5,000 soldiers and horses, although of them 1,000 heavy infantry, 2,000 light infantry, 1,500 light cavalry, 500 heavy cavalry. But in fact, Li Shimin's Xuanjia army can only be regarded as 3,000 light infantry, 2,000 light cavalry, heavy infantry and heavy cavalry are just a plan, and there is no equipment yet.

However, Li Shimin relied on Li Valve's current power, coupled with his favor in front of the emperor, and the close proximity of Ma Yi to the Turks, so his troops were also equipped with many horses. 5,000 horses, although it is not possible for everyone to have two horses, but it can achieve that the cavalry and infantry have horses, and even the logistics are all transported by horses, so that they can move quickly. At this time, Li Shimin gave an order, and the 5,000 men and horses did not hesitate to stop at all, and immediately set up camp to go north.

In the vast rain curtain, in the hills and jungles of Saiwai Mayi, a cavalry of 5,000 men was galloping north. The flag embroidered with the word plum had already been soaked by the rain and swept up on the flagpole by the wind. 5,000 men and horses are as fast as flying, and iron hooves are criss-crossed. The rumbling hooves of the horses trampled the muddy road on the road even more muddy, and the swift churning hooves trampled the muddy water and splashed it everywhere.

The sound of wind and rain, the touch of armor, and the running of horses' hooves converged into an indescribable force. Li Shimin rode his horse and stood on a hillside, looking at the black armor troops marching in the wind and rain, and a sense of pride surged in his heart. This is his own army, and being in it makes him feel like he is back in Liaodong again, and at that time, it was the same.

Wind or shine, horses' hooves flying, black armor, galloping horses, and that indomitable momentum. The difference is that the main general of this army has been replaced by himself, and the name of the army is not the Liaodong Army, but his Xuanjia Army.

The line below was already fast, but Li Shimin was still standing there, shouting, "Quick, quick, faster, our goal is the Great Wall Pass." The Turks must not be allowed to get ahead of us, this is a golden opportunity. We must not miss this opportunity, we must fight a good battle with the Turks, so that the Turks can understand our strength. It is also necessary to let the central government know the strength of our Xuanjia army. We will be the best soldiers in the world, and we will be the most elite soldiers and horses of the Great Sui. Quick"

The cavalry on the galloping war horses bowed down one by one, relying on the horse riding advantage of the soldiers and horses at the border pass, and brought the riding skills to the highest. Raindrops hit the armor, splashing up patches of mist that blurred their vision.

Li Shimin called a personal guard beside him, "You immediately take a group of people to rush to the county seat of Mayi, and tell Chai Tongshou and Li Juncheng that Ben Taishou asked them to immediately gather the five thousand township soldiers in the county, and let them stand by in the city, ready to join our department at any time and go north to the Great Wall together." ”

These 5,000 township soldiers are actually Li Shimin's imitation of Liaodong's practice, and on the surface, the township soldiers are all civil defense organizations initiated by the villagers to protect the people. But in fact, these 5,000 soldiers are just a pretense, and secretly these 5,000 soldiers and horses are still trained in the same way as his 5,000 soldiers, and they have the same armor and equipment. And all the officers and officers of the 5,000 township soldiers were members of the Li clan and his friends. In order to prepare with both hands and secretly accumulate strength.

Now that he wants to go north to the Great Wall, then naturally the more soldiers the better. Li Shimin attaches great importance to this battle, if he can achieve a great victory, then he will also have a higher status in the imperial court and Yang Guang's heart. Even in Li Valve, he can get a greater right to speak. For the sake of this battle that must be won, he also took out the hidden trump card in his hand.

Half a day later, the county town of Mayi finally appeared in front of him, Li Shimin did not order a pause, and the whole army continued to advance.

Several knights of the "Lord" rushed up from behind, but it was none other than Chai Shao, the commander of the county of Mayi County, Li Xiaogong, and the commander of the five thousand township soldiers, Li Daozong, Li Daoxuan, and Shi Wanbao.

Li Shimin slowed down his horse, took off his helmet, and wiped the rain from his face.

"How's it going, are the troops pulled out?".

The sound of wind and rain and the galloping of war horses were too loud, and Chai Shao had to shout loudly to let Li Shimin hear, "My lord, the five thousand township soldiers have all left the city and have followed the team." In addition, according to the orders of the adults, we also brought a lot of crossbow arrows and grain and grass, which were carried by horses, so as not to delay the speed of the march. ”

Li Shimin stopped for a while, turned his head to look, and saw that a new team had been added to the back team. And this team looks even bigger than his previous one, with five thousand village soldiers, plus armor equipment and grain and grass used by the servants to supplement consumption. Although this army does not have the official banner of the imperial court, it fights various township corps. But the equipment of this army is also black armor, and its momentum should not be underestimated. …,

Two armies of soldiers and horses, 10,000 horses, this is all Li Shimin's belongings today. Even the captains of the various captains who commanded the army were appointed by him, and although they were nominally owned by Li Zhu, in fact they were the only soldiers and horses under his command. Looking at this majestic momentum, Li Shimin showed a satisfied smile and nodded in approval to Chai Shao and the others. These are his close henchmen, and this is their common cause. The Xuanjia Army really lived up to its expectations, although after becoming an army, most of them still hadn't seen blood, but this momentum alone could already be compared with the broken military camp when it was just expanded.

One day and night, Li Shimin's 10,000 horses had already traveled north along the Sanggan River and arrived at Shenwu City, a large city in Mayi. Shenwu City is a county seat, but with a population of tens of thousands, it is an important city on the first line of the Sanggan River.

"Ahead is Shenwu City," Li Xiaogong pointed to the city in the rain and mist. Needless to say, Li Shimin also saw this border city.

Chai Shao said loudly, "My lord, after a day and night of travel, people are tired and tired, why don't you go into the city to rest for one night and replenish some supplies?" ”

Looking at the rain that had been falling since the time of departure, although it was not heavy, but after a whole day of rushing on such a rainy day, the soldiers were also extremely tired. Now when they go into the city to rest for a night, the soldiers can not only not camp but also take a hot bath and have a hot meal, and even the war horses can get a good rest for the night. At the current speed, it will take at least two days and two nights to reach the pass of the Great Wall of Wuzhou Mountain, and there are few cities of such a scale on this way.

"Okay, immediately send an order, let the soldiers enter the city and rest for one night. Early tomorrow morning, we will have to march for two days and nights in a row to reach the pass of the Great Wall before we can rest again. Li Shimin nodded.

In the rain curtain, Li Shimin's personal guard deputy galloped towards Shenwu City with a small group of knights.

The defenders of Shenwu City had also seen this army and horses, and for the sake of safety, they had already closed the city gate at this time.

Li Shimin rode on his horse and looked at the city with cold eyes. Although this is a county seat, it is located outside the fortress, so the city is also very rough, but it looks very strong. It is much stronger than the cities in the interior of the Central Plains. The residents of Shenwu City and the itinerant merchants and shops in the city together had a population of more than 30,000, and the defenders in the city were not much, only a regiment of 200 infantry. But the wall was built very high, and it was three feet high. Li Shimin calculated in his heart that if there were no siege equipment, his 10,000 people should be able to capture this county in one day.

"Stop, who are you?" At the head of the city, at this time, the county commander, the county commander, the county lieutenant in the city, and the infantry captain who commanded 200 infantry were all above the city head. Although from a distance, the army that came here was wearing the armor of the imperial court, and it was also the banner of the imperial court. However, the border gates have always been cautious. The lieutenant still closed the city gate first, as usual.

Li Shimin's guard deputy is also a child of the Li family. Li Daolin came to the city on horseback and shouted loudly, "By the edict of the Son of Heaven, Ma Yi Taishou, General Zuotunwei, and Lord Li of Liaoyang County led a large army north to the Great Wall Pass. Now you have to go into the city and rest for the night, and open the gates of the city to welcome the army into the city."

The captain's previous actions were just a routine procedure, and at this time, he heard that it was Sima Yi Taishou on his head, how could he dare to be half a point of neglect. He ordered the defenders at the city gate to open the city gate, and he hurried to the city gate to greet Li Shimin with the county magistrate and other county officials, merchants, and wealthy households.

Seeing that the city gate was opened, and there were people in the city who came out to greet him, Li Shimin nodded, "Pass the order, the whole army will enter the city, have a good rest tonight, cook tomorrow on the fourth watch, and set off on the fifth watch."

Hearing this order, the soldiers on the horse also breathed a sigh of relief. I ran all day in one breath, and it was a heavy rainy day, and now although it is May, my body is also freezing to death, and it is naturally better to go into the city to change into dry clothes and rest for a night. The army marched slowly into the city in a neat queue. There was only a small military camp in the city that could accommodate 1,000 people, and it was simply not possible to accommodate so many people, so the county commander hurriedly called the big families and merchants in the city and asked them to take out their mansions and spare warehouses for Li Shimin's 10,000 troops to live in.

After arranging a place to live, the county officials went to Zhang Luo's soldiers' meals again, and booked a venue in the largest restaurant in the city, and invited Li Shimin and other officials to have a banquet.

Regarding these people's stammering, Li Shimin did not refuse to come, and let them go to Zhang Luo. He himself was arranged by the county order to be in the richest mansion in the city, and as soon as he entered the mansion, Li Shimin immediately asked people to prepare for bathing and changing clothes. took off his wet clothes, Li Shimin had just fallen into the hot water, but there was a knock on the door.

"Your Excellency, the rangers on guard outside the city have spotted a wounded cavalryman by the river ten miles away. Now it's been brought back, it's Lord Sima Dekan's black-clothed iron guard," Li Xiaogong said in a somewhat low voice outside the door.

With a bang, Li Shimin stood up from the bathtub.

PS: There is a chapter asking for tickets and ...... for rewards later,