Naturally, Kinderman would not refuse Li Daozong's request. Not only was that area unsuitable for growing crops, it had previously been a messy open space near the dock, with some weeds and trees growing there.
As for such an open space, it is an ownerless thing. Whatever Kinderman says, it will be whatever it is.
After negotiating the dock, the two people moved to the restaurant where Kinderman had rested before. After sitting down again, Kinderman continued: "General Li, I think you also need a lot of loading and unloading labor, so why don't you leave this aspect to me?" Shall we organize it?”
"No need, Your Majesty the Queen, although we are on the land of your country, it is precisely because we are on the land of your country that we are even less likely to abandon the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty."
"Although I am a county king, I am also a soldier of the Tang Dynasty. As a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, I must abide by the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty. This has nothing to do with my status. Even if His Highness King Qin is here today, he will not It violates the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty." Li Daozong shook his head slightly and said.
Kinderman paused for a moment. Li Daozong had reached this point, and she knew that nothing she said would be of any use.
"Your Majesty Queen Seondeok, why don't we discuss the next step in military deployment? Can I know the current actions of Goguryeo?" Li Daozong changed the topic.
"Of course, according to the news from our front line, Goguryeo's actions against us are not very big. After their early actions were seen through, they are mobilizing troops. We are currently mainly concentrated in a few cities on the front line."
"General Jin, please bring the map." Queen Kinderman of Good Virtue said.
A general standing next to him immediately bent down and saluted, preparing to get the map.
"Use ours." Li Daozong waved his hand and asked someone to take out the military map of the peninsula from the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, this map was a military map that was modified and reprinted from later maps.
In later generations, this map is already considered very standard. Mountains, terrain, rivers, everything is there, and they are all very exquisite.
When this map was taken out, Silla's generals and ministers, including Kinderman, were shocked. They had never seen such a detailed map.
The point is, isn't this the terrain on their peninsula? Why did everyone in the Tang Dynasty know it in such detail, even more detailed than they seemed to.
"Can you tell me something?" Li Daozong asked.
"The main force of our army is mainly concentrated in these cities." The general who had just been instructed by Kinderman immediately pointed to several border cities on the map and said.
"Are these cities military fortresses?" Li Daozong asked. The locations of these cities were not too good, but certainly not too bad.
In ancient times, wherever a city could be built, it must have had advantages in some aspect. But simply considering combat, this is definitely not the optimal solution.
"No, it's just an ordinary county town." The general said immediately.
Li Daozong pondered for a moment, and he knew very well that the purpose of the Tang Dynasty was not to defeat Goguryeo. If it were to defeat Goguryeo, the more than 10,000 soldiers would not come.
The purpose of Datang is to form a check and balance with Goguryeo, at least for a few months, or even by this time next year.
Goguryeo did not have many troops in Baekje and Silla, because Goguryeo knew very well that their main enemy was Datang, so Goguryeo's heavy troops were at the junction of Goguryeo and Datang.
In Silla and Baekje, the number of troops is not large, and they are also some second-line troops. The main elite forces are in the confrontation area between the Liaodong area and the Tang Dynasty border.
Therefore, this is also the reason why Yeon Gaesumun adopted such a strategy at the beginning. If they were all the main forces of Goguryeo and could withstand the millions of soldiers of the former Sui Dynasty for several conquests without defeat, Silla and Baekje would not be opponents at all.
Not to mention that after persisting for so long, just sweep it away. Where is the use of tactics?
But thinking about it this way, Li Daozong discovered another blind spot. This is indeed a strategic level tactic. Goguryeo deployed so few troops when facing Baekje and Silla, but the current distance between Datang and Goguryeo would not be possible if all efforts were made. In terms of transportation, in theory, 50,000 elite troops can be transported over within ten days.
What is the concept of 50,000 elite troops? Li Daozong knows better than anyone that the current tradition of countries announcing their military strength is to include civilians temporarily recruited to assist in transporting grain and grass.
Including the city guards in the rear and so on.
But in fact, the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo each did not exceed 100,000. Although there were 600,000 or 700,000 soldiers before the Tang Dynasty, those were just numbers. The number of elite troops who could really fight was between 100,000 and 200,000. .
And these elites cannot all be devoted to the battle in Goguryeo.
Of course, this was the Tang Dynasty in the past, not the Tang Dynasty now. After the restructuring of professional soldiers through the compulsory military service system and the recruitment system, in just over two years, the current 600,000 troops in the Tang Dynasty can be said to be elite!
Even though many troops are mainly composed of recruits, these recruits are all young and strong men between the ages of eighteen and thirty, and are equipped with full body armor, bows and arrows, sufficient arrows, and sufficient training time. and adequate meals.
The combination of these things makes these troops, which are mainly new recruits, probably more effective than the elite troops during the Tang Dynasty's military system.
But Goguryeo cannot reach the level of the Tang Dynasty, so if 50,000 elites appear in the hinterland of Goguryeo and then attack with frontal forces at the same time, Li Daozong is confident that he can directly capture the entire peninsula within a month!
When the time comes to capture the Yalu River named by His Highness, this will be a fatal strategic point.
If this is the case, then it is now necessary to hoard enough grain in Silla and Baekje and build grain depots.
After taking over these two countries, Datang can directly advance as long as Goguryeo takes action.
Li Daozong immediately began to think about the important logistical support for future wars. There are some things that must always be prepared for a rainy day.
In this way, let's change the subsequent strategy by the way. I believe His Highness will not refuse.
Li Daozong decided to write a memorial to His Highness soon and send him back to Chang'an. As for Silla and Baekje, there was no problem in stabilizing the situation.
Li Daozong was meditating here. Kinderman and the generals of Silla naturally did not dare to interrupt. There was a bit of silence in the room for a while.
Of course, Kinderman and General Jin probably never imagined that Li Daozong's consideration was no longer how to help them guard the border, but how to destroy Goguryeo.
