In fact, Anxin also has an army, but no one can remember it, and that is the slave soldiers. Anxin now has a total of 4,000 slaves, most of whom are bandits and violators of local treaties. Although their combat power is not strong,

However, once you achieve military merit, you will be pardoned and have the opportunity to join the Iron Brigade, so you can act as a vanguard in battle and should not be underestimated.

Two thousand regular iron soldiers, three thousand militiamen, and four thousand slave soldiers, this is the entire combat strength of Anxin.

Seeing the well-equipped iron soldiers, Li Yi couldn't help but sigh.

When the Yong camp was first established, the Yong Ding were just a group of farmers fighting with crude weapons, and many of them did not even have armor. However, more than two years later, not only did everyone in Anxin wear armor, but they also

The spirit of Qi has also undergone earth-shaking changes.

Of course, these are all piled up with money.

Now the private camp is in Dongyang Town, so Li Yi can directly call only more than 1,400 iron dings, and this is also an ideal situation. In fact, I am afraid that there are only 1,000 people who can actually be brought out to fight, and the remaining 400

People also need to maintain order in various places.

The Anxin Railway Brigade only had a thousand troops at its disposal, which did not disappoint Li Yi.

On the contrary, this was all done on purpose by him.

The Anxin family has a great cause, and the imperial court can accept this armed force. If it expands further, it will be feared by the imperial court, and it may cause endless disasters.

But with the addition of 3,000 militiamen and 4,000 slave soldiers, Li Yi believed that it was still possible to circumvent the situation.

Anyway, it was Yuan Chonghuan's army who took the lead. As long as he avoided the real situation, he looked for opportunities to win one or two battles, and there was no pressure on him.

Just when Li Yi was conducting training for the Iron Brigade, Sun Chengzong sent someone to summon him.

On November 11, the imperial court recruited Sun Chengzong to go to the capital to take on the important task of supervising the troops, horses, money and food, and protecting the capital.

By the time Li Yi arrived at the gate of Sun Mansion, Uncle Ma had already hitched the carriage.

Sun Ce stood at the door. When he saw Li Yi arriving, he quickly came up to him and said, "Zizheng, why are you here?"

Li Yi heard this and said: "The teacher asked me to come."

Sun Ce looked a little gloomy when he heard this. He looked around the courtyard and saw that his father had not come out yet. He whispered: "I wanted to go to the capital with my father, but he didn't agree. I didn't expect that he called you. It's good to have you."

I can rest assured that I will accompany my father to his appointment."

Li Yi patted Sun Ce on the shoulder and said: "Qianhe, I have heard that after you resigned and came back, the teacher did not blame you. This shows that the teacher respects your choice, so he does not want you to take care of the teacher.

Just leave the state affairs and go to the capital. You have to understand the teacher's intention."

Sun Ce's eyes lit up when he heard this and said, "Is my father really thinking this?"

Li Yi smiled and said: "The work of resettling the refugees in the northwest has begun. You are now the prime minister of Fuguoshe, and this matter must be dealt with first. So it is best to take time to take a look."

The first batch of refugees has already moved to Tongren. The area has experienced successive years of war, the land is barren, and it is inhabited by minority and Han people. The power of the imperial court is not strong and it does not collect taxes. It is very suitable as a resettlement place for the first batch of refugees.

Sun Ce nodded and said, "Of course I understand this."

Li Yi smiled and said: "We can't delay business matters, but we also have to do private matters. This time you go, you can just meet Zhuang Rou."

Sun Cerium has always liked Zhuang Rou. He had a conflict with Li Yi before, and it was precisely because of Zhuang Rou that he has now resolved his knot. However, thinking of the playful and lovely woman in his heart, Sun Cerium still has mixed feelings.

While the two were talking, Sun Chengzong walked out of the courtyard.

Seeing Li Yi's arrival, Sun Chengzong did not explain anything and said: "I have received the order to rush to the capital. Do you want to go with me?"

Li Yi immediately said: "Of course students must serve the teacher."

Hearing what Li Yi said, Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "The emperor called me to go to the capital to take charge of the defense. Although you were not mentioned, I thought that the emperor would need you very much at this time. You are deeply favored by the emperor and have won the emperor's favor."

"Your Majesty, at this time you should fulfill your duties as a minister and rush to the capital to listen to your orders."

Waiting for the will means that there will be a will.

Li Yi heard this and bowed: "Student understands."

Sun Chengzong nodded, then looked at Sun Ce next to him, and said: "Take care of yourself on weekdays, don't overwork yourself and don't even eat."

Sun Ce bowed and said: "My child understands, let dad worry about it."

With the help of Uncle Ma, Sun Chengzong boarded the carriage and lowered the curtain.

Li Yi walked to Uncle Ma and said: "Uncle Ma, the teacher is old and can't stand the bumps along the way. Don't go too fast."

Hearing this, Uncle Ma looked at Li Yi with a smile and said happily: "Zizheng is really the most filial person. Don't worry, this carriage was sent by you this year. It is equipped with that thing called a spring, so it will not bump."

"Don't delay, let's set off quickly." Sun Chengzong's voice came from the carriage.

Uncle Ma smiled, flicked his whip, and the carriage began to move.

Two old guards with gray hair and long swords on their backs followed on horseback on both sides.

Li Yi looked back at Zhu Qilong and said, "Send someone to pass the news back to Anxin that I am going to the capital with my teacher. Order Zhang Mingde to reorganize the iron brigade and not to relax in training. And send Xu Caihou to lead the Viper Guard to the capital to find me."

Zhu Qilong didn't say much and immediately rode away.

In the cold winter season, light snow falls from morning to night, and the entire land is covered with white snow and silver, which is very magnificent.

Li Yi wore a coir raincoat outside to block the snowflakes, but the melted snow still soaked his clothes along the gaps in the coir raincoat.

Fortunately, my blood was strong, so I didn't feel cold.

A rider rushed over quickly, walked to Li Yi's side, tightened the reins, and the horse slowly stopped and panted on the spot.

Zhu Qilong took off the mask on his face and said: "Sir, there is a group of rebels in front of us."

"The rebels, why are there rebels in the Gyeonggi area? Did you read the flag clearly?"

Zhu Qilong said: "My subordinates have seen clearly that they are not raising any banners and are bullying the store owner in a tavern. It seems that they are Qin Wangbing who came out to fight against the autumn wind."

Li Yi certainly understood what Zhu Qilong meant. The Ming Dynasty's army was rotten to the core. Not only were they deprived of pay, but their military discipline was also corrupted. They burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil, just like bandits.

Li Yi clapped his horse forward, walked to Sun Chengzong's carriage and said, "Teacher, there is a group of Qin Wang soldiers making trouble in front of you. I'll go take a look."

"Go ahead. The war is urgent now. Just give him some punishment. It won't make things worse."

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Student understands."

He led Zhu Qilong forward quickly and soon stopped outside the restaurant next to the official road.

This restaurant has two floors, a brick and wood structure, and is somewhat decayed. It seems that the owner does not have the energy to repair it.

Li Yi turned over and dismounted. As soon as he reached the door, he heard noise coming from inside.

The two soldiers guarding the gate wore tattered cotton armor on the inside and loose short hooded armor on the outside. Although they wore iron helmets, the immature look on their faces showed that they were not very old.

Because of the cold weather, half of them were inside the house. When they saw Li Yi and Zhu Qilong approaching, they looked at each other and felt a little nervous.

One of the young soldiers said anxiously: "You go, get out of here."

Li Yi took off the bamboo hat on his head and said with a smile: "Two military masters, it's windy and snowy outside, we want to go in and warm up by the fire."

"Go, go, go, this restaurant has been taken over by me today, you two bastards, get out of here." Another soldier cursed in a low voice.

After they finished speaking, a voice came from inside, "Gouzi, who the hell are you talking to? Did another fat sheep come to your door?"

Gouzi's face suddenly changed, he looked at Li Yi with complicated eyes, and shouted inside: "Brother, there are two people passing by, I will blast them away right now."

While they were talking, a soldier wearing iron armor and disheveled hair came out. He stood on the steps with a disheveled face, looked at Li Yi and the two of them and said: "Why are we walking? It's such a cold weather, since people want to warm themselves up by the fire.

Why don't we let it go?"

While he was talking, he had already noticed the thick and clean cotton-padded clothes under Li Yi's raincoat. His eyes lit up. He walked forward and clasped his fists and said, "Brothers, it's cold. Let's go in and warm up by the fire."

But to his surprise, Li Yi did not show any fear, nor did he refuse. He actually walked into the restaurant, leaving the military man slightly stunned.

"Damn it, are these two people brave or heartless?" The military man cursed in a low voice, looked at the dog next to him, and said angrily: "Next time you dare to play tricks on me, be careful.

leg."

The young soldier named Gouzi trembled and nodded timidly: "I know...I know."

With a cold snort, the soldier turned and returned to the restaurant.

Li Yi walked into the restaurant and felt a warm current mixed with the smell of urine and urine. He frowned slightly and looked around. He saw more than a dozen tables on the first floor and a dozen military men lazing around.

They were either sitting or standing, eating food on the table.

Seeing two men wearing raincoats walking in, they were slightly startled, and then looked at the soldiers who walked in.

The military man winked at them in a show-off manner, walked up to them very familiarly, and said with a smile: "Brothers, come on, put down your luggage and warm yourself by the fire."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to grab the baggage on Zhu Qilong's back.

Zhu Qilong hid in his hand, frowned and looked at them and said: "I will do it myself."

When the surrounding soldiers saw this scene, they burst into laughter.

A soldier smiled and said: "Old man, you pretend to be a good guy, but people don't appreciate your kindness."

The soldier, who was called Lao Gazi, was laughed at by his companions. He immediately lost his face. He pulled out the sword from his waist with a "clop" sound and sneered: "His mother, if you don't drink the toast, you will be fined. I'll give you a good face."

Right."

Zhu Qilong stood in the tavern, looked at the soldiers around him, and said to Li Yi: "Master?"

Li Yi untied his raincoat, stepped forward and said, "Whose soldiers and horses are you?"

Seeing the handsome young man in front of them, the soldiers all looked at the old man.
To be continued...