Li De understood that even if he chose to go to Zhangzhou to suppress bandits, he could recruit soldiers along the way, and the more soldiers he faced, the more trouble he would face.

Think about the ten lieutenants under him, each of them needs to lead troops to fight, and the military power is in the hands of the governor alone, and there will definitely be disagreements after a long time.

Before making a decision, Li De had to make it clear to the lieutenants that it was very likely that the vanguard in the future would be independent and use military power to ensure their status.

In the future, it will definitely be used as an excuse to threaten the imperial power, but Li Decai is not afraid, when the strength reaches a certain bottom, I believe that even the emperor will not dare to act rashly.

For example, the father-in-law of the Jade County Lord, the king of the mountain, even if he will be dissatisfied with His Majesty the Emperor, he will not be suspicious.

Three days later, after some discussion by everyone, he would not give up Youzhou City.

"General, is it true that I heard that the vanguard is leaving Youzhou?" Luo Yi's general hurriedly ran to the city tower and leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"Yes, Governor Li has already sent someone over to say that the guard will be changed in three days, and the Youzhou garrison will be guarded by the Luo family's soldiers and horses before they come back." Luo Yi said frankly.

"General, this is a good opportunity to recapture the defense of Youzhou City." The general came up with an idea.

Luo Yi's face didn't have much joy, he knew very well that even if the vanguard left Youzhou City, it would still not be his final word, unless he banned all the caravans from entering the city.

In that case, the city will become a strong fortress, and at the same time, it will also make Youzhou City the same as before, lifeless.

The vanguard brought not only victory to Youzhou, but also economic prosperity.

The soldiers and horses of the Luo family can fight well, and they will not give up easily even in the face of people who are redundant with them, but combat effectiveness and urban development are not a matter of a moment.

The next day, Luo Yi came to the Governor's Mansion, and today they have to do some handovers.

In the operations office, there are large rooms with large desks, and maps on the walls are still perfected to show the footsteps of the vanguards.

Shuozhou, Yanmen Pass, Youzhou City and other places have been marked.

"Governor Li." Luo Yi came in and didn't salute, because he was a general, several levels higher than Li De, the governor.

However, no one dares to underestimate the governor of the vanguard now, although there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses, they are all the elite of the elite.

"General Luo, sit down, time is tight, I said directly, I came to you today mainly to hand over the city defense affairs, I hope to ensure the safety of the caravans."

Li De directly said the request, and without waiting for Luo Yi to answer, he continued: "The vanguard will leave five hundred cavalry to assist you, I hope you can cooperate." ”

Li De's words sounded like the city lord was telling things, Luo Yi felt very awkward, but he knew that he really couldn't object to what the other party said.

"Li Dudu, I know your contribution to Youzhou City, you can leave with confidence, I have decided that when you come back, I will ask the imperial court for instructions to give up the Youzhou garrison, to be honest, I am very project for you, if I can, I would like to lead the troops to the enemy's hinterland to gallop."

What Luo Yi said was from his heart, he really had this plan, he had it since he was a child, it should be said that it was a dream.

"There's going to be a chance." Li De followed his words, as for whether Luo Yi wants to leave Youzhou, he needs to wait for him to come back.

He has to deal with a very important person next.

Li Shimin's military exploits have been valued by the imperial court, and the soldiers and horses of the Li family have really become famous in his hands, Yang Guang has a good impression of Li Shimin, and he is very careful in his heart.

The Li family was originally the queen of Jiangmen, and with the support of the Li family in Longxi, the sons of Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, were all capable and outstanding, and they never relaxed their surveillance from the time Yang Guang was the king of Jin.

Now in the battle of Youzhou, Li Shimin led the soldiers and horses to take the initiative to attack, and the good news was repeated, and he was really a wise general, with more than 4,000 people in his hands, and the seized materials were really a great achievement.

Li Shimin's mind is meticulous, and he really racks his brains in order to achieve his goal.

Why do you say this, because he gave all the captured horses to the imperial court.

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty is not easy to fool, after finding out the situation, he learned about the discord between the father and son of the Li family, thinking that this was an excellent opportunity, so he followed the merit must be rewarded.

directly asked Li Shimin to be the governor of Youzhou Pingbei to help defend Youzhou City.

After Li De learned about this, he should have congratulated Li Shimin on the realization of his wish and was finally able to come out and develop independently, but the situation was not what he thought.

Li Shimin didn't have many soldiers and horses at all, so Tang Guogong took all the soldiers and horses of the Li family away with an order, leaving 200 people to protect them.

It can be said that Li Shimin originally achieved his goal, but he also fell into an embarrassing situation, and the emperor's attention made Tang Guogong very unhappy, and with the emperor's order, he couldn't directly let Li Shimin return to Taiyuan Mansion.

Now there can only be a stalemate.

I don't know if God favors Li Shimin, and the 2,000 people collected from Dou Jiande and Liu Wuzhou have become his real strength, but the headache is that he has no money and food.

Originally, with Li De's relationship, the food was all from the lower belly soldiers, but now that the vanguard is leaving, their food and salary have become a big problem.

Helping to protect Youzhou is actually relying entirely on the vanguard to survive.

Li De is also worried about this matter, mainly because there is nothing wrong with the Li family's soldiers and horses being paid by the vanguard, after all, they invited people to come, and the benefits are naturally to be given, otherwise it will affect the official reputation after it is spread, and no one dares to cooperate.

But Dou Jiande's remaining soldiers and horses are not about the vanguard, seeing that the materials taken from the Turks are about to be exhausted, this is not cheeky to ask Li Xiuning.

In the end, it was up to him to decide.

"Brother-in-law, you can be regarded as coming, I am almost out of rice here, and I am still asking my brother-in-law to help me."

As soon as Li De came out of the carriage, a person appeared in front of him and blocked his vision.

Listening to the voice, he knew that it was Li Shimin, it was the first time he saw Li Shimin panicked, and people who could make their self-esteem burst bow their heads and ask for help, if they didn't have to do it, they really didn't see him like this.

"You seem to be very generous when you give so many supplies to the imperial court."

After Li De finished speaking, Li Shimin's face couldn't hold back, he was a little eager for quick success, but was it wrong.

"Okay, let's talk about money and food, how much do you want to borrow?" Li De asked.

Li Shimin didn't have an idea to borrow, how could he get to Li De with his sister's relationship, it's not easy to speak.

"Brother-in-law, you know my situation."

Li De looked at Li Shimin's expression, and knew that the other party was planning to repay the debt, so he preemptively said: "No problem, but help is not a free funding, it requires you to pay for labor." ”

"No problem, I have 2,000 soldiers and horses, tearing down walls and building houses, farming and transplanting seedlings." Li Shimin was so smart that he immediately realized the actual situation in Youzhou, and there were few people in the land.

Farming is a top priority.