As Li Shimin entered, Fang Er leaped from the podium and went to meet him.
He was quite surprised to see the man in armor.
"Your subject, Fang Anzhi, greets Your Majesty. May I ask the reason for Your Majesty's visit?"
Li Shimin dismounted and patted Fang Er's shoulder.
"With your father-in-law in Tubo and Zhijie in Nanyue, if I don't go to the grasslands to join the fun, I fear I'll have no more chances to campaign.
Therefore, I have decided to lead the expedition myself!
Fang Er:.......
"Uh, Uncle, are you serious?"
Li Shimin raised an eyebrow. "Who are you calling Uncle? Be serious! In this setting, you shall address me as Your Majesty!"
After reprimanding Fang Er, he glanced at the Tianhuo Army and was displeased.
"Young man, I gave you an allocation of twenty thousand troops, why do you only have a few thousand here?
The grasslands are so vast, are you sure this is enough?"
Fang Er grinned. "Your Majesty, rest assured. I have a grand gift prepared for that old scoundrel Jieli. You'll know when the time comes."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was indeed reassured. This young man had never messed up important matters. After nodding, he beckoned to the crowd he had brought.
Several imposing men walked out from the Imperial Guard, startling Fang Er.
"Holy shit! Li Shimin has brought out the big guns this time!"
Both Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde, the two door gods, were present.
Li Jing, Zhang Gongjin, Li Xiaogong, and Niu Jinda were also there.
"This is too much respect for Jieli!"
Looking at the troops Li Shimin had brought, a full three thousand. A glance at the banners made Fang Er shiver. These were the Xuanjia Army!
The Xuanjia Army, who broke ten thousand with three thousand at Hulao Pass!
"It feels like the Tianhuo Army is not even needed here."
"How about it, shall we depart?"
Li Shimin was very pleased with Fang Er's expression.
"Heh heh, boy, you're still far behind in terms of backing."
Fang Er nodded mechanically. "Okay, okay, let's depart."
"Damn it, how many men did Li Jing use to capture Jieli in history?"
Excluding the large forces that were merely present, the number of men who truly followed him and fought their way to the Turkic great tent seemed to be only three thousand, right?"
Returning to the podium, he shouted at the Tianhuo Army: "Depart!"
The six armored vehicles were directly commandeered by the six great generals Li Shimin had brought, while Li Shimin himself sat in Fang Er's pickup truck.
Three thousand Xuanjia Army marched in front.
Six thousand Tianhuo Army followed behind.
The pickup trucks filled with diesel and the four-wheeled vehicles towing artillery followed the armored vehicles.
The convoy set off, bypassing Chang'an city, turning northwest, crossing the Fen River past Taiyuan, and heading north to Xinzhou.
Beyond Xinzhou lay Yanmen Pass.
Looking at this dilapidated small city, Fang Er couldn't imagine how difficult it must have been for the Yang family generals to defend against the Liao army here centuries later!
Beyond this point, they would be at the foot of the Great Wall, and ahead lay Shahu Pass! kAnshu伍.ξà
At this moment, Li Shimin was no longer in the pickup truck.
This fellow had snatched his son's pickup truck!
Li Tai sat on the side of the car, watching his father hold the steering wheel with his right hand, his left leg crossed, a cigar clamped in his left hand, and his elbow resting on his left leg, taking occasional puffs.
His right foot drove the pickup truck smoothly, and he felt unspeakably wronged.
"With so many vehicles, why did you have to steal mine!"
The convoy had been traveling for more than ten days by the time they reached this point.
Looking at Yanmen Pass ahead, Li Shimin suddenly shouted something towards Fang Er in the pickup truck, but Fang Er couldn't hear him with so many vehicles traveling together.
He then put the cigar in his mouth, took out a walkie-talkie from his pocket, and yes, it was also snatched from Li Tai.
"Calling my great nephew, I am your uncle. Order the army to enter Yanmen Pass and rest for one day. That is all!"
Li Tai was currently a company commander in the Third Regiment, leading over a hundred soldiers. This walkie-talkie was something he had pestered Fang Er for. However, after setting off, he had just taken it out to show off to Li Ke when Li Shimin set his sights on it.
Li Ke, also a company commander, felt deep sympathy for his friend, first having his walkie-talkie snatched, then his pickup truck.
Therefore, Li Ke drove his pickup truck behind Li Shimin, occasionally flashing a "geigeigei" smile at Li Tai.
The expression made Li Tai really want to beat him up, of course, provided he could win the fight first.
Fang Er, sitting in the pickup truck, was almost asleep when he was startled by the voice from the walkie-talkie, thinking they had already engaged in battle.
"You madman, what did the walkie-talkie say just now?"
"I didn't hear it. Let's go ask Su Feng, who's driving. Yes, that's right."
"Reporting to Marquis, Your Majesty just said to enter Yanmen Pass and rest for one day."
Fang Er:........
"Damn it, the Xuanjia Army is the one in front, why are you making us deliver the message!"
"What are you waiting for, overtake!"
He slapped Su Feng on the back of the head, dispelling his morning grumpiness.
"Ah, that felt good!"
Su Feng had grown accustomed to being a driver on this journey. Whenever his master was woken up by the other master, he always seemed to take a hit.
"Look, there are so many brothers in the Tianhuo Army, who else has this fortune of being beaten by Marquis every day?"
"Heh heh, this is favor!"
"Even my own brother didn't get this, he's still guarding the estate."
The pickup truck's accelerator was floored, and the V16 suddenly accelerated like a wild bull, overtaking the convoy.
Su Feng honked the horn, which looked like a tin can by the steering wheel, making the Tianhuo Army in front quickly clear the way.
This horn was modified from the horn on a three-wheeled vehicle, and it could sound without electricity, and it wasn't quiet either.
"Pass the order to enter the city! Rest for one day!"
The pickup truck sped along, and Fang Er, standing on the seat, poked half of his body out of the sunroof, shouting at the soldiers on both sides of the road.
From the central army all the way to the vanguard, Fang Er's throat was about to go hoarse.
"Li Shimin is definitely doing this on purpose!"
It was because he hadn't agreed to give him his walkie-talkie to give to the Xuanjia Army, and the revenge came so quickly.
"Damn incompetent ruler! A true incompetent ruler!"
ps: Fourth update