Chapter 1 Ambitious
The first battalion has only 500 people, not many. The battalion commander is not at a high level, but being a battalion commander is equivalent to being a military officer at the top division level in modern times, and the road to moving to a higher level has been paved.
A road of green clouds has been opened to Wu Ji!
"Yeah!" Mrs. Zheng nodded with relief, laughed, and her voice turned high: "Mr. Wu, the official family is now using Jiefu's reforms and strengthening, reforming the past and making innovations, and working hard, and just needs talents like you. Mr. Wu read military books less and has his own strategies in his mind. A word that takes advantage of the situation reveals the key to using military forces. Good! Good! Good!"
At this time, the Song Dynasty was the peak period of Wang Anshi's reform during the Yuanfeng period of Emperor Shenzong of Song. Although Wang Anshi's reform failed, Emperor Shenzong of Song was the emperor who most wanted to change among all the emperors of the Song Dynasty. During this period, he was eager to seek talents and promoted talents. If Wu Ji did a good job, once he entered the vision of Emperor Shenzong of Song, his future would be bright!
"Where have I read military books?" Wu Ji couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Zheng Tai's praise.
"Mr. Wu, the commander of the camp is a general, the general who commands the army! With the talent of Master Wu, this is not difficult. More importantly, this is above the border. Liao Kingdom will invade the territory from time to time. Wars between the two countries occur frequently, which is the stage of Master Wu." Zheng Tai said it more and more happily, and his appreciation became stronger and stronger: "Looking at the past and present, the way to make merits and receive rewards is nothing more than two ways: one is to learn literature, follow the wise ruler, and create achievements. The previous dynasty had Fang Du, and the previous dynasty had Zhao Pu. The other was to join the army, promote a strong brigade, sweep the world, and establish unparalleled achievements. The previous dynasty had Li Jing, Wang Zhongsi, Guo Ziyi, and Cao Bin and Di Qing."
A strong sense of temptation filled it: "The government strives to improve and promotes talents without hesitation. General Wang Shao, a "Pingrong Plan", the government has entrusted important tasks to guard the western border with important tasks, and has the achievements of Xihe. This is on the border, and it is the place where men gallop. If Lord Wu makes contributions, this dynasty might produce a hero like Huo Piaoxiao!"
Huo Piaoxiao refers to Huo Qubing, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty. Huo Qubing went to war with the army as a captain at the age of 18, and died of illness at the age of 24. He attacked the Huns in a total of six and established unparalleled achievements. "Fenglang Juxu" is a legend that has been passed down through the ages!
Zheng Tai’s praise seems to be very high, but in fact, it may appear. Wu Ji was only eighteen years old, less than 19 years old, and made contributions to the border and was likely to become the youngest general.
If that is the case, Bihuo Qubing may not be impossible.
"Huo Qubing? It's not so easy to compare!" Wu Ji knew very well that it was too difficult to compare with Huo Qubing, so he couldn't help but shake his head.
"It's difficult, it may not be impossible!" Zheng Tai did not agree with Wu Ji's opinion and explained with a smile: "Huo Qubing is famous. Think about it, he just defeated the Huns. And our dynasty has many more enemies than in the Han Dynasty. Khitan, Western Xia, Tubo, and Western Regions. These places were originally places of China and belonged to China since the Han Dynasty. Our dynasty has not been taken back to this day, which makes people sigh. The official once said: If the dynasty does not destroy the Khitan, destroy the Western Xia, do not recover Liaodong, do not pacify Tubo, and do not accept the Western Regions, it cannot be called unification of the world!"
"The world is unified?" Wu Ji was a little surprised. Didn't the history textbooks clearly say that the Song Dynasty unified the country?
"Haha! The government is a promising king, and dares to face up to the mistakes! The government said that the dynasty did not unify China! How big is the land of China? Lord Wu scholars would not know: the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, Liaodong, Dasha, Ganliang, Tubo, Western Regions, Vietnam, and Dali, these places that do not belong to the dynasty are now all the land of China, and in the Han Dynasty it was the land of China. Do you think that the dynasty did not unify China?" Zheng Tai's tone was raised and he was very excited: "Since the founding of Taizu, only the government dared to face up to it and dared to say such words! The government is ambitious and swearing to unify China is a good opportunity for our men to make achievements, and we must not miss it!"
"..." Wu Ji opened his mouth for a long time, but couldn't speak.
The Song Dynasty unified China, and the textbooks were clearly written. Wu Ji's history was not good enough and he had never delved into it. After hearing Zheng Tai's words, he couldn't help but feel enlightened and suddenly woke up. Song Shenzong was right. The Song Dynasty really did not unify China, but just staged another version of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" with the Khitan and the Western Xia.
China's real territory not only includes the land owned by the Song Dynasty, Khitan and Western Xia, but also Vietnam, Nanzhao, Tubo, Western Regions, and the desert. Only by taking back these places can it be a true unification!
The Song Dynasty called the emperor an official. Song Shenzong said such words, which showed that he was ambitious and wanted to restore his ancestors' achievements, and the Song Dynasty would undergo earth-shaking changes!
If he succeeds, the Song Dynasty will restore the grand style of Qin and Han dynasties and the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty!
"Wang Anshi's reform ended in failure. Song Shenzong's ambitions were not realized. Since I came to the Song Dynasty, I will help Song Shenzong with one hand!" Wu Ji's thoughts were loudly excited and set a goal.
The weakest thing in the Song Dynasty was not the economy, but the military. The Song army was not strong in combat, and Wu Ji could make up for this shortcoming. If Wu Ji helped, the Song army's combat power would definitely be greatly improved. Defeat the Liao Kingdom and destroy the Western Xia, and unifying China may not be impossible!
Wu Ji became more excited the more he thought about it. He talked with Zheng Taigao. The two of them spoke freely, freely and happily. Until their mouths were dry, Zheng Tai said goodbye.
Before leaving, Zheng Taite asked for a few thunder bullets. Wu Ji thought he wanted to use it for self-defense, so he gave him a few and gave him some important things.
When reminded by Zheng Tai, Wu Ji could no longer hold back and found a complete picture of the Song Dynasty. Compared with the modern map of China in his memory, he couldn't help but be stunned. The territory of the Song Dynasty was far less than that of the modern one.
The North China Plain, Inner Mongolia, the three northeastern provinces, Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang and Yunnan were not reclaimed. In this way, the Song Dynasty dared to say that it would unify China?
It's so shameless!
"I heard that the Tang Dynasty was very strong, but I don't know how vast its size?" When Wu Ji thought of this, he couldn't wait any longer. He found Zheng Tai, borrowed a map of the Tang Dynasty, and compared it with the size of modern China, it was much larger.
In addition to modern China, the Tang Dynasty also included part of Vietnam, Central Asia, Mongolia and Siberia, which had millions of square kilometers of land more than modern China.
"The Song Dynasty is so bad!"
Wu Ji looked at the map and felt very moved. He thought: "Fortunately, if the ambitious emperor of Song Shenzong, who can get my help, use the weapons I made, to recreate the heroic spirit of the Qin and Han Dynasties and the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it may not be impossible! Well, this matter is settled!"
Wu Ji couldn't help but think: "If I want to have a status in the mind of Song Shenzong, be able to speak, and be able to control the situation, I must show strength! As the commander of the battalion, I can let go of my hands and feet, train my army well, fight a few battles on the border, and establish enough military merits. By then, I will have a status and speak with weight, and I can control Song Shenzong's decisions!"
Once a person has a goal, he will be particularly excited. Wu Ji is energetic and feels that he has endless energy.
He brought Wu Qing, Qiao Dayuan and the others to tell them that Zheng Tai planned to let them enter the government and be officials. This time, the Wu military workers followed Wu Ji to destroy Liufeng thieves and made great contributions, so they could become officials.
However, Wu Qing and the others were unwilling to be officials and were willing to follow Wu Qing. Wu Qing could not persuade him, so they had to let him go.
Chapter completed!