Su Dingfang looked serious and said solemnly: "Your Highness treats each other with sincerity, and the soldiers must sacrifice their lives in return."
Li Yuanji glanced at Su Dingfang a little funny.
That's you, not another soldier.
Other soldiers, asxs. are not as good as you, and their future achievements will not be as high as yours.
What they are more concerned about is whether I can keep them fed and clothed, whether I can give them more rewards, and whether I can take good care of their families after they die in battle.
"Go down and do some work."
Li Yuanji waved his hand at Su Dingfang.
Su Dingfang bowed and walked out of the room with his head held high.
Judging from his posture, it is inevitable that he will take an ideological education class with the soldiers of the Left Third Army.
Li Yuanji is happy to see the success.
After Su Dingfang left, he thought about the placement of Yu Wenbao.
Although Yu Wenbao's abilities are lacking, his loyalty is commendable.
You can keep it by your side and cultivate it well.
At present, only Xie Shufang is around him, and Yu Wenbao is loyal to him.
Others either have their own small thoughts or have not completely returned to their hearts.
It will take a lot of time and effort to get them all to focus.
Therefore, some important positions and some important errands can only be left to Xie Shufang and Yu Wenbao for the time being.
Xie Shufang already has his own position and has begun to learn to be independent.
As long as nothing goes wrong along the way, she is destined to become one of his right-hand men in the future.
Yu Wenbao's position is difficult to arrange.
If Yu Wenbao is allowed to go out and take charge alone, Yu Wenbao's abilities will be insufficient.
If Yu Wenbao is allowed to stay by his side as a guard commander, he is worried that Yu Wenbao will teach the guards bad things.
A large number of the guards are destined to be stationed at Wude Hall for a long time in the future.
If he turns into a reckless and reckless person, then he, the King of Qi, may have reached his end.
"Let Yu Wenbao serve as Sima in the house."
Li Yuanji thought about it and finally decided to let Yu Wenbao serve as a Sima in Prince Qi's Mansion.
The Sima of Prince Qi's Mansion was an official lower than the fourth rank, and his position was only lower than that of Li Sixing, so he lived up to Yu Wenbao's loyalty.
The Sima of the Royal Palace has many functions, one of which is to enforce military law.
With Yu Wenbao's temperament, he is best suited to do this kind of thing.
He is not afraid of anyone, and does not give anyone face. If he enforces military law, he will definitely not cheat or cheat.
He will keep an eye on all the troops in Prince Qi's palace and they will not slack off.
After Li Yuanji thought about Yu Wenbao's placement, Xie Shufang had already selected the person and sent him out, and returned to the house to report to him.
"Your Highness, I have sent people out. We should be able to reach Luoyang within three to five days."
Xie Shufang bowed and said seriously.
If four or five people are traveling in a light carriage, the speed will be much faster than marching.
It may take more than half a month for thousands of troops to rush from Weizeguan to Luoyang.
But if four or five people ride fast horses from Weizeguan to Luoyang, it will only take three to five days.
Li Yuanji nodded and ordered: "My sister said before she left that she would order the craftsmen in Weize Pass to recast the armor and weapons of the soldiers of Zuo Yitongjunfu and Zuo Ertongjunfu.
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You go down and count the lengths, waist lengths, and leg lengths of the officers and soldiers from the left and right commanding offices, and report them to me.
Then gather the craftsmen who are accompanying the army and send them to the forge inside Weize Pass so that they can also add their strength."
Xie Shufang was stunned at first, and then said with a surprised look on his face: "Your Highness, the princess, wants to help us recast the iron armor?"
This is a great good thing.
Although the soldiers from the left and right of Prince Qi's Mansion have been equipped with iron armor, the styles of their armor are so different that when outsiders see them, it is easy for them to be regarded as a miscellaneous army.
If they are of the same type of soldiers and wear the same armor, or the same color of armor, the soldiers will immediately become more energetic.
When outsiders see it, they don’t dare to look down upon it.
More importantly, once the uniforms of the soldiers are unified, their sense of belonging to the Tongjun Mansion will also increase.
As the sense of belonging increases, the combat effectiveness will naturally increase.
Li Yuanji smiled and nodded.
Xie Shufang praised with a smile: "Her Royal Highness is worthy of being a Princess."
Li Yuanji gave Xie Shufang a dumbfounded look. There was no difference between saying this and not saying it.
Xie Shufang had no intention of worrying about this. He hurriedly took a few steps closer to Li Yuanji and said: "Then the different armors needed by different soldiers can also be counted and forged as needed?"
Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation, "That's natural."
When soldiers fight on the battlefield, each has its own division of labor. The division of labor is different, and the armor and weapons required are also completely different.
The soldiers who serve as shield soldiers on the battlefield need hard armor with strong defensive properties.
What the soldiers who serve as assault cavalry on the battlefield need is chain armor that is lighter in weight and more flexible.
Soldiers who serve as crossbowmen or slingers on the battlefield do not even need to be equipped with iron armor, only a leather armor is enough.
Therefore, soldiers must be equipped with armor according to their roles in the army, rather than blindly pursuing uniformity and equipping them with the same armor.
The reason why the guards of Prince Qi's Mansion are equipped with uniform armor is because they play the same role no matter where they are at any time, that is, they are Li Yuanji's guards.
There is only one thing they need to do, and that is to ensure Li Yuanji's safety when he is in danger, or to take Li Yuanji away.
When Xie Shufang heard Li Yuanji's words, his smile became even brighter.
"Your Highness, I will go and do the statistics later."
Xie Shufang was very concerned about this matter and was unwilling to stay for a moment longer.
Li Yuanji did not force him to stay.
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evening.
Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang appeared in front of Li Yuanji together.
Su Dingfang has completed the task assigned by Li Yuanji, and Xie Shufang has also calculated the armor and weapons needed by the soldiers, as well as their height, waist circumference, and leg length.
Xie Shufang didn't spend much time. He just greeted the brigade commanders and brigade marshals from the left and right command headquarters. After the brigade commanders were at the command center, they reported to him the armor and weapons the soldiers needed.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This is what the captain and brigade commander eat. When the soldiers are equipped with armor for the first time, they already know all the needs of the soldiers.
No need to check at all.
As for the height, waist circumference and leg length of the soldiers, Xie Shufang did not go to great trouble to measure them.
When soldiers enter the camp, military officials will measure their height, waist circumference, and leg length and record them in a book. Some documents with detailed records will even record the soldiers' appearance and features, as well as any birthmarks on their bodies.
etc., also recorded in the book.
Xie Shufang only needs to send someone to send a message to the military clerk and ask the clerk to deliver the relevant booklet to him.
"Your Highness, I have finished counting."
Xie Shufang eagerly delivered the two brochures to the table in front of Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji smiled and nodded, but did not rush to talk to him. Instead, he looked at Su Dingfang and asked, "How did you check it out?"
Su Dingfang said with admiration: "Her Royal Highness the Princess's arrangements are flawless, and I did not find any omissions."
Speaking of this, Su Dingfang added, "If you ask me to re-defense Weize Pass, I may not be able to do a better job than Her Royal Highness."
After Su Dingfang saw Li Xiuning's defense with his own eyes, he was deeply impressed by Li Xiuning's ability.
The defense of Weize Pass arranged by Li Xiuning cannot be said to be perfect, but it is quite complete.
Under the same conditions of military strength, Su Dingfang believed that he could not be as perfect as Li Xiuning.
Li Yuanji nodded thoughtfully, "Then do you think there is anything else we can do?"
Su Dingfang thought for a moment and said bluntly: "All we can do is distribute our troops and strengthen the defense everywhere."
Since there is no problem with Li Xiuning's arrangement, there is no need to go to war to arrange it again. You only need to send more troops to various places to make the defense everywhere stronger.
"Then distribute the troops and horses you have."
Li Yuanji believed in Su Dingfang's judgment, so he adopted Su Dingfang's suggestion without hesitation.
Xie Shufang stared in astonishment, looked at Li Yuanji, and then at Su Dingfang.
Where did Su Dingfang appear?
Why does Li Yuanji trust him so much?
Not only did he send him to investigate the defenses deployed by Li Xiuning, he even decisively adopted Su Dingfang's suggestion and dispatched his troops.
He had a little bit of an inexplicable sense of crisis, and a little bit of an indescribable feeling.
After Li Yuanji finished asking Su Dingfang, his eyes fell on Xie Shufang. Seeing Xie Shufang looking at him and Su Dingfang in astonishment, he roughly guessed what Xie Shufang was thinking.
"I haven't introduced you yet, have I?"
Xie Shufang slowly came back to his senses and nodded heavily.
Su Dingfang glanced at Xie Shufang and nodded.
Li Yuanji smiled and introduced Su Dingfang, "This is Xie Shufang, the deputy commander-in-chief of Zuoyi Tongjun Mansion in my house, and also the Marquis of Pingyao County conferred by my father."
When Li Yuanji introduced him, Xie Shufang subconsciously looked at Su Dingfang, wanting to see Su Dingfang's reaction.
After Li Yuanji introduced Su Dingfang, Su Dingfang bowed and saluted Xie Shufang, "The Marquis of Pingyao is polite."
Although Su Dingfang and Xie Shufang are now the deputy commanders of the Qi Palace, Xie Shufang has a title and is still a marquis. His status is much higher than that of Su Dingfang, so Su Dingfang has to take the initiative to greet him.
Xie Shufang just cupped his hands slightly and said nothing.
Li Yuanji introduced Xie Shufang again, "This is Su Dingfang, who is now the deputy commander of the Third Army of the Left Army. In the previous battle of Mingshui City, he led the soldiers of the Second Army of the Left to help Luo Shixin block Liu
Hei Chu attacked with tens of thousands of people, and then beheaded Zhou Wenju and Cui Yuanxun among the rebels.
I have already reported this matter to the commander. After the commander has verified it, he will report the matter back to Chang'an City. I believe that Su Dingfang's reward will be received soon."
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