The crossing starts from the Datang Shuanglong

Chapter 86
This is a little weird!

It was only Li Jing who said that Chu Tianxiu would hesitate for a while, but since Xu Xingzhi said nothing, he completely lowered his eyes on the sand table, and carefully recalled the thin line that Li Jing drew just before pointing Tsushima Island. Line, it touches awakened three points.

"This is... the first island chain?"

Li Jing's marching route with his fingers is actually very simple. After all, there are only a few sea routes to Goguryeo.His opinion is actually part of the "first island chain" that is widely known in later generations. The route he said is actually starting from Yizhou and following the direction of the island chain of the Ryukyu Islands and the Japanese Islands, island by island. In the past, after finally reaching the Tsushima Strait, they used Tsushima Island as a base and headed straight for Koguryo.

"Not bad! If you march like this, even if you really want to fight with Japan before fighting with Goguryeo, it's still worth it."

Chu Tianxiu narrowed his eyes slightly as he stared at the line made of small islands and the vast net that this line could form, thinking suddenly.

Starting from Jiangyin to the estuary of the Yangtze River and going straight to Koguryo along the sea route is indeed the closest sea route at present, and this sea route is actually a sea silk road that has not been discovered yet, but will be very famous in the future.

But it is indeed possible to do business by sea, but it is almost meaningless to march.

This waterway is not only thousands of miles away, but also all sea routes. It will take more than ten days to sail the boat on the road, which is almost like crossing the East China Sea. impossible.

Weather, fodder, or the psychological state of the sailors, any one of them is a big problem and has great instability.

Going by this waterway is really a pure gamble, either lose all or win all.

But if it is the waterway planned by Li Jing, it will be completely different.Although this route is actually extremely cumbersome, you have to start from Yizhou first, and then take the Ryukyu Kingdom north of Yizhou, several small islands near Dongying, and the most important Tsushima Island before you can really attack. It's a big circle.

After this march, it took at least three times the distance and took several times the time to march.

With the current nautical technology, the difficulty of this sea route that follows the island chain and the star compass cloth, island by island, and the sea route that directly crosses the Yellow Sea all the way, is not at all difficult. one grade.

Marching along one small island after another in this way not only reduces the trouble of marching in the sea for a long time, but also is a great comfort to the soldiers, allowing the army to repair and adjust on land.

From a military point of view, Chu Tianxiu's offensive route is purely greedy and aggressive. It can be said that it is difficult to go and difficult to return. It may even be that Chu Tianxiu can only have his own strength from the beginning to the end. , It's a kind of grab and go.

The route drawn by Li Jing will be more troublesome, and the battles will probably be bigger, but this is the kingly way of using troops. invincible position.

"Then what about Dongpu? If our army forcibly seizes these islands, it will definitely become an enemy of Dongpu, which will add a bit of uncertainty."

After thinking about it for a while, Chu Tianxiu agreed that Li Jing's choice seemed to be better. However, attacking Korea first and attacking Japan first added some variables, but he wanted to see what Li Jing thought.

"The variables of Dongpu are actually not important! Their navy is too bad. If the military situation I know is the same, Dongpu has actually been trapped on an isolated island, without a good boat, let alone good at water warfare, even if Dongpu can launch Our army can destroy an army of one hundred thousand, and even make it a target for our navy's military training." Li Jing said confidently.

After he uttered these words, Chu Tianxiu realized a lot.Perhaps because of the memory of his previous life, he also has some "perceptual barriers" on his body, and he inexplicably has a high opinion of that island country out of thin air.

In this era, land powers like Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla have room for development and growth, while maritime countries like Dongying are really targets of bullying, not to mention Baekje and Silla. In this country, even the pirates of Baekje and Silla often harass and attack Tsushima Island in Japan, and even further away, Kyushu, the main island.

This situation lasted almost until 40 or [-] years later. The Sui Shi and Tang Shi sent by Dongying absorbed a lot of civilization essence from the Central Plains and carried out a successful reform. After the national strength gradually became stronger, Dongying’s The daimyo breathed a sigh of relief and had the ability to counterattack Baekje and Silla.

When he was talking about this, Xu Xingzhi showed a smile on his face, but he added: "What General Li said is true, and now the crown prince Feng Cong'er of Dongying is determined to reform, but the powerful minister Su Womazi is sticking to the old ways, and each other Fighting endlessly, if our army teaches Dongying a lesson, and then promises a lot of bribes, we can even make an alliance with them to fight against Korea."

Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be safe in a hundred battles!
In the past days, Xu Xingzhi not only frantically collected information on Goguryeo, but also searched for the national strength, military strength, and political customs of Baekje, Silla, Dongying and other related small countries.

Thanks to this, the two of them directly handed over to Chu Tianxiu such a seemingly simple, but in fact painstaking and solitary idea and plan after thinking for themselves.

Anyway, so be it!

After Chu Tianxiu made his decision, he took a look at the map, pointed to a small island on the sand table that was as big as a sesame mung bean, and asked:

"If it's as you said, then I'm afraid I still seem to have taken Ryukyu down. Otherwise, it is still not an easy task to send troops from Yizhou to fight against the horse."

This time Li Jing replied more simply:
"Ryukyu is just a small country of Quer, and it's very easy to destroy it. If this country is captured, then the Dongming faction will naturally be included in our army and become the main force of our army."

Li Jing's idea is even more straightforward. Once the war begins, countries with some family backgrounds like Baekje, Silla, and Dongying will naturally try to win them over if they can. If you are a small country, you can dispose of it at will.

Without the skin, how can the hair be attached?
Even though the Dongming faction has a good reputation in the Sui Dynasty, it is the largest private weapon under the Sui court, and its friendship with the four great powers is not bad, and it can also be called a first-class Jianghu gang.However, when the Ryukyu Kingdom was overwhelmed by its own army, the role that a mere Jianghu gang could play was really limited, and it could only follow the trend.

Regarding the Dongming faction, Chu Tianxiu originally wanted to say a few words, but after thinking about it, he found that there was actually nothing to say about this matter, and what he said was actually irrelevant.

After thinking for a while, and after staring silently for a long time, he showed a look of determination on his face, took a big step forward, walked to the front of the sand table, and pressed hard on the sand table from behind, After cutting out a huge line, he said in a cold voice:

"Okay, General Li! The military situation is like this, so I won't say any more. From today onwards, not only will the [-] new troops newly formed be under your command, but you will also be in command of Zhen Haijun, Hudouzhou, Yongdong, and Yizhou. You will also be in command of the Xinfu army. From today onwards, General Li, you can do your best, and let me witness General Li's ability to march and fight."

(End of this chapter)