Li Zexuan still respects Duan Zhixuan very much.
Regardless of the rank relationship, Duan Zhixuan led the Xuanjia Army to accompany Li Er in the southern and northern wars, and defeated the Eighteenth Route Army rebel king. Later, he fought against the Turkic Wolf Cavalry many times. He created countless miracles of defeating more with less. He also made great contributions to the founding of the Tang Dynasty and peace in the world. Based on this alone, Duan Zhixuan and some veterans of the Xuanjia Army deserve Li Zexuan's respect!
Just like how he respects Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others.
In addition, after being in the Xuanjia Army for so long, Li Zexuan has basically figured out the ways (faction relationships) here. Although he hates forming cliques, and although he comes to the military camp to really do something, he doesn't want to mess with anyone. It doesn't mean that others won't mess with him, just like Qiu Xinggong. Qiu Xinggong is an old man in the Xuanjia Army. In terms of seniority, he is not much different from Duan Zhixuan. Li Zexuan, a newcomer who has just joined the Xuanjia Army, will definitely not be able to meet Qiu Xinggong head-on.
Fortunately, Duan Zhixuan has always been on his side, and Duan Zhixuan has helped him solve many troubles whether openly or secretly. So from this point of view, Li Zexuan is still grateful to Duan Zhixuan.
He was not good at factional fighting, but fortunately with Lao Duan "covering him", he could spend most of his energy on studying how to train and how to improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.
Although he, Li Zexuan, is a time-traveler, and before time-traveling, he was a top student with nearly twenty years of modern education (seven years of elementary school plus preschool, three years of junior high school, three years of high school, four years of undergraduate studies, and three years of postgraduate studies, all in all It's not just more than twenty years. Compared with the ten years of hard study in the cold window mentioned by ancient scholars, modern students actually have experienced no less than ancient scholars), but he has never been a soldier, let alone a soldier. It was his first time as an officer to train soldiers. It was like crossing the river by feeling the stones, so he needed a lot of time to study and experiment.
Fortunately, in terms of military theory, he has the guidance of Li Jing, the military god of the Tang Dynasty; and in terms of practice, he now has Duan Zhixuan, the general of the Xuanjia Army, who is personally watching over it. It is based on this that Li Zexuan has the confidence to serve as Xuanjia Army He joined the army and implemented and perfected his new style of conduct!
"General, haven't the reward rules for the fighting competition been set before? The top five teams will receive a seven-day unlimited supply of meat for their team members. The first place in the fighting competition will have all the soldiers in their battalion. You can enjoy unlimited meat supply for one day, and the members of your team will be credited with third-class merit once!
The second team of Wu Ziying won the first place in the fighting competition. All the soldiers of Wu Ziying should enjoy the unlimited supply of meat for one day. It is true that they asked the quartermaster for forty pigs, but as long as the soldiers If you can eat these forty pigs without wasting them, then you are not violating military regulations, and no one can be blamed! "
Li Zexuan led Duan Zhixuan to a shed to the west of the kitchen. It was somewhat cooler under the shed on a hot day. He and Duan Zhixuan sat on a simple bench alone, and then he spoke.
One battalion eats forty pigs in one meal. This may sound a bit too much at first, but it is in compliance with the rules and does not violate military regulations. Therefore, even if Qiu Xinggong is dissatisfied with this, Li Zexuan is not in vain.
Hearing this, Duan Zhixuan nodded and said, "That's true, but Xing Gong told me before that if the Wuzi Battalion leads this bad guy, if other battalions win first place in future fighting competitions, they will definitely be the same. We will follow the same example, and the pork consumed in one meal will only be more, not less, than you do now. If things go on like this, our Xuanjia Army's monthly wastage of military supplies will probably make some officials in the court complain!"
This is the main reason why Duan Zhixuan came to find Li Zexuan.
If it was just Qiu Xinggong's complaint, Duan Zhixuan would not take it to heart, let alone come over in person, because what Li Zexuan did did not violate military regulations and no one could find fault, but Qiu Xinggong had a saying that was To get to the point, the military supplies consumption of the Xuanjia Army will increase in the long run, especially the consumption of meat.
Among the major guards in the capital, the Xuanjia Army, as the ace heavy armored cavalry of the Tang Empire, has always been the best among all the guards in terms of food, drink, clothing, and equipment. The monthly wastage of military supplies of the Xuanjia Army, if placed among other battalion guards, is enough to be worth the wastage of three to four thousand soldiers of other battalions!
Under this situation, if the military consumption of the Xuanjia Army increases again, it may indeed cause dissatisfaction among some people in the court!
"General!"
At this moment, Sun Zhiping walked in, holding a large bowl of steaming meat in his hand. He first nodded to Li Zexuan, and then bowed to Duan Zhixuan as a salute.
Seeing this, Li Zexuan stood up quickly and said: "General, if you come here at this time, you will definitely not have time to eat. It just so happens that there is a big banquet in Wuzi Camp today. General, why don't you just eat here and let's talk while eating!"
Duan Zhixuan had indeed not had lunch before he came over, because Qiu Xinggong came to see him just before lunch time, and after he sent Qiu Xinggong away, he came directly to Wuziying and looked at the top of Sun Zhiping's hand. With the big bowl of meat in his hands, Duan Zhixuan turned to look at Li Zexuan and joked:
"Haha! It seems like I came here specially to eat some meat!"
Li Zexuan said hurriedly: "What did the general say? As the commander-in-chief of the first army, you came to inspect the Wuzi Camp. You just happened to be in time for the meal, so you stayed here for a light meal. It is a normal thing. How can you do this? Are you talking about eating meat?"
Sun Zhiping also quickly echoed: "That's right! General, just eat it!"
"Haha! Okay! I will also benefit from the soldiers of the Wuzi Camp today and have a good meal!"
Duan Zhixuan smiled, without any courtesy, directly reached out to take the rice bowl from Sun Zhiping's hand, and said with a smile.
By the way, since the closed training of Xuanjia Army, except for a few times when he went to the palace to see Li Er because of something, Duan Zhixuan has almost always stayed in the military camp. His daily diet is no different from that of the soldiers. Today's meal is also The food has been improved!
"The general's previous worries are actually quite reasonable!"
When Li Zexuan saw Duan Zhixuan picking up the bowl and starting to eat meat, he said at this time: "However, the general is referring to three days ago. It is reasonable for the general to be worried about this, but now, the general does not need to be worried. !”
"Oh? Why did Li Shenjun say this?"
Duan Zhixuan looked up and asked while eating meat.
In fact, the food in the Wuzi camp's kitchen tastes much better than that in other camps. It's not a loss for him to come and have a meal today.
Li Zexuan said with a smile: "Three days ago, everyone in the court was still worried about the food and fodder for the Northern Expedition Army. After all, the food and fodder consumption of the more than 400,000 troops was astronomical. Although the world was at peace in the past two years, not long ago, Guanzhong encountered In the Great Locust, Your Majesty is considerate of the people's sentiments and has reduced taxes in many places. As a result, the Ministry of Household Affairs will be increasingly stretched!
However, three days ago, a fund-raising meeting held in Lantian County raised a total of 428,500 military supplies for the imperial court. With this money, the imperial court's northern expedition will be easy to do. This extra military supply for the Xuanjia Army It’s a waste, no one will care! I believe that the Holy One will not be so stingy!
Moreover, the Xuanjia Army's fighting competition is held every seven days, which means that it only takes place four times a month. Even if a battalion eats forty pigs in one meal, the Xuanjia Army will consume more than 300 pigs in one month. ! Everyone in the imperial court is now preparing for the Northern Expedition, and with the more than 400,000 guan raised at the fundraising meeting, the Ministry of War will surely not be short of money! "
Duan Zhixuan couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he heard this: "Fundraising meeting? This Lao Shizi fundraising meeting actually raised so much money for the imperial court? How is this possible?"
In the past half month, Duan Zhixuan almost lived in the military camp. Although he went out to the military camp twice because he had to go to the palace to report to Li Er, he went back to the military camp directly after coming out of the palace. He didn't spend much time outside. If you are long, you naturally don’t know the specific situation of the fund-raising meeting.
Li Zexuan smiled and replied: "Three days ago, the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce held a fund-raising meeting in Lantian County. Not only the wealthy businessmen and gentry near Chang'an City, but also the seven major aristocratic families, oh, no, the five major aristocratic families and the Manchu princes also secretly participated. At this fundraising meeting, with the financial resources of these people, it is not difficult to raise more than 400,000 yuan!"
Duan Zhixuan couldn't help but wonder: "Li Shenjun is in the military camp, but he is so well-informed, I admire him!"
He knew that Li Zexuan had never left the military camp once since he entered the military camp, but Li Zexuan knew much more outside information than he did. Even Li Zexuan knew the news that Li Tai in Taiyuan City was kidnapped by Turkic spies. This made Duan Zhixuan I have to admire it.
Li Zexuan said calmly: "When the telegraph relay station in the north is completed, each battalion will be equipped with a telegraph machine. At that time, a few soldiers in the Xuanjia Army may be selected to learn how to use the telegraph machine, and they will be in charge of the telegraph machine. , I call them communications troops.
With communications troops and telegraph machines, in the future when we attack the grassland, no matter where we are, we will be able to receive news and orders from Chang'an and the Chinese army camp at any time. By then, the general will be as well-informed as the last general! "
Duan Zhixuan was quite interested in this. He swallowed the meat in his mouth, and then said solemnly to Li Zexuan: "Okay! This telegraph machine is definitely a good thing for those who are marching and fighting! You must know that the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and the leader If the soldiers can know the situation and intelligence of each part of the battlefield at any time, they can make correct and appropriate tactical arrangements at the first time, and they can completely lead the enemy by the nose and attack them, divide them and rape them!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "That's right!"
This was also the main reason why he wanted to establish a telegraph relay station in the north.
Duan Zhixuan continued: "Li Canjun, our Xuanjia Army cannot wait until the telegraph relay station is built before planning to build the communications corps you mentioned. What I want is for you to recruit some good seedlings from each battalion in the past few days, and then You come and teach them how to use the telegraph! You may not know that there are mostly illiterate men in the military camp. If you want them to learn to use this telegraph, it will probably take only a month or two!
As for the battle in the north, the Xuanjia Army, as the only heavy cavalry in His Majesty's hands, may be sent to the north as the vanguard in advance, so we must prepare the communications troops in advance! "
Duan Zhixuan is also a man who has experienced hundreds of battles. He understands better than Li Zexuan the important role that telegraph machines, which can transmit messages over long distances in an instant, play in the army. When he and Li Ernan were fighting in the Northern and Southern Wars, they had to eat a lot of "messages". "Asymmetrical" losses, for example, sometimes they receive news that there is a small army in the south, but by the time they receive the news and lead their troops to encircle them, the enemy is already far away!
Therefore, Duan Zhixuan is more urgent than Li Zexuan in preparing to build a communications corps!
If this process goes well, the Xuanjia Army will become the first army in the Tang Dynasty to have communications troops, and also the first army to have information combat capabilities!
Li Zexuan pondered for a moment and said: "What the general said is not unreasonable. In this way, after the competition between the W-shaped camp and the Y-shaped camp, the general will start planning for the communications corps!"
Duan Zhixuan's eyes flashed when he heard this, and after a moment he nodded and said: "That's fine! Let's wait until after the competition between W-Ziying and Y-Ziying!"
This actually contains some of Duan Zhixuan's little thoughts. In the big competition between Wuzi Camp and Yizi Camp two days later, if Wuzi Camp loses, because he needs to form a communications corps, he also has reason to keep Li Zexuan in the Xuanjia Army, right?
Qiu Xinggong was short-sighted and only saw his own interests, so he disliked Li Zexuan and did not deal with Li Zexuan everywhere. But Duan Zhixuan was not such a short-sighted person. He could see the great value in Li Zexuan, even though Li Zexuan was the leader. He was supposed to join the army at first, but even he, who had been a soldier for more than ten years, couldn't help but be impressed by the new drills, not to mention that Li Zexuan could form a communications team for the Xuanjia Army!
Such talents must stay in the Xuanjia Army!
Duan Zhixuan sighed in his heart.
"The last general takes command!"
Li Zexuan clasped his fists and said.
Although he didn't know Duan Zhixuan's little calculation, he could feel the kindness released by Duan Zhixuan.
Duan Zhixuan put down the meat bowl in his hand, stood up and said: "Okay! I've eaten this meat, and the matter has been explained clearly. I won't stay here any longer! I hope I can come to Wuzi Camp after the next fighting competition. Eat for free!"
However, in just such a short time, Duan Zhixuan finished a large bowl of meat. People in the army are so generous, they can all eat meat and drink wine without any pretense. As for Duan Zhixuan's last suggestion of cheating, of course it was a joke, but in fact Duan Zhixuan hoped that Wu Ziying would win first place in the next fighting competition!
"Hey! General Cheng Da Ji Yan! Well, General, do you want another bowl?"
Li Zexuan chuckled and said half-jokingly.
"Ahem! No, no! I still have some military matters to deal with, so let's take the first step!"
Duan Zhixuan's mouth twitched and he waved his hands quickly.
Are you kidding? Another bowl? If he had another bowl, wouldn't he really come here to eat? He is a dignified general of the Xuanjia Army, is he shameless
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