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Chapter 221 Su Dingfang VS Li Ji
Li Yuanji's pupils shrank. Have they discovered traces of the Tang army in Baekje?

"Do you have any detailed information? Who will Li Er send to lead the troops?"

Li Yuanji attached great importance to this as it was his first real confrontation with Li Er. Although the Tang army's combat power had not yet reached its peak, it was still the most powerful of the era, except for his own army of course.

Li Yuanji was extremely concerned and nervous about this war, especially about who Li Er would send as the general. Although he had some guesses, Li Yuanji wanted to know more.

Cen Wenben said solemnly: "Your Majesty, we don't have detailed information, but what is certain is that the main commander is Li Ji, and there are also Cheng Zhijie and Zhang Gongjin as generals.

Liu Rengui also wrote a letter at the same time. Based on the size of the ship and its depth in the water, Liu Rengui gave the number of people as at least 100,000!

If there are fewer supplies, then the number of people will be greater, and if there are more supplies, then it will be around 100,000 people."

Li Yuanji frowned and was shocked. As expected, he was not wrong. Li Er really sent Li Ji. He didn't know how Li Ji was in naval battles, but he knew that once he landed, it would be a land battle. Li Ji's ability was not bad at all.

What was shocking was that Li Er, this bastard, actually sent out so many troops. Could he afford to support them? The Tang Dynasty only had so few naval forces, so was he willing to mobilize all of them?
The focus of the Tang Dynasty was in the north. Now the army in the south, especially the navy, was only a small one in the east and had not yet started vigorous construction, but Li Er actually took them all out.

Hearing the number of the army, Li Yuanji knew that Li Er must have used the treasury in the south, but he couldn't understand, if the money and grain from these treasuries were used, would he not govern the Tang Dynasty?
The deficit in the treasury in Chang'an and other places may not be made up by the trade organized by Li Er. The Guanlong area has suffered a disaster, and many areas in the south have also suffered floods. Li Er really doesn't care about it, just to stop him in Japan.

Li Yuanji really wanted to pry open Li Er's head to see what was inside. Does this man really not care about the lives of the people?

After thinking for a while, Li Yuanji stopped thinking about it. It was useless to think about it now. He couldn't control Li Er and it was impossible to change the generals here. Su Dingfang's ability was already the best overall.

Moreover, by the time he learned the news and it was passed on to him, the war in Japan might have already started. Now he could only wait for the outcome of the battle in Japan to be decided.

Li Yuanji then looked at Cen Wenben.

"Have Yu Ming and his 10,000 troops reached Japan?"

Now in Japan, he has also assembled his most luxurious configuration, including Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Xue Wanche, as well as Yu Minghe who was sent later, and Wei Ting who was already in Japan. Li Yuanji suddenly found that no matter which configuration, he seemed to have the advantage?
Cen Wenben said without any hesitation: "Yu Minghe's 10,000 troops arrived in Japan ten days ago. Now we have 60,000 land forces in Japan. Liu Rengui's navy has other matters to attend to, including Lüzhou Prefecture and Songzhou Prefecture. The permanent navy in Japan is 30,000."

Li Yuanji pondered for a moment and said, "Send a message to Su Dingfang. In this war, he will control the navy and the army. Everyone must obey his orders. All decisions will be made without asking for his permission!

At the same time, Jingren, you must make sure to allocate supplies and weapons to ensure that the army has sufficient money, food and weapons!"

Li Yuanji now believed in Su Dingfang and the others. Except for Yu Minghe, each of them was a figure who left his name in history and had good personal combat records. In addition, with his advantage in military equipment, he didn't believe that he could not defeat them.

Yamato of Japan, Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Xue Wanche, Yu Minghe, Wei Ting, as well as Morisi and others all gathered together.

"The leader of the imperial army this time is Li Ji, and the army has at least 100,000 soldiers. I'm afraid they have already landed, but I don't know where they will land."

"This Li Ji is really capable. He actually used Baekje's ships to blend in, which prevented us from discovering it in the first place. Otherwise, I would have sunk all his troops into the sea!"

Wei Ting and Liu Rengui spoke out one after another, both of them were helpless. They had obviously made preparations, but they still did not expect Li Ji to land in this way. Now they even had to wait for intelligence to arrive at the landing site.

Su Dingfang saw that everyone looked unhappy, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, just land if you want to, it's okay, as for the landing site, there are only a few places that can support landing, either in Western Ezo or in Izumo.

But if we land in Izumo, there is a small island next to Izumo, and Li Ji must occupy that island. Moreover, if we land in Western Ezo and Izumo at the same time, not only will the troops be dispersed, but they will also be unable to be concentrated in a short period of time, and it will be easy for us to defeat them one by one.

Then the only option was to land in one place, but Li Ji was not familiar with Japan. Although he had Soga no Hyuga as a guide, he knew nothing about the interior of Japan. If he landed in Izumo, he would face the risk of being attacked from three sides.

The most reliable way is to land in West Ezo, which is close to Baekje and can be evacuated at any time. Logistical supplies are convenient, and there is no need to worry about being besieged from multiple sides. We only need to gain a foothold in West Ezo and advance steadily to achieve our goal. "

Su Dingfang looked at the map closely, and the others also looked at the map after hearing what he said. After a moment, Xue Wanche looked at Su Dingfang.

"General Su means that now our army is heading towards Western Ezo and fighting with Li Ji in Western Ezo? If we do so, the navy must also be fully assembled. If we defeat his navy in one fell swoop, we can not only undermine the morale of their landing army, but also

There is another option, which is to surround the landing army without attacking. Without food supplies, these people will not be able to hold out for long, and we can win without fighting."

Su Dingfang didn't say anything, so Wei Ting just shook his head to reject it.

"No, our navy's large ships have been exposed. Li Ji must be aware of our navy's combat power and will definitely not engage in a naval battle with us. General Liu knows best that the original large ships of the Tang Dynasty are difficult to sail on the sea, let alone a naval battle.

This time, Li Ji's navy was basically responsible for escorting the army to land and transporting supplies.

Moreover, the amount of food and grass that Li Ji carried for the first time must have been large. Although the sea was light, every time the navy was deployed, the danger of being discovered and destroyed increased.

So what we really need this time is how to destroy the landing army led by Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, and Zhang Gongjin. "

Xue Wanche stopped talking, and after a moment, Su Dingfang gave the order immediately.

"Now that we know where Li Ji will land, let's take action immediately.

Marise, the enemy is now coming in full force. Soga Hyuga is here to regain power. Our army is here to help you fight, so you should lead your army to Iko immediately.

Attacking Yizi from the west of Ezo can attack Yamato in the shortest time. Even if we cannot attack Yamato, it will attract a lot of our troops, thus gaining an advantage in other places. It is impossible for Li Ji not to turn a blind eye to this."

After Mo Lishi agreed, Su Dingfang looked at Xue Wanche and Yu Minghe.

"Xue Wanche, Yu Minghe, each of you will lead 20,000 troops and immediately go to Iwami and Aki to guard against Li Ji's entry from Nagato and Suo. If Li Ji's troops land in Izumo, then you will join me in attacking the enemy troops that have landed in Izumo first.

You should lead your troops out of the camp immediately. Remember, you must hurry as fast as possible. If those places have been occupied by Li Ji, then be ready for a big battle in Puzhong."

Xue Wanche and Yu Minghe stood up immediately.

"Follow the order!"

The two men walked out immediately, and Su Dingfang looked at Liu Rengui. "Liu Rengui, you lead the navy, you must always pay attention to the movements of Li Ji's navy, especially the north and west, only these two directions are the most likely.

After Li Ji lands, he will definitely leave a large army to garrison on the shore to prevent your army from landing from behind him, so you have to look for opportunities, especially when a war breaks out here and Li Ji's army is involved, then immediately launch a strong attack on the place where Li Ji landed! "

Seeing Liu Rengui agree, Su Dingfang finally looked at Wei Ting.

"I will leave 10,000 troops behind as a backup. Zhengping, you also have to control the situation in Japan. When I came here, the king said that there is no need to burden the Japanese. If necessary, we can even slaughter all the Japanese!"

Li Yuanji did say such words, but that was when the war was tense and there were people causing trouble inside Japan, so he could do so because there were legitimate reasons.

Li Yuanji did not want to be polite to Japan at all. He did not do so when occupying other places, except Japan.

Wei Ting responded solemnly. He knew very well that these 10,000 troops were prepared to prevent Li Ji from making other unexpected moves. They were able to quickly intervene in the battlefield and influence the situation.

As for the internal situation of Japan, even if Li Yuanji had not said these words, Wei Ting had no intention of showing mercy. He would kill anyone who dared to stir up trouble during this period.

Afterwards, Su Dingfang personally led an army of 10,000 to Izumo. He had a hunch that if Li Ji had landed in Izumo, it must be Li Ji who led the army personally.

On the shore of West Ezo Chikuzen, Cheng Yaojin was holding a lance in his hand, looking at everything on the shore with a calm face. There was still a little red on his armor, and the lance was still dripping with blood.

"General, all the enemy troops were killed without letting any escape. Fifty-seven of our soldiers were seriously injured, and twenty-one were killed in battle."

Cheng Yaojin turned his head and looked at the coast. The army was gradually landing.

"They are just some Japanese soldiers with little fighting power. If it weren't for the weapons given by Li Yuanji, there wouldn't be 21 deaths in the battle.

Tell the army to land immediately, quickly, and assemble the entire army within half an hour!"

Small boats shuttled back and forth, constantly transporting batches of soldiers ashore. In the distance, there were densely packed large ships. Some of the large ships were constantly throwing stones out. As more and more stones were thrown out, the large ships were obviously floating up a lot.

Half an hour later, the 20,000 troops were assembled. Cheng Yaojin left behind 3,000 soldiers to prevent Liu Rengui's navy from landing again. After a brief rest, he led the army to disperse to the surrounding areas. In five days, he captured more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers and thousands of young and strong men.

"Yang Huaiyu, you lead 3,000 troops and take all these Japanese with you to attack Nagato. You must make the enemy think that we are the main force. If you encounter Japanese along the way, take away all the young and strong ones. You must make a big show of strength!"

The middle-aged general next to Cheng Yaojin immediately stood up.

"The last general takes command!"

Cheng Yaojin then led the army forward at an incredibly fast speed.

Yang Huaiyu led 3,000 troops and several thousand Japanese prisoners and young and strong men to march towards Nagato. All the Japanese he met along the way were recruited into Yang Huaiyu's army, and they raised flags. From a distance, it looked like there were tens of thousands of people.

After Pu, Xue Wanche and Yu Minghe arrived with their armies. After a series of forced marches, both ordered the armies to rest.

"General Xue, are you going to Anyi or Iwami?"

Xue Wanche took a big sip of water before speaking slowly.

"I'll go to Iwami. Once Nagato is defeated, Iwami can cut off the connection with Izumo."

The two men reached an agreement in a few words and were about to lead the army to set out again when a soldier came running over.

"Report, General Liu, urgent report!"

The two took it with serious expressions, and after opening it, their pupils shrank.

At least 30,000 troops have landed in Chikuzen, and now its main force has reached Nagato!

Xue Wanche and Yu Minghe looked at each other, feeling both heavy and excited.

"General Su is right. Li Ji's main force has indeed landed in Chikuzen. We should move forward immediately. As long as we block Li Ji's main force here, General Su will destroy the enemy on the other side. Then these main forces of Li Ji will not be able to escape!"

The two men immediately led the army forward, still maintaining a forced march.

In Izumo, Li Ji led 20,000 troops to land. Some large ships in the distant sea were still throwing stones out. They were not carrying any supplies or soldiers, only stones, and now they were all thrown into the sea.

Li Ji had a sneer on his face. After landing, he left 3,000 troops behind and led the rest of the army directly to attack Meizuo.

On the boat on the sea, Liu Rengui looked at the two pieces of information, his brows almost furrowed together, and he kept thinking.

"Impossible! It's impossible! There are at least 40,000 people landing in Chikuzen, how could there be at least 30,000 people landing in Izumo!
Based on the depth of the ship, how could Li Ji conjure up a person out of thin air? "

Liu Rengui was a little confused at the moment. The intelligence from the Tang Dynasty had already been leaked. The army led by Li Ji had only 50,000 people, and the navy was responsible for escorting them. Now Li Ji's navy had docked in Baekje. This was the news from Yang Cheng.

So where did Li Ji get the extra tens of thousands of people from? If the extra troops were from the navy, with the current combat power of the Tang navy, Liu Rengui dared to say that it was just a side effect, and did Li Ji not care about the subsequent transportation of supplies and the possible naval battle with him?

"Li Ji, you really did a great job in this strategy of confusing the enemy with your own forces. Where exactly is your real main force?"

While Liu Rengui was in deep thought, Su Dingfang had already received Liu Rengui's urgent letter. After reading it, Su Dingfang's heart sank and he immediately opened the map again to think.

"My current deployment is based on Chikuzen as the main force. Even if you deploy decoy troops, at most your main force is in Izumo.

Li Ji, Li Ji, why bother? Even if you cover up the whereabouts of the main force, it will be useless! "

(End of this chapter)