When Li Zexuan first came up with medical alcohol last year, Li Jing, who learned that medical alcohol could prevent wounds from suppurating, asked Li Er to equip the army with this medical alcohol!
Despite the shortage of wine and food at that time, Li Zexuan still provided hundreds of kilograms of medical alcohol to the court.
Later, with the implementation of the imperial court's policy of exchanging grain southward, there was a sudden flood of grain in the Tang Dynasty. Li Zexuan also took the opportunity to purchase a large amount of grain and filled several newly built granaries at home!
The granary could no longer hold it, so all the grain he purchased was used to make wine. On the one hand, the production of two popular wines, Shenxianzui and Wenwenxiang, was greatly increased. On the other hand, he also supplied a large amount of medical supplies to the imperial court. Alcohol!
So now this thing has become the standard equipment of the Chang'an Twelve Guards Camp. Every time I march and fight, I will carry some. However, due to the production volume, medical alcohol has not yet spread to the Zhechongfu Camp in the local state capital!
At this moment, Li Zexuan was carrying some medical alcohol, white cloth boiled in boiling water, and some simple wound medicine as he shuttled between the tents.
At first, when the seriously injured soldiers heard that Li Zexuan was coming to treat their injuries in person, they were a little frightened or flattered, because Li Zexuan was a prince and they were just ordinary soldiers!
However, after the initial uneasy contact, the injured people found that Li Zexuan was not difficult to get along with at all. He not only talked and laughed with them, but also sometimes chatted with them, slapped them, and made dirty jokes with them. , completely unlike the talented headmaster of Yanhuang Academy, and even less like the aloof Yong'an Marquis of the Tang Dynasty!
However, it is precisely because of this that the soldiers feel that Li Zexuan is more friendly and more like a brother who has been with them on the battlefield through life and death!
So along the way Li Zexuan walked, there were not only the screams of the soldiers who were touched at the injured area, but also many laughter and scoldings. The chilling atmosphere of the confrontation between the two armies a few hours ago was instantly replaced by this faint warmth. replaced!
And all of this was seen by one person!
"The benevolence of medicine. Xiaoxuan is now a prince, but he is willing to get along with these low-level soldiers. It shows that this child has no bad intentions at all. If this is the case, what can the poor Taoist not let go of? Everyone in this world Everyone has some secrets of their own, and it is not in line with the Taoist heart to get to the bottom of everything, let’s watch him fly freely in this world!”
On the corner tower of the city wall, Xuan Qing, who had long been awakened by the movement outside, was standing by the window, watching Li Zexuan walking among the tents below the city wall talking and laughing with the sick and wounded. His eyes were complicated, and he finally sighed with emotion.
After saying these words, Xuan Qing suddenly felt relaxed. It was a kind of freedom and relief of letting go of obsession, and it was the ultimate state pursued by people in the Taoist sect - Tao follows nature!
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Chang'an City, Imperial Palace, Ganlu Hall.
Although it will be dawn in more than an hour, the lights are still bright here. Li Er and Li Tai both have dark circles under their eyes and their faces are full of exhaustion. However, neither father and son have any intention of going back to sleep. They are waiting for news. , waiting for news from the front line!
All previous signs indicate that tonight the northern part of the Tang Dynasty is experiencing a very brutal fight, and the root of all this comes from Li Zexuan and the top-secret information from Yanhuang Academy. But the problem lies in the fact that he has never been able to contact him before. Going to Li Zexuan, they could only deduce from the telegram sent back by Meng Wenhao that there must be a fierce battle at Longmen Pass tonight!
The father and son are worried about the war on the front line, and the other is worried about the safety of their own mountain leader. No one is willing to rest before they get the exact news!
It is said that although the telegraph machine has increased the speed of transmitting information, it will also increase people's urgency for information. If they had still used human power to transmit messages, Li Er and Li Tai would not have been so stupid here. Sleeping and waiting for news from the front line, because if the message is sent manually, the news from Longmen Pass will not reach Chang'an until at least tomorrow afternoon. There is no need to wait here all the time!
"Didi dididi~!"
Suddenly, the telegraph machine that had been silent for a long time suddenly made a "didi" sound. This sound was extremely pleasant to Li Tai's ears!
He quickly cheered up, straightened up, picked up a pen and recorded the telegraph code. After the translation was completed, he quickly sent a telegraph code to confirm to the other party that he was next to the telegraph machine!
"Father, this is the message from Wen Hao!"
Seeing Li Er looking this way with confusion, Li Tai stood up and replied without waiting for him to ask.
"Meng Wenhao? It seems there is news about the war on the front line!"
Li Er's eyes flashed, and he sighed with some relief and said.
Whether it's good news or bad news, it's better than them waiting here all the time! Besides, since Meng Wenhao can take the initiative to send a telegram to Chang'an, it proves that the battle situation on the front line will not be too bad, at least the entire army will not be wiped out!
"Yeah! It should be!"
Li Tai nodded. After a while, the telegraph machine started to ring again. Li Tai quickly sat down and recorded the telegraph code.
The sound of "Didi Didi" lasted for about half a quarter of an hour. Li Er on the side couldn't help it anymore. He got up and came to Li Tai's side. But when he saw the message on the rice paper without any structure, he couldn't help but Frowning because he couldn't understand...
Li Er waited anxiously for a long time. On the other side, Li Tai finally translated the encrypted message into text. The little fat man stood up and said: "Father! Frontline battle report!"
"read!"
Li Er said with a serious face.
"yes!"
Li Tai nodded. He looked at the translated message and said succinctly: "On June 30th of the second year of Zhenguan, the Turkic general Ashina Sheerjiu led 50,000 people to deal with the witchcraft that stole the academy's books. The elite wolf cavalry entered Yanmen Pass and defeated the 10,000 defenders sent by the mountain chief from the Zhechongfu camp in Bingzhou. Then they drove straight in and defeated Yonghe Pass and Madou Pass!
Wu Jie carried the top-secret information from Yanhuang Academy in an attempt to pass through Longmen Pass. The mountain chief had already set up 10,000 soldiers at Longmen Pass. Later, in order to contain Wu Jie, the mountain chief fought alone. Although he tried his best, Wu Jie was not left behind. However, However, he snatched back the academy's information, but the mountain leader was seriously injured as a result!
After Wu Jie escaped, he met Ashina Sheerjiu at Madou Pass. Ashina Sheerjiu was dissatisfied with the current harvest and accompanied Wu Jie back to Longmen Pass again! Wu Jie's force was outstanding. Without the check and balance of the mountain chief, he relied on his superior force to blast open the city gate. Longmen Pass was about to fall into the enemy's hands. At the critical moment, a sharp archer named Xue Rengui from Longmen County slightly blocked it. Wu Jie took a moment, and then Taoist Master Xuanqing from Longhu Mountain suddenly appeared and completely resisted Wu Jie's attack!
Later, Wang Renbiao, the governor of Qizhou, led 30,000 soldiers under his command to come to support, and 10,000 light cavalry led by generals Qin, Cheng, and Yuchi also arrived in time. Ashina Sheerji knew he was outmatched and quickly withdrew his troops! Under the leadership of General Qin, the three armies of Longmen Pass gathered together to pursue the Turkic army!
At that time, soldiers and horses from the four states of Yunzhou, Shuozhou, Daizhou and Yuzhou had set up defense lines outside Yonghe Pass. As soon as the Turkic army left Yonghe Pass, the two sides encountered a big battle. After that, General Qin and others also rushed there. , several soldiers and horses fought together. In this battle, almost all of the Turks' 40,000 elite wolf riders were killed. Only more than a thousand people fled back to the grassland with Wu Jie and Ashina Sheerjiu!
However, our troops also suffered heavy losses, especially those in Yunzhou, Daizhou, Yuzhou, and Shuozhou. Due to the direct impact of the Turkic Imperial Division, the casualties reached more than 70%. In addition, Qizhou, Bingzhou, and General Qin brought troops and horses from Chang'an. We suffered more than 43,000 casualties in this battle! "
After Li Tai finished reading the battle report, the Manna Palace suddenly fell into silence. I don't know whether it was because of the low temperature at night or because of something else. Li Tai suddenly felt a chill, which made the little fat man regret that he didn't wear a cloak when he came to the palace. After a long time, Li Er finally spoke, only to hear him say in a cold voice:
"Fifty thousand elite wolf riders? Jie Li is really willing to give up! He has invaded the Tang Dynasty again and again. Do you really think that my patience has no limit? Bang~!"
At the end of the sentence, Li Er slammed the table angrily, turned around and walked towards the dragon couch.
Li Tai said cautiously: "Father, please calm down. According to this battle report, this Turkic wolf cavalry must be the best among the best. Now that almost all of them have been lost in the Tang Dynasty, Jieli must also be seriously injured. This is for For Datang, it may not be a good thing!"
Li Er sat on the dragon couch, his brows furrowed. He pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "Jieli claims to have millions of people who can control strings. Losing these men and horses won't hurt his bones! Let's talk about the loss of the Tang Dynasty. The number of men and horses is no less than that of the Turks! In the future, if the Tang Dynasty and the Turks face each other head-on, if the casualty ratio remains the same, we will definitely lose!"
In this war, the Tang Dynasty lost nearly 60,000 people in total (including the Turkic army's previous attack on Yanmen Pass, Yonghe Pass, and Madou Pass), and the Turks lost 49,000 wolves. Riding elites, judging from the number of casualties alone, the Tang army did not take advantage! However, considering that the Tang Army has very good means of preventing wound infection, which can allow a large number of injured sergeants to survive, it seems that the number of casualties on both sides is almost the same!
But even a one-to-one casualty ratio is a bit hard to accept for Li Er. After all, the Turks at this time are definitely in an unprecedentedly powerful period, and the number of troops Jieli can handle is definitely greater than that of the Tang Dynasty. There’s more here!
Li Tai also understood these truths. He thought for a while and then said:
"Father, this Turkic wolf cavalry is the elite among the elite. Ordinary soldiers will naturally suffer some losses against them, but it is impossible for all of the millions of Turks to control strings are such elites!
Furthermore, it is said in "The Art of War" that the first step is to attack the enemy with troops, the second step is to attack the enemy, the second step is to attack the army, and the third step is to attack the city. Now our Tang Dynasty has more advanced weapons and armor, as well as communications that are ahead of all foreign countries. In this way, we are fully qualified to make a big fuss in tactics, so that the armies can cooperate with each other seamlessly! With the absolutely leading tactical cooperation, our chance of winning is definitely 30 to 40% higher than that of the Turks! "
"Well! Qingque, what you said makes sense!"
Hearing this, Li Er's eyes lit up, and then he remembered that Li Zexuan's workshop was currently working hard to build equipment for the Xuanjia Army. With the new soldiers, and Li Zexuan's new tactics, the Xuanjia Army's combat effectiveness It will be at least doubled!
If Li Er knew the word "technology", he would definitely sigh: "Technology is combat power!"
"According to the battle report, Li Zexuan fought with Wu Jie and was seriously injured. How is his injury now?"
Suddenly, Li Er remembered the battle report that Li Tai had just read, and he hurriedly asked.
Li Tai smiled and replied: "Back to my father, although the mountain leader was seriously injured, after treatment by Taoist Master Xuanqing, not only did his injuries heal, but his martial arts has also improved!"
Zhao Song, who was standing in the corner of the hall, was shocked when he heard that Li Zexuan's martial arts had improved again. He secretly thought that Li Zexuan was already in the middle stage of Grand Master before going to the north. If he improves again, wouldn't he become a master in the late stage of Grand Master? In this realm, he has already caught up with me, a great internal manager!
At this moment, Zhao Song's heart was undoubtedly broken. The speed of Li Zexuan's martial arts progress made him doubt his life!
"Xuanqing!"
When he heard the name Xuanqing for the second time, Li Er's thoughts changed quickly and he murmured: "This Longhu Mountain is really a master of pure Taoism, but why did this Xuanqing happen to appear at Longmen Pass for no reason?"
"This... I don't know about this!"
In the final analysis, Li Tai is only proficient in literature and strategy, and he doesn't pay much attention to martial arts matters.
Zhao Song raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Taoist Master Xuanqing is said to be the next Tianshi Taoist disciple on Longhu Mountain who has the greatest hope of becoming a great master after Master Lingxu. After the death of Master Lingxu, Xuanqing Taoist Master Taoist Master Qing directly chose to go into seclusion, but I didn’t expect that he would be released from seclusion now!”
Although Zhao Song is no longer in the martial arts world, he still knows a lot about some things in the martial arts world.
"Well! This matter is indeed a bit strange, but since Li Zexuan is fine, that's lucky!"
Hearing this, Li Er frowned and said.
Nowadays, Li Er attaches great importance to Li Zexuan. He understands better than anyone that if all the advanced knowledge in Li Zexuan's head is used, it can be compared with an army of 100,000! So when he learned that Li Zexuan was fine, Lao Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As for whether Li Zexuan's martial arts had improved, he didn't really care about that!
"Father said so!"
Li Tai's thoughts were much simpler than Li Er's. He just hoped that nothing would happen to Li Zexuan. As long as Li Zexuan is alive, Yanhuang Academy will always exist!
Li Er nodded and said:
"Okay, it's getting late, Qingque, go and have a rest!"
It is indeed late at this hour. In a while, the rooster will start to crow.
Li Tai stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I'm going to retire there. Father, please rest early!"
"Yeah! Go ahead!"
Li Er said "hmm", Li Tai packed up the telegraph machine, turned around and left the Manna Hall.
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