Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

Li Ke has a good impression of Li Mengchang, but this time he is merciless to Li Mengchang's reprimand.

As he himself said, there were many generals like Li Mengchang in Datang who had developed a deep-seated fear of the Turkic people in their hearts.But Li Ke understands that if you blindly avoid nomads like the Turks, your arrogance will only increase their arrogance. They will not respect you more because you are kind. If you retreat a foot, they will advance one foot instead.Therefore, Li Ke believes that to deal with the Turks, blood for blood and tooth for tooth should be used when necessary.

Therefore, the purpose of Li Ke's merciless reprimand of Li Mengchang is to wake him up from this ignorant thinking. Li Ke appreciates Li Mengchang very much, and because of this, he does not want the generals around him to face the Turks looked so cowardly.

"Your Highness, the last general..." Li Ke interrupted Li Mengchang again. He glanced at Li Mengchang with cold eyes, then fixed his eyes on Sun Erlang, and angrily said, "Think about it." How many Han people's blood has been stained on your hands, think about how many Turkic people you have killed with your own hands? Your hands are not soft at all when your own people beat your own people, and you don't blink when you kill your own people; you don't feel fear at all when your own people beat your own people , the sword flew flying and blood flowed into rivers; how come you are cowards when you meet Turkic people, look forward and look backward, and be afraid of wolves in front and back!" Li Ke became more and more angry, and his voice became louder, and at the end he persisted and shouted loudly, "Turkic Are people tigers or leopards or jackals, are Turkic people fierce gods or evil spirits that make you lose the dignity of a man in front of them?"

"Plop" Li Mengchang knelt down suddenly, and shouted with a choked voice, "His Highness, I just woke up from a dream just now, and suddenly realized that what I did was very wrong. I beg Your Highness to allow me to face the ghost this time." Let’s send troops to Mobei together.”

"Your Highness" Sun Erlang knelt on the ground with a "plop" and said earnestly, "Your Highness, please allow the last general to follow the ghost-faced cavalry to send troops to Mobei."

"Well, you have such awareness and determination. I am very pleased. If I stop you, I will be stingy. You go back and prepare, and hand over the left and right battalions to the deputy general of the battalion. We will set off at five o'clock tomorrow evening .” Li Ke’s goal was achieved, and he replied with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Mengchang and Sun Erlang thanked excitedly.

"Dingfang, get ready immediately when you go back, and make sure that the ghost-faced rider can start on time at five o'clock tomorrow." Li Ke ordered.

"The general will follow orders." Su Dingfang replied sonorously.

"Well, then you all go back and prepare!" Li Ke said, and then he walked out of the barracks and returned to the Dudu Mansion under the guard of the black guards.After returning to the Governor's Mansion, Li Ke took off his armor under Lan'er's service. After taking a bath and changing clothes, he sat on the bed and sighed. It's still comfortable to wear casual clothes. Armor is really something that people can't wear. I really admire the year-round military camp for one year Soldiers who wear military uniforms in all seasons.In the evening, when Li Ke was having dinner, Su Dingfang and Guo Shifeng asked to see him, so he invited them to the living room to have dinner with him.

Guo Shifeng's memories of Li Ke come from the banquets in the Governor's Mansion and the tents of the Youjun camp. Li Ke's influence on him is decisive and resolute, so he is very reserved at the dinner table, unlike Su Dingfang who often talks with Su Dingfang. Li Ke eats at the same table and has long been accustomed to Li Ke's hospitality.Li Ke knew that Guo Shifeng was eating at the same table as him for the first time, and treated him very hospitablely.

After dinner, the three of Li Ke came to the study to sit down, "I don't want to make too much publicity when I send troops to attack the Turks this time, so as not to fall into the truth, so I decided to rest during the day and march at night. You two are the commander and deputy general of this march. Any good thoughts and opinions on this attack?"

"Your Highness, the ghost-faced cavalry has only been formed for two months, and they have not yet been trained in night marching. The general thinks that if we let them march at night, it may affect our speed, and the soldiers will be exhausted. I am afraid that it will not be good for us. Attack the Turks." Guo Shifeng expressed his worries.

"If you haven't trained, doesn't it mean you can't try?" Li Ke stared at Guo Shifeng sternly and asked, "The king's ghost-faced cavalry is used to kill the enemy on the battlefield to defend the country and the world, not to use it in Taiyuan. Therefore, you must understand that there is no real iron army that can be victorious in all battles without the baptism of war, and you must know that the ghost-faced riders that the king wants are not a group of sheep. They are sheep with skins and no ability to kill; but let them become a group of devils who sweep thousands of troops like a mat." Speaking here, Li Ke glanced at Guo Shifeng, whose face turned pale, and continued, "This The king can agree to your request and let you go to the ghost face riding. What matters is not how strong you are, but the blood on your body, which can meet ghosts and kill ghosts, and meet gods and gods. Guo Shifeng, this The king handed over 5000 ghost riders to you, and he has great expectations for him, I hope you will not let me down."

Li Ke ordered Su Dingfang to bring Guo Shifeng to the Governor's Mansion on time today when he was going to eat, his purpose was to subdue him for his own use.Through Su Dingfang's two-month observation, Guo Shifeng's ability to lead the army is unquestionable, and he still has a bit of toughness and blood on his body. Naturally, Li Ke will not let such a talent go.That's why he appointed Guo Shifeng as the deputy general of Ghost Face Rider, and he told him what he said just now, with the purpose of treating him with sincerity and taking him for his own use.

Guo Shifeng was shocked by Li Ke's words, his face was a little pale, Li Ke's bloody reprimand was like a heavy hammer hitting his heart, making him unable to breathe for a long time. "The ghost riders that the king wants are not a group of sheep, but a group of devils, sweeping away thousands of troops like devils in a mat." Li Ke's domineering words lingered in Guo Shifeng's mind, leaving his mind blank.

Devil, what devil?Only a murderer who kills without blinking an eye and tries his life like nothing is called a devil; only a butcher who meets ghosts and ghosts, and a butcher who meets gods and gods can be called a devil... Guo Shifeng dare not think about it anymore, he can't I think it was because at this time he already knew what kind of cavalry Li Ke wanted. The ghost cavalry he wanted was an inhuman, butcher-like cavalry with discipline, skills and strength.

"Do you know why this king decided to send troops to attack the Turks? Many people, including you, think that this king is for war horses." Li Ke continued without giving Guo Shifeng a chance to breathe. "But this king will tell you clearly now that returning five thousand war horses will not be difficult for this king, and it will not let this king send troops to attack Turks in a dangerous way. The purpose of this king's surprise attack on Turks is to train troops. Just like this night march, Xing honed the combat effectiveness of the ghost riders through the battle with the Turks, and trained them into real ghost riders."

Li Ke had finished speaking, and seeing Guo Shifeng in a daze, he stopped Su Dingfang from waking him up, "Dingfang, let him think about it alone, I know he won't refuse." Li Ke Ke Lingran said domineeringly, "Because, he is a natural soldier, he has a certain ruthlessness in his body, he is a bloody young man, and he wants to prove himself with meritorious deeds on the battlefield."

Indeed, Li Ke said nothing at all, he knew Guo Shifeng too well.

At this time, Guo Shifeng was in great pain, and he was struggling with conflicts.Indeed, his greatest ideal is to gallop on the battlefield and conquer the world. Therefore, he likes Li Ke's domineering aura very much, and feels that being able to serve him is the wisest choice for him; The blood of the enemy proves his strength.Similarly, he was in extreme pain in his heart. Let him train a group of soldiers to become inhuman butchers, let them annihilate their own humanity, and make them become killing machines without emotion. He always felt that he could not bear it. .

Most of life is a single choice, two choices, you choose one means to give up the other; three choices, you choose one means to give up the other two... The more choices you have, the more you lose. More, the more choices the more painful!At this time, Guo Shifeng's pain lies in his choice between ideals and humanity.If he chooses the ideal in his heart, he will become Li Ke's lieutenant-general of the Ghost-faced Cavalry. At the same time, he knows that Su Dingfang is talented as a general, and Li Ke will never let him be the leader of the Ghost-faced Cavalry. Therefore, if he becomes the ghost-faced cavalry The lieutenant-general of the ghost-faced knight is equivalent to the leader of the ghost-faced knight, who can lead the ghost-faced knight to fight in the battlefield and realize his wish; if he chooses humanity, it means that he must quit the ghost-faced knight, because the ghost-faced knight does not need such a compassionate commander.

Li Ke and Su Dingfang didn't speak, just quietly looked at Guo Shifeng who was struggling in pain with his eyes closed.Suddenly, Guo Shifeng opened his eyes, and saw a frightening light in his eyes, but when the light hit Li Ke's eyes, a smile appeared on his face, because he had already passed Guo Shifeng's eyes. Li got the answer he wanted.

"His Royal Highness is very lucky to be able to listen to His Highness's teachings here. It is only a few decades of wasted time. His Highness's words today made the servant suddenly understand. Thank you for your teaching just now." Guo Shifeng had a decision in his heart, and he opened his eyes Seeing Li Ke staring at him with both eyes, he knelt down with a "plop" and said sincerely to Li Ke, "Please rest assured, Your Highness will remember the teaching and service you just gave me, and from now on, the service will make ghost faces Cheng Qi swept thousands of troops and devil cavalry, and will definitely not disappoint His Highness's expectations of serving him."

"Please serve me, I know that you will disappoint me." Li Ke stepped forward to help Guo Shifeng up, glanced at the map on the table, and said to the two, "You know what this king is doing. If you want to know the purpose of sending troops this time, then you should know how to formulate the marching route. I still say the same thing, I don’t want to make too much publicity when I send troops to attack the Turks this time, so as not to fall into the truth of others, so I can only rest during the day and march at night.”

"No," said Su Dingfang and Guo Shifeng.

Li Ke handed over the formulation of the marching route to Su Dingfang and Guo Shifeng for the purpose of asking Su Dingfang to help him train and teach Guo Shifeng.Although Guo Shifeng is talented in all aspects, after all, his military experience is shallow and his practical ability is relatively poor. It is time to focus on training him.