Longxi County.

To the west of Shanggui County is the surging Mother River of China, bounded by the river. To the west is the Hexi Corridor occupied by the Yuezhi people. To the northwest, the vast grassland is occupied by the newly rising Huns.

At the end of the great chaos in the Central Plains, the battle for survival among the grassland peoples in the western frontier became increasingly fierce.

At Luo Jia's temporary cavalry camp on the bank of the river, Li Yuan summoned Bai Guangji, the leader of the scouts who had sneaked into Hexi not long ago. He had not seen him for more than a month. Bai Guangji could no longer see the shadow of a Central Plains man in his body, except for his nose.

Apart from his obvious Qin characteristics on his skin, the rest of his body and behavior make him a complete Qiang person.

Bai Guangji entered Hexi with a Qiang tribe migrating westward. Along with him, there were thirteen other scouts. These scouts were all capable soldiers selected from the army thousands of miles away. They were not only brave but also brave.

, and more importantly, is a person who is good at disguise, that is to say, a person who will not attract attention even if he is still in a crowd.

Among Li Yuan's confidant generals, Bai Guangji is definitely an inconspicuous one. He is not as sharp as Luo Jia, nor as shrewd and calculating as Li Bi, nor as flamboyant as the one-eyed Cao Xin. Such a person is...

Li Yuan had a unique eye and selected the captain to serve as the most elite scout soldier in the infantry.

"General, am I back?" Bai Guangji was dusty. He had just crossed the river and still had the smell of mutton on his body. It was a bit unpleasant, but also kind of friendly.

"Old Bai, haha, I haven't seen you for a long time. It looks like you are having a good time on the grassland." Luo Jia stepped forward excitedly and hugged Bai Guangji's strong body.

Li Principle looked at the close relationship between his two generals with a smile, and he was equally happy in his heart. Luo Jia, Bai Guangji, Li Bi, and Cao Xin, these young people are growing up step by step, and they will be Li Yuanjun's

In the future, as a leader, Li Yuan is even more happy about the deep love between them.

The love of comrades is more precious than anything else.

Even though we are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, even though a long time has passed, a concern is always lingering in my heart.

"Captain Bai, how is the situation in Hexi?" Li Yuan waited for Bai Guangji to kneel down and bow, and then began to inquire about the information about this trip into the hinterland of the Yueshi Xiongnu.

"General, at the beginning of last month, the Yuezhi and the Huns fought a big battle in the area of ​​Gaizang City. Each side dispatched no less than 50,000 troops. As a result, the Yuezhi people were defeated. Even the city where they were stationed was destroyed by the Huns.

People occupied it, and now the Yuezhi tribe is divided into two branches, one of which moved inland to

The Jincheng area across the river, while most of them moved westward to Duncheng and places further west." Bai Guangji organized his thoughts and reported the situation one by one. He spoke slowly but word by word.

Well-founded and clear, this is what Li Yuan values.

"Is the leader of the Huns named Modun Shanyu?" Li Yuan tapped the table, thoughtfully.

"How did the general know that the original Chanyu of the Xiongnu tribe was named Touman, but he was killed by an arrow 2 years ago by his son, Luotang Moton, who was a hostage in Yuezhi in his early years.

This war between the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi was caused by Mao Dun taking the opportunity to seek revenge." Bai Guangji nodded and said.

"In this case, Luo Jia, you must be mentally prepared. Your cavalry and future enemies will not only be the princes of Guandong, but also the evil wolves on the grassland - the Huns." Li Yuan looked solemn and risked

Suddenly, the Great Chanyu of the Huns who made Liu Bang almost commit suicide on Baishan Mountain appeared in Li Yuan's field of vision. His existence was a great threat to Li Yuan whose power was concentrated in the border areas.

"General, don't worry. Unless I, Luo Jia, train an elite cavalry army, I won't come back to Yongcheng to see you." Under Luo Jia's pressure, the young man's pride made him raise his head uninhibitedly and look directly at Li Yuan.

"General, the changes in the west of the river are related to the overall situation of our army. I will cross the river to the west to test the strength of King Yuezhi again?" Bai Guangji stood up and raised his hands.

"Thank you for your hard work, both of you. Li is very grateful to you for walking with us on the road to the rise of our army!" Li Yuan bent down and bowed to Luo Jia and Bai Guangji. At this moment, what was stirring in his heart was

The countless lofty sentiments of a man’s ambition.

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The end of September in the first year of the Qin Dynasty (206 BC).

This season's spring wheat, in the anticipation of tens of thousands of Yongqi people, began to hang heavy ears of wheat, nodding towards the working people.

Although due to the shortage of wheat seeds, Li Yuan only replanted mature fields at river forks and mature fields in the Yongqi area. In other places, millet was still the main species. However, the actual statistical results still made Li Yuan feel...

Waves of excitement.

Except for the wheat seeds reserved for the next season's full-scale winter wheat, the spring wheat that was hastily planted this time was pulled out based on the specious experience points taught by Li Yuan, and was obtained through various experiments by Zhang Fu and other grassroots pavilion chiefs and elders.

The yield is 20% higher than the original millet harvest.

Don't look at the increase of only 20%. Every improvement in crop yields will have a profound impact on the changing living conditions of mankind. Every day, we go to the fields and take a look at the harvested ears, which are now owned by Zhang Fu and other elderly people.

Get used to it.

At the same time, the 30,000 soldiers under Li Yuan's command underwent the baptism of the Battle of Chencang and the Battle of Po Qiang, and began to reorganize for more than two months. During the continuous running-in, this army gradually transformed from an army composed of farmers.

The temporary conscripts were transformed into a more capable army of dedicated soldiers.

In Li Yuan's plan, the future army will mainly consist of five major arms:

One: Luo Jia's cavalry has enough horses to give the cavalry more choices. The number of cavalry is 10,000, which allows Li Yuan's army to dispatch two elite rapid reaction troops at any time. Of course, the cavalry is still available.

There are only 3,000 people, which is still far away from the imagined number.

Second: Wang Shang's crossbow army, this is a long-range force that follows the tradition of the Qin army. Three thousand crossbowmen equipped with bronze machine crossbows are enough to scare any opponent. This is a formidable force.

It is also the ace unit reserved by Li Yuan.

Third: Jiang Yu's infantry is a conventional force. The 15,000-strong halberd infantry is the main combat force. Jiang Yu is a calm and measured man, so he is a suitable candidate.

Fourth: Bai Guangji's scouts, this is a special combat force envisioned by Li Yuan. Their number is small, less than a thousand, but they are responsible for various operations such as spying, assassination, beheading, and ambushes.

mission, they are also the ancient special forces in Li Yuan’s mind;

Fifth: Cao Xin’s personal guards number about 5,000 people. The main task of this elite army is to protect the safety of the generals. This includes not only the safety of Li Yuan, but also other important generals in the army and cold weapon war generals.
Chapter completed!