Chapter 72 Tang Qi killed the enemy in Suizhou [Thanks to Mr. Lonely
The arrival of the Turkic envoys made Li Zhiyun feel more urgent. He knew that once Jieli was allowed to stabilize the grassland, he would definitely turn around and invade south.
Therefore, he needs to accumulate strength.
In the following month, he continued to send craftsmen to cooperate with Yuwen Rutong and urge them to build light plate armor.
On the other side, he and the people from Sinong Temple went into the fields again and again, teaching the old farmers how to fertilize and cultivate.
In the midst of my busy schedule, it’s June.
Good news comes, a bumper winter wheat harvest!
Although there are not many fields cultivated mainly by refugees, and the planting range is not wide enough, the harvest per acre is still gratifying.
Rubbing the wheat grains, Li Zhiyun showed a heartfelt smile on his face.
This proves that his idea is correct. In winter, wheat can be grown to store food.
Although no one likes to eat food made from wheat, it is still food!
And, having said that, Li Zhiyun has many ways to remove the bran and grind wheat into delicious fine grains!
Chu Prince's Mansion, courtyard.
"Yeah, what is this?" Baoniang stared at Li Zhiyun curiously with her big cute eyes.
"It's delicious." Li Zhiyun said, and then ordered someone to bring up a special briquette stove, ignite the briquettes, and after it burned and caught fire, he took out a thin iron plate made with a hydraulic forging hammer and placed it on top.
Pour the oil first.
When the oil is hot and makes a "squeaking" sound, use a spoon to dig out the flour from the jar and pour it onto the iron plate. Spread it evenly and turn it over.
After the surface of the flour lake is browned, beat another egg and spread it evenly on top.
Bao Niang had already realized that this was food. She was tempted by the aroma and swallowed her saliva.
"Yeah, I want to eat too."
"Uh-huh."
Li Zhiyun nodded, then added pickles, salt, and a few pieces of meat.
Just like that, the first version of Tang Dynasty hand cakes is done.
"Eat it, be careful not to burn it."
After making one for his daughter, Li Zhiyun then made a hand cake for his eldest son, who was silent and afraid to speak.
A pair of children had their mouths full of food, exclaiming how delicious it was.
A few days later, the important officials in the court suddenly discovered that the lunch provided by the court included a piece of delicious hand cake.
The taste is far better than the iron-hard biscuits, it’s wonderful!
Later they found out that it was made from winter wheat!
Subsequently, Yuwen Rutong, the industrial supervisor, received an order to designate a "mill area" in the workshop specifically for sorting wheat.
Li Zhiyun did not hide the method of removing bran from others. He told the Ministry of Industry openly and then ordered him to tell the people.
His purpose is to let people know that wheat is also delicious.
The ministers who had tasted hand cakes quickly found connections and set up mills, bought wheat and ground flour to make hand cakes.
Li Zhiyun doesn't expect to immediately change people's habit of treating corn as their staple food. He just simply values wheat.
Instead of leaving the fields uncultivated in winter, it is better to plant winter wheat, which can also increase food output and income.
Turkic royal court.
Ashina Simo returned and told Jie Li what he had seen in the Tang Dynasty.
When the latter heard this, his face became very ugly.
"I shouldn't have retreated in the first place!"
He regrets it now. At that time, he should have killed Li Zhiyun at all costs. Simply killing Li Shimin was not enough, Li Zhiyun also had to die!
Ashina Simo persuaded: "Khan, Li Zhiyun is just being so tough on purpose. From my point of view, the Tang Dynasty does not have the strength to provoke a war yet. He has not been in the position of crown prince for a long time, and there is no way he will have time."
Make trouble for us."
"Do you want me to wait for him to become stronger?" Jie Li snorted: "Since he dares to provoke me, how can I not respond to him? Go, let Yu Sheshe and Ao Sheshe come to see me!"
Hearing this, Ashina Simo sighed slightly.
"yes."
In July of the seventh year of Wude, the Turks moved south from Wuyuan and invaded Suizhou. Liu Daju, the governor, asked the imperial court for help.
After getting the news, Li Zhiyun called Qin Qiong.
"Shu Bao, I have received news from Suizhou that tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry are marching southward and are ravaging the Xia and Suizhou areas. I will appoint you as the governor of Suizhou and lead the light plate armored cavalry to repel the invading enemies!"
"General, I obey!" After a pause, Qin Qiong requested: "Your Highness, the general wants Xu Shiji to serve as deputy general."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun nodded, "Yes."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Don't thank me in a hurry. In addition to defeating the Turks, you have a more important task this time."
"Your Highness, please give me your instructions."
"General Gu asked Yu Wen to allocate you eight thousand sets of light plate armor. I want you to use this invading Turkic cavalry to familiarize yourself with light plate armor cavalry warfare as soon as possible."
"Cavalry against cavalry?"
"That's right." Li Zhiyun said: "In the past few wars, light plate armored cavalry were used to protect heavy plate armored infantry. However, making heavy plate armor costs a lot of money and takes a very long time. On the contrary, light plate armor requires
Much easier.
Gu thought again and again, and decided to build a large army with light plate armor cavalry as the main force. So this time, you have to train your troops in battle, and train light plate armor cavalry as the main cavalry in the past. You are not expected to be quick, but you are required to be certain.
We need to get familiar with it as soon as possible, and even more importantly, let the soldiers get familiar with it as soon as possible."
"Yes." Qin Qiong said: "Your Highness, don't worry. The general led the light plate armored cavalry to kill the Turks before. This time, Your Highness will not be disappointed."
"Very good, then I'll wait for your good news."
"yes!"
This decision was not a temporary decision made by Li Zhiyun, but something that was decided very early. The performance of light plate armor is more comprehensive, and the production speed is faster than that of heavy plate armor, making it more suitable for dealing with sudden battles in a few years.
Heavy plate armored infantry can only kill the enemy by surprise, but the Turks have already experienced heavy plate armored infantry. If there is a sudden war, the Turks will definitely be prepared.
This is not the case with light plate armor. Li Zhiyun's purpose is not purely to build light plate armor cavalry. What he wants is to arm a 100,000 light plate armor army.
It can only be said that the light plate armor cavalry is built as a sharp blade, but not a trump card. In Li Zhiyun's opinion, his real trump card should be like this.
At a glance, all over the mountains and plains are plate-armored troops, regardless of whether they are on foot or on horseback!
What he wanted was to upgrade the equipment of all the Tang Army's elites, so that quantitative changes would lead to qualitative changes and significantly increase the Tang Army's overall combat effectiveness.
This is the real, unstoppable trump card.
A few days later, Qin Qiong and Xu Shiji gathered eight thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry and headed for Suizhou.
Xu Shiji looked at the knight hidden in the plate armor and couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Bao, is this the Xuanjia Army?"
"No, this is plate armor!"
Xu Shiji muttered and gently touched the iron plate on his chest.
When he first got the plate armor, he was a little uncomfortable because this plate armor could be put on by one person, unlike chain mail armor, which required help from others.
and......
He looked at his whole body and saw that there was almost no leakage, and everything was tightly wrapped in iron plates.
Even the boots are made of iron.
It’s so heartbreaking!
Qin Qiong lifted up his visor and exposed his eyes.
"Maogong, if you can make a contribution this time, your Highness will conquer the Turks in a few years, and maybe you can command an army alone."
"Uncle Bao, I won't say much more to thank you. Xu Shiji will keep it in mind." He said sincerely.
The small group of Turkic troops who invaded Suizhou this time were not a worry. Qin Qiong made himself the deputy general to give himself a chance.
"Don't be careless." Qin Qiong reminded.
Xu Shiji nodded heavily and immediately closed his visor.