I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

What is going to set off this time is not one or two ships, but a whole large fleet including the navy and merchant ships carrying the army.

Since the current main ships are basically powered by steam, it is very important to replenish water and coal.

Although there will be transport ships in this fleet, the carrying capacity of the transport ships is also limited.

Therefore, for the future goal of cruising the four oceans of the earth, it is better to establish a suitable port and supply base from the beginning.

Although one was only established at the door of the house, at least with this base, the transportation distance could be reduced by thousands of nautical miles, and it would follow in the footsteps of the navy to build it all the way.

The army should expand all the way. Otherwise, it would just demolish the opponent's city. Wouldn't it be a waste of time for the opponent to rebuild after you left?

The best way is to demolish the opponent's city first, then build your own city, and finally use this city as the basis to attack all the way inland.

In fact, this is also the result of Li Shimin's discussion with the generals and staff members of the Ministry of War after he knew that Zhang Nuo's last expedition was closed for several days.

The original plan was to fight all the way to show Datang's courage and military power, and just make a fortune for Datang by the way.

But Zhang Nuo was planning to put down the pick, and there would be no chance to collect wool in the future, so naturally he had to do more things during this expedition.

For example, it is a very good idea to take this opportunity to hammer a few nails in other countries as a base for Datang to launch offensives in the future.

Don't think that if Datang's military strength is not enough, it will not be able to defend. For Datang, there are ways to ensure the safety of these bases during the construction process.

Not to mention anything else, just recruiting those veteran soldiers who have already retired from the army can do a lot of work.

Those people are used to fighting, and they are used to the days of licking blood with knives. It would be troublesome in Datang. Who knows when they can't help it, or they will suddenly explode when they are provoked, and then turn around from home. With a horizontal knife and then killing seven in and seven out, it made a big news.

Instead of letting them drag their families down because they are not successful at home, it is better to recruit these people again, and then distribute some simple weapons and let them take charge of some simple battles.

If these people are placed in the country, unless there is a major war and the entire Tang Dynasty is caught in the flames of war, it is basically impossible to put on the military uniform again.

After all, these people are not familiar with the military system and weapons and equipment in the new era, and they may not even know that they have violated military regulations.Therefore, these people can only go abroad.

Don’t think that they can’t do it because they haven’t touched artillery and don’t know how to shoot. You know, those who really can’t survive in society and constantly miss life in the army, eight or nine out of ten are in the army. Mixed very well.

Although these people are old, the knowledge of various military methods and the use of cold weapons has already penetrated into their bones. Even though many people have quit the army and resumed their status as civilians, they still insist on getting up early to practice martial arts every day.

Crossbows, horizontal knives, daggers, tripping ropes, traps, poisoning...

In the past, there was nothing in the army that they were not familiar with. They spent the best and most brilliant years in the army.

Well now, they can play again, they are indeed outdated compared to the current team, but there is no need for them to face Datang's army, their opponents themselves have cold weapons!

Chapter 984

That's right, the former old government soldiers have been re-armed this time by the call-up order arranged by Li Shimin.

In the past, there was such a call-up order, but the call-up order in the past was not so much a call-up as a brat. As long as you were a soldier in the past, you had to play again.

But it's different now. Li Shimin, who is rich and powerful, doesn't need that at all, and he doesn't want to cause turmoil in the whole country because of one incident.

So what was issued this time is a real call-up order, you can come if you want, and forget it if you don’t want to.

The benefits, the time for the second service, the difficulties to be faced, etc. are all clearly stated, and everything else is voluntary.

To put it bluntly, although Datang's military strength was a little bit nervous, it was not so nervous that it had to be recruited from the people. If it had reached that level, Datang would never have launched such an expedition.

Because it has really reached that level, it means that the interior of Datang has become very empty to a very urgent level, so why not go on an expedition, don't go home and be stolen after the expedition.

The current real situation is that the military power of the Great Tang is mainly responsible for conquering the four small countries that have just invaded the Great Tang, and stationing troops on the future borders to guard against the invasion of the two empires.

The domestic part is responsible for the stability of the entire Great Tang and the newly entered territories. As long as these troops are still there, the Great Tang will not be in chaos.

On the basis of maintaining stability and revenge, there are not many people left. At that time, these people will be drawn out, and they will be the soldiers of the first expedition.

As for those old bastards recruited, hehe, they can't be the first batch to set off, they have to receive training first.

After all, none of them actually expected that Datang would recruit them again, and they were recruited with such good conditions. The monthly salary, rewards, and casualty compensation were all on the surface, and they were not afraid of someone impersonating them.

With the Datang Royal Bank, the biggest advantage of this thing is that these special funds can be directly transferred from the household department to each account that needs to be transferred, and then you can just withdraw it yourself.

In the past, the main reason why some people were able to drink the blood of soldiers and misappropriate the pensions of disabled soldiers was because the money had to go through their hands.

But now, the finances are direct, and the family members or those retired sergeants don't even need to look at the face of the local yamen. They just go to the bank to check the account or withdraw the money directly.

It was with these sufficient guarantees that the recruitment of retired government soldiers went very smoothly, because a large part of them were actually retired from Zhang Nuo.

They themselves have overseas duty experience, and even just came back from Zhang Nuo's subordinates for a few years, and they just happened to be bored at home, and they were about to fart.

But they still have to train first, not everyone has the enthusiasm to continue training after returning home.

Quite a few of the elite soldiers who used to be in the army have now turned into a fat body with their sturdy tendons.

It's not good to train well, get rid of the smell left by rolling in the folks on their bodies in the past few years, and if they go directly to the battlefield, I really don't know how many people can survive.

These veterans themselves know it well, so don't look at them cursing and swearing during training, but they eat and drink every day, and they are with a bunch of old brothers. In fact, their young life is quite good.

At least they don't have to dream about this life anymore, because they have already returned to this life.

After a leisurely two months, Zhang Nuo is finally leaving!

Early this morning, Zhang Nuo took Hongyu with him to wash up, do morning exercises, take a bath, and eat breakfast as usual.

After breakfast, Zhang Nuo no longer sent Hongyu to work as before, but turned around and went to the room to start changing clothes.

He is going to go to war today, so naturally he can't wear casual clothes, he has to change into military uniform.

Putting on the unique pure black military uniform of Tang Dynasty in the closet, it was particularly unpleasant when he first put it on, but he got used to it after wearing it for a long time, Zhang Nuo quietly looked at himself in the mirror .

This should be the last time he went out from home wearing this military uniform.

After he resigns from office, he can keep his military uniform, but he can no longer wear his military rank. What's the point of that?

Looking at the bright yellow military ranks on the shoulders of the black military uniform, Zhang Nuo raised the marshal's scepter in his hand, and put the huge gem on the top of the scepter on the brim of his hat, sighed slightly, turned and left the room resolutely.

Hongyu had been waiting at the stairs for a long time, it was agreed last night, Hongyu asked for leave this morning, and she wanted to send Zhang Nuo off.

Zhang Nuo was quite happy about this. He was not as particular about the traditional Wuxun family. Women were not allowed to show up or cry during the expedition, otherwise it would be unlucky.

In Zhang Nuo's view, there is a natural luck factor in fighting, but it is nonsense to pay too much attention to this thing. To put it bluntly, fighting depends on the number of soldiers and the hardening of broad knives. It is true that the result comes from doing it.

Therefore, Zhang Nuo really didn't have any opinion on Hongyu's sending him out.

Hongyu is also quite beautiful today. Many of her clothes are given by Zhang Nuo. Every time she wears them, it will cause a wave of fascination. Basically, Hongyu wears a style first, and then those imperial wives think it looks good. Immediately asked the tailor at home to draw a picture, and then hurried out to put it on.

This led to the fact that a piece of red jade would often become the uniform of the school's faculty and staff within a few days, and after a while, all the wives of the big families in the entire Chang'an city would have one.

Therefore, in a sense, Hongyu can be regarded as the fashion godmother of the entire Tang Dynasty, at the level of a female devil, and any style of clothing is a fashion vane.

For example, today's scarf, windbreaker, slim skirt and leather boots are not only warm but also extraordinarily heroic. Wearing this way on weekdays may be more aggressive, but standing next to Zhang Nuo in military uniform today, then It looks very good.

Hongyu watched Zhang Nuo go downstairs, smiled and took a black cloak hanging next to Zhang Nuo and wrapped it around Zhang Nuo, then fastened the copper buttons on the collar, and tugged the shape of the clothes on both shoulders to make the cloak more comfortable. Appropriately, he nodded slightly, gently took Zhang Nuo's arm, and walked outside with his head held high.

The two of them didn't say anything superfluous, they are old husband and wife, and it's not once or twice that they go on an expedition. Both of them are used to it. What they need is actually just to walk together!

Chapter 985 Reaching Zhongnan

Hongyu sent Zhang Nuo outside the gate, and stopped after watching Zhang Nuo get into the car.

Zhang Nuo will go directly to the airport of Datang Royal Airlines. After boarding his special airship, he will fly directly to the half-completed seaport base on the Indochina Peninsula.

A few days ago, the army had already sent people there directly in airships, which can be regarded as a pleasure for those little boys who usually train in the base in the dark.

In fact, Zhang Nuo can go there later. After all, the construction of the seaport base has not been completed yet. The warehouses and the like have been built, but the materials have to be slowly transferred from the inland to there.

And this transfer is not a one-off, from now on, this route will only become busier for a long time.

Because this place will become the bridgehead, advance base, supply base, and transfer station of Datang Raiders World, and it will be more prosperous in the future, so instead of waiting for it to be demolished and rebuilt in the future, it is better to lay the foundation for the first time. Be firm.

Zhang Nuo came here this time mainly for training.

These little guys in the army receive special land combat training, mountain training, and jungle training, but there is absolutely no such thing as landing warfare in their current tutorials.

But this time their main attack method and attack target is landing operations, so they need a period of training.

Not to mention getting the professional level of the Marine Corps in the later generations, but at least it can't be chaotic. The army is a place that pays attention to order, and the most basic requirement is to have evidence for advancing and retreating.

Don't think that fighting is just rushing forward. Without reasonable drills and arrangements, I am afraid that more people will be killed by your own people than by the enemy. You may even be unable to tell which is the enemy and which is your own in the end. The situation will also explode on a large scale.

Rather than having a headache at that time, it is better to conduct more training while the base is still under construction and materials are still being transported.

Zhang Nuo has always adhered to the attitude of sweating more in peacetime and bleeding less in wartime. Don't expect a bastard who dares to be lazy during normal training to perform well on the battlefield.

If you count the number of airship rides and the voyage, Zhang Nuo can be said to be No. 1 in Datang.Of course, the staff of the airship can't be counted. They almost never stopped. Maybe they were still eating with their family members in Chang'an City in the morning. With a temporary order, they had already arrived in other places the next day.

However, taking too many airships is not without disadvantages. The biggest disadvantage is that you get tired of looking at the scenery, and you really can't arouse any interest.

I can only hide in the cabin, read novels and sleep, and try to get through this voyage as soon as possible.

When flying to Funan Port, a guard came over to call Zhang Nuo. Zhang Nuo cleaned up his personal image, went directly to the cabin in front, stood by the window and took a look, and suddenly found that the airship was actually about to land. You can see the shadow of the port under construction, and you can also see a large crowd of people welcoming you.

The one standing at the front of the welcoming team seemed to be that idiot Li Chengqian.

After almost a year of experience, this idiot boy who was left to work in the Indochina Peninsula, which is a place where no shit can be seen, finally slowly worked out.

A boy who was quite young at first, but now his waist is straight, just looking at his demeanor, he is not the same as when he was studying with him before.

In fact, thinking about it, this kind of experience that truly holds the power of life and death in a place, and still stands on a real battlefield, definitely trains people.

Not to mention that Li Chengqian is not in the country. Except for the helpers he brought and the people in the army, [-]% of the people in the place he wants to control are those who can't understand half a sentence, and the customs are completely different. different Gentiles.

This situation is completely different from what he has learned and come into contact with before!

It's funny to say, the experience in this kind of place, as long as Li Chengqian thinks about it carefully, he will get more than what he learned from Zhang Nuo before.

After all, no matter how much you teach, it’s better to try it yourself, not to mention that the first time you learn the Eight Classics is such a hellish difficulty, the experience is absolutely amazing.

Zhang Nuo looked at himself, a student who had grown taller and taller, in relief, and tidied up his clothes again. After finding that there was nothing wrong, he finally walked out from the hatch that was just opened.

Li Chengqian, who was originally standing straight and calm, saw the familiar figure coming out of the cabin door with a slight bend, and a smile appeared on his face in an instant unconsciously.

"Teacher, you are welcome!"

Li Chengqian was still as polite as ever, and saluted well!

Because this is a public place, there are a lot of curious soldiers watching, and even Li Chengqian has several officials he trained by himself.

Therefore, it might not be appropriate to touch his head like before. Zhang Nuo could only pat him on the arm a few times, and said with a smile,

"You're welcome, let's go, let's talk while walking, let me see your recent progress!"

Except for Li Chengqian, Zhang Nuo didn't need to greet anyone else, just nodding was considered polite, after all, his status was here.

For this, others have to say that he is approachable.

After all, [-]% of the people here belong to the military, and in the military, apart from the emperor Li Shimin, the crown prince Li Chengqian has to stand aside, and Zhang Nuo is the boss.

It can even be said that, according to the rules of the army, even if Zhang Nuo retired, retired, and did not wear the current marshal uniform, then if he went to the army at that time, what he said would definitely be better than Li Chengqian, a foolish boy. easy to use.

At this moment, Li Chengqian seemed to have returned to the time when he was studying with Zhang Nuo when he was a child. He habitually walked by Zhang Nuo's right hand, and then smiled and said all the things he had done during this time without any reservations. Yes, well-done, unclear-done, everything like peas poured out of a bamboo tube was said one by one.

Beside him, an official who seemed to be very young just by looking at his face, was anxiously winking at Li Chengqian, as if reminding Li Chengqian that he should not be so specific, and that some things are best not to be mentioned.

But Li Chengqian simply didn't see this wink. Of course he knew what the other party meant. He just wanted to show his best side, and then he could use Zhang Nuo's ear to pass it on to his father.

But, how could these people know his teacher better than him, those actions are all nonsense, his teacher is not the kind of character who listens to the wind and rain at all, those methods are all useless!

Chapter 986

Li Chengqian continued to talk without hesitation, he hadn't chatted with Zhang Nuo like this for a long time, since Zhang Nuo was called back by Li Shimin in a hurry before the New Year, he himself had been living in fear for the past two or three months.

After all, it was the first time he came out to take charge of a place, and he was always worried that he would not do well. Although there were many subordinates around him, the one he trusted most was his teacher.

After all, his teacher is Zhang Nuo, the king of Qin, who is unique in the world.

Maybe other people still care about his identity, judging the future lineup, and even taking into account Li Shimin's side, etc., but these problems don't exist here with Zhang Nuo.

Zhang Nuo has only one identity with him, that is, his teacher, a teacher who brought him up and taught him knowledge and life.

This teacher of his was not only extremely talented, he was introduced as a close friend by his father, but also had come to an end in terms of power.

Such a person is undoubtedly the best for Li Chengqian. If he has affection, he will be closer to him. If he has power, he will not care about what he gets from himself. If he is talented, he will be able to teach himself well. With his father's relationship, he wouldn't worry about getting into trouble if he had a close relationship with him.

It can be said that in Li Chengqian's mind, Zhang Nuo's actual status is a bit higher than that of his father, who pretends to be a strict father with a straight face all day long!

Otherwise, Li Chengqian would not be so close to Zhang Nuo.

Zhang Nuo was listening to Li Chengqian while answering some of Li Chengqian's questions. The two of them were fine, but a young official next to him was winking and coughing. What the hell is this, stealing the show?

Li Chengqian can pretend to be invisible, but Zhang Nuo can't. Who the hell is this? When I teach the students, it's fine if you eavesdrop. What are you going to do?

Zhang Nuo stopped in his tracks, frowned and stared blankly at the stranger,