The sailors who came to Hu'er were looking north along the coastal area of Shandong, and he always thought that the disappeared Sui army was on the nearby island, but he was obviously wrong, and on the entire coast of the Bohai Sea, except for the Goguryeo side, they had already checked other places, and no trace was found. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This made Lai Hu'er a little confused, where did this Sui army go? Could it be that he took refuge in Goguryeo in the north?

Could there be another possibility, that is, they crossed the sea from Shandong to the east, crossed the East China Sea and reached the continent on the other side of the sea?

This idea is not sudden, since ancient times, China has been described as having a fairy island at the end of the East China Sea, and there is a sentence "Penglai Mountain is in the sea" in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas, East Meridian of the Sea"; "Liezi Tangwen" also has a record of "there are five mountains in the east of the Bohai Sea, one is called Daiyu, the second is called Yuanqiao, the third is called Fanghu, the fourth is called Yingzhou, and the fifth is called Penglai", although these have not been confirmed, but from the Korean Peninsula staged Silla and Baekje across Goguryeo to the Central Plains There are also many Japanese people, they claim to be from a place close to the sun, and the sun rises from the east every day, so they must have come from the island in the east, as for whether it is Xiandao, it is unknown, but this also at least shows a point, That is, there are indeed islands suitable for human habitation in the East China Sea.

Laihu'er glanced at these soldiers under his command, and looked tired and depressed all of them, obviously not wanting to sail across the sea anymore, not to mention how far away the island of the Japanese people was, just saying that the voyage on the sea must be replenished reserves, they do not meet this condition at the moment, when they set off from Jiangdu, the supplies carried by their fleet were basically exhausted at this time, if they want to sail again, they must return to Jiangdu to replenish supplies, When Hu'er led an army of 50,000 to attack Pyongyang, although the main reason for his defeat was because he was too light on the enemy, resulting in the Sui army being ambushed by the Goguryeo defenders, it was a complete defeat, but it has to be said that the morale and state of the Sui army at that time was indeed very bad, after going ashore, he did not follow the advice of the deputy general Zhou Fashang, and adopted a strategy of steady advancement, but lightly advanced the enemy, which was the result of the plan, and returned defeated, 40,000 Sui troops were completely lost.

He sighed, now that the supply of the fleet is exhausted, he has to return to Jiangdu, and this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to find this Sui army again, and His Majesty the Emperor may not always be concerned.

Lai Hu'er quickly ordered the fleet to leave the Bohai Sea!

The officers and men of the Sui army, who had been plagued by the cold weather of the Bohai Sea and the endless ice floes on the sea, naturally cheered at his decision, and soon, the fleet started to sail into the East China Sea from the Bohai Sea, and then from here along the northwest to the south, and finally returned to Jiangdu.

The situation of the departure of the Hu'er fleet was also quickly discovered by the spies sent out by Qin Qiong and reported to Qin Qiong.

"Mr. Liu, the sailor army who came to Hu'er is gone!"

Qin Qiong was very happy when she heard the news, and rushed over to find Liu Zhi.

"Really? That's good news, but it's not bad as I expected, it's a cold winter, the Sui army can't settle down in Hebei and Shandong, and the supplies are about to run out, they really can't hold on, so it's inevitable to return to Jiangdong! ”

He looked at Qin Qiong, and saw that he looked like he wanted to say something, as if he wanted to say something to himself, and immediately thought of what he said to him not long ago, it seems that he has figured it out, and he came to give himself an answer today.

"General Qin is looking for me today, won't it be just for this one thing!"

Liu Zhi walked to a recliner and moved the brazier in the middle of the room slightly, so that he would not sit down too far away from the brazier and not be able to bake the fire, for a traveler like Liu Zhi, the saddest thing in this world is that there is no heating in winter and no air conditioning in summer, although the Sui and Tang dynasties are not ice ages, but the temperature in winter is still very low, not to mention that Jeju Island is still an island climate, the sea temperature drops sharply at night, and the endothermic effect makes the air temperature on the island drop a lot. Therefore, it is especially necessary to pay attention to heat preservation at night in winter, as strong winds and low temperatures will easily take away the body's body temperature, making people feel unbearable cold.

After Liu Zhi sat down, he motioned to Qin Qiong and asked him to sit down as well.

Qin Qiong had never seen such a strange chair, and sat down hesitantly, the envoy lay back like Liu Zhi, and suddenly felt that this was quite comfortable, if it weren't for the heavy iron armor on his body that was too responsive, maybe he would feel better.

"Mr. Earn God, not only has a rich knowledge of agriculture, but also the transformation of these woodworking furniture is breathtaking!"

Qin Qiong slapped Liu Zhi at a very timely time, which made Liu Zhi feel sorry.

"This kind of chair is called the Taishi chair, the reason why it is called the Taishi chair, because after people sit on it, they will feel quite comfortable, just like the Taishi who is in charge of the world, so it has this name!"

Qin Qiong didn't know much about this explanation, and he didn't delve into it, but sat up straight, looked at Liu Zhi and said, "Sir, I think I can give you a clear answer to the question you asked me before!" ”

Liu Zhi also sat up straight to show his attention, but he didn't speak, but quietly looked at Qin Qiong to see what he was going to say.

"Mr. Liu, I have decided to be loyal to myself and no longer loyal to others, and to lead my group of brothers to find a way out, are you willing to help us?"

Liu Zhi smiled and said: "General Qin, I'm glad that you finally made your own decision, but unfortunately, I can't stay on Jeju Island for too long, I have had a three-year appointment with Ziyang Zhenren in the Tianlong Temple, and now half of the time has passed, I can stay in the Central Plains for two years at most, but I think that these two years are enough time for us to do a lot of things!" ”

Qin Qiong had a disappointed look on his face, obviously he was very frustrated that Liu Zhi was unwilling to stay and help him, but Liu Zhi said that there were still two years to go, and maybe they could really use these two years to do something big.

"Please sir, please give me advice!"

Qin Qiong stood up and bowed deeply to Liu Zhi, Liu Zhi hurriedly helped him up and said to him: "The general doesn't have to be so polite, please sit down and talk!" ”

Qin Qiong nodded and sat down again, but his expression was very focused, and even a little nervous, obviously attaching great importance to what Liu Zhi was going to say next.

"The land of Jeju is close to the peninsula and far away from the Central Plains, so the first thing we have to guard against is the two countries of Baekje and Silla in the direction of the peninsula, and at the same time, we can't relax our vigilance against the Fusang Wa Kingdom in the east, which has a large population, with a population of no less than 10 million, so as long as they are all mobilized, the number of troops will not be less than one million, so to confront such a country with strong war potential, we need more patience, and I have formulated a development strategy for the general, I don't know if the general wants to understand! ”

Qin Qiong hurriedly nodded and said, "Sir, please say, Qin Qiong must keep it in mind!" ”

Liu Zhi nodded, took out a map, pointed to the various countries and forces on the map, and said to Qin Qiong: "At present, the Central Plains is in a war, the Great Sui Qi has been exhausted, and it will gradually perish in the next few years, and the ones that may occupy the world in the future are none other than Dou Jiande of Hebei, Li Mi of Yuzhou, Xiao Mi of Xiliang and Yu Wenhua of Jiangdu, and finally there is one more, that is, Li Yuan who occupies Chang'an!" ”

"Among these people, I am most optimistic about Li Yuan, Li Yuan is from the Guanlong nobles, how strong the power of the nobles is I believe that you also know the general, so Li Yuan has undoubtedly received the greatest support, and compared to other forces, Li Yuan is undoubtedly the smartest, he has been developing his strength, but he is not in a hurry to go out to fight for territory, but let Wang Shichong, Li Mi, Dou Jiande and Xiao Mo and others fight each other, in this way, the strength of these main competitors has been lost, And his own strength did not receive any losses, the Tang army was well-equipped, supported by the equipment in the armory of Jinyang Palace and Chang'an City, coupled with the support of the Guanlong nobles and the existence of craftsmen in the original Chang'an City, so that they also opened a gap with other forces in military equipment, so they are undoubtedly the most potential one. ”

"However, when thinking about anything, you need to consider it holistically, Li Yuan has so many advantages, but he also has shortcomings and shortcomings, that is, the terrain restrictions of Guanlong, although it looks like a good barrier to protect itself, but it is also more difficult to get out of the pass, as long as several forces unite to fight against Li Tang, the Tang army will spend great energy on it, and the land of Guanzhong is close to the north, and the northland has been infested by nomads since ancient times, so Li Tang's regime will be greatly threatened by the Turks, This will make Li Mi dare not act rashly, the reason why he left Pei Ju's troops in Guanlong and did not solve it is that a large part of the reason is that he wants to swallow this Sui army, among them, he values talents the most, not the army, he wants two people, one is Pei Ju, and the other is Li Jing! ”

Glancing at Qin Qiong, seeing that there was a confused expression on his face, Liu Zhi said with a smile: "General Qin may not quite understand, why in Li Yuan's eyes, these two people will be more important than this 100,000 army, I want to explain this to the general, Pei Ju is the Sui minister who dealt with people of different races the most from the period of Emperor Wen, he can be civil and martial, has outstanding strategy, and has decisive decision-making and a good vision. If Li Yuan wants to deal with the Turks, he must be very interested in Pei Ju, and as for Li Jing, this person is quite appreciated by me, he is a representative of the late bloomers in the Sui army, this person is very good in cavalry combat, I position him as the Great Sui Weiqing, with his talent, he will definitely be able to make great achievements in quelling civil strife and fighting the Turks in the future. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that thousands of troops are easy to obtain, and one general is hard to find, and Li Yuan's support for the Long nobles, he is not short of money, as long as there are talents, he can quickly pull up an army that can fight, so these two people are very important to him. ”

"Another hidden danger of Li Tang is their internal strife, where there is power, there will be fighting, in Li Tang's army, the soldiers all know the King of Qin but do not know the prince, Li Yuan stupidly indulged the situation to continue to deteriorate, and did not take the necessary measures to prevent this kind of thing from happening, so between Li Shimin, who has too many soldiers, and Li Jiancheng, who is in the position of the prince but does not have much security in his heart, the contradiction is very huge, which casts a shadow on Li Tang's future!"

"But because of this, I think that the Central Plains will fall into a period of war, in my opinion, this time is about six to seven years, General Qin can use this period of time to develop his own power, after all, Jeju Island is too small, the small area and small land limit the number of people, so General Qin must find a way out, but it is obviously very unwise to go to the Central Plains, because the major forces in the Central Plains are too strong, not General Qin, your current strength can deal with it, so, around Jeju Island, There are only two places with population and land, one is the Fusang Islands in the east, and the other is Baekje and Silla in the north, relatively speaking, Baekje's strength is slightly stronger, but the distance is closer, so we can make friends and attack from afar, and unite Goguryeo to attack Baekje, but Goguryeo is the strongest country among the three countries, so it is also very risky to unite them, so the plan I made for the general The general has to think about it himself, and weigh the gains and losses, General Qin, you have to remember one sentence, Population is more important than resources, so the top priority at the moment is to expand the population, only if the population is large enough, the army and construction can keep up, and there will be more taxes to maintain consumption, otherwise, the general's military salary is afraid that it is about to be insufficient! ”

Qin Qiong touched her nose and said with some embarrassment: "I really can't hide anything from you, sir, indeed, since we retreated from Shandong, the soldiers have not been paid for a month, and now there is no place to consume on the island, so the soldiers don't have any big complaints, but if this goes on for a long time, I am worried that the soldiers will be shaken by the morale of the army, after all, joining the army and fighting is a matter of life, just to fill their stomachs and support their families, and no one wants to work in vain!" ”

ps: I haven't had any subscriptions lately, and there are only four or five subscriptions for one chapter, so I'll combine the two chapters together. (To be continued.) )