Chapter 183 The Tang Dynasty expects everyone to be loyal to their duties! (asking for monthly tickets)
Just as Li Xiang was thinking about it, military news came from Silla in the front.

"Prince, please take a look at this." Liu Rengui took the military newspaper with a worried look on his face and delivered it to Li Xiang's desk.

Li Xiang picked up the military newspaper and glanced at it...

Wow, my goodness, Baekje is actually colluding with Japan?

The military report clearly stated that the powerful Japanese minister Soga no Iruka and the prince Nakano Oe had both expressed support for sending the navy to the peninsula to fight.

Li Xiang didn't know much about the history of Japan, but at least he knew that Prince Naka no Oe and Soga no Iruka had a little heart-to-heart conflict. After all, this was a major event written in the People's Education Press history textbook.

But if you say you understand, I really don't understand much. Before seeing this military report, Li Xiang always thought that the person in charge of Japan was still Prince Shotoku.

but……

What's the matter? You Japanese are just living your own life, but Prince Naka no Oe doesn't want to kill Soga no Iruka?
Or...is it not the right time now?
"This Japanese country is really generous, more than a thousand warships?" Li Xiang smiled and put the military report on the table: "It seems that this Japanese country has taken out all the capital it has kept, and is going to gamble on the fate of the country again?"

"Again?" Liu Rengui scratched his head. He could understand betting on the country's destiny, but... this word "again"?
"Oh, nothing, just a feeling." Li Xiang said with a smile: "I heard that Prince Naka no Oe is quite accomplished and has always been at odds with the powerful minister Soga. Why are they able to reach an agreement this time?"

"This...I really don't know either." Liu Rengui shook his head.

"Well, let's think of a way to make them turn against each other." Li Xiang said with a smile: "As long as they are human, there will be conflicts."

"The Silla navy has been defeated. It seems that we can't count on them." Li Xiang looked at the others and asked, "Since this is a meeting, everyone should speak freely and express their opinions. Zhuge Liang will do it. It is said that three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang."

Since the coach said so, Liu Rengui didn't intend to keep it to himself.

"I think," Liu Rengui said, "since the navies of the three countries are working together to advance towards Beisha City, trying to cut off our grain transportation route, we might as well take the initiative to attack and wipe out the navies of the three countries in one battle!"

"I think it makes sense too." Su Dingfang expressed his support for Liu Rengui's opinion: "If we let them disperse, the enemy will be in the dark and we will be in the light. If they harass our army's transportation lines, it will be very troublesome."

"I agree with this." Pei Xingjian also said: "If we catch them all in one fell swoop, our army will be free of future troubles, and the Three Kingdoms will lose a surprise force that can win by surprise, and will no longer have the ability to land and fight!"

"Well, I think so." Li Xiang concluded, "What the three generals said coincides with what I said. The navies of Goguryeo, Baekje and Japan have won a great victory over the Silla navy and are coming with great momentum. We must give them a head-on blow. Just do as the three generals said and take advantage of their dazzled eyes to wipe out their navies in one fell swoop!"

"In addition, the consistent principle of our staff department is to speak freely in the meeting and not discuss after the meeting. If you have any opinions, just speak them directly." Li Xiang looked around and saw that no one had any objections, so he continued: "Then, let's start voting by raising hands. Those who agree with Zhengze's opinion of attacking, raise your hands."

Su Dingfang, Pei Xingjian, Zhang Jinshu and others all expressed their agreement.

It was also the first time for Zhang Liang's subordinates to participate in a meeting of the Navy Staff. This style of speaking freely was very novel to them.

"Then it's settled. All navy will be dispatched to find the coalition navy and capture it in one fell swoop!" Li Xiang made the final decision.

It is useless to bring a group of landlubbers to the navy's battle.

Li Xiang left Su Dingfang in Jian'an City and guarded the rear with Zhang Liang.

To stay behind, of course a reliable general is needed, and Li Xiang thinks Su Dingfang is a good choice.

There were more than 500 warships in the navy. Zhang Jinshu and Pei Xingjian looked at each other, and neither of them had any experience in water combat.

In the end, it was Li Xiang who appointed the generals. The commander-in-chief of the navy this time was Liu Rengui, with Pei Xingjian and Zhang Jinshu as deputies.

The subsequent Battle of Baekgang has proved Lao Liu's strength, so Li Xiang is more confident in him.

The battle plan was also very simple. After Liu Rengui and Li Xiang discussed it, they formulated a plan: Liu Rengui was the leader, leading the main fleet to confront the navy of Goguryeo, Japan and Baekje head-on; Pei Xingjian was the auxiliary, leading a fleet to hide, and after the war started, he would attack the enemy's fleet from the side and rear.

In this way, the enemy does not know how many enemies there are, and their morale will be greatly reduced if their rear formation is attacked, and they will become confused.

A king should not compete for merit with his ministers. Li Xiang does not understand naval warfare, so he does not interfere. He only needs to stay in the rear.

How to fight the war should be left to professionals.

This way, I won't make mistakes, and my generals will have room to perform, and they will be happy.

When the navy arrived at Beisha City, not long after, the navies of Japan, Baekje and Goguryeo also arrived one after another.

The naval ships of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces stretched for thousands of miles, with flags covering the sky, which looked quite imposing.

"There are a lot of people." Li Xiang stood at the bow of the flagship, looking into the distance with a telescope, and couldn't help sighing.

"The enemy is numerous and we are few." Lun Qinling just said it concisely and clearly.

"What's wrong? Are you panicking?" Li Xiang asked, tilting his head.

Lun Qinling shook his head and said, "It is somewhat unfair to use the majority to bully the minority. It is better to use the minority to defeat the majority."

"Hahahaha..." Li Xiang laughed and said, "My Tang Dynasty ships are tall, sturdy, and well-designed. How can the small sampans of the Japanese be able to resist them? It's said that we can defeat the many with the few, but in fact, we are using the strong to defeat the weak."

Xue Rengui sat aside, his face turning pale and blue, and he did not look very well.

"What's wrong, Lao Xue?" Li Xiang turned around and asked with concern.

Xue Rengui covered his mouth and waved his hands.

"I'm seasick." Li Xiang said concisely to Pei Xingjian.

"Landlubber." Lun Qinling shook his head gloatingly, "You are not as good as a Tibetan like me."

Not long after, Liu Rengui walked in from outside.

"Prince, can we issue the order to start the war?" Liu Rengui asked.

"You are the commander-in-chief, you don't need to ask me." Li Xiang gave Liu Rengui a high degree of autonomy. If it were the navy of the line era, he could still make some decisions, but unfortunately he had no say in the operations of the ancient navy.

Liu Rengui took the order and turned to leave, but was stopped by Li Xiang.

"Pass it on and tell everyone that I am telling everyone that the Tang Dynasty expects everyone to be loyal to their duties!"

"Yes!" Liu Rengui took the order and left.

After a while, the navy moved.

The Tang Dynasty's navy cut through the waves and rushed towards the coalition of the Three Kingdoms' navies, causing splashes of waves along the way.

Xue Rengui's face turned even worse, and he even began to dry heave.

Fortunately, he didn't eat much in the morning, so he didn't vomit.

"I really shouldn't have let you get on board." Lun Qinling said helplessly, "I think that by comparison, you should be more of a Tibetan. How about we switch places after the fight, and you go to Luoxie to report?"

Xue Rengui glared and was about to speak, but ended up vomiting out.

"Hey, I'm used to vomiting all the time." Li Xiang said, spreading his hands.

He stood at the bow again and examined carefully with a telescope.

The two armies were getting closer and closer, and soon their vanguards were approaching each other.

The Japanese navy was obviously well-trained. They threw flying hooks at the Tang Dynasty ships, then shouted and called their friends to climb onto the Tang Dynasty warships.

Of course, the Tang army would not let them crawl over, and they stretched out their knives to cut the ropes.

But the rope seemed to be made of special material and it would take some time to cut it.

At this moment, the Japanese also climbed onto the boat using the rope.

"Leave the head behind!" The bow roared. Upon hearing this, the Tang army picked up their weapons, blocked the weapons of the little devils, and then grabbed their hair and beheaded them with a single blow.

The head was left on the boat, and the body was thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

"Jilihuala!" The Japanese soldiers became even more ferocious when they saw their companions die.

However, they were no match for the strong men of the Tang Dynasty. They were at a great disadvantage both in size and strength.

Even if he held the weapon with both hands, it would be difficult to block one hand of the Tang army.

"Shoot!" Liu Rengui stood on a high place and shouted loudly.

Immediately, an archer stepped forward, standing at the bow with his bow and arrow.

This time, no rockets were used. After a volley of fire, Liu Rengui gave orders again.

"Bump into it! Damn it! Bang into it!"

It’s not that he was waveless, but the ships of the Three Kingdoms Alliance looked numerous, but in fact, if you looked closely you could see the difference in size.

Li Xiang even asked Yan Lide to reinforce the rams of the Tang Navy's ships.

Just do it!

Boarding? No way! Just ramming! That's it!

Under the horrified eyes of the Japanese dwarfs, the Tang Dynasty warships as tall as mountains were rushing towards them on the waves.

"Oh!"

After a loud noise, there was a creaking sound.

Then there was a series of screams and the sound of someone falling into the water.

Some Japanese wanted to climb up using the rope that had been set up long ago, but as soon as they showed their heads, they were hit on the head with wooden sticks.

The Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette, bang bang bang!

"Does it sound good?" Ding Xiaoer asked with a fierce face behind the Tang army soldier.

"Captain Ding..."

"Damn it, you prodigal son." Ding Xiaoer cursed, "Wouldn't it be nice to fish him out and chop off his head? It can also be counted as a gain for you. If you accumulate enough, you can even grant me land. Oh, you prodigal son..."

After hearing what Ding Xiaoer said, the soldier also felt that he had lost money in business.

"Okay, be careful next time. Just think of it as a noise." Ding Xiaoer waved his hand nonchalantly, carrying his knife, and went upstairs to look for the Japanese soldiers who had climbed up.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, the fleet led by Pei Xingjian suddenly appeared from the side and attacked the fleet of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces in the middle.

The sudden appearance of new forces instantly threw the Three Kingdoms navy into disarray.

The fleet of the Tang Dynasty was already stretched to its limits when facing it head-on. Not only was it unable to capture the fleet, it was even overwhelmed by the Tang Dynasty's ships and had no chance of turning the tables.

Now suddenly a new force appeared from the side and attacked the waist of the fleet. How could they not panic?

"Chiliwala!"

The Japanese spoke in an incomprehensible bird language and wanted to withdraw from the battlefield.

Although pointed-bottom boats are stable, flat-bottom boats are much faster than pointed-bottom boats.

Liu Rengui also discovered this situation and immediately ordered people to use flag signals to replace the rockets.

The navy archers replaced their bows with fire arrows and began firing at the Japanese ships.

Boats these days are all made of wood and can easily catch fire.

In an instant, smoke rose to the sky above the sea, and the water turned red.

At the same time, the sea breeze blew strongly, and the direction of the sea breeze was exactly the direction of the Japanese fleet.

The wind, fueled by the fire, continued to devour the Japanese warships.

As the saying goes, no eggs are left unbroken when the nest is overturned. The Japanese warships were burned, and the pirates inside were naturally not spared.

The Japanese pirates jumped into the sea screaming, but it was of no use.

When burned skin comes into contact with sea water, the pain caused is no less than that caused by fire.

The shouts, screams and cries for help mixed together, forming a symphony of hell.

At this point, the coalition's defeat was a foregone conclusion.

Goguryeo commander Go Deok was shot and turned into a hedgehog on the spot, and Baekje commander Buyeo Mang saw that the situation was not good and fled back to his country.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the Japanese commander Abehirov, who was already surrounded, surrendered to the Tang army.

The coalition forces of the Three Kingdoms had a total of more than 1,300 ships. After this battle, more than 400 ships were burned by the Tang army, more than 100 ships were rammed, more than 200 ships were captured, more than 200 ships escaped, and the rest all followed Abebirov to surrender to the Tang army.

Li Xiang didn't make things difficult for them. Since they had already expressed their surrender, they just had to accept it.

It's not that he has any compassion, but mainly because Li Xiang still has some use for this kid Abebirov.

The situation in Japan is a bit boring. How can he follow the historical trajectory and let Prince Naka no Oe get rid of the powerful minister Soga no Iruka?
No matter what, Soga no Iruka has to get rid of Prince Naka no Oe. That would be interesting.

After defeating the Allied Forces of Three Kingdoms, the navy began to clean up the battlefield.

Li Xiang was not idle either. He chose the rear of Goguryeo as his next target.

Firstly, it was to tie down Goguryeo's reinforcements while Li Shimin was attacking Anshi City, and secondly, it was to harass Goguryeo and see if they could gain some advantage.

But that will have to wait for a while, there are more important things to do now.

Count the losses, count the number of people, and then confirm the gains.

After a busy afternoon and night, the navy finally counted the losses and gains.

Li Xiang followed suit and wrote a report and handed it to Li Shimin.

Afterwards, he ordered his men to bring the surrendered Japanese general Abehirov to the city lord's mansion in Beisha City.

Of course he had to meet the captured person, not to mention that Li Xiang was planning to use Abehirafu as a chess piece to stir up the waters in Japan.

In fact, it would not be difficult for the Tang Dynasty to deal with Japan. Li Xiang simply had a bad taste for Japan.

Anyway, it’s none of his business if the Japanese are stupid enough.

After being notified to go to the City Lord's Mansion, Abehirov was trembling with fear and respect.

He knew that the person he was going to meet was the grandson of the supreme Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the Prince of Hengshan of the Tang Empire.

This person can decide him, but cannot... decide the life and death of the entire Japanese nation!
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