Early the next morning, Li Ye gave Mumu some gold coins and asked her to take Yueying shopping.

He followed Nalanyu to the foundry and finally took apart the newly designed siege plan.

Craftsmen were required to produce two of them within seven days, and they could not use iron, but only wooden materials. At most, key parts could be reinforced with some iron wood.

Nalan Yu and the craftsmen at the foundry both expressed their incomprehension. Logically speaking, such an important weapon should be as durable as possible, but Li Ye had to use wood to make it, which was really puzzling.

Li Ye smiled and ignored him, but looked at him and said, "The time is up. If you can't finish it, we will deal with you using military law." After that, he turned around and walked out.

"Well...wait for me, I guarantee it will be completed on time!" Nalanyu waved to the craftsmen in the foundry, turned around and chased after them.

When the two rode horses to the outside of the city, Ma Feihu and Ma Tianyun had already gathered 20,000 soldiers on standby, waiting for Li Ye to arrive and begin field training.

Li Ye rode on his horse, looked at the soldiers carrying heavy loads, and took a deep breath.

Running the formless body and mind method, he said forcefully: "Before the war comes, I ask you to train at different paces. Maybe you will say this is too hard."

"We are not afraid of hardship or fatigue, we are just afraid that we will not win this battle!" the soldiers below roared.

Li Ye nodded, looked at them and continued speaking loudly.

"But I want to tell you that if you sweat more before the war, you will bleed less during the war. I will bring you out safely, and I hope to lead you home safely!"

"I want each of you soldiers to be proud to tell the cavalrymen of the grassland tribes that the weapons of our soldiers from the five regions are no worse than theirs, and our soldiers are not weaker than theirs! Can you do it?"

Li Ye shouted loudly.

"Complete the training and take back the three towns!" Ma Feihu took the lead and shouted.

"Complete the training and take back the three towns!" 20,000 heavily-laden soldiers roared in unison.

"Complete the training and take back the three towns!"

The roars shook the sky and the earth, and spread far away.

Li Ye waved to Ma Feihu and said, "Let's go, we will continue shooting training in the afternoon."

Ma Feihu shouted loudly: "The rear team becomes the front team and let's go! Come back here in an hour. If you can't complete the task, the afternoon training will be doubled!"

In an instant, the order was relayed by the messenger, but within a moment, a team of 20,000 people advanced in order towards the three towns.

Looking at the soldiers gradually retreating, Li Ye pointed to the wasteland outside the city and said.

"I will lead a team over tomorrow and start digging holes. Send an order to each camp and ask them to collect horse manure and vegetables that are not wanted by the people in the city."

Nalanyu was stunned, looked at him and asked: "Master, what do you want these things for?"

"Find a place outside the city to pile them up, and then throw them in after my pit is dug. I want to give the cavalrymen of the grassland tribes a big surprise."

Li Ye glared at him and thought, just do as I ask.

Nalan Yu was stunned after hearing this, then looked at Li Ye stupidly and asked, "You're not planning to dig dozens of cesspools and wait for them to fall into them, are you? This is too unoriginal."

Li Ye turned the horse's head, rolled his eyes at him, and said with a smile: "If you can figure it out, it's your turn to be the national master! You will go to several foundries later, and you must keep an eye on the progress and complete it on time.

Also, how many hand slaves did you produce?"

"I will supervise the work, so you can rest assured. More than 10,000 slaves have been produced. Let General Ma send someone to pick them up this afternoon. Let them train together in the past two days. In a few days, everyone will be very capable."

Nalanyu replied.

"The training is very urgent and cannot be delayed. Brother, please work hard these days. The heavy slaves and siege slaves we want must be made of wood, and they must be produced before we set off!"

Li Ye looked at him and said quietly.

"Do you want to go to the three towns for a surprise attack after the winter solstice?" Nalan Yu looked at him and asked softly.

This is what you said, brother, I didn’t say anything!”

Li Ye raised his whip and whipped Nalan Yu's horse hard. The horse was frightened and ran wildly. Nalan Yu was so frightened that he screamed: "Master, you are not kind!"

...

Everything ran normally as expected by Li Ye. In the afternoon, he went to the barracks to watch the soldiers' shooting training.

The 20,000 soldiers who had just returned from cross-country training instantly forgot the pain caused by high-intensity weight-bearing the moment they received their weapons.

One by one, they excitedly touched the hand slaves in their hands and couldn't put it down, asking for one each.

Li Ye stood on the high platform of the barracks, looked at the soldiers below and shouted: "These are just produced weapons. These are the only ones for now. You two have to share them. In a few days, everyone will have one!"

"

"The national master is mighty, we will obey the arrangements and ensure that we complete the training!" The soldiers below roared one after another.

"Next, let me give you a demonstration. I ask each of you to accurately shoot a target 140 feet away. We only have seven days. Are you confident?"

"Don't worry, Imperial Master, we promise to complete the mission!" the soldiers in the square shouted, patting their chests.

Li Ye nodded, stretched out his hand to take the handgun from Ma Feihu, put on the bamboo arrow, aimed at the target one hundred and fifty feet away, gathered his energy, and clicked his fingers.

With a "buzz" sound, the bamboo arrow left the string and flew towards the target ahead, hitting the target in an instant.

"Did you see clearly? The stability of the handgun is much better than that of the bow and arrow. I don't need to say more about the range. You have all seen it! In a few days, we will lead you to kill the enemy together. I hope that everyone can use it skillfully.

They can all hit the target!”

Li Ye returned the slave to Ma Feihu, waved and shouted to the soldiers in the audience.

"The national master is mighty!"

"The Imperial Master is mighty!"

With a roar, Li Ye left the military camp.

...

On the third day, when Li Ye and Yang Kaiyi arrived outside the city, the eldest prince had personally led 10,000 soldiers and were waiting for Li Ye with tools, while the 20,000 trained soldiers had already gone out.

Li Ye stepped forward to greet the eldest prince and said with a smile: "Why did the marshal himself come to supervise us in digging holes and burying people?"

The eldest prince looked at Li, laughed, pointed to the sky and said: "On a snowy day, it is idle to be idle. Why not come and watch the Imperial Master dig a hole, so that I can have an explanation when my father asks about it."

"

When Li Ye heard this, he laughed with joy, pointed forward and said, "Start digging five miles outside the city. Each pit will be two feet deep and two feet long and wide."

When the eldest prince heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "Why is this?"

Li Ye glanced at him and didn't reply, but continued talking.

"The distance between each pit should not be too close, try to be close to both sides of the official road, and each pit should be connected with larger bamboo tubes. I will be of great use then."

The eldest prince looked at Yang Kaiyi and Ma Tianyun behind him and asked: "Have you heard clearly the requirements of the Imperial Master?"

The two nodded, indicating that they remembered.

Li Ye looked at the three of them and continued: "After each pit is dug, half of the pit must be filled with horse manure and leftovers collected from the city. If you don't have any vegetables, look for them. If you can't find them, buy them."

"

The eldest prince glanced at Yang Kaiyi and said in a serious voice: "We must ensure the quality."

Li Ye nodded and said: "Fill half of the pit with snow water, put a wooden frame and wooden boards on top, it must be strong, and then cover the wooden boards with soil, that's all!"

"One more thing, the last bamboo tube is buried by the moat outside the city!"

Li Ye said seriously. "This is the most important thing. You must confirm it again with the general leading the team."

The eldest prince looked at Ma Tianyun and said, "Have you remembered all of this?"

Ma Tianyun nodded: "Marshal, don't worry, I will bring someone to check again and again in the future, and it will not delay the national division's plan."

Li Ye looked at the three of them and smiled and said: "Let's go, let's dig the first hole." After saying that, he spurred his horse forward and ran forward.

...

On the fourth day, Li Ye stopped going out. He wanted to prepare body-tempering liquid for Yueying.

For a little girl who can go out hunting alone at her age, Li Ye is looking forward to her performance after embarking on the path of spiritual practice.

I spent a whole morning preparing three sets of medicinal herbs, and called Mumu over to explain the details of body tempering.

Mu Mu, who was having fun with Yue Ying, heard Li Ye's shouting and ran out mysteriously and asked: "Are you going to fight with the grassland tribes?"

Li Ye rolled his eyes at her, pointed to the herbs in his hand and said, "This is the herb prepared for Yueying. Cook a batch in a while, heat a large bucket of hot water, and pour the cooked concoction into it."

Mu Mu smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, Mu Mu will do this."

"Let her temper her body and practice from today. If she's lucky, she can gather her energy before we set off, so you can take her to practice with you in the future."

Li Ye looked at her and said with a smile.

Mu Mu nodded, took the medicinal herbs and asked, "What kind of exercises does she want to practice? I don't seem to have them here."

Li Ye took out the "Qi-Entraining Technique" that his husband had given him and handed it to Mu Mu.

Said: "She has just started to temper her body. She doesn't need any mental skills. Just practice according to the above method. You wait until she has finished taking the medicine night and start practicing the above exercises at night. There is no secret. Just practice more.

That's fine, just watch her from the side, and if anything happens, just come over and call me."

Mu Mu took the "Qi Entraining Technique" and smiled: "It seems that sister Yueying will also embark on the path of spiritual practice in the near future. If her mother knew about this, she would definitely be extremely happy."

Li Ye smiled and said: "You have a good rest these days, eat well and sleep well. In a few days, come with me to the three towns and give a big surprise to the people in the grassland!"
To be continued...