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Chapter 428: Li Tang was defeated and the people asked for a war
what?
Hangu Pass was breached?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Hearing the news that Hangu Pass was breached by the Ming Dynasty in one day, everyone in the Li Tang Dynasty was shocked and couldn't believe it.

After confirming that this was indeed a fact, the court hall was completely silent, and everyone was shocked by the power of the Ming army.

Soon the details were passed on, and they finally understood what was going on.

In fact, Zhao Mingyuan did not use too advanced weapons.

In fact, gunpowder was already available at this time, and even the magic sect had begun to use gunpowder.

Zhao Mingyuan just made some improvements to the formula of gunpowder, made gunpowder packets, and threw them into Hangu Pass with a catapult.

Even after Zhao Mingyuan's improvements, it is naturally not as powerful as modern explosives. It is difficult to cause any damage to the city wall, and it cannot even pose any threat to martial arts masters.

But how can ordinary soldiers stand this?

Hangu Pass was no more than a small town with a radius of several miles, and it was filled with all kinds of supplies. They had no place to hide in the face of the explosive packs falling from the sky.

Such indiscriminate bombing even caused fires, burning all the food and grass in the city.

They had never seen such indiscriminate bombing. The soldiers of the Tang Army thought that they were being punished by heaven, and their food and grass were burned. Naturally, they lost all will to fight.

Even with Li Shentong's various urgings, no one dared to stand at the top of the city and face the punishments that rained down from the sky from time to time.

How could such a situation block the Ming army's front? Naturally, it fell with a drum.

Even though Li Shentong was very powerful in martial arts, how many people could he kill?

After being surrounded by the masters of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shentong knew that the Ming army had this weapon and was invincible. Li Tang's momentum was exhausted and there was nothing he could do to save himself.

He said, "The Tang Dynasty was destroyed today because it was not a crime of war." Then he killed himself with his sword.

Since then, Ming Dynasty has easily captured Hangu Pass.

Seeing the amazing power of gunpowder, generals would have mixed reactions to such a weapon.

Many people feel panic and disgust, thinking that with such weapons, what are their generals doing?

Some people even said that they wanted Zhao Mingyuan to ban gunpowder.

However, people with lofty ideals naturally understand that once new things have emerged and shown their power, they will never disappear easily.

In this case, instead of guarding against panic, it is better to embrace the future.

Those who can leave a name in history are all excellent people, and Zhao Mingyuan does not need to worry too much.

Therefore, before Zhao Mingyuan could express his position, everyone's conversation quickly turned to how to use this firearm, and some people quickly suggested that its loud noise could be used to deal with cavalry.

Seeing this, Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but feel relieved and full of relief.

Unlike the original fate of gunpowder being used in fireworks, in the hands of these embryo killers, they will surely shine with more beauty.

Although people were surprised by the power of gunpowder, they soon discovered that it was difficult to cause any serious harm to the masters, so they relaxed and only used new war weapons like gunpowder catapults.

Many people couldn't help but think of a previous rumor that Zhao Mingyuan was a disciple of Lu Miaozi, the most skilled craftsman in the world.

Is this rumor true?

Otherwise, how could Zhao Mingyuan have such a terrifying weapon?

If they knew that Lu Miaozi was not dead and was in the Ming army, they would probably be more convinced of this rumor.

In fact, this was what Zhao Mingyuan arranged for Lu Miaozi to supervise.

Of course, what he asked Lu Miaozi to create was not just that.

In order to deal with Li Shimin, the real son of destiny, Zhao Mingyuan prepared a lot of trump cards. It just depends on how many cards Li Tang can bear.

In fact, after Li Tangfang learned the details, he indeed guessed this.

Isn’t it logical that the most skilled craftsman in the world creates the most powerful weapon?
Immediately, they thought about the rumors about Yang Gong's treasure house.

After all, the reason why it was rumored that Yang Gong's treasure house was obtained by Zhao Mingyuan was because it was said that he was a disciple of Lu Miaozi. As we all know, Lu Miaozi was the designer and builder of Yang Gong's treasure house.

Now, since it has been confirmed that Zhao Mingyuan is indeed related to Lu Miaozi, are the rumors about Yang Gong's treasure house also true?

It was Yang Su who presided over the construction of Chang'an City at the beginning, and various signs indicate that Yang Gong's treasure house is likely to be in Chang'an City.

Perhaps, there may be a secret passage connecting the inside and outside of the city, or even directly to the palace.

In this way, Chang'an City may not be indestructible.

What's more, even without the help of Yang Gong's treasure house, it would not be so easy for Ming Dynasty to attack Chang'an City with this gunpowder alone.

Thinking of this, everyone felt even more panicked.

At this time, Li Shimin suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Father, my son, please fight!

My son is willing to lead the army to fight to the death with the Ming Dynasty! "

Seeing that everyone was afraid of the Ming army, only Li Shimin dared to stand up. Li Yuan had no other choice, but he still asked: "The Ming army is so powerful, does my son have any chance of winning?"

Li Shimin held his head high and replied loudly and confidently: "Now that the Ming Dynasty has such a magical weapon, ordinary cities are no longer enough to resist the Ming army.

Only by taking the initiative can we find the flaws of the Ming army and defeat it. "

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan quickly cheered up and asked: "Flaws? What flaws does the Ming army have?"

Li Shimin said: "After careful study, I found that although this gunpowder is indeed a weapon for siege, it also has major flaws. That is, it is not easy to throw, and you need to use a catapult to throw it.

Although it is invincible when attacking a city, it is extremely inconvenient when fighting in the field.

If he leads all the cavalry to attack the Ming army during a field battle, he will definitely win! "

"Okay, okay! My son is strong!
If this is the case, then I will confer you the title of General Tiance. "

Immediately, Li Yuan decided to let Li Shimin lead the army to the expedition, and named him General Tiance. He was placed above the princes and controlled the world's troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

Now Li Shimin has been ranked as King of Qin, Taiwei and Shangshu Ling, and he is truly unqualified.

Moreover, the existing official positions could not reflect his glory, so he appointed Li Shimin as General Tiance, ordered him to open a mansion in Luoyang, and appointed Situ, and at the same time he also served as Shangshu Ling.

Although Li Shimin said it was easy, he knew very well that defeating Ming was definitely not that simple.

These words were just to boost morale and give confidence to the ministers.

However, the morale of the ministers does need to be appeased. Otherwise, if they see that Li Tang's victory is not strong, they may collude with Ming Dynasty first and switch sides.

Therefore, Li Shimin had to do this, and Li Tang had no way out.

In fact, Li Yuan also understood this, so he readily handed over all of Li Tang's elite troops to Li Shimin without any restrictions. Whether they asked for money, food or people, they were all satisfied.

Even though he knew that letting Li Shimin control such a large army would cause trouble, if Li Tang couldn't win this battle, then they didn't have to worry about the future.

Everyone is well aware of the current situation.

Therefore, even though Li Jiancheng was dissatisfied with Li Shimin's being awarded such a seal, he opened his mouth several times but hesitated, and finally said nothing.

If Li Shimin loses this battle, then he naturally doesn't have to say anything.

If Li Shimin comes back victorious, Li Tang's crisis will be solved. At that time, Li Shimin's military power will be removed and things will be done slowly.

Leaving aside the undercurrents within Li Tang, the war is still going on.

Not even Hangu Pass could stop the Ming army's attack, and other small towns were naturally even more vulnerable.

Therefore, the Ming army soon marched in and captured the important place of Tongguan.

After passing the Tongguan Ancient Road, there is a smooth plain, and the Tang army has no danger to defend.

At this time, the elite Tang army led by Li Shimin finally arrived, blocked the main road, and confronted the Ming army.

Looking at the elite Tang army in front of him being commanded by Li Shimin, Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but secretly praise him. Li Shimin was worthy of being Li Shimin. He was a unique general in history and should not be underestimated.

Although Zhao Mingyuan was familiar with military books and had experienced several wars, he did not dare to call himself a famous general.

Even though the hard power such as weapons, equipment, soldiers, and soldiers was stronger than that of the Tang army, Zhao Mingyuan was not sure of victory.

Facing an opponent like Li Shimin, if there is even a slight flaw, the opponent will seize the opportunity to hit him hard.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan adopted a relatively conservative strategy, guarding the door and leaving no gaps.

Maybe this method seems a bit stupid, but in fact, as long as you don't make big mistakes and act steadily when you have the advantage, it will be difficult to deal with it.

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu says: Therefore, those who are good at fighting will be in an invincible position without losing the enemy. Therefore, the victorious soldier wins first and then goes to war, and the defeated soldier fights first and then goes to battle.

Sure enough, facing Zhao Mingyuan's response, even Li Shimin didn't have any good coping methods.

After all, if there is a head-to-head confrontation, the only one who will suffer is Tang Jun, who is at a disadvantage.

They had no choice but to set up camp and fight again tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Li Shimin personally led a small team to a nearby high place to spy on the Ming army's camp.

In fact, Li Shimin liked to peek into the camp before the war, and it was even recorded in history books. Zhao Mingyuan would not have guessed it.

Therefore, their team was easily discovered by Zhao Mingyuan, and he even toasted to them.

Seeing that Zhao Mingyuan discovered their whereabouts, everyone in Tiance Mansion couldn't help but feel shocked.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Mingyuan was so powerful and could easily detect their whereabouts from hundreds of feet away.

He deserves to be the best in the world, he is indeed terrifyingly strong.

Thinking of this, everyone was afraid that Zhao Mingyuan would suddenly attack them. Without an army to guard them, they had no confidence that they could protect Li Shimin's safety.

So, he hurriedly protected Li Shimin and left.

In fact, they don't need to be so panicked.

Although this is indeed a shortcut to victory, if Li Shimin is assassinated, the Tang army will be in chaos, and Zhao Mingyuan can indeed win easily.

However, if you want to compete in the world, you naturally need to win in an upright manner.

Otherwise, if it is too easy to win the world, it will also be the same if you lose the world.

Isn't this the case in the Sui Dynasty?

Since ancient times, it has never been as easy as Yang Jian to conquer the world.

Perhaps it was because it was too easy for the Sui Dynasty to win the world and there was not enough foundation, so it was so easy to lose the world!
(End of this chapter)