Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The two chatted about the murder case of the ghost for a while, and then moved the topic elsewhere.

Li Chengqian felt the north wind blowing in from outside and tightened his cotton clothes.

He said in a deep voice: "Du He, the envoys sent to Baekje, Khitan and Mohe returned an hour ago."

"My father has called me to Liangyi Palace to listen to the news brought back by the envoy."

After a pause, Li Chengqian said with a frown.

"Now that Baekje has stopped attacking Silla, Khitan and Mohe have also sent tens of thousands of troops to the north to harass Goguryeo."

"It's just that Goguryeo was much stronger than these countries. Even though it fought on multiple fronts, it still defeated these countries one after another."

"Moreover, most of Silla's territory was conquered, with only a few cities around the imperial city left."

"I'm afraid that by the time we go to war next year, Silla will no longer exist."

Du He didn't care about Silla being beaten, and said with a smile after taking a sip of hot tea

"Your Highness, it would be best if Goguryeo conquered Silla."

"Next year, we will march out and conquer Goguryeo and Baekje, and then take over the territory of Silla. Then the territory of our Tang Dynasty will be greatly expanded!"

Uh~

Li Chengqian froze in his hand holding the teacup. He looked at Du He in surprise, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Du He, do you mean that we should conquer the entire Liaodong Peninsula?"

Du He nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, these surrounding countries will be completely conquered in the future and will be inhabited by us Han people."

"We can't follow the old path of past dynasties, defeating these foreign tribes and withdrawing our troops, only to have them invade our territory again in a few decades."

"Your Highness, expanding the territory is an unprecedented achievement and will leave a name for generations to come."

"We have this good opportunity now, we can't miss it."

Hearing Du He's bold idea, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Leave your name to the world!"

When Li Chengqian muttered these four words, his heart began to beat violently.

Just when Li Chengqian was feeling extremely excited, Xue Rengui, who was guarding outside the hall, came in with a happy look on his face to report.

"Your Highness, Prince Consort Du, General Xi Junmai is back!"

Upon hearing the good news, Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Rengui, quickly invite Junmai to the main hall. You can also stay and have tea later."

"promise!"

After Xue Rengui saluted with his fists, he strode out of the hall with his head held high.

Du He looked at Xue Rengui, whose body was becoming stronger and stronger, and said with emotion: "Rengui is really gifted. I didn't expect that after having meat every meal, he has become much stronger."

In addition to becoming increasingly stronger physically, Xue Rengui also made rapid progress in learning the art of war from Li Jing.

Li Chengqian glanced at Du He and said with a smile: "Du He, your performance is also good. The Duke of Weiguo even praised you in front of me."

"From the Duke of Wei's tone, I'm afraid he wants to take you in as his apprentice."

Du He smiled and shook his head without saying much.

Li Jing asked many questions, but Du He answered them with despicable methods. Li Jing was very "disdained" for him.

He even told Du He not to talk nonsense when he went out and not to let others know that he had taught Du He the art of war.

As they were talking, Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai walked in.

Xi Junmai walked forward quickly, bowed respectfully to Li Chengqian and Du He, and said, "I am Xi Junmai, and I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and to Prince Consort Du."

His voice is loud and full of energy.

Li Chengqian looked at Xi Junmai, who was tanned and full of energy, pointed at the cushions on both sides of the tea stove, and said with a smile.

"Sit down and talk"

"It just so happens that I also want to hear what Junmai gained from this military training."

Seeing the prince motioning for them to sit down and drink tea together, Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai looked flattered.

It is such a great favor to be able to sit and drink tea with the prince.

Currently in the East Palace, they have only seen Du He receive such treatment.

After the two of them sat down, Du He personally poured them a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Prince Du."

Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

Du He looked at Xi Junmai with a smile and asked softly, "Junmai, how is the training of the 4000 new infantrymen under your command going?"

Li Chengqian and Xue Rengui also looked at Xi Junmai expectantly.

This group of new soldiers is under the command of the central army. In addition to protecting the safety of the central army generals, they must also participate in combat when necessary. Whether they can exert their combat effectiveness is crucial.

Xi Junmai reported with a serious face: "The new soldiers recruited in Hedong Road have relatively poor physical fitness. In the past few months, we have mainly trained them to strengthen their strength, and trained them in simple military formations and familiarized them with commands."

"Although the physical fitness of this batch of new soldiers is relatively poor, we have the 1050 strong men sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Consort Du, as well as the Qianniu Guards of the Eastern Palace as the backbone."

"The combat effectiveness of this team of new recruits can still be maintained at a relatively good level."

"As long as we train for another three or four months, we will be able to fight."

In a team, apart from the commander-in-chief, the most important people are the countless captains, team leaders and others.

These captains are responsible for receiving the general's orders and conveying them to the people below in a timely and accurate manner to ensure that orders are communicated from top to bottom.

Ordinary soldiers only need to obey the captain's orders and follow the army to charge into battle.

Du He nodded and asked curiously, "Jun Mai, didn't Qin Huaidao come back with you?"

According to the original plan, Xi Junmai would train troops in Jiangzhou for four months, and then come back to replace Xue Rengui to protect Li Chengqian, allowing Xue Rengui to go back for training.

When Xi Junmai went to Jiangzhou to train troops, Qin Huaidao also went with him.

Xi Junmai clasped his fists and said, "Prince Consort Du, Duke Hu is still training his 2000 troops. He will be back before the New Year."

Qin Huaidao had never commanded an army before, and most of the soldiers under his command were new recruits. He wanted to train them for a while longer.

After all, the opportunity to go to war is rare, and he must seize this opportunity.

Li Chengqian turned to look at Xue Rengui, squinted his eyes and smiled, saying: "Rengui, now that Junmai is back, time is running out, you should set off to Jiangzhou to train the troops tomorrow."

"You don't have much time left to train!"

It is already mid-November, and it is basically impossible to train soldiers in the cold winter when it snows heavily.

Although Xue Rengui was a strong warrior and had studied military tactics with the Duke of Weiguo for a period of time, he had never led troops.

If you don't train more with your soldiers and develop tacit understanding, you won't be able to exert your full strength on the battlefield.

Xue Rengui clasped his fists and said, "As you wish."

After the ceremony, he couldn't help but clench his hands into fists in excitement.

The four of them chatted for nearly half an hour until a personal soldier came to report that Li Jing was coming, and then they ended their conversation.

Side hall.

Xue Rengui told his master Li Jing about the military training he was going to Jiangzhou the next day.

Li Jing stroked his short beard and said solemnly, "Rengui, the most important thing in training new soldiers is to enforce discipline, and then the training of fighting skills should be done second. Don't rush it."

Xue Rengui stood up, bowed gratefully and said, "I will follow your instructions, my dear teacher. I will keep them in mind."

Li Jing nodded, then turned his gaze from Du He and Pei Xingjian's faces, and said with a smile.

"Today is the last day I will teach you the art of war. I will not come here starting tomorrow."

"Anyway, I have taught you almost everything I can. The rest is up to you to figure out on your own."

After saying this, Li Jing started speaking without any delay.

He did not hide his skills, but passed on his secrets to the three young people.

This time the teaching session lasted particularly long and ended before dark.