In the Great Tang's rise to power, both civil officials and generals had survived one battle after another.
Thus, Fang Xuanling wasn't particularly afraid when he saw Li Jing's spittle flying everywhere.
Fang Xuanling spread his hands and said helplessly,"General Li, our Great Tang buys most of its warhorses from the Turks.”
"If our Ministry of Revenue has so much silver, will the Turks still sell us warhorses?”
"Putting aside Telibiao and Sa Luzi, even the Turkic merchant caravans couldn't supply them with ordinary horses.”
"And I'm not saying that the cavalrymen have no horses to ride. Those warhorses should be enough for each person.”
Fang Xuanling was telling the truth.
The Great Tang did not have horse farms, so they could only buy them from the Turks. Countless people had been killed and injured in the battles, and these horses were not cows and sheep that could be raised by anyone.
Telibiao was a warhorse that scouts rode on. It was as fast as the wind and was very rare.
Salute Purple was Li Yuan's favorite. All the warhorses of the Great Tang generals were made of Salute Purple, which was enough to prove its value.
But now, the Great Tang could not even supply the most ordinary warhorses.
Li Jing let out a long breath. He looked at Fang Xuanling and said angrily,""Fang Xuanling, one horse for each of us. You really have the face to say that.”
"Those warhorses probably suffered quite a bit of damage on the road.”
"I won't tell you anything else. The number of horses has to be doubled at the very least.”
Li Yuan was a god-like soldier. He was not afraid of himself or his soldiers dying on the battlefield.
However, dying in battle was not the same as throwing away one's life in vain.
On the main battlefield, the armored warhorses and fully armed cavalry would cause countless casualties in the infantry.
He had to have enough cavalrymen to deal with them.
Fang Xuanling had given him far too few warhorses for reconnaissance or pursuit.
One horse per person sounded good.
However, if this warhorse was injured or disabled, then the cavalryman would have no horse to ride, and the heavy armor on his body would become a decoration.
Li Jing's words left no room for retreat.
Fang Xuanling was also worried. He was worried that the national treasury would run out of money and grain. Now that he had enough money, he couldn't buy anything.
He looked at Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, and the others who were also filled with righteous indignation.
"General Li, you asked the Ministry of Revenue to do our best to provide you with horses, but we can't guarantee that all of them will be warhorses."”
"Indeed, if we were shocked, it would be even more troublesome.”
" Chang 'an also has a lot of horses. Now that the military situation is urgent, perhaps we can act according to the situation and recruit them for the army first. The Ministry of Revenue will not recruit them for nothing and will buy them at the market price.”
Li Jing stood there with his back straight.
To him, nothing was more important than winning the battle.
He looked at Fang Xuanling and said," The warhorses in my residence have long been sent to the army. However, they are just a drop in the bucket. I don't want those inferior horses that pull carriages."”
"If it's as you said, I wonder how many can be recruited?”
Li Jing stated his request. It was not that he was too demanding to not have those inferior horses.
On the battlefield, when cavalry were killing and armies were fighting, if it wasn't for the fact that the warhorses couldn't withstand it, ordinary horses might fall off the soldiers in panic and trample them.
Or their legs were weak and they couldn't ride it.
This was also why warhorses were so precious. They would press forward and never retreat.
Qin Shubao spoke at the right time." I also have a few horses in my residence. They were originally brought back. We can send them to the army. It's just that we're willing."”
"I'm afraid other people in Chang 'an City don't think so.”
"If we delay, will it affect the military situation? Your Highness, what do you think?”
Li Shimin thought for a moment, then looked at Qin Shubao and said,""General Qin, what you said makes sense.”
"I'm afraid that Father will send General Li to Shuofang today.”
" The warhorses in the army can set off with the army at any time, but the warhorses in Chang 'an are not recorded. It will take a lot of time to identify them.”
"Besides, not everyone is like you, willing to sell their warhorses to the army.”
Since Fang Xuanling had dared to bring it up, how could he not know the difficulty involved?
In this day and age, whoever had a warhorse in their house was equivalent to having an extra life.
At the very least, he would be able to escape faster.
Chang 'an was far more well-informed than other remote places, so many people already knew about the two hundred thousand Turkic soldiers pressing down on the border.
Therefore, even if the Ministry of Revenue was willing to fork out money, those people in Chang 'an City were not willing to sell it.
To Fang Xuanling, he didn't even know how much money Li Yuan had now. Anything that could be solved with money was nothing!
He secretly glanced at Li Shiming and Du Ruhui.
Du Ruhui also sighed. He knew that his old partner needed him. He looked at Li Shimin and said,"Your Highness, I have a plan.”
"Maybe."
Li Shiming's eyes lit up as he looked at Du Ruhui, the head of the eighteen scholars, and said,"Du Sikong, if you have anything to say, just say it.”
"Working together is the fastest way to solve this problem.”
Fang Xuanling placed his hands in front of him, knowing what Du Ruhui was going to say.
He looked at his nose, nose, mouth, and heart as if he did not know anything.
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