Chapter 365 Li Shimin's plan!
Zeng Zhida scratched his head and laughed, and immediately changed the topic: "Your Highness, the warship is ready, please board the ship!"
Li Yan looked at the treasure ship docked at the dock and said, "Well..." Before he finished speaking, he saw Su and my father and son coming over.
"Your Highness, we will see you off." Su I, Emily, said.
When Liu Yanyu saw the two of them, she immediately snorted softly to express her dissatisfaction with them. Li Yan smiled and said, "Minister Su is too polite."
Su I, Ekima, carefully glanced at Liu Yanyu, and didn't dare to say anything. He originally wanted to ask Li Yan about his dissatisfaction with the two singers' service, but seeing that this beautiful woman must be Li Yan's extremely close person, he would not mention this matter.
Taking Liu Yanyu on the boat, Zeng Zhida followed closely. He was responsible for the safety of Li Yan's itinerary this time. After all, Silla is not Datang, so he still needs to be careful.
Just as Li Yan was heading to Silla, Li Shimin had already arrived in Dengzhou and met Sun Dongxu.
Standing at the port and looking at the 100-meter-long treasure ship, Li Shimin was extremely shocked. This time, Sun Dongxu not only brought five armed treasure ships, twelve medium-sized warships, and more than twenty small warships, but the rest were transport ships, responsible for loading the military of the Tang Dynasty. There were more than 30 large treasure ships and hundreds of medium-sized transport ships. These ships were all steam ships, all anchored in Dengzhou Port, and looked very spectacular with black smoke.
"The prince said that he had established a powerful navy, and this sentence is true. With this navy, my Tang Dynasty is enough to roam the sea and be unmatched by anyone." Li Shimin thought.
Li Ji heard this and said, "Your Majesty said so well. Goguryeo would never have thought that we would launch an attack on Goguryeo from the sea."
Li Shimin became more and more happy. Emperor Yang of Sui failed to conquer Goryeo in three battles. This feat will be realized in his hands, "Back on the ship!" Li Shimin told Li Jidao.
In response, Li Ji ordered to board the ship. Looking at the Tang army wearing plate armor, Li Ji felt a sense of pride. Li Ji supported the Navy to Li Shimin, and also transported a large number of plate armor to Chang'an, allowing the soldiers who went to the expedition to wear these plate armors. In fact, these plate armors were all preparations for the Yizhou army to be eliminated. For Li Ji, these equipment was a waste in the warehouse. It would be better to give it to Li Shimin, which could reduce the casualties in the expedition against Goryeo this time.
"Your Majesty, please come here. This is our flagship." Sun Dongxu said at this time. He received Li Yan's order and obeyed Li Shimin's order this time. He did not want to steal Li Shimin's contributions again. In this way, Li Shimin would be too embarrassed. Even father and son, Li Shimin would be annoyed.
Li Shimin wore a golden armor specially customized by Li Yan for him and made a big stride on the treasure ship. At this time, he once again found the feeling of fighting on the battlefield in the past. He was full of heroism. This time, according to his idea, since he had the help of the powerful navy of Yizhou, he would first attack Baekje. Destroying Baekje would be equivalent to taking root in the hinterland of Goguryeo. At this time, Li Jing was in the west and he was in the east. The Tang army was trapped in the middle. At this time, attacking both sides would definitely be able to defeat Goguryeo in one fell swoop.
On the flagship, Li Shimin analyzed his strategy for Li Ji and Sun Dongxu. He was recognized by both of them. Since he wanted to attack Baekje, the first city to conquer was Xiongjin City. This is a Baekje city near the river, which can fully utilize the advantages of the Tang Dynasty Navy.
Just after confirming this plan, Li Shimin suddenly received a call from Li Yan. He walked to the side and said, "Liulang, where are you now? I heard from Sun Dongxu that you are in Japan now."
"Yes, Father, I'm going to Silla right now."
Li Shimin frowned and said, "The Three Kingdoms are fighting now, and the war is in chaos. Where are you, the prince, going to do what? What should you do if you have any mistakes?"
Li Yan on the other end of the phone smiled and said, "Don't worry, Father, I just do something and go back, and there are thousands of soldiers who will protect you from it. But if there is something about my father and son, I want to suggest to my father."
Li Shimin said: "You said."
Li Yan pondered for a while and said, "After destroying Baekje and Goguryeo, he took advantage of Silla's unpreparedness to destroy Silla, and he would forever eliminate future troubles."
"Why is this? My Tang Dynasty and Silla have always been intimate. Wouldn't this take advantage of others' danger?"
After Li Shimin went to the Tang Dynasty to help Silla destroy Baekje and Goguryeo, Silla not only did not be grateful to the Tang Dynasty, but instead drove the Tang army out of Baekje and Goguryeo to unify the peninsula. Because of this, Li Yan planned to destroy Silla from the beginning. However, Silla is still useful now, and it is still blocked some of the troops of Goguryeo and Baekje on land. "Father, where does the benevolence, righteousness and morality come from between countries, but it is just a benefit. Didn't this Goguryeo also bow to the Tang Dynasty before? But after becoming stronger, it is not better to attack the border repeatedly. Instead of raising troops to attack in the future, it is better to do this trip once and for all."
Li Yan's words made Li Shimin silent for a while. When he thought about it carefully, as Li Yan said, these barbarian countries bowed to the Tang Dynasty when they wanted to get benefits. Once they couldn't use the Tang Dynasty, they changed their faces. However, he was still hesitant. However, the following sentence from Li Yan made him completely abandon this idea, "Father, don't you want to establish an empire that never sets?"
This Sun-Don't Set Empire Imagination Li Yan has discussed it with him many times. He also wanted to be the emperor of the ages. Li Shimin said fiercely: "Well, okay, let me listen to you. I will destroy Baekje and Goguryeo and then destroy Silla."
Li Yan hung up the phone with satisfaction. Datang had another place to dump goods, but after the call, their fleet had arrived in Silla.
Under the escort of the guards, Li Yan and Liu Yanyu got off the boat at the Jincheng Wharf. Their group attracted a lot of attention as soon as they appeared in the port. At this sensitive time, the Tang Dynasty's army appeared in Jincheng, which was enough to arouse the speculation of the Silla people.
Zeng Zhida ordered five hundred soldiers with live ammunition to accompany him to guard the guards. Li Yan asked Liu Yanyu to lead the way to her home. After all, he was not familiar with this place and could only rely on Liu Yanyu himself. However, before they could take a few steps, a pair of Silla soldiers rushed over. An official-like man walked out of it and said a lot of things Li Yan couldn't understand to Li Yan.
However, although Li Yan couldn't understand what the official said, he guessed that it was not good things from the official's fierce expression. He frowned and looked at Liu Yanyu, hoping that he would translate.
Hundreds of Silla soldiers surrounded them, Liu Yanyu said something with fear, and the official pointed at Li Yan and said something with a sarcastic expression. Li Yan suddenly became more and more unhappy. He said to Liu Yanyu: "What is this idiot talking about!"
Liu Yanyu's face turned pale and said, "He said we should leave here immediately, Tangren is not welcome here."
"What!" Li Yan was immediately annoyed. He asked the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help them attack the coalition forces of Baekje and Goguryeo, but now he said that the Tang people were not welcome. This Silla is indeed a matter of the surface and a matter of the background.
"He also said that if His Highness is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, he is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If he doesn't leave, he will kill us all." Liu Yanyu said stutteringly.
Li Yan chuckled slightly when he heard this, but his eyes were filled with cold light. Just as Li Yan guessed, the three countries of Silla, Baekje and Goguryeo were actually hostile to the Tang Dynasty. It was only because of the joint suppression of Baekje and Goguryeo that Silla could not be depressed by the Tang Dynasty. In fact, the nobles of Silla were very disgusted with the Tang Dynasty, and the loss of Yizhou's cheap and high-quality products also harmed the interests of these nobles. However, the people of Silla were very welcome to these things. In order to maintain their apparent intimacy, they could only swallow their anger. Now that a large number of Tang people have come here, this official is naturally very uncomfortable. In Silla, the aristocratic politics here is more serious than that of the Tang Dynasty.
"Hmph, Zeng Zhida!" Li Yan said angrily.
Zeng Zhida became angry after hearing Liu Yanyu's words. No one dared to insult the prince of the Tang Dynasty like this. This was enough to implicate the nine clans in the Tang Dynasty. He shouted: "Kill all these bastards for me."
"Yes." As soon as the soldiers shouted, the soldiers immediately took off their weapons and aimed at the Silla soldiers, pulling the trigger.
The group of Silla soldiers were on guard by the orders of the officials. When the Tang people took off the stick behind them, they became even more confused. But at this time, the officials gave the order and they had to rush towards Li Yan and others with swords. The official shouted: "Stay that girl for me." But as soon as he finished speaking, his expression was stunned. A "crackling" sounded, and Silla soldiers fell down one by one, but for a while, he was the only one who stood there.
Looking at the soldiers who were rolling in pain on the ground, the Silla officials were wet with cold sweat behind them. The soldiers were all shouting with their thighs. Li Yan still saved his life for these ordinary soldiers. Looking at the official who was so scared that he was dripping and peeing, a sneer flashed across the corner of Li Yan's mouth and nodded to Zeng Zhida.
Zeng Zhida understood and shot the official to end his life.
When the soldiers on the warship heard the gunshots here, thousands of people rushed over. Li Yan didn't expect to encounter this. He thought that Silla would give Tang people some face at this time, but when encountering this, he had to let the army temporarily control Jincheng to avoid another disaster.
The death of the officials did not cause panic among the people. Instead, many people showed happy expressions. Li Yan was a little surprised. Could it be that he had met a corrupt official with such good luck? In this case, he did a good thing.
After controlling Jincheng, it became much easier for Liu Yanyu to find relatives, and there were also many people in Silla who helped Liu Yanyu. Not long after, Liu Yanyu finally found his home and met his parents and his younger brother. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!