thefictionvixens Chapter 349
Chapter 349
The next day, Saturday.
Li Shimin sent someone to invite Li Jing and his son to the palace.
"Your Majesty!"
Li Jing and his son were full of questions, not knowing why Li Shimin summoned them to the palace at the same time.
"Pharmacist, no need to be polite, please sit down!" Li Shimin looked at Li Jiande and extended his hand to invite Li Jing to sit down.
He thought to himself: 'The people who can make that kid mention their names are all ordinary people. Could it be that Li Dejian will make great contributions to the Tang Dynasty in the future? '
Li Jing greeted the other people present.
"Your Majesty, is there any military information to discuss today?" Li Jing asked directly.
"Military intelligence? There is nothing wrong with what the pharmacist said." Li Shimin nodded slightly, and then continued:
"A few days ago, Su Chen proposed to send troops to the north to attack Shuofang. What do you think of this, pharmacist?"
Li Jing suddenly mentioned the military intelligence. Li Shimin remembered that Su Chen wanted to destroy Shuofang, so he told Li Jing that he wanted to hear what Su Chen said about the military god.
"Visionary!"
Li Jing blurted out without thinking when he heard it.
Then, Li Jing thought seriously.
"Your Majesty, when I was free, I thought carefully about sending troops to the Eastern Turks. Shuofang is sandwiched between our Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Turks. I think that if we want to defeat the Turks, we must first take Shuofang.
Otherwise, Shuofang will inevitably cause trouble to our army's rear, and it is very likely that our army will be trapped in a situation of being trapped."
Li Jing first explained the necessity of destroying Shuofang. Everyone knew that Li Shimin had always wanted to destroy the Eastern Turks and had been preparing for it.
Su Chen's idea is completely different from Li Jing's. The reason why Su Chen chose Shuofang to complete the temporary task is that the first place that Tang Dynasty destroyed in history was Shuofang. Su Chen chose Shuofang based on the principle of respecting history. Another reason is that Shuofang is very close to Tang Dynasty and the territory is not very large. "May I ask your Majesty, when does Su plan to send troops?" Li Jing asked with a bow. "Next spring, when the spring plowing is over." Li Shimin answered after a little thought. Li Jing stroked his beard and nodded slowly, "Shuofang City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Our army will definitely ask for help from the Eastern Turks when they leave Chang'an.
When our army attacks the city, Jie Li will never sit idly by and watch our Tang Dynasty easily take over Shuofang. The Eastern Turks are very likely to send troops from the rear of Shuofang to help in four directions."
"Haha! The pharmacist is a god of war. I am sure that the pharmacist has a plan to deal with it. Do you know how that kid praised you?"
Li Shimin was not very concerned about the attack on Shuofang next year at this moment.
These were planned by Li Jing, and he, the emperor, did not need to worry about them.
"Oh? I would like to hear more about it!" Li Jing smiled slightly.
"That kid called you: the military god of the Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin said, and looked at Li Jing with a smile, wondering how Li Jing would react when he learned of this title.
Li Shimin had been praised by Su Chen several times, and without exception, he said that he wrote well.
Being praised by someone who didn't know calligraphy, Li Shimin felt not joy but humiliation.
Now, a person who knew nothing about military tactics, praising a battle-hardened commander, must have the same effect.
At least that's what Li Shimin thought.
After hearing this, Li Jing didn't say anything modest, but smiled faintly:
"Haha, Su kid is quite discerning!" After saying that, Li Jing looked at Li Shimin with interest.
Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this.
Li Jing doesn't like to joke!
Li Shimin realized that he was tricked by Li Jing.
"Hahaha... Pharmacist, what you said makes sense!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed!
"Pharmacist, I invited you here today not for Shuofang, but... for Dejian.
Well, originally that guy had his eyes on Chai Shao, but he didn't know what was good for him and actually disliked Sichang's age, saying that they couldn't play together."
Afterwards, Li Shimin told Li Jing about Su Chen's plan to build a military factory and Li Dejian's specific tasks.
"Military factory?" Li Jing said he had never heard of the term.
Li Shimin nodded, looked at Fang Xuanling and shook his head.
He signaled the latter to talk to Li Jing about the shocking scene that happened in the manor that day, and told Li Jing in detail about the explosives.
"Brother Pharmacist, this matter is extremely important to the Tang Dynasty, please listen to me carefully..."
Fang Xuanling spent about fifteen minutes to tell Li Jing the explosion process and power of the explosives.
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"Xuanling, is there really such a magic weapon?" Li Jing no longer looked as calm as he used to be.
He stood up suddenly and asked Fang Xuanling for confirmation excitedly.
"Yesterday, the explosives exploded thirty steps in front of your majesty and me, like thunder and dust scattered in the plain."
Fang Xuanling nodded heavily.
"Great! How can the Tang Dynasty be indestructible if it has this artifact?" Li Jing said excitedly after receiving Fang Xuanling's affirmative answer.
Others may not know,But Li Jing knew it all too well. Often, when fighting against the enemy, the most serious casualties are not in the battle on the ground, but in the attack on the city.
If ordinary soldiers want to gain military merit on the battlefield, one of them is to be the first to climb the enemy's wall.
But the merit of being the first to climb the wall also has the highest mortality rate, and most of them can only use the human wave tactics.
But it is different with explosives. If used properly, the explosives can be thrown on the wall...
"Your Majesty, please issue an order. I am not afraid of death!" Li Dejian patted his chest and said righteously.
Li Dejian, who had not said a word since entering the palace, suddenly stood up and looked up at Li Shimin, looking like he was ready to die.
Who would have thought that Li Jing, the wise military god, gave birth to a son who seemed not very smart.
Li Dejian heard that Su Chen, who was a few years younger than him, wanted him to make explosives.
"Get out of the way. How can you accomplish great things if you are so reckless and disrespectful in front of the emperor?" Li Jing teleported to Li Dejian's side and kicked him out.
"Haha, pharmacist, there is no need to be angry."
"The explosives are of great importance. To avoid the leakage of secrets, Su Chen suggested that I send the Black Armor Army to guard at all times. But that kid has never led troops, so a young general is needed to lead the two hundred Black Armor Army."
Li Shimin laughed and told the whole story.
"Stupid, can you hear the words of your majesty?" Li Jing glared at Li Dejian and said sharply.
"I obey your order!" This time Li Dejian became smart and stepped forward to salute respectfully.
Li Shimin nodded, "Dejian, just go to the manor with peace of mind. There are people you are familiar with there. It happens that the prince has been in the manor in recent days."
"I obey your order!"
Li Shimin shook his head slightly and gave up the idea of saying a few more words to Li Dejian.
"Your Majesty, can you allow me to go to the manor?" Li Jing bowed respectfully and begged. He was eager to see the true face of explosives.
"It couldn't be better. You and Dejian can go together." Li Shimin agreed generously. He had originally planned to do so.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. If there is nothing else, please allow me to leave first." Li Jing bowed again.
"Pharmacist, there is no rush. It will not be too late to go after noon.
I heard that Leshan Restaurant was popular in the city yesterday because of the pork dishes on the market. Today, I will go with you to taste them.
What do you think, my dear ministers?"
Li Shimin said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I obey your order!"
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