"Liaodong was originally the land of my Han people, and Goguryeo took advantage of the civil strife in the Central Plains Dynasty to constantly invade; For hundreds of years, we have had to collect our debts. In this expedition, if we don't take the merchants behind us and capture a large number of troops, we can't have merchants who are so professional in handling items. ”

Li Kuan didn't dislike that there were too many merchants who came to fight the autumn breeze.

Anyway, it's all generous to others, and it doesn't matter if you have more people.

As a regular army, it is a matter of course to go to the battlefield to fight, but it is not very suitable for them to scavenge for supplies.

Li Kuan hoped to cultivate a professional army, and did not want the soldiers to be contaminated with too many things other than combat.

Judging from the news compiled by Kujou Hiroyuki before, although Goguryeo is not rich in products and the people's living standards are not high, it does not mean that there are nothing valuable at home. The wealth of the nobles in Pyongyang and Seoul alone is astronomical. At that time, if we want to develop Liaodong on a large scale, we will inevitably need a lot of money, and we will just use the wealth of Goguryeo to help us develop Liaodong, so that we will have a rich Tao in Datang. ”

"That's right! However, the matter of communicating with the merchant about the loot will be handed over to Wang Fugui later. Professional things are still done by specialized people, and you are responsible for coordinating the supply of logistics materials; In this battle, those who can exchange arrows for victory should not fill it with human lives. ”

Although Li Kuan did not doubt the Tang Army's determination to fight at all, as a person from later generations, he was still not accustomed to exchanging human lives for his own merits, otherwise he would not have carried so many crossbow arrows.

"Lord Wang, don't worry, Wang Fugui is now with the merchants in Dengzhou, and he will definitely be able to bring the loot back to Datang to the greatest extent; As for logistical supplies, Chang'an City has a steady stream of weapons sent over, and Dengzhou has also reserved a few sea ships to transport supplies, which will definitely not delay the battle of the army. ”

"Well, calculate the time, Your Majesty should also be in Youzhou. Let's first harass Goguryeo near Pyongyang and Seoul to see if we can attract a group of enemies from Liaodong. Then send warships to seal the Yalu River, and His Majesty will conquer Liaodong, and there will basically be no suspense. ”

"The prince doesn't plan to destroy Goguryeo directly?"

Wang Xuance knew Li Kuan very well, and he immediately felt that Li Kuan seemed to want to use the Yalu River as the boundary and keep Goguryeo to continue to exist.

"The peninsula is now dominated by the Goguryeo family, and Baekje is attached to Goguryeo, and if there is no intervention from the Tang Dynasty, Silla will be annexed sooner or later; However, if we destroy Goguryeo in one go, then it is likely that the Silla people who are allied with us will be brought to a large position. Don't look at the Silla people who seem to be very respectful to us Datang now, but this is all based on their desire for Datang.

Once the threat of Goguryeo disappears, it is almost inevitable that the Tang Dynasty will not be able to quickly fill the power gap in this area, and the Silla people will become bigger. Once any country becomes stronger, it is not willing to become a subordinate of other countries. Rather than fighting the Silla that we have propped up by ourselves at that time, it is better to keep Goguryeo and let the three countries eat dog and dog there. ”

Li Kuan knew that in history, it took a lot of effort for the Tang Dynasty to destroy Goguryeo, but the result was that he did not reap any benefits, but spoiled the little brother of Silla, and as a result, after the people unified the peninsula, they began to oppose the Tang Dynasty.

The peninsula is rich in white-eyed wolves, and Li Kuan doesn't want to be disgusted by Silla in a few years.

"Liaodong is a horse and a flat river, which is conducive to the operation of a large army; After crossing the Yalu River, most of them were mountainous areas, and we were not familiar with the place, so the difficulty of the battle immediately increased, and it was a good idea to stay and not fight. ”

Wang Xuance is not a rigid person, and he quickly figured it out.

"However, there seems to be a lot of gold and iron ore in the Goguryeo land south of the Yalu River, so wouldn't it be a pity if we didn't shoot it down?"

The news of the Intelligence Investigation Bureau of the Chu Wangfu can be seen by Wang Xuance in full.

So he also has a better understanding of the situation in Goguryeo.

Now thinking that so many gold mines are about to miss out on Datang, his heart has become inexplicably painful.

"After this battle, Goguryeo's strength will inevitably be greatly reduced. We can completely occupy the mineral deposits that are relatively close to the coast, and leave the rest to Goguryeo to toss and toss. I estimate that after this war, the towns and villages along the coast of Goguryeo will definitely move inward, which will give us a great opportunity. ”

Li Kuan is still very confident in the strength of the city's sailors.

When the time comes, Goguryeo will sign the alliance under the city, and it will not be a problem at all to cede the land and pay compensation.

How to choose between the loss of the country and the compensation for the cession of land, those people should be clear.

"If the prince's vision can be realized, it will be of great significance to the long-term peace and stability of the northern Tang Dynasty. Originally, the north side of Hebei Province was basically a desolate place, but if Liaodong is developed and there are busy ships coming and going in Bohai Bay, then the entire Bohai Rim region will become prosperous, which cannot be exchanged for money. ”

Wang Xuance's vision is naturally not bad, and he can realize the long-term significance of future changes.

The Central Plains Central Plains, the so-called Central Plains Dynasty, was a small piece of the essence before.

If the scope of the Central Plains can be continuously expanded, then the future territory of Datang will inevitably be more vast, and it will still be prosperous and stable.

"At that time, the timber, fur and grain of Liaodong will be transported to Dengzhou and other places by sea, and all kinds of exquisite commodities in Jiangnan will be transported to Liaodong by sea, and the flow of goods in Datang will become smoother. However, there are still many Hu people in the north of Liaodong, and we have to find a way to use them for our own purposes in order to completely solve the problem of long-term peace and stability in Liaodong. ”

Although the population is not as large as that of Goguryeo, almost all the people are soldiers, and the relationship with Goguryeo is very good.

If these people are not taken for their own use, or conquered, it is impossible for Liaodong to be completely stabilized.

"This simplicity is nothing more than to lure them to their advantage, beat a batch and pull a batch, and then send the slave catching team of Chun Yu's family to Liangdong, so that there is no way to deal with these Hu people."

Over the years, Wang Xuance has also summarized a lot of Tang Dynasty's methods to deal with Hu people such as Tuyuhun, Turkic, and Xue Yantuo, and now he can be regarded as confident.

Ma Zhou and the others did not come, so Wang Xuance naturally played the role of a military advisor.

"That's right, it's not too late to think about these things after defeating the Goguryeos! At this speed, you will be able to reach Pyongyang the day after tomorrow, have you contacted Kujou Konoto? ”

"Don't worry, Lord Wang, everything is in order! Kujou Hiroyuki and He Jian should have received the flying pigeon summons a long time ago, and they are already arranging the matter of receiving and sabotaging. ”

"That's good!" Li Kuan looked at the vast sea, and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart.

The sea breeze blows the sails, and from time to time there is a "whoosh" sound, and from time to time there are some seabirds hovering over the flotilla in the sky.

This should be the first time in thousands of years that such a huge fleet has appeared in the Bohai Sea region.

This also shows that Datang's marine strategy is about to usher in a new turnaround.