In a large period of time, the use of troops against the Wa Kingdom was the same time as the use of troops against Silla. At a specific point in time, when the Lingnan Navy Division led by Yang Xingmi arrived on Jeju Island, Hou Baekje Zhen Xuan had already surrendered, and when the Lingnan Navy Division was sailing eastward, the entire territory of Silla had been pacified.

This is the first time that the Lingnan Navy Division has crossed the sea, logistics support is very important, and the flanks must also be safe.

The Lingnan sailors who broke through the surging waves finally saw the clear blue sky, although the sea area behind him was still swept by the wind, but the sea in front of him could be called calm.

Yang Xingmi immediately ordered the sailor to check the loss of materials and casualties, and to report it as soon as possible. When he received the news that the casualties of the soldiers were almost negligible, and that the reserve spirit stones on each cruiser had been consumed by nearly two percent, Yang Xingmi's face was a little ugly.

"General, the spirit stone has been consumed too much, if you encounter such a storm again, please think twice about it......," Deputy General Zhou Ben said to Yang Xingmi.

During the battle period and the incident stage, as a deputy general, he would not discount Yang Xingmi's military orders at all, but he had the responsibility to speak afterwards.

Yang Xingmi looked at Zhou Ben and was silent for a moment before he said, "Do you think that if General Ben didn't order the consumption of these two spirit stones, how many casualties would the soldiers have?"

Zhou Ben pondered for a moment.

He was born in Jiangmen, and his family has been familiar with sailors for generations, and it is said that he is still a descendant of Zhou Yu, so he is naturally very familiar with the things on the battlefield, "Our ships are all sea ships, even if they are not as good as cruisers, they can resist wind and waves, and there are many great monks, who can play a protective role, as far as the previous situation is concerned, there will be a few unlucky ships capsized, and the casualties of the soldiers are about more than 1,000 people." ”

Yang Xingmi nodded, Zhou Ben's inference was similar to what he thought.

He said: "More than 1,000 casualties would have been unwilling to be seen. ”

Zhou Ben's eyes changed.

If it was an ordinary general, he wouldn't say much at this moment, but he was Yang Xingmi's confidant, and he had a close relationship with each other, so after thinking about it, he said bluntly: "General, compared to the 100,000 army, the casualties of more than 1,000 people are insignificant, but the loss of two spirit stones is too much, and the value and role of the two cannot be compared at all." Before the war starts, for the sake of more than 1,000 soldiers, the consumption of two spirit stones will greatly reduce the combat power of the fleet......"

At the level of the deputy general of the naval division, the soldier is a number in the eyes of the general, and if he wants to win the war, he has to weigh the pros and cons many times. In terms of function, one percent of the soldiers can't compare to two spirit stones.

The so-called mercy is not in charge of the army, this is the truth.

Zhou Ben's opinion is in line with the thinking of most generals in command.

Yang Xingmi shook his head, "That's not how the account is calculated. The spirit stones in the cruiser may be enough, but they can't be consumed at the end of the war, and of course, the spirit stones may not be enough, which is uncertain. But what is certain is that more than 1,000 soldiers are useful at all times.

"We can't grasp uncertain things, only definite factors. This general will not pin the hope of victory of the army on uncertain things. Do you understand?

"The most important thing is that before the war began, we didn't even see the Japanese soldiers, so we lost more than 1,000 soldiers first, which was extremely bad for morale. The sea is vast, none of us have ever been to the Japanese country, it is a strange land, and the next war is unpredictable, and no one is sure what the battle situation will be.

"In the face of uncertain battlefields and possible ensuing difficulties, morale must not be damaged. Only when the soldiers are high-spirited and do not lose their spirit, can the army be able to overcome all difficulties and obstacles!

"Do you understand?"

Zhou Ben obviously didn't think about it so much and went so deeply, and after listening to Yang Xingmi's words, he fell into deep thought in surprise. After half a ring, he finally figured it out, and couldn't help but admire: "The general is wise, and the general is not as good as the general." ”

Yang Xingmi waved his hand and motioned for Zhou Ben to step back and continue to observe the sea situation by himself.

This is the first time that he has led a large army to fight alone as a commander, and he does not dare to slack off. He was sure he was right about his previous decision. But as an excellent general, he must often reflect on himself, and at this time that the matter has passed, he can't help but start weighing the pros and cons and analyzing them carefully.

Gradually, Yang Xingmi's brows furrowed.

"General Yang's words just now, I was very satisfied with what I heard. ”

Hearing this, Yang Xingmi's expression was shocked, and he didn't care about looking for Li Ye's figure, so he hurriedly knelt down on one knee, "Minister, Yang Xingmi, the general of the Lingnan Water Division, see Your Majesty!"

Li Ye appeared in front of Yang Xingmi and ordered the other party to get up.

"The minister is not stupid at all, and he doesn't dare to say that he is right, and he also asks His Majesty to give the minister some guidance. Yang Xingmi said respectfully.

Li Ye didn't feel disgusted by Yang Xingmi's behavior of climbing up the pole and being close to himself, and said lightly: "Every general has his own opinions on the way of the battlefield, and some will conflict with each other. In the same way, sometimes it leads the soldiers to victory, and sometimes it fails. ”

Yang Xingmi's face was full of doubts when he heard this.

Li Ye turned his head to look at him, and said with a straight face: "But there is one thing, you have to remember that my soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, even if they are ordinary armor soldiers, the value of life is not something that can be measured by spirit stones, no matter how much they can!

"Save 100 people with 1,000 people, even if 500 people will die in the end, you must save them! This is my Datang military style, only in this way can the three armies work together and fight fearlessly, and our Datang soldiers can dominate the world. Do you understand?"

Yang Xingmi's heart moved, and he suddenly woke up, and hurriedly clenched his fists: "Remember Your Majesty's teachings!"

Li Ye nodded and began to discuss the upcoming battle with Yang Xingmi.

Li Ye looked at the boundless sea and said slowly: "More than two hundred years ago, there was a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese State, and it was also a contest between sailors.

"The Wa kingdom was separated from the peninsula by a strip of water, and there were frequent contacts with each other, and the Wa kingdom had the idea of encroaching on the peninsula and plotting against that land, and they chose the nearest target, Silla. In order to deal with Silla, the Wa Kingdom formed an alliance with Baekje.

"During the reign of Emperor Gojong, the Tang Dynasty conquered Goryeo and destroyed Baekje, Silla submitted to the imperial court, and the Japanese plan failed. In the third year of Longshuo, a big war broke out between the two sides in the area of the Baijiang Estuary, Liu Renliang and Liu Renyuan led more than 10,000 soldiers and more than 100 warships of the Tang Dynasty to fight fiercely with more than 40,000 soldiers and more than 1,000 ships of the Japanese Kingdom, and finally won the battle.

"In that battle, the Japanese naval division lost more than 400 warships, and countless soldiers were lost. Because of the fear that our Tang Dynasty would attack the homeland of the Japanese Kingdom, he could not resist it, not only repaired the coastal defense on a large scale, but later moved the capital of the country from Asuka to the east.

"Since then, the Wa Kingdom began to send Tang envoys to the Tang Dynasty to learn from our Tang civilization in all aspects. ”

Yang Xingmi also knew something about this battle, and at this moment, listening to Li Ye's old story, he naturally knew the intention, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the Lingnan Sailor in this battle must work hard and never insult the prestige of the sages!"

Li Ye bowed slightly, and he couldn't help but encourage him.

The last group of envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty arrived in Datang more than 60 years ago. Li Ye remembered that a few years ago, the Wa Kingdom wanted to send Sugawara Michijin to the Tang Dynasty, but this person felt that there was civil strife in the Tang Dynasty and there was no point in coming, so he didn't come to set off.

Since then, the envoys have disappeared from history.

In the history of the Wa Kingdom, there have been two major reforms, one is the Meiji Restoration, which is the Wa State learning from the West, and the other is the Dahua Reform, which is the Wa State learning from the Tang Dynasty.

But in Li Ye's view, things are much more than the Dahua reform

Li Ye continued: "The land of the Wa Kingdom has always been a wild land, where the people live by fishing and hunting, living in caves and in the countryside, and the tools used are only stones and bones. It wasn't until the Yayoi period that the 'Watarai people' appeared in the Wa Kingdom, bringing with them pottery, ironware, bronze ware, and paddy field culture, that the Wa Kingdom entered an agricultural society and developed a civilization. ”

The three elements of civilization: city, writing, and bronze. Before the "Walai people" appeared in the Wa Kingdom, they did not have these things. That is, they are not a civilized society, they are a real group of savages.

Yang Xingmi was confused: "Your Majesty, what is a 'ferry man'?"

Li Ye smiled inexplicably, "It's the people who migrated from our Central Plains." ”

Yang Xingmi's eyes widened.

Li Ye didn't lie to Yang Xingmi, and this is indeed the case.

Although later generations of Japanese scholars believed that the "Watarai people" were not only in China's past, but also in the Korean Peninsula and its vicinity, the "Watarai people" had a highly developed agricultural civilization, and their farming, construction, wrought iron, and textile skills were extremely profound, which was the pinnacle level of that era.

It's not that Li Ye is ashamed, the fact is that except for China, those wild areas could not have these at that time.

In a word, the reason why the Wa Kingdom entered the agricultural slave society from the barbarian era, had civilization, and got to the bottom of it was because the people of the Central Plains came there. ”

Li Ye bent his fingers and tapped the side of the boat, looked into the distance and said slowly, "And the identities of those ferrymen, do you know?"

Yang Xingmi shook his head, looking dazed: "I don't know." ”

Li Ye sighed and pointed at Yang Xingmi, a little speechless.

Yang Xingmi suddenly blessed his heart, thought of a possibility, and said in a lost voice: "Is it really Xu Fu?"

Xu Fuyu deceived Qin Shi Huang into believing in the art of becoming an immortal, and he brought a huge fleet that was the most advanced in that era to the east, and established his own kingdom overseas.

Li Ye said with a deep gaze: "Except for Xu Fu, in the so-called Yayoi era of the Wa Kingdom, who else can bring that kind of agricultural civilization to them?"

Yang Xingmi suddenly realized, and then his expression was excited, he couldn't care about being rude, and hit his palm with a punch, "In this way, the people there turned out to be the descendants of our own people?

Li Ye sighed and said, "The reason why I sent troops to Silla and Wa this time without declaring war is because this is not a war between the two countries. Yang Xingmi, tell the soldiers that we are not invading other countries in this war, but to unify the country!"

Yang Xingmi clenched his fists with an excited expression: "The minister will go and pass the order!"