Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

The civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty are still staring at everything in front of them, unable to believe it.

"His Royal Highness, have you seen it? There are at least a thousand Turkic cavalry here. How did you do it?"

"The Turkic invincible cavalry, just blocked like this?"

"Your Highness, what exactly is that iron pipe-like weapon?"

"It should be a new type of weapon created by His Highness, but it's too powerful..."

"It's nothing to be powerful. The most important thing is that there are hundreds of these weapons. If there are more, they only need [-]... No! Only [-] are enough to reach an army of [-]!"

"If His Highness hadn't gone to Qiongzhou back then, and if His Highness had been reused by the late Emperor, how could the Tang Dynasty be reduced to this point?"

"Oh, it's all my fault that I listened to the villain's slander and misunderstood Your Highness..."

"Your Highness, do you still have this weapon? How many more? Can it be mass-produced?"

Everyone looked at Li Xiao in shock.

Before, they thought that under the charge of the Turkic cavalry, they and others would surely die.

But he never expected that Li Xiao miraculously killed the cavalry that the Turks were chasing.

Facing the inquiries from all the officials, Li Xiao just smiled without saying a word.

If these people knew that almost everyone in his three armies was equipped with flintlock guns, I don't know how they would feel.

Of course, he really only has such a few primitive long-barreled rifles that can fire in rapid succession.

Seeing that Li Xiao didn't want to answer, Baiguan also knew that it would be boring for him to keep asking.

They looked at Lu Li directing his subordinates, but they looked envious.

If they had followed Li Xiao early on like Lu Li did, at least they would have been able to hold a half-job and have a bright future.

I regret it at the beginning!

"Your Highness, the enemy is only temporarily scared, and will soon send a large-scale army to encircle and suppress us. Let's go!" At this time, Cheng Yaojin suddenly said seriously.

His gaze never gave up observing the enemy's situation.

At this time, there are still tens of thousands of Turkic troops in the city, if they come out in full force, even if Li Xiao has powerful weapons, he will definitely not be his opponent.

"Just come out..."

Li Xiao sighed helplessly as he watched the Turkic soldiers entering the city at the gate of the city.

Until now, the situation was under his control.

The purpose of saving all the princes and civil and military officials is also to draw the Turkic army in the city to pursue them.

The purpose is to wipe them all out and take the city directly.

Because behind him, there are hundreds of tanks loaded with various types of artillery.

He has this confidence.

The only thing he didn't count was that the Turks actually withdrew their troops.

"Is it okay to come out?"

At this time, Cheng Yaojin pondered Li Xiao's words, the corners of his mouth twitched.

Suddenly, it was discovered that the Turkic soldiers outside the city seemed to have received some orders, and they all turned around and headed for the city.

"They...why didn't they chase after him?"

"What's the situation? Such a great opportunity, why did you give up the pursuit?"

"That's right, even if the Turks sent ten thousand troops to pursue them, we would still be unable to escape. It's so strange."

"I can't believe Turkic let us go so easily?"

"Is there something else to hide?"

All civil and military officials were puzzled.

But Li Xiao said slowly: "There are smart people among the high-level Turkic people. They may have sensed that it would be dangerous to come out, so they retreated."

"Huh? What?"

"His Royal Highness, is there any backup?"

"Could it be that His Highness set up an ambush outside early? This is just to lure the enemy out of the city?"

"The terrain here is open, how can you hide an ambush?"

All the officials were puzzled.

At this time, as the chariot approached, the unique sound of gear friction came over, and everyone looked over.

"Could it be that these chariots are His Highness' ambush?"

"It's not like that. Although chariots can play a huge role on the battlefield, it also requires the cooperation of a large number of troops. There are not many people in sight at all."

"Compared to ambushes, I'm more curious. How do these chariots move without horses in front and manpower behind them?"

"And the speed of this chariot is not inferior to that of a war horse, it's incredible!"

All the officials looked at the chariots of various models and talked a lot, like a group of curious babies watching some miracle in the world, with a look of amazement.

"Everyone, get in the car, let's go back."

Li Xiao saw that Turkic had no intention of leaving the city, so he turned and walked towards the chariot.

If you want to recapture Chang'an City, you need to think long-term.

Neither can he.

There are still millions of people in the city, so it is impossible for him to directly bombard them.

Moreover, his backup army hadn't arrived yet, only faster aircraft and chariots came, and there were no more than a thousand people in total.

After simply cleaning up the battlefield, everyone came to the side of the chariot group.

"The material of the wheels of this chariot is so strange, I have never seen it before!"

"This chariot is not equipped with any blades, how can it cause damage to the enemy?"

"This... what is this thick iron pipe for?"

Seeing the shape of the chariot that they had never seen before, everyone was confused.

Chapter 424: A Bunch of Weeds

On the way back, Li Xiao's face was serious, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Next to him, Lu Li suddenly said, "Your Highness, we came in a hurry and didn't bring tents and supplies with us. Are we going back to the Turkic camp?"

Before coming, hundreds of chariots had baptized several rounds of artillery fire to the Turkic camps left outside the city.

The nearly [-] Turkic soldiers who stayed behind were killed and arrested, and there were basically not many left.

Although the huge camp was shattered by artillery bombardment, there were still many things that could be used.

Li Xiao asked thoughtfully, "When will the army from the rear arrive?"

"Tomorrow morning at the latest, if you're fast, you can arrive tonight." Lu Li said after making some calculations.

"Then let's go to the Turkic camp!" Li Xiao said without thinking.

"Your Highness is wise! This subordinate also thinks so." Lu Li clasped his fists and laughed.

"Why is this so wise? Tell me, why did I seize the Turkic camp?" Li Xiao laughed.

Lu Li said slowly, "His Royal Highness probably wants to lure the Turkic army out and wipe out the Turkic army outside the city, so that Chang'an can be captured with the least casualties."

"And how to let the Turkic army take the initiative to leave the city is a question that His Highness has been thinking about."

"The method is also very simple. Show the enemy weakness and let the enemy think that they are sure of victory, so the enemy will go out of the city to encircle us."

"The camp where the Turks were originally was surrounded by plains as far as the eye could see. At this time, it is open and there are not many obstacles. Once the cavalry is in formation, it will be invincible on this terrain, and no one can stop it!"

"The strength of the Turks lies in the cavalry, which is why they chose to set up camp here."

"And we camped here 'stupidly'. For the Turkic people, this is a godsend opportunity. How can we miss it?"

With a calm smile on his face, Lu Li talked freely.

Li Xiao stared at Lu Li for a while, then slowly said: "It seems that it is really a shame to let you go to the scientific research department. From now on, you can be my consultant!"

Lu Li was taken aback: "What is a staff officer?"

"It's the kind of person who is full of bad water and specializes in giving me advice."

"Your Highness is absurd. The wisdom of the subordinates is not as good as His Highness."

"Fake guy."

"..."

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The chariot brigade soon came to the Turkic camp outside the city.

At this time, the place is full of desolation and has become a ruin.

The whole sky was filled with thick gunpowder smoke, and the ground was full of potholes and burning wreckage blasted by shells.

"What the hell happened here?"

"It's like hell on earth..."

"Why are there so many potholes on the ground? What caused this?"

"My God, there are so many corpses of Turkic barbarians, all of which are incomplete. It's hard to imagine what kind of battle they went through."

"These...couldn't all be done by His Highness's people?"

After seeing the tragic situation in the Turkic camp, all civil and military officials were surprised.

Among them, there are many generals who have been on the battlefield, and they have also seen the grand scene of the two armies fighting.

But even though there were mountains of corpses on the battlefield, it was not as scary as the scene in front of us now.

Because the enemies here don't seem to be killed by swords, but rather like hundreds of stars falling from the sky, they were crushed to death alive.

In the past, on the battlefield, there was only a strong smell of blood.

But here, the smell of blood is very light, more of a weird and pungent smell, and there is a faint smell of barbecue.

At this time, Lu Li stepped forward and reported, "His Royal Highness, it has been learned that there are 580 Turkic people who are still alive, and they are all locked up. What should we do?"

Hearing this, Li Xiao looked at Cheng Yaojin and Wei Zheng.

Cheng Yaojin understood Li Xiao's meaning, and immediately said with a grim face: "Kill! These beasts don't deserve to live in this world!"

"It's not my race, its heart must be different! Can't stay!"

Wei Zheng also narrowed his eyes slightly, showing a hint of killing intent.

"Then kill them all!" Li Xiao nodded.

He also didn't like these Turkic people who were bloodthirsty and even ate human flesh raw.

There is no such thing as preferential treatment of captives.

When you take up arms and invade the land of China, you are already an endless enemy. Don't just take orders to shirk your responsibility.

The reason why Li Xiao hesitated was just wondering if there was any value left to be squeezed out of these captives.

That's it.

After a pause, Li Xiao continued to order: "Lu Li, send someone to clean up the Turkic camp, find usable tents, and then set up tents outside."

"Yes! Your Highness!"

Lu Li cupped his fists to accept the order, and then left.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zheng couldn't stand anymore, he hurried over and said in confusion, "His Royal Highness, are we going to set up camp here?"

The civil and military officials next to him also looked over, their eyes filled with puzzlement.

"Yes! Your Highness, the enemy has not pursued us for the time being, but it doesn't mean they will let us go. At this time, the best choice for me is to stay away from Chang'an, go to a safe state and county, and call on more Tang subjects to vote."

"This place is only ten miles away from Chang'an City. When the enemy recovers, they will definitely lead a large number of cavalry to attack. How can we resist then? How can we escape?"