Li Jing stroked his beard and looked at the crooked and extremely ugly island, feeling a little disappointed.
At this time, in the eyes of the people of the Central Plains Dynasty, how could there be any Japanese country? Plus Silla, Baekje, etc., they were all overseas barbarians, and they were too lazy to pay attention to them.
The Turks are the biggest enemy of the Central Plains, Goguryeo... If there hadn't been such outrageous stories as three conquests of Goguryeo, everyone would just think of it as an elite monster that often jumps up and knocks you on the knee.
Li Jing felt that the gap was a bit big. What the hell is the Japanese country? Li Jing muttered in his heart and had to sort out his mood.
He carefully looked at the isolated Japanese islands offshore and couldn't figure out how the words "Japanese Power" came from. Didn't it mean that Du Fuwei easily destroyed Japanese warships at sea and captured tens of thousands of people?
Is this to take advantage of the situation to eradicate future troubles? How good would it be to send Du Fuwei there...
The head of state thought rather discouragedly and said, "This should have been painted by Pei Shangshu when he was traveling eastward, right?"
Li Bi nodded and said: "Yes, that is, Pei Shangshu went on a mission to Japan. No one has gone that far in these years. I have to be careful when I go. The storms at sea are different from those on land...
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Having said this, she glared at her husband.
Li Po pretended not to see it. He just felt that the map was too rough. There were errors in many places, but there was no way to correct them. The island country in his impression was similar to this one.
People who don’t have a system are so helpless...
Li Jing's eyes became focused. As what people later called a great strategist and military strategist, there was no doubt about his military qualities. This was indeed a mature Li Jing.
"How many troops can your Majesty allow me? Do you want me to destroy the country and return it, or do you want me to surrender like the previous dynasty and force me to surrender?"
Li Po lightly tapped the table and said grandly: "Of course it is to destroy his country Zuo... If not, how could I let the teacher lead the troops?
As for the men and horses, how many men and horses does the teacher think is appropriate?"
Li Jing had already entered the state, and he pondered for a long time and said: "Three to forty thousand people are not many, and there are not many more than ten or two hundred thousand people. It depends on how many large ships are available. Your Majesty wants me to occupy the territory after destroying the country."
And if you defend, you will still win and return immediately."
Li Po no longer made any twists and turns, and immediately told Li Jing: "This battle is still to prepare for the conquest of Goguryeo. I want to see the head of the leader of the Japanese country. After this battle, the Japanese on the island will be in our Tang Dynasty."
All are slaves.
I'm not afraid of what the teacher will say. What I mean is that the roads, ditches, and those cities and houses in the Tang Dynasty should be repaired.
At this time, the war has stopped, and I don’t want to recruit civilians on a large scale, so I can only replace them with barbarians. Teacher, do you understand what I mean?”
What’s so hard to understand? They just captured slaves and brought them to the Central Plains for construction.
Li Jing understood it and didn't think there was anything cruel about it. He just thought it was not easy to do it well and it might affect his reputation in the future.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I know what to do..."
"One hundred thousand troops, limited to ships, can cross the sea in two waves. Teacher, do you think it's feasible?"
"That's enough. I think we should start our troops from Dongnae, go to Silla first, and then go south to Ezo. Jiangdu seems to be a shorter distance, but crossing the sea to attack is risky.
When the previous dynasty conquered Ryukyu, there were many twists and turns.
King Wu has already taken the sea route before, and now he has people from Silla and Baekje to guide him. It should be safer to go that way...
Your Majesty, it is already April, and I am afraid that the time to send out troops this year is a bit tight. I have practiced naval warfare with Wen Shihong and others in Jiangling. Under the storm, it is difficult for people who are not familiar with the water to gain a foothold on the ship. The situation at sea is
It should be even more so.
If you don’t practice for a year and a half, it may be difficult to achieve anything.”
Li Po smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. At the beginning of the year, I ordered Hebei and soldiers from Henan gathered in Donglai for military exercises. In addition, at sea... except for the weather, there is no trace of the enemy.
It’s just that the teacher must be cautious when he goes there. When he came to protect children and led his army to invade Pyongyang, he failed in the end. You can’t help but take this as a lesson..."
Li Jing said: "What your Majesty said is that to take advantage of an opportunity to attack, soldiers need to be quick, but as a general, you still have to judge the situation and act within your capabilities. If I lead the troops, I will not let the story of the past repeat itself.
I think that attacking the Japanese country is not about anything else but the inconvenience of transporting baggage and the difficulty of sea travel. But since your majesty wants to allow me to do it conveniently, you can give the enemy food. When the time comes, your majesty should not blame me for being ruthless.
good."
He wanted to confirm the emperor's attitude again.
Li Po laughed, thinking that Li Jing was joking with him. When did he, Li Po, become more merciful and merciless since he started his army?
"I'm not Yang Guang. Only when people come to kowtow in front of me and beg for mercy can I feel that I have achieved merit and face. And... when you meet the Japanese, you will know... that counts.
Master?"
Li Jing felt relieved. In recent years, his son-in-law had been very generous to his ministers during his administration and did not kill too many people. This also gave his ministers the illusion that the emperor was kind-hearted and would not use the knife unless absolutely necessary.
When Li Jing was at the local level, this feeling was even stronger, so he also had the consciousness of fighting for the emperor.
If the emperor wants to be a philanthropic person, then his subordinates will naturally have the consciousness to share his worries, such as killing Chai Shao or something... That was Li Jing's proud work.
He was a little strange now, how could the Japanese offend the emperor and let him say such harsh words, which was not in line with the emperor's status.
It's just that these are none of his business. As long as the emperor gives him full power, that's all.
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After that, Weng and his son-in-law looked at the map on the table and discussed again. The food and drinks on the table were changed twice, but they were still studying the strategies and tactics for entering the Japanese country.
There is nothing to say strategically. Both Li Po and Li Jing believed that as long as they could lead their troops to the Japanese island and the elite Tang army dared to fight, the Japanese would have no chance of defeating the Tang army.
Li Po's confidence came from his partial understanding of the history of Japan, while Li Jing made a rough judgment based on the Central Plains Dynasty's huge advantage over the surrounding small countries.
Otherwise, he would not have said before that only 30,000 to 40,000 people were needed to go to Japan. If this number was 100,000, it could be said to be a serious war to destroy the country.
The main discussion between the two was about tactics. Military strategists pay attention to the right time, place, and people. When fighting across the sea, everything is not up to me, so the leader needs to make up for it with tactics.
What Li Po was afraid of was that the Japanese would disperse in the mountains and fight guerrilla warfare with the Tang army when they saw that they were unable to defeat them. Therefore, he needed a military master like Li Jing to lead the army. He believed that with Li Jing's ability, he should be able to avoid a quick battle and strive for a quick victory.
The war to destroy the country dragged into a war of attrition.
