Great Tang Southern Emperor

In addition to the [-] new young army, Li Zhen also brought a lot of industrial equipment, which was saved by Yuezhou but could not be obtained in a short time. Impatient Li Zhen simply gave the equipment from Chang'an Some of them were dismantled and planned to be transported to Lingnan for use.

In addition to what Li Zhen brought, Li Shimin dispatched another [-] troops, declaring that this is the current limit of Datang, and if he wants reinforcements, he can only be dispatched from the border, but this will lead to instability at the border .

Li Zhen originally wanted to refuse, because he is not short of manpower now-although there are not many soldiers on the front line, only about 20, he and Chaluqi mobilized all the military forces in the entire South Tianzhu, and entangled 150 million troops. It was a little less than it really was, but Li Zhen was not worried about the Tianzhu war in her heart.

Because the people's hearts are on the side of Datang, just like when the People's Army and the National Army of later generations fought. I suffered a lot.

But because the people's army has the hearts of the people, the people regard it as their own army. They not only take the initiative to donate food to the people's army, lead the way, help transport houses, help them build fortifications, and even let their children join the people's army... This has led to the people's army No matter what battle they fought, it went smoothly. Not only did they not have to worry about logistical supplies, but no matter where they went, they were greeted by the cheers of the people, and the situation between the two sides was quickly reversed, and the People's Army abused the National Army even more.

The national army is not only inferior to the people's army in terms of morale, but also suffers from the resistance of the people. Although there are guns and cannons, the people can be forced to do things, but how effective can the unwilling people be?On the contrary, it also caused the people's resentment to deepen and the people's hearts to be lost.

Now Tang Jun's situation in Tianzhu is similar to that of the People's Army.

According to the information obtained by Li Zhen, Datang's policy of eliminating the caste system has won a lot of popular support for Datang. Now a few months have passed, and many Tianzhu people have joined the army of Datang. Become a servant army, the number is more than [-], and even the common people help the Tang army guide, build roads, and transport supplies, and actively participate in the just war to eliminate the caste system.

With the help of the people of Tianzhu, Datang had completed the accumulation of materials as early as a month ago. On the contrary, because of the large number of people, the scheduling was not smooth, and the 150 million army has not been adjusted until now. It is estimated that they can be adjusted before the start of the war, they are lucky, otherwise... then there will be a good show.

Therefore, the [-] army is not important to Li Zhen, and he doesn't want it, because he also knows that this is really the limit of Datang.

Chapter 771

Chapter 134 The boat is not enough

You must know that last year was indeed the most glorious year for the Tang Dynasty. It was invincible in all battles, and dozens of countries were destroyed. Looking at the world for thousands of years, no dynasty has ever been as brilliant as the Tang Dynasty last year.

But behind the splendor there are also some crises - some countries bordering the Tang Dynasty but not destroyed, but they were completely frightened by the invincible posture of the Tang Dynasty last year. While paying tribute to the Tang Dynasty, they almost poured the whole country He used his strength to mobilize the army and Chen Bing to the border, always on guard, for fear that Datang would lose his mind one day and send troops to attack him.

As for Datang, seeing so many troops from the enemy, they naturally didn't dare to be careless. They also mobilized heavy troops to display on the border, always guarding against the maddened enemy's sudden convulsion to attack Datang.

Now Datang is facing enemies on all sides, and almost all the available troops in the country have been withdrawn. This [-] army is really the only reserve force in Datang. Except for Chang'an City, which still has a little mobile force, the rest is The local garrisons are gone, and those cannot be used.

So for Li Zhen, the 10 army is not urgently needed for him, but the court needs these [-] people to support the situation.

It's just that Li Shimin insisted, and Li Zhen had no choice but to accept it. However, there are too many 10 people, and the waterway must not work. The Hundred Thousand Mountains went to Lingnan, so that they could join Li Zhen.

However, the mountain road in the 10 mountains is difficult and difficult, and the journey will take too long. According to Li Zhen's estimation, when the battle in Tianzhu is over, these [-] people may not be able to arrive. It's already considered their speed.

When Li Zhen came, the sea ship was still docked at the port of Hangzhou, but with the addition of 100 young soldiers, the number of ships was obviously not enough. Even Wu Bingjun, the acting governor of Hangzhou, personally came forward to collect them. In seven days, only 4 large and small sea ships were collected. In addition to the 1 ships of Li Zhen's fleet, an average of about 1 people can be seated on a ship, which can only transport [-] people—and Li Zhenguang is a skilled craftsman brought by himself, which exceeds [-] people. , plus the first batch of nearly [-] boys, this already accounts for half of the transport volume.

That is to say, for the second batch of 2 youth troops, at most half of them can follow the boat, and the remaining [-] people can only run around.

"It shouldn't be." Fang Yiai walked back and forth, muttering: "Hangzhou is an old port, and there should not be too few seagoing ships here. The history of use of Hangzhou port should be that of all ports in the Tang Dynasty. Among them, the longest time."

"It's quite strange. I calculated before departure that the ships in Hangzhou Port are enough for our people." Liu Rengui also said in a deep voice. Difficult and dangerous, he moved forward bravely, and found an overseas territory such as Luzon for Datang, so his reward was also quite high. Li Shimin directly gave him the title of Founding Marquis, which was on par with Xue Rengui, and the rewards were countless. It's not that the size of the navy is there, the governor is already at the limit, and if it is the admiral of the navy, Li Shimin even wants to promote his officer to three or five ranks.

"This is indeed a bit strange." Xue Rengui looked at Li Zhen who had been bowing his head in thought, and said, "Your Highness, do you have any ideas?"

"Do you still remember?" Li Zhen raised her head and said thoughtfully: "When we went back to Chang'an, we were also here. We were troubled by people and booked all the boats in advance?"

"This subordinate also thought of this matter, but it's not right." Xue Rengui still frowned deeply: "Didn't Wu Zhaolong, the culprit at that time, have been arrested? And according to the report of Wu Inspector, this person has been arrested by Qiu Hou. The question is cut, even if he is still alive, how can he have the energy to do this?"

Li Zhen asked back: "But if the opponent is not him, they just borrowed his methods?"

"This..." No one could answer.

"These damned bedbugs." Fang Yiai was suddenly furious: "I have been hiding in the dark and using small tricks, if I have the ability to come out and compete with Lao Tzu in an open and fair manner."

Du He snorted and said, "What's the use of shouting here? Since they are bedbugs, they can only hide underground. How can they dare to come out?"

"Damn."

Li Zhen interrupted: "Forget it, you don't need to worry about this matter, I have already handed it over to others."

"Then Your Highness, what about our army?" Du He asked: "We have been waiting here for so many days, isn't it just to wait for the young army? Are we going to let them go off the ground by themselves now?"

As a newcomer, when the seniors spoke, Luo Lin had never spoken before, but now he suddenly exclaimed: "I kind of understand the other party's purpose."

"What?" Fang Yiai was overjoyed, and hurriedly urged: "My good brother, tell me quickly, why?"

Luo Lin ignored Fang Yiai, but asked Li Zhen, "Your Highness, do you still remember what you said to Locke when we went to arrest him some time ago?"

"Where should I remember this?" Li Zhen complained. He talked a lot with Locke that time, and he wrote several chapters. Where should he remember it?

"But my subordinates remember."

"Remember, tell me you're here." Fang Yiai urged, in order to paralyze Locke and the others, not only did Li Zhen not bring the first batch of young soldiers, but she didn't even bring their confidantes, so they didn't know what happened that day. What, I can only infer a little clue from the various signs behind.

But the specific situation, because Li Shimin and Li Zhen issued a gag order, no one knows.

However, in the face of Fang Yiai's questioning, Luo Lin still ignored him, and continued to ask Li Zhen: "Do you remember, Your Highness? When Locke asked Your Highness, how did His Highness answer us?"

The "we" in Luo Lin's mouth naturally did not refer to the people present, but the Boys Army represented by him.

"I remember what I said..." Li Zhen also seemed to remember something: "I seem to... I don't remember very well, I seem to say... what is it?"

"Oh my lord, if you don't know, don't hold your breath, okay? Do you know how much you look like now?" Everyone's hearts were raised and lowered by him, then lifted again, and then again Put it down... That feeling is really disturbing - if it wasn't Li Zhen who spoke, but someone else, I'm afraid that everyone would have been dragged out and beaten in that corner long ago.

Chapter 772 The purpose of the enemy

Chapter 135 The Enemy's Purpose

"But I really forgot." Li Zhen herself was a little embarrassed, he was going to be so busy these days, how could he remember such trivial things?

"Don't hold your breath. What did I say? Tell me quickly." Being stared at by everyone, Li Zhen felt a little guilty, and quickly turned her gun and pointed it at Luo Lin.

Seeing that Li Zhen really couldn't remember, Luo Lin had no choice but to say: "Your Highness, have you forgotten? You are the general who told Locke all the news about the Boys Army - including the first and second batches, and the third batch." I told him that the fourth and fifth batches are training and the sixth batch has started selection."

"Hey, what did I think it was?" Fang Yiai sneered, "I also know about this kind of thing, what's the big deal?"

"wrong……"

"Damn, you gave me a big jump." Fang Yiai was frightened by the voice just now, and when she saw that it was Xue Rengui who made the sound, she immediately said angrily: "I said Xue Li, you Did you get stung by a scorpion? Suddenly screaming so loudly? You want to scare the devil to death, right?"

Xue Rengui ignored Fang Yiai, but said to Li Zhen: "Your Highness, I also understand Luo Lin's meaning... If the other party really thinks so, then we have to think of a countermeasure."

"What the hell are you talking about? Why can't I understand a word?" Fatty was entangled in everyone's riddles, and felt that his weight was not enough when he said the words, so he pulled Li Zhen back and said, "I said, can you make the words clear? Don't you see that His Highness's brows are already wrinkled enough to kill mosquitoes? You should hurry up and say what you think of."

Xue Rengui didn't show off the limelight, but gave the opportunity to Luo Lin: "Brother Luo, you wanted to understand this matter first, so you can explain it to everyone."

"Hmm." Luo Lin was not polite either: "Actually, the reason is very simple, that is, some people don't want the number of Boys' Army to increase."

"What does it mean?"

"It literally means it." Luo Lin said: "Think about it, everyone. Based on the fighting power of the Nanyang people, our 40 young army can easily destroy [-] enemies. Although our enemies will be stronger than the Nanyang people in the future, But at most it’s only two or three times stronger. The [-] young army has already made them sleepless. If someone tells them now that the Tang’s young army actually appeared in batches, there will be a second after the first batch. Batch, there will be a third batch after the second batch... If you were the enemy, what would you do?"

"I also understand." Liu Rengui suddenly realized: "Indeed, a [-]-year-old army can easily destroy a small country. If the number is increased to [-], the boy army will truly be invincible in the world. There is no one in the whole world." People can block the footsteps of the Boys' Army—as Datang's next enemy, certain countries are definitely unwilling to see such a situation happen."

"So that's how it is." Fang Yiai finally came to his senses: "So, they will definitely take action to destroy our youth army at some point, and now the second phase of the youth army has not experienced the baptism of war, and has not fought at all. There is no better opportunity than experience.”