Chapter 42: Autumn Soldiers on the Battlefield

Among the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi is the undisputed king of leakage, and there is no one.

has a generous personality, the largest territory, and suppresses the family or something, these highlights are not as good as his luck in picking up leaks.

Li Shimin's eldest grandson had three sons, and the throne must be inherited by the eldest son according to the etiquette system, but the eldest son Li Chengqian was overwhelmed by his father and simply rebelled.

The eldest son was deposed, and it stands to reason that the throne should also be extended to the second son, Li Tai, the king of Wei, who is also talented, intelligent, and deeply supported by the courtiers, and is a very suitable heir to the throne.

It's a pity that Li Tai was still too anxious about the throne after all, showing signs of seeking succession, and was demoted to Junzhou by Li Shimin.

The eldest son and the second son are all very good, but because of the lack of patience and forbearance, the throne finally cheapened the third son Li Zhi, who had a weak personality.

Saying that Li Zhi is the king of leaks is really undisputed.

Li Zhi not only picked up the leaks, but also had a very unique taste, not to mention that he loved the royal sister, but he still liked his father's woman.

That's right, Empress Wu was Li Shimin's woman back then, and when Li Shimin was still alive, Li Zhi was so ambiguous that she was at odds.

Although the abolition of Wang Liwu is mainly out of political counterattack and in order to consolidate the imperial power, there is definitely also the factor of Li Zhi's favor for Empress Wu.

My woman, it's okay to put an atomic bomb on you as a firework, a proper overbearing president material.

Now that Empress Wang has been deposed, Empress Wu has ascended the throne, and the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang and other powerful ministers have been expelled, and the imperial power of the Li family of the Tang Dynasty has finally settled down after a series of turmoil.

Of course, Li Zhi's ability to maintain and favor this woman is still quite extraordinary, the husband and wife of the heavenly family are not in vain, whether it is in the harem or in court politics over the years, Empress Wu has been of great help to him.

The wind is rippling, and the autumn soldiers on the battlefield.

On the vast school field, more than 20,000 Tang soldiers lined up neatly.

Li Zhi and Empress Wu ascended to the command platform surrounded by generals.

Flags fluttered around the school field, 20,000 soldiers saluted with halberds, and shouted all the victories, and the cries shook the sky.

Li Zhi was also infected by the cry of this landslide, his face flushed with excitement, and his eyes flashed with a clear light.

Empress Wu seemed calmer, she and Li Zhi stood side by side, maintaining a graceful posture, and her phoenix eyes swept over, showing her majesty.

Li Tao stood up first, bowed down and said, "Please Your Majesty review the soldiers and take the stage to count the troops." ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Very good, my Tang Dynasty Wang Division is mighty, the generals have a good way to manage the army, with this heroic division, why worry about the unappeasement in the universe, why not be afraid of strong enemies and invade the side." ”

The so-called "Son of Heaven ordering soldiers" is just a formality.

Nominally speaking, it is the army's martial arts in front of the Son of Heaven, including the battle formation, the examination of offensive and defensive ability, the cooperation of the infantry and cavalry, and of course, the random inspection of the personal ability of the soldiers such as armed cavalry and archery.

In general, it was a full-fledged military exercise.

The Son of Heaven did not count many troops, and it was usually a ritual to boost morale and motivate soldiers to kill the enemy before launching a major war abroad.

This is the case this time, Datang is about to launch a big war against the nine surnames of Tiele in the north, and the soldiers in the autumn are the warm-up for this big war, and it is also a clear signal to the officers and soldiers of the whole army.

Li Zhi was a very self-aware emperor, and in this regard, he did even better than his father, Emperor Li Shimin.

He understands that professional things should be handed over to professional people, and it is bound to be bad for laymen to lead insiders.

Li Zhi never personally commanded a war in his lifetime, and he was very jerky about the way of managing the army and arranging troops, so he only controlled the generals and never directly intervened in the specific operations of the army.

After the order began, Li Zhi just gestured to Li Zhi, and Li Zhi understood what Li Zhi meant.

So Li Tao stepped forward and took over a few order flags from the deputy general.

On the command platform, Li Tao, who was wearing armor and helmet, waved the order flag violently, and more than 20,000 soldiers immediately received the order, and the array quickly spread out, and within a few breaths, it was clearly divided into two arrays. Both arrays have generals who command the change of formation.

The other red order flag fell, and the two arrays were still attacking and defending each other, and then quickly changed the array, the bows and arrows were arrayed, and the guns and halberds were lined up, and the war drums on the battlefield suddenly rumbled, and the sky and the earth were instantly covered with war clouds, and the murderous atmosphere was full of wilderness.

Then there was the battle between the two arrays, although it was a drill, but it was also exciting, and both sides of the array had their own victories and defeats, and the battle situation was the same as the real battlefield.

This time, there is a special link added to the point of soldiers, that is, the bow and arrow competition.

After the battle exercise between the two armies, a platoon of archers stepped forward, holding a new-style divine arm bow, aiming at a target 200 paces away.

Li Zhi was overjoyed, turned his head to look at Li Qinzai, and said with a smile: "There are talented people in the British Dynasty, and the family business is not declining." ”

Li Tao hurriedly thanked him, but saw that Li Qinzai was stunned and didn't react, so he secretly kicked him.

Li Qinzai had no choice but to bow down and thank him.

"This thing is very magical, in the future with the enemy, the array of my Tang Dynasty King Division may be slightly changed, since the range has been doubled, can the proportion of archers on the battlefield be increased?" Li Zhi asked seriously.

Li Tao hurriedly said: "The old minister and the generals are already discussing the drill. ”

Li Zhi shook his head: "Don't care about me, whether you can increase the archers, change or not change the array, it is up to the generals to discuss, weigh the pros and cons and then decide, I will not interfere." ”

Li Tao lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the divine arm bow is indeed very useful on the battlefield, the old minister and the generals have already begun to discuss the drill, and strive to come up with the best array before the northern expedition to Tiele and hand it over to the sons and daughters for drills." ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Very good, the Tang Dynasty has more such a sharp weapon, which is a great joy." ”

Glancing at Li Qinzai, Li Zhi said again: "The Li family's Qilin'er has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and the old general is not stingy with rewards. ”

Li Tao received the order and quietly kicked Li Qinzai again.

Li Qinzai bowed helplessly: "Minister...... Ashamed. ”

Li Zhi smiled with interest: "What are you ashamed of? ”

Li Qinzai smiled bitterly: "The minister doesn't know what to be ashamed of, but the minister's grandfather just kicked me, which means that the minister must be ashamed." ”

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Queen Wu in astonishment, and the husband and wife suddenly burst out laughing.

Li Tao was so angry that his old face turned green, and he didn't want to kick him this time, he wanted to pull out a knife to clean up the portal.

The husband and wife of the Heavenly Family laughed loudly, attracting the sideways glances of the generals on the stage.

Li Tao sighed gloomily and said ashamedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive the sin of dereliction of honor in front of the king, the old minister's family is unfortunate, and this evil animal ......"

Li Zhi's eyes flashed, and he was about to say something, when he suddenly heard a cheer on the school ground.

The monarchs and ministers on the stage looked stunned, but saw Xue Rengui riding a horse and a bow, galloping in the middle of the school field, and an arrow shot out, and it steadily hit the five-fold leather armor two hundred steps away.

The arrow pierced through the five-layer leather armor and still castrated, and after piercing the armor, it was not until dozens of steps away that it landed.

Li Zhi was shocked, for a long time, stroked his palm and said happily: "General Xue is worthy of my Tang Tiger General!" ”