The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 283
Nearly two months have passed since Taishan was enshrined.

The matter of being granted Zen was of great significance to both Li Chengdao and the Tang Dynasty. I don't know if it was because of the favor of heaven. After being granted Zen, the whole world of the Tang Dynasty was at peace, and there were no natural or man-made disasters anywhere. It was a rare good year.

However, with the rapid development of Datang, some shortcomings and drawbacks have gradually been exposed.

The palace, the imperial study.

Li Jing was reporting on military and government affairs with Li Chengdao. He returned to Chang'an because of the Taishan Fengchan incident, and he also went to Beijing to report on his duties.

"Your Majesty, our Weizhou Army has been completely integrated and reorganized. The number has been reduced from 20 to 17, but I can guarantee that the combat effectiveness will be stronger than before!"

Li Jing said solemnly.

Before the emergence of the Northwest Iron Cavalry, the Weizhou Army had always been the largest army under Li Chengdao and could maintain a strong overall combat effectiveness.

However, with the elite northwest cavalry at the front, the Weizhou Army seemed a bit bloated. Therefore, when Li Jing was stationed in Jiangnan Road, he had been diligent in training troops and streamlining the Weizhou Army's organization to improve its combat effectiveness.

Hard work paid off, and it took Li Jing two full years to successfully retrain the Weizhou Army.

The number of people was reduced to 17, but the combat effectiveness was doubled.

In terms of eliteness, this infantry army has reached a point where it can be compared to the White Robes Army.

"Thank you for your hard work, pharmacist."

Li Chengdao couldn't help but sigh when he looked at Li Jing's skin that was darker than before and his eyes that were more piercing.

Jiangnan Road is a prosperous place. Li Jing stayed there for two years. Not only did he not show any signs of pampering, but he also helped him train a strong army, which made people admire him.

Now Li Chengdao's armies are stationed throughout the Tang Dynasty.

The Weizhou Army was stationed in Jiangnan Road for deterrence and insurance, mainly to prevent civil strife.

Min led [-] Yizhou troops to guard the western border, and Luo Yi led [-] Jingzhou troops and [-] Mobei cavalry to guard Youzhou and Jingzhou.

One hundred thousand Northwest Iron Cavalry were stationed in Liaodong, and another one hundred thousand guarded Chang'an and Luoyang together with the White Robe Army.

In addition, there are [-] navy troops stationed in Bianzhou.

Nowadays, the military strength of the Tang Dynasty is so strong that it can be ranked among the top three in all dynasties in history. It can be said that there are elite soldiers everywhere.

Such a large number of troops, and they are all elite troops, cannot be supported by ordinary dynasties.

But with the Tang Dynasty's current wealth, it was easy to raise so many troops.

"Your Majesty is ridiculous. I just fulfilled my responsibility as a general."

Li Jing remained humble, then hesitated for a moment, and continued: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report."

"The pharmacist said it doesn't matter."

Li Chengdao said with a smile.

Li Jing then said: "Your Majesty, the weapons and armor of our Weizhou Army are all of the old style. I think they should all be updated."

Li Chengdao laughed when he heard this and said, "I thought it was something. It turns out it's a matter of replacing armaments. I'm ready. You can discuss this matter with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs and let them allocate funds for preparations."

The Ministry of War is responsible for all armaments matters, while the Ministry of Household Affairs is responsible for appropriation.

"No, no, Your Majesty, what I mean is that the ordnance system and strength should be innovated. Not only the equipment of our Weizhou Army, but now all the armies of the Tang Dynasty, I think that all need to be updated."

Li Jing said sternly, "I remember that your Majesty has an elite white-robed army of ten thousand people under his command. The standard horizontal swords they are equipped with are extremely powerful."

"Compared with the weapons in the hands of that white-robed army, the equipment and weapons of the other armies of our Tang Dynasty are too inferior and backward. This matter is not trivial and will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the army. I think your Majesty should pay attention to it." Hearing Li Jing say this Li Chengdao just understood what he meant.

Li Jing's meaning is very simple, that is, the current equipment of all armies is too backward and no longer suitable.

It may not matter much if others say it, but when it is said by Generalissimo Li Jing, it is naturally very weighty and it is the exact truth.

Li Jing said that the ten-thousand-strong white-robed army under Li Chengdao equipped with standard horizontal swords was the same white-robed army that was equipped with the alloy swords rewarded by the system.

Relying on the advantage of weapons, this white-robed army has made great achievements in battle and is the elite among the elite.

And half of all this is due to weapons.

Li Chengdao has been thinking about improving advanced military technology for a long time, but he has ignored the reality that today's mainstream is still cold weapons. On the battlefield where thousands of people are fighting, the strength of cold weapons and armor directly determines the combat effectiveness of an army. .

"The hot weapons of this era are not more than ten years old. It is difficult to achieve anything after decades of development. The most important thing is the cold weapons and the army."

Li Chengdao sighed in his heart.

Although the Smelting Bureau has currently developed purified gunpowder, artillery, and firecrackers, their power is average and further research and development is needed.

After thinking about it, Li Chengdao nodded and said, "I understand. I will immediately order the Manufacturing Bureau to research new weapons and armaments."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Jing was relieved and bowed back.

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After meeting with Li Jing, Li Chengdao asked someone to fetch an alloy sword, and then summoned Xu Mo to the imperial study room to meet.

"Sir, see Your Majesty."

Xu Mo saluted Li Chengdao.

"Be flat."

Li Chengdao raised his hand casually, and then said: "Mr. Xu, I met with Marshal Li today. He told me frankly that the equipment of our Tang army is too backward, so I plan to let your Smelting Bureau research new armor weapons. This will enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.”

"Take a look at this sword first."

Li Chengdao said and handed the alloy sword to Xu Mo.

After Xu Mo took it, he looked at it for a moment and waved it to test the strength. A look of shock appeared on his face and he said, "What kind of metal is this? It's stronger than the hundred-forged iron of our Smelting Bureau!"

"This is an alloy. It's not just iron. It's also mixed with other metals, and then the weapons made are stronger."

Li Chengdao explained, "I received donations of this weapon from people in the early years, but I have not found those people."

"Mr. Xu, let's see if we can imitate steel of this strength and use it to make weapons and armor?"

Hearing Li Chengdao's words, Xu Mo put down the steel knife in his hand and said seriously: "Your Majesty, if there are a large amount of metals of various colors, I am confident that I can refine this kind of alloy steel knife."

"It's just that the most abundant minerals now are iron and copper, and the remaining metal minerals are too scarce."

In this era, there was no concept of various metals, and the most widely used minerals were copper and iron.

When Li Chengdao heard this, he waved his sleeves and said without hesitation:
"In that case, mining is the way to go!"

(End of this chapter)