In the vast Gobi, the yellow sand is all over the sky, endless, at a glance, except for a few dead trees, the others, nothing can be seen, the cold wind is howling, quite desolate.

The yellow sand blew, over a hill, and below the hill, an abandoned earthen city, stood.

This earthen city is very dilapidated, and the walls around it are half stepped on, and the inside is full of ruins and broken walls, and it is impossible to even do temporary shelter.

After standing for a long time, it must be a mouth full of sand, but the line of sight is pulled in, and it is in the corner of the dilapidated earth city.

But there are dripping figures standing, and there are countless yellow sand on their bodies.

Shaking slightly, the yellow sand fell, and the black armor on his body could be seen.

These people seem to be standing casually, but the positions they are all over the city are around the entire earthen city, and at a glance they know that they are vigilant sentinels.

In the middle of the earthen city, in a half-collapsed earthen house, several figures flickered.

These people are none other than the 5,000 troops recruited by Su Qi'an.

In addition to Su Qi'an, the other captains were all fierce and vicious, and they had tattoos on their foreheads.

Every move was filled with a thick evil aura, and Su Qi'an looked very strange when standing with them.

Although these people are wearing armor, no matter how you look at it, they don't look like soldiers, but like prisoners and bandits.

These people were really right, they were indeed prisoners, they were all sentenced, and some even served as conscripts in the mines of Kyoto.

But these people are different from ordinary prisoners, all of them are in the military, to put it bluntly, they are a group of ruffians, veterans.

Later, because he committed a crime in Kyoto, he either beat the powerful after drinking, or violated the public order in Kyoto, and went on a rampage in Kyoto, and even worse, seriously injured some powerful people.

One counts as one, this army of 5,000 people, it is no exaggeration to say that everyone has committed crimes.

These people, I'm afraid that only Su Qi'an can look at them, as for other powerful people, it's okay if they don't beat them to death, let alone use them.

Although these ruffians, veterans, on the battlefield, they do play a much stronger combat effectiveness than the recruits, and each has some life-saving skills.

It stands to reason that being recruited and cultivated can also be a good help, although there are good advantages, but there is one thing that makes these wealthy families who want to accept and contain them stay away.

It's just that these soldiers are too unruly, they are not unwilling to be driven by others, to put it bluntly, they only admire the strong.

A strong man who can lead them to a few bloody battles, such a person is worthy of their respect.

Like some powerful marquis, give them their lives, only when they are substitutes for dead ghosts and cannon fodder, once they are used up, they will be effortlessly and directly discarded.

To be honest, when they learned that they were recruited by Su Qi'an, they were not very interested, or even disdainful.

After all, Su Qi'an's famous reputation in Kyoto is just a so-called literati, even if anyone knows that he has been on the northern battlefield and knows the battle results, they naturally disdain him.

In their eyes, how could there be such a talent who can fight, and this person is still so young, and he is a literati, and he can take the shot, and he is the identity of the royal family.

From this point of view, Su Qi'an is just another gentleman who relies on the background and goes to the battlefield to brush up on his military exploits.

In front of them, bragging.

Therefore, the initial recruitment was not very smooth, and Su Qi'an did not have any nonsense about this group of soldiers.

said to the soldier in front of him, "If you don't accept it, you can fight with your own men, and if you win, not only will you abolish your sentence and forced labor, but you can even get fifty taels of silver, take the money and leave, and if you lose, you will obediently arch him to drive."

Su Qi'an's words were very straightforward, and even a little ashamed, but no matter how many beautiful words were said about these veterans, it was useless.

Useful, rely on a pair of fists, if you don't accept it, until you are convinced.

Su Qi'an picked out twenty people from his new army of one hundred people, lined up in a line, and those who were not convinced could come forward to challenge.

Challenge the thorn of the head, the soldier

There was an endless stream of ruffians, but everyone, without exception, was defeated.

The one that lasts the longest is only ten moves.

Although these ruffians were subdued, they still had a lot of eyes, and when they passed by Su Qi'an's side, they wanted to throw Su Qi'an down.

They can't beat Su Qi'an's subordinates, but this doesn't mean that Su Qi'an himself is very strong, but he is just a group of powerful guards who rely on his royal status.

Everyone thought so, but it was a pity that they didn't realize that they were very wrong when they really came into contact with Su Qi'an's body.

Su Qi'an was not only not knocked down by them, but took advantage of the situation and directly let these soldiers fall and eat.

The next moment, a sharp broadsword landed on the ruffian's neck.

The soldiers present will always remember what Su Qi'an said when he held his knife.

"This offense, even if you have no intention, if there is a second time, you will not be forgiven."

Although Su Qi'an said it with a smile, the coldness in his smile made this group of veterans realize that the so-called royal family in front of them was definitely not those who were scared to pee as soon as they entered the battlefield.

To treat these veteran oilers, Su Qi'an has his own system, and he can stop these soldiers with both grace and power.

Under this resolute attitude, Su Qi'an soon recruited an army of 5,000 people.

At the moment of recruitment, he immediately opened up and left Kyoto City.

To be honest, Su Qi'an was not very satisfied with the number of 5,000 people, according to his ideas, he wanted to double the number of troops to 10,000.

Only in this way can Su Qi'an be more sure in this war.

But this thought can only be thought about.

After all, the number of recruits in the Daliang army has always been strictly limited.

Except for the Central Forbidden Army, which can reach 10,000 people, the rest of the army, most of them only have three to five thousand people.

As for the number of 8,000, it is basically made up by the number of people, and they have never been on the battlefield at all, and the equipment on their bodies and the things in their hands are all second-hand products eliminated by the army.

Such an army is basically no different from giving away heads, and most of the time it is to cooperate with the main force to clean up the mess.

The result was caused by the policy formulated by the Great Liang Gaozu from the beginning.

Gaozu founded the country, released the military power through a glass of wine, and the generals who held heavy troops were relieved of the military power, and then reformed, after hundreds of years of development.

The number of Daliang troops is very large, and the number of people adds up to five or six hundred thousand, but according to the division of the army of several thousand people, there are too many numbers of troops.

Once a large-scale war is fought, it is difficult to unify the command of more than 100 or so armies on top of each other, and it is particularly difficult to communicate.

It is also better in the north and northwest battlefields, because there are two veterans who have been dealing with each other all the year round, and it is much more convenient to mobilize the army.

But Su Xuanyong's mind is still too suspicious, even Fan Wenzhong, who has made great achievements in war and is dedicated to the country, is still suspicious.

If you really trust, you won't end the last battle of Ningzhou, exchange blood and people.

There is no way, Da Liang Gaozu is a military general, he is too worried that there will be a second military general like him who supports the army and respects himself, encounters troubled times, and directly divides one side.

Therefore, Da Liang never trusted the generals very much, promoted the status of civilians, and used civilian officials to suppress the generals.

I'd rather cede land for peace than let go of the military generals and mercenaries for the Northern Expedition.

Su Qi'an was also helpless about this, but he couldn't change it.

Pressing this thought to the bottom of my heart, I withdrew my gaze and looked at the people in front of me.

Without waiting for him to speak, a strong-looking lieutenant in front of him spoke.

"Mr. Su, it's been two days since we left Kyoto, and we're living in a small broken earth city, and if we don't get off the task, the brothers will have an idle egg in their mouths."

"Haha, Biaozi, when did you have an idle egg in your mouth, show me." Look at the book

"I'll you, get out of here."

"Hahaha..."

There was a burst of laughter

The sound rang out. All of a soothing the somewhat boring mood was relieved.

For Su Qi'an, they don't despise it in their hearts, and they also know that this person is not simple.

But when it comes to the battlefield, how difficult it is, you have to give them two hands, so that they can be truly convinced.

But following Su Qi'an to leave Kyoto City, they thought that they would go straight to Tongguan in front of them, and according to their foot strength, they would be able to arrive in half a day at most.

Who knew that they went out of Kyoto City, this Mr. Su did not go to Tongguan, but all kinds of detours, these two days, they walked through the dense forest, crossed the river, and finally somehow, went farther and farther, came to such a place where birds don't.

Even some senior veterans were led by Su Qi'an, and they couldn't figure out the direction.

The only thing that is certain is that they are definitely still within the range of the front three levels at the moment.

They really didn't understand Su Qi'an's idea, such a detour, time was exhausted.

Looking at Su Qi'an's appearance, he is not the kind of person who is the same as the gentleman, who will only find a place to hide.

Looking at everyone's puzzled faces, Su Qi'an didn't speak, but Huang Wenyan on the side opened his mouth.

"Hehe, let all the captains and lieutenants be anxious, haven't you always wanted to know what Mr. Su thinks, when the time comes, it's time to tell you."

"Our goal this time has never been to support Tongguan, but to win Juyong and Hangu Erguan."

Everyone was stunned, and Song Biao and Er Meng, who were the leaders, flashed their eyes, still a little puzzled.

Obviously, it was still a little difficult for two rough people who could only fight hard to make them understand.

But Huang Wenyan was very patient and continued, "Supporting Tongguan is nothing more than an extra force, and it has no influence on changing the battlefield pattern."

"And this kind of support is completely crushed by the number of people, fighting wheel warfare, too stiff, and the meaning of the gentleman, bypassing Tongguan, directly penetrating the occupied Juyong and Hangu."

"Once we take these two cities, when the time comes, the army of Amurai will be in a dilemma, and we will join forces with them and annihilate them in one fell swoop."

Speaking of this, Song Biao and Er Meng's eyes lit up, even if they were stupid, they could see the cleverness of this move.