At the beginning of March of the first year of Zhenguan, two months had passed since Li Junxian became the general of the special guard. In the past two months, the soldiers below have been continuously transferred from various Zhichong provinces to the main battalion of the special guard, and there are about 14,000 people. All that's left is to start training. It's actually very simple, it's just a training queue and a bow and crossbow. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were equipped with a bow and crossbow rate of one hundred and twenty percent, which means that every soldier had a bow and crossbow, so the bow and crossbow training of these soldiers was very simple. The bow and crossbow only need to train those soldiers to aim and shoot in front, and the queue Li Junxian also follows the requirements, which is similar to the queue training of the army in later generations, as long as the queue of those soldiers does not go wrong when they fight.

"General Li, now that those soldiers have arrived, we have begun to organize training." Mulan said that because this is a military camp, it still has to be done officially, so Mulan calls her husband "General Li".

"General Wei, how are the officers at the grassroots level now?" Li Junxian asked.

"We have no shortage of grassroots officers, and we can let those recruits serve at the squad leader level, and the platoon commander has not yet been established. I brought a hundred soldiers from the Yulin Army and Su Dingfang from the Yulin Army, plus more than twenty soldiers sent by General Dugu Yanyun, which is enough to form a lower-level company-level officer. These are all soldiers in the army, and it is okay to train those soldiers for the time being. However, the supervisors at the company level, as well as the staff officers of the various departments at the level of the special guard division and regiment, have not been formed. Mulan said.

"Isn't there a selection of people from among those people who are qualified to serve as staff officers of the four departments? Why is the fourth department still an empty shelf now? Li Junxian asked.

Mulan said bitterly: "According to General Li's plan, the people in these four departments need to have a high level of education. However, none of the ten people in our Datang can be literate, so there is no one with such a high level of education. Officers at the grass-roots company and platoon level can be appointed by the soldiers. But as for the supervisors, as well as the staff officers at all levels, I am afraid that they must have a high level of culture. ”

"That's a real problem, but I'll fix it later!" Li Junxian said.

The current special guard is obvious, according to Li Junxian's plan, the four departments in the special guard need a large number of staff officers. However, these staff officers require a high cultural foundation. Even if you relearn these related knowledge, it is not impossible. But again, if you don't have culture, you don't want to talk about learning. Now the literacy rate of Datang is really a pitfall, and those who have read books are unwilling to join the army. They are all willing to be civil officials. And there are very few literate soldiers. If there are many literate soldiers, there will be no illiterate generals like Cheng Yanjin. Even Li Junxian's ontology continued to learn culture after he became a general.

"Any questions?" Li Junxian then asked.

"Also, General Li, about the firearms regiment, when will we be formed? According to your request, the firearms regiment is specialized in using firearms for combat, but now that there is no shadow of firearms, how can we train? He also asked General Li to get the firearms out quickly. So that we can know what a firearm is. Mulan said.

"Firearms are very simple, I just want to ask you, have I made the firearms workshop I have arranged for you in the past few months?" Li Junxian asked.

"The gunpowder workshop is ready, and the workers have divided the work according to the assembly line, so that it is impossible for them to know the full recipe and production process of gunpowder. And. We sent a platoon to guard the door to make sure that not a single fly could fly in. Mulan said.

"Very well, firearms are our main means of warfare, and gunpowder is our lifeline. The power of gunpowder that I have newly invented and improved is not the same as the power of the original gunpowder, so we must keep it a secret. After a while, you go and get the families of the gunpowder workshop workers, rent some houses near our camp, and let them live. About dependents. We're going to send a platoon to protect it, and no one can approach it at will. If someone approaches, take it down first. Li Junxian said.

"Yes!" Mulan said.

Li Junxian has explained everything that should be explained, and now he is waiting for Li Junxian to get the firearm out. And Li Junxian plans to transform this special guard into a firearms force at the level of the early Ming Dynasty, and the combat effectiveness of the firearms force is not comparable to that of a simple cold weapon. And even if it was only the kind of troops with less than 30% firearms in the early Ming Dynasty, it could still beat the Mongols to the ground. And although the musket could not be invented in a short time. But with a pulley crossbow and a triple stack of shots, the speed would not be much lower. This force, and the musket troops, was nothing more than a soldier whose crossbow could not penetrate the heavy armor. For other firearms, Li Junxian already has a plan, even what kind of firearms to make. Li Junxian is already prepared.

Although Li Junxian is a graduate student in history in liberal arts, he still knows a lot about firearms in the ancient Ming Dynasty. Simple firearms can be tested. As long as you experiment a few times, you should be able to make it. And with firearms, a few years later in the Northern Expedition to the Turks will be able to shine. And the cavalry of the Turks was destined to be hated by this army, which had artillery and other firearms. Even, Li Junxian estimated that the Tang Dynasty's Northern Expedition to the Turks this time, but you can really eradicate the harm of nomads, which is a good thing for the present and for the future, so Li Junxian must get the firearms out. In the absence of firearms, the agrarian peoples could not resist the nomads, which is a recognized law of history.

"Mulan, you go and help me call a few soldiers, and go to the ordnance supervisor to borrow a few craftsmen. To the best craftsmen! If the Armoryman disagrees, bring out my decree of indiscretion. Li Junxian said.

"Okay!" Mulan agreed.

Li Junxian now wants to start trial production of firearms, and he must find a few craftsmen. If Li Junxian alone is a liberal arts person, I am afraid that he will not be able to produce a large number of firearms. The ordnance supervisor of the Tang Dynasty specialized in the production of weapons, and there should have been many craftsmen. Anyway, Li Shimin gave himself the right to act cheaply in Chang'an City, although this power is not very secure, but at least a few craftsmen can still come.

A few hours later, some craftsmen from the Ordnance Supervision arrived, and Li Junxian personally went out to meet them at the gate of the barracks!