The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Actually, what Fang Xuanling said makes sense. I cannot gamble with the power of the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin said, "Such a price is too high, but we cannot give in to the aggressiveness of the Turks. Li Fu is right. We must take the initiative."

"This..."

The people sitting in the hall looked at each other.

Fight? Don't fight? Small-scale fight?

How to do it?

"Your Majesty, fight!"

"Yes! Fight them, beat them back!"

"These people have been harassing us for many years. Now they come again. It's unreasonable not to fight."

When a group of generals talked about the anger of the crowd, they stood up and started to slam the table.

In the past, when they sat together to discuss matters, the monarch and his ministers sat and talked, even if they talked about the anger, they just looked excited and expressed their anger.

But now it's different. They found that slamming the table is really a pleasant thing.

The palm of the hand slapped on the table, making a "bang" sound.

This movement was very spiritual. They felt that nothing could better show their anger and determination in their hearts than this movement.

Li Shimin sat at the top, listening to the movement below, with a gloomy look on his face.

"It's easy to fight, but once a large-scale fight breaks out, it's a gamble." Li Shimin looked around.

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone calmed down and listened to him quietly.

"Now, we can't afford to gamble. If we don't gamble now, we may not lose. If we gamble in the future, we will definitely win! If we are sure to win, it is not a gamble. If we gamble now, I will gamble with the strength of an army, just like I did in Binzhou, not with the strength of the Tang Dynasty."

"So, temporarily endure the humiliation and seek a turnaround in national strength." Li Shimin said: "However, the negotiations between the two sides are not without room for maneuver. Let the Tang Dynasty continue to pay tribute as before."

"Yuchi Gong."

"I am here!" Yuchi Gong stood up and clasped his fists in response.

"I order you to be the general manager of the Jingzhou Road, go to Jingyang County, lead an elite army, and station troops in Jingyang County." Li Shimin said: "Jie Li sent 100,000 troops to attack Jingyang. I want you to fight with them in Jingyang and dampen their spirit first."

"Yes!" Yuchi Gong bowed his hands to accept the order.

"Li Fu, the Prince of Jingyang!" Li Shimin looked at Li Fu.

"I'm here!" Li Fu stood up and bowed.

"You are the deputy commander of the march, and you will be with Yuchi Gong." Li Shimin said.

"Yes!" Li Fu also bowed.

Li Fu knew that Li Shimin asked him to follow Yuchi Gong to the battlefield because he wanted to use gunpowder.

This thing was figured out by himself, and no one knew it better than him.

Jie Li had an army of 100,000, and Chang'an City could use tens of thousands of soldiers. Except for those left to defend the city, Yuchi Gong could not bring many people.

Even if Yuchi Gong took all of them to Jingyang County, compared with 100,000 people, and the opponent was mainly cavalry, the chances of winning in a head-on confrontation were negligible.

After the meeting, Li Shimin left Li Fu and Yuchi Gong alone.

"General Yuchi, there is no mercy on the battlefield. I had to let the Prince of Jingyang go to the battlefield. You must send someone to protect him." Li Shimin said.

His third uncle was the only one left, and he was brought back by the emperor, so he must not let anything happen to him on the battlefield.

As an emperor, he could not lead the army to fight against Jie Li in person, and could not take care of Li Fu in person, so he could only ask Yuchi Gong to do it.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely ask someone to protect King Jingyang." Yuchi Gong said.

Li Shimin nodded.

"Li Fu, I asked you to go to the battlefield, and you should understand the intention."

Li Shimin looked at Li Fu.

"I understand, Your Majesty, has the workshop been built?" Li Fu asked.

"It has been built. I have sent someone to send a letter to the gunpowder produced so far. It will arrive in Chang'an in two days, and then it will be delivered to your army." Li Shimin said.

"Gunpowder?" Yuchi Gong's eyes lit up.

Is it the thing they carried in Binzhou last time, but they didn't use it later?

Yuchi Gong was present at the time, and he had seen the power of this thing.

If he had such a powerful weapon, he would have the confidence to stop the Turks in Jingyang County.

"Yes, this is why I let Li Fu follow you to the army." Li Shimin explained: "He is familiar with this thing. Otherwise, he is the only child in the family, and I will never let him put himself in danger, but this time..."

"Your Majesty, I understand." Li Fu said with a bow.

If he did not intend to fight such a battle with the Turks, Li Shimin also had a solution, choosing to negotiate, continue to pay tribute, and stabilize the Turks., in order to develop.

Train the troops for three years, then sweep across the grassland and wipe out the Turks in one fell swoop.

The next morning, a Turk came to the court.

How to deal with the Turkic cavalry going south is the most important thing for the court at present, so Li Fu also came to the court early.

He wanted to see what this Turk would say in the court.

"The flowers on the grassland have bloomed, why does the lark still fly over?" Li Shimin looked at Zhishishili who was kneeling below and spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty, the lark's wings are delicate. We are here with Jie Li Khan and Tuli Khan."

"Oh, my friends are here, have you brought their blessings?"

"Your Majesty, I brought an eagle and dark clouds covering the sky." Zhishishili responded.

Li Fu, standing among the court officials, looked at Li Shimin for a while, and then looked at Zhishishili for a while.

They are quite immature people from the grassland.

And Li Shimin, when did the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty speak so prairie-flavored?

Such a strong smell of dried beef.

"The eagle's hometown is not in one place, and the dark clouds do not stay in one place."

"The wings of the eagle of the Tang Dynasty are not yet full, and the dark clouds of the Tang Dynasty cannot cover the four seas! What I brought this time are millions of eagles!"

Li Shimin stroked his beard and nodded.

"Millions of eagles, yes, they are indeed dark clouds, but let me calculate, a fighting eagle needs the help of four eagles to defeat the enemy, so you only have 200,000 deadly eagles, and we also have 200,000 deadly eagles, they are all in their hometowns, and they don't need four eagles to help them."

It seems to be talking about eagles, but in fact, it is also a confrontation.

The Turks went south, so many people, eating, drinking, defecating, and logistics are all big problems. One combat soldier needs four logistics soldiers, and four supply one food and grass.

When Emperor Wu of Han conquered Mobei, he provided one for eight.

When fighting in a foreign land, food and grass supply became the top priority.

Li Shimin threatened Zhishisili in the court.