Martial Sage

Tai Chi Hall.

King Tang sat on the Great Hall, listening to the war in the northern border from his highness.

Below, a group of military generals lined up on both sides of the Great Hall, and Li Xiaogong, who had been stationed in the north, was also in the line at this time.

Li Xiaogong said with cupped hands.

"Your Majesty, Tang Hao raided the Yinshan Turkic imperial residence and forced that Jieli Khan to withdraw. Now the scouts are here to report, and the Turkic rear has gradually stabilized under the comfort of Jieli Khan. So far, Jielik Khan has not been found. The news of Khan uniting many tribes, but I believe Jieli Khan will definitely make a comeback soon."

Li Xiaogong's meaning is also very obvious. Although the northern border is calm on the surface, in fact, both sides are ready to go.

Now that it is defending or defending, it is still necessary to wait for an instruction from King Tang to deploy in advance and be prepared.

King Tang on the dragon seat, his face solemn, said lightly.

"Everyone, is it offensive or defensive, what do you think?"

Yuchi Jingde jumped out and shouted in a loud voice.

"Now that the Jie Li Khan has not united the tribes, the barbarians in the grassland are just a pile of scattered sand, it is better to take this opportunity to break them all."

"This is a bad remark, and the minister does not agree with it."

While speaking, Cheng Zhijie walked to the hall and said loudly.

"In terms of the current situation, the grassland tribes have not yet assembled, but the journey is far away. The whole army will inevitably move slowly, especially now that our cavalry is far from insufficient, and it is delaying the trip."

The matter is important, and even Li Jing, who is cautious in his words and deeds, has spoken.

"Almost all Turkic soldiers are cavalry, and they assemble quickly. If a war breaks out, the variables will be great."

"In contrast, we Datang, if the infantry is placed on the front line, it is bound to be able to catch up with the Turkic cavalry. However, if all the Datang cavalry are put on the front line, there is still a large gap between the number of the Turkic cavalry and the Turkic cavalry. Being surrounded by the Turkic barbarians, the gains outweigh the losses."

Li Jing is worthy of being a military god. In one word, he spoke of the dilemma of the Tang Dynasty and at the same time named the shortcomings of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

Gao Shilian stepped forward slowly, looking at Li Jingdao.

"General Li's words are indeed true. Although Datang cavalry is well equipped, they are far from the Turkic cavalry in number. This is Datang's weakness."

"It's really improper to attack the strengths of Turks based on our shortcomings."

Hearing this, Tang Wang's face sank and said.

"In the final analysis, it is the issue of war horses. There are a large number of Datang cavalry. The key lies in the limited number of war horses that can be used on the battlefield to limit it."

When he said this, Wang Wang's face sank, his face raised with a thin anger, and he said sharply.

"A small horseshoe protection problem has been delayed for decades and has not been resolved. What is the use of this supervision of animal husbandry?"

Long Yan was furious.

For a while, there was no sound in front of the hall.

At this moment, there was a distinctive sound of horseshoes outside the hall, which sounded quite loud.

In a moment, I heard Changsun Wuji and the guards outside the temple clamoring to enter the temple.

Hearing the noise outside the hall, Tang Wang frowned slightly, turned his head to the Ronggong beside him, and said.

"Announce him into the hall."

Not long after, Changsun Wuji was overjoyed and hurriedly entered the hall and said.

"Weichen has seen your Majesty."

Wang Wang's expression sank.

"Gong Zhao, as a veteran, don't you know the etiquette?"

Changsun Wuji completely ignored Tang Wang's question, cupped hands said.

"What the minister said is to benefit the Great Tang war horses and expand the Tang cavalry."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the Great Hall was surprised, and even the eyes of King Tang suddenly flashed.

"Tell me about it."

Changsun Wuji said.

"Your Majesty, please come with me and look at an object on the horseshoe."

After saying that, he directed the king of Tang to walk outside the hall. The king of Tang was uncertain, and led the same astonished generals out of the Great Hall.

On the square outside the hall, Tang Hao galloped for a week with a horse, turned over and dismounted, and walked slowly in front of King Tang, cupped hands said.

"I have seen your Majesty."

King Tang ignored him, strode to the horse, squatted down, and looked at the horse's hoof closely.

Not only King Tang, but several generals who had originally discussed the layout of the northern border with King Tang also followed, and looked around the horse that Tang Hao was leading.

Li Xiaogong knelt down, looked at the horseshoe on the horseshoe, and meditated for a while.

"This iron ring, placed under the horseshoe, seems to have the effect of protecting the horseshoe."

Cheng Zhijie looked surprised, leaned forward, grabbed the horseshoe, stroked the horseshoe, and groaned.

"Look at how this horse was completely unaffected when it ran just now. In this way, even if there are thorns everywhere, there is no fear of damage to the horseshoe."

When he stood up again, Cheng Zhijie's expression was faintly excited, said.

"Your Majesty, if this iron ring can be equipped with a large number of horseshoes, there is no need to worry that the horseshoes will corrode and fall off in the future."

"You kid, you have done a great job!"

Yuchi Jingde shouted with a thick throat, and when he looked at the horseshoe, his eyes were full of praise, and said.

"Just this little iron ring, I don't know how many horses will be lost in a year. This little thing can be regarded as a big problem for the overseers to solve!"

Everyone, you and me, completely forgot about Tang Hao who made the horseshoe, and Tang Hao was speechless.

At this moment, King Tang finally remembered, looked over happily, and asked.

"Tang Hao, you made this object, have you ever named it?"

Following this question, everyone's eyes focused on Tang Hao for an instant.

Tang Hao replied honestly.

"Return to your Majesty, this is called a horseshoe."

Tang Wang's eyes were filled with relief, and he looked at Li Xiaogong and said.

"This horseshoe doesn't look like a complicated structure. Is it difficult for the Ministry of Engineering to manufacture it in large quantities?"

Li Xiaogong smiled, patted his chest and replied confidently.

"Since ordinary blacksmiths in Tang Hao's Mansion can make it, it's not a problem that they are made by the Jiafang palm family and the Nufang palm family."

After listening, Tang Wang Longyan rejoiced, smiled heartily, and said.

"God helped me too!"

"Very good! From now on, the workshop for forging weapons will be built day and night without any mistakes!"

Between words, there is no room for beaks.

After that, Wang Wang turned and looked at Tang Haodao.

"Tang Hao made the horseshoes to the military camp, to the Datang, the official rank was promoted to the first-level, and the general Dingyuan was promoted."

Tang Hao was a little confused about this promotion.

After a short stun, Tang Hao knelt on one knee and thanked him for his gratitude.

"Chen, thank you Majesty."

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