At that time, when Bufan proposed to meet with Baekje's envoy, Jindeman was completely flustered, and Jindeman already vaguely felt Shi Bufan's disappointment with her. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info If this is the case, then I am afraid that the fate of Silla will be worried. Shi Bufan was the number one person in charge of the Tang Dynasty's diplomatic decrees, and even had the power to formulate foreign policies, so once Shi Bufan recommended Baekje in front of the Tang Emperor and the prime minister, it would be absolutely devastating for Silla.

As Shi Bufan said, Datang didn't care about supporting Baekje or Silla, because there was no difference between Baekje and Silla for Datang, Datang just wanted to be responsible for containing Goguryeo, and didn't care about anything else. However, for Silla, this result must be avoided, and Datang must be allowed to support Silla, so that more benefits can be obtained.

"Shi Langzhong, I know that you are more inclined to Silla, and I can clearly feel that you obviously look more highly of us Silla. Can you tell me what are the advantages of our Silla? Jindeman asked anxiously.

Shi Bufan took a sip of tea and said, "I can't tell you this, you can rely on me this time, can you still rely on me in the future?" Do you want to be dependent on me all the time as my woman? ”

Hearing this, Kindman remembered the ridiculous idea he had just now, and his cheeks flushed again.

"Smack!" Shi Bufan put down the teacup and shouted, "What are you thinking about, hurry up and talk about business?" A quarter of an hour, I'll give you a quarter of an hour at the end, if you can't tell me the benefits of our Datang supporting you Silla, and what is more unique and valuable about you than Baekje, don't blame me for being rude. ”

Jindeman hurriedly came back from the state he had just been, and then thought about it carefully. As a result, when I thought about it this time, several minutes passed immediately. Shi Bufan only gave a quarter of an hour, how did five minutes pass, and a third of the time has passed.

Jindeman's head was even more dripping with sweat, and the time passed another minute. Now Kindman would have liked the clock to pass slowly, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong with the full seven minutes.

"Shi Langzhong, I want a map, a map of our Silla, Daetang, Goguryeo, and Baekje." Kindman said.

Shi Bufan said to the scribe next to him: "Go to the Ministry of War to find Chen Dade Langzhong and ask him to bring a map." ”

With the time to hold the map, another three minutes passed, and by the time the map was unfolded in front of everyone, there were only five minutes left.

Kindman carefully studied the map, and then quickly examined the map, which showed the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, and even the general situation between the various countries. Kinderman looked at the information on the map, as well as the boundaries between several countries and various geographical locations, and desperately wondered what was at stake.

Shi Bufan continued to drink tea quietly, waiting for this Jindeman to say the reason.

"I thought about it, I thought about it, I thought about it!" Jindeman suddenly jumped up excitedly, rushed directly to Shi Bufan, and hugged Shi Bufan.

Shi Bufan was suddenly hugged by this Jindeman princess, and was speechless for a while.

"Princess, you let go of me first, it's not good!" Shi Bufan hurriedly shirked and said.

Jindeman realized that it was not good to hold a man like this, and his face was even more embarrassed. However, Kindman also knew that this was not the time to be shy, and she quickly introduced the relevant situation.

"Shi Langzhong, I think I know what advantages we have in Silla. These advantages are not available in Baekje. Kindman said.

"Oh? Tell me about it, princess. Shi Bufan said.

Kindman then pointed to the map, then first to Goguryeo and said, "Goguryeo is our common enemy, so I won't say more." I'll just say the difference between us and Baekje. ”

"We Silla have always been bullied by Goguryeo and Baekje, and Baekje has a close relationship with Goguryeo, and it is difficult for him to directly defect to Datang. Even if he reluctantly took refuge in the Tang Dynasty, it was just a grass on the wall between Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty, and he was just a source left and right. Therefore, Baekje's current position does not allow him to completely defect to either side, because once they take refuge in the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo will not let him go. So it is destined that he will not be able to help Datang too much. ”

"As for our Silla, we have a lot of hatred with Baekje, and even have a bad relationship with Goguryeo, but we are the most complete and have no way out. We will be hit if we take refuge in Datang, but if we don't take refuge, we will also be hit, so we can't retreat, once we take refuge in Datang, we Silla can't be people who ride the wall. ”

"On the other hand, we in Silla also have our great advantage. Because we Silla is farther away from Daetang, even across Baekje. Baekje alone will not be able to send troops to completely destroy our Silla. And Goguryeo will not send troops to help Baekje destroy our Silla, this is the truth that Shi Langzhong said just now. ”

"Of course, Baekje must borrow troops from the Tang Dynasty to attack our Silla, otherwise he alone will not be able to destroy our Silla. However, it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to send troops from Goguryeo in the north to attack our Silla, and Goguryeo will not allow it. ”

"Therefore, if Datang wants to send troops, it must send troops through waterways. By waterway, there must be a place for logistics and landing supplies. At present, the most suitable supply place suitable for the landing of the army is the Baekgang Estuary in Baekje, and the Tang Dynasty will inevitably land through the Baekgang Estuary, and then it will be able to attack our Silla by means of the territory of Baekje. ”

"However, I'm sure that Baekje will not choose to allow the Tang army to land at the mouth of the Baijiang River or even take advantage of it."

Hearing what Jindeman said, Shi Bufan finally smiled, and this Jindeman finally understood this. Originally, it was not without reason that the Tang Dynasty chose Silla in history. Since both countries are about the same, why did Datang choose Silla instead of Baekje? This diplomatic strategy is not something that can be chosen by random lots. This Silla and Baekje don't seem to have any influence on the Tang Dynasty.

However, when both methods can achieve the same goal, but one method is more difficult and the other method is simpler, which one do ordinary people choose? Anyone would choose a method that is simpler and easier to do with less effort.

In fact, for the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the destruction of Baekje was actually better than the destruction of Silla, so in the end, the Tang Dynasty chose to support Silla, not Baekje.

Of course, because of Datang's "good operation", it made Baekje completely perish. This is also the international law of the jungle, the real law of the jungle. Because of a "good operation" of Datang, Baekje was destroyed. Datang will not care about the fate of these two small countries, but will only care about its own interests.

As long as the Tang Dynasty can destroy Goguryeo and completely solve the northern border troubles, then this will be fine, and the fate of those two small countries The Tang Dynasty does not care who it is.

Therefore, this determines who survives Baekje and Silla, and who survives, which will be the ancestor of "Han" in the future. This time it was already clear why Tang Gaozong would have chosen Silla over Baekje. As for this, it depends on whether this Kindman princess can find out about this. If this can be discovered, then Silla can live, and even have a bright future. If you hadn't discovered this, you would have been very disappointed at that time.

Of course, Shi Bufan does not dismiss the idea of supporting Silla because of this. Of course, as an ally, Shi Bufan actually hopes that an ally is a powerful character. No one likes to have a pig teammate, and a pig teammate is more terrible than a god opponent. If Jindeman couldn't find out what the problem was, then Datang would have known that Datang had a pig teammate. A king who can't even see the key to this, that's definitely a super pig teammate.

Fortunately, Kindman has initially discovered the problem here, which shows that Kindman is not a pig teammate, but a person with a good eye. In fact, as long as you take out the map and take out the geographical distribution map of the surrounding countries, you can almost understand it.

"If the Tang army wants to land, it must land directly at the mouth of the Baekgang River and attack our Silla through Baekje. However, Baekje also did not borrow the Tao, and in the pre-Qin period of China, there was an idiom that falsely cut down the Tao. Baekje must be worried that if the road is lent to Datang, will Datang not leave at that time, and then destroy Baekje by the way? Therefore, as long as the Baekje monarch has a little brain, he will definitely not choose to borrow the way. ”

"So, I think that if Datang still reluctantly continues to help Baekje, it will inevitably continue to move forward by water, and then make a detour to the island between Wa and Baekje, and then use this large island as a transit point for anchoring and replenishment."

"But once the Tang Dynasty wants to put the supply of its army on such an island, it is tantamount to handing over its lifeline to Baekje and the Wa Kingdom. Baekje and Wa have a close relationship, and they can even be said to be a family. At that time, the safety of the logistics and supply of his army was completely pinned on the trust of Baekje and the Wa Kingdom, which I don't believe. At that time, if Baekje united with the Wa Kingdom to carry out a sneak attack on the supply of the Tang expeditionary force, then all the expeditionary forces of the Tang Dynasty would be wiped out. ”

As Shi Lang said, there are no eternal friends and enemies between nations, only eternal interests. If Baekje and Wa have any other ideas at that time. They could have taken advantage of the Tang Army's detour to start a war with our Silla, and then took the opportunity to sneak attack the supply of the Tang Army's expeditionary force on that island, cutting off the sea supply channel of the Tang Army's expeditionary force, and the Tang Army would inevitably be annihilated. At that time, the Tang army had already fought with our Silla, and then was betrayed by Baekje again, then the Tang army would be completely isolated and completely alone, and it was inevitable that they would die in a foreign land. ”

"Hahahaha...... it's really good, Princess Jindeman, I didn't expect you to see this, it's amazing!" Shi Bufan praised and said.

Shi Bufan believes that the main reason why Datang chose Silla is actually because it is too risky to support Baekje. Just look at it from the map, if the Tang Dynasty wants to send troops to destroy Silla, there are two options. One is to enter the road by landing on the territory of Baekje, but as long as Baekje is not stupid, he will not borrow the way, and the lessons of the false way cannot be repeated.

Therefore, if the Tang army wanted to destroy Silla, it could only bypass Jeju Island between Japan and Baekje, and set up a supply transfer station for the Tang Army's expeditionary force on Jeju Island, and a steady stream of supplies to the Tang Army that was fighting in Silla was being bypassed.

However, this is too risky, and once all the hopes of the Tang Army's logistical supply are pinned on Baekje and Japan, it will be extremely irresponsible for the Tang Army. As Kindman said, once Silla is landed, after the war with Silla, Baekje suddenly comes up to the house to draw ladders, and the Tang army will be completely cut off from the retreat and sea supply lines. However, he also went to war with Silla, and it was no longer possible to make peace with Silla again. In that case, the Tang army would be caught in the multi-faceted attack of Baekje, Wa, Silla, and even Goguryeo.

As for Shi Bufan's belief that Baekje would attack the Tang army's supplies, it was almost inevitable. Because Goguryeo is a-stirring stick here, it is difficult for Baekje not to listen. Even Goguryeo is afraid that Baekje will sneak attack the logistics and supplies of the Tang army, so that the Tang expeditionary force has already started a war with Silla, then Silla and Baekje are at odds with the Tang Dynasty, and even if a Wa state is pulled, the consequences will be troublesome. In that case, Datang will have no friends in the northeast, which is a great diplomatic failure.

The risks in this are a place that cannot be ignored, so Datang is responsible for its own strategic plan, the lives of its soldiers, and the future national security. Although this may just be a "worry" on the side of Datang, Datang can't afford to gamble.

An expedition across the sea, not to mention ancient times, even if it is more than a thousand years away, is also a very expensive thing. The cross-sea expedition of hundreds of thousands of troops is not a gamble, and it cannot be solved by casual talk. The cross-sea crusade of hundreds of thousands of troops, such a price Datang can't come a few times!

Since it is destined to cost money, since it is destined to cost a huge price. It even includes the essence of all the water armies of Datang for decades, and decades of water army investment, isn't that just for today? Such a huge investment is not for Datang to use as a gambling book, to bet on whether that Baekje is loyal. Although Datang is a big country, it can't afford to gamble. Hundreds of thousands of troops, plus various input expenditures before and after, can arm millions of troops.

With such a large investment, Datang cannot afford to gamble.

"Therefore, from the perspective of geographical advantages, Datang can only reduce risks by supporting us." Kindman said. (To be continued.) )