Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 911
The crown prince's expedition is the most important thing. Apart from the guards on the surface, in fact, Li Zhiyun also arranged for a fine cavalry to secretly escort the prince all the way.Li Zhiyun never thought of letting the prince go to war like this, and he took the necessary protection measures very well.During the relationship after canonization of Chengzhao as the prince, Li Zhiyun still admired this future successor.

Although it was Li Chengzhao's first time leading an army on his own without any experience, there were more than a dozen experienced generals serving in the army. The theoretical knowledge he has learned, although he has not been able to do things handy for a while, is growing rapidly.At the same time, this is exactly what Li Chengzhao needs, and it is one of the reasons why he must set off this time.

Without experience in the army, it will always be difficult to understand the heart of the army.The plate armored cavalry is naturally the most elite cavalry in the Tang Dynasty. They are all brave and good at fighting, and they are not afraid of death.

At the beginning, Li Chengzhao was not very used to it. After he let go of his status and slowly got along with the soldiers day and night, he was able to get along with the soldiers happily.Thanks to his father's teachings to him, he didn't think the soldiers were rough men, murderers who didn't understand etiquette, justice, and shame. Instead, he felt that they were straightforward and comfortable getting along with each other.

Marching on the road, Li Chengzhao felt more and more the importance of the experience his father taught him. Although many things were written in the books, when he actually did it, he was always full of loopholes. all.The army is no better than civilians, here is orderly, rigid, one is one, two is two, whoever makes a mistake must be punished.

On the way, some cavalrymen delayed their investigation time, and when they returned, they were severely punished by the military judge and recorded as a major misdemeanor.Afterwards, the military judge said to the prince: "Although we are not close to the battlefield at this time, the army is out, and the opportunity is fleeting. We cannot guarantee that we can seize the opportunity all the time, but we must guarantee that we will be able to catch it all the time." Prepare. Once the superior is called, the army must be sent to help immediately. The delay in the return of the scouts, if we encounter a situation, will have an immeasurable impact on the entire battle situation. If he is spared, no one will be afraid of military law. How can everyone defeat the enemy on the battlefield?"

After listening, Li Chengzhao repeatedly said that he was educated.In the days that followed, he marched on time and rested on time. He followed the same rules and regulations as the soldiers.In such an atmosphere, he could clearly feel that the soldiers were no longer afraid of him, but rather knew each other.

Soldiers of the three armies, eat and sleep together!
To be honest, when he saw this sentence in a book before, he always thought it was a light sentence, very simple.But in fact, during these days in the army, he really understood how difficult it is to achieve this sentence, especially for a person like him who has never suffered much since childhood.Not to mention the food in the army, but the strict rules in the army made him feel uncomfortable, as if a layer of chains were covering his body.

He thought of a sentence his father once said: A soldier in the army is a beast in a cage.

Now, he understood the true meaning of this sentence.In the army, the soldiers have always been suppressed the fierceness in the body, suppressed the mania in the body, and even controlled the desire to kill.And the rules, the military law, are the chains.Without this thing, the army is not an army, it can only be called a straggler.

The military law is strict, and only the extremely strict military law can temporarily calm down this group of suppressed ferocious beasts.Their day-to-day drills are extremely boring. Except for a few times when they can let go, most of the time they are tense, waiting for the war that may come at any time. Will be mentally abnormal.Or, too excited to control myself.Or, it is lost, like an empty shell.

In view of this situation, there is also a certain amount of relaxation time in the army, that is, soldiers who can read and write take the novel books handed out from above, and tell stories to the brothers to relax for a while.The novels that can be sent to the army naturally have a strong thought of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and the deeds of the heroic novel protagonists are excellent material for entertaining and teaching.

"Today, we are talking about "Heroes of the Northern Desert". It is said that in the former Sui Dynasty, there was a seat north of Yinshan Mountain." Li Chengzhao watched Qin Huaiyu holding the novel and telling the story to the soldiers. He listened to the content of the story, if Thinking thoughtfully: "Isn't this a novel written by Beisanren? It has already cost the cost of binding?"

Xue Li was dressed in armor and stood by the prince's side. Hearing the prince's words, he nodded and said, "I finished it last year."

With the popularity of newspapers, the cultural undertakings of the Tang Dynasty are also booming, and literati and writers from all over the world have contributed to newspapers.Some write novels, some write poems, and some write strange novels that make people blush after reading them.

"How do you know so clearly?" Li Chengzhao looked strange.To be honest, when he first read "The Legend of the Northern Desert Heroes", he read it one issue at a time in the newspaper, intermittently in between, and it took a long time.

Xue Li sighed: "Princess likes to read, and also likes to write."

"Oh." Li Chengzhao thought of something, smiled and shook his head.His sister Yongning is a college student.

A few days later, the army passed through Shuofang, then accelerated their march and arrived at Liangu in Shengzhou.The rebellion took place in the north of Shengzhou, but since entering Shengzhou, one must be prepared to encounter a secret enemy attack anytime and anywhere, so when the speed of the army slowed down, the scouts spread out like locusts to investigate the enemy's situation.

"Sir, where shall we camp?"

Li Chengzhao looked up at the gradually darkening sky, and said slowly: "When the army is against the enemy, the mountains are surrounded by valleys, and the place of life is high. The battle is high and there is no climb. Here is the army of the mountain."

Lang Jiang immediately understood, "Shengzhou has dense mountains and high peaks, so I will make arrangements for the humble staff."

"Go."

He got off his horse and walked into the forest.Hearing the sound of horseshoes mobilizing rapidly around him, he couldn't help but look solemn.No matter how calm he was during the march, when he was about to face the war, he still couldn't help being nervous.

The things learned from books are indeed very important, but he has not forgotten his father's admonition to him.What is achieved on paper is always shallow, and I know that this matter must be done.

"Your Highness."

Qin Huaiyu walked over with small steps.

"What's the matter?" Li Chengzhao turned around and asked.

Qin Huaiyu smiled and said: "Wei Lang will ask the humble official to ask His Highness if he wants to rest for a while."

"No need." Li Chengzhao asked, "Has the water source been arranged?"

Qin Huaiyu said solemnly: "That's why the humble job came here. There is no river here, and the mountains lack water and grass. It is not suitable to stay for a long time."

"I never thought of staying here for a long time, and Yulin is our destination." Li Chengzhao explained.

Qin Huaiyu asked again: "Then, when does Your Highness plan to leave?"

Li Chengzhao was a little puzzled, then wanted to understand something, and said, "Are you worried that we will be surrounded by enemy troops here?"

"That's right. Now that the army has set off, everything must be planned, whether it's good or bad. The lives of the soldiers of the three armies are in His Highness's hands. Please be careful, Your Highness."

Li Chengzhao took a deep breath, nodded and said: "You are right, call the generals to discuss the matter."

"As ordered."

From the beginning of the month, the mountain wind does not move.

(End of this chapter)