Zheng Xianli also made a request to Qin Jin, hoping to take the grenadier battalion formed by Qing Xuzi to Lingwu, as a new firearms battalion selected from the elite of the Shenwu Army, it has always been the focus of Qin Jin's attention, and it was originally intended to be used in the decisive battle to suppress the rebellion and destroy Shi Siming. But because the Tubo invaded Guanzhong and Chang'an fell, it was brought back to Chang'an as a last resort.

As the so-called plan has not changed quickly, it seems that it is a good choice for Qingxuzi's grenadier battalion to be transferred to Zheng Xianli, but he can't make a decision for a while, and plans to wait and see the specific situation.

Seeing that Qin Jin was slow to agree, Zheng Xianli was also a little anxious, so he said:

"If you want to fight quickly, how can you do it without elites?"

Prior to this, Qin Jin's plan was to transfer nearly 20,000 people from Dou Jia's department to Zheng Xianli, but most of Dou Jia's troops were the old foundations of the Shence Army and Zuo Wuwei, and their combat effectiveness was naturally not the same as that of the Shenwu Army. Therefore, Zheng Xianli is actually dissatisfied.

However, as far as the truth is concerned, although the combat effectiveness of the Shence Army and Zuo Wuwei, as the elite forbidden army since the beginning of the Zhide Dynasty, is not as good as the Shenwu Army, they are not a rabble after all, and they did not hold Chang'an, and finally suffered the loss of internal fighting.

However, despite Qin Jin's painstaking analysis, Zheng Xianli still insisted on his opinion, and he had no choice but to spread his hands and laugh for a while:

"Why don't you meet Dou Jia first to discuss and discuss, and then make a decision?"

Zheng Xianli still insisted, hoping that Qin Jin would give him priority in sending the grenadier battalion. In the end, Qin Jin had no choice but to say:

"There are so many people and horses in Guanzhong, there is Tubo in the west, and there is Hui in the north, so we must be ready to fight at any time, if there is no elite who can be used, in case ...... Chang'an can't help tossing anymore......"

In fact, this is all an excuse made by Qin Jin, in his account, Anxi and Lingwu are not in a hurry to be solved, sitting in Guanzhong, in order to deter the temperance envoys who do not listen to the temperance propaganda in various places is the top priority. If you can't be at home, how can you talk about going outside?

Now, the situation is developing on the favorable side, the rebels have been divided, Shi Siming and An Qingxu have divided the north and south sides of Hebei, and the huge threat from Tubo has also been initially eradicated.

Therefore, the grenadier battalion is a sharp knife, which can be used where it is urgently needed. Qin Jin didn't want to talk to Zheng Xianli about these words, he was just thinking about whether he could find a more suitable person to transfer to him.

At this time, Dou Jia came to ask for a meeting, and in Qin Jin's opinion, this was really Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrived.

Zheng Xianli secretly held his breath, watched Dou Jia come to the handsome hall respectfully, salute, and sit down. Qin Jin took the opportunity to introduce the two to each other, so that they could have a preliminary impression of each other first. Due to instinctive resistance, Zheng Xianli's attitude was not good, and he only seemed to hum at Dou Jia's polite greeting, and as for his eyes, he never looked at the other party.

Dou Jia was very embarrassed, but it was not easy to attack in front of Qin Jin, and he knew that Zheng Xianli was Qin Jin's trusted confidant, and he was about to lead the army to the west, and he came to ask for a meeting to implement the relevant matters of the accompanying expedition. Now seeing Zheng Xianli's attitude is very cold, his heart can't help but sink, as the main general of the Western Expedition, Zheng Xianli's attitude is likely to play a decisive role, if you can't go out on this side, I don't know what year and month it will take to get ahead.

As the remnants of the merged Shence Army, they are very discriminated against in the Shenwu Army, and those veteran Shenwu Army squeezes them out everywhere in official affairs, and goes to Lingwu to earn some military merits, and it is also far away from the intrigue in Chang'an City.

Therefore, Dou Jia attaches great importance to the Western Expedition, and because of this, he can't offend Zheng Xianli, so he bowed again and said:

"There are still 20,000 soldiers under the command of the last general, and they are ready, please ask the general to review them at any time!"

Zheng Xianli hummed angrily, but finally felt that this move was not appropriate, so he said:

"The Western Expedition, Lingwu is just the first stop, the real purpose of this trip is in Anxi, your army is said to be from a big family, can you stand the suffering?

Regarding the Western Expedition, Dou Jia only knew about Lingwu, thinking that it was to restore Lingwu, and the annihilation of the remnants of Tubo would be considered a success, but now he suddenly mentioned Anxi, which made it difficult for him to answer for a while.

But soon, Dou Jia made a decision, Anxi is a good place to expand the territory and make contributions, if it is three or five years down, maybe there will be a chance to enter the phase. As the highest pinnacle of the people and ministers of this era, the exit is the general, and the entry is the phase, which is the lifelong pursuit of all eunuchs.

"Dying in battle before the war, the horse leather shroud, this is what my generation is pursuing, so why be afraid?"

These words were impassioned, but they were very angry with Zheng Xianli, and the look on his face finally eased a little. But for the temper to the temper, it is not a joke to go to Anxi, who is thousands of miles away, it is so simple to play a house, and it depends on whether Dou Jia's talisman is not qualified.

"Since General Dou is so sincere, I might as well open the skylight and say something, whether I can go to Anxi or not will I have to see your soldiers to know!"

Dou Jiaden was overjoyed, it was enough to have this sentence, and he believed that with the current state of his subordinates, there should be no major problems. Immediately afterwards, Zheng Xianli raised another question:

"Does anyone in your ministry know how to handle firearms?"

"Firearms?"

Dou Jia was stunned for a moment, he had imagined various possibilities before he came, but he didn't expect Zheng Xianli to actually mention firearms. He immediately remembered that Zheng Xianli was not conspicuous before, and it was in the Ordnance Supervision that even if Lang Zhong was sentenced to the Ministry of War, he was only justifiably responsible for the allocation of the arsenal. Before the fall of Chang'an, I had heard that this ordnance supervisor had concocted a lot of strange weapons, and at that time they just laughed at this report and didn't take it to heart, but now they can't help but feel a little embarrassed when they hear Zheng Xianli ask.

The reason for the embarrassment was not that they had privately laughed at the strange weapons that Zheng Xianli had conspired up, but that he really didn't know anything about firearms, and the only thing he knew was that this weapon would make a loud noise, and it seemed that it could be lethal, but it was difficult to transport and preserve, and it was quite expensive, nothing more.

But Zheng Xianli asked, Dou Jia couldn't truthfully say what he thought in his heart, and after a few thoughts flashed, he finally replied honestly:

"Although I don't know much about it, as long as time passes, the last general will definitely be able to give the general a satisfactory answer!"

Dou Jia's attitude has been extremely low-key and humble, my current rank, he is a Zhonglang general from the fourth rank, Zheng Xianli is only a soldier from the fifth rank, the official rank is much higher than him, that is, there is no need to be so polite, but in order to be able to go west, there is only that.

Although Zheng Xianli has a bit of a straight temperament, his eyes are very unique, and he can see Dou Jia's inner state at a glance. This person is a little arrogant in his heart, but it is precisely because of his request that he becomes quiet.

At this time, Qin Jin chimed in from the side:

"There is nothing difficult about firearms, the more you use them, the more you will naturally become proficient, the key is to depend on the ability of the commander!"

Zheng Xianli really wanted to refuse in public, but when he thought that it seemed inappropriate to refuse rashly, it was better to take a look at it truthfully, if it really did not meet the standards, there would be a reason to shirk.

"It's okay, then let's go to your camp first, and then make a conclusion!"

Zheng Xianli let go, and several people were happy. Out of the Zhongjun Marshal's Hall, he put forward another request, he had to go to the south of the city to observe the test gun first!

In the past few days, the warehouse has frequently tested artillery, and the rumbling cannon sound can be heard clearly even in the north city wall, Dou Jia is also very curious, but he has never had the opportunity to see it with his own eyes, and this time he has the opportunity, of course, he can't let it go.

"The last general is also curious, so let's see how powerful the artillery is!"

Listening from a distance, compared to the immersive viewing, it is really the difference between heaven and earth, dozens of cannons are fired in unison, the ground shakes the mountains, deafening, and Dou Jia trembles all over, and almost falls to the ground because of the gaffe. It was also Zheng Xianli who deliberately gave him a dismount, so that the other party would know that he Zheng Xianli could become the main general of the Western Expedition not only because of Doctor Qin's henchmen.

After being stunned for a long time, Dou Jiacai muttered secretly:

"Today we know what a frog is at the bottom of a well!"

Dou Jia is an arrogant person, he will not admit defeat easily, this time he completely understands why Doctor Qin has such respect for firearms, if he uses hundreds or even hundreds of such cannons to bombard the enemy troops advancing in a dense formation, its destructive power and deterrent power can be imagined.

When I came back to my senses, I couldn't help blurting out:

"If the general's cannon is used that day, Chang'an will never be lost!"

As soon as the words came out, I felt that it was inappropriate, but it was already covered with water, so I could only smile awkwardly. Zheng Xianli didn't feel embarrassed, but said casually:

"At that time, Zhang's money account was reduced by the Ordnance Supervisor, thinking that the Ordnance Supervisor was a useless place, even if there was such a sharp weapon, how could she be willing to use it?"

Dou Jia sighed, he knew that Zheng Xianli did not directly say the reason why the Shence army was vulnerable, at that time, several people who held military power were only busy with intrigue, and they had no intention of resisting the enemy at all, coupled with the betrayal of Yu Chaoen, the traitor, the fall of Chang'an was naturally reasonable.

Zheng Xianli said:

"Firearms are a must-have for the Shenwu Army, if General Dou wants to go west, he must also be prepared to use firearms, there is no time for detailed training at the moment, but he must always use them and learn at the same time......"

Hearing this, it seemed that Zheng Xianli's tone was a lot more relaxed, and Dou Jia nodded repeatedly.

"The last general will be taught!"

Suddenly, a military official came with a roar and whispered a few words on Zheng Xianli's side, Dou Jia was just observing his face intentionally or unintentionally, but he didn't expect to see his complexion change drastically!