Chapter 44 Preparation for the Expedition

I don't understand, Li Zhen really can't understand what kind of medicine is sold in his old man's gourd, without him, the way of balance is of course the emperor's mental technique, but the army is not child's play, with the old man's high IQ and rich combat experience, he should not use such a faint trick, but now the holy decree is clearly placed there, which makes Li Zhen full of confusion, no matter how much he thinks about it, he can't see through what the old man wants to do.

Li Zhen, who had been thinking about it for half a night, still couldn't figure it out when he got to the bottom, but seeing that the matter of going out was imminent, and everything was complicated, he simply didn't think about it anymore, and rushed to the military headquarters early in the morning, planning to first complete the transfer letter, logistics baggage and other things in advance, and then worry about other things, I never thought that Li Zhen arrived early, Qin Huaiyu, Hou Guozhong, Wang Youlin and others arrived earlier, and Li Zhen, the main general, arrived the latest.

"The last general will wait to see the prince." Seeing Li Zhen get off the sedan chair, Qin Huaiyu and others, who were already waiting outside the lobby of the military department, hurriedly stepped forward to greet Li Zhen.

"You don't have to be polite, this king is a step late, so I've waited for a long time, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Li Zhen's face was full of smiles, and she apologized repeatedly, but not only did she not have a trace of apology in her heart, but she was so tired that she was choking - three of the three deputy pioneers came from, and the other two didn't say anything, so they said that Qin Huaiyu was good, although this guy is Li Zhen's senior brother, and he is very compatible on weekdays, but this guy's temperament and his father Qin Qiong are simply printed in the same mold, except for being loyal to Li Shimin, the rest of the goods are ignored, even in the face of Li Zhen, the junior brother, there is no difference. It's not something that Li Zhen can get at all. Just like that, the three goods swung into the vanguard army, and Li Zhen's idea of taking the opportunity to pull the mountain has already been half frustrated, and this is okay, when you fight, you have to worry about whether you will be shot in the back, and how can you have a headache.

"Lord Wang, this time the vanguard army has 1,000 cavalry, 2,000 infantry troops, and 500 logistics baggage battalions, a total of 3,500 people and horses. Facing Li Zhen's smiling face, Qin Huaiyu did not have the slightest smile on his face, and reported meticulously.

Uh-huh, it's all the right horsemen? Ha, Lao Tzu understands, the old man who dares to love is such an idea. Li Zhen's heart moved, and he vaguely guessed where his old man's hole cards were - the old man wanted to see how Li Zhen adjusted the factional dispute, but even if Li Zhen couldn't handle this matter, it wouldn't be too much of a problem, Qin Huaiyu could take over the command at any time, maybe Qin Huaiyu was carrying Li Shimin's secret decree in his arms, once Li Zhen behaved at a loss, the secret decree would be effective.

Damn, the old man is still not at ease, this is planning to test us, but also to prevent us from getting up and down, hey, let's see. Li Zhen muttered endlessly in her heart, but the smile on her face remained the same, and she said with a smile: "Okay, that's the case, when this king has received the talisman, he will go to Nanya with General Qin to meet the big guy, so good?" ”

"Yes, the last will obey." Qin Huaiyu didn't say anything more, bowed, and stepped aside.

As soon as Qin Huaiyu retreated, Wang Youlin, who was smiling all over his face, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, the men and horses of the baggage camp are all subordinates of the last general, please give instructions to the prince." ”

Wang Youlin is just a small lieutenant general, neither outstanding military exploits, nor much bravery, Li Zhen has never paid attention to this person, this is the first time I have seen it, I can't help but take a closer look, but at a glance, my brows can't help frowning, without him, this Wang Youlin is not so much a soldier, but a businessman is more appropriate - although this product is also a helmet, but the white fat figure has the posture of a soldier, not to mention the ugly smile on his face, the fat on his face is still shaking when he laughs, Coupled with a pair of small eyes that flickered, he looked like a profiteer.

Dog's day, where did the fourth child come out of this kind of garbage, and he was actually recommended to be Lao Tzu's deputy, damn, it's disgusting to death, this fat guy can get mixed into the position of Zhonglang General, I really don't know how it came out, could it be bought with money? Li Zhen was very tired in her heart, but she didn't have a seizure on the spot, she frowned, and said with a smile: "Oh, look up for a long time, look up for a long time." As soon as the words fell, he planned not to talk to Wang Youlin anymore, but he never thought that Wang Youlin would not give up, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Your Highness, please forgive me, the last general was born with such a fat body, but there is no way to do it, but logistics is the lifeblood of the army, and the final general will not miss the prince's major affairs." ”

Ha, dare to love this product is still a bit of real material, I actually understand the importance of logistics, it's a bit interesting. Li Zhen paused and said with a smile: "In this case, the logistics of this king will be entrusted to General Wang, I don't know how the general plans to start?" ”

"Lord Wang, my vanguard army has a total of 3,500 people, and I will go to Shuozhou, Shanxi for more than 1,000 miles, except for the six states such as Yunzhou and Tongguan along the way, which can slightly replenish the grain and straw, and the rest of the shortages must be transported from Beijing, and a total of one main tent, seven hundred and fifty-one tents, four hundred stones of grain, one thousand quintals of hay, and ...... carriages" Wang Youlin wrenched his fingers, and kept telling all kinds of types of baggage and related matters in his mouth, and even how to transport and how to supplement them along the way.

Hehe, good guy, this fat guy is okay, it really fits the old saying - people can't look good, the sea can't be measured, grandma's, let's judge people by their appearance, this time it's too big. Li Zhen was dumbfounded when she heard this, and some of her children couldn't react for a while, and most of them smiled a little, and said very politely: "Okay, if General Wang can ensure the supply of grain and baggage, it is a great achievement, and General Wang should take a lot of trouble about the baggage." After a pause, he continued: "General Wang, this king may not have time to go to the baggage camp today, so it's okay, stay for a while and receive the military talisman and grain order, you will go to the 'Yan Ji Firm' with Ben Wan's personal guards, and this king has prepared some medicinal wine, gauze and other wound treatment drugs there, so how about General Wang take it with the army?" ”

Wang Youlin is just a middle-level military attache under the fourth grade, and he has always been in charge of logistics, and the status of logistics officers in the Tang Dynasty army has always been very low, and Wang Youlin is not very likable, there have never been any generals who will look at him, even Li Tai, the king of Wei, who has always pretended to be a corporal of Lixian, does not pay much attention to him, but uses most of the ingredients. But he didn't want to say anything at this time, so he just bowed respectfully and replied, "Yes." He stepped aside.

The most embarrassing of the three deputy pioneers is Hou Guozhong, who has no cronies in his hands and is a figure on the side of the prince, facing Li Zhen, who has a bad relationship with the prince, he really doesn't know how to deal with himself, as soon as he saw it, he stood silently aside, looking dejected, but Li Zhen did not snub Hou Guozhong, as soon as Qin Huaiyu and Wang Youlin were dispatched, Li Zhen looked at Hou Guozhong with a smile and said: "Brother Hou, the hour is not early, please enter the military department with this king to handle the handover matters, And then go to Nanya together? ”

Li Zhen is a prince and the main general, although his words are gentle, but there is a kind of firmness that cannot be refused, Hou Guozhong can't resist it, plus he also has an important mission this time, so naturally he can only nod his head and say yes.

There was very little corruption during the Tang Zhenguan period, and the bureaucratic habits were not heavy, and it was Li Zhen, the prince, who personally came forward to coordinate, and all the departments of the military department naturally fully cooperated. Then he rushed to the location of the barracks again, planning to have a military parade.

According to the Tang military system, the battalion (also known as the regiment) is the basic combat unit, and its establishment is as follows: the battalion commander and the highest commander are the captains, and there is a team under the regiment, and the team is a team, and the team is a group, and the team is a group leader. Each battalion has five teams, each team leads three groups, each group leads five chiefs, each leads ten ding, in addition, there are some battalions directly under the troops, and the infantry and cavalry are also different, generally speaking, a battalion of cavalry only has 500 cavalry, and a battalion of infantry has reached about 1,000 people, and the battalions to which each guard belongs are all soldiers of the upper ranks, even the captains of the battalion commanders do not belong to the direct jurisdiction of the guards, and when there is no war, each battalion rotates every three months, The officers of each battalion are eligible to stay in Beijing as an official unless they can be promoted to a soldier cao or an officer above the cavalry cao (Zheng Qipin) because of their military exploits, otherwise when the time comes, they must go back to the various Zhichong mansions to standby, and it is difficult to say which Wei Shangfan will go next time, so the officers and men of each battalion will not have any sense of belonging to the chief officer of the Zhonglang general level who governs them, and they can't even talk about familiarity, no, when Li Zhen led Qin and Hou to the barracks, Qin Huaiyu, who is the general of the Right Xiao Cavalry Guard, was not less blind when he introduced his subordinates, and he had to be introduced by others to finish the matter, which made Qin Huaiyu feel very faceless, but well, this is no wonder Qin Huaiyu, although the soldiers and horses of these four battalions are all battle-hardened soldiers, but they are all officers and soldiers of the Zhichong Mansion who have just arrived at the Right Xiao Cavalry Guard for a few days, and it is normal for Qin Huaiyu not to recognize all his subordinates.

Hey, what I didn't say, just one word: cool! Li Zhen looked at the thousands of people standing in front of him in a neat line, and was very excited, even Qin Huaiyu's embarrassment did not affect Li Zhen's good mood, without him, to be honest, Qin Huaiyu couldn't recognize all his subordinates, but it was a good thing for Li Zhen to fully control the team, seeing that the hardships of his years of martial arts practice were not in vain, Li Zhen was so proud that he wanted to laugh out loud, of course, that is, he just thought about it in his heart, Li Zhen would never do such a thing as getting carried away, but well, the excitement still has to be revealed. Why don't you buy people's hearts? No, Li Zhen is performing again.

"The warriors of the Tang Dynasty, you are the backbone of my Datang, it is the desperate fight of your people that has the strength of my Datang and the peace of the world, and now, Xue Yantuo's children have the courage to violate my border, kill my people, and touch the majesty of my Datang, warriors, how to deal with those * raised? Everybody says! Li Zhen waved her hand and shouted loudly.

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" Thousands of soldiers let go of their throats and roared loudly, and in an instant, the murderous aura soared into the sky.

"Well said! Kill him without leaving a piece of armor, and let those rats take a look at the methods of my Tang masters. Li Zhen lightly pressed his hand, stopped the surging killing sound of the army, and said with a little excitement: "Since this king was ordered to be the vanguard of the army, he should lead my Tang soldiers to fight a decisive battle, and I also hope that the warriors will help Xiao Wang to drive out the grass and restore the peace of my Tang frontier. ”

"Yes!" "Yes!" "Yes!" Thousands of mouths once again gave a tsunami-like reply.

"Good!" Li Zhen nodded, and announced with great satisfaction: "Today's meal, four taels of meat per person, enough rice, one jar of wine per person, starting tomorrow, when the army triumphs, this king will definitely conspire with his brothers to get drunk!" ”

As soon as they heard that they had to eat and drink, the morale of thousands of soldiers who had already been mobilized by Li Zhen immediately rose a few points, and when Li Zhen announced his disbandment, the cheers were so loud that they could turn the sky upside down......

At the moment when Li Zhen and the soldiers of the vanguard army battalions were enjoying together, in the Ganlu Hall in the palace, Li Shimin was sitting quietly on the dragon chair, looking at a report in his hand, which was written exactly what Li Zhen said and did today, and a big man in the uniform of the Nanya Army stood respectfully aside.

The report was not long, but Li Shimin looked very slowly, his face was very calm, and he couldn't see any emotion, and at the end, he just waved his hand and signaled the big man to retreat out, and he didn't ask a word from beginning to end, but the light in his eyes flickered non-stop......