Three nests of cunning rabbits, Wu Zetian wants to set up a new army, obviously, she has been away from the government for a long time, and she has made a wrong prediction of the current financial resources of Datang.

If you want to play, you can play big.

Li Ran summoned Wang Zhongsi, Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi together.

I haven't seen each other for two years, and these three young generals are already familiar with the army...... The military exploits of the last time they were sent to the position of partial generals, and after a period of training, it was a good opportunity to continue to send them up.

"I came to you to do something."

The three of them looked at each other, and the place where they met was too strange...... It was actually chosen in the square where Zen was sealed.

And, for most of the night, isn't it too weird to meet?

In fact, when Li Ran left Luoyang in the afternoon, he also said goodbye to Yang Zaisi, who came to visit the news.

Don't think that this old man is well disguised, he almost wrote the purpose of inquiring about Li Ran's whereabouts on his face...... Obviously, he was entrusted by hundreds of officials to find someone close to him to fight the autumn breeze.

And Li Ran naturally showed the side of a good gentleman and generously informed him of the itinerary.

Anyway, these goods can't be verified, and the old man's edict is written in black and white to inspect the operation of the factory and inspect the tax authorities.

The answer is, yes.

When Li Ran took out the tiger talisman, the three young generals were almost scared.

Kneel down on the spot and listen to the order...... This tiger talisman can mobilize the troops of the whole Tang Dynasty, and it is three points stronger than the general.

"Let's not gossip, because of my identity, many things are very inconvenient to do, so I can only entrust you."

To get straight to the point, Li Ran has no doubts about the ability of these young generals, after all, they are all famous generals in history, and the only thing to worry about is whether they can understand their intentions.

"Immortal Master, please command, I will wait for death." , Wang Zhongsi and the three of them slapped their chests extremely loudly on the spot.

"Okay, then I'll make it clear, I came to you in the middle of the night to ask you to go everywhere secretly...... Training. ”

Li Ran smiled, "It's not a traditional military training, but to refine a special mobile unit, which has a higher authority than ordinary guards." ”

In order to illustrate the problem more vividly, Li Ran took out a piece of paper.

His carefully compiled training manual, modeled after the systematic tutorials of the General Martial Arts Scripture, although the details are far from the same, but the theory is higher.

"First of all, you have to understand that there is a cost to fighting a war, and the cost of an ordinary soldier is three thousand yuan, including the food and grass materials for his consumption, as well as the funeral expenses and rewards that may be paid."

"And the higher the degree of armament, the higher the cost, for example, a cavalry costs about five times as much as an ordinary soldier!"

"So, what's the conclusion?"

Li Ran was kind and seductive, facing the confused three, and gave the answer with a smile, "It's money!" To fight a war is to burn money...... So the topic you need to study is how to win the battle and spend the least amount of money. ”

"What the immortal master said, is it for the sake of the army?"

Wang Zhongsi reacted very quickly, but unfortunately his answer was off topic.

"That's just one aspect, it's tactical." , Li Ran nodded approvingly, sure enough, this kid was right, he was a thinker.

"I'm talking about the strategic level...... In other words, no matter what tactics are formulated, in what kind of battle scenario, the kind that can be won. ”

The three of them gasped one after another, under such harsh conditions, even if Wu Qi's grandson was reborn, they didn't dare to say that they would win a hundred battles.

For a while, the three of them even wondered if this immortal master should have entered the water in his brain.

"Don't look at me like that, remember everything I'm going to say next."

Li Ran glanced at the three of them and said solemnly, "The so-called war is to defeat the opponent with a force higher than the other party...... In simple terms, asymmetric warfare. ”

The three of them were stunned, this term seems familiar.

As early as when I was crusading against the Turks, I heard General Wang Haibin mention it!

"To put it more simply, weapons...... On the premise that the combat qualities of the personnel are the same, weapons are the decisive factor. ”

Li Ran believed that the flintlock pistol had an absolute advantage over bows and arrows, and in the next year, he would make more standard equipment as needed, so that some of the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty could truly achieve the level of asymmetric warfare.

Two prerequisites, men and weapons, neither one is missing.

"Take a good look at the training manual I gave you, two-pronged, you go to various places to select an elite according to the requirements, and optimize it according to the plan in the training manual."

The three of them looked at each other again, not because they didn't want to nod, but because they didn't dare.

I know every word in this training manual, but when you put it together, it's a real headache.

"Don't worry, I will take the opportunity to patrol around the country to give guidance, what you have to do is to lay the foundation first, first of all, people, to select candidates who meet the needs of professional soldiers, those soldiers who eat and wait for death, just stay in the local guards, I want the elite rangers."

"After these people were drawn out, they were reorganized into 'companies', and each company was assigned a political commissar...... Don't ask me what the commissar is, read the training manual yourself. ”

"In short, what I want is professionalism, and the current non-commissioned officers with military status are not eligible, and when they need to act, they are slow, unorganized, with large costs and small benefits, and they can't be worth it no matter how you look at it."

"This is the reform of the military system...... In the future, these reformed armies will most likely be handed over to you for your jurisdiction, and you will do a good job. ”

Obviously, saying a thousand things and ten thousand words is not as effective as the last sentence.

Military!

For generals, a unit firmly in their hands is the guarantee of promotion and salary increase.

"Yes, my lord, we will not fail in our mission."

The three of them excitedly knelt down on the spot to receive the order, and then dispersed according to their respective training books.

The night was calm again, and Li Ran smiled at Pei Min beside him, "Let's go, let's go too...... Hurry up and come back to accompany my wife. ”

Pei Min suddenly gave him a blank look, showing affection in front of a single dog, and could he still play happily.

Of course, he was more curious about why Li Ran sent the three of them to different places.

"Brother Ran, the new army you set up...... Is it really that amazing? ”

Regardless of the time and place, the army that has won the opponent will sound really exciting.

"Well, how else can it be called an asymmetric war of crushing."

Li Ran nodded, not minding showing off his strong brains.

"The task entrusted to Wang Zhongsi is to train a cavalry that will fight on a regular basis...... Unlike ordinary cavalry, they will carry guns with a longer range, use more advanced tactics, and abandon the stupid behavior of charging into battle, which is not to provide a target for bows and arrows? ”

"I call this kind of cavalry a lancer, shoot outside the range of the bow and arrow, hit and run, reload and come back to shoot, use the speed to fly the opponent's kite, and kill without injury."

Pei Min was stunned for a moment, "Then, isn't this invincible?" ”

"How can it, the sharpest spear has the sharpest shield, besides, this method of warfare is crushed without injury if it is played well, and if it is badly beaten, it is gua sha damage, especially for foot soldiers wearing heavy armor."

Li Ran changed his words and said in a flash, "Therefore, the task I gave Gao Xianzhi is to train the foot soldiers to attack the fortifications, wear the thickest armor, and suffer the most painful knives, like a heavy tank in the battle array...... Don't ask me what a tank is, I can't explain it. ”

Cavalry and foot soldiers, the most basic standard types of troops, must be on hand at all times.