In the end, Li Shiming successfully took the horseshoe from Lin Yun.
With the horseshoes in hand, Li Shiming immediately returned to the palace and handed them over to the Ministry of Works to forge the horseshoes overnight.
Before the expedition, he had finally forged tens of thousands of horseshoes.
"Kick, kick, tap, tap!"
After being equipped with horseshoes, the warhorses were very agile and firm. They stomped on the ground and made a loud stomping sound.
"Your Majesty, this horseshoe is truly a divine item! Now, our army's warhorses are incomparably swift and fierce, and their running speed has more than doubled!”
In the backyard of the imperial palace, Li Jing was pleasantly surprised. He had never thought that this seemingly unremarkable iron ring would have such a shocking effect once it was attached to a horse's hoof.
"Your Majesty, I dare say that our warhorses are even faster than the Turkic warhorses. If we were on hard ground, our warhorses would be able to display their greatest advantage and even defeat the Turkic cavalry!”
Li Jing said confidently and excitedly.
Based on his battle experience, he knew that when Turkic cavalry rode on hard ground, both their speed and agility would be greatly reduced. His horse was equipped with horseshoes, so it would not be affected in the slightest. If he charged, he would be able to easily defeat his opponent!
"Hahaha, this is something invented by Lin Yun!”
Li Shi Min stroked his beard and laughed, his face flushed red. He was very happy.
Li Jing couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this. He hadn't expected that this thing was actually invented by Lin Yun. His Majesty's son-in-law was truly amazing! He could actually invent such a powerful thing.
At this time, Li Shi Min patted Li Jing's shoulder and said,""Li Jing, I order you to lead the army and set off immediately to attack the Turks! I will personally send you off."
Li Jing bowed deeply and said respectfully,""Yes, Your Majesty!"
Outside the Imperial City.
Three hundred thousand Tang soldiers were ready to go.
Yellow dragon flags fluttered in the wind.
Li Jing mounted his warhorse, raised his halberd, and shouted,""Follow me to the Turks!"
Hualala!
The army followed Li Jing in an orderly fashion along the broad road toward the Turks.
On the tall city wall, Li Shi Min looked at the departing army and said,""This time, we've made ample preparations. We'll definitely be able to break through the Turkic army and catch them off guard!”
Yuchi Gong rolled up his sleeves." Your Majesty, I also want to go with the army. Why can't I go?" This old man also wants to hack these Turkic wolf pups to death!”
"Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng, also want to go!" Cheng Yaojin said angrily.”
Li Shi Min looked at the two fools in front of him and shook his head with a smile."Our army is equipped with horseshoes, binoculars, sweet potatoes, and three hundred thousand soldiers. We can completely crush the Turks. Why do we need you?”
Cheng Yaojin was speechless.
Yuchi Gong was speechless.
Although the two generals were unhappy that they couldn't fight, they had to admit that Li Shimin's words made sense.
With these weapons, the Tang army's fighting strength had more than doubled.
Defeating the Turks could be said to be a piece of cake, and they didn't even need to fight.
"Let's wait for Li Jing's good news in the palace!”
Li Shi Min smiled faintly, then turned around and walked back to the palace.
At the same time.
After a month of travel, Li Jing led 300,000 troops and arrived at Ningzhou.
This was the border between the Great Tang and the Turks.
When the army arrived, they stopped and set up camp.
"General, the scouts who went out to investigate have returned!”
In the main tent, Li Jing was sitting in front of a table, studying the battle plan.
Suddenly, a subordinate walked in and reported the situation.
"Let him in."
Li Jing said.
"General!"
A tall and thin soldier immediately walked into the tent and stood with his hands clasped.
"How is the situation on the Turkic side?"
Li Jing asked.
"General, we've been using binoculars to observe and have discovered that the Turkic lands are covered in endless snow. Countless cattle and sheep have been frozen to death, and many tribes have fallen into famine, unable to resist!”
The scout leader reported loudly, his face filled with excitement.
" What?!"
Hearing this news, Li Jing stood up immediately." Is this true?!”
"Really!"
"I saw it clearly with my binoculars," the scout said confidently.”
"Very good!"
Li Jing slammed the chopping board in excitement, causing the table to shake.
"Lin Yun truly has divine foresight. The Turks are indeed suffering from a snow disaster!”
Li Jing's face was filled with excitement.
"Yes, and this telescope is very useful! Our scouts don't even need to go to the scene to see the scene ten miles away! He could see the enemy's movements clearly!”
The leader of the scouts said with a smile, his eyes flashing with joy. Ever since their troops were equipped with binoculars, they had greatly saved a lot of physical strength. Moreover, they no longer needed to take risks when scouting the enemy.
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