Li Ye stood at the bow of the cruiser, his robe was sassy, looking at the island in front of him that was faintly exposed, and the corners of his mouth gradually outlined a heartfelt smile.

The biggest problem in sending troops to the Japanese country was undoubtedly crossing the sea. The Yuan Dynasty, which was at its peak, sent a large fleet to the east several times to conquer the Wa Kingdom, but in the end they were all defeated and returned, and even the soldiers were killed and wounded, because of the wind and waves at sea.

The army went out on the expedition and encountered wind and waves at sea repeatedly, resulting in the sinking of the ship and the death of people, I have to say that the luck of the Yuan Dynasty was really not very good.

The Mongols are a people on horseback, invincible in land conquests, all the way to Europe, not to mention, the famous Teutonic Knights there, but also failed to stop their iron cavalry from winning more with less, and they were beaten to the point that they could not take care of themselves, but at sea, these people's skills were indeed poor.

There is a "lesson from the past" of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Ye asked the Lingnan Navy Division to go on the expedition this time, and the preparations in advance were very sufficient.

It is not difficult to cross the ocean to the Wa Kingdom, after all, this is how the Tang envoys were sent, although it is inevitable that many so-called Wa Jun Yan will die on the road during this period, and the suffering experience of Jianzhen Dongdu is even more written, but this does not mean that crossing the ocean will definitely pay a heavy price.

In the final analysis, what determines the success of the sea crossing is the understanding of the ocean and the advanced degree of the sea boat.

"Your Majesty, the scouts have discovered the fleet of the Japanese Kingdom!" Yang Xingmi came to Li Ye to report the results of the investigation of the Great Monk, "There are many ships, no less than two thousand, waving flags, and the armor is like a cloud. Tsing Yi Yamen's meticulous work returns, this army is quite a lot, there are no less than 100,000!"

This is the first time that the Lingnan sailors have met the soldiers of the Japanese State, although Yang Xingmi's words are calm and stable, and the ancient well has no waves, but the excitement between his eyebrows cannot be hidden.

Li Ye nodded.

Ordinary armor soldiers can't see the island yet, but the great monk in the air can already see that Li Ye knows the name of the big island in front of him: Tsushima Island.

Tsushima Island is located in the middle of the Korean Strait between Silla and Japan, and the Tsushima Strait, which is backed by it, is the choke point for entering and exiting the Japanese country. Although the Yuan Dynasty did not succeed in conquering the Wa Kingdom, it captured Tsushima Island twice, which was a stepping stone into the waters of the Wa Kingdom.

For the Wa Kingdom, Tsushima Island was also a bridgehead for the defense of the Tang Dynasty and the Silla Naval Division.

"Who is the enemy's leading general?" asked Li Ye.

"Fujiwara Tadahei is the younger brother of Fujiwara Tokihei, the left minister of the Japanese state. As the main general of the army this time, Yang Xingmi basically knew about the Tsing Yi Yamen's report on the Japanese country. Knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible, with Yang Xingmi's intelligence and mentality, he must have studied this information in detail.

Li Ye was noncommittal: "Fujiwara Shihei is a masterpiece of a generation, I don't know how his younger brother is." ”

In fact, he didn't know much about Fujiwara Tokihei, but the Fujiwara family of the Wa Kingdom was famous, and even before the crossing, he had heard of it. The reason why Li Ye knew Fujiwara Tokihei for a long time was actually because of his political opponent Sugawara Michizane.

In order to monopolize power, Fujiwara Tokihei framed Sugawara Michizane for plotting to support Emperor Daigo's younger brother, Prince Qi Shi, which successfully aroused Emperor Daigo's suspicion and jealousy, and moved Sugawara Michizane to the left as the commander of Dazai, depriving him of the power of his right minister and making him an idler.

Then, his family and old people were suppressed, exiled, and killed one after another, causing Sugawara Michizane to die of depression.

This is the famous Changtai change in the history of the Wa Kingdom.

However, Fujiwara Tokihei, who was the victor, died suddenly a few years later, when he was not yet forty years old, at the height of Spring and Autumn.

Then, several of Emperor Daigo's sons also died one after another, suddenly and inexplicably.

For a while, the government and the opposition of the Japanese Kingdom were shaken, and they all said that this was the undead spirit of Sugawara Michi.

In this way, Sugawara Michizan really became one of the four famous resentful spirits in the history of the Japanese Kingdom.

According to Li Ye's opinion, Sugawara Daozhen should be more wronged than Dou E.

"The Fujiwara family now has three of the most prestige, namely Fujiwara Tokihei and Fujiwara Tadahei, and their uncle Fujiwara Kiyotsune, all of whom are powerful Japanese ministers. Daigo's kid is still young, and the power he can personally grasp is limited, and a large part of the power of the Wa Kingdom is now in the hands of the ministers. Compared with the right minister Sugawara Michizane, Fujiwara Tokihei, who is from the Fujiwara family, is obviously more powerful. ”

Yang Xingmi said this, and smiled without a trace, "But Fujiwara Tadahei dares to bring the Japanese Sailor to stop us, and there is not much time left to live." ”

Li Ye smiled, although he thought so in his heart, he didn't like to make judgments in advance.

At this time, he thought that there was no one in the Wa Kingdom who would become an opponent of the great army.

In addition to Fujiwara Tokihei and Sugawara Michizane, there is one such person, that is, the former Emperor Uta of the Japanese Kingdom. Emperor Uta did not die at this time, and the reason why he passed on the throne to Daigo was because he was going to be a monk.

Today, Emperor Uta is Emperor Uta Ho.

Li Ye knocked on his forehead, and in retrospect, when Sugawara Michizane was demoted, Udo still wanted to persuade Daigo to take back his fate. It's a pity that time has passed, and the former emperor can't even enter the palace gate, so he stood outside the Heian Palace all night, suffering from the cold wind, and finally had no choice but to leave. It can be said that it is very aggrieved and miserable.

After thinking about it, the change in Changtai is next year.

Putting away his thoughts, Li Ye no longer thought about these sloppy things about the Japanese country. Wherever the Tang army passed, it was destined to be destroyed, and all stories would fall into the dust, whether it was a good story or a tragic story, no one had the leisure to pay attention to it.

They will eventually be forgotten in the long river of history.

"Prepare for war. Li Ye instructed Yang Xingmi, "No matter what, Tsushima Island must be taken first." ”

"Command!"

When the Lingnan Naval Division adjusted its formation and prepared for war, the Japanese Naval Division in front of Tsushima Island was also actively preparing for the war. is different from Yang Xing's secret report, although it was Fujiwara Tadahei who commanded the Wa State Navy Division at this time, the left minister Fujiwara Tohei was also in the Navy Division.

"Brother, we have been preparing for this battle for a long time, and the soldiers are all high-spirited in order to protect their families and defend the country, you just look at it, we will definitely defeat the Tang Army, and the shame of the Battle of Baijiangkou will be snowed!" Fujiwara Tadahei, who was dressed all over his body, said to Fujiwara Tohei with an excited expression and full of confidence.

"I have no doubt about your ability and the fighting spirit of the soldiers, and I also have full confidence in this battle!"

Fujiwara Tohei bowed slightly, he looked at the ships on the sea, his eyes were full of satisfaction and pride, and he looked back on the past and said: "In the battle of Baijiangkou back then, we suffered a lot because the ships were too small and the soldiers had too little armor. And now, our warships are tall and strong, and our soldiers are not only brave, but also fully armored, and it is time for the Tang people to know that the true combat power of the people of Amaterasu Okami!"

Fujiwara Tadahei was the first to say, "Brother, I plan to use 20,000 troops to fight first, pretend to be invincible, lure the Tang army into Hongniwan, and then use the pocket-like terrain there to cut off the back road of the Tang army and make them panic, and finally the army will come out together and attack with fire, so that they can only be surrounded and annihilated!"

Fujiwara Shihei's eyes lit up, he felt the direction of the wind, and said with a happy eyebrow: "You are really a genius general, I know that it is right for you to lead the sailor to meet the Tang army! This plan is feasible, let it go!"

Fujiwara Tadahei once again said yes.

Yang Xingmi couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that the Japanese Navy Division was dispatched, but there were only about 500 ships.

There are 100,000 soldiers of the Lingnan Naval Division, and more than 1,000 ships of different sizes and various purposes, which can be said to be very small compared to ordinary naval divisions, because the Lingnan Naval Division is a naval fleet, which is different from the river naval division.

However, the Japanese Navy Division is obviously not so advanced, and only less than thirty percent of the forces are currently sent to fight, which is a little ignorant in Yang Xingmi's opinion.

"In the face of my Tang Dynasty Huanghuang Division, I don't even need to go all out, and I still want to test my Lingnan Water Division's virtual reality?"

Yang Xingmi's eyes flashed with a touch of sinister anger, and there was a little more banter and ridicule on his face, "Since they only use thirty percent of the troops, we only use thirty percent." ”

The ships of the Lingnan Navy Division broke through the waves, and more than 300 warships were dispatched quickly in the front formation, and the main force slowly followed, keeping a certain distance. On the endless sea, the ripples of the water surface that were parted under the ships boosted the fleet's might, making them look like sharp arrows breaking through the air.

The ships of both sides, like beasts of the sea, soon met in the waves.

Yang Xingmi pulled out his horizontal knife, and with a previous lead, he wanted to say two impassioned words to boost the morale of the whole army, but his eyes fell on the really ordinary ship of the Japanese Navy Division, and he really couldn't raise much blood, so he took a sip and said directly: "Run over!"

In this era, the naval divisions fought with bows and arrows at medium and long distances, and if there were great monks, they would also fight in mid-air, and when the ships came into contact with each other, they would hook the side of the opponent's ship and kill the past to seize the ship, basically restoring the mode of attacking the land fortifications.

The Japanese sailors obviously intended to do the same, their crossbowmen were already in place, and there were iron arrows sticking out of the arrow holes in the battlements, and when the Lingnan sailors entered the attack position, they fired ten thousand arrows in unison.

But at this moment, a piece of aura brilliance suddenly lit up among the Lingnan sailors, and the sound of a sharp weapon breaking through the air came when it approached, and countless crossbow arrows dragged the aura tail light across the sea, and the sky was full of stars and feathers, and fell into the group of Japanese sailors!

The ships of the Lingnan Navy Division are tall, and the ships of the Japanese Navy Division are short, this is the difference in size, which has already made the soldiers of the Japanese State a little frightened, but when they are about to fight, they still do not flinch at all, but when the meteor-like arrow rain hits, they are all dumbfounded and full of horror.

"Obviously it hasn't reached the range of the bow and crossbow, how can the Tang Army's bow and crossbow shoot so far?!"

"That's the magic weapon aura! Tang Jun used the magic weapon!"

"Impossible, this must be a trick, how can so many arrows be ......"

Before the last sentence could be uttered from the mouth of one of the Japanese monks, the crossbow arrows of the locusts were as dense as hail, and they slammed down on their ship!

Suddenly, thunder erupted, and the crossbow bolts tore through the ship's side, women's wall, and cabin, piercing the bodies of countless armor soldiers, and there were scenes of blood bursting and warriors flying upside down everywhere, and even the ship itself trembled violently and swayed wildly under the bombardment of huge power, it was like a scarecrow that had been beaten into a sieve, and sawdust flew everywhere.

The ships and soldiers in the front line of the Japanese Navy Division suffered from the slap in the face and fell into hell.

The women's walls, the armoured shields, which they thought were sturdy, could not provide them with any protection at all, and they were shot through by the crossbow arrows of the magic weapons, and the people who had been slain and overturned everywhere were screams and exclamations, one after another, in one piece.