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Chapter 138: Thunder Cavalry of the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace, Black Armor Guards! [Subscribe please]

"The beacon fires illuminate Xijing, and I feel indignant."

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"Ya Zhang bids farewell to Fengque, and the iron cavalry circles Longcheng."

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"The snow is dark and the flag paintings are withered, and the wind is heavy and makes the sound of drums."

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"I'd rather be a centurion than a scholar."

On the fifth floor of Linjiang Tower, a castle in the sky, Li Chengqian smiled and raised a glass of fruit wine, overlooking the entire Jiangling City. He couldn't help but recite Yang Jiong's "Joining the Army" and then turned to look at Su Dingfang behind him and said with a smile: "General Su can join the army again. It is truly a blessing for our Tang Dynasty!"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is too kind. How dare I call myself a general!" Su Dingfang bowed quickly.

Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head, saying, "You are just not a general of the Tang Dynasty now. Before you surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, you were a general who had experienced hundreds of battles!"

"This"

Su Dingfang was speechless and turned to look at Zhang Ping beside him.

Zhang Ping smiled and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince knows how to use people wisely. I admire you very much. Moreover, I am also amazed by your tactics. I wonder if Your Highness the Crown Prince can teach me something?"

"Ah!"

Li Chengqian snorted, then looked around at everyone present and said, "You guys want to know too?"

"Oh, Your Highness, please don't keep me in suspense. Look at me, Old Du, I was badly taught a lesson by that kid Xue Rengui!" Du Caigan said with a resentful look on his face, his wound wrapped in a bandage.

"Hahaha!"

Everyone burst out laughing.

Xue Rengui remained calm as usual.

Li Chengqian looked at Xue Rengui, then at Du Caigan, and said helplessly:

"In fact, Xue Rengui's success is not entirely due to his tactics, but is based on three reasons that are easily overlooked!"

"May I ask Your Majesty, what are the three reasons?" Su Dingfang couldn't help but ask.

Li Chengqian smiled and glanced at him, then walked towards the crowd and talked freely:
"In my opinion, the first reason is that the Red Armored Cavalry underestimated the enemy. Without knowing their strength, they rashly charged the Black Armored Cavalry. Especially when they saw that the Black Armored Cavalry's fighting style was clearly different from traditional cavalry, they remained stubborn and made no adjustments. This is why they were caught off guard."

"That's right! My grandson is right!"

Li Yuan nodded in agreement, then glared at Du Caigan unhappily and said, "You're a veteran, but you haven't even seen the battlefield situation clearly, yet you still dare to underestimate the enemy!"

"The Emperor, I..."

Du Caigan opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Finally, he buried his head in his crotch with a look of shame.

Li Chengqian then smiled and said, "Actually, this can't be entirely blamed on General Du for underestimating the enemy. There is a clear gap in armaments between the two armies. This is the second reason I mentioned: weapon superiority!"

"As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger. The wooden swords used by the red-armored cavalry are easily targeted by the wooden spears used by the black-armored cavalry. This is not a disadvantage in battle, but a disadvantage in the soldiers!"

"That's right! If we use spears, we won't lose!"

When Du Caigan heard what Li Chengqian said, he suddenly raised his head and tried to argue.

Everyone rolled their eyes when they heard this.

Even if they both used spears, the red-armored cavalry could not be a match for the black-armored cavalry.

Because the reason Li Chengqian mentioned was beyond the tactics.

That set of tactics is designed to restrain cavalry charges.

Therefore, the role of weapons is just icing on the cake, not a decisive factor.

"What about the third reason?" Cen Wenben asked curiously.

Although he was a civil servant, it did not prevent him from liking military affairs.

Even many civil servants in the Tang Dynasty were transformed from military generals.

Li Chengqian glanced at Zhang Ping, Su Dingfang and the others with a half-smile, and asked, "What do you think the third reason is?"

"This"

Zhang Ping and others looked at each other and soon fell into deep thought.

After a while, Su Dingfang said thoughtfully, "Your Highness, the reason you mentioned is military discipline, isn't it?"

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but ask, "How did you tell that?"

"Your Highness, although both sides were already charging when we arrived, the speed of the black-armored cavalry's advance clearly indicates that they are more disciplined in their training. It's very difficult to control the speed of a cavalry corps and fight in unison!"

"Not bad!"

Li Chengqian was very satisfied with Su Dingfang's observation ability, and nodded with a smile:
"Xue Rengui's army is far superior to Lao Du's army not only in terms of discipline in following orders but also in terms of discipline in coordinated operations. This is the key to victory!"

Hearing this, Xue Rengui agreed and said, "The key to training in the Wall-style tactics is discipline. From standing to walking, from walking to running, even when just starting to practice the unity of man and horse, discipline is required. It can be said that this kind of disciplined training is applicable to the training of any army!"

"Well, that makes sense!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ping and others nodded as if they understood something, expressing their agreement.

Su Dingfang said directly: "If I can command the army one day, I will train and fight according to the methods of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"sure!"

Li Chengqian looked at Su Dingfang with a smile and said, "I asked Commander Zhang to call you here so that you can train the troops for battle!"

"what?"

Su Dingfang was surprised for a moment and couldn't help revealing a strange look. He thought to himself, are you asking me to come here to train troops for battle, or to rebel?
Although Pei Xuan had joked with him about Li Chengqian's rebellion before coming to Jiangling, after arriving in Jiangling and seeing the cavalry combat drills presided over by Li Chengqian and the training and combat methods he had just mentioned, he did not think that Li Chengqian's rebellion was a joke at all.

After all, Li Chengqian is only nine years old now.

A nine-year-old child possesses such abilities. Can he really willingly serve as the crown prince for decades?
What’s more, there has never been a crown prince for decades in history!

Therefore, in Su Dingfang's view, it is very likely that Li Chengqian will rebel.

Su Dingfang was a rebel in the past, but all the leaders of the rebellion died, so he had no choice but to retire to the mountains.

The main reason why he has returned to the army is that there is no better leader to compete with the Tang Dynasty.

Based on the principle of joining if you can't beat them, he felt that he could still contribute his remaining energy.

Even if I don’t like the Tang Dynasty very much, it doesn’t matter.

Anyway, joining the army is better than farming.

Farming is so difficult.

I will never farm again in this life.

Thinking of this, Su Dingfang's expression straightened up, and he immediately said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely train an elite army for you!"

"hehe."

Li Chengqian smiled noncommittally and continued, "Then what do you think, General Su, is an elite army?"

"Ok?"

Su Dingfang was stunned for a moment, then said concisely: "Strict discipline, well-trained, brave and good at fighting, and well-equipped!"

"That's a good answer!"

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, then shook his head and said, "But it's not entirely true!"

Su Dingfang was stunned again when he heard this, and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Then according to Your Highness, what is an elite army?"

"Yes, Your Highness, what do you think an elite army is?" Zhang Ping couldn't help but ask.

Li Chengqian smiled and glanced at them. He then raised his glass of fruit wine, took a sip, and then said slowly, "In addition to the points General Su just mentioned, what I consider an elite army is the ability to survive!"

"Survived? What does that mean?"

No one seemed to have expected this and their faces were filled with surprise.

But Li Chengqian continued, "Any army that can't survive on the battlefield, no matter how powerful, can't be called elite! Only an army that has experienced hundreds of battles and survived unscathed can be called elite!"

"But grandson, every battle is bound to end in death. Grandpa, I've never heard of an army that can win every battle without a scratch!" Li Yuan frowned and said, "Even Erlang's Black Armor Army will lose people after every battle!"

"Yes, Your Highness, this is incredible. It is impossible for such an army to exist!" Zhang Ping echoed.

At this moment, Du Caigan suddenly said: "I think so!"

"what?"

Everyone was stunned and looked at Du Caigan.

Even Li Chengqian looked at Du Caigan with amusement: "Could it be that what Old Du is talking about are the heavenly soldiers and generals?"

"Hahaha! Right! Unless it's an army of gods!"

"cut!"

Everyone rolled their eyes at him again.

Ma Zhou said thoughtfully, "I think what His Royal Highness meant is not that no one should die in a battle, but that not many people should die in a battle. I don't know if that's right!"

"Correct!"

Li Chengqian gave the answer directly, then looked at Ma Zhou with admiration and continued, "A truly elite army has a very high survival rate on the battlefield! Compared to ordinary troops, it's at least several times higher!"

"But Your Highness, the survival rate of soldiers on the battlefield is closely related to the battlefield environment and tactics, which cannot be controlled!" Zhang Ping couldn't help but interrupt.

Su Dingfang also nodded in approval.

But Li Chengqian disagreed: "Admittedly, what you said does make some sense, but what I want to say is that under the same environment and the same tactics, I can improve the survival rate of soldiers on the battlefield!"

"what!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Even Li Yuan looked at Li Chengqian in disbelief.

This ability is too terrifying!

If Li Chengqian really has the ability to improve the survival rate of soldiers on the battlefield, it means that Li Chengqian's army can become the most powerful army in the world.

Isn’t this just like the immortal soldiers and generals?

As if sensing that the looks from everyone were a little off, Li Chengqian quickly explained, "Don't get me wrong! I'm not an immortal, nor do I know any immortal magic. I just have a way of organizing the army in a more rational way!"

"Then may I ask Your Highness, what constitutes a reasonable military organization?" Pei Xuan asked curiously.

Li Chengqian thought for a moment and said, "I think the most reasonable military organization is to equip each unit with a certain number of medical soldiers!"

"What is a medic?"

“Just like a doctor!”

"what?"

Everyone was surprised and felt strange.

Zhang Ping then said with amusement, "Your Highness, is your intention to say that adding a few more military doctors to the army will increase the soldiers' survival rate on the battlefield?"

"No, Your Highness, you've never been to a battlefield. You don't understand the conditions there. A military doctor is useless!"

"Yes, Your Highness! Military doctors are only useful after the battle is over. During a war, military doctors must stay away!"

"My grandson is confused."

Hearing everyone correcting him, Li Chengqian couldn't help but raise his hand to his forehead, thinking to himself, why is it so tiring to explain the concept of medical soldiers to the ancients?
However, he had to explain because he didn't want the Tang Dynasty soldiers to die in vain on the battlefield.

His expression suddenly fell, and he growled, "Enough!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

But Li Chengqian said in a deep voice: "I said that medical soldiers are similar to doctors. It is just to make it easier for you to understand. But there is still a difference between medical soldiers and doctors!"

"Actually, medics are only there to temporarily treat wounds on the battlefield!"

As he spoke, he walked directly to Du Caigan, patted Du Caigan's arm wrapped in white cloth, and said, "Look, although General Du was injured, it was only a minor injury, just a superficial wound. If we let the military doctor handle it, it would waste a lot of time, and other seriously injured soldiers would not receive timely treatment, which would be life-threatening!"

"This is when the role of medical soldiers comes into play. They can provide first aid to injured comrades on the battlefield at any time, such as suturing wounds, disinfecting wounds, stopping bleeding, etc."

"This way, the soldiers' survival rate on the battlefield will be greatly improved! And once they've experienced the bloody baptism of war, they'll become even stronger when they step onto the battlefield again. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Understand, understand, hiss, Your Highness, can you be gentler, it hurts"

Du Caigan grinned and nodded, then carefully moved his arm away.

"hehe."

Li Chengqian smiled broadly, then said "I'm sorry," and left Du Caigan. He came to Su Dingfang and the others and said, "So, what I consider an elite army is one that must be equipped with such medical personnel!"

"This"

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other and fell silent.

In fact, the casualties in ancient wars were very heavy.

It is common for thousands or even tens of thousands of people to die in a major war.

However, most of these dead soldiers did not die on the battlefield, but died from wound infections after leaving the battlefield due to lack of timely treatment.

There were no medical soldiers in the ancient army, only military doctors, and it was impossible for military doctors to treat a large number of wounded soldiers at the same time.

In addition, the sterilization conditions were limited, and there was not even gauze specifically for bandaging wounds, which resulted in a low survival rate for the wounded soldiers.

Of course, medical soldiers are not omnipotent.

Take a simple example.

If there were no medical staff, out of ten wounded soldiers, perhaps only one or two could survive the wound infection and recover naturally.

With the help of medical staff, as long as the bleeding is not from the aorta, the patient can basically recover.

These soldiers who escaped death all had experience in life-and-death battles.

In any era, veterans are more valuable than new recruits.

This is beyond doubt.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is a man of great talent. I am convinced by you!" Su Dingfang came back to his senses from his shock and saluted Li Chengqian solemnly.

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, then turned to look at Zhang Ping and said:
"Commander Zhang, I've received news from my uncle. His Majesty has sent us to Jiangling to help him pacify Liang Shidu!"

"In other words, you can legitimately train those 50,000 elite troops and set off north on a certain day. Do you understand?"

"I will finally understand!"

Zhang Ping bowed excitedly.

He knew that the show was about to begin.

Li Chengqian turned his head and looked at Su Dingfang again, saying sternly, "Su Dingfang, from today on, you are the commander of the Left Guard of my Eastern Palace, in charge of the upper palace soldiers!"

"Train me a Black Armor Guard that's no less powerful than the Black Armor Army!"

"Let them mount their horses like cavalry, galloping like thunder and swift as the wind. Let them dismount like the trap camp, fighting to the death, a force to be reckoned with, a force to be reckoned with, one against ten! Is it possible?"

"what?!"

Hearing this, everyone in the audience was shocked.

Not weaker than the Black Armor Army!

You know, the Black Armor Army is the personal army of His Majesty Li Er!
They were the elite among the elite who followed him to pacify the world!
Even more comparable to the trap camp.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s ambition is truly terrifying!
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but look at Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang was surprised at first, then he licked his cracked lips and said with a gleam in his eyes, "I've heard that Your Majesty has a very powerful army, but unfortunately, I've never fought against it. I'm grateful to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his high regard, so I'd like to give it a try!"

"it is good!"

Li Chengqian applauded, then smiled and picked up a glass of wine, handed it to Su Dingfang, and said, "My 'Private Weapons' workshop will tailor-make weapons for your Black Armor Guards. I can't say anything else, but it's definitely not inferior to Xue Rengui's Iron Pagoda!"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Su Dingfang suddenly became confident. "I was wondering when the Tang Dynasty had such powerful military equipment. It turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tailored it for them! Not bad! My confidence is even stronger!"

As he said this, he took the wine handed to him by Li Chengqian and drank it all in one gulp.

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