Datang: A Technological Power

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Chen made more than ten suggestions in one breath, and deeply optimized all aspects of the entire army.

In addition, he also suggested that Li Shimin divide the war zone and divide the military area of Datang into four major war zones: Qilin, Suzaku, Baihu, and Xuanwu. The core military area where Chang'an is located is called Qinglong Military Area, which is centralized and commands the whole country!

At the same time, a series of officer promotion systems were proposed. For example, the promotion of officers needs to be authorized by the Ministry of War, and the promotion of senior officers requires Li Shimin to meet and approve in person, etc.

In short, how the army of later generations is done, Xu Chen is based on the current situation of Datang and imitates it in all aspects. Li Shimin and others were so excited that they slapped their thighs!

"Good, good! Your suggestions all sound very good, and some can be implemented immediately! But some may still have some resistance, which can be changed slowly. Generally speaking, I can accept them all, which is good for the stability of the entire country!"

Li Shimin patted his thigh, looking very pleased.

Xu Chen's reform of the army can be said to have solved a big problem in his mind, that is, how to effectively combine military power and imperial power and radiate to the entire Tang Dynasty!

There is a saying that the emperor is far away from the mountains, which is because the influence of the court cannot radiate to the local areas. If local officials or the army do some shameful things, there is no way. But if Xu Chen does it this way, it will definitely greatly increase the emperor's power, and even some small things can be managed.

"That's true, but according to what Shen Hou said, if you want to restrain local troops and officials, you also need to convey orders quickly.……"

Li Jing nodded thoughtfully, and then said,

"If the imperial court issued a military order to mobilize troops, wouldn't it take ten days or half a month to send it to a remote place like Lingnan? The reason why local forces are free now is that the speed of transmitting information is too slow and they are unable to do it.……"

Li Jing's words made everyone nod their heads. They had considered this issue a long time ago and had thought of many ways to deal with it, but the biggest difficulty was that the message was transmitted too slowly. Even if it was sent at an expedited rate of 800 miles, it was not fast enough!

"Haha, don't worry about that. I will optimize it slowly. How can we build railways when the steel mills haven't even opened yet? Everything has to be done step by step, and it will definitely get better and better."

Xu Chen laughed, then waved his hand and said confidently that in his plan, the railways of Datang have been put on the agenda. If you want to get rich, you must build roads first. With the railways, the improvement of the industrial level of the entire Datang will bring about a qualitative transformation!

At that time, whether it is the transmission of information, the transportation of goods, the transportation of troops... these will not be a problem!

It's just that it's too early to talk about this now, and Li Shimin and the others don't understand.

"Well, I believe you will solve this problem someday, but the most urgent task now is to find a way to resist the 200,000-strong Turkic army. I don't know what to do.……"

Li Shimin nodded slightly, frowning as he spoke.

After all, Yuchi Gong had a broken arm, and he only brought 10,000 people with him. They were all a little worried about this.

At this moment, a cavalryman suddenly rushed into the military camp, waving his hands and shouting:

"Good news! Good news! General Yuchi won a great victory in Jingyang! The enemy general Ashide Wumochu was captured alive, and more than a thousand Turkic cavalrymen were killed!"

This sound suddenly struck Li Shimin and others like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. The next second, Li Shimin excitedly ran down the platform and asked the messenger repeatedly:

"Quick! Get off your horse and show me General Yuchi's battle report!"

When the two armies were fighting, Li Shimin was so happy to receive such a victory report. It was really a morale booster!

"This is General Yuchi's handwritten letter. Please have a look, Your Majesty."

The messenger knelt on one knee and respectfully presented the letter in his hand.

""Okay, go and claim your reward!"

Li Shimin waved his hands again and again, and couldn't wait to open the letter in his hand and quickly read the contents.

Then, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled, then laughed heartily:

"Jingde, Jingde, you are getting stronger and stronger with each setback!" Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji and others quickly came over, looking like curious babies. They also wanted to know what was written in Yuchi Gong's handwriting that could make His Majesty so happy?

"Come, come, take a look. Jingde's letter said that as soon as he arrived at Gaoling, he organized a counterattack and launched a night attack! He beheaded more than a thousand people and captured the enemy cavalry commander alive! The Turkic cavalry is now a frightened bird and dares not attack Gaoling again. It seems that they are waiting for the follow-up large force to join together."

Li Shimin took the letter to everyone to read, and said in amazement,

"Isn't this exactly what we want? The Turkic army is about to arrive and join them. Jingde is already preparing to leave Gaoling. However, before that, he has to pretend to attack again and confront the 200,000-man army to buy time for us!"

After reading the contents of the letter, Li Jing and others also laughed easily and praised:

"Great, this old guy Yuchi is really capable! Our reinforcements will arrive soon. As long as he can hold out for one more day, we will have a better chance of winning!"

"I didn't expect that after losing an arm, he became even more brave. If we talk about military achievements in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with him!"

"Using 10,000 vanguards to scare off a Turkic army of 200,000 is incredible to think about!"

Several generals were discussing enthusiastically, simulating how they would carry out their work if they were Yuchi Gong. Only Xu Chen smiled and said nothing.

""Shen Hou, in your opinion, how did Jingde fight this battle? What reward should he get?"

Li Shimin handed the letter to Xu Chen and said with a smile.

As an emperor, he ignored his status and asked Xu Chen for reward on behalf of Yuchi Gong!

"This battle was fought well, right? It can’t be said to be a small matter, but it can only be said to be medium-sized!"

Unexpectedly, Xu Chen smiled slightly and said lightly,

"The more interesting things are still to come."_To read the ununderlined version of the novel, please download