"Brothers, if the general dies, the general will be on top; if the general dies, the captain will be on top. Today, those who fight to the death and do not retreat will be promoted to three ranks after the war. Anyone who dies in battle will receive a reward of one hundred taels. !" Sha Gula stood in front of the formation and roared with all his strength.
"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy..." A fanatical voice sounded, and Sha Gula's assurance was enough to make these people crazy.
Most of these soldiers are just ordinary people from Dongyi. To these people, Jin Bailiang is probably a huge sum of money that they have never dared to think of in their lives. It is enough to make most of them go crazy with pain, and even Risk your life and go crazy.
"Trouble!" There were only a few hundred steps left before the two armies collided head-on. The distance of a few hundred steps seemed long, but for the cavalry, it was just a flash. However, hearing the opponent's exciting morale, Wen Zhong instinctively felt a headache.
When the two armies are fighting, the most troublesome thing is the army that dares to risk its life. Once a troop is aroused to fight to the death, a huge price must be paid to deal with them.
"General Guan, I'll leave this place to the general! The rest of you, follow me!" After noticing the situation of the army on the opposite side, Wen Zhong immediately changed his plan.
Originally, Wen Zhong's idea was to forcibly defeat this enemy army, and then with Wang Yu and others, they would attack Dongyi soldiers and horses from both front and back.
However, the enemy's fighting spirit was so high at this time. Although their strength was only half of theirs, and they were all infantry, Wen Zhong decided to take a firm hand at this time and allocated half of his troops to deal with these people, and he was leading the other half. Continue to implement the plan of attacking from both front and back.
Think about Han Xin's last-ditch battle with more than 10,000 men to wipe out the opponent's more than 200,000 troops, and Xiang Yu's desperate battle. The gap in strength between the enemy and ours is equally terrifying.
However, whether it was a last-ditch battle or a desperate battle, the weaker side like Han Xin and Xiang Yu won. Although this is inseparable from the fact that they have an excellent commander, it is enough to show how terrifying an army can be in a deadly battle.
Therefore, at this time, Wen Zhong really had no interest in using all his troops to fight with the opponent.
In fact, Wen Zhong still prefers to command the elite black cavalry compared to the ordinary cavalry behind him. It's a pity that the ten thousand black cavalry are now in Wang Yu's hands. This time Wen Zhong can only lead the remaining ordinary cavalry of less than ten thousand in battle.
"Kill!" A sharp sword cry sounded from the Qinglong Yanyue Sword. With a loud roar, like thunder on the ground, five thousand cavalry soldiers began to let out a shocking shout. The momentum was enough to surpass the momentum of tens of thousands of people.
"Ding, Guan Yu's Martial Saint skill is activated,
Martial Saint: Continuously fighting, extraordinary and holy. Different people have different awakening skills.
Effect 1: When leading the army in battle, the commander +2.
The second effect is that when leading the army in battle, the morale, combat power, and speed of the entire army will be greatly improved. When in desperate situation, the entire army's force will be +1.
Effect 3: If the enemy's general's basic command is lower than yours, if you are the leader, you will have a certain probability of suppressing the enemy's general's command.
Effect 4: When facing the enemy, own force +4.
Effect five: all negative skill effects suffered are halved, whichever is smaller. "
Unexpectedly, the first skill that Guan Yu, who is best known for his martial arts, unleashed was not a martial skill, but a commanding skill.
The Martial Saint's skill effects are indeed luxurious enough, and there are five skill effects, but among these five skill effects, three and a half can be related to the commander, and are proper commander skills.
It's a pity that if this skill were replaced by a force skill, it would be a true god-level skill. Of course, the current Guan Yu has not even entered the god level, let alone possesses the skills of the true god level.
However, although the skill of Martial Saint is a commander-in-chief skill, how can it be simple with the word Holy? Guan Yu can be said to have benefited from this skill. Otherwise, with his basic strength at the peak of the heaven level, how could he have immune skill effects!
Immunity skill effects have a huge effect on commanders, generals, and counselors! The skill effect of Martial Saint, as a commander skill effect, should be produced to protect the attribute of commander, but now that you have it, it will naturally protect several other attributes!
Speaking of Guan Yu, it seems that it can always be related to the two words "Martial Saint". However, Guan Yu is not the only martial saint. Jiang Ziya, Guan Yu and Yue Fei are all holders of the title of Martial Saint.
The first martial sage was Jiang Ziya. Jiang Ziya is also known as the originator of military strategists. In fact, the earliest originator of military strategists was not Jiang Ziya but Chi You. Chi You’s image is not very good in the eyes of Confucianism. Confucianism has become the mainstream thought in China since the Han Dynasty, so in China When Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty established the Martial Arts Temple, Jiang Ziya was elected as the chief priest, also known as the Martial Saint.
Jiang Ziya was a hero who assisted King Wen and King Wu of Zhou to create the Western Zhou Dynasty. He made great achievements in military, politics, and governance. Therefore, there are two main reasons for choosing Jiang Ziya as the Martial Saint:
First, Jiang Ziya had military talents and ideas that were unmatched at the time.
Second, Jiang Ziya assisted the two monarchs of Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu in achieving the great cause of the Zhou Dynasty, and his loyalty is commendable.
Let’s talk about Guan Yu. Guan Yu was granted the title of Martial Saint mainly by three people, namely: Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty Zhao Ji, Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty Wanli, and Emperor Shizong of the Qing Dynasty Yongzheng.
Guan Yu's original status in the martial arts temple was not prominent, and he was not even considered one of the top ten philosophers. However, he was promoted by the emperor from among many famous generals to become a martial saint. Naturally, he had his reasons. The main reasons are:
Guan Yu's loyalty and bravery are very consistent with the five constant principles of Confucianism, namely benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trust. Guan Yu's benevolence, he treated his soldiers very well; Guan Yu's righteousness, he could distinguish between good and evil; Guan Yu's etiquette, he and Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were brothers; Guan Yu's wisdom, he could distinguish right from wrong; Guan Yu's letter, he was loyal to Liu Bei throughout his life.
For the monarch, Guan Yu is the role model; for the ministers, Guan Yu is the object of respect; for the people, Guan Yu is the idol of worship.
Guan Yu meets the needs of all classes in feudal society, and the worship of Guan Yu has even been added to Taoism and Buddhism. Among the people, Guan Yu has evolved into the god of wealth and wealth, and the founder of various industries, becoming a kind of cultural worship.
Guan Yu's military ability was one of the best of his era. He created a record of killing the enemy's general Yan Liang in battle, and he also had a record that shocked China.
As for Yue Fei, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, out of opposition to his worship of the famous Jin general Yue Fei, believed that he was "pure and uninflected, and his writing was like the man", so he posthumously named Yue Fei the "Martial Saint".
During the Republic of China, the government even implemented the "Guanyue Combined Sacrifice" plan and established "Guanyue Temples" in various places. After that, Guan Yu and Yue Fei were both revered as Martial Saints. They have all become representatives of "loyalty, righteousness, bravery" and "both civil and military". As Yuan said: "Guan Zhuang and Miao Yi praise Zhaolie, and Yue Wumu is unique and loyal."
The criteria for selecting a Martial Saint are not just military ability, let alone comprehensive ability. Just refer to these candidates for the Martial Saint. The criteria for selecting a Martial Saint are mainly two aspects, one is talent, and the other is whether it conforms to Confucian values. Even the social environment at that time.
