Li Shiming had been in despair. Without the support of Jiangnan, how could he fight the Turks and Li Yi in the Central Plains?
There was still hope if they fought a protracted war, but now
Not only was the support from Jiangnan gone, but there were also 100,000 more soldiers from Jiangdong!
Therefore, Li Ke was like a beacon of hope in Li Shi Min's despair, giving him a glimmer of hope.
Li Ke had considered the consequences before setting out. Although he hadn't expected Li Yi to actually lure the Turks into Guanzhong, it was fortunate that everything was under control.
"That's right. Does father know about the newly built Han City in Luoyang?”Li Ke asked.
"Han City?" Li Shimin recalled for a moment, and it seemed that there was indeed such a thing. At that time, the governor of Luoyang reported that a group of refugees from Youzhou wanted to settle down in Luoyang and build a city.
Due to the tyranny of the former Sui Dynasty and the chaos of the world, there were countless refugees in the Great Tang. Thus, Li Yuan did not find it strange at the time. The official document was quickly approved. It only said that the Luoyang Provincial Governor should help as much as possible and not cause any riots among the refugees. After that, they had to follow closely and not escape the control of the government.
Although this was the first time that refugees had built a city, it was nothing to be surprised about, so the people of the Imperial Court did not pay much attention to it. Most people might have forgotten about it by now.
Li Shimin did not expect Li Ke to mention these people at this time.
Sure enough, seeing Li Shiming's eyes, Li Ke immediately said,"Father, you might not know this, but these people originally lived in the deep mountains of Youzhou and never had any contact with the secular world. If it wasn't for the fact that the crops hadn't grown well these years and they came out to look for food and were discovered by the Brocade Guard's spies, they might have never been known by the world.”
Seeing that Li Shimin didn't understand, Li Ke continued,
" These people are the direct descendants of Gongsun Zan, a feudal lord at the end of the Han Dynasty. After Gongsun Zan's defeat, he fled to a remote place. From then on, he no longer cared about the hegemony of the Central Plains and focused on farming. Now, he has developed 100,000 households and more than 300,000 people. A few years ago, these people were brought to Luoyang by my son and fed on a magical and prolific rice.”
"The plan to defeat the enemy that I mentioned is on these people!”
Li Ke looked at Li Shi Min with a serious expression.
Although Li Ke was only twelve years old, his body had already grown up due to his years of martial arts practice. Although he did not look as mature as Li Shimin, he was already like a young man. At this time, there was no disagreement with Li Shimin's discussion.
Seeing Li Ke's serious expression and thinking about Li Ke's words, Li Shimin was somewhat confused.
Even Gongsun Zan's direct line of descent must not have any combat strength after so many years of farming, right? What did this have to do with resolving the siege of Guanzhong?
Seeing Li Shi Min's confused look, Li Ke smiled.
"Father, these people learned the lesson of Gongsun Zan's defeat and knew that their homeland needed powerful martial arts to protect it. Therefore, all the men in the tribe had to receive training from childhood. Over time, a special system was formed and has been passed down to this day. These men who received training since childhood had extraordinary martial arts and endurance when they grew up. What's more,"
Li Ke kept him in suspense and slowly said under Li Shiming's expectant gaze,"Among these human beings, there are strong horses that have been cultivated by generations. As long as they get on the horses, they will be the loyal followers of the white horses, which will make the non-humankind tremble in fear!”
Li Shi Min, who had just sat down, wasn't as shocked as before. After all, he was a hero of his generation, so he still had some shrewdness. His action just now was completely because he had turned from despair to hope. He was like a drowning person, hoping that even a straw could save his life.
As early as when Li Ke said that those people were the direct descendants of the White Horse General, Li Shimin thought of the White Horse General, but…
Li Shi Min was disappointed.
"Ke 'er, even if these people are properly trained, it is still unknown how much combat power they can have without the baptism of war. What the Great Tang needs now is an elite army that can overcome the raging tides.”
Seeing this, Li Ke wasn't annoyed. How could Li Shi Min know how crazy these people were? If it wasn't for the fact that I wanted to protect the people of Guanzhong from being massacred by the Turks, I wouldn't have been willing to sacrifice the few descendants of the Han clan.
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