Because it is close to Silla.
Everyone also put aside their thoughts of having fun and started to study together how to deal with the enemy.
Li Chengqian called everyone to the warship where he was.
Immediately, he said directly: "Now, the Japanese pirates have penetrated the defense lines of Silla and Baekje."
"Baekje's current attitude shows that they do not want to confront Japanese pirates head-on."
"So this time, only we and Silla are participating in the war."
"Of course, in the eyes of us soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, Japanese pirates are nothing. Beating them is almost equivalent to an adult beating a child."
"But there is a saying that goes well, even if a lion fights a rabbit, you have to try your best, not to mention it is a battlefield of life and death."
Li Chengqian looked at the crowd and said, "So, we have to plan carefully now."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Gao Zhixing said straight away: "Your Highness, whatever you want us to do, just arrange it and we will all listen."
"Easy to say."
Li Chengqian pointed at the sand table in front of him with a wooden pole and said: "From the marching route of the Japanese pirates, it is not difficult for us to judge their strategy."
"They now want to attack the Silla King's City from the coastline with a single army."
"Whether they want to capture King Jinpyeong of Silla or want to enter the royal city of Silla and loot it, of course we cannot let them succeed."
"And now, there are only two paths before us."
"The first is passive defense, sending troops to help the Silla people defend the city."
"Then find the enemy's flaw in the defense and try to kill it with one blow."
"Second, take the initiative and let the Silla people defend the city by themselves, while our army goes around to the rear of the Japanese pirates, launches an offensive against them, forces them to retreat or even annihilates them all in Silla."
Li Chengqian looked at the crowd and said, "Which one do you think is more secure?"
Everyone, look at me, and I'll look at you.
In the end, Li Ji was the first to speak: "The question now is not how our army attacks, but how the Silla people defend."
"We have to first understand how long they can hold out."
"If our army had just entered Silla, they would have defeated the Japanese pirates before they could defeat them."
"If that's the case, wouldn't our army be in danger?"
His concerns were not wrong.
Everyone also nodded loudly.
"So, this matter is not easy to handle."
"After all, we are here to assist, not to fight for ourselves."
Gao Zhixing also said: "The soldiers below may not be willing to fight bloody battles for Silla."
"That's right."
"So, my opinion is that our army will be divided into three parts from now on."
"The teacher personally led 20,000 soldiers and horses to sit in the rear and occupy a position where we can retreat, defend, or attack."
"At the same time, we will deploy eyeliners and defenses all along the coastline and stand ready. If the battle ahead becomes tense, the teacher will lead his troops to support us."
"If the Japanese pirates are defeated in front, the teacher will hold down the main traffic road here and try to annihilate them all here."
"On the second route, I will personally lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to support the Silla Royal City and ensure that the Silla Royal City is not breached."
"If the situation permits, we can launch a counterattack at any time."
After hearing these arrangements, Gao Zhixing and Li Ji nodded.
Li Chengqian's idea is indeed a good one.
But, what about the third way?
Both of them looked up at Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian said: "The third route is our Tang Dynasty's navy of 5,000 people, led by Uncle Wang, to intercept the Japanese pirates' support fleet that may arrive at any time."
"This is good."
Li Xiaogong said directly: "I am obeying the arrangement anyway."
He said so.
What else can anyone say?
This is the benefit of having a highly respected veteran in the army.
"Okay, if that's the case, then it's decided."
"After landing tomorrow, you will do as I arranged."
Li Chengqian looked around the crowd and said: "This battle is not ordinary. Generals, please remember to show off the national prestige of the Tang Dynasty."
After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian showed a slightly fierce look and said: "Moreover, when dealing with Japanese slaves, if you can annihilate them all, you will never take prisoners, let alone let an enemy escape."
Japanese pirates, Japanese slaves, people who lived a good life in their childhood.
Li Chengqian hated them deeply.
In later generations, he was unable to wear armor and go into battle to avenge the martyrs.
But in this life, he has a chance.
Not to mention killing all these people, at least the sinners in future generations will have no ancestors.
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In later generations, China was severely harmed by Japanese pirates.
Although Li Chengqian didn't see it with his own eyes, he had been to the memorial hall a lot, so of course he knew how cruel these people were.
However, when he stepped onto the land of Silla and saw with his own eyes the villages harmed by Japanese pirates, he was still shocked by the sight in front of him.
To say it was a river of blood would be an understatement.
Just look at the corpses of the people piled up layer by layer, piled up like a hill.
There are many women, old people and children among them.
And the corpses of those Silla soldiers were stripped naked one by one.
You know, for a warrior, stripping off his armor after death is the greatest insult to him.
Looking at the scene in front of them, Li Chengqian and other Tang people fell silent.
When Kinderman, Jin Rongxin and other Silla people saw this scene, they gritted their teeth with hatred.
Jin Rongxin gritted his teeth and said: "Damn Japanese pirates, damn..."
As a general of Silla, he was really angry beyond measure.
But there was nothing he could do.
Because Silla was weak, if it wanted to resist Japanese invasion, it had to either rely on its alliance with Baekje or the Tang Dynasty.
They themselves were simply unable to fight against the Japanese pirates.
He wanted to serve the country but was unable to kill the enemy. This was also Jin Rongxin's helplessness.
"They even killed old people, women and children, but they still call for help?"
Kinderman also said: "These guys really deserve to die."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh.
Although the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty went on many expeditions, they rarely committed massacres of villages.
If not for this, he would not have been criticized verbally and written for the massacre of the people in Shiwei, and was finally beaten thirty times.
"Stop talking about whether you deserve to die or not."
"Anyway, I've told you that when it comes to Japanese slaves, if you can kill them, don't arrest them. If you can annihilate them all, don't let any of them escape."
Li Chengqian said directly to the Tang generals around him: "As for what you do in the future, that is all your business."
After saying this, Li Chengqian urged his horse to take the lead.
After seeing this scene, everyone followed suit.
When the people left, the only ones left in the field were the corpses.
The life of a human being in troubled times is not as good as the life of a dog in prosperous times. This sentence is not just rhetoric.
How many years has it been since such a tragedy happened in the Tang Dynasty?
It seems that since Li Shimin came to the throne, it has rarely happened.
But Silla still has it.
It's just different from seeing the people of Tang Dynasty being slaughtered.
When these soldiers of the Tang Dynasty saw these dead people, few of them showed angry expressions.
Most people looked like it had nothing to do with them, and just sighed, "I'm glad I was born in the Tang Dynasty."
Of course, you can't blame them.
After all, they are not fighting for their country this time, but are here to assist.
The dead people in front of me are not the people of the Tang Dynasty.
In their eyes, these are just insignificant Silla people.
