Chapter 6 Jinse (Part 1) The cold wind carries snow particles, making the armor on his body jingle. This is the cold wind from the Western Regions. It is said that it can freeze the cattle and sheep walking on the road to death. Whether the rumor is true or not, the warrior Yu is not sure.
, but he once saw with his own eyes a stupid half-catty child (note 1) whose wings were broken by the snow and fell from the sky, and its neck was broken into two pieces on the spot.
The unlucky bird with a broken neck was picked up by the samurai Yu and brought back to his tent. That night, he and Liu Hongji cooked the food for him and Liu Hongji. Compared with the rough horse meat and the smelly mutton, the roasted bird meat
It is simply the most rare treasure in the world, but it is so rare that even if he wanted to hunt it, he would not be able to hunt it. The refugees who flocked to it even dug up the frogs and wild mice that had been hiding underground for the winter and ate them, whether in the sky or on the ground.
If any non-human creature dares to wander in front of them, their bodies will be gone in an instant.
Following Li Yuan's order to stay in Honghua, all the thirteen counties in Guanyou sent personnel to recruit victims to join the field work in Feng'an and Mingsha (Note 2) areas. However, there was a flood of refugees and the diversion measures could not be fully dredged. According to inquiries from military scouts,
According to the news, many people fled not because of the disaster in their hometown, but because the Hui tribes in Huining, Zhangye and the Helan Mountains took advantage of the empty border troops of the Sui Dynasty to start a large-scale expansion of the people who had settled in various places in Longxi for generations.
The Han people were forcibly driven away from the cultivated land, and all their houses and livestock were impounded. "This is where we graze!" Zhuhu Khan emphasized, regardless of the protective virtues of the Sui Dynasty for many years. The person who took the lead was Hosana Ke
Khan, last summer Lord Pei Ju comforted this man on the emperor's order, and drove more than 20 carts of gifts back to the pass to report to His Majesty that the Hus in Western Xinjiang were as respectful as usual. Now Lord Pei can enjoy his gifts at home, and the people
But they paid the price of displacement for his greed and sycophancy.
"These bastards! Sooner or later, I will make them vomit back ten times and a hundred times what they eat!" The warrior Xun cursed bitterly, wishing he could lead his troops to kill the troublesome Hu tribe. But he also knew
There is absolutely no chance that their wishes will be realized in a short period of time. The small tribes in the border area have always been outsiders. If there is no one to support them, they would not dare to be so lawless and encourage them to sprinkle salt on the wounds of the Sui Dynasty.
The bad guys must be the Turks. The Sui Dynasty taught them a lesson more than ten years ago. But now the Sui Dynasty's national power is declining day by day, while the Turks are getting stronger and stronger. With the strength ebbing and flowing, the Sui Dynasty court has no choice but to open its eyes to the tragedy on the border.
Close one eye and close one eye
The imperial court did not come forward, and as a general, the warrior Xun could only endure the biting cold wind and endure the torment of conscience caused by a general seeing his own people being bullied by foreign enemies. Since November, he followed Li Shimin to Mingsha to recruit troops.
, he had a very hard life every day. Before coming here, he often lamented the fat under his buttocks, but now he wished that the fat on his body could grow back, so as not to make his bones sore from being slapped by the saddle all day long.
However, the warrior Yu never regretted his decision. This trip was not in vain. Although before leaving, Tang Gong Li Yuan, who was afraid of arousing the suspicion of the court, made an impromptu decision to reduce the number of soldiers recruited from 5,000 to 3,000.
The results of the trip were greatly reduced, but the warrior Yu saw a beautiful scenery that he had never imagined. He once saw the broad Yellow River frozen into an ice sculpture thousands of miles long in front of his eyes. Every lang flower seemed to clearly keep running.
He once saw the chrysanthemum-yellow sunset setting from the other side of the Great Wall, like a salted egg yolk, but no one knew who would eat it. Beyond the Great Wall is the unchanging wilderness, and beyond the wilderness is thousands of miles.
Huangsha Warrior Xun once accompanied Li Shimin on an adventure to climb the Great Wall that had been damaged by the wind. He saw in the distance between heaven and earth, a city as beautiful as a fairyland, gorgeously dressed shepherds riding white camels, and countless beauties from the Western Regions.
, without wearing shoes in the winter, walking barefoot, the gold ring on the ankle is shining
It was a mirage formed by the sand monster exhaling underground. A newly recruited soldier carefully told him that everyone who appeared in the mirage was an innocent soul who was fascinated by the scenery during the journey and eventually died in the desert.
The spirit persisted, so he followed the order of the sand monster and transformed into a ghost on a sunny day to attract more people. When he said this, the soldiers lowered their voices for fear of being heard by the ghost and retaliated, so they stood next to the warrior Yu.
However, Li Shimin was angered. He pointed at the scenery on the horizon and cursed, "You guys who are working for the tiger, one day I will lead the troops to dig you all out, file your bones and spread your ashes!"
His words scared many soldiers to tremble, fearing that the earth would collapse at the next moment. Unexpectedly, the monster in the sand sea was also a guy who bullied the weak and feared the strong. He actually quickly put away his mirage. For a moment, the camel, the city, and the beautiful woman were all gone, leaving only an empty place in front of him.
earth and sky
"Did you see that the so-called monsters and monsters are just like this? The more you are afraid of him, the more courageous he will be. Pull out all the knives and line them up!" Li Shimin was very dissatisfied with the performance of the recruits and shouted angrily.
After hearing the order, the sergeants quickly formed a line on the city wall, drew their swords and faced the wind. They moved quickly, and their military appearance was neat. They did not look like any elites. But looking at the eyes of the warriors Xun, Li Shimin and others, they could see that they were in front of them.
Compared with the demeanor of the grain protection army when they entered the Liao Dynasty, this team seemed to be lacking a bit of energy and spirit. What exactly was missing? The warrior Xun himself could not explain clearly that this group of people were all selected from a hundred strong ones in accordance with Li Shimin's requirements.
If Han fought alone, he would probably be able to defeat the three or five warriors who were in the food protection army that day.
No one missed a day of sex, but this group of people was not like soldiers, more like a group of obedient puppets. Li Shimin told them to go east but they would never go west. He asked them to crawl into snowdrifts in the middle of winter, and no one even frowned.
However, after crawling through the snowdrift, they had a look of despair on their faces, without any passion for survival. "We recruited a group of cows without eggs!" When the four of them were discussing, Changsun Wuji expressed his gratitude to the new students.
Li Jiajun once commented that this was a conclusion he drew from folklore. It is said that when people in the northwest like to stir up cows, they always like to place the cut cow eggs in front of the incomprehensible bull, and then smash them with a hammer in front of the bull.
The moment his male organ turns into meat paste, no matter how ferocious the bull is, he will lower his head. From then on, he will never resist plowing and pulling a cart, even if he is being led by a woman or child.
What Li Shimin needed was an invincible army, not a group of obedient bulls. For this reason, he was unhappy and tried every possible means to find the reason why the training of soldiers was in vain. When Liu Hongji, Li Xu and the warrior Xun and others were training soldiers, he had personally observed all the troops.
The methods, steps, orders, and military regulations are all the same here. But the same method is used by the same people on different people, and the results are very different.
"It's not that they don't have eggs, it's that they haven't recovered from the sadness yet!" The samurai Yu was kind-hearted and took the initiative to defend his subordinates. Most of the men who were recruited into the army had just lost their families to natural disasters and man-made disasters. Under the blow of their wives and children being separated,
It is difficult for their spirits to recover quickly. These people can only grit their teeth and persist in training and obey all orders because they know that only the military camp can give them enough food, and only the military camp can give them a peaceful sleep at night.
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"This can't continue like this. Even if they train for a whole year, they won't be able to go to the battlefield!" Although Li Shimin is not as experienced as Liu Hongji and Samurai Xun, he also knows that his brothers can't fight. Only those who have the desire to survive can be on the battlefield.
Defeat one's enemies. As for the guys with dead faces, they will usually be slaughtered like cattle and sheep. It was precisely because they wanted to return to the Central Plains alive that the eight hundred food-protecting brothers achieved the miracle of marching thousands of miles to Liaodong and becoming invincible. If they had just
From the beginning, they learned that the way back was cut off. Even if Sun Wu was reborn, he might not be able to inspire everyone's morale.
"From tomorrow on, Brother Hongji and I will sleep among them all day long!" Samurai Yu thought for a while and replied, undressing and pushing food. This is what famous generals in ancient times did. In order to seize the rare performance opportunity in front of him, he could not
Then consider whether this is a taboo
Warrior Xun's words made many people's eyes light up. Everyone remembered that when he was in Huaiyuan Town, Li Xu also got along with his brothers. Of course, Li Xu couldn't help but get along with everyone. At the beginning, he was just a team leader.
Those who joined the food protection army were treated more favorably by their families than he was at that time. Later, when his official position was promoted, he became familiar with the people around him, and even if he tried to put on airs, he couldn't.
"Okay, starting tomorrow, I will also move my luggage to the military camp to eat and live with everyone. If Brother Zhongjian could do it that day, I can do it too!" Li Shimin thought for a while and said
During the military training in Huaiyuan that day, Liu Hongji only gave guidance from above, while Li Xu, the warrior Xun and others were the actual executors. Therefore, Li Shimin believed that the reason why Liu Hongji did not bring out another food protection army after brother Zhong Jian left was very important.
The reason is that he doesn’t like hanging out with his brothers like Li Xu without any pretensions.
"This is absolutely impossible!" Before Li Shimin could finish his thoughts, Liu Hongji and Changsun Wuji both objected. After looking at each other, Changsun Wuji decided to express his reasons first, "This place is close to the border.
, all the tribes outside the Great Wall are eyeing you. You are the second son of the Li family. If someone plots evil, we will all die without a burial place!"
Since Li Yuan took office in Honghua, he would never show mercy to horse thieves, bandits and local powerful men with evil intentions. While stabilizing local security, he also made many enemies. If these people sent dead soldiers to sneak into the military camp, Li Shimin insisted on sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.
If so, the assassin can easily succeed
Without the commander-in-chief, Liu Hongji might be able to avoid pursuing the warrior Yun and Changsun Wuji by virtue of his official position. They will definitely not be able to escape punishment. Moreover, even if Tang Gong shows mercy later, their futures in this life will definitely be ruined. No one can safely use a company to plot their own plans.
There are no staff who can protect you, and even the family that dislikes the Li family is unwilling to do so.
"Shimin, I didn't hang out with my brothers like Zhongjian all day long. I had to do it, but I couldn't!" Liu Hongji knew that Li Shimin had misunderstood him and the standards of being a qualified military commander, so he changed his face.
, loudly advised: "As the old saying goes, a good general governs the army with kindness and power. If there is kindness but no power, the order will not be carried out. If there is power but no kindness, no one will die. Zhongjian was a school captain at that time. Naturally, he treated his brothers as brothers. I was ordered to lead that day.
The whole army, so we must keep a certain distance from our brothers.”
"Thank you, Brother Hongji, for your advice!" Li Shimin knew that Liu Hongji was teaching him, and he gratefully held his hand in his hand. But soon, he discovered the inappropriateness of what Liu Hongji said, and found an excellent counterexample, "But Zhongjian later brought
Out of Xiongwu Camp?"
For Li Xu, who was only less than two years older than him, Li Shimin not only blindly admired Li Xu from the two Liaodong battles to later leading troops to counter the rebellion, he watched every move of the other party and often thought in private.
, if he and the other party changed positions, could he do better than the other party? Therefore, he observed Li Xu much more carefully than Liu Hongji and others, and figured it out more seriously than Liu Hongji and others. That was his dream. As Li Xu,
As the second young master of the mansion, he rarely has the opportunity to practice it himself, but he can integrate himself into Li Xu's story, imagining that he can also get rid of all restraints and roam freely among thousands of troops.
"Zhongjian leads the troops and is too close to his brothers, so everyone is willing to fight side by side with him. When fighting with favorable winds, his morale is high. If there is a setback, everyone is too familiar with him and has no fear.
It is inevitable that you will not be punished if you retreat." Liu Hongji thought for a while and explained.
"But there is a strategy that can avoid this flaw!" Knowing that Li Shimin may not be convinced, Liu Hongji continued to add, "That is to take the lead in every battle. As long as you don't retreat, the brothers will definitely not be able to bear to abandon the coach and run away first. Zhongjian did the best.
, exactly this!"
"If the coach makes a mistake, the whole army will be wiped out and there will be no chance to make a comeback!" Changsun Wuji loudly added to the side. He knew that the person whom the second master admired the most was Li Zhongjian in Liu Hongji's mouth, but no matter how noble the second master's status was, no matter how noble the second master's status was,
No matter what, he couldn't charge in person like Li Zhongjian like a lunatic. For a child of a noble family, it would be too self-deprecating. Another point is that Li Shimin's martial arts may not be as high as he imagined. Regarding this, Changsun Wuji felt that
It's very clear, but it can't be said clearly in any case
Note 1: Shabanjiner, whose scientific name is sand grouse, is an endangered wild bird that was once widely distributed in the northwest and Inner Mongolia. Because of its obesity and poor flying ability, it likes to get into private houses to keep warm and to die.
We call them stupid
Note 2: Mingsha is located near Zhongning in present-day Ningxia, adjacent to the Yellow River and not far from the Sui Great Wall on the north bank of the Yellow River.
