Chapter 1663 - Born to Charge Food
After Han Yi finished speaking, he glanced at Li Ji and the others, and saw that they were all looking at the sand table with flashing eyes, looking a little excited, knowing that they had passed the test, and couldn't help but quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
After a while, Li Ji asked, "What do you think of Han Yi's plan?" β
"I think it's a viable idea."
Xue Rengui nodded again and again, and said, "This sea transportation can indeed increase the mobility of our army, and it is very suitable for the assault tactics that our army is good at." β
Because today's Goguryeo is not only in the peninsula, a large part of it is in the Liaodong region, the Tang Dynasty's attack route is to circle around the Bohai Sea for half a circle, plus the area is not directly under the jurisdiction of the Han people, but the Khitan eight departments, and now the Khitan people are still the management method of the tribe, where will this be governed, the road will definitely not work, compared to the Central Plains Kangzhuang Road, it is really a difference between heaven and earth, and it is even more difficult to go to Goguryeo, this grain and grass is really difficult to transport, this problem has plagued the Sui Dynasty at the beginning, and it has not been solved so far.
If you choose to transport by sea, the first point is that it greatly saves the transportation cost, how much grain can be pulled by a horse, and how much grain can be transported by a ship, which is not a concept at all. Also, the terrain of the peninsula is long and very narrow, so it is very convenient to calculate the transverse side. Moreover, Goguryeo will only defend the city, relying on geographical advantages to hinder the Tang army, how to collect this wide sandy beach, and defend the entire coastline, Goguryeo is powerless even if he has the heart.
Qi Qi He Li suddenly looked at Han Yi and said, "Han Shangshu, I didn't expect you to have some brains!" β
Han Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Thank you for your brainy compliment." β
He Li laughed a few times.
Ashina Mi said, "But is this sea transportation safe? "He's a landlubber, and he's pretty empty about everything off the ground.
Gao Kan frowned tightly and said: "In fact, when he went to Goguryeo last time, the first emperor also used sea transportation, but it was only to ship the grain from Henan Zhudao to Yingzhou and hoard it in Yingzhou for the army. And Han Shangshu's strategy is to attack the grain with the army on the sea, where we fight, the grain will be transported, this is not a small difficulty, how to contact the land and water sides, how to cooperate, and how to fight around the dock, this is what our army has never tried. β
Xue Rengui said again: "And we have to destroy the other party's sailors first, so that our grain and grass can calmly sail on the sea." β
"Anyway, we have to attack Baekje first, this sea battle is unavoidable, and in the last water battle, didn't we destroy most of the enemy's naval army." β
Xue Rengui said: "But don't forget, now that the Wa Kingdom is also involved, if the Wa State wants to come to Baekje, it must send ships to transport soldiers, and the Wa State is an island country, and we don't know anything about the strength of their naval army, but we must not underestimate it." In addition, if we want to transport in this way, the sailors must go first, and we will not be able to send troops until the opponent's sailors are eliminated first, and if we send troops and the sailors do not succeed, then we will be in a dilemma. β
Pang Tongshan said: "And sea transportation, this is difficult for us to control, if we encounter waves, how is this good?" β
Soon, they raised a lot of questions. To sum up, it is because of the limitations of science and technology that everyone is still more worried about sea transportation, although the march is difficult on this road, but at least it can be controlled in their own hands, and sea transportation, half of this depends on God's eyes, this is grain and grass, not something else, in case of delay, this is very fatal.
Han Yi listened very carefully, he was really learning, but he didn't study these things to lead troops to fight in the future, this idea would not have existed before, and there would never be in the future, fighting a war must be done with real swords and guns, this is what Lao Qian is not good at, and what should be avoided the most, he is learning the way of thinking of these generals when they are discussing, in case there is a need in the future, he can also pretend to be a general to fool people.
Lao Qian is to live to be old, to learn to be old, everyone, whether good or bad, rich or poor, that is the object of Lao Qian's learning.
But as they scrambled, everyone suddenly looked at Han Yi again.
This proposal was put forward by Han Yi, but now it has caused so many questions, why not ask Han Yi's opinion.
Han Yi was stunned at the time, he was completely just to fool him through, and he didn't dare to say that there would be no problem, seeing that everyone was looking at him, he groaned slightly, and said with a smile: "Generals, the reason why I say this is because I am a businessman, and the most important thing for businessmen is the cost, and this sea transportation must be much cheaper than land transportation, so I will definitely try, because if you never try, then you will never try, but once the technology has made a breakthrough, this will save me a lot of money. This is also why many wealthy businessmen are willing to donate to our Sage Sixth Academy, no matter how much money there is, there will be a amount, but the benefits brought by advanced tools will be endless. β
Xue Rengui said: "But this war is not a business. β
Han Yideng said with a depressed face: "Since you know that this is a war, why do you always ask me as a trader?" β
Xue Rengui was immediately speechless.
Han Yi said again: "Generals, I am the head of the household, and my duty is to help you prepare food, as for how to transport and how to fight, that is what you should consider, my suggestion is not professional in the first place, and it is purely a friendship and help." The implication is that you can't ask for too much.
Qi Qi He Li snorted: "Then what are you doing here?" β
You think I'm coming! Han Yi looked at Li Ji.
Li Ji said suddenly: "Although there are many problems, the old man thinks that Han Yi's suggestion is not unreasonable. Although our army lacks experience in sea transportation, Goguryeo must not have imagined that we would do this, and this is a strange move. As to whether it is feasible, we are not familiar with water warfare, so we can ask the general stationed in Laizhou. In addition, in order to capture Baekje, it is necessary to use sailors, and this naval battle is inevitable. If a trader dares to try, are we generals not as good as a trader? β
Please, I call myself a trader, that's just a modest statement, I'm a Tobe Shangshu! Han Yi gave Li Ji two aggrieved looks.
Li Ji didn't care, and said: "This old saying is cloudy, come and don't be rude, he is a small Japanese country and dares to come to my Tang Dynasty to break ground, then this account will be settled with them late, and if you want to fight the Japanese country, you must cross the sea, and then you will not have to rely on sea transportation." β
Xue Rengui said: "Sikong is right, this sea transportation has half of the pros and cons, but we should find ways to reduce the risk, rather than give up this practice." β
The rest of the generals nodded their heads as well.
For the participation of the Japanese state, in fact, they are very angry, you are a monkey on the island who dares to come to Tai Sui's head to break ground, and they don't take us seriously.
The main purpose of today's meeting is to determine the battle plan, which can also be said to be to put things in order, or to return to the tactics that the Tang army is best at, and no longer hope to destroy Goguryeo with a perfect strategy.
This is actually very necessary, because when facing an enemy whose strength is far from their own, they often choose to fight steadily, to put it nicely, it is to crush the enemy with absolute strength, and in this way, there will be a problem, that is, the tactics will be determined according to the strength of the two sides, rather than depending on whether they are good at it or not.
After all, this is not a twenty-year-old person to fight a three-year-old child, and the time and place are on the other party's side, combined, this strength is not enough to crush.
Through this meeting, Li Ji basically determined the plan of the battle, we can despise the other side strategically, but in terms of tactics, we still have to pay attention to the other side, we must regard Goguryeo as the Eastern Turks to fight, and use the strongest tactics of our army to destroy them.
After the meeting, Li Ji stopped Han Yi alone and said, "You and I will go to Your Majesty to report." β
If there is no permission from Li Zhi, of course he would not dare to convene a meeting of this level because of Li Ji's urine, since Li Zhi instructed him, then he had to report to Li Zhi, after all, Li Zhi already regarded himself as the commander of the three armed forces.
Han Yi immediately said: "There's no need, I don't understand this, I'll report something." β
Li Jidao: "You and I know this matter with Your Majesty, who else can I go with besides you." β
"Well--- then."
Han Yi nodded.
The two came to the Liangyi Palace.
"Your Majesty, this meeting has gained a lot for our army, and there has been a new breakthrough."
As soon as Li Ji saw Li Zhi, he said very excitedly.
Li Zhi was very excited when he heard this, this first meeting was fruitful, and if he held a few more meetings, wouldn't he be able to destroy the enemy with his mouth, and hurriedly asked: "I don't know what Sikong has gained?" β
Han Yi also looked at Li Ji with a curious expression.
Li Ji immediately took out the plan for transporting grain and grass by sea, and elaborated with Li Zhi, and only explained the advantages, and he did not mention the disadvantages.
However, Han Yi didn't think it was inappropriate, and reported to the emperor, of course, it was good news and not bad news!
This Li Zhi didn't know much about military affairs, let alone sea transportation, but he felt that what Li Ji said was very reasonable, and said excitedly: "Wonderful! Wonderful! In this way, it can not only save a lot of manpower and material resources for our army, but also take Goguryeo by surprise and sabotage its strategy of clearing the walls and fields against our army. Sikong really doesn't owe me the first commander of the Tang Dynasty. β
Li Ji hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this plan was not thought up by the old minister, but proposed by Han Shangshu. β
Li Zhi sighed, looked at Han Yi in surprise, and said with a smile: "Han Yi, you are really hidden!" β
Han Yi was a little confused, he suddenly felt that he had entered the pit, but what was wrong, he couldn't say, and said: "Your Majesty, where does the minister know how to fight, the minister's suggestions are all from the thinking of a businessman." β
"Merchant?"
Li Zhi felt a little empty again!
Li Ji immediately said: "Your Majesty, the old minister only learned today that it turns out that there are so many truths about war and trade, which is really incredible. β
What the hell is this! Han Yi looked at Li Ji in surprise.
Li Zhi was also surprised: "There is such a thing? β
Li Ji nodded, and said: "Regarding the matter of grain and grass, there are two keys, one is preparation. Second, transportation. This is exactly what merchants do every day, so Han Shangshu can not only come up with clever ideas for preparing grain and grass, but also come up with better transportation plans. The old minister implored Han Shangshu to take charge of the logistics of this expedition. β
I'll take it, dare you make so many expressions, and you want to fool me to be a grain officer! Han Yi almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of blood, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this must not be, Weichen can only prepare grain and grass for the expedition, this logistics, the minister doesn't understand anything!" β
Li Ji said with a smile: "Han Shangshu is modest, wasn't Han Shangshu the one who supervised the transportation of grain and grass in the western expedition to Ashina Helu, and also made miraculous achievements, I remember that His Majesty and the Manchu Dynasty were full of praise for Han Shangshu at that time!" β
You old fox, it's obviously a gilded trip, Lao Tzu didn't dare to say a word in the process of charging grain, and I used merit to deceive, and it has a relationship with the grain! Han Yi scolded in his heart, but he couldn't say that he was going to gild, although everyone knew about it, so he hurriedly looked at Li Zhi, your old man couldn't be clearer about this.
Li Zhi glanced at Han Yi, groaned for a while, and said: "Han Yi, this expedition is very important to me and the Tang Dynasty, I have even sent a message to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, transferring General Su Dingfang to the Liaodong region, preparing to participate in this campaign, if Qing is in charge of logistics, I will not have to worry about it." β
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