Because the artillery manufactured by the Ordnance Supervisor was successively distributed to the artillery army, Li Zhongyi didn't go anywhere today, so he stayed in the artillery army.

With the dramatic expansion of the number of artillery pieces, the establishment of the artillery battalion could no longer meet the needs of the new situation, so Li Zhongyi rightly upgraded the artillery battalion to an artillery army with a stroke of the pen.

The Ordnance Superintendent recently manufactured 300 6-pounder guns and 100 12-pounder guns. Considering the needs of the artillery army, Li Zhongyi allocated 200 6-pounder guns to the artillery army, and the rest of the artillery was given to the naval division.

The officers and men of the artillery corps were nervously practicing the firing technique, and the artillery corps commanded Li Yongtang to accompany Li Zhongyi in the camp of the artillery corps.

"Qingting, I think everyone still has some hands, and they still need to practice diligently. Don't be afraid of more shells, the ordnance supervisor is enough. After Li Zhongyi found out about the problem, he reminded Li Yongtang seriously.

Li Yongtang touched his head and explained with some embarrassment: "Two hundred six-pounder guns have been newly added, but the number of officers and soldiers who can skillfully handle the guns has not kept up, and there are many recruits who need to be taught from scratch." ”

Li Zhongyi nodded and said, "I know all of this." As a matter of fact, you can run a training class, talk about theory at night, and conduct practical exercises during the day. ”

"Your Majesty, the key is that the artillery drill code is too complicated, and in the opinion of his subordinates, there is still room for reduction...... Li Yongtang was bold enough to put forward the drawbacks of the cumbersome operation of the artillery drill code.

Li Zhongyi couldn't help but smile slightly, he likes to listen to this kind of straightforward and truthful talk, and he also encourages everyone to tell the truth.

"Okay, you first convene the soldiers to discuss, get a revised charter as soon as possible, and give it to me to see."

When it comes to the issue of improving combat effectiveness, Li Zhongyi has always attached great importance to it, and immediately gave Li Yongtang the green light.

Who would have thought that Li Yongtang had already prepared, he took out a booklet from his arms and held it in front of Li Zhongyi with both hands.

Li Zhongyi took the booklet and looked at it intently, and there was a line of words written on the cover: Gains and losses of the artillery drill code!

"Hehe, Qingting, you have been prepared for a long time, just wait for me to come, right?" As soon as Li Zhongyi looked at the pamphlet, he knew that Li Yongtang had obviously been waiting for the opportunity to present the pamphlet.

Li Yongtang touched his head and said, "Your Majesty, the stakes are very high, and the ministers must not make some preparations. ”

Li Zhongyi lowered his head, read the booklet in its entirety, and then said with a smile: "The lesson is summarized well, it can be seen that it is quite brainy." For example, the loader and the charger, it is completely possible to combine the two into one, well written! ”

"For example, it's nice to specify the length of the powder rod. It would be even better if the height of the washed soldiers could be stipulated......" Li Zhongyi personally compiled the "Artillery Drill Code", he is naturally familiar with it, and he can also do it in a targeted manner.

Li Zhongyi checked the pamphlet and talked with Li Yongtang for a long time, and the more the two talked, the more interested they became.

Near noon, Li Yongtang invited Li Zhongyi to stay in the artillery army for a light meal, and Li Zhongyi readily agreed.

Li Zhongyi's habits, the old subordinates in the army, who doesn't know, who doesn't know?

So, a large group of generals and colonels of the artillery corps lined up with Li Zhongyi, waiting to eat and scoop vegetables.

When it was Li Zhongyi's turn, he looked at it calmly, and today's dish was a standard four-dish soup, including: roasted pork belly with white siao, stewed mutton with fungus vegetables, dogwood cucumber, pickled radish strips and mutton bone soup.

There are no chili peppers in this era, which makes Li Zhongyi, who is used to eating spicy food, quite regrettable.

Although it is said that dogwood can also bring out the spicy taste, after all, it is still a lot different from the taste of chili.

According to the rules of the army, the artillery unit belongs to the high-tech arms, and its food standard is more than 50 percent stronger than that of ordinary troops.

That is, when the general army has meat dishes, the artillery corps must have two meat dishes.

Not only that, but the salaries of the artillery officers and men were also more than 60 percent higher than those of ordinary troops.

There is no way, high-tech troops need to spend more energy and time to cultivate, and their treatment is bound to be much higher than that of ordinary infantry officers and soldiers.

After Li Zhongyi fetched the food, he drove out the artillery commanders who were around him far away, so that the soldiers at the grassroots level would not dare to tell him the truth.

"I said, is the food here satisfying?" Li Zhongyi took aim at a soldier with a dark face who only cared about eating.

"It's very good, much better than the food of the villain when he was in the army." The soldier looked a little silly, Li Zhongyi's clothes were obviously different from ordinary people, and he didn't see any flaws.

When Li Zhongyi is aware of the situation, he likes to talk to honest people the most, and the more honest people are, the easier it is to tell the truth.

"I've heard that the food here is not full?" Li Zhongyi deliberately set up a trap, just to ask the truth.

Who would have thought, but the soldier said: "I eat a lot, and I can eat enough every time to support myself." Hehe, when I was at home, I always couldn't eat enough, and I was so hungry that I drank water to fill my belly. ”

Li Zhongyi even asked several soldiers, and they all came to the same conclusion, the food in the artillery army was almost meat, rice or flatbread.

The only requirement is that no leftovers are allowed, otherwise ten army sticks will be beaten.

Hmm, the style of the Logistics Department is okay, Li Zhongyi touched his chin and nodded secretly.

Because Li Zhongyi often went to the grassroots level to eat, and never greeted him in advance, all the troops did not know if Li Zhongyi would suddenly appear, and even if there was a little cutting corners on the food, they would never dare to overdo it.

After returning to the inner study from the artillery army, Li Zhongyi first reviewed the official documents piled up in his hand, and then stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, staring at the old locust tree outside the window, but he was out of the world.

According to the information obtained by the Tiqi Division, after learning the news that the Qiang Han Dynasty was preparing to go south, Lin Renzhao of the Southern Tang Dynasty had already gathered troops in Hongzhou, intending to fight Li Zhongyi to the death.

Since Lin Renzhao was one of the main obstacles to the south, Li Zhongyi had a lot of information about him.

Just a few months ago, when Li Zhongyi's main force was pinned down by the Khitans, Lin Renzhao had put forward a proposal to surprise and occupy Shouchun, an important town in Huainan.

Once Shouchun is entrenched, then the Southern Tang army can use Shouchun as a base to launch an attack on the Qiang Han Dynasty.

If Li Yu implements Lin Renzhao's suggestion, then the war of the Southern Tang Dynasty against the Qiang Han Dynasty will no longer be out of a defensive situation, but will turn into an offensive situation.

The strength of the Qiang Han Dynasty in Huainan was not very sufficient, once Lin Renzhao gained a firm foothold in Shouchun, and the Southern Tang Dynasty united with Wu Yue, the situation in the world would change greatly.

It's a pity that Li Yu was timid and afraid of things, so he didn't dare to provoke Li Zhongyi, and rejected Lin Renzhao's suggestion.

Regarding this period of the past, Li Zhongyi understood it very clearly through the spy system of the Ti Qi Division.

To be honest, at that time, if Li Yu had followed Lin Renzhao's advice, it was really possible to cause Li Zhongyi a lot of trouble. After all, Li Zhongyi led the main force to the Northern Expedition, from Huainan to Kaifeng, and the troops were unusually empty.