Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 251

Li Jingjing nodded, stretched out a finger and said, "First, buy [-] military horses, and I want you to train [-] elite cavalry."

Cao Wenzhao was startled when he heard this, and hesitated for a moment, saying: "There is no problem in training cavalry, but I can't afford so much money to buy so many horses, and raising horses is also a huge expense."

Li Jing patted his chest and said, "Brother Cao, don't worry, I'm in charge of everything, you just need to find a way to buy a good horse!"

Cao Wenzhao was overjoyed and said, "That's no problem. I'll ask Datong's commander-in-chief to help me buy horses from the Mongols."

Li Jingjing nodded, stretched out his second finger and said: "Second, recruit [-] young people in their twenties, and I will also pay for the military salary."

Cao Wenzhao pondered for a while and said: "All recruits, what about my old brothers?"

Li Jing shook his head, pointed at Cao Wenzhao and said with a smile: "I didn't ask you to abandon them. I asked you to expand [-] cavalry. What are you worried about! Besides, those people are veterans of hundreds of battles. If you want to give up, I will give up. I can't bear it!"

Cao Wenzhao patted himself on the head when he heard this, and secretly scolded himself for being confused, how could Li Jing not pay these thousands of soldiers?
With a smile, Li Jing continued: "Brother Cao, after the soldiers and horses are assembled, these people not only need to train their riding skills, but also teach them how to shoot guns, and even learn how to shoot guns on horseback. They must be accurate. .”

Cao Wenzhao was fascinated when he heard this. With more than [-] cavalry, he can shoot at the enemy from a distance. The enemy has no room to fight back, and he can't run away. Such an army can't sweep all the enemies ?
Li Jing patted Cao Wenzhao's shoulder lightly. Cao Wenzhao was startled, and then he woke up and smiled embarrassedly.

Li Jing smiled and continued: "It is not enough to have cavalry, because cavalry cannot be deployed in many terrains, and infantry must be used to cooperate."

Cao Wenzhao nodded. The biggest limitation of cavalry operations is terrain.

The biggest reason why the Guanning iron cavalry can't take the rogues in the southern Shanxi area is that this is a mountainous area, and the cavalry can't form a formation at all, and even the infantry can't form a formation.

Fighting against the rogues in such a place, the number advantage of the rogues will be highlighted.Cao Wenzhao only had a few thousand men, so naturally he would not fight with the rogues in such an area, because he could not afford to spend his soldiers, even if one soldier was exchanged for three or more rogues, he would not do it.

In addition, even in plain areas, cavalry must be careful when fighting, and must see whether there are rivers around, the height of the terrain, and other elements that can be used by the enemy.

Since ancient times, there have been countless battles in which one side blocked the river, and finally burst the embankment to release the water, trapping the cavalry in the mud.

Cao Wenzhao had never experienced Li Jing's ability to lead an army before, but Cao Wenzhao knew from the words just now that Li Jing's ability in commanding battles would definitely not be inferior to his own.

Li Jing could see the weakness of the cavalry at a glance. He thought that since he knew the weakness of the cavalry, he would have a way to deal with it, and of course he also had a way to make up for the weakness of the cavalry.

Sure enough, Li Jing continued: "In addition, cavalry cannot attack the city, so I have to equip your cavalry with two more arms, artillery and infantry."

Cao Wenzhao, Li Jing's artilleryman, also saw it. When Li Dingguo fought with him, he brought ten cannons with him.Cao Wenzhao knew that in front of such artillery, unless the artillery with a longer range and greater power could defeat Li Jing's artillery, the rest of the arms would only be bombed in front of Li Jing's artillery.

It's just that Cao Wenzhao never expected that Li Jing would equip him with such artillery.

Although Cao Wenzhao and Li Jing cherished each other and reached a willingness to sweep out foreign captives together in the future, he believed that Li Jing must keep the sharpest weapon to control him to prevent him from turning against him.

Now that Li Jing actually said that he would equip him with artillery, Cao Wenzhao felt a burst of enthusiasm. This was a kind of complete trust, and he really regarded Cao Wenzhao as his own.

Although Cao Wenzhao also knew that Li Jing would definitely have ways to counter him, but if he really turned against him, Li Jing would inevitably suffer heavy losses.It can be said that Li Jing has already given him the greatest trust.

Although Cao Wenzhao was appointed by the emperor as the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, he did not actually give him full authority to command the troops in Shanxi to fight, nor did he give him the greatest trust.

For a loyal general, not being trusted is the greatest tragedy and the most helpless.

However, Li Jing had only dealt with him a few times, and it was the first time they had met, so they trusted him so much. Cao Wenzhao had mixed feelings in his heart, and felt that it was worth dying for Li Jing.

But the bigger surprise is yet to come. Just when Cao Wenzhao's throat was dry and he couldn't speak, Li Jing said with a smile: "You have seen the small cannons brought by Dingguo, and they are not as powerful to attack the city. We need to equip you with more powerful artillery. Now this artillery has been successfully developed, but it will take some time to produce it. Within three years, I estimate that it should not be a big problem to produce [-] pieces. At that time, I will equip you with one to two hundred, and the small cannon will equip you with three hundred to five hundred."

Sighing, Li Jing said: "In the future, I will focus on how to govern and develop the place. I may not have the opportunity to go to the battlefield to fight in person. I can only equip you with the best weapons. I hope you will drive out the Tartars. Expand the territory. Brother Cao, you will have to worry about the war in the future."

Cao Wenzhao heard it silently, he could hear the helplessness in Li Jing's heart, and he also knew that Li Jing's words were true.

For a person like Li Jing, it is undoubtedly a very sad thing not to be able to go to the battlefield in person.

But Li Jing is obviously better at distinguishing which is more important. Li Jing is the cornerstone of the people around him and the backbone of these people. The generals under him will never allow him to go to the battlefield in person. , then everything established by Li Jing will disappear.

What's more, Li Jing's subordinates are full of talents who can lead the army to fight, like Gao Qi, although Cao Wenzhao just met him for the first time, he can be seen at a glance that this person is calm and capable, and he is loyal to Li Jing. There are people like Gao Qi who go out to fight That's enough, why let Li Jing go out in person.

There is also Li Dingguo, although this child is still young, Cao Wenzhao has only seen him in his life so thoughtful when fighting.Cao Wenzhao knew that this child was probably Gao Qi's successor, and Li Jing's army would inevitably be led by Li Dingguo in the future.

In addition, the rest of Li Jing's generals also have their own strengths, some are good at attacking, and some are good at defending.Cao Wenzhao really couldn't figure out how Li Jing had discovered so many talents, and how he could make these people follow him wholeheartedly, even if he didn't have an official position in the court.

Suddenly Cao Wenzhao was startled, didn't he also have the idea of ​​dying for Li Jingxiao just now?

Even I am willing to die for Li Jingxiao, let alone these people?I am afraid that none of these people has not received the favor of Li Jing, and has been promoted and reused by Li Jing. I am afraid that no matter what Li Jing does, these people will support Li Jing without hesitation.

How old is Li Jing this year?Are you thirty?At most, it looks like 30 years old, right?

Most of the people around Li Jing have followed him for many years. Doesn't this mean that he started planning for the future when he was in his 20s?

This person has been far-sighted and is better at handling internal affairs. If the court can reuse him, Daming sees the hope of ZTE, but the emperor is still suspicious of him. This is to destroy the country and the country!
If one day, Li Jing was forced to rebel, what would he do then?In a few more years, no one can stop Li Jing's power.Li Jing can create an invincible army for himself, and he can also create more such armies. It is easy to conquer the world.

Moreover, he wants to drive out the Tartars and expand the territory. This is also his wish, so how can he be his enemy?

Suddenly Cao Wenzhao smiled wryly, and thought: I still want to be an enemy of Li Jing. Li Jing has arranged for the follow-up successors of the army. After thinking about it, how can I be his opponent?

Thinking that I am also in my 40s, there is no other talent among the younger generation except Cao Bianjiao, and Cao Bianjiao follows him to fight everywhere, it is hard to guarantee that there will be no mistakes, and there will be no one in the old Cao family at that time.It doesn't matter what you do in this life, the old Cao family will have someone to rely on in the future!

Li Jing asked himself to lead the army to fight, at least to give Gao Qi the same treatment. Even if Li Jing does not rebel and become emperor in the future, he will definitely take over the government. At that time, the old Cao family has his own fighting background, and Li Jing will not treat him badly. own family.

If Li Jing becomes the emperor, then he will be the minister of the dragon and the founding father of the country, and the old Cao family will prosper in the future.

Thinking of this, Cao Wenzhao didn't hesitate any longer, and clasped his fists at Li Jingyi and said, "Brother Li, all my brothers in the audience call you Marshal, I don't know if Cao has the qualifications?"

Li Jing waved his hands with a smile and said, "Brother Cao, you are my boss, if you call me a commander, what's the point of that?"

Cao Wenzhao shook his head and said: "Back then, when Taizu was not yet prosperous, he was only a small soldier, but General Tang He Tang, who was the head of a thousand households at that time, was willing to follow behind. When Taizu finally achieved hegemony, General Tang is one of the eight founders of the country, and he is bestowed on the founding heroes. Cao is not talented, so he imitates his predecessors far away, and does not allow the predecessors to focus on beauty."

Hearing this, Li Jingwen smiled wryly in his heart, and another one popped up, why do you want to push yourself to be the emperor?

Sighing, Li Jing said, "Brother Cao, one day all major affairs in this country will no longer be decided by the emperor, but everyone will recommend capable people to govern the country. What do you think?"

Cao Wenzhao was taken aback, did he not want to rebel and become emperor?But being Cao Cao is fine too. Although it is not in the name of the emperor, it is almost the same as the emperor. Those who followed Cao Cao got the benefits they deserved.

Thinking of this, Cao Wenzhao smiled and said: "Brother Li, the emperor is fine no matter what happens. In the early years of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng and Mr. Zhang still governed the country as usual."

Li Jing shook his head. These people couldn't understand his ideas at all. It seemed that he could only instill them in the future.

Taking a sip from the teacup, Li Jing sighed, "Brother Cao, you may or may not understand what I mean. Let's take our time, and everyone will know what I mean in the future."

Cao Wenzhao nodded, and guessed at this time that Li Jing might really not want to rebel and become emperor.

But there is no turning back when the bow is opened, Cao Wenzhao can't take back his words.

Laughing, Cao Wenzhao said: "No matter what happens in the future, I just want to follow Brother Li to achieve a hegemony. If it is true what Brother Li said, I can drive out the Tartars and expand the territory, and my brothers will not be in vain in this world. Once."

Li Jingjing nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Cao, it's best to think like this, man, don't always think about this matter in your own family, as long as Brother Cao puts his heart into it, future generations will never forget what you have done!"

Cao Wenzhao silently chewed on Li Jing's words, and after a while, he clasped his fists and said, "Cao will remember the commander's teaching today."

Li Jing shook his head and smiled softly: "Brother Cao, come here to stay for a few more days this time, so you can take a look around, and start recruiting training after reading it."

Cao Wenzhao nodded.

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