Chapter 173: Fighting Li Shimin

If Zhao Mingyuan is strong by force, he will win by assassinating the opponent's general, so as to win the world. The present is certainly cool, but it will leave a disaster for future generations.

I am afraid that the situation in the world in the future will become martial arts.

At that time, will anyone with high martial arts skills, who will become the first in the world, will be able to be the emperor?

With the precedent of Zhao Mingyuan, I am afraid that some people will inevitably think like this in the future.

In the long run, in the future, any person with strong martial arts, no matter what he thinks in his heart, will inevitably fall into the whirlpool of ambition, and I don't know how many fights will arise because of this.

Therefore, even if there is a shortcut that can easily win, in order not to leave any trouble, Zhao Mingyuan is ready to face the enemy with dignity.

What Zhao Mingyuan thought in his heart, Li Tang and the others naturally wouldn't know.

What's more, even if they guessed this possibility, they would not let Li Shimin risk his life to verify this guess.

So, regardless of Li Shimin's opposition, the people of Tiance Mansion escorted him back to the Tang army camp in a hurry. With the protection of the army, everyone was relieved.

However, even if you glance at it in a hurry, everyone is a person who knows the soldiers, but they also see a lot of doorways.

It seems that this battle is not easy!

After a glance, everyone found that the Ming army camp was well arranged, but it was too decent and had nothing to show off.

It can even be said that it is too rigid and dogmatic, and it is exactly the same as what is recorded in the war book, as if the answer is copied now.

At first glance, it seems to be the work of a nerd who memorizes military books by rote, usually only talks on paper, and can only copy books when he really commands the army.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but think that this battle of the Ming army was the Ming King Zhao Mingyuan's personal expedition.

Therefore, this arrangement is very likely to be Zhao Mingyuan's handiwork.

Although Zhao Mingyuan is the leader of one side, and there are endless strong soldiers and good generals under him, he really does not have any outstanding achievements.

Could it be that he made a lot of mistakes by personally driving the emperor to conquer the emperor, refusing to let go of power, and engaging in extreme micro-exercises?

Just looking at the arrangement of this camp, it is obvious that Zhao Mingyuan has read the book of war.

It's just that sometimes a bottle that doesn't sound and half a bottle shakes is more terrible than the harm caused by not understanding it at all.

Could it be that Zhao Mingyuan will become another example of defeat due to the imperial expedition in later history?

But then a closer look made everyone more and more frightened.

What's going on?

Why are there so many fortifications around the Ming army camp?

Horses, trenches, and arrow towers were densely arranged, and one layer after another was built.

That's too much, isn't it?

From the front camp to the rear camp, there are nearly ten layers of defense circles.

Even if it is a sneak attack at night, when it hits the back camp, I am afraid that the sky will be bright!

How is this going to be fought?

What's more, the armored soldiers patrolling the camp are endless, ready to resist the surprise attack of the Tang army at any time.

There are so many people patrolling during the day, and I am afraid that there are not many people at night.

Zhao Mingyuan is so afraid of death that he will arrange the camp like this.

This battle can't be fought!

Even with Li Shimin's ability, he wanted to attack the camp of the Ming army, but he was like a dog biting a hedgehog, and he had nowhere to go.

Everyone retracted their judgment just now, and their contempt for Zhao Mingyuan was swept away.

No matter whether Zhao Mingyuan is talking on paper or by mistake, he arranges the camp like this.

In short, if the Ming army could not hold out, whether it was a strong attack or a sneak attack, it would be difficult for the Tang army to achieve any results.

Alas! I thought that this Zhao Mingyuan was just a martial artist, but I didn't expect that he was also a person who knew soldiers. It is not a fluke to have today's foundation.

It seems that it is impossible to make a surprise attack, and the only way to win is to face each other head-on.

Even though they knew that a head-to-head confrontation would inevitably come with great sacrifices, they had no choice.

I can only hope that Zhao Mingyuan is indeed a rigid dogmatism, and he can't adapt to the way of the battle array, maybe he can find a gap and defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.

Li Shimin couldn't help but smile bitterly, after fighting so many battles, he didn't expect that one day he would also pin his chances of victory on his opponent to make mistakes.

But he really didn't have any good ideas.

Not only him, but even the ministers of the Tiance Mansion also have no good way.

But Li Shimin is worthy of Li Shimin, his temperament is resolute and resolute, which is very human.

Even if the strength is not as good as the other party, but he is not discouraged in the slightest, he has to fight if he can fight, and he has to fight if he can't fight!

Immediately, Li Shimin personally wrote down the battle post and sent someone to the Ming army camp.

Naturally, this is not how polite Li Shimin is, he has done a lot of sneak attacks. This was just to prevent Zhao Mingyuan from avoiding the battle and dragging the battle between the Ming and Tang dynasties into a protracted war.

After all, Datang only occupies a corner of the land, and the longer the war drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to Datang. Even if he wins in the end, it will only make Dou Jiande a benefit.

Of course, he believed that Zhao Mingyuan would not continue this war. After all, if it drags on for a long time, it will not be good for Daming.

And that's exactly what happened.

Now, the Ming army has broken countless cities and won consecutive battles, and it is the time when the momentum is like a rainbow, and it is the right thing to defeat the Tang army in one go.

If the war drags on, it will only cause more variables, and it will not be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.

For Daming, it is best to defeat Datang directly at the top of Mount Tai.

Therefore, Li Shimin quickly received a reply.

There is only a big character written on it:

War!

When the time came, both sides were lined up and lined up opposite each other.

More than 200,000 soldiers and horses gathered together, and Sen Ran's killing intent permeated in front of the two armies.

Even the war horses seemed to feel such an atmosphere and did not dare to neigh.

Li Shimin looked at the Ming army opposite, and then looked at the military formation on his side, and his brows couldn't help but wrinkle even tighter.

The military formation on the Ming side is extremely regular, the rows of formations are horizontal and vertical, and the unified military uniforms and accessories make them look like one person, and even the direction of the war horse is completely the same.

Once you stand still, there is no more movement and noise, which makes people understand at a glance that this is a rare elite.

100,000 elites!

How could there be so many elites in the Ming Dynasty?

On the other hand, on Li Tang's side, Li Shimin's Xuanjia cavalry is still reasonable, and it can be silent.

As for the other soldiers, they looked quite fierce. But compared with the Ming army, the military discipline is like a bandit and a rogue, and it is not like a regular army at all.

Bing Oil!

Li Shimin suddenly thought of this word to describe it.

Perhaps the Tang army has indeed been in war for a long time and has strong individual combat ability, and may be slightly better than the Ming army.

But Li Shimin knew that in a large-scale battle like this, iron-like discipline was the magic weapon to win.

What made Li Shimin even more troublesome was that the equipment of the Ming army was more than a step better than that of the Tang army, and the advantage of the Tang army's individual combat capability was leveled at once, and even surpassed.

How can it be? How could Da Ming be so rich?

Li Shimin has never seen such a wealthy opponent.

Is this a war?

This is smashed with silver!

Li Shimin was smashed by Daming's silver bullet offensive.

It's no wonder that Li Shimin has this feeling, looking up, Li Shimin clearly saw that the equipment of the Ming soldiers was extraordinary, whether it was the cold light of the spearhead, or the armor on the body, or the shield in his hand, it was all made of stainless steel.

The Tang army only had the armor that military generals could wear, and the Ming army had it on everyone.

It's not one or two, it's a hundred thousand!

Li Shimin couldn't doubt if there was something wrong with his eyes, and then he saw such an incredible scene.

This is true for the infantry, and even more exaggerated for the cavalry, all men and horses are heavily armoured, and even the horse's hooves are wearing iron shoes. There is not the slightest weakness leaking out, and at a glance, it looks like a monster made of steel.

Li Shimin clearly knew how terrible it was for such heavy cavalry to charge, and nothing could stop their horses' hooves.

This is the heavy cavalry, also known as the mounted cavalry, and Li Shimin is very familiar with it.

Because his descendant troops are 3,500 "Xuanjia Iron Cavalry".

But even the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, which he spent a lot of money to cultivate, was only wearing half armor, which could not be compared with the steel armor of the Ming Army at all.

Where did Daming get so much money?

And, it's not just about money.

The point is, 100,000 elites are fully armed, where did so much steel come from?

Li Shimin was sure that even if he poured out all the Dongming faction's possessions, it would be impossible to have so much steel.

Could it be that the smelting technology of the Dongming faction has made another breakthrough?

No, the Dongming faction has been famous for decades, and its technology cannot suddenly break through.

Li Shimin suddenly thought of the gunpowder weapon not long ago and understood.

It seems that this is also the work of the world's first craftsman, and Lu Miaozi really deserves his reputation!

As for the tall horse that can hold up the whole body of heavy armor, it must be the support of Pegasus Ranch.

Alas, all of them were originally allies of Li Valve, but now they have all turned to support the Ming Dynasty.

Could it be that Zhao Mingyuan is really destined for heaven?

For a while, even Li Shimin, who has always been resolute, couldn't help but be a little discouraged.

Li Shimin is still like this, let alone the soldiers under his command.

Seeing the full armament of the Ming army on the opposite side, and then look at the equipment on his body.

Even veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time can't help but retreat in their hearts.

It is better to say that it is precisely because they have been in battle for a long time that they understand the impact of a good equipment on fighting.

Seeing that the armor of the Ming army was made of stainless steel, they even doubted whether the sword made of pig iron in their hands would be shattered if it was cut on it.

Li Shimin quickly came back to his senses, and saw that the morale of his subordinates was fluctuating, and he knew in his heart that he couldn't wait any longer.

Otherwise, the soldiers under his command will only become more and more desperate and completely lose the confidence to make a move.

So, Li Shimin drew his long sword and ordered an attack, intending to find the weakness of the Ming army in the big war.

Maybe the Ming army really didn't have any weaknesses, but maybe their generals did?

This is the opportunity for the Tang Army to win!

Now, Li Shimin can only comfort himself in his heart like this.

Seeing that the Tang army began to attack, Zhao Mingyuan was naturally not to be outdone, and also waved his sword and ordered.

As the two sides ordered a war, the more than 200,000 troops of the Ming and Tang dynasties fought together like two killing machines.

For a while, the sound of weapons colliding was one after another, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

The battle has finally begun.

(End of chapter)

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