When Luo Zhang stepped into the military camp, the entire military camp was silent. Everyone stopped what they were doing and saluted Luo Zhang.
This is what Luo Zhang requires, and with the usual indoctrination, his soldiers are now able to stand still and advance and retreat in a controlled manner, let alone such trivial matters as saluting when seeing an officer!
"They're all good, they're all good!" Luo Zhang walked by, patted this person on the shoulder, looked at this person's figure, and was very satisfied.
"Sir, are you here?" Liu Renyuan stepped forward to greet him respectfully.
Nowadays, Liu Renyuan has not gone to sea again, but is responsible for the training of the entire army and various things. If Liu Renyuan had not been here to take charge, Luo Zhang would not be so relaxed, and he would be too busy to keep his feet on the ground!
"Where's Master Sun Ren?" Luo Zhang looked around and couldn't see Master Sun Ren, so he couldn't help but ask!
"Oh, he just came back. When I saw you didn't come, I asked him to take a bath and sleep for a while. This trip was hard enough." Liu Renyuan reported.
"Of course it is. How to deal with those slaves?" Luo Zhang walked to the Chinese army tent and sat down and asked.
"Your Excellency, those Goguryeo people have been sent to the Western Market. I am going to sell them in batches, but..." After saying this, Liu Renyuan paused.
"Nothing, but it doesn't matter!" Luo Zhang waved his hand, asking Liu Renyuan to speak boldly.
"Some people claiming to be Goguryeo's envoys came to me and said that we captured their people and robbed their ships. This is destroying the relationship between Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo. Now let me hand over both the people and the ships. Otherwise, Gaogouli will send troops to attack our Tang Dynasty, and I am just waiting for you to decide how to deal with this matter!" Liu Renyuan said with a bitter smile.
"Hand over people? Hand over ships? And send troops to attack our Tang Dynasty? It's hard for them to say this. They attack us at sea, just forget it? They can attack us, can't we take action? It's really a habit. , tell those people that if you want me to deliver ships and people, you can defeat my Royal Navy first, and then shut up the labor and management if you don’t have the ability. Even if your Majesty comes, I will not hand over people or ships!! ! And send troops, who gave them the courage!" Luo Zhang said angrily, slapping the table.
"Yes, sir, I will go and reply to those Gaoguli beasts right now. I wonder how angry those Gaoguli beasts will be when they hear what you say, hahaha!" Liu Renyuan laughed.
Luo Zhang also laughed. This is how the matter should have been handled. Attacking each other on the sea, whoever has the bigger fist has the final say. It is nonsense to ask for surrender of people and ships after defeat.
In the palace, when Li Shimin heard the news that Luo Zhang's Royal Navy had won another victory, he was also very happy. He once again sent Eunuch Huang to reward the soldiers. After all, this was the second victory of their Tang Navy. The first time many people would say This was just a fluke, but this time not only did they bring back the people, but they also brought back the captured ship. This was tantamount to a slap in the face for everyone, and those who originally made irresponsible remarks shut up. mouth.
However, there was also one thing that made Li Shimin very unhappy, that is, the Gaoguli envoys handed over a memorial, demanding that the Tang Dynasty return the captured warships and the captured Gaoguli people.
Li Shimin and Luo Zhang had the same idea about this. When their warship was sunk and the people were captured, the Gogouli people were kind enough to return the people and not hand over the captured things.
Now that his warship has been captured and his people have been captured, it is simply a dream to want him to hand over the people and the ship!
But one thing mentioned by Gaogouli's envoy gave Li Shimin a headache, that is, if the Tang Dynasty did not hand over people and ships, Gaogouli would launch troops against the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin is not afraid of launching troops, but the key depends on when. If Gao Gouli attacks at this time, it will affect his plan for the Northern Expedition. It would be strange for Li Shimin not to have a headache.
Of course, he didn't believe that King Koguryo would attack him just because of hundreds of Koguryo men and a few warships, but who knew if he would be hot-headed?
"Call Luo Zhang to me. I have something to discuss with him!" Li Shimin sat in the imperial study, rubbed his brows, and ordered to the eunuch beside him.
The eunuch bowed to accept the order and hurried out to deliver the order.
At this time, Eunuch Huang came to the military camp outside Chang'an City with a large number of gifts and fine wine.
For a moment, the entire military camp was boiling. His Majesty came to see them and gave them rewards. This was a kind of affirmation and recognition of them.
Luo Zhang didn't leave, but happened to meet Huang Eunuch. The two smiled at each other and entered the tent.
"Eunuch Huang, your Majesty seems to be in a good mood!" Luo Zhang said with a smile.
"That's natural. The Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty has returned with another great victory. How can your Majesty be unhappy? No, let me come with a reward, and there are also some things I want to give to you!" Eunuch Huang said, taking a look from his sleeves. He took out a few scrolls and placed them on the table.
Seeing those scrolls, Luo Zhang would smile heartily. This was probably another blank promotion edict. It was probably the same as before. This was for him to consider and promote candidates on his own.
There will be rewards for meritorious service. Regarding this point, His Majesty has done quite well. Luo Zhang is also very satisfied. Only in this way can everyone have the motivation to follow him. Otherwise, if they are suffering and tired, they will get nothing in the end and their military morale will be low. Dispersed.
"Thank you for your majesty's consideration for this humble minister. Please inform your majesty, Eunuch Huang, that I will do my best to protect the sea area for my country, and I will not let anyone attack my country!" Luo Zhang said, patting his chest.
"Hahaha, I have always believed in you. I will bring this to His Majesty, but you must do what you say, otherwise His Majesty will slap you, and there is nothing I can do about it!" Eunuch Huang said with a smile.
A dinner party is indispensable. This is the treatment one deserves after returning from a great victory. In addition, His Majesty's rewards were distributed to everyone, and the silver reward promised by Luo Zhang was obtained. Every soldier was smiling happily. of.
Why are they here to serve as soldiers? Not just to beg for food, but to provide a good life for the family. Now that we have money and things, who wouldn’t be happy?
But while everyone was drinking happily and smiling happily, Luo Zhang was not here, but was invited to the imperial study room of the palace.
"You read this memorial first, and we'll talk about it after reading it!" Seeing Luo Zhang come in, Li Shimin threw a copy of the memorial to Luo Zhang before he could speak.
Luo Zhang raised his eyebrows while holding the memorial. He already had a guess in his mind. He opened the memorial and looked at it carefully. Luo Zhang couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing that Luo Zhang could actually smile, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "What, is there a way?"
"May I ask Your Majesty, how does our Tang Dynasty compare with Gao Gouli?" Luo Zhang asked rhetorically.
"Gogouli is a small country. As long as I destroy the Turks, I will lead the army to flatten it. I will do what Yang Guang failed to do!" Li Shimin said sonorously.
"Your Majesty is right. Kogouli is a small country. We are afraid of what he will do. If he talks about sending troops, do you really dare to send troops? Have you ever seen anyone who sends troops to say hello to the enemy in advance? Tell him that I am going to fight you. You have to be ready!" Luo Zhang said with a smile.
These words also amused Li Shimin. Indeed, whoever sends troops will tell you in advance that I am going to attack you. This is the confidence that only a big country can have. But Gaogouli is nothing, a small country. How can he have the courage to say this? If you say that, it is obvious that this is just to scare people, and the purpose is to get them to release the captured people and ships. If they really send troops to attack, they will not even dare to let go.
"As far as Wei Chen knows, today's Koguryo is not as peaceful as it seems. King Koguryo is currently fighting with Gaiyuan Suwen. How can he find the time to deal with matters at sea? This is just The envoy of Gaoguli compiled it by himself and encouraged himself, so he didn't need to pay attention to it at all. Besides, your majesty can blame this matter on Wei Chen and say that I refused to obey the order. You asked him to come to me and tell me. , let’s see if he has the courage to step into the Royal Navy’s barracks!” Luo Zhang said proudly.
"What you said makes some sense. I won't care about this matter. It's up to you to decide whether to hand over the person or the ship!" Li Shimin said, closing the memorial that Luo Zhang put on the desk.
Luo Zhang smiled and said nothing. His Majesty gave him such a right. If he doesn't make good use of it, wouldn't it be a loss? If the people of Gaoguli want to return to the ship and people, that's fine. Everything is easy to discuss. All they have to do is give money.
