"General Xiao Li, our army has suffered such heavy losses now, under the current circumstances, even if our army returns, presumably the king will not blame!" Cheng Ji insisted on his own opinion. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In addition to seeing Li Chengding a little unhappy, this is also his own true thoughts, after all, judging from the current situation, it is more secure to return home.

And other generals felt the same way, many of them, like Li Chengding, were the first to see the power and danger of the sea, and these generals who are still young and have great prospects do not want to continue to take risks.

"You are all worried about whether we will continue to encounter storms, and that would have been understood. But have you ever thought that we have been sailing for seven days since we set off, and in terms of distance, we should be very close to Tamna? Maybe we'll be there in two or three days. In this case, everyone gave up, are you willing? Li Chengding said in a deep voice.

He Jingzhu on the side also said: "The generals want to return immediately, but they just feel that the sea is unpredictable and they are worried about encountering a storm again. However, our ships are not in very good condition at the moment, although the most damaged ones have been abandoned, and there are many ships that need to be repaired. On the way we came, there were hardly any small islands to stop and repair the ships, in which case if we returned immediately, I am afraid that those badly damaged ships would not be able to reach Middle-earth safely! ”

"And if we continue to the north, judging from the news we got before, we only need to sail for another two or three days at most to dock, either to Silla, or to the Wa Kingdom, and even if we are lucky, it is possible to reach our destination directly to Tamna!"

The generals couldn't help but ponder when they heard this, and if they went back, they were actually taking the same risk, or that sailing in the sea would be at risk of encountering a storm, and it might not be a good choice for them to return now.

Sima Fu asked, "Then what about morale?" If we continue to sail north, if we are lucky, we will go directly to Tamna Island, but if we are unlucky, we will go directly to Tamna Island, if we are unlucky, we will reach the territory of Silla, Baekje or the Wa people, and we may clash with them, and under the current situation, our soldiers are afraid that they are not suitable for war! ”

"General Sima is right, the general has to add one point, that is, the supply problem of our army, don't forget that we have given up a lot of ships, including the supplies on them, and the soldiers on these ships have been transferred!" Enlightenment.

"Morale and supplies are not a problem, as long as the soldiers are allowed to rob! After our army went ashore, as long as it did not go to the territory of the Thai feudal country, but to other places, let the soldiers loot and plunder, as long as they handed over 30% to compensate the families of those casualties! Supplies can also be obtained by looting! Li Chengding said in a deep voice.

"This ......" Cheng Ji was stunned, although he was unhappy with Li Chengding, he still didn't want to watch Li Chengding make a mistake, and immediately hurriedly persuaded: "General Li, the military discipline of our army has always been strict, except for the permission specially ordered by the king during the last Northern Expedition, if there are soldiers wantonly looting at other times, this is a serious crime!" ”

"Yes, general, military discipline is not child's play, and it must not be taken lightly! And whether it's Baekje, Silla, or Wa, the king didn't say that we could take the initiative to wage war against them! The other generals also persuaded one after another.

If Yang Wuyou said that he could teach them a lesson when they encountered the provocation of Baekje, but that was on the premise that the enemy army provoked first, not the Huainan army taking the initiative to start a war.

If it is in a peaceful world, such as Li Chengding's proposal, if it is directly launched after the landing, this is undoubtedly an unauthorized provocation, and even if he wins, he will be impeached and questioned after he returns.

In addition, he also ordered soldiers to be allowed to loot, which is also a violation of military discipline, even if Li Chengding is Yang Wu's cronies, he is afraid that he will not be pleased, even He Jingzhu does not agree with him doing so.

"You don't have to worry about it, you will be responsible for what happens in the future, just continue north, find a place to go ashore, and then plunder to boost morale and replenish supplies; Of course, it's more important to figure out where we've been! Li Chengding shook his head and refused everyone's dissuasion, and ordered directly.

What he didn't say was that the reason why he dared to give such an order was not only because of the needs of the current situation, but also because of his understanding of Yang Wu.

Others may not know very well, but Li Chengding, as Yang Wu's confidant and his brother-in-law, has the closest relationship and understands the most.

He remembered that whenever he mentioned Silla or Wako, he could see extremely strong disgust on Yang Wu's face, although he didn't know why Yang Wu was like this, but as long as Yang Wu hated these two countries, then there should not be too much punishment for the orders he issued.

As for whether other officials will impeach him on this matter, Li Chengding doesn't care even more.

At this time, seeing Li Chengding's resolute attitude, everyone could only agree with him, and finally more than 60 ships continued to sail north.

And not far from them, nearly twenty ships were also sailing north.

This much smaller fleet, but it was a ship that was separated from the main force of the fleet in the storm, with more than 800 soldiers in the fleet, and their commander was none other than Chai Kehong.

Although Chai Kehong's ship was badly damaged by the storm and was taken away from its original course by the rough waves, his ship survived.

Not only did his ship survive, but more than a dozen other ships were with them.

Since there were no other generals in this small fleet, Chai Kehong became the commander of the fleet.

After some thought, Chai Kehong also chose to continue north, but he made a decision much faster than Li Chengding and the others, because there were no generals of the same level as him in this fleet to oppose him.

As for the reason for his decision, it is even simpler, because he believes that Li Chengding will definitely choose to continue to complete the mission to the north!

"I hope my decision won't lead these more than 800 people to the road of no return!" The decision has been made, but Chai Kehong still has some worries in his heart.

Luckily, they were on land in just one day!

"General, shall we go ashore?" Looking at the looming coastline in the distance, Chai Kehong was still hesitating, and a battalion commander who had been temporarily selected to serve as his lieutenant asked him.

"Ashore, of course!" Chai Kehong said in a deep voice: "Many of our ships are seriously damaged, how can we repair them if we don't go ashore?" ”

What makes Chai Kehong hesitate is not the question of whether to go ashore, but how to deal with the natives he will meet after going ashore.

At present, they only have more than 800 soldiers, and according to the situation he knows, if they encounter a large group of men and horses from Baekje and other countries, he is afraid that they will not be able to get benefits.

Of course, Chai Kehong is not without advantages, his advantage is suddenness.

No matter what forces they will encounter after landing, the other side must not have expected that a large number of soldiers would suddenly come across the sea, so naturally they will not be able to prepare in advance, and this is where their advantage lies.

As the saying goes, looking at the mountains and running dead horses is the same in the ocean.

Although they were already able to see the coastline, by the time they actually reached the shore and landed, most of the day had passed.

Looking at the stars in the sky, Chai Kehong whispered to himself: "It's not bad to go ashore at night, at least you can take advantage of the cover of night, but you have to be careful in this way, otherwise it will not be good if the ship hits the reef." ”

Chai Kehong immediately ordered the ship to stop in the shallow water, so that the damaged ships could be repaired quickly, and ordered the vice general to lead 300 men to go ashore immediately to find out the news.

The night operation provided them with cover and at the same time hindered their movements, and in the process of landing, several small boats capsized, but fortunately there were no casualties.

For Chai Kehong, the most important thing at the moment is to figure out where he is now, whether he is in Baekje, or if he is lucky enough to go directly to Tamnado, or is there some small island near these two places?

As for other places, from the point of view of time, it should not be there.

The next day, when the sun had just risen, the sun had not yet risen, and a thick layer of fog had risen on the sea, making it difficult to see people for more than ten steps.

"Where the hell did this damn storm take us?" The person sent out last night has not yet replied, which makes Chai Kehong a little restless.

If the lieutenant has just lost their way, or has not yet found useful information, it is better to say, if they have encountered the enemy, or even have been destroyed by the enemy, then something is not good.

Although the strength of 300 people is not much, Chai Kehong believes that in order to destroy 300 Huainan soldiers, the enemy needed must be a large number, at least 1,000 people.

And judging from the intelligence, the total number of troops in the hands of the indigenous lord on Tamna Island is less than 1,000 people, so there is only one possibility: they have encountered the Baekje army.

Of course, none of this can be confirmed at the moment, after all, it was dark last night, and the people are not familiar with the place, and there is a possibility that the lieutenants will lose their way.

Gradually, as time passed, the sun rose and the fog gradually cleared.

When it was almost noon, the adjutant general and others who had gone to inquire about the news finally returned, 300 people went, 300 people returned, and none of them were lost.

Not only that, but the lieutenant even brought back several natives, dressed in clothes similar to the customs of the Silla people, and spoke a language that everyone could not understand.

"What the hell is going on to come back so late? Who are these people? Have you figured out where we're going? Seeing that everyone had returned safe and sound, Chai Kehong breathed a sigh of relief and asked one after another.

"General, we're in luck, this is Tamna Island!" The adjutant general said with a smile on his face.