Chapter 333: Sending troops to Goguryeo
What kind of conditions will Li Chen put forward to Ji Ji, or what kind of conditions will Great Qin put forward to Goguryeo, for Ji Ji, for Goguryeo, this is a negotiation between people and fish and meat. If Great Qin did not send troops to help, maybe half a year, maybe three months, Goguryeo would fall under the iron cavalry of the Mahan and Weihan coalition forces. When the country is shattered, then the consequences of waiting for the royal family naturally need not be said.
Li Chen thought about what kind of conditions he should put forward on behalf of Daqin, taking the Korean Peninsula was originally in Li Chen's established plan, but it was originally in Li Chen's plan to take the Korean Peninsula after Daqin completely included the Baiyue region and grassland into Daqin's territory.
Now sending troops to take the Korean Peninsula can be said to be both advantages and disadvantages for Daqin, the advantage is that the Korean Peninsula has been warned by three Koreas for many years, and the loss of national strength is very serious. The disadvantage is that Daqin is now fighting with Baiyue in the south, and the grassland must be guarded against in the north. Now if you are marching into the Korean Peninsula, it will be a war on three sides, if you can solve the battle within a year or two, it is fine, if it is a protracted war with the steppe peoples, it will not be of any benefit to Daqin.
In this era, it was not convenient to transport supplies, and if long-distance long-distance travel operations could not keep up in the later stage, it was easy to turn the victory into a defeat. Yang Guang, the iron-headed baby of the Sui Dynasty, just had to play himself to death with the three expeditions to Goguryeo. Li Chen is not Yang Guang, he already has a plan in his heart, he can send troops, but he has to fight a blitzkrieg. First of all, the number of troops should be limited to 50,000, and the Korean Peninsula must be completely occupied within two years.
"It's okay to send troops, but Goguryeo needs to completely annex Great Qin, not the previous nominal annexation, but a complete annexation. Great Qin had the right to garrison troops in Goguryeo, and the appointment of officials above the third rank of Goguryeo required the consent of Great Qin. ”
"Of course, in exchange, Daqin will not only help Goguryeo regain its own territory, but also help Goguryeo unify Wei Han and Ma Han." After a long time, Li Chen said the conditions.
This is Li Chen's plan, to raise a puppet king of Goryeo for legitimate reasons, and then master the military and politics of Goguryeo, and instill the idea of Great Qin in Goguryeo little by little, and Goguryeo will become a nation of Great Qin in two or three generations. Of course, Li Chen can also occupy Goguryeo in one fell swoop, but such violent means will inevitably arouse the opposition of some low-level people in Goguryeo, and Li Chen wants the population of Goguryeo and the resources of Goguryeo, not a Goguryeo that has been abolished. Now is the best time to enter Goguryeo.
"Okay, when can Master Hou send troops?" Ji Yan's refreshment was a bit unexpected for Li Chen.
Li Chen's conditions were simply a great benefit in Ji Yan's eyes, Daqin promised to help them regain their former territory, not to mention, but also willing to help them unify Ma Han and Wei Han, and then they would really restore the glory of their ancestors. As for the garrison of Great Qin, in her opinion, it is a good thing that Great Qin is willing to garrison the army, and if his father of the suzerainty country can garrison the army for a long time, his own safety can be guaranteed. With the protection of his father, his son can feel at ease. As for the appointment of officials above the third grade, it doesn't matter if Ji Ji doesn't affect his father as the king of Goryeo anyway.
"Within three months, the army will definitely reach Goguryeo." Li Chen couldn't help but mock Ji Yan in his heart for his long hair and short knowledge, and said after a moment of silence.
It took about half a month for the Shenwu army to drive from Xianyang to Qu County, and it also took about half a month to prepare for the grain and grass baggage, and then it took only half a month to go to sea from Qu County to the Korean Peninsula on the opposite side. The period of March mentioned by Li Chen can be said to be more than enough in terms of time.
"Thank you, Master Hou." Ji Yu bowed and saluted.
Li Chen has always been a person who will be credible, and after weighing the pros and cons, since Li Chen decided to send troops, he naturally ordered his subordinates to return to Xianyang with their own warrants to transfer troops. Now that the Shenwu army in Shimen Mountain has reached the 100,000 mark, Li Chen decided to invest 50,000 in the early stage to enter the Goguryeo battlefield.
Li Chen's side ordered someone to go to Xianyang to transfer troops, and Ji Yan's side naturally sent someone back to send a message to his father, so that his own side would have to hold out for a few months no matter what, and Daqin's heavenly soldiers would arrive within three months.
The two Li Chen sisters are naturally very grateful, of course, it is difficult to say whether they took advantage of the dark to repay Li Chen.
After more than a month, Qu County.
"Tread, step, step."
The Qin army with black flags and black armor rushed towards the direction of Qu County like a torrent of black tide, and the sound of horses trampling and people could be heard from two or three miles away, and as the army approached, the whole land seemed to tremble slightly. Once the number of people is tens of thousands, it looks boundless, not to mention that this is a full 50,000 elite Qin army, this momentum is even more terrifying than the waves on the seaside.
Looking at the army in front of him from afar, Goguryeo's sister Hua was already stupid at this time. They had seen such elite troops there, and compared to the elite of Great Qin, their Goguryeo troops were simply children's play. Of course, seeing that Li Chen really sent such an elite army to help them fight in Goguryeo, this made the two sisters even more grateful to Li Chen. I thought that I must deepen my friendship with Li Chen even more.
Although the Shenwu Army only moved 50,000, the generals in Li Chen's hands were all dispatched one by one. You must know that the soldiers of Daqin have always advocated war, and everyone is suffocated when there is no war. Now that there is finally a war, the most important thing is to fight foreigners, how can this not make these fierce generals under Li Chen excited.
Compared with the fierce generals under his command, the strategists in Li Chen's hands are a little scarce, and now there are only first-class strategists who can be regarded as Xiao He, Chen Ping, and Du Bishu, like Liu Bang, who can only be regarded as half a strategist. Chen Ping, as Li Chen's most trusted advisor, needed to stay in Xianyang, and now it was Xiao He who came with the army.
The 50,000 Shenmu army soon settled in Qu County, and soon held the first military conference against Goguryeo.
Li Chen sat in the middle of the camp, flanked by some military generals who were qualified to participate in the military conference.
"Xiao He is in charge of Qu County and is responsible for logistics scheduling." Li Chen ordered.
"Order." Xiao He listened to the order.
"Du Bishu is the military advisor of the army, Han Xin is the deputy marshal, and Fan Xu is the vanguard." Li Chen continued to order.
"Order." The three of them shouted in unison.
"The position of the rest of the people remains unchanged, and they will cross the sea one after another to fight within half a month." Li Chen ordered.