The crossing starts from the Datang Shuanglong

Chapter 85 War Game Deduction
Attack Goguryeo!
In the civil and military trio headed by Chu Tianxiu, Li Jing, and Xu Xingzhi, they carefully compared the charts of the Yellow Sea with the topographic maps of Goguryeo, specially made a corresponding sand table, and carried out war games.

"No, Yongdong is almost 1000 nautical miles away from Goguryeo, and it's all sea and land. When sailing, you don't rely on land. Even if it's just a merchant doing business by boat, there is a risk of more than half of the casualties, let alone marching and fighting? If there is a slight mistake, even It’s just a gust of wind, and there will be dangers of life and death! This is the way for military strategists to risk their lives!”

Li Jing is indeed worthy of his reputation in later generations, and his strategic vision is by no means comparable to ordinary people.

As far as Xu Xingzhi's internal affairs and logistics capabilities are concerned, he is indeed unparalleled in the country, but in terms of military affairs, although he can also lead troops in battle, he is probably at the level of a famous general, but if compared with Li Jing, he is even worse One step up.

But to Chu Tianxiu's embarrassment, after Li Jing carefully figured out the waterway and terrain according to the sand table and map provided by Chu Tianxiu, he directly lost his temper and almost completely rejected Chu Tianxiu's land and water attack plan, thinking that he This is totally the way to die.

"I know this, that's why I plan to take down the Tamra Kingdom south of Silla first, store up troops and horses here for the time being, take a rest for a while, and then mobilize troops to harass Goguryeo!"

If Li Jing spoke more tactfully, then Chu Tianxiu would be more polite, but his temperament is good on weekdays, but when he mentions the military, he becomes violent. , the echo roared.

Tamna Island is the ancient name of Jeju Island in later generations.

This is the largest island near the Korean Peninsula. It faces the Korean Peninsula to the south. It covers an area of ​​more than [-] miles. It has vast mountains and rivers, fertile land, and is rich in oranges and horses. Prosperous country.

This is undoubtedly a small country that cannot be smaller, and its military strength is weaker than that of the indigenous tribes in Yizhou. As long as Chu Tianxiu leads his troops to attack, it will be easy to take down all of them, and then they can Use it as a springboard to attack Goguryeo from land and sea.

"Tianxiu, what you said is indeed not bad, but have you ever thought about it carefully? Tamna is a vassal state of Baekje, and the contemporary king of Baekje, Fuyuzhang, is a powerful lord. Even Goguryeo is afraid of three points. How could he Can you swallow this breath? Could it be that before our army attacks Goguryeo, we have to fight Baekje first?"

Li Jing's eyes were piercing and powerful, he looked at Chu Tianxiu without any sign of weakness, pointed to Baekje on the sand table with his right hand, and said bluntly.

Soldiers are a matter of life and death.

Any good commander will almost try his best to control the scale of the war and reduce the occurrence of accidents. Even when the war begins, he has already thought of the end of the war.

Since ancient times, except for a few war lunatics such as Mongolian Genghis Khan, even war lunatics like Napoleon and Hitler will try their best to control the rhythm of war, so as not to make the battle bigger and worse, and eventually get out of hand.

"Then tell me, how should I deal with it? Is it possible that you want to send troops south from Yizhou, tear off a piece of land from Dongying first, and then use it as a springboard to hit Goguryeo's back!"

Chu Tianxiu stared at him angrily, and said with a sneer.

What he said was actually just pure anger. Fu Yuzhang of Baekje was not easy to mess with, so is it easy to mess with Dongying now?It is also a big country in East Asia.

What he thought in his heart was that Li Jing might want to move his troops north from Jiangyin, and after wrestling with Li Zitong from Hailing, he could continue to go north by sea and land, and directly take down Donglai County, which can be called the corner of the Central Plains, and Take that place as your base camp, and attack Goguryeo from there.

From a military point of view, it is indeed the best plan. The right time, place and people are available. It is the sea route of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty who conquered Goguryeo three times. The best route to attack Goguryeo by sea and land.

But this method is a good method from a military point of view, but from a political point of view, it is not at all.

Why did Chu Tianxiu attack Goguryeo?
Apart from the fact that he was a little dizzy at the time, his biggest purpose was to use this to win people's hearts and accumulate popularity, so as to prepare for his rebellion.

If it is necessary to send troops to the Sui Dynasty and then attack Goguryeo, then why not wait a little longer, and wait until he solves Li Er of the Li Clan and unifies the world before doing it, wouldn't it be more reasonable?
But what Chu Tianxiu didn't expect was that Li Jing nodded slowly:

"That's right, in my opinion, it would be the most ideal choice if we can snatch this place from Dongpu first and use it as a springboard to hit the east coast of Koguryo directly."

This--

Chu Tianxiu was really stunned.If his offensive strategy is only risky, then Li Jing's opinion is tantamount to asking Chu Tianxiu to fight the Dongying Kingdom before going to Goguryeo, and tear off a piece of territory from the Dongying Kingdom first!
This is a bit outrageous!
If speaking from the heart, Chu Tianxiu would naturally be willing to follow Li Jing's suggestion. Bloodletting and ceding the territory of Dongying Kingdom would be completely beneficial to his physical and mental health.

But the question is, how can a war be fought like this?
What he wants to fight is Goguryeo, not Japan, which is farther away.Although today's Dongying is definitely much easier to deal with than Goguryeo, it is still a "country". Even if Chu Tianxiu has enough strength, he can really clean up the Dongying country, but at that time, I am afraid that Day Lily will It's cold.

Li Jing seemed to see the puzzlement in Chu Tianxiu's eyes, so he pointed to a small island in the northernmost part of Dongying and said, "My idea is actually simple. Starting from Yizhou, I will go to Ryukyu first, then go to here, and then occupy this island near Baekje." Goguryeo is only a small island hundreds of miles away as a base, so our army can advance and attack, retreat and defend, and save most of the trouble."

Chu Tianxiu saw the position of Li Jing's finger, and immediately recognized it——

Isn't this Tsushima Island!
Pre-conquer Goryeo, first break Tsushima.If you defeat Japan in advance, you must also win Tsushima.

Chu Tianxiu had heard of the love-hate relationship between Korea and Dongying before, and knew that this place was indeed a key point. The two countries had fought for nearly a thousand years for this small place, so they knew how powerful it was.Li Jing was able to value this place at a glance, which is indeed amazing.

but--

Just as Chu Tianxiu asked Li Jing back for a reason similar to Li Jing's answer, he heard Xu Xingzhi on the other side clapping his hands and laughing:
"Wonderful, General Li is worthy of being a wise general praised by the lord. If General Li hadn't reminded me, I would have ignored this place. That's right, with this support, our army also has land and islands to rely on, and it is no longer the original rootless land." Ping."

(End of this chapter)