Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

The whole city was filled with smoke and flames.

If you take advantage of this opportunity to attack the city, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

This idea, even Li Qiu, who has the thinking of later generations, still finds it a bit whimsical.

If Li Jing can live in later generations, he will definitely be a great inventor at the level of Einstein and Edison.

However, right now Li Qiu is scrambling for the battle, apart from this fire apricot method, he really can't find a second strategy.

In fact, the main reason is that his foundation in military strategy is too poor.

It is also a bit difficult to decipher the ancient Tang text written by Li Jing.

In just a few days, I want to understand the art of war written by Li Jing, a well-known art of war master in history.

How is it possible to achieve mastery?

Ever since, Li Qiu passed the order to go.

He ordered the three armies and strong logistics to start raising wormwood and preparing apricot kernels.

Like wormwood, this kind of thing is commonly used by people in the Central Plains, and almost every household has it.

It's not hard to find.

But right now it's early winter.

It is a little troublesome to find so many apricot cores in a short period of time.

However, as reminded by the people, there is a wild peach forest in the mountains not far to the south.

Mountain peaches and wild peaches in the north are also called hairy peaches.

Due to the cold climate and lack of sunlight, it does not grow very large at all.

The volume of the peach pit is similar to that of the apricot pit.

So Li Qiu immediately ordered people to take the people to collect wild peach pits.

Then come back for sanding.

Regarding his military order, everyone in the army was also at a loss, unable to understand Li Qiu's intentions.

On the other side, Li Qiu also started to catch these wild birds on the grass together with A Ke.

With the help of the Fire Feather Condor, it was quite easy for them to catch a few birds.

Now, there are birds, apricot pits, and wormwood.

All these birds flew to Huaiyuan City with the wormwood.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

However, what made Li Qiu almost vomit blood from anger.

This group of birds are all wild birds, they are very strange to the human city, and they don't have a good impression of them.

Grass seeds and other foods are abundant on the vast grasslands in late autumn and early winter.

These birds nest freely in the meadows, looking for food.

Once you let them go, they fly away.

Some fly north, some fly south, and some fly in other directions.

But the only one that didn't fly into the city.

Li Qiu's first experiment, which he was full of expectations, ended in a complete failure.

At this moment, Fang Xuanling hurried over with the imperial decree.

Seeing Fang Xuanling and his face rushing all the way, there were traces of red blood in his eyes.

Li Qiu couldn't help frowning.

"Master Fang, why did you personally come to the battlefield where the two armies were fighting?"

"If you bump into the scouts on the opposite side, team, let them take you, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, into captivity."

"Then we, Datang, will be at a loss."

"Let's not talk about Huaiyuan City. Even if they want to take six cities, I have to give them to them."

His words made Fang Xuanling quite surprised.

"Oh?"

"You have always been an iron rooster, and you have always acted like a penny-pincher. Then I will really let you cut off six cities to Goguryeo."

"Are you willing?"

Li Qiu was also very speechless at the moment, "I said, Mr. Fang, in your eyes, this is the image of me, isn't it?"

"Compared to you, a famous figure through the ages, what are these six cities?"

"Call back later."

"Come here, hurry up and kill some sheep, and treat Mr. Fang and all brothers well."

"Let them have a good meal and drink, and then have a good sleep."

Chapter 643 All Mobilized to Catch Birds

During the subsequent meal and chat, Fang Xuanling also inquired carefully about the current situation here.

Naturally, Luo Liang and the others reported it respectfully.

Fang Mou Du Juan, the reputation of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, the two prime ministers, has already resounded throughout the Tang Dynasty.

Whether it is the common people or the soldiers in the army, they all respect the two of them extremely.

After hearing that the situation here was much better than expected, Fang Xuanling finally let go of his heart.

As long as Li Qiu fails to launch a decisive battle, the Youzhou Army will still have sufficient combat power.

It is also possible to firmly grasp the western Liaoning region in the hands of Datang, this is the most ideal and most satisfactory result.

As for Li Qiu, he ordered the army to stop attacking the city and only conduct harassment.

Fang Xuanling couldn't help but sighed to buy time for him and let him study the art of war hard before the battle.

At the same time, I did not forget to arrange Li Qiu's two sentences.

"Li Qiu, when we were in Shangshu Province, we persuaded you earnestly."

"I asked you to practice calligraphy well, read more military books, and learn more about military strategies, do you remember?"

"At that time, you didn't listen to any persuasion."

"I feel that it is enough for me to have martial arts and an elite soldier."

"What about now?"

"Why are you still holding the book and studying hard?!"

"That's called, when the book is in use, you will hate it less."

"Without the hard study and practice in daily life, how can you get real skills and kung fu?"

"What's the use of studying military books for a few days now?"

"Your Majesty sent me this time to deliver the imperial decree to you personally."

"I order you to withdraw your troops as soon as possible, and then follow me back to Chang'an City to take orders."

"Your Majesty has already said that you captured the land of Western Liaoning this time, and I will remember your great achievement."

Hearing this, Li Qiu couldn't help but sighed deeply.

He was still a little unwilling to let him go back like this.

But right now, his expression returned to normal in an instant, and he repeatedly persuaded Fang Xuanling and the accompanying generals of the forbidden army to drink and eat food with great enthusiasm.

Then let them get a good night's sleep.

After the dinner party, Fang Xuanling and others went back to rest.

The entire barracks returned to its former tranquility and chill.

At this time, Li Qiu couldn't sleep at all.

So he put on his cloak, and walked aimlessly along the outside of the barracks in the icy night wind.

Thinking about messy things in my mind.

Facing Fang Xuanling who was holding the imperial decree, Li Qiu could not resist the decree no matter what.

If he can't find a solution to the problem, Li Qiu can only stop here.

Return to Chang'an and go back to Furong Garden in advance to prepare for the New Year.

At this moment, a black figure, like a fallen leaf, came to Li Qiu with incomparable lightness under the escort of the night wind.

It was none other than A Ke.

For a long time after that, neither of them spoke.

A Ke just stood with him very quietly, staring at the grassland night under the starry sky in front of him.

The two of them have the same mind.

Ake can understand Li Qiu's feelings at this time.

A Ke could easily guess what was going on in his heart.

After an unknown amount of time, Ah Ke suddenly blew a whistle.

Then the Fire Feather Condor uttered a very spiritual cry, and landed on A Ke's raised arm.

"This eagle is psychic, maybe it can tie more peach pits with wormwood and throw them into Huaiyuan City at night."

"But the number is limited, and the city is so big."

"A few fires in one or two places will not have much effect."

Although A Ke's words were not loud, the tone was quite soft.

But to Li Qiu's ears, it was like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning, deafening.

At that moment, he was enlightened, and his inspiration flashed.

Suddenly thought of the most critical solution to the problem.

But it's not what A Ke said about letting the Fire Feather Condor throw the peach pits.

Instead, he suddenly thought of it, since the Fire Feather Condor can communicate with spirits, he can obey his command.

In theory, the wild birds on the grassland can do the same.

Immediately, he shouted in his heart, "System!"

"Help me control a thousand birds, let them all fly to the opposite city at night, it only takes two hours, can it be done?"

【Ding!Upon receiving the request from the host, the system can help the host to achieve the above conditions and consume 1 energy crystal. 】

[May I ask if the host will exchange it? 】

There was only one energy crystal, which was beyond Li Qiu's expectation.

This system mall is also rare and affordable.

Next, Li Qiu naturally did not have any doubts.

Before the system repented, he immediately chose to agree.

【Ding!The system props have been exchanged for the host, and the host can choose props to activate at any time. 】

[After this exchange, the remaining energy crystal of the host? 3, the system points 300 points...]

In the early morning of the next day, Li Qiu couldn't wait to pass down the order as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

Excluding the thousands of soldiers who were on daily defense, the remaining army, plus the civilians in the rear for logistical support, all ran to catch the birds.

As for the method, it doesn't matter, as long as you can catch the bird, don't hurt the wings, and you can fly.

Before, all of them were ordered to collect and polish apricot cores.