Li Yan was able to be crowned a general and become the deputy general of the new army, which was something Li Xin never expected, and Li Xin had been absent-minded at the banquet in the Liangwangfu at night.

In the afternoon, Li Yan met Zhang Jing alone. Zhang Jing, who had just been appointed as the general of Zhenbei, Li Yan and Zhang Jing were about to leave Jiuquan City and go to Xihai County after a while.

Li Yan proposed that Lei Ming and Iron Hammer be transferred to the new army, and the two of them would lead the cavalry and infantry army, and Zhang Jing readily agreed.

In the evening, the Liangwang Mansion feasted the ministers, Li Yan was drunk, today is the happiest day in the past year, although he did not become the chief general of the new army, but he was a deputy general, and was also named General Huwei.

The Huns' intrusion into the West Sea has been a long time, and Li Yan also wanted to immediately lead the army to the West Sea to save the people from fire and water, but he inquired from Zhang Jing and learned that the new army would probably not be able to open for a while and a half.

Tang Yao, the general of Zhengdong, and Li Wei, the king of Liang, were both courtiers of Duan Ye, the king of Northern Liang, and later broke away from Duan Ye to join Li Wei, and was named the general of Zhengdong by Li Wei.

Half a month ago, Tang Yao, the general of the expedition to the east, defeated the Xiongnu Beiliang army and beheaded more than 3,000 people, but the consumption of food and ordnance was huge, and Li Wei could only give priority to sending ordnance to Tang Yao first.

After all, Zhangye City, the capital of the Northern Liang Kingdom established by the Huns, was only 400 miles away from Jiuquan City, and the Huns mobilized 50,000 troops to confront Tang Yao.

The Western Liang Kingdom established by Li Wei was established by breaking away from Duan Ye, the king of Northern Liang, and the Liang State established by the Huns was established by directly killing Duan Ye, the king of Northern Liang.

Both Western Liang and Northern Liang wanted to annex each other and unify Liangzhou. In the past few years, the Huns, under the leadership of the lord Fuqu Mengxun, have invaded Xiliang all the year round, and if it weren't for Tang Yao in front to resist the Xiongnu army, Xiliang would have been destroyed.

Li Yan returned to the West Courtyard drunkenly with Han Qian's support, and soon fell asleep under Xin'er's service.

For the next few days, Li Yan went to the camp in the north of the city and practiced with the newly recruited sergeants every day.

Thunder Ming and Iron Hammer were excited to learn that they could go to Xihai County together.

"Brother Iron Hammer, in the future, the infantry army will be under your control, you will have to train these sergeants like fierce tigers, and when you go to Xihai County, you will face the fierce Huns with real swords and real guns." Li Yan looked at the group of yellow-faced sergeants, turned to the hammer and said.

Most of these newly recruited sergeants fled to Hexi from Guanzhong and Luoyang, and in order to have something to eat, they could only join the army or sell themselves into slavery, or they had no money or land, and there was only a way to die.

"Please rest assured, the general will definitely train them well, and they will all be men who dare to fight and fight!" Hammer said with a serious face.

"Good! Go ahead! At that time, I want soldiers who can rush and kill, not a group of sick cowards! Li Yan patted the hammer on the shoulder and said.

Li Yan looked at a group of newly recruited sergeants on the school field, and he didn't know the bottom of his heart, if such a group of listless sergeants could guard Xihai County, Li Yan felt that the sun had to hit the west and come out.

After the hammer left, Li Yan said to Lei Ming beside him: "Brother Lei, the cavalry will be handed over to you." Select some strong sergeants from the new army and form five hundred cavalry. ”

"The last will obey! Please rest assured, General! Lei Ming said with his fists clenched.

Li Yan only felt at this moment that he didn't know the price of firewood and rice, and looked at the sergeants on the school ground, all of them were dressed in single clothes, and they didn't even have uniform clothes, just like calling Huazi. As for the armor of the entire Chengbei camp, it is only available above the rank of captain.

In order to be able to quickly improve the combat effectiveness of this group of new soldiers, Li Yan personally went to the field to train, and began to train with weights before dawn every day, and the soldiers rushed to the foot of the North Mountain with a weight of 20 catties from the north camp of the city, and then returned from the foot of the North Mountain.

Li Yan bought all the 1,000 taels of gold he was rewarded, and every day he returned from Beishan with a heavy load, the first 500 people could get a bowl of meat, and as for those who returned later, they could only drink soup.

Li Yan's method made the new army suddenly seem to be injected with vitality, and the soldiers were eager to grow two more legs in order to eat a bite of meat.

At the beginning, some sergeants wanted to cheat and cheat, but Li Yan severely punished those who cheated and cheated halfway, but no one dared to defy the law.

After returning from Beishan during the day, it was another day of drills, and on the school ground, Iron Hammer held a wooden stick with a thick arm, supervising the sergeants' drills back and forth in the crowd.

It lasted like this for nearly a month, Li Yan ate and lived in the camp in the north of the city almost every day, and after a month, Li Yan's whole person was dark. It's July now, and the sun is as hot as a stove during the day.

And after nearly a month of training, the complexion of the five thousand new pawns has improved greatly, and the earth-shattering roar on the school field is similar to the weak appearance at the beginning.

"Childe, you haven't been home for nearly a month. Madame must be very worried about you, or you should go back and see. Here are the Hammer Brothers and the Thundering Brothers watching, and it will be fine. Han Qian watched Li Yan work hard for the new army every day, and said with some unbearable feeling in his heart.

"Good! I'll go back in a minute. You have to report back to me at any time. Li Yan thought in his heart that he had indeed been away from home for some time.

"Childe, you can go back with confidence!" Han Qian looked at Li Yan, who was dark, and said with a smile.

After Li Yan said goodbye to Iron Hammer and Lei Ming, he rode from the camp north of the city to Jiuquan City.

As soon as he entered the north gate, he saw Linghu Dezhao riding a horse and walking towards him.

"Brother Dezhao, where are you going in such a hurry?" When Li Yan saw Linghu Dezhao, he immediately shouted to him.

"Brother Yan, have you been to the camp in the north of the city for the past month? My brother came to you several times, but he told you that you were not in the house. Why are you really addicted to this general? Ling Hu Dezhao said quipping when he saw Li Yan being dirty.

"That's nature. Brother Dezhao, what is the important thing for you to find your younger brother? Li Yan asked.

"Whoa! This is the tiger skin you want, and it's all taken care of for you. I also gave you the good things in the baggage, so much so that my brother almost ran to the camp in the north of the city. Linghu Dezhao handed over a burden and said to Li Yan with a smile.

Li Yan took the burden and put it on his shoulder, turned to Linghu Dezhao and said, "Brother Dezhao, I'll go back to the house first, and I'll look for you another day!" ”

Li Yan said as he clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and the shadow quickly ran towards the Liangwang Mansion.

Linghu Dezhao looked at Li Yan's back, shook his head, and turned to get on the horse.

After a while, Li Yan returned to the Liangwang Mansion, and as soon as he entered the west courtyard, Xin'er was startled, and Liu Laohan pulled Li Yan's shadow to the stable to feed.

Xin'er saw that Li Yan was dirty like a flower, so she hurriedly boiled water to bathe Li Yan and prepare a change of clothes.

Li Yan returned to the room and took out the tiger skin from the baggage. Linghu Dezhao had already let people deal with it, the arrow marks on the tiger skin had been sewn on, Li Yan put the tiger skin on his body and walked to the bronze mirror.

"How does this cloak look like a bandit?" Li Yan muttered in his heart.

Li Yan wore a tiger skin, walked around the house a few times, and was about to put the tiger skin down, when Xin'er walked in from outside the house.

"Ahh Xin'er was frightened.

"Xin'er, are you alright?" Li Yan turned around and asked.

"Childe, is this the tiger you are fighting? I just scared Xin'er to death. Xin'er said with palpitations.

"Hmmm! Brother Gang Dezhao sent it to me. Li Yan put down the tiger skin and said.

"Childe, the hot water has been put away. Let's go shower and change your clothes. Xin'er saw a peculiar smell coming from Li Yan's body, and hurriedly urged.

Half an hour later, Li Yan came out of the bathtub, and the hot water in the tub changed color.

Li Yan was dressed in white, and when he entered the house, he saw Xin'er folding the tiger skin, and was looking at the things in a small cloth bag in the bag and looking at it curiously.

"Childe, what is this?" Xin'er asked curiously.

Li Yan's heart was like a thousand horses galloping wildly at the moment, something bad happened, but he didn't expect Linghu Dezhao to really leave one for himself.

"Oh! This is the tonic that Brother Dezhao brought back from Gaochang, and it's rare that he still thinks about me. Put it away. I'll thank him another day! Li Yan gritted his teeth and said.

"Oh!" Xin'er said as she put the cloth bag in her baggage.

"Childe, Madame asked you to go to her after bathing and changing. Go for it! Don't keep Madame waiting. Xin'er said to Li Yan.

Li Yan came to Linghu's room, and after entering the house, he kowtowed to Linghu's and said, "The child has seen his mother!" ”

"Yan'er, you're back! Get up. Linghu helped Li Yan up.

"Mother, children are not filial and can't be by your side every day." Li Yan said with a look of shame.

"Yan'er, you've grown up. If you have your own ideas, your mother will not stop you. It's just that there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest, you are fifteen years old this year, and you will reach the age of marriage next year, and the girl in Mingyue will return to Jiuquan next year, and you will get married at that time. It's good for a mother to hold her grandson as soon as possible. Linghu looked at Li Yan and said lovingly.

"Mother, it's too early. Why don't you go in a few more years! Li Yan said stubbornly.

The Mingyue mentioned by the Linghu clan is Linghu Mingyue, the only daughter of Linghu Yi, and also the sister of Linghu Dezhao. If it is according to seniority, Linghu Dezhao is Li Yan's cousin, and Linghu Mingyue is Li Yan's cousin.

"You child, the man should get married, the woman should get married, your eldest brother Dezhao, he already has two children now." Seeing that Li Yan wanted to shirk, Linghu said reproachfully.

"The child is obedient!" Li Yan saw that Linghu was displeased, and hurriedly agreed.

"Yan'er, you have been in the barracks for many days, and the people have become much stronger, go back and rest!" Ling Hu said with concern.

Coming out of the Linghu family's house, Li Yan went back to the house.

At night, Li Yan looked at the map of Xihai County in the dim candlelight, and couldn't help yawning.

"Childe, you won't come back from the barracks for a month, Xin'er made you chicken soup, you can drink it while it's hot." Xin'er walked in from outside the house with a bowl of hot soup, put it on the table and said.

"Good! Let it go. After a while I drank. Li Yan just looked at the sheepskin map in front of him and said casually.

"Hmmm! Childe, you remember to drink it while it's hot. Xin'er said before going out.

After Xin'er went out, Li Yan looked at the map for a while, turned around and drank the chicken soup in the bowl on the table, and then continued to look at the mountains and rivers of the West Sea.

Li Yan suddenly felt an inexplicable impulse, and his whole person felt hotter and hotter.

Xin'er walked in, saw Li Yan drinking chicken soup, and asked, "Childe, is the chicken soup delicious?" Why don't you serve you another bowl? ”

"Delicious. But it tastes weird. Li Yanba asked curiously, reminiscing about the taste of chicken soup.

At this moment, Li Yan felt hot all over, especially looking at Xin'er's bumpy and beginning to take shape in front of him.

"Really? Xin'er put half of the tonic that Childe brought back, Childe worked so hard in the barracks, Xin'er felt that Childe should replenish his body. Xin'er looked at Li Yan with bright eyes and said.

"Halfway through that thing?" Li Yan shouted in his heart, can that thing be put casually?

"Childe, what's wrong with you? Your face is red and hot. Xin'er saw that Li Yan's face was flushed, and she stepped forward and touched Li Yan's flushed cheek with her hand and said.

Li Yan felt the sound of Xin'er's breathing in front of him, a faint fragrance, and under a pink red dress, the peaks that were beginning to take shape loomed.

At this moment, Li Yan's eyes were red, and Xin'er in front of her was like a little lamb, holding Xin'er with two paws, wandering around her wantonly, leaning over and kissing Xin'er's mouth.

Xin'er's whole person was frightened, and she was kissed fiercely by Li Yan in her mouth, making a whining sound.

After a while, Xin'er's pink dress was stripped naked by Li Yan, like a helpless little lamb.

Xin'er, who was lying on the bed, could only let Li Yan run rampant on herself.

"Ah" Xin'er's tears came out, and she didn't dare to make a sound, so she could only bite Li Yan's arm hard.

Early the next morning, the bodies of the two blended together, Xin'er's snow-white little hand under the quilt was on Li Yan's chest, and the plum blossoms on the bed seemed to tell the extraordinary last night.