Chapter 404 Lack of Gunpowder

Concubine Yang's persuasion did not work, and King Wu still took over the errand of General Zhengdong. This also shocked both the court and the public. You must know that Li Shimin was very conservative in the use of troops. He usually let his old brothers serve as commanders. The general who leads the army would be like this even if he were to lead the army himself, but this time his third son was appointed as the general.

The formation of troops in the Tang Dynasty is quite interesting this time. King Wu Li Ke became a general for the first time. As the coach of the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo, King Wu Li Ke was also extremely frightened. However, King Wu believed that this was his opportunity. If so, If you give up this opportunity, you will probably regret it in the future.

Niu Jinda, the left deputy general, although this person did not enter Lingyan Pavilion, he was also one of the fierce generals of the Tang Dynasty. He could be considered to be on the same level as Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin. However, after joining the Tang Dynasty, this person has been idle at home.

This time the emperor found him because he was well aware of his abilities, and this guy had nothing to do with Li Xiang. Since the emperor wanted to train King Wu, he had to arrange some team members for King Wu. These people There must be no relationship with Li Xiang.

Right Lieutenant General Su Dingfang, this matter has been decided for a long time. Su Dingfang has been on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo. This time he has already left for Liaodong, so it is normal to give him the position of deputy general. The emperor himself agreed to Li Xiang's request. Deputy Commander, but there is no such position at the moment.

In the main hall, when Li Shimin announced all this, many people did not look at King Wu or Niu Jinda who was pulled out. Instead, they wanted to see Li Xiang's face.

Some people's faces are full of worries. You must know that among all the royal children, Li Xiang can be said to be an alternative. Whether it is offense or defense, he has his own set of rules. If Li Xiang is appointed as the commander, then These people can have a good and peaceful sleep at home.

His Highness King Wu is not incompetent, but the problem is that His Highness King Wu has never proven himself on the battlefield. If he is only familiar with military books, then there will be many such people on the battlefield.

Another part of the people are just gloating. They have either suffered losses under Li Xiang, or they are officials favored by major families. Li Xiang has done all kinds of dirty things with them these days, so these people are waiting to see Li Xiang. Xiang’s joke, aren’t you the so-called young and promising person? Is it okay now?

Li Shimin was actually secretly observing Li Xiang. If Li Xiang was not convinced today, or if something happened in the main hall, it would bring a lot of trouble to Li Xiang. Unfortunately, Li Shimin's wish came to nothing. , Li Xiang stood obediently behind Li Chengqian, his head lowered, as if nothing had happened.

"General, as the general manager of this march, is there anything missing?"

Seeing Li Xiang's calm look, Li Shimin felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't have an attack now. He could only ask Li Jing to see how the preparations were. If Li Jing's health was okay, So he will definitely be the coach this time, but even if he has physical problems, he still has to be the marching general manager.

"When we return to the Emperor, other preparations have come to an end. Only the ballista that the Emperor wants to bring is still short of projectiles..."

General Li Jing is also a man, and he is not willing to disgrace everyone in the court, but this question was asked by the emperor. If he does not answer it truthfully, we will not have enough artillery shells after we get to the battlefield. Who should be blamed then? ?

But if you want to answer truthfully, you have to ask Li Xiang for help. In fact, Li Xiang has already told the formula, but unfortunately the court still cannot extract certain materials, so the only choice is to ask Li Xiang for help. Ministry officials have come to visit several times, and Li Xiang has rejected them with various reasons.

Fortunately, General Li Jing said this. If it had been said by anyone else, Li Shimin would probably be angry now. He just hung Li Xiang up, so you immediately found a step for him to come down.

"Why are there still so few projectiles at this time? Didn't I ask you to start preparations before? Who is in charge of this matter?"

Li Shimin said angrily that he knew there were other officials among them, so he had to find trouble with others first, and then follow the clues to Li Xiang's body before he could let this kid work for him.

It's a pity that Li Shimin's calculations were wrong. Wei King Li Tai was responsible for this matter. When Wei King Li Tai went to Tuyuhun, Li Shimin didn't give him time to hand over his work at all. He just urged this guy to get on his way quickly. As a result, the matter was delayed like this. If there was no war, this matter wouldn't actually be important, but suddenly the war in Goguryeo started, so this matter...

"this……"

Hearing the answers from his men, Li Shimin didn't know what to say. After all, he was the initiator of this incident. If he hadn't urged Li Tai to leave faster, many things might not have been like this.

"Li Xiang, you made this thing. When can you collect 5,000 rounds of projectiles?"

Li Shimin can't care about anything else now. He has seen this kind of weapon before. If it doesn't exist on the battlefield, then we will probably die a lot of people. But if we have this thing, it will be easy to conquer cities and territories. He ate it in Goguryeo Such a big loss, now it's time to avenge it.

"Going back to the emperor, when my grandson handed over the formula that day, he made it clear to all of you that there are many things that need to be prepared in advance. If it is done in a hurry at this time, the effect may not be optimal. If Of course it doesn't matter during normal drills, but on the battlefield..."

Li Xiang also threw a soft nail. You hung me up. Now when something happens, let me take action. Is it that simple? The last time Li Shimin asked Li Xiang to do something, he had to give it to an emperor's grandson. Now he doesn't give any benefits. Do you really think we are doing voluntary work?

Li Chengqian nodded beside him. This boy had to be anxious. It turned out that he was waiting for the emperor on this matter. Although there were many capable people in the civil and military affairs of the dynasty, when it came to gunpowder, Li Xiang was definitely the first. Even if I hand over the formula to you, all that can be produced is some low-grade black powder. If you want to have modern gunpowder like Li Xiang, there are many secret recipes that you don't have, and even Li Xiang can't make them. Redeemed from the system...