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Chapter 8 Turks arrive at the Wei River

 "Fourteen, it seems that I underestimated you in the past!"

Looking at Li Ming, Li Shimin's emotions were a little complicated.

Twice in a row, even Li Shimin had to get to know his son again.

If the appearance of explosives was an accident, then this insight cannot be described as a coincidence.

Facing Li Shimin's gaze and complicated expression, Li Ming was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Fortunately, Li Shimin only said one sentence and then turned the topic back to the Turks.

"Fourteen, do you mean that the Turks will break through the blockade of the Tang Dynasty and approach Chang'an?"

The voice spoke, looking at Li Ming intently.

"Yes, Father, this time the Turks brought hundreds of thousands of horses. Although General Yuchi was brave, the time given to me by the Tang Dynasty was too hasty. Even if General Yuchi could arrive, the Turkic cavalry in other areas could also drive straight in.

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Li Ming took a deep breath and nodded.

Reaffirming his previous statement.

The Tang Dynasty today is not the Tang Dynasty in the future.

At this time, when the Tang Dynasty was first established, neither the national strength nor the defense system was perfect.

Facing an army of more than 100,000 Turks, Datang was simply unable to effectively resist them in the first place.

"What do you mean?"

Li Shimin nodded, then pondered for a moment, looked at Li Ming and asked.

After listening to Li Shimin's inquiry and looking at the other party's expression, Li Ming probably guessed what Li Shimin was thinking.

He didn't hide, but went directly to the map.

"Father, you see, the Turks have broken through Jingyang, and there is a smooth road ahead. And Jieli Khan's goal must be Chang'an, so he will pass through here and reach the bank of the Wei River."

"I'm afraid it won't be long."

"What I mean is that if we, the Tang Dynasty, plant enough bombs here."

He spoke slowly, indicating the route of the Turkic army with his right hand, and there was a cold light in Li Ming's eyes.

Explosives.

This is nitroglycerin explosive.

If he didn't make good use of it, Li Ming felt a little sorry for the reward given to him by the system.

Moreover, compared to other times, this time is undoubtedly the best time for explosives to appear.

It is different from actively attacking the Turks.

The Turks may not give you the time and place to set up explosives.

But now when the Turks invade south, they will inevitably stay here.

This is undoubtedly equivalent to setting up a battlefield in advance.

All he had to do was plant the bomb and then detonate it.

Looking in the direction Li Ming pointed, Li Shimin's eyes shrank.

He quickly ran through the entire map in his mind, and even he couldn't help but feel surprised at this moment.

"Fourteen, how many days do you think the Turks will arrive at the Wei River?"

Li Shimin suddenly asked.

He did not ask Li Ming what would happen if the Turks did not arrive here.

As the emperor immediately, the moment Li Ming pointed it out, he already understood that if the Turks broke through Jingyang, they would definitely arrive here.

Because this is the closest and most direct road to Chang'an.

The main reason why the Turks marched straight in was the suddenness. If over time, armies from all over the country came over, Jieli Khan's hundreds of thousands of troops would be completely overwhelmed. As long as Jieli Khan was not a fool, he would know what to choose.
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"Four days!"

"There are only four days at most. After four days, the Turkic army will definitely be able to arrive."

Li Ming recalled the memories in his mind, and then spoke with affirmative words.

"Fourth?"

His brows furrowed slightly, and Li Shimin couldn't help but become a little anxious at this time.

The Turkic invasion was still too sudden.

Four days.

At this moment, many of his thoughts were unable to proceed at all.

"Father, if we speed up the production of explosives, we should be able to complete a lot in three days."

"In addition, we can excavate here now, and in three days, we can place explosives inside."

Li Ming spoke.

Four days is indeed not a long time, but it is not short either.

The steps for making nitroglycerin are not complicated, and the materials are very simple. It takes three days to make a sufficient amount of explosives.

As for burying it, you can start from today.

Explosives don’t require overly complicated burial methods.

Just simply dig a hole and cover it with soil.

"Okay, I'll leave this to you. Can you complete it on the 14th?!"

After listening to Li Ming's words, Li Shimin came back to his senses, thought about it, and quickly made a decision, and spoke directly to Li Ming solemnly.

And listen to Li Shimin’s words.

Li Ming couldn't help being stunned.

"Me?!"

He spoke subconsciously, with questions.

"Fourteen, no one is more familiar with the matter of explosives than you, and only you can be responsible for it."

"This is related to the safety of our Datang."

Li Shimin sighed and spoke softly.

Looking at Li Shimin's tired expression, Li Ming was silent for a moment and finally nodded.

"Fourteen, you can mobilize all resources in Chang'an for the time being."

"But remember, keep it secret!"

Seeing Li Ming respond, Li Shimin nodded, and then quickly gave a few instructions before asking Li Ming to retreat.

Facing this unexpected situation, he was also exhausted mentally and physically.

Perhaps the only good news is that the explosives provided by Li Ming have given the situation a possibility of reversal.

He doesn't need to take risks.

Instead, I got a chance.

"Turk?"

Muttering to himself, a cold light spread out of Li Shimin's eyes.

"Pass on Li Jing!"

Thoughts flowed, Li Shimin gave instructions again.

Soon, a middle-aged man hurriedly entered the palace.

Of course, at this moment, Li Ming didn’t know about another figure entering the palace.

After accepting the order from Cheap Daddy, he quickly began to supervise the production of explosives.

First of all, he simply expanded it three times in one breath.

He recruited a large amount of nitroglycerin and nitroglycerin materials.

What Li Shimin said about having the power to mobilize all materials was not a joke.

In this regard, Li Mingna did not hesitate.

For him, there is only one purpose, and that is to create enough explosives within the next three days to cause the most effective damage to the entire Turkic army.

Although there are more than 100,000 troops, even if he empties the entire Chang'an of materials to make explosives, it may not be able to kill so many people.

Maybe it can be solved a little more, which is a good thing.

Naturally, the horsepower will be increased.

With his addition, the production speed of nitroglycerin has undoubtedly been improved to a higher level.

While the explosives are being prepared.

Li Ming even directly mobilized the Northern Army and asked the Northern Army to start digging on the banks of the Wei River.

Li Mingzai is getting busy.

And Li Shimin was also issuing orders one after another, perfecting the entire plan.

***The author has something to say***

Although nitroglycerin is a high explosive, its power when produced by local methods is limited. As for the effect of bombs, looking at World War I and World War II, it is not as powerful as various historical novels. Even TNT has the same lethality. As for black powder, I think
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