"How to do it?" Everyone looked over.
"When the envoys from Baekje and Silla came over, they immediately stated that our Tang Dynasty had paid attention to the situation between Silla, Baekje and Goguryeo, and said that their war had affected the stability of the region and had a negative impact on the region. It caused huge casualties to the people in this area.”
"So in order to avoid greater local casualties, Datang decided to directly send troops to help Baekje and Silla stabilize the situation. At the same time, the diplomatic envoys who reprimanded the King of Goguryeo can set off simultaneously."
"No matter what the outcome is, it is impossible for Goguryeo to stop its military operations directly just because we send troops, so to a certain extent, Goguryeo may even want to test the strength of the Tang army."
"Because Goguryeo's goal has been our Tang Dynasty from beginning to end. Even they themselves know very well that Datang's goal has been them from beginning to end."
"So we can start directly with our previous method." Li Ke said simply.
"Your Highness, do we need to show weakness to the enemy?" Cheng Yaojin asked, obviously he was afraid that he would directly defeat Goguryeo if he used too much force.
"No, if you have the strength, you can fight. And the army given to you this time cannot be large. Your total military strength is only 10,000." Li Ke shook his head simply.
"Cheng Heizi, don't get the wrong target." Yu Chigong said next to him.
"You know what the hell, tell me what our goal is?" Cheng Yaojin asked, glaring at him.
"Isn't this simple? Your goal is to promote the power of our Tang Dynasty, to promote our power to the people of Baekje and Silla, to promote the Tang Dynasty, to promote our army and the current governance philosophy of the Tang Dynasty, and It’s not about attacking Goguryeo.”
"What you have to do is to stabilize the situation on the front line. It is best to delay it for a year and a half."
"You spank Goguryeo? Is that what you should do?" Yu Chigong said disdainfully.
Although Cheng Yaojin wanted to refute, he had to say that Yu Chigong was right this time.
"Gong Lu, there is no problem with what Duke E said this time. Your main task is not to fight Goguryeo." Li Xiaogong said.
"Humph, isn't this something obvious? Your Highness has said it before, do you want to show off? I'm just asking His Highness if there is a need to drag more Goguryeo troops here." Cheng Yaojin glanced at Yuchi with disdain Christine said.
"Since everyone has no objections, just follow this plan." Li Shimin nodded, "Does the exam in mid-June need to be changed?"
"No, when did the Tang Dynasty need to look at the faces of these small countries? Besides, the mobilization of the Tang Dynasty's army has nothing to do with the country. The country is Hu Guogong's territory." Li Ke said.
Because the things Qin Qiong is currently responsible for are not military matters, Qin Qiong will naturally not attend this military meeting.
"When the time comes, Duke Kui." Li Ke looked at Liu Hongji next to him.
"I'm here."
"You are now in charge of logistics. Logistics will keep up with you as soon as possible, and you will be responsible for controlling the navy's dispatching!" Li Ke said.
"Yes. Your Majesty and His Highness, please rest assured that I and other logistics departments will definitely not delay things. In addition, I would like to ask Duke Liang to pay more attention to this." Liu Hongji said.
"It's easy to say. This is a major national event, and the Ministry of Education will naturally give its full support." Fang Xuanling nodded and said.
"Are you going too far? There is no need to be so nervous. This is just a local conflict. It's just that this operation comes with some special propaganda operations. Don't worry about this." Li Ke smiled. road.
After everyone laughed, Li Ke continued: "Compared to the pressure from the Jiangxia County Prince and Lu Guogong, in fact, the real test of this operation is Datang's current logistics support system."
"As long as the logistics can keep up, the pressure on Prince Jiangxia and Duke Lu will actually be very little."
"Yes." Everyone nodded in agreement. If you think about it carefully, it is indeed true. The money spent by the Tang Dynasty court this time is not a small amount. Foreign wars must be funded by the court.
Weapons and equipment, as well as food, including transportation, must be spent from the imperial treasury, and a certain amount of profit must be set aside for the state-owned commercial banks responsible for related matters.
Although this part of the profit will be very small, it belongs to the left hand and the right hand, but this kind of tossing must be carried out and the money must be circulated.
"By the way, I have a problem here." Fang Xuanling said.
"What's the problem?" Everyone looked over. This was a military meeting, but it definitely needed the support of the Shangshu Province. Fang Xuanling's opinion was naturally very important.
"It should be a matter of the Ministry of State-owned Assets. Datang Grain Reserve has a batch of old rice that is more than two years old. However, although it is old rice, it has not deteriorated, but the taste is slightly worse. Overall, the problem is not big. The Ministry of State-owned Assets Bian can be sold to the military at an extremely low price." Fang Xuanling said with a smile.
"No, Duke Liang, you are going too far." Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but started shouting, "You're going to let our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who are fighting abroad eat old rice?"
Cheng Yaojin would have been beaten to death a few years ago. What happened to soldiers eating old rice? Being able to eat rice is already considered an extremely luxury. When will ordinary soldiers be able to eat enough rice?
Can't you even eat old rice now?
But for the Tang Dynasty now, after there is no shortage of food, the people in the military department are naturally unwilling to eat old rice.
"Mr. Lu Guogong has misunderstood what I meant. What I mean is that in the special operations of the two countries, the army needs food in many places, and this old rice can be used in these places. "
"Although we sold a lot to the Japanese islands before, we still have a lot of inventory." Fang Xuanling said.
"Of course there is no problem with this, but just give them rice directly? Isn't this a bit too good." Cheng Yaojin changed his tone instantly.
"Just use Chen rice, otherwise how can we highlight the excellence of Datang." Li Ke made his decision directly.
Chen Mina is also rice. Yes, corn, which is a traditional food in the Tang Dynasty, has gradually begun to withdraw from the stage of staple food.
At least the national strategic grain reserve no longer reserves corn, but mainly rice and wheat, and other auxiliary grains are also available.
Li Ke spoke, and naturally everyone had no objection.
The military meeting was convened faster and faster than expected, and the preparations and finalization of the incident were completed within one day.
In other words, the plan has already been prepared, and until there are no major changes, just follow the plan.
Now, as the saying goes, it's a mule or a horse, and it's time to take it out for a walk.
