In the third year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, July 29th.
Early in the morning, Xia Yu woke up feeling refreshed. He had a very solid sleep and slept for half a day and a whole night!
He was so hungry that he even ate a double portion of breakfast.
Just after eating, Li Shimin sent someone to notify him and rushed to join the Chinese army to prepare to break camp and set off.
Xia Yu did not dare to neglect and quickly asked Zhang Yu to prepare his horse.
After a while, Zhang Yu brought a horse over. It was as white as snow, without any stray hairs, and it was majestic and majestic, with long mane flying like a white dragon.
White horse, the noble among horses.
Especially such a pure and beautiful white horse is unique.
If we put aside modern times, they would be Porsche and Ferrari-level luxury cars.
Xia Yu was shocked: "Zhang Yu, where did this horse come from?" He is a senior official in the army, so he is not worthy of such a BMW, right?
"gentlemen."
"I'll call you military advisor from now on," Xia Yu emphasized.
"Okay." Zhang Yu was obedient and quickly changed his words, saying with a proud look on his face: "His Royal Highness King Qin sent it to you after you went to bed last night."
"I heard that this horse is called 'Teng Shuang Bai', and it is the royal horse of His Highness King Qin. His Highness is really willing to give up to the military advisor!"
Teng Shuangbai, one of the ten horses of King Qin!?
Xia Yu was surprised. This was one of Li Shimin's ten favorite horses in his life, but he didn't expect it to be given to him.
This is a real waste of money. If you want to understand the meaning of food and clothing, you can hardly sleep with nothing.
Xia Yu was a little unhappy: "Why didn't you call me for such a big matter?"
Zhang Yu said aggrievedly: "When I see the military advisor sleeping, I won't let the villain wake me up. I said it's just His Highness the King of Qin's wish, so there's no need to make a fuss."
Xia Yu was stunned: He is indeed the emperor of the ages, this gift is beautiful!
If you are not moved to the point of bowing your head and bowing your head, it is simply not complete.
Well, I can only sell to Li Er in this life! Xia Yu secretly sighed at Li Er's skill and said nothing more, just looking at Teng Shuangbai with a look of fondness.
It is said that BMW cars are a man’s lover, and Xia Yu is no exception.
After just a few glances, the guy almost drooled. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand and carefully touched the horse's big head.
Teng Shuangbai was very docile. Although she had a new owner, she did not resist. Instead, she loved Xia Yu affectionately.
Xia Yu suddenly smiled brightly and said with a lively look on his face: "Look, this horse has a good understanding of human nature and knows that I am his new master."
Xia Yu suddenly woke up and quickly rode on Teng Shuangbai. Zhang Yu also rode on a black horse, accompanying him by the side, and went straight to the Chinese army.
Along the way, we saw that the army was quickly gathering, and the logisticians were closing up the camp, preparing to follow up.
Everything is so orderly and not chaotic at all.
Xia Yu sighed in her heart: This Li Shimin is worthy of being a God-of-War commander, and he is really good at running the army! The powerful Tang army that is invincible in the world and will shine forever has begun to take shape!
After a while, when they arrived at the Central Army, they saw that Li Shimin and all the civil and military personnel had arrived, and a large group of men were riding horses waiting to set off.
"Your Highness, please forgive me, I'm a little late." Xia Yu was a little embarrassed.
"It's okay. Sir, you have worked hard the past two days." Li Shimin glanced at Teng Shuangbai and said with a smile, "How well does the military commander ride this horse?"
"It's fast and stable. It turns out to be a good horse. Thank you for the reward, Your Highness."
During the conversation between the two, all the civil and military officials saw Teng Shuangbai sitting under Xia Yu's seat, and they were all very greedy: Your Highness is too generous to the military advisor. Comparing one person to another is very annoying!
Especially Li Yuanji, he is even more sour.
His eyes have been greedy for a long time. This is a real Dawan BMW. He begged Li Shimin several times but failed to get it. He didn't expect that Xia Yu would get it today.
For a moment, Li Yuanji, who was not big-minded, became even more unhappy when he saw someone. He snorted coldly in his heart and moved away from a distance.
"Okay, everyone is here, the whole army is setting off." Li Shimin didn't say much and immediately ordered the whole army to set off.
In an instant, the army of 60,000 Tang soldiers and 30,000 to 40,000 civilians broke out of camp and marched towards the ancient Xiaohan Road.
Xia Yu didn't go far when her eyes were attracted by a Jingqi nearby.
This cavalry is not large in number, only more than 3,000 people, but they are one man and two horses.
Every soldier is silent and sharp, with cold eyes and murderous intent, and the horses are all strong and powerful, with full explosive power.
They are all heavily armored, all of which are very fine black bright light armors (zhajia).
Everyone is equipped with a variety of weapons. In addition to the standard equipment such as the domineering long spear, sharp horizontal sword, and sophisticated horn bow, many people also have maces, iron bones, maces, and meteor hammers hanging next to them.
A wide variety of heavy blunt weapons.
What surprised Xia Yu even more was that even the war horses were fully armored.
The coverage area of the vest is also very large, from the horse's head to the tail, it is all wrapped in thick armor leaves, with only four hooves exposed.
Seeing this, Xia Yu couldn't help but take a breath.
Such a heavy cavalry armed to the teeth costs a staggering amount of money, at least three times that of ordinary cavalry and ten times that of infantry.
But the resulting lethality is also terrifying!
This is completely the ancient version of a heavy tank. Once put into the battlefield, it will be a nightmare for the enemy!
It can be said that this is a powerful force that can determine the direction of the war!
In just a moment, three words appeared in Xia Yu's mind: Xuan Jia Bing!
This is a legendary army that has left a strong mark on Chinese history. Since its creation, they have been invincible and invincible!
It contributed most to the creation of the Tang Dynasty!
They defeated Liu Wuzhou, destroyed Xue Ju, captured Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and killed Liu Heita. They captured half of the territory of the Tang Dynasty!
The king of the Eastern Turkic Grassland, Li Jing personally led three thousand Xuanjia soldiers as the vanguard and destroyed the country in one battle.
Tuyuhun was rampant in the northwest, and Xuanjia soldiers were pointed at the front, and Murong Fuyun was given the title.
But who would have expected that this battle would become the swan song of the Xuanjia soldiers. Shortly thereafter, the Xuanjia soldiers were split up, and an invincible army came to an end.
However, no one will forget this iron army, which has the most outstanding military exploits in Chinese history.
The legend lasts forever and is powerful throughout the ages!
"Xuanjia soldiers!"
Xia Yu, whose heart was filled with excitement as she recalled history, slowly said these three words.
Where he stared, he seemed to see a towering figure as unshakable as a mountain and as irresistible as a god.
Perhaps, the only one who can compete with the Xuanjia soldiers is the Weiwei army that says, "It's easy to shake a mountain, but it's hard to shake the Yue family's army"!
Hearing Xia Yu's sigh, Li Shimin turned around and said with a smile: "The military advisor has also heard of Gu's Xuanjia soldiers?"
"Of course." Xia Yu did not hesitate and said with a deep look, "I have a hunch that the Xuanjia soldiers will become a legend together with His Highness!"
Li Shimin was stunned. He didn't expect Xia Yu to have such a high opinion of Xuan Jia Bing.
But Xuan Jia Bing was created by him and he put in countless efforts. He has high hopes for it and is indeed very confident.
"Haha, I'll take advantage of the good advice from the military advisor." Li Shimin's heart was filled with the joy of being recognized.
"Haha, what the military advisor said is very pleasing to the ears." At this time, a person approached from the side, his ugly face smiling happily.
It is none other than the Demon King Cheng Yaojin.
Xia Yu took a look at this guy. He was dressed like a Xuanjia soldier and asked, "General Cheng is also a Xuanjia soldier?"
"That is." Cheng Yaojin said proudly: "Xuanjia soldiers are divided into two teams: left and right. Brother Qin and I lead the left team, and Yuchi Laohei and Lao Zhai lead the right team."
Xia Yu looked around, and not far away, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong both smiled and nodded at him.
In addition, there was a tall general with a beautiful mane and a majestic mane. He should be the Lao Zhai mentioned by Cheng Yaojin. He also nodded to Xia Yu in a friendly manner.
Xia Yu knew that this person was Zhai Changsun, one of the four generals of Xuanjia Bing.
And being able to stand alongside Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, and Cheng Yaojin, this Zhai Changsun is undoubtedly a fierce general who can overcome changes in the three armies.
But in history, his people appeared briefly and disappeared in an instant.
The reason is not mysterious. During this Eastern Expedition, Zhai Changsun unfortunately died in battle on the banks of the Gushui River under Luoyang City.
That was Wang Shichong's last desperate counterattack, and even Li Shimin narrowly escaped death several times.
Therefore, don't think that Wang Shichong is a bad guy because he lost in the end. It all depends on who he is compared with. After all, this man is a generational hero and should not be underestimated.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu sighed slightly.
The general died in hundreds of battles. If Zhai Changsun had not been unlucky, he would at least have been a duke when Li Eryi came to the throne. It is a pity.
"Why did the military advisor sigh?" Li Shimin turned his head in surprise.
Cheng Yaojin also pricked up his ears curiously.
Xia Yu was a little hesitant, not sure whether he should say it or not.
If such a secret is revealed, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble.
Li Shimin was a little uneasy. It was definitely not a trivial matter to make a scholar like Xia Yu hesitate. He couldn't help but said: "It's okay to say what the military advisor has to say. Gu is definitely not a person who doesn't accept loyal words."
Xia Yu thought for a while and decided to give Zhai Changsun a hand.
He lowered his voice and said: "Your Highness knows that I, Gui Gu, know some astrological divination techniques. Just now, I think that General Zhai Changsun's appearance is not very good. He is -"
"How?" Li Shimin was a little anxious.
"Premature death! Moreover, within a few months." To be reasonable, Xia Yu could only use metaphysics to save people.
When Li Shimin heard this, his expression changed drastically: Zhai Changsun is one of his most trusted generals, how can this be done?
"The military advisor is not joking, right?" Cheng Yaojin also looked in disbelief.
"What do you think?" Xia Yu said with an annoyed look on her face: "You think I'm too busy to make you happy?"
Li Shimin's face was gloomy and he whispered: "Is there any way to resolve this issue, military advisor?"
Xia Yu was silent for a moment: "Your Highness, it is difficult to defeat the enemy with manpower, so we might try to transfer General Zhai away from the Xuanjia soldiers."
Li Shimin's eyes flashed: "I understand." He turned around and glanced at Cheng Yaojin: "Please keep this matter confidential, you guy, don't hold back your words."
"Your Highness, I, Old Cheng, understand." Cheng Yaojin nodded quickly, he was not a fool.
For a moment, because everyone had their own concerns, the atmosphere became a little tense. Xia Yu didn't say anything more, just kept her head down and hurried on.
