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Chapter 229 Li Shimin inspects firearms!
“These are quite realistic. Although they are not clear, they depict scenes of warfare using firearms,” Xiao Ran explained to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin seemed to be deep in thought; this mode of warfare was indeed different.

Li Shimin also saw the power of the various grenades and shells, and couldn't help but frown.

"This looks a bit scary." Li Shimin knew that if these things were to appear in the Tang Dynasty, they would be difficult to deal with.

It's a difference of over a thousand years; it's like a dimensional reduction attack.

That concludes the video.

Li Shimin remained silent for a long time before asking, "Xiao Ran, why don't I see any armor? They all seem to be wearing ordinary clothes, right?"

"Yes, there was no armor or such things because it was unnecessary. Later firearms were much more powerful, so armor was of limited use. Not only was armor expensive, but it was also a burden to wear. In fact, by the last dynasty, armor was no longer used, as firearms at that time were still quite primitive."

"I see." Li Shimin nodded.

In previous feudal dynasties, various weapons were constantly being improved, as were various armors and shields.

Both the spear and the shield were developing, and in fact, they were at roughly the same level.

However, the advent of firearms disrupted this balance.

Human weapons are too offensive; there is no corresponding shield that can withstand them.

Body armor is actually quite limited in its effectiveness. You can still die from a heavy sniper rifle even if you're wearing body armor, let alone other types of shells.

At the level of missiles and nuclear weapons, even iron lumps like tanks are useless, and nothing else can withstand them.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment before turning to the second video.

Compared to the first black and white one, the second color one feels completely different.

Dozens of tanks rolled across the grassland like black beetles, the grass clippings kicked up by their tracks splashing onto the armor, forming fine white impact spots—there was no roar as one might imagine, but the realism of the scene made it all the more oppressive.

The screen suddenly switched, showing a missile bursting out of the water from its launch silo.

Li Shimin's pupils contracted sharply as the orange-red tail flame shot up. He had never imagined that humans could make flames rise into the sky in such a ferocious manner.

The moment the missile pierced the clouds, the words "Anti-ship Missile" popped up in the lower left corner of the screen, the white lettering standing out starkly against the dark blue background.

Li Shimin didn't quite understand, but he felt it was very frightening.

Li Shimin's Adam's apple bobbed as he witnessed the missile precisely strike the target ship at sea—in the flames of the exploding deck, steel fragments scattered like dandelion seeds, and the burning bridge could be vaguely seen through the dent in the middle of the hull.

This ability to "take someone's head across the sea" is hundreds of times better than the trebuchet he used on the walls of Luoyang back then.
The most shocking part was the footage of the nuclear explosion.

As the mushroom cloud slowly rose over the Gobi Desert, Li Lizhi involuntarily raised her hand to shield her eyes—not because of the bright light, but because of the eerie stillness in the scene.

The billowing smoke and clouds devoured the sky like living things, and the city below collapsed like a paper toy in the shockwave. The silent destruction was more suffocating than any scream.

"Those little black dots...are they ordinary people?" Li Shimin asked.

He saw a group of people running frantically in the lower right corner of the screen, but they were swept into the air by the blast wave and drifted towards the burning building like autumn leaves.

"Your Majesty, this thing is getting more and more frightening. Now, just one is enough to kill everyone in Chang'an."

Li Shimin was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

I never imagined it would be this scary.

This was beyond the comprehension of Li Shimin, Empress Zhangsun, and others.

"Is it really possible?"

"I'm not being accurate. It should be that Chang'an City was wiped off the map, with almost no people or animals left in the city, and the surrounding ecosystem was devastated. The explosion of this weapon is frightening, but the most terrifying thing is not the explosion itself, but the pollution that follows."

"Pollution?" Li Shimin didn't quite understand.

"Your Majesty can understand this as meaning that after this weapon explodes, it will spread a plague that is incurable. The area where it explodes will remain barren and uninhabitable for decades."

"Is the 'pollution' that the young master mentioned still present, making it uninhabitable?" Li Li questioned. "Yes."

This thing is terrifyingly powerful.

Li Shimin rewound the video and pointed to the missile, "Xiao Ran, this is scary too. It seems to be able to hit a very long distance. How far exactly?"

"With today's cutting-edge technology, we can fight anywhere we want from our current location, at distances beyond imagination."

Li Shimin rubbed his forehead, genuinely startled.

Only now do I realize how terrifying the gap is between weapons from over a thousand years later and those from the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin picked up the teacup, then slowly put it down.

Li Shimin was an emperor who had seen many storms, but even he could not find peace in his heart.

"Be careful over there. Don't let anyone else know about the affairs of the Tang Dynasty," Li Shimin said seriously.

Li Shimin did not have much contact with modern people, but he understood human nature.

It is clear that if the other side finds out about these weapons, the Tang Dynasty will have absolutely no say.

Xiao Ran had said before that he was just an ordinary person.

In other words, they have no power or influence, and no say in anything.

All we can do is keep it a secret, and keeping it a secret is also the best option.

"Xiao Ran, can the Tang Dynasty possess these weapons?" Li Shimin was now concerned about this question.

With these weapons, the problems surrounding the Tang Dynasty were no longer problems.

It's only the seventh year of the Zhenguan era, and many wars haven't been fought yet.

Tibet, the Western Turks, and Goguryeo were still around, and the Tang Dynasty's national strength was naturally overwhelming. However, Li Shimin wanted to pay a lower price.

If we had those weapons, the fight would be much easier.

"In the black and white videos, it's possible to make things if you have the money, and you can even learn how to do it yourself. But as for the Tang Dynasty era, we can only look at it from afar."

“Even if His Majesty gave me the money, I still couldn’t get it; it’s not about the money.”

Xiao Ran can go abroad to make light weapons; many factories in small western countries can manufacture them, and they are not expensive.

It's actually not difficult to do.

"That's enough. With these, the casualty rate of the Tang army can be reduced significantly."

Xiao Ran agreed with this point.

"We can find a way to address these issues."

The Tang Dynasty was already far ahead of other nations in every aspect of its time, and with the addition of modern weaponry, it was indeed somewhat of a bullying move against other countries.

While Li Shimin and his companions were talking, the three little princesses went to play on the other side, showing no interest in the conversation.

Princess Yuzhang also took Xiao Ruoying for a walk around before returning to the Lizheng Hall.

The biggest impression Xiao Ruoying got was 'big'.

It's much bigger than the Forbidden City, and it's very impressive.

"Weiyang, can I come to visit often in the future?" Xiao Ruoying felt that things were quite different now that she knew Princess Yuzhang's identity.

The princess is of royal blood and of noble status.

"Of course, no problem. My grandparents definitely won't object."

(End of this chapter)