Yue Fei was a famous national hero in ancient Chinese history, and his patriotic spirit of being loyal to the country was touching, and his strong martial arts and top military talents were also the capital of his famous history. However, Yue Fei had never taken the martial arts examination, why?
The martial arts examination system of the Song Dynasty was greatly changed compared to that of the Tang Dynasty. It is necessary to examine not only the martial arts of individuals, but also military theories, and it is required to select all-round talents. The content of the military theory examination is a military book written by Zhao Guangyi and Song Renzong of Song Taizong.
The Song Dynasty did not have mountain ranges, and the capital city of Bieliang was directly exposed to the cavalry of the Liao State, and was always threatened. In order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty troops, Zhao Guangyi recaptured Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures in one fell swoop, and painstakingly developed a set of infantry formation maps specifically for the Liao cavalry.
During the song renzong period, Zhao Guangyi's military books were supplemented and explained, and from then on, seven military books, such as Wu Zi and Sun Tzu, were edited and summarized, and in the Song Shenzong period, they were officially published and stipulated as compulsory courses in military schools.
If you want to pass the martial arts, you not only need to be strong in martial arts, but also to be well versed in the way of military books.
However, Yue Fei had read it once and stopped reading it. Yue Fei held that there is no impermanence of soldiers, and it is necessary to formulate tactics and formations according to the actual situation. The arrangement of the formation should not be fixed and strictly abide by the soldier's book, but should be arranged according to the comprehensive judgment of the battlefield environment, terrain, and weather.
Yue Fei was not bound to the map of the Book of Soldiers, so although he had great ability, he could not pass the martial arts examination of the Song Dynasty.