The Xiaoguo Army has a total of eight battalions of heavily armored cavalry, and this one under Li Shimin's command is called 'Xuanjia'.

It's just that although Li Shimin came to the camp with enthusiasm, in less than an hour, he couldn't help but look at Lang Zhong of the military department who was responsible for recruiting his 'Xuanjia Cavalry' with a questioning look.

"This is what you call a good horseman?"

What kind of joke is this? The vast majority of them can only sit firmly on the horse.

And what about those Xianbei people? Riding skills are passable, but these people's martial arts cultivation is only eight grades at most.

With such strength, where can you control the riding armor that is far more complex than the infantry armor?

"This is indeed one in ten, the best batch. ”

The soldier's expression was calm: "It's not that our military department doesn't do its best, but this time, there is really no good goods." ”

"Won't it?"

The eldest grandson Wuji, who arrived with Li Shimin, also questioned: "The place where the Son of Heaven recruited troops this time is Guanzhong Henan." ”

- Needless to say, Guanzhong, the Zhou and Sui dynasties swept the world with Guanzhong's elite soldiers and unified the countries. It is the most densely populated place in the whole world, and the people are fierce, and everyone is good at martial arts, how can there be no good soldiers?

As for Henan, when Zhou Qi was vying for hegemony in the north, it went through thousands of wars. Almost all of the elderly people here have experienced wars, and everyone is also a good source of soldiers.

"There is no shortage of strong and brave warriors in Kansai, but there are really not many people who are good at riding, after all, not everyone can afford to raise a horse at home. ”

The soldier Lang Zhong shook his head expressionlessly: "Those good families who are wealthy and can afford to learn riding skills are now mostly buried in Liaodong. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew that he was telling the truth this time, a good riding horse would have to eat five or six catties of coarse grain per day, which was a lot of money in a year, and it was indeed not something that ordinary Shengdou ordinary people could afford.

At this moment, he deeply realized the great damage to the Great Sui in the battle of Liaodong - it may not have been able to shake the foundation, but it has already hurt their vitality.

In addition, Li Shimin knew that there were still some unspoken words in this military department.

In fact, in the land of Kansai, there are not no people who are good at riding, but they are all in the hands of the generals and local heroes.

- These people can organize tens of thousands of iron horses casually, but it is difficult to be used by the imperial court.

"Forget it, so be it!"

Li Shimin sighed: "But can you ask your nobles to help me change this Xuanjia cavalry to the Han army? Equestrianism doesn't matter at all, but martial arts cultivation, it is best to be above the seventh grade!"

The equestrian level of those Xianbei people is indeed much stronger than that of the Han army, but in Li Shimin's opinion, the riding skills required by the heavy armored knights are actually slightly lower than those of light cavalry and sentry scouts. The power of the cavalry when it hits in a cluster is the foundation of the existence of this type of army.

If you practice equestrian skills, you can always master them, and there may be some gaps with those steppe people who grew up on horseback. But this gap will never be so big that it cannot be bridged.

And martial arts cultivation is really a moat. The qualifications of those Xianbei people are obviously only at the lower middle level, otherwise they would not have entered the list of seven grades at this age.

- Maybe they still have room for improvement in the future, but most of them will have to wait until a year or two later, and Li Shimin will never wait so long.

Therefore, he would rather change all to the Han army with seven-rank cultivation, even if he needs to teach riding from scratch.

"Replaced by the Han Army, this-"

The look on the soldier's face was obviously a little hesitant. However, when Li Shimin stuffed a money bag into his sleeve, he resolutely agreed: "This matter will be handed over to the lower officials, and it can be done within a day at most, and it will definitely satisfy Lord Yitong." ”

He had already pinched the money bag just now, and it was full of stacks of silver tickets. And I have heard that Li Erlang in the forbidden army is generous, and there must be a lot of money in it.

It's just a change of military status, anyway, the remaining seven martial arts captains haven't taken office yet, so it's not a difficult thing at all.

And after this excited person left, the eldest grandson Wuji looked at Li Shimin with strange eyes: "Vilu Sha, I found that you have really changed." ”

In the past, Li Erlang, although he was also a pleasing guy, would not take the initiative to do this kind of bribery. When this guy just entered the Eastern Capital, he has always been very well-behaved.

Li Shimin also touched the bridge of his nose with emotion, his eyes were bitter: "No way, after the festival is lost, I can't pick it up." ”

He used to do whatever it took to give Li Xuanba, but this time the bribe was for himself.

"Now that the world is turbid, only by surrendering to the world and being with the light and dust can we keep up with the times—this is indeed a last resort. But I also hope that Virusha, you can always remember your heart. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji also sighed, and then he looked at the knights in front of him who were practicing riding with distressed eyes: "What can I do? Two months later, it is the time of the Great Reading, at that time, where can this Xuanjia Rider see people? Don't be laughed off by those court generals." ”

After Li Shimin's promotion, his position also rose. Now he is not only serving as the prince Qianniu to prepare himself and take over the Chongwen Pavilion Duyu Hou, but also the military participation of this Xuanjia cavalry,

Therefore, the success or failure of this battalion of cavalry is also closely related to him.

Today's style has always been vigorous and thunderous. Especially the things he cares about, he can't tolerate a little sand in his eyes.

Before, this person who did not return to Beijing was enough, but after returning to Beijing, he was simply neat, and all the small and semi-high-ranking officials on the left and right of the reserve mansion and embroidered clothes and guards were dismissed, and more than a dozen people were dismissed and imprisoned - his personal temperament can be seen from this.

If it is because of the lawlessness of discipline, the Son of Heaven will be angry. The eldest grandson Wuji didn't dare to imagine what kind of fate the two of them would be.

"This simplicity is nothing more than how to stand out among a group of dwarfs. ”

Li Shimin chuckled and pointed to a camp on the left: "Do you think our comrades who have not yet arrived will be able to train their men and horses to the level of the border army in two months?"

The eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and patted his forehead suddenly, thinking to himself why he had forgotten this section?

It doesn't matter if they lose face, but as long as they are slightly top-notch among the eight iron horses, they don't have to worry about the punishment of the Son of Heaven.

"But you always need to go to the battlefield in the future, right? If you can't even ride a horse, then what power is there?"

"Your Majesty's car will take at least a month to drive from the Eastern Capital to Zhuo County. And the army crossed the Liao River to the east, how could it be after the beginning of spring. During this period, you can also sharpen your guns for a while, and I estimate that at the beginning of the battle, Goguryeo would most likely choose to defend the city rather than fight in the field. ”

Li Shimin's voice was confident and calm: "So eldest brother Sun doesn't need to worry about this at all, what we have is time to train them into an army!"

At this time, his eyes also flashed with a strange luster.

The memory picture that the gray-clothed man obtained from Gu Chengyun that day had already made him change his mind.

Following the expedition to Liaodong and trying to obtain honors in this battle, it has become a part of his revenge plan.

Li Shimin thought to himself that with his current strength and status, even if he found the mastermind who murdered Li Xuanba, would he be able to behead the other party under the knife?

If the other party is just a charlatan, then he may be able to do it. But if this person also has such an identity and status as Yang Hui, the king of Qi, then how should he be?

So before that, he must do everything possible to grab more power and improve his official position. Only in this way can we have the power to fight when the mastermind appears.

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After Li Shimin arranged the affairs in the camp, he hurried back to Miyagi in the afternoon of the same day. He still has to teach the little princess today, and in addition, he has to take over the authority of a palace in the palace.

The official position he now holds is called 'Daye Hall Beishen Zhizhai' (there was a negligence when checking the information before, and the 'Zhenguan Palace' in the three halls of the Luoyang Palace was called the Daye Hall in the Sui Dynasty, and the name was changed during the Tang Zhenguan period, so it was changed to the Daye Hall after this chapter), and he ruled over the forbidden army of the first hall.

It must be mentioned here that a 'hall' in the left and right reserve mansions is roughly equivalent to an eagle Yang mansion outside, or a department of the border army.

The Yingyang Mansion of the local government military system has a strength of about 3,000 troops, while the number of border troops is slightly less, about 2,800 people.

As for the first hall in the palace, it has three capitals and ten guards, one of which is directly under the jurisdiction. So the total number of people in one house was about two thousand four hundred,

The 'Daye Palace' in Li Shimin's title is one of the three major halls in the Eastern Capital, and it is also the main hall of the queen. Originally, the Son of Heaven built this palace with the intention of letting the queen manage many matters in the harem here.

So theoretically, this place is dedicated to the Queen's Palace.

But in essence, this is not the case, the Son of Heaven often meets the ministers indirectly here, and the place where the queen really deals with palace affairs is usually placed in the Huiyou Hall at the back. This person does not rest in the Hall of Daye every day, after all, this hall is big, but it is not very comfortable for people to live in it.

However, from this title, it can be seen that His Royal Highness Empress Xiao still made a lot of effort in his promotion, and it can be said that he is very trustworthy.

It's just that although Li Shimin has taken over the official seal of the 'Great Industry Palace', he really can't spare much effort to manage the errands of the army of this palace.

Because he has not been seen for the past few days, the little princess has sent several groups of chamberlains to urge and express her dissatisfaction.

And the eldest grandson Wuji, who he has always relied on as his arm, was left outside the palace by him and was responsible for the drill of the Xuanjia Cavalry.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to ask for favors early and transferred Dou Rail to his command.

This is Li Shimin's cousin, the grandson of Taifu Dou Chi, the son of Yongzhou Mu Dou Gong, and the nephew of Neishi Ling Dou Wei. Now he also serves in the palace, but his official position is not high, just a small reserve.