The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 432
When he heard that Li Shimin wanted Li Chengqian to go to the front line of Dingxiang City, Chen Jingke was shocked.

He quickly ran to the palace and said, "Your Majesty, what are you thinking? Why did you suddenly let Da Lang go to such a dangerous place?"

Li Shimin was very proud of his reaction, and said, "Didn't expect that? Haha... If the prince dares to go to the front line to learn and experience, there will be no one else in the world."

Chen Jingke also had to admit, saying: "I really can't find a second one, I guess this will make the ministers go crazy."

Li Chengqian is the heir who has been unanimously recognized by everyone, even the sky (the foot injury is a solar eclipse).

For the smooth continuation of the imperial power, for the peace of the world, and for their own wealth, no one wants anything to happen to him.

Even Chen Jingke himself didn't want to see anything happen to him, so he said, "Why don't you send Qianqi to protect Dalang?"

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "It's okay, let him get to know Wang Fangyi and Li Xiaoyi more."

The underlying meaning is to leave these two people to Li Chengqian to use, so that when he succeeds in the future, he will not have a general he can trust in his hands.

The abilities of Wang Fangyi and Li Xiaoyi have been unanimously recognized by everyone.

It can be said that both of them are all-rounders, but they have their own biases and complement each other perfectly.

Li Xiaoyi is more inclined to take charge of the overall situation in the rear, and can take care of everything in an orderly manner.

Wang Fangyi prefers to be the commander-in-chief of an army, the kind who can play wars to the fullest.

But that doesn't mean they can't do each other's jobs, they can do just as well by swapping positions.

It's just that in terms of personal character, they are still willing to do what they are best at and like most.

Another reason is that Li Xiaoyi is a clan relative, and Wang Fangyi and Li Chengqian are relatives by marriage, so they are very close.

In the eyes of Li Shimin and others, these two rookies who are in charge of internal affairs and military affairs are Li Chengqian's best helpers.

Hearing Chen Jingke's suggestion at this time, he agreed without thinking about it.

As for whether Li Chengqian would take the opportunity to win over Qianqi, he wasn't worried at all.

On the one hand, he believed that this son would not do such a thing; on the other hand, he had absolute confidence in himself.

Dare to rebel against me?You have never had a big mouth.

"Chengqian's biggest shortcoming now is that he doesn't know much about the military. I have to help him make up for it, otherwise he will suffer a lot in the future."

"Beating Xue Yantuo this time is a suitable opportunity, and Li Maogong is also a trustworthy person. Cheng Qian can learn a lot from him."

This is Li Shimin's reason, and he also said the same to the officials.

Of course the ministers objected, especially the civil servants who had to kneel in front of Yong'an Palace to petition.

For them, the Tang Dynasty was already invincible, so why would the prince take risks?

Besides, with so many people teaching, what can't be learned, and it is necessary to go to the battlefield?
The attitude of the generals is more ambiguous, the prince can go if he wants to, or not.

the reason is simple.

Qin Qiong explained: "It is naturally a good thing for the military commander that the prince knows the military affairs, and it can reduce many unnecessary misunderstandings."

"But I'm afraid that he will intervene indiscriminately and interfere with the strategy of the generals ahead."

Chen Jingke immediately thought of a certain transportation captain who used the phone to remotely control the front from far away in the sky, and moved the machine gun a few meters to arrange it.

However, he still believed in Li Chengqian, and said: "Your Highness should not be such a person, and you also know how big the world is, and how many battles will be fought in the future."

"He knows the soldiers well, so the generals in front can have no worries. This is what the saints mean."

Qin Qiong said: "That's why I said that this matter may or may not exist for the military. Since the saint has decided, we will strictly implement it."

Chen Jingke nodded, didn't say anything more about it, and instead said, "Huai Dao, are you ready?"

Qin Qiong showed a joyful smile, and said: "I made preparations the day I got the news, and I'm just waiting to go. I should be with Yue'er right now."

Chen Jingke smiled and said: "He has been looking forward to this day for a long time, especially since Xun Yu got a foothold in the army, he has been nagging in front of me every day like grass growing in his heart."

"This time I finally got what I wanted. Although I couldn't really go to battle to kill the enemy, I went out of Beijing to go to the front line."

Qin Qiong also said: "Yes, sometimes you don't have to go to the battlefield. Feeling the atmosphere and knowing what the war is like is also a kind of growth."

"What's more, this time is to protect the prince's safety, which is even more meaningful."

The prince is going to the front line, as the prince guard, Qin Huaidao naturally has to go with him.

For him, this is indeed a rare exercise, but also a good opportunity to perform.

He doesn't need to go into battle to kill the enemy, as long as he protects the prince well, it is a great achievement.

After a while, Qin Huaidao rushed over from the backyard, and said before he arrived, "Haha... I knew you would come, and I'm waiting."

After the person arrived, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "Where is Cheng Huailiang, why didn't he come to see me for such a big matter?"

Chen Jingke said with a smile: "He said he would give you a gift, and he will arrive later."

While talking, the guard came to report that Cheng Huailiang had arrived.

Two people followed behind him, carrying a box.

"Haha... As soon as I guessed, I knew that someone was muttering about me behind my back. How about it, did I guess right?"

Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "Yes, I was the one who muttered, if your gift doesn't satisfy me, let's break up the relationship."

Cheng Huailiang smiled and said, "My good fellow, are you breaking off relations with me now? Then you have no chance. You will be satisfied this time."

After speaking, someone opened the box, revealing a set of armor, but the style is a bit unique.

It is not the popular fish scale armor, mountain script armor, and chain mail armor, nor is it the Zhajia armor that is close to being eliminated, but the whole body is composed of one-piece thin steel sheets.

This kind of armor is wrapped from head to toe, which makes people have no desire to attack.

Not to mention Qin Huaidao, even Qin Qiong next to him couldn't help picking up one to check.

Looking at the thickness, weight and toughness of the steel plate, he couldn't help asking, "What kind of armor is this?"

Cheng Huailiang didn't dare to be rude in front of him, and quickly replied: "We made this based on the full body armor that Jing Ke said."

"All the parts of this armor are punched together by a stamping machine. You can see that the arc of the armor is perfect."

"This kind of arc can only be pressed by a stamping machine, and it cannot be made manually."

"We have done experiments, and the arrow will be unloaded by the arc when it falls on the armor, and it will not be able to pierce the face, and the sword will not be able to break."

"Even the armor-piercing hammer can withstand one or two... Of course, if you encounter the armor-piercing hammer, you'd better stay away."

"And this is a full-body armor in the true sense. Except for the venting nostrils and the gap in front of the eyes, there are no flaws."

"How is it? Are you satisfied with this gift?"

Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "Haha, you are indeed a good brother, I am so satisfied."

Qin Qiong was also very gratified, the older generation was counting on the younger generation to live up to the challenge.

Right now, it seems that the children are indeed very upbeat, and the friendly relationship of the older generation has also continued. There is nothing more gratifying than this.

At the instigation of everyone, Qin Huaidao tried it on on the spot, and it really took a lot of effort to put it on.

He couldn't help complaining: "This armor is too troublesome to put on and take off, it can kill a person in a hurry."

Qin Qiong said: "What do you know? It's too troublesome for you to put on and take off your armor. It's even more troublesome for the enemy to take off your armor on the battlefield. Only in this way can your safety be guaranteed."

Qin Huaidao immediately stopped talking, it was indeed such a courtesy.

Putting on all the armor, walking around, bouncing around, he said, "Not bad, this armor is a little heavier, but there are no defects."

Cheng Huailiang said: "There is no way, no matter how thin it is, it will affect the defense. We have determined the thickness after countless tests."

"When the defense is sufficient, keep the weight to a minimum."

Qin Huaidao just complained habitually, and didn't really have an opinion on this pair of armor.

It should be said that he likes it very much.

At this time, Chen Jingke said: "This kind of armor will be eliminated in at most ten years, and it is likely that it will not appear again in the future."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then looked at him and said, "Did you come up with another big killer?"

Chen Jingke said: "There is nothing bad to say. If you shrink the cannon into a hand-held one and shoot it at people, this thing is called a firecracker."

"Hiss." Qin Qiong couldn't help taking a deep breath, and said: "If this thing is really made, it will be a real killer."

Chen Jingke said: "It's been done. The saint also secretly trained a Huoqi army from Zhechong Mansion, named Shenjiying."

Qin Qiong suddenly realized, and said: "It turns out that the Shenji Camp is like this. I asked why the saint kept it so secret."

Many things cannot be truly kept secret, and it is impossible to completely hide such a big matter from the Shenji Camp.

Li Shimin is smart because he didn't hide the existence of the Shenji Battalion, he just concealed what this army does.

Outsiders only thought that this was a confidant secretly cultivated by the emperor, and did not think about other aspects.

The courtiers were naturally full of curiosity about Shenjiying, and then Li Shimin fulfilled everyone's wish.

Once again, all the important officials in the court were summoned to the Longshouyuan Royal Garden, and the fake city wall where the shelling was performed at the beginning of the year is still there.

The exercise this time was also placed in the open space under the city wall.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Everyone has heard of Shenjiying for a long time, and you must be very curious about what it does. I will show you today."

"Especially Mao Gong, you must take a good look at it. This time, the Shenji Battalion will go to the front line together."

Li Ji said, "Here."

Looking at the strange weapons in the hands of more than 1000 soldiers in front of them, everyone showed curiosity.

The back handle is made of mahogany, and the predecessor of steel, among other things, the cost of this thing is definitely not low.

Could it be that the weapon is not enough?
But the skill has no blade or point, how to kill the enemy?
The point is that these people didn't even wear armor, not even paper armor. Isn't the two armies facing each other just to give away their heads?

But... Many people subconsciously looked at Chen Jingke who was next to him.

There is a high probability that this real Chen has come up with something good again.

Chen Jingke was very proud that our contribution was finally recognized by everyone.

Now many people give him face, no longer because he is Sun Simiao's disciple or Princess Jinyang's consort, but because of his own ability.

Following Li Shimin's order, under the order of the general, 1000 or [-] soldiers were divided into several square formations, each with three rows.

Then there was a man with a drum hanging around his neck in each phalanx. As the drums sounded, the phalanx began to walk forward with neat steps.

The drums and footsteps are in perfect time, or the footsteps are chasing the drums.

At the beginning, everyone felt very happy. Is this a commotion?Playing drums on the battlefield?
But soon they discovered that with the sound of orderly footsteps, a powerful momentum came over.

Is this still them standing aside to visit, what if they are facing these soldiers?

Many people's expressions turned solemn, and they no longer dared to underestimate this seemingly child's play walking.

However, more people still have doubts. No matter how good a walk is, it does not represent combat effectiveness.

Now it depends on how you prepare to fight with this strange weapon.

When the soldiers walked a hundred paces away from the city wall, the drums stopped, and so did the footsteps.

Then the commanders of the various phalanxes began to issue orders: "Prepare..."

"Huh, huh, huh." The soldiers took off the weapons on their shoulders, and quickly filled them with pills.

Then the first row raised their guns and aimed at the row of armored dummies below the city wall.

"put."

With the command of the commander, the soldiers pulled the trigger, and the flint strike released sparks to ignite the gunpowder.

"Bang bang bang..." sounded, and a puff of smoke also evaporated up.

"Is this a cannon?" someone shouted the fastest.

Everyone else suddenly realized, isn't this just shrinking the artillery?

What a genius idea, but I just don't know how powerful it is.

The soldiers would not stop. After firing the guns, all the soldiers in the first row squatted down and began to clean the barrels and refill the ammunition.

The commander immediately shouted: "The second column is ready to... release."

"boom."

"The third column is ready to... put."

"The first column is ready to put..."

The very skillful three-stage shooting method appeared in Datang.

Chen Jingke watched with enthusiasm, we were bullied by this kind of thing before, and it will be our turn to bully others in the future.

I, Datang, is the biggest power on earth... No, we are going to be the only pole.

Following the bursts of gunfire, the officials fell silent one after another.

This density, this continuous combat capability, far surpassed that of archers.

The big question now is how much damage it will do.

Li Ji is the one who observes the most carefully. After all, this army is about to follow him to Monan to participate in the actual battle.

If you don't understand the tactics of the army, you may have big problems.

Just looking at how to use the firecracker, a picture appeared in his mind.

Set up a chariot formation to resist Xue Yantuo's cavalry, and shoot with firecrackers. Xue Yantuo's cavalry is a living target.

Then he turned his gaze to the row of targets in the distance, and now he wanted to see if the firecracker's power was as loud as the sound it made.

Not to mention far away, as long as it is almost as powerful as a bow and arrow, it is enough.

(End of this chapter)