Battlefields and financial markets are sometimes very similar.
Likewise, if you fail, you will die. You are nothing more than a corpse wrapped in horse leather and a trapeze artist.
It's the same exhaustive consideration, but the only thing is that the bargaining chips of the two transactions look different, or that the soldiers of the two forces look different.
At the operational level, many places are the same.
It's also a lot of work, using whatever means necessary, and...
The same high reliance on intelligence!
And Yeon Gaesomun is the best among people, and he is undoubtedly the one who has a good understanding of the value of intelligence - this was before the confrontation with Li Er at sea. Since then, Yeon Gaesomun has been sending informants and agents from all sides.
Being followed.
Needless to say, after the encounter, facing the extremely awesome and even outrageous special investigation capabilities of the Tang Dynasty Forbidden Army, Yeon Gaesumun was even more severely taught a lesson.
That's why...
Although the aristocratic families of the Southern Dynasty came to the rescue in times of need, traveling thousands of miles on fast horses and traveling day and night to bring him vital information, Yeon Gaesomun did not act rashly.
Late that night...
After some meditation and hard thinking, Yeon Gaesumun had already thought of a complete strategy.
This time, Li Er most likely deployed back-up troops in Mobei, that is, other troops - and heavy troops!
It's just that I don't know it.
Although the wealthy families in the Southern Dynasties have great hands and eyes, since they have a grudge against Li Er, they are of course a group of people who are far away from the real core of decision-making. Even if the information obtained is not the same as the rumors, there is still a high possibility that it is not comprehensive...
Therefore, Yeon Gaesumun decided that he must continue to obtain information.
Of course, more core information, such as Li Er's military, detailed mobilization of resources, and specific northern Xinjiang economic and strategic plans, may not be available.
But it is not difficult to find out how many troops Li Er has arranged in northern Xinjiang!
If Li Er really had any plans for an ambush, he wouldn't have made them invisible out of thin air, right?
After all, it is an army, not some famous generals, these are all individuals.
Even if there are thousands of troops and horses, there will always be grass snakes and gray lines no matter how hidden they are.
but……
All kinds of caution does not mean that Yeon Gaesomun intends to let this opportunity pass.
Li Er was an extraordinary monarch, and with the help of talented people like Wei Zheng and Li Sheng, the current Tang state should not underestimate him.
There are not many opportunities to go south, but the danger of destroying the country is always there!
How could Yeon Gaesoo-moon allow an opportunity to slip away once it was discovered?
After a period of investigation...
New information has finally arrived.
The last stage of investigation has finally been completed.
Yeon Gaesumun finally figured out Li Er's troop deployment at the border between the two countries.
In the afternoon of that day, Yeon Gaesumun was looking at a strange cloth object and was lost in thought.
…
To say this object is strange is not to say that it has any magical powers, but that its shape is very strange.
This thing is a ball made of cloth. The cloth is made of the best and rarest cotton in Goguryeo.
The whole is made into an elliptical sphere.
It looks a little weird, similar to the ball used in Cuju. But it is weird... Cuju is a sport that has been born and popular since the Warring States Period. However, no matter which version of Cuju ball, there is no such luxurious use of cloth.
In this period of chaos that has just ended, and no one knows when the next round of chaos will begin, cloth is as hard currency as bottle caps.
Of course, this is not a luxury for the owner of the palace.
What's really weird is that this cloth ball is hollow and is held up by thin strips of bamboo strips in the middle.
And underneath the cloth ball, there is a strange... basket.
That's right, it's the most common kind, no different from the vegetable basket where eggs are placed.
The only special thing is that this thing is connected to the cloth ball.
There were over a thousand slaves and maidservants in the royal palace, and the scale of the ceremony was huge.
But no one knows what this thing is - they really don't know, not the kind of ignorance that some people don't pay attention to, and only some people notice it.
Because all the slaves know that the prince attaches great importance to this thing. Although he has not said anything about keeping it secret, no one is allowed to touch it, and anyone who disobeys the order will be killed.
However, Yeon Gaesumun knew that he would have to play with this thing for at least an hour every day.
This thing is none other than a miniature airship!
The battle at sea had a great impact on him.
It was like the earth was shattering, and his outlook was completely shattered.
So when he returned to Goguryeo, Yeon Gaesumun immediately summoned craftsmen and planned to imitate a similar flying boat. After all, this thing...
Its value in investigation is simply immeasurable.
If this thing is only owned by the Tang State and not Goguryeo, then... no matter how powerful Goguryeo's troops are today, it is meaningless. Sooner or later, it will still be swallowed up by the Tang State!
There is only one way to solve this problem, and that is to come up with the same thing as the Tang Dynasty!
Afterwards, Yuan Gaisuwen checked the classics and found some clues about this thing. This thing was invented during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because it was Kongming's move, people called it the Kongming Lantern.
The lamp is made of paper, with a torch burning in the middle.
At first glance, it seems that it is not much different from an ordinary lantern, but in fact...
There is still a difference, because Kongming lanterns can fly!
And Li Sheng's thing is actually a large Kongming Lantern.
Yeon Gaesumun confirmed this by repeatedly reading the classics and combining it with his memories of the scene in the naval battle.
only……
Although there is no shortage of craftsmen who can make Kongming lanterns, they have encountered a lot of troubles in making larger Kongming lanterns.
First of all, the Kongming Lantern is supported by bamboo strips and the space is not small, so it is okay to light candles.
But if this thing is to be enlarged, then... it is impossible to use bamboo strips and candles, it must be a real torch - at least the kind used for lighting.
When the torch gets bigger, the sky lantern cannot take off because the weight increases.
It's not difficult to increase the weight. Just replace the paper ball with a larger one, right?
However, after the craftsman tried it, he discovered...
First of all, after the paper ball is enlarged, the overall structure becomes extremely fragile. Often, before the basket underneath is installed, it will break and holes will appear. Such a thing will never be able to take off.
So I had no choice but to come to the second step of improvement.
Replace the paper ball with a cloth ball that is the same as Li Sheng's flying boat!
Paper will break easily, but cloth is much better.
only……
After switching to cloth, a new problem appeared strangely.
Although the cloth is strong, its weight has also increased...