Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Of course, Li Xu's cultivation of Wu Jin was not out of good intentions, but an investment in talents. The more promising Wu Jin is, the greater the reward he will get.

Seeing Wu Jin, Li Xu naturally thought of another young man, that young man of a foreign race who had always been peaceful and quiet. He heard that he had named himself Li Maosheng. Li Xu asked him curiously why his surname was Li. I just said that Li is a common surname, and I chose it randomly. As for why it is called Maosheng, hehe, I heard that Master Ji recited a poem when he taught this word one day. on his own name.

"Go and call Li Maosheng here. I heard that he has learned a good skill at grilling meat. My king asked the kitchen to bring some meat skewers. Let's grill meat."

Li Maosheng came quickly, and Li Xu was taken aback as soon as he entered the door. That guy seemed to be growing up after eating a catalyst. When he stood up, he was a few centimeters taller than him.

Just now I said that Wu Jin grows fast, compared with Li Maosheng, Wu Jin is considered a dwarf.

Ji Hanyu said helplessly: "He has a good appetite and is active, and the Huns are naturally tall and will grow."

Li Maosheng kept his head down and didn't dare to look at Li Xu. He always thought that Li Xu wanted to sleep with him, so he always walked around when he saw him.

Li Xu was jealous. His body was less than 1.8 meters tall, and he was about to turn 20 years old. It was impossible for him to grow a few centimeters. Seeing a tall man like Li Maosheng, he was naturally envious.

"Come here, don't worry, I won't eat you again."

Li Maosheng looked up at him, his face full of distrust, his eyes were beautiful amber, his facial features were tough, with his height, he was no longer a weak boy like before, but a tough and handsome big boy.

"Tsk, you don't really think I like men, do you?" Li Xu frowned, "That's all a lie, when did you see me being intimate with a man?"

Li Maosheng asked suspiciously: "Really?" As soon as the words came out, he lowered his head again, with a look of embarrassment.

Li Xu laughed out loud, it turned out that this kid didn't speak because he was afraid of him, but because of his voice change period, that hoarse voice was like a duck quacking, it wasn't very pleasant.

"Don't worry, even if I like men, I don't like you."

Li Maosheng asked subconsciously: "Then what kind does the prince like?"

Li Xu joked, "Naturally, he is a young talent like Mr. Ji who is knowledgeable and versatile."

This time it was Ji Hanyu's turn to blush, and he kept silent, feeling the gazes of Wu Jin and Li Maosheng on him, and said angrily, "What are you looking at, didn't you hear that the lord was joking? Have you finished the homework assigned today?"

It just so happened that the cook brought the meat, and Liu Shu brought a stove behind him, spread the iron grid, lit the charcoal, and then the meat could be grilled, and Ji Hanyu couldn't continue to have seizures.

Li Xu rolled up his sleeves, took the little princess's hand and got up and walked out, "Come on, I'll roast delicious mutton skewers for you to eat."

After eating supper, Ji Hanyu suggested to Li Xu before leaving: "Then Li Maosheng is born with great strength, and he will become a master if he trains well. It would be a pity for me to study literature."

Li Xu nodded, "I'll send him to the military camp tomorrow, let him join the army."

"But he is a Hun, so it is not appropriate to join the army."

Li Xu didn't care at all, "What about the Huns, this Nanyue is separated from the Huns by a hundred and eight thousand miles, as long as his heart is here, it doesn't matter which tribe he is from."

The next day, Li Xu really took Li Maosheng to the barracks in person, and Lei Juncheng guarded in the yamen for a few days in fear, and he didn't wait for Li Xu to come, thinking that the matter would end the story.

The military camp is located [-] miles outside the city of Minzhou, with mountains and rivers behind it, and the terrain is flat, which is a very good place.

There are no large white tents in the barracks as Li Xu thought, but neat rows of dormitories were built along the hillside. Soldiers without rank live at the bottom, and the higher the rank, the higher the rank. Kou Xiao and others live in the highest row. Li Xu wanted to live halfway up the mountain when he saw the steep slope, wouldn't he be tired from going up and down every day?

Kou Xiao was waiting at the gate of the barracks, and saw Li Xu coming on horseback from a distance. He was wearing a willow-green Hu suit today, a style that Nanyue had never seen before. It had long trousers and a short jacket, and the body was tight. Wearing a red belt and leather boots, he looked even more slender and slender.

Li Xu's horse riding skills are average, but fortunately, the horses in Nanyue are all short-footed horses, and riding on their backs feels particularly safe. Seeing Kou Xiao waiting at the door, he stepped up at a faster speed, dismounted in front of the door, and greeted the saluting soldiers Said: "Stay flat."

Kou Xiao's eyes slid over his slender waist, and he remembered the feeling when he had his arms around his slender waist when they first met, it was really sinful.

"Is the prince here to inspect the barracks today?" Kou Xiao asked with deep eyes.

"No." Li Xu called Li Maosheng to him and introduced him to Kou Xiao, "This is Li Maosheng, one of the king's guards, but he is too young to be of any use, and I want to entrust him to General Kou to teach him."

Kou Xiao, a boy from a different race, had also seen him before, seeing that he was still young, he didn't pay much attention to him, but he never thought that he was still a character, so that King Shun could send him here in person.

"Which tribe is he from?"

"Hun." Li Maosheng answered himself.

Seeing that everyone looked at him with vigilance and defense, Li Maosheng said again: "That was before, now I am a servant of the prince's family, the prince hopes that I can learn some skills, I just came to learn."

Li Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, this kid just learned Chinese smoothly, but he didn't know much about the culture of Chinese language, and he was straight to the point.

Look, several lieutenants started to roll their eyes, and Li Xu could guess what they wanted to say.

Kou Xiao ignored him and asked Li Xu: "Does the lord want him to learn martial arts or to fight the enemy?" There is obviously a difference between the two, if Li Xu just wants a personal bodyguard, then martial arts skills are enough. But if you want to go into battle to kill the enemy, you must first obey the military orders. If you want to be successful, you must learn the art of war and strategy.

"Let him go. Let him practice with ordinary soldiers first. If he is incompetent, he will be sent to General Kou as a soldier."

Li Maosheng actually didn't want to come, he wanted to worship He Zun as his teacher, he was the top expert in his mind, but He Zun didn't like him, and Li Xu couldn't do without He Zun, so he came to the barracks for the next best thing.

Kou Xiao ordered a soldier to take Li Maosheng to the barracks to resettle him. After cleaning up, he can be dragged out for practice. He asked Li Xu, "Would the lord want to visit the barracks?"

Li Xu nodded, "Naturally." The main purpose of his visit today was to learn about the South Vietnamese military, and sending Li Maosheng away was just an excuse.

"Please." Kou Xiao asked Li Xu to take a step forward and be a guide beside him. The two of them were very close. Kou Xiao's eyes fell on Li Xu from time to time, and he praised: "The prince's clothes are very novel today. , but the clothes of the Northland?"

"Well, I made some small changes to make it easier to ride a horse." Seeing his burning eyes, Li Xu thought he liked this suit very much, so he said, "If General Kou likes it, I'll ask someone to make one for you. "

Li Xu can still afford this little favor.

Kou Xiao didn't refuse, approached Li Xu, and took a good look at the name of the clothes and sniffed them. He found that Li Xu always had a faint fragrance, an indescribable fragrance, which was not at all different from these stinky men.

"What kind of incense does the prince use on his body?"

Li Xu was confused, "What fragrance?" He raised his arm and smelled it, but he didn't smell any special fragrance.

Seeing his dumbfounded expression, Kou Xiao looked a little cute for no reason, leaned over and smelled it vigorously, and said nonsense in a serious manner: "Isn't there? I will smell a faint fragrance at the end, and I thought the prince has something special The sachet will end up being ignorant and ignorant, especially curious about things outside."

Li Xu pushed his head away, "Maybe it's the woody smell from the servants drying clothes, General Kou has a really good nose."

Satisfied with taking advantage, Kou Xiao carefully showed Li Xu around the barracks. When Li Xu arrived, the soldiers were still practicing, carrying stones on their backs and climbing up the hillside. They were shirtless and wearing black trousers. Looking around, it looks like a group of ants returning to the nest with food on their backs.

Seeing Li Xu staring at the mountain, Kou Xiao explained: "The terrain of South Vietnam is dominated by hills, and most of the battlefields are in the mountains. Therefore, the soldiers must train to climb the mountain with heavy loads every day, and then practice archery and martial arts."

Li Xu nodded, thinking that this arrangement was quite good, and it was adapted to local conditions.

After watching the soldiers drill on the school field, Kou Xiao took Li Xu to see the warehouse of the barracks, from the grain depot to the weapon depot, which was completely open for him, causing several lieutenants to desperately wink at Kou Xiao.

Kou Xiao didn't pay any attention, and led him around a long way, and he didn't finish until noon.

"What do you think, the prince, you can just say it. The general is young and has little knowledge. He has never been out of South Vietnam in his life, so he has no way to learn from it. I hope the prince can give me some advice." Kou Xiao never underestimated Li Xu's ability. King Shun has studied martial arts since elementary school, and his military strategy is even better.

Li Xu had some thoughts after looking around. The barracks are really simple, there is not much rations in the grain depot, and the weapons are old and worn out. He even saw a bamboo armor in a warehouse, which must be old in color.

"How many soldiers are there in the army?"

"There are [-] troops stationed in Nanyue, [-] of which are stationed at Nanguan. There are [-] soldiers in this battalion, and the remaining [-] are scattered in various places."

Li Xu has learned that ordinary counties can station 30 troops, and military important areas on the border are specially approved by the emperor. The troops can range from 20 to hundreds of thousands. There are also [-] troops in the fortress, but I didn't expect that there are only [-] in the south.

"Ten thousand defenders, if the enemy invades, can they defend?"

Kou Xiao's expression was deep, and he said helplessly, "No matter how many soldiers Nanyue can't afford, fortunately, the small country in the south is not prosperous, and it is poorer than Nanyue, so I dare not invade easily."

Li Xu shook his head, "As long as there is a border, there will be times of friction. South Vietnam is mountainous. If there is a war, the soldiers in the north will not have time to support them."

Kou Xiao didn't refute, just said: "There are fewer people, but financial resources are limited. In the end, the general can only try his best to train them into elites, one against ten, and the elite is not expensive."

"The idea is good. The king of the Kou family army has seen it before. It is indeed brave, but the equipment is too poor." These are all poor people, and where did they get the equipment without money.

Money, money, I feel suffocated when I think about it, there are too many places to use money, Li Xu feels that even ten clones are not enough.