Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 209 Hongwen Palace Selection General
"Chen Du Gou has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Du Gou came in a hurry, as could be seen from his violent chest heaving.

"Excuse me, Fumin, how many war horses are there in the racecourse under the jurisdiction of Lantian?" After finishing speaking, he waved to him and handed him a cup of tea.

"Returning to Your Highness, there are about [-] horses besides old teeth, foals and stallions. As you know, I replaced [-] unusable war horses for the six leaders a few days ago."

After Du Gou finished speaking, except for Li Chengqian, the other three big bosses all looked surprised. Who would have thought that there would be so many war horses in the Lantian Military Industrial Zone in just a few years, plus Liu Shuan, an army with one man and two horses? , How much does it cost.

"Fumin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is discussing with Weifu and others about the war to conquer Tuyuhun in the west. The issue of ordnance cannot be bypassed by you, the head of the military industrial zone. Please tell me how many weapons you have stored and how many troops you can equip."

Although the military industrial zone will send documents to the Ministry of War and deliver some weapons every month, he really doesn't know anything about their production capacity. I am afraid that besides the emperor and the prince, he is the eldest son in the court.

Hearing his father's question, Du Gou felt a little embarrassed. It's not that he was afraid of his father, Fang Xuanling and others going to slander the prince. It's just that the military industrial zone has its own system and legal principles, not to mention the emperor's decree. Yes, the problem is really tricky.

Seeing Du Gou looking at him, Li Chengqian pointed at Du Gou and scolded with a smile: "Okay, Fumin, what kind of tricks are you playing? My palace and several prime ministers are ordered to discuss military affairs, so other rules will naturally follow. No need to talk, just say what Du Xiang asks."

After making a promise, Du Gou shook his sleeves and took out a notebook he carried with him: "Last month, our company delivered 3 horizontal knives, [-] strong crossbows, and [-] long spears according to the order of the Ministry of War. handles, [-] bed crossbows, and [-] armors of various types. Today, our company has enough weapons to equip about [-] people."

After Du Gou finished speaking, Fang Xuanling and Li Jing also nodded. Du Gou's grades can be said to be very good. It is not easy to make such a cumbersome military production so orderly. Be a loose official from the third rank.

"Okay, Fumin, you go down and prepare to hand over the weapons and horses to the Ministry of War immediately, and work overtime to produce weapons and equipment within two months to enrich the logistics of our Western Expeditionary Army." After speaking, he waved to Du Gou He waved his hand to signal that he could go down and get ready.

"Du Xiang, you've skinned another layer in this palace, and you have to raise the rest yourself." Li Chengqian looked at Lao Du half-jokingly, he knew that the old man saw his son Disobedient, my heart is sore.

"Hey, Your Highness, you can't blame the old minister. I also learned from His Majesty. Who told you to be rich." Hearing Lao Du joked about Qingshan Palace and Cuiwei Palace, Li Chengqian could only helplessly Shrugged.

"Now that the equipment problem has been solved, the old minister will talk about his crude opinion." Li Jing, who was standing in front of the sand table, pointed to the topography of Xichui and said: "No matter how fast Fu Yun runs, Taozhou is a place of death. After the spring, Duan Zhixuan and Guo Xiaoke were ordered to recover Taozhou and pry open his door. Then the troops were divided into seven groups and quickly advanced to its hinterland with Kushan as the assembly point.

Then we split into two partial divisions, one of which crossed the Qilian Mountains and made a circuitous advance, and the other route went south to west to cut off its eastward route. Finally, after the main force of our army conquered Mantou Mountain and other important towns, we joined forces in Fuqi City and wiped out the country in one fell swoop. "

Li Jing's words are very interesting. Using Taozhou as a springboard and using wolves' tactics to divide and attack Tuyuhun's various ministries, they can't concentrate on organizing effective resistance.

"What the general said is true, but brother Yu is still a little worried. For such a large-scale raid, the communication between the various ministries is not smooth. What should we do if we miss the schedule? This kind of thing has happened before."

Fang Xuanling's worries were not unreasonable. Li Guang, the parachutist of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, should have lost his way and failed to come. If it weren't for Wei Qing and others to turn the tide, the result of the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition to the Huns would be hard to say.

"It depends on the cooperation between the generals. When Wei Qing was the general, there were many generals who were dissatisfied, especially Li Guang, who was the head of the Han army. It is understandable that the coordination and communication were not in place.

But today is different from the past, General Li has a very high prestige in the army, and all the generals are fearful and subdued, besides, it doesn't matter to appoint a few marching chiefs who are capable of fighting to assist them. "

What Du Ruhui meant, Li Chengqian understood that in order to cooperate properly, he had to use some generals who were familiar with Li Jing. Not to mention the tacit cooperation, it was also very beneficial to the rapid progress of the war.And Li Jing didn't dare to say much because of his own reasons, so this can only be said by Du Ruhui, the prime minister of military affairs.

After figuring this out, Li Chengqian put the teacup in his hand on the sand table, stared at the terrain trend for a while, and said slowly: "Then how many people does Du Xiang think are available?" Li Chengqian asked knowingly, Either he was pretending to be stupid or he couldn't help it.

On the one hand, no matter who he chooses, those people will be assigned to the East Palace Department, not to mention whether they are willing to hang out with him, even those civil servants with big mouths will not give up on the crown prince for personal gain It is good to hold a general with great power, so the emperor will not be able to sleep.

On the other hand, military merit is involved. In the Tang Dynasty, military generals relied on military merit to be promoted to ranks and bestow officials. The generals were watching eagerly. The promotion path of less neutral generals.

You must know that there are still many talents among them, Li Chengqian really doesn't want to see them spend their lives in the army because they don't get opportunities.

"Jiangxia King Li Daozong, Lu Guogong Hou Junji, Zou Guogong Zhang Gongjin have been in battle for a long time and are familiar with the general. The veterans think he is the deputy commander. Especially Zhang Gongjin, he was also in charge of logistics and transportation during the Northern Expedition. This time the army traveled a long distance. The logistics supply will be even more difficult in the raid, and only using him this time will be more reassuring."

Du Ruhui mentioned the three well. All three of them are independent generals. Not to mention, they all came from the Qin Palace and were easily passed by the emperor. They all fought under Li Jing's command. It can be said that they know the basics. Hou Junji is Li Jing's student , with them as deputy commander-in-chief, they must cooperate seamlessly and look down upon each other.

"Your Highness, the rest of the general candidates think that Li Daliang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and Li Daoyan, Governor of Hezhou, should be selected. Both of them are leading troops on the western front and are familiar with the environment there. It would be more beneficial for the battle situation to let them go out with the army.

In addition, Hu generals such as Zhi Shi Si Li, Qi Wu He Li, and A Shi Na Sheer are all good cavalry fighters, and letting them lead the tribal cavalry to fight will definitely add a lot of combat power. "

(End of this chapter)