresponding method of change.

He gently stretched out his hand and said only one word:

"please."

This simple gesture has already made his attitude clear.

This is to completely treat Zeng Anmin as a colleague of the same level.

Zeng Anmin naturally understood the meaning of this gesture, and he quickly smiled and said:
"I am not worthy of the Duke's invitation. The method of changing the Mandarin Duck Formation is actually very simple."

As he spoke, his eyes became sharper.

He was actually clear about the changes in the Mandarin Duck Formation.

After all, I read so many online novels in my previous life.

"The most important core of the Mandarin Duck Formation lies in the 'Wolf Constitution'."

"Is it the umbrella-shaped weapons held by the soldiers between the two wings?"

Tian Ji pointed sharply at the wolf figure drawn on the formation diagram.

Zeng Anmin nodded with a smile:
"Duke Ning has a very good eye. This wolf seal is made of ordinary bamboo in the mountains."

Tian Ji smiled noncommittally, then frowned and asked:
"How can ordinary bamboo break through the demon's skin?"

Those demons who are selected to join the demon army, although their skin cannot resist sharp weapons, is still tougher than that of humans, and it is difficult for ordinary bamboo to break through it.

Zeng Anmin's expression also became solemn, and he said in a steady voice:
"In the battle formation, the reason why the forty soldiers I led were able to easily break through the monster tribe's defenses with the 'Wolf Constitution' made of bamboo was because of my Confucian and Taoist aura."

At this point, Zeng Anmin's face turned serious:

"The Haoran Qingqi has a very restraining effect on the demon race. I attached my Haoran Qingqi to each of the prepared wolf swords."

"So, if you want to train the Mandarin Duck Army on a large scale, you need to equip every hundred Mandarin Duck Army with a seventh-grade Confucianist practitioner."

This is also the only weakness of the Mandarin Duck Formation.

It is a weakness for Jiang Guo.

But for the Great Holy Dynasty, it is not a weakness.

The number of Confucianists in the Holy Dynasty is much greater than that in Jiang State.

When Emperor Jianhong heard this, he was actually delighted.

Because Confucianism is fundamentally dependent on imperial power.

In the Great Saint Dynasty, the status of Confucian practitioners is higher than that of martial practitioners.

The Great Sage Dynasty was founded on martial arts. When the country was first founded, martial arts practitioners were arrogant and looked down upon other systems.

Therefore, Emperor Taizu of the Sheng Dynasty and Master Xu jointly formulated a strategy to control military power with Confucianism.

The effect was not obvious at first.

However, as seven hundred years passed, the number of Confucian practitioners gradually increased, and they firmly suppressed the martial arts practitioners.

It’s just because Confucianists who are dependent on imperial power are easier to control than military men.

In the Great Saint Dynasty, Confucian practitioners of the same level have a higher status than martial practitioners.

But this is what Zeng Anmin thinks.

It is not as simple as the four words "using Confucianism to control military power" seem on the surface.

He could clearly feel that Master Xu's Xuanzhen Division was extremely biased.

But this is not what he should think about now.

He slowly raised his head, looked at Emperor Jianhong and Tian Ji, and said:

"In a normal mandarin duck formation, the wolf-whip fighters use the sharp blades at the front of their wolf-whips to stab the enemy, thus covering the shield fighters' advance and the spear fighters' attack from behind."

"Next came four spearmen holding long spears, two on each side, to take care of the shieldmen and wolf-whipmen on the left and right sides in front. Following them were two soldiers holding "spears" to serve as guards and support."

"If the enemy attacks from a roundabout way, the short-handed warrior will rush forward with the short sword and chop and kill the enemy."

"The various weapons have clear divisions of labor. As long as everyone is proficient in the operation of their own type, the key to effectively killing the enemy lies in overall coordination and strict compliance with orders."

Speaking of this, Zeng Anmin's face showed pride:
"So the 'Mandarin Duck Formation' not only closely combines spears and shields, long and short weapons, giving full play to the effectiveness of various weapons, but also allows for flexible formation changes."

His pride was not pride in himself.

Instead, they are proud of the brilliant culture of their previous lives.

In the long history of the previous life, the Mandarin Duck Formation was a road that all generals had to avoid!
After he said this.

Tian Ji and Emperor Jianhong's eyes turned serious.

The ears also stood up.

Because Zeng Anmin is going to talk about the most important method of "changing formation".

Looking at the expressions of the two people who were listening attentively.

Zeng Anmin raised the corner of his mouth slightly:
"We can change the column into a horizontal column according to the situation and combat needs, and change one formation into two small formations on the left and right, or three small formations on the left, center and right."

"When it becomes two small formations, it is called the 'two talents formation', with the left and right shieldmen following the left and right wolf-whipmen, long spearmen and short weaponmen respectively, to protect their attack."

"When it becomes three small formations, it is called the 'Three Talents Formation'. At this time, the wolf-whip hands, long spear hands and short weapon hands are in the middle. The shield hands are guarding on the left and right sides."

"This is called the 'Transformation of Mandarin Ducks'!"

After Zeng Anmin explained the changes in the military formation in detail.

Emperor Jianhong was thinking with his eyes narrowed.

Tian Ji was shocked all over.

He stared at Zeng Anmin intently, his eyes gleaming with brilliance:

"What a change of formation!"

"What a great two-talent formation, three-talent formation!!"

"What a great formation! A peerless military formation!!"

"With such changes, even on a slightly wider mountain road, the Mandarin Duck Formation can still exert its due suppression!!"

"Vertical becomes horizontal, horizontal becomes square!"

"Changes so easily! It's amazing!!!"

When he said this, there was a hint of amazement in his eyes as he looked at Zeng Anmin.

Even showing respect!
He knew very well that it was simple to create a military formation.

But it is difficult to make it more mature.

The difficulty lies in the way this formation changes!

His voice was extremely excited:
“Your Majesty! If this formation can be completed, then the army of our Great Saint Dynasty will not be afraid of the demon tribe when they enter the mountains again!!”

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have gained another great talent!!"

Zeng Anmin received recognition from Tian Ji.

Jianhong nodded without comment.

His eyes turned towards Zeng Anmin.

Then he thought for a while and said calmly:
"I will send the battle formation diagram to the northern border today, and ask Lord Ji and Lord Shi to train a mandarin duck army as soon as possible to see how effective it is."

"Let's see if you are worthy of Zeng Liangjiang's words "Attack and defense are easy"?!"

After saying this, Emperor Jianhong cast a half-smile at Zeng Anmin's face.

After all, Zeng Anmin’s words in the illusion array, “If the enemy can go, I can go too!” were really too inspiring!

Zeng Anmin touched his head awkwardly and said:
"In the illusion array, my memory is suppressed, so I can't help but speak a little arrogantly. Your Majesty, please don't take it to heart."

"Ha ha!"

Emperor Jianhong laughed for a long time, waved his hand and said:
"It's only natural for you to say this at your age. If I could create a military formation at your age, I would be even more arrogant than you!"

After he finished speaking, he looked straight at Zeng Anmin:
"When the true effectiveness of the Yuanyang Army is reported from the North, I will reward you accordingly!"

Zeng Anmin stood up from his seat, bowed deeply to Emperor Jianhong and said:

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

"Ah."

…………

After Zeng Anmin left.

Emperor Jianhong looked at Tian Ji.

"Is what you just said true?"

His eyes were extremely calm.

Tian Ji nodded seriously, his voice full of incomparable seriousness:

"I have been immersed in the art of military formations for decades. As soon as Zeng Anmin finished explaining the changes in the military formations, I could tell that this formation is not only applicable on mountain trails."

"It can be used in any place with hills, gullies, rivers and canals, and narrow roads!"

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)