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Chapter 633 Good News

As the new year passed, more and more people began to pay attention to the army that was going to fight. They wondered how the battle in Gaochang was going?

The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion are particularly concerned, because this time there are also soldiers and horses from their Shenji Battalion. This is also a test of the muskets. Although they have sufficient confidence in the muskets, the muskets that have not been tested on the battlefield are difficult to fight. convince others.

Just when Li Shimin and the important ministers in the court were looking forward to it, several cavalrymen appeared in Chang'an in a hurry.

Li Shimin personally summoned General Lang who had reported victory in Liangyi Hall.

Not only Li Shimin was there, Li Jing, Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others all rushed to Liangyi Hall after receiving the news.

Of course, Su Cheng, the initiator of the war, was also indispensable. He rushed from Sujiazhuang to the palace immediately after receiving the news.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the general manager has already arrived in Liangzhou, so he sent his ministers to Chang'an to report the victory."

Li Shimin couldn't help being delighted when he heard this, and the depression in his heart these days was swept away, and he asked repeatedly: "Can you find the seeds of the white jasmine?"

For Li Shimin, the most important thing is the seeds of the white jasmine flower, which is also the significance of his sending troops to the expedition.

Although the battle of destroying the country was very glorious, enough to be boasted in history books, but in his opinion, it is more meaningful than obtaining the seeds of the white fringe flower.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, a total of 1 catties of japonica seeds have been collected. No one grows daisy flowers in Gaochang country, but only in the wild. The chief manager mobilized all the people of Gaochang country to collect seeds in a special place, and put All the collected seeds were brought back."

General Lang, who reported the victory, was afraid that the emperor would blame him for getting too few white jasmine seeds, so he explained.

But Li Shimin and others were relieved when they heard Lang Jiang say that there were more than 1 catties of white japonica seeds. With these seeds planted, more seeds will be harvested this autumn, and will spread throughout the whole country next year. Datang.

This is much more reliable than Su Cheng's dozens of white cactus flowers.Su Cheng couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he heard that, this expedition was worthwhile!

Li Shimin's face was full of joy, and he laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, Hou Junji has made great contributions to the court, and all the soldiers have made great contributions to collecting so many white jasmine seeds!"

Wei Zheng, who always had a straight face, also showed a smile, and said happily: "Great, there are so many japonica seeds, how many jasmine flowers will be produced this winter! From now on, the people of the world will no longer have to fear the severe cold!"

Cheng Yaojin smiled and said: "Not bad, not bad, Lao Hou has lived up to everyone's trust!"

As long as enough japonica seeds are collected, the strategic goal of this war will be achieved.

Li Shimin asked with a smile: "Is the battle going well? How about the casualties of the soldiers?"

"Your Majesty, the battle went very smoothly! The army won all three battles, and the whole journey was like a broken bamboo. Even the royal city of Gaochang Kingdom was breached in less than half a day! There were very few casualties among the soldiers!" General Lang, who reported the victory, said respectfully.

It was beyond everyone's expectation, but even Gaochang Kingdom's royal city was breached in less than half a day. Was it because Gaochang Kingdom's army was too careless, or was Hou Junji's army too powerful?

Thinking about it carefully, this seems to have a meaning.

Li Shimin laughed loudly and said: "No wonder Hou Junji's army arrived in Liangzhou so quickly. It turned out that the battle went so smoothly, good! Very good! I'm just waiting for the army to triumph and reward them for their merits!"

Li Shimin, who was in a good mood, then asked: "Where is King Gaochang? Was he captured and entered the court or fled to Western Turks?"

"Your Majesty, King Gaochang has died in Gaochang King City!" Lang Jiang, who had reported the victory, said respectfully.

Li Shimin felt a little regretful after hearing this. If King Gaochang could be captured alive, there would be another record in the history books. Moreover, he felt that Xieli was quite lonely in Chang'an. It would be great if he could gather a few more people to play mahjong together. .

And every big ceremony, a few more people can dance, making it more lively.

However, it doesn't matter if you don't capture it alive, anyway, there will be more opportunities in the future.

What Li Shimin cared about most was the seeds of the japonica, and so did others. In Wei Zheng's eyes, 1 kings of Gaochang were not as important as [-] catties of jasmine seeds.

Su Cheng also felt the same way, as long as he got back the white jasmine seeds, everything else would be fine.

No, there is one more important thing, but the musket!

I don't know how the musket is used on the battlefield. If it is not used well, it must be Hou Junji's problem!

Just as Su Cheng was thinking this way, someone asked impatiently.

The impatient person is Cheng Yaojin.

"Have the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion ever been on the battlefield? How powerful are the muskets?" Cheng Yaojin asked impatiently.

This sentence immediately attracted everyone's attention, and it can't be said that everyone, Wei Zheng's attention was still on the [-] catties of white japonica seeds.

Hearing Cheng Yaojin's question, Lang Jiang, who reported the victory, had a flash of envy in his eyes: "The musket is so powerful!"

Just hearing this sentence, a big stone in Su Cheng's heart fell to the ground.

The old boy Hou Junji is very reliable, which means that he didn't use the Shenjiying indiscriminately.

The people who knew the power of muskets for a long time were not surprised when they heard this. The muskets really passed the test of the battlefield!

This is the second biggest surprise of the day.

It can be said that all the goals of this expedition have been achieved. Not only have they obtained the seeds of the white jigsaw flower, but they have also tested the power of the musket on the battlefield.

Because the distance was too far, artillery was not used this time, but the use of artillery is clear at a glance, and there is no need to pass the battlefield test.

Li Shimin asked with a smile: "Tell me in detail!"

General Lang said respectfully: "The musket is extremely powerful and has a very long range. The chief manager is full of praise!"

The musket is powerful and has a long range. Everyone knows this, and Li Shimin also knows it. If you ask this general, you can't ask anything. You have to wait for Hou Junji to return to the court before he can explain clearly.

"Okay, you have worked hard all the way, go down and rest! When the army returns to the court, I will reward you for your merits." Li Shimin smiled and waved his hands.

After the rewarding General Lang retired, Wei Zheng immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, the seeds of [-] catties of white-flowered flowers are said to be a lot less, but they are not too much. When the army escorts the seeds of white-flowered flowers into the court, When it was time for spring plowing, I thought it would be safer to set aside land in Chang'an earlier to try planting japonica."

It turned out that Wei Zheng had been thinking about trying to grow jasmine flowers. He was not very interested in muskets, but he cared more about things related to people's livelihood like jasmine flowers.

He was afraid that the local governments would not pay attention to it and waste the seeds in order to try planting the white jasmine flowers in various states and provinces.

Li Shimin couldn't help nodding his head when he heard this. Since there are only [-] catties of white jasmine seeds, there is no need to transport them to various states and provinces for planting. It is better to set aside land near Chang'an for concentrated trial planting.

(End of this chapter)