The day after I returned, the governors of all the prefectures and counties arrived in Jinyang, and sure enough, there was no Gao Deru on the list.

The purpose of convening Taiyuan officials this time is to announce Daddy's deployment - to send troops to Chang'an, and at the same time to test everyone's attitude, it is impossible for those who are already in Jinyang to be easily put back.

In the absence of the governor of the state and county, the opposition will be much weaker.

Therefore, Gao Deru relied on Xihe County to oppose his father, but in fact, his father's patience had long been exhausted.

Counting and drills have already begun in the barracks.

In the Chinese military account, there are already people like Xu Shixu who have taken the initiative to ask for their lives, eager to be the vanguard and take the lead, and get the first credit for the matter.

Daddy didn't nod for some reason.

Li Shimin has long been impatient to clean up the stubborn elements who don't know what to do.

Gao Deru's sworn resistance provided him with a perfect opportunity.

Li Shimin walked out of the queue and gave a military salute to his father: "Father, Shimin please take your life, step on the West River, and shock our military might!" ”

Daddy said: "If you lose, what should you do?" ”

Li Shimin was stunned, as if he hadn't thought about losing at all.

After a long while, the old man touched his beard and said, "Completed, I will allocate you 5,000 elite soldiers for my father, and you may bring Gao Deru here within ten days?" ”

Li Shimin looked at his father puzzled, and his father said lightly: "Shimin, you are young and spirited, and you still know little about the march, from today on, you and Yuanji will follow your eldest brother, thinking that they are deputy generals, and they will listen to the tune in front of the army." ”

When Li Yuanji heard this, he arched his hand and said, "Yuanji obeys." ”

Li Shimin still knelt on the ground, and said reluctantly: "Shimin obeys." ”

Chai Shao gave me the talisman for the transfer of troops, and said solemnly: "In the future, you will be the eldest son, and I will be a subordinate." There is a difference between superiors and subordinates, Chai Shaogong asks the son to give an order! ”

A small talisman in my hand seems to weigh a thousand pounds, it is like a chasm, separating me from everyone, I suddenly understand a little bit why my father must let me lead the army, this is giving me prestige!

He has the world in his heart, and if nothing happens in the future, I will be the rightful heir, has he really started to think about it for a long time?

But I don't like this very much, I like when I first met Chai Shao, watching him and Sanniang test each other, listening to them talk about the trend of the world and the changes in the court, although it is all a child's insight that is not true, but it is much better than the rustiness that is pretended to be now.

I thought for a while and said, "Chai Shao listens to the order!" ”

Chai Shao gave me a military salute and said, "The last general!" ”

There is a world of difference between the army and the government, and I have only now realized a profound layer.

This time, I couldn't fool Zimin again, and maybe I couldn't really fool her last time, just to reassure me, she didn't insist.

But the two armies are fighting, life and death are unpredictable, and she can't rest assured.

I have to say that the soldiers that my father handed over to me are really not very good.

The first time I ordered it, the number of people who were late reached one-third, and I waited for a long time before shaking my head at Chai Shao.

Chai Shao spread his hands at me, meaning that the soldiers he received were like this.

Dad is now busy dealing with the affairs of the rear, enforcing and enlisting the support of the officials under his rule, and has no time to care about military appearance and discipline.

And I looked at this 5,000 stragglers who were pretending to be improvised, and I was not sure at all about entering Xihe.

Before I go, I'll have to talk to my dad.

When my father saw that I was going to find him, he pushed down the officials who were originally going to meet him, and asked Liu Wenjing to push all the arrangements back.

He took me to the study in the backyard and asked, "The army is about to be dispatched, what is the matter with finding my father?" ”

In the study, we are not superiors and subordinates, just father and son.

I arched my hand and said: "Father, the five thousand soldiers and horses that Chai Shao handed over to me do not have the conditions for combat, I came to ......."

Before I could finish my sentence, my father interrupted, "What is the inability to fight?" ”

I said, "This morning, there are less than two or three out of ten." The array is over, and there are many people who are not in good shape. What's more, some people don't even know how to use a spear...... Father, in my opinion, the soldiers and horses recruited in a hurry are not trained and are not suitable for battle. ”

My blunt words did not arouse my father's disgust, he just frowned and thought for a while, shook his head again, and then called someone to call Xu Shixu, and said to me: "Built, this matter is indeed a father's negligence." It's just ......" he thought about it, he wanted to say the rest of the words but didn't want to say it, and after hesitating for a long time, he said, "It shouldn't be like this." ”

I heard what my father said, and I just wanted to ask, but after thinking about it, I vaguely felt that it was better not to ask.

After a while, Xu Shixu still appeared in the study in armor, and arched his hand to his father: "Ming Gong summoned the end of the night to be here, I don't know what happened?" ”

He has been by his father's side for many years, and he speaks and acts very steadily, and his father has relied on him more and more.

Dad touched his gray beard and said: "After completion, I want to send troops to Xihe, who is the one who allocated Chai Shao's soldiers and horses yesterday?" ”

Xu Shixu thought for a moment and replied: "It is the eldest grandson who is in charge of the dispatch. ”

Hearing this, Daddy's face suddenly sank, and he let out a cold "oh" and waved his hand to let him out.

I already know the ins and outs of the matter, and I look at my dad and don't know what to say.

Dad spoke first: "Jiancheng, the four thousand soldiers you borrowed from the Turkic Khan, for the sake of my father to temporarily hand them over to Pei Lian's commander, you go to him, let him divide half of the army, and go to Xihe with you, thinking that the surprise army should respond." ”

I nodded.

He thought for a while and said, "The attack on the West River will be postponed for one day, and another person will be assigned for your father to dispatch for you." ”

I said "yes" and said, "Father, what are you going to do with this matter?" ”

Dad walked over to the bookcase and sat down on the couch, motioned for me to sit down, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

I said: "We want to go west to Chang'an, and the army is already stretched, and now as long as the soldiers are recruited, they should be trained and expanded." ”

Dad nodded and said, "It's a pity that no one ......"

Before he finished his words, I said: "Father don't worry, the completion can guarantee that with the 2,000 Turkic soldiers, Xihe County will be captured in less than ten days." When I come back, I'll share my father's worries. ”

Dad smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, that's exactly what I mean to be a father." ”

On the second day, Chai Shaoxing rushed over and told me that Pei Lin had handed over 2,000 Turkic soldiers to him, and that the soldiers ordered yesterday had been withdrawn, and that 5,000 people had been gathered outside the tent, waiting for me, the main general, to go to the order.

The speed is so fast, even I have to admire Xu Shixu's efficiency.

I was about to walk out, but Pei Lin followed Chai Shao and walked over with a smile and said, "Childe, the situation in the army is complicated, you don't have to be in the past, Childe be careful." ”

It's strange that he didn't tell me to come back with a win, but told me to be careful.

I thanked him, got on my horse, took the reins with me, and the horse went in the direction outside the barracks.

(End of chapter)