Chapter 1288

However, what Chang sun Chong doesn't know is that now Merton is also angry with Chang sun Chong. Since Chang sun Chong split the firearm army, he has not been in any difficulty for the firearm army, but fully supported it. However, now Chang sun Chong has stubbornly brought the firearm army to a dead end, with a war damage rate of more than half. This is since the establishment of the firearm army, The biggest hit.

"The firearm army has a strong combat power, but it was the disaster. Chang sun Chong and sun wukai are to blame." in the Tai Chi hall, Merton looked at the war report of the firearm army and said angrily.

Li Shimin said with embarrassment on his face, "victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers. However, the firearms army has just been established and has not gone through such a war. Some setbacks are inevitable."

Li Shimin naturally knows that Chang sun Chong and sun wukai have a lot of responsibilities. However, Chang sun Chong has been favoritism, and sun wukai is bloody and hard to punish.

"I feel sorry for my officers and men of the Tang Dynasty. It was an avoidable tragedy to sacrifice their lives in vain and bury their bones in a foreign land. I thought that the tragedy of the firearm army could become a negative example. The so-called soldiers were a bear and would be a bear. When marching and fighting, we should not be cronyist and airborne civilian officials. Once a layman led an expert, it would cause endless harm." Merton advised bitterly.

He founded the firearm army and devoted so much effort. How can he not be sad that there are so many casualties now.

"Cronyism, one soldier, one nest! Laymen lead experts!" Li Shimin's face darkened. He knew that this was Merton's crazy connotation, Chang sun Chong, but he had nothing to say.

The firearm army massacre was not caused by accident. On the one hand, he was cronyist and handed over the firearm army to his nephew. On the other hand, there was the strategic mistake of Prince Li Chengqian. Of course, there was also changsun Chong's own greed for work, recklessness and fear of life and death, which made him deal with the matter quickly.

"I have warned the Ministry of military. I called you to see me this time to discuss the reconstruction of the firearm army. The firearm army is the face of the military in the Tang Dynasty. We must regroup. I know that the firearm army is your hard work. I hope you don't want to be impulsive and actively offer advice and suggestions." Li Shimin quickly skipped this topic and said today's purpose.

Although the firearm army suffered heavy losses, Li Shimin saw the powerful attack power of the firearm army. In the face of the attack of 200000 Xue yantuo, the firearm army stubbornly stalled and killed a large number of Xue yantuo's cavalry. I'm afraid the firearm army could be powerful again if it hadn't made a ruthless plan to shoot and kill the horses of the firearm army. How could Li Shimin, such a strong army, let go, The best understanding of the firearm army is Merton, who founded the firearm army.

"Rebuilding the firearm army?" Merton raised his eyebrows and said in surprise.

"Not bad! I want to hear your opinion." Li Shimin nodded,

Merton closed his eyes and meditated. Although he was dissatisfied with Chang sun Chong, he had deep feelings for the firearm army. Naturally, he didn't want the firearm army to decline. At present, he thought, "after several wars, we can see that every time the firearm army plays against more, we can't lose. My minister believes that if we want the firearm army to dominate the world, we must increase the number of firearm troops."

"Increase the number of firearm soldiers?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said in surprise. But when he thought about it carefully, it was true. At the beginning of the western expedition to Gaochang, if there were 3000 firearm troops and 5000 Tibetan cavalry, I'm afraid they didn't dare to attack at all. During the northern expedition to Xue yantuo, if there were more firearm troops, they might be able to kill them in the face of Xue yantuo's siege.

"Wei Chen believes that it is most appropriate to set the number of firearms army at 10000 soldiers. First of all, 10000 soldiers are the best number to become an army. The firearms army is worthy of its name. With the combat power of the firearms army, Wei Chen can ensure that the firearms army is invincible when it is less than 10000." Merton said proudly.

"Man Wan is invincible!" Li Shimin took a breath and was immediately shocked by this remark. A mere ten thousand people can run all over the world. Such an army is really terrible.

Merton Lang said: "the firearm army is famous for its attack power, and its defense power is weak. If there are more than 10000 people, the attack power will be doubled. Under the attack instead of defense, the weakness of the firearm army will be completely made up, and the defense power and attack power will reach a perfect balance. Retreat can be defended and advance can be attacked."

Li Shimin was shocked and said, "in that case, it's better to expand the firearm army to 20000 or even 50000. Who is the opponent of Datang in that world."

Merton shook his head and said, "absolutely not. Today's firearms are not perfect. Coupled with the heavy gunpowder, the baggage of tens of thousands of firearms army is a heavy burden. No matter how many people there are, it will drag down the marching speed and offensive efficiency of firearms army, and it will cost too much."

Li Shimin reacted from his excitement. His imagination is unrealistic. The cost of 3000 firearm troops has far exceeded the cost of tens of thousands of cavalry, especially gunpowder. It is really easy to use and powerful, but it is a gold eater. I'm afraid tens of thousands of firearm troops are the limit borne by the Tang Dynasty.

"In addition, the firearm army is a new type of arms. It can no longer appoint tough generals who don't know big words. Instead, it needs to select outstanding people from military academies to fill the officer level, so as to ensure the loyalty and combat strength of the firearm army. In this way, the combat strength of the firearm army increases sharply and is loyal to the imperial court." Merton proposed again.

Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and said, "I really didn't read you wrong. It seems that it's time to hand over the firearm army to you again."

Morton raised his head in surprise and looked at Li Shimin in surprise. He didn't expect Li Shimin to hand over tens of thousands of firearm armies to him. You should know that all the generals who can command the armies are veterans who follow Li Shimin to fight the world, and he has been included in this trip in less than 30.

"Why, I still blame you for taking the position of general of the firearm army." Li Shimin pretended to be angry.

Merton smiled bitterly, shook his head firmly and said, "Your Majesty is very kind, and my minister deserves it. However, after the battle of chenfupan grassland, it is found that a weak civil servant is not suitable for commanding the firearms army. Although the firearms army was founded by Weichen, Weichen is not a military general. There is a candidate more suitable for the general of the firearms army than Chen."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "why? Mo Aiqing wants to recommend talents to me."

Merton nodded and said, "yes, I want to recommend Xue Rengui, the former firearm army captain."

"Xue Rengui!" Li Shimin was surprised. Although he was a small school captain, his name was on the war reports of the firearm army.

Merton nodded: "Yes, if we only talk about the understanding of the firearm army, Xue Rengui would be the number in the world in addition to the micro minister. At that time, the micro minister was obsessed with the firearm prison. Xue Rengui almost established the firearm army. In addition, he was the first batch of cadets in the military academy, and he had excellent arrow skills and brave fighting. He was a rare general and the only candidate for the general of the firearm army."

"There is such a good general. Where is he now?" Li Shimin said with great interest.

Merton replied, "Xue Rengui is now in the Qinling Mountains, leading the newly established engineering battalion to dig a new Shu Road."

"Send the order and let Xue Rengui return to Beijing immediately to prepare for the reconstruction of the firearms military." Li Shimin waved his hand and ate a long wisdom. After the painful lessons of airborne commander sun Chong and sun wukai, Li Shimin decided to listen to Merton's suggestions and reuse Xue Rengui who climbed up from the firearms army step by step to ensure the combat effectiveness of the firearms army.

"However, Xue Rengui is a school captain after all. It's not easy to provoke criticism to suddenly rise to two levels and become a general of the firearm army. He ordered Xue Rengui to be a general and a deputy general of the firearm army, and veteran Zhang Shigui to lead the position of general of the firearm army." Li Shimin thought.

Merton couldn't help sighing at the words. How powerful the inertia of history is. The two enemies who had deviated from the track unexpectedly bumped into each other again.

"Wei Chen obeys the order!" although Merton's history is surprisingly similar, he still takes orders. For one thing, Xue Rengui's position as a general of the firearm army is indeed promoted too fast, which is not conducive to his growth.

Second, Xue Rengui in his previous life led a group of soldiers who were short of major generals, but now Xue Rengui led a strong firearms army, which is much stronger than the opening of his previous life. I'm afraid a mere Zhang Shigui can't suppress Xue Rengui at all. Sometimes, suffering is the best way for a person to grow up quickly.