His Majesty Li Er took a deep breath and looked at the horrifying scene in the valley. He couldn't help himself for a long time and couldn't even say a word.
The other three people were also stunned and didn't know what to say.
After a while, Su Chen was seen sighing and shaking his head uncontrollably, as if he was not satisfied with the result.
His Majesty Li Er was the first to recover, and then he strode over. He first looked at the still smoking cannon, and then asked: "Why are you sighing? Is there something wrong?"
Now, His Majesty Li Er has completely believed what Su Chen said. This cannon can indeed crack mountains and crack the ground!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he really wouldn't have believed that there was such a magical thing in the world!
With the help of this cannon, wouldn't Goguryeo's defense be like a chicken and a dog?
"It's not a problem, it's just not as powerful as I thought."
Su Chen frowned and said, then squatted down and began to study.
The shot just now seemed very powerful, but it was about 30% less powerful than he expected.
Changsun Wuji walked over, pointed at the cannon, swallowed, and said in a trembling voice: "This is not powerful enough?!"
"The destructive power of that blow just now is definitely dozens of times greater than that of a trebuchet!"
"You actually said it's not powerful?"
Touching his chin, Su Chen asked: "Then do you think this thing can blast through Liaodong City?"
"able!"
The four of them said in unison.
At this moment, the four of them were all excited, looking left and right around the Hongyi Cannon, touching this and that, just like four old perverts looking at the peerless beauty who had taken off her clothes.
Especially the way His Majesty Li Er's eyes were shining, he wished he could move this cannon back to the palace right away!
Changsun Wuji pulled Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui and whispered: "From now on, in addition to not being able to marry out princesses, our Tang Dynasty has to add one more thing, that is, we must protect Su Chen's food!"
"Just to eat rice from the Northeast, you actually invented such a thing!"
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After witnessing the power of the cannon, the four of them left the valley with satisfaction.
After returning to the house, His Majesty Li Er couldn't wait to ask: "When do you plan to sell this cannon to Your Majesty?"
"Have you found the merchant of Dashi?"
If Su Chen said that he has not found the big food merchants yet, then His Majesty Li Er will definitely send someone to capture a group of big food merchants and deliver them to Su Chen without any hesitation!
"Lao Li, don't worry."
Su Chen said: "Although the experiment is successful now, it will probably take more than half a month for Li Er to make them all and send them over."
"Oh, by the way, go back and help me bring this to Li Er."
With that said, Su Juichen took out a pamphlet and handed it to His Majesty Li Er.
"Is this the big gift you're talking about?"
His Majesty Li Er took the booklet and started reading it curiously.
But he only read a few sentences before he frowned and asked, "Are you writing randomly?"
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji and the other two people also put their heads together.
His Majesty Li Er pointed to the marching route plan drawn by Su Chen and said: "Although there is no protection on the other side of the river in western Liaoning."
"Even if the soldiers can float across, what about the food, grass and baggage?"
“Goguryeo’s first natural line of defense is the Liaoxi River, which is even more protective than the Northern Great Wall!”
"Why would you want to use this place as a breakthrough?"
After hearing what His Majesty Li Er said, Su Chen was shocked!
I never thought you, Lao Li, are still an expert!
The Liaoxi River mentioned by His Majesty Li Er is the Liaoxi Corridor in later generations, but the landform has not changed yet, and the Liaoxi Corridor has not yet appeared.
Because of this, this river became Goguryeo's natural moat, capable of blocking millions of troops!
Looking at the doubtful looks cast by the four people, Su Chen chuckled and said, "My idea is very simple, just fill in the Liaoxi River!"
Since the Liaoxi Corridor has not appeared yet, Su Chen will try to find a way to make him appear.
Wouldn’t it be better to just fill it out?!
Yes, according to what His Majesty Li Er just said, the Liaoxi River is Goguryeo's natural line of defense.
If the Tang army wanted to enter Liaodong, they had to go around the Liaoxi River.
However, this will undoubtedly slow down the war and make it easier for Goguryeo to ambush.
Therefore, Su Chen directly planned to fill in the Liaoxi River and build a two-hundred-mile-long field bridge heading straight to Liaodong!
In this way, are you still worried that the food, grass and baggage will not be able to keep up with the team?
With the technology Su Chen currently possesses, it is not difficult to do all this!
After hearing Su Chen's shocking remarks, His Majesty Li Er was dumbfounded.
After a long pause, His Majesty Li Er said: "Don't be kidding me. The Liaoxi River is so wide, how can it be filled in?"
"Not to mention anything else, just the river channel where the silt is deposited, people can't even stand firmly, so how can we start construction?"
"I have heard the exact news. Your Majesty will be on the expedition in person this time!"
"Did you predict this news in advance and want to trick His Majesty again?"
Having said this, His Majesty Li Er's face became a little unfriendly, feeling that Su Chen was plotting against him!
"Li Er personally takes charge?"
Su Chen was very surprised and asked: "Is this news reliable? Is he really going to conquer it himself?"
In his memory, the Tang Dynasty's eastern expedition to Goguryeo should have been more than twenty years later.
That time it was indeed Li Eryujia who went on a personal expedition.
But it was also because there was no suitable commander-in-chief that Li Er was forced to go into battle in person.
According to historical records, during the Zhenguan period, there were only three people with great ability who could lead 100,000 soldiers: Li Shimin, Li Jing, and Hou Junji.
And this is really not a joke, it is true!
In the early years of Zhenguan, most of the major wars in the Tang Dynasty were led by Li Jing.
When Li Jing got old, Hou Junji took charge.
But later Hou Junji participated in the rebellion and was beheaded by Li Shimin.
By the time of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, Li Jing was already too old to walk, so Li Shimin could only be used.
It is absolutely normal for the above situation to happen twenty years later, but it is only the early years of Zhenguan!
For this reason, Su Chen was extremely confused.
Could it be that his appearance changed something?
"The news is absolutely certain."
His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "You haven't answered my question yet. Have you calculated that His Majesty is going to conquer personally, so you are ready to trick him?"
"I really can't figure it out. I'm not a god."
Su Chen shook his head and said, "Besides, I'm not trying to trick him!"
As he spoke, he turned back two pages of the booklet, pointed to the content on it, and said, "Look here, haven't I already written a detailed solution?"
"Although the Liaohe River is wide, it is not difficult to build a field bridge on the large swampland downstream."