The snow finally stopped, the sun on the first day was very good, the court and the Li family sent many people to the avalanche valley to clean up the body of the dead robe, cremated and transported back to Chang'an, after a super large ceremony, the pension of the court and the Li family was sent home, those who were missing and fell into the ice cave, thought about it and the bad luck, the accident court suffered heavy losses, but the cabinet was very calm, did not come to Li Xiuning, or was trying to find trouble with the Li family.

Luo Yu stood in front of the first batch of special combat personnel lined up in a square formation, thinking about the past three months, hovering on the edge of life and death several times, and turning the danger into a disaster, and also met Li Xiuning and Li Yuan's family, although I don't know whether Yang Guang will go east in this time and space, but according to the current end point of the third phase of the Grand Canal is Zhuo County, and has ordered Guanzhong and Jiangnan to raise grain and grass to be transported to the north to close the position, the east crusade will happen nine times out of ten, and I don't know whether Yang Guang in this time and space can complete his dream of unifying Kyushu and being an emperor through the ages.

Except for the six military leaders, these sixty people are the elites who have been left behind by cruel training, Luo Yu according to the selection requirements of the special forces of later generations, from the beginning of the three hundred and seventy people, there are one hundred and fifty people who can't meet the requirements, thirty-eight people who can't stand the withdrawal, and more than 100 people quit for family reasons, Luo Yu is not surprised, most of these sergeants are farmers, in addition to fighting, they also have to farm to support their families, although Li Xiuning promised to help them take care of their families, but there are still people who don't like to be professional soldiers.

Luo Yu looked at the sixty people in front of him and said loudly: "Congratulations on becoming the first batch of army special combat team members, your efforts have paid off after all, but now, you are not qualified special combat personnel, don't be convinced, do you know what the combat method is to go deep behind enemy lines?" Do you know how to gather intelligence? And how do you know how to openly convey information without being discovered by the enemy? Do you know the precautions for fighting in the water? Will you be able to adapt to the new weapons in the future? You are on an extraordinary mission, and sometimes you have to go abroad to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, how many languages do you speak? Wait, there's a lot more to learn! ”

When Luo Yu spoke, Li Xiuning was stunned when he listened, when did a big-headed soldier have to learn so many things? Then don't we all have to learn as generals? And what is his so-called new weapon? Just wanted to open his mouth to comfort the sergeant who was a little depressed, Luo Yu continued: "You are very lucky, you can get in touch with the forefront of the times for the first time, you are the pioneer of the professionalization of soldiers, the vanguard, there will be more juniors to embark on your journey in the future, you may be instructors in the future, think about it, if you want to teach others, how can you do it if you don't have the ability?" The afternoon is a cultural class, don't you want to be lazy, the general will come to test you in person, but now, each person carries thirty pounds, runs to the big apricot tree outside the valley, turns back, remember, the old rule, the last three clean the toilet for a month......"

Everyone shouted, under the constraints of the military head, he ran out with his backpack on his back, and he didn't know if he was deliberately sent to toss himself, don't look at his usual smiling face, tossing people to make people cry bitterly, what an emergency gathering in the middle of the night, what pyrotechnic attacks, the most hateful and terrible thing is confinement, no scolding, no beating, three meals are delivered, and he is alone in a secret room where he can only stretch his hands and feet, a small bed, don't look at nothing, just three days, can torture people into ghosts, now, No one thought of being in a confinement cell anymore.

Looking at their backs in a hurry, Li Xiuning said to Luo Yu with a smile: "This is a real soldier." Luo Yu smiled: "This is not enough, a lot of new things still need to be taught to them, general, the physical training is almost over, the next thing is to divide the classes according to their interests, there is an immature idea under the post, I don't know if I can talk to Tang Gong?" ”

Li Xiuning thought for a while: "Can you tell me about it?" Luo Yu led Li Xiuning to the office of the teaching building, let Li Xiuning sit in the main seat, and after serving tea, he sat down and took a sip of tea, and said: "Actually, it's nothing, I just want Tang Gong to create a special military school in his private name, with Tang Gong as the principal, to train a group of talents who can be literate and martial, and it may be useful in the future, of course, this school cannot be made public yet." ”

After listening to Luo Yu's bold idea, Li Xiuning thought silently in his heart for a while, in this era, doing so will be suspicious and attacked by the court, Yang Guang is such a strong person, if he knows about this matter, he is likely to attack with thunder and kill the Li family. Since ancient times, no emperor can tolerate the people below to support their own troops, even if that person is his own son. This military school is easy to establish, and there is no problem with the source of students, but it is very risky to let my father be the principal, if the military school is not run well, no one will take it seriously, but once the cadets have one or two benefits, they will definitely accumulate merit and become general-level officials, and at that time, the father's joint principal will become sensitive and will provoke anger.

Luo Yu saw that Li Xiuning didn't speak, so he continued: "This matter can't be rushed, the general can go back and discuss with Tang Gong to see if he can come up with a way to get the best of both worlds." Also, Zhao Juntou has only met once since he came back from Jinyang, where did you arrange to go? ”

Li Xiuning came back to his senses, nodded, and got up to leave, Luo Yu hurriedly said: "General, don't worry, there is still homework to teach in the afternoon, you better go back later." Li Xiuning said with a smile: "This matter is very important, I want to go back to discuss with my father as soon as possible, but I forgot to teach them, Zhao Kuangyin is Yang Su's person, I can't take care of his affairs, so let's talk about it at night." ”

Luo Yu has been thinking about whether to prepare black gunpowder, the current war, cold weapons are in the limelight, horse lances, Mo knives, spears, chain flails, maces and heavy eight-bull crossbows, etc., all need to be operated by powerful sergeants, which greatly limits the power of the army, if black gunpowder appears, it will change the war mode of this era. According to the historical process of Luo Yu's time and space, Yang Guang was about to drive the imperial expedition to Goguryeo, and after the fiasco, he didn't know how to stop, and he conscripted again and again, and the conscription was more frequent than ever, forcing the people to rebel, so that a good Great Sui Celestial Dynasty lost control, and then, the troubled times inevitably came.

The traces of several fast horses resounded through the valley, Li Xiuning and Luo Yu hurriedly went out of the building to check, only to see five or six angels in plain clothes with red antelope on their backs had arrived at the square, and one of them was still holding a roll of things in his hand, they got off the horse, and saw that Li Xiuning had arrived, so they said: "General Li, take the order!" ”

Before Luo Yu could see what these people looked like, he was pulled by Li Xiuning, bowed his head and knelt on the ground, listening to them read out the holy decree.

"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says: The northern border is uneasy, people are in chaos, I want to go to the chaos in person, unify Kyushu, and now I am specially appointed Li Xiuning as the general of the northern expedition, and the soldiers of the eleven states of the Jin Dynasty, Keri will follow the personal expedition, and I will do this!"

Li Xiuningshan shouted: "The last general will receive the order, my emperor is healthy!" As he spoke, he took the decree from the angel's hand, took out a purse from his bosom and gave it to the angel, and the angel said: "The general's holy grace is the only favor, there is no need to be so polite, our family is within our duty." "When he said that his hand moved, the purse was already in his arms. Li Xiuning said: "Father-in-law Chang doesn't have to be polite, please ask your father-in-law to play the saint, Li Xiuning will not disgrace the holy order, be brave and diligent, and be peaceful." ”

That Chang Gong said: "The seal letter and tiger talismans are all in Chang'an, and the general will give it to the general on the day he arrives, so we won't bother, and there are still three places to announce the decree, so don't pass by." After speaking, he didn't wait for Li Xiuning to return the salute, so he rode on his horse and galloped away, it was really like the wind, Luo Yu didn't even see their appearance clearly.

Li Xiuning held the holy decree and watched the angel go away, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, in the past few years, the construction of Luoyang, the construction of the canal, the common people have been miserable, and before they can slow down, they have used troops in Liaodong on a large scale for reunification, this is really an unwise political move, and I don't know why the always shrewd cousin and the princes of the court are so eager to use troops.

Luo Yu has prepared in his heart, but what he didn't expect was that Yang Guanghui of this time and space would be non-stop to the east, it is winter, and when the spring flowers bloom, the soldiers and horses have been gathered, and then walk thousands of miles to Liaodong, it is already May and June, and in October, Liaoning East has been full of snow, cold to the bone, and it takes four or five months to destroy a country that has been prepared, how easy is it?

Li Xiuning put away the holy decree and said to Luo Yu: "The king's order is difficult to disobey, I need to go back to see my father immediately, you can go back with me too!" Luo Yu thought about it, and said to Li Xiuning: "When they run back, there are still things to explain, why don't you go back and discuss with Tang Gong first, and then go with Li Juntou later." ”

Li Xiuning stopped talking, went back to the room to change clothes, took out a healthy horse from the stable, turned over on the horse's back, nodded at Luo Yu, and jumped away. Luo Yu stood in the square and waited for those special combat soldiers to come back from running circles, they should also be among the troops, let these special combat personnel with half a bucket of water go to appreciate what is called special operations behind enemy lines, and these days we have to teach them the keys similar to telegrams in the future, so that they can pass on information.

There is no ranking today, Luo Yu looked at the team members who returned neatly, and said loudly: "I will go back to Chang'an soon, you can arrange it freely in the afternoon, and after the disbandment, the heads of the armies will gather at the exit." Everyone looked at each other, what kind of moth is this joining the army? It's not going to kill you all of a sudden, are you?

Luo Yu ignored them, turned around and went back to the room to get a wire-bound version of the Book of Changes, walked straight to the exit, and stood there waiting. The military leaders glanced at each other, and hurriedly arranged for the team members to move freely, and then came to Luo Yu's side together.

Luo Yu looked at the six military leaders and said: "This is a new method of communication, I will explain the principle to you, and then you will improve this method, remember, this is a secret that cannot be passed on, and it is only known to a few people." Everyone should say in unison, Luo Yu said the coding principle of the telegram after speaking, in fact, it is also very simple, find a mother, you can make it up at will, most of the later decipherers are erudite people, you can find the mother according to the clues of the clues, and it is easy to crack after comparison.

After listening to this, the heads of the army lit up, holding the book of "I Ching" and looking at it over and over, thinking of various coding methods in their minds, such information, even if it was given to the enemy, it was like a book from heaven, it had no effect, this young man who joined the army, how did he come up with this idea? It seems that the general still has vision.

Luo Yu doesn't care, these things are not so complicated, but it is not easy to crack them in this era, if three or four mother books are added together, except for those who know, there is no way to crack it. After an explanation, he got into the carriage and headed for Chang'an.

Li Xiuning took Luo Yu to the secret room, Li Yuan sat in the middle, and on each side of the head sat two Tsing Yi scribes in their thirties, Niu Jinda was also among them, and there were three others who had not seen it, they saw Luo Yu come in, except for Niu Jinda, they all glanced at it with suspicion, and turned their heads again, the first scribe wearing a fox fur hat on Li Yuan's left said to Li Yuan: "Family master, on such an important occasion for discussion, why do you let a hairy child come over?" ”

As soon as Li Yuan wanted to speak, Li Xiuning said, "Uncle Liu, don't underestimate people!" Then he said to Luo Yu: "This is the retainer of the family, Liu Wenjing Uncle Liu, this is Du Ruhui Uncle Du, this is Uncle Fang Qiao, you have seen this, Uncle Niu, hello uncles!" ”

Luo Yu's heart was full of surprise, this famous Fang Mou Du Duan is now a retainer under Li Yuan, so how will Li Shimin subdue them in the future? No matter what, this time and space is different from his own time and space, first of all, Li Shimin will not launch the Xuanwumen Revolution again, now he is the boss, and he will no longer pretend to be stupid after raising troops in the future, he is an irreplaceable successor, and Fang Du and the others will naturally try their best to assist.

Luo Yu saluted one by one, Li Yuan asked Luo Yu to sit at the end, and then said: "The saint insists on using troops in Liaodong, Xiuning has also been crowned as the general of the expedition to the north, Keri goes on the expedition, I don't know what a few people think?" ”

Fang Xuanling said: "The north is cold, frozen and cracked stubborn stones, according to the words of the saint, in March, millions of soldiers and civilians walked more than 3,000 miles, how to take two months, to Liaodong, but also to reorganize the army, and more than half a month, it is already June, and then attack the city, defeat the stubborn enemy, if you can end the northern expedition before October, it will be safe, but it does not take time to conquer the city, four months want to attack Pyongyang, forcing Goguryeo to surrender, I am afraid it is not enough." ”

What Luo Yu can think of, how can these elites not think of it? Yang Guang is known as a soldier, but he has not fought any hard battles, destroying the south of Chen and Qinghai, are all smooth sailing, every time he goes out on the expedition, millions of people go together, so that the enemy country looks at the people and surrenders, this time he is still the old way, recruited 200,000 soldiers, millions of people, mighty, I hope that Goguryeo will also look at the people and surrender, to achieve his will to unify Kyushu, let him become an emperor through the ages.

Du Ruhui arched his hand and said: "What Brother Xuanling said is on the one hand, on the other hand, Goguryeo under the leadership of Gao Jianwu and Yuangai Suwen have the same hatred, and they will swear to defend their homeland, which will also increase the difficulty of the war, prolong the war, and when the snow falls, our army will not be able to advance or retreat." ”

Liu Wenjing said: "There is another point, Liaodong is mostly mountainous, ravines and ravines, which is not conducive to the battle of large troops, and the saint with millions of people can not give full play to the ability of the large number of people, in the face of the strong city of Goguryeo, he can only choose to attack, which will increase the casualties in vain......"

Niu Jinda said: "The saint also knows the soldiers, he can also think of the problems we think of, I think, this time it should be a temptation, and there will be no big battle." ”

After everyone finished speaking, they looked at Li Yuan again, and Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said: "The things that several old men are worried about will be folded up, and as for Xiuning's position, it is ...... to think about it."

Li Xiuning said: "Father, Ning'er is willing to go to Liaodong to show what he has learned...... Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Yuan: "Ning'er, do you think you really want you to lead the army?" Think about it, the current situation of my Li family, your second brother is unconscious, your third brother has nothing to do, as far as you can say it, but it is a daughter, this time on the expedition, if you win, if you lose, someone must be responsible, and then you may be the most suitable candidate to be a scapegoat......"

Li Xiuning was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and wanted to speak, but he was silent again, and the look on his face was both helpless and aggrieved. Luo Yu has been listening to them, listening to the words of these smart people always has a harvest, for example, Li Yuan said that he didn't think so deeply, sure enough, ginger is old and spicy.

Li Yuan looked at Luo Yu and said, "What is Luo's opinion on joining the army, you might as well talk about it." Luo Yu sorted out his thoughts, got up and arched his hand: "Tang Gong, the juniors do have something to say, but these words are only for Tang Gong alone." ”

Li Yuan's eyes flashed, and the four retainers and Li Xiuning looked at each other, what is this kid doing? What are the words we can't hear? Outrageously, Li Yuan actually agreed to Luo Yu and let him go to the inner room to talk alone.

"Duke Tang, is there a way to save the general's position in the Northern Expedition?" Luo Yu said to Li Yuan before he could sit down, Li Yuan smiled and said: "There is a way, she just went out on the expedition, and she encountered a big accident on the way back to the army, and her body just improved a little, and you killed Liu Caiban again, although there is evidence in hand, but the eunuchs in the palace are also resentful, plus the Southern Expeditionary Army has suffered heavy casualties, and someone in the court has long wanted to blame her, this time the saint also let her accompany the army, I don't know if I really like her ability or have other plans,"

Luo Yu said: "The Holy Lord wants her to avoid this limelight? Li Yuan sighed: "The holy will is unpredictable." ”

Luo Yu didn't want to dwell on this matter, Li Yuan had a way to remove Li Xiuning from the post of general of Zhengbei, so there was no need to say any more, he thought about it and said: "The matter of the military academy, can Tang Gong consider it?" ”

Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said: "It's not appropriate to open a military academy at this time, besides, now it's about to go east, and the source of students is also a problem, so it's better to ...... slowly."

Luo Yu thought that it was this answer, so he didn't say anything, he said his thoughts, how to operate is Li Yuan's business, he believes that Li Yuan will show something.

Originally, I wanted to mention the matter of black gunpowder, but if Li Xiuning didn't go to the Eastern Crusade, there was no need to talk about it. Li Yuan saw that Luo Yu wanted to speak and stopped, so he asked, "What else do you have to do?" ”

Luo Yu said: "Has Duke Tang ever thought about the results and costs of His Majesty's Eastern Crusade?" Li Yuan said: "Why don't you want to? As for the cost, it may be that the Great Sui Empire does not dare to go east again, and it is difficult for Kyushu to reunify. ”

Luo Yu said: "It may be even more serious than this, the saint is a strong person, this time it will not work, there will be a next time, next time, when the time comes, the world will be porridge porridge ......"

Li Yuan just wanted to speak, and Li Xiuning said outside: "Father, Wang Bo of Shandong led the army to rise up, and he has captured several counties, and he is leading his troops to storm Xuzhou at this moment......

When Li Luo and the others heard this, they hurriedly opened the door, and saw Li Xiuning holding a book of approved recitals in his hand, Li Yuan took it and read it, with an uncertain expression on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.

Luo Yu knew Wang Bo, and also knew that he sang "Song of Death in Liaodong Waves" to raise troops against Sui, but this was all after Yang Guang launched the second Eastern Crusade immediately after the failure of the First Eastern Crusade.

At this moment, the Great Sui Empire, in terms of military strength, pinching him to death is like pinching an ant to death, I don't know what he thinks, maybe he still has allies, and he is also waiting to do something, could it be that the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty have come in advance?

In his time and space, Wang Bo is a soldier who was raised in the seventh year of the great cause because of excessive military service, he opened the prelude to the chaotic times at the end of the world, but was defeated and killed by Zhang Xutuo, in this time and space, he also fired the first shot against Sui, but it is unknown whether it was Zhang Xutuo who defeated him, or someone else, it seems that the historical mission of some people cannot be changed.

Stopped discussing, this matter has been vibrated by the government and the opposition, and a great court meeting will inevitably be convened, and the holy decree will come immediately, Li Yuan left in a hurry, Li Xiuning and Luo Yu did not stay any longer, and confessed to the four of them, and left the Li Mansion and went to the valley where the special combat team was located.