Chapter 915 Epiphany
On top of the city wall, Fang Jun was wearing armor and looking calm and relaxed.
Even under the earth-shattering power of the elephant soldiers' charge, Fang Jun remained as steady as a mountain, without even the slightest change in his face. He was as calm and calm as if he was admiring the flowers blooming and falling in the courtyard...
Fan Zhenlong couldn't calm down.
The Tang army was indeed brave. The waves of bows and arrows were like a life-threatening storm. The arrogant Zhenwa army fell down piece by piece like rice fields in a heavy rain. The screams could be heard even on the city wall. All deafening.
The Tang army obviously didn't know the power of the real wax elephant soldiers. Once this kind of elephant, known as the "divine beast", launches a charge, with its powerful strength, huge size and good speed, it is often indestructible and simply irresistible!
There are elephant soldiers in all the southeastern countries, but only the elephant soldiers in Chenla and Siam are more outstanding. Their methods of training elephants are considered top secret, and their training and protection of mahout trainers is even stricter than that of the king!
No matter how strong the Tang army was, could they still resist the charge of the elephant soldiers with their flesh and blood?
The crossbow is obviously not fatal to the thick-skinned elephant...
When the real wax elephant troops came to the city, Fan Zhenlong was filled with disappointment.
Tang Jun is too proud and too arrogant!
If we retreat to the city and defend the city at this moment, with the powerful crossbows of the Tang army, we will definitely be able to block the Zhenwa army from the city. Although we cannot retreat the enemy, we will inevitably be surrounded by groups in the end. But what if my father can borrow reinforcements from the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion? , can also be rescued immediately.
But now...
Fan Zhenlong couldn't help but close his eyes, feeling infinite resentment towards the Marquis who was still pretending to be cool even before his death. Do we want to equip you with a feather fan so that you can pretend to be Zhuge Liang at the top of the city?
However, just when he closed his eyes and couldn't bear to watch the Tang army trample the target soldiers into flesh, there was a sudden earth-shattering explosion in his ears. Then, the explosion sounded like a punishment from the Nine Heavens Thunder God. It was deafening, and even the city wall under my feet was trembling, as if it would collapse in the next moment!
Fan Zhenlong opened his eyes in shock and saw countless black spherical objects being lit by Tang Jun's torches and then thrown in front of the formation. The black smoke is more beautiful than the whitest clouds, and the flashes of light are more dazzling than the strongest sun!
Chenla's elephant soldiers scattered in all directions in just an instant and were completely defeated!
There is nothing more shocking than seeing hope in the midst of despair! Fan Zhenlong opened his mouth wide and looked in disbelief at the collapsed Zhenla army under the city wall! The elephant soldiers were completely defeated, and the Tang army advanced slowly and orderly. The sword and shield soldiers were in front of them to cover, and the crossbowmen were shooting in their hands. The white-feathered wolf-tooth arrows were like life-threatening spells, flying towards the unstoppable direction. A capable Zhenla infantry!
At the moment when they were about to be massacred, they suddenly reversed course and staged a wonderful show of counter-massacre!
The Linyi national army generals and ministers on the city wall were all excited. Fan Zhenlong suppressed the ecstasy in his heart. He knew that today's city wall would become the burial place of Zhenla's army. None of the elephant soldiers could escape, because he saw those elephant soldiers with his own eyes. The soldiers rushed towards the trap dug by Fang Jun in advance...
Fan Zhenlong became energetic and waved his hand: "Follow me to kill the enemy!"
He ran down the city wall first, and countless Linyi soldiers followed him out of the city gate, chasing the defeated Zhenwa army one after another. For a while, the vast open space under the city wall became a hell of Shura, with blood, mutilated limbs, corpses... …
Kill Yingye!
Liu Rengui and Xue Rengui were guarding Fang Jun on both sides. Liu Renyuan and Xi Junmai were leading the navy soldiers to kill the enemy under the city. The battle was extremely easy. Up to this moment, no Tang army had been killed.
Liu Rengui was a little puzzled: "Although Linyi State has a deep relationship with the Han people, it has always had a tradition of resistance and has not submitted to the jurisdiction of the Han people. Since the founding of the country, it has fought many battles with the Han people. Whether it is Zhenla or Linyi, both It cannot become the territory of the Tang Dynasty. If the Marquis just wants to make a lot of money, why would he buy a seaport? ”
His thoughts were almost the same as those of all the Han people at this time. He did not have a strong desire to annex the land of Linyi State, just like describing tasteless food: "it is a pity to abandon it if it is tasteless"...
After all, the Tang Dynasty is too far away from here, so it is easy to conquer it, but it is too difficult to occupy it for a long time.
Fang Jun chuckled, holding on to the blue bricks on the crenellations of the city wall, looking at the chaotic battlefield of pursuit and escape below the city. He turned around and saw the officials of Lin Yiguo standing far away. Unexpectedly, he heard his words and whispered: "If the Han people If we can raise our heads and look at the stars and the sea instead of continuing to be complacent and clinging to our own selves, if our descendants can live in freedom and prosperity for generations to come, then what I do today will bear witness to immortality.”
Liu Rengui and Xue Rengui looked at each other in shock.
……immortal? !
They really couldn't understand that Fang Jun would use such a word to describe what he did today!
What is immortality?
Liu Rengui and Xue Rengui are both people who have read poetry and books, so this is the natural answer.
In the spring of the twenty-fourth year of Lu Zhaogong's reign, Shusun Bao arrived in Jin. Fan Xuanzi greeted him and asked him, "The ancients said, 'Death leads to immortality.' What does this mean?" Shusun Bao did not answer. Fan Xuanzi said: "The ancestors of Gai in the past were the Tao Tang family from Yushun and above, the Yulong family in the Xia Dynasty, the Wei family in the Shang Dynasty, the Tang Du family in the Zhou Dynasty, and the Jin State presided over the alliance in the Central Plains. At that time, it was Fan's family, I'm afraid This is the immortality we are talking about!" Shusun Bao said: "According to what Bao heard, this is called Shilu, which is not immortality. It is like preserving the surname, keeping the ancestral temple, and continuing to offer sacrifices from generation to generation. one There is no such situation in this country. This is just the biggest among the officials, and it cannot be said to be immortal. There was a former official in the state of Lu named Zang Wenzhong. After his death, his words will last forever. This is what he means by immortality! It is said: 'The highest is to establish virtue, the second is to establish merit, and the third is to establish speech. 'Only if you can do this and not give up for a long time even after you die."
What is immortality?
The most important thing is to establish virtue, the second is to perform meritorious service, and the third is to establish words. Even if it lasts for a long time, this is called immortality!
What Fang Jun means is that what he is doing now, his achievements can be called endless?
Neither Liu Rengui nor Xue Rengui could understand.
It's just a permanent territory in Linyi Kingdom. Do you dare to say that your deeds are immortal?
Territory is never so-called "permanent"!
Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty is prosperous, the Linyi Kingdom has returned, and the Zhenla Kingdom has returned. Even the Turks in Mobei of the Western Regions have to avoid their edge and flee to the end of the world. Naturally, no one dares to take away its edge! Even if Lin Yiguo was dissatisfied with this piece of land, he would not dare to take it back rashly.
But as the saying goes, the water overflows and the moon waxes and wanes. The Tang Dynasty cannot continue to be so strong. When one day it weakens, won't Lin Yiguo still be able to take it back easily?
It's of no use at all...
Liu Rengui was an honest man. He never pretended to understand, let alone flattery. He handed over his hand and said calmly: "I'm sorry for my stupidity. Please clarify my doubts."
Fang Jun scratched his head...
How to explain this?
It's not that it can't be explained, but this is the greatest knowledge in the world. If they haven't traveled from later generations, almost no one can see through the fog and see the most fundamental factors that lead to the rise and fall of dynasties in this world.
This involves the people's attitude towards the land, the customs of the entire society, the direction of national policies, and the confinement of thoughts by Confucianism...
The paper is not enough to express clearly, how can Fang Jun explain clearly?
Looking at the confused expressions of Liu Rengui and Xue Rengui, a light suddenly flashed in Fang Jun's mind!
He suddenly realized that he was going the wrong way!
How big a project is it to reverse people's obsession with land to liberate productivity, change society's contempt for business, and even improve the values in Confucianism?
Even if Fang Jun is a sage, it is absolutely impossible to achieve such a goal!
It can’t be achieved in just a dozen or several decades!
This requires countless like-minded and enlightened people to contribute their intelligence and even their passionate lives. The perseverance of generations can finally enable this nation to get rid of the shackles of the land, glow with amazing creativity, and possess the spirit of forge ahead and control. The ambition to dominate the world! (End of chapter)