Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

At this moment, Xue Rengui, who was on the ship, was somewhat depressed.

When attacking Goguryeo before, he didn't make any effort except for rushing to attack Pyongyang at the beginning. Now he finally broke into the inland of Baekje, but he got on the ship again before fighting a few games.

"My lord, why did we attack the Japanese slave country first?"

"When we have cleaned up Silla and Baekje, it's not too late to continue our offensive!"

"These days, Baekje surrendered generals said that the Japanese slave country has more troops than Goguryeo. In the past wars with the three kingdoms of Korea, there were few defeats!"

"Would it be too risky for us to do this?"

Hearing this, Li You laughed loudly: "Xue Rengui, I think you are afraid!"

"Why, do you think our military strength is not enough to conquer another country for Datang?"

Xue Rengui quickly stood up straight, and said with a serious face: "Enough, of course it is enough."

"I'm not doubting our military strength."

"Then what do you mean?"

Li You looked at Xue Rengui suspiciously.

I saw that Xue Rengui changed his serious expression just now, on the contrary, there was a hint of flattery on his face: "My lord, I said, after we landed in the Japanese slave country, can we go directly to the inland to fight?"

"This way, the enemy has been beaten away by the navy..."

Li You laughed and interrupted Xue Rengui: "Why, do you feel that your contribution is too small?"

Xue Rengui quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, I didn't mean that."

"Being able to fight with the prince, I am still worried about military achievements."

"I just feel that the majesty of our Tang cavalry has not been shown."

"Before this expedition, Master Haig sent a lot of newly researched weapons from Qizhou, and we haven't had time to show them yet!"

"My lord, it's rare for us to go out with him once, so give me a chance to show off."

"Or, after returning home, Master Haig asked me whether the weapon is good or not, and if there is anything to improve, I can't answer."

Hearing this, all the generals present laughed.

Since Li You went to Qizhou, Haig moved the research institute to Qizhou, and also expanded the scale several times along the way.

For example, the artillery used by the Navy before was all researched there.

However, amidst the roar of laughter from the crowd, Liu Ji found that Li You's face was a bit ugly.

"Sir, what's wrong with you?"

Li You said with a serious face: "Everyone, you are all future pillars of the Tang Dynasty, generals and commanders, but do you understand why we are fighting?"

"Of course it's for Datang!"

Xue Rengui replied with a puzzled look.

"wrong!"

Li You's expression is still serious: "You are not fighting for the word Datang, we are fighting for the people of Datang, so that the people of Datang can live and work in peace and contentment without worrying about being invaded by foreign enemies!"

"You are soldiers, generals, not butchers!"

"We go to war to protect more people, not to kill more people."

"Our research on advanced equipment is not to let you kill more people, but to better protect more people."

"As far as this goal is concerned, this king does not want to fight. If there are other ways to solve it, I will not choose war."

"But at the same time, I don't give up using war as a means to accomplish my goal, but it's just a last resort."

"Of course, there will be sacrifices in the process, there will be death, but please remember that killing is not the purpose of war."

"Only after clarifying this goal can we make a clearer judgment."

"Take this battle as an example. We are going to bring the three countries of the Korean Peninsula into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. This means that the soldiers and civilians of the three countries of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje will all be citizens of the Tang Dynasty in the future."

"So if we can take them down without bloodshed, that's the best option."

"It is based on this goal that the king chose artillery to deter and accept their surrender."

"It is also based on this goal that this king chose to attack the external instability factors of the Wonu Kingdom first."

"I said so, do you understand?"

Li You's words caused all the generals present to fall into silence.

They never imagined that this prince, who was much younger than himself and was on the battlefield for the first time, had a more thorough understanding of war than they did.

Liu Rengui said with a face of shame: "Thank you for your teaching, my lord!"

Liu Ji also admired from the side: "The prince is so benevolent, it is the blessing of the Tang Dynasty."

However, when Li You looked at Xue Rengui, he found that Xue Rengui's eyes were full of doubts.

Seeing Li You looking at him, Xue Rengui bit the bullet and said, "My lord, I don't quite understand what you mean, but can I ask you a question?"

As for Xue Rengui, Li You had nothing to do with him, Li You was already very pleased that he could restrain the tyranny in his heart a little bit.

"I don't have so many rules here, just ask if you don't understand anything."

Xue Rengui plucked up his courage and said, "My lord, you asked me to ask, don't be angry!"

"You also said just now that you are not planning to include the Wonu Kingdom in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, so the people of the Wonu Kingdom are not the citizens of the Tang Dynasty."

"Then this time to fight against the Japanese slave country, can the cavalry be the main force?"

Li You immediately got one head and two big, and it took a long time to hold back two words: "Let's go!"

[Hello, Xue Rengui, I just said so much about feelings, but you didn't even listen to them, and you knew you were killing them. 】

[Since you want to kill, I will let you kill enough! 】

[Anyway, they are from the Japanese slave country! 】

However, Xue Rengui didn't care about Li You's expression at all. When he heard that he was being asked to go up, he immediately cheered happily, causing a roll of eyes.

This time, although the goal of attacking the Japanese slave country Li You was not to occupy, but still to conquer.

Li You knew that this humble island would still be a serious problem for the Chinese nation in the future, so this time he decided to make some important changes.

Since this time the war was initiated by Yixiangzong, Li You's first attack target was Yixiangzong's headquarters, Honganji Temple located on the central coast.

Then landed from Honganji Temple and headed towards Asuka Okamoto Palace.

Due to the heavy losses of the Japanese navy in the previous battle of Baijiangkou, there was almost no resistance to the Tang army.

Li You and his party, after a simple supply in Hakata, drove straight through the Seto Inland Sea to the outside of Honganji Temple.

Originally, according to Li You's idea, Bianji would definitely gather a large number of believers to stand on the coastline and use Honganji Temple as a fortress to face the attack of Tang Dynasty.

However, when the Datang navy came here, what greeted them was an empty city!