When everyone heard that Emperor Yang of Sui was so confident, they all became confident.

Li De only encouraged them mentally, since the business was done, he hoped that they could win the war, but what the specific situation was depends on the war situation.

There were more than 6,000 ships of all sizes dispatched from the south, and the number of troops transported at one time reached 50,000, including the corresponding supplies.

So much so that during this period, it affected the development of the southern coast, and most importantly, it affected the water freight, and many ships were lost, and many goods could only be transported by land, which increased the cost, not to mention the need to requisition a lot of manpower.

As a result, the price of goods has increased greatly, for example, the price of cloth from the south has increased greatly after it has been shipped to the north, and the income that used to be able to make two new sets of clothes a year can only barely make one.

Emperor Yang of Sui doesn't care about this, anyway, he sent ships over to fight, and he didn't bother to care about the money leased and requisitioned, and he didn't care about it, it didn't mean that the merchants didn't care, but in the face of the big right and wrong, it was actually under the pressure of the imperial court that many people couldn't say anything.

If you want to blame it, who is to blame for letting them have a boat at home?

Li De now doesn't know what Emperor Yang of Sui's move will bring to the society of the Sui State, and he will not take out the grain if the current money and grain are not delivered.

In Penglai City, the palace of Emperor Yang of Sui is the general's mansion, Liu Xuanli and others asked carefully when discussing things with the emperor: "Your Majesty, the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Northwest Army have not yet arrived, do you want to wait." ”

In fact, it was not only Liu Xuanli who wanted to ask about this matter, but many ministers wanted to ask, after all, the combat effectiveness of the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Northwest Army should not be underestimated, and they all counted on the Northwest Army to fight.

Emperor Yang of Sui's face was calm, what he thought in his heart was very simple, the imperial conquest was just an excuse, did he really want to use weapons to recruit people to fight, it was impossible.

His imperial expedition also stopped at Penglai City, and he attached great importance to the arrival of the Northwest soldiers, otherwise how could he give the order to attack, not because there were 100,000 Northwest soldiers who could protect him.

Let the Northwest soldiers fight by boat, Emperor Yang of Sui didn't think about it at all, after all, the Northwest soldiers are border troops who are not good at water warfare, even if they really transport people to the other side, without horses, their combat effectiveness will be greatly halved.

Although Emperor Yang of Sui likes to live a life of purple drunkenness, he is not a fool, he is still very good at fighting, and when he was the king of Jin, he was a person who led troops to fight, how could he not pay attention to the taboo of soldiers.

He couldn't say what he thought like that, and if the ministers knew what he thought, they would laugh at him for being cowardly.

"The soldiers are fast, the soldiers and horses have gathered in Penglai for so long, I don't believe that the Goryeo people have no eyeliner, even those pirates will also send out a message, and the time cannot be delayed to prepare for the enemy."

"The northwest and Penglai are far away, and it is not known when the soldiers and horses in the northwest will be able to arrive, and besides, you can't expect people who are not good at water warfare to fight, there must be a process of adaptation, so the action after three days cannot be delayed."

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty said that the head was the Tao, Liu Xuanli and the others really sounded like that, others didn't say anything, Liu Xuanli was a squire of the military department who knew about military affairs, and the ministers were looking at him.

At present, he is the one who knows how to do military affairs among these courtiers, so it is equivalent to pinning the favor of the ministers.

Don't look at the courtiers all doing things for the emperor, but when they form gangs and factions to unite with the emperor, they really can't get along with the emperor, after all, they are different interest groups.

Civilian and military attachés usually don't deal with it, but at this juncture, the civil officials don't have too many ideas, they don't just want to live.

Liu Xuanli is a squire in the military department and is only considered a civilian official, don't look at the affairs of the military generals.

"Your Majesty is right, the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army is very strong, and it is only fought on land with horses, if it is changed to the sea, it may be attrition due to the unsuitability of water and soil." Liu Xuanli said.

It's not that they haven't fought on the shore of Goryeo, and it is very common for them to be unaccustomed to the water and soil, and they didn't encounter such a thing in the last landing battle.

He just asked about the matter of the soldiers and horses in the northwest, and wanted to know if the emperor had any better arrangements, since there was no nature, he didn't have to worry too much about this matter, so he continued to discuss the next matter.

"Your Majesty, who will lead the troops and horses to attack in three days?" Liu Xuanli continued to ask.

Emperor Yang of Sui thought about it and asked tentatively: "Do you think Yuwen Chengdu is feasible?" ”

Liu Xuanli was reluctant in his heart, the reason was actually very simple, because General Tianbao was not good at water warfare, and it would be inappropriate to lead people to charge.

Then Liu Xuanli told what he was worried about, and even said that the safety of the royal drive was the most important, and wouldn't it be better to have General Tianbao by his side.

Emperor Yang of Sui himself didn't want Yuwen Chengdu to go, but now there is no better candidate, so let's talk about it and see the attitude of the courtiers.

Don't look at this matter as a trivial matter, in fact, it is also a temptation for the courtiers.

It is understandable that Yuwen Chengdu will fight, the ministers do not agree, and how many people disagree actually reflect the weight of the Yuwen family and the emperor's discourse.

Emperor Yang of Sui understood the truth but did not say it.

Looking at the ministers, he had a plan in his heart.

"Liu Xuanli, do you have a suitable candidate?" Emperor Yang of Sui continued.

Liu Xuanli thought about it, if it is a candidate for commander, he naturally has it in his heart, just find someone who is good at fighting, there are only a handful of qualified commanders, and the former famous commanders were all killed by Emperor Yang of Sui because of the defeat of the Goryeo War.

Now if it is suitable, then only Li De, the governor of Youzhou, but he knows very well the affairs of the emperor and Li De, and he will not deal with him and let him command the soldiers and horses of the Sui State, he believes that as long as he dares to say Li De's name, he will not be able to save his life.

"Your Majesty, a general who is good at water warfare, is very suitable to come to protect his son, and I believe he will be grateful." Liu Xuanli said.

Emperor Yang of Sui thought about it and felt that this person was not bad, as for the rhetoric of being guilty of meritorious service, it was actually used to appease Lai'er, because whoever came to his embarrassing situation wanted to resolve the misunderstanding and contradictions.

In particular, the emperor was jealous of him, and after a rebellion, he sold all the Goryeo prisoners because of the Goryeo envoys, and all of them were life-threatening matters.

Now Liu Xuanli's proposed meritorious service is to give him a step down, as long as it is completed according to the requirements, everything will be offset by the credit.

Emperor Yang of Sui thought about it, and said that the generals of the Sui State were very powerful in the water war, but the last time he met Yang Xuangan at sea, he didn't win, which made him hesitate.

After all, the commander of 600,000 soldiers and horses is not a joke, and he is a little uneasy when it is handed over to the water.