In the autumn of the fourth year of Zhenguan, with the order of Li Shimin, six armies rushed straight to the Turks. Among them, the Minister of War Dai Duke Li Jing was the general manager of the Dingxiang Road military, Zhang Gongjin was the deputy, and led the central army. Li Ji led the army from the east and Qin Qiong led the army from the west and Li Daozong led another cavalry to advance from Lingzhou to the northwest. There were two other armies guarding the east and west sides to prevent Jie Li from fleeing after defeat.

As the saying goes, before the troops move, food and grass will come first. Therefore, before the army sets out, Li Xiu, the logistics chief, must go to Shuozhou before Li Jing and his army is dispatched, that is, Shuozhou City, Shanxi in later generations. According to Li Shimin's plan, this will be the place where Li Jing's army will send troops and also the place where the army's materials will be concentrated, so Li Xiu must also sit here.

Shuozhou is also known as Mayi. During the Sui Dynasty, Mayi County was established and was not renamed Shuozhou until the fourth year of Wude. However, many people still used to calling Shuozhou Mayi. It is said that the Qin general Meng Tian once raised horses in the city outside Yanmen Pass, which made the name of Mayi. During the Han Dynasty, Mayi became the key to the Western Han Dynasty's northern expedition to the Xiongnu. Famous generals such as Li Guang, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing had all stationed large troops in Mayi.

In fact, as early as the beginning of this year, Li Shimin had already started to transport food, grass, weapons and other supplies to Shuozhou, and the officials in charge of dispatch had long been sent here, and now they are waiting for Li Xiu and the others to arrive there to take over these logistics affairs. Therefore, Li Xiu did not dare to delay. After receiving the formal appointment, he immediately took his guards to leave Chang'an.

"Husband, take care of your health on the road!" On the Ba Bridge, Princess Pingyang and Niang Yi saw Li Xiu off the road with tears in her eyes. Behind them, children like Jin'er and Ping'anlang are all there, and even Li Chengqian and Li Zhi and the brothers and sisters are coming. They are all wiped away their tears and are reluctant to let Li Xiu leave.

"Don't worry, if the war goes well, I can still come back to celebrate the New Year with you this year. I'll be waiting for you to make dumplings for me!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time. Behind him, not only was there a guard who protected him this time, but Xu Jingzong and Cen Wenben were also there, and they would rush to Shuozhou with Li Xiu.

"Husband, here are some things I have prepared for you, including food and clothing. The climate there is cold, and it is not like someone at home to take care of you. You must take good care of yourself!" The lady in the air also wiped her tears and next to her, a carriage was prepared, and the carriage was filled with things she prepared. Those who don't know might think Li Xiu was going to move.

"Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. You guys should go back quickly. I have to hurry up and hurry up. In addition, you are about to give birth, so you should pay attention to your health!" Li Xiu looked at the things in the car. Although he felt helpless, he still comforted with a smile.

"That's right, don't worry. With me here, I won't let this kid have any danger!" Just as Li Xiu finished speaking, Ma Master also rode forward and said.

After knowing that Li Xiu was going to Shuozhou, Ma Ye discussed with Prince Guanghua after careful consideration and decided to go to Shuozhou with Li Xiu, and took the initiative to ask to be Li Xiu's guard leader. He did not receive the appointment of the court this time, so he could only go to Shuozhou in this capacity. Even if he could not go to the battlefield, he could still observe the national war at close range. After all, Ma Ye was a person who could not stay idle, and he naturally did not want to miss such a war.

When Prince Ma said this, Princess Pingyang and Niang Yi were not good to say anything. At that moment, Li Xiu also said goodbye to his family, but when he heard that he was leaving, a bunch of children behind him surrounded him, holding his clothes one by one and reluctant to let him leave. Even Jin'er, who had always been naughty, cried. After all, these children had more contact with Li Xiu, so their relationship with Li Xiu was even deeper than their mother.

Seeing that the children were reluctant to leave by themselves, Li Xiu was also very sad, but he still forced himself to comfort the children. In the end, Princess Pingyang and the Yi Niang also helped, so that the children were coaxed. In order to avoid being sad again, Li Xiu specially asked the maids to take the children back to the carriage so that the children would not cry again after waiting.

"By the way, why didn't I see Yue Chan?" Just as Li Xiu was leaving, he suddenly found that there was no Yue Chan in the crowd. He asked strangely. He remembered that this morning, he saw Yue Chan busy packing things for him, and even said that he wanted to go with Li Xiu. After all, with her by his side, he could take care of Li Xiu's life. However, she was a woman. Although Li Xiu was not a general, he had to stay in the military camp, so it was really inconvenient to take her with him, so he refused.

"Suddenly something happened in the workshop just now, so Yuechan went to deal with it!" Yi Niang replied immediately when she heard Li Xiu's inquiry.

Li Xiu didn't doubt this, because the tea workshop was very busy, especially now that it was the time when autumn tea was on the market, so there were more things in the workshop. Sometimes even if he wanted to find Yuechan, he needed to go to the workshop.

It was getting late, and Ma Ye also said goodbye to Princess Guanghua at this time, so Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang and the others said a few more words, and then he reluctantly said goodbye and left. As for the things prepared at home, Li Xiu must also bring them with him, otherwise the Yi Niang and the others would definitely be uneasy. However, when they left, the children in the carriage were still crying, which made Li Xiu turn around. When he saw Yi Niang with a big belly and Princess Pingyang who was holding her, his eyes couldn't help but feel sore. Finally, he forced himself to turn his head, and then slapped his horse away from Baqiao.

Because time was tight, after Li Xiu and his team left Chang'an, they immediately rushed to speed up their journey. They could get ready earlier when Li Jing and his team were dispatched, so they would not be too hasty. So Li Xiu did not take a car and rode his horse and ran away directly.

Shuozhou is a military center of the Tang Dynasty, so there is an official road connected with Chang'an. There are post stations every other section. At night, they finally arrived at the first post station. Li Xiu, who had been riding a horse for a day, felt that his whole body was about to fall apart. After getting off the horse, he didn't want to get up again, and he had no appetite to eat. This was the first time Li Xiu discovered that riding a horse was so tiring, which made him miss the traffic caused by later generations. Without airplanes and high-speed rail, even if there was a car, it was ten thousand times more comfortable than riding a horse.

However, after Li Xiu lay down for a while, a guard suddenly walked in with food. At first, he didn't care much, but when he accidentally saw the other person's appearance, he jumped up and shouted: "Why are you here?"
Chapter completed!