Chapter Fifty-Nine
Yellow Sea.
On the beautiful sea, five Silla-style sea ships are sailing towards the Tang Dynasty with full sails.
"Sister, going to Datang here is like a wolf in the mouth of a tiger, I'm Silla, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape this disaster."
I saw a gorgeously dressed, white-skinned woman standing at the bow of the boat, her tone was a little desolate, and the wind on the sea blew her snow-white robe with a grinning sound, like a fairy in the sky, with a dusty temperament and an incomprehensible beauty.
"Sister, this time there is a disaster from heaven, for the sake of all the people of Silla, I can only do this. Only by turning to Datang can we have a glimmer of life. ”
It was another woman in a rich brocade dress who spoke, and surprisingly, her face was exactly the same as that of the woman in white, who was her twin sister, Princess Jindeok; And he and she are the mother of Silla: Queen Seondeok.
The sea breeze blew, and her graceful and luxurious clothes were also lifted by the sea breeze, revealing the charming whiteness of her chest.
The woman in white looked a little confused, and only heard her whisper: "Sister, it has been nine days on the boat, and I guess I am about to reach Datang not far ahead." After a pause, she said slowly: "Sister, I don't understand, why I begged you heartbreakingly, you didn't want to take me to Datang to meet their emperor, why were you suddenly willing to take me with you?" ”
The woman in the brocade robe glanced at her sister affectionately, and then turned to look at the calm sea in the distance.
"Bang." A slight sound of a knife sounded behind her, and the woman in white fell to the ground.
The woman in brocade slowly turned around, only to see a man in armor standing there supporting her fainted sister.
The woman in brocade looked at her sister's fresh and fair face lovingly, and said softly in a somewhat sad and helpless tone: "Only in this way can you go back willingly!" ”
"Your Excellency, do you want to bring Princess Jindeok back to Silla now?" The man in the armor asked angrily.
The woman in the Chinese costume nodded slightly, and then said with some reluctance: "After returning to China, Princess Lijindeok was declared the next Queen of Silla, my sister She has been smart since she was a child, and she has been handling political affairs by my side, so she must not be too unfamiliar with domestic affairs, and the country must now unite to resist the disaster of my Silla for a hundred years." ”
"The end will know." The burly man replied.
"The 50,000 troops in the country have been assembled, but for the 100,000 Goryeo Baekje United Army, which claims to be invincible, it is still a drop in the bucket. This time, only if the Tang Dynasty sends troops, can we fight Silla in fire and water."
The woman in brocade said, and then turned back to look at the place where the sky and water meet, where it is the direction of Datang
Chang'an, East Palace, Imperial Study.
In the imperial study, there is a huge table with mountains, rivers, trees, and the Great Wall on the coast. It's a huge sand table.
"Here, generals, please see, it is the weakest place for General Li Jing's intelligence in the Middle East Turkic defense." I saw Qin Qiong holding a long wooden pole, pointing to a city in the sand table and saying confidently.
"Li Jing is now stationed three hundred miles away, and if he wants to take advantage of the heavy snow to sneak attack this city, the chance of winning is at least ninety percent." Qin Qiong's eyes were full of joy, as if that city was already in his pocket.
"As soon as this Lu city is broken, implicating the defenders of Evil Yang Ridge, we are unprepared to cover up their unpreparedness, and storm Dingxiang City, Dingxiang City will be in danger, presumably the Turks will be in chaos, at this time there is only one way to escape, and this is over there." Qin Qiong pointed the long wooden pole to a narrow valley on the sand table.
"Yin Mountain?!" Several voices suddenly sounded in the hall, and Cheng Yanjin, Yu Chigong, Chai Shao and other generals were impressively listed.
Li Er's expression flickered, staring at the sand table and being silent.
"It's Yin Mountain!" Qin Qiong shouted excitedly, and his joyful voice suddenly made everyone's hearts flutter. "Yinshan leads directly to the desert, without any cover, as long as it is sandwiched here, it must be the last place where the Turks are buried!" Qin Qiong said confidently like the upper body of Kong Ming's military master, who was like a god.
"I said, Brother Qin, what kind of panacea did you take, not only is your body much tougher, but this plan can simply scare stupid children!" Cheng Zhijie was very arrogant, and praised quickly.
"Brother Uncle Bao's plan is really high." Yu Chi Gong, who has always been more proud of his achievements, also admired.
"If it can succeed, it will indeed be able to eliminate the Eastern Turks in one game, and Datang will no longer be threatened by its harassment, and the grand cause can be accomplished." Chai Shao said curtly, and quietly glanced at Li Er, who had not spoken so far.
Li Er, who had been silent, seemed to be pondering something.
"I heard that Qin Aiqing has been teaching at Nanshan Academy recently?" Li Er suddenly spoke, but he didn't mention the Turkic matter at all, but instead asked a question that everyone was a little confused.
When Qin Qiong heard this, he respectfully hugged his fists and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the last general has indeed been teaching in Nanshan Academy because of his injury. ”
"Oh?" Li Er smiled and asked, "Then what does Qin Aiqing teach?" ”
Qin Qiong replied confidently: "The minister is in the academy, teaching the 'military policy course', teaching some classic examples of ancient and modern conquest to students, such as interpreting the Art of War and the like. ”
Li Er nodded with satisfaction and said, "I am now looking forward to this Nanshan Academy more and more, looking for a day when there is no court meeting, I plan to visit the academy in person to see what changes have been made to these students of Guigu who have learned everything." ”
"The academy is waiting for His Majesty's visit at any time." Qin Qiong was also happy.
Li Er glanced at the sand table lightly, and said with a slight smile: "Tell General Li Jing, everything will be implemented according to Qin Aiqing's plan." ”
Qin Qiong was a little flattered, raised his head, and looked at Li Er in disbelief, until he saw Li Er's warm smile, he realized something, and made a big salute with his hands and fists.
"The Last General's Order!"
The wind and the sun are beautiful, and the sky and water are the same color.
Like a huge fleet on the sea like dark blue glass, hundreds of warships are like floating islands on the sea, hundreds of ships compete for the current, and the sails of the sea are in unison.
The white clouds were reflected on the surface of the sea, like white jade inlaid on the azure crystal, and the black smoke from the steam cylinder seemed to announce the joy of return.
It was Xu Yang's fleet that had returned from the ocean
At this time, it was lunch time, Xu Yang sat in the cadre canteen, looked at Li Chongyi, Li Dejian, and Wei Chi Baolin who were gobbling up next to him, and remembered the scene when they were found on the island of Australia that day
Niu Jinda's fleet has returned, and it is no longer the majestic majesty that it had when it left.
When Xu Yang found them through the telescope, he ordered the whole island to greet them, gongs and drums were noisy, firecrackers danced, and the Tang soldiers on the island cheered one after another, but when Niu Jinda's fleet approached the Australian Island, everyone's faces became more and more pale.
Every ship was damaged, and most importantly, there were many fewer ships in the fleet, which meant that many people were buried at the bottom of the ocean forever.
The sails that used to be clean and beautiful are now all in tatters, and some of the sails of several ships even have a few large holes, and some have broken masts.
On the outside of the ship, there are a lot of wooden planks that are temporarily patched, which means that the ship has a lot of water leaks.
The glass of the captain's cabin on the main ship was all shattered, and it was vaguely clear from the broken glass what a dangerous thing they had experienced.
A boatload of soldiers in shabby clothes does not look like a triumphant victory, but like a hungry person fleeing.
When they came down from the main ship, many of them directly cried and knelt down to kiss the land, and only those who fell into despair at sea knew the meaning of land.
Niu Jinda got off the boat with a group of officials, and his emaciated face looked at Xu Yang with a shock, and it was hard to imagine that the burly man with muscles two months ago was the same person as the frail middle-aged man in front of him.
If it weren't for Niu Jinda's eyes that flashed with determination, Xu Yang would almost not recognize him.
"All the seeds have been brought back." After Niu Jinda said this, he fainted in Xu Yang's arms
Xu Yang smiled with satisfaction when he looked at Yu Chi Baolin, Li Chongyi, and Li Dejian and a few of them competing for another steamed bun.
I still remember that before going to sea, they were all rich in fine clothes and food, eating and drinking lavishly, and wasting as commonplace, but now that they have experienced a voyage, they finally know the preciousness of food.
You know, they never ate steamed buns in the past