Li Jing glanced at Xue Rengui in surprise. He had never heard the name Xue Rengui before.
"It is really a blessing for the Tang Dynasty to have such talents." Li Jing praised.
Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes and said: "Boy Lin, it seems that Xue Rengui doesn't have an official position yet? Let him come to me, I will give him a school captain."
"Fart, if you want to come here, you have to come to Youwu Houwei." Yuchi Gong said unhappily.
Who wouldn’t want a talent like Xue Rengui? How could he not fight for it?
Lin Xuan was a little embarrassed, so he refused to give it. He had a low official position and could not give Xue Rengui an official position.
If so, who will train this army?
"Okay, let's talk about this later!" Li Shimin said.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong looked at each other and knew that Xue Rengui was probably attracted by Li Shimin.
An hour later, the military formation drill ended.
Xue Rengui cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the military formation drill has been completed."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Let the soldiers go down and rest first."
"Your Majesty, how is this army trained by me?" Lin Xuan asked with a smile.
He promised the soldiers that they would receive military pay in the future, but Li Shimin still needed to pay for this money.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "So far, it's pretty good. I just don't know what it will be like on the battlefield."
Although this army is still not as good as the top troops of the Tang Dynasty, those troops have achieved this level after a long period of training and baptism on the battlefield.
Lin Xuan has only trained this army for a few months, and these people have never even been on the battlefield.
Lin Xuan thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty is worried that they are just showing off. Why don't we arrange a competition to see whether it is a mule or a horse, and you will know after taking it out for a walk."
"Competition? How do you want to compete?" Li Shimin became interested.
Lin Xuan said: "Your Majesty will randomly transfer 3,000 people from any camp, and I will send out 1,000 people for a test. Of course, I can only choose those who entered the camp at about the same time as them and have never been on the battlefield."
He is not so conceited that after a few months of training, he can defeat those elite soldiers who have been on the battlefield.
No matter how well an army is trained, it cannot compare to those elite soldiers who have fought on the battlefield.
Some things cannot be compensated for by training.
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan in surprise and said, "One thousand versus three thousand, are you so confident?"
Lin Xuan said confidently: "If I don't even have this confidence, I will betray your majesty's trust."
Although the number of people fighting is important, they are all soldiers who have never been on the battlefield and the training time is about the same. What should he be afraid of?
He still didn't believe it. After several months of training, a thousand soldiers could not defeat three thousand soldiers who were trained normally.
Cheng Yaojin laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I also think this proposal is very good."
No matter what, these people Lin Xuan led were the people who led the army from his left.
One thousand versus three thousand, winning is glorious, losing is not embarrassing.
Of course he supported this shameless thing.
"In that case, let's have a trial and let me see if the troops we spent so much money to train are worth it." Li Shimin nodded and said.
"Haha, which one of you is willing to send someone to compete?" Cheng Yaojin looked at Yu Chigong and others proudly.
Yu Chigong and the others were not stupid. Three thousand against one thousand, they felt they would not lose, but it would be disgraceful to win. So no one said anything.
Seeing that no one spoke, Cheng Yaojin became even more proud and said, "Why, are you worried that you won't be able to defeat me? How about you pay five thousand?"
Yuchi Gong and others rolled their eyes, is this a problem that cannot be solved?
"Your Majesty, it's too troublesome to transfer people from other places. Your Majesty has so many things to do every day, how can you have so much time to wait. There are so many people in the Zuo Leading Army, why not just choose them from the Zuo Leading Army." Yu Chigong rolled his eyes, looking a little malicious.
said.
Cheng Yaojin became anxious and said: "How can this be done? They are all leaders from the left. What's the comparison?"
"Why, are you afraid?" Yuchi Gong said in a hurry.
How could Cheng Yaojin admit it and said: "You are kidding, I will be afraid? It's just that they are all leaders from the left, I am worried that you will say I cheated."
"Don't worry, so many of us have led soldiers. Whether you are cheating or not can be seen at a glance," Yu Chigong said.
"This..." Cheng Yaojin was speechless.
Li Shimin said: "Let's choose someone from the left leadership. If you know the truth, you can choose someone."
It was indeed a bit troublesome to transfer people to other military camps. He also wanted to see the combat effectiveness of this army quickly.
Seeing that Li Shimin had said this, Cheng Yaojin said dullly: "Yes!"
"Ha ha…"
The others laughed when they saw Cheng Yaojin's appearance.
"Your Majesty, I will go down and prepare first." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Go!"
When Cheng Chumo and others saw Lin Xuan coming, they quickly asked: "How is General? Is Your Majesty satisfied with our performance?"
Lin Xuan said with a smile: "Your Majesty is quite satisfied, but after all, it is just a drill. Your Majesty is a little worried that it is just an illusion."
"What should we do?" Yuchi Baolin asked.
There is no war to fight now, and there is no way to prove it.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I think your Majesty proposed a competition, and your Majesty has already agreed."
"That's right, you'll know if it works after a trial." Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin agreed.
Qin Huaidao was calmer than them and asked: "General, how do you compare?"
Lin Xuan said: "We will send one thousand people, and the other side will send three thousand people. They are all like us and have never been on the battlefield. Do you have confidence?"
"Of course we are confident. General, leave this matter to me," Cheng Chumo said quickly.
Yuchi Baolin was unhappy and said, "Why, I'm going to go too."
This was an opportunity to show off in front of Li Shimin. Even Qin Huaidao looked at Lin Xuan longingly.
"I think it's better to let Chu Mo go." Lin Xuan said.
"Why did the general let him go? The people he brought were not as good as mine." Yuchi Baolin said unconvinced.
Cheng Chumo said unhappily: "Fart, how about we have a competition. Whoever wins gets to go."
"Competition is a competition, who is afraid of whom!" Yuchi Baolin showed no weakness.
Lin Xuan is a bit big-headed. Even before this, his own people are almost starting to fight.
Lin Xuan stopped him quickly and said, "Okay, don't make any noise. The one competing with us is Uncle Cheng. Baolin, are you sure you want to go?"
"Wha... what, compared with my dad?" Cheng Chumo asked in surprise.
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "That's right!"
Cheng Chumo said quickly: "Then I won't go and give this opportunity to Baolin."
Just kidding, if he beats his father, what will happen to him?
Yuchi Baolin shook his head repeatedly and said: "The general asked you to go, so you should go."
He was also afraid that with so many people, if Cheng Yaojin lost face, could Cheng Yaojin not deal with him?
Lin Xuan was a little speechless. He was fighting for it just now, but now he is giving in.
"This competition will be silent. This is an order!" Lin Xuan said.
He thought about it for a long time before letting Cheng Chumo go.
Cheng Yaojin would definitely be embarrassed if he lost.
It would be great to let Cheng Chumo go and calm down when Cheng Yaojin loses.
"yes!"
When Cheng Chumo saw Lin Xuan say this, he could only respond.
It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders, but it does not only refer to those soldiers, they must also obey them.
But Cheng Chumo didn't know what Lin Xuan was thinking, otherwise he would probably fight Lin Xuan desperately.
"Chu Mo, go ahead and choose someone. Remember, you can only win this time, not lose!" Lin Xuan said.
He was the one who proposed the competition. If he loses, he won't lose face.
…
Half an hour later, both sides were ready.
One thousand people on one side and three thousand people on the other side stood on both sides of the school field.
Since it was a competition, swords could not be used, so all the soldiers had in their hands were sticks.
The army usually has internal competitions, and there is no shortage of these things.
The ends of the sticks were coated with white lime, and the vital parts were marked, which meant they were killed in battle.
But what is strange is that the one thousand people led by Cheng Chumo didn't even wear armor, but only clothed in civilian clothes.
Although it's more than April now and the weather is not too cold, it's still a bit cold just wearing cloth clothes.
The three thousand people on the other side were completely opposite to Cheng Chumo and others. They were wearing armor and were led by a small school.
Cheng Yaojin would definitely not end up in this kind of competition personally.
Although it was just a competition, the person watching was the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin.
These soldiers all wanted to show off in front of Li Shimin, and the school grounds were filled with a murderous atmosphere.