"You think so too?" Li Ke looked at the others.
Everyone looked at each other somewhat, mainly because His Highness tonight seemed strange and powerful to everyone. Too strong.
After all, compared to some situations in the country, His Highness King Qin was very gentle before, but His Highness King Qin tonight is different!
"Compared to the cost of war, five lives are definitely nothing, but if you take into account the collateral benefits, it is definitely different. The main thing is how big our target is this time." Chai Shao said.
"If the target is the Queen's Kingdom and the Piao Kingdom, then of course there is no problem. Anyway, Linyi has been captured. Luzon Island, Lizi Island and other nearby islands are already within our control, and there are still more in Nanyang Larger islands and continents are also under the control of our Datang."
"From the map, these countries are completely surrounded by our Tang Dynasty. Solving them also means that we can connect the entire area into one."
"So from a certain perspective, all the mountain people in the primitive jungle here can migrate out and settle in the different surrounding plains, and the primitive jungle can be preserved intact."
"In this way, from another perspective, it solves the problem that the Southern Barbarians have been very difficult to manage in all dynasties."
"Because the entire surrounding circle is a plain area, whether it is traveling by sea from the surrounding ocean, or building official roads along the coast, using Lancang River transportation and other methods for radiation control, the tribes in the primitive jungle in the middle, even We can’t get them all to move out, and it’s impossible for those living inside to rebel.”
"As long as the surrounding situation is stable enough, these places will no longer be as difficult to manage as the South Vietnam during the Han Dynasty." Li Xiaogong pointed at the map and said seriously.
"What the prince said makes sense. From a strategic point of view, being connected together means that Lizhi Port is no longer alone overseas. It will have the support of our country in the Tang Dynasty. Once the train is built all the way, then Don’t be too close to the Tang Dynasty.”
"I believe that this day is not far away. The most important thing is that this gives our Chinese theater the most critical support, and the entire Tianzhu continent is not out of the question." Li Jing nodded.
"Since it's all benefits, let's do it. Let me say, now that it's solved, it's better to settle it once and for all. If the Queen's Kingdom and the Piao Kingdom are captured, this large area will belong to our Tang Dynasty. Don't you think this is true? Is the wax an eyesore?" Yuchi Jingde traced his finger across the map, and finally pointed at the real wax after removing the Queen Kingdom and Piao Kingdom.
Wei Zheng: "..."
Fang Xuanling: "..."
Changsun Wuji: "..."
The three of them were extremely speechless. No, what kind of education have you generals received recently? You don’t consider other influences at all, right? We only consider the strategic impact of Datang, and we don’t even consider other aspects of the external environment, right?
"Everyone, are you thinking too much now? It is not a question of strategic goals, but a question of whether we should fight or not." Fang Xuanling said helplessly.
As soon as they heard Fang Xuanling speak, these generals stopped talking. They all looked at the strategic map in front of them silently, discussing with each other in low voices without talking to each other at all.
"No, you guys are talking." Wei Zheng opened his eyes and said.
"Hey, Duke Zheng, as you said, our Tang Dynasty has completed its restructuring. We are all soldiers, and soldiers only fight." Yuchi Jingde said quickly.
The other generals also nodded.
Wei Zheng: "..."
"Your Majesty?" Wei Zheng turned to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin turned to Li Ke: "Do you think we should fight?"
"Fight!" Li Ke nodded, then he looked at Wei Zheng and the others, and said calmly: "If you insist on me giving you a reason, I can give you countless reasons, but I don't want to say many reasons. , the only thing I want to say is that although the Tang Dynasty is strong enough to the outside world, it is actually not strong enough. After all, isn’t Goguryeo still at war with us?”
"Do you think Goguryeo has compromised? No, and they dare to test us. So in some places with strong folk customs, we must fight when it's time to fight. One blow will hurt."
"The most important thing is to let them know one thing. You can mess with anyone, but you can't mess with people from the Tang Dynasty! I don't want to hear other things, they are just so domineering." Li Ke said lightly.
"Your Highness, you are resorting to violence." Wei Zheng sighed, although Li Ke couldn't persuade him.
Hearing Wei Zheng's words, Li Ke couldn't help but laugh.
"Your Highness, why are you laughing?" Wei Zheng was a little confused.
"Nothing. Just ask Fang Xuanling, does fifty thousand elite soldiers count as a military force? I can say straightforwardly that with the current state of the Tang Dynasty and the logistics requirements of the army, the Tang Dynasty can dispatch 300,000 elite soldiers, plus one Millions of logistics support farmers, fighting continuously year after year without stopping at all, without any production, and there is no problem in fighting for 20 consecutive years, and I promise not to reduce any logistics subsidies, food supply, cloth, arrows , bows and arrows, weapons, armor and other supplies." Li Ke said calmly.
Wei Zheng was stunned, and Changsun Wuji was also stunned. Fang Xuanling was a little hesitant. He tentatively said: "I can guarantee the food and other issues, but the weapons..."
"As much as you want." Li Ke only said six words.
The general next to him was stunned for a moment at first, and then everyone's eyes lit up, almost to the point of really shining. So is my Datang so awesome? And...when have we ever fought such a wealthy battle?
"Is your Highness serious about this?" Yuchi Jingde shouted with joy on his face.
"Of course, I can't lie to you, Duke E." Li Ke nodded.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Yuchi Jingde said his thanks with a smile. Your Highness still trusts us.
Hou Junji next to him was a little speechless, that is, Cheng Yaojin was not there, if he was. I guess Guo Guo Lu will tell you the truth. Is there a possibility that His Highness’ underlying meaning is that you can’t fool anyone but a fool?
"This..." Wei Zheng was speechless for a moment.
If that's the case...it seems that going militarily out of the question is out of the question.
"Then fight!" Li Shimin next to him suddenly spoke directly, "But the fight cannot be random. I can understand Li Ke's thoughts, but because of such a small conflict, this matter affects two countries at the same time. The use of troops, and the direct use of troops without investigation, is not appropriate after all, so I have an idea."
