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314. Before the Expedition (Part 1)

The weather is getting colder and colder, and according to the detailed report of the imperial court in the Turks, it is now snowing. The Turks have begun to freeze people to death, but it is not too serious yet. It is just that some people from marginal tribes are frozen to death. The people who are not falling on the edge are not Turks, so they are not valued. But next, the Turks themselves are afraid that the Turks themselves will freeze to death. In order to solve the cold crisis, they can only go south to invade the Tang Dynasty and plunder food. They also do not care about Xue Yantuo's rebellion, because although there is a possibility of fighting with the Tang Dynasty, they have to do so. The Turks have spent several years on Xue Yantuo, so it means that the combat effectiveness of the Turks has been reduced a lot, and even a Xue Yantuo cannot be solved. Many people do not realize that the Turkic Empire, which was extremely powerful a few years ago, is now full of holes and is gradually declining.

At this time, the war machines of the entire Tang Dynasty had gradually started to operate, and the soldiers from all over the country had begun to be continuously drawn. According to the previous plan, the soldiers were divided into six groups to attack the Turks, and the soldiers from various Zhechong Prefectures had left their hometowns and came to the capital Chang'an to gather. This time, there were 200,000 combatants, and more than 100,000 troops fighting on the front line alone. It can be said that the elite troops who could fight were sent out, and Jing Wen's avenge army was ready to go to war at any time.

"Everyone, how are we doing?" Jing Wen asked.

Military Affairs Director Feng Yong first reported: "The army has formulated various plans. As for specific combat plans, we can analyze them through various intelligence when we reach the army."

Next, Liu Rengui, director of the General Affairs Office, reported: "The General Affairs Office has done various mobilization and education, and the soldiers are very enthusiastic. Obviously, they all want to kill more Turks, so it is easy to cure the shame. Therefore, morale is not a problem."

Jing Wen then asked Ma Zhou: "Ma Zhou, what about the Logistics Department? We are fighting in winter this time, and the task of your Logistics Department is the most critical. Are you ready for the warm down jacket, is the tent ready, or even the various things that are roasting fire? In winter, the food consumption is multiple times that of the past. Are you ready?"

"Please rest assured that Jieshuai, we are all ready. After more than a year of preparation, we have hunted countless birds and made many down jackets. We can guarantee that every soldier has a down jacket. Moreover, the charcoal and food for the roasting fire are all prepared in the logistics army. Even various gunpowder, grenades, and missiles have been hoarded according to the original plan. After a year of hoarding, we are finally ready. Now, we are waiting to attack the Turks at any time. Logistics is definitely not a problem. If there is a problem in logistics, please Jieshuai, then my head will be the ruler!" Ma Zhou said confidently.

After listening to the reports of the three guys, Jing Wen felt much more relieved. Jing Wen's 40,000 avenging troops followed the plan and followed Li Jing's central army. Jing Wen and his avenging troops directly accepted the commander-in-chief Li Jing, so Jing Wen also had to report to Li Jing now.

"General Li Jing, our avenge army is ready. We can go to the Turks for the emperor at any time." Jing Wen said.

Li Jing took the initiative to let Jing Wen sit down and said, "Jing Wen. Actually, I have been following you for a long time. Although you were a jester, I discovered that you have many things that are much better than others. You seem to have talent in many aspects, but why don't you work hard and study seriously? As long as you study hard, you can achieve something! I actually wanted to accept you as your disciple at that time, so that you can learn military tactics with me, so that you can also have the potential to become a famous general in a generation. Why did you refuse at that time?"

Jing Wen just replied, "General Li Jing, I actually don't want to be a famous general who is ruthless on the battlefield. Because I have little ambitions, I just want to live honestly. But the reason why I am today is that others don't let me live a good life! So, I have to be forced to get up. And if I become your apprentice, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to be at ease."

"Hey, you are not ambitious, otherwise you might be able to become a famous general." Li Jing said.

But Jing Wen said: "General Li Jing, I actually think the road of famous generals will become narrower and narrower in the future. You can see that my Military Affairs Office has more than 200 people working together is much more efficient than many famous generals. Once the entire army is running, it is probably almost impeccable. And this is the power of the team. Even if a person is a genius, he cannot win the cooperation of a group of people. The ancients said that three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. We just use a group of talented people to gather their little wisdom and become a great wisdom. We should find a way to exert the power of a team, rather than relying on a genius to lead."

"Maybe! In the future, it will be the world of groups." Li Jing couldn't help but sigh.

Since Li Jing's last military chess performance, he has known that his famous generals like him may become narrower and narrower in the future. In the future, those who really command the army are the staff members in the Military Affairs Office. Under this model, it is difficult to have a general who has a word of all. The general is just a person who coordinates or decides at critical moments. The general does not directly participate in the management of the army, and they all have the following staff management. Those with decision-making power do not participate in the management, while those with executive power do not have decision-making power. This can be said to be a good strategy for decentralization. This model is also very suitable for the emperor's inner thoughts, so that a certain general will not have too much prestige and make the military power too concentrated. Not only will the military power be dispersed, but it can also improve combat effectiveness. What a wonderful idea! In order to ensure the security of the rule, the original emperors often used the emphasis on culture and over military military, or suppress military generals, or even reduced the combat effectiveness of the army as a strategy.

However, after Jing Wen's method of military staff came out, the emperor, who was born in a famous general, illuminated his eyes. As a senior general, Li Jing actually knew the emperor's idea, that is, this military staff would gradually improve and implement it in the army in the future. This is for the rule of the royal family and to improve combat effectiveness, so whoever opposes is a ill-gotten plot.
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