Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 531 The ship approaches the flying bird
"Destroy thieves? Eliminate traitors?"

Inugami Odasui looked confused and asked almost subconsciously:
"His Majesty ordered his ministers to discuss with the Japanese king the leasing of the naval garrison. Why did he raise swords?"

"If you hurt me, Tang Jian'er, I will die without mercy."

Li Shiji raised his eyebrows. He was always surprised by the Japanese envoy's fluent and elegant speech, and at the same time, he was also made to laugh and cry by the Japanese's words.

Just like at this time, is this how Mo Shi is used?
However, he was not interested in correcting him. He just shook his head and said:
"As you said, the Suga clan is domineering and the Japanese king is weak, so this matter is difficult to achieve."

"Instead of stooping down and enduring humiliation to seek favor, it is better to go straight to the Japanese country and eliminate the Suga family."

Inugami Oden was so shocked that he almost immediately fell to the ground and hugged Li Shiji's calf and cried:
"General, do you despise me for my incompetence?"

"If the general makes a slight mistake, it will not be enough to make up for it."

This was real crying, and the tears flowed down onto Li Shiji's favorite boots, making his brows jump wildly.

Seeing that the General of the Tang Dynasty remained silent, Inugami Odasa had no choice but to turn over and bow down:
"If the general is determined to destroy the Japanese bandits, I will ask for the vanguard!"

"Then the Suga clan can be invincible only by raising tens of thousands of private soldiers. Now the general can only command four giant ships, how can he be able to defeat them?"

After Li Shiji and Liu Rengui arrived in Denglai, they spent two months sorting out the situation in the East China Sea based on the information they investigated and the records of later generations. The biggest feeling was "chaos"!
The four countries in the East China Sea, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, and Wa, all wanted to get involved in the Korean Peninsula.

One boat with five teeth and three boats with four teeth can carry 3,000 people. If the space occupied by food and sailors is excluded, the number of healthy soldiers that can be fought is less than 2,000.

But if we look at the lessons of later generations, we will know that Goguryeo refused to accept the king's rule, Baekje was both a rat and a rat, Silla harbored evil intentions, and Japan was ambitious, and they were all not good people.

"As long as my subordinates are still alive, Japanese thieves cannot harm the general at all!"

So Inugami Odasho and his party came into Liu Rengui's sight. Finally, Li Shiji reported to Li Shimin. After getting the order to "do things expediently", he summoned this group of Japanese envoys to enter the Japanese country.

Inugami Odasui didn't quite understand what the Duke of Raikoku said, but he could still understand the meaning.

This is already the upper limit of the troops that the Denglai Marine Division can deploy. Any more troops may cause panic in Baekje, but may make the situation on the Korean Peninsula even more confusing.

Li Shiji looked back and saw that behind the current ship, the shadowy outlines of three ships were still vaguely discernible.

At that moment, he endured the pain in his body and just kowtowed:

But Li Shiji didn’t think so:

"On the twenty-fifth day, I was granted the title of Duke of Tang Lai and was given the surname of the country. It has been twenty years since Ping Sifang."

Coupled with the fact that Tian Wajichi wanted to seize the Japanese kingdom on the peninsula, this also made the situation on the peninsula increasingly complicated.

Among them, the three countries of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, which were originally on the Korean Peninsula, have been fighting intermittently for more than two hundred years. During this period, the three countries have all formed alliances with each other, but in the end, not surprisingly, they all turned against each other.

Li Shiji was so angry that he kicked Inugami's spade over with his kick:
"Naigong seventeenth joined the army and defeated Wang Shichong, and eighteenth again defeated Wang Deren."

In this case, Liu Rengui proposed a "subtraction" strategy, and the first step was to kick out the troublemakers, which was naturally the Japanese state.

Duke Lai of the Tang Dynasty didn't even bother to explain to Inugami Oden.

"But the slaves raised by the powerful are not worthy of being soldiers."

"What veteran general in the Japanese country can stand up to a battle, but he underestimated Yu Naigong!"

"My subordinates all consider the general, why should I look down upon him?"

In this case, it is natural to not be able to lead many troops, which is also the source of Inugami Oden's worry.

As a veteran general, Li Shiji had his own standards for judging soldiers. In his opinion, the Japanese country had such a barren land and a narrow country that it was impossible to train real soldiers. At best, they were just a group of slaves with crude weapons. .

No matter how many slaves there are, they are still slaves, no matter how few elite soldiers are, they are still soldiers. There is no comparison at all.

Seeing the resolute attitude of the Duke of Tang Dynasty, Inugami Odasa didn't dare to say any more, for fear of making Duke Lai unhappy and causing another kick.

Touching his waist that was about to break, Inugami Odasa grimaced in pain, but a little hope floated in his heart:
He is worthy of being the Duke of the Tang Dynasty and the general of the Shang Dynasty. He almost killed himself with one kick. It was so powerful!

Could it be that the domineering Suga clan is really difficult for the general to see?
The four warships moored silently at the opposite island. In the next two days, all the sailors and soldiers rested or replenished their supplies. When the rest was complete, the four warships regrouped and set off on the road.

Liu Rengui's face was expressionless. Li Shiji was right. He mobilized more than 2,000 soldiers on this trip and consumed countless cans of food and grass. The four warships were even specially loaded with the latest magnet water needles made by General Jiang. Such a big war was not something he wanted to do. He used to hesitate.

And... rubbing the magnet water needle with both hands, Liu Rengui also felt a little relieved: if this thing leads the way, at least he can return safely no matter what.

The long magnet needle is painted red and is very eye-catching, and there are stone flakes as thin as cicada wings on both sides. This is the magnet water needle.

This thing was placed in a transparent glass ball, and 70% of the water was filled inside. The red needle was held up by the stone and floated on the water. No matter how the glass ball changed its direction, it pointed in one direction unswervingly. , pointing out the direction for ships on the vast sea.

Because the direction was clear and the giant ship sailed very fast with the help of the wind, Inugami Odasa's return journey was much faster than when it came.

However, as Asuka got closer to where the Japanese king was, Inugami Odasa became more and more uneasy.

He saw General Liu's face getting colder and colder, like the ice and snow on Shengyue Mountain that would never melt.

It became increasingly difficult to see Lord Lai Guo, but every time he passed by the cabin, he could hear the sound of sharpening knives, which seemed to be scratching his heart and made people shiver.

The athletes of the Tang Dynasty on the ship became more and more taciturn. Only the envoys who returned with him and did not understand Yayan were still chattering, and each of them was still imagining what name they would use to send their children to Chang'an to study Yayan. , so as to get rid of the Japanese identity.

The only one who seemed to be aware of him, Master Huiri, appeared less and less on the deck, but the sound of chanting in his cabin became louder.

Inugami Odasui did not hide in the cabin. Instead, he stayed on the deck as much as possible. He wanted to see with his own eyes what the Duke of Lai wanted, and if possible, he would use his life to defend the safety of Duke Lai. His mansion in Chang'an, and the unused enrollment quota.

So he watched these four giant ships slide into Nagato Pass quickly as if they were protected by Susano'o, and the Japanese defenders on both sides didn't seem to react.

There were people on the bank nearby shouting and running to catch up, but he couldn't catch up. However, he also saw more people kneeling on the spot and touching their heads to the ground. Hey, this is the Japanese, Inugami Oden laughed in his heart.

Nagato is the most important pass guarding Japan's domestic waters, but the Tang boat was swaggering in as if it was nothing.

It's just that Inugami Odenhao forgot that it was he who pointed out the location of Nagato to Liu Rengui.

And he also told Liu Rengui in detail that after entering the inland sea from Nagato, he needed to go south and go around the shore, because although it was closer to go directly to the west to fly to the bird, this seaway was full of islands, which was quite inconvenient for large ships.

Liu Rengui took these suggestions to heart. After entering the inland sea and heading west until he saw land, the fleet changed its direction to the south and began to sail north along the shore.

On the left is the mountainous island, on the right is the vast sea water. Four giant ships adjust their sails and use the offshore wind to glide along the shore, like arrows leaving the string.

After sailing like this for another two days, Liu Rengui in the cabin judged from the water needle in his hand that the direction of the fleet's sailing had now changed to true north. Does that mean that the fleet had sailed into the inland sea again?

Sure enough, not long after, I heard Inugami Odasagi on the deck shouting:

"Myeonggwangpo! You can see Myeonggwangpo! Next to you is Kii!"

Liu Rengui carefully placed the water needle and went to the deck.

He visited Pei Shiqing several times before leaving Kyoto, and took the trouble to listen to Pei Shiqing's stories about Japan again and again.

In addition to Japanese customs, etiquette, language, etc., Pei Shiqing occasionally talked about the scenic spots near Asuka where the Japanese king lived. The most noteworthy one is Myeonggwangpo, which is said to have a sparkling scene when the sun rises in the morning. , Japanese nobles like to leave Asuka by boat and pass by Kii to come here to enjoy the scenery.

Perhaps it was because of the winter. The Mingguangpo in front of him was not as spectacular as Pei Shiqing said. The withered grass was rolled up and looked bare. This made Liu Rengui couldn't help but glance at Inugami Oda Sho: "You can recognize the scenery even if it is so shabby." come out?
Inugami Odasaru didn't know why, but he still asked cautiously:
"General, Kii seems to have no idea where we are coming from, so the navy gathered to block Kii Road."

"General, please send a small boat so that I can go over and explain the situation without losing etiquette."

Liu Rengui looked up and saw that there were two hills protruding to the north of Mingguangpu, with a sea channel sandwiched in the middle. There was also a small island on the sea channel. A bunch of small boats were gathering on both sides of the island, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Pei Shiqing told him that beyond Kii there was an inland sea, and Asuka City, where the Japanese king lived, was located on the plain east of the inland sea.

After hearing the invitation from Inugami Oda Shoe, Liu Rengui pondered for a moment and before he could answer, Li Shiji's voice sounded beside him:
"Ki? What a stupid name. Why don't we rename this place Mie Mountain from now on?"

Inugami Odasui smiled apologetically, and was about to explain when he heard the Duke say calmly:
"There is no need to go to such trouble. Killing thieves is like putting out a fire without delay."

"Listen to someone's order, raise the sails, and hit us!"

Inugami Odasui's little eyes widened immediately, and he hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "No, General!"

However, the officers on both sides saw that General Liu did not object and immediately passed on the order. The messengers standing on both sides of the bow also waved flags and passed the order to other ships.

So the four giant ships started moving again, the wind blew the sails, and the sails carried the ships, making the speed faster and faster.

At this time, even if the envoys didn't understand a word of elegance, they could tell from the situation that something was wrong. They immediately started making noises, causing the warriors next to them to pull out the sabers from their waists, so the group of envoys immediately fell silent.

Turning a deaf ear to Inugami Oda Sho's dissuasion, Li Shiji continued to order in an orderly manner:
"The fleet is retracted and formed, with starting poles on the outside, fire oil ready, and crossbows cocked and ready to go. If there are any obstacles to the thieves, please feel free to use them."

For the Japanese who were guarding Sanchong Pass, many of them were already frightened before they even met.

As the four large ships got closer and closer, the hulls that caught their eyes became bigger and bigger, until they were as big as mountains in front of them, and they showed no intention of slowing down.

The small boat was shattered upon contact, and the large boat was overturned by the aftermath of the giant ship. The hundreds of boats gathered here were swept away like clouds in the sky encountering a strong wind.

Some of them threw weapons at the giant ship out of desperation, only to be met with a more violent counterattack from the giant ship that seemed to be a god. Huge boulders fell from the sky and smashed those ships that wanted to disobey into powder.

The enemy ships did not put up any decent resistance, which made Denglai Marine Division suddenly lose interest. He didn't even want to waste kerosene and crossbow arrows, but just used a few free racket sticks to deter the problem.

After sweeping away the clouds, the fleet officially entered the inland sea, and here, a conspicuous settlement came into everyone's sight, which was extremely conspicuous.

No order was needed, the naval sergeant began to adjust the direction and headed towards the bird.

"This is a good place, easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Li Shiji looked around and clicked his tongue.

The concave shore and the curved island surround a calm inland sea. The passes formed between the two ends of the island and the shore are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The gentle terrain on the inner coast is suitable for building a city, which is a treasure land.

"It seems that even Yi Di knows that the city should be defended with danger."

This inland sea is not big. Liu Rengui stretched out his arm and roughly calculated that it was only a hundred miles from east to west and more than seventy miles from north to south. Such a distance could be reached almost instantly for a giant ship.

Thanks to the calm conditions in the inland sea and the fact that Sanchong Mountain smashed the Japanese Navy into pieces, the Denglai Navy's offshore landing went quite smoothly.

Li Shiji set foot on this piece of land and stepped hard twice with his boots as if to confirm the authenticity. Then he felt relieved and began to command the giant ship to "unload".

First of all, the elite soldiers from the first three ships came down one after another. Without too many instructions, some people automatically started to level the land, some went to collect dry firewood, and the cooks began to bury pots to make rice.

The last press boat carefully tried its best to get closer to the shore, and the horses were carefully transported from the boat. The horses that looked like they were wilting on the boat began to slowly regain their energy after they stepped on the ground.

The healthy soldiers who had disembarked earlier came over and took away their horses respectively. They took them aside and tried to groom, care for and feed the horses so that they could become familiar with them in a short time.

What was finally delivered to the shore were boxes of armor, weapons, and even horse protective gear, which were unpacked and distributed by others.

Inugami Odasui was not willing to get off the ship. He lay on the side of the ship and watched with his own eyes that the group of Tang people were eating and drinking, and helping each other put on their armors. The layers of armor were divided into layers on the legs, arms, and inner and outer layers. Wait, it seems to be extremely solid and cannot be broken by ordinary weapons. He seems to understand what the Duke said before, "Slaves are not worthy of being a soldier."

Li Shiji, who had eaten and drank enough on the shore, put on his armor, mounted his horse with the help of his guards, hung a light crossbow and saber on both sides of the saddle, and raised a long spear into the sky:

"Good boys, follow me!"

The cavalry raised their spears, the infantry raised their swords, and amid the sound of gold and iron clashing, the elegant voices of the Tang Dynasty shouted in unison:
"Wan Sheng!"

(End of this chapter)