Chapter 317: The Japanese Pay Their Respects to Their Birthday

"This Japanese country doesn't know how to fight."

Li Shi𪟝 has boldly made an assertion about the Japanese state.

Since the pre-Qin Dynasty, all generals of the Han family have attached great importance to intelligence.

After all, anyone who leads an army knows the famous saying of Sun Tzu:

If you know your enemy and yourself, you will be in danger in a hundred battles; if you don't know your enemy and yourself, you will be in danger in every battle.

And at the end of "The Beginning of Plans", Sun Tzu said that the whole article on the art of war only does two things: "to learn the plan, and to find out the emotion."

"Yongjian Chapter" also has the same conclusion, "A prophet must be able to rely on others and know the enemy's feelings."

Therefore, all generals of the Han family attach great importance to intelligence. After all, this is the real "key to military affairs."

As a result, Japan blindly believed in second-hand news.

"If the Japanese country doesn't think about it, Goguryeo and Baekje can't truthfully tell them that they need reinforcements from the Japanese army to fight against the Tang Dynasty, right?"

Li Jing was silent before, but now he listened to Li Shi's explanation and thought for a while and said:

"This Japanese country is trapped in an island country, and has no strong enemies to compete with, and it is blocked by the sea as a natural barrier."

"I'm afraid... there are too many people who are not like me, Tang."

Du Ruhui was thoughtful, but he understood some of Li Jing's words.

Just as there are differences in folk customs between the north and the south, there is no analogy between the Central Plains and the Western Regions.

This Japanese country originated from an island, and most of its people's customs are completely different from China's.

Therefore, we cannot use the thoughts of Han'er of the Tang Dynasty to speculate on the thoughts of the Japanese country.

But for a while, Du Ruhui became very interested in the Japanese country.

When there is Tang territory on this island, he would like to go and see it.

[When Japan officially entered the war, from Baekje’s perspective, the Korean Peninsula had entered garbage time.

Goguryeo used his own face to beat Tang Jun's hand until it turned red.

Although our Baekje Restoration Army couldn't break into Sixian City, the Tang Army couldn't fight out either.

As long as you persist, victory will definitely belong to Baekje!

So Baekje Prince Buyeo Pongjang, who returned from studying in Japan, once again launched a traditional performance: popping champagne at halftime.

He sent an envoy to show off to Liu Rengui and said:

The army of our ally, the Japanese, is already on the way. If you are wise enough to withdraw your troops now, I can beat gongs and drums to send them off. If you are ignorant and continue to resist, you will wait to die when the Japanese heavenly soldiers arrive!

Liu Rengui responded very appropriately. After hearing this, he politely sent the envoy out of the city and asked me to think about it.

But as soon as the envoy left, Liu Rengui mobilized his army behind him, and after nightfall, he couldn't wait to launch a "despicable" sneak attack.

The Baekje Restoration Army, which was already celebrating their victory in advance, did not expect this to happen. They were defeated on the spot. Fuyu Fengzhang fled for more than two hundred miles without looking back.

Liu Ingui had been planning this opportunity for too long. Seeing this, he led the advance without hesitation, won consecutive battles, and captured Jinhyeonseong, the military center of the Baekje Restoration Army in one go.

Zhenxian City is to Baekje and Silla just like Tongguan is to Chang'an and Luoyang. Liu Rengui's reoccupation here means reconnecting with Silla.

The dilemma of fighting alone ended, and the Tang army officially began to switch from defense to offense under the leadership of Liu Rengui.

After the memorial was sent to Luoyang, Emperor Gaozong was so happy that he agreed to Liu Rengui's request on the spot.

In the era of cold weapons, because there was a serious lag in the transmission of information, generals who could win battles often had superhuman vision and could accurately predict the direction of the battle and make arrangements in advance, as was the case with Liu Rengui.

When he wrote the memorial to Emperor Gaozong, the Tang army had just captured Zhenxian City, but Liu Rengui judged calmly that the Baekje rebels were no longer a concern. The Tang army would eventually face the Japanese in the Korean peninsula, so they needed more water. Teacher!

Some people describe Gaozong and Yuan Shao as somewhat similar in their military strategies: they are resourceful and decisive when the wind is blowing, and they can be called an example of British masters when fighting against the wind.

Faced with Liu Rengui's request for help, Emperor Gaozong agreed without hesitation. He did not even recruit naval forces from the Jianghuai River according to the practice of the Tang Dynasty. Instead, he directly ordered Shandong to recruit 7,000 soldiers and more than 170 warships from nearby Shandong, led by Sun Renshi. Support Liu Rengui.

At the same time, Liu Rengui’s predictions about Baekje came true one by one:

Onimuro Fuxin wanted to support his army and stand on his own feet, so he killed Daochen, who was determined to restore the country. Fuyu Fengzhang was unwilling to let go of power, so he took the lead and killed Onimuro Fuxin in the name of treason.

The bloody storm at the top also disheartened the middle-level generals, so Baekje generals such as Hei Te Changzhi and Sha Zha Xiangru re-joined the Tang army to help Liu Rengui annihilate the "Baekje rebels".

In this case, Fuyu Fengzhang could only call the Japanese army "Dad": If you don't support me, I will die in front of you!

The Japanese said, brother, don't worry, our army is invincible, watch me kill through Silla from the ground and outflank the Tang army's retreat!

To put it bluntly, the Japanese pirates were guilty of their own nature. At that time, Silla had completed economic reforms and was regarded as the trade center of Northeast Asia. A large part of the reason why the Japanese army chose to march into Silla was because the nobles coveted Silla's wealth. After landing, they were like dogs. Entered the bun shop and stayed there for five months.

It was not until Liu Ingui reached the foot of Zhouliu Fortress, the temporary capital of the Baekje Restoration Army, that it became unreasonable not to support them anymore. The Japanese army, which claimed to penetrate Silla from land, suddenly remembered:

Oh, we have a boat.

In August 663, the Japanese army regrouped 37,000 men, sailed more than a thousand warships, and sent their troops north to support Buyeo Pengjang.

If Liu Rengui Cave watched the fire, he ordered Liu Renyuan and Sun Renshi to lead the army to besiege Zhouliu City for fishing and lure the Japanese to rescue.

He personally led the navy to station at the mouth of Baijiang River, preparing to feed the Japanese fish to the Japanese. Everything was ready, and he was waiting for the Japanese to come to pay their birthdays.

The first confrontation between China and Japan in history began. 】

Everyone in the Chengdu government office was amazed.

"There are many wars." Liu Bei frowned and commented.

"There are many military exploits." Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows and commented.

"There are many fools." Pang Tong raised his eyebrows and commented.

Kong Ming looked at the three people, shook his feather fan and laughed:

"Now it seems that there are only two difficulties in expanding territory, one is logistics, and the other is pacification."

"I am not talented, but I know a little about this."

Hearing this, the others curled their lips in their hearts:

If you know a little, we are all fools!

Pang Tong stared at Kong Ming, and for a while he was a little worried.

In terms of the vertical and horizontal operations between the states and counties, taking advantage of the situation to win the hearts of the people and complete the plan, he thought he was not bad.

But if you look at the world's tent, make an overall plan to stabilize the people's hearts and promote governance, Kong Ming is better.

Just like he and Yide were able to break through Yangping Pass and quickly conquer Hanzhong, it was Kongming's Liuma and siege equipment that played a decisive role.

Yunchang Yuanzhi won a quick victory in the Jingxiang battlefield, and the giant ship was powerful, and the biggest factor was still the engineering and military equipment.

At first glance, it seems that Kongming's achievements are not visible, but if you count carefully, Kongming's achievements are everywhere.

Therefore, Pang Tong's alertness in his heart became even stronger: if he is complacent with the present, he will be left far behind by Kongming!

Facing Pang Tong's eyes, Kongming smiled to comfort him, and then looked up at the light curtain thoughtfully:

"This Gaozong... is quite similar to Yuan Benchu?"

At this time, Kongming also lamented the thoughts of later generations, and the two unrelated people could be pulled together, but suddenly it made sense.

Zhang Fei also understood what the later generations meant, and said while stroking his chin:

"The more troops you send out, the weaker you become... Isn't that my eldest brother?"

"My eldest brother is quite like Yuan Benchu?"

Immediately, Liu Bei sent a look of wanting to kill someone, so Zhang Fei immediately changed his words obediently:

"Uh... it's Yuan Benchu ​​who is quite like my brother, no, it's Gaozong who is quite like my brother."

After a while, Zhang Fei, who was covering his head, was indignant:

I was blamed no matter what I said, my eldest brother is really overbearing!

Liu Bei, who felt much more comfortable, stretched his waist and felt refreshed:

"This Korean Peninsula seems to be a poor place."

The map given by the later generations can vaguely see that this Korean Peninsula has many mountains and hills, and it is not fertile land:

"But if you want to attack Japan, you should control this place."

"Just take it slowly." Kong Ming made a judgment.

Kong Ming naturally thought about Japan, and the final conclusion was that there was no need to rush.

After all, the Han Dynasty has not yet been restored, and there is really nothing to fear about Japan. After all, it is clear from its deeds that it was not until the end of the Northern and Southern Dynasties that Japan was enlightened.

Kong Ming understands the complex feelings of the younger generation towards Japan, but precisely because of this, it should develop steadily, modify ships and build ships, survey the ocean geography, and strengthen itself.

Otherwise, if you advance rashly and want to remotely control the entire territory of Japan when you are not capable, the slightest mistake will be a move to raise a tiger for harm.

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The complex situation on the Korean Peninsula also opened Li Shimin's eyes.

Li Zhi's decisive decision also made Li Shimin nod frequently.

At the same time, an idea came to his mind:

Could it be that my legacy is too rich and it is a crime?

Pulling his beard gently, Li Shimin actually understood why there would be a son who didn't feel bad about selling his father's land.

Raised in the deep palace since childhood, he didn't raise a single soldier or a single soldier, and he didn't knock a single sail or a single ship.

With a wave of his hand, hundreds of thousands of troops were at his disposal. With a word, thousands of ships crossed the sea and died for Tang.

Although Li Shimin was what later generations called the "Prince of Taiyuan", he had seen how soldiers died wailing in his years of military service, and had experienced a stalemate with the enemy in a land of just a few dozen miles.

He would definitely tell his son about these experiences, but obviously, telling is just telling.

Perhaps the princes should really understand the people's livelihood, Li Shimin thought.

But at the same time, Li Shimin also saw the news of Silla's prosperity.

Although their wealth was not worth mentioning to the Tang Dynasty, since there was a benefit to be gained:

"This wealth of Silla can also be the wealth of the Tang Dynasty."

Du Ruhui also came over to look at the map in detail, took the charcoal pencil, drew a line between Laizhou and Waguo, and moved the charcoal pencil to connect Liaodong with Waguo.

The two lines intersected in Silla, so Du Ruhui also had his own opinion:

"If we want to pacify the eastern border of Tang, it is very important to control Silla."

In addition, Du Ruhui also saw clearly that if this kind of sea trade route was opened and profitable, the sea merchants in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong would probably rush to go to sea. In the long run, as long as the power of Tang did not fall, the customs of the eastern border might be very different.

But what are the attractive benefits of the East China Sea? Du Ruhui fell into deep thought, and then he remembered Gao Xianzhi and what Guangmu said casually at that time:

"Silla maid?"