I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

Then the question arises, if the Air Force continues to expand its scale and continue to train in this way, is there still a need for the Army, or the old soldiers?

These generals are not ignorant of the reform of the military system, and they even know very well that only after the real reform of the military system can Datang's military strength be further improved.

But they also have their own difficulties, that is, they are too old to learn new equipment, formations, and tactics, or even if they work hard, they can't catch up with the young people.

Not to mention, the entire Datang army is still changing with each passing day.That is to say, by the time they have just learned something new, they may have fallen behind again.

How does this make them not panic?

But what can they do?

Don't you agree to reform the military system?

Just kidding, Zhang Nuo, the king of Qin, proposed something that the emperor Li Shimin agreed to, who would dare to oppose it in the Tang Dynasty?

Especially when it comes to the most sensitive military power, even civil servants only dare to speak out on logistics supply and money and food expenditure.It can be said that no one dared to object to this matter.

After all, things like military power are too sensitive!

However, since the reform of the military system cannot be stopped, and it will not be involved in it later, there is only one way other than studying hard to keep yourself from falling behind.

That is, before the reform of the military system was carried out, he could earn a lot of credit for his family.

At the same time, if you send your own brats into the new army to practice hard, maybe in the future you will really have to rely on these brats to shine.

It is these considerations that make these veterans extraordinarily enthusiastic about the upcoming Fusang Battle. Expansion of territory, this is an even more outstanding achievement than defending the enemy from outside the country.

Not to mention that there are silver mines and other coveted things inside, it proves that this battle is not only meritorious, but money rewards are absolutely indispensable.

Therefore, the veterans are now fighting, whose troops go first, whose troops are the main attack, these are all to be fought, you must know that this is not only related to themselves, but also to the soldiers under their command, how can we not fight?

Chapter 760 The Value of a Sergeant

The veterans started arguing about the battle of Fusang now. This matter can't be clarified right away. After all, no one thinks too much about credit, right?

And they all know how to measure, knowing that no matter how hard they fight, they will never find Zhang Nuo here, because without Zhang Nuo, they are just a bunch of landlubbers, and they don't even know how to get to Fusang, let alone the follow-up logistics supplies. .

Not to mention the air force's reconnaissance, bombing, and rapid delivery capabilities. It's true that they are veterans, and it would be better if they don't understand these new tactics, but they are not stupid.

They really don't understand, but at least they know what these things are for. It's as if you really don't know how a mobile phone should be made, but it doesn't affect how you play it.

So they know very well that they can compete for the main attack, but they should not compete with Zhang Nuo for other things, because there is no hope at all.

Not to mention, from the current situation, it can be seen that the battle of Fusang, needless to say, must be His Royal Highness King Qin as the commander.

Then arguing with the coach about what is there or not is purely courting death.

Zhang Nuo was too lazy to talk to those idiots, he had no opinion on their argument, let alone talk to them.

In his opinion, in fact, for those Fusang dwarfs, as long as the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty go there, it is definitely an adult beating a child, and there will not even be a few splashes.

This is not because Zhang Nuo is blindly confident, but because he really knows the level of Fusang in this era. Perhaps Fusang in this era can be called brave.

But the lack of minerals made them lag behind Datang by several generations in terms of equipment level.

In addition, the gap in population caused their soldiers to lag behind Datang by a large margin.

At the same time, unlike Datang’s history of continuous wars in recent years, the so-called “wars” that Fusang has experienced in the past few years may be a joke in the eyes of Datang. It's big.

We must know that if there was a large-scale fight between the villages in the Tang Dynasty, it would be tens of thousands of people. It is not uncommon for a fight to kill hundreds of people. This kind of thing still happened in the 90s.

But for Fusang, just kidding, if more than a thousand people are involved, it will be a "big war" that will be written into the history books. That is not a joke.

The situation is like this, if this group of veterans who have fought in the battlefield for many years can still stumble in the face of such a group of dwarfs, then Zhang Nuo will have to use a knife to kill people.

The veterans don't need to worry about Zhang Nuo, but he discussed with Li Shimin about the new army.

"Lao Li, I have an idea, you should think about it!"

It was rare for Li Shimin to see Zhang Nuo being so worried about gains and losses, and he was also curious, so they got together and whispered,

"Tell me, if there's anything you don't understand, let's discuss it!"

I have to say that Lao Li just knows how to be a human being. How nice it sounds, it seems that he will really give Lao Li some benefits in the future, otherwise it will be in vain that Lao Li takes care of himself like this.

But this is not the time to talk about these things, Zhang Nuo took a deep breath and said softly,

"Old Li, you have to know that although I have spent a lot of thought and money in the navy and air force, and the training is to death, most of them are recruits who have never seen blood!"

"So I have an idea, shall we hold a large-scale joint exercise so that these recruits can experience the atmosphere of the battlefield in advance?"

"Although I know that drills are very different from actual combat, after all, it is much better than throwing it on the battlefield without knowing anything!"

After listening to what Zhang Nuo said, Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment, and then asked a question that was impossible in Zhang Nuo!

"Uh, brother, what is this picture? Don't these recruits have to go to the battlefield to see blood? The exercise is just an act, and it's not a real fight with real swords and guns. Is it useful?"

"We have trained in advance, and when the time comes, we will throw it on the battlefield. After a few battles, they will know the depth!"

Zhang Nuo really didn't expect Li Shimin to ask such a question, but when he looked back, he realized that Li Shimin's ideas were still stuck in the past.

In the eyes of Li Shimin and those veterans, although they often talk about loving soldiers like sons and being one with officers and soldiers, in fact, even the most sensible generals are nothing more than treating the soldiers well and paying close attention to training.

On the battlefield, it is already very good to save the lives of the soldiers as much as possible, and not to issue some orders to send them to death.

But in the eyes of these commanders, the soldiers are still just a number. As long as there are young and strong people, they can recruit a new batch and make up for it after a period of training.

But Li Shimin didn't realize that the navy and air force trained by Zhang Nuo now, or in other words, the navy and air force that is still training, are no longer the kind of arms that can be used on the battlefield by just pulling a young man to train for a period of time.

Rather than saying that the navy and air force are ordinary troops, it is better to say that these people are all technical arms or officers.

Because these people must read and write at the most basic level, and at the same time must master certain professional skills.

Maybe some of these skills are useless in the outside world, but they are actually an indispensable part in the army.

This is also why Zhang Nuo implemented a professional military training program, because there is no such thing as three to five years, and he really can't finish learning those things.

Therefore, how could Zhang Nuo be willing to let the soldiers who had been trained so hard and spent a lot of energy be cannon fodder just for the sake of blood.

When Zhang Nuo mentioned his scruples, Li Shimin was a little confused, is that so?It's just Qiu Ba in a group of troops, when did he become so arrogant?

Zhang Nuo didn't say anything else, just a case,

"Old Cheng's youngest son, after graduating from the Naval Academy, will be the first mate on a battleship, that is, the deputy captain. As long as the new ship is in place, he will become the captain!"

"He is a serious general, and the Chamber of Commerce secretly poached him. He wants to be the captain of the merchant ship of the Chamber of Commerce. Do you know how much the salary is offered?"

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, it's higher than what his father got in the court! Why, because these are really capable people! Such a person, regardless of his family's background, you are willing to use it as a pawn!" cannon fodder?"

"And not only the captain, but even ordinary sailors are a bunch of people trying to find ways to carry money forward and want to poach people. If it weren't for my brothers, the navy is at least half empty right now. You still want to let them be cannon fodder?"

Chapter 761 The Value of the New Type of Soldiers

In fact, to be more serious, Li Shimin is really not the kind of person who carelessly ignores the lives of soldiers and does not take the lives of sergeants seriously. After all, he is also a successful commander.

Aside from those dramas about eating and living together, at the root, Li Shimin is at least the kind who hopes that he has many soldiers and generals, and will not treat his sergeants as wrong people.

But if you want to say how much he valued the sergeant, well, so be it.

That's right, this is Li Shimin's true attitude towards the sergeant!

And Zhang Nuo wanted to reverse Li Shimin's current view, and even said that Zhang Nuo hoped to change the views of these courtiers on human life.

In fact, Zhang Nuo felt this very early on, but he never had the opportunity to mention this before, but now it is a good opportunity.

Yes, not just the lives of sergeants, but all human lives.

These days, although everyone knows the benefits of population, in the eyes of the emperor Li Shimin and officials, the biggest benefit of population is that it can bring tax revenue.

Then at the same time, it will bring about the improvement of national power. After all, both conscription and corvee are based on population.

However, if you want to say that they value human life more, that is nonsense. It is not uncommon for tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of people to starve to death in a famine.

Even last year's drought and locust plague had not been intervened in advance by Zhang Nuo, and those disaster areas alone would have been empty. This is no joke.

But Zhang Nuo is the clearest. As a planet that can carry 60 billion people in later generations, it is too empty at this time. Datang is currently the largest population gathering area on the entire planet, so it should use its population advantage , The demographic dividend is maximized.

Therefore, Zhang Nuo wanted everyone, including Li Shimin, to understand that human life is more important than other things.

"Your Majesty, and ministers, I have something to say here, and I want to take this opportunity to tell you all!"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard Zhang Nuo's address. They all knew that between this Lord, His Majesty and the courtiers, there was never anything else but personal friendship.

For His Majesty, he has always been called Lao Li Lao Li, and even this title has not changed since His Majesty met His Highness King Qin, and His Majesty is also very happy, even like Changsun Wuji and others know that His Majesty and King Qin When His Highness speaks, whenever there are not many people around, he always calls himself "I" instead of mine!

Although in formal occasions, it seems normal for the two of them to talk about each other, but it is not a public place now.

His Royal Highness King Qin, who likes this posture the most, has only one explanation for calling him this way, and that is that what His Royal Highness King Qin wants to say is very formal, so he is called this way.

The people sitting in this palace today, whether they are civil servants or military generals, may have different personalities and experiences, but if there is one thing to say, no one is stupid. I can figure it out.

Therefore, everyone in the palace at this time, including Li Shimin, looked at Zhang Nuo obediently, waiting to hear his speech.

Zhang Nuo was also polite, seeing that everyone's attention was diverted, he said directly,

"Everyone, I just discussed one thing with His Majesty, that is, we have never landed on the island before departure, in order to ensure the victory of the war and reduce casualties!"

"My lord suggests launching a joint exercise of the three armed forces. On the one hand, the function of this exercise is to discuss the techniques of the three armed forces in joint operations. After all, there was no navy and air force in the Tang Dynasty in the past. Now there is one, but how to use it together? How to cooperate with each other needs to be explored!"

"Your Majesty just said a point of view, that is, let these people see the blood on the battlefield and understand after a few fights. This king believes that everyone thinks so, but I don't agree with it!"

"Today, here and now, I have to have a good chat with you, whether this human life is worth anything!"

"The first thing I want to say is that in today's navy and air force, many of you present have children from their families serving in it. It must be relatively clear, but there are also some who don't know it in detail. Here, I will introduce it to you. !"

"Whether it's the navy or the air force, there are two major differences between them and the traditional sergeants. One is the professionalization of all staff. This point must be clear to everyone, which means that this group of people can only serve in the military for the rest of their lives. Wooli's messing around!"

"It seems that our burden is heavy, but even civil servants know that one veteran is more effective than three or four recruits, and this is only the first difference."

"The second difference is that those who come from these two units are all literate, and not only literate and arithmetic, but also have to master some special professional skills!"

"For example, in the navy, you have to learn how to navigate, identify directions, repair sails, maintain ships, etc., and if you are in the air force, you have to learn various skills such as machine maintenance and wild survival!"

"Among the king's arrangements for the navy and air force, except for the first batch who graduated in a year or so because most of them were honored children who were more educated, and the Tang Dynasty really lacked a navy, all future navies, at least You have to train for two years!"

"Even after the replacement of the second-generation warship, every naval soldier who can board the ship must at least undergo three years of professional training on the basis of knowing how to read and count!"

"Moreover, every two or three years, you have to go to the school to participate in various trainings, especially when you are promoted, you must conduct new command, tactics and even technical training again!"

"In this way, if a future professional soldier of the Tang Dynasty wants to stay in the army, it will take seven or eight years for training alone!"

"Then, can such a sergeant be used as cannon fodder like the ordinary sergeants before? How many outstanding men in Datang can fill this vacancy?"

"You need to know how many literate talents are there in Datang? How many of them are suitable and willing to serve as soldiers, or even stay in the army for a lifetime?"

"Therefore, I hope that not only His Majesty, but also you ministers will understand a point of view from the bottom of their hearts, that is, human life is much more valuable than before. Things come out!"

"Don't take the lives of soldiers for granted to try, to be honest, if we sacrifice too many people in a battle.

Well, finally counting the time and expenses of cultivating these talents, we may end up losing money in this battle. If this situation is not in the case of defending our home and country, I don't want it to happen! "

Chapter 762 The Hidden Boss in School

In fact, what Zhang Nuo said is a derivative of his previous theory of war economy.

Wars serve politics, and at the same time, they also serve the economy. What Zhang Nuo has always believed in is that wars should be divided into two types.

One is carried out for the purpose of defending the home and the country. This kind of battle is the homeland and relatives behind it.

The other type is fighting for the benefit of the country, which is what Zhang Nuo just said. For example, Datang needs Fusang's money and human resources, and needs to launch a war to plunder.

This is no problem. What matters between countries is the interest.

But if a war ends up causing the country to lose money or even bring the country down, what's the point?

How many countries have made this kind of mistake in history?

It was originally a war that wanted to gain benefits and take advantage of it, but due to miscalculation of the situation and mistakes in command, and failure to stop losses in time, the national power seemed to decline in the end, and talent faults formed. There are indeed many such things in history. .

Zhang Nuo does not hope that Datang will follow this path in the future. For Zhang Nuo, the current population of Datang is still too small, far from enough to realize his global strategy.

If the population is not enough, what about elite talents?

So where is the deficiency, it is simply not enough to fill in.

However, after Zhang Nuo finished speaking, he was thinking about his own affairs, but Li Shimin and others got together to discuss.

Li Shimin is fine, he has been working and living with Zhang Nuo in the past few years, even if he chatted a few gossips while eating and drinking, he has gradually gotten used to it and learned a lot.

But other people are different, how many times can they deal with Zhang Nuo on weekdays?

Zhang Nuo does not go to court, does not work in the government office, and does not live in Chang'an City. When he has nothing to do, he either flies to Pyongyang to deal with the development of the industrial base, or plunges into the air force base or the naval academy in Pyongyang City to become the boss. These people basically have difficulty even meeting him.