There is only a river between Andong and Silla. It didn't take long for the group to arrive at the river. There was a large stone bridge on the river, and there were no soldiers guarding the two sides.
It stands to reason that there will be soldiers from both sides guarding the border between the two countries, but Silla is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Even if it has not paid tribute for many years, it is still a tributary state of the Tang Dynasty in name. In addition, this line is called The Yalu River is really not wide, and horses can pass through many places, so there is no need for both sides to station troops.
At the third quarter of the fourth watch, the group entered the boundary of Silla. There was also a large city on the east bank of the Yalu River. Due to a hurry, everyone did not enter the city, but some houses and buildings in the city could still be seen from outside the city. The overall feeling is better than that of Anton City, at least it doesn't have the bleak and rundown atmosphere of Anton City.
After entering the boundary of Silla, the group first traveled hundreds of miles eastward, and then quickly headed south along the official road. Along the way, they could see cities of different sizes from time to time. It is an exaggeration to say that the people of Silla had no worries about food and clothing. But the life of the people here is obviously much better than that of the people in the Tang Dynasty. There are only two reasons for this. First, Silla has been relatively peaceful in recent years, and no major wars have broken out.
Second, thanks to the great help of the Tang Dynasty in the early period, there were three small countries on the Silla peninsula: Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. Silla was the weakest among them, and was often oppressed by Goguryeo and Baekje. Later, it The Tang Dynasty paid tribute and became a vassal, and asked the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help them destroy Goguryeo and Baekje, so that Silla could unify the peninsula.
Changsheng used to be in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He had read a lot of official documents in the Treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs and knew a lot about the relationship between Silla and the Tang Dynasty. While rushing on the road, he told everyone about the past events. In the early years, although Silla had no respect for the Tang Dynasty, The Tang Dynasty paid tribute and declared itself a vassal, but in fact the Tang Dynasty did not treat them badly, let alone exploit them. The so-called tribute often meant that someone gave a sheep, and the Tang Dynasty returned a cow. When Silla suffered a disaster, the Tang Dynasty would rather give up its own people. Even if they were hungry, they would allocate food for relief. Silla was bullied by Japanese pirates, and the Tang Dynasty would send troops to help others fight even if the Ni Bodhisattva crossed the river and was unable to protect himself.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty did not get any benefits from Silla. Except that the emperor of the dynasty could enjoy the vanity of foreign envoys coming to pay homage, they did not get any real money and silver, but paid a lot back.
Later, when Silla unified the peninsula, the Tang Dynasty was of no use. In addition, the Tang Dynasty's national power declined, which could not bring any benefits to others, and they gradually stopped coming.
Of course, one cannot blame all faults on others. The emperor of Tang Dynasty always regarded the emperor of Silla as his minister, and the lack of necessary respect in his words was also one of the reasons why Silla alienated Datang.
However, although Silla no longer pays tribute to the Tang Dynasty, it has not completely fallen out with the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, Silla is often harassed by Japanese pirates until now, and they also hate Japanese pirates.
At noon, everyone passed by a city. Since they did not carry any dry food with them, they went to the city to rest and prepare dry food.
Silla has its own language, which is completely different from Chinese. No one can understand it. However, fortunately, Silla’s writing is exactly the same as that of Tang Dynasty. Everyone can understand whether it is the sign outside the store or the menu in the store.
The food in Silla is also very similar to that in the Tang Dynasty. It also contains corn, vegetables and other foods. There is also meat, but not much. There are many kinds of salted fish.
After dinner, it started to rain outside while waiting for the store to bake pancakes. In addition to five sets of raincoats and bamboo hats, everyone also bought a lot of waterproof felt cloth, because everyone had bedding. Changsheng also bought two large bags of medicine, all of which were Don't get wet by rain.
Since they were not allowed to go on the road for a while, everyone stayed in their seats to drink and talk. The wine here was just glutinous rice juice. It had almost no alcohol smell and was just like drinking water.
"Your Majesty, how far is that place from here?" Datou asked.
"According to the map, Yinhu's location should be in Gangwon Province, Silla, which is still 1,500 miles away." Changsheng said.
"Do they also have a right?" Datou asked.
Changsheng nodded, "Silla learned from the regional regulations of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty had fifteen roads, and they had nine roads. Jiangyuan Road is located in the east-south area."
"Then where is the Japanese kingdom in Silla?" Datou asked again.
Changsheng poured some wine and drew a few dots on the dining table, "Japan is in the southeastern region of Silla."
"The east side of that road you just mentioned is the sea?" Datou continued to ask.
"Yes." Changsheng nodded.
Hearing Chang Sheng's words, Datou frowned slightly, "According to what you said, those Japanese pirates can just take a boat and rush to that damn road from the sea."
Changsheng nodded again, "Yes, they can rush to Jiangyuan Road easily. If there are no accidents on the way, they should get there before us."
"You calculated the time before," Da Tou said again, "March is definitely not the weakest month for Yin Hu. What about the days?"
Although Da Tou's question was not very precise, Chang Sheng knew what he wanted to ask, "March 18 is the Yin day of this month."
Datou rolled his eyes and recalled the calculation, "It was fourteen that night when we were in Bulxian Mountain. We were delayed for two days on the road. Today is sixteen. Isn't eighteen the day after tomorrow?"
"Yes, the fifth watch of the day after tomorrow is Yin day and Yin hour," Changsheng said. "It is also the time when Yin Hu is the weakest this month. If the seven major families take action, they will most likely choose this time."
While Datou and others were deep in thought, Changsheng said again, "The seven major families are all the elites of the Japanese pirates, and their strength is amazing. If they join forces to attack, even if it is not Yinri and Yinshi, they may be able to capture Yinhu."
Seeing everyone frowning, Changsheng hurriedly added, "But this possibility is unlikely. The seven major families are not only the elite of the Japanese pirates, but also the last trump card of the Japanese pirates. Unless they have no choice, there is no need for them to take the risk of losing troops and generals to attack. quick."
After a short silence, Yu Yi asked, "My lord, what do you think?"
Yu Yi asked this question very broadly, but it is also very necessary, because the ultimate goal of this battle must be clear before taking action. Only by knowing clearly what purpose this war wants to achieve can we have a clear target after taking action. If the goal is not clear even , it will be messy after you start.
Changsheng picked up the wine glass and took a sip. At the same time, he thought for a moment. After putting down the wine glass, he said, "We all know the role of the earthly branches, which is to sense the people's hearts and maintain the dragon's energy. However, now Silla has separated from the Tang Dynasty. , the people of Silla will definitely not care about the Tang Dynasty. Even if we keep Yinhu, it seems to have little effect on maintaining the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty. But there is a problem at the moment, that is, we don’t know how the earthly branches influence the people’s hearts. The specific scope, it is possible that the scope of Yinhu's induction is not limited to Silla, but also includes Dengzhou and Jeju in the Tang Dynasty, so we still have to try to save Yinhu during this trip."
After Chang Sheng finished speaking, no one answered because Chang Sheng obviously hadn't finished speaking yet.
After a brief pause, Changsheng continued, "We don't know the exact number of Japanese pirates who have sneaked into Middle-earth. It was roughly estimated before that it should be more than five thousand. Later, we will kill some one after another, but the Japanese pirates who are stranded in Middle-earth should still be there." There are no less than 3,000 people, and this does not include the seven major families who arrived later. These 3,000 Japanese pirates alone are enough to make us miserable. If we add the seven major families, we will definitely be overwhelmed. This time If we fight well, we will be under much less pressure in the future; if we don’t fight well, we will be stretched thin and exhausted from now on, so this battle is crucial."
Although Changsheng has always regarded Datou and others as brothers, Datou and others have never forgotten that he is their superior. Unless it is really necessary, they will not easily interrupt Changsheng when he speaks.
Changsheng said again, "After the eight major families came to Middle-earth, one of them immediately rushed to Shuzhou to make trouble for us. Although we finally left them all behind, we paid a heavy price. That was only one of the eight major families. , and due to lack of preparation and underestimation of the enemy, we are now dealing with the remaining seven major families. It is absolutely impossible to annihilate them all, so we can only seek to kill more."
Seeing that Chang Sheng stopped talking, Yang Kai said, "The seven major families were tricked by us into returning to Japan. After they wake up, they must know that we are returning the tiger to the mountain to buy time to find the Earthly Branches. In this way, they are very likely to guess what we will do next. came to Silla, and although Mitsubishi Mori did not get along with them, they were still a den of snakes and rats after all. There were many purple energy masters among the Japanese pirates, and they could also use spiritual energy tokens to convey messages, in case Mitsubishi Mori and others were dying before they died. We managed to notify the seven major families, and the seven major families will rush to the area where Yin Hu is located in advance, waiting for us to go."
"That's true," Changsheng nodded and said, "They should know that we are coming, so no matter when we take action, it will be difficult to catch us by surprise. This battle is destined to use everyone's best, and the danger is very..."
