Han Qian left Jiuquan City and hurried all the way to Xihai City, and after passing the Evil Wolf Valley, Han Qian saw that the large group of men and horses in front of him was rushing towards him.

"Childe, is it really you?" Han Qian dismounted and walked towards Li Yan.

"Brother Han, why are you here?" Li Yan saw that it was Han Qian, and the group stopped.

"Childe, Lord Liang was safely escorted back to Jiuquan yesterday, Han Qian is worried about Childe's safety, and wants to come to Xihai to find you in person."

"I'm fine. It's just that in the pseudo-Liang territory, some brothers stayed in the vast desert forever in order to drag the Huns. Li Yan sighed and said.

"Childe, let's go back. The prince is very worried about you, and it is rumored in the city that you have been killed, and it is estimated that the lady is also worried about you. ”

"Good. Let's go. Li Yan couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart and sped up.

Li Yan and his entourage hurried overnight, until the next day when it was almost dark, and finally returned to Jiuquan City.

In the Liangwang Mansion.

Li Yan knelt in front of Li Wei, and Li Wei remained silent and let Li Yan kneel.

After a long while, Li Wei said to Li Yan, "Get up." ”

"Thank you, Grandpa."

"You still know to come back! If something happens to you, are you worthy of your father? What about your mother? Li Wei pointed at Li Yan and scolded angrily.

"Grandpa, Yan'er knows it's wrong."

"Humph! If you dare to do this next time, you will be severely punished. The anger in Li Hui's heart stopped slightly.

"Yes. Grandfather. ”

"Sit down." Li Wei motioned for Li Yan to sit down.

"Lord Liang has already told me about this journey. A lot has happened in the past six months, tell me what you think? ”

"Grandpa, where does this start?"

"Let's start with the Jin Kingdom of your envoy this time." Li Wei pondered for a moment and said in a low voice.

"Grandpa, today's Jin Kingdom is terminally ill, since the Huan Xuan rebellion a few years ago, the Sima family was massacred by Huan Xuan, and now the son of heaven Sima Dezong is stupid, although Sima Dewen, the king of Langya, has the heart to assist the government, but these years have been hollowed out. The power of the Son of Heaven fell, and the old generals Liu Yu and Liu Yi of the Northern Mansion competed for power and profit, making the court a miasma. Rebellions have risen one after another, and now the Shu rebels will support their own troops, and within ten years, the Jin State will collapse. ”

"How serious is it? Now that the Jin Kingdom has just destroyed Nanyan, why is this so? Li Wei looked incredulous.

"Grandpa, now the power of the Jin Kingdom is in the hands of Liu Yu, and the Beifu Army seems to have become Liu Yu's private army, and Liu Yu will undoubtedly rebel within ten years."

"Alas. My Li family has been in the Jin Kingdom for several generations, but I didn't expect the Jin Kingdom to reach such a point now, it's really unpredictable. Li Wei sighed.

Li Wei took a sip of tea, got up and paced back and forth in the hall, "Yan'er, I heard that the Qin State is now in civil strife, can you tell me about the current situation of the Qin State?" ”

"The Qin State is now facing the pressure of the powerful Xiongnu Iron Buddha Liu Bobo's army in the north, and the north of Guanzhong is occupied by the Huns, and a few months ago, tens of thousands of troops of the Qin State were defeated by the Huns and slaughtered. The begging Xianbei in the west has now been restored to the country and is known as the Qin State, the land of Longyou has been divided by the Xianbei people, the Wei State in the east and the Jin State in the south Chen Bing border, the Qin State is surrounded by enemies, and sooner or later it will be destroyed. ”

"Hmm. It seems that Yan'er has also made a lot of progress in the past year, Guanzhong and Luoyang are all rich lands, and it is not a problem to raise hundreds of thousands of soldiers, what a pity. Li Wei stroked his beard and nodded.

"Grandpa, now the strong enemy I am facing in Da Liang is the pseudo-Liang Huns, the Rouran people in the north have just been defeated by the Wei State, and the Tuyuhun in the south has not recovered from being beaten by the bald Xianbei a few years ago. And the pseudo-Liang now occupies a large area of land and population in Nanliang, and it will be able to increase its strength within three years, and then I will bear the brunt of it. It is better to prepare in advance. Li Yan said in a deep voice.

"yes. Now I have less than 100,000 soldiers in Daliang, and more than 40,000 soldiers and horses in the Lejuan battalion. Li Wei frowned deeply, with a worried look on his face.

"Grandpa, the Huns are not invincible, as long as there is enough grain and grass to ensure that, Yan'er thinks that within three years, my Daliang will definitely be able to fight with the Huns."

"Oh? What can Yan'er do? ”

"The cavalry of the Huns does have uniqueness, at present, my cavalry of Daliang has no chance of winning against the same strength of the cavalry of the Huns, Yan'er is ready to form a Modao battalion to break the cavalry of the Huns, but because of the huge cost of the Modao, it will take at least two or three years to be able to fight against the Huns' iron cavalry."

"Oh? Yan'er, how many people do you need in your Modao Battalion? Li Wei's heart moved, that kind of murderous weapon, Li Wei had also seen it.

"Five thousand is enough! However, the Mo knife is not an ordinary soldier can wield, and the selected soldiers are all strong and powerful, so the Mo knife battalion may not be able to form an army for a while and a half. Li Yan said in a low voice.

"That's right. How much pig iron is there in the West Sea today? The newly recruited sergeants in the Lechuan battalion still lack a lot of ordnance, and they also need to constantly recruit and recruit new troops, which are in urgent need of weapons. ”

"Grandpa, now the pig iron in the West Sea can equip an army of 20,000, and Yan'er will ask Han Qian to send someone to transport it back to Jiuquan early tomorrow morning." Although Li Yan felt heartache in his heart, but now if he wanted to improve the strength of the Xiliang army, he could only hand over the pig iron of Longshoujian to Li Wei.

"Good. All right. Yan'er, grandpa is relieved to have your words. Now I am in urgent need of ordnance, and the grain and grass have enough rain this year, which can also increase the military rations by millions of stones. Li Wei said with a smile.

"So be it. From now on, you will take over as the chief general of the Zhenbei Army, and you will be allowed to recruit another 5,000 new soldiers, but you need to take care of the food and salary. Li Wei hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind.

"Grandpa, how can Yan'er go and ask for five thousand soldiers and horses? Even if the soldiers gnaw me, I won't be able to feed 5,000 mouths. Li Yan was overjoyed when he heard that the Zhenbei Army could increase the number of people by another 5,000, but then when Li Yan said that he would take care of his own food, Li Yan was not happy at all.

"This grandpa doesn't care, you can figure it out yourself. In addition, seventy percent of the pig iron is handed over to the royal government every year, and it is not allowed to forcibly levy taxes and oppress the people, otherwise it will be severely punished. Li Wei stood with his hands in his hands and said in a cold voice.

"Yes. Grandpa, don't worry. "Within three years, Yan'er will definitely be able to train a Zhenbei army that can rival the Huns.

"Hmm. Remember! As long as you are loyal to me, Grandpa will take care of the big things for you. Li Wei looked at Li Yan with a kind face and said in a deep voice.

"Grandpa, Yan'er swears that this life will live up to the cold." Li Yan saluted Li Wei and said.

"Go ahead. Your mother doesn't know you're back yet, it's getting late, so go back. ”

"Yan'er retreated."