Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

Except for some slightly reliable statements, the rest are completely fabricated.

The reason why Chen Qianzhi refused to take charge was, first of all, because although the Zhentou Yangjie was troublesome, Yangjie was ultimately a small border country with weak strength. This was not a very difficult task, so Chen Qianzhi naturally worked hard to do it.

The second purpose is indeed to train new talents. No matter Xue Rengui or Xi Junmai, they are both famous generals in the history of the Tang Dynasty. Although they did not spend a particularly long time training at the Royal Military Academy, a generation of famous generals will eventually need a famous general to sharpen their swords.

As for the last reason, Chen Qianzhi has already stated it clearly in Dayan.

Conquering the Far North is indeed a very time-consuming task, but if Dayan wants to expand its territory, there will probably be many similar battles in the future.

Therefore, Chen Qianzhi had to come up with a solution to solve the problem of food consumption.

Although Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai's abilities were unquestionable, this was their first time on the battlefield, so after a brief thought, Chen Qianzhi decided to go there in person to give them some instructions.

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at the same time.

The moment Li Kuan walked to the gate of the Royal Military Academy, he couldn't help but feel emotional.

Due to the increase in enrollment, the Royal Military Academy, which already had an unusually large area, was expanded again. Whether it was the stone lions at the entrance or the plaque unveiled by Guo Shoujing himself, they all showed the grandeur and majesty of this academy.

At the entrance of the Military Academy, there was a constant stream of students seeking advice and officials in charge of teaching guidance.

Li Kuan walked into the gate. When many students saw him, although they still showed respect to him, most of them could not hide the complicated expressions on their faces.

After all, in order to conquer the weak Tartars, Li Kuan immediately recommended two outstanding students from the academy. This was naturally an honor for the Royal Military Academy, and as students of the academy, they would naturally benefit from it.

Unfortunately, we are all students in the same college.

Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai were able to go into battle and kill the enemies, but they could only continue to learn various military theories and skills in the academy. As men of Dayan, they felt a little aggrieved in their hearts.

Li Kuan looked at the rich expressions of these students and couldn't help laughing in his heart: It turns out that martial arts and military tactics can be learned in the academy, but one's character does need time and reality to be honed.

When Xue Rengui was found, he was packing one military book after another, as well as some necessary clothes.

Seeing Li Kuan appear, he hurriedly saluted. Li Kuan smiled and waved his hand:

"I recommended you to the court without even asking for your opinion. The army will set out in three days. You won't have any complaints, right?"

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" Xue Rengui said with a smile, "My wish has always been to serve on the battlefield, so that I can bring honor to my family when I return home. Your Majesty has given me this opportunity to make achievements. I am grateful to you, and I can't wait to thank you. How can I complain?"

Li Kuan nodded: "I have always been aware of your ambitions and aspirations. I wonder how you will fight this long-distance battle when you get to Han Ji's side?"

"Rengui will have to start as a low-ranking general this time, and Marshal Li Jing needs to do the marching and deployment and commanding the overall situation," Xue Rengui said with a bow.

"And what Rengui needs to do is to follow the arrangements of his superiors and complete the tasks that he must complete."

"The military is a place that values ​​military merit, not personal relationships. Although I was recommended by Marshal Li Kuan, I don't have any qualifications after all. Although the academy taught me the art of war, the most taboo thing on the battlefield is to talk about war on paper."

"After you have made contributions, accumulated practical experience, and are able to participate in decision-making, Rengui will consider matters of marching and deploying troops!"

"Okay," Li Kuan nodded, "It seems that you have really benefited a lot from the academy. I believe that when you return to Yanyun City, I will look at you with new eyes."

"Your Majesty, thank you for the compliment," Xue Rengui said with a smile, "Rengui will do his best."

"Of course I have full faith in your abilities, but I want to give you a word of caution," Li Kuan said.

"Even though you are an unparalleled archer and have amazing arm strength, the battlefield is a place that requires teamwork. I hope that when you go to the battlefield, you can make more use of the power of the team instead of focusing too much on individual bravery."

Xue Rengui nodded: "Rengui remembers it."

"Your Majesty," Xi Junmai walked in at some point, "Your Majesty, your student greets you."

Li Kuan quickly helped Xi Junmai up. Judging from his appearance, he was already ready to go into battle.

Li Kuan patted his shoulder:

"I'm always assured of your work. I know you admire famous generals who win with fewer troops. But I want to tell you how to fight with more troops and how to fight with fewer troops. The battlefield changes rapidly, and the most important thing is to learn how to adapt to the situation."

Xi Junmai humbly accepted the teaching: "Student understands."

Li Kuan smiled cheerfully: "You two are representing the reputation of our Royal Military Academy in this expedition. When you return victorious, I, Li Kuan, will definitely personally prepare a celebration banquet for you."

Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui were deeply moved. The three of them chatted for a while before leaving.

Li Kuan walked out of the gate of the Military Academy and was thinking about how to cook different dishes to please the little ancestor at home, when a man stopped him on the way.

In Li Kuan's impression, this person always looked calm and composed, but at this moment, there was an unconcealable anxiety and urgency in his eyes.

Li Kuan knew what he was thinking, so he smiled and asked
"Liu Rengui, why are you blocking my way?"

"Your Majesty, you misunderstood. I have absolutely no intention of offending you," Liu Rengui lowered his head, "It's just that I am a little unclear. Your Majesty, you have always said that I have great talent and will definitely achieve great things in the future."

"Now is the time to fight for Han Ji and make contributions to Da Yan. Why did your majesty only recommend Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai and not give me the opportunity to make contributions? Even if I am not talented, as long as your majesty agrees to let me go, I am willing to start as a centurion."

Li Kuan was naturally very clear about Liu Rengui's ability. Not only was he as good as Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai in commanding troops and fighting, but in terms of overall quality, he was even better than the other two in some aspects.

However, in the current situation, it is not yet time for Liu Rengui to fully display his talents.

Li Kuan waved his hand and said, "When did I say that I was joking? Although I did only recommend Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai in the court, I had already planned an important position for you long before I made the recommendation. The appointment should have been made tomorrow, but I didn't expect Rengui to be so anxious this time."

"I see. Thank you, Your Majesty," Liu Rengui was overjoyed. "May I ask, Your Majesty, what is my appointment?"

"Although our academy only has Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai in the 10,000-strong army, we still need some support behind the army just in case," Li Kuan said with a smile.

"And this time, I have also assigned you an important task."

……

Three days later, 10,000 elite soldiers were ready to march north. Chen Qingzhi was the commander-in-chief and Cheng Yaojin was the deputy commander-in-chief. They led 10,000 elite soldiers to attack the Tanjie. Qin Qiong was the vanguard and led 3,000 soldiers to go first to scout the situation for the army and to dampen the enemy's morale.

As deep winter had arrived, a little snow had fallen from the sky. One can imagine that Chang'an was still freezing cold, and it would have been a very difficult environment if the battle between Tan and Jie really took place.

But the morale of the soldiers was high, and their faces revealed a determination that made people dare not approach them easily.

After all, Dayan is now a powerful country, and they have a series of powerful bows and crossbows in their hands. This expedition will surely be a success.

What's more, this time they were fighting to defend the territory and drive out the bandits, so the soldiers had already sharpened their swords and guns, ready to stab the weapons into the chests of the bandits at any time.

"I can only take you here," Li Kuan patted the snowflakes on his body and handed the wine in his hand to Chen Qingzhi, "When you return victorious, Yanyun City will surely be full of spring flowers again."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for sending me off from afar," Chen Qingzhi drank the wine in one gulp.

"The last time I led a war was probably many years ago. I didn't expect that at my age, I could still lead an expedition against foreign enemies for Great Yan. I am very excited."

"It is I who should thank you for not fearing danger and for going to the national crisis for the Tang Dynasty and its people," Li Kuan raised his glass.
"This first cup of wine is to express my condolences to the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and the second cup is to express my gratitude to the general. Please drink it up."

"Your Majesty, that's enough," Cheng Yaojin suddenly ran over, "Drinking too much of this wine can easily cause trouble, so let Old Cheng drink this glass for you!"

"Oh," Li Kuan smiled, "Do you want to taste the wine in my cup?"

"Are you afraid of making mistakes, or are you just unable to help yourself?"

"Your Majesty's wine is naturally the best in the world. Who in the world doesn't want to have a taste of it?" Cheng Yaojin said shamelessly.

"Besides, I was originally one of the commanders of the army, so it's not too much to toast me with this glass of wine."

Chen Qingzhi and Li Kuan laughed loudly, but after laughing, Li Kuan still handed the wine to Cheng Yaojin.

"I know that marching in the depths of winter is indeed a very painful thing, but if we can win this battle, the northern barbarians will no longer dare to take chances and invade our Great Yanjiang Mountain."

Although Li Kuan did not personally fight on the battlefield this time, he also came to the city gate to see the army off, "This time, I will trouble the Marshal and all the soldiers.

"Your Majesty, I understand your good intentions. If you hadn't convinced me in court, I wouldn't have agreed to be the commander-in-chief," Chen Qingzhi smiled.
"Xi Junmai, Xue Rengui's two boys are indeed very talented. Do they need my special care?"

"They have their own opportunities, and I also believe in the Marshal's talent."

Li Kuan also handed over the wine.

"I brought this wine from home. I personally offer a toast to the Marshal."

"Okay!" Chen Qingzhi shook his robe and drank the wine. After bidding farewell to Li Kuan, he stood on a high place and shouted to the soldiers below:

"Soldiers, are your cotton-padded jackets new?"

"New!" the soldiers shouted in unison.

"Are the swords in your hands sharp?"

"Li!" There was another clanging sound.

"Okay, Yang Ji is hoping to release Da Yan, this time we will let him know that anyone who offends Da Yan will be punished no matter how far away he is," Li Jing shouted.

The whole army is on the march!

The sound of war drums makes people's blood boil.

The people stood on both sides of the road, vying to give clothes and other things to the soldiers.

The soldiers declined most of the people's kindness, and their horses' hooves left long-lasting footprints on the road covered with a thin layer of snow.

It seems to be telling people, if victory does not belong to such a team, who will it belong to?

……

On the northern border of Dayan, deep in the mountains and old forests.

Due to the invasion of the Tanjie, many markets and trade routes that were once bustling and prosperous have become deserted or even dead silent.

For safety reasons, most people retreated south to safe areas, but there were still a small number of merchants who made a living from trade. They risked their lives to find abandoned trade routes, or even rugged and difficult paths to buy and sell their goods.

Even though the routes chosen by savvy merchants were generally sparsely traveled, with few people or even wild animals passing by, a trade trip was still terrifying.

The heavy snow suddenly stopped and the sun rose slowly, but the ice that had not yet melted made the road extremely difficult to walk on. A ragged young man almost caused a horse carrying a lot of goods to fall over because he did not hold the reins properly.

"Be careful," an obese middle-aged man next to him said angrily, "Do you know how valuable the things inside are? If they are broken, you won't be able to pay for it even if I sell you off!"

"Boss, this is not my fault," the clerk complained.

"Why do we have to take this path where even birds can't see us? The load on the horse's back is so heavy, I really can't control it!"

"You idiot," the shopkeeper scolded, "Don't you know that the Tatars are robbing everywhere? If you take the main road, not only will you lose the goods, but even your head! Move quickly, you hear me, if we are discovered by those greedy Tatars, our trip will be in vain!"

"Is this tanned captive so scary?" The guy was obviously visiting this place for the first time.
"Aren't the officers and soldiers of Da Yan stationed near here? I don't believe they dare to be so rampant!"

"Alas, you are still too young. Although the officers and soldiers of Da Yan are powerful, these Tan Jie soldiers are like robbers. They rob and run away. The government can do nothing about them."

"What's even more terrible is that there are so many of these Yangjie soldiers. If we want to completely wipe them out, we have to send a large army to capture their lair."

"Then send troops to destroy them. Anyway, the Tartars are not good people," the young man said, "As long as our General Li comes, we will definitely be invincible."

"But I've been doing business for so long, and I've almost never seen an army march out in the cold winter."

The fat shopkeeper sighed deeply, "If I want to get rid of this trouble completely, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until next summer. But fortunately, I won't come again until I finish selling this batch of goods. You all should hurry up."

(End of this chapter)