"Ah..." After organizing the language, Gu Xun still sincerely performed his duties based on the principle of being a monk and hitting the bell for one day... although this is actually not something that the national teacher should take charge.

"Of course there are problems with the surprise plan, and it is no less than the former."

"First of all, it's a matter of timing." Gu Xun stretched out a finger and said jokingly.

"In Lingnan, even if it is just a thousand-man army, it is difficult to avoid various Vietnamese tribes for a long time. In addition, the food and supplies they can carry are limited, so it is impossible to transport the soldiers in advance."

"In this way, the operation time of the surprise troops and the main army must be strictly planned to avoid delays."

"Of course, this is not a problem too much. I think the imperial army should still have a way to cooperate."

Tu Sui immediately expressed his opinion, "Don't worry, the national teacher, I will handle this."

"The second question is the place to land." Gu Xun stretched out his second finger and gestured.

"I have a few common uses along the Baiyue coast... Let's call it a port for now, but once the empire uses troops to Baiyue, it is difficult to ensure that the other party will not be on guard against my fleet and keep an eye on these landing ports."

"The large army naturally doesn't have to take this into consideration. Tens of thousands of people push it up will be done. Baiyue can only resist it unless all the main forces are pulled over to defend the coast. However, a small group of surprise soldiers, not even the problem of being blocked, is hidden. What else can it play if you find it out?"

"That is to say, we need to find a suitable landing place again. To be honest... Although the coastline is long, this kind of place is not easy to find."

In Lingnan, which has not been developed, there are many cliffs that can smash the boats, and there are very few flat beaches suitable for landing.

Tu Sui simply chose to blame the problem, "This is a matter of trouble for the national teacher."

He couldn't solve this problem, and he could be sure that Li Si could not solve it either, so he could only ask Gu Xun to deal with it.

Gu Xun shrugged, not agreeing, but did not refuse.

After he was forcibly pulled into the plan to attack Baiyue, he was destined to cause a lot of trouble, and it doesn't matter.

Gu Xun then stretched out his third finger, "The last point is not a big problem, it is just a matter of transportation distance."

"My fleet cannot transport the imperial army to the hinterland of Lingnan, at most it will be the South Vietnamese generation."

The coastline of Baiyue is very long. Whether it is Minyue, Nanyue, Xiou, or even the farthest Luoyue, they are all next to the sea. In theory, you can reach any of their countries through sea boats, but in fact... it can reach Nanyue at most.

The cooperation between Liusha and Tianze is definitely the closest. They also have a lot of trade with the South Vietnamese Kingdom, and their connection with the West Ou Kingdom is very quiet. As for Luoyue... there is almost no contact.

The few exchanges between Xiou Kingdom and Quicksand were basically transferred through South Vietnam, so the quicksand merchant ships ran to South Vietnam as far as the farthest.

As for further south, I didn't get involved.

The longer the transportation route is, the greater the risk and the higher the difficulty. Anyway, it will not increase much profit, so Gu Xun simply did not continue to explore the ocean.

How to say it, it is certainly necessary to continue exploring the farther coast, but you have to be down-to-earth. Now is not the time to do this.

"When the empire was conquering Minyue and Nanyue, my fleet could still provide direct help. After reaching Xiou, or even the more remote Luoyue generation, I basically couldn't help much."

Gu Xun blocked Li Si's words before he spoke, "Don't say anything about letting me open up the sailing line."

"It's too late to go, unless the Empire is willing to wait for me for about two years."

When Li Si heard this, he immediately gave up his original idea.

It would be fine to wait for a few months. Two years would be too long. The empire could not wait, those martial arts nobles could not wait, and His Majesty could not wait, either.

Tu Sui also silently closed his mouth that had just opened, and he couldn't wait for this impatient attitude.

Gu Xun grinned at this and concluded leisurely, "Actually, no matter which plan is, it is helpful to the empire's Baiyue strategy. The problem in it is the root cause of it, but this help is very limited."

"The final outcome of this war to conquer Baiyue depends on the performance of the two people and the decision of the empire's strength. The help I can provide is quite limited."

"By the way." Gu Xun finally said to Li Si, "I will help contact Tianze's affairs, but I'll leave the specific negotiations to you."

"You just look back and find a reliable lobbyist to the National Master's Mansion to find me."

Li Sigang nodded and said he knew, and Gu Xun immediately asked, "Is there anything else to ask?"

Li Si thought about it and felt that there was nothing important to ask, so he would discuss it later if he had any questions, so he shook his head.

On the contrary, Tu Sui hesitated for a while and asked in a bad tone, "I want to know why the national teacher is so unfavorable to this Baiyue Battle?"

"Ah...this question..." Gu Xun opened his mouth and did not give an answer immediately. After pondering for a moment, he replied, "I am not optimistic about whether the empire can win. No matter how tenacious Baiyue's resistance is, it is only a price to pay."

"I just feel that the empire cannot get enough equivalent rewards from this war."

Tu Sui frowned and wanted to speak, but considering the reputation of ancient times, he still suppressed himself.

He doesn't understand, why can't he get the reward?

This war is obviously enough to satisfy many people, very satisfied!

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After a moment, Li Si and Tu Sui left the Shuyi Hall, and only Gu Xun and Ying Zheng were left in the hall.

Ying Zheng, who had been listening silently and without saying a word, had a faint smile on his lips, looking at Gu Xun.

He did not ask questions about shipping or other directly related to the battle in Lingnan, but asked Gu Xun's last words answered Tu Sui.

"The national teacher seems to firmly believe that this war will only bring losses to the empire?"

"It's obvious." Gu Xun shrugged and replied in a relaxed tone.

The smile on Ying Zheng's face gradually faded, and his tone changed more seriously, "Then I can tell you that the empire will not fight a war without profit!"

"Maybe..." Gu Xun raised his eyebrows, "What we think is the harvest is not very the same."

When the war broke out, Ying Zheng could expand his territory, and the nobles could get a lot of military achievements. Civil officials such as Li Si would also have their own merits, and the empire would naturally not lose.

Well...at least everyone in the court will not lose money.

Take it all and use it like mud and sand.

After facing all this, Gu Xun realized that Du Mu's words were really well said.
Chapter completed!