August 21, the ninth year of Tang Wude, Datang Taiji Palace.

"Prince, now that the Turks have attacked Wugong County, the minister Chi Gong asks for battle!" Wei Chigong immediately shouted.

And next, Cheng Biting Jin also said: "Your Majesty, the minister Cheng Biting Jin, also wants to ask for war." At present, our Datang has a strength no less than that of the Turks, and the 200,000 army is guarding my Chang'an, so there is no need to be afraid of any Turks. Therefore, Chen Cheng Bites Jin and asks to send a large army to meet the enemy! ”

"Minister, please fight!" The generals also shouted.

But Li Shimin suddenly said: "You are confused! Although we have transferred 200,000 troops from various places, these 200,000 troops have just been reorganized and have not yet been run in. At this time, how much combat power can be exerted! Also, our soldiers are infantry, how can they be the opponents of the Turkic 200,000 cavalry? So, going out to meet the Turks, no need to talk about it! ”

After all, Li Shimin is an emperor who has been born on the battlefield for many years, so he naturally knows that the current Datang is actually more than defensive, but he doesn't think about attacking at all. Although he had 200,000 troops guarding Chang'an, none of these soldiers had been completely reorganized, and they were all a group of infantry, and they were not people who could deal with cavalry. The Turks are 200,000 cavalry, and cavalry has a natural restraint relationship with infantry, so their own infantry also cavalry field battles, this is a brain into water. And the restraint of cavalry against infantry did not change even in later generations. It's just that the cavalry of later generations existed in the form of armored soldiers, not horseback soldiers.

For now, infantry is a panacea, and it can do anything, but it's not particularly good at anything. The cavalry is the best class of troops in field warfare, and the cavalry in the field is almost invincible, and the cavalry can break several times or even ten times more infantry. Li Shimin is a master of using cavalry, he relied on cavalry to defeat Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, that battle can be said to be a classic, and he destroyed two hostile princes at one time. Of course, Li Shimin knew the power of cavalry, so he naturally would not take his infantry to death.

However, Chen Fei actually made a suggestion at this time, saying: "Prince, although it is impossible to let the infantry fight the cavalry, we are still mainly defending the city at present. However, we can also send some elite cavalry, and then go to fight the Turks' spirit and beat down the Turks' arrogance. In this way, we can save a lot of morale and reduce the pressure on the soldiers! ”

"The minister agrees with Chen Fei's opinion of joining the army, and the emperor still sends a brave general to beat down the arrogance of the Turks, which will be of great help to my Datang defense!" Fang Xuanling said immediately.

"Please go on the expedition!" A group of generals immediately took the initiative to ask for their lives, wanting to show their loyalty.

Li Shimin glanced at the generals who were all asking for orders, and then said: "King Gu appointed Wei Chi Jingde, as the head of the Jingzhou Road march, responsible for leading King Gu's Xuanjia army, and there are 10,000 troops to meet the Turks and fight the arrogance of the Turks!" ”

"The lieutenant Chi Gong received the order! However, the emperor, the minister still wants to ask the emperor to give me another person! Wei Chigong said.

"Who do you want?" Li Shimin asked.

"The minister wants the left prison guard to join the army Chen Fei!" Wei Chigong said.

When Chen Fei heard this, he greeted the women of the eighteenth generation of Wei Chigong's ancestors many times in his heart, and this Wei Chigong actually asked Chen Fei to follow him to the battlefield. Although Chen Fei had joined the army before the crossing, he was a soldier, and before Chen Fei crossed over, he actually knew that it would be impossible for a war to break out in the later generations, so he went to join the army. Chen Fei joined the army just to get extra points in the college entrance examination at that time, and no matter how bad it is, he can also get a job after being discharged from the army. Therefore, Chen Fei avoided going to the battlefield, so naturally he would not take the initiative to go to the battlefield.

But this Wei Chigong actually took the initiative to ask Chen Fei to go to the battlefield with him, didn't this cost Chen Fei's life? Chen Fei didn't have any idea of dedicating himself to the safety of Datang, after all, he was just a person who became an official just to eat mixed rice, and he didn't have any loyalty to Datang in his heart. If you want to talk about loyalty, he is also loyal to the nation, not to the "government" of the Tang Dynasty. Anyway, if there is an emperor, won't he eat the same rice?

But before Chen Fei could answer, Li Shimin had already said, "Wei Chi Aiqing, why do you want Chen Fei to go?" ”

"Because Chen Fei didn't propose to join the army, he could use the methods of the Qin Dynasty and use the strong crossbow formation to block the light cavalry that consumed the grassland. So the minister thought of it, since Chen Fei was able to make that kind of pulley crossbow when he joined the army, and like the emperor proposed this three-fold shooting method, then let Chen Fei lead the crossbowmen, maybe it would have a miraculous effect! Wei Chigong said.

Chen Fei really wanted to slap himself, what did he show off at that time, he actually came up with this three-fold shot and that pulley crossbow, which was claimed to be a light cavalry that could fight against the Turks. And now that I've finally gotten myself in, it's miserable.

"Chen Fei joined the army, how many pulley crossbows have you made in the past few months?" Li Shimin asked.

And Chen Fei could only answer honestly: "We actually transformed the original strong crossbow, and then about 3,000 pulley crossbows, not much!" ”

"Okay, then the Lone King will also send you three thousand crossbowmen, you lead the crossbowmen, go and try your pulley crossbow formation!" Li Shimin said.

But Chen Fei immediately said: "Your Majesty, a sesame official from the eighth grade, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold down the position, and he won't be able to convince those three thousand crossbow soldiers!" ”

"It doesn't matter, if you can't hold down the position, then let General Wei Chi Gong support you, if you don't listen to your orders, you will let General Wei Chi enforce military law!" Li Shimin said.

Chen Fei really wanted to cry, just now he obviously wanted to find a reason to shirk, but Li Shimin really helped himself explain. And Chen Fei probably knew that he might not be able to go to the battlefield this time. Moreover, you still have to go out to the battlefield as a general with troops, so you must lead your troops to win the enemy, otherwise I am afraid that you will really be unlucky.

Although Chen Fei is very confident in his tactics, he is not afraid of 10,000 just in case! After all, Chen Fei was just a soldier living in peacetime in the later life, and he had never been on the battlefield at all, so he was very bottomless in his heart. This time he is about to lead the troops, and he will become the leader of 3,000 people in one step, which simply makes him not know whether to cry or laugh.