Han Yi seemed to feel that he had heard it wrong, and couldn't help but tilt his ears slightly and asked, "General Su, what did you say? The war has begun?"

Su Dingfang nodded slightly and said, "Before I arrived, the Dugu Captain had already led the navy to fight."

Han Yi became even more confused when he heard this and said uncertainly: "Dugu Wuyue?"

Su Dingfang nodded.

Han Yi said: "Isn't this navy commander General Liu?"

The commander of the navy is Liu Renyuan, and Dugu Wuyue is just a coach. It is too unreliable to ask you, a coach, to lead the troops to fight.

Su Dingfang sighed slightly and said, "General Liu has been sick recently, so I'm afraid it won't work if I go to sea."

Han Yi hurriedly asked, "Is Liu Renyuan in good health?"

Su Dingfang said: "It's not a serious illness."

It’s not a serious illness, you can only go to fight after recovering from the illness! Han Yi muttered and said, “Is General Liu sent Dugu Captain to fight?”

Su Dingfang nodded and said, "Let's talk about it first."

"Oh. Please."

"please."

Several people came to the house. Su Dingfang said, "According to the court's combat plan, we must first land in Silla, cooperate with the Silla army to attack Baekje. However, Baekje is the only way to Silla. The Japanese navy is now guarding there and defeating Silla's navy. Therefore, if our army wants to land in Silla, we must first defeat the Japanese navy. After receiving the instructions from His Majesty, the Dugu School Commander asked several times to send troops to eliminate the Japanese navy. General Liu finally agreed to him."

Han Yi frowned and said, "How many people have been photographed in this Japan?"

Su Dingfang said: "There were about 40,000 people and more than 1,000 warships."

"So many!" Han Yi frowned slightly, because the Tang Dynasty could only send out a maximum of 100,000 troops, but Japan alone sent more than 40,000 reinforcements and asked again: "Then how many navy in our army?"

Su Dingfang said: "If we don't count the boatman, our navy has more than 8,000 people and more than 150 warships."

Han Yi almost bit her tongue when she heard it, "Damn! Is this a hit?"

Su Dingfang shook his head and said, "I don't know much about this. After all, I have never commanded the navy. However, if we wait until we have a warship that is comparable to the other side, we probably have to wait for a year or two. Moreover, since General Liu sent Dugu Captain to fight, he naturally had his plans."

He and Liu Renyuan fought against Ashina Helu together. They had a very good relationship and knew each other. Han Yi was there at that time.

Han Yi frowned and said, "Although Dugu Wuyue is talented, the difference in military strength is too great. This is a naval battle. On the wide sea, Sun Tzu may not be able to use the art of war."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a violent coughing sound from outside.

Su Dingfang and Han Yi stood up at the same time, and saw Liu Renyuan, with the help of a young man, entered the hall with a pale face and obviously sick.

"General Liu."

Han Yi bowed her hand.

Liu Renyuan bowed and replied, "Shangshu Han came from afar, but Liu was unable to go out to greet him due to illness. I hope that Shangshu Han will include many things. Cough cough cough!"

Han Yi hurriedly said, "Where, the general is sick, so Han Yi should go to visit him. Is the general in good health?"

Liu Renyuan waved his hand and smiled and said, "It's not a serious illness, but this disease is really the time to come."

Han Yi said: "The general must be cured quickly. If it is too late, someone else will take this credit."

Liu Renyuan laughed and said, "I am not afraid of others, I am afraid of you, Shangshu Han! When he was conquering Ashina Helu, Shangshu Han was just a grain escort officer, but he stole the limelight from us generals! Now Shangshu Han is already the ambassador of appeasement, and I am really worried!"

Su Dingfang laughed when he heard this.

"Where, where, the general praised it!" Han Yi also smiled and shook his head. In fact, he really likes to deal with this general, at least he is very generous and will not beat around the bush.

After a while of greeting, the few people sat down again.

Liu Renyuan said: "I just heard that Shangshu Han seemed to have some doubts about me asking Wuyue to fight?"

Han Yi said: "The general knows me. I can't fight. For an outsider like me, such a huge gap in military strength will always feel some concerns."

This is said without any leakage!

Liu Renyuan nodded with a smile and said, "What Han Shangshu said is that the troops are indeed different, but our army has never won by number in combat."

Speaking of this, he coughed a few times and said, "You don't know. Before that, Wuyue had pretended to be a fisherman several times to investigate the Japanese navy, and arranged a detailed investigation to investigate. He was very clear about the reality of the Japanese army. Although the Japanese navy was numerous, it was far inferior to our army in terms of ships and weapons. Wuyue's view was just opposite to you. He believed that on the wide sea, the number was not the key factor in determining victory or defeat. Ships and bows and arrows were the key to victory. Therefore, he felt that we had the advantage and should take the initiative. Moreover, this was just a tentative one. What was going on, and we had to fight to know."

Han Yi nodded slightly and said, "But there are too few warships."

Liu Renyuan said: "This warship is not easy to build, so many have been built over the years."

Han Yi said: "Then you can modify it too!"

Liu Renyuan said: "I have also thought about using cargo ships to modify them, but Wuyue thought that this was enough. As long as the Japanese navy was eliminated, the warships would not be as effective as the cargo ships, because they would have to transport materials to Silla in the future."

Su Dingfang smiled and said, "General Liu, you are inseparable from Dugu Wuyue. It seems that you really value him very much!"

Liu Renyuan nodded and said, "I have been in Laizhou for many years. He has done everything I have given him perfectly. Without exception, can I not trust such talent?"

Han Yi thought to himself that guy was originally a perfectionist, and if he was not perfect, he would not have had a job.

Yang Sixun said: "Dugu Wuyue is a descendant of Dugu Lang. I think that the Dugu family has emerged in many talents!"

Han Yi said: "Aren't you a lot of handsome guys?"

"ah?"

Yang Sixun was stunned for a moment and did not react.

Liu Renyuan laughed and said, "Shangshu Han's words are reasonable!"

Dugu Wuyue's beauty is already very famous in Laizhou.

Yang Sixun realized this and the others burst into laughter again.

Liu Renyuan smiled again and said, "Although Wuyue is good, it is still quite different from Shangshu Han. I have fought for so many years and have never seen the logistics manager still at home for the New Year. The food and grass flew to the granary by themselves, and it was continuous. When our soldiers in Laizhou saw this scene, they were very motivated and were full of confidence in this battle."

Su Dingfang also said: "I have never heard of it, and I wonder if Secretary Han can tell me the mystery of this."

Han Yi sighed: "Actually, these are all forced out."

Liu Renyuan said curiously: "How do you say this?"

Han Yi said seriously: "This is the thing. Everyone knows that in recent years, the country has developed rapidly, and the country is prosperous and the people are safe. At this time, the ministers in the court were worried that this would hinder the development of the country. After all, for Your Majesty, the people are the most important. But war will definitely cost money and materials, and this time it is quite large, so Your Majesty is very cautious about this."

Su Dingfang and Liu Renyuan nodded at the same time. Of course, they also knew that there were definitely opposition voices in the court, which was very normal.

I heard Han Yi say again, "In addition, this battle is to completely eliminate Goguryeo. After the battle is eliminated, I have to manage the local area. After that, I think the agriculture and sericulture of Goguryeo have collapsed. At that time, I may have to transport grain from the country to the local people to help the local people. This is another considerable expense. In this way, it will definitely hinder the development of the country. Your Majesty asked me to think of a way to solve this problem.

I thought of merchants, you should also know that these grains were transported by merchants. Of course, this grain was not given for nothing, it was actually a transaction. They currently lack manpower, so I wanted to exchange food with the prisoners. In this way, the war was made with food. After the battle, the merchants transported some of the people away, and the food of these people was naturally borne by them. In fact, this is also a good thing for the people of Goguryeo. If they stayed in Goguryeo, they would probably face the situation of starvation to death. In this way, at least they would have to eat, and the court would not have to pay anything, and it would not hinder the development of the country."

This is the fraud. He speaks people and talks to ghosts. He can trade directly with merchants. Everyone seeks benefits. Those hypocritical words are not necessary, but they cannot say that with Su Dingfang and others. Everything that the court does must be packaged as justice. I let them be slaves, that is for their own good, give them food, and are full of benevolence and righteousness.

Su Dingfang nodded and said, "So that's it. This method really kills two birds with one stone!"

Liu Renyuan suddenly asked, "What about Baekje?"

Han Yi was stunned for a moment and smiled and said, "Of course the same is true for Baekje. Does the general have other plans?"

"I am a martial artist who only knows how to fight, and these are not good at doing this." Liu Renyuan waved his hand and said, "It seems that Silla has always wanted to occupy Baekje. If our army and they work together to eliminate Baekje in the future, how should we calculate this debt?"

Han Yi spread his hands and said, "Of course, he will listen to anyone who has a big fist."

He came from an era of high civilization, and in that era, international principles also depended on who had a big fist. The most powerful ones were called hooligans, and there was no true gentleman who talked about benevolence and righteousness, let alone now.

Liu Renyuan was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't expected Han Yi to be so direct. As expected, he was born in Tiansheer and had never read any books. After a while, he nodded and said, "It should be like this."

Han Yi smiled and said, "Don't blame me for being too direct. I am a businessman. Baekje is still a piece of land. It can be exchanged for a lot of money. How could it be possible to hand over it? Just to make matters, if we don't help Silla, then Silla will have been destroyed long ago. I haven't asked him for funds yet. They want a lottery. At most, a few acres of land will be given to them. It's a way to give them some face. But if they want more, then come and grab it."
Chapter completed!