Li Xiu didn't expect to see Xue Rengui in the barracks, and he was very enthusiastic to pull him to his tent and personally made him a pot of tea, only to see Xue Rengui take a sip of the tea in his hand first, and his face showed a very enjoyable expression, and after a while, he said with great emotion: "It's finally a hot drink." ”

"Rengui, you have worked hard all the way, how is the situation outside, have you encountered a lot of Goguryeo cavalry?" Li Xiu asked again at this time, he had already asked Xue Rengui just now, and learned that the other party was ordered by Cheng Yanjin to send an urgent official letter, and now Cheng Yanjin had left Chifeng City and was quietly going around to the east of Anshi City, intending to cut off the back road of Gao Yanshou's support army.

"There are indeed too many Goguryeo cavalry outside, this time I led my brothers to escort Kumon here, and it turned out that there were Goguryeo cavalry everywhere along the way, and I can't remember how many times I encountered them on the road, but I saved a bag just by the ears we used to count our military exploits." Xue Rengui also smiled bitterly at this time, and then told the details of his arrival.

It took Xue Rengui ten days to arrive here from Chifeng City, if it was placed in normal times, he could reach it in two days on a fast horse, but because there were too many Goguryeo cavalry on the road, they also fled while fighting, after all, the number of Goguryeo cavalry was superior, and if they were entangled by the opponent's large cavalry, it would be difficult to get out.

And Xue Rengui's main task is to escort the official document, if the official document falls into the hands of Goguryeo, maybe it will bring greater losses to the army, so they don't dare to fight along the way, but even so, the Goguryeo cavalry who died in their hands must have hundreds of people, of course, they also suffered some casualties, but the loss was not too big.

"It's really not easy, during this time, the battalion often sent a small force of cavalry to fight with the Goguryeo people, even if they won and lost each other, but the method of counting military merits set by the general is really too bad, especially now that the weather is hot, and it is easy to stink and rot after cutting off the ears, and those officials who count military merits have already begun to scold their mothers!" After listening to Xue Rengui's words, Li Xiu first nodded, and then couldn't help but smile.

The soldiers of the Tang Army have the simplest way to calculate military merits, that is, to count the head, but it is inconvenient to carry the head during the battle, so it is changed to cut off a certain organ on the corpse to calculate the military merit, as for where to cut there is no regulation, each general has his own hobbies, but this method is nothing when the weather is cold, but as soon as the weather is hot, it is necessary to use lime for embalming, but the rough men who fight are not particular, and few people will carry lime with them.

Xue Rengui couldn't help but laugh when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then seemed to think of something, and asked in a low voice at the moment: "Don Ma, is there any big move on Your Majesty's side, when I came in just now, it seems that many military camps are being nervously arranged, and even our newly arrived cavalry have to be arranged in various military camps to prepare?" ”

The reason why Xue Rengui appeared in front of the camp where the materials were stored was mainly because they had just handed over the escort papers, and they didn't even have time to drink saliva, so they received an order to let them report to Li Daozong, but Xue Rengui proposed that they had been fighting with Goguryeo for several days, and the weapons and armor on their bodies were damaged, and they were forbidden troops, and the weapons and armor were issued by the imperial court, so they went to the camp that managed the materials to prepare to replace the weapons and armor, and then happened to meet Li Xiu.

"Oops, the boss asked me to report to General Li immediately, I patronized and talked to the horse just now, but I forgot about it, maybe General Li will punish us!" Xue Rengui suddenly exclaimed at this time, if you don't arrive within the time limit in the barracks, it is also a felony to kill your head.

"It's okay, it will take time for you to change weapons and equipment, and some of your men are injured, and they also need to be dealt with, and I am also very familiar with Li Daozong, so why don't I go with you and help you explain it then!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time.

Last time, Li Shimin wanted to be close, and almost married Li Daozong's niece to the Western Regions as a princess, but fortunately he was dissuaded by Li Xiu later, and Li Daozong also thanked him many times, and even wanted to give his niece to Li Xiu as a concubine, so scared that he avoided walking when he saw each other for a long time.

Xue Rengui is not a hypocritical person, when he heard that Li Xiu was going to take him, he hurriedly stood up and thanked him, originally Li Xiu still wanted to leave Xue Rengui for dinner, but thinking that the military situation is urgent now, in the decisive battle three days later, Li Daozong also has a heavy responsibility, and then it is time for Xue Rengui to perform, so he can't be delayed at this time.

At that moment, Li Xiu and Xue Rengui got out of the tent, but when they were on the way, Xue Rengui kept asking what big moves there were in the army, after all, his status was too low, and he couldn't get in touch with the news from above, but Li Xiu was inconvenient to tell him, after all, this matter was very important, and now except for a few people such as Li Shimin and Li Ji, even some middle-level generals don't know.

"Rengui, don't ask, but I can tell you that this is a good opportunity for you to make a contribution, just like a fish jumping into the dragon gate, whether you can become a dragon or not is here to leap!" Li Xiu finally hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Xue Rengui heard Li Xiu say so solemnly, and he also knew that there were some secrets in the army that could not be inquired about, so he couldn't help but show a solemn expression at the moment and said: "Thank you for your guidance, your subordinates will definitely not let you down!" ”

"Hehe, of course, you don't have too much pressure, with your talent, it's a matter of time before you get ahead, but except for Goguryeo, it's really hard to find such a good opportunity in the future, not to mention that it's Your Majesty's personal conscription, as long as you can leave an impression on Your Majesty, your promotion will be much easier in the future." Li Xiu smiled again at this time.

At the moment, Li Xiu and Xue Rengui chatted while walking, and finally came to the military camp where Li Daozong was, according to Li Shimin's plan, Li Ji faced Gao Yanshou's main army head-on, and Cheng Yanjin cut off the opponent's retreat from behind, and then Li Daozong led a main cavalry to disrupt Goguryeo's army with the momentum of a blade.

Li Daozong's camp is full of cavalry, and it is still far away from the camp, and you can hear the neighing of people and horses inside, at the moment Li Xiu took Xue Rengui into the camp, and Xue Rengui's subordinates did not follow, now he only needs to report to Li Daozong, and then the other party will assign the barracks to him.

However, Li Xiu came to Li Daozong's camp but pounced on it, and inquired about it but got a crying and laughing news, it turned out that Li Daozong actually went to find him, it is estimated that the two missed it on the road, and in desperation, Li Xiu had to take Xue Rengui back, and saw each other in the camp where the supplies were stored.

"You're here, I've been looking for you for a long time!" When Li Daozong saw Li Xiu, his face was also happy, and he immediately stepped forward, but Cen Wenwen behind him was helpless, it seemed that when Li Xiu didn't come just now, the two seemed to have some disputes.

"King Jiangxia is polite, I just happened to have something to look for you, so I went to you just now, but I didn't expect you to come to me." Li Xiu also said with a smile at this time. Li Daozong was originally named the king of Rencheng, but last year, Li Shimin changed the titles of many royal families, and Li Daozong was named the king of Jiangxia, and at the same time served in the military department.

Li Daozong seemed very anxious, and at this time he didn't ask Li Xiu what he was looking for, but said directly: "You also know the current situation of the horse, my task is very heavy, the most important thing for the cavalry is to step down the mount, people can eat a little bit, but the horse can't be bad at all, so I need a lot of soybeans there, but you don't give enough at all, so please be accommodating and give us a batch of beans first, otherwise my people won't be able to ride horses to fight at all!" ”

War horses can't just eat grass, beans are the staple food of war horses, otherwise they don't have the strength to carry cavalry to fight, after all, a cavalry's own weight, plus armor and weapons, etc., is enough to have hundreds of catties, which is not something that ordinary horses can carry.

"The supply of horse feed has always been very sufficient, how can it not be enough?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this, and then turned his head to look at Cen Wenwen next to him.

"Horses, the horse material on the side of the king of Jiangxia has been sent according to the previous plan, but the king of Jiangxia has asked for double, although our horse material is relatively sufficient, but there are also many horses in the barracks, in addition to war horses, there are also a large number of horses, and there are also cavalry in other barracks, so although the horse material is sufficient, it can't be used indiscriminately!" Cen Wenwen also said helplessly at this time, logistics scheduling is like this, every military camp says that the materials are not enough, and they can't meet them all, otherwise the transportation in the rear will not be able to keep up.

"King Jiangxia, your request is indeed too high, if you double it, then if other military camps also ask for it, then I'm afraid we can only hang ourselves." Li Xiu also smiled bitterly when he heard this, but he was also used to seeing the ability of these generals in the barracks to ask for sky-high prices, so he was not so easy to fool.

"Horse, we are all old friends, and Your Majesty must know better than me about the arrangement there, so the usual amount of horse material can't satisfy our war horses at all, please be considerate of us!" At this time, Li Daozong was a set of friendships, and he was also the way of righteousness.

Li Xiu couldn't help but show a contemplative expression when he heard this, and after a while, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "In this way, King Jiangxia, you are indeed burdened with heavy responsibilities, and the war horse needs more physical strength, then I will give you an extra twenty percent of the horse material, this is already our limit, and we may even have to reduce the material used for the horse, I hope you will also understand our difficulties!" ”

Although Li Daozong shouted to double just now, in fact, he was also a lion with a big mouth, so that he could bargain, and he was very satisfied if he could even get more than one percent of the horse material, but he didn't expect Li Xiu to give one more percent, and he nodded and agreed without hesitation, and at this time, Li Xiu also took advantage of the situation to pull Xue Rengui next to him and said: "King Jiangxia, I'll introduce you to a general!" ”