Zzzzz!
A sudden surge of electricity sent Fang Er into a shiver.
It made his hair stand on end and his body almost smoke.
System: Try fantasizing about me again, and I'll shock you to death.
Fang Er: .........
What the hell is this? This system is electrified?
A mischievous thought struck him, and he took out a lightbulb from his space, holding it in his hand.
Fang Er: System God, just let me lick it once, okay?
Zzzzz!
As expected, another surge of electricity appeared, and the lightbulb in his hand instantly lit up.
Brighter and brighter.
Pop!
The lightbulb exploded!
Fang Er moved his numb and weak body, thinking, "Damn, can I become a human generator in the future?"
System: Before you turn into a generator, can I electrocute you until you're crispy outside and tender inside?
Hahahaha, Fang Er seemed to hear a hint of faltering in the system's prompt?
Refresh!
Let's talk about being a generator later. Let's use the refresh first.
All the machine tools were replaced by a seed store.
Cotton, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, millet, rice, and vegetables.
Unfortunately, there were no options to unlock the open store.
Refreshing again, it turned into a bookstore, and it was filled with novels!
Holy cow!
Starting a stall selling powerful elixirs.
Tomb Raiding: Starting with the Golden Crow bloodline.
My grandfather was Zhu Yuanzhang.
Special Phenomena Investigation Bureau.
Great Tang: Disobeying Edicts Strengthens You.
Justice of the Great Song.
...........
Fang Er, being rational, exchanged only one book of each. No matter how many points he had, he couldn't squander them like this.
He was very curious and casually flipped through them. Wow, are these books written so brilliantly?
Especially that one about strengthening by disobeying edicts. Heh heh, if he gave it to Li Er to read, what would his reaction be after reading it? He was so looking forward to it!
Well, after returning to the court, he would look for it and see if the protagonist in this book really existed in history.
Hiahiahiahia.
Second refresh.
The bookstore turned into a pharmacy.
Urgent Asthma Syrup, Loquat Cough Syrup, Montmorillonite Powder.
Ipratropium Bromide, Terbutaline, Fluticasone, Gentamicin.
Nebulizer, Syringe, Rubber Band, Blood Pressure Monitor.
And a series of drugs and simple common medical devices.
Whether they are useful or not, let's exchange them first.
Third refresh, it turned into a military supply store.
That grass-green military overcoat gleamed with golden light.
There were also military knives, military watches, military tents, military boots, backpacks, trekking poles, and so on.
After exchanging all the items, he checked the specifications of the military overcoat in the open store. Each unit was a box of one hundred pieces.
Hiss!
It was really black. It was equivalent to two taels of silver per piece.
After exchanging, Fang Er looked at his still abundant points and closed his eyes contentedly.
Staying up late can lead to sudden death, sleep!
The next morning, Fang Er got up, washed with the water sent by Su Feng, and then walked towards the camp where Zhu Zi and the others were stationed.
The camp was bustling with activity. Those Westerners were all exercising their fists and legs, wrestling, sparring, and doing all sorts of things.
Seeing Fang Er approaching, they all stood up excitedly and saluted him.
Greetings, Marquis!
Fang Er had agreed to handle the household registration matters last night. Zhu Zi had already informed them, and they were immensely grateful to the young man before them.
Fang Er nodded slightly and replied, "Continue with your work."
Zhu Zi and the others came over upon hearing his voice: "Marquis."
Have the remains of yesterday's brothers been collected?
Returning to Marquis, they have all been cremated, and their ashes have been properly stored.
It's too far to take the bodies back, so we can only take the ashes.
Seeing that they had finished everything, Fang Er didn't say anything. After staying there for a while, he walked towards Li Shimin's tent.
As soon as he reached the tent, he saw smoke still rising from it.
Lifting the tent flap and walking in, he saw eight people with panda eyes still playing mahjong.
What the hell, they said they'd play a few rounds, and they played all night. Aren't they afraid of sudden death?
Your Majesty, should we wait for Jieli here, or should we go and meet him?
Fang Er stood in front of Li Shimin and said softly.
Who does he think he is, to be worthy of me meeting him?
Just wait for him here! Mahjong, all singles and a pair! I win!
He responded to Fang Er while pushing his cards down.
Fang Er: .......
Li Shimin's words were so domineering that Fang Er was speechless and had to retreat from the tent.
Since they weren't planning to move out, they couldn't just wait here.
He returned to his own tent and asked someone to call Zhu Zi and the others over.
The Emperor's intention is to wait for Jieli to come to us here.
So, to prevent that old rascal Jieli from being slow, let's whip him a few more times.
Zhu Zi, you and Liu Meng's two regiments, head north along the east side of the Nuozhen River.
Ma Chao, you and Zhang Tian's two regiments, head north along the west side of the Nuozhen River.
Push forward all the way, and don't let any of the surrounding tribes go!
If you encounter Jieli's forces, do not engage, and retreat quickly.
Yes!
The few men bowed to receive the order and left the tent one after another.
Before long, they led their respective troops north along the Nuozhen River according to Fang Er's orders, searching for various Tuyuhun tribes.
At Qikou, the Turkic great tent.
Jieli looked at the person in front of him, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
According to you, Dingxiang and Heicheng have all been taken by the Tang army?
Who is the Tang general!
This person was the leader of one of the two teams sent by Yarjin to deliver a message to Jieli.
Great Khan, General Yarjin said that he saw the Xuanjia Army among the Tang army, and that the Tang army possessed a large number of firearms. Those cannons could attack cities from four hundred paces away!
Xuanjia Army? Firearms?
Jieli stood up with a jerk.
The Xuanjia Army is Li Shimin's personal army. How many have come?
Reporting to the Great Khan, about three thousand Xuanjia Army, and six thousand firearm troops!
Issue an order! Let the tribal leaders bring their troops to the meeting!
Hearing the numbers stated by the messenger, Jieli could no longer remain calm.
The Xuanjia Army numbered only three thousand in total. If they were all deployed, it could only mean one thing: Li Shimin had also come!
At this moment, he had already thrown the six thousand firearm troops out of his mind.
Li Shimin dared to venture deep into the heart of the grassland. In his opinion, this was a godsend.
Hehehehe, Jieli could already see the vast empire beckoning to him.
As long as Li Shimin was killed on the grassland, the Central Plains would have a new master!
Tada tada tada!
With the sound of horses' hooves, teams of cavalry left the camp and headed towards the tribal gathering places.
The next day, tribal leaders brought their respective troops to Qikou.
Within three days, all the elite forces of the grassland, totaling two hundred and thirty thousand, had gathered at Qikou.
Jieli sat in the great tent, looking at the tribal leaders before him, and noticed that several were missing.
Why have the tribes of Aye, Helu, and Sibai not arrived?
Reporting to the Great Khan, the soldiers sent to deliver the order departed three days ago, and there has been no news of them since!
A person stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said.
Hmph! It seems that Li Shimin's appetite is very large. He took Dingxiang and Heicheng from my grassland and is still not satisfied!
The three tribes of Tianshan live together, isn't he afraid of breaking his teeth!
Issue an order, break camp! Follow me to destroy the Li family brat!
Jieli thought that Li Shimin was in Tianshan, and he couldn't wait for a moment.
Great Khan, I have something to say.
A thin man walked out. After Jieli nodded in assent, he continued.
Great Khan, if what Li Shimin did means destroying my eighteen tribes of grassland, then he absolutely wouldn't have brought only ten thousand men.
Great Khan, Yi Nan speaks the truth, please reconsider, Great Khan!
The one who spoke earlier was the leader of the Xueyantuo tribe, Yi'ni Shi Yi Nan.
And the one who echoed Yi Nan's proposal was Ashina Shibai, the legitimate son of Khan Shibi, Jieli's nephew.
However, not many people might know this name. In the not-too-distant future, he would have another title, which was Khan Tuli!
If anyone else had stepped forward to advise him, Jieli might have truly reconsidered.
But these two guys stepping out to propose this instantly made Jieli a little unhappy.
Because his position as Khan was snatched from his nephew, Ashina Shibai!
If he accepted this advice, in his heart, he felt inferior to Ashina Shibai, so he directly refused.
There's no need to discuss further!
Even if the Tang army had other ambushes, what of it? Do you all forget that this is the grassland!
This is the world of the eighteen tribes. Do a bunch of barbarians dare to run wild here? Then this Khan will use their blood to nourish the grassland. I believe the grass will be exceptionally lush this year!
Issue an order, the entire army will march south tomorrow morning!
Also, bring all the gunpowder prepared by those two Tang craftsmen! This Khan will also let them taste the taste of being blown up by gunpowder!
As Jieli said this, he seemed to recall the scene under Jingyang City years ago, when countless soldiers were blown up by Yuchi Jingde, and his expression became ferocious.
As ordered by the Great Khan!
The tribal leaders in the tent bowed respectfully and then withdrew from the tent to prepare.
Yi Nan and Ashina Shibai could only accept the order upon seeing this.
ps: Three chapters (large chapter)