Chapter 107: Declaring war on Goguryeo
"That should be Donglai's latest warship, it is said that just a month after it was built, these three ships were sent to the South Seas! I don't know why I will return to Donglai at this time! ”
Looking at this huge fleet, Song Zhi said suspiciously.
"Is there only three of these warships in Donglai?"
After listening to Song Zhi's narration, Song Que asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
"No, I heard that there were five of them at the beginning. Three more should have been built later. What, big brother, do you think there's something wrong with this? ”
"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that Donglai is going to show his fangs again! And this time, their target is probably Goguryeo, which increased its troops on the border of Youzhou at the end of last year! ”
Speaking of Goguryeo, the corners of Song Que's mouth showed a disdainful smile.
"Big brother, you mean Chen Quan, he is going to send troops to Goguryeo. No, now that the Central Plains have not been pacified, how dare he send troops to Goguryeo! You must know that Yang Guang sent millions of troops back then, and there was no way to take that Goguryeo! Chen Quan, he was not afraid that when he fell into Goguryeo, he would be taken advantage of by the princes of the Central Plains? ”
Song Zhi was shocked by Song Que's judgment and did not believe that Chen Quan dared to make a move against Goguryeo.
"Humph! A small Goguryeo can't cost Chen Quan much of a thing! And maybe the other princes also think like you, and this is one of the purposes of Chen Quan's army in Goguryeo. ”
Song Que said disdainfully.
"What do you mean?"
Song Zhi asked suspiciously.
"Since the Battle of Yang Gong's Treasury two years ago and Chen Quan's annexation of Dou Jiande, Chen Quan's territory has more than doubled, and the population is now more than six million. After two years of development, Donglai is now rich and unbeatable, and the military strength is unrivaled. This puts other forces under unimaginable pressure. Under the cold of lips and teeth, several forces have temporarily put down the mustard and united.
Although this alliance could not stop Donglai's goods and coins from passing through the world, so that most of their wealth was controlled by Donglai, it was at least much more difficult to make Donglai dominate the world. And as long as the princes everywhere resist step by step desperately, the casualties caused by the unification of the world in Donglai will be much greater.
But if you give a false impression to all parts of the country, Dongnae is mired in the war of Goguryeo, then the alliance of all parties will soon collapse, and some people will even rise up to take the opportunity to unify the world first, and then compete with Dongrae! ”
After pondering for a moment, Song Que explained in detail.
"However, how can Chen Quan be sure that he will not really fall into the quagmire of Goguryeo?"
Song Zhi didn't understand why Song Que was so confident in Dongrae, even if Dongrae was really strong, Goguryeo was not weak, okay!
"No, he will definitely let his army get bogged down in the war of Goguryeo."
Song Que's words made Song Zhi even more incomprehensible.
"General Lee, you will not be allowed to enter Pyongyang for a hundred miles for a year! During this period, the Goguryeo rebellion could be used to train troops in turn, and it was even more necessary to use the rebellion to purge the ruling class in Goguryeo. Then let the grassroots officials we train use Goguryeo to learn how to govern one side, and I hope that in the end, we will get not only a clean Goguryeo, but also tens of thousands of young talents who can serve the political side. As for Fu Cailin, I'll let Kou Chong and Xu Ziling help you. ”
In the building of the Donglai Military Headquarters, all the generals in the army gathered in a large conference room to listen to Chen Quan's order to send troops.
"Yes, the subordinates will complete the task!"
After receiving the order, Li Jing stood up and firmly assured.
"Commander Shan, you must seal off the entire sea route of Goguryeo for me, and give you the right to declare war on Baekje Silla Dongying, if these countries dare to ignore our warnings, fund Goguryeo or assist Goguryeo officials to flee, they can directly declare war. I want not only to make the Goguryeo officials and generals who attacked my people pay the price, but also to let everyone know that the enemies who dare to support my Dongnae will have to pay a heavy price! ”
"Yes! The navy will not let any Goguryeo official escape by sea! ”
Seeing Chen Quan gritting his teeth, Shan Meixian stood up and solemnly assured.
"Wei Zhenzhen, launch a full range of propaganda and tell all the people that I, Donglai, have officially declared war on Goguryeo, and Goguryeo will pay the price of destroying the country for their attack on the people on the border of our Youzhou. I, the people of Donglai, will not allow any force to kill! ”
"Yes! After the meeting, the declaration of war will be printed and distributed as soon as possible. And specially wrote, so that the whole world knew the greed and cruelty of Goguryeo! ”
Wei Zhenzhen, the pitiful little girl back then, was a twenty-one-year-old sassy beauty at this time, and accepted the order cleanly like other soldiers.
"Chief Wei, although the war against Goguryeo is a major event, pay attention to regulating the work of the government and don't let the war affect the people's livelihood too much!"
After issuing the order on the war, Chen Quan turned his head to Wei Zheng and said.
"Chen Gong is assured that the actions of the 200,000 army and 50,000 navy will not cause too much burden to the government, and there will never be any turmoil in Qingzhou and Hebei."
Wei Zheng solemnly assured Chen Quan. After nearly three years of learning by doing, Wei Zheng quickly adapted to everything in Donglai and soon surpassed the young Shen Luoyan with mature political talent and became the chief executive of Donglai.
It's not that Wei Zheng is stronger than Shen Luoyan, but Shen Luoyan has a part of his energy on military affairs, and he will inevitably do a little worse in administration.
"Well, with your words, I'm relieved!"
Receiving Wei Zheng's assurance, Chen Quan nodded, and then set his eyes on Shen Luoyan.
"Vice Chief Shen, from now on, you give me an eye on the major princes in the country, and I authorize you to mobilize the power of the army led by General Xu and General Cheng to deal with emergencies at any time. However, don't take the initiative to provoke trouble, but don't put up with it! ”
"Yes! However, I suggest that at the same time as sending troops to Goguryeo, the 100,000 troops led by General Xu and General Cheng should be deployed near the border cities bordering Shanxi and Henan, and at the same time, General Qin should mobilize 60,000 city defense troops to concentrate in the northern part of Langya County to deter Du Fuwei Fugongyou. ”
Shen Luoyan got up to take the order, but then gave his own advice.
"Yes, yes! However, you must grasp the degree well, and easily do not cause the other party to overreact! ”
Be!
Shen Luoyan, Xu Shiji, Cheng Yanjin and Qin Qiong all got up to answer the order.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have not yet attacked Goguryeo, but it has taken the initiative to attack the people on the border of Youzhou, killing more than 300 people and looting goods worth nearly 100,000 gold yuan. Therefore, whether it is for the sake of the previous grudges, or the blood of the present, or the peace of the future, this time Goguryeo must perish. I hope you will work together! ”
After arranging all aspects of things, Chen Quan said solemnly to everyone present.