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Chapter 811
In the second year of Longshuo, at the beginning of March, in the East China Sea.

Su Dingfang went down to Dengzhou in February, and assembled his army in Penglai, Dengzhou. At the end of February, the army set out, boarded a ship, headed east, and went straight to Baekje.

The distance between Penglai and Baekje doesn't seem too far away. It would take at most six or seven days to march fast on land, but this is the sea route. Once at sea, everything is not in the hands of oneself.

The army boarded the ship and entered the sea. After ten days of continuous sailing, after several winds and waves, the indistinct shadow of the land was vaguely seen in the distance.

"General, Baekje is ahead. It is estimated that we will arrive before noon in half a day." Liu Rengui and Su Dingfang stood side by side on the ship building, Liu Rengui pointed to the east, and said to Su Dingfang.

In this attack on Baekje, Su Dingfang was the main general and the commander of the Sibi Road marching, leading the army. There were two deputy generals in this battle, one was General Zuo Xiaowei Liu Boying, who was in charge of the land army, and the other was Dengzhou Governor Liu Rengui. Assistant waterway army.

After listening to Liu Rengui's words, Su Dingfang nodded, looked at Baekje, which was already faintly visible, and at the neatly lined up warships behind the main ship, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Su Dingfang asked: "How long has Zheng Ze been in command of the water army?"

Liu Rengui replied: "The end will be Dengzhou, which was transferred by His Majesty's order after His Majesty ascended the throne in the 20 years of Zhenguan. It is nearly two years today."

Su Dingfang then asked: "If I remember correctly, Zheng is from the Wei family of Bianzhou. He should have never been in contact with the navy before."

Liu Rengui didn't know what Su Dingfang meant, but he replied truthfully: "The last general is from the Central Plains. Before he came to Dengzhou, he was ordered to rule the army in Liangzhou. He was also under the general's command. He had never been in contact with the navy before."

Su Dingfang said: "It's strange, Zhengzheng has never commanded a navy before, but now he is able to lead a navy in just two years, advancing and retreating in a controlled manner, and orderly. If the weather is like this, it may not be ten years or twenty years for ordinary people. The merits of Zai are incredible, Zhengzheng is indeed a rare general to lead the navy."

Su Dingfang was a famous general in the world, he was strict in running the army, he was always unsmiling in the army, and rarely praised others in person, Liu Rengui could be praised by Su Dingfang in person, which shows Su Dingfang's approval of Liu Rengui.

Liu Rengui hurriedly leaned forward and said humbly: "The general is absurdly praised. The last general was summoned by His Majesty in the palace to discuss the strategy of the navy to govern the army. After being appreciated by His Majesty, he was promoted to the governor of Dengzhou by His Majesty's order. The navy is elite, and the last general dare not hurt His Majesty's reputation as a man of knowledge, so Duoke is a bit reluctant, that's all."

Before Liu Rengui went to Dengzhou, he was transferred back to Chang'an by Li Ke from Liangzhou. At that time, Li Ke began to prepare for the battle of Koguryo. At that time, Liu Rengui's self-conscious answer was not satisfactory, but he was caught by Li Ke's eyes, and he was promoted three levels beyond the rules, and became the governor of Dengzhou who commanded the navy.

At that time, Liu Rengui didn't know why Li Ke fell in love with him at a glance, but since Liu Rengui took charge of the navy, he has made great progress, commanding the navy like his arm, not under land.

Su Dingfang said with emotion: "Zheng Ze was also under my command. At that time, I was a little blind, but I didn't realize that Zheng Ze was actually a general who commanded the navy. Your Majesty has unique insight, which is indeed beyond our comparison."

Su Dingfang didn't know why Li Ke dared to put Liu Rengui, who was born as a civil servant, who had never been in contact with the navy before, or even seen the sea, in the position of governor of Dengzhou, and dared to put half of the bargaining chips in this battle on him. Even Su Dingfang himself may not be able to do it just by observing the military appearance of the navy in the past few days and advancing and retreating properly.

Speaking of Li Ke's knowledge of people, Liu Rengui glanced at the downstairs of the ship, and happened to be standing on the deck, leaning on the deck to breathe on the marching Sima Qinling, and said to Su Dingfang: "If you talk about your majesty's ability to know people, in recent years Among the younger generation in the army, there is no one who is more favored by His Majesty than this son."

Su Dingfang nodded and said: "You and I are both ministers of His Majesty's hidden residence, and you must know many things. The second son is highly regarded by His Majesty, and His Majesty has spent a lot of thought on this son. I am afraid that among the younger generation, only Pei Keeping promises can be compared with that.”

Liu Rengui: "Pei Shouyue is acquainted with the last general. Pei Shouyue's march is quite a bit like a guard, and he is a general. But I am not familiar with this young general, but only look at his actions in the past few days. , is also a seedling for great things.”

Liu Rengui and Su Dingfang are about the same age, only a few years apart, and both of them are Li Ke's old mansion, they have known each other for many years, and they are more like friends when they have no one else in private, so they don't talk too much The difference between primary and secondary.

Su Dingfang said: "That's right, he is from Tubo and was born on the plateau. There should be no one in the Eastern Expedition Army who is more unsuited to marching on the sea than him, but he has endured it these days, not only what I gave him He did everything to perfection, and he didn't even say a word of hardship. At this age, people who can do this can't do it without perseverance."

Liu Rengui heard the words and asked with a smile: "Does the general value this son so much?"

Su Dingfang replied: "I'm getting older, I'm afraid I can stay for at most ten years before the two armies, and I'll be lucky if I can survive until the future to destroy Tubo for His Majesty. As a middleman, because of the love between me and His Majesty, he will be rich and honored throughout his life, but after I take off my armor, someone must pass on my mantle."

Listening to Su Dingfang's words, Liu Rengui didn't know what Su Dingfang meant. Liu Rengui said in surprise: "The general wants to pass on the mantle with this son. What a chance this son is at such a young age."

Su Dingfang was a famous general in the world, and he also learned the art of war from Li Jing. Among Li Jing's disciples, Su Dingfang received the highest praise and got the essence of Li Jing's use of troops.But if Qinling can really inherit Su Dingfang's mantle, the most important thing Su Dingfang can give Qinling is not the way of using soldiers, but the identity of the mantle.

Su Dingfang is Li Ke's confidant and beloved general. When Li Shimin was critically ill, the first thing Li Shimin did was to rush Su Dingfang back to Chang'an from the Northwest battlefield to protect Li Ke's bottom line. This shows that Su Dingfang's weight in Li Ke's heart is unrivaled Rivalry, whoever inherits Su Dingfang's mantle will naturally inherit this friendship, which is hard to buy.

Su Dingfang looked at Qinling, and said to Liu Ren: "These are still things to say, let's see if the second son can pass the test before us, this Eastern Expedition, the burden on us is not light, just the landing of the army It takes some effort."

As Su Dingfang said, the topic was brought back to the battle itself. For this battle, Liu Rengui was quite confident. .”

Su Dingfang asked: "If it is hard to get the ferry along the coast, Baekje must be heavily defended. Is there already a way?"

Liu Rengui folded his arms and said, "Of course the ferry is heavily defended, but who said we have to land from the ferry?"

(End of this chapter)