Li Yuanji thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure out what Li Shimin's intention was, and finally gave up thinking.
"Your troops suffered heavy casualties, and Jiangzhou's troops are still in Quzhou. How can you come with me?"
Li Yuanji stared at Luo Shixin and asked again.
Luo Shixin is actually no different from a polished commander now. Of the two hundred tribesmen, only about twenty people were left dead. The soldiers and horses of Jiangzhou were taken to Quzhou by Li Shimin.
Did Luo Shixin want to take more than 20 people to follow him to Weize Pass?
It's impossible for Li Shimin to let Luo Shixin command his troops, right?
His soldiers and horses are all loyal soldiers.
If Li Shimin had allowed Luo Shixin to lead his own army, he would laugh out of his dreams.
Li Shimin should not be so generous.
Luo Shixin cupped his hands and said: "The Commander-in-Chief has given an order. Zhang Shigui will lead the troops and horses of the unified army on the right side of the Prince of Qin's Palace to rush to Weizeguan. He will follow the orders of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and An Yuanshou will lead the Jiangzhou troops and horses.
After I arrive at Weize Pass, Jiangzhou soldiers and horses will naturally return to my command."
Li Yuanji said unexpectedly: "My second brother also sent Zhang Shigui and An Yuanshou?"
Zhang Shigui was from a famous family, and his family had served in the army for generations, and he had successively reached high positions as officials.
Zhang Shigui's own ability is also very outstanding. Although he is not very dazzling under Li Shimin's command, he is Li Shimin's confidant.
An Yuanshou was also from a famous family. His father was Liang Guoan Xinggui who helped the Tang Dynasty pacify Liangzhou. He was one of the sixteen heroes in Li Yuan's Wude period.
Li Shimin not only sent Luo Shixin, but also Zhang Shigui and An Yuanshou. Li Yuanji roughly guessed Li Shimin's intention.
Li Shimin asked him to sit in Weize Pass, literally, he really asked him to sit in Weize Pass.
But Li Xiuning will be liberated.
Luo Shixin, Zhang Shigui, and An Yuanshou ran to Weizeguan not to obey his orders, but to obey Li Xiuning's orders.
"good……"
Luo Shixin didn't know what Li Yuanji was thinking. When Li Yuanji asked, he immediately answered.
Li Yuanji sighed in his heart.
Li Shimin is asking him to go to jail.
Li Xiuning is a strange woman with great strategies in her chest. She has been in prison in Weize Pass for four years. She is probably tired of sitting in jail for four years, and the strategies in her chest are about to come out.
He went to replace Li Xiuning. If Li Xiuning didn't work hard until he was satisfied, he would never return to Weize Pass.
It is very likely that he will stay in Weize Pass for a long time.
"Go to jail, go to jail."
Li Yuanji sighed in his heart.
As long as the Turks can be firmly kept out of the Tang Dynasty, they will be jailed for a few months.
Who among the brothers and sisters with the same father and mother, he is the least capable.
"Okay, I know about this, go down and prepare. After dawn tomorrow, we will set off for Weize Pass."
Li Yuanji glanced at Qu Tutong and gave instructions to Luo Shixin.
Qu Tutong and Luo Shixin both bowed and agreed.
Li Yuanji said this to Luo Shixin and also to Qu Tutong.
What he conveyed to Qu Tutong was that I have taken over the errand and you can go back and resume your life.
After Qu Tutong and Luo Shixin bowed in agreement, they exited the room.
Li Yuanji began to think about what we could do for Weizeguan and his party this time.
…
A night of silence.
Early the next morning.
Luo Shixin, wearing armor and holding a sword, led a group of troops and waited outside the door of Li Yuanji's room.
Su Dingfang also ordered his troops and horses, ready to go on the school grounds in Mingshui City.
After Li Yuanji washed up and dressed neatly, he left the wing. After briefly saying hello to Luo Shixin, he went to the school grounds.
After arriving at the school grounds, he saw more than three thousand soldiers and horses gathered together, waiting for him quietly.
Li Yuanji frowned slightly and asked Su Dingfang, who was standing at the head of the team, "Have you recruited all the people yet?"
After the battle of Mingshui City, more than 2,000 soldiers and horses under his command were left.
Su Dingfang recruited more than 3,600 surrendered soldiers and generals, which totaled nearly 6,000 people. Now there are only more than 3,000 surrendered soldiers and generals. It must be that Su Dingfang has not recruited all the surrendered soldiers and generals.
It is impossible for the guards of Prince Qi's Mansion, the soldiers of the Second Tongjun Mansion on the left, and the few remaining soldiers and horses of Shaanzhou to be absent.
Therefore, the only ones absent are the newly recruited soldiers and generals.
When Su Dingfang heard Li Yuanji's question, he quickly explained, "The people are all here, but they have not yet been cleared by the Tongjun Mansion, so I did not issue them weapons or leather armor, nor did I allow them to enter the city."
Li Yuanji raised his brows with a look of surprise on his face, "Then let's take them on the road together. During my free time on the road, I will test their martial arts."
Su Dingfang nodded solemnly.
Li Yuanji didn't say any more nonsense and immediately ordered the entire army to march out.
More than 3,000 people followed him out of Mingshui City.
When they arrived outside the city, the team grew to more than 6,000 people.
Walk all the way north along Mingshui City.
Qu Tutong did not accompany the army this time, so Li Yuanji handed over the marching matters to Luo Shixin.
Luo Shixin was worried about the march, so he started to be a hands-off shopkeeper again.
To get to Weize Pass from Mingzhou, you must first enter Xingzhou, cross the Qingshan Mountains, then go north along the Taihang Mountains, and finally arrive at Weize Pass.
After leaving Mingzhou and entering Xingzhou, Li Yuanji saw what it means to be in troubled times.
Bandits abound, strongmen run rampant, and the people live a miserable life.
Although Xingzhou was recaptured, the newly appointed officials of Xingzhou had no right to speak in Xingzhou.
The order in Xingzhou is maintained by some wealthy families.
Outside the influence of wealthy families, it is a paradise for bandits to wreak havoc.
Li Yuanji didn't know how many bandits he had surrendered. In short, when he left Xingzhou, the newly recruited soldiers and generals had been completely integrated into the Qi Palace, and they had already formed the prototype of a military force.
There were a dozen fewer carriages transporting grain, and they were replaced by a dozen carriages of gold, silver, jewelry, swords, guns, swords and halberds.
Swords, guns, swords and halberds can be used now, but Li Yuanji really doesn't know what use those gold, silver and jewelry are.
If you leave it in Xingzhou, it will only make those wealthy families cheaper, and it will be a bit cumbersome to carry it with you.
"For the first time, I feel that gold, silver and jewelry are also a burden."
At the foot of Taihang Mountain.
Li Yuanji watched Su Dingfang lead his men to behead a group of horse bandits, and said to Luo Shixin with a strange look on his face.
Luo Shixin and Li Yuan were squatting on a big rock together. When they heard Li Yuanji's words, they said with some humor: "When the war starts, gold, silver and jewelry are all in vain. Only food, only swords and guns, can save lives."
At present, although Xingzhou has been conquered again, it has not yet stabilized and is still in chaos, so gold, silver and jewelry are useless.
Only food, swords and guns are the foundation."
Luo Shixin and Li Yuanji walked from Mingshui City to Taihang Mountain, and gradually got to know some of Li Yuanji's temperament. They learned that Li Yuanji had changed and his temperament had become much more easy-going, so he liked to chat with Li Yuanji in his spare time.
Li Yuanji nodded in agreement and stuffed a palm-sized tooth sculpture into Luo Shixin's arms.
Luo Shixin was a little dumbfounded, but he didn't stop him.
Li Yuanji was not trying to bribe him, it was purely a daily act.
He was already used to it.
When Li Yuanji has nothing to do, he likes to look for some weird things among the stolen goods, play with them in his hands, and after playing with them enough, he will stuff them into the arms of the nearest person.
At the beginning, everyone was a little flattered. As time went by, everyone got used to it and looked at Li Yuanji with more eager eyes. When there were bandits, a lot of people surrounded Li Yuanji.
Although Li Yuanji's behavior is a bit prodigal, his family can afford it.
Not to mention randomly stuffing a few weird things into the people around you, even if the whole car is stuffed in and out, the family business will not be completely ruined.
Among the things Li Yuanji has been playing with in recent days, the only thing that has not been stuffed out is a transparent cup.
When Li Yuanji found the cup, he found the craftsman and murmured with the craftsman for a long time.
The craftsman has been elusive these days.
"How long does it take to arrive at Weize Pass?"
Li Yuanji asked.
Luo Shixin roughly calculated the time and said: "It will take two days."
Li Yuanji looked around and said: "This place is fairly flat. Let's camp here and have a good rest. We will be on our way tomorrow."
The officers and soldiers of the second left and third unified military mansions have been on the road and suppressing bandits in recent days. They are very tired and need a good rest.
Luo Shixin also knew that it would not be easy for the soldiers from the second left and third left of Prince Qi's palace to unify the army, so he immediately nodded in agreement and ordered the soldiers to set up camp.
After a good night's rest at the foot of Taihang Mountain, the soldiers continued on their way.
In the next two days, the group did not encounter a single robber.
It can be seen that although Li Xiuning is in Weize Pass, his tentacles have spread hundreds of miles around Weize Pass.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for a group of people not to encounter the bandits.
…
Two days later, Weize Pass.
Li Yuanji sat astride the horse and admired the scenery of Weize Pass.
Weizeguan is built near the water, with water on one side and a city wall that stretches to the end.
The pass is built on one side of the city wall, and there is a flying spring flowing down the side of the pass.
Under the puzzled eyes of Luo Shixin and Su Dingfang, Li Yuanji quietly took out a cylinder made of pure gold, slowly stretched it, and looked in the direction of Weize Pass with the cylinder.
Luo Shixin and Su Dingfang were a little angry about what the cylinder in Li Yuanji's hand was, but Li Yuanji had no intention of sharing it with them. They could only guess in their hearts the purpose of the cylinder.
Li Yuanji held the cylinder and stared in the direction of Weizeguan for a long time, then slowly put away the cylinder.
Through the cylinder, he saw a red shadow on the gate of Weize Pass, which seemed to be looking at him as well.
When Li Yuanji saw the red shadow, he guessed who she was.
When my predecessor was naughty and mischievous as a child, she often taught me a lesson.
Her predecessor was slightly afraid of her.
"Your Highness?"
Luo Shixin and Su Dingfang saw that Li Yuanji had arrived in front of Weize Pass, but they hesitated. Su Dingfang couldn't help but call out.
