"What would Brother Zhongjian do if he was here?" After listening to Hou Junji's suggestion, Li Shimin instinctively thought. The long-term admiration or comparison psychology makes him always want to turn himself into another Li Xu, but in fact, this is impossible. Li Xu does not have such a large family behind him, which is his misfortune, and from another point of view, it is also his luck.

"Zhong Jian's temperament is lost in innocence!" Li Shimin quickly drew a conclusion in his mind, then turned around and pulled out a huge parchment scroll from the table. The experience he learned in Huaiyuan Town made the first thing he did when he went to a place was to understand the terrain and landforms within a radius of 300 miles. Collect various maps of the people and the government, compare them with each other, and then ask the locals to verify them. If possible, send competent men to Kancha to find out the specific location of each village and the specific direction of each river. "They could save your life at a critical moment!" The lessons left by the First Battle of Liaodong always reminded Li Shimin of the importance of geography to the generals, although he was still young at the time, and the most profound memory of that battle was the fire on the bridge, which was rumored to be a pagoda made of human heads.

Samurai Tong helped by putting together several sheepskin maps. On the yellowed sheepskin, the situation of the thirteen counties of Guanyou was scalded with a soldering iron. On the map, the river that traverses China makes a bend hundreds of miles to the southwest, turning from west to north, and then turning another bend near Yongfeng in the northeast, turning from north to east. The third bend is near Yuguan, and the fourth bend is far at the foot of Tongguan. The silver hook and iron stroke, sweeping thousands of miles.

This huge "zigzag" shape passes through the most fertile land in the world. Most of the brothers of the New Army came from this northerly region, and a small number came from Hoeryeong County in the southwest. This is not because the Hu tribe of Huining County is polite to the Han people, in fact, the Hosana Khan of Huining County is the most ruthless and fierce of the Hu. However, out of the interests of his family, Li Shimin placed his recruiting location in Mingsha, north of Huining County, and the people who escaped from Huining County usually did not pass through here, but fled directly east into Pingliang and Honghua Counties. The people who came to the Mingsha area from Huining County to survive were all people who had been cut off by nomadic tribes even the way south. In order to survive, they had to brave the wind and snow all the way north in the cold winter. Most of them died on the way, and only a few extremely strong survived to the two small cities of Mingsha and Feng'an, which were still under the control of the Han on the banks of the Yellow River.

"Where do you think it's best for our army to start?" Li Shimin stared at the map for a while and asked in a low voice. At this moment, apart from him, there were only two people in the tent, Wu Shi Tong and Hou Junji. So Wu Shi Tong poked Hou Junji with his finger and motioned for him to answer the boss's question.

"The last general, no, my subordinates suggest that you attack Ulan first!" Hou Junji leaned forward, crouched down, his fingers trembling next to a small village called Wulan on the east bank of the Yellow River. It was a village on the border between Huining County and Wuwei County, and the people who lived here were all Han Chinese, and before winter, the Khan of Hosana had just "transformed" the village into his own pasture.

"What?" Wu Shi Tong was taken aback, he didn't expect Hou Junji to be so reckless. brought this person into the account to offer advice to the second prince because the samurai was unwilling to swallow up the merits of others. But offering advice and instigating the second son to lead the people to go on an adventure are two completely different concepts. The purpose of the former is to solve the urgent needs of the second son, but the purpose of the latter is to announce personal vendettas.

"This move is absolutely impossible, my subordinates think that the brothers have never been on the battlefield, and if they want to fight, they will first pick a few small tribes under Helan Mountain to do it!" For the sake of the team's safety and for his own safety, Samurai suggested loudly. "At the moment, the Yellow River has not thawed, we will kill it through the ice, and we can go back and forth in three days!"

He said that it was a very safe plan, Helan Mountain is 200 miles northwest of this place, and the land from the foot of the mountain to the bank of the Yellow River has always been known for its fertile water and grass. There are many tribes living there, and they are not affiliated with each other. With the current number and combat effectiveness of the new army, it is just right to use them to train their hands.

Hou Junji blushed again all of a sudden, moved a few steps to the side, and squatted to the side. The official position of the samurai Tong was much higher than his, and when the captain spoke to the main general, he, a young guard who had just arrived, was indeed not qualified to intervene.

"Get up, stand up straight and talk to the second son!" Seeing Hou Junji's timid appearance, Wu Shi Tong felt even more remorseful in his heart. If he knew that this person was a mud that couldn't support the wall, he wouldn't take this person to show his eyes in front of the second son. Now, reckless ideas have come out, and people have lost them. If the eldest grandson Wuji is used to play the topic again, everyone will have a better life in the future!

Li Shimin didn't feel Hou Junji's image at all, the guard in front of him had some real skills, but his temperament was a little worse. But it's no wonder that he, anyone who is more than half starved to death, usually doesn't have a tall image.

"Shi Tong, don't scare the strong man!" Li Shimin waved his hand, signaling the warrior Tong not to be too impulsive. Then he took a few steps forward, bowed down and grabbed Hou Junji's arm, "Strong man, stand up and speak, it makes sense for the martial school captain to think about it." But since you gave me the idea to fight Ulan, it must not be just to avenge yourself! ”

"I, I, my subordinates!" Hou Junji stood up with the force coming from his arm, and was a little incoherent for a while. He has studied and practiced martial arts, and after his family moved to Huining to avoid chaos during the Sui and Zhou dynasties, he was also considered a wealthy family in the local area. It's just that in the face of a sudden disaster, the power of the family is as small as one's own individual. Almost instantly, he lost everything that belonged to him. The books he read and the martial arts on his body could only protect him from dying under the hooves of Hu Ren's horses for the time being, but they could not allow him to protect the most precious thing in his life.

In desperation, he joined the Li family, and for several months he was trained with other refugees, humbled as an ant. And today, the life-saving benefactor of this group of ants personally pulled him to stand up straight and affectionately called him a strong man.

"A person who can't even protect his own home is not worthy of being called a strong man!" Hou Junji thought sadly in his heart, but at the same time, he tried to raise his head. The richly dressed but amiable man in front of him is waking up his dreams little by little, Hou Junji doesn't like to disappoint those who appreciate him, and he doesn't like to let himself down in himself.

"Don't worry, Shi Tong, you ask someone to make a pot of milk tea, and the three of us will talk while drinking!" Li Shimin cordially took Hou Junji's hand, brought the other party to the chair, and arranged for him to sit down. Then he turned to the samurai and commanded.

"Yes!" Samurai said a word neatly, turned around and walked out of the tent. After a few moments, two soldiers carried a huge copper kettle and hung it on the charcoal basin in the center of the tent. The smell of fresh milk and coarse tea bricks immediately spread throughout the house, which is the most common taste in the grassland area, from east to west, the entire northern border of the Great Sui, whether it is Hu people or Han Er, this cooking method is the way.

Hou Junji felt that the fragrance of milk tea was drunk, like mellow wine, and the smoke made people's hearts warm up. Since I was a child, no one in the government has ever valued myself so much, even if I went to the county to take the exam, those old men in the government also looked at the face of more than a dozen gifts before asking their names and surnames. The boss sitting opposite him treated him like an equal when he was down, and he didn't care about the difference in status between the two parties.

"Has the strong man read?" Li Shimin picked up the milk tea in front of him and gently raised it above the tip of his nose, between his eyebrows.

"I started reading when I was six years old, but I didn't achieve anything!" Hou Junjiqiang suppressed the excitement in his heart, raised the milk tea poured by Li Shimin's personal soldiers, and frowned, and then replied.

"Have you ever studied martial arts?" Li Shimin smiled politely and asked again. The huge map was placed at the feet of the two, but he seemed to have lost all interest in how to lead his troops into battle, and all his thoughts were focused on the strong man opposite.

I started practicing martial arts when I was eight years old, but I didn't fight anyone! Hou Junji put down the tea bowl and replied.

'The second son actually admires this person? Samurai Tong looked at it secretly. Except for the moment when he first heard Hou Junji's proposal, he didn't have a good impression of the thin and restrained young man sitting opposite Li Shimin at other times. This person is ruthless, bold, and eager to perform, and is definitely not suitable for deep friendship.

Just when he was secretly judging in his heart, he heard Li Shimin ask: "Looking at the appearance of a strong man, he is not yet twenty years old this year, right?" Are you still used to coming to our army? ”

"Back to the second son, Junji is nineteen this year! It is a great fortune to be able to survive in troubled times, how dare you be more picky! ”

"What about your family, did they also die under the knife that stuffed Zhuhu?" Li Shimin put down the tea bowl and asked.

"There are forty-three members of the Hou family, and only one of them has arrived in Mingsha alive!" Hou Junji lowered his head and replied in an extremely sad and indignant tone. It was a nightmare he never wanted to remember, but he woke him up from his slumber. As long as he lives in this life, he will not forget who caused this murder, and as long as he lives, he will definitely find ways to make the perpetrators pay the price.

But not now, now, he has to seize every opportunity to give himself power.

"In my lifetime, I hope to see you bring back with your troops in a dignified manner to clear this vengeance!" Li Shimin said in a voice that was very different from his age, like a promise, and as if he was comforting.

"I am willing to run under the child's tent to fulfill this wish!" Hou Junji put down the tea bowl, stood up, and stood solemnly. He was just nineteen years old, and the first eighteen years of his life were wasted, and he had no goals. But from this day on, his life will not be wasted again.

Li Shimin did not return the salute, but sat up straight. The person opposite has a good family background, and it can be seen from the way he drinks tea and talks that he is well trained. If it weren't for the chaos of the tribes, this person might not be able to fall into his subordinates. Since the strategists and generals of the Li Mansion are unwilling to serve themselves, they will pick them with their own hands. I believe that the ones picked out in the end may not be worse than those under my brother's command.

After receiving a full gift from the other party, Li Shimin stood up and returned half of his hand. Then he smiled and took Hou Junji's hand and walked side by side with him to the map. Squatted down, pressed his finger on the side of Wulan Village, and asked loudly: "Why did our army start the first battle from here, Li Mou is not talented, and forget to teach me?" ”

"Yes, the subordinates should say everything!" Hou Junji squatted down unceremoniously, pointed out the country, and in an instant, it was like a different person, and the pride of his whole body was bound to appear.

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