Tang Dynasty: Taking the Empress Dowager to a brothel, Father Emperor, what a coincidence!

"This is called cotton. It's a winter-keeping marvel that can rewrite the rules of war."

Wei Zheng stepped forward, pinched off a small amount, and rubbed it in his palm.

"Your Highness, a large army is no child's play. These white things look like willow catkins; they'll disappear as soon as you pinch them."

You expect this thing to withstand the cold winds of Liaodong? Are you making fun of 100,000 soldiers?

Li Chengqian completely ignored Wei Zheng and turned around to wave to the person behind him.

"Xiao Shunzi, bring over a few pieces of ready-made clothing."

Xiao Shunzi hurriedly ran to a large truck in the back and took out several dusty clothes.

These clothes were all made of coarse cloth and stuffed with cotton, making them look rather bulky.

"Give it a try."

Li Chengqian said to Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng reluctantly took off his outer robe and wrapped the cotton overcoat around his body.

Li Jing also removed his heavy armor and put on a new one.

"This garment looks thick, but it weighs very little, not even as much as a sheepskin coat. What good is it...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Wei Zheng's voice abruptly stopped.

He stood there, stunned, his hands instinctively reaching out to search his body.

In just a few breaths, a warm current began to spread throughout my body.

My hands, which had been stiff from the cold, miraculously began to warm up.

Sweat began to bead on Wei Zheng's forehead.

He tugged at his collar, looking at Li Chengqian incredulously, and asked:

"What... what kind of divine object is this?"

The reaction from Li Jing's side was even stronger.

After putting on his cotton-padded coat, the hidden injuries he had sustained from years of fighting, which used to cause bone pain every winter, were now soothed comfortably by the warmth.

Li Jing immediately assumed a fighting stance in the snow and performed a set of boxing techniques.

"General, how are you feeling?"

Li Chengqian looked at Li Jing with a smile and asked.

"A miracle! It's simply a miracle."

Li Jing looked at Li Chengqian with excitement.

"This cotton coat is several times warmer than the finest sheepskin coat. Most importantly, it's lightweight."

It did not affect the soldiers' actions of wielding swords and shooting arrows at all.

With this, the army of our Great Tang will be fearless in the face of severe cold. Not to mention early winter, even in the coldest days of winter, we can still march and fight.

The Goguryeo people, relying on the harsh winters of Liaodong, thought we wouldn't survive the winter. Now their geographical advantage has vanished.

"Your Highness! This is an auspicious omen from heaven!"

Wei Zheng knelt down in the snow with a thud, looking up at the sky.

"If this product can be promoted to all prefectures and counties of the Tang Dynasty, then the people of the world will no longer fear Handong."

Cheng Yaojin snatched the largest cotton-padded coat from Xiao Shunzi's hand and haphazardly put it on.

"Oh my!"

Cheng Yaojingang put it on for a short while, then started pulling at the collar.

"It's hot! It's so hot. I've never sweated this much in winter in my entire life. I need to go roll around in the snow to cool off."

As he spoke, Cheng Yaojin actually rolled twice on the ground, which made the surrounding soldiers burst into laughter.

Li Chengqian nodded in satisfaction at the reactions of the three old men.

"Alright, calm down. The best is yet to come."

Li Chengqian clapped his hands.

The Shadow Guards pushed over in a few smaller carts.

"Just keeping warm isn't enough; you also need to eat well. The fried noodles I gave you before were just the basic version. Today, I'll let you try something fancy."

Xiao Shunzi deftly carried out several large wooden buckets and poured hot water into them.

Then they took small cloth bags off the car and poured all the contents into the wooden bucket.

Besides the yellowish-brown fried noodle powder, this time there were also some chopped Chinese medicinal herbs and finely chopped dried meat.

As soon as hot water was poured over it, a rich aroma filled the air.

"Serve a bowl to the three dukes."

Three steaming bowls of porridge were served to Wei Zheng, Li Jing, and Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin didn't even need a spoon; he just poured it directly into his mouth.

"These contain Chinese medicine, which I obtained from the Imperial Hospital. They can dispel the severe cold."

It can also cure coughs and enhance soldiers' physical resistance.

Li Chengqian looked at the three of them from the side and said.

"I have made all the preparations before setting out on the expedition."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he turned to look at the army beside him.

"Pass on the order."

Distribute the cotton-padded clothes and passwords to each camp, so the brothers are well-fed and warm. Tomorrow, we'll beat those Goguryeo savages across the river until they shit themselves."

"Long live!"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

The cheers of the 100,000-strong army startled the Goguryeo people on the opposite side, who all turned to look.

They thought the Tang army was about to launch a general offensive.

Li Chengqian ordered Xiao Shunzi to recruit tailors along the way to go to various camps and begin stuffing cotton into the soldiers' clothes.

It's impossible to produce 100,000 finished winter clothes in such a short time.

So Li Chengqian brought cotton to the front line.

Inside the camp.

After Changsun Chong, Cheng Chumo and the others returned, they gathered around the brazier to warm themselves.

Two shadow guards, following Li Chengqian's orders, came in carrying several cotton-padded coats.

"Winter clothes have been distributed."

After saying that, the two threw their cotton-padded coats into the tent and ran out.