Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

'boom! boom'

The sound of continuous gunfire resounded through the sky in the camp's training ground, and people in the distance began to report targets.

There were twenty people in a group, and in the end three of them hit the target, well, just hit the target.

"What are you doing? How many days have you been practicing? And you still can't hit the target? If any of you can't do it, tell me and I'll replace you right away!"

As the voice of the Tartar news spread, Xue Wanche's roar resounded in the air.

Li Yuanji looked at this scene and shook his head helplessly.

During the next two months, the Shenwu rifles and Shenwei cannons were delivered to the army one after another, and Li Yuanji almost personally presided over the army's training.

Five thousand rifles have been delivered so far, and three thousand people have successfully completed fixed-target training and are beginning the next phase of training.

Yes, during all this time, only 3,000 people have successfully practiced fixed targets. Those currently in training are those who received another 2,000 rifles five days ago and are now beginning training.

Li Yuanji looked at this scene and had become accustomed to it. It seemed to have become the norm. It basically required more than ten days of training, that is, fixed target shooting, to gradually complete it.

The bullets consumed during this period are also countless. Fortunately, a large number of arsenals have been established now, and most of them have started operation, which can provide so many bullets for consumption.

Although it costs money to produce these bullets, Li Yuanji feels bad about it, but he also knows that this money cannot be saved. Without feeding them more bullets, how can these people master today's rifles?

"Xue Wanche, I heard you yelling at them as soon as I got here. Didn't I tell you that it takes time to adapt? You can't rush it."

Li Yuanji came to Xue Wanche. He had witnessed Xue Wanche's violent temper during this period of time.

But he had nothing to say. This guy adapted to the rifle very quickly. It took him two days, just two days, to complete the fixed target training, two days to complete the moving target training, and one day to complete the bayonet training. This speed was two days faster than him.

"See you, Your Majesty."

Seeing Li Yuanji coming, Xue Wanche immediately saluted.

"Your Majesty, you don't know. Apart from them, their progress is too slow. Now that we are about to go to war, if they can't master it as soon as possible, wouldn't it be a waste of such a good weapon?"

Ever since Xue Wanche saw the rifle, he has loved it to the core. In fact, with this thing, who would want to play with a knife? It can take people's lives from hundreds of meters away. Only he would be crazy to be willing to charge into the battle line with a knife in hand.

“Although your intention is good, you also have to consider whether the soldiers can bear it.

We've practiced so many times before, but you're still so irritable. Also, didn't I tell you to practice with the 50-meter target first, then the 100-meter target, and finally the 200-meter target? Now they've only been training for five days, and you've switched directly to the 200-meter target?"

At a distance of two hundred meters, when aiming with a rifle, the target is just a very small dot. Being able to hit the target at two hundred meters is a success.

Nowadays, there are no other aiming aids, such as scopes or multi-power scopes. Don’t even think about it.

Although the effective range of the rifle is more than two hundred meters, two hundred meters is already very difficult. Li Yuanji did not arrange any training beyond two hundred meters.

In order to shoot farther and more accurately, Li Yuanji planned to let the army practice on the battlefield. However, after reaching 300 meters, the target is just a small dot. Coupled with other factors, if 300-meter shooting is really included in the training, it is likely that this army will not be able to graduate in a year or two.

That kind of training is almost entirely aimed at snipers. Now Li Yuanji doesn't think about that at all. He will wait until everyone is fully adapted to the rifles, and then slowly train the snipers when they are wealthy.

Xue Wanche hesitated when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, I think that's too slow, so let them adapt for two days and then start the 200-meter target practice."

"Nonsense! You need to recover right now. The 50-meter target shooting is to let them get used to it. The 100-meter shooting is for them to control the rifles. As long as they can do the first 200 meters, the last 200 meters won't be too difficult.

Now they can't even pass the 50-meter or 100-meter target, and you ask them to shoot at a 200-meter target.

You should reflect on this carefully."

"The three people who hit the target will now enter the next stage of training. The others, you should return to your original state and continue training!"

Xue Wanche nodded in agreement, and Li Yuanji then took the three people who were going to the target to the mobile target training ground and began to inspect the training in person.

The moving target training was only fifty meters and one hundred meters. Li Yuanji did not set up any farther.

The reason is that now that the expedition is imminent, he does not have much time to train the army.

But now the enemy does not have these rifles, so as long as we go through this training and then conduct actual combat on the enemy, we can train ourselves to shoot at longer distances.

To put it bluntly, Li Yuanji was also planning to use these people as training for this Western Expedition.

After inspecting for half a day, Li Yuanji came to the artillery training ground.

Artillery also needs training, including not only training in artillery maintenance, but also training in fire coverage, coordinate adjustment, precision strikes and other subjects.

During this time, another month passed, and the number of soldiers who had successfully trained reached 15,000. Li Yuanji stopped the individual training and began to conduct training on coordinated attack by artillery and infantry.

In this month, another 2,000 rifles were delivered, and now all 7,000 people are equipped with rifles.

After another half month of training, the Firearms Bureau delivered another 1,200 rifles to the army, and the 20,000 troops in Haikang were all ready to go.

Li Yuanji returned to the palace and called Cen Wenben.

"Now the army is ready, all supplies have been delivered to the front battlefield, Liu Rengui's army has already set off for the Bay of Bengal, and I, the king, will also start the expedition.

Is everything ready at the Newspaper Bureau now? Have the officials at all levels passed the message down?"

During this period, Liu Rengui completely conquered Srivijaya and after a month's rest, he led his army to the Bay of Bengal.

At the same time, Wei Yunqi had already captured the eastern part of the Harsha Dynasty and joined forces with Xie Shufang. They were advancing slowly, waiting for Li Yuanji's army to arrive.

Now Li Yuanji is just waiting for this propaganda. After stirring up public opinion, he will lead his army to start the Western Expedition.

"Your Majesty, everything has been prepared. We are ready to start at any time, just waiting for your order!"

Cen Wenben's face was solemn. Although the preparations were complete, he had no idea whether he could achieve the expected results. After all, this was his first experience and he had no reference before. He couldn't predict what would happen in the end.

Li Yuanji was also solemn. Although he was confident, whether he could achieve the desired effect depended on this one chance.

"Then let's draft the recruitment plan and start promoting it the day after tomorrow!"

Cen Wenben agreed, and after the proposed recruitment was completed, Li Yuanji stamped the royal seal, and Cen Wenben immediately went down to start making arrangements.

Li Yuanji immediately called Yang Jianhe over. "How many people have been cleared during this period?"

“Your Majesty, a total of 427 people were cleared, and there are 23 others, of which four are county officials, six are merchants, two are merchants from Your Majesty’s fiefdom, and 11 are civilians.

Among the 427 people from the Hundred Cavalry Division who were cleared out, 127 were reported by the public, 38 were reported by officials, 65 were reported by merchants, and another 87 were discovered upon entry.

The Jinyiwei lost 23 people, all of whom were discovered while tracking and then ambushed and killed in battle. "

Listening to these data, Li Yuanji was extremely satisfied. This time, it showed that the Jinyiwei was really starting to show its edge.

As for the losses of the Jinyiwei, it was normal in itself. The loss of twenty-three people was already very small. After all, Li Er's Hundred Cavalry Division was not weak at all.

Li Yuanji was not surprised by this casualty ratio. After all, they were fighting at home. When he sent the Jinyiwei to chase him to Chang'an, they lost 121 people, while the Hundred Cavalry Division lost only 36 people. This was when the Jinyiwei had better equipment.

"Yes, you did a great job. You have to keep it up. Li Er will definitely send people here gradually. The new firearms we showed in Tubo will definitely be on his mind.

The intensity of subsequent strikes must be further strengthened, and the internal structure of the Jinyiwei must also be improved.

In two days, the newspaper bureau will start to publicize it. While you are paying attention to the changes in public opinion, you must not relax on this matter.

This is an opportunity. When public opinion fluctuates, it is the best time for those rats to act, so you must make good use of this opportunity and try to defeat all the people sent by Li Er!"

Li Yuanji was well aware that there would definitely be people who would fan the flames of this propaganda. Although on the surface he asked Cen Wenben to order all places to pay attention, in secret, the Jinyiwei were the real main force.

He had no dissatisfaction with Li Er's people infiltrating, nor did he feel that anyone was derelict in their duty, because these were impossible to prevent, just like he had deployed the Jinyiwei in the Tang Dynasty.

The only difference is that his Jinyiwei can easily gain a foothold in the Tang Dynasty, but it is extremely difficult for the Baiqisi to gain a foothold in Lingnan.

This publicity was also an opportunity for the Jinyiwei to eliminate these people, because once the publicity was spread, Li Yuanji was sure that there would be certain unrest in various places, and it would inevitably boil over. This was the perfect time for those people to muddy the waters.

With such an opportunity, as long as the Hundred Cavalry sent by Li Er are not stupid, they will definitely participate with all their strength. After all, it is difficult for them to obtain effective intelligence on weekdays, but through this incident, it will be convenient for them to do things in the chaos.

"Yes, my king, the Royal Guards will definitely be ready!"

Yang Jianhe's face was solemn. This time, the Jinyiwei was equivalent to starting to carry out two tasks at the same time, so the deployment and arrangement of manpower became particularly important.

Li Yuanji nodded, looked at Yang Jianhe and spoke again.

“Once this matter is over, I will lead my army to the west. This time you stay here, the focus is to guard against those rats, and at the same time secretly check the prefectures, states, counties, including officials at all levels.

If there is any unusual movement, when the prince is not here, you can go directly to the princess and let the princess make the decision."

Li Yuanji had a serious expression, in the current situation he was heading west for the expedition, Li Yuanji was worried about this place, in his mind, Li Er would definitely send people to cause trouble at this moment.

Even though Li Er's men suffered heavy losses this time, he knew it would be difficult to completely eliminate them, and Li Er would definitely send people again.

The role of the Embroidered Uniform Guard becomes very important. He doesn't want his house to be robbed again when he goes out this time, just like before when he inspected the various prefectures.

Every failure makes one wiser. Li Yuanji must now be prepared for these things.

"Your Majesty, I will go on this Western Expedition. The Jinyiwei are your personal soldiers, so how can we not be by your side to protect you?"

Yang Jianhe's face was full of anxiety. This was the first time he spoke to Li Yuanji like this, and Yang Jianhe was helpless.

When the Jinyiwei was established, its main force could be said to be Li Yuanji's personal guards. Now that Li Yuanji doesn't allow the Jinyiwei to go, who will be responsible for Li Yuanji's safety?

The duties of the Jinyiwei are not just to do those things, but also to shoulder the responsibility of protecting Li Yuanji's safety.

"That's fine, you can select two thousand Jinyiwei to accompany me in the war.

Moreover, when I lead a large army to fight, the army will protect my safety, so there is no need to worry.

On the contrary, you have a heavy burden to bear. Please do not let me down while I am away on the expedition."

Li Yuanji knew what Yang Jianhe was thinking and could only refuse. Lingnan was too important to him and Li Yuanji would never allow Lingnan to be lost.

Yang Jianhe had no choice but to agree in the end, and then hurried down to start arranging personnel.

After Li Yuanji pondered for a while, he called Wang Xuance and Ning Chun.

Two months ago, Wang Xuance returned. He was transferred back by Li Yuanji.

As the first person to follow him in the true sense, Li Yuanji will never forget Wang Xuance.

Ning Chun arrived a month ago. Ning Chun is also a very important person to him in Lingnan. If Ning Chun was not there in the early stage, the development would not have been so smooth.

Because the place he came to was Ning Chun's territory, and Ning Chun chose to follow him directly.

"See you, Your Majesty."

"How many times have I told you that you don't have to perform formalities in private? Come and sit down."

Li Yuanji looked at Wang Xuance and Ning Chun, feeling extremely satisfied, and then continued to speak.

"Xuan Ce, Da He, I called you here this time so that you can prepare. When I go west, you will go with me.

After this westward expedition, you will probably have to stay there for a while, and you should be mentally prepared to govern that area."

Li Yuanji was somewhat helpless. After conquering the Harsha Dynasty and the surrounding countries, that area would be quite large, and he would not feel comfortable letting ordinary people govern it, after all, that place was planned to be the second Lingnan.

Among the people under him now, only Wang Xuance and Ning Chun not only have experience in governance, but are also his absolute confidants. They are capable and loyal, and are definitely the most suitable candidates.

The area of ​​the Harsha Dynasty is rich in resources and very suitable for farming. Li Yuanji will never give up such a granary easily once he conquers it.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuance and Ning Chun agreed without any hesitation.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely be ready."

Although Cen Wenben has now come from behind, everyone is very clear about their status in Lingnan.

The two had no objection to Li Yuanji's arrangement. They both knew that Li Yuanji would not forget them.

And as Li Yuanji's ministers, it is their duty to do this. (End of this chapter)