"Turkic." Li Xin took a deep breath, no one knows the strength and threat of the Turks better than him, the Tang Dynasty is a feudal dynasty that belongs to farming, his territory is very large, although there is a Great Wall in the north, but the Turks are still very easy to kill from the grassland into the Central Plains, ravaging the Central Plains, and slaughtering the people of the Central Plains.

"If you want to deal with the Turks, you must first have war horses, not counting war horses, but also cavalry." Li Jing carefully analyzed: "Without 400,000 cavalry, my army will enter the grassland, will lose more, and the same as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although the Xiongnu were eliminated, but the foundation of the Han Dynasty was also consumed, the Tang Dynasty has just unified the world, after a year or two of recuperation, even if it has accumulated some strength, but to deal with the Turks, the national strength will at least be regressed for five years." ”

"How many war horses does the imperial court have now?" Li Xin asked with some hesitation. Now the war horses of the Tang Dynasty are mainly from the Longxi area of Liangzhou, and there should be Youzhou in the future, but now Youzhou is also an uncertain factor.

"It should be about 300,000. But the most important thing is cavalry, if you want to train qualified cavalry, you can't just have war horses. The Turks spend all day on the steppe, accompanied by war horses, so their cavalry is very strong, as long as they are adults, they are cavalry, but my Datang is different. If you want to train qualified cavalry, it also takes time. Li Jing said seriously.

"Is it not possible to let the Turks attack at will?" Li Xin said dissatisfied.

"It's okay to fight in a small area, but if you attack me, I'll attack you." Li Jing shook his head and said: "We also have 200,000 cavalry, although we can't attack the Turks, but we can still be prepared. Although there are some losses, they are not unbearable. It's just that the minister is more worried that the Turks will let the Goguryeo people make a detour from the steppe to attack Youzhou. ”

"Then let Silla and Baekje attack Goguryeo from behind, and it can be regarded as sharing our pressure!" Li Xin thought for a while and said. According to the urine nature of the Turks and Goguryeo, this kind of thing may not happen, and when the two are combined, the entire Tang Dynasty will be full of smoke. This is not what Li Xin wants to see. But Li Xin undoubtedly has no way now.

"That's all it can be." Li Jing sighed and said.

"I thought that if the world was pacified, I could relax, but now it seems that even if the world is pacified, I can't rest. There are still many enemies outside, and I'm afraid that the family inside will also be pulled behind. Li Xin leaned on the carriage and said, "Brother Jing, this world is really difficult to govern. ”

"Emperors have been like this since ancient times, unless Your Majesty is willing to be a faint monarch, or a monarch who keeps his success." Li Jing said with a smile. According to Li Xin's meaning. He is about to become the king of the county, and the title has been promoted, and more importantly, there are no powerful people after Li Jing, and Li Jing's sons have not inherited Li Jing's strong military command skills, and can only be a qualified courtier in the future.

"Dusk? Forget it! I don't want my head to be flaunted. Li Xin said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you have already arrived at the crossing of the Yellow River." The carriage stopped, Song He's voice came, and Li Xin opened the window. Sure enough, I saw that I had arrived at the crossing of the Yellow River.

"If you have the chance, you must build a bridge on top of this, so that it will be more convenient for pedestrians." Li Xin pointed to the Yellow River in front of him and said. The Yellow River is wider in some places, narrower in others, and bridges can be built in narrow places. For example, Pujindu, but in Guandu, it is undoubtedly a difficult thing to build a bridge.

"Your Majesty has a heart, so naturally you can do it." Li Jing's eyes also lit up. If a bridge can be built over the Yellow River, it will undoubtedly be much easier for the army to march and fight in the future. It won't be as troublesome as it is now.

"Your Majesty, General Kan Ling respectfully asks Your Majesty to cross the river." Luo Shixin rushed over and said loudly.

Li Xin looked around. Because this is the crossing of the Yellow River, many merchants have gathered around and are ready to cross the river from here, but because Li Xin's army has come here, many people have long been isolated and are not allowed to leave by boat. Some even had angry expressions on their faces.

"The Yellow River does not cross at night, the wind and waves are high, and it is not easy for these business travelers, so let them cross the river together on the sailor warship." Li Xin thought for a while and said, "Just use the plan when you march!" The bridge crossed the Yellow River, and ordered the sailors to line up in a row, spread wooden planks on them, and everyone crossed the river together. Li Xin was a little reluctant to go, so he said to Luo Shixin.

"Yes." Luo Shixin obeyed the order and left.

"Your Majesty loves the people like a son, which is really a blessing for the people." Li Jing said with a smile.

"As it should be." Li Xin glanced around, and suddenly saw a graceful woman standing on a carriage in the distance, although she was veiled, Li Xin still recognized that the other party was Shang Xiufang, and immediately beckoned to Song He, pointed at Shang Xiufang and said, "Go, please Shang everyone come and set off with us." ”

"Yes." Song He's heart lit up, and he hurriedly ran over.

After half a ring, he saw Song He leading Shang Xiufang to come, under the veil, Li Xin couldn't see Shang Xiufang's face, but from the maids beside her, she was still very happy about her arrangement.

"Everyone, there are a lot of people here, why don't you cross the river with me!" Li Xin pointed to the warship in the distance and said, "My sailors have already connected the warships together, and they are paved with wooden planks, like a wooden bridge, and it is still very convenient to walk on them. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shang Xiufang's voice was very calm, as if it was a very simple thing, but Li Xin shook his head, this Shang Xiufang is really a strange person, and he can maintain his demeanor in front of him, which is not something that ordinary people can do. Perhaps only such people can go further on the road of music and dance.

"Your Majesty, Xiufang went to the northwest last time, and almost got lost, although the Silk Road is good, but I don't know how many people died on that road, Your Majesty loves the people, why don't you think of a way to make fewer people die on that road?" Just when Li Xin smiled bitterly, Shang Xiufang's beautiful voice sounded in his ears. The content of the speech made Li Xin stunned when he heard it.

"Shang everyone, the northwest desert, heaven and earth are generated, if you want to turn it into a smooth road, where is it so easy?" Li Jing took over with a smile and said. The desert will not only have an impact on the merchants, but also on the march and war, but it is impossible to change the situation, in Li Jing's opinion. (To be continued.) )