It was not Peng Shigao on duty today, and after having lunch at the Dianzhi Military Office, he went straight back to his house. Li Yuan didn't leave, not because he really wanted to stay here and look through old files all day, but stood quietly in front of the map, weighing something in his heart.

Half an hour later, the guards came and ordered Li Yuan to go to the Beiyuan camp to standby.

Li Yuan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went out, and a team of personal soldiers were already waiting with horses. Since Luo Erhu was sent to Tianyin Mountain by him, Li Yuan was a little unaccustomed to it, although his third brother was sometimes reckless, but as the captain of the personal army, he did not leak a drop of water to protect Li Yuan. It's just that there are very few people who can be used and trusted at the moment.

At this time, a personal soldier was about to raise a horse to fight, but before Li Yuan raised his hand to stop it, another personal soldier leading the horse hurriedly reminded: "Yu Hou has never used a guard of honor in Jinling, so why don't you put it down quickly?" ”

Then he bowed to Li Yuan and explained: "Yu Hou, Zhang Wu was only transferred from the house a few days ago, and he doesn't understand the rules, please forgive him!" ”

Li Yuan took a closer look, this person who opened his mouth was similar to most of the pro-soldiers, and he could be regarded as tall and burly, after all, in addition to the responsibility of guarding, the pro-soldier team also needed to act as a façade more often, and his appearance was mediocre, no wonder Li Yuan couldn't remember. The only feature is this seemingly immature young face, but the hair is a little gray.

"What's your name? How old are you? ”

Seeing that this young man was not timid at all, he immediately straightened up and hurriedly replied: "Yu Yu, the little one is called Lin Sichang, and he is eighteen this year." ”

Li Yuan nodded with a smile: "The second tiger is not here, and in the future, you will be in charge of the soldiers around you for the time being." ”

Lin Sichang's face turned red and shouted loudly: "Thank you, thank you Yuhou!" ”

As if in a dream, since Li Yuan gave him the position of "temporary pro-soldier captain", this sense of honor favored by the master made Lin Sichang's heart unspeakably excited, and he even felt that his breathing was much easier, and he began to carefully command dozens of brothers along the way to escort Li Yuan. As for why it was temporary, because he knew in his heart that General Luo Erhu Luo, who selected them, was the backbone of this personal army.

Outside Jinling City, Beiyuan Daying.

This schoolyard, known as the largest in the Southern Tang Dynasty, rarely comes here except for the Forbidden Army Sixth Army that guards the national capital on weekdays. Whenever there is a war, it is often dominated by the six armies, and the elite of these forbidden armies practice here almost every day. If the guards are recruited, they are also on standby in the state capitals where they are stationed, and whether they practice depends only on the orders of the commander-in-chief, so their combat effectiveness is often very different.

When Li Yuan and his entourage arrived at the camp, the school field was already overcrowded, almost all of them were infantry troops, and occasionally a few groups of cavalry swept by, setting off a cloud of dust.

On the high platform of the school field, the privy envoy Chen Jue, the commander of the guards and Liu Yanzhen, the commander of the Shenwei army, and the commanders of the five armies, Long Wu, Tianwei, Xiongwu, Shenwu, and Long Wei, all arrived and stood in the most conspicuous position on the stage. As for the generals of the various armies guarding the armies, they were all scattered throughout the school grounds, leading their own soldiers and horses to wait for orders.

In the end, the army also has three, six, nine and so on! Li Yuan looked at this vast formation and couldn't help but sigh.

For example, the sergeants of the battalion closest to him carried the banner of "Crane Control Army", and these sergeants were not tall, but they were all full of energy, and they could recognize at a glance that the armor on their bodies was almost all the same color chain mail, with a long sword at the waist and a bow on their backs. Li Yuan admired the strict appearance of his army, and Fan Renyu, the leading general of the past dynasty and the deputy commander of the Crane Army, took the initiative to greet him for a while, only to learn that they were soldiers and horses stationed in Jiangbei and Hezhou for a long time, and they were guarded on the west side of Jinling all the year round.

Then Li Yuan walked in the direction of Gaotai again, and along the way passed the "Yellow Head Army" and "Long Sword Army", both of which were stationed on the east side of the Southern Tang Dynasty for a long time to guard against Wu Yueguo's soldiers and horses, but these sergeants and subordinates gathered together in twos and threes to gag, and laughter was heard from time to time, but no one stopped them. Some of the sergeants didn't even tie their legs, and their uneven clothes seemed to be here for a vacation, which made Li Yuan shake his head for a while.

"Li Yuhou is here!"

Seeing Li Yuan leading his own soldiers approaching, Chen Jue took the lead in saying hello with a spring breeze on his face. Liu Yanzhen can be regarded as an acquaintance, and she also smiled and nodded in greeting.

In their eyes, no matter how fast Li Yuan climbs, he is just a miscellaneous army, he is the commander of the elite division, and there is a gap in identity and quality, this sense of superiority made them want to turn a blind eye. It wasn't until Chen Jue turned around and stared at them that he hurriedly came over.

Not much to say, those who can stand on this high platform not only have Li Yuan's superiors, but also are all famous generals in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan hurriedly corrected his attitude and saluted everyone one by one.

Chen Jue pulled Li Yuan straight to the center of the high platform, stretched out his hand proudly in the spring breeze, kept gesturing, and said heroically as if pointing to the country: "Li Yuhou, look! These are the most elite soldiers and horses in my Datang! With such a majestic army in hand, why worry about the injustice?! When the prime minister leads the army to exterminate the chaotic army in Chudi, and then joins Yan Jingquan in Xuzhou, he will go north one day and go straight to Kaifeng and Dingding the Central Plains! My Datang will definitely be able to return to the two capitals and dominate the world in the near future! ”

This generous remark of gradual increase in tone, Li Yuan almost believed it if he was a bystander. But I have to say that Chen Jue is right in one sentence. Today, those who were transferred from the state capitals of the Southern Tang Dynasty, no matter what the gap between the armies was, they were indeed the most elite soldiers and horses. But with soldiers, what is the use of the incompetence of the general of the unified army?

At least Li Yuan inquired here several times, but he didn't hear the famous generals recorded in history to assemble here. Liu Renzhan is still guarding the western front in Ezhou, and veterans such as Huangfuhui, Diao Yanneng, and Wang Chongwen are guarding in various places, while Huangfu Jixun, Chai Kehong, Zhu Lingyun and other young Zhuang factions have not yet held important positions, as for Lin Renzhao, a famous general of the naval army with the most tragic ending, he had just surrendered from Fujian at this time, and he was just a general.

Li Yuan glanced back at Liu Yanzhen, who was also in high spirits, and then whispered to Chen Jue: "Minister, Your Majesty has a will, when will you go west?" ”

Chen Jue shook his head and said with a serious expression: "Don't worry, it will take half a month to raise grain and grass." The dispatch of troops was divided into two routes, north and south, and the northern route was led by the prime minister himself, waiting for the army to converge with the soldiers of Yiyang and march into Langzhou. And all the way to the south, due to the menacing Han State, two months ago has occupied the land of Lingnan Eight Prefectures, this time with the general Pan Chongche as the commander, and captured Chenzhou, His Majesty has ordered Zhang Luan to recruit envoys for Guilin to know Quanzhou, and the army of Bian Ho converged and fought again! ”

Li Yuan was surprised: "Zhang Luan? Didn't Zhang Duenvoy lose Lingnan last time because of the delay of the military plane, and His Majesty ordered him to return to the court to ask for the guilt? ”

"You can't say that......" Chen Jue glanced at Li Yuan quietly, and then said with a slight dissatisfaction: "Lingnan is mountainous, the path is difficult to walk, and there are ant beasts infested, Zhang Du made it not that he delayed the military plane last time, but that the time was unfavorable!" His ability to command the army is believed by the Prime Minister, and His Majesty finally adopted the advice of the Prime Minister, making Zhang Luan guilty and meritorious! ”

Li Yuan was probably clear in his heart, Chen Jue's meaning couldn't be clearer, this Zhang Luan either gave him benefits, or he promoted the person, why should he be bored?

just reminded in a low voice: "Envoy, the last general heard that Pan Chongche is the first general of the Southern Han Kingdom, this person has fought in the south and the north, has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and the most important thing is that his majesty has a good way." A month ago, Wu Huaien, the commander of the Southern Han Kingdom, was killed by his subordinates, and Pan Chongche immediately subdued the whole army as soon as he took office. This person should not be underestimated! ”

Chen Jue's face sank, and he replied coldly: "Li Yuhou's words are wrong! The Southern Han Kingdom is full of barbarian people, the land is narrow and the people are outnumbered, how can it stop my elite army of the Tang Dynasty? This time, not only did Bian Hao lead the army south, but the prime minister also asked His Majesty to let the black clouds be controlled by Zhang Luan, and the day before yesterday it had already been opened......"

"Black Cloud Capital?" Li Yuan had mixed feelings in his heart, this was one of the few special forces in the hands of the Southern Tang Dynasty since Yang Wu! Although the number of this pro-soldier team once created by Yang Wu Taizu Yang Xingmi was only 5,000, the whole army was black-armored and long-sword, omnipotent in field sieges, and rarely defeated, and once became a nightmare for the surrounding countries.

And today, Chen Jue's understatement is about to bury this legendary army with his own hands. It turns out that the mystery of the disappearance of all the black clouds recorded in history is like this?!