Chapter 1282: The thoughts in my heart will never waver
Li Shimin read one by one from the paper that was both a battle report and a memorial.
Finally, he simply arranged all the memorials in chronological order.
The first thing we saw was that Sasanian Persia was attacked by foreign enemies with firearms, and the Longyou Road Commercial Bureau requested to temporarily close the Western Region trade route.
Then came the turmoil in the Sasanian Persian country. After that, the entire territory of Sasanian Persia fell. Except for the royal family members who were killed, only a few escaped.
The last memorial was also the ‘battle report’ presented by Liu Qi personally this morning.
It clearly says that after the Unsa people captured Sasanian Persia, they only took a temporary break. .??.
Now it has begun to advance north, and it is only a hundred miles away from the Iron Gate of the West Turks.
Judging from the current attitude of the Angsa people, their war with the Western Turks is about to break out.
Liu Qi asked the imperial court what instructions it had given in the memorial.
And when he saw these memorials, Li Shimin's expression turned pale.
He looked up at Wei Zheng and said coldly: "I asked you to take care of the cabinet. Is this how you take care of it?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Zheng knelt down on his knees.
He kowtowed directly to Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, I asked Your Majesty if you want to close the trade routes in the Western Regions."
"His Majesty said it himself. Now that the Tang Dynasty is so powerful, even if someone wants to start a business line, they have to weigh their own weight first."
"The commercial route to the Western Region has just been opened up. If it is suddenly closed, it will harm people's livelihood and public trust."
It would be better not to say this.
As soon as he said this, Li Shimin immediately became angry.
He threw the memorial in his hand at Wei Zheng's face and said, "I said I would not close the trade routes to the Western Regions."
"But have you ever told me that a huge empire was destroyed in just one month?"
Li Shimin is indeed old, but he is not confused.
He didn't even have to face the so-called Angsa Empire, but just looking at the words written on the memorial, he felt shocked.
You know, Sasanian Persia has long been in contact with the Tang Dynasty Diplomatic relations have been established.
Li Shimin also knew about its national strength.
Although it is far from the Tang Dynasty, it is on par with the Western Turks. In addition to being slightly inferior in military and horse power, its national strength is still much greater than that of the Western Turks.
But it is such a country that can be destroyed in just one month.
It can be seen how powerful the opponent is, and even Li Shimin can't help but feel a little scared.
If it were a few days later, would the other party have to come to their own country?
The more he thought about this, the angrier Li Shimin became. He glared at Wei Zheng and scolded and lectured him.
Wei Zheng was also scolded by him and did not dare to raise his head.
This was the first and only time that Wei Zheng felt guilty when facing Li Shimin.
"Father."
"This is not the time to pursue accountability."
Li Chengqian, who had been silent until now, also stood up.
He first glanced at Wei Zheng, and then focused on Li Shimin.
"But their strength has also been demonstrated. Not only is it far superior to our Datang, but it is also the same as our Datang."
"And if we compare the two, let alone let the Tang Dynasty fight against Unsa or Sasanian Persia."
Li Chengqian looked straight at Li Shimin and said: "Just asking, can the Tang Dynasty destroy the Western Turks within a month?"
Destroyed the Western Turks in one month?
If Datang could really do it.
No one else needs to tell him, Li Shimin will be the first to stand up and help Datang eliminate this trouble in the west forever.
At this moment, Li Chengqian also said directly: "Judging from the current situation, Datang must do something in advance."
"Think about it, if we extend an olive branch, the Western Turks will be very willing to cooperate with us.
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"By then, at least we can keep the war out of the country and protect the people of the Tang Dynasty from the chaos of war."
Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded and said, "You are right."
"But now, most of the generals in the Tang Dynasty who are familiar with firearms are in Baekje."
"How do you want me to fight this battle and prepare for it?"
Thinking of this, Li Shimin shook his head and sighed, sitting on the chair a little weakly, and said: "Do you still plan to let your father repeat what happened to General Li in the past?"
Li Shimin was an emperor on horseback.
Although he doesn't know much about current firearms wars, how could he not have the most basic common sense?
If a large number of generals are suddenly transferred back to the country at this moment, the soldiers under the tent will inevitably wonder whether something happened in the country.
If they knew that there was a fire in Datang's backyard, their families might be in dire straits at any time, how could they still have the heart to continue fighting? .??.
By then, I'm afraid that without Baekje attacking, the Tang Dynasty would have to be defeated on its own.
The generals in the Tang Dynasty were basically veterans.
In the cold weapon age, they may all have their own unique features.
But times are different now. Artillery, muskets, and skyfire thunder have long been popularized.
If you randomly find a general to fight, you will basically make the same mistake as Li Jing did.
Li Shimin really couldn't bear to let these old brothers who had fought with him for most of his life not end well.
Seeing Li Shimin's appearance, Li Chengqian smiled.
He looked at Li Shimin and said: "Father, I'm afraid you have forgotten who invented firearms, right?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned.
Then, he looked at Li Chengqian as if he had seen a ghost.
Then, he shook his head as if he was being electrocuted and said, "No, no, you can't go."
what firearms warfare is like, Although he has no personal experience.
But through other people's reports and personal experience in the ordnance camp, I already know how powerful it is.
In the age of cold weapons, you may still be able to survive with your bravery.
But in a firearms war, guns don't have eyes.
Li Shimin said straight away: "If you have to go, adjust it to the highest level, then adjust it to Ke'er."
"Both of them have seen firearms wars and experienced them first-hand."
"When they go into battle, they won't be much worse than you."
Li Shimin pointed directly at Li Chengqian and said in an unquestionable tone: "Just stay with me in the rear area, and you are not allowed to go."
Looking at Li Shimin's appearance, Li Chengqian sighed.
"Gao Zhixing and Kedi have indeed seen firearms."
"But my father, the two of them are far from proficient in the use of firearms."
"And you can see this from our battle with the Japanese country, right?"
At the beginning, whether it was Gao Zhixing or Li Ke.
Are there any sophisticated tactics for the use of firearms?
And you must know that when the two men led the army to fight against the Japanese country, Datang's artillery technology could absolutely crush the Japanese country.
But even so, the battle between the two and the Japanese country still basically relied on human lives.
Today, the weapons that Ansa possesses are even more sophisticated than those of the Tang Dynasty.
If we use human lives to fill it, how many people will it take to fill it?
And thinking of this, Li Chengqian's attitude became even firmer.
"Father, this battle is related to the survival of our Tang Dynasty, and even more to the future of our Datang Dynasty."
"So I must go to this battle."
"If you want to stop me, then put me in a prison."
He knelt down on his knees towards Li Shimin and said, "Otherwise, I will never be able to change my mind."