Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

"Shigui, is the food and grass ready?"

Li Shimin didn't pay much attention to his son, but instead asked the commander of the forbidden army to speak out.

In the past, Li Junxian would generally be in charge, but for the stability of Chang'an, Li Shimin finally chose to keep Baiqi.

"Your Majesty, a lot of food has been transferred from Shandong and other places, enough to sustain the army for a month."

"As long as we wait for the food and grass to arrive later, maintenance will not be a problem."

Zhang Shigui replied respectfully, because this time the dispatch was due to the imperial army, so he naturally took the responsibility of escorting the food and grass.

Fortunately, Zhang Shigui still has some ability, and it is not bad to complete this matter.

If the grain and grass are transported directly from Chang'an, it will undoubtedly slow down the marching speed.

On the day when the decision was made, people had already been the first to send people to a place near Liaodong to collect food and grass.

It is enough to last for a period of time, waiting for the subsequent supplement of food and grass.

Li Shimin nodded, as if to let go of some thoughts first, as long as the problem of food and grass is solved, then there will be no worries.

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After traveling for more than ten consecutive days, these forbidden soldiers can be said to be full of travel and dust, and one of them seemed to be suffering from a serious illness.

Even Li Shimin's complexion looked a little ugly when he saw this scene, but it was not surprising for Shu An, who came to the top of Longxuan today, to see this scene.

"The training of the forbidden army is still a little less, and it does have a lot of shortcomings compared to the soldiers at the border."

Shu An couldn't help but objectively said, of course the Forbidden Army is fine now, but as time goes by, it almost becomes a decoration.

But it is also the helplessness of the forbidden army. After all, some people have a little connection, or a little background.

If you want to join the army, the first choice is the forbidden army. The reason is very simple. The benefits of the forbidden army are good, and there is no danger.

If it is remembered by His Majesty by chance, then there is even a possibility of great success.

Compared with the frontier army, it can be said that one is in the sky and the other is in the ground. It is far better to eat well and dress well.

As for why Shu An appeared here, it was already quite commonplace.

These days, Shu An spent a lot of time with Li Shimin, and the two chatted a lot.

Of course, it was mainly due to the passage of time, Shu An's previous prejudice against Li Shimin has gradually come to light.

But the main reason is that Li Shimin's attitude is still correct. It is not easy for an emperor to do this.

If you run into a tyrant, then who cares whether you are a sage or not, you are no different from ordinary people.

Don't look at the glory of Confucius at the beginning, but it was not after his death that he gradually became a saint. You must know that in the Great Qin Dynasty, Confucius was not recognized by the Qin Emperor, let alone a sage.

On the other side, when Li Shimin heard Yafu's words, his complexion became even more ugly.

After all, this was a lot of face loss, and even Li Shimin felt a little upset in front of Yafu.

What's interesting is that the conversation between the two made Zhang Shigui on the side a little scared. Although he is not the only commander of the imperial army, he also has his share.

Chapter 576 method, choose the future

The problem of the forbidden army is not Zhang Shigui's problem. To be clear, the commander of the forbidden army is sometimes concurrently in charge.

Sometimes I see which state dukes are in Chang'an, and take some positions, but these state dukes also turn a blind eye.

The main reason is that many guards still have a lot of nepotism, so they just treat it as a mess, and there is no way to do it.

After all, there is not so much energy and time, so the imperial army did not have enough training. Of course, these soldiers are also used to a life without training.

Perhaps from the very beginning, these princes never thought that these forbidden troops would go to the battlefield.

It has led to the current situation. You must know that you have enough rest every day, but you still look listless.

Then who is to blame for this, even Zhang Shigui is hard to say, if it is counted, the real leader of the forbidden army should be His Majesty.

Of course Zhang Shigui didn't dare to say these words, but he also felt that the life of the Imperial Army would be difficult in the future.

"I don't know how Yafu thinks how to improve the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army?"

Although Li Shimin's face was ugly, he still asked aloud. You must know that Xue Rengui was taught by this Asian father.

If others don't know, how could he not know, this Yafu is also a master of military training.

As for the other side, Zhang Shigui also felt a lot of surprise in his heart. Although he had heard many rumors about Duke Anxuan, he felt that there were some discrepancies.

But it doesn't seem to be the case now, and Zhang Shigui also listened attentively, wanting to know what this Duke An Xuan had to say.

"There are many ways, it depends on which one Shimin chooses."

Shu An said quietly, obviously he also had a lot of sighs for this forbidden army. You must know that the Tang forbidden army of later generations is basically useless.

Even the border towns could not be defeated, the army was defeated like a mountain, and the imperial army did not have enough strength to overwhelm everything, so the dynasty was doomed not to be stable.

It's just that no one realizes this, and of course those who realize it are too late.

However, what Shu An said was to change this situation. Even if there was a rebellion at the border, the imperial army would not be without combat effectiveness.

Hearing Yafu's words, Li Shimin's eyes lit up slightly, and it turned out that Yafu had a way.

"The first method is to train the forbidden army like ordinary soldiers."

"Moreover, strict training is required. If the soldiers do not complete the training, they will be directly expelled from the imperial army."

"If you persist in this way, your combat effectiveness will inevitably increase in the long run."

"If the people of the world need it, then the academy is willing to provide a set of training methods."

Shu An continued to speak out, no rules, no army, no actual combat to maintain combat effectiveness, so the only option is to train to the death.

This is a method that requires hard work, and it depends on whether Li Shimin can make up his mind.

"Then Yafu thinks how many people can stay in the Forbidden Army if they follow the academy's method?"

Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he asked, how could he not know about the problem of the Forbidden Army, but there was nothing he could do about it.

You must know that there are not a few people in the forbidden army who are involved with him, some are from the royal family, and there are also some nephews and the like.

Although he doesn't know how the academy's training methods are, it must not be easy. He has also heard about Xue Rengui's military training methods.

After all, Xue Rengui had gained a lot of face for this emperor before, so Li Shimin naturally understood it.

If it is possible, then it can be promoted, but it was later discovered that it is destined to be impossible.

Because too much food and meat were consumed, it was only through Li Shimin's inner court subsidies that it could barely maintain it, and it was even more impossible to promote it.

Li Shimin is not that rich yet, but he also knows how ruthless Xue Rengui's training methods are.

"According to the current situation of the Forbidden Army, one-third should be able to stay."

After thinking about it for a while, Shu An still spoke up. Fortunately, it is only the fifth year of Zhenguan, and these forbidden troops still have a lot of foundation.

If it takes another 20 years, then it is estimated that ten of them will not survive.

"Then how about other methods?"

Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he continued to speak, one-third of the number was still too small.

"The next method depends on Shimin's determination."

"That is to put all the soldiers into the contest, and the most elite soldiers are selected into the imperial army."

"Every year or three years, the competition will be held again, so that the combat effectiveness of the imperial army can be guaranteed."

Shu An's voice continued to sound without hesitation, but this method hurt some border town teams.

After all, it is equivalent to drawing out the elite among these people. In fact, in Shu An's opinion, if he wants to strengthen the control of the border town, this is a good method.

But now Li Shimin probably hasn't thought of controlling the border town. After all, the foreign race is putting a lot of pressure on Datang.

Sure enough, after hearing this method, Li Shimin still shook his head. If it was this method, most of the princes who came from generals in the court would probably object.

"Then there is only one last method left."

"Treat the Forbidden Army as a government, and participate in the competition. The winner will be the Forbidden Army. You can also agree on a time limit."

But if the first two methods are not enough, then there is another method, which is to switch teams.

As for the current forbidden army, if they are defeated, then they will become frontier troops.

This method also made Li Shimin hesitate, but compared with the previous two methods, it is more acceptable.

After all, the first method basically requires reorganizing the Forbidden Army, which requires too much manpower and material resources.

For the second method, there are too many people blocking it. For the last method, although there are obstacles, the resistance will obviously be much smaller.

Of course, Li Shimin still needs to think about this matter, obviously he also has a lot of dissatisfaction with these forbidden troops.

As for Zhang Shigui on the side, his face was a little stiff. Duke Anxuan's methods were indeed many, and they seemed to be reliable.

But no matter which point you choose, the result of the current Forbidden Army may be a little difficult.

Naturally, Duke Anxuan couldn't be blamed for this matter, after all, the soldiers of the imperial army were indeed somewhat unsatisfactory.

Zhang Shigui was not worried about himself, but he was a little worried about this soldier.

I just hope that the Forbidden Army can perform well in Liaodong this time, and dispel some thoughts in His Majesty's mind, otherwise, the future of the Forbidden Army may not be certain.

Shu An didn't care about Li Shimin's thoughts, let alone bother him. In his opinion, the imperial army must be changed, at least to change the weak situation in the future.

It is easy to change the current history, but it is so difficult to change the history after his passing.

Chapter 577 The Border Crossing Difficulty, Relief

Although there are many unsatisfactory things along the way, the army is also getting closer and closer to Liaodong.

Of course, Li Shimin naturally knows how to command soldiers, so it is naturally impossible to rectify the imperial army at this time.

However, this also casts some small shadows on this trip, after all, the combat power of the imperial army is worrying.

Even Li Shimin inevitably had some worries, and all of this was naturally seen by Shu An.

After all, Shu An was the one who had the most contact with this emperor along the way.

Of course, compared to Li Shimin's worries, Shu An didn't have the slightest pressure.

After all, if you are confident, then it is the gunpowder behind you, not these guards.

In terms of place, this emperor didn't stay long, and naturally he got closer to Liaodong.

Although strictly speaking it should be spring, Liaodong is still cold.

On the contrary, there are some weather conditions in Chang'an like a month ago. Fortunately, it has been prepared for a long time.

Similar cotton-padded clothes are naturally prepared, and naturally thinner cotton-padded clothes are custom-made according to the weather.

In this aspect, the Forbidden Army is much better than the Frontier Army.

Of course, Shu An and the others were also prepared, a small padded jacket was draped over the outside.

This scene may seem a little funny from the eyes of later generations, but for this era.

It was indeed the best choice, even Shu An couldn't help feeling that he had taken the fashion astray.

But now the people who are close to Liaodong look at these soldiers with a look of envy in their eyes.

"The people near the border are still too poor."

Both Li Shimin and Shu An couldn't help feeling the same in their hearts.

You must know that the closer to the north, the more barren the land.

So the people don't talk about the harvest once a year, and the harvest has decreased a lot.

Compared with those rich places in the south of the Yangtze River, it is far behind.

And in these places, there are not many things that the people can do.

If you want to work long-term jobs for some wealthy families, then the number is also limited.

Naturally, it is impossible for every common people to have the opportunity, so it means that some people just have enough food and clothing.

But soon Li Shimin also discovered something was wrong.

"Why didn't anyone bring up the matter of relief?"

Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he thought silently, to know what Qing Que raised at the beginning, he was ordered to go on.