After a strategy of the Turks, Pharmacist Li had long been unaware of the planning, and replied at this time: "If you take the "Ten Strategies" as the basis, in the face of the Turks, the first thing to do is to take Henan, and the second is to raise horses. After that, bribery, consolation, fortifications, people, location, and time...... At that time, the principle of surveying and leveling Xiao Milling could be used to defeat the Turks! ”

At that time, "Henan" was not today's Henan, but referred to the Hetao area south of the Yellow River, that is, the land of Shengzhou and Xiazhou.

Although Pharmacist Li only has a few words, he knows all about the "Ten Strategies" and is familiar with it.

Li Shimin reviewed it slightly in his heart and said: "Now Henan is trapped in the capital of Liangshi, if you want to take it down, it is not as easy as taking Bashu and collecting Yiling. Do you have any ideas? ”

"If you want to take the capital of Liang Shidu, you should fight with water!" Pharmacist Li's tone was firm and sonorous.

"Water war?" Li Shimin was stunned at first, and then high-fived and praised: "Water war!" ”

"Yes. The minister was in Lingzhou, and when he saw that the Turks and Liang Shi were returning, they crossed the river and took a sheepskin raft. They did not master the art of shipbuilding, and only regarded the river as weak water, which has been passed down from generation to generation that "its strength cannot defeat the boat". Our army only needs to ......"

Before Pharmacist Li finished speaking, Li Shimin had already clapped his hands and smiled: "Shine!" Our army only needs to go down the river and cut off the way of Turkic support, and the Liang division will be in the middle! ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian!" Li Shimin was overjoyed for a moment and asked: "My brother's shipbuilding and naval talents are already in Lingzhou?" ”

"In the past, the navy was led by Zhang Baoxiang and Xi Junmai, and the two of them were already in Lingzhou. The shipbuilding is headed by Lu Zesheng, who is still engraved in Yangzhou. ”

"Lu Zesheng, this name 'Ze is born by the common people', but it is in line with my 'Helping the World and the People'!"

At this time, Li Shimin was in a good mood.

Pharmacist Li bowed down and smiled: "Your Majesty has waited for the ministers!" ”

He continued: "Lu Zesheng did not go north with his ministers a few years ago, just because he did not expect that there was also a need for shipbuilding in the north. Now he is not in a hurry to transfer him here, so he might as well collect the materials needed for shipbuilding first. ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "It's so good, just listen to my brother's opinion." ”

Pharmacist Li bowed down to receive the order.

Li Shimin pondered for a long time, and muttered: "As for raising horses......

He paced intently for a moment before asking, "I don't know how many soldiers my brother thinks it will take to defeat the Turks?" ”

In ancient battles, the infantry was about one person and one horse, and the horse was not used for riding, but for carrying the weapons and armor carried by the soldiers, which was called "pack horses".

The cavalry is one person and two horses, one pack horse, and the other is used for riding when the battle array is fighting, which is a "war horse".

War horses are very delicate, except for battle formations and training, they are never willing to ride in peacetime.

In addition, the army must also have a "horse" that pulls grain and straw and carries heavy weights.

If there is a surplus of horses, the soldiers must be equipped with "riding horses" for transportation.

It was the ninth year of Wude, and in the past ten years, the land of China was full of smoke, and the loss of horses was extremely heavy.

In particular, the mares that could be used for breeding were only 3,000, and there was a great scarcity, even though they had been ordered to be strictly levied from the whole country.

His rulers and courtiers were all battle-hardened, and knew that even if they were to fight hard, they would not be able to quickly increase the number of good horses in a short period of time.

However, the emperor's question, Pharmacist Li had long been ignorant of the overall deduction, and immediately replied: "Soldiers have three potentials, one is momentum, the second is terrain, and the third is due to potential. Once the situation is ripe and the Turks are preferable, the number of troops will be determined by the number of horses. ”

"Soldiers have three potentials" is a classic military saying handed down to future generations by Li Jing, the god of the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard this: "So once the opportunity is ripe, my brother has his own way to win?" ”

At that time, the Turks wanted to make an agreement with the Tang Dynasty, and Jieli Khan was willing to give 3,000 horses and 10,000 sheep in exchange for clothes and silk.

Li Shimin was in a dilemma, he was willing to release the treasure, but compared with horses and sheep, he hoped that the Chinese people trapped in Mobei, including Wen Yanbo, could return to Middle-earth.

However, Datang really needs horses.

However, at this time, Pharmacist Li did not know about the agreement between the two countries.

He saw that the emperor's eyes lit up, so he replied, "Yes." The so-called "odd use of soldiers", those who make good use of soldiers, all are right, all are strange, so the enemy is unpredictable, so the right is also victorious, and the odd is also victorious. ”

Pharmacist Li didn't expect that his short discussion would make Li Shimin no longer in a dilemma.

Because of this discussion, not only was Wen Yanbo able to return to the court, but even the Turks misjudged the situation, thinking that there was no shortage of horses in the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, he saw that the emperor frequently bowed his head, so he continued: "The so-called 'mature opportunity' is a bribe, a successful consolation, a bow and a sword, a brave soldier, and the terrain and weather are favorable to our army. ”

Li Shimin originally bowed his head frequently, but at this time he suddenly froze: "'Bow and knife are ready'!" There are many types of weapons and fortifications, why only bow and knife? ”

Pharmacist Li couldn't help but praise in his heart, this emperor really listened carefully to every word he said!

In addition to being moved, I feel even more glad that I have to meet such a determined national master, how comfortable! At this time, he took a deep look: "Your Majesty Mingjian!" The Turkic light cavalry was superior to our army, and our infantry and hoplites were superior to the Turks. In response to the gallop of lightly armed cavalry, our army can first shoot with infantry to block its sharp spirit; When it approaches in a roundabout way, it can be broken by lining up with heavy cavalry in a sword formation. Therefore, in the face of the Turks, among all kinds of weapons, the bow and sword are the most important. ”

At this time, it was Li Shimin's turn to praise loudly: "High! If you want to use infantry and heavy cavalry to defeat the light cavalry, my brother's proposal can be described as the only way! ”

Pharmacist Li hurriedly thanked him.

Li Shimin nodded slowly: "Now the generals are riding and shooting. However, in dealing with the Turks, with infantry and hoplites, it is even more important to shoot immediately! ”

He pondered for a moment and continued to nod: "Very good! Very good! In this way, I personally taught the soldiers to practice the bow and arrow. ”

Pharmacist Li bowed and said yes.

Li Shimin looked at Pharmacist Li with a smile: "I heard that in my brother's department, there is a young man who has a divine shooter who once intimidated Jieli Khan in the north of Luzhou City, but? ”

"Yes. This son's name is Xue Guwu, and he is a descendant of Xue Guyan, the prince of Northern Qi. While responding, Pharmacist Li secretly thought that the talents of his own department, His Majesty the Emperor, were like a treasure!

Li Shimin nodded and said, "In this way, my brother can send Xue Guwu to come." I just don't know where he is now? ”

"Xue Guwu is now in Lingzhou."

"Lingzhou is a four-day journey away. So the teaching is scheduled to be seven days later, can it be done? ”

Pharmacist Li bowed down again to receive the order, thinking in his heart that it would take one to two days for the carrier pigeon to travel from Chang'an to Lingzhou.

His Majesty the Emperor has pinched the timing so accurately!

Li Shimin smiled again: "I want Lu Zesheng to build a ship, Zhang Baoxiang and Xi Jun to buy and train the navy, they can all be in charge, and they don't need my brother to go to Lingzhou in person." It's just that there are still two major events in front of me, and I have to do it for me as the secretary of the Tang Criminal Department. First, although the "Martial Virtue Law" has been more lenient than the previous dynasty, there are still some corporal punishments, which should be removed. ”