"Driving~" Li Jin drove his war horse and followed closely beside Pei Xingjian, behind him, there was a cavalry of thousands of people, they started to rush from the morning, and at noon they only gnawed some dry food on horseback, and now Li Jin also felt tired and hungry, but the soldiers around him did not complain, he could only grit his teeth and insist.

Since leaving Monan, Li Jin was like a wild horse out of the border at first, feeling extremely free, but soon he found that his journey might not be easy, because Pei Xingjian wanted to rush to Liaodong as soon as possible to preside over the situation, so they were almost on the road day and night, not even when they ate, every night when he rested, he felt that the bones in his body were about to break, even if he was proficient in riding since he was a child, but such a long run also made him a little unbearable.

However, Li Jin has a strong character, and it was not easy for him to persuade Pei Xingjian to bring him at the beginning, so it is impossible for him to retreat at this time, plus Pei Xingjian is extremely strict in governing the army, and it is impossible for him to drag down the itinerary of the army because of him alone, so even if he is tired and tired, Li Jin can only hold on.

Finally stayed up until it was getting late, and there was no town around that could receive them, so Pei Xingjian ordered to camp on the spot, and after a while, I saw that simple camp tents were erected, and then the bonfire was also lit, and the soldiers took out the dry food they carried, boiled water directly with their helmets, and then threw the dry food into it and boiled it into a paste, and then the hard jerky was their dinner today.

Li Jin also sat next to the bonfire at this time, first rubbed his somewhat numb legs, and then stood up and moved a little to feel better, speaking of which, thanks to the fact that he has practiced riding and archery since he was a child, so his riding skills are also very exquisite, but even so, riding a horse for a long time like this makes him a little unbearable.

The activity opened the body, Li Jin took off his helmet, and then cleaned it in the small river next to the barracks, and then took the water rack and boiled water on the bonfire, originally their cavalry was always treated the best, but this time in order to speed up, they discarded all unnecessary equipment, and each person only brought three days of dry food, but Pei Xingjian had already planned that there would be a supply point every three days, as long as he followed the itinerary, he didn't have to worry about no supplies.

The water boiled, Li Jin stood up and looked around, but he didn't find Pei Xingjian, it is estimated that he went to check the camp again, after all, he is now the main general, and other people can rest, but he has a lot of things to do, such as the safety of the camp, and the arrangement of patrols at night, etc., all of which need him to worry about.

Li Jin estimated that Pei Xingjian was coming back soon, so he made Pei Xingjian's dinner together, only to see him take an oiled paper bag from the leather cylinder next to him, which was a piece of dry food that was pressed very tightly, like a brick, this kind of dry food can be boiled in a pot or eaten directly, but this dry food is too hard, and the teeth are not good to gnaw on.

At the moment, Li Jin threw two pieces of dry food into the pot, and after a while, the dry food in it became a pot of paste-like porridge, exuding a salty fragrance, Li Jin was no stranger to this kind of dry food, because it was originally Pei Xingjian's wife, that is, his cousin Wanniang invented, speaking of which Wanniang was ingenious, and she cared about Pei Xingjian's food, clothing, housing and transportation in the army, so she invented many useful things.

For example, this kind of dry food is made of fried fabrics, salt, sugar, and fish meal, etc., a piece of dry food is enough for a strong man in the army to eat, and Wan Niang also opened some workshops under the guidance of Li Xiu, specializing in the production of these military supplies, which quickly became popular in the army, and has now been purchased by the imperial court.

After a while, the dry food in the helmet was also cooked, and as soon as Li Jin brought down the prepared meal, he saw Pei Xingjian coming back from patrolling the camp, which made him hurriedly greet: "General, what a coincidence that you came, the meal has been prepared, hurry up and eat it while it's hot!" ”

There is no family affection in the army, Li Jin was not Pei Xingjian's subordinate before, so he can naturally be called his brother-in-law, but in the army, especially when marching and fighting, he must not use this title, but must be commensurate with his official position, Li Jin is still very clear about this.

Pei Xingjian was also tired, so he sat next to Li Jin with his ass, took a spoon and chatted with Li Jin while eating: "How is it, can you still stand it?" ”

"I'm tired, but I've learned a lot, and as a soldier in the army, it's nothing at all." Li Jin smiled nonchalantly at this time, he was also telling the truth, if it was just for enjoyment, he didn't have to come to the army, after all, with his identity, he could be a carefree man in Chang'an.

"Hahaha~, it is worthy of being taught by my uncle, and I really didn't embarrass the Yanguo Mansion!" Pei Xingjian couldn't help laughing when he heard Li Jin's words, he was originally worried that Li Jin would not be able to endure hardships since he was a child, but during this time, his Li Jin's performance impressed him, with Li Jin's age, it was already very rare to be able to do this.

Hearing Pei Xingjian's praise, Li Jin couldn't help but feel a little proud, but then he asked with some curiosity: "General, aren't we going to pacify the battle between Silla and Baekje, but during this time, I found that we are beginning to turn to the southeast, and further forward is the boundary of Yizhou, this is not the route to Silla?" ”

"Yes, we're not going to Silla now, but to Dengju!" Pei Xingjian smiled again at the moment.

"Dengzhou?" Li Jin was stunned for a moment when he heard Pei Xingjian's answer, and then said with a sudden expression, "I understand, it turns out that the general is planning to use the power of the Dengzhou Navy, after all, Silla is close to the sea, and the coastline is very long, and attacking from the sea is a great threat to them, plus our navy warships are excellent, far from being comparable to Silla, so we can also reduce casualties from the sea, it is really a way to kill two birds with one stone!" ”

"Amazing, worthy of being a general from a military academy, he actually saw through the plans of the imperial court at a glance, but which gentleman did you learn the art of war, and ordinary people can't teach you such a heaviness?" Pei Xingjian was taken aback at first when he heard Li Jin's words, and then asked with some curiosity, after all, the plan to march to Silla by sea was not something he came up with, but he received a document from the imperial court a few days ago, and he only then knew the imperial court's plan.

"Hehe, who learned General Su's art of war from, I learned the art of war from." Li Jin smiled smugly at this time.

"No wonder, General Su followed Wei Gong to learn the art of war, and Wei Gong is your ......" Pei Xingjian immediately woke up when he heard Li Jin's words, but when he said the end, he thought of the awkward relationship between Li Jing and Li Xiu, so he was very wise not to say it.

"General, I only heard that the navy over there in Dengzhou is well-equipped, I don't know how many navies there are now?" Li Jin asked curiously again at this time.

As far as I know, there are now more than 20,000 people in the Dengzhou Navy, 500 warships, and they are mainly responsible for the security of the northern coast in peacetime, but although their strength is strong, they have no opponents, so they rarely have the opportunity to use troops in peacetime." Pei Xingjian spoke again at this time.

"With such a vast sea area as our Datang, there are only more than 20,000 navies?" Li Jin couldn't help but ask again in surprise when he heard Pei Xingjian's words.

"This is already a lot, a few years ago, the navy became independent from the navy, and when it attacked Goguryeo, the navy also made great contributions, but the navy spent a lot, and there were not many opportunities to use it in peacetime, so some ministers of the imperial court felt that it was a luxury to maintain a navy that was too large, and as a result, the navy has not been able to expand over the years, and even the southern coast was only maintained by the original navy." Pei Xingjian knew a lot of news related to the navy from Liu Renyuan, and the current situation of the navy is not very good, fortunately, this time there is an opportunity to use the navy, which can make Liu Renyuan less pressure.

"I've heard my father say that the sea is a big treasure house, and it depends on whether we can open this treasure house, but it's a pity that the court doesn't have much to do with overseas, and even the military academy doesn't have a special discipline for the navy, I'm really worried that the development of the navy will be unsustainable in the future!" When Li Jin said the end, he couldn't help but show a worried expression and said, although he is young, he has studied with Li Xiu since he was a child, and later learned the art of war with Li Jing, so he naturally has his own opinions on the general trend of the world.

"Huh? It's really a coincidence, Liu Renyuan also told me these words of yours, I didn't expect you to have the same opinion as him at a young age, and when I get to Dengzhou, I will help you introduce you, he will definitely introduce you as a confidant! Pei Xingjian couldn't help but be surprised at this time.

"That's great, I'm also very interested in the navy, speaking of which, when my aunt was not married, her room was full of models for shipbuilding, and I often stole them out to play, and it is said that the warships used in the navy are still based on the ships designed by my aunt." Li Jin also smiled at the moment, if you talk about Qi Niang, he and the navy are really fateful.

In the next period of time, Li Jin followed Pei Xingjian all the way to the southeast, through the land of Hebei to Shandong, and finally until Dengzhou City, which is not only the garrison of the navy, but also the most famous port in the north, so here is also a gathering of businessmen, making Dengzhou City also very prosperous, and Li Jin, who has been in the grassland for a long time, suddenly came to Dengzhou, and there is a feeling of returning to Chang'an, of course, Dengzhou is still a lot of distance from Chang'an.

However, Pei Xingjian and the others had military orders, and they did not have time to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Dengzhou City, but immediately rushed to the naval garrison to discuss with Liu Renyuan about sending troops to Silla.