Camp outside Kucha City.

In the hot weather in the desert, the soldiers of the camp were practicing.

The soldiers were already sweating profusely, and some soldiers were exhausted and fell down from heatstroke, but the generals still had a stern face and had no intention of stopping.

Mr. Gu’s death order, practice without any obstacles, and the knife from the sky must be completed.

The soldiers were all very tired, but they were not convinced. Because Gu Qing and all the generals were practicing like ordinary soldiers, none of the entire army was lazy, and Marquis Gu's lips turned white and there were signs of heatstroke, but he still did not stop. Although his movements were clumsy and slow, each item was completed meticulously.

With such a coach who is a steadfast coach who will accompany the soldiers to practice, who will still complain? He just regrets that he is not good at doing his best.

Pei Zhounan was also on the side of the school field, staring at Gu Qing's figure running and climbing on the school field from afar, with a trace of complexity flashing in his eyes.

"The Marquis used to practice with the soldiers every day?" Pei Zhounan asked Han Jie behind him.

Han Jie didn't really want to pay attention to him, but after all, Pei Zhounan's existence threatened the marquis and could not cause trouble for the marquis by rudeness. So he said coldly: "Yes, the marquis practices every day. This is one of the reasons why the soldiers of the Anxi Army all obeyed the marquis."

Pei Zhounan's eyes flashed and he said softly: "Is there any other reason?"

"Sincere, rewarding merits and punishments, not being biased or favoring, caring for the generals, sharing weal and woe, there is no unfair thing in the Anxi Army. This is why the robes respect the marquis."

Pei Zhounan thought, smiled slightly, and said nothing more.

Gu Qing, who was sweating profusely, finished all the procedures and walked back shakingly. Han Jie hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

Gu Qing waved his hand and poured it on the sand. Then he was so hot that he screamed by the hot sand on the ground, and he bounced on it.

Han Jie and his personal guards brought a Hu bed, then set up a parasol beside Hu bed, and handed Gu Qing a bag of cold water. Gu Qing poured half of his stomach water, and then poured it on Hu bed weakly.

"No, I'm almost dead..." Gu Qing lamented, then looked up and saw Pei Zhounan who was smiling and silent, so Gu Qing pointed at Pei Zhounan and said dyingly: "If I die, kill him and let me bury him..."

Pei Zhounan's smile froze, and was shocked and angry: "Mr. Marquis..."

"Oh, just kidding, don't take it seriously." Gu Qing smiled weakly: "Civil Pei? You don't have to be too serious in life? I heard that Civil Pei was also a famous romantic and unruly figure when he was in Chang'an. Why did Anxi have a stern face all day long? Is it because the wine here is not good or the girl is not good at looking good?"

Pei Zhounan said coldly: "Pei has the emperor's destiny? Naturally, it is different from when he was in Chang'an."

Gu Qing said powerlessly: "Forget it? I'll argue with you after I recover..."

He closed his eyes and was so tired that he was lying on Hu's bed for a long time? Gu Qing's face became a little rosy.

Seeing that Gu Qing's face was getting better, Pei Zhounan couldn't help asking: "Marty? The lower official heard that you have drawn three thousand Modao Camps and five thousand Shenshe Camps out of the Anxi Army alone? Why is this?"

Gu Qing still closed his eyes and said lightly: "When encountering war, multiple troops can only achieve the greatest results by combining attack and defense. Doesn't Jingshi Pei understand?"

"Have you ever heard that the sharpshooting camp requires 5,000 people? Not to mention how to find 5,000 people who are good at shooting in the tens of thousands of troops? Even if you find it, how can the 5,000-man shooting camp be deployed in the war and how to attack and defend? Have you ever thought about it?"

Gu Qing opened his eyes and glanced at him, saying, "Does Censor Pei want to discuss military affairs with me?"

Pei Zhounan was stunned? He said: "The officials dare not, but the deployment and actions of the Anxi Army are all things that the officials should be asked within their duties? The officials did not understand what the Marquis did, so they could only ask. Otherwise, they would not be able to explain to the emperor of Chang'an."

"You don't need to explain, I will write a memorial to explain to Your Majesty myself." Gu Qing took a breath and recovered a little. Looking at Pei Zhounan, he smiled and said, "Civil Pei? Just stare at me. As long as I didn't do anything ruthless, you won't have to worry about anything else."

Pei Zhounan's face changed, and then suddenly laughed, bowed and said, "Since the marquis said that, the subordinates should obey it."

Gu Qing also smiled, and the two looked at each other, with each other's thoughts on their smiles.

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Under the golden setting sun in the desert, Sanqian Modao was bare and waving a heavy and long Modao hard.

A strange knife is more than 20 pounds, and it is not a problem for an ordinary man to lift it up and dance it for a few times. The difficulty is that he has to keep waving it for half an hour or even an hour. No one is allowed to stop. If there is any violation, he will be dealt with by military law. This difficulty is not ordinary.

Therefore, the generals of the Tang Dynasty all knew that Mo Dao Hand was an invincible and powerful military force on the battlefield. However, from the Zhenguan year to the present, Mo Dao Hand is very rare, because it is too difficult to recruit, and there are too few people who meet the conditions for Mo Dao Hand. Just like in the later generations, they can be said to be one in a million.

At this moment, Gu Qing was squatting on the sand beside the school field, watching the Sanqian Modao who had just been recruited waving Modao clumsyly and slowly, changing his posture with one move after another at the command of the general.

Gu Qing has been watching it for more than an hour, and the more he looks, the more desperate he becomes.

The three thousand Modaoists on the school ground used the phrase "Good and bad" to describe them as praise.

It was simply a mob. Most of the three thousand people were thin. After taking off their clothes, they looked like a meat-dished factory selling ribs. They were not tall, and on average, they were about 1.7 meters tall. They were waving a modao weighing more than 20 pounds, like a group of monkeys shaking the coconut tree. The picture was so sad that they looked like they were about to defeat the battle.

Li Siye also squatted beside Gu Qing, lowering his head with shame on his face, as if he was about to bury his head in the sand and suffocate to apologize.

"Mr. Marquis, I am sorry for you..." Li Siye said with a shame.

Gu Qing sighed, "I said, whether it is good or bad, you will first fill the quota of 3,000 people, so it's not your fault, but... you can choose a few people who look like humans. Not to mention whether they are strong or not, at least you have to have some meat? Look at the people you choose, they are all pale and thin like refugees who escaped from the disaster in their hometown. Why do you like to eat pork ribs and soup?"

Li Siye said aggrievedly: "Everyone is chosen by the last general. The last general is really helpless. The slightly stronger ones in the Anxi army are here. It is too difficult to recruit Mo Daoshi. The marquis needs three thousand, and the last general is really difficult to do."

"You have to do it even if you can't do it. None of the three thousand Mo Daoshi can be missing. This is a military order." Gu Qing glanced at him dissatisfiedly and said, "There is no suitable one in the Anxi Army. Wouldn't you think of other solutions?"

Li Siye was stunned: "Are there any other way?"

"Liu Hongbo has recruited more than 5,000 Unity soldiers. Go to Unity soldiers and don't show such disgust. Be careful that I will suck you... Although Unity soldiers are not regular soldiers, as long as they have enough physical fitness, recruit them in and practice them strictly. Scrap iron can be refined into fine steel. The army is a melting pot, and there is no scrap iron that cannot be melted."

Li Siye hesitated for a moment, and nodded: "Yes, the last general will go to General Liu's place tomorrow to check it out."

Gu Qing suddenly smiled maliciously and lowered his voice: "Also, several Protectorate Offices adjacent to our Anxi Army, you send someone to contact us. They are all brothers. Everyone should have the spirit of friendship to help each other. Besides, last time our Anxi Army discovered the tricks of Tubo and promptly informed the governors of Hexi and Longyou in time to prepare in advance to avoid a military disaster. Speaking of which, the two governors still owe our Anxi Army a huge favor..."

Li Siye said in surprise: "But I heard that the last time the Hexi Jiedushi Geshuhan and General Chen met in Yangguan, Geshu Jie gave up a group of bandits to General Chen. At that time, he said that he had returned the favor of our Anxi Army..."

Gu Qing sneered: "This is called repaying favors? It makes people laugh. It's the same for everyone to kill those bandits. Li Siye, why are you so kind? If you give up a group of bandits, you will be repaid? Haha, Brother Shuhan is planning to compete with me for his thick skin. I have never lost in this regard."

"The Marquis means..."

"What are the advantages of our Anxi Army?"

Li Siye thought for a while and said, "The elites are brave, sacrifice their lives and forget their lives, and they are not greedy for life. The scholars have the intention to die..."

Gu Qing curled his lips: "Stop talking about these useless things for me. Let me tell you, the biggest advantage of our Anxi Army is that we have money. Do you know that we have money? We don't rely on the money and food allocated by the court, and the dry food we eat is still solid. Every now and then, the whole army still has a meal of meat. Do you know what these mean?"

Li Siye gradually understood: "It means we have money?"

"Yes, I have money! Why do I want to expand the city in Kucha, and why do I encourage business development? Why do I have to make merchants and markets in Kucha? It is all for making money. I have paid so much effort. God will pay for the will of the will. Kucha City quickly gave us rewards, and the money earned was fed back to our Anxi Army soldiers. Therefore, the Anxi Army has rewards for daily training, so the soldiers can occasionally eat meat, and I still have the confidence to form a Modao Camp of 3,000 people. This is the biggest reason."

Li Siye nodded in conscience and sighed: "The Marquis is amazing, I will be convinced."

"So, you send someone to visit several military governors in Beiting, Hexi and Longyou, and ask them if they are short of money, food and weapons. I think they must be short of them. How can they live as comfortable as us by relying on the little money and food allocated by the court?"

Li Siye was so happy that he smiled and said, "I understand that if they lack money and food, we Anxi can do a deal with them, and exchange money and food or weapons for their strong soldiers..."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Ruzi is teachable, not only Mo Daoshi, but also the five thousand magic gun camps recruited by Chang Zhong are also of different quality. You two can choose together."

Li Siye hesitated and said, "Is it a bit of a taboo for two armies to exchange soldiers? If Chang'an knows..."

"It's okay, I will report this to Chang'an. The powerful enemies around the Tang Dynasty are only Tubo and Dashi, and they must be faced by the Anxi army alone. Anxi can be regarded as the weight of the border town of the Tang Dynasty. It is only exchanged for thousands of athletes. As long as you report to Your Majesty, Your Majesty must know the pros and cons and will definitely agree."

"Since Your Majesty will agree, why should we exchange money and food? Isn't a single imperial edict enough?"
Chapter completed!