Think about the difficulties of modern poor students, and you will know that "a penny is difficult to defeat a hero" is a supreme saying. It was from this consideration that Li Longji decided to waive the fee of the Royal Military Academy and pay the cadets a good salary.

This caused a good response, and many people who had no money to study saw hope and joined Congrong, and the enrollment of the Royal Military Academy was very smooth, and a group of good students were recruited.

This matter has become a beautiful conversation, circulated among the Tang people, and has become their after-dinner conversation.

The heat of this matter has not subsided, and another exciting news has spread, and the Tang Dynasty has begun to recruit troops.

"You know what? Datang is starting to fight! Datang is going to do something about Dashi! ”

"Da Shi, that's Datang's fierce rival, I heard it's very good. If you can break the big food, it will be a supreme thing, and the time has come for my generation of men to make contributions! I want to join the army. ”

"I'm going to join the army too. I'm going to join the army too. ”

The news of the soldiers made countless Datang men excited, and they responded one after another, wanting to join the army.

Of course, it is not entirely supportive, and there are also people who oppose it, that is, their family members, such as parents, wives and children, etc.

"You can't go. It's going to fight in a foreign land, and it's going to be hard. "There are parents who prevent their sons from joining the army.

Breaking the big food is certainly a beautiful thing, but it is too far away, it will be too hard, can parents not hurt their son?

"Dad, mother, you can rest assured. We, the Tang boys, should fight hard at the border and crisscross thousands of miles away in foreign lands. Dad, when you were young, didn't you also go to the border to fight. Have you made a lot of military achievements? The son was busy explaining and touting.

"Needless to say? You don't look at it either. I'm your dad! If you fight a war, you must not make meritorious contributions. Could it be your father? My father was very proud.

"Dad, you have made such a great achievement, and no one in our village can compare. Don't you want me to make greater military feats and make them even more incomparable? The son took the opportunity to speak.

"Hehe, why not." My father agreed.

"You're gone, what are people going to do? It's thousands of miles away, in case there are three long and two short, how will our mother and son live? "Yet. The wife came again to stop him.

"you, you don't want to think about it, what a great opportunity this is? How long has my Tang boy ever been afraid of dying? If you can die thousands of miles away in a foreign land, this is the best destination for a Tang boy. The husband hurriedly persuaded.

"That's not going to work either. As soon as you leave, our family's life will be sad, but you are the main labor of our family. "The wife is still not allowed.

"you, don't worry. The court will not ignore you, if I have three long and two short, the court will definitely give you a generous pension, enough for your mother and son to live for many years. Besides. This time he went to fight thousands of miles away in a foreign land, and the salary of the imperial court was particularly generous. As long as it is hard for three years and five years. After we come back, we will be able to live a good life for more than ten years. The husband was busy persuading.

"That's not going to work either." The wife still disagreed.

"you, think about it. If I make a great contribution, be promoted to a knighthood, and take your mother and son to live thousands of miles away in a foreign land, won't you also be able to see and see the exotic customs? That's a great thing. The husband hurriedly promised.

"Oh well. You have to take care. The wife finally agreed.

After talking about it, I finally got my family out, and then my husband rushed to join the army.

This kind of thing continues to happen in thousands of households in Datang.

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Chang'an, a military point, has long been crowded with people, and it is surrounded by water.

"Brother, you're also here to join the army?"

"Yes. Breaking the Great Food, such a beautiful thing for the ages, how can I be missing? ”

"Well said! I, a Tang boy, should fight thousands of miles away, and I should be in a foreign land! There are no regrets in death! ”

"We must work hard, we must break the big food!"

These men who joined the army encouraged each other, were extremely excited, and were in high spirits.

It didn't take long for the recruitment to begin. Before recruiting, the lieutenant in charge of this recruiting point gave an exciting speech.

This lieutenant was tall, bright-eyed, and wise, and he looked at these men who had joined the army, and was greatly satisfied with their energetic appearance.

"Brethren, I see in your eyes the will to fight! Blazing Fighting Spirit! My generation of men, just to have such a fighting spirit, is worthy of the Tang Dynasty boys! The captain nodded appreciatively, began to speak, and said: "Sixty years ago, before the Great Eclipse destroyed Persia, Persia sent people to Chang'an to ask for help. ”

Speaking of this, his voice turned higher and said loudly: "This is a regret for Datang!" The Tang men are all regretful! ”

During the period of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Persia asked for help, which was a good opportunity for China to enter the Middle East, but it had to be abandoned because of the long distance and the Western Turks had not been destroyed.

This is not only a regret for the Tang people, but also a regret for China, because we missed a great opportunity to enter the Middle East.

The Tang Dynasty did not send troops to the Middle East and did not save the Persian Empire, making the Arab Empire sit on the throne. The Persian Empire is an old empire in the Middle East, with a long history and rich heritage. With the acquisition of the homeland of Persia, the strength of the Arab Empire skyrocketed, achieving a qualitative leap.

This laid the foundation for the decades that followed. After the strength of the Arab Empire soared, it marched eastward and met the Tang Dynasty in Central Asia, fighting for decades, and the blood was flowing like a river, and the corpses were piling up like a mountain.

At one time, the armies of the Arab Empire came to Xinjiang, China, and were repulsed by the Tang Dynasty.

"I'm sorry!" These men in the army all had a twinkle in their eyes and shouted loudly.

"Now, His Majesty wants to break the Great Eclipse and make up for this regret! Are you willing to contribute to the country? The lieutenant asked aloud.

"Yes!" The boys shouted in unison, and the sound shook the sky.

"Would you like to see the customs and customs of a foreign land?" The lieutenant asked loudly again.

"Yes!" The boys yelled.

After asking a few "would you like to", they all received satisfactory answers, and the lieutenant's interest was even higher. He raised his voice and asked, "You are willing to fight thousands of miles away in a foreign land." Do you know what it's like there? ”

"I don't know." These men have only heard of it. I don't know the exact situation.

"I know! Because I followed His Majesty Xià to participate in the great battles of exterminating Tibet, breaking Tianzhu, conquering Pakistan and Afghanistan, I also participated in the battle to defeat the Great Eclipse! The captain was particularly proud, his face was full of red light, and he raised his throat and roared loudly.

"Really? My lord, have you really been to a foreign land? The boys' eyes lit up, staring at the captain with anticipation.

There are many rumors about Li Longji's three-year campaign. They can say a lot. However, rumors are rumors after all, and they can't compare with people who have experienced it firsthand, and they can't help but be curious.

"Of course!" The lieutenant held his head high, proud and proud, like a crowing rooster, and said: "If nothing else, let's talk about the women thousands of miles away, they are hot and unrestrained, and their enthusiasm is like fire." Riding them is like riding a fierce horse, which has a unique flavor. ”

"Hey, hey." The men let out a heartfelt laugh that all men understand.

"I didn't ask you to do bad things. Think of the wives of your house. The lieutenant joked.

"Hey, hey." The man, who had already started a family, let out an embarrassed laugh.

"It's okay, I haven't married yet. If there is a beautiful lady I like, I don't mind marrying ten or eight. "There is no expectation on the face of a man who has a family.

"Can you afford it?"

"Do you want us to help?"

A roar of laughter rang out.

"That's it! As a joke, it's time for us to get down to business. The captain stopped the boys from ridiculing and began to fight.

The matter of the soldiers was carried out in accordance with the established requirements, and it was unusually smooth. Li Longji's request was that this was the first time that 200,000 troops would be recruited for training.

Although to defeat the Arab Empire, it would take more than 500,000 troops. However, it is possible to recruit and train in batches, and if you can't recruit 500,000 soldiers, you can train them all at once.

However, Li Longji underestimated the enthusiasm of the Tang Dynasty boys, they were so enthusiastic to join the army, and they actually recruited 300,000 at once, which was the result of repeated selection.

By the original standard, 500,000 people would have met the requirements.

"Three hundred thousand?" After Li Longji got the report from Zhang Shuo, he was also taken aback, and this time it was more than half.

"So much?" Yao Chong and Wang Xiaojie were also taken aback, a little incredulous.

"Your Majesty, this is still the result of the minister's order to choose again and again. According to the original request, there would be 500,000 people. Zhang Shuo stretched out five fingers and said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that the Tang boy's desire to join the army is so strong. ”

"This proves that it is the will of the people to break the big food, and we will definitely be able to break the big food." Li Longji was stunned at first, and then rejoiced.

"yes." The crowd was very approving.

If the Tang boy's willingness was not so strong, he would not have participated so enthusiastically.

"This is a good thing, and it greatly relieves our soldiers." Li Longji said with a smile: "When I first attacked the Turks, my grandmother couldn't even take out an army of 400,000. And after Zhang Shuo's innovation, the government soldiers were replaced by soldiers, and there were more soldiers all of a sudden, and we could train more troops. ”

This is indeed a great thing. Thinking about the beginning, in order to gather 400,000 troops, Wu Zetian racked his brains and sweated, and finally managed to gather 400,000 troops. Now that there are so many people willing to join the army, Li Longji can train more troops.

Anyway, after the territory of the Tang Dynasty expanded, more troops were needed to garrison, and it was also necessary to train more troops.

"That's right." Everyone agreed in unison.

"Zhang said, then let's start training." Li Longji officially ordered the training of troops.

As soon as this will was handed down, the large-scale military training began, and the Tang people were enthusiastic, as if they had inexhaustible strength, no matter how hard and tired they were, they would grit their teeth and persevere.

"Do you want to fight in a foreign land?"

"Yes!"

"Do you want to be in a foreign land?"

"Yes!"

"Do you want to make a great contribution to the glory of your ancestors!"

"Yes!"

"Do you want to be a bearded girl who is as passionate as a fire and as unrestrained as a horse?"

"Haha!"

Such questions and answers and ridicule sounded from time to time on the training ground, and Tang Jun's training was extremely smooth, because they worked very hard and never complained of being tired, even if they were tired and tired. (To be continued......)