At this moment, the scout troops have been fighting on the border between the two countries for more than half a month.
It is said to be a scout unit, but in fact it is the masters of both sides fighting at the front line.
Generally speaking, Datang still did not have an advantage. After all, Li Ke had limited masters, and most of the masters followed him to the Southern Region.
On the other hand, in the Western Turks, the Ashina family is already full of experts. Coupled with the experts of the nine surnames of Zhaowu and Hu, as well as the influence of Nestorianism and Buddhism in the Western Regions, this lineup is really not ordinary.
As soon as Li Ke arrived in Gaochang, he summoned the generals guarding the border to discuss matters. Within one day, all generals arrived in Gaochang.
At this moment, the palace of King Gaochang has been transformed into the Palace of the Longyou Marching Army General.
Generals from all walks of life gathered together. Before Li Ke came out, the generals of the Tang Dynasty were whispering to each other, showing off their recent illustrious military exploits.
The leader was Li Jing, the deputy general manager of the Longyou Army Marching General Office. During this period, Li Jing had an overview of the overall situation, arranged troops, and did all kinds of dirty and tiring things.
Li Xu, the supervisor of the Longyou Army, at this moment, Li Xu has transformed into a young man and has become very smart. He has learned the essence of Li Ke's speech.
Li Daozong, Hou Junji, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Chai Shao, Li Daliang, and Duan Zhixuan were all commanders of the various armies.
In this expedition to the Western Turks, Li Ke integrated all the troops in his hands and organized them into ten legions. Each legion had 20,000 troops, totaling 200,000 troops.
And these 200,000 troops are all from the Sixteenth Guards or from local armed forces, and they are all soldiers who can go to the battlefield.
A legion is configured according to Li Ke's configuration, with two thousand crossbowmen (including throwing, launching thunder, etc.), two thousand scouts, one thousand support troops, and ten thousand infantry (five thousand heavily armored Tang swordsmen, five thousand swordsmen, etc.) Shield soldiers.), five thousand elite mobile cavalry.
This is somewhat similar to the combined brigades of later generations. It is not about having many soldiers, but about being skilled and having enough firepower.
These ten commanders were still very opposed to Li Ke's reform, especially the reform of the military system before the war. Isn't that a joke?
The Sixteen Guards are doing well, and each of them has a share. Isn’t it beautiful?
But Li Ke said that his objection was invalid and he was not willing to follow him and got out immediately.
You are all people who have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, but those contributions have become a thing of the past. If you want to have a better future, you must make new contributions again.
So the generals could only agree to disrupt the army of the Sixteenth Guards and begin to reorganize it. In the end, Li Ke wrote to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin made the decision. Only 200,000 troops were left, and the rest were logistics troops or local armed forces. To carry out local construction or maintain stability.
As a result, Longyou Army was divided into ten legions, with a total of 200,000 troops.
All commanders-in-chief, after this period of time, they have been practicing continuously at the border between the two countries, and they will even take their troops to a nearby small country for a walk.
A legion with this configuration is a pleasure to carry around.
They pointed out where to attack, with scouts as eyes and crossbowmen as long-range attacks, especially the Thunderbolt. After a wave of operations, the opponent would lie flat.
If you encounter a powerful enemy, especially the cavalry, under a round of crossbows and thunder, the cavalry's nemesis, the Tang Swordsman and Sword and Shield Soldier of the Tang Dynasty, will be sent to the stage.
In the end, the enemy couldn't even run away, and there were five thousand elite cavalry waiting for them!
"Ahem..."
Li Ke walked to the door and saw all the generals bragging among themselves, so he coughed.
Everyone reacted quickly.
His Highness has been gone for three months. During these three months, they all felt that they had no backbone and it was better to have His Highness around.
There is no need for them to worry about things that use their brains. His Highness has a think tank around him.
"We have met His Highness King Qin."
"Generals, please excuse me."
Li Ke bowed and saluted, then straightened up and said with a smile: "Long time no see, generals, thank you for your hard work!"
"Don't dare!"
Li Ke sat in his seat, looking down at the generals below, and sighed in his heart. These people are the most powerful generals in the Tang Dynasty. If one of them were singled out and placed in other dynasties, he would be like a military god. characters.
It's a pity that the Tang Dynasty had too many talents, so many that one person couldn't destroy a country, and he was embarrassed to say that he was a general.
"Prince Liang!"
Li Xu quickly stepped forward: "Brother Chen is here!"
"As the supervisor of the Longyou Army, you have a heavy responsibility. In the past three months, I have been away from Gaochang. How is the military restructuring going? What is the combat strength of each legion?"
Li Shu clasped his fists and said, "General manager, there are ten legions of the Longyou Army, with a total of 200,900 people." BIquGe.biz
"The restructuring was completed two months ago, and all the generals have already served as commanders of a legion. At the same time, they have reported to the Emperor Father, and in the next two months, all the generals have been training the legion at the border. "
"My brother goes to various military camps every day to check. All the generals are doing their jobs very diligently. The soldiers study hard and train hard. They are much stronger than before."
Li Ke nodded, Li Xu has really grown up.
Li Ke looked at the generals and asked, "If you have anything else to say or any difficulties, feel free to mention them now."
Li Daozong stood up first, bowed and said: "Your Highness, the rest is easy to say, but the scout troops are not very skilled in martial arts and are completely suppressed by the Western Turks. We can only use thunder to scare them."
Hou Junji also said: "Your Highness, if we don't distinguish between some of our masters, if we arrange the masters among the scouts, we will not suffer in the scout battle."
Cheng Yaojin also said: "Your Highness, after many battles with the enemy, I found that among their scouts, there are only three or five masters at most, and the rest are ordinary soldiers."
"I, Old Cheng, killed a master last time!"
Yuchi Jingde said: "Your Highness, now that we have been tempered, we only need an order from Your Highness. If our two hundred thousand troops go north, we will definitely be able to capture the Western Turkic Royal Court."
Li Ke kept listening. After everyone finished speaking, he stood up and said: "The reason why I keep delaying is to recruit more masters."
"Now that the climate has changed, it's time to show off the sword."
"Father-in-law, please arrange the plan for this battle!" Li Ke saluted Li Jing.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The two of them had already discussed the strategic plan for this battle when they were in Yiwu.
Li Ke came to the territory of the Western Regions.
Pointing to the territory, he said: "The Western Turks have a vast area and great strategic depth. Once the Ashina family escapes from the royal court, it will leave a disaster. From then on, even if the Tang Dynasty occupies the entire Western Region, it will not be able to live in peace. We must arrange heavy troops for defense in the Western Region."
"This has cost a lot of money, so..."
"According to His Highness's conception, if we want to fight, we must destroy the effective forces of the Western Turks, and we must not allow them to escape from the Western Regions..."
"According to the information we have received, behind the Western Turks are the Ashina family, the Nestorian religion of the Western Regions, and the Buddhism of the Snowy Plateau, who are secretly supporting them. They are experts, and there are many capable people and strangers."
"So, this war against the Western Turks is divided into two stages."
The first stage is the showdown between masters. The King of Qin will personally lead a legion of masters to trap and kill the masters of the Western Turks.
When the masters of the Western Turks are almost dead, they will start the second stage, the general attack!
The general attack is divided into three routes.
All the way to the west, he captured Qiuci with lightning speed, and joined Qin Qiong's army in the southern region to join Shule City.
After the two armies joined together, they continued to advance westward, captured Suiye City, and used Suiye City as a stronghold to attack the surrounding tribes with the nine surnames of Zhaowu.
The armies advancing westward included Hou Junji and Li Daozong, with Hou Junji as the main one.
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