"It looks much stronger than before, these are all soldiers you trained, right?"

Li Xiang looked at the neatly formed soldiers standing in the distance, all of them carrying chain crossbows on their backs.

The most important thing in jungle combat is lightness, if they are allowed to carry muskets on their backs, then after a shot, it is very likely that the enemy will be killed by the charging time, so in terms of choosing weapons, Li Xiang feels that he still uses a chain crossbow.

As for the artillery, of course, it had to be matched, but it was extremely inconvenient to march in the mountains, so Li Xiang still used those ballistas.

Of course, if we land on enemy territory and the ground is flat, then we can transport the artillery with a sailor warship, and then our new weapons will come in handy.

According to the investigation of Li Xiang's side, the equipment of the various countries on the Indochina Peninsula is loose, and it is not even comparable to the level before the Tang Dynasty, so if we want to occupy this place, there should not be much problem with the war, and the only problem is how to govern here.

Of course, Li Xiang understands what the people in these countries are, if you want them to be obedient, then I am afraid it is unlikely, this region has been an extremely difficult area in history, and it has been at war with this region until the Qing Dynasty.

"Back to His Highness, it is the mountain combat unit trained by Wechen."

Huo Qubing is exchanged from the system, and the system will also teach many modern combat methods, so Huo Quzhi's answer is somewhat inclined to modernization.

At the beginning, Li Xiang just gave Huo Qubing 1,500 soldiers, and then asked him to go south secretly, and since that time he has been preparing for this war, and now Li Xiang is finally here, so Huo Qubing is also very excited.

You must know that Huo Qubing is among the various gods of war in the system, it is also extremely high-ranked, and he has been sent by Li Xiang to stay in this place for two or three years, and he is already very anxious in his heart, but Li Xiang can't come, they have to keep training, and now it is finally over.

"How many are there?"

Li Xiang can also be regarded as an old man on the battlefield, just look at the military posture of these people, and then look at the mental outlook on their faces, Li Xiang knows what stage these people's combat effectiveness is roughly in, compared to the Tang Dynasty who fought on the battlefield, the soldiers are not far behind, although they have not participated in the real war, but Huo Qubing must have a way to make them adapt.

"If you go back to Your Highness, in addition to the 1,500 people you brought at the beginning, there are currently a total of 20,000 people."

Huo Quzhi said with some embarrassment, if it is in the Guanzhong region or Jiangnan in Hebei, then it is very easy to recruit soldiers, and if you play the Li Xiang brand, tens of thousands of people can come over at any time.

But now this is Lingnan Road, the surrounding area is almost deserted, although some plain areas are inhabited, but because of the small number of people and the large number of land, many people are not willing to let their family members to serve as soldiers.

In the past three years, Huo Qubing has been training and exterminating the bandits around him, which can be regarded as gaining a reputation for himself, if he doesn't do this, I'm afraid no one is willing to send the children of the family, so their development is extremely slow.

"Are they all good at jungle warfare?"

The reason why Li Xiang cultivated this army is to let them adapt to jungle warfare, and he has some under him in ordinary combat, but the Indochina Peninsula is full of subtropical dense forests, if it is not suitable for jungle warfare, I don't know how many casualties there will be at that time, Li Xiang doesn't want to let the Tang Dynasty pay such a price, Indochina Peninsula is important, but it can't be filled with human lives.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, in the jungle, they are the real kings of the jungle, no matter what method the other party uses, they will not be our opponents, and in the past two years, I have also ordered them to go to the country of Zhenla in a small team to experience."

Hearing Huo Quai's answer, Li Xiang immediately became interested, Lao Tzu asked you to train well here, you are actually a cross-border war that is thousands of miles away, in the end, you are the god of war, and you are not idle in peacetime.

"How did you get them to go through it?"

When Li Xiang said this, Huo Quzhi was a little embarrassed, this kind of experience could not be brought to the table, and he saw that there were still many followers behind Li Xiang.

"Just let them pretend to be bandits to rob Zhenla, and many people in the local area call us bandits."

When Li Xiang leaned his ear over, Huo Quzhi whispered Li Xiang also smiled speechlessly, but it was still the same sentence, if you are kind to the people of other countries, then you will wait to suffer in the future.

Now although we are a little ruthless, but also for our country to fight for the sea, if we do not have this seaport, the future generations will be stuck by the Strait of Malacca, Li Xiang does not want to be like this, the current Datang is the most powerful country in the world, then we should take all the important places in the world in their own hands, even if there is a mistake in the future, then we have room for remedy.

Li Xiang came from modern society, because he suffered more than 100 years of aggression, so our country has an extremely difficult life, every step has to look forward and backward, I am afraid that there is no room for regret when I take the wrong step.

But if we get a large number of strategic points in the world at this time, even if we make a mistake in the future, then we have a chance to remedy it, and we will not be controlled by others.

"Arrange an opportunity for me to see the results of your training."

Even in the face of Huo Qu's illness, Li Xiang can't let him talk on paper, you have to show some real skills, if you don't have real skills, the system general Li Xiang will not give face.

"Jiaozhou, about 50 miles to the southwest, there is a city in Zhenla, the name is Sangnu, the defenders are 3,000 and the population is 40,000, if His Highness wants to see it, I will lead my men to take him."

There are no bandits around, according to Li Xiang's Tang idea, of course, just find a bandit den and try it, who knows that Huo Qubing is going to take a city.

According to his ideas, he has been training for so long, and the people who used to be his subordinates have become generals, but now if they don't behave well, how can they be subdued?

"You better give me this idea, now is not the best time to go to war, and when I come back from Chang'an, you can't fight if you don't want to."

It's really not time to go to war!