It was as if Shen Lian was not going to lead an expedition, but to have fun.

In fact, for Shen Lian, the early stage was similar.

After all, the external commander-in-chief is Xue Rengui.

His mission is just to assist Xue Rengui.

But everyone who knows the inside story will know that it is he who is really talking.

Everyone, including the envoys, knew this.

But this does not prevent Xue Rengui from still being the commander-in-chief of the army.

"Rengui, after we meet up with the army, please stop following me."

As Shen Lian walked away, he said: "To the outside world, you are the commander-in-chief of the army. Everyone will pay attention to you. And there is no telling when the army will join us. What you have to do is to integrate those armies."

"If I have instructions, I will take the initiative to find you."

"You should be aloof and forceful. When it's time to show your power to other army commanders, do so."

"We only need one voice for this trip, and that is your voice."

"So, let me hold them all down on the road. If anyone is not convinced, just challenge them and give them a beating."

"In short, before you really fight against Nanzhao, you must have a unified voice. No matter what decision you make, no one can refute it."

Xue Rengui nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

"Don't worry, Mr. Shen, I will never let you down."

Xue Rengui understood that the reason why he got this opportunity was because Shen Lian fought for him.

So he was very grateful to Shen Lian.

He also obeyed Shen Lian's words.

Shen Lian nodded slightly: "That's good. You are very smart and have potential. What you lack now is just experience, and this time is your opportunity to accumulate experience and grow quickly."

"besides……"

As Shen Lian walked away, he said, "Xugou, as the deputy general, you should cooperate well with Xue Rengui this time."

"You are the official spokesman for the Twelve Shadow Thorns. Don't hide it and smear the name of the Twelve Shadow Thorns. If there is anything you can teach Rengui, please teach me. What you originally learned was for Those who fight."

"In addition, you have no practical experience. You can give advice based on the knowledge you have learned, but don't make random suggestions."

"There is a difference between talking on paper and actual combat. Don't be careless."

"This action is an extremely rare opportunity for both Rengui and you. Do you understand?"

Xu Gou nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, young master, I understand everything."

Xu Gou has been following Shen Lian for a long time, so he naturally knows that this opportunity is hard-won.

Although he is not very smart, he has learned some skills after following him for a long time.

At this point, you naturally know what you should do.

Shen Lian nodded slightly: "That's good, then let's do it."

Shen Lian doesn't need to say much. Xue Rengui and Xu Gou are not fools. Just one explanation is enough.

There is no point in saying too much.

Everyone quickly arrived at the gate of Chang'an City.

Here, he saw many familiar faces.

Li Shimin is here.

Fang Xuanling is here.

Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others are here.

Shen Lian hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Li Shimin: "I have met your Majesty."

Li Shimin hurriedly stepped forward and helped Shen Lian up. Looking at Shen Lian's dress, he smiled and said, "You don't look like you are going to fight, but you are going to relax."

Shen Lian smiled and said: "This is just for relaxing. I am a civil servant, so I can just hide behind it."

Li Shimin and others were speechless for a while.

Are you still a civil servant?!

Your kung fu is much better than that of a general.

Of course, Li Shimin was very happy to hear Shen Lian's words.

After all, he was afraid that something would happen to Shen Lian.

If Shen Lian could really hide behind him, he would feel relieved.

But... based on Li Shimin's understanding of Shen Lian, would Shen Lian really be in danger and hide behind?!

He took a deep breath, patted Shen Lian's shoulder lightly, and said, "Work hard. If you encounter difficulties that you cannot overcome, come back."

"It doesn't matter even if we fail, Datang can afford to lose."

Shen Lian smiled and said: "Everyone sends blessings, why does your Majesty say these things instead?"

Li Shimin rolled his eyes and waved his hands angrily: "Okay, let's go, it's an eyesore here."

"Hahaha."

Shen Lian laughed loudly, then raised his hands and said loudly to Li Shimin and others: "My lords, the country will not change, and the green water will flow forever. We will see you when we return!"

There was no sadness in the farewells to Li Shimin and the others.

Shen Lian doesn't like sadness either.

After all, it's not like he won't come back.

When Li Shimin and others do this, they always give him the feeling of setting a flag.

Therefore, he just made a few jokes to make the atmosphere better, and then strode away.

The army was already waiting outside Chang'an City.

Ten thousand elite troops, as well as some logistics troops, stood outside Chang'an City.

After seeing Shen Lian and Xue Rengui arriving, they all bowed to them: "I've met the commander-in-chief!"

Xue Rengui looked at Shen Lian.

Shen Lian smiled and said: "What do you want me to do? You are the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty. From now on, Rengui, you have to shoulder the burden."

"How many of these 10,000 troops and thousands of logistics troops can come back alive is up to you."

Xue Rengui instantly felt like a big mountain was pressing on his shoulders.

But he was neither timid nor afraid.

He just took a deep breath and immediately walked towards the army.

He wants to get ahead, he doesn't want to live like this all his life.

Master Shen won him an opportunity that no one else could get.

He will definitely catch it!

We must not let Master Shen down.

Likewise... we cannot let down these soldiers who believe in us.

With these more than 10,000 people, he will do his best to let as many people leave as possible, so many will come back.

Xue Rengui went to boost morale.

Shen Lian and others were watching quietly here.

Looking at the young general in white robes, feeling the aura exuding from him, he couldn't help but say: "Although General Xue is young, he gives people a great sense of security. I have a hunch that General Xue will definitely become the leader of the Tang Dynasty in the future." of a famous general."

Shen Lian smiled and said: "Famous general? No, a famous marshal!"

"Famous handsome man?"

Sishe was shocked and said hurriedly: "Young master, do you think General Xue is a handsome man?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A handsome talent and a general are completely different.

What a general needs is bravery, the ability to lead a small army to fight a victorious battle.

But handsome, that's different.

The commander must take into account everything, not only allocating manpower reasonably according to the situation of each general, but also rationally determining tactics according to the situation on the battlefield.

It can be said that handsome talents must not only have the ability to recognize people, but also have far-sightedness.

This really isn't something everyone can do.

At present, in the entire Tang Dynasty, only Li Jing can do this.

Li Jing is not called the military god of the Tang Dynasty, but he is not called casually.
To be continued...