Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 1054 Where is Li Shimin's confidence?
Chapter [-] Where is Li Shimin's confidence?

"Is this... probably inappropriate?" Naturally, Li Shiji didn't feel that he could win this battle without Chen Ying.

On the contrary, even without Chen Ying, or even without the [-] elite soldiers of the Anxi Army, Li Shiji still had the confidence to crush Goguryeo to the ground.

When Li Shiji became the chief protector of Andong, he did not use large-scale troops like Chen Ying to defeat the Western Turks, Ping Gaochang, destroy Kucha, and annex Tubo.It's not because Li Shiji doesn't know how to fight, but because he has too many scruples.

Birds are gone, good bows are hidden, cunning rabbits are dead, and running dogs are cooked.This is a question that every general has to consider carefully.Keeping Goguryeo from fighting is not because of insufficient strength, nor is it because Goguryeo has strong soldiers and strong fighting power.

The most important purpose is because Li Shiji needs Goguryeo to maintain the existence of Andong Dufu.

Now that Chen Ying has withdrawn from the Eastern Expedition War, this makes Li Shiji feel a sense of crisis.

Chen Ying is also a fine person, from Li Shiji's frown, he can see his worry.

Chen Ying explained with a smile: "General Li, I must have heard about it. Now that the imperial court is reforming, the Ministry of War will be abolished!"

Of course Li Shiji heard the wind.Datang abolished the Ministry of War and established five new departments: the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Military Affairs.Among them, the Ministry of Defense has jurisdiction over the Ministry of Defense, the Department of Dianke, the Department of External Commissions and the Department of Military Justice.The military department is divided into the army department, equipment department, supply department and teaching department.

Chen Ying looked at Li Shiji and said solemnly: "Minister of the Ministry of Defense, I recommend General Li Jing and General Li as Minister of the Ministry of Defense, and Secretary of the Military Department, I recommend you as Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs!"

The Minister of the Military Department is almost equal to the functions of the original Ministry of War.The Ministry of Defense only divided part of the functions of the Ministry of War.

Hearing this, Li Shiji felt a turmoil in his heart.On the surface, he pretended to be calm, but said humbly: "General Chen, what is the virtue and ability of the world!"

Chen Ying said with a smile: "To defeat Goguryeo and bring the entire Korean peninsula under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, my opinion is that the Andong Protectorate can follow the example of the Anxi Governor and set up four towns based on the four counties of the Han Dynasty. Before returning to Beijing, we must set up the shelf of the Anton Governor's Mansion!"

Li Shiji nodded and said: "General Chen, but you will have different opinions about the current battle!"

"Oh!" Chen Ying laughed and said, "But it's okay to say!"

"Since ancient times, siege has always been the key to siege. Now we have come to this point as a last resort. Although it was not our intention, there is nothing we can do about it. Siege can be done with strength!" Li Shiji looked at Chen Ying and said, "The chief of the general is planning and making decisions. Thousands of miles away, but these should not be given up because of the strengthening of our army."

Chen Ying laughed and said, "Are you suggesting to use Qi?"

Li Shiji said: "Soldiers use deceitful tactics. It is the right way to complement each other with odds and righteousness. But using troops entirely with odds is a disaster for the people!"

Chen Ying nodded and said, "I know what you mean."

Li Shiji has already made clear his future career path, being a general and a prime minister is the highest pursuit of a courtier in this era.General An Dong was probably Li Shiji's last battle as the leading general. Naturally, he didn't want to play tricks, but hoped that he could fight a frontal war that would be recorded in history, so that one battle would break the last breath of the Goguryeo people.

In fact, this coincides with Chen Ying's strategy of besieging and attacking aid.

Surrounding the point to fight for aid is only the initial victory, which can bloodlet the Goguryeo people.Once Goguryeo found that it was impossible to break through the encirclement of Pyongyang by the Tang army, just like Yang Guang was besieged at Yanmen Pass back then, even if Yang Guang issued King Qin's edict repeatedly, the generals of the commanding army would not commit suicide attacks like moths throwing fire.

Chen Ying looked at Li Shiji and said, "I won't interfere with your command, just do what you want, but I have one request, the soldiers are all raised by their fathers and mothers, so as few deaths as possible!"

On the ninth day of the first month of the seventh year of Kaiyuan, Chen Ying led the guards back to Chang'an from Pyongyang.

At the same time, Anton General Li Shiji also won the first place in the offensive and defensive battle of Pyongyang City.

……

Cheng Chusi was taken by Chen Ying onto a five-tooth battleship, which was Chen Ying's private ship and did not belong to the Tang military.It was Chen Ying's [-]-stone-class giant ship named after the Princess.

After Cheng Chusi boarded the Princess, he was released from the shackles and could move freely on the Princess.

I don't know if I don't look at it, but at a glance, Cheng Chusi was taken aback by the Princess.

The Princess is very large, and a total of 72 orbital eight-ox crossbows are equipped on the five decks, and there are 24 crossbows, forming a far and near strike firepower network.

It is no exaggeration to say that ten of the sea-going ships of Fusang Datang may not be able to overturn such a warship.

Cheng Chusi's heart was quite heavy, and it was night.

The Princess has sailed out to sea.

As the lights came on, Cheng Chusi was notified that Chen Ying wanted to invite Cheng Chusi to dinner in the upper cabin.

When Cheng Chusi came to the cabin, he saw three plates of vegetables and two kinds of fruits on the table, which made Cheng Chusi even more strange, because it was the first month of the month, when vegetables disappeared.

Cheng Chusi is a bit like Cheng Zhijie's son, once he comes, he will be safe.Fate is no longer in his own hands, so he tries to enjoy it.

Although Cheng Chusi is also a carnivore, he likes to eat mutton and beef, but the vegetables are more refreshing now.

Chen Ying seemed to ask intentionally or unintentionally: "Is your father in good health?"

"Well, you can still eat a liter of rice and several catties of meat in one meal!" Cheng Chusi blinked and said, "Chen Shishu, don't waste your efforts, they have already crossed the overpass, and you can't catch up anyway. Originally, there were no horses in the Fusang Continent, but along the way, we transported five or six thousand fine horses back to the Fusang Continent, and there were no castrated horses. After a few years, the shortage of horses in the Fusang Tang Dynasty will be alleviated!"

Chen Ying didn't answer this question, instead he laughed and said, "With this great general around, Erlang can't win, and I won't allow him to win either!"

"Chen Shishu, what you said...!"

Cheng Chusi smiled awkwardly and said: "Wars are not based on the number of people, of course, compared to the number of people, the people of Fusang Datang are no less than the people of Datang..."

"People who are not of my race must have a different heart!" Chen Ying pointed in the direction of Fusang Continent and said, "Are they willing to sacrifice their lives for Erlang?"

Cheng Chusi said: "Perhaps in Uncle Shi's eyes, they are just a bunch of savages, but this does not prevent them from becoming useful people!"

Li Shimin's method can actually be said to be simple and rude.

He regarded the myths and legends of Yinfubu people as the history of Fusang mainland, and produced various evidences to prove that they were all more than 1000 years ago. At the end of Shang Dynasty, because Shang was destroyed by Zhou, they were unwilling to become slaves of Zhou. He fled to the Fusang mainland from the distant Central Plains.

They have the same blood as the Tang people and share a common ancestor.

Of course, the most important thing is that Li Shimin is now the most powerful person in Fusang mainland.

When the concept of nation and family had not been formed in Fusang mainland, these people from various tribes in Fusang Tang Dynasty naturally became Tang people.

Just like on the grassland, when the Huns were strong, all the tribes called themselves Huns.When the Huns were weak and the Xianbei people rose, the entire grassland became Xianbei people.After the Xianbei people became weak, the Rouran people became stronger and became Rouran people again.Then, such changes will go through countless years, from Turks to Khitan, from Khitan to Jurchen, and then to Mongolia.

Things are selected by nature, and the strong are respected.

At this time, the Fusang Continent responded to Li Shimin's call, and under the banner of the Feathered Serpent God, they fought everywhere to crusade against non-officials.

Seeing the excited light in Cheng Chusi's eyes, Chen Ying became puzzled for a moment.

Where does his confidence come from?

Of course, Chen Ying knew it too.Cheng Chusi's self-confidence depends on Li Shimin, the key is where does Li Shimin's self-confidence come from?
Even if Li Shimin passed the Bering Strait, he could come to Datang along the overpass during the winter closure period, the key is that the distance between the two is too far.

Logistical resupply is a very difficult problem.

Back then, in order to attack the Western Regions, Chen Ying led an army of 10 troops, followed by more than [-] peasants, who were responsible for transporting grain and grass. If you add large and small caravans behind, this number will exceed [-] horses.

However, the distance of Chen Ying's expedition was only more than [-] kilometers.It is only less than one-tenth of Li Shimin's expedition.

Could it be that Li Shimin has other solutions to the transportation problem?
Although Chen Yingying didn't know much about the American continent, he also knew that the American continent had no canals that could be connected by water, and there was no way to pass through the distant Tang Dynasty on the west coast of the American continent.

However, the confidence and excitement in Cheng Chusi's eyes were not fake.

Chen Ying could tell that Cheng Chusi was not lying. Words can deceive people, but eyes are the windows to the soul, and they will never lie.If it was Cheng Zhijie, Chen Ying would be skeptical, after all, the old goblin is famous for being cunning in history.

But Cheng Chusi was just a young man. ,

For a moment, Li Shimin's shadow seemed to appear in front of Chen Ying's eyes. Li Shimin said firmly to Chen Ying: "I, Li Shimin, will come back!"

Chen Ying fell into endless thoughts.

Where is Li Shimin's confidence?
Why can he counterattack Datang?
What means against the sky does he have?

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