Apocalypse finally couldn't hold on.

Barely past the spring of the eighth year of the Apocalypse, he still fell. And it was clear to all that once he fell, it would be impossible for him to get back up.

After Lu Xiao received a secret decree, he rushed back to the capital overnight. When he arrived, Tianqi drove out all the ministers, leaving only Zhu Youzhen and Lu Xiao.

This move undoubtedly shows that Lu Xiao is the assistant minister selected by the Apocalypse. This made the hundreds of ministers outside feel a little bad.

In the last six months, they discovered a very terrible thing. They could no longer influence Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters. I don't know why, King Shin suddenly stopped trusting them overnight, and was even a little hostile. No one knows what happened. I only know that it is related to the former commander of Jinyiwei who made Luo Yangxing fall off the horse.

And at this time, most people finally understood that this situation must have been due to Lu Xiao's change of King Xin's mind. They don't know exactly how it will change. I only know that the situation they worked hard to manage was picked by Lu Xiao.

In front of the hospital bed, Tianqi looked at Lu Xiao, who had just arrived.

"Lu Xiao, you've arrived. That's fine, I can say a few more words. Listen, King Xin, after tonight, the world will be yours. But before that, listen to my brother say a few more words. ”

"Your Majesty, my brother listen!"

"Well, you listen. I'm sure you've also seen that there aren't many credible people in today's court. Even if there is, it is powerless to reverse the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. Lu Xiao is capable and loyal. Believe in him and use him. In this way, I have the opportunity to change my life against the sky. ”

"Brother Chen, I know."

"Lu Xiao is training troops, and it is related to the luck of my Ming Dynasty. You must resist the pressure of the court. Let him finish training as a recruit. With General Qi's training method, he was ready to train a division that could confront the Tartars head-on. Once the matter is accomplished, the situation in Liaodong can be completely resolved.

The new army has just begun preparations and has not yet been named. I am a Ming now, but I am a loyal courtier and a brave soldier. Therefore, Lu Xiao's new army is called Zhongyongwei......

But you have to remember that the root cause of the erosion of the situation in Liaodong is not in the construction of slaves, but in the erosion of armaments in Liaodong......"

Apocalypse's voice was already a little faint. But he was still holding on. Lu Xiao noticed that his words had begun to repeat and confuse, and it was obvious that his consciousness was no longer very clear. But he still held Zhu Youzhen's hand and didn't let go.

At the end of the end, he pulled Zhu Youzhen closer and whispered the last instruction in his ear. Then his wrist sank, and he lost consciousness forever.

Lu Xiao had a good sense of the Ming Dynasty in his previous life. However, at that time, he didn't really know anything special about the Ming Dynasty. I like the Ming Dynasty simply because the Ming Dynasty is the only dynasty in Chinese history that is not in harmony. In the feudal dynasty, Lu Xiao hates what he hates the most.

Do not get along, do not call ministers, do not pay tribute, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies. It was because of this stubbornness that Lu Xiao began to like this dynasty.

But in this era of Lu Xiaolai, the hardness of the Ming Dynasty has long disappeared. Above the entire court, more than half of them are soft bones. And the generals of Biansai only know how to raise their own respect, and as a result, they raised dogs into wolves. Now they are starting to fight against their masters, but they are helpless.

The whole Ming Dynasty has rotted in the bones. Lu Xiao couldn't save everyone. Therefore, the only thing he can do is to rebuild a backbone for Daming.

And for a country, the best backbone is the strong force. And the strength of the country comes from a strong army.

The apocalypse died, and the new king Zhu Youzhen successfully ascended the throne. He continued the attitude of the Apocalypse towards Lu Xiao, giving him as much support as possible to prepare for the new army.

Of course, there is another main reason, that is, Lu Xiao trained his troops, killed pigs to make money, and did not ask the court for a penny from beginning to end. What Chongzhen can do is actually to help him withstand all kinds of impeachments from the court. So that he can be free from the battle of officialdom and concentrate on military training.

The Loyal Guards took shape very quickly. However, the actual combat power is still far from enough. After five months of training, there is already a prototype of an army. However, a soldier who has never seen blood will never be considered a real soldier.

Lu Xiao has already begun to search for the rogues around him, ready to give these recruits a bloody look. Even if he didn't know about the military, he understood a truth. What you learn on the battlefield will always be more than what you learn on the training ground.

The first group of loyal guards was 10,000 men. But Lu Xiao is still recruiting more people. The main thing is that the current Zhongyongwei is just a prototype. In the subsequent actual combat training, a large number of soldiers will die and be eliminated. At that time, it needs to be replenished at any time. Veterans lead new recruits, thus forming a legacy army.

And just when Lu Xiao's loyal and brave guards first saw the prototype. The Tartars of the North finally couldn't bear it. In the battle for the throne for about half a year. Huang Taiji is still the ultimate victor. It's just that because of Lu Xiao's secret agent's troubles, the price he paid is much bigger than in history.

After killing Dai Shan with a ruthless hand, he subdued Manggutai. But in the face of Amin's recklessness. His machinations failed. had to fight hard with the other party. Directly led to a major injury to Houjin's internal vitality.

But even so, Huang Taiji still made a move to invade the south. Because there is not enough food in the country to eat. In order to divert contradictions, but also for the stability of one's own position. He had to go south immediately.

And it must be a big win. In this way, enough supplies can be plundered. At the same time, accumulate prestige and sit firmly under your ass.

Huang Taiji's target is Shenyang. Only an important town like Shenyang can be regarded as a big victory. At the same time, there is also a huge amount of grain stored in Shenyang City, which is enough for me to survive this winter.

When the news reached Lu Xiao's side, he thought alone in the house for a day and a night, and then went out and handed the scout a secret letter.

"Give it to the person in charge of Liaodong, and he will know what to do."

Lu Xiao actually wanted to try the quality of Zhongyongwei now. But he eventually held back. He knew very well in his heart that there was no chance at all. The current loyal guards are at most a group of qualified infantrymen. It's okay to beat the rogues, but against the cavalry of the Tartars, there is no power to fight back at all.

Lu Xiao has installed a large number of people in Liaodong over the years. He knew how rotten the situation in Liaodong was. The Ming army was not without combat effectiveness. The root of this lies in the fact that those generals do not want to fight at all.

They held the last combat strength of the Ming army in Liaodong, but they didn't want to fight for the Ming Dynasty at all. Just want to guarantee their own interests. In order not to lose too much of his own soldiers. If the fighting gets too bad, those guys might just surrender.

The critical question is almost unanswered. Because you killed them, another person can't command these soldiers at all. Even when the boss died, they turned around and threw Tartars.

Therefore, Lu Xiao prepared an extreme plan.