While Li Xuanba was complaining, Li Shimin was inspecting the entire post station.

The post stations in the north and south of the Great Sui were all funded by the Ministry of War and under the jurisdiction of the Sixteen Guards. Therefore, the chief officer of the post station is also called the 'post general'.

In addition, in the post station where they stayed, there were not only 300 post soldiers directly belonging to the nearby Yingyang Mansion, but also a wall made of earth and stone, which could be used as a fortress.

This is a characteristic of the Northland, a legacy of the Wei and Zhou dynasties. Due to the chaos of the Five Wants, the Central Plains soldiers are endless, which also leads to groups of bandits in the four realms. And these post stations located in the wilderness, in addition to delivering news to the imperial court and being responsible for the accommodation of generals along the way, also have to undertake some military functions. For example, stockpiling grain, as well as ensuring the safety of nearby roads and even trade routes, etc.,

Even if it is unified today, the functions of these post stations in the north are still maintained very well. Especially in recent years, after the people deserted and thieves swarmed again, the number of post guards at various important post stations has not been reduced, but has increased a lot.

That's why Li Shimin dared to use this as a campsite, which is not only comfortable, but also safe enough.

But he was also worried that there would be problems with the post itself, such as traitors lurking inside, poisoning the food, or simply replacing the people in the post station or something, so after moving in, he would always inspect carefully.

In fact, he can leave this matter to his subordinates. Li Xuanba and several colleagues in the forbidden army are not very reliable, but Li Yan and Dou Zhongxian, these generals, are still trustworthy, and once they have a life, they will always do their best.

But Li Shimin was still relieved, for some reason, the closer he got to Tailing, the more flustered he felt. Only in this way can we alleviate one or two. In every place where the camp is settled, Li Shimin has to confirm the safety with his own eyes before he can sleep peacefully.

At this time, Li Xuanba's question was unable to answer for a while, and finally he could only smile bitterly: "Second brother, don't you hurt me?" After all, this is real money earned for my brother with blood and sweat, but now it is spent like water. ”

When Li Shimin found that when he said the word 'blood and sweat', Li Xuanba obviously pursed the corners of his lips, revealing disdain. But he didn't see it, and continued to say earnestly: "Second brother, have you ever noticed the soldiers below? When they were in front of Hangu Pass, they were in good spirits, and they would be very vigilant to pay attention to the movements around them, and the military formation was impeccable. After passing the Hangu Pass, they are quite dedicated to the food provided by your second brother. But today, there are many people who have relaxed,"

Li Xuanba thought about it carefully and found that this was really the case. Those of his subordinates were very casual when they went on the road today, and it was completely routine. He couldn't help but suddenly realize: "I see, is this the so-called way of using soldiers, the truth of one piece at a time?"

"Exactly!"

Li Shimin was very pleased with Li Xuanba's understanding: "These people are just like you, and I don't think anything will happen along the way, I, the chief official, are actually doing this too much." So at first, I was pressed by my military orders, and I could still obey the orders, but after a long time, this taut bowstring would naturally loosen. However, if they can rest here for half a day longer, then tomorrow when I emphasize the military order again, the attention of the soldiers below will be restored. ”

"Second brother, I may not be able to learn your skills in the rest of my life. ”

Li Xuanba frowned: "But I think, second brother, you are really making a big fuss this time." Even if there is no Tailing Wei, there are also these five Yingyang Mansions nearby, as well as many of my martial arts Li family's friends. They didn't do it before Tongguan, so dare they do it here?"

You must know that this Tailing is on the border between Wugong County and Meiyang County! It is less than 50 miles away from the Li family's fundamental place.

And this land in the west of the country is also the foundation of the Great Sui, and it is the place where the government military system is most intensive.

In addition, there are many local wealthy families in the vicinity, all of which have a large number of private soldiers and generals. And these Eagle Yang Lang generals and the lords of the wealthy clan are all inextricably linked to the martial arts Li family, who are respected as the top generals in Kansai.

Once there is a change, just ask for help with the Li family's token, and it is easy to gather tens of thousands of army and more than 100 five-grade powerhouses in this vicinity.

In addition, just in their fiefdom, there are seven generals who have cultivated to the third grade in Dazhuang Town, and in addition, several uncles and uncles nearby are not weak, and there are more than ten generals with the strength of Li Shizhen and Li Shifu. Where can you tolerate a small and presumptuous night?

"Having said that, the last time the queen was attacked, it was not far from the White Horse Temple, and it was less than one hundred and twenty miles from the imperial city. These two are more and more, and these traitors are even more chaotic under the noses of Xiuyi Wei and Si Litai. If these people are so bold, how can you and I let our guard down just because we are near our homes?"

When Li Shimin said this, he shook his head slightly, and did not try to persuade Li Xuanba again, but smiled bitterly: "Second brother, what if you are willful to me once? ”

Li Xuanba really didn't speak again, but just glanced at Li Shimin. I thought to myself, how did my second brother become timid as a mouse?

Li Shimin's actions along the way cannot be summed up by the word 'cautious', and it was not like this before.

However, when thinking of Li Shimin's experience in the past few months, Li Xuanba was also relieved. Since they entered Beijing from Luliang Mountain, they have been attacked continuously, and the second brother has probably become a frightened bird, right?

At this time, Li Xuanba didn't know that he was in a dense forest about ten miles away from this post station. A black-clad soldier was whipping the long whip on the locust tree beside him. With just one blow, the giant tree that needed to be surrounded by three people tilted and broken, making a rumbling sound.

The person holding the whip didn't care at all, and was still angry: "I really suspect that this Li Shimin is the reincarnation of the turtle king eight." Why do you say that a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy is cautious and cautious like this? How can this be good? It's like a mouse pulling a turtle, and you can't do it!"

"You're a rat, but don't take me with you. ”

In front of the whip-wielding man, there was another young man in cyan armor, who was wearing a blue armor, with his face wide open, looking coldly at the post station hidden in the night beyond the dense forest ahead.

Because the distance was so far away, even in his eyes, he could only see a vague outline and a few lights.

And then there's the reflection of the ink armor on the earthen wall.

Even at dinner time, the inn did not let its guard down. The forbidden army inside was obviously eating in batches, and those post guards were also very dedicated to patrolling the earthen walls.

It is said that after the Qianniu was ready to move in, he gave a reward of two taels to all the post guards.

This money is not worth mentioning in their eyes, but for these grass-clothed and well-fed post guards, it is a lot of income. It's enough to make these postmen like hounds excited all night.

Seeing this scene, this young man in green armor couldn't help but look helpless: "Only this word turtle, I deeply sympathize." ”

This has reached the lair of the martial arts Li family, but this son not only did not relax his vigilance, but intensified it.

"If I knew this was the case, I should have done it before Tongguan!"

The whip bearer snorted softly, his eyes gloomy: "At that time, we can at least have a slight geographical advantage. You have to worry about death and injury, otherwise you may not be able to take them!"

It's not like here, if you encounter some obstacles, you have to detonate the surrounding hornet's nest.

It's just that before his voice fell, he heard a cold snort from somewhere where he didn't want to: "What if you don't care about the dead and wounded? The martial arts Li family's arrow array is so powerful that you should treat them as if they were idle? You need to know that in the past, the Northern Wei Dynasty was as famous as He Bayue, and Hou Mo Chen Yue, a hussar general who had been promoted to the forest of gods, was shot and killed by the arrow array arranged by Li Hu, and then killed dozens of generals of the first and second grades, which changed the color of the super strong people at that time. Even Li Shimin's personal guards are not trivial, all of them are seven products, and all of them are dressed in armor. Once the formation is firmly held, we may not be able to break it by waiting for this mere 300 iron horsemen. ”

When the two of them heard this, they both looked at each other, and then they saw a black figure falling from above.

Seeing this, the young man in Qingjia couldn't help but perk up slightly: "I don't know if Mr. is going, but there is something to gain?"

When the man in black heard this, he shook his head for a while: "I just tried to start with food, but in the end I still gave up. That Dou Zhongxian under his command seems to be quite good at medicine and poison, and all meals need to be tested for poison before they are served. I was worried that my own methods would not only not work, but would scare the snake, so I stopped halfway. ”

When he said this, the helplessness in the black-clothed man's words was already palpable: "The rest of the water sources, guest rooms, earthen walls, guard towers, etc., can't find any opportunities." That Li Jiahuzi is really unseamless, and people don't know where to start. ”

The whip bearer and the young man in green armor couldn't help but look at each other for a while, and there was a slight sense of frustration in their eyes.

Although he knew that this would be the result, after hearing this answer with his own ears, it was still difficult for both of him to accept it.

"So can you start with those postmen? These mud legs, I've never seen any silver in my life—"

"It's too late! I waited before, and I didn't think about starting at this station. ”

The man in black sighed slightly, Li Shimin's stops all the way were unexpected, making them completely unable to prepare.

Just like two days ago, they didn't expect this son to stay outside Tongguan for one more night, and this time they didn't expect that this group of forbidden troops would settle in this post station again when they were not far from Tailing.

"And even if you can get a few internal responses, you can't succeed. At night, Li Shimin's personal guards and the Li family's subordinates took turns to be on duty at night, and all the post guards were just a start. So I'm waiting, even if there are only a few inside, I can't do anything. ”

As he spoke, he drew the structure of the post station on the ground with a tree branch, and showed the defenses inside clearly and clearly.