Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 243 Fight for the Tang Dynasty!
Surrounded by dozens of riders, Li Chengqian held up a telescope and watched the busy prince's guards.

He was wearing armor, a precious cherry helmet, a sword at his waist, and a bow and arrow hung on his horse's back.

Li Chengqian rarely wears this outfit. He usually wears plain clothes and carries a sword, with the elegant and noble demeanor of a gentleman.

At that moment, he looked particularly heroic and powerful.

At first, when Li Jing and others saw Li Chengqian's appearance, they were stunned.

They seemed to see the young Li Shimin of that year.

Meet General Tian Ce, who is leading the troops on the battlefield.

Even Li Shimin was in a trance for a moment, as if he saw his former omnipotent self.

Li Chengqian and Li Shimin's appearances are not exactly the same, but they can be said to be exactly the same.

He is simply a replica of Li Shimin.

As Li Chengqian grows older, especially with his beard, you can really tell he's old at a glance.

The current Holy Emperor is the future Li Chengqian.

After seeing Li Chengqian in military uniform, almost everyone realized one thing.

The Crown Prince is very much like the Holy Emperor.

Just this point alone is enough, even if the prince has no other halo to bless him.

There will no longer be any threat to his position.

"Pei Xingjian did a great job."

Li Chengqian said: "We will use gunpowder in the first battle, so we must make a name for ourselves."

"This is related to the use of gunpowder as a main weapon in the military in the future."

After he finished speaking, he asked, "How is the preparation of the crossbow going?"

Li Zhi was aware of this, and Pei Xingjian informed him, "Everything is ready."

"Then we will give Gao Jun a head-on blow."

Hear the words.

Li Chengqian nodded with a smile.

Crossbow.

This thing was beyond his expectations.

Li Ting and his people did not invent the artillery, but they came up with new tricks.

Tie the firecrackers to the arrowhead of a large crossbow, light the fuse, shoot it out, fly a very long distance, and then explode.

The crossbow's bursts of fire have a bit of Katyusha flavor.

They also added iron nails, iron beads and other things into the firecrackers.

The destructive power of an explosion is too terrifying.

But when used in the present moment, it is definitely a dimensionality reduction attack.

Even the Tang army had never seen it, let alone the Gao army.

A rain of crossbow arrows covered the area, and then there was an explosion, causing the center to bloom.

Just thinking about that scene, I can’t imagine how picturesque it was.

Not to mention the issue of lethality, the panic alone would be enough to cause chaos in the army and destroy morale.

You know, not every soldier wears armor for protection.

The Tang Dynasty has not yet achieved this, with the entire army wearing armor.

Not to mention Goguryeo's 300,000-strong army, his 10,000 armored soldiers could be considered an elite force.

The Tang Dynasty could still look at him differently and look him in the eye.

"elder brother."

Li Zhi called out, "Su Wo has returned to China."

"Ok?"

Li Chengqian looked over.

I saw Soga Guihua coming on horseback. His riding posture was a bit strange, and he was wobbling and a bit unstable.

After all, the horses of Japan and those of the Tang Dynasty are completely not on the same level.

Soga no Guihua learned how to ride a horse, but he was not used to the tall war horses of the Tang Dynasty. He could not adapt for a while and was not very good at riding a horse.

He was in great danger, and Li Chengqian was afraid that he would fall down. When he got close to him, Soga no Guihua did something special and jumped off the horse before it stopped completely.

"Foreign minister Soga is coming to pay his respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Soga no Kakuzu knelt down and kowtowed.

There was a hint of teasing in Li Chengqian's eyes. This kid didn't stand firmly and almost fell down, so he knelt down.

"Get up."

Li Chengqian asked, "Guihua, how are the people you organized?"

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness."

After Soga returned to thank him, he stood up and said excitedly: "Your Highness, I have organized thousands of people who are ready to fight for you at any time."

"We are not fighting for me, we are fighting for the Tang Dynasty."

Li Chengqian corrected calmly.

"Yes!"

"Fight for the Tang Dynasty."

Soga changed his words immediately after naturalization.

There were actually quite a few people from Japan during the Tang Dynasty, and they were mainly distributed in Chang'an, Shandong, Jiangnan, Youzhou and other places.

The route they took to arrive in the Tang Dynasty was very complicated.

Some were left behind by the Tang envoys, and some came from Shandong and Japan by sea.

Another part came to the Tang Dynasty via the peninsula.

This time, Li Chengqian just happened to check out all these people, regardless of gender, age or status, and handed them over to Soga for naturalization.

After conquering the Goguryeo city, the Japanese people they discovered were also naturalized and organized into armies by Soga no Mi.

This can be regarded as a naturalization of Soga and the formation of an armed force to return to Japan.

It is also the fundamental force for gaining a foothold in Japan in the future.

It just so happens that we are going to fight a battle with Goguryeo this time.

Li Chengqian agreed to Soga's naturalization, and all the Japanese on the peninsula would belong to him.

The conditions.

It's just fighting for the Tang Dynasty.

Faced with such temptation, Soga, who had no military power, had no hesitation.

He didn't know how many Japanese there were on the peninsula, but at the moment he had more than a thousand under his command.

Equipped with borrowed weapons and equipment.

Back in Japan, he can walk sideways.

He even felt that he could sit on the throne of the Emperor.

"Go down and get ready first, the rebels are coming."

"I'm watching you, and the Holy Emperor is watching you too."

Li Chengqian said: "Whether you can get support depends on how you perform this time."

"Yes!"

Soga Guihua said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, we will definitely fight bravely and kill the enemy and the traitor."

What does it matter to the dead?
It's not him who is going to die.

I don't have so many people to begin with, so I won't feel sad if they die.

The most important thing is to be appreciated and supported by the Holy Emperor. Only this, compared to that, nothing else is important.

Li Zhi listened with a smile on his face but said nothing.

After he left, he said, "Brother, these people are useless as cannon fodder."

"It doesn't matter whether it's useful or not. At least it can save the bloodshed of my Tang army soldiers."

Li Chengqian said calmly: "That's enough."

"That's right. How can they compare with the lives of our Tang soldiers?"

……

Shandong, Laizhou Coast.

Cheng Zhijie was dressed in military uniform, standing on a high platform, watching the soldiers board the ship.

Tang Jian was standing aside, constantly giving orders.

"Duke Ju, everything has been arranged down there, you don't have to be kept in the dark about everything."

Cheng Zhijie curled his lips.

"It's better to keep an eye on it."

Tang Jian said: "This time when we cross the sea, we have to hurry on our way after getting off the boat."

"We have to cut off the retreat of 300,000 troops. If we are a step slower and fail to block it, you will be blamed."

"It's always a good idea to pay more attention."

Cheng Zhijie nodded, but did not argue with Tang Jian.

"How long will it take before everyone can get on board?"

"Look, you asked it."

Tang Jian saw that Cheng Zhijie looked unnatural, and said, "Probably another half an hour."

"Well, we must protect the things His Highness gave us. We can't make any mistakes."

Cheng Zhijie said: "This is very useful."

"I've already given instructions. Everything is protected so it won't get wet."

Half an hour later.

The whole army is on board, and the lead ship has departed.

Cheng Zhijie and other generals boarded the ship. With the sound of drums, 40,000 troops and hundreds of warships left Laizhoukou and headed towards the mainland on the opposite bank.

Several fast horses also rushed from Laizhou to the north to deliver the message.

Anshi City.

The Tang army's feint attack failed and they retreated again like a tide.

Cheers could be heard in the city.

But the Tang army did not show any sign of discouragement.

Li Dao Zong said: "Go tell that guy called Soga Guihua."

"Let them go in the next attack."

"Yes!"

The deputy general took the order and went out.

The feint attack on Anshi City was definitely not carried out by the main force of the Tang army.

It was the Hu people from Lan and He states, as well as the troops of minority tribes such as the Mohe, who went to fight.

The main force of the Tang army launched a feint attack. Li Shimin was not that stupid.

A Tang army soldier is so valuable nowadays.

Li Shimin would feel sad if he died in a feint attack.

Therefore, if we feint and get killed, we can leave it to other tribes.

This time, the Japanese were also included.

Li Daozon was a Japanese who worked for the prince. He took advantage of the situation and got benefits. Some of the obsolete weapons and equipment were given to Soga for naturalization.

Since the prince allowed him to use these people at will.

Li Daozon naturally wouldn't be polite.

It's time to go see him off.

It also helps you eliminate some of the old, weak, sick and disabled.

"kill!"

"Kill them all."

"dash forward."

Soga no Nakadashi shouted, "Return to your homeland, and I will make you a general and give you wealth and glory."

"Kill them all!"

He held his weapon and rode his warhorse behind to urge the troops to fight.

The giant Heimalu was also yelling loudly.

He never imagined that after arriving in the Tang Dynasty, their circumstances would undergo a drastic change.

There are soldiers and weapons.

These powerful warriors, whom they could not even imagine in their homeland, were now under their control.

"We must make them show their bloodiness."

"We must let the Holy Emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the Tang Army see our bravery."

The great Kuromaru shouted, "It won't be a pity if they all die."

Soga Guihua looked excited, "That's right, as long as I can be appreciated, what does it matter if everyone dies?"

"You go and supervise the battle in person. Anyone who dares to lag behind will have his head chopped off..."

"Yes!"

far away.

On the first mountain in the southwest of Anshi City, which is what later generations called Zhubi Mountain.

Li Chengqian stood on a high point and watched Soga's first naturalized battle through a telescope.

"This group of people looks like wolves and tigers, fearless and unafraid of death."

Li Zhi said in surprise: "With this offensive, it would be hilarious if they really take us down."

"You think too highly of them."

Li Chengqian laughed and said, "They don't even have any siege equipment, and they all have no armor. They will die on the road."

"Hit it down?"

He shook his head.

At this time, Li Shimin and others came over.

"Your Highness, the news from Shandong is that Duke Lu has already set out five days ago. Taking into account the time, after they arrive at Daxing City, they will speed up their march and just block the retreat of the two Gao armies."

Li Ji said.

"So, the two Gao armies are not far away."

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows.

It is not difficult to calculate the marching distance of the two Gao armies from the time when Cheng Zhijie's army crossed the sea.

"In five days at the latest, we will see Goguryeo's 300,000-man army."

Li Shimin raised a faint smile, "There are still five days left, and the outcome will be clear."

In his opinion, the 300,000-strong army was already a piece of meat at his fingertips.

(End of this chapter)