Qianqi rested today, but Xue Shao strictly ordered them not to go out so as not to disturb the people, so they spontaneously played "snow football" and played hotly for a while.

Across the wall of the county government, there is the garrison of the native soldiers, as if they are in drills.

Xue Shao was originally watching the ball game, but when he heard the voice next door, he was curious and walked over to take a look. As a result, he found that although the native soldiers were all ragged, dark and thin, they were particularly serious and hard in training. The way they use guns and arrows is definitely not a fake trick, but a little real kung fu.

"Today I will practice to the death, and tomorrow I will really die on the battlefield!" Guo An, who was presiding over the training, was very fierce and scolded him even for taking the lead.

"Are you two practicing boxing, or are you big girls embroidering needles?"

"Hit harder, hit more accurately!"

"You are now lightly afraid of hurting your brother, and you are actually harming him!"

"The harshness and playfulness on the training ground are the true compassion of soldiers!"

Listening to Guo An's roars, those native soldiers all had no complaints, but practiced more seriously.

Xue Shao couldn't help but smile knowingly, Guo An, this stinky boy, used all the routines I used to train recruits in the Three Knife Brigade on these native soldiers. It shouldn't be the first day that he was like this, otherwise it would be impossible to repel the attack of Xu Dagong, the general under Bai Tieyu, with such a group of native soldiers.

Guo An was practicing energetically, and inadvertently saw Xue Shao, and hurriedly trotted forward and said happily: "Young marshal, I would like to ask you can give us some guidance?" ”

When the soldiers saw Xue Shao coming, they were all in awe.

"Young Marshal, you are the idol in the hearts of all of us. Why don't you just say a couple of words to us! Guo An begged again.

"Well, I'll just talk to the brothers." Xue Shao smiled and stepped forward, the soldiers were overjoyed and excited, and before Guo An gave the order, the team had already stood upright, all of them were straight and straight, quite majestic.

Xue Shao walked up to them and examined them for a while, and said, "You guys are very good. You are better than many of the regular armies I have ever seen! ”

Guo An and the local soldiers were all excited.

Xue Shao said: "Guo An brought the spirit of the Three Swords Brigade to Yanchang and to you. I am very relieved and touched. Although you don't even have a military status, or even military rations, uniforms, and decent weapons, I have seen from you the indomitable, tough, brave and united spirit of the Three Swords Brigade. In my eyes, you, like Guo An, are all qualified guards of the Three Swords Brigade! ”

"Thank you, young marshal!" Guo An took the lead and shouted loudly, and all the local soldiers shouted together, and many people were moved to tears.

"Heroes don't ask where they come from. You have done some miracles, but I am sure that none of you will be satisfied with what you have achieved so far. Xue Shao said, "From today on, you will serve under my command with Guo An." I'll give you all the military supplies you want, as well as official military status! I want each of you to become regular guards of the Tang Dynasty, especially outstanding and those who have made military achievements, and I will consider turning you into non-commissioned officers and officers who eat military salaries, and even promote you to officers with exceptions! ”

"Good! - "Loud cheers."

Guo An was excited and moved, and said with tears in his eyes: "Young marshal, Guo An and these poor brothers are unforgettable!" ”

"They are your brothers, my brothers." Xue Shao patted him on the shoulder and said, "It was not easy for you to defend the lonely city alone to resist the strong enemy and make war exploits under the situation of lack of materials. Next, I hope you can lead them to create more miracles! ”

"Good! As long as the young marshal says a word, we will go to the soup and fight the fire, and we will never give up! Guo An swore to the sky.

"Although I came to the expedition on the order of the emperor, there are not many people under my command, and it is difficult to meet most of the main force for a while, so it is the right time to employ people." Xue Shao said, "Is there a way for you to summon more people?" It must be someone who can really fight. Food ordnance and the like, I'll find a way to solve it. ”

"Yes!" Guo An replied categorically, and said, "After I took office in this county, I have made some achievements in training native soldiers to fight bandits, and Fenglin, Yanchuan and other counties in Linxian County have also asked me to help them train native soldiers, maintain law and order, and fight bandits. I have trained thousands of native soldiers in four counties, and after the rebellion of Bai Tieyu, all parts of Yanzhou organized township warriors to defend their homeland, and there were also groups of people and horses who came to take refuge, but I couldn't afford to raise them and had to refuse. Now many native soldiers are scattered all over Yanzhou, as long as I send someone to invite them, they will definitely come! ”

Xue Shao was secretly happy when he heard this, "How many people do you estimate you can summon?" ”

"A thousand people, no problem!" Guo An replied very affirmatively, "Moreover, all of them can go into battle as soon as they come!" ”

"Summoning them all, the more the merrier! Remember, it's best to be stealthy and not overt! ”

"Yes! - I'll do it right away! ”

While the two were talking, Guo Yuanzhen walked over with a shaking, scolding angrily, "Who beat me yesterday?" Stand up for me! ”

"Shut up!" Xue Shao laughed on the spot, "Are you embarrassed to shout out, aren't you ashamed?" ”

Guo Yuanzhen's face turned red all of a sudden, and he walked over with a sad face, like a child who had been greatly wronged.

"Alright, don't make such a sad face." Xue Shao said, "I have something for you to do. ”

"Okay, command!" Guo Yuanzhen wiped his face twice, barely cheering up.

Guo An saw that the two of them were going to talk about something, so he confessed his sin and left. Xue Shao said to Guo Yuanzhen: "Later, if you help me play a play, you must be arrogant, you must show off your might, and it is best to have a villain!" ”

Guo Yuanzhen was stunned, "What play?" ”

Xue Shao whispered in his ear.

Guo Yuanzhen grinned, "Why me?" ”

"Because you practiced it yesterday. As it turns out, you're good at it! Xue Shao laughed.

"Okay......" Guo Yuanzhen shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Young marshal, can I mention it a little bit, you will give the order when you give the order, can you not be sarcastic?" ”

Later, Xue Shao convened everyone for the first formal pre-war military meeting, and specially invited Sima Chengzhen and Xuan Yunzi to come.

"The current situation is that our army is tired and lacks food and clothing, most of the main forces under Wang Fangyi are far away in Xiazhou, and the sphere of influence of Bai Tieyu's rebels is just in the middle of our army and Wang Fangyi. We can't join Wang Fangyi in a short period of time, and we must rely on our own ability to gain a firm foothold and fight with Bai Tieyu. Xue Shao said, "First of all, the first thing to do, we must figure out the internal reality and the distribution of troops of the Bai Tieyu rebels. But the Thousand Riders have not had time to train specialized scouts. Who can complete this task? ”

"Childe, I'll go." Wu Ming replied aloud.

Xue Shao waved his hand, "You can't." I have more important tasks for you. ”

"Young Marshal Xue, let Poor Dao and Senior Sister go!" To everyone's surprise, Sima Chengzhen came out to receive the order.

"You guys?" Xue Shao wanted to leave them alone and let go of his hands and feet, but after all, they were not soldiers under his command, and it would be difficult to explain what happened to these two baby bumps after they went back, so he said, "You can't do it, that place in Suizhou is too dangerous, and it is not suitable for traveling!" ”

"Young Marshal Xue, the two of us are far safer than any of you going." Sima Chengzhen said, "Bai Tieyu falsely claimed that the emperor's rebellion started with Buddhism, and several counties in Suizhou were full of his followers, and many Buddhist halls were built to preach Buddhism every day, and he also respected the monks and monks who came and went. Although the two of us are feathers, we are also proficient in Buddhism, and it is safer to use this as a protection than anything else. Maybe we will have the opportunity to touch Bai Tieyu and then act on the camera, but it is still unknown. ”

"No, it's too dangerous!" Xue Shao still refused.

"Young Marshal Xue, you just let us go!" Xuan Yunzi also said, "Our mission here is to assist Young Marshal Xue in using troops. The only thing we can do is to use our doctrine to smash Bai Tieyu's fallacies. If we don't have a deep understanding of our experience, how can we both act? In the end, didn't he come for nothing, and he would have to live up to the trust of the court? ”

Xue Shao frowned, do you think that those rebels who chanted the Buddha's name in their mouths were really all good men and women? Those are all gangsters who pin their heads to their waists and play with their lives, otherwise they would not have rebelled. You are such a goddess-level plaything who took the initiative to send it to the door, isn't it a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?

Sima Chengzhen smiled slightly and said, "Young Marshal Xue, please rest assured, even if there are no achievements, the two of us will be able to come and go freely and retreat." If there was no such confidence, Poor Dao and Senior Sister would not have come all the way here in the wind and snow and caused trouble to Young Marshal Xue. ”

Xue Shao's heart sank, this Taoist is powerful, as if he can see through people's hearts!

In front of everyone, Xue Shao couldn't argue repeatedly, so he said: "Since the two real people are so confident, then I will bother you to take a trip!" But remember, don't risk anything, but be safe! ”

"Yes!"

"I will let Wu Ming and Yuenu be responsible for the reception and liaison with you." Xue Shao said, "The specific method, you can discuss it with the two of them later." ”

Sima Chengzhen and Xuan Yunzi agreed to the promise together, and then invited Wu Ming and Yuenu to retire together. It seems that they have always known in their hearts that Xue Shao will be a little in the way with the presence of the two of them, so they have always been very knowledgeable.

Only Xue Chuyu, Guo Yuanzhen, Xiao Zhizhong, Guo An and Xue Shao's henchmen were left at the scene, and Lu Siyi and others were left.

"Alright. Now we begin to officially convene, the first pre-war military conference! Xue Shao's voice was slightly heavy, and everyone was cheered up.

"There is conclusive evidence that Yanzhou has secretly taken refuge in Bai Tieyu." Xue Shao said, "Now, except for Yan'an, the state capital, and Yanchang County, where we are located, all other counties have basically been abolished. The Yanzhou Assassin's Mansion gathered all the officials, soldiers, horses, food and property in the state city of Yan'an, just waiting for Bai Tieyu to take over. Today, they will come to deliver a batch of grain and deceive Guo An to go to Yan'an, in fact, they want to kill Guo An to prevent future troubles. What we have to do now is to take advantage of Bai Tieyu's failure to take Yanzhou, and first attack to seize the state city of Yan'an as a stronghold for us! -- The battle has already started from this moment! ”

Everyone listened attentively, very strictly.

Xue Shao said in a deep voice: "Time is too short to discuss in detail, I will make my own decision!" All the soldiers listen to my orders and assign missions! ”

"Yes!"