Chapter 1182 Mountain Troops

"They look much stronger than before. Are these the soldiers you trained?"

Li Xiang looked at the soldiers standing neatly in the distance, all carrying serial crossbows on their backs.

The most important thing in jungle combat is lightness. If they are allowed to carry muskets on their backs, they will most likely be killed by the enemy in the time it takes to charge them after one shot. Therefore, when it comes to choosing weapons, Li Xiang feels that it is better to use a chain link crossbow.

As for artillery, of course it must be equipped, but marching in the mountains is extremely inconvenient, so Li Xiang still uses those ballistae.

Of course, if you log into enemy territory and the ground is flat, you can transport the artillery there by naval warships. Then our new weapons will come in handy.

According to the investigation by Li Xiang's people, the equipment of various countries in the Indochina Peninsula is not even comparable to the level before the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, if we want to occupy this place, the war should not be a big problem. The only problem is how to govern here.

Of course Li Xiang understands what kind of people the people in these countries are. If you want them to be obedient, it is probably impossible. Historically, this area has been an extremely difficult area to deal with. Until the Qing Dynasty, they were fighting against There is a war going on in this area.

"Your Highness, they are the mountain combat troops trained by Wei Chen."

Huo Qubing was redeemed from the system, and the system also taught many modern combat methods, so Huo Qubing's answer tended to be modern.

At first, Li Xiang only gave Huo Qubing 1,500 soldiers, and then asked him to secretly go south. Since then, he has been preparing for this war. Now that Li Xiang is finally here, Huo Qubing is also very excited.

You must know that Huo Qubing is ranked extremely high among the gods of war in the system. He was sent to this place by Li Xiang for two or three years. He was already very anxious in his heart, but if Li Xiang didn't come, they would I have to keep training, and now it’s finally come to an end.

"How many people are there?"

Li Xiang can be regarded as an old man on the battlefield. He only needs to look at the military posture of these people and the mental outlook on their faces. Li Xiang can know at what stage the combat effectiveness of these people is. Compared with those in front of him, Li Xiang The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who fought on the battlefield were no less generous. Although they had never participated in a real war, Huo Qubing definitely had a way to make them adapt.

"If we return to His Highness, in addition to the 1,500 people we originally brought, there are currently a total of 20,000 people."

Huo Qubing said with some embarrassment that if it were in the Guanzhong area or Jiangnan, Hebei, recruiting troops would be a very easy matter. If Li Xiang's brand was used, tens of thousands of people could come over at any time.

But now this is Lingnan Road, and the surrounding area is almost deserted. Although some plain areas are inhabited, many people are not willing to let their family members serve as soldiers because of the lack of people and plentiful land.

In the past three years, Huo Qubing trained while killing the bandits around him. This could be regarded as winning a bit of reputation for himself. If he didn't do this, I'm afraid no one would be willing to send the children at home, so they developed extremely slow.

"Are they all good at jungle warfare?"

The reason why Li Xiang trained this army is to adapt them to jungle warfare. He has many of them for ordinary combat, but the Indochina Peninsula is full of subtropical dense forests. If they are not adapted to jungle warfare, Li Xiang will not know how many casualties there will be. I don't want to think about making Datang pay such a price. Although Indochina is important, it cannot be paid with human lives.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, in the jungle, they are the real kings of the jungle. No matter what method the other party adopts, they cannot be our opponents. Moreover, in the past two years, I have also ordered them to fight as a small team. The way is to go to Zhenla Kingdom and experience it."

Hearing Huo Qubing's answer, Li Xiang immediately became interested. I asked you to train well here, but you actually traveled thousands of miles to fight across countries. After all, you are the God of War, and you are not idle at ordinary times.

"How did you let them practice?"

When Li Xiang said this, Huo Qubing was a little embarrassed. This kind of training method could not be put on the table. He saw that there were many followers behind Li Xiang.

"We just asked them to pretend to be bandits and go to Chenla to rob. Many local people called us black bandits."

When Li Xiang put his ear closer, Huo Qubing whispered. Li Xiang also smiled silently, but it was still the same as before. If you are kind to the people of other countries, you will suffer losses in the future.

Although we are a little ruthless now, we are still fighting for the sea port for our country. If we do not have this sea port, future generations will be stuck in the Strait of Malacca. Li Xiang does not want this. Today’s Datang As the most powerful country in the world, we should take all important places in the world into our own hands. Even if we make mistakes in the future, we still have room to make amends.

Li Xiang comes from modern society. Because it has been invaded for more than 100 years, our country has lived an extremely difficult life. We have to look forward and backward every step we take, fearing that we will have no room for regret if we take the wrong step.

But if we acquire a large number of strategic locations in the world at this time, even if we make a mistake in the future, we will still have the opportunity to make amends, and we will not be controlled by others in everything.

"Arrange an opportunity for me to see the results of your training."

Even facing Huo Qubing, Li Xiang couldn't let him talk on paper. You have to show some real skills. If you don't have real skills, the system general Li Xiang won't give him face.

"In Jiaozhou, about 50 miles southwest, there is a city in Zhenla called Sangnu. It has a garrison of 3,000 and a population of 40,000. If Your Highness wants to see it, I will lead my men to capture it."

There are no bandits around anymore. According to Li Xiang's idea, of course he just needs to find a bandit den to try. Who knows that Huo Qubing is planning to capture a city.

According to his idea, he has been training for so long. The people who used to be his subordinates have become generals. Now if he doesn't perform well, how can he subdue them?

"You'd better put this idea to rest. Now is not the best time to start a war. After I come back from Chang'an, you can't fight even if you don't want to."

Now is really not the time to start a war! (End of chapter)