The Tang army had no power to control the sea, which was why Goguryeo could not be destroyed.

The eastern part of Goguryeo is the Korean Peninsula, with sea channels connected all over the world. Goguryeo has a powerful naval army that can provide them with supplies and carry out maritime maneuvers of the army. Therefore, Goguryeo seems to have a long and narrow territory, but has strong logistical support capabilities.

In 667, the reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to destroy Goguryeo was mainly because in 666, Liu Rengui won the sea control power at the Baijiangkou sea battle and completely blocked Goguryeo's maritime passage.

Li You and Li Shimin discussed this issue many times and finally formed a consensus, that is, first of all, we must obtain the sea control rights of the Korean Peninsula.

The maritime countries in the northeast of the Tang Dynasty included Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and the Japanese countries. They fought and depended on each other. When the Central Plains dynasty attacked Goguryeo, Goguryeo would receive assistance from several other countries. The Central dynasty did not interfere in their affairs, and they began to fight in the internal struggles themselves.

At this time, Goguryeo and Silla were allies, and Baekje and the Japanese were allied forces, and they checked and balanced each other. If the Tang Dynasty wanted to destroy Goguryeo, they had to take advantage of their conflicts. Capturing Jeju Island was Li Shimin's first goal, which was also the reason why Li Shimin agreed to Changsun Shunde and others to go to Jeju Island.

Jeju Island is currently affiliated with Baekje. If the Tang Dynasty wants to occupy Jeju Island, it is equivalent to declaring war on Baekje. Once Baekje attacks in a large scale, it will not be able to defend Jeju Island with the power of Changsun Shunde and others.

Li Shimin's strategic intention was to use this pirate incident to march towards the Japanese sub-country and force the Japanese sub-country to protect themselves, with the goal of occupying Jeju Island. In fact, it was very difficult for the Tang Dynasty navy to directly attack the Japanese sub-country. It was necessary to first establish a supply base in Jeju Island, preferably in the eastern part of the Korean Peninsula.

The Tang army used the capture of Jeju Island and mobilized the navy of Baekje. First, they concentrated their forces to annihilate Baekje's navy, joined forces with Silla and Goguryeo to break up Baekje. After the Tang Dynasty gained a foothold on the Korean Peninsula, they joined forces with Silla to destroy the Navy of the Wanu Kingdom, so as to ensure that the sea supply line of Goguryeo could be cut off. At that time, it was time to march towards Goguryeo.

In order to achieve this goal, Li You has sent diplomatic secret envoy Wang Xuance to Silla.

After Li You entered Dengzhou City, he had already started to fight spy wars. On the one hand, he forbidden Changsun Shunde and others from going ashore and kept the secret of the capture of Jeju Island. On the other hand, he intentionally or unintentionally spread the news that the Tang army attacked the Wanu Kingdom, and formed an Eastern Expedition Army in Dengzhou City, in order to send a signal to the Wanu Kingdom - the Tang army wanted to attack the land of the Wanu Kingdom, forcing them to protect themselves, and create conditions for the Tang army to capture Jeju Island and the next attack on Baekje.

At noon that day, Takahashi Kyumiko and others came to a tavern near the headquarters of the Eastern Expedition Army to continue inquire about the news.

Shortly after they entered, an eighth-rank officer brought a woman to the restaurant. When they heard them talking Guanzhong words, Takahashi Kyumiko and others focused their attention.

I heard the officer say, "Narcissus, you are so far away, why did you come to Dengzhou?"

Narcissus said, "Brother Hu, I can't stay at home anymore. My parents forced me to marry Gao Yuanwai from the neighboring village, but I already have your flesh and blood. Why don't you marry me quickly? What should I do in the future?" As she said that, she started crying.

Brother Hu said excitedly: "Really? Are you really pregnant with my child?"

Narcissus sobbed, "Of course it's true."

Brother Hu asked, "Then why can't I see it?"

The Narcissus was so upset that she said with a lot of laughter and cry: "You are so stupid. You have only been three months old, how can you tell?"

Then, she said, "Brother Hu, hurry up and go back with me, get married before leaving, otherwise I will not be able to survive."

Brother Hu said, "What should I do? I will follow the team to fight the Japanese country on the 18th of this month, and it's too late."

"What should I do?" Narcissus cried again.

Brother Hu said, "Or, follow me to see our general and ask him to give him an idea."

"Okay, then let's go quickly." said the Narcissus.

Brother Hu said, "Let's go after we finish our meal."

"What else can I eat? Who has the heart to eat? Let's go now." As he said that, Narcissus stood up.

Brother Hu grabbed her and said, "Even if you don't eat, our children should eat too. Besides, General is also eating at this time, so it's not appropriate for us to go to find someone."

Narcissus said, "Okay, let's go after dinner." He said and sat down.

Soon, the food came, and Brother Hu was nagging with someone Narcissus and was talking about some home-cuffed things.

Takahashi Kyumiko and others listened for a while, and felt that it was of no value, so they checked out and left.

Back at the Shira Trading Company where they live, Takahashi Kumiko said: "Watanabe, you immediately rushed back to Kyushu Island and report to my father that the Tang army had a total of 30,000 people and 100 warships. Departing from Dengzhou this 18th this month, we will attack our Kyushu Island. Let my father and others prepare early."

Watanabe was one of the two men and one woman. He said, "Yes, Miss, let's go now."

Sato said, "Watanabe, please come with me, the ship is ready," and then took him away.

Governor's Office.

Xima said, "Prince, I have been acting the most hard this time and have cried several times." Baihu said, "Prince, my little acting skills are also very good. Although I can't compare with my magpies, at least I am the best supporting role."

It turned out that Zhou Qing and others had been monitoring the movements of Takahashi Kumiko and others. After they entered the restaurant, they informed Baihu and Magpie and asked them to go in and act in this play.

The magpie proudly talked about their acting process and said, "Prince, for my hard work, you can write a few more poems. I will prepare to publish the fourth collection of poems and earn some diapers for my little white tiger."

Li You said: "Okay, good job. Magpie, are you really pregnant?"

Baihu said happily: "Your Majesty, it's true. The young man is going to be a father."

Li You smiled and said, "Good thing! Congratulations! But, this Eastern Expedition, don't go."

The magpie said, "It's okay. I asked the old doctor Sun. He said that our ship is big, stable, and has little impact. Even if it is born on the ship, it doesn't matter." As he said that, he glanced at the White Tiger.

Li You knew that Xi Magpie and Baihu were in love with each other, so she didn't want Baihu to take risks alone. So she said, "Okay, if you want, go. Baihu, you can find a few more people to take care of the magpie."

"Thank you, Prince." Baihu and Magpie said.
Chapter completed!