Chapter 6716 The Really Unlucky Person

Chapter 6716 The Really Unlucky Person
Liu Bei could more or less understand Xu Ding's escape, even if it was a 17th-level title. But considering that Xu Ding had a brother named Xu Chu, even if his title was transferred, there would be a chance in the end. Not to mention the title of Guannei Hou, it would not be a problem to change his fiefdom.

After all, there was no way to raise Xu Chu's title and compensate him in other aspects. It was normal for Liu Bei to have such a mentality, so Xu Ding ran away. After a few years, when the Kushan Empire was gone, Xu Ding would still get what he deserved, and there would not be much change.

On the contrary, Liu Bei really couldn't understand Anling. As the youngest Six-fold Smelter in the entire Han Dynasty, or even in the whole world, he actually ran away at this time. And if he ran away, he ran away. Liu Bei could also understand that he was dissatisfied with the current situation of the Ganges. After all, there were so many people this year, and Liu Bei was not blind.

But after running back, he didn't even want to be an official, which made Liu Bei somewhat depressed. After doubting the Ganges River, did he begin to doubt the officialdom?

Or to be more direct, when I, Liu Bei, wasn't paying attention, there were actually some problems in the officialdom, so that young people like An Ling didn't want to hang out there.

This is why Liu Bei hurried to Chen Xi to answer his questions after meeting these two. After all, someone of An Ling's level ended up being a dustbin. How do you view this era?

"I remember An Gouzi seemed to be 33 years old?" Guo Jia raised his head and thought for a while before saying. After all, he had been a military advisor in Ganges River for a period of time, so he still had some impression of An Ling, a very special and young talent. "But has he reached the sixth level of smelting so quickly?"

"He's a gifted man, anyway, according to him, after completing the adaptation, his physique seemed very suitable for talent smelting. Basically, the next three talents were smelted within a year." Liu Bei answered. There is no way to explain this. You talk about technology and others talk about talent. What can be said? It's completely like talking at cross purposes.

However, anyone who can be the best in any field must be a typical example of hard work and talent. An Ling's hard work ranked among the top among the veterans of the Han Dynasty, and he had some inexplicable natural talent in smelting, so that he became a master of the sixth level of smelting at the age of 33.

"I see. I remember that he seemed to have a certain command ability." Guo Jia looked up and thought for a while before saying, "And since he can reach the sixth level of smelting, his command ability should have improved."

Some elite talents, in addition to being useful in actual combat, will also enhance individual command capabilities to a certain extent. For example, Zhao Ying's killing clone is synchronized with Zhao Ying. In addition, the fully armored killing clone is also a real high-melting Qi-refining Gang. As a centurion, it is absolutely qualified, coupled with Zhao Ying's talent for phantom warriors.

One Zhao Ying is equivalent to eight high-smelting centurions and dozens of team leaders. This is why Zhao Ying can easily command half a legion. It is different from the operation of normal officers. His command method can be regarded as developing his elite talents to the limit.

"Yes, there is a protective force field in his smelting, which can be used for reconnaissance and, to a certain extent, can also be used to strengthen command." Liu Bei nodded. After the smelting level reaches a certain level, the veterans will strengthen their command capabilities while supplementing their individual combat effectiveness. After all, it is too difficult to be promoted to a noble title in the later stages by relying on individual martial arts. If you want to develop, you have to rely on command ability, so the veterans are also working hard to develop themselves into commanding a thousand people, half a legion.

As for a higher level, that is not something that can be achieved with the assistance of elite talents. Whether one has natural talent in military command directly determines the upper limit of this thing.

It all depends on my hard work and command ability. When faced with such a wild and unrestrained game that is completely indescribable and feels almost the same as I imagined, I have no way of beating it.

After all, the art of war is all about how to apply it skillfully, and it lies in one's heart. As for what this heart is, it is definitely not something that can be learned cautiously and rigidly.

In short, things like military command and military tactics emphasize that those who are like me will die, and those who learn from me may still die, because they will die anyway!
"Maybe people just don't want to work in Ganges anymore, and want to move to another place for adjustment. Being an official is also a career path, but some people don't want to be an official." Chen Xi said very indifferently. Although the situation in Ganges was bad, he had been keeping an eye on it, and it was not as bad as Liu Bei thought.

It may even be an exaggeration to say that if the Han Dynasty takes the initiative now and catches the Kushan Empire off guard, even if they cannot win a big victory, a small victory will not be a problem. The morale of the Han Dynasty's Ganges Legion has been unstable recently, and its combat effectiveness has declined compared to the past. If we really only talk about combat effectiveness, the Han Dynasty still has an advantage over the Kushan Empire's Legion on the Ganges side.

The shield guard's bottom line is never a lie. Will the tank's defense power drop just because you are upset? Are you kidding?
Of course not. It can only be said that when human mentality fluctuates, the performance of controlling tanks to attack or defend will not be as good as before, but the data of the tank itself will not change.

This was the basis for Chen Xi to remain calm and continue to advance his plan after the morale of the Ganges Legion was in turmoil. If they could not penetrate the large-scale shield sea, then even if the Kushans had any ideas, the Han Dynasty would be able to withstand it. Chen Xi was also heartbroken when he heard about the situation in Anling, but he was not as upset as Liu Bei.

In Chen Xi's opinion, the troubles of the Ganges Legion would not have developed to this extent before the action was taken. The old soldiers who chose to return now were more because Liu Bei and Chen Xi had joined forces to support a moral sky, allowing them to accept this era of social progress and increasing moral improvement. That's why the problems of the Ganges seemed so uncomfortable.

When Li Tiao returned to his place to rest, Chen Xi had considered this reason. Is what is happening in the Ganges really outrageous in history?
In fact, apart from the extremely outrageous division of the Kushan elite areas, the rest is nothing at all. What the Ganges Legion wants to do is the status quo most of the time in ancient times.

It's just that the elevated morality of Liu Bei and Chen Xi made many true heroes realize that this is how the times should be. For example, almost everything Li Tiao has seen from the Yellow Turban era to the present is positive feedback, the sacrifice of the great leaders, the sacrifice of the great canal commanders, the reconstruction of the Han Dynasty's moral system, and the ever-increasing living standards of Liu Bei and Chen Xi are all positive feedback.

Sometimes, the kindness of kind people comes from the fact that they have never suffered any loss. They are just continuing the previous social moral logic. Those who are still willing to maintain their kindness after suffering any loss are strong people who truly know what they are doing.

Chen Xi and Liu Bei tried their best to maintain the social moral system in order to prevent those who did good deeds from suffering losses. In this way, even if these people who did good deeds were not clear about what they were doing and could not clearly sort out the logic of their behavior, they were just continuing the previous social moral logic, which was acceptable to Chen Xi.

What is actually happening in the Ganges Legion is that, under the impact of interests, morality is beginning to slide back to the state before Chen Xi and Liu Bei constructed the new moral system.

If we really want to say this, it was the norm in the past, and those who jumped out and returned to their hometowns were the officers and soldiers who truly identified with and accepted the moral system accumulated by Liu Bei and Chen Xi over the years.

"Actually, Lord Xuande, you don't need to worry about Anling and the others. As long as they return to the Central Plains, they will be safe. No matter whether they become officials or not, or whether they get fiefdoms or not, they will be safe because we can't let them go." Chen Xi said calmly while looking at Liu Bei.

In Liu Bei's situation, even if Anling retired from the army, even if he ran to the southern part of Yizhou to fight, he would still get the reward he deserved when the Kushan Empire was destroyed. After all, the other party also fought the whole game and just did not participate in the final battle. The fiefdom would still be given according to the title.

As for being an official, it doesn't matter at all. An Ling is already a typical example of someone who has great power all to himself, and his title is not fake. Even if he doesn't become an official, he can still do whatever he wants when he returns to his hometown. Ordinary grassroots bureaucrats will never be able to command An Ling.

This was the dual blessing of power and title. At most, An Ling just didn't go to another county to be a county lieutenant. However, for many veterans, the position of county lieutenant was not as important as returning home in glory. Two veterans with high qualifications from the same hometown had a fight. The loser went far away to be a county lieutenant, while the winner stayed in the local area to be a militia captain. This kind of thing was not only heard by Liu Bei, but everyone present knew it.

In this case, can a county lieutenant from another place be better than a local militia captain? How is that possible? Of course, if you have the ability to work part-time as a county lieutenant in your own county and then as a local village militia captain, that would be even better. Of course, this kind of behavior will easily lead to a tough opponent for you.

"In fact, Taiwei, what you should really worry about is not these returning officers, but the front-line soldiers of the Ganges. In a failure, the most sacrifices are actually the lower-level soldiers on the front line." Chen Xi sighed and said, "Middle-level officers fight for power, and in the end, the most sacrifices are made by the lower-level soldiers. From a certain perspective, it is really too ridiculous. This is actually what Li Tiao cannot accept."

For Brother Tiao, if everyone is just fighting for rights and interests, then it is not impossible for him to cut off a part of it. However, in order to obtain these rights and interests, he will not only sacrifice his colleagues, but also sacrifice the lower-level soldiers commanded by his colleagues. This is totally unacceptable to Brother Tiao.

After Chen Xi said this, Liu Bei's expression became much uglier.

"This is not a question of sacrifice or not. To be honest, I, Chen Xi, am not a person who uses soldiers like mud, nor do I love soldiers like my own sons. But generally speaking, when I deal with these things, I still follow the logic of seeking benefits for the grassroots soldiers as much as possible, and try my best to pass on the dividends of war to these grassroots soldiers." Chen Xi said calmly. On this matter, Chen Xi can say with a clear conscience that I, Chen Xi, have a clear conscience!
Even if it was for the sake of Han culture and for the sake of the foundation that would last for generations, and even if many Han soldiers shed their blood in a foreign land, Chen Xi knew that this was not just a selfish matter. The war between the Han Dynasty and the Kushans lasted for so long, and there were constantly new soldiers willing to come to the front line. In addition to the good propaganda of the Han Dynasty, the more important point was that the benefits of the war were truly passed on to the grassroots soldiers.

Precisely because of this logic, Chen Xi accepted the sacrifices of the lower-level soldiers of the Han Dynasty. After all, this was a war and sacrifice was inevitable. However, this sacrifice not only secured a lasting foundation for the Han Dynasty, but also provided the lower-level soldiers with a clear promotion path.

Therefore, Chen Xi can maintain a normal attitude towards this sacrifice both morally and legally, because this kind of sacrifice can really be said to be a necessary sacrifice, rather than other people sacrificing others for themselves or for the so-called great cause.

It is precisely because of this logic that Chen Xi can look at this matter calmly and no longer bear any psychological pressure after providing relief and ensuring that rewards and titles are delivered to the front-line soldiers.

But if what is happening in the Ganges River continues, Chen Xi will really not be able to face his conscience. In the past, no matter how many casualties the frontline soldiers suffered, Chen Xi could turn a blind eye, because it was indeed not Chen Xi's fault - the military advisor suggested how to fight, Guan Yu made the decision, and then fought. Every step was as correct as possible, but the result was not satisfactory.

Even if this kind of loss occurred, it was not the result of everyone's lack of effort, but an inevitable loss. Therefore, Chen Xi could say with a clear conscience that he had done his best. After all, with his level, providing good food and grass was already his greatest effort. As for the rest, Chen Xi really didn't have any good solutions. After all, Chen Xi had found the best military advisor and the strongest army commander on the Ganges side...

You can't say that Guo Jia, Li You, Jia Xu, Fa Zheng and Xu Shu are not strong enough, and you can't say that Guan Yu is not strong enough in the army. Chen Xi has done everything he can.

To put it bluntly, this is the situation if you bring Huangfu Song here. Compared with the Roman style of play with a bottom line, if Huangfu Song is brought to the Ganges, the situation will be better than that of Altay, but it won't take too long for him to be exhausted to death. To command a large army to a very sophisticated level, it is inevitable that lives will be lost. Guan Yu seems to be fine, but Huangfu Song will be buried in a year or two.

It can be said that Chen Xi had thought of all the possible solutions at the Ganges River. Except that the troops could not arrive on a large scale due to deployment problems, he had done his best in other aspects. Moreover, Guan Yu's performance in the army was already very good. At least if Zhou Yu was replaced now, he would not be better than Guan Yu.

However, war will eventually result in casualties, and all Chen Xi can do is to handle the follow-up matters. But now, things are very different from before.

There will be a big update or two updates tomorrow. I got up late and forgot I had to go to work today. Sigh.