Li Chongyi's battle report was soon sent back to the court.
Upon hearing this, Li Chongyi led the Tang Navy and almost reached the capital of Baekje in just a few days.
Everyone in the audience was also shocked.
The last war of the Tang Dynasty was with the Japanese state.
That time, Datang suffered heavy losses.
A total of hundreds of thousands of troops were involved, but the final outcome was not satisfactory.
Not only did he lose General Li Jing, but it also made Li Shimin so anxious that he almost let Li Chengqian succeed him directly.
Although the final battle was won, many problems were exposed.
The military system is not perfect, and the speed of gathering troops and horses is extremely slow.
Without adequate self-awareness, many people, including generals, have not yet fully integrated into the firearms age.
Of course, the biggest problem is the serious aging of generals.
Li Shimin was the youngest of his generation in the early Tang Dynasty, but he was already thirty-eight years old that year.
Li Jing was nearly seventy years old when he went to war.
The subsequent series of reforms in the Tang Dynasty were all summaries and reflections on this war.
Now, a year and a half has passed.
The military system of the Tang Dynasty has been transformed.
The perception of these reforms is completely polarized.
I have always been steadfast in my belief that it will work.
The same goes for those who think it won't work.
Even before the expedition, many people looked ahead.
Although the Tang Dynasty Navy was integrated into the firearms era earlier and has not been affected by the reform, it will still be affected by the military reform.
So, when they went on an expedition, people kept talking about it.
It is true that Datang can win this battle with its national strength.
But it will definitely take a long time, at least half a year.
But now, when this military report came back, it slapped many people in the face, and it completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
Five days.
Just five days.
Just hit the opponent's capital directly from the opponent's first line of defense...
What speed is this?
Even Li Shimin, who has always claimed to be the leader of the world, can hardly imagine what kind of horrific things happened on the battlefield.
After listening to the battle report, everyone in the court was speechless for a long time.
Only Li Chengqian was content with himself, and sometimes silently expressed his congratulations to Li Xiaogong.
Shi Er turned to look at Gao Zhixing, rolled his eyes at him, and silently told him that not leading the troops to Baekje was the biggest loss in his life.
And looking at this guy's beaming words, Li Shimin on the stage couldn't stand it anymore.
He said directly: "Prince, what do you think of this battle?"
"I?"
"I stood and watched."
Li Chengqian replied subconsciously.
This was obviously child's play, and it immediately aroused Li Shimin's dissatisfaction.
In an instant, the notification sound in Li Chengqian's mind also exploded.
Forced by the old man's power, Li Chengqian could only laugh and said: "Stand and watch the power of the Tang Dynasty..."
"We, the Tang Dynasty, had a battle with the Japanese country before, and of course, our Datang Dynasty won in the end."
"But everyone knows how difficult it was for Datang to fight in that battle."
"When foreigners from other countries learned about it, they all thought that the power of the Tang Dynasty had begun to decline."
"But in this battle, we, Datang, have proven ourselves again."
What Li Chengqian said was quite pertinent.
And Li Shimin also showed a knowing expression.
Then, he said: "The prince is right."
"Our Tang Dynasty's armor is still the best in the world."
"If anyone has a disobedient heart, the muzzle of the Tang Dynasty will be aimed at his royal capital as soon as possible."
Li Shimin also raised his head at this moment, his face full of pride.
In this world, is there anything more worthy of pride than that our country has become stronger?
What's more, this powerful country was governed by him.
After hearing what he said, all the officials in the audience shouted: "The power of the Tang Dynasty is famous all over the world, and your Majesty's achievements will last forever."
"Hahaha……"
Li Shimin looked up and laughed.
"OK OK."
"Now we can learn from the sun and the moon how strong the Tang Dynasty is."
"You don't need to say anything more about this."
Then, he stroked his beard and said, "Today, I actually have one more thing to discuss with you."
As he spoke, Li Shimin shook the battle report in his hand.
"Earlier, Silla asked me, the Tang Dynasty, for help."
"As the sovereign state of the Tang Dynasty, we also sent troops immediately."
"Now, our soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty have entered the hinterland of Baekje."
"And Li Chongyi, the Crown Prince of Hejian, asked me for instructions whether to launch an attack on the capital of Baekje."
Li Shimin looked around at the crowd and said, "What do you think of this?"
Hearing this, everyone in the place also started talking.
Afterwards, Wei Zheng stood up first and said, "Of course, to a certain extent, Baekje is to blame."
"But in the final analysis, he is my subordinate country of the Tang Dynasty."
"As the sect leader of the Tang Dynasty, it is unreasonable to annihilate the subordinate countries."
"I feel that at this time, we should send an envoy to mediate again..."
Wei Zheng was right.
The reason why they went to war with Baekje was entirely because they invaded Silla.
But if you count them, it doesn’t matter whether it’s Silla or Baekje.
They were all tributaries of the Tang Dynasty.
Now the Tang Dynasty has beaten Baekje to the point where it is unable to fight back, and has even reached its capital.
To a certain extent, this has had a deterrent effect.
Stopping attacks when enough is enough can also show the grace of the Tang Dynasty to the world.
However, some people have different opinions on this.
For example, Li Ke.
He stood up almost immediately and said: "Master Wei, what you said is wrong."
"It is true that the Tang Dynasty is the suzerain state, and it is true that Baekje is a subsidiary of our country."
"Of course, we want to show the demeanor of a big country, and we still don't fake it."
"But don't forget."
"Back then, my father repeatedly taught the Buyeo family and the Silla Jin family to live in harmony."
“But how did the Buyeo family do it?”
"Treat your father's words as deaf ears."
"Not only did they ignore the mediation of the Tang Dynasty, they invaded Silla rashly."
"It even blocks our country's envoys from the country."
"If this is the case, if we, the Tang Dynasty, still allow such people to survive in the world, where is the national prestige of our Datang Dynasty, and where is the imperial prestige of our father?"
As he spoke, Li Ke also looked at Li Shimin and said, "Therefore, I suggest that we take this opportunity to destroy Baekje, and then shock other countries and let them know who is the master and who is the slave..."
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu."
"The art of domineering is certainly possible."
"It can be said of the situation on the peninsula."
"Letting Baekje and Silla check and balance each other is a better choice for us, the Tang Dynasty."
"If Baekje is destroyed, it is very likely that the Silla family will become dominant."
"By then, the situation on the peninsula will be even more difficult to control."
Wei Zheng's analysis is quite reasonable.
After listening to these two people's words, Li Shimin didn't know how to make a decision for a while.
After thinking about it, he still set his sights on his stupid son.
Who would have known that at this moment, this guy was hiding back, as if he didn't want to speak.
Seeing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but frown.
Immediately afterwards, he also said directly: "Prince, don't you have any opinion on this?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian also sighed.
Sure enough, he is a gangster, he will not be left behind if anything happens.
