The rain hit the top of the pavilion and fell into the pond in front of me, splashing water. The remaining branches and leaves in the pond floated listlessly on the water surface. Occasionally, one or two fish could be seen shaking their heads and waving their tails out of their heads, spitting out bubbles, and then snorting silently. In summer, this pond must be lotus leaves, with green leaves and red flowers, which is very beautiful.

But at this time, there was nothing to notice, it just added a lot of sorrow.

Teng Jian's mood was like the broken branches and leaves in this pond. He might have to slowly blow away the rain and the wind with the autumn rain.

His current location was originally a village in the countryside of the magistrate of Pingxiang, but now the magistrate of Pingxiang has lost his head, and all the wealth he accumulated in his life has become Tengjian's spoils.

This Zhuangzi is the place where Tengjian stationed troops at this time.

The village is very quiet, but the village is very lively outside.

His troops are replenishing personnel, and personnel are given priority to recruit from Liu An's troops. Of course, some will be recruited from outside to fill the gap.

Tengjian was preparing to expand his left army to 1,500.

The second-line troops led by Liu An have combat effectiveness, but Tengjian doesn't want too many. It would be good to be able to select some obedient people from them to add them. These people's hearts are already wild, and the strict constraints of the army are already a shackle for these people. Recruiting these people will not only not strengthen the combat effectiveness of the army, but will instead become a drag.

The army must not become like bandits, otherwise their combat effectiveness will be seriously affected.

Tengjian would rather choose some good families to train again. Of course, the so-called training now is to train with war. In this way, casualties will definitely be higher, but the soldiers trained in this way are the best.

Liu Xinda and Tengjian have a consensus on this. Therefore, Liu Xinda will never allow his front-line troops to join in such things as robbery. The front-line troops only take money and work dirty and tiring, so the second-line troops will do it.

Opposite the pond, which is the direction of the gate, several people wearing straw hats and straw raincoats came towards this place under the guidance of an officer.

Teng Jian narrowed his eyes and sat at the one at the very end. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, this person had obvious characteristics. On the muddy road in the rain, the deep and shallow footprints seemed particularly obvious.

After passing around the pond, all the rest of the people except the one who was in charge stopped. Only the cripple man walked into the pavilion with crutches, one step deep and one step shallow.

He took off his hat and took off his straw raincoat, revealing the man's true face.

A plain face and disabled person, walking on the street will generally arouse many people's sympathy. Perhaps some people who hate them will even tease such people to satisfy their deformed mentality. However, Teng Jian knew that this person was definitely one of the most terrifying people in the world.

Li Ze is very scary, but no matter what he does, it still seems reasonable. Even if he wants to kill someone, he will first explain why he wants to kill you before taking action. But the cripple in front of him feels that he will not give you any reason. You don’t even know when you will lose your head inexplicably, and you won’t understand why you die until you die.

Tian Bo, the commander of the Tang Dynasty's inner guards.

Now one of the teams when Emperor Li Ze of Northern Tang started his career.

Unlike the other people who first followed Li Ze, who had long been famous all over the world, there were very few people outside who knew the name Tian Bo, let alone saw his true face.

But Teng Jian has seen it.

And it was when Tengjian was in the most embarrassing time.

Li Mi attacked Ezhou and captured Ezhou City in one fell swoop. Tengjian's entire army was dispersed. During the process of escaping, he was repeatedly surrounded and blocked by the Tang army. Although he tried all his skills, he was unable to escape in the end.

He was captured alive.

It was not until he saw Tian Bo that he realized that he had been targeted. Otherwise, if tens of thousands of collapsed troops fled from all directions, how could the Tang army accurately bit himself and not let go?

Everything was following the Tang people's plan.

Then, there is nothing.

Where can I choose from Tengjian?

The whole family and young people who stayed in Ezhou City were captured by the Tang people and brought to the Northern Tang territory to hide. In order to cover up, they even set a fire in the bottom of Tengjian's house in Ezhou City, and threw some corpses of men, women, young and old in it. They pretended to be Tengjian's family.

"General Teng, this journey is majestic! You can open the road when you meet mountains, build bridges when you meet water, kill gods when you meet Buddhas when you meet Buddhas!" Tian Bo looked at Teng Jian with a smile and said.

Teng Jian bowed with a wry smile: "Why do you have to laugh at me? Today, the commander comes to see me, I wonder what orders do you have?"

He walked over with a crutch and sat obliquely on the railing. Tian Bo said, "There are indeed some things to be discussed. Next, you will attack Zhuzhou and break Xiangtan. By next year, you will fly far away, and our steps will stop at this line. You will have to walk on your own in the future. So come and talk to you first."

Teng Jian took a deep breath: "So, after passing Xiangtan, there will be no more weapons and weapons, right?"

"There are still some, but there will be no more. Before leaving Xiangtan, you will get the last sufficient supplement! Of course, you have to buy it with money. But you have to save some use in the future. Because there is still a risk in transporting things over, we can only supply you on a small scale."

"We are going thousands of miles away, and I don't know if we can reach our destination all the way!" Teng Jian sighed.

"Based on our judgment of your opponent's strength and fighting determination, you should be able to reach your destination." Tian Bo smiled. "Do you know what to do after you get there?"

Teng Jian looked at the other party deeply: "According to your request, I have suggested that General Liu start expanding his army, recruit local bandits or select local young and strong people to join the army, and even prepare to prepare for a large number of young and strong people in the Association. Among these people, there should be a large number of people arranged by the commander. Do I need to take care of them?"

"No need!" Tian Bo did not deny his arrangement, but said directly: "These people will gain a foothold in your team with their own abilities. If they cannot get up or die in the process of fighting, it will be a fate. Just do your own thing, and you ignore these people. Maybe one day, they will even become your enemies and meet you, and you don't need to show mercy."

"I can't tell who they are, so how can I show mercy?" Teng Jian said with a wry smile. "I think these people will definitely not have the obvious characteristics of the Tang army."

Tian Bo laughed: "It's good, you do your own thing, it will be more beneficial to us in the future."

"If I can really reach those places, what do I need to do?" Teng Jian said.

"After you get there, you will be the complete invaders." Tian Bo smiled and said, "If you want to survive, you must compete with the locals, grab resources, and grab population. In those places, there is no law. Whoever has a big fist will be sufficient. After you reach the destination and gain a firm foothold, you should not be tied closely with Liu Xinda. At this time, you must have your own territory and a team that you can completely control."

Teng Jian said: "Now I also have a team that I can control."

Tian Bo pointed to the lively outside and said, "Even if the army with more than 1,000 people in front of you, are you sure that it is all yours?"

Teng Jian shook his head: "It's okay to have a big picture."

"When you get there, you have to slowly establish your own power and territory, so as to be able to compete with Liu Xin and even suppress him." Tian Bodao.

"This is probably a bit difficult. When it comes to skills, I am far inferior to General Liu." Teng Jian sighed.

"It's okay, when you get there, you still rely on your strength to speak. And you will always be supplemented by us, even if there is not much, it will not stop." Tian Bo said: "Do you understand what I mean?"

"Continuously embezzle and suppress local forces. When you have your own territory, more people will come to help you, establish order, and establish rule. At this time, you must disperse the capable people under your command and let them work hard and build their territory. As for whether these people will listen to you in the end, don't care."

"I see."

"One day, we will fight, maybe five years, maybe ten years!" Tian Bo said: "I can't say this time, but Your Majesty said that there cannot be powerful enemies around the Tang Dynasty, nor can there be people who can transform into foreign countries. We must include these territories under our rule. Therefore, we will definitely come."

"I look forward to it. At that time, maybe I can take off my disguise and walk in the sun as an open and upright person without hiding my head and tail."

Tian Bo smiled and said, "You can hear that you still have resentment in your heart. But Tengjian, like I talked to you for the first time, what you are doing is for all the people of the Tang Dynasty to have a brighter future and for the long-term peace of the people of the Tang Dynasty. You are not old, you will definitely see this day. When that time comes, you will be proud of everything you have done today. You can tell your descendants that you have lived in this life without regrets."

"I'm a soldier."

"The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty should be even more happy that the people of the Tang Dynasty will fight for life." Tian Bo raised his head and said: "I don't know how many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty died silently for this. These people have been there, now, and will still be there in the future. Not every hero will leave their names, nor will everyone be praised, admired and missed by future generations. We must be content."

Teng Jian nodded.

“I’m trying to adapt to my new identity.”

"No, no, no, keep your original style." Tian Bo said: "You are not our spy, you are our collaborator, a collaborator to liberate the South. Even if you arrive at your destination in the future, our inner guards will not have direct contact with you. Even if you replenish your weapons, they will only be in the form of business. You need a bright and dignified identity to lay the groundwork for future things."

"Is that true?" Teng Jian was finally moved.

"You are not on our inner guard list!" Tian Bo said: "You are also a collaborator in the report to His Majesty the Emperor."

"Thank you, Commander Tian!" Teng Jian finally crossed his hands and bowed to the other party.

Tian Bo laughed, took out a stack of paper from his arms, and said, "Here are letters written by your parents to you, letters from your wife, and graffiti of your eldest son. Although they are not very good, I think you must want to see your eldest son's works the most, right? Your little daughter can walk on the ground."

"Are they okay?"

"In addition to not being able to disclose their identity, they are all good." Tian Bo said: "We provide all their needs as a third-rank military general, which is enough for their daily expenses, and there are 500 acres of land. Next year, your eldest son will go to school. Maybe one day in the future, your son will be the one who comes to you to help establish local order. Haha, the days are long, but when I really get through, it's very fast. Like my son, it seems that he has not grown up in my image, but one day, when he suddenly appeared in front of me, I suddenly realized that he was already an adult and graduated from Wuwei Academy. He came to me and told me that he was going to Liaodong and the most difficult place in the Tang Dynasty!"

"My son, can I go to Wuwei Academy in the future?" Teng Jian asked.

"What's wrong with it? Not only your son, but also your daughter!" Tian Bo smiled and said, "But now the best school in our Tang Dynasty is not just Wuwei Academy. Wuwei Academy is divided into many colleges. If you can get into these colleges, your future prospects will naturally be limitless."

"Tengjian, your family will always be taken care of. Of course, there is no need to hide it from you. They will always be under our monitoring. This is a work requirement, you should understand? This kind of monitoring is carried out in a while, and they will not notice it at all."

"This is a reason. Some people look at them, and some people protect them. I still understand this principle." Teng Jian bowed.

"You are a reasonable person. I think we may not meet again for a long time. Maybe the person sitting in this position will no longer be me in the future, but Tengjian, no matter where we go, you must remember that we are Tang people and we are fighting for the Tang Dynasty." Tian Bo said seriously.

"For the ages, peace will be opened!" Teng Jian said suddenly.
Chapter completed!