Chapter 692: Military Reform Again
PS: There should have been three chapters yesterday, but I'll find a chance to make up for it this week!
"Your Majesty, Your Minister... Bitter wow! The minister stayed in the Western Regions for three or four months, only took two baths, and was so uncomfortable that he couldn't even find water. I don't want to live anymore! ”
"The minister fought against the enemy army in Dunhuang, and he didn't go out in the city for a month, and he was worried every day, it was really... Kuwa ......"
"Your Majesty, the minister was poisoned when he was in the Yumen Pass, and he had to verify it again and again when he ate something, and he didn't dare to eat anything, it was really... Bitter wow! ”
"Your Majesty......"
"Enough! Shut up! Li Shimin heard Chen Fei shouting that his head was big for a while, and he wanted to raise his foot and kick him hard in the face.
This kid, let him talk about his experience, and as a result, he vigorously talked about the hardships he suffered, what is this, asking himself for credit in disguise?
Li Shimin glared at Chen Fei, and then said, "I know that you went to the Western Regions and suffered a lot, but did you kid make a mistake?" Did I send you to the Western Regions for your enjoyment? Why did they send you to the Western Regions, don't you know in your own heart? ”
Chen Fei suddenly smiled, feeling that he was at a loss and was speechless. To be honest, Li Shimin sent him to the Western Regions to carry out a mission is already a light punishment, if he is someone else, exiled to Lingnan for the rest of his life, and cannot set foot in Chang'an again, it will be considered light.
Seeing Chen Fei's expression, Li Shimin's face finally looked a little better, and he talked a few words with Chen Fei without being salty, and then arranged his future work - making thunderbolts and training special soldiers!
Needless to say, the whole world realized the horror of this weapon, and Li Shimin naturally had to reserve more reserves to prepare for the future conquest of the world.
As for the special soldiers, although their performance in the Western Regions was not as amazing as Thunderbolt, it was enough to impress many people.
The 300 men destroyed the enemy's 50,000 troops, destroyed the grain and grass of more than 100,000 troops, and finally successfully recovered Yumen Pass and Yangguan without a single soldier, which is not a small achievement.
Li Shimin also realized the horror of this unit, and wanted to firmly control this force, Chen Fei, Li Jing and others could only be regarded as training officers of this unit, and if they were not authorized, they did not have the right to mobilize special forces at will.
Moreover, Li Shimin planned to allocate more funds for the construction of special forces, and asked Li Chengqian to draft a paper order to select the best soldiers from the guards and armies across the country to add special soldiers.
In the First World War in the Western Regions, 34 special soldiers died, and 16 soldiers were disabled and incapacitated due to the war. Therefore, at present, there are only 250 special soldiers, and 50 people are needed for the configuration of 300 people.
Moreover, Li Shimin adopted Chen Fei's suggestion and set up a special soldier reserve, which could compete with the regular team members, and the winner would take the official position.
Chen Fei also seized the opportunity to put forward a proposal for minor military reform, advocating the establishment of military academies, teaching middle- and high-level generals in the army the methods and tactics of soldiers, and improving the overall quality of middle- and high-level generals. At the same time, Li Shimin, as the principal, all the officers and men are Li Shimin's protégés, so as to improve the loyalty and cohesion of the army.
Li Shimin was moved, listened carefully, and asked people to take notes.
Chen Fei put forward this proposal as early as last year, but the reform of the military system involved too much, and Li Shimin did not dare to change it at will.
The so-called soldiers are also in danger. If he is not sure enough, Li Shimin does not want to use the military system, after all, this is the foundation that affects the stability of a country, and he must not do what he wants.
Now Chen Fei's special soldiers are undoubtedly a successful case, and Li Shimin has a reason to promote military reform.
Moreover, military reform does not involve too much of everyone's interests, and if there are successful cases, the resistance will be much smaller, and we can try to push forward.
It's just that Chen Fei's final proposal of "opening martial arts" still made Li Shimin hesitate a little.
The previous proposals did not involve the interests of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and Li Shimin could indeed try to implement them, but the issue of launching a military campaign was ...... It did make him hesitate a little.
From a personal point of view, Li Shimin is willing to start martial arts, because he is not a conformist emperor, and nothing that depends on military generals to fight the country and civilian officials to defend the country does not exist in front of him.
He has never been a peaceful emperor, in his eyes, there is no end to the country, as long as there is any piece of land in the world that is not included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin feels uncomfortable for a day, and when he has nothing to do, he spreads out the map to study which country to attack next time.
And there is no literature, and there is no lack of martial arts, and it is absolutely impossible to hold these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, just like a month ago, if there was no thunderbolt, if there was no Tang Army's fierce combat effectiveness, what would it take to fight Xue Yantuo who went south? Grinding with them? Realistic?
Li Shimin also personally advocates force, so from his personal point of view, he is still very happy to create martial arts, and he can select batch after batch of outstanding martial champions for the country.
However, the biggest difficulty is that the creation of martial arts will inevitably touch the interests of the civilian clique. Since ancient times, if there is no war, the court has emphasized literature over military force. Besides, the power is so big, the military general suddenly wants to share an extra piece of cake, and no one will change it!
Therefore, Li Shimin was afraid of all kinds of situations that might occur after the creation of martial arts, and he pondered for a long time, but he could not give a clear attitude.
Chen Fei knew that Li Shimin was indeed worried, so he simply skipped the topic and no longer dwelled on the matter of martial arts, anyway, when the time comes, what should come will always come, there is no need to dwell on it for a while, as long as Li Shimin can first implement the opening of the military academy in the front, and the creation of martial arts and the like in the back can slowly find ways to promote it.
Others Chen Fei didn't know, anyway, Cheng Yanjin would definitely be interested, and when the time came, he would drag him into the water together........
"Zicheng?" Chen Fei was crooked, and Li Shimin called him coldly.
"What does Your Majesty command?"
"Humph!" Li Shimin glared at him and said unhappily: "You are the only one who can desert under my nose five times!" Come on! That's all that needs to be said! Fuck me off! It's annoying to see you kid! ”
"Oh, the minister is leaving!" Chen flew a salute, slowly took a few steps back, and suddenly paused, as if he remembered something important.
"Uh... Your Majesty, the minister suddenly remembered something, Your Majesty seems to... There is no permission. Chen Fei suddenly showed an embarrassed expression, and his expression was cheap, which made people want to beat him.
"What?"
"That's... About the holiday that the minister just said... Chen just came back from the Western Regions, I want to rest at home for a few days, of course, it is best to relax for a month, Chen will definitely adjust the state to the peak, and after the holiday, he will devote himself wholeheartedly to the manufacture of thunderbolts, and can he work for five days and rest for two days in the future? Otherwise, the minister will be tired. Chen Fei looked "aggrieved".
"Get out! Get out of here! Otherwise, I'll transfer you to the remote Western Regions for a few more years!" Li Shimin roared angrily, Chen Fei didn't say much, turned around and fled........
(End of chapter)