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"Brother He Ruo, you first find a place to settle down, don't rush to find Zhang Jincheng. The armies of all walks of life in the imperial court are gathering in Zhuo County, so it is better to be patient at this time. ”

Li Xian said sincerely.

He Ruozhongshan nodded and said, "Anzhi, don't worry, it's you, be careful when you go to Youzhou." Actually, I still think I should go with you, it's easier to get things done with more people. ”

Li Xian shook his head and said, "I have received Brother He Ruo's wishes, but this trip to Youzhou is actually better for fewer people." There are tens of thousands of strong teams in Youzhou, and compared with going to 100 people, it is actually more advantageous to have fewer people. Rest assured, we won't be hasty. I've never been interested in such a thing as sending people to death. ”

He Ruozhongshan smiled and said, "That's good, take care!" ”

Li Xian snorted and said three words slowly: "To live." ”

He Ruozhongshan nodded heavily, turned over and said, "I picked nineteen of the best horses among the Turkic people's war horses, and I will take them as a parting gift for everyone." ”

He glanced at Li Xian's big dark horse enviously, and then said to Li Xian: "Of course, there is no you." ”

Li Xian laughed, waved his hand and said, "Have a good trip!" ”

He Ruozhongshan also waved his hand and took more than a hundred of his brothers to ride away in the dust. Li Xian and the others watched the back of He Ruozhongshan departing until the smoke and dust dissipated.

Li Xian took Ou Siqingqing's hand and said, "Obediently follow Grandpa to find Xiao Di and them, obedient." It's not that I don't want to take you with me, you know, I won't be able to let go of my hands and feet with you. With you in mind, I am also constrained in doing things. When I come back from Youzhou, I will look for you, at the latest for half a year. ”

It had been discussed before, and Ou Siqingqing, who had cried, was strong and did not cry at the moment. She clenched Li Xian's hand and said, "An Zhi, I will listen to you." I'll be waiting for you day by day, don't lie to me, you know? ”

Li Xian smiled, straightened out the hair on Ou Siqingqing's forehead and said, "This time, I will definitely not lie to you." ”

Ou Siqingqing nodded, hugged Li Xian's arm and rubbed his sour nose, and suddenly smiled: "I won't be a burden to you, you want to ...... Come to me as soon as possible. ”

Li Xian patted the back of her hand and nodded, looked at Zhang Zhongjian and said, "Grandpa, you must be careful on the road." ”

Zhang Zhongjian led a horse at random, jumped on the back of the horse and said to Li Xian: "I know, my mother-in-law and mother-in-law are really fucking not simple, we have to leave too, awkward, Qingqing, let's go!" ”

Ou Siqingqing snorted, Li Xian hugged her on horseback, and the two of them looked at each other, with a deep reluctance in their eyes.

Ou Siqingqing said: "Anzhi, take care of yourself." ”

Li Xian nodded silently, and slowly walked to Zhang Zhongjian's side and stopped. He took a deep breath, and then slowly and solemnly said something that made Zhang Zhongjian want to beat him up.

"Grandpa, I wish you and your aunt an early birth to a precious son."

After speaking, Li Xian jumped out like a rabbit and ran to the side of the big black horse in three or two steps, jumped up, reached out and slapped it hard on the big black horse's buttocks. The big black horse chirped twice in dissatisfaction, and then spread his hooves and ran out. He ran so neatly and neatly, but once again admired his ability to escape. The blood riders and the horse thieves of Tiefutu clenched their fists at Zhang Zhongjian at the same time, and then got on the horse and chased Li Xian's back. Zhang Zhongjian opened his mouth, and then laughed. Looking at the direction in which Li Xian disappeared, he muttered, "An Zhi, be careful." ”

Turning around, he said to Ou Siqingqing: "Let's go, don't worry, An Zhi will be fine, no matter what happens, it won't be difficult for him." In less than half a year, he will appear in front of you in good health. ”

The girl stubbornly waited for her to no longer see his shadow in her sight before turning around and saying something to Zhang Zhongjian that touched his heart: "Grandpa, let's go." ”

Her name is Grandpa.

Li Xian drove the big black horse all the way, even if the war horses of everyone behind him were all one of the best horses in a hundred, they couldn't catch up with him. In the midst of the run, the gale blew away a little sour in the corners of his eyes.

Ahhh

Li Xian shouted frantically a few times, dispelling the suffocation in his chest.

Including him, towards the distance, eighteen horsemen swept the clouds.

…….

……

Youzhou

In the mansion of General Hu Benlang in Youzhou, a messenger who had rushed back from the south bowed down and said to Luo Yi, who was reading behind the desk: "General Yu, Your Majesty has left the Eastern Capital twenty days ago, and the chariot guard of honor is slowly coming north under the escort of the six armies of the Son of Heaven, and the armies of all walks of life have also been assembled, and they have also set off with the chariot of the Son of Heaven. ”

Luo Yi put down the book in his hand, slowly raised his head and asked, "What did Pei Ju say?" ”

The messenger said, "He said to reassure the general, Your Majesty has issued an order for you to guard Youzhou." This expedition to Goguryeo will not mobilize a single soldier of our Youzhou. ”

Luo Yi breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled: "Got it, you go down and have a good rest." ”

The messenger bowed and withdrew.

Luo Yi stood up, reached out and pushed the window open to look outside. At this time, it has reached September of the seventh year of the great cause, and in autumn, the wind has lost the tiresome heat, and it feels very refreshing and comfortable on the body. Because he was sure that the incomprehensible His Majesty would not transfer the soldiers and horses from Youzhou, Luo Yi's heart finally settled down. Youzhou soldiers and horses, he has worked hard all these years to train, is the foundation of his life in the future, this time His Majesty personally conquered Goguryeo, he is not optimistic, so you must not let the Youzhou soldiers participate in the war.

Over the years, he has tried his best to make the imperial court's supply to Youzhou soldiers more than double, and strongly withhold the taxes that the nearby government offices in Youzhou should hand over to the imperial court for their own use. Even so, it was only in addition to the armored iron cavalry that was raised like 5,000 burning money, and there were 20,000 more lightly armored foot soldiers. In fact, the money spent on those 20,000 foot soldiers was less than one-tenth of the 5,000 Tiger Ben Essence Armor.

But even so, Youzhou's soldiers and horses can no longer be expanded. He doesn't have the right to withhold the money and grain of the entire Zhuo County, and he doesn't have the courage to do so now. The consumption of armored cavalry is too great, so big that it can't be raised in just one place in Youzhou, and even if the imperial court doubles the supply of tiger elite armor, Luo Yi still has no money in his hands, because, in the report of the military department, there are only 3,000 people in tiger elite armor.

The extra 2,000 people were expanded by him by cutting back on food and clothing.

Armored iron cavalry, training and fighting, everyone must wear more than 40 pounds of iron armor, so it must be a strong and healthy warrior. And the war horse must also be dressed in full armor, so it is also necessary to choose the best horses. In order to ensure physical strength, the armored cavalry must eat well, meat and vegetables. The forage for the war horses must also be the best, plus the fine grain that even ordinary people are reluctant to eat.

An armored cavalryman, in addition to his own warhorse. There is also a horse to carry the equipment, a servant to take care of his daily life and weapons and armor, and a groom to serve the horses. That is to say, the actual establishment of 5,000 tiger elite armor, including servants, grooms, auxiliaries, and logistics personnel, will exceed 20,000. This requires a huge fortune to maintain, which is where Luo Yi has the most headache.

There is no doubt that the combat power of the armored iron cavalry is unparalleled in the world. No matter how arrogant the barbarians on the grassland were, when they saw the armored cavalry of the Great Sui from afar, they would be frightened and flee like frightened birds and beasts. However, to raise such a cavalry, it is simply not something that a state or a county can afford.

If the armored iron horseman, who spent countless financial and material resources and Luo Yi's countless efforts, was transferred to Liaodong, Luo Yi was afraid that he would die of distress.

Fortunately, the 100,000 yuan of wealth was not spent in vain.

Luo Yi stood at the window, looking at the green and lush trees outside, and his eyes gradually became hot.

It's time to prepare.

The world is about to be in chaos, and the most elite cavalry in the world must be used on the battlefield where it should be used. Once, it was used to defend the country and was the strongest gateway to the Great Sui. As for where the Tiger Ben Essence Armor will appear in the future......

"Report!"

The voice of his subordinates came from the door of the study, and Luo Yi, who was interrupted from his thoughts, was a little annoyed. He turned around impatiently and said, "Say, what's the matter!" ”

"General, the people sent to Yanshan have returned."

Luo Yi hummed and said, "What about people? Bring it to my study. ”

After a while, several soldiers walked into Luo Yi's study, knelt down on one knee and said, "My subordinates meet the general!" ”

Luo Yi nodded and said, "Tell me, what happened on Yanshan!" ”

One of them bowed his head and said, "My subordinates led people to follow those horse thieves to Yuyang County two years ago, and then followed them to Yanshan. The subordinates kept an eye on their tracks, not daring to slack off. However, I don't know why Long Tingwei of the imperial court found Yanshan and fought with those horse thieves, during which Long Tingwei's people killed a few of us. Last month, at least 1,000 Long Tingwei arrived in Yanshan, just in time for the Turks and Zhang Zhongjian's horse thieves to fight, Long Tingwei killed all the Turks and then chased and killed Zhang Zhongjian and others, our people were killed in the periphery, so later, Zhang Zhongjian and whether they were killed or not, the subordinates did not know. ”

"Long Tingwei?"

Luo Yi muttered, "The people of Wenya? How did they find the Iron Float? ”

"General, my subordinates thought that if it wasn't for someone leaking their whereabouts, the people sent by the imperial court would definitely not be able to find them. In the past two years, the horse thieves who have been following Tiefutu under his subordinates have also tried their best not to be dumped, and those horse thieves are very careful, leaving almost no traces to check. ”

"Anyone else staring at the Iron Float?"

Luo Yi asked, "Can you guess who is also watching the whereabouts of Tiefutu?" ”

"General, in the past few months, only one person has gone up the mountain to meet with the Red Buddha in the Iron Floating Massacre. Starting in March, there are five trips up the mountain, each time staying for only one or two hours. Moreover, according to the observation of his subordinates, Zhang Zhongjian didn't seem to know that the person went up the mountain. ”

"Who!"

"Zhang Zhongjian's sworn brother, Li Jing."

"Pharmacist Li?"

Luo Yi raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Interesting." ”

At this moment, outside the gate of Youzhou City, a handsome scholar walked with his hands in his hands, pointing out and commenting on the roadside scenery from time to time while walking. He was tall and beautiful, and he seemed to exude a thick bookish aura all over his body, but when he looked at the city gate guards, his eyes did not inadvertently show a trace of coldness.

"Wait until September 8 of the next year, and after my flowers bloom, a hundred flowers will kill ......"

The handsome scholar looked at a small wild chrysanthemum on the side of the road, and proudly chanted two plagiarized words, which attracted the frequent sideways glances of several young women passing by, not secretly sending a few autumn spinach with their eyes......

Six strong men dressed in servant costumes followed the young man with a humble attitude.

When walking not far from Youzhou City, looking at this tall and sturdy city, someone couldn't help but let out a heartfelt admiration: "What a big one...... Turtle shell. ”