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Li Mao was dumbfounded.

I didn't expect that the eunuch in front of me was actually a martial arts master!

Could it be that the system is based on the template in the TV series?

"Wei Zhongxian, I didn't expect you to have such skills?"

Li Mao was happy when he saw Hunting, so he wanted to give Wei Zhongxian a competition.

"The martial arts of the minions are not worth mentioning compared to Your Majesty!"

Since his appearance, Wei Zhongxian's face, which had been expressionless, finally changed, and he put on a slight look of modesty.

According to the system's settings, the summoned cyborg will never betray the host, let alone use a sword or sword.

Li Mao could only let go of the idea of trying it out, and changed his words to encourage him.

"Hahaha! Zhongxian, you don't have to be modest, the more capable you are, the happier I am, and when the time comes to reuse you, the ministers will not find an excuse to refute. ”

Wei Zhongxian regained his cold face and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty values the slave!" ”

"My imperial horse is for you, you rush back to Chang'an overnight, find Li Linfu to help you establish the East Factory, what manpower you need, tell him directly."

Li Mao saw that the sun had begun to sink in the west, and he no longer delayed Wei Zhongxian's time.

The sooner he returns to Chang'an, the sooner he can put himself into work, and the sooner he can make money.

After all, next month's military pay has not yet been settled.

When the time comes, if the money is not distributed, the soldiers will definitely be resentful.

Since ancient times, no army has been able to win a war in a state of underpayment.

"Slaves obey!"

Wei Zhongxian turned over and got on the horse, and the whole movement was done in one go, and he seemed to be a superb rider.

Li Mao looked a little envious.

He didn't know how to ride a horse at all in his previous life, after all, where would a war horse be used in modern warfare?

War Horse's upgraded product tank, Li Mao will be able to drive.

However, the system did not offer the tank as a mission reward.

If it weren't for the possessed original owner's superb riding skills.

In the past two days, Li Mao really couldn't continue to pursue Li Longji.

"I don't know where Li Longji's old thing has gone?"

Li Mao looked at the east and had a lot of thoughts.

The ten knots of the frontier are always an awl hanging above their heads, and they don't know when they will fall.

If these ten jiedu envoys all led the army to Qin Wang without reservation, it would not be long before Li Mao would face a siege of 500,000 troops.

The four major Xiongguan in Guanzhong have only won one Tongguan.

The other three don't know what happened yet.

Turning his head to look at Tongguan, Li Mao now felt that he was dreaming.

When I set off yesterday, I just planned to bring my troops over to see if there was a chance to steal the city.

Like disguises, pretentiousness, and sneak attacks, I have thought of all kinds of methods.

Even pretending to be a defeated soldier and deceiving the city gate has also thought about it.

In the end, however, none of these methods worked.

Tongguan, which occupied a dangerous place, was easily occupied because of the mutiny of the soldiers.

The guards in charge of guarding the captives approached.

"Your Majesty, the count has been completed, and there are a total of three thousand seven hundred and twenty-two soldiers in the city."

According to the Tang Dynasty military system, the number of troops guarding Tongguan was 10,000.

Together with the 5,000 people who surrendered before, the total is less than 9,000.

"The king of the dog day is seeing it, and he still dares to eat empty salary!"

Li Mao scolded in her heart.

Datang is still based on the compulsory military service system.

Wang Zheng saw that he couldn't make a lot of money by eating empty salaries, so he just falsely reported the number of people and embezzled the rations.

He was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, so it is impossible to take a fancy to this money, right?

Doubts surged into Li Mao's heart.

Could it be that he was too incompetent and was fooled by his subordinates?

Thinking that Wang Zhengjian was defeated by his own mouth cannon before, Li Mao thought that this was probably the case.

Since there is a situation of empty salary, it means that there is probably something worse to come.

It's late afternoon.

Because the defenders of Tongguan did not resist, they took the initiative to open the city gate to greet them.

Li Mao didn't treat them as prisoners, and he didn't have time to break up the formation.

Let them follow the original system.

Now is the time for the Tongguan defenders to eat.

Li Mao took the two guards and walked directly towards the dining hall.

"Your Majesty, the last general has prepared dinner for you."

Sun Laiwang, who joined the army, didn't know where he suddenly jumped out of nowhere.

This person wanted to come to the trap before, but Li Mao never bothered to pay attention to him.

Now, Li Mao plans to go to see what the food of the Tongguan defenders is, so it is naturally better to bring a local.

"Your name is Sun Laiwang, right? I wanted to see what ordinary soldiers were eating. ”

"Since you're here, let's go with me!"

Li Mao still had a smile on her face, which was used to show her affinity.

"Uh...... Your Majesty, Ordinary ...... Ordinary soldiers may naturally eat as well as the generals! ”

Sun Laiwang's voice became slurred.

Li Mao smiled: "Generals should naturally eat better, and I am not the kind of emperor who asks generals and soldiers to eat big pot rice." ”

In ancient times, it was naturally impossible to come up with the discipline of the iron army of later generations.

Since ancient times, people who have been poor and rich in literature and martial arts, and who can be generals, are all wealthy families.

They joined the army to glorify their ancestors, honor their wives and sons, and leave their names in history, not to fight for the liberation of all mankind.

Surely they cannot be harsh on the requirements of the Hereafter.

These people don't have that high ideological consciousness.

Sun Laiwang saw that the emperor had made up his mind, and his heart was even more panicked.

"Your Majesty, they are all vulgar people, and the last general will be worried about their foul language....."

"It's not like I haven't been in the barracks!" Li Mao interrupted Sun Kewang indifferently.

The group has come to the canteen of the Tongguan garrison.

Li Mao couldn't help frowning when she saw the scene in front of her.

The dining hall is located on the west side of Seki Castle, close to the mountain rocks.

Four or five hundred people were holding rice bowls, squatting on the ground to eat in twos and threes.

The way they eat is almost the same as that of primitive people.

I didn't hold chopsticks, I just grabbed the rice balls with my hands and stuffed them into my mouth.

What makes Li Mao even more unacceptable is still to come.

Some people didn't care that this was a place to eat, and just leaned against the wall and booed.

"Your Majesty, let's go, here are all vulgar people, there is nothing to see!"

Sun Laiwang looked at Li Mao's frowning brows, and his face looked like he had already had a prescient look.

Li Mao didn't turn around, but walked directly into the canteen and came to the place where the soldiers were cooking.

I saw that the rice bucket was full of gray-black rice.

I grabbed a handful with my hand, and as soon as I put it in front of my nose, there was a rancid smell that rushed to my brain.

Where is this for people to eat?

Even if you give it to pigs, pigs don't necessarily eat it!

Li Mao was angry, and directly threw the gray-brown rice ball in his hand in the face of the guy.

"What the hell are you going to cook these things for the warriors of the Tang Dynasty?"

The man was stunned and hurriedly begged for mercy.

"There is only this kind of rice in the warehouse, and the villain has no choice!"

Although he didn't know Li Mao, he knew Sun Laiwang next to him.

This person who Sun Laiwang has to serve is obviously able to easily decide his life and death.