Chapter Twenty-Nine: Preparing for War
Although Li Xuan and Liu Bagou had already decided to attack Shuilong Village, they did not act immediately.
Because he still had to ask Fang Dongquan's opinion, although he had just led a group of bandits to fight a big defeat and his prestige plummeted, he was still the actual boss in this bandit's den.
It's just that he clearly hasn't recovered from a big defeat before, so much so that he still looks a little decadent now.
When Liu Bagou talked about the plan to attack Shuilongzhai, he did not give any practical advice, but he did not object, because he knew that the food crisis in Huangzhushan was still there, and if he did not take action, these more than 500 people would not be able to survive until the autumn harvest.
When Liu Bagou was about to step out of the door, he said, "Prime Minister, let them come back alive!" ”
Liu Bagou stopped when he heard this, turned around and said, "General Fang, don't worry, I will come back with everyone!" ”
After saying that, Fang Dongquan just raised his hand and let Liu Bagou go out, and he poured himself another glass of wine and poured it down.
Liu Bagou glanced at him, and also sighed and walked out.
Fang Dongquan's appearance, no one can admonish and enlighten him, because he can't pass the level in his heart.
The tragic death of more than 30 brothers made him deeply remorseful.
Perhaps, with the passage of time, he will slowly recover, but for now, he can only be in the company of spirits.
After Fang Dongquan agreed, Huangzhu Mountain began to prepare in detail for the attack on Shuilong Village.
In addition to exploring the road in advance, the more important thing is to prepare for war.
And Li Xuan obviously couldn't believe in the bandits' own combat effectiveness anymore, so when Chen Butcher and the others were dancing with knives and guns, Li Xuan continued to train his guards and accelerated the progress of training.
Even if the guards that Li Xuan made out were all half-grown children, the young and strong bandits in Huangzhu Mountain didn't take them seriously, saying that this was a trick that Li Xuan made up just for good looks.
They treated the Guards as Li Xuan's child's play.
Because in their eyes, Li Xuan, the emperor, was only sixteen years old, and the people in the guards were all about fifteen or sixteen years old, so they thought that Li Xuan was just looking for a group of people of the same age to play with him.
But these people who don't have much knowledge don't want to think about it, even if Li Xuan wants to play in their eyes, it is impossible to find someone in the guards.
He, a time-traveler with the soul of a modern man, can he have a common language with those young natives who can't even tell the difference between left and right? If he wants to find someone to play or something, he might as well go directly to Dong Yunyun, at least the beautiful girl looks eye-catching.
Even if he doesn't have the soul of a modern person, he is still the original Li Xuan, but Li Xuan is also a scholar, and he is also a well-known scholar, in the words of his mother, Madame Bai: He is only a small step away from Xiucai.
In ancient society, the class gap was even more serious, and it would be strange if Li Xuanyuan, who was a scholar, could play with these mud-legged teenagers.
Therefore, no matter from that point of view, Li Xuan's organization and training of the Guards is of great significance.
And most of the people in Huangzhu Mountain can't see this, but Liu Bagou, who has always prided himself on Zhuge Liang's reincarnation, can see some doorways.
On this day, Li Xuan was training his junior guards in the playground as usual, and after personally shouting several passwords to let the guards teenagers practice the formation, Li Xuan walked to the side of the eaves, picked up a towel to wipe his sweat, and then drank a large bowl of water, which slightly dispelled the scorching heat of the hot summer.
At this time, Liu Bagou came over!
"Your Majesty, it's been hot these two days, don't stay outside for too long, pay attention to the dragon body!" Liu Bagou said: "The drill of the guards, there are Wang guards and they just need to watch it!" ”
Wang Guard, that is, one of Li Xuan's three close guards, his full name is Wang Danxu, this name was given to him by Li Xuan, because his original name was too ugly, called 'Wang Gouwa', this name is actually not a big name, but a small name.
However, in ancient times, in fact, many people did not have a big name, not to mention women, except for the daughters of large families, most of the daughters of ordinary people did not have a big name, only a small name called by someone close to them.
For example, Li Xuan's mother, Mrs. Bai, she only has a nickname, called Bai Sanniang, because of her surname, she ranks third.
Not only women, but even many men don't have a big name, only a nondescript nickname, such as Dalang, Dogdan, Dog Baby, and the like.
In order to make it easier for him to call someone, Li Xuan specially named him Wang Danxu.
Later, Li Xuan saw that he was young and open-minded, and he was not as ignorant as other bandits, so he asked him to help him train the guards.
Today's Wang Guard, to some extent, can be regarded as the actual commander of the Guard.
After all, Li Xuan didn't know that he really led the guards to charge and fight, not to mention that his limbs were not diligent and he couldn't move with knives and guns, even if he could fight with the enemy, Liu Bagou and they would never agree to Li Xuan personally fighting in battle.
In Liu Bagou's words: "Your Majesty is a golden body, how can you wade into danger lightly!" ”
Their worries are not unreasonable, the swords and guns have no eyes, in case Li Xuan has a good deal, their Tang Dynasty will not be finished immediately! You must know that Li Xuan has no brothers or sons to be his heirs.
Li Xuan took another sip of water and said: "It's okay, I stay in the house every day and I panic, just come out to exercise, besides, the Guards are just starting, don't worry if you don't stare at me personally!" ”
Accompanying Liu Bagou and them for more than two months to act in the drama of monarchs and ministers, now Li Xuan has no psychological barrier to call himself me, and even after saying that after a long time and slowly getting used to it, even when talking to his mother Madame Bai and Dong Yunyun, he occasionally uses such a self-title.
Maybe Li Xuan couldn't feel this kind of change, but Liu Bagou on the side saw it in his eyes.
He was very satisfied with Li Xuan's changes, in his opinion, the current Li Xuan already had the image of the Holy Lord of the Ming Monarch, and with his own assistance, it was only a matter of time before he swept Kyushu and settled in the Central Plains.
But these words, he rarely said them directly!
"The Chenguan Guards seem to be different from the army under General Fang!" Liu Bagou said: "The advance and retreat are well-founded, neat and consistent, and it has been a first-class strong army since ancient times!" ”
Li Xuan secretly said in his heart: This is not nonsense!
If it's all the same, what kind of effort do you have to train for?
Moreover, the bandits under Fang Dongquan's command were not a big army at all, and they didn't even have the slightest shadow of the army, and they rushed forward in a swarm when they fought, a few people fought and killed, and most of them waved their flags and shouted to watch the show.
As for the guards he trained, although Li Xuan didn't know what would happen when the real fight started, according to his assumption, these more than 20 people should form a formation to advance and retreat together, and they would not rely on individual force to fight, but mainly rely on collective strength to fight.
Li Xuan felt that no matter how bad the guards he trained were, they were much better than those bandits who were in a mess.
However, these are all Li Xuan's current wishful thinking, and whether the Guards can fight or not depends on actual combat to prove.
And it won't be long before this actual battle comes!