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    In the stable cabin, a tall middle-aged man slowly took out the horizontal knife in his hand. This knife had been with him for ten years. Ever since he got this knife from the owner when he was thirty years old, he had  Never changed the knife again.  And this knife is indeed a good knife. He used this knife to follow his master on an expedition into the desert. Countless Turks died under his sword. Perhaps that battle was too brutal, and this knife also tasted great.  There was so much blood that there was still a wisp of dark red in the gap on the handle of the knife. That was the enemy's dried blood, which could not be cleaned away.

    The middle-aged man's name was Li Shi. He was a general of Duke Li Jing's family. He had followed Li Jing since he was a teenager. It can be said that he participated in every war that Li Jing participated in, especially in the past ten years.  In the previous war to annihilate the Turks, he followed Duke Wei to attack Dingxiang, the home of Jieli Khan, and welcomed Li Min's grandmother, Queen Xiao's family, back to the Tang Dynasty.  Also in that battle, Li Shi took the lead, and countless Turks died in his hands. He also blocked three arrows for Wei Gong Li Jing, but he almost died, which can be said to be a great achievement in battle.  .

    After the war, merit was discussed and rewards were given. Originally, Li Jing wanted Li Shi to become a general in the army so that he could find a wife and a wife. However, Li Shi refused his master's kindness and said that he had no intention of becoming a general.  , I just want to stay in the house and be a general, guarding the Duke's house from generation to generation.  Li Jing was also deeply moved by such a loyal Li Shi, so although Li Shi was called a family general in the family, Li Jing had already regarded him as his nephew, and all the family generals and tribes in the family were also returned to him.  Li Shi is temperate.

    Li Shi slowly pulled out the horizontal knife, picked up the wine bottle next to him, and took three big sips himself.  Then he slowly poured the remaining liquor onto the blade, and finally picked up a piece of soft cotton next to it.  Gently wipe the wine off the blade.  At the same time, he murmured to himself: "Old man, I haven't drank blood for ten years. You must be starving. This time, the master finally sent me to lead the army again. Although the opponent is only a small Japanese country, I can finally let you again  Drink enough blood!"

    As soon as Li Shi finished speaking, the door of the cabin was suddenly pushed open, and a short but extremely strong guy broke in. Seeing Li Shi maintaining the horizontal sword again, he curled his lips and said, "Brother Li  .Although the sea is humid, there is no need for you to maintain your knife three times a day, right?"

    The visitor's name was Xu De, who was a little younger than Li Shi. He was the only family general on the ship besides Li Shi. In addition to the boatmen, there were a total of 402 people on board, including two family members, Li Shi and Xu De.  In addition to the generals, there are also four hundred troops.  The two commanded two hundred people each.  In addition to their ship, there are many other ships around, and the people on board are all generals and tribes of the wealthy and noble families in Chang'an. The number of people is uncertain.  They all came to Sixian at Li Min's invitation to help Li Min attack the Japanese country.

    Li Shi is the family general of Wei Guogong Li Jing, with two hundred troops under his command.  In addition, on a small boat next to it, there were three generals from the Duke of Wei's mansion.  Take one hundred people with them respectively, that is to say.  This time, Duke Wei's Mansion sent out a force of 500 people.  Xu De, who had just broken into Li Shi's cabin, was a general of the British prince Li Ji. He also participated in the war to destroy the Turks, so he and Li Shi were old acquaintances. The two often drank together and had a very good relationship.

    Seeing Xu De who had never known how to knock on the door, Li Shi was too lazy to talk about this old brother. He just carefully wiped the horizontal knife on his hands and feet again, and then put the knife into the sheath and said: "We have gone to sea, soon  I¡¯m about to go to Sixi to meet His Highness King Qi, but I don¡¯t know if His Highness is really as brave and intelligent as the legend says?¡±

    Xu De walked up to Li Shi, picked up the jug and drank a few sips, and then laughed and said: "I don't know whether His Highness King Qi is really brave and intelligent, but he can make the Duke and the young  The person that my father-in-law admires very much is definitely not a simple person!"

    The Dukes and Young Dukes mentioned by Xu De refer to Li Ji and Li Jingye. Li Jingye is the most outstanding among all the children and grandchildren of Li Ji. He has inherited almost most of his military and military skills, so he has long been designated as the next one.  The British Duke, so generals such as Xu De are referred to as "Little Duke".

    Li Shi also nodded after hearing this. When he was in Chang'an, he never had the chance to meet Li Min, so he could only get a taste of the style of His Highness the King of Qi from legends. However, when he thought of Wei Gongping, he mentioned the King of Qi.  He showed admiration all the time. With Wei Gong's ability to recognize people, those who can get his admiration will naturally not be like those princes in Chang'an City who only know how to fight for the throne.

    Li Shi and his crew's sails were full of wind, and the fleet was moving very quickly. In a few days, they arrived outside the city of Sixian. But at this time, they discovered that there was a fleet traveling parallel to them, and it was also a fleet.  A fleet of ships transporting people.

    Li Shi and Xu De were the leaders of Duke Wei and Duke Ying respectively. After hearing the news, they immediately left the cabin and walked to the side of the ship to the right side of the fleet.The fleet looked around and found that the other party's fleet was larger than theirs. There were also people on the deck of the ship, but the distance was too far and they couldn't see clearly who the other party was?

    "Brother Li, the other party is the fleet of the Prince of Qi, with the flag of the Prince's Palace on it!" Xu De is a sharpshooter, and his eyes are much sharper than ordinary people, so he saw at a glance that all the ships in that fleet were decorated with the flag of the Prince of Qi.  banner.

    Li Shi nodded after hearing this, and at the same time reached out and took out the telescope in his arms. It was given to him by Wei Gong Li Jing when he left Chang'an. Although the telescope is not a rare item nowadays, it is usually only found by military generals and sea ships.  Only captains can have it.

    With the help of the telescope, Li Shi finally saw the people on the other side's ship. What surprised him was that there were many children playing on the decks of many ships in that fleet, and these children  He has a red and black complexion and is wearing clothes made of sheepskin and linen. You can tell he is a grassland person at a glance.

    At this time, Xu De, who was next to him, also used his telescope to see clearly the people on the Nowhere deck. As a result, he also said to himself strangely: "Why are they all prairie barbarians? Could it be that they were captured prairie slaves transported to be sold?"  of?"

    Regarding Xu De's guess, Li Shi shook his head disapprovingly and analyzed: "The Hu slaves in the grassland generally only need mature men. Of course, there are some beautiful young women, but not only are there children on the other side's ship, but also I  I saw a few old men and women. These people have no value in selling, and no one will capture them as slaves!"

    Li Shi is not only brave, but also as a master of military art and a general of Wei Guogong Li Jing, he has also learned a lot of his master's skills. He is very calm-minded and his analysis is very reasonable. Xu De also nodded after hearing this, but  I was even more confused and couldn't figure out the purpose of this fleet full of prairie people.

    The other ships next to Li Shi were also very interested in the fleet next to them. For this reason, Li Shi also summoned all the generals on the ship and everyone discussed it, but in the end, no results were achieved. Only someone provided  One piece of information is that when they were on the Yellow River, it seemed that this fleet was not far away from them. It was just that there were too many ships on the river at that time and no one paid attention.

    The two fleets arrived at Sixi almost at the same time, and Li Min in Sixi City also received the news and immediately rushed to the port to greet them. Of course, he was not going to greet the prairie people. After all, those barbarians were destined to become him.  A tool that is simply not worth welcoming in person.  The generals of Li Shi's family are different. Although the generals are regarded as the private property of their masters and have a lower political status than their husbands, they can represent their masters externally. Based on Li Min's relationship with various wealthy and noble families, he can personally  Greeting him also shows his sincerity.

    Among this batch of generals and tribes, the most numerous generals and tribes came from Duke Wei and Duke Ying. In addition, Li Shi and Xu De were also very famous generals at the time, and the generals from each government also  They were all convinced, so Li Shi and Xu De naturally became the leaders this time.

    When Li Shi, Xu De and the families from various prefectures disembarked, they immediately saw a tall young man in Chinese clothes standing on the port, surrounded by many local officials.  Li Shi and Xu De immediately guessed that this young man should be His Royal Highness King Qi. They did not dare to neglect and immediately stepped forward to see him. Li Min also smiled and told everyone not to be polite.

    After chatting with Li Shi and others at the port, Li Min immediately asked people to arrange for these tribes to go to the military camp that had been prepared, and wine and meat were also prepared there to welcome everyone.  After washing the dust, as for the generals such as Li Shi and Xu De, Li Min personally entertained them in the palace to show that he valued them.

    People like Li Shi were rough people. Seeing the enthusiasm of His Highness the famous King of Qi, they naturally drank freely. In addition, Li Min arranged for a group of generals such as Hu Li and Zhou Long to accompany him, so this  The reception banquet was quite lively, and Li Min also took this opportunity to get to know Li Shi and the others who came this time.

    According to what Li Shi said, the wealthy nobles of Chang'an sent many people from each family for this attack on the Japanese country. The total number of people was 6,400. Although the number did not seem to be many, they were all  Many of the most elite generals from each family have gone to the battlefield with their masters, and their combat power is much stronger than the regular army of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, even if the opponent is ten times more powerful, they still have the courage to fight to the death.  .

    Regarding Li Shi's words, Li Min did not doubt that the other party was bragging, because he also knew that when the generals of the Tang Dynasty went to the battlefield, the soldiers around them were all served by these family generals and tribes, so for the safety of his own life,  The fighting power of these tribes is indeed stronger than that of ordinary soldiers. In addition, the tribes have been soldiers for generations. They are usually raised by their masters. When the men reach age, they must participate in training. It can be said that they are the professional soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, so  It's normal to have stronger combat power.

    After the banquet, Li Ming had just sent Li Shi, who was very drunk this time, to the military camp, but suddenly he received news from the officials who resettled the Hu tribe that something big had happened over there!
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