Zheng Shanxing was speechless.

This fight must be fought. Since Li Shimin said that he would inherit these deep feuds with Goguryeo, there must be a conclusion.

If you don't kill him, he will kill you.

This is without a third option.

If you keep their people, you may be in exchange for your relatives’ death. This is not just self-sacrifice, but stupidity, very stupid.

Although Zheng Shanxing was a gentleman, he was not stupid, because Goguryeo was indeed a capricious country in his heart. He often didn't keep his word. If you beat him, he would beg for mercy. As soon as you left, you started to jump up again. How much manpower and material resources would be spent on this round trip? Emperor Yang of Sui was fooled. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty learned from the Sui Dynasty's lessons and did not talk to Goguryeo. Anyway, I didn't listen to anything you said. I only judged based on my own situation whether I wanted to hit you. So I asked, "What do you need me to do?"

Han Yi smiled and said, "It's very simple. After a while, I will arrange a series of publicity to ask the Shandong gentry to take the initiative to take the food out. But if your Shandong Group is willing to lobby from it, I believe this will be twice the result with half the effort. I can guarantee you that your Shandong gentry will benefit from it. Moreover, the Goguryeo is injustice, and the Shandong gentry always faces threats. This time, we will adopt a strategy of one and for all, and we must eliminate future troubles forever."

The landlords and gentry in the local area were still relatively conservative in their thinking. Han Yi felt that it was still unstable just by temptation from the Yuan family and the merchants in Chang'an. He also had to let Zheng Shanxing and others go to lobby and tell them that this was indeed profitable.

Zheng Shanxing thought for a while and nodded, "I promise you."

Of course, this matter has not yet reached the right time, and it cannot be rushed. If you are too anxious, it will arouse everyone's suspicion. Han Yi has always been calm, orderly, and strictly follow the plan. For him, he will not feel any excitement at one of the breakthroughs. Only after he is truly successful will he feel that kind of pleasure. This is a fraud.

But some people are already impatient to prepare for this, and this person is Li Ji.

The multimedia classroom of the Military Academy welcomed many distinguished guests today.

It was the military representatives of the Tang Dynasty headed by Li Ji, including Li Ji, Qi Bi Heli, Ashinamishe, Gao Kan, Pang Tongshan, Xue Rengui, and other generals.

The troops are about to be sent, so we have to arrange the strategies and tactics first. However, Li Zhi did not speak up and could only cover it up with the Military Academy, because these people are consultants of the Military Academy, so it is normal for them to come here for meetings.

"Sikong, who else hasn't come?"

Seeing that Li Ji was silent, Xue Rengui seemed to be waiting for someone, but he thought it was time to arrive, so he asked curiously.

Li Ji said lightly: "Wait for a while, there is still another person."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone came in outside and said, "Qi Shikong, Shangshu Han has arrived."

"Come on your behalf."

After a while, Han Yi walked in and bowed to Li Ji and the general sitting, but his face was a little confused and asked carefully: "Sikong, what are your instructions for calling me here today?"

Li Ji smiled and said, "I invite you here to discuss the combat plan against Goguryeo."

Han Yi shook his head and said, "I am not good at this marching and fighting. If you ask me to come, I can't help much." He added in his heart, I'm still very busy, so how can I discuss these matters with you?

Qi Bi Heli also said, "No, he is just a civil servant and can't fight. Why do you ask him to come?"

Wow! You don’t have to despise me so much! Han Yi looked embarrassed, but he really couldn’t fight. The most feared thing was war. This sword was eyeless. Last time in Tuyuhun, he was scared by Lu Dongzan’s grandson. Fortunately, he was afraid of death and had already prepared something, so he could survive from death.

Li Ji asked Qi Bi Heli, "Are you responsible for the food and supplies for the war?"

Qi Bi He Li stopped talking immediately.

Han Yi said: "As long as Your Majesty gives orders, I will definitely do it as well. Please rest assured."

Li Ji said, "I've come here, so don't talk about these."

"oh!"

Han Yi was stunned for a moment, but he always felt something strange in his heart.

He only needs to be responsible for preparing the food and grass and handing it over to the military, that's fine. He doesn't know much about the combat plan.

Li Ji said loudly again: "I believe everyone knows that news has been heard in Liaodong recently. Goguryeo and Baekje have colluded with Japan again to fight against our Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Your Majesty has ordered us to pay close attention to this matter on the one hand, and to prepare for the future to prevent things from changing."

He could not say that Li Zhi had decided to send troops, because the result of the meeting at that time was that Li Zhi's final decision was to treat it carefully, rather than to send troops. Therefore, he could only say that there was this possibility. We were just preparing for the future, but in fact we were discussing the real combat plan.

Qi Bi Heli said carelessly: "Aren't the Japanese just a group of monkeys? What's the fear?"

Li Ji glanced at Qie Heli and asked, "Do you know where Japan is?"

Qibing Heli shook his head and said, "It is said to be on the island."

Li Ji said: "Then why do you say that? We have never fought with Japan. Since Japan dares to challenge my Tang Dynasty, I think they must have some means. We must treat it with caution. If you are careless, it will only put yourself in trouble."

Qi Bi Heli smiled awkwardly and stopped talking, but he didn't care about it in his eyes. The same was true for Gao Kan and others. In his eyes, Japan was far inferior to Goguryeo, but it was on the island and could not fight it.

Han Yi secretly glanced at Qi Bi Heli and laughed in his heart, "You idiot, if you don't expand the threat of Japan infinitely, then how could the emperor have the courage to send troops? Even if the Japanese are monkeys, we must think that they are Monkey Kings at this time, so that we have enough reason to send troops to Goguryeo."

Li Ji said again: "Water is a new rival, but Goguryeo is very familiar to us. Therefore, before that, we must first summarize the reasons why we failed to succeed in the last battle. This is also the purpose of me asking you for you today."

In fact, in his opinion, although he gained a huge reward last time, he severely damaged Goguryeo and wiped out many Goguryeo's troops, he did not achieve his goal. He fought a small Goguryeo and failed to achieve his goal. This is a kind of failure, but he couldn't say that, because after all, he was commanded by Li Shimin on the last time. Li Shimin can be said to have failed, but as a minister, he could not say that.

Qibi Heli and the others seemed a little embarrassed when they heard this. They did not take Goguryeo, which was a shame for them. They had defeated so many powerful enemies, but they did not conquer Goguryeo.

Li Ji said again: "In response to the last time I sent troops to Goguryeo, I roughly summarized that there are two main reasons. One is that it is too careless. We all thought that Goguryeo was just a small country. Our Tang Dynasty suppressed it in all aspects and was enough to defeat the enemy. Therefore, in that battle, we placed too much troops on siege cities and camps, attacked in the most stable way, and thus gave up the tactics we were best at. Since the founding of the country, most of the wars have been won by surprise, rather than taking steps forward and taking steady steps.

This is exactly what Goguryeo wants. The purpose of building those cities is not to defend us at a certain point, but to strengthen our clear walls and delay our attacks, and wait for the arrival of winter to retreat without fighting. How can we win by attacking the enemy's strengths with our own shortcomings?

If we send troops to Goguryeo again in the future, our army will learn from our lessons and will never seek any perfect strategy. We must give full play to our Tang army's advantages and try every means to attack the enemy's weakest positions. We will win by surprise. If the city can attack, it will attack. If it cannot be defeated, it will not be kept for a long time. We must make a quick battle. Although the local warfare is better than ours, its combat effectiveness is far inferior to our army. They cannot fight with us on the third or fourth line at the same time. We must use a fierce offensive to disperse their troops, and then encircle and annihilate them one by one."

Xue Rengui and others nodded one after another. This is actually the tactics that the Tang army is good at. Because the Tang Dynasty is far less than the Han and Sui Dynasty troops, the country is only 400,000 or 500,000, less than half of the Han and Sui Dynasty troops. The 100,000 troops sent was really at its limit. The Tang Dynasty sent at most 100,000 troops, and it was to fight Goguryeo. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty could not use troops to pile up, and could only increase mobility, fight flexibly, and adopt the tactics of large detours and large encirclement.

Of course, if there are few soldiers, the equipment must be excellent. The weapons and armor of the Tang Dynasty were very good, especially in the early Tang Dynasty. Therefore, if the Tang army sent 100,000 troops and Goguryeo also sent 100,000 troops, then Goguryeo would not be able to play. Goguryeo had to resist several times the forces of the Tang army, because Goguryeo was not as strong as the Tang Dynasty's individual combat. The Song Dynasty had many soldiers, and the technology was developed, but weapons were all inferior products. Because the Song Dynasty often had a million troops, it was impossible for everyone to have very well-equipped equipment. Not to mention armor, it would be good to wear clothes. In fact, those soldiers were satisfied if they could fill the soldiers. They joined the army just for a meal. This is why the Tang Dynasty often had a few thousand people raid and then directly won during the battle, which was the elite military strategy.

Li Ji also said: "The second is the transportation of food and grass. Goguryeo is mostly mountainous, with narrow roads and difficult to transport food and grass. Moreover, whenever Goguryeo fights against our Central Plains, he will adopt the tactic of firmly clearing the walls. If we fight steadily, this may not be a problem, but if we want to win a surprise, food and grass will be a big problem we face. We have to find a way to solve this problem. Otherwise, if the food and grass cannot be provided, once we go deep into the hinterland, it will be a very dangerous thing, and even repeat the mistakes of the Sui army and be wiped out. I wonder what you think about this?"

Xue Rengui said: "In the strategy that our Tang Dynasty had long formulated, if we want to take Goguryeo, we must first join forces with Silla to eliminate Baekje, so as to attack Goguryeo on both sides. Only in this way can we fight quickly, shorten the course of the attack, and reduce the burden of food and grass."

Li Ji nodded slightly and suddenly saw that Han Yi must be staring at the sand table in front of him, so he asked, "I wonder what Han Shangshu thinks about this?"

"ah?"

Han Yi was stunned. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he said, "I have a little bit of a opinion."

Li Ji said: "Then tell me."

"This is unnecessary." Han Yi suddenly walked aside, took out the pieces used in the sand table, lay on the sand table, and reorganized the sand table.

Everyone was very curious and full of expectations for this, and they all looked at it with wide eyes.

After a while, Han Yi stood up and said, "Okay!"

Li Ji and others looked at him one after another, as if waiting for something.

Han Yi scratched his head and said, "I-I just think this sand table is too bad, it doesn't look like Goguryeo's terrain." He just felt that the peninsula map was terrible, even more outrageous than he thought. He really couldn't stand it. Although he didn't have any obsessive-compulsive disorder, he felt that the plan must be rigorous. This sand table was also made by him, so you can't ruin it!

But after hearing this, Li Ji and others burst into cold sweats, and they all looked at him unhappily.

They waited for so long and did not hesitate to interrupt the meeting, but in the end they received your ridicule. This is the territory of the military officer. Is it appropriate for you, a civil servant, to be so arrogant?

Han Yi also noticed their unfriendly eyes. After all, there was still a little grudge between them. He had to prevent them from taking advantage of the situation. He laughed awkwardly and quickly ran into his head. How could he fool them? He suddenly said, "Of course this is a joke. Actually, this, I think it's there, oh no, I think General Xue is right, but he didn't say it completely."

Xue Rengui said: "Want to hear about it?"

Han Yi said: "If we adopt the strategy of destroying Baekje first, we have to transport materials to Baekje. This land route will definitely not work, so we can only transport it by water. Since water routes can reach Baekje, I think we can achieve any point. If we transport all the food and grass by water, we can deliver the food directly from Laizhou and Dengzhou to the opposite side. If Goguryeo adopts a firm clear wall, then it will not be able to defend the coastline, that is, the wharf."

As he said that, he would use some pieces to identify the route of water and land transportation. "Please look at the sand table. If it is transported by land, the distance is very far. But if it is transported by sea, whether our army has just started to attack or penetrated deep into the hinterland, the distance is actually the same. Compared with land transportation, the distance will be much shorter, and the shipment volume of ships is incomparable to land transportation, and the transportation cost will be reduced by more than half. In this way, it will not only increase the mobility of our army, but also reduce the logistics pressure. This is why I need to adjust the sand table."
Chapter completed!