It is easy to act according to the opportunity, but Ju Wentai's heart is filled with anger and unwillingness.

To be honest, he was actually a person who was at ease with a little wealth. He was guarding the Silk Road, the important transportation route connecting the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions. He was satisfied with the fact that he had nothing to do and withholding some supplies. As for fighting for dominance in the world, it was the matter of the heroes and bigwigs, and had nothing to do with him, the lord of the small kingdom.

But when people were sitting at home, disaster came from heaven. Western Turks came to their doors forever and threatened with force to send troops to the Tang Dynasty. In desperation, Ju Wentai led 20,000 troops from the whole country to join forces with the 150,000 troops of the Western Turks.

But what I never expected was that the Western Turks were also very fucked by silver-like wax gun tips. 50,000 people had never done anything to them. They were slaughtered 30,000 in one breath. Not to mention forty thousand, they were even arrested.

Now, the Tang Dynasty soldiers are aiming at Gaochang, and the Western Turkic group of dragons without leaders are thinking of escaping their lives. How can the 20,000 Western Regions scattered soldiers under his command withstand the 100,000 army?

...

The Tuyuhun people have been guarding Heishi City, and they are watching. If the Tang army does not resist the Western Turks this time, they will join forces with the Western Turks and step on the Central Plains again.

But what scared them was that the Tang Dynasty's military front was so fierce that the 50,000 Western Turkic army could not even delay their progress. In one night, the 50,000 people were almost destroyed, and the Tang Dynasty's military front was already directed to the Western Regions.

To retreat, it is necessary to withdraw. The 20,000 Tang army vanguards already have such combat power. It is unknown how powerful the main force behind them is.

And I heard that the leader of the Tang Dynasty was the murderous demon Hou Junji. If he was targeted by this old killer, Tuyuhun would probably not be enough for him to get stuck in his teeth.

...

Compared with the Western Turks and Tuyuhun, the Tubo people were much smarter. With the lessons from Songzhou, people would not get involved in such matters at all.

Not even just not getting involved, Songtsen Gampo took this opportunity to marry the princess of Nibhara and then swallowed Xiangxiong Kingdom with Nibhara.

Songtsen Gampo is an ambitious and smart guy. He knew that with the strength of Tubo, he could not beat the Tang Dynasty at all. Not only did he have any effect on the invasion of small fuss, but he would also cause another change in the political situation of Tubo, which was not very stable.

So he put away his minions in front of the Tang Dynasty and turned into a gentle kitten. Then he made some small moves at the right time to test the Tang Dynasty's attitude.

...

The news of the Tang army's victory came back to Chang'an, and Li Shimin did not show any excessive excitement.

An army of 150,000 is not enough to make the monarch of the Tang Empire face up to it. Even if Li Muyun had not believed that Gaochang was a country that was very necessary to occupy, the Tang emperor would have sent only one intermediate general.

However, when he saw what was said in the war report, 10,000 landmines actually destroyed 20,000 Western Turkic cavalry. This big thing aroused the interest of His Majesty the Emperor, and personally ordered the general to increase the production of gunpowder, and at the same time, to produce more gunpowder weapons.

Li Jing complained about this and found Li Shimin later: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that although this gunpowder weapon is good, it has one disadvantage."

Although he felt a little disappointed, Li Shimin did not show it. Instead, he asked with interest: "Oh? I don't know what the disadvantages are? Can the pharmacist explain in detail?"

"Your Majesty, have you really not seen anything from the battle report?" Li Jing asked with some uncertainty.

What did you see?! Li Shimin looked at the battle report again, and after putting it down, his brows frowned slightly.

After Li Jing's reminder, he looked at it very seriously this time and also discovered the disadvantages.

"Your Majesty, those gunpowder weapons are indeed quite powerful, but they also have high requirements for logistics, just like the 20,000 vanguards led by Li Muyun now. If they only have gunpowder weapons, they should have lost their combat power." Li Jing interrupted in time and explained his point of view.

Gunpowder is indeed a good thing, but good things cannot be used too much. It is like ginseng is a good thing, but eating too much will also cause death.

Li Shimin nodded and asked with some depression: "Then pharmacist, do you think gunpowder should not be produced again?"

"No, what I mean is that gunpowder and cold weapons can complement each other, and logistics support is not easy to solve, but we can use gunpowder weapons to defend the city, so that the logistics supply can be guaranteed."

It has to be said that although Li Jing saw the defects of gunpowder weapons, he did not see through them. He still did not have a correct and serious attitude towards how much gunpowder would be consumed in a war.

Li Shimin also did not have such an understanding. After listening to Li Jing's suggestions, he also thought it was very reasonable.

Therefore, the monarch and minister made a very strange decision. Gunpowder weapons were only used to guard the city gates and not to attack.

...

Li Muyun, who was in the Western Regions, did not know Li Shimin's decision. He just wanted to end the battle as soon as possible and then go home to live his peaceful life.

But the sky in the Western Regions is like a child's face, changing as soon as possible. It was still shining brightly just now, but in a blink of an eye it was covered with clouds.

You can't marching anymore. Although marching in heavy rain sounds majestic, it is not a good thing if you get a few gonorrhea and non-combat reductions occur.

After setting up the camp, the entire army was on guard, and the horses were released for thirty miles. Li Muyun ran to Hou Junji's main camp in a straw raincoat: "Uncle Hou, it's been ten days, and the march is less than five hundred miles. You can't think of a way. When will you reach Gaochang if this continues!"

Hou Junji, wearing a pair of reading glasses, and holding the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, was enjoying watching it. When he saw Li Muyun coming in, he replied without saying: "What's the hurry? It's not easy to be careless when he goes out. Besides, we are not familiar with the places in the Western Regions. What should we do if we are ambushed when we are almost gone? Fortunately, you wrote this Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but you don't even understand such simple military common sense."

Li Muyun blinked, found a place to sit down dejectedly, and complained: "You are really patient, and you still have the heart to see the Three Kingdoms in this kung fu."

"This book is good. You guys have a good set of stories, and some of the military tactics are also very good, but..."

"Just what?"

"You just have you ever thought about it. If the military tactics are spread here..."

"Stop, Uncle Hou, please let me go, I'll leave immediately, I'll leave immediately!"

I know the art of war. I know the art of war. I have clearly copied this book. I have already said it several times, but no one believes it?

"Come back!" Looking at Li Muyun who was about to walk out of the tent, Hou Junji put the book in his hand aside, stared at him and asked, "Do you know why you were asked to come to the Western Regions?"
Chapter completed!