Li Shan watched the generals quarreling endlessly. After watching with interest for a while, he got tired of it and simply went to the side room and called Kan Leng in.
"Your Highness." Kan Leng was from Jianghuai after all. He was self-aware and had no confidence to compete with his colleagues.
"Have everyone been selected?"
"We picked five hundred people, plus the bodyguards around our adoptive father, there are more than six hundred people in total." Kan Leng geared up, looking a little excited.
In his previous life, Li Shan was very interested in the famous Tang Dynasty Mo Dao. It is said to "break through a wall, and the men and horses will be broken into pieces", which is infinitely powerful.
But what surprised Li Shan was that during several battles in Shandong and Daizhou, he saw various types of arms, but he did not see the so-called Modao team.
The year before last, Li Gaoqian abandoned his army and fled, and Li Shan rushed to Yanmen Pass. Kan Leng stood outside the pass holding a Modao as tall as a person, resisting the Turkic cavalry and showing off his power. That was the first time Li Shan saw the Modao.
Later, Li Shan specifically asked Kan Leng and found out that in fact, Modao is more commonly used in the Central Plains and even the Jianghuai region, and is not popular in the north. Kan Leng was once in charge of military discipline in the Jianghuai Army, and had a Modao team under his command. Invincible, there is no opponent before.
Li Shan considered that the main battlefield was not suitable for cavalry, so after summoning Kan Leng to join the army, he immediately ordered him to select strong men to form the Modao team, and he was lucky. Although the Modao was not popular in the north, But there are still hundreds of weapons in stock.
"Six hundred is six hundred." Li Shan nodded, "The one who can wield the Mo Dao cannot use it unless he is tall and strong. What's more, the weapons supervisor has allocated less than a thousand Mo Dao."
Li Shan tried it several times. The Mo Dao has two blades. It is as tall as a person and weighs sixteen or seven kilograms. One kilogram in this era is about one kilogram and two taels in later generations. In other words, a Mo Dao weighs about twenty kilograms. .
Without the help of horse power, the infantry can kill the enemy with such a heavy and long sword. The power is naturally strong, but it also consumes a lot of physical strength. Ordinary soldiers really don't have this ability.
"The Mo Dao team remains in the Chinese army and will come in handy sometimes." Li Shan warned: "Once we attack, we should do it as fast as thunder and don't hesitate."
Kan Leng responded loudly and happily went to find Wen Yanbo to mobilize the sergeants. He also called Chang'an Commander Li Qianyou in.
"Uncle." Li Shan stood up with a smile and said hello, "Uncle, sit down first."
Li Qianyou sat down and said with a smile: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
"Privately, it's more pleasant to call me Huairen." Li Shanxian said after a few words: "You don't have to be too anxious to gather the civilians to build the camp..."
Li Qianyou was stunned. That was not what Li Shan said before, and he specifically told him to do it before the weather got cold.
"Lay the foundation first, and try to mobilize civilian workers and craftsmen from various prefectures." Li Shan said softly: "But don't set up a stronghold quickly. It's mid-September and it's not too cold yet..."
"But this battle is difficult to win quickly." Li Qianyou said hesitantly: "I'm just afraid that the sergeants in the army will be resentful."
"It doesn't matter." Li Shan urged: "There is plenty of food and grass, and we will be full every day. The injured can be diagnosed and treated, and there will be no chaos for the time being."
Li Qianyou, who was confused, retreated and turned around to find Wen Yanbo, who also looked surprised, "Tujue and Liang divisions will plunder three states, and the food and grass are not in danger for the time being. This battle will be protracted..."
"Yes." Li Qianyou shook his head and said, "I don't know what the King of Handan thinks about it."
Wen Yanbo thought for a while and then said: "On that day, Daizhou and his party saw that the King of Handan was thinking carefully... or he had other plans. Qianyou should act as ordered."
The two began to discuss the allocation and transportation of grain and grass. Li Shan also specifically asked to supplement meat. Wen Yanbo also had a headache about this. It would be good if the average soldier could eat enough on weekdays, but he might not be able to eat twice a year. Meat, and with an army of tens of thousands, how many pressed pigs and sheep would it take to get a piece for each person?
Over there, Li Shan just called Qi Laosan in, and Li Daoxuan and Li Keshi squeezed in and asked Li Shan to make the decision. Everyone wanted to rob Wang Junhao, Hou Hongtao, and Qu Silang, the personal guards and commanders.
Li Shan glared at Li Daoxuan angrily. This guy was the most fierce in robbing, "Don't think about it, they will all join the front army."
In the plan, the main task of the left and right armies was to limit the penetration of Turks. What Li Shan valued most was the front army, the middle army and the cavalry brigade. For this reason, he packed Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian into them and appointed generals, and beat Duan Zhixuan and Duan Zhixuan. How could Feng Li send several of his trusted personal guard commanders to the left and right armies?
After sending everyone out, Li Shancai looked at Qi Laosan and said, "We won't build a camp for the time being, but we need a lot of red bricks."
Qi Laosan's face collapsed, and he said with a sad face: "Lang Jun, I didn't catch up with the villain in the two battles in Guji Town and Cangtou River last year..."
Li Shan also expressed his helplessness. Qi Laosan had always been responsible for making bricks, burning cement, and making horseshoes. That was why he stayed in Dai County last year. Although he was safe, he didn't get anything.
"Let Zhou Lang stay." Qi Laosan whispered: "He has already been knighted."
"You and Zhou Erlang both want to stay." Li Shan snorted, "Don't want to?"
"Then let Uncle Qi stay, okay?"
Let Zhu Wei stay... Qi Laosan couldn't imagine it, so he could only accept it with a face.
"You and Zhou Erlang lead twenty personal guards to stay and obey the orders of Xihe County Duke and Chang'an." Li Shan instructed: "Also pay attention to the livestock and carriages. Once they are needed, the red bricks must be sent to the designated place quickly."
"yes."
"It's a very important matter. If something goes wrong, I'll see how I deal with you!"
Li Shan drove Qi Laosan away, thinking back and forth in his mind, and settled down. Now everything is ready, all he needs is the east wind.
At this moment, in the Cui Mansion in Chang'an, Mrs. Zhu and her in-laws, Mrs. Zhang, were chatting. Cui Shiniang was holding her chin with her little hand, and her upper eyelids were fighting with her lower eyelids.
"Don't worry, this battle is not very dangerous." Mrs. Zhang whispered: "Sister Changsun came to visit yesterday and mentioned that of all the wars in Huairen, this one was the safest."
Mrs. Zhu smiled bitterly, "Even if that's the case, how can you not worry?"
"Yes, Sister Zhangsun is also worried." Mrs. Zhang sighed: "But after this battle, Huairen should not go to war again. In the past few years, he has almost all won great victories in the north. He has been canonized as a county king, and his achievements have been so great. , it’s hard to be kind.”
Zhu nodded, but murmured in her heart, that's not what Ling Jing said. Dalang's ability to cause trouble for no reason is too strong... maybe something will happen one day.
"It's only mid-September." Mrs. Zhang calculated on her fingers, "I guess it will be difficult to return to Beijing this year. Next year... I don't know if I will miss the wedding date."
Cui Xin mentioned this matter today. According to the public opinion in the DPRK, this battle is difficult to win quickly. At least it will have to wait until the Turks return to the grassland in winter. But even so, it may not be easy to regain the three states. The Turks will probably not withdraw their entire army and will stay behind. Part of the troops helped Liang Shidu gain a foothold in the pass.
After losing Mayi, it was difficult to seize this stronghold and be able to block the Tang army south of Yuanzhou. The Turks would not give up easily.
"Who would have imagined..." Mrs. Zhu's teeth started to itch with Pei Shiju's hatred when she thought of this. She glanced at Eleven Niang who was dozing, and then changed the subject: "Let Eleven Niang go back to sleep."
"She is very thoughtful. Even if she insists on accompanying you, she won't accompany me." Mrs. Zhang covered her mouth and said with a smile, "She also said that she would go to Dongshan Temple to pray for Huairen tomorrow."
"Da Lang has had a rough life, but he is also lucky."
(End of chapter)
