"Can an army of 100,000 really defeat Goguryeo?" Li Shimin asked again.

And Jingwen immediately assured: "As long as the logistics can keep up, Nachen can guarantee that this time he will definitely be invincible." And the firearms must keep up, so that we will not have a problem at all in defeating Goguryeo. So, all you need is 100,000 troops. ”

And Li Shimin finally made up his mind, saying: "Then I can send 100,000 troops, but we might as well recruit more people, and we must have 300,000 people to do logistics in the rear." ”

Li Shimin accepted Jingwen's opinion, that is, the army can be less, but the firearms force must be sufficient. And there must be enough men in the rear, so that they can transport firearms, ammunition, food and grass and so on to the front line. And this expedition to Goguryeo, first of all, there must be sufficient logistics, so the Tang Dynasty cannot make the mistakes of the previous Sui Dynasty. The past does not forget the teacher of the future, if the Tang Dynasty still makes the mistakes of the Sui Dynasty, then I am afraid it will be troublesome. Next, it is necessary to discuss how to decide to send troops. Which troops to send depends on how they are formed.

"I have decided to conquer Goguryeo this time and dispatch the Central Army. Although the Central Army guards the center, it must also go into battle and be trained. If you have been in the center and have not experienced battles, how can you be able to fight? Therefore, the Central Army must also be trained. Therefore, this time I plan to mobilize the Central Army out, so that we can maintain the combat effectiveness of the Central Army! Now, please tell us about the central armies that were sent? Li Shimin said.

And Cheng Yanjin immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister's Zuoshen Ce Army is willing to go to conquer Goguryeo." ”

Jingwen's father-in-law, Cheng Yanjin, was transferred to Zuo Shence Army as an envoy because of the transfer of work, so now Cheng Yanjin took the initiative to ask for dispatch and asked Li Shimin to agree to him to lead the troops to the battle. After all, these veterans have been itching for a long time, so they take the initiative to go out.

"Your Majesty. The minister is also willing to take the right Shenwu army to the battle! Since the formation of the Right God Martial Generals, they have not been able to go on the expedition, so the minister wants them to go out to exercise. Yu Chigong also said.

Next, a large group of generals also want to go out, so hurry up and seize this opportunity to make more achievements. And those middle and low-level officers also want to take advantage of this opportunity to hurry out to make meritorious contributions, and then they can get the opportunity to be promoted. After all, in peacetime, it is difficult for officers to be promoted, and of course these guys have to seize the time of conquest to be promoted. If we do not seize this opportunity, I am afraid that the chances of war in the future will become less and less. A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. And even if you become a general, you hope that your general will have more gold content. As long as you enter the official career, who doesn't want to be able to make your official hat higher, so now it is natural to seize this opportunity.

However, Li Jing took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, you still draw troops from the eight armies in the central center, and then form the Eastern Expeditionary Army. In this way, not only can you get training from all armies, but everyone will not have an opinion! ”

Li Jing's meaning is to be with the mud, since everyone wants to go. Then Li Jing is not good at helping anyone. After all, Li Jing is now the chief of military affairs, and he is the person in charge of the military affairs of the Tang Dynasty, and it is not good for him to help anyone to speak. Although Li Jing is not in charge of things now, he only needs to be in his position for a day. Then his words are also very useful. Li Jing is also about to retire now, so he is naturally a good person. Li Jing has to pave the way for his descendants, and he doesn't want to offend too many people, so he is also with the mud.

Li Jing's current official position is also unable to rise. Because of Jingwen, Li Jing's slaughter is quite unsuccessful, so he can only prepare to retreat. And Li Jing's plot to capture Jingwen's position as a sacrificial wine of the Tang Military Academy was also unsuccessful, so Li Jing knew that he was afraid that if there was no accident. In a year or two, I will actually retire. If he offends too many people at this time, then his grandson in the army will probably have to be cleaned up by then. Therefore, Li Jing has always been a person with mud during this time, and now all the armies want to go to war, that is, it depends on everyone's own ability, and then they can go to fight.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that the Shenji Army was also going to war. Since the formation of the Shenji Army, there has not been a single actual battle, so the Shenji military ministers thought that they would also fight! Li Xiaogong, the envoy of the Shenji Army, said.

The Shenji Army is a firearms unit formed a few years ago, which is responsible for the use of missiles and various grenades and mines, and also undertakes the work of blasting. And now the Shenji Army will also use artillery, and if the entire Shenji Army follows the previous plan, then I am afraid that there must be two artillery divisions with 100 cannons each, and there is also a rocket division, and the last research division responsible for the study of firearms. These firearms units can not only be used in a centralized manner, but can also be assigned to different units separately, so that they can be used to the greatest effect.

And this army of 200 cannons and missiles will be a sharp weapon to guard Chang'an in the future, as long as there are these artillery pieces and missiles, no one can fight in this era. There are still many artillery and firearms units in the subordinate units, but they are not yet fully equipped. At present, the artillery is given priority to the Shenji Army, and no other troops are equipped with artillery. At present, the Shenji Army is only more than 60 cannons, and it is not fully staffed. And the Shenji Army is also going to fight together this time, this is obviously to train the troops. Because they used to kill targets, now of course they have to shoot live targets. If the firearms unit does not experience actual combat, it will not be able to fight accurately, and it will naturally have no combat effectiveness.

"Okay, this time the battle will be fought by the whole army of the Shenji Army, and the other 100,000 people will be drawn from the eight armies in the central court of the imperial court, so that the elite will be formed to fight. This time, we must destroy Goguryeo, so that we can avenge the shame of my Chinese people. Li Shimin said.

Soon, everyone wanted to discuss who would be the commander in this battle. After all, the army can already be drawn from various armies, but the specific person who will serve as the commander is also a question worth studying. And the ancients also attached importance to the coach, so the position of the coach is very important. Even if there are all kinds of staff now, the choice of the coach is very important, so everyone has to see who chooses to fill the position of the coach.

"Your Majesty, if the emperor doesn't give up, the ministers are willing to work for the emperor this time!" A general came out and said. (To be continued......)