Chapter 555: Silla Grievance
"I see, I didn't expect the marshal to not only be familiar with astronomy and geography, but also understand the metaphysics of the I Ching, the last general admires, admires!" After Gao Xianzhi heard this, he admired Li Canghai very much.
"Ben Shuai also learned from a respected sage in his hometown, he said that this is the real meaning of Zhuge Kongming's borrowing of the east wind, I just rely on the gourd to draw a scoop, let me try, but I didn't expect it to give me the right thing." Li Canghai said with emotion.
"But how can you be sure that there will be no east wind, but a south wind?" Feng Changqing asked puzzled.
Li Canghai smiled slightly and said, "The same sage said, the weather is abnormal on this day, and the wind direction will also be abnormal. During the day, the east wind blows, then the south wind, and at night it becomes a southeast wind. That's why I'm waiting. In addition, the power of the Fox warship is driven by gears, and the sailing speed is extremely fast, as long as you borrow half a day of south wind, you can travel thousands of miles in a day. Even if the south wind stops, it won't be far from Silla, and if nothing else, you will be able to reach Silla on time before sunset tomorrow. ”
When the soldiers heard this, they were amazed, Li Canghai was able to quietly calculate everything clearly, in the eyes of everyone, he was tantamount to Kong Ming in the world.
"It's incredible! No wonder the marshal was so calm and calm, it turned out that he had a plan in his heart. The marshal is incomparably intelligent, and the general will admire it to the end! Feng Changqing praised sincerely.
After this incident, Feng Changqing and others did not dare to despise Li Canghai anymore, and they all admired the five-body body.
Even if they knew the truth about this borrowing of the wind, they would not dare to try it in the same situation.
After all, this method is too risky, and if you are not careful, you will end up in a situation from which you will never recover.
To dare to carry out this plan, in addition to having a superior mind, we must also have the spirit of adventure that is not afraid of death.
And the disabled scholar in front of them, who they had been despising before, let them know what it means to be wise and brave.
"Marshal, we only have 40,000 horses, and in the face of the million-strong coalition forces of Dongying and Baekje, I wonder if you have any good strategy to fight the enemy?" Gao Xianzhi admired Li Canghai at this time, but when he thought of the 200,000 army he was about to face, he couldn't help but feel worried.
Li Canghai ordered someone to open the map, and then looked at it carefully.
Although the map was not as elaborate as the one he had known in his previous life, it was a marching map with obvious markings on the routes of important cities and mountains.
During the Tang Dynasty, the Korean Peninsula was divided into three countries, namely Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo.
Among the three kingdoms, Goguryeo was the most powerful, and it blindly tried to annex Silla.
During the Sui period, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty used troops against Goguryeo many times, but they were repeatedly defeated because the soldiers were not familiar with naval battles.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo again used troops against Silla, and Silla turned to the Tang Dynasty for help.
At that time, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan ignored it, but after the minister's opinion, he said that Silla was a subject country of the Tang Dynasty, which was built after the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and was like the sun and stars with the Central Plains, and should not be given up lightly.
Tang Gaozu Li Yuan agreed to the proposal, so he sent ministers to reconcile the two countries, not wanting Goguryeo to rely on a powerful navy, not to take the Tang Dynasty in his eyes, but also to kill the envoys who went to pacify the two countries.
Li Yuan was furious, and immediately went with heavy troops, vowing to destroy Goguryeo, and this fight lasted for decades.
After the death of Tang Gaozu, Tang Taizong Li Shimin inherited Gaozu's legacy, vigorously cultivated the navy, used troops against Goguryeo, and even drove several personal expeditions in order to level Goguryeo.
It's a pity that before he could set foot on Goguryeo, Tang Taizong drove the crane west, and the responsibility of leveling Goguryeo fell on Tang Gaozong.
In the Gaozong period, the Tang Navy has greatly improved not only in terms of numbers but also in combat power.
Emperor Gaozong of Tang inherited his father's ambition and sent famous generals to lead the Nine Great Hidden Dragon Army to attack Goguryeo.
This time, Goguryeo finally saw the strength of the Tang Navy, and the Tang Dynasty only used more than 400 ships to defeat more than 1,000 Goguryeo ships, killing more than 10,000 enemies and taking countless prisoners.
At this point, Goguryeo was destroyed, and the Tang Dynasty set up five major protectorates on the Korean Peninsula, which were managed by Silla.
At this time, it can be said that the land area of Silla has reached two-thirds of the Korean Peninsula.
Baekje, on the other hand, was able to stay in a safe corner because it remained neutral in the war between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo.
But Baekje is not as honest as it seems, but it is just as ambitious, but Baekje is weak, so it has been secretly accumulating strength.
Sure enough, in the end, Baekje waited for the right time.
Dongying tried to attack the Central Plains through the Korean Peninsula, but Silla refused, and Baekje took the opportunity to make overtures to Dongying and cooperate with it.
Baekje did not have the ambition to annex the Tang Dynasty like Dongying, as long as the Korean Peninsula was sufficient.
The two sides take what they need, and naturally they become a raccoon dog, and in front of them is the Silla of the Tang Dynasty.
It is said that the alliance between Dongying and Baekje was very sudden, and before Silla could get the news, the coalition army captured nine cities in a row with lightning speed.
Unprepared Silla, who was immediately taken by surprise, was immediately taken by surprise, and the combined forces of Dongying and Baekje rushed to the capital of Silla.
"Now, Dongying and Baekje are like a bamboo, and the troops are besieging the Silla capital city together in two ways, and we have a big gap in numbers, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to fight hard." Li Canghai stared at the map, thought about it carefully, and asked, "How long is the journey from Baekje to Silla?" ”
"Baekje borders Silla, but if you talk about the capital, the distance between the two sides is about 300 miles, and the itinerary is not very easy to say, but before the end of the future, I asked the merchants who went to Silla and Baekje, and if it was in normal times, it would only take three days by land, and even faster by water. But now that the fighting between the two sides is rekindled, I am afraid that this trip will be delayed for several days. Gao Xianzhi said in a deep voice.
"How many troops does Baekje have in total?" Li Canghai thought for a while and asked.
"Baekje is a small country, and after the destruction of Goguryeo, Emperor Gojong issued a ban on Baekje's troops, prohibiting Baekje's army from exceeding 50,000. But over the years, Baekje has been secretly developing its power, and now the total strength of Baekje should be about 100,000! Gao Xianzhi said?
"One hundred thousand?" Li Canghai narrowed his eyes and muttered: "In order to attack Silla, Baekje sent 80,000 troops to assist Dongying, that is to say, there are only about 20,000 men and horses in Baekje now?" ”
"That's true." Gao Xianzhi replied.
Li Canghai closed his eyes, pondered carefully for a moment, and then opened his eyes and asked, "What realm have you reached now?" ”
Gao Xianzhi looked at the map, then turned around and ordered someone to ask the veteran who was familiar with the sea route, and said: "Marshal Hui, now that Langya has passed, if the south wind does not abate, you will be able to reach the Silla territory before the time." (To be continued.) )