It has to be said that the huge failure of Emperor Yang Guangsan's expedition to Goryeo not only gave the Goguryeo people unparalleled confidence, but also left a lot of deterrence for the Central Plains people.

Even Li Shimin is no exception.

"350,000 soldiers and horses, is it a little less?"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"Haha, old man, you also think too highly of Goguryeo, 350,000 soldiers and horses are more than enough!"

Gao Ming, as a traverser, the failure of Emperor Yang of Sui's three expeditions to Goguryeo had no effect on him at all.

Especially after analyzing and comparing the strength of the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, Gao Ming can be said to be full of confidence.

"To tell the truth, bringing 350,000 soldiers and horses is already worthy of them, if I don't want to end this war early, give me 100,000 people, and I can let those Goguryeo dead sticks know who is Dad!"

“……”

Seeing Gao Ming's confident appearance, Li Shimin couldn't say anything, because he didn't want to grow other people's ambition and destroy his own prestige.

After being silent for a while, Li Shimin turned his attention to Wei Chigong and the others.

"What do the four Aiqing think?"

Hearing Li Shimin's question, Wei Chigong immediately burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, just Goguryeo, my Tang Dynasty dispatched 350,000 soldiers and horses to really look up to them, in the world today, no one can stop my Tang Iron Cavalry, the Turks can't, and neither can Goguryeo!"

As soon as Wei Chigong's words fell, Cheng Yanjin also stood up with a smile.

"Haha, I Lao Cheng also thinks so, last time I and Mao Gong went south with 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the result was to run errands, and I didn't even have a chance to move, this time I must be able to kill a lot, haha!"

Looking at Cheng Yanjin, who was laughing, Li Ji and Li Jing, who were standing on the side, suddenly glanced at each other, and then arched their hands towards Li Shimin together.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that thirty-five soldiers and horses are enough!"

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks the same way!"

Except for Gao Ming, all of the people present were veterans of the battlefield, and even they did not raise any objections, and Li Shimin had no choice but to nod.

"Okay, since that's the case, then this time let's dispatch 350,000 people, keep the 200,000 people outside Chang'an City, Jingzhao Mansion, Luoyang and Taiyuan, take 50,000 people each, you go back and prepare, and send troops in three days!"

"Yes!"

After agreeing, Wei Chigong and the others left the imperial study, and when they saw this scene, Gao Ming was suddenly a little confused.

"That's it? I've only been here for less than a cup of tea? What about the promised pre-war meeting? ”

Seeing Gao Ming's stunned appearance, Li Shimin immediately patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, you can go back too, remember to come to the morning court tomorrow!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming came back to his senses this time, and he quickly nodded.

"Uh...... Okay, then I'll go back first. ”

"Well, go ahead!"

After getting Li Shimin's consent, Gao Ming arched his hand towards him, and then left the imperial study.

Gao Ming knew that Li Shimin was about to announce the appointment before the war, so early the next morning, he put on his armor and went to the court with Huzi.

As Gao Ming guessed, after going to the court, Li Shimin announced the appointment of generals.

Gao Ming, as the crown prince, is also the Tiance general of the Tang Dynasty, so it is undisputed that he became the main general of this expedition to Goguryeo, and the deputy general is Li Jing.

Li Jing is seventy-two years old this year, and to be honest, Gao Ming didn't want to take him with him, but to be honest, he was worried that he would hurt the veteran's heart.

Therefore, Gao Ming could only secretly decide that once Li Jing felt unwell, he would send him back.

In addition to Li Jing, Wei Chigong, Cheng Yanjin, and Li Ji are naturally also on the list, as well as Zhang Liang, Xue Wanche, Su Dingfang and other veteran generals are also involved, which can be said to be a gathering of famous generals.

There is no doubt that this expedition to Goguryeo is the largest military operation in the Tang Dynasty in recent years, so the faces of the generals who were pointed out were full of excitement.

This is a rare opportunity to make military achievements!

As for the civil officials, their faces were more or less bitter, and they looked at Gao Ming's eyes a little helplessly, probably regretting that they were stunned by Gao Ming's "sugar-coated cannonballs".

But in any case, the Tang Dynasty has declared war on Goguryeo, and the soldiers and horses have been assembled, and this war against Goguryeo is already a sure thing, and there can be no change!

In layman's terms, it means that the arrow is ready to be sent!

The three days passed in a flash, and in a blink of an eye, it was time to set out on the expedition.

Gao got up before dawn tomorrow, and looked at Su Wan'er, who was wiping his tears and helping himself put on armor, he immediately sighed.

"Alas, Wan'er, don't cry, okay? Be careful to move the tire gas. ”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Su Wan'er immediately gave him a roll of her eyes.

"Lang Jun is playing with the concubine again, how can he cry and move the fetus? Lang Jun went to Goguryeo this time, he must take care of himself, and his concubine is ...... Woowoowoo......"

"Uh......"

Looking at Su Wan'er, who was crying again, Gao Ming shook his head helplessly again, reached out and took her into his arms, and gently patted her back.

"Okay, don't cry, I'm not going to charge, I can't count the generals with both hands this time, I'm just going to go through the motions, so don't worry!"

"Hmm!"

Hearing Gao Ming say this, Su Wan'er could only nod.

"The concubine knows, Lang Jun is solemn all the way!"

Facing Su Wan'er's expectant eyes, Gao Ming also nodded seriously.

"Okay, wait until I get back!"

After speaking, Gao Ming took the saber handed over by the sword, hung it on his waist, and then turned around and walked out of the door.

When he stepped out of the gate, there was another unconcealed cry behind him, Gao Ming endured the thought of turning around, gritted his teeth and strode out of the Hibiscus Garden.

At this time, the soldiers and horses outside the city have been assembled, although there is still a light snow in the air, but the soldiers are standing straight, and there is no noise in the military formation that cannot be seen at a glance, only the sound of hunting wind when the cold wind blows the military flag.

When the light of dawn illuminated the sky, a roar sounded from Chang'an City, and when they heard this sound, everyone couldn't help but look in the direction where the sound came from.

At this time, a scene that shocked them appeared.

With a roar, a behemoth slowly moved out from behind the city gate.

This is a behemoth of more than five meters, with a huge size and an ironclad body, which gives it an unparalleled deterrent, and even the "crunch" sound made by its tracks crushing the snow make many people moved.

"God, what the hell is this monster?"

Just when everyone was full of shock and doubt, they saw that this "monster" stopped in the open space at the city gate, and at the same time, a figure wearing golden armor also appeared on the head of this "monster".

Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes widened again.

"That's ...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”