In the council hall of the Governor's Mansion, Li Heng and the others looked at the tall and handsome young man, and only felt that the years passed too quickly, and if the white horse passed through the gap, it would be all of a sudden.

The little guy who was struggling to hold a big umbrella on Lotus Leaf Street and was looking forward to his father's return has finally grown up and has become a teenager with a heart to serve the country.

Yao Changxing and Zhao An rarely have dealings with Tao Li on weekdays, but secretly they are more interested in Tao Li than anyone else, Tao Li has been thinking about joining the army since he was twelve years old, whether it is his brother Tao Ning, Master Sui Jianzhi or Li Heng, Lu Shangyan and others openly and secretly disagree.

Tao Li didn't cry, so he moved a small bench and sat in the courtyard of the Sui Mansion, looking at the west and crying silently, from the sun coming out to setting, sitting all day.

There was only a little girl in white by her side, who was silent, relying on each other, and wiping away the tears of the young man with her sleeve from time to time.

Sui Jianzhi had no choice but to promise to wait for Tao Li and Guan to go with him, and Tao Li gave up. Later, Sui Jianzhi arranged it to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, but Tao Li has not been idle in these years, the collection of historical books, the art of war is slightly omniscient, and he followed the Xiaoyao King to learn martial arts, quite accomplished, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is both civil and military.

Now that the Northern Yuan Empire has invaded with iron cavalry, it is impossible to stop it, so simply let him go, otherwise he will have to be sick sooner or later if he stays in the imperial capital.

Qi Jianxian came to the sand table, looked at the sand barrier in the north and said, "There are not many soldiers available!" ”

Lu Shangyan nodded and said: "It's a little little, 150,000 iron cavalry is not easy to deal with, the 150,000 Zhulu Army in Gyeonggi, the 100,000 Xuanjia Army in Liaodong Province, the 60,000 Dingbei Army in Beidingcheng, plus the defenders of the northern states, almost 500,000, it seems to be a lot, but there has been no war for more than ten years, and the combat strength is not as good as before, especially the defenders of the cities. ”

"I see that group of rabbit cubs are stable, and they have forgotten everything after a long time, and they will know that they are powerful when the northern barbarians hit in front of them." Yao Changxing slapped the table and shouted.

Xuanping is divided into thirteen provinces, each province has several states under its jurisdiction, the number is different, in the Taiping years, when today's son is not how to manage political affairs, one by one is like the emperor of the soil, the defenders of each state have almost become their own escorts, at this time to send troops, of course, reluctantly.

Xu Wei pointed to the first pass and said, "How about sending the Guanzhong army of the Marquis of Chicheng?" There is tranquility on the side of the rest city, and the nearly 400,000 troops of Zhige and the headquarters of the rest city are guarding, and it is expected that the demons will not dare to make any big moves. ”

Lu Shangyan thought for a while and said: "It's okay, then add 100,000 Guanzhong troops, you can't pour out of the nest, leave 50,000 to garrison the first pass, and besides, the Shenjian Battalion of the Guanzhong Army has a certain restraint effect on the iron cavalry." ”

After the first battle of chasing demons, the Xuanping army suffered heavy losses, and it took many years to recover its vitality, and the new emperor made a new establishment after ascending the throne, after experiencing disarmament in previous years, the Xuanping army still had 180,000 dragon guards to defend the imperial capital, 150,000 Zhulu army stationed in the Gyeonggi area, 150,000 Dingbei army in Beidingcheng, 100,000 Xuanjia army in Liaodong Province, 150,000 Guanzhong army in the first pass, 150,000 Zhige army and 150,000 Anning army in Anxicheng to resist the demons, 100,000 white feather army stationed in Jingchu Road, 100,000 Jiangling army Weizhen Jiangnan Guangling two places, There are also 120,000 tigers and wolves in Nanjiang Province.

Wu Yi seemed to remember something, and asked, "Has the Ministry of Industry rebuilt the Shengong Camp over the years?" If there were any more weapons like the Floating Chariot, we would have a much better chance of winning. ”

Zhao An pursed his lips and said with a sad face: "How can it be so easy, after the first battle of the Salin River, the floating chariots were basically scrapped, and the catapults and light crossbows were preserved, but they fell into disrepair, and it is estimated that there are not many that can be used now." ”

"Yesterday I went to find the old guy Zhongcheng and asked about the situation of the Shengong camp, what do you guess the old guy said? No, nothing, I want to find a money boss by myself, no money, nothing, even if I have money, I am not the former secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and I am not so capable. "Qi Jianxian's painting is colorful, and it looks like it.

Yao Changxing said indignantly: "That's it, after more than ten years of peace, the saints and those sour Confucians have long forgotten the existence of the Shengong Camp, where can we still do the words of these stinky hills!" ”

Li Heng nodded helplessly and said: "Prosperous times and prosperous times, but there is no such thing as our stinky hill eight who are not dead on the battlefield, where did they come from the high position of their scholars?" I didn't see how grand the mansion of Boss Qian was, shouting all day long that we Xuanping had no money, we are such a big dynasty, can't we support a god battalion? I don't know where all the money in the treasury has gone. ”

The Metropolitan Governor's eyes flashed, and he didn't speak, there are some things that others may not know, but he knows, but he can't say it at this time.

Lu Shangyan brought Li Heng a cup of tea, motioned for him to dissipate his anger, and said: "Those things in the Shengong Camp are not made with silver, but the saint's inattentiveness and those guys' cool words are really chilling!" Forget it, it's better to ask for others than for yourself, let's rely on our own real swords and guns to do it with the Northern Barbarians! ”

Li Ziru stared at the sand table for a while, and said: "Don't be discouraged, Emperor Taizu took a hoe and shovel when he raised his army, and he still beat the northern barbarians away, didn't he?" We're much better off now than we were then. Not to mention these, the Guanzhong Army, the Dingbei Army, the Xuanjia Army, the Zhulu Army plus the defenders of the northern cities, a total of 600,000 troops, how can it be enough for the northern barbarians to drink a pot! ”

Wu Yi replied with approval: "600,000 against 300,000 Northern Yuan troops, there are a lot, only defend and not attack, the problem should not be big, we can only defend this time and avoid its edge." ”

In the end, the governor of the capital, Li Ziru, made a final decision and said to everyone: "The war is tight, there is no delay, the battle order will be issued immediately, and the army will set off the day after tomorrow." ”

"Command!" Everyone bowed their hands. After finishing speaking, Wu Yi and Xu Wei took the lead in leaving, and there was no time to wait, they had to prepare for the specific affairs of the army.

Li Ziru looked back at Tao Li again, quite gratified, don't say what you don't know, don't talk lightly, there is a calm energy at a young age, it is really not easy, he is a good seedling, looking at Li Ziru's eyes is a little sour, he seems to see the soldier under his hand when he was once the battalion commander.

Li Ziru stepped forward to sort out Tao Li's collar that was still nested in his clothes because he came in a hurry, and said: "Xiao Li, I have wronged you all these years, if you join the army with your talents, you should at least be a deputy general, and now that the war is resuming, you are also a big man, you can be civil and martial, we can't stop you again, let you go!" Follow your Uncle Changxing to fight the Northern Barbarians. ”

The words of the Grand Governor made Li Heng and the others begin to be silent. Oh, yes! They have no reason to stop him anymore, he has grown up, and they are also old, even if they stop him this time, what if they can do it? When they are all dead, who will be able to shelter him? After all, the eagle still has to hover above the nine heavens, and the emperor with high walls and thick tiles does not belong to him.

Tao Li knew that in the past, these people were all for their own good, and it was impossible to stop themselves, saying that they were not to blame at all. But when I came to the eyes, when I really wanted to get my wish, it was not a taste in my heart.

"Don't worry, I will promise the country with my body." Tao Li said categorically.

"Just come back alive, don't let the people who wait for you stay empty for the rest of your life." Lu Shangyan patted Tao Li's shoulder and said. In the midst of the war, how many parents did not wait for their sons, wives did not wait for their husbands, and children did not wait for their fathers, and finally lived in tears.

Li Ziru thought for a while and asked Tao Li: "The position in the army has been thought of for you, let's be a deputy general first, and then someone will gossip." ”

Tao Li was surprised, Xuanping's military general system from high to bottom is the governor of the first product, from the left governor of the second grade, the right governor, held by the three military dukes, and then the ten military commanders of the second grade, held by the ten marquis, the marquis of Wu Gong Wu is the title, the governor is the position, and being able to be the capital is not necessarily the prince, generally speaking, the positions of the capital are all held by the marquis, but now there is a military marquis who is unknown and never shows up, and the dragon guard army is concurrently served by the filial piety and martial arts prince Qi Jianxian.

After the command of the ten armies, he was the deputy commander of the second rank, responsible for the specific size of the army. After that, there are generals of various ranks, from the third rank to the fifth rank, the general is the deputy general, followed by the battalion commander, centurion, even chief, and Wu commander.

But whether it is the governor or the military commander, the position is all in exchange for real military merits, Tao Li felt that he became a deputy general as soon as he came up, and he was afraid that something would be wrong, he would rather be a small soldier than be poked in the back by others.

Tao Li said with a sad face: "Governor, I want to start as a soldier." ”

Li Ziru waved his hand and said: "I know what you're worried about, don't be afraid, you are transferred from the Ministry of War, and you didn't take office out of thin air, no one dares to say anything, if there is, then you can solve it yourself." Okay, that's it, let's go back and get ready, and set off on time the day after tomorrow. ”

Li Zi gave the order to evict the guest, Tao Li nodded with a wry smile, and retreated. It seems that this is a problem for the governor of the capital, he is not very good at dealing with people, this to be a deputy general in the deer army, those veterans under his hands will definitely not be convinced, forget it, the soldiers will block the water and cover it!

After Tao Li left, the people in the council hall also left one after another, and now they are not idle, in their positions and seek their own government, enjoy the scenery at the same time, the responsibility is also increased, for these people, the current high-ranking officials Houlu is far less than the joy of fighting with the Northern Barbarian Demon Cub on the battlefield when he was young. If you are not in your place, you don't know what you will receive.

Tao Li lingered at the gate of the Governor's Mansion for a long time, and this mansion in front of him would soon become the center of power in the entire Xuanping, and military orders that would decide the life and death of millions of soldiers would be issued from here. I don't know if there's a chance to see it again, so let's take a second look now.

In the end, Tao Li still put away his emotions, what is there to be afraid of in the corpse field, if he can exchange his seven-foot body for a splendid mountains and rivers, it will be bright and clear. That's worth it.