"It's windy on the sea in late autumn, so we really should set off early, but don't worry, Governor, the north won't be in the way. We went to Silla in late autumn last year."
It was Simon who spoke.
After the army arrived in Donglai, Li Jing held the first military meeting.
Of course, this is already his fifth day in Donglai.
Before that, he met with Yu Wenshiji, the prefect of Donglai, Miao Haichao, the county magistrate, and other county officials. After talking to these people, Li Jing got a feeling, because this place is not as complicated as Chang'an, and no one can be on an equal footing with him.
Moreover, the leader is Yuwen Shiji. They are both from Kansai and are easier to talk to.
The only problem is that Li Jing's elder brother Li Yaowang once joined the Yuwen family, but that is an old thing.
At this time, Li Jing was only concerned about the army's logistics, food and supplies, whether the docks were complete, how many troops and horses the ships docked at sea could transport at one time, etc.
Everyone in Donglai County was very nervous. In order to prevent the abbot from finding faults, Yu Wenshi and others were well prepared.
Li Jing did not come to Donglai to find fault with anyone. He asked the officials and inspected various warehouses accompanied by Yu Wenshi and himself.
Li Jing was very satisfied. In fact, the Tang army had always attached great importance to logistical support in its campaigns, and its logistical system was much more complete than that of the former Sui Dynasty.
The biggest difference from the former Sui army was that the Tang army did not dare to recruit civilians because of large-scale civil unrest, so most of the logistics system was taken care of by the soldiers themselves.
In this way, the efficiency was improved, but there were also disadvantages, that is, when the Tang army gathered on a large scale, the supply of food and grass would be intermittent.
Once the number reaches more than 100,000 or 200,000, they will not be able to easily ensure their logistical supply like the former Sui Dynasty.
You know, Yang Guang assembled an unprecedented one million troops in Hebei back then.
This is because the superiority of the military system gave Yang Guang the opportunity to display his unique talents, and the other is that countless civilians were used.
During the sixth and seventh years of Daye, when the war was still in the preparation stage, the number of civilians who died on the road was calculated in units of tens of thousands.
This is something that has been unavoidable in all dynasties. In fact, the difference only lies in the timing and intensity of using people's power, not whether to use people's power. This is not a multiple-choice question.
The situation in the early Tang Dynasty determined that large-scale mobilization of civilian power should be avoided. This was one of the manifestations of national weakness. It does not mean that the Tang army's campaign had completely avoided the problem of civilians being responsible for transporting grain and grass for the army, or even participating in the war.
Therefore, the Tang Army's logistics support system is only temporarily different from before.
Every time before a battle, the Tang army would transport enough grain and grass to the assembly point with the various ministries in advance to reduce the burden of subsequent grain and grass supply and buy time.
This undoubtedly brought certain restrictions to the Tang army's campaign. One was that it could not fight for a long time, and the other was that temporarily increasing troops would disrupt the overall subordinates and lack flexibility.
For example, last year when Du Fuwei led his army to cross the sea, there was no need to expect strong support from the Tang Dynasty. It was not until this year that the Tang Dynasty gathered a large army to cross the sea again. During this year, if something happens ahead, here
There is also nothing that can be done.
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Li Jing was well aware of all this. He made several trips to comfort Yu Wenshi and other Donglai County officials, and then met with some military generals alone.
Only then was the first military meeting after arriving in Dongnae held among the army.
Li Jing came alone, did not go straight into the central army, and fought with the generals to frighten the troops. This is the plot in the novel.
From the moment he was appointed, he had already made preparations. By the time he summoned the generals and the Chinese army, he had generally taken control of the situation.
In the large tent, more than a dozen leading generals, wearing helmets and armor, were lined up in front, making the air here seem to have a bit of smoke.
No one spoke enthusiastically, and the generals from all over the army looked at each other intently and sat upright, acting as if they were acting entirely according to the general's military orders.
As the only woman in the account, Ximen still spoke without any scruples.
She had been summoned by Li Jing once before. She felt that although the governor brother was from Kansai, older, and a bit too serious, he didn't seem to be as difficult to deal with as everyone said before.
He is also a reasonable person, and he can listen to some of his words.
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"I'm not worried about any accidents at sea. With General Wang and General Ximen here, those of us who are not familiar with water shouldn't have to worry about feeding the fish in the sea."
The Governor's jokes had to be laughed at, so the generals' rough laughter rang out in the tent.
Wang Xiongdan tapped his breastplate and said with a smile: "Don't worry, General. Even if the Dragon King invites you to be a guest, I can lead people to get everyone back."
This was said very unfavorably, and several pairs of big eyes stared at him. Wang Xiongdan stared back without fear, showing no signs of losing his momentum.
Li Jing still looked solemn, but in fact he was already happy, and the pores all over his body were relaxed. The atmosphere in the army was still more comfortable than that of his Governor's Mansion in Jiangling.
These powerful guys are full of vitality and blood, which makes people happy just to see them.
"When we get to the sea, we have nothing to stand on. Once we get on the ship, we have to listen to the arrangements of General Wang and General Ximen. If anyone disobeys, he will be thrown into the sea and let the Dragon King entertain him."
When everyone happily agreed, Wang Xiongdan and Ximen immediately felt that they had important responsibilities and were useful, and they felt quite comfortable.
Li Jing waved his hand to ask everyone to quiet down, but then changed the subject and said: "You two just need to remember that the army may set off at any time, and the fleet must be ready.
Don't expect me to issue military orders here, but you come to complain to me again, then I will use military law to talk to you two."
Ximen stood up, gave a military salute and said loudly: "General, don't worry, we know it well. We have transported food and grass to Silla twice before. When the ships come back in two days, the army can board the ship and set off at any time."
Li Jing nodded with satisfaction and asked some more questions.
In fact, he knew all this before, but he just let the generals in the account hear it, and he felt better.
By the way, I also highlight the status of the two navy generals Wang Xiongdan and Ximenshi, so as to prevent these landlubbers from being disobedient at sea.
It has to be said that once in the army, Li Jing and Li Pharmacist looked like a different person. He was no longer the same Pharmacist Li who "ran into obstacles everywhere".
Well, maybe it’s because generals in the military generally don’t have very high emotional intelligence?
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When it was almost finished, Li Jing asked someone to bring the map and unfold it in the big tent.
He waved everyone around and pointed to a long and narrow island in the east sea: "Since the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, it is said that people from the Japanese country have come to court, which let us know that there are still people on the east sea.
When the DPRK appointed me to lead the army, I inquired about it and checked many records. It seems that the Japanese country has been isolated overseas for some years. Regardless of the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, everyone had contacts with the Japanese people.
During the pre-Sui Dynasty, the Japanese state even sent envoys to the court several times, which can be said to be very diligent and prepared."
At this time, all the generals knew what the army had done. This was the reason why Wang Xiongdan and Ximen were relieved of their worries and were willing to accept Li Jing's control.
The troops they led out to sea this time were not going to Silla to fight for power with King Du, so there was no need for them to complain about King Wu.
Moreover, in the previous battle to destroy Baekje, seeing how capable the Tang army was, Ximen and other Jiangzuo old men finally felt proud to be members of the Tang army.
Not to mention Wang Xiongdan, who once served under Xue Wanjun, the general manager of Lingzhou, but now he still jumps up and down from time to time, bragging about his origins and so on.
In fact, he had long regarded himself as a general of the Tang Army, and was much more loyal than Ximen and others.
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"In that case, it is enough to send an envoy to summon the Japanese to come to court. How can we use a large army to defeat them?"
Young Xiao Siye said doubtfully, but in return he received looks of contempt from everyone.
Xiao Siye secretly thought to himself, this is called throwing bricks and tiles to attract good news, you know? A bunch of idiots...
Xun Xiang said happily to him, "Sending someone over to say nice things is nothing. If we give him a slap in the face, wouldn't he have to kneel down and talk to us? How comfortable would that be?"
Xun Xiang smiled, and all the flesh on his face was pricked up. Along with the arrow scar left on his face from the battle of Longmen, he looked even more ferocious when he smiled than when he didn't smile.
He was a scoundrel in the city of Mayi at that time. He started a rebellion with Liu Wuzhou, but was annihilated by Li Po and his troops.
Liu Wuzhou, Huang Ziying and others consecrated him, but because he had some friendship with Yuchi Gong, he was hidden by Yuchi Gong, and then he followed Yuchi Gong.
Over the years, he participated in almost all the wars to pacify the princes. He also accompanied Li Po on his attack on the Turks in the north and made numerous military exploits. Now he is the general of the Zuo Imperial Guard. The only person in the account who has a higher military rank than him is Li Jing.
Hearing what he said, everyone laughed evilly again. These guys like to watch the drama of the aristocratic family being defeated, even Pei Xingyan is no exception.
Li Jing waved his hand and asked them to be quiet, "Don't come here to cause trouble. General Xiao is actually right. But then again, the Japanese live in the back of Silla and often collude with Baekje and Goguryeo. If they are not eliminated today, they will definitely stay."
future trouble.
Moreover, you still don’t know that the Japanese once sent a letter to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. At the beginning of the letter, there are words from the emperor of the rising sun to the emperor of the sunset, which shows the ambition of the wolf.
The reason why we go today is to let the Japanese know how powerful they are, so as to save them from the emperor and the emperor's indiscriminate shouting."
Everyone nodded one after another, feeling that the Japanese really deserved to die, and this business was done.
Li Jing was very satisfied with Xiao Siye. Many of the children of the Xiao family were weak and weak, and most of them lay flat. Xiao Siye was able to serve in the army at a young age, which shows his ambition and his words are measured...
I just don't know how good his army management skills are. If he is good, he can be reused in the future.