Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 571

"So that's the case. I didn't expect that the marshal not only knows astronomy and geography, but also the metaphysics of the Book of Changes. The general admires, admires!" Gao Xianzhi admired Li Canghai after hearing this.

"This commander also learned it from a highly respected sage in his hometown. He said that this is the true meaning of Zhuge Kongming's borrowing the east wind. I just followed the gourd and tried it out. .” Li Canghai said with emotion.

"But how can your lord be sure that the east wind will not blow, but the south wind?" Feng Changqing asked in confusion.

Li Canghai smiled slightly and said: "It's also what the sage said, the weather is abnormal on this day, and the wind direction will also be abnormal. During the day, the east wind will blow first, then the south wind, and at night it will become the southeast wind. Therefore, I will wait forever. In addition, the power of the Suanni warship is driven by gears, and the sailing speed is extremely fast. As long as you borrow the south wind for half a day, you can travel a thousand miles in one day. Even if the south wind stops, the distance from Silla will not be far away. It's far away, and if there are no accidents, we can reach Silla on time before sunset tomorrow."

All the soldiers were amazed when they heard the words, Li Canghai was able to calculate everything clearly and calmly, in the eyes of everyone, he was no different from Kong Ming alive.

"It's really unbelievable! No wonder the Marshal is so calm and calm. It turns out that he has a plan in his heart. The Marshal is unparalleled in intelligence, and the general admires him!" Feng Changqing praised sincerely.

After this incident, Feng Changqing and others did not dare to despise Li Canghai any more, and they all fell in admiration.

Even if they knew the truth about this pretext, they would not dare to try it rashly under the same situation.

After all, this method is too risky, and if you don't pay attention, you will fall into a situation of eternal doom.

Dare to carry out this plan, in addition to having an extraordinary mind, there must also be an adventurous spirit that is not afraid of death.

But the disabled scholar in front of them who they had always looked down upon before let them know what it means to be both wise and brave.

"Marshal, we only have 4 troops. Facing Dongying and Baekje's coalition of millions of troops, what good strategy do you have?" Gao Xianzhi admired Li Canghai at this time, but he couldn't help but think of the 20 troops he was about to face. Worried.

Li Canghai ordered someone to open the map, and then carefully looked at it.

Although this map is not as sophisticated as the ones he knew in his previous life, as a marching map, the important cities and the direction of the mountains are clearly marked.

During the Tang Dynasty, the Korean peninsula was divided into three countries, namely Silla, Baekje and Goguryeo.

Among the Three Kingdoms, Goguryeo is the most powerful, blindly trying to annex Silla.

During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty used troops against Goguryeo many times, but they were defeated repeatedly because the soldiers were not familiar with naval battles.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo used troops against Silla again, and Silla turned to Tang for help.

At that time, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan ignored it, but the minister said that Silla was a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and it was built after the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.

Tang Gaozu Li Yuan agreed to speak, so he sent ministers to reconcile the two countries. He didn't want Goguryeo to rely on its powerful navy to ignore the Tang Dynasty and kill the envoys who went to appease the two countries.

Li Yuan was furious, and immediately went forward with heavy troops, vowing to destroy Goguryeo. This fight lasted for decades.

After the death of Tang Gaozu, Tang Taizong Li Shimin inherited Gaozu's behest, vigorously cultivated the navy, used troops against Goguryeo repeatedly, and even made several imperial conquests in order to flatten Goguryeo.

It's a pity that Tang Taizong drove west of Hexi before he leveled Goguryeo, and the responsibility for leveling Goguryeo fell on Tang Gaozong again.

By the time of Gaozong, the Datang Navy had greatly improved not only in numbers but also in combat power.

Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty followed his father's will and sent famous generals to lead the nine Qianlong armies to attack Goguryeo.

This time, Goguryeo finally saw the strength of Datang's navy. Datang only used more than [-] ships to destroy more than [-] ships of Goguryeo, killing more than [-] enemies and taking countless prisoners.

At this point, Goguryeo fell, and Tang set up five major guards on the Korean peninsula, which were assisted and managed by Silla.

At this time, it can be said that Silla's land area has reached two-thirds of the Korean peninsula.

As for Baekje, because it remained neutral in the war between Tang and Goguryeo, it was able to settle down.

But Baekje is not as honest as it appears on the surface, but equally ambitious. It's just that Baekje is weak, so it has been secretly accumulating strength.

Sure enough, Baekje finally waited for the opportunity.

Dongying vainly tried to attack the Central Plains through the Korean Peninsula, but was rejected by Silla, and Baekje took the opportunity to show favor to Dongying and cooperate with it.

Unlike Dongying, Baekje has the ambition to annex Datang, as long as the Korean Peninsula is enough.

The two sides get what they need, and naturally they become like dogs of a feather, and what stands in their way is Silla, a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.

It is said that the alliance between Dongying and Baekje was very sudden. Before Silla got any news, the coalition forces captured nine cities in a row with lightning speed.

Silla, who was unprepared, was caught off guard, while the Allied Forces of Dongying and Baekje headed straight for the capital of Silla.

"Nowadays, Dongying and Baekje are in such a state of power that they are dividing into two groups to besiege the capital of Silla. There is a big gap between us in terms of numbers. I'm afraid we won't be able to fight recklessly." Li Canghai stared at the map, thought carefully, and asked. : "How long is the journey from Baekje to Silla?"

"Baekje borders Silla, but when it comes to the capital city, the distance between the two sides is about [-] miles. The itinerary is not very easy to say. Before the end of the day, I asked a businessman who had been to Silla and Baekje to ask if they would let the city go. Normally, it only takes three days by land, but the water route is faster. But now that the war between the two sides has resumed, the trip may be delayed for several days." Gao Xianzhi said in a deep voice.

"How many troops does Baekje have?" Li Canghai asked after thinking about it.

"Baekje is a small country. After Goguryeo was destroyed, Emperor Gojong issued a military ban on Baekje, forbidding Baekje's military strength to exceed [-]. But these years, Baekje has been secretly developing its power. Now it is Baekje's The total force should be around [-]!" Gao Xianzhi said.

"One hundred thousand?" Li Canghai squinted his eyes and pondered: "Baekje sent [-] troops to assist Dongying in order to attack Silla. That is to say, there are only about [-] troops in Baekje now?"

"Indeed." Gao Xianzhi replied.

Li Canghai closed his eyes, thought carefully for a moment, then opened his eyes and asked, "What boundary is it now?"

Gao Xianzhi looked at the map, then turned around and ordered someone to ask the veterans who were familiar with sea routes, and said, "Return to Marshal, we have passed Langya now, if the south wind does not abate, we can reach the border of Silla before Zishi."

(End of this chapter)