In addition to accompanying the daughters these days, Luo Zhaoyun is to review the ranks of the new army, and the newly recruited soldiers from various counties continue to gather and assemble around the city outside Shangqi City in Tianshui County.

The camp is set up, stretching for ten miles, and the military power is constantly expanding.

There were many Hu people in the new army, such as Xue Yantuo people, Hui people, as well as Rouran, Bayegu, Xianbei, Tiele, Gaochang, Fugu, Qiuzi and other peoples, who settled in the northwestern counties.

In this way, the army composed of the people of the Hu nationality alone has tens of thousands of people.

These men were burly and unruly, and after being constrained by military discipline, they were uniformly trained to form a crack cavalry team.

The Han New Army accumulated another 100,000 and was training all day.

Lai Hu'er and Chen Liang, two veteran generals, are respectively responsible for commanding these two troops and horses, Lai Hu'er is a fierce general, so it is most suitable to lead the cavalry, and Chen Liang is a general, who is more good at training the new army and fighting steadily, with a clear division of labor.

The two arsenals were moved from Jincheng County to Tianshui County, mining iron ore, forging weapons, casting armor, and textile factories were also in full swing to make battle clothes, which were replaced with new colors, maroon, unexpectedly, representing the national fortune color of Dahua and symbolizing fire virtue.

Due to the improvement of iron-smelting technology, the weapons made in the northwest are generally one grade higher than those used by other princes, and they have an advantage in hardware facilities.

The mass production of wrought steel, the number of Mo knives is increasing, and it is equipped with the army, and the training is intensified and the combat power is improved.

At the same time, the horse farms in the northwest were expanding, and the cultivation of horses from the Western Regions, Qinghai horses, and Turkic horses made the number of Dahua war horses several times more than that of other princes.

Once the field is charged, the cavalry is large in number and is destined to have a big advantage.

Luo Zhaoyun felt that he was ready, and began to order the dispatch of troops, and after Hou Junji received the military order, he led 50,000 elite northwest troops to advance to the east, pointing at the Great Earthquake Pass.

Thundered!

Iron horses are crowded, war horses are boiling, spears are like forests, and flags are flying.

The elite division of the northwest finally went to Fufeng County, and the troops were camped outside the Great Earthquake Pass, waiting for reinforcements from the soldiers and horses in the rear, and then began to attack this Xiongguan.

"This is the first level of our war with Li Tang, soldiers, recuperate, waiting for the big battle in the coming day!" After Hou Junji led people to inspect the terrain, he encouraged the generals.

"Roar!" All the soldiers shouted together, deafening, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

………

At the end of the earthquake, Li Jiancheng, Li Xiuning, Chai Shao, Li Wengan and others stood on their feet, looking down at the endless Chinese army camp below, all with a worried face.

Li Jiancheng was dressed in armor, looking handsome and majestic, and frowned: "At present, our army has 80,000 horses after the round, and they are holding the Great Earthquake Pass, and it should not be a problem to defend it with this dangerous place, but I always have a sense of uneasiness, because Luo Cheng's army is often good at using tricks, and it is fierce and belligerent, so we must always be on guard against sneak attacks." ”

Yu Wenying arched his hand and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, our army's grain and grass are only enough for half a month, and we need to continue to step up the transportation of grain and grass in the rear, otherwise, on the tenth day, we must raise food everywhere, otherwise, once there is a shortage of food in the army, the sergeants will starve to death, and it is likely that a mutiny will occur." ”

Li Jiancheng said: "Don't worry, His Royal Highness has already written down the memoranda, and the horse will be sent to Chang'an City, and my father will requisition grain and grass to come over, don't worry." ”

Li Xiuning sighed: "Big brother, I don't know why, I always find it difficult to feel at ease when I am against Dahua, whether I care too much about Luo Cheng." ”

Li Jiancheng sighed: "Not only you, but everyone present is unwilling to fight against Luo Cheng's Northwest Army, because it is a division of tigers and wolves that are constantly fighting in the frontier, and the combat effectiveness is higher than that of the soldiers and horses temporarily recruited by our side, and the combat power is strong, and Luo Cheng's prestige has been too loud in recent years, ruling the northwest, half of Guanlong, and the entire Hexi, all under his rule, even Tubo was defeated by his strong strength, and it would be a lie to say that he was not worried, but Li Tang established the country, and he had to have the heart to dominate the world, and no matter how strong the opponent was, he could not give in." ”

"Well said!"

At this time, a young man in a black robe walked up to the city tower, and the guards along the way, after seeing the token in his hand, all gave way.

Li Jiancheng turned around and saw the strange and familiar face, and said in surprise: "Third brother!" ”

"Big brother, little sister!" Li Xuanba smiled faintly and walked forward calmly.

Li Jiancheng has only seen him once every few years, and the impression is still there, and the impression in Li Xiuning's mind is much lighter, but when she heard the eldest brother calling the third brother, she also knew that it was her brother who rarely met, Li Xuanba came.

Li Xiuning's expression was different, and he asked, "Third brother, aren't you studying art in Ziyang Palace?" ”

Li Xuanba replied: "The troubled times are coming, Li Tang is fighting for hegemony, and I was allowed by my master to go down the mountain to assist Li Tang to win the world." ”

"With the third brother here, at least I don't have to worry about the assassin's assassination." Li Jiancheng half-jokingly.

Li Xuanba's expression became grim, and he said: "I have already seen Luo Cheng, his kung fu is profound, he has entered the level of innate qi, and I am not sure of winning alone, so I didn't make an assassination." This time I came to assist the eldest brother, that is, when he was charging into battle, he could blend into the army, pretend to be an ordinary team leader, centurion, and suddenly assassinate his enemy general, if Luo Cheng drove the expedition in person, it would be better, when he charged, he would never have imagined that a small team would be a hidden swordsman. ”

Chai Shao clapped his hands and applauded: "This is a good idea, but I am afraid that Luo Cheng, as the king of the Dahua Dynasty now, will not easily rush into battle." ”

Li Xuanba said again: "Big brother, I also have another idea, that is, to select some warriors from the army who have the potential to practice martial arts, or who have practiced martial arts, and organize them into a team specially responsible for assassination, assassination, and reconnaissance, strengthen training, and guide their killing skills, which are better than scouts to deal with enemy troops." ”

When Li Jiancheng heard this, his expression was complicated, and he nodded after pondering for a moment: "That's fine, there is a special army of soldiers and horses, doing special tasks, you can solve some things that are difficult for conventional military horses to complete, from now on, you can choose and form in the army!" ”