Five thousand soldiers, although one thousand heavy infantry, two thousand light infantry, and one thousand five hundred light cavalry,

Five hundred heavy cavalry. But in fact, Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army can only be regarded as three thousand light infantry and two thousand light cavalry. Heavy infantry and heavy cavalry are just a plan, and there is no equipment yet.

However, Li Shimin relied on the current power of the Li family and his favor in front of the emperor, and Mayi was close to the Turks, so his troops were equipped with many horses. Although five thousand people could not be two horses, they could have horses for cavalry and infantry, and even the logistics were carried by horses, so they could quickly move. At this time, with Li Shimin's order, the five thousand people stopped without any hesitation and immediately camped north.

In the vast rain, in the hills and jungles of Mayi outside the Great Wall, a cavalry of five thousand people was galloping northward. The flags embroidered with the word Li embroidered with the word "Li" had been wet by the rain and were swept on the flagpole by the wind. Five thousand people and horses were as fast as flying, with iron hooves scattering. The rumbling horse hooves made the muddy road on the road even more muddy, and the quickly flipped horse hooves splashed the muddy water everywhere.

The sound of wind and rain, the sound of armor touching, and the sound of horse hooves running gathered into an indescribable force. Li Shimin stood on a hillside, looking at the black armored troops marching in the wind and rain, and a sense of pride emerged in his heart. This was his own army, which made him feel like he was back in Liaodong again, and at that time, it was the same.

The horse's hooves flew around without any resistance, black armor, galloping war horses, and the momentum of moving forward. The difference is that the chief general of this army was replaced by himself, and the name of the army was not the Liaodong Army, but his Xuanjia Army.

The team below was already very fast, but Li Shimin was still standing there, shouting loudly, "Hurry, hurry up, faster, our goal is the Great Wall Pass. We must not let the Turks get one step ahead of us. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We must not miss this opportunity. We must fight a good battle with the Turks so that the Turks can understand our power. We must also let the court know the power of our Xuanjia Army. We will be the elite soldiers in the world, and we will be the most elite soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty. Hurry!"

The cavalrymen galloped on the horses, leaning down one by one, and relying on the advantages of the horse riding skills of the border troops, they used their riding skills to the highest level. The raindrops hit the armor, splashing water mist, blurring their forward vision.

Li Shimin called a personal guard beside him, "You will immediately bring a group of people to Mayi County City and tell Chai Tongshou and Li County Chief that the prefect asked them to gather the five thousand town soldiers in the county immediately, let them stand by in the city, ready to meet with our troops at any time and head north to the Great Wall together."

These five thousand town soldiers were actually Li Shimin's imitation of Liaodong. On the surface, the town soldiers were all civil defense organizations that protected the people independently initiated by the villagers. But in fact, these five thousand town soldiers were just a guise. The five thousand soldiers were still trained the same as his five thousand palace soldiers, with a lot of armor and equipment. Moreover, all the officers of the five thousand town soldiers were from the Li family clan and his friends. The purpose was to make preparations and secretly accumulate strength.

Now that he wants to go north to the Great Wall, the more soldiers the better. Li Shimin attaches great importance to this battle. If he can win a great victory, Ran will have a higher position in the court and Yang Guang's hearts. Even in Li Que, he can get greater voice. For this battle that must be won, he also took out the hidden ace in his hand.

Half a day later, Mayi County City finally appeared in front of you. Li Shimin did not give a stop and the entire army continued to move forward.

"Master!" Several knights rushed up from behind, but they were Chai Shao, the commander of Mayi County, Li Xiaogong, the commander of the county magistrate Li Mian-Lzong, Li Daoxuan, and Shi Wanbao.

Li Shimin slowed down his horse riding, took off his helmet, and wiped the rain from his face.

"How is it, have the troops pulled out?"

The sound of wind and rain and the sound of war horses galloping too much. Chai Shao could not shout loudly before Li Shimin could hear "Sir, all the five thousand soldiers in the town have left the city and have followed the team. In addition, according to the instructions of the adults, we also brought a lot of crossbows and arrows and food, all carried by horses, so that the speed of the march would not be delayed."

Li Shimin stopped temporarily and turned around and saw that a new team was added to the back team. Moreover, this team looked larger than his previous team. Five thousand township soldiers were added, and the armor, equipment, and food were added to supplement the consumption. Although this army did not have the official banner of the court, it was attacking various township soldiers.

However, the equipment of this army is also black armor, and its momentum cannot be underestimated.

The two soldiers and horses were all raised, ten thousand people, which is Li Shimin's entire family. Even the commanders who commanded the troops were appointed by him. This was a soldier who was nominally a unit belonging to the Li family, but in fact he was the only one who commanded him. Looking at this majestic momentum, Li Shimin smiled satisfied and nodded to Chai Shao and others for praise. These were his direct confidants, which were their common cause. The Xuanjia Army did not disappoint his expectations. Although most of them had never seen blood after they became an army, this momentum alone could be compared with the Pojun camp when it was just expanded.

One day and night, Li Shimin's 10,000 troops headed north along the Sanggan River and rushed to Shenwu City, a big city in Mayi. Shenwu City is a county town, but the population is tens of thousands, which is an important city on the front line of the Sanggan River.

"The Shenwu City is ahead!" Li Xiaogong pointed to the city road in the fog. Needless to say, Li Shimin also saw this border city.

Chai Shao shouted loudly, "Sir, I've been traveling for a day and night, and I'm exhausted. Why don't I go to the city to rest for a night and then add some supplies?"

After looking at the rain that had been raining since I left. Although it was not heavy, the soldiers were extremely tired after rushing through such a rainy day.

Now that we go to the city to rest for one night, the soldiers can not only not have to camp, but also take a hot bath and have a hot meal. Even the war horses can get a good rest for a night. At the current speed, it will take at least two days and two nights to reach the Great Wall of Wuzhou Mountain. There are not many cities of such a large scale along the way.

"Okay, I'll send an order immediately to let the soldiers enter the city to rest for one night. Tomorrow morning, we have to march for two days and nights to reach the Great Wall Pass before we can rest again." Li Shimin nodded.

In the rain, Li Shimin's deputy guard led a small team of knights to Shenwu City.

The defenders of Shenwu City had long seen this army and for safety reasons, they had already closed the city gate.

Li Shimin rode on the horse and looked at the city coldly. Although it was a county town, it was built very roughly because it lived outside the border, but it looked very solid. It was much stronger than the city in the mainland of the Central Plains. The residents and the mobile vendors in Shenwu City together had a population of more than 30,000, and there were not many defenders in the city, only a group of 200 infantrymen. However, the city wall was built very high, with a city wall of three feet high. Li Shimin thought in his mind that if there were no siege equipment, his 10,000 people should be able to capture the county town in one day.

"The person who comes is stopping, who are you?" On the top of the city, the county magistrate and county magistrate in the city,

The county lieutenant and the infantry captain who commanded 200 infantry were all above the city. Although from a distance, the army coming was wearing the armor of the court and was also under the banner of the court. However, border cities have always been more cautious. The lieutenant still closed the city gate first as usual.

Li Shimin's deputy guard team, also a Li family member. Li Daolin came to the city by horse and shouted loudly, "According to the emperor's orders, the prefect of Mayi, the general of Zuotun Guard, and the Duke of Liaoyang County, Lord Li led the army north to the Great Wall Pass. Now he is going to enter the city to rest for one night, open the city gate to welcome the army into the city!"

The previous actions of the lieutenant were just a routine procedure. At this time, what he heard was his first Simayi prefect, so he dared not be negligent. He ordered the defenders at the city gate to open the city gate, and he also hurried to the city gate with the county magistrate and other wealthy officials and merchants in the county to welcome Li Shimin.

Seeing the city gate open, someone came out to greet him. Li Shimin nodded, "Send the order, the whole army enters the city, have a good rest tonight, cook at the fourth day of tomorrow, and set off at the fifth day of tomorrow!"

After hearing this order, the soldiers immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They ran all day and it was raining again. Although it was already May, they were still frozen to death. It was naturally better to be able to go to the city to change into the city and dry clothes and rest for a night. The army lined up in an orderly line and slowly drove into the city. There was only a small military camp that accommodated 1,000 people in the city, and so many people could not be accommodated. The county magistrate hurriedly called the big households and merchants in the city to take out their mansion and the spare warehouse for Li Shimin's 10,000 troops to move in.

After arranging the place to live, the county officials looked at the soldiers' meals and booked the venue in the largest restaurant in the city, asking Li Shimin and Shangguan to use the seats.

Li Shimin refused all the favors of these people and let them arrange them. He was arranged by the county magistrate to the richest mansion in the city. As soon as he entered the mansion, Li Shimin immediately asked someone to take a shower and change his clothes. He took off his wet clothes. Li Shimin had just lie in the hot hot water, but the door was knocked on.

"Sir, the alert cavalry outside the city found an injured cavalry by the river ten miles away. Now he has brought it back, it is Sima Dekan's black-clothed iron guard!" Li Xiaogong said with a low voice outside the door.
Chapter completed!