Luo Zhaoyun basically let go of civil affairs, allowing some civil officials who are suitable for managing the economy, people's livelihood, household registration and farming to handle civil affairs, so that the people's hearts in Xiping County can stabilize as soon as possible.

He will decide on some major issues in the end, and there is no need to do everything yourself, as it will make you exhausted.

The key to conquering the world on horseback is to rely on the founding monarch to have enough strategy and energy to attack strong opponents.

At present, the three major departments of the Tianluo organization, Yanlang Pavilion, Qingying Guard, and Jinyi Society, are all spread out in Huangshui City. They have already had some foundations, but now they are constantly coming and taking root in this city, becoming more complicated.

To control an area, you must first understand the bottom layer of mixed fish and dragons, and penetrate upward through the bottom layer, the large families, evil forces, etc. in the hall, so as to suppress them in a targeted manner.

Yanlang Pavilion began to conduct comprehensive investigations into the merchants, Qiang people, local snakes and other people in Huangshui City. Qingying Guard took action and killed several stubborn local green forest thieves, eliminated the black forces, and reshuffled the gray forces, so that the new yamen could carry out various people's livelihood work.

In the Marshal's study, Luo Zhaoyun is designing a weapon with a long-handled Mo Dao!

The swords used by regular soldiers of the Sui Dynasty were mostly horizontal swords, which were as thin as swords. They were only made in the form of swords at the blade, with a straight body, and a mixed weapon of swords and swords.

Modao also exists, but because of the limited level of casting, each heavy Modao weighs more than 50 pounds, which is quite difficult to wield. It is a weapon of heavy armored soldiers and can specialize in defeating cavalry, but the warriors that can be used are often strong and strong, and it is difficult to select and supplement, and it is not popular.

Unless a warrior who has developed internal strength uses more than 50 kilograms of weapons, it will not be difficult to deal with, but it is still very exhausting to fight for a long time.

The reason why weapons were so heavy in ancient times was not because of how good the human physique was, but because of the limitation of the iron smelting level. If it was not heavy, the quality of the weapon would not be taken into account and would easily break during the chopping and slaughter.

Although Luo Zhaoyun developed the steelmaking method in Yanyun Castle in Zhuojun, although it was still very superficial and could not be compared with the steel during the later industrial revolution, it was already considered superior in the Sui and Tang dynasties.

The use of this steel to create Modao is extremely sharp and can be reduced by half. It is extremely popular and can be specially set up in Modao infantry and cavalry battalions.

At the same time, Luo Zhaoyun transferred some young officers from the Martial Arts Hall to train soldiers here. They knew a lot of theories and military tactics, and were suitable for being instructors, improving the quality and combat effectiveness of the team, and creating special forces, setting numbers as Blood Wolf, Tiger Teeth, War Eagle Squad, etc., which were suitable for performing special sneak attack missions.

The Li family father and son marched south to Xijing. The matter went south along the east bank of the Fen River, heading straight to Tongguan, and then headed west from Tongguan to Daxing City.

At this time, the Tang army faced a major obstacle, which was that Huoyi Xiong Pass, blocking the way south.

Huoyi is adjacent to Fen River in the north and is leaning against Huoshan on the right. The terrain is dangerous and the pass is natural. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The one who stationed this pass is Song Laosheng, a tiger general of the Sui Dynasty. Although his name is old, he is not old. He is just middle-aged. He is not considered a first-class general in the court. He is garrisoned and experienced. Rebels nearby attacked, and he wiped out all the people and horses.

The Tang army reached forty or fifty miles northwest of Huoyi. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin stopped their troops and stationed in the Qushi Valley. A few days later, Li Yuan also led a hundred thousand troops to arrive. At this time, the Shanxi area caught up with the rainy season and did not clear up for more than ten days. The heavy rain caused mountain torrents in the valley and the army could not move forward.

Li Jiancheng sent people to explore the road and found that the routes dozens of miles along the way were muddy, difficult to pass by cars and horses, and many roads were flushed by mountain torrents and flooded, making them water everywhere, which is not suitable for rushing.

After staying for half a month, the army was short of food and grass. Li Yuan sent a baggage team back to Jinyang, but because of the rain, he stayed in a certain place and there was no news for the time being.

In fact, the team had disappeared, and was attacked by a group of black men of unknown origin in a rainy night, all killed, and then buried the body and disappeared from the world.

The more Li Yuan waited, the more anxious he became. Once the food and grass were deficient, the 100,000 troops would go hungry and would likely be in a mutiny on the spot.

Suddenly someone spread news in the army that the food and grass had been exhausted and that they would soon be unable to survive. Moreover, Liu Wuzhou defeated Yanmen County and was about to attack Taiyuan County, and the Tang army was likely to be ruined on the way.

The news spread, which made the Tang army feel unstable and panic.

After hearing the news, Li Yuan immediately summoned the parliament of civil officials and military generals to discuss.

"Recently, rumors have spread in the army, and the morale of the army is floating, which is not conducive to the march. What do you think?" Li Yuan asked.

Liu Hongji looked complicated and said, "There are more than one rumor. Some of them are said to be fake in the Li family. Some exaggerate the food and supplies to be empty, and some have increased their praise for Liu Wuzhou's desire to conquer Jinyang City. Our army will be unfavorable. It seems that some people are adding fuel to the fire. We should send someone to check whether there are spies installed by other forces in our army."

Li Yuan was a little confused and thought, "Spy, which force is it that has such a vicious mind to treat our Tang army as its mortal enemy?"

Li Jiancheng said: "The greatest possibility is Liu Wuzhou. He now occupies Yanmen County and is adjacent to Taiyuan County. He has the greatest conflict of interests with our Tang army. Moreover, these rumors seem to be related to Liu Wuzhou."

"It makes sense!" Li Yuan nodded, but he was used to being steady and said, "The possibility of other forces, such as intelligence organizations that are still loyal to the court, and even Li Mi, Xue Ju, Liang Shidu, and Dou Jiande, all have this possibility. I don't want my Tang army to grow bigger and arrive in Daxing City smoothly."

But Li Yuan decided not to expect that it was an intelligence agent from Yanlang Pavilion, which was spread among the Tang army.

Pei Ji said: "Duke Tang, Song Laosheng is now occupying Huoyi Xiong Pass, Qu Tutong occupied Hedong County, and blocked our way. This trip was bumpy and full of variables. At present, Liu Wuzhou and the Turkic troops were gathering in Yanmen County. They will attack Taiyuan County soon. Jinyang is our foundation. The soldiers and their families are there, so there is no need to lose. It is better to return immediately. It is the most urgent thing for our army to return.

Li Yuan also had this intention and nodded slightly. Many civil and military officials also realized the seriousness of the matter. If they stayed here for a long time, they might change and they all wanted to rush back very early.

Liu Hongji shook his head and said, "No, if you return to Jinyang like this, your morale will be discharged. I am afraid you will not have the opportunity and aura to go south. If you shoot the bow and don't turn around, you must never turn around and return without success."

Li Shimin has always believed in Liu Hongji's wisdom and also agreed with his proposal.

So the main battle and the main retreat sides argued, and each made their own reasons, which made Li Yuan fall into a state of indecision and dilemma.
Chapter completed!