As worthy of being the heads of the leading aristocratic families, brothers Li Changshan and Li Changfeng were very calm. They did not ask who Liu Ziqiu was waiting for, nor were they afraid that they would be taken hostage. Instead, they settled down in Xiping peacefully.
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Li Mingyue, on the other hand, was extremely distraught. Early marriages were common at that time, and it was common for girls to get married at the age of twelve or three. But aristocratic families have their own aristocratic style, and even if they marry an eleven-year-old girl, they cannot marry an eleven-year-old girl.
His daughter was to get married before she was fifteen years old. Li Ming was already a hairpin, and she was no longer the ignorant little girl. But Li Changfeng had very strict criteria for choosing his grandson-in-law, so he kept delaying it.
Now that she has reached the age of discussing marriage, Li Mingyue couldn't help but look at Liu Ziqiu a few more times at the table just now. To be honest, Liu Ziqiu is tall and handsome, with sharp edges and strong lines on his face. Unfortunately, his rough behavior is not her type.
.But the feeling of being rejected in person over and over again was even more uncomfortable, especially when he refused to accept her as his concubine, which deeply affected Li Mingyue's self-confidence.
For the whole day, Li Mingyue stayed in the room and vented all her anger on the tea. The two bags of tea that Liu Ziqiu gave to Li Changshan's brother were brewed by her. However, after drinking a few cups of tea, she became obsessed with it.
It has a refreshing smell. Not only her, but also brother Li Changshan also likes this method of drinking tea.
Since she is not his own granddaughter, Li Changshan naturally doesn’t pay much attention to her life-long events. All he cares about is how much profit the Li family can reap. Li Changshan took a sip of the fragrant tea in the celadon teacup and said with a smile: "Mingyue, if you
If you can really learn the method of frying green tea that Mr. Liu said, our Li family will definitely have another way to make money. By then, you will have made a great contribution to our Li family."
Li Changfeng knew what his granddaughter was thinking. He picked up the tea cup and admired the clear tea soup and green tea leaves. He couldn't help but admired: "Whoever can come up with such a way to drink tea is definitely an elegant man. I heard that Master Liu is not only outstanding in martial arts."
, he also made considerable achievements in poetry."
Li Mingyue was very surprised and asked repeatedly: "Grandpa, what kind of poetry does a rough guy like him know?"
Li Changfeng just wanted to attract his granddaughter's attention. Liu Ziqiu didn't know anything about poetry and prose, so he responded casually: "It's just hearsay, don't take it seriously."
Li Mingyue bit her lip gently, lowered her head and remained silent, not knowing what she was thinking.
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Another day passed, at a quarter of a hour, someone suddenly came to urge Li Changshan and his party to pack up and prepare to leave. The sky in the northwest would light up later, and it was the darkest time before dawn, and the surroundings were pitch black. The girl was snoozing and listened.
At Li Changfeng's call, Li Mingyue crawled under the quilt again and muttered: "This Liu Ziqiu doesn't let others sleep peacefully. What the hell is he doing?"
Complaints are still complaints. As a daughter of an aristocratic family, she still has to abide by the rules. What's more, in this situation, she dare not stay in bed. Otherwise, it would be miserable if everyone else left and she was left alone in Xiping.
The sooner she returns to Longxi, the sooner she can feel at ease.
Liu Ziqiu certainly had his reasons for setting off so early. The period before dawn is the sleepiest time of the day, and it is also the time when people sleep the heaviest. The army should leave Xiping at this time so as not to attract attention and avoid
To open the eyes and ears of such spies. In fact, Zhao Ling specially trained a team responsible for detecting spies. But there are so many spies, how can they catch them all at once? Moreover, Liu Ziqiu also wants to keep these spies, and there are some information that he needs to release through these spies.
go out.
Outside Xiping City, Liu Ziqiu's army has been assembled. One hundred thousand people lined up outside the city, and there was silence. Even the neighing of the horses could not be heard. As one of the seven aristocratic families, the Li family naturally has a lot of warriors, especially
During the period when Liu Ziqiu handed over Longxi County to them for self-government, the Li family's private army quickly expanded to 30,000 people. The Li family had money and food, and these 30,000 soldiers were fully equipped. With a little training, they could become an amazing armed force.
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But facing Liu Ziqiu's army of 100,000 people, Li Changshan brothers felt an invisible pressure. 100,000 people stood there like a mountain, no one made even a small movement, and no one whispered to each other.
The Li family's private soldier training last year was definitely not up to par.
Little did the Li brothers know that every recruit in Liu Ziqiu's army had to go through a month of extremely strict formation training. Stand at attention, take a rest, and walk in unison. Although these actions are simple, they are extremely demanding. Every step they take
They all have a fixed size, no more than one point will do, and one point less will not work. Even the quilts must be folded squarely. Soldiers who have been trained in this way have reached the point of unconditional obedience to the orders of their superiors. The real
The orders and prohibitions were followed, and the spirit, energy, and spirit of the soldiers reached an unprecedented height. After a month of queue training, the soldiers were trained in battle formations, assassination, shooting, riding, etc., and the results were surprisingly good.
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Another point is that Liu Ziqiu ordered all the clothes and armor to be dyed black. Even the beautiful Mu Duoli was no exception. She also changed into a black suit of clothes and armor. Black represents solemnity, calmness and solemnity, and it can bring peace to the enemy.
pressure.
After the team was assembled, Liu Ziqiu rode his horse to Li Changshan and Li Changfeng brothers, raised his hands and said: "Two old gentlemen, today is the day when the dragon raises its head on the second day of February. From now on, Liu will let me, the giant dragon of Sui Dynasty.
Soaring into the sky!"
The dragon has a special meaning. The emperor is called the true dragon emperor. Liu Ziqiu said, "I am this giant dragon in the Sui Dynasty."
Said: "I wish Mr. Liu great success!"
"I'd like to borrow some kind words from you two old gentlemen!" Liu Ziqiu laughed, waved his hand, and ordered, "Let's go!"
In the carriage, Li Mingyue looked at Liu Ziqiu quietly through the curtain. He was indeed very heroic. If he knew poetry and prose, wouldn't he be a versatile man in both civil and military affairs? Thinking of this, Li Mingyue couldn't help but feel her heart flutter, but then she thought of falling flowers with purpose and flowing water with ruthlessness, and she couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Very melancholy.
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There is a difference between Liu Ziqiu's emphasis on the importance of military speed and the importance of military speed in the art of war. He emphasized not only strategic concealment and suddenness, but also the high mobility of the team's march. 80,000 of the 100,000-strong army were infantry.
, but the movement speed of these 80,000 infantrymen was not slow at all, almost running towards Jincheng County at a trot.
Li Changshan watched in the carriage and nodded secretly. No wonder Liu Ziqiu boasted about Haikou and promised to pass through Longxi County within three days. Looking at such a marching speed, only two and a half days would be enough. But he didn't know why his soldiers were so good at running.
Of course Li Changshan didn’t know that the first thing all soldiers do after getting up every day is to fully equip themselves for a 20-mile cross-country run. Those who can’t run will not have breakfast. In order to drink a bowl of hot mutton soup,
After eating two fragrant white flour steamed buns, the soldiers will have the energy to eat even during training. After several months of training, these soldiers have already developed a body of steel and iron.
At dusk, the army arrived and set up camp outside Jincheng Pass. Although they were on their own territory, the soldiers built archery towers, set up deer villages, and sent out ranger scouts. Everything was done in an orderly manner. Li Changfeng looked at it and praised it endlessly: "Lord Liu is really good at running the army. I have never heard of such elite soldiers in decades."
Li Mingyue said unconvinced: "Grandpa, Mingyue has never seen you leave Longxi. This time to Xiping is probably the farthest place you have ever gone. How many armies have you seen? Maybe there are more powerful troops than him in the world. There are plenty of troops."
Li Changfeng laughed and said: "Grandpa was fond of traveling when he was young, and he used to travel all over the world. Otherwise, how could he give up the position of the head of the family to your second grandfather. Each of the eight Shangzhu countries in the Northern Zhou Dynasty had elite soldiers, and the private soldiers of the Yang family and the Dugu family were the most brave. Later, Yang Jian inherited the great unification, pacified the Western Liang Dynasty, and conquered the southern Chen Dynasty. The army was strong and the horses were strong. Grandpa also saw it with his own eyes. Last spring, Yang Guang conquered Tuyuhun, and the army of 500,000 was even more powerful. But if they encounter Master Liu's army , I’m afraid they are all vulnerable.”
Li Mingyue didn't believe it: "Grandpa, is his army really so powerful? Then if he rebels, wouldn't it be unstoppable?"
Li Changfeng waved his hand and said: "Silly girl, isn't he just rebelling? He has such a powerful army, and he does not exclude wealthy families like us. In my opinion, he will be able to achieve great things sooner or later. I believe in grandpa's vision. There is nothing wrong with betrothing you to him, and you will not suffer any loss even if you become a concubine."
Li Mingyue's pretty face turned red and she muttered: "Grandpa, stop talking, I don't like Mingyue at all."
Li Changfeng laughed loudly and said: "Silly girl, what do you know? Sooner or later he will be the emperor. The emperor has three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines. If he can't even be ranked among our Mingyue family, how can he choose so many outstanding people? woman?"
After the camp was completed, the Li Changshan brothers' chariots and horses also moved into the camp. Their followers were carefully selected warriors. After running all the way, each of them seemed to have been exhausted and fell limp. They didn't even want to move in the tent. However, the Li Changshan brothers' carriage was specially made and was soft and comfortable. After a long journey, the two old guys were still in high spirits. After riding in the carriage for so long, they inevitably wanted to take a walk in the camp. .
As soon as he left the tent, he was stopped by a group of soldiers on patrol. The leader shouted loudly: "No one is allowed to walk around in the important area of the military camp!"
Although they were an independent camp, the guards of the Li family were too tired to get up, so Liu Ziqiu sent them another group of guards. Li Changshan looked at this group of young soldiers. Although they all looked tired, But his eyes were extremely firm, and there was even a hint of excitement. Li Changshan did not believe that after such a long march, these soldiers still had enough combat effectiveness. The soldiers sent to serve as Li family guards may be soldiers carefully selected by Liu Ziqiu, and Li Changshan was just I want to visit other places in the military camp to know the true strength of Liu Ziqiu's army and decide whether the Li family should finally be tied to Liu Ziqiu's chariot.