Everyone is drunk, and I am sober. In the matter of dealing with the Japanese slave country, Li You is the only one who is enthusiastic. After weighing it repeatedly, Li You still made up his mind to destroy the Japanese slave state.

Now Li You is already difficult to ride a tiger.

After studying the situation of the Japanese slave country, Pei Dilan did not approve of spending his heart and soul on this island country far overseas. He and Li You are friends, and he has no scruples, he said: "Lao Li, I have carefully studied your previous practices, and it can be said that they are all far-sighted and made the right choice under the circumstances at that time.

However, from the geographical point of view, this Japanese slave country is not a sea communication artery, has no strategic value, and from the perspective of resources, the land is barren and the people are poor, and it is not worth fighting.

Moreover, even if it were to be defeated, it would take at least 500,000 people to emigrate there in order to completely control the Japanese slave country, and would it be worth it? Don't tell me it's really for the sake of your women and children. ”

Li You smiled bitterly and said in his heart: "It's even more troublesome than you said." ”

In order to defeat the Japanese slave state, Li You must also face several problems:

There can be no more troops. Provoked this war, it is basically Li You's behavior alone, he is currently extremely prestigious, so he can forcibly start this war, but if you increase the number of troops, increase the burden on the court, and then want to get the support of the government and the opposition, it will be too difficult.

However, now that Takahashi Kazuki is not cooperating, the troops in Li You's hands are obviously insufficient. In addition to the navy, the Japanese now have the advantage of military strength and fight on their own soil, and the geographical advantage and the people are in favor of the Japanese slave state.

Li You had to rely on the forces he had at his disposal to defeat the Japanese slave state.

Since Takahashi Kazuki did not cooperate, the war would be much more difficult, and the casualties would be much greater, and Li You had to ensure that he won the war with the smallest possible casualties.

Li You can't turn his face with the Takahashi family because of this war, which will affect the relationship between Li You and Takahashi Kumiko.

This war cannot be protracted yet, and Li You cannot focus his main energy on this. His main energy should still be used to assist Li Chengqian in stabilizing the situation in the DPRK, after all, the political power has not yet been formally handed over, and there may be unexpected variables.

As a matter of fact, Li Chengqian did not approve of Li You's departure from Chang'an, and if it were not for the fact that there was a radio station and he could communicate the situation at any time, Li Chengqian would never have agreed to Li You's departure from Chang'an at this critical moment when the situation in the DPRK was changing.

Under the existing conditions, it is almost impossible for Li You to accomplish the above tasks.

However, Li You was determined to complete this difficult challenge.

Not only Li You, but the Empress of the Japanese Slave Kingdom is facing even more difficult challenges, and she is also doing an impossible task.

First, she wants to get rid of the powerful minister Su I into the deer, which in itself is an extremely difficult task to complete.

Second, she wants to avoid the emergence of a new Soga Irishi, Kazuki Takahashi. If she wants to achieve this goal, it depends on whether Takahashi Kazuki is willing or not, from a certain point of view, Takahashi Kazuki has Li You as a backer, which is more difficult to deal with than Su Izu.

Third, she wants to keep the Japanese slave country, and her opponent is the incomparably powerful Tang Dynasty, as well as the demonic Li You.

Empress Gokumi was determined to accomplish this impossible task.

It is a contest between nations, but also a contest of wisdom between a man and a woman.

So far, both men are clenched into fists, and neither can guess what cards the other has in their hands.

This contest started with cooperation.

In order for the empress to truly control the Japanese slave kingdom, she must get rid of Su Ijinlu.

Li You also wants to get rid of Su Ijinlu, he now has insufficient troops, and he must create chaos in the Japanese slave country. Su I into Lu is currently in charge of the government, the Japanese slave country is relatively united, and Li You is fighting against the entire Japanese slave country. Su I into the deer died, the empress wants to control the Japanese slave country, but also needs to clear the influence of the Su I into the deer family, the Japanese slave country will inevitably experience a big turmoil, this is a good time for Li You to send troops.

Therefore, Lee You and the Empress began a close cooperation for a common goal.

After some careful planning, a big drama kicked off.

May 16 is a good day to travel.

According to the agreed date, Takahashi Kazuki commanded the Kyushu State Army, and with the cooperation of the Tang Army and Navy, launched an attack from Kitakyushu to Shimonoseki, a military stronghold of the Wano Kingdom.

After receiving a notice from Takahashi Kazuki, the eldest brother of the prince ordered the pre-arranged personnel to closely monitor the movements of Soga's entry into the Shikabu Qu.

Minister's Residence.

In the garden, the cherry blossoms are still gorgeous.

When Soga was at home, during the cherry blossom season, as long as the weather permitted, he liked to wear a wide kimono and sit under the gazebo in the garden to drink tea, and close his eyes and feel the faint aroma in the air.

Why say feel instead of smelling the aroma of cherry blossoms?

Because the aroma of cherry blossoms is very light, how light is it? When you go to the bottom of a cherry blossom tree that is at its peak, you close your eyes and breathe, and you don't feel anything out of the ordinary. But when you taste it carefully with the petals, there is a very tranquil atmosphere, not to mention the aroma, just like a water mark on a white paper.

Su Irulu lives in the midst of intrigue and intrigue every day, and only in such moments can he feel a moment of peace.

At this moment, Su Irilu is enjoying this wonderful time, a poem that has not been written for three months is brewing in his mind, he is always dissatisfied with one sentence of this poem, he is too busy, and today he finally has time to find inspiration.

"The head of the house."

Before he could find inspiration, the butler's soft call interrupted the glimmer of inspiration he had just had.

"What's the matter?" Su Izuru opened his eyes and said dissatisfiedly.

"The general and the commander are here, saying that there is an urgent military situation." The butler said.

Su Irulu frowned, and said with some annoyance: "It's really not clean, let them in." ”

Jushi Deduo and Shi Suo Po walked over, saluted together, and said, "I have seen the minister." ”

Su Irulu nodded and said, "Sit down." ”

Jushi Dedo said: "My subordinates have just received a report that the rebels on Kyushu Island have launched an attack on our military town of Shimonoseki in Kitakyushu, with a large number of Tang warships and ships, with a total strength of about 30,000 people. ”

Su I entered the deer and asked, "Is there any news about the other horses in the Tang Army?" He asked about the Tang Army sent by Li Youxin.

Shi Suopa said: "Not yet, but recently, the Tang Navy has strengthened the blockade from Baekje to Kyushu Island, and the situation is unknown. ”

Jushi Dedo said: "Judging from the composition of the enemy forces attacking Xiaguan, there is no new banner of the Tang Army. However, I am not sure if the Tang Army has already had reinforcements to secretly go to the island, we do not have a radio, and the transmission of information is too slow. ”

Su Irulu sighed and said: "The enemy army has a radio station, and our army is too passive, so we must find a way to capture some radio stations and give them back to skilled craftsmen for imitation." ”

Several people talked about the military situation for a while, and Su I Rulu said: "The specific matter will be handed over to you, in short, you must repel the enemy's attack." ”

Jushi Deduo and Shi Suo Po said goodbye and left together, but Shi Sapo was stopped by Su I into the deer.

Su I Irulu said: "My subordinates, you must be ready to meet their retreat from the sea at any time, and tell them not to take risks. ”

He regretted it now, and he didn't want to let the tribe make a contribution, those didn't matter, as long as they were safe, their safety would be guaranteed.

Shi Suo Po said: "Please rest assured, although the Tang Army has many ships at sea, they have too deep draft, and their subordinates have secretly prepared many small boats, which are enough to take advantage of the complex terrain on the coast to transfer your troops safely." ”

Shimomatsu, the military camp of the Japanese slave state.

So did his troops, and soon after they arrived at the barracks in Shimomatsu, they clashed with the garrison.