"Japanese..." Wang Gui was about to tell a story when he saw the door of Li Yuanxing's room being knocked open. Pei Xi, who was standing inside the door, unsheathed his sword and was about to kill him.
But when he saw that it was his subordinate, Pei Xi's face turned pale.
"Three thousand, three thousand..." The man was panting heavily, and he obviously ran all the way here.
Li Yuanxing said to himself, these people would not be so panicked if there was no important matter.
Pei Xi picked up a bottle of water and drank it. The sergeant took a few deep breaths and said loudly: "Your Highness, the Ministry of War has received a telegram from General Li, the king of Hejian County, and the Western Turks have sent 3,000 sweat-blooded horses.
, all are 2-3 year old ponies, there are also 300 mares, and 10 sweat-blooded horses!"
"What?" Li Yuanxing stood up abruptly.
The bloody horse, this is no ordinary horse. During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was able to go to war with the Huns just for a sweaty horse.
Three thousand horses, this huge number will be placed in later generations, just like someone who provided a certain country with three thousand high-performance main battle tanks, and there were also mares and stallions.
There is no such horse in the Western Turks. In later generations, this horse comes from the western part of Kyrgyzstan, at the junction with the Kazakhs. This is not an area controlled by the Western Turks, and the small states there have the best to provide 3,000 horses.
The price paid by the Malay and Western Turks was probably beyond Li Yuanxing's imagination.
Three thousand horses.
Li Yuanxing clenched his fist tightly, wondering what happened in the Western Regions, but the killing of the Great Khan was not worth it.
"Pei Xi, send someone to the Imperial Security Department. I want information. I want to know what happened in the Western Regions. Send someone to send thousands of taels of gold there and tell General Qin that no matter the cost, I want to know what happened in the Western Regions.
. Then send a message to General Li. No matter what Xi suddenly asks for, don’t refuse immediately. If it’s money, food and supplies, feel free to agree.”
"Yes!" Pei Xi saluted and signaled his men to help down the sergeant who ran back to report the news.
At this time, Li Yuanxing said: "Explain it to me and use your brains when doing things in the future. Since I am at the Ministry of War, it is better to send a telegram from the Ministry of War to the palace, and then from the telegraph room in the mansion to the king's study.
It's faster to run back quickly, and it doesn't have to be so hard. The military department is almost four miles away."
"Your Highness, run back quickly!" Pei Xi emphasized in particular.
Li Yuanxing waved his hand, indicating to Pei Xi that he should go and do some work, and that he would discuss which one would be faster when he came back.
Wang Gui also said:
"I'm afraid the telegram will be written slowly. Write it there and then translate it into numbers. Then you need to fill in the reason for sending the telegram. After reviewing it, send it over and then translate it into words. Even if it is faster than this four miles, it can make people
I feel anxious while waiting, so even my subordinates may choose to run back, at least I feel safe while running!"
"Let's not talk about the Japanese affairs for now. Go and learn more about this matter in person. By the way, tell the guards what you just said to me. They are also loyal to their work. Don't let me feel cold!"
"Your Highness is kind!" Wang Gui bowed and retreated.
Not to mention Li Yuanxing, even Li Xiaogong who was there to receive the gift was sweating. Fang Xuanling, who was extremely intelligent, had already asked his entourage to massage his head because he was using his brain too much.
This is a bloody horse, not an ordinary horse.
With just one horse, it can travel a thousand miles a day and eight hundred miles a night. If you equip the Yulin army with sweat-blooded horses and super-first-class ordnance made by Yaozhou, there will be three thousand Yulins in the world and no one can defeat them!
"No, it can't be three thousand. Historical records record that there are very few such horses. The number of three thousand is definitely false. It is very likely that only the ten sweat-blooded horses are the real sweat-blooded horses, and the rest It is bred from thoroughbred horses, definitely not the real blood-stained horses."
Fang Xuanling thought a lot and finally gave this explanation.
"Is there any way to confirm? Does the landlord know?"
"Ask me, why not ask His Highness the King of Qin!"
After Fang Xuanling replied, he said to Li Xiaogong: "Tonight, we will destroy Gaochang and ask the Yiwu garrison to help the Western Turks secretly. We will pacify Gaochang overnight. After dawn tomorrow, we will discuss what the Western Turks want." "
Just as he was talking, Li Yuanxing's call back arrived.
After Fang Xuanling expressed her thoughts, she asked Li Yuanxing on the call back to ask what a real sweater was.
In Chang'an City, when Pei Xi took the reply to Li Yuanxing's room: "Your Highness, Fang Gong thinks those horses are not purebreds!"
"No, it doesn't matter whether they are purebreds or not. What matters is the sincerity of the Western Turks. I just know that from Gongyue City to Quanzhou, a bloody horse can go there in eighty days. One hundred horses, one hundred horses. It will not fall behind. It is a horse with excellent endurance. This is the best horse for the expeditionary cavalry. In terms of speed, after warming up, the horse can walk 700 paces in 70 seconds. Remember, it is not 70 paces in 7 seconds! Call us back. Go for it!”
Pei Xi subconsciously glanced at his pocket watch.
This was given to him by Li Yuanxing. It was an extremely precise machine used for timing. Pei Xi could clearly tell how many seventy seconds there were.
When Li Xiaogong sent people to test the horses, Pei Xi asked people to test the horses of the Prince of Qin on the straight road outside the city.
Li Yuanxing also believed that it could not be a purebred horse, but after mating with excellent horse breeds, the horse with sweat blood would be a good horse.
You know, the slowest one for an ordinary horse can run one kilometer in two minutes, and the best ones can run one kilometer in about one and a half minutes. A sweaty horse can run one kilometer in just one minute.
In later generations, the world record for speed horse racing was 1,000 meters and fifty-four seconds.
Li Yuanxing believed that the top-notch knights of the Tang Dynasty, riding on bloody horses, could exceed this speed.
Li Yuanxing was thinking deeply alone. There was a report from the guards that General Qin had arrived. After a while, someone else reported that Shangshu Hou had arrived. In the end, even Li Jing couldn't sit still and came to General Tiance's house in person.
Li Yuanxing held his chin, his expression dull.
After the three of them entered Li Yuanxing's study, no one said anything. They each found their own chairs and something to drink. They all sat there in silence. They were also waiting for news, not news about horses, but news about Gaochang. .
After a while, the cabinet master also came and sat in front of the sea of tea: "Xingwazi, bring some tea for grandpa!"
Hou Junji reacted the fastest and immediately took a box of tea from the bookshelf and placed it in front of the cabinet master. The cabinet master motioned Hou Junji to sit down: "Actually, there is nothing to be nervous about. It's just that the Western Turks have encountered an enemy. Let's get it clear. They will feel at ease no matter who their enemy is."
"That's true, but has Grandpa ever thought about what if the enemy is Dashi?"
"Well, Yuan Xing is right to be worried. The Great Cannibals have expanded greatly now. When they really meet us, the Tang Dynasty, they will also be fierce tigers!"
The cabinet master poured a cup of tea for Hou Junji with his own hands. Hou Junji thanked the tea according to the etiquette on the tea table. In terms of eyes, Hou Junji was very crazy, but in modern terms, he was definitely the person with the least ideas.
Li Yuanxing also said: "Our interests in Tianshan must be protected. The cotton there is related to the people's livelihood of the Tang Dynasty."
"There is also salt from the Salt Lake. Now not only the common people need to eat it, but many workshops also need to get those coarse salts!" Li Jing also responded. But for now, we can only wait for the Western Turks to attack Gaochang, and then look at the situation.
One result of the analysis is that today's events have not been reported to the palace yet.
About two hours later, Pei Xi came back with a piece of paper.
After Li Yuanxing read it, he showed it to the cabinet master.
"The horses in the house are also good horses." The cabinet master said to himself. If it can run a thousand steps in one hundred and twenty seconds, it can be considered a good horse. If it can run a thousand steps in one hundred seconds, it is already a very good horse.
Nightfall!
Reports came from the backyard that Li Changying was in labor. She had already entered the delivery room, and two people at the gynecology department had already examined her pulse. It was estimated that the birth would be successful within an hour, and they had an emergency plan and were fully prepared.
"The word "happy" in Prince Qin's palace is always dyed red with blood." Li Yuanxing said with emotion and lit the cigarette with a smile.
There was a knock on the door. Pei Xi took a piece of paper from the crack of the door. His eyes changed, like a poor man seeing gold. He took two steps quickly and put the paper on Li Yuanxing's table with both hands: "Your Highness.
!”
"The sweat-blooded horse can do a thousand strides in seventy-five seconds! The three-year-old horse can stride in eighty-three seconds. The two-year-old horse has not tried it because the horse is still young and has not been trained. If the horse is pushed too hard at this time, I am afraid that it will
The horse was injured. General Li's opinion is that if the horse is well trained, it can speed up by another 10%. I would like to ask for instructions whether to transport it to Chang'an or train it at a grassland racecourse."
Sixty seconds for a thousand strides. With a good horse and a good knight, Li Yuanxing knew that he could not achieve the crazy result of seventy-five seconds for a thousand strides. This has already exceeded the later world record of fifty-four seconds for one thousand strides.
Li Yuanxing had not finished reading this telegram when another one arrived.
"Your Highness, the Western Turks lent General Li 20,000 troops of weapons and 5,000 troops of siege weapons. General Li gave them!" Hou Junji took the telegram and read it.
"Report to the Holy One. The Western Turks attacked Gaochang and sacrificed 3,000 bloody horses. What do you think?"
Li Yuanxing was asking everyone for their opinions.
But Hou Junji said: "Your Highness, I dare not say a word of respect. This seal can only be written by Your Highness, and the use of the three thousand horses must also be explained. Otherwise, it would be a pity if these horses are kept alone!"
Hou Junji said in later generations that sophisticated tanks are only for display and have no meaning if they are not used on the battlefield.
Li Yuanxing said:
"Hou Shangshu writes, how do you want to use those horses? Just write down your opinions directly. If the Holy Emperor reacts, I will tell you on your behalf. As the Minister of War, you have the power to allocate these horses." At this point, Li Yuanxing said
His tone changed: "Of course, you have to give ten of them to the palace, just docile mares."
Li Jing didn't believe that Li Er could be dispatched with ten horses. You know, this is a horse with blood.
In fact, Qin Qiong and Hou Junji didn't believe it either.
But since His Highness King Qin has said it, let’s do it.
After talking about the horse, Li Yuanxing fell silent again, sitting behind the desk and reading silently. Another hour passed...
"Your Highness, the princess has given birth. Mother and child are safe." Yuan Chun ran from the backyard to report. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)