Chapter 197: The school parade and the commander set out for the battle
"Your Highness, the army we are commanding this time is the right guard and the right guard of the sixteen guards, and the generals of these two armies have gathered in the barracks outside the city, can your highness see them?"
"There's no need, just leave this matter to the two generals, and now, this king attaches more importance to the matter of grain and grass. ”
Yan Shigu was holding a booklet, his face was rather strange, "Your Highness, is this really something in King Qin's mansion?" ”
The main reason why his face was so ugly was that there were too many things in King Qin's mansion.
With the subsidy of the queen's mother, plus a large amount of money that Li Fangchen had collected by relying on the right to operate liquor, the initial calculation alone was enough for the cost of grain and grass for the 20,000 army for a year.
In addition, what Yan Shigu couldn't understand the most was that there was a whole warehouse of air-dried meat pieces stored in the inner warehouse of King Qin's mansion.
When the rebellion of the bureaucrats was quelled before, Li Fangchen lived on meat strips all day long, and in order to avoid the state of having no meat to eat during the march, he began to buy cattle and sheep in the fang market to make dried meat.
If it is distributed to the whole army, it may not be much.
But if it is distributed to the White Wolf Army, it will be enough for them to eat for half a year.
"Yan joined the army, but there was not enough food and grass? Don't worry, there is still some silver in this palace, and I think it should be enough to supply my army along the way. ”
Yan Shigu wiped his cold sweat, "Your Highness has filtered, the household department will be responsible for the supply of food and grass for the army, and there is no need for Your Highness to spend money in the house." ”
Li Fangchen smiled lightly: "Be prepared, not to mention, with food, this king is more confident!" ”
Several people looked at each other, feeling that His Royal Highness King Qin had something to say.
However, he didn't dare to ask more, so the army gathered on the outskirts of Chang'an, on a newly built school field, and Li Fangchen was located on a high platform.
Waiting for the arrival of His Majesty the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin.
There were more than 26,000 people, no auxiliaries, and all the remaining 50,000 auxiliaries in Chang'an were given to Li Jing and Li Xiaogong's men.
Li Fangchen's task is very clear, just to block the attack of Ashina Ni and Mohe's department.
Similarly, the road is also the farthest, and it is necessary to pass through Suzhou first and recapture Yumen Pass.
The Turks sent troops this time, 150,000 from the East Turkic side, to the Guannei Road, and the remaining 50,000 went to the Yumen Pass Neilongyou Road.
This battle is difficult, and the difficulty lies in the fact that the other side can replenish its troops from the rear at any time.
In the territory of the Turks, there are also capable fighters, as many as 200,000.
In previous years, the Turks had little iron, and the Turkic soldiers and horses were mostly leather armor, but after the Tang Dynasty was connected, there were already a large number of Turkic soldiers who could wear iron armor.
Although Li Fangchen weakened the number of young and strong people in the Turkic interior, in other words, he also strengthened the individual combat strength of the Turkic soldiers and horses.
Isn't that a nuisance?
On the school field, in the White Wolf Army, there is an area where horse-drawn carts are loaded, and a large amount of hay is laid on them, and many people are curious, what is this cart transporting?
Then from entering the barracks last night, these hundreds of carriages were completely taken over by the White Wolf Army. It is not easy for the White Wolf Army to approach, which also makes the brothers of Right Wuwei and Right Weiwei extremely curious.
Similarly, there is one more thing, that is, the military formation and momentum of the White Wolf Army completely overshadowed the twenty thousand sergeants.
Compared to them, their brothers in the right and right guards are no different from the miscellaneous army.
You must know that the Sixteen Guards were originally a first-class strong army in the world, but now compared with them, they are completely suppressed in momentum.
Naturally, some people will not accept it, but the army has always been respected by the strong, and at the moment if they are not convinced, they have to hold back, and when they really go to the battlefield, they will know who is the strong army.
Li Shimin led dozens of officials to walk slowly, and Li Fangchen stepped down to greet him.
With just one glance, Li Shimin made a judgment on the White Wolf Army, "Six thousand can be worth sixty thousand, so why worry about such an army?" ”
Even those old Confucians behind Li Shimin have a special look in their eyes at the moment, how they don't know what a strong army is.
Greeted by Li Fangchen on the high platform, facing tens of thousands of horses below, Li Shimin raised his arm, "Gentlemen, return with glory!" ”
"Roar!"
Li Fangchen took a step forward and shouted: "Expel foreign enemies, Datang Wansheng!" ”
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!!"
"Wansheng !!"
The roar drowned out one at a time, even encompassing everything around it.
The insects were gone, the birds and beasts were gone, and only the firm voices of the soldiers continued to expand in all directions.
"Good!"
Li Shimin couldn't help but shout, and then Liu Sancheng stepped forward, holding a tray and a glass of sake on a plate, and came to Li Fangchen.
"Yu'er, I'm waiting for you to triumph in Chang'an!"
"Thank you, Father!"
Pick up the wine glass, take a sip, then face the army, draw the sword at your waist, "Go!" ”
"Roar!"
Seeing Li Fangchen sitting in the BMW, followed by the white wolf Aurora on the side, and tens of thousands of soldiers behind him, Li Shimin's heart throbbed for a moment, he was very worried, this child who made him extremely beloved would never return to Chang'an.
"Drive!"
With a hard grip on his legs, the horse galloped out.
"Whew!"
Aurora let out a long roar, followed by His Royal Highness the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, leading the army to march!
The long-distance journey, as the farthest this time, Li Fangchen started three days earlier than Li Jing and the others, and he had to take care of the transportation of grain, grass and materials along the way, and the speed was not fast.
It is estimated that it will be twenty or thirty miles away from Longyou Road in one day, and it is far away.
Li Fangchen rode on a horse, and if he wasn't sleepy, he would never get into the carriage.
Qin Qiong and Chai Shao felt that His Royal Highness King Qin was a little different this time, and seemed to be thinking about something.
In the night, the military tent was raised, and Li Fangchen summoned the generals in the tent, "General Qin, have you ever mastered that weapon?" ”
Qin Qiong nodded, and from time to time she would look at Qin Huaiyu, who was serving as a guard beside Li Fangchen.
What weapons?
Of course, it was artillery, because there was not much ammunition, Li Fangchen did not let them carry out live ammunition operations, and it was basically a simulation.
Several movements have to be practiced thousands of times a day, which confuses all the soldiers involved.
Facing a big iron pipe all day long, doing something unseemly, who can feel good in the heart?
Qin Qiong also suggested that it would be better for the people below to see the power of the cannon, which would help improve the morale of the army.
Li Fangchen ignored this at all, "If you don't see the enemy, don't open fire!" ”
Hole cards are such a thing, until the critical moment, it is best not to show it, otherwise it will be in vain.
If it is really judged by the mobility ability, the Tang Dynasty is not comparable to the Turks, if it is not a frontal battlefield, after the Turks have a clear understanding of artillery, the Tang army will be in trouble.
It will certainly be subjected to endless harassment from the other side, and then the artillery will become a complete burden.
On the other hand, Li Fangchen has a deeper calculation, only allowing others to commit the Tang Dynasty, and not allowing our army to step on the grassland?
What are you kidding, once he recaptures Yumen Pass, he plans to lead the White Wolf Army into the grassland.
First defeated Ashina Ni and Mohe set up a department, then went around the grassland, entered the royal court to see, and then went back to the Guannei, attacked Jieli and Tuli, and then completely turned the Turks into the land of the Tang Dynasty.