Ji Tang

Chapter 774 Battle!
"Since you are here, why don't you say a word?"

As soon as the emperor said that everyone had been silent since Ji Song came in, which made them very strange.Logically speaking, Ji Song could not be so quiet, so everyone looked at Ji Song.

"May I ask the Prime Minister, is our Datang City short of money?"

Ji Song did not answer the emperor's question directly, but asked Fang Xuanling.

"Of course not!"

Fang Xuanling denied it on the spot.

Just kidding, the Tang Dynasty is booming now, the two major ports are making money every day, and the capitals of the two capitals are full of money.

Xuanzhou came from behind, after all, its territory was several times the size of other states and counties.

In addition, the goods produced by major workshops in Chang'an were sold all over the world. Datang had never been so wealthy. How could it be short of money?

"Is that a food shortage?" Ji Song continued to ask.

Fang Xuanling still shook his head and denied that Guanzhong had never been short of food since Sinong Temple was completely renovated. Although it could not be exported, it was true that his own family had never been short of food.

After the introduction of new rice in Jiangnan, there were two crops a year and even three crops in some places. How could there be a shortage of food?

"Is it because we, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, have no ambition to make achievements and are afraid of war?"

This time, Fang Xuanling did not need to answer. Li Jing stood up and said in a deep voice: "I, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, have longed for war for a long time. As long as the imperial edict is issued, they will be happy to hear the war and kill the enemy bravely!"

Ji Song nodded and continued to ask Fang Xuanling: "That means our Tang Dynasty soldiers are unprepared, our swords are weak, and our logistics are insufficient?"

Du Ruhui couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward and said: "The Tang Dynasty has enough money and food in its treasury, its soldiers and armor are sharp, and its logistics can meet the needs of a three-year war. Why is there a need for help?"

Ji Song didn't care, and asked directly: "Is it because we, the Tang Dynasty, are raising unjust soldiers, punishing good with evil, and doing the opposite?"

"The good news has passed."

Changsun Wuji came out and said: "The corpses of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the former Sui Dynasty are still piled up in Liaodong. The ghosts of injustice have not stopped, and the surviving soldiers have been trampled on repeatedly. Even if the Goguryeo tribe is exterminated, it is still difficult to eliminate the hatred in the heart. How can there be any injustice? Is this a reversal of actions?"

"Then why not fight?"

Ji Song flicked his sleeves and said loudly: "The treasury is full, the soldiers are happy when they hear the battle, and the soldiers are ready to punish the evil with good. This is how our Tang Dynasty opens up the territory and expands the territory, avenges the previous shame, makes achievements, and is powerful in all directions." , the best time to shock Xiaoxiao, how can we not fight? How can we retreat? "

"Good luck to you, Lord Marquis."

"I know what the Prime Minister is going to say, but this is no reason. If you are willing to fight, you will be destroyed, and if you forget to fight, you will be in danger. I, the Tang Dynasty, have not yet released Mananshan and put the swords and guns in the warehouse."

"Goguryeo Yeon Gaesumun has repeatedly bullied us, the Tang Dynasty, and mistook His Majesty's kindness as weakness. If we don't give him a severe lesson, I would really think that our generals in the Tang Dynasty are all weaklings."

"Don't mention that the previous Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times and led to the country's destruction, but I want to say that Yang Guang did the right thing. Goguryeo cannot be defeated without fighting, and it is not enough to shock the world without fighting."

"Since the weakness of the Central Plains in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Goguryeo has frequently sent troops to occupy the Liaodong counties since the Han Dynasty, plundering our people, killing our subjects, invading our territory, and humiliating our soldiers. This is an irreconcilable hatred, and must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others. A lesson for those who come after.”

"Your Majesty, Goguryeo is courting death by doing this. If it is not severely punished, will the surrounding barbarians of the Tang Dynasty follow suit? When the border is full of war, won't the Tang Dynasty never have peace?"

After saying that, you could hear the needle drop in Tai Chi Hall.

Everyone was speechless after being refuted. In terms of emotion and reason, in the Tang Dynasty, and in the cause and effect of the previous dynasty, we must fight this time!

"Okay, okay, Yuan Gaisuwen is a regicide traitor who dares to attack our Tang Dynasty. He simply doesn't know how to live or die."

Li Shimin stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "All officers and men obey the order!"

"The end is here!" Everyone's hearts were racing. The war was finally about to begin. How long had they been looking forward to it?
Military expenditures have been repeatedly reduced, and the resentment of the generals and officers is rising. The Tang Dynasty used force to establish the country. If the foundation is abandoned, will the Tang Dynasty still be the Tang Dynasty?
It's not that Fang and Du don't know the truth, but the subconscious conflict between civil servants.

But looking at the emperor's appearance now, this battle must be fought.

"Instruct the officials and soldiers of all counties in Hebei to prepare for war, and select one hundred thousand elite soldiers from the Sixteen Guards to accompany the army. Weapons, armor, food and grass, and the Ministry of War will be in charge. The Ministry of Households will start preparations immediately, and it will be done by January at the latest. You are fully prepared, don’t slack off!”

"The minister obeys the order!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Li Shimin looked around, feeling very high-spirited for a moment. How many years had it been, how many years had he not been so excited?
Since becoming the emperor, except for the shameful alliance of the Weishui River with Jieli when he succeeded to the throne, he has never really led an army in battle.

The bloodthirsty hidden in the blood has been seduced out, and if you want to take it back, it will be impossible if you don't drink enough blood.

"You go and prepare first, and you will submit the battle plan in three days. This time I will lead the expedition myself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jing, Fang Xuanling and others all stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Majesty, no! How dare you, a mere little thief, bother your Majesty to personally conquer this?"

"No need to say anything, I have made up my mind!"

Li Shimin waved his hand and stopped everyone's persuasion.

Ji Song was not surprised. Historically, Li Shimin had been on the battlefield in person, and that was when the root of his illness fell. Coupled with the unsatisfactory war and subsequent defeat, his body suddenly collapsed and he died of illness not long after.

But this time it was different. Now the Tang Dynasty had strong soldiers and horses, as well as gunpowder, an epoch-making weapon. Breaking a city and attacking a stronghold was like searching for something. As long as they did not command randomly like Yang Guang, there would be no possibility of defeat.

"Sir, obey the order!"

Li Shimin was not an emperor who was imprisoned in the inner courtyard of the palace by his ministers. He was an emperor who immediately conquered the world and conquered half of the Tang Dynasty.

Once something is decided, it will not be changed easily.

Everyone was helpless, but they could only submit.

After Ji Song returned home, he called his mother, You Ning, and Ji Lu, who had just returned from the sea.

"Song'er, why is it so serious?"

"Yes, husband, you were fine when you went out in the morning. Why is it like this when you come back?"

We are not fools, and Ji Song also didn't want to hide it because he couldn't.The Sixteenth Guards are about to start moving.

When an army of more than [-] people moved, could it be an ordinary small movement?By then I'm afraid the entire Guanzhong will be shaken.

I must be on the list for this war. The generals in the court are old and have been corrupted by glory and wealth. Although the new generals are not bad, they are too junior after all. If they want to take on big responsibilities, they are still not good enough.

As a result, he, a junior among veterans and an outlier among emerging generals, stood out.Compared with the older generation of generals, his military achievements are not bad and his prestige is sufficient. Is there any better candidate than this?

But since the emperor was in charge personally, he could only be the leader along the way, and he had already guessed what the emperor was thinking.

He was still too naive. When Ji Lu returned home, he knew that the emperor had already known about his shipbuilding in Nanyang, and the people on the ship had already been leaked into a sieve.

Sea route, the same idea as Yang Guang, is also an inevitable idea.Together with the Mingzhou and Dengzhou naval fleets, as well as more than ten ships of his own that are larger than those that go to sea, once integrated, they will become an invincible maritime overlord on the sea.

If the emperor couldn't take advantage of it, he wouldn't be Li Shimin.

(End of this chapter)