In a fortress near the sea in Donglai County, Li Shimin was looking into the distance with a telescope.
Standing below are Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde and others, as well as Xue Rengui, Li Lizhi, and their children.
"Is Juba City in front of you?" Li Shimin asked, pointing to the east.
Xue Rengui replied: "Yes, Your Majesty! Seven hundred miles away is the capital of Baekje!"
The closest distance between Dongnae County and Baekje is only 350 kilometers.
It cannot be seen through a telescope. All that could be seen was a mist.
"With our speed, when can we win it?" Li Shimin asked again.
He asked this question, obviously a little anxious.
Yuchi Jingde said: "We have already captured fifty cities! But if we want to capture Juba City, it will probably take the day after tomorrow!"
"It's too slow. I want you to take it down tonight! Can you?"
Li Shimin said.
But there are some things that you can’t just take if you want to.
This is very difficult.
Yuchi Jingde didn't know what to say.
Cheng Yaojin stepped forward and said: "If we want to focus on capturing Juba City, there may be only one way!"
"What solution?" Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty, please take a look!" Cheng Yaojin walked to a house where there was a huge sand table, which was built based on the map provided by Li Min.
I saw fifty red flags planted on it, all in the city near the sea in Baekje.
These were all taken by Datang.
It took three days to get it.
As for the southeastern part of Baekje, there are yellow flags, and those cities are occupied by Xintang.
There are not many, probably only five cities. But these places originally belonged to New Tang Dynasty. They just took it back.
Cheng Yaojin walked to the sand table, picked up a stick and pointed to several places.
"We can mobilize helicopters from all directions, and then attack Juba Castle in a unified manner. Through continuous attacks, we can ask them to hand over the King of Baekje. After the King of Baekje is handed over, the city can be obtained, and once the city is obtained, the other The city is overwhelming and we can capture it in one fell swoop!" Cheng Yaojin said.
He's clearly confident in his approach.
Li Shimin was silent for a moment.
"Concentrate the helicopters! Let me think about it!"
Now the whole Baekje is blooming in all directions.
King Baekje must have felt very regretful at this time.
If he hadn't been too greedy, he might not have been on the verge of destruction this time.
Li Shimin will teach this kind of person who doesn't keep his word how to behave in the future.
And it was also because of this extra opportunity that Li Shimin was able to capture Baekje, thus forcing Goguryeo to retreat to the north.
In the future, if Goguryeo acts foolishly again, it will become a vassal of the Tang Dynasty!
When it comes to fighting, Li Shimin is not ambiguous at all.
And he is young and energetic now, and seems to have returned to the state he was in more than ten years ago, when he was belligerent! And full of energy.
Yuchi Jingde said: "Your Majesty, the army must follow up and surround Juba City! If there are no soldiers to occupy the city, the city will be in vain. When the helicopter leaves, the opponent will counterattack!"
"Also, let Xintang attack these places and station troops! Be ready to fight at any time!" Cheng Yaojin added.
"Zhijie's plan is feasible, but it's just a little too radical."
Li Shimin didn't want to do this.
However, Xue Rengui said at this time: "Your Majesty! I thought we could capture a few cities north of Juba City first! Then station troops here. This place is narrow. As long as we control this place, the cities north of Baekje will not be able to support Juba City. . Once this happens, the north and south will be cut off, and then Xintang will cooperate with the westward advance!"
Xue Rengui's words attracted Li Shimin's attention.
"Ren Gui's method is good. We should not be too eager for success. If this method is implemented, we will be able to capture Baekje faster!"
Xue Rengui's method was like a sharp blade, directly cutting Baekje in half.
And then siege the lower half.
In this way, the following will definitely be conquered, and because the place is smaller, the time will be shorter.
Once the following is conquered, is there any point in resisting in the north?
But Li Shimin then thought about whether he had been instructed by Li Min.
But no one said it, so just assume it wasn't the case.
If he said it was Li Min who pointed him out, he might not be able to use this method yet.
"The Heavenly Army of the Tang Dynasty will be commanded by Zhijie, while the Army will be commanded by Yuchi Jingde! Take the middle part directly tonight!" Li Shimin pointed at the sand table and said.
"yes!"
Everyone took orders.
Xue Rengui asked at this time: "Your Majesty, what is that minister doing?"
Yeah, what does he do?
"Just command the navy!"
Now you don’t have to go to the front line to fight a war.
Just control it in one place.
And these are all done over the phone.
When they were at the same time, someone reported their current location.
And there is a dedicated person to count them, and coordinate the positions of these people and place them on the sand table.
In this way, the entire battle situation is very clear.
This also brought great convenience to the entire war.
Improved the efficiency of command, allowing the Tang army to win in the shortest time.
"yes!"
Although Xue Rengui also misses the front line.
But it's okay for him to stay here.
"Okay, anything else?"
Li Shimin asked again.
At this time Dai Zhou said softly.
"Your Majesty, there is something here! I don't know whether to talk about it or not!?"
"Say!" Li Shimin's head was a little big after seeing Dai Zhou.
Because anything related to him must not be a good thing.
Must be asking for money again.
as expected.
Dai Zhou said: "Our army has used helicopters in the past few days of war, and the demand for oil has also increased. Tens of dollars of oil are used in a day. Calculated, a helicopter costs nearly 10,000 taels a day. Gas money!”
Li Shimin's face looked a little ugly.
But there was nothing to say.
"You decide this matter, I don't want to know!"
Yes, he didn't want to know these bad things.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Dai Zhou replied awkwardly.
But if this matter is not mentioned, Li Shimin will blame him again.
In fact, it’s not just oil that costs money, there are also some things that cost money.
However, Li Shimin has already gone on an expedition, how can he not spend the money?
Now that helicopters are the main combat force, we can add as much fuel as we can.
It's also because the helicopters have been flying too hard these days.
So the consumption of oil is very huge.
"Okay, there's nothing else to do. You all go down. You must win the central position tonight!"
"yes!"
That night, a helicopter brought Yuchi Jingde to the front line, and Cheng Yaojin also followed the helicopter army to the central position.
Xintang also gathered a large number of troops near Juba City.
Always be ready to attack.
As for Xue Rengui, he commanded the navy and assisted the two of them through waterways.
(End of chapter)
