Chapter 30: Building Prestige
"I'll try it too!"

Li Xuan moved his wrist.

The army admires brave generals, especially those who can charge into battle with the soldiers.

This is also one of the reasons why the soldiers love Wang Zhongsi.

When Wang Zhongsi was young, he served as a general in Hexi. He once led hundreds of cavalrymen and took advantage of the Tibetan king's military parade to raid tens of thousands of square formations, killing thousands of people and obtaining tens of thousands of cattle and sheep. He became famous throughout the world for this battle.

Gao Kai was straightforward in character and did not stop Li Xuan, but stepped aside.

The original military envoy Chen Huiguang always led the soldiers in battle, while the new military envoy was a civilian.

When civil officials serve as generals, they mainly focus on arranging troops and defending instead of attacking, which is extremely passive.

Gao Kai has always pursued bravery.

If Li Xuan dared to put on armor and lead his soldiers to charge, it would not be unacceptable.

But Gao Kai thought it was unrealistic. Li Xuan's identity was there, a descendant of Emperor Taizong and the son of the prime minister.

"This……"

But the next moment, Gao Kai was shocked.

Because Li Xuan was facing two large stone locks, he actually grabbed them on the left and right.

This large stone lock was mainly used to test strength, and soldiers only held one.

Ordinary soldiers usually put a large stone lock on their waist with both hands to see how long they can hold on.

"Show off!"

"Unbelievable!"

The soldiers didn't believe that Li Xuan could lift two large stone locks at the same time.

It seemed that he had anticipated that Li Xuan would cover his face and run away after being embarrassed.

Gao Kai was afraid that Li Xuan would get hurt in front of him, and was considering whether to stop him, but he saw Li Xuan standing up with a large stone lock in one hand.

It looks as easy as weighing two buckets of water.

“It’s not that heavy!”

Li Xuan shook the stone lock in his hand and said calmly.

The next scene made Gao Kai and the other soldiers stunned.

Because Li Xuan slowly lifted the stone lock upwards.

They watched helplessly as two large stone chains passed over their waists, chests, shoulders, and heads...

What was even more shocking was that Li Xuan actually gripped the handle of the stone lock tightly, with the bottom flat side of the stone lock facing the sky.

The stone lock weighs 130 kilograms, but the strength required is far more than that, not only to rely on the handle of the stone lock to bear the force, but also to prevent the stone lock from tilting and hitting yourself.

What's more, Li Xuan can hold one in each hand.

Although Li Xuan's face was tense, he could maintain this state for a long time.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

Seeing that the jumping soldiers were so shocked that they were speechless, Li Xuan dropped the two stone locks.

The force of the fall created two pits on the compacted ground.

"Clap!"

Li Xuan clapped his hands and the soldiers were awakened.

Is that human being?
Only the ancient King of Western Chu should have such divine power.

Such strength that he could lift them above his head with one hand.

Gao Kai has always been the strongest man in Feng'an Army, but compared with Li Xuan, he is ashamed.

"Those who discuss the faults of their superiors in private will be punished by military law. But you didn't mention any names, so I didn't mean to criticize me. Let's not do this again!"

After saying this to Gao Kai, Li Xuan left the training ground of the Tiaodang Army.

After hearing this, Gao Kai blushed with shame.

Those jumping soldiers who cursed Li Xuan also lowered their heads.

The army advocates the use of force, and although there are rumors that Li Xuan deliberately transferred General Chen, Li Xuan used his strength to prove that he was worthy of being their superior.

At the same time, Li Xuan also showed his magnanimity!

Li Xuan wandered to the cavalry training ground again.

The area of ​​this parade ground is dozens of times that of the Tiaodang Military Parade Ground, and it is the largest parade ground in the military city.

The cavalry of the Feng'an Army was mainly responsible for expelling the Turkic cavalry that invaded the border, protecting the Han herdsmen, and the Hu tribes who defected to the Tang Dynasty.

Archery and horsemanship are the main training methods for cavalry.

Among the 500 cavalrymen, Hu people accounted for a quarter.

Almost all the Hu people who came to join the army brought their own war horses, so they were most appropriately classified as cavalry. Unfortunately, Feng'an Army envoy Lu Yu was watching the knights' training at this parade ground.

"General Li is a noble man, there is no need for him to come to such a dirty place."

When Li Xuan stepped forward and bowed to Lu Yu, Lu Yu waved his hand and said.

"As the deputy general of Feng'an Army, I must fulfill my duties conscientiously. Please give me the task!"

Li Xuan answered Lu Yu calmly.

"General Li, just eat and drink your fill, and take a walk around. How dare I give you orders!" Lu Yu said with a wry smile.

This is to worship Li Xuan as a Bodhisattva.

"As a frontier commander, I must serve the saints and live up to the people. How can you say that, General?"

Li Xuan felt that Lu Yu had gone too far and refuted his words.

"In that case, General Li will be in charge of daily patrols, and you can command the cavalry and scouts."

Hearing Li Xuan's words, Lu Yu's expression remained unchanged. He arranged tasks for Li Xuan without hesitation.

"But most of the cavalry are barbarians, and they are unruly and unruly. I'm afraid General Li will have trouble controlling them."

Lu Yu changed the subject and continued.

"Thank you, General."

Li Xuan frowned. Lu Yu's attitude changed so quickly that Li Xuan was caught off guard.

The cavalry is the most elite force of the Feng'an Army. Are they going to hand it over to him so easily?

Looking at the smile on Lu Yu’s face again, he looked exactly like that “old friend”.

"Ashina Fuwen, from now on you must obey General Li's orders and not disobey them."

Lu Yu waved to the general in charge of the cavalry.

"Ashina" is the hereditary surname of the Great Khan of the Turkic Khanate. The ancestor of Ashina Fuwen was Ashina She'er, a meritorious Hu general of the Tang Dynasty.

After Ashina She'er led his tribe to submit to the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin settled his tribe in Lingwu area.

Ashina She'er married a Tang princess, and over the past 100 years, his people have basically been assimilated into the Han culture.

Apart from his special name, Ashina Fuwen is actually no different from the Han people.

"Meet the General!"

Ashina Fuwen saluted Li Xuan, but his eyes were staring at Li Xuan unscrupulously.

He disliked Lu Yu when he was the deputy military commander.

Now that there is a pretty boy here, Ashina Fuwen is bound to question him.

"Although General Li is young, he is an expert in riding and shooting."

Lu Yu said on the side.

"The Feng'an cavalry are all bold and courageous. Those who are better than others in riding and archery should be respected. I dare to ask the general to show off my skills!"

Ashina Fuwen said with a bow.

"Alright! When I was in Huile before, the soldiers said that I could only shoot rabbits and deer. Today, I would like you to judge whether my arrows can shoot tigers and wolves?"

Li Xuan had the same idea.

The first step to establish authority is to demonstrate one's martial arts and riding and archery skills.

The strong are respected in the army.

This is the simplest and most brutal way to increase your power.

He has demonstrated his divine powers before.

Now let’s demonstrate horse archery.

Then Judge Liu Xi promoted Chen Huiguang to Chang'an for a promotion instead of ruining his future.

Only by restoring your reputation can you further establish your prestige.

"The bows for the training grounds are yours for the general to choose from."

Ashina Fuwen asked Li Xuan to select bows and horses.

"No need!"

Li Xuan ordered a soldier to go to his residence and get his one-stone strong bow.

The highest weight of the horse bows on the training ground was seven dou, and Li Xuan was not comfortable using them.

When Ashina Fuwen saw the bow arm of the carved bow, his eyes widened.

He was sure he couldn't use the bow on horseback.

Can Li Xuan do it?
(End of this chapter)