Seeing that her husband was getting drunk every day and going crazy, the queen Pei Manshi was also worried, so she discussed with her grandfather, father and brother and others, wanting to get rid of Wanyan Zonghan, the king of Jin, and help Wanyan regain control of the Jin Kingdom.

Now the faction formed by Wanyan Agu of the Jin Kingdom has changed after the mysterious death of the three most prestigious brothers, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zongfu.

Wanyan Zonggan, who was faced with a choice, chose to submit to Emperor Jin Taizong, was stripped of his military power, depreciated and stayed in Shangjing to live, and this faction changed from the strongest to the weakest.

The other group was headed by Wanyan Zongpan, the eldest son of Jin Taizong Wanyan Sheng, who did not get the throne, and he also hated Wanyan Zonghan, who advocated the establishment of Jin Xizong Wanyan as the emperor and made himself lose the throne.

Wanyan Zonghan, who leaned towards the government and the opposition, didn't know that under his nose, Empress Pei Manshi secretly contacted Wanyan Zongpan, Wanyan Zonggan, Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Chang and others, and was ready to attack him.

The major and minor events that happened in Jin's country were transmitted to the Imperial Intelligence Bureau through the secret spies lurking here, and then sorted out and summarized by professionals, handed over to the hands of Director Varys, and finally appeared in front of Li Nan, the emperor.

Importing a large amount of high-grade liquor to the Jin Kingdom was a decision made by Li Nan himself.

Because Jin Xizong Wanyan was a madman who was addicted to alcohol in history, not to mention that wine could also mess up the temperament of other Jin people, so Li Nancai thoughtfully asked the craftsmen of the empire to make this kind of distilled liquor, ready to make the Jin people even crazier.

Of course, the director of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau, Varys, did what else he did in this civil strife in the Jin Kingdom, because this matter did not leave any written records, so no one knows.

Li Nan, who returned east from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, did not return directly to the imperial capital, but temporarily stayed in Lintao Mansion, a city located behind Lanzhou, which has now become a training base for the imperial cavalry.

Countless young men selected from all over the country gathered here, and after the strictest selection, 20,000 men remained, and they became part of the Imperial Cavalry Legion.

Han Shizhong, as a prisoner, was appointed by Li Nan as the commander of the cavalry corps this time, which can be regarded as a step to the sky and meritorious service, so he naturally tried his best to train his soldiers.

The so-called cavalry, simply put, is a soldier on horseback, and the most important thing is the word horseback.

Riding a horse for a while may be a pleasure, but it's not so happy when you've galloped thirty or fifty miles, and riding a horse for hundreds of miles in a row is definitely a torture.

The ancients said that those who travel a hundred miles will be generals, and Han Shizhong's training method is very boring and cruel, that is, he ordered the whole army to gallop in and out at sunrise, and changed horses on the road without changing people, and did not dismount and rest until dark.

Galloping two hundred to three hundred miles a day, this is the daily training subject of the Imperial Cavalry Corps.

In order to encourage the cavalry of these empires, Li Nan, the emperor of the empire, and Han Shizhong, the commander of the legion, took the lead in training and set an example.

Han Shizhong was originally a famous general of the younger generation of the Western Army, and he was also born in the cavalry, so he was not bad, but Li Nan, whose physical fitness was far beyond that of ordinary people, felt tired after training for several days in a row.

Horseback riding is a sport that starts with numbness in the thighs, and after a long time, the inner skin of the legs will be worn out and bleeding, and the whole person will be continuously violently bumped on the horse, to be honest, this taste is really unbearable.

Li Nan and Han Shizhong are still like this, not to mention the 20,000 recruits, almost every day people fall from their horses and are injured, as for the soldiers who are injured for other reasons, there are even more.

Seeing those recruits who walked with their legs crossed after dismounting, Li Nan couldn't help but persuade: "Liangchen, do you want to change this training method, if it goes on like this, I am afraid that not many of our 20,000 recruits will be able to persevere!" ”

Li Nan was the emperor of the empire and had the most noble status, so Han Shizhong did not directly object, but asked, "Your Majesty, have you ever seen the cavalry of the Western Xia, Tubo and Jin?" ”

"Well, except for Western Xia, I have fought with them."

Han Shizhong pointed to the exhausted recruits and said: "Whether it is the Tubo people, the Xixia people or the Jin people, they have all lived on horseback since childhood, and they may pick out a woman and child at random, and they are better than our cavalry in terms of horseback alone." ”

Speaking of this, Han Shizhong knelt down on one knee at Li Nan, clenched his fists and said: "Weichen was originally a prisoner who was captured before the battle, but thanks to His Majesty's love, I was promoted to the commander of the Imperial Cavalry Legion. Although the minister knew that this method was inappropriate, if he wanted to train a useful cavalry in a short time, he could only use this cruel training method to save time. ”

Han Shizhong made sense, if the empire wants to continue to develop westward and northern, the infantry corps with extremely poor mobility alone can no longer meet the needs, and if you want to train a group of cavalry from scratch, according to the normal method, it will take too long.

"That's it! That's it! After pondering for a moment, Li Nan had no choice but to say, "You should train like this, I will send you more doctors to come over, so that they can properly treat these soldiers." ”

Han Shizhong's face was happy, and then he said: "Your Majesty is wise, and the minister has one more thing to ask for!" ”

"Hahaha!" Li Nan looked at Han Shizhong and said with a smile: "You are really good at chasing after victory, if you have any requirements, just say it." ”

"In fact, now that the first phase of training for recruits is almost over, the minister plans to let them start the second stage of training, but this training method still needs to be approved by His Majesty."

"Oh?" Li Nan asked curiously, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Those who can travel long distances on horseback are called riders, and those who can ride horses to kill the enemy are called cavalry, these recruits come from all over the empire, and they all have one of the biggest shortcomings, that is, they have not experienced battle formations, and they have not seen blood."

Hearing this, Li Nan immediately understood what Han Shizhong meant.

On the battlefield, a group of inexperienced recruits and a group of veterans who are killed play a completely different role, the veterans are the bones that support the troops, and the recruits are just the skin.

Li Nan looked to the west and said, "You mean to take these recruits over there for training?" ”

Han Shizhong said very firmly: "Without experiencing wind and snow, it will be difficult for these recruits to become strong, so I implore Your Majesty to agree to this matter!" ”

Putting 20,000 Imperial cavalry on the chaotic battlefield in the west will definitely cause some damage and bring more trouble to the Empire, but Li Nan is not most worried about these.

After a moment of silence, Li Nan said to Han Shizhong in a deep voice: "I can grant you this request, but you must ensure that you restrain the soldiers, I hope that you will cultivate a group of elite soldiers, and I don't want to see a group of bloodthirsty mad beasts!" ”

Hearing this, Han Shizhong was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" The minister will definitely restrain the whole army! ”

Thinking that he was about to release more than 20,000 beasts, and thinking that he might be burdened with infamy, Li Nan sighed: "You have to remember that the matter of going out to train this time must be kept secret, and there should be no written records or anything like that. ”