Half an hour later, neatly dressed Li An and Li Sixing led more than 100 people out of the camp.

Galloping all the way, arriving in the car in the afternoon. After receiving the news of Li Dingguo's arrival, Dao Muqi personally came out to greet Li Dingguo.

Although Daomu Prayer has been cleared in 1659, Daomu Prayer's heart is still more biased towards the Ming Dynasty.

A few days ago, Dao Muqi heard the news that Li Dingguo was seriously ill, so he postponed the matter of borrowing troops.

Dao Muqi was worried in his heart, even if Emperor Yongli was gone, if Li Dingguo was still there, then there would still be hope for the Ming Dynasty.

If even Li Dingguo, a famous general in the world, is gone, the Ming Dynasty will be completely hopeless, although he is more biased towards the Ming Dynasty, but such a major matter related to the life of the family should be handled cautiously.

As soon as he heard the news that Li Dingguo personally brought people to come, Dao Muqi hurriedly brought people out to greet him.

There are still many people like Dao Muqi in the south, who are more inclined to the Ming Dynasty in their hearts, but they lack a tough leader.

If there was such a leader, they would have stood up and fought against the Qing Dynasty. If not, they will always be obedient citizens of the Qing Dynasty.

Emperor Yongli has always been the leader before, but the weak Emperor Yongli does not have the ability and courage to be the leader, how can an emperor who only knows how to take on a big responsibility.

When Li An saw Dao Muqi leading a group of small toasts out of the city, he turned over and dismounted, and the rest of the people also turned over and dismounted.

Dao Mu Qi led a group of small toasts to step forward quickly, bowed to Li An, and said, "See the king."

Li An stepped forward and lifted the sword and wood to the point and said: "No need to be polite, this king came this time to ask why he postponed the borrowing of troops."

Dao Mu Qi is also a straight person, and said directly: "The king forgives the sin, it is really that you were seriously ill a few days ago, and you really have no bottom in your heart, so you have postponed the matter of borrowing troops." A certain immediately summons the soldiers and horses, and leaves them to the king's choice." After that, Daomu Prayer called for someone to gather the soldiers.

Li An also understood what was going on in his heart when he heard this, so he said: "It's okay, as long as Brother Dao's heart is towards Daming, the rest is not a matter of concern to this king." Dao Muqi was busy hearing the words and showed his loyalty, and then led Li An to the barracks.

On the way, Dao Mu Qi asked Li An what the future of Li An's army would be, and Li An frankly said that he would go to the Siam Jingli to recuperate and fight against the Qing court.

After Dao Muqi learned of Li An's plan, he wanted to persuade Li An not to go to Siam, he was worried that once the king of Jin went to Siam, the anti-Qing people's hearts would slowly disperse. However, if you don't go to Siam, the army of the Jin king will not be able to recuperate and mutiny if it is tired and short of food and pay.

Going to Siam has the advantage of going to Siam, and there is the advantage of not going, depending on how the King of Jin chooses, and he can't give any good way if he is not a martial artist.

After Dao Muqi and Li An chatted about the current situation again, the military camp was close at hand. The Propaganda Division generally has five battalions of native soldiers, called the front, rear, center, left, and right battalions. Among them, the middle battalion is the most important, usually led by the eldest son of Ying Xi, and the other four battalions are led by the relatives and henchmen of the big surname or Tusi in the territory.

The Cheli Propaganda Division is also a five-battalion soldier, with about 2-3,000 people in each battalion, with a total of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses.

After Li An entered the barracks, he saw that the camp was full of garbage, sewage flowed sideways, and the sanitary environment was really worrisome. He didn't say much, after all, this is the army of other people's toasts, and whether the hygiene is good or not is also their own business, and it is difficult for an outsider to put his beak in the beak.

The group boarded a dirt point platform, and the soldiers in the audience had already assembled, one by one, with their heads held high, and there was a solemn atmosphere.

Li An nodded when he saw this, although the environment of the barracks was very poor, the quality of the soldiers was not bad, not only not bad, but also quite strong.

In his previous life, he studied history, and knew that the Tusi battalion soldiers must be strictly selected, usually first recruiting strong men from various villages, jointly holding a ceremony to worship the sky, and then killing the white ox, putting the head of the ox and silver on the table, "There are those who dare to die, accept this silver, eat this cow head, the brave sign up, collect it, and swear to eat it." Those who enter the camp have a certain amount of money. "Each of its soldiers is two or three taels of silver, three buckets and six liters of rice, all of which are folk factions."

Not only is the selection strict, but the training of the Tusi is also very strict. There is a record of Tusi training "Yongshun Sizhi West Erli Xu, there is a school field, and the natives often perform martial arts here." Five miles to the northwest, there is Bo Shooting Ping, and North Rio Shooting Garden, the terrain is more spacious, and the local people shoot every time they shoot here." They often take advantage of the opportunity of "rushing to war" (hunting) to conduct military training in combination. "One person will fight the tiger, and twenty people will help him, and he will be killed, and the one who indulges the tiger will be punished. The same is true for hunting other beasts, and the first one is rewarded for the fowl." Before setting out on the expedition, a ceremony should be held, "Tie the ox in front of the gods, and cut the head of the ox with a sword." If the ox advances, it wins, and if it retreats, it loses, and the re-enterer loses and wins, so as to test". If a native soldier escapes before the battle, he will behead his hands and feet, and if he cowers in battle, he will be beheaded.

Strict selection and strict training have created the toughness of the Tusi soldiers. Li An was very satisfied with these soldiers, and then he began to select, battalion by battalion, carefully selected, first of all, tall and strong, and secondly, he had to kill the heavy ones, and finally selected more than 4,000 people.

After picking out the soldiers, Dao Muqi said: "My lord, I know that there is not much food and grass in your army, and I have asked people to send food, wine and meat. ”

Li An was moved in his heart when he heard this, and walked over and grabbed Daomu's hand and said: "The general is really the pillar of the country, and he will not forget the general when the Ming Dynasty is revived." ”

After the two of them finished their incendiary words, Li An took 2,000 stone of grain and some wine and meat, and led more than 4,000 soldiers and horses back to the camp under the farewell of Daomu and Mu.

After returning to the camp, Li An handed over the grain to Ma Siliang to deal with, and the soldiers and horses asked Jin Tongwu to settle them. He took his guards to patrol the camp to see how he was doing.

Li An first went to the sick camp to inspect, this camp was full of soldiers infected with the plague, and originally wanted to go in to inspect, Li Sixing was worried that Li An was infected with the plague, so he was not allowed to enter.

In the end, Li An could only patrol around the camp, and saw dozens of cauldrons in hot water, and there were strips of cloth on the shelves, he nodded, it seems that the generals who have explained to him have done a good job.

After inspecting the sick camp, Li An inspected the entire barracks again, and returned to the tent to rest after nothing in the camp.

Early the next morning, Li Ang got up from the bed, stretched his waist, and felt refreshed, and his illness was completely cured. Li Sixing, who was outside the tent, heard the sound, so he beckoned the guards to put breakfast on the table, a plate of pickles, a bowl of white porridge, and three steamed cakes, which was Li An's breakfast.

After Ang Lee finished washing, he sat down at the table and began to eat breakfast. I borrowed 4,000 soldiers and horses, and I had nearly 10,000 soldiers in my hands, so I felt much more at ease, and I had a very comfortable breakfast.

After breakfast, Li An instructed Jin Tongwu to arrange for the whole army to pull out the camp. At that time, the whole army began to march on the scene.

Jin Tongwu led the front army, Li An sat in the middle army, Ma Siliang led the rear army, and Hu Shundu and Wang Daoheng led more than 1,000 cavalry to take charge of the two wings. Li An has always been strict in governing the army, and this march was no exception, and the arrangements were well organized