In early spring, the misty rain is misty, and the vast Hetao land, the undulating mountains, the winding Hetao, and the vast loess plateau are now covered with a layer of green carpet.

The poplar trees that can be seen everywhere have sprouted, the weeping willows are rich, shaking gracefully, and the spring is filled with the city.

Jinyang City is the largest city in the northwest. It guards the fortress to go north and is an important place to prevent the Turks in the northern part of Chang'an of the Sui Dynasty. It is prosperous and prosperous. Many Hu people come here to do business, shops, restaurants, and green tea shops and visits. This is thanks to the entry of Li Yuan, the Hedong pacifier.

In the twelfth month of the New Year, Li Yuan brought tens of thousands of troops and elite soldiers into Jinyang City and became the highest commander here. He held both civil affairs and military power in his hands, which shocked the chaos and bandits in Taiyuan County to dare not be rampant, vigorously restored the local economy, and repaired the former prosperous Jinyang and re-prospered the prosperity.

However, even so, there were still many refugees fleeing from all over Taiyuan County gathered on the streets, all of whom were covered in dust, ragged clothes, and hungry to the point of being pale and thin, weak and weak.

Many refugees began to sell their children and daughters, so that they could live a life without starving to death on the streets and dying of cold and illness.

Some local men from Jinyang took the opportunity to buy young women as concubines on the streets, and singles could take them home as daughter-in-laws. The tight-knitted men brought some food and bread, and could also enjoy the beauty of the refugee group under the walls of the street. Just give some food.

After Li Jiancheng visited the city through a micro-dress, he quickly reported to Li Yuan. After discussing with some counselors, his father and son decided to open warehouses and release grain, relieve the people, resettle refugees, and win people's hearts. At the same time, the number of household registration in Jinyang increased, recruit more males to join the army, and strengthen the army.

"Carrying, you and Liu Hongji will do this. You are sensitive to your father's identity and should not come forward. If the emperor hears some news and thinks that I am winning the hearts of the people and intends to rebel, it will be a big deal."

Li Jiancheng knew his father's personality and was a little cautious, not decisive enough in his work. He was always afraid of something and was suspicious of Yang Guang.

"Father, the world is in chaos at this time. The emperor went to Jiangnan this time and had the idea of ​​avoiding risks. It is estimated that it will be difficult to return north again. Our sky is high and the emperor is far away. What's wrong with helping the people? It's a great opportunity for my father to establish the image of a benevolent person."

Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Jiancheng, don't have such an idea. It would be fine if Shimin said this. He is young, passionate, unstable, and courageous, but you are different. Being steady, you are also the representative of my Li family. As for being a father, you must try to stay away from the door and pretend to be without ambitions. Only in this way can you avoid the emperor's eyes and suspicion. Don't forget that Li should have prophecies from the world, like a thorn in the throat. The emperor has long held a grudge against the Li family and attacked those who hold real power at any time."

Li Jiancheng nodded when he heard this. Although he had some different opinions, he still focused on his father's. After all, he felt that he was only twenty-five or six years old and had not held a high-ranking official position in the court. He did not know enough about the depth of the imperial court's career. He was right to listen to the couple.

"Where did your second brother go? Why did you rarely see him when you arrived in Jinyang?"

"This, my second brother said that Jinyang is a place where tigers and dragons are lying on the ground. There are many capable people and ambitious people here. I decided to make friends with some heroes for the Li family and absorb them in the future and use them for my father."

"Nonshu, this kid is just messing around all day and wins over heroes. What is he going to do? Do he want to rebel?" Li Yuan snorted coldly, feeling a headache for this second son who doesn't play according to common sense all day, for fear that he will not know the depth and cause some trouble to cause the family to be punished.

"Don't worry, my father, although my second brother is active, he also knows the right way. What should I say and what should I not say? He knows better than anyone else. This kid is smart. He is originally a good thing for martial arts, but in Luoyang, his father is strictly in charge, so he didn't bother much. Now he has been in Jinyang, and he has been unable to control himself. He is very handsome and has no idea where to drink now."

Li Yuan's face was gloomy, and he was still worried that he would not know the importance of it. After all, he was too young. If he said something about rebellion, it would be enough for his Li family to drink. Now the Sui Dynasty is about to end, but it has not yet perished. Once the imperial edict came, his official titles, military power, etc. would be thrown away. Only when he completely turned these troops into the Li family's own army and replaced them with his own people can he have the courage to think about other things.

Luo Zhaoyun integrated military horses at Linyu Pass, increased the number of cavalry and allocated 20,000 pounds of wheat iron rods, of which 3,000 were elite cavalry, as the main force of the fight.

In the past few days, Mai Tiebang has been practicing cavalry formations and strengthening the cooperation between teams. If this kind of charge of tens of thousands of people is loose, the team will soon be easily chaotic and will not be able to exert much combat power.

Therefore, the cavalry must also line up and maintain a tough formation when charging. When fighting fiercely, they must find team members. Three people are a group, three groups are a fire team, led by the fire chief. This is the most basic action combination. The three people cooperate, one front and the two sides, and the lethality is stronger than the five people fighting alone.

Luo Zhaoyun kept looking for a place to fight on the map, a topography suitable for his strategic thinking.

Finally, Luo Zhaoyun took a fancy to Linyu Pass. On the way to Yanjun, there was a land of earth plateau and hilly land called Hululing. It was wide in front and bordered by the plains. The landform behind it was relatively narrow. The terrain around it was not high. It was all small hills and some forks, which were suitable for hiding soldiers inside.

A few days later, he received information that the Gao family's army's food and grass warehouse was lit, and the operation agents became dead soldiers. After completing the mission, they could no longer escape, surrounded, died in battle at all, and were seen as flesh mud by random knives.

"Come, send orders, and the whole army will leave the pass tomorrow!" Luo Zhaoyun felt that the day of sending troops was here.

The military order was heard, and the next day, the army was in formation. Mai Tiebang set out with only more than 20,000 cavalry and 5,000 crossbow battalions, as the front army first.

Luo Zhaoyun followed closely behind with seven or eight thousand cavalry, twenty thousand infantry, five thousand archers and crossbowmen, and set off slowly. With such a marching speed, he could reach Hululing at dusk.

When the leader of the Gao clan and the general of the Khitan clan learned that the Sui army had left the pass and was about to pacify them, Gao Tansheng, who was suffering from a shortage of food and grass, felt that this was the last chance. He wanted to make a fuss. As long as he defeated Luo Zhaoyun's troops, he could retake Linyu Pass and enter Peiping and Yuyang County. The food and grass and military and civilian issues were solved.

Thirty-to-thirty-one thousand cavalry first, followed by 20,000 to 30,000 infantry, almost all the troops were invested. Although Gao Tansheng had heard of Luo Zhaoyun's reputation, he felt that twice the enemy's strength, as well as the cheers of the Khitan, Mohe and other iron cavalry should be able to defeat the Sui army.
Chapter completed!