Chapter 337: Duel of the Strong (4)
Chapter 337 The showdown between the strong (fourth)
In the Tang Army camp, Li Ke and Li Jing are also summarizing the current battle.
Li Jing looked serious, but his slightly opened eyes showed a dripping gaze!
Li Ke sat upright on Li Jing's move, looking at the map on his desk.
In the battle with the Turks today, the Turks were turned around by the war with their own advantage. Even though Li Jing and Li Ke had already prepared for this result, they couldn't help but look gloomy when they saw the number of casualties reported.
One thousand casualties were killed and eighteen thousand, and about ten thousand enemies were wiped out.
What is this concept? The Ghost Face Cavalry and Eagle Guards have wiped out the most enemies. If this is the case, the combat effectiveness of the new army cavalry brought by Li Jing from Chang'an is indeed low, and the number of casualties is basically all the new army cavalry.
It is understandable to say that the new army has insufficient experience. But this is not an excuse. If you lose a battle, you will naturally have to solve the problem. Li Ke and Li Jing are now thinking about how to solve this problem.
This is the first time that the new cavalry has participated in the battle, and so many problems have been exposed today. If Jie Li seizes the opportunity and catches him off guard, wouldn’t his side suffer heavy losses?
"This problem must be solved!" Li Jing couldn't help but sigh. He didn't expect the combat power of the new cavalry would be so low. I couldn't believe how Hou Junji trained his troops.
However, Li Ke had no doubt about Hou Junji's military training ability at all, and he would also support Hou Junji, believing that he had a good attitude towards military training and could definitely train his elite soldiers.
However, the combat power of the new army in front of him was low, and Li Ke believed that this was not a problem with Hou Junji, but a problem with the generals.
These generals were promoted and trained by Hou Junji. Now their commander is Li Jing and Li Ke. Neither of them has had close contact with this army. This may make this cavalry lack military spirit, which will lead to them being so vulnerable on the battlefield.
"Master General, do you want to know the new army generals? Let's learn about the situation with them?" Li Ke suggested.
"Well, I also think it's better to understand the situation first!" Li Jing also echoed. He ordered the guards around him, "Come on! Let's tell you the generals of the new army!"
"No--" The personal guard left the coach's tent.
"Master General, what do you think of Guo Shifeng?" Li Ke asked Li Jing with deep meaning.
"Well--his father Guo Xiaoke is a good general and the son of the general. But judging from his performance on the battlefield today, he is not arrogant or impatient, and has extraordinary martial arts." Li Jing said this, looking at Li Ke, as if he understood something, looked at Li Ke with a cold look, and then asked indifferently, "What does your highness mean?"
"Don't the Grand Chief Executive thinks that the new army generals need to make adjustments?" Li Ke asked without avoiding Li Jing's cold eyes, "In today's battle, the new army exposed so many problems. The general's command ability in the front line is a big problem. Whether an army can conquer and fight well depends on the leading generals of this army. A group of sheep led by a wolf is definitely more terrifying than a group of wolves led by sheep!"
Li Ke understood what Li Jing thought. His current power is very large, and the new army is the cornerstone of the Tang Dynasty's future army. At this time, Li Ke arranged his people in this way. When the war ended, the new army would probably become Li Ke's new army. Li Jing was not considering the ownership of the new army. He was just worried for Li Ke. He valued Li Ke very much, so he would give advice from many parties, hoping that he could become a great man, but he did not want Li Ke to have too many powerful forces, which would arouse suspicion from many parties, which was very unfavorable to Li Ke's development.
However, Li Ke grasped Li Jing's above thoughts, and he would dare to compete with Li Jing. He naturally understood that war was serving politics! Therefore, he felt that Li Jing's strong expression and behavior actually contained the idea of suspicion that he took the opportunity to intervene in the new army in order to develop his own strength in the new army. At this time, Li Ke knew that he could never retreat. If he retreated, Li Jing would put the thoughts in his heart on his head, which would affect his image in Li Jing's heart. On the contrary, if Li Ke competed with Li Jing, Li Jing would feel that Li Ke's temperament was just an adjustment to defeat Jie Li.
That's why Li Ke did this to confront Li Jing!
"Come here! I'll order Guo Shifeng!" Li Jing ignored Li Jing and said on his own.
"No" guard left the tent.
"You--" Li Jing sighed, "Aren't you afraid of the consequences of doing this?"
"If you lose to Jie Li and lose the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, this is the most difficult consequence for me to accept!" Li Ke said lightly.
When Li Jing heard what Li Ke said, he didn't say anything. The two of them were quietly staying in the tent, waiting for the summoned generals.
"Report to the Grand Chief Executive, Li Jingxuan, Ma Liangcheng, Zheng Shan, and ask for a visit outside the Fangliang tent!" The guards outside the General's tent shouted.
"Let them come in!" Li Jing said lightly.
The door of the tent was opened, and four generals were wearing the armor of the Tang army.
"The last generals Li Jingxuan, Ma Liangcheng, Zheng Shan, Fang Liang, have met the chief general, His Highness the King of Han!" Li Jingxuan, Ma Liangcheng, Zheng Shan, and Fang Liang bowed at the same time.
"No gift!" Li Jing said coldly.
However, Li Ke said kindly, "The four generals don't have to be too polite, you can sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Jingxuan, Ma Liangcheng, Zheng Shan and Fang Liang thanked Li Ke, but had no intention of sitting down.
At this moment, Guo Shifeng outside the tent shouted, "I'll ask Guo Shifeng to see the chief executive!"
"Come in!" Li Jing said lightly.
"No——" Guo Shifeng walked into the tent. He first saluted Li Jing and Li Ke, and then stood behind Li Ke. He didn't dare to be proud of himself, standing in the middle of the tent like the four unfamiliar new army generals in front of him. He knew that he was Li Ke and was a human being, so he stood firmly behind Li Ke, which proved his identity.
"Four generals, do you know General Guo?" Li Jing asked lightly.
Guo Shifeng, the generals of the Ghost Face Cavalry, and their powerful combat power on the battlefield, naturally they had seen it. At this time, Li Jing summoned Guo Shifeng to the commander. The four of them were very muttering, not knowing what Li Jing was thinking. However, Guo Shifeng did not have such heavy thoughts as personal. He was Li Ke's confidant. What he had to do now was to fight and win big battles. Other problems were problems, and he knew Li Ke would help him solve them.
"General Guo is brave and resourceful, we naturally know!" Li Jingxuan, the oldest among the four, was already in his forties, and he immediately spoke.
"Yes, yes! Today, the Ghost Face Rider will definitely win the world, so we naturally recognize General Guo!" The other three also praised, and when they said these words, they knew the reason why Li Jing was looking for them today.
"The four generals have been awarded too much, so I dare not be the servant!" Guo Shifeng said modestly.
"This thinking general is the leader of the new cavalry battalion!" Li Jing said to Guo Shifeng and Li Ke lightly.
To be honest, Li Ke didn't know these four people either. Since Li Jing came to the grassland, Li Ke has never contacted any generals of the new army in order to avoid suspicion. Li Jing did not summon them when discussing military information, so Li Ke naturally didn't know him. Now after Li Jing's introduction, Li Ke nodded with a smile, especially he was very satisfied with Li Jingxuan's calm behavior.
"Four generals, can you tell me the reason why the new cavalry performed poorly today?" Li Ke was the first to question.
"Your Highness, the new army lacks training, and it is normal for them to perform poorly today!" Fang Liang defended himself. He and Fang Xuanling had expressions, but he was not afraid of Li Ke's questioning.
"Then when do you think the new army can complete the training and truly achieve the power that can fight against the Turks?" Li Ke continued to ask.
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"Do you have to wait until the Turkic Jie Li annihilates the new army? Is this the new recruits used by the Tang Dynasty to attack the Turkic?" Li Ke said angrily.
"Your Highness, the lack of combat power of the new army is an experience problem, but the new army is not firm and lacks blood. This is our mistake. We have never fought with the Turkic cavalry, and we suddenly did not react for a while. But since the battle situation has been affected by the combat power of the new army, the last general dares to punish me!" Li Jingxuan simply admitted his mistake and pointed out the shortcomings of the new army.
Li Ke looked at Li Jingxuan with satisfaction and said to Li Jing, "Master General, I don't want to interfere in this matter, so you should solve it!"
After Li Ke said this, he left the handsome tent with great strides.
Fang Liang, when Li Ke heard Li Jing's introduction, he suddenly thought of the relationship between him and Fang Xuanling. When Fang Liang's attitude was just now, Li Ke saw his guess and made such a decision temporarily. It was not that he was afraid of Fang Xuanling, but that he felt that there was no need to make enemies with Fang Xuanling for a small person like Fang Liang. Since Li Jing's head coach, he would hand over this matter to Li Jing! He knew that Fang Xuanling's sensible person, as long as he participated in it, Fang Xuanling would understand it. On the contrary, Fang Liang was punished by himself, and Li Ke thought Fang Xuanling might think of him.
Li Jing could understand Li Ke's thoughts. He just watched Li Ke leave the tent quietly, then turned his eyes to Fang Liang, his face looked very gloomy. Guo Shifeng also glared at Fang Liang after Li Ke left. In his heart, Li Ke was that he had been following him for the rest of his life, and he did not want Li Ke to be disrespectful from others, including verbal disrespect.
Chapter completed!