Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Okay, okay, I understand, I just apologize to you, I shouldn't doubt you." Qin Huaiyu interrupted Yuchi Baoqing's words dumbfounded, and now he still doesn't understand that Yuchi Baoqing is taking revenge on himself Did you doubt his words just now?So apologise.

"Hmph..." Yuchi Baoqing left the back of his head coldly, turned and left: "I still have a lot of things to do here, so I won't keep you here."

"I... okay, I'll just get out of here." Qin Huaiyu sighed speechlessly, and turned around to leave—now is not the time to argue, they have more important tasks.

Chapter 1192 Foreign Legion (1)

Chapter 139 Foreign Legion (1)

After bidding farewell to Yuchi Baoqing, Qin Huaiyu left the smelter without even taking the army with him. Instead, he came directly from the smelter to the pier alone. At this time, there was already a small boat moored by the pier. Small, barely able to fight two people, even the power is not a sail, not even an oar, but an even more backward penny.

Seeing the boat, Qin Huaiyu didn't say anything, just jumped into the boat and sat down cross-legged, and the boatman didn't intend to speak, but after he sat firmly, he lifted the anchor, supported the penny and left the pier.

Small boats are too small to enter the deep sea, so they can only walk along the shore. Otherwise, when a wave comes down, it may be overturned. However, small boats have the advantages of small boats, because small boats can reach some remote corners that big boats cannot reach, avoiding the attention of those who are interested. line of sight.

After half a day's journey at sea, the boat came to a remote bay. In this bay, there are many rocks and hidden reefs. All the exposed reefs are like knives. Let alone large warships, even some Small fishing boats could not come in, so only Qin Huaiyu's small sampan could come in and out freely.

After entering the reef bay, the boat docked. This is a mountainous area near the sea, with rocks on the cliffs, and it looks like a dangerous and dangerous place.

Qin Huaiyu went ashore again, moved hundreds of meters along the foot of the mountain, turned a corner, and suddenly a bright light appeared in front of him, and a large valley appeared in front of him.

"Who's here?" Before Qin Huaiyu could enter, he heard a shout, and several heavily armed soldiers jumped out from behind the rocks beside the valley. The weapons and equipment of these people were very strange, which was very different from the Tang system. The equipment, especially their weapons, is a bit similar to Tang Dao, but with an arc. It is the Japanese Dao that later generations are boasted as one of the three famous swords in the world.

Moreover, most of their armors are also very ornately decorated, brightly colored, with sharp teeth and claws on the armor, with sharp edges and corners, like crabs. The shape is quite secondary, very Japanese style, but if you look carefully, you can see it , Their armor is actually made of bamboo, but it is painted with different colors, which looks very gorgeous, but it is actually useless against heavy weapons, even bows and arrows can easily break through the defense - this is just It is the equipment that appeared in the Edo period of the later Japanese kingdom, and it is sufficient, but Li Zhen took it out in advance for this operation, although this equipment cannot resist the powerful.

"I want to see your general." Qin Huaiyu did not tell his background, but took out a round token from his bosom.

"It turned out to be the special envoy, and my subordinates have met the special envoy." When the soldiers saw the token, they knelt down immediately, and called the special envoy directly, with a trace of undetectable joy flashing in their eyes.

"Don't be too polite, take me to meet your general." Qin Huaiyu actually didn't know these people very well, he just received Li Zhen's order to let him come here, and then proceed to the next step.

"Yes, please ask the special envoy to follow me." A man led Qin Huaiyu forward, while several other soldiers rushed forward to report the news.

Qin Huaiyu has opened his eyes on this journey. His speed is not fast, and he can appreciate the surrounding environment. This valley is roughly circular. Except for a house built at the bottom near the mountains, the rest of the place has been reclaimed. It became a farmland, looking at the square fields and the crops in the fields, Qin Huaiyu had the illusion that he was in the Tang Dynasty for a while.

"My subordinate, General Honda Kyoyoshi of the Third Army of the Foreign Legion, has met with the governor. The banquet has already been prepared. Please come down with me, my lord." Come over—Yuedaitou is the hairstyle of the ancient Japanese country, that is, the middle part of the hair is shaved off, leaving only the hair on both sides (this hairstyle is very common in the ancient film and television dramas of the Japanese country), although it looks very Ugly, but in fact it is a very practical hairstyle, because in war fighting, the hair tends to be scattered due to various reasons. At this time, the hair in the middle and front of the head will cover the face, block the line of sight, and affect the battle , It is very unfavorable for fighting, so this hairstyle was developed later and gradually developed.

"Are you from the Wa country?" Qin Huaiyu frowned when he heard Honda Kyoyoshi's name. Although the Tang Dynasty did not go to war with the Wa country, but because of the Iwami silver mine, the Bohai Navy District and the Wa country have not been able to do so in recent years. He rarely fights, so Qin Huaiyu inevitably has a bad feeling for the Wa country.

What's more, even if there is no Iwami Silver Mine, Li Zhen has a bad feeling towards the Wa Kingdom, which is well known. As Li Zhen's confidant, Qin Huaiyu will inevitably be affected by his actions.

"No, Lord Governor, don't misunderstand me. I am not from the Wa country. I am from the Tang Dynasty. I am a true Tang Dynasty native. My ancestors have lived in the Tang Dynasty for generations." Honda Yasushi quickly waved his hand. This will be his immediate boss for some time to come. , can’t let him misunderstand himself, and quickly explained: “This subordinate is originally from Tang Dynasty, and his name is Ma Rufei, but he has been in Japan for these years. Although he is here most of the time, sometimes he will inevitably go out for a while. Dealing with affairs twice... As you know, the governor, the Wa country does not have a good impression of my Tang Dynasty... So for the convenience of doing things, and to avoid unnecessary troubles, the subordinates also named themselves a person from the Wa country. Put on Japanese clothes."

"So that's the case." Qin Huaiyu nodded clearly. This explanation is reasonable. He has seen this kind of situation too many times. Not to mention that Ma Mafei is doing business as a secret agent, even if he is doing business in Japan as a businessman. Such actions are also justified-at least in Datang, many foreigners will give themselves a Chinese name, which makes it easier for them to integrate into Datang.

"What about them?" Qin Huaiyu couldn't help asking, looking at the people behind Kyoliang Honda, "Are they all from Tang Dynasty too?"

"They are not." Kyoyoshi Honda shook his head when he saw this and said: "These people are from the Wa country. His Royal Highness ordered his subordinates to collect orphans in the Wa country according to the model of the Boys Army and train them to be elite. They are all from the Wa country. People... In fact, except for the subordinates and some instructors and teachers, almost everyone here is from the Wa country. Even if they are not from the Wa country, they are all young people from the northern Ezo Island. The same... At least it looks similar, and it has little effect on this operation."

Chapter 1193 Foreign Legion (2)

1 Forty Chapters of the Foreign Legion (2)

Speaking of this, Honda Gongliang saw Qin Huaiyu's frown, and quickly explained: "But you don't have to worry, Governor. Although they are all Japanese, they have been influenced by my Tang culture all these years. They invited their masters to teach them. After a few years, they have been almost assimilated by us. Coupled with the laundering of our youth army... um militarized management, their loyalty to Datang is very high, at least it will not be inferior to ours Myself, Commander, you can completely treat and use them as Tang people..."

"..." Kyoyoshi Honda quietly wiped his cold sweat, it was so dangerous, he almost talked bald.

Behind Kyoyoshi Honda, a courageous boy from the Japanese country suddenly said: "That's right, Mr. Special Envoy, don't doubt our loyalty. Although we have the blood of the Japanese country, we have already regarded ourselves as Tang people. As long as Datang is willing to accept We, we are willing to fight for Datang all our lives. Are you right?"

"That's right, young master, I naturally belong to Tang people, there is no doubt about it."

"Waguo brought me only pain. If it wasn't for Waguo's long years of war, I wouldn't have become an orphan. It was Tang who gave me a new life. Of course I am from Tang Dynasty."

"I don't know what Japanese people are from Tang Dynasty. I only know whoever treats me well is my life. If it weren't for Datang, I would have starved to death. Of course I am from Tang Dynasty."

"Although I shed the blood of the Japanese people, the things I learned to eat, wear and use since I was a child were all given to me by the Tang Dynasty. I am naturally from the Tang Dynasty."

"..."

Hearing the words of this bold boy, all the boys echoed one after another, and the scene was very lively for a while.

This is the reason why Li Zhen started to train the army from teenagers. Apart from the stronger learning ability of teenagers, the more important reason is that their experience is not enough, and their true outlook on life and values ​​​​have not yet been cultivated. Developed but still weak.In this case, as long as you use a little brainwashing method, you can easily turn them around.What's more, Honda Gongliang has been brainwashed for years like a day, and these Japanese teenagers have long been brainwashed to become loyal to Datang, and they will never betray again—as they said, although they With the blood of the Japanese people, but from the bottom of his heart, he has already regarded himself as a Tang person, and he is willing to fight for the Tang Dynasty all his life.

Qin Huaiyu looked at this bold young man, and asked with interest: "What's your name?"

"Master Special Envoy, my name is Du Zang, but I don't like this name, so I gave myself a name from the Tang Dynasty, called Du Yingxiong, and you can call me by this name." The Japanese name is Du Zang, and the Tang people's name is Du The heroic boy immediately raised his head and chest, and reported loudly.

It can be seen that Duzang likes his Chinese name very much, because there are not only more meaningful names in this name (the name Duzang is meaningless, it is just a pure appellation, not even as good as an iron egg) , and also has a very precious surname.Because Japanese civilians in this period were not eligible to have surnames (the surnames of Japanese people became popular after 1875), if this young man named Duzang had not joined the Third Foreign Army Corps, nor had he starved to death in his youth , then he may be just an ordinary civilian in this life, and it is impossible to have his own surname until his death.

"You are fine, you can follow me from now on." Qin Huaiyu changed his impression of these Japanese teenagers after throwing away the prejudice in his heart. In addition, he planned to buy people's hearts, so he took Du Yingxiong as his own. guard.

"Yes, thank you, Special Envoy." Du Yingxiong immediately agreed excitedly, and his companions next to him also cast envious eyes——in the history of Japan, there has never been a shameful thing to be loyal to others. Those warriors The purpose of working hard to learn martial arts is to one day be able to serve under the command of a certain daimyo or general, and become famous.

Although these teenagers have been reversed by the Tang culture, the servility hidden in their bones cannot be changed in just a few years. They never feel ashamed to serve a certain person, especially Qin Huaiyu. Such a general, whose status in the Wa Kingdom is almost equal to that of a daimyo, is definitely the best target for investment.

"Work hard, I'm optimistic about you." Qin Huaiyu said casually.

What Qin Huaiyu didn't expect was that this young man who was casually accepted by him today would grow rapidly on the battlefield in the future. In just three short years, he became a general on the battlefield, commanding tens of thousands of people. Fighting, and when Li Zhen expeditioned to Byzantium in the future, he led his subordinates to become the first person to break into the Byzantine king's capital, and made an incomparable feat.

"By the way, you said that you are the third army of the foreign army? What's going on?" Qin Huaiyu remembered another thing: "You are the third army. Could it be that there are first and second armies?"

"I'm afraid there are more than that." Yasuyoshi Honda shook his head and said, "I don't know the specific situation, but when our Foreign Legion was formed, His Highness called a total of nine people, and this subordinate was only one of them, so I think that the Foreign Legion is at least There are nine armies."

"So many?" Qin Huaiyu was taken aback: "Could it be that these legions are all in Japan?"

"That's not true." Kyoyoshi Honda replied with certainty this time: "There is only our third army in the entire Wa Kingdom, and the rest should be in other places. But where are they? I really don't know. But when I met His Highness a few years ago and reported the training situation to him, I also asked His Highness a similar question, but His Highness didn't answer it clearly. He just told his subordinates that Every place that Tang conquered, he would recruit excellent youngsters to form foreign legions... If this is true, then the subordinates think that these nine legions should be in the land conquered by Datang? For example There must be three places in Tianzhu, Nanyang, and Luzon, and Goguryeo and Turks may also have them, but I don’t know about other places.”

"So that's the case." Qin Huaiyu understood, and it made sense, otherwise the Wa Kingdom would be such a big place (at this time, the Wa Kingdom had only conquered the south, and Honshu Island and Hokkaido were not their territory yet. ), there are so many people in the Foreign Legion, even if the supplies are transported from the outside world, it is impossible for them not to discover the situation.

Chapter 1194 Foreign Legion (3)

Chapter 141 Foreign Legion (3)

"Then how many people are there in your third army?" Qin Huaiyu finally asked the most important question, which is related to the success rate of the next operation. If the number of the third army is too small, then he has to start again. Made a plan.

"Our third army still has a lot of people." Speaking of this, Honda Kyoyoshi couldn't help showing complacency: "At present, there are 5000 members in the bottom single army, all of whom are between 16 and [-] years old. Fighting elites, not to mention the so-called warriors of the Wa Kingdom, even the local army of the Tang Dynasty may not be defeated, and even if they meet the young army, they may not be invincible in a fight ...If the opponent is only a warrior from the Japanese country, then you can rest assured, Governor, even if it is an enemy ten or twenty times stronger, our third army can easily torture them."

This is what Honda Kyoyoshi said with confidence, because this is the truth. At this time, the people of the Japanese country were not very civilized, especially after they offended Li Zhen, the Tang Dynasty completely blocked the cultural transmission to the Japanese country. Work, not to mention sending Tang envoys to study abroad, even simple farming techniques have not been passed on.Although the current Japanese country has also got rid of the category of barbarians, and will not drink blood like a hair, but it is not much better, even compared with Europe under the shadow of the Holy See, it is much worse.

Not to mention the smelting technology. At this time, Japan was indeed able to smelt iron ore, but the quality of their ironware was surprisingly poor, worse than pig iron, and it was similar to the ironware of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods in China.However, even such iron wares are not eligible to be owned by anyone in the Wa Kingdom. In fact, the main weapons of the Wa Kingdom at this time are still mainly bronze wares.In the history of Japan, it was only after learning the technology of the Tang Dynasty that the smelting technology was able to develop by leaps and bounds. Without the teaching of the Tang Dynasty, it would take thousands of years to develop to future generations.

But this time, under the influence of Li Zhen, Datang did not give them a chance to learn, so their domestic smelting technology has always been the same as before. After reaching in, and establishing their own industry and power here, the Japanese people only got a glimpse of Datang's technology from it, but they are still far away from carrying out the steel revolution.

Although the current Third Army of the Foreign Legion is a juvenile army and is not equipped with hot weapons, at least it is not bad at all in terms of cold weapons, and all of them use excellent weapons produced by Datang's domestic arsenal.

The well-trained foreign third army, which is no less than the boy army, is equipped with excellent weapons, mainly bronze wares, and the training is completely unqualified. It is purely composed of civilians. Honda Kyoyoshi really can't imagine reasons for their own failure.

"That's great." Qin Huaiyu showed joy on his face. Although the number of 5000 people is much worse than the tens of thousands of young soldiers, it is enough for the next operation. Even if it is used properly and cooperates with the Marine Corps of the Bohai Sea Naval District, it is not impossible to destroy the Wa Kingdom, and then we and the Dengzhou Fleet will be proud of the Lingnan Naval District. The military achievements are not as good as yours, but we wiped out two countries (Baekje was also wiped out by them), and you just sank a few pirates, what are you talking about?