Li Shimin's will: Li Zhi, the throne belongs to your brother

Chapter 210 Blessed by the Buddha, this battle must be won

"Haha~"

Niu Jinda laughed and said, "Your Majesty, this must be a lie. How can there be gold and silver in this world!?"

"If there is one, I will be the first to go!"

Everyone just thought it was funny and didn't say much.

"cough."

Li Shimin coughed, signaled everyone to be quiet, and said, "Ai Qing, do you have any other ideas about this war?"

Hearing the question, all civil and military officials began to communicate in low voices.

"This battle plan has been perfected, right!?"

"Except for going ashore in Xiongjin City, there should be nothing to add!?"

"It should be perfect!!"

After some exchanges, Changsun Wuji got up and reported: "Your Majesty, I think the battle plan is still quite complete."

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

All the civil servants and generals stood up.

"Okay, then proceed according to the plan." Li Shimin nodded, feeling that there was nothing else to pay attention to, and finally ordered.

"For this march, I ordered Li Daozong to be the general manager of Juba's march.

Liu Rengui and Li Shiji... went to battle with the army... Xue Rengui guarded Pyongyang and provided food, grass and horses for the army..."

"Yes!" All civil servants and generals saluted in unison.

"Okay, then let's go, rest here for a day, and send troops to Baekje later."

Li Shimin waved his hand, ending the combat meeting.

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Woongjin Fortress in Baekje.

King Uija is discussing with civil and military officials before the war.

On his left are Guishi Fuxin and the officials of the Eight Great Families, and on his right are Dao Chen and a group of disciples.

The grievances and grievances between the two factions have been going on for a long time, and the differences are clear.

King Yi Ci, who was sitting on the throne, looked down at the Pai on both sides, and asked, "It's been more than a month now, how many people have you assembled?"

Onishi Fukunobu, wearing a cool armor, came out and reported: "My lord, we have assembled 30 soldiers from various cities."

Hearing this number, the officials of the eight major families complained: "The 30 soldiers and horses, I am afraid that even the soldiers and horses that captured Silla have been transferred back!"

"If there is no one guarding the Silla border, I'm afraid we will lose a lot of cities!"

Some officials sighed, "losing the city is a small matter, and whether we can win is the top priority!"

"This is already all the soldiers and horses of Baekje. If we can't win, we will all have to..."

Speaking of this, the faces of all civil and military officials were full of sighs.

This time, all the troops of Baekje were assembled. If they didn't win the battle, then everyone would be subjugated slaves.

A loud 'Amitabha' sound came to mind.

The thinking of all civil and military officials was interrupted, and when they looked sideways, it was the monk Daochen opposite who chanted the Buddha's name.

Daochen was wearing a red and gold satin cassock, his eyes were narrowed into slits, his face was full of oil, and he was showing a smile at this moment, and said with compassion.

"Amitabha, you don't need to worry, I have gathered millions of believers, and I will definitely win this battle."

Hearing Dao Chen's words, everyone's expressions softened a little.

Although the weapons of millions of believers are not as equipped as the regular army, they are sufficient in number.

30 troops plus millions of believers who are not afraid of death may be able to cause qualitative changes by relying on numbers. .

"Okay, this battle depends entirely on Daochen Living Buddha, the Buddha blesses you!!"

Hearing this, King Yici heaved a sigh of relief, and in order to express his importance, he clasped his hands together and saluted Daochen.

"Buddha bless!" Dao Chen glanced at Guishi Fuxin provocatively.

"Report~" The herald broke in.

"What's the matter?" King Yici asked with an unkind expression.

"Report to Your Majesty, according to the spies' report, Datang's battleship has arrived in Pyongyang!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone showed panic, and countless people began to calculate the speed of the battleship in their hearts.

An official frowned and said.

"It will take me four or five months to travel from Baekje to Chang'an even with the wind.

Now Datang actually travels back and forth in more than a month, this speed is really unbelievably fast. "

"So, is it true that it doesn't take a day to travel from Pyongyang to Anshicheng?"

Onimuro Fukunobu replied with a very ugly expression: "If the inference is correct, it should be true!!"

Before sending spies to inquire about the war between the Tang Dynasty and Goryeo, but the news they got was like a fairy tale, and no one believed that it would be true.

Soon, they learned that Datang's battleship had left Anshicheng and returned to China.

Everyone thought that Datang was going back to reorganize the army and wait for the next year to send troops.

But who would have thought that only about a month and a half later, the warship returned to Pyongyang again.

I have been sent to Datang in the past, and I know the approximate distance between Chang'an and Pyongyang. Now that I know the time, it is not difficult to calculate the speed of the warship.

"At this speed, our warships can't catch up with the Tang Army's warships!"

"Is it possible that the inquiry was wrong?"

"Impossible, other information may be wrong, but how could it be wrong to dock the Tang warship?" Fukunobu Onimuro frowned.

It may be wrong to inquire about the news from the population of Goryeo, but how could it be wrong to see the arrival of the Tang army's warship in person.

"If this is true, wouldn't we not even be able to see the shadow of the sea battle?"

If the news is correct, then everyone can only accept this outrageous fact.

According to this speed, his warship can't catch up no matter what.

If you can't catch up, it means that you will always be passive and beaten.

Getting such news before the war started, everyone's faces turned ugly.

But soon some officials realized what was happening, and said with panic.

"According to this speed, wouldn't it take a day for Pyongyang to send troops to Woongjin City? Aren't we waiting under the nose of Tang Jun?"

When everyone heard the words, they immediately reacted, and their faces became panicked.

"According to the speed of the warships of the Tang Army, it may not even take a day to reach Woongjin City from Pyongyang City."

"Too bad, even the fastest spy, it will take a lot of time to send the news back!!"

"Maybe, the Datang battleship is on its way right now!!"

In an instant, when the possibility was realized, panic spread.

"Silence!" King Yici's eyes were sharp and fierce, sweeping across everyone.

"The Tang army's warships are extremely fast, and the personal conquest will rely on its advantages to attack from the waterway and attack along the Xiongjin River. We only need to heavily guard the Xiongjin River mouth, so what's the use of the Tang army's fast warships!?"

The civil and military officials all nodded when they heard that, the warships are fast, as long as they defend the big offensive and defensive battle at the mouth of the sea, the speed advantage will no longer exist.

Hearing this, the civil and military officials immediately fell silent, but the panic on their faces remained undiminished.

Seeing this, King Yici breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the ghost room Fudao.

"General, hurry up and prepare for the battle. You must stop the Tang army at the mouth of the Xiongjin River."

"Yes!" Fukunobu Onimuro saluted, turned around and strode away.

"Living Buddha, please inform the believers to prepare for the battle." King Yici turned his eyes to Daochen again and said.

"Amitabha." Dao Chen recited the Buddha's name with compassion on his face, expressing that he already knew.

Soon, Dao Chen came to the believer's barracks on horseback.

This place is different from other military camps. There are Buddha statues painted on the curtains or doors of every tent here.

In the center of the tent, there are mostly Buddha statues made of clay, sweet potatoes and other things are placed on the altar, and green smoke is rising from the burning incense sticks.

In front of the Buddha statue is a monk wearing a yellow cassock sitting cross-legged.

The monk closed his eyes, knocked on the wooden fish with one hand, and moved the Buddhist beads with the other, muttering Buddhist scriptures that he couldn't understand, his face looked compassionate and holy.

In front of the monk are men, women and children dressed in sackcloth, with pious faces, bowing to the Buddha with their hands folded.

The believers were fascinated by what they heard, with fanatic faces, and kept chanting: "Amitabha..."

When Dao Chen appeared in the barracks, all the believers became fanatical and shouted: "Living Buddha, Living Buddha~"

This sound caught the attention of countless voices.

All the believers who shouted for the Living Buddha gathered together and looked at Dao Chen with inexplicable fanaticism and excitement in their eyes.

Dao Chen showed a smile, slowly folded his hands together, and said: "Amitabha!"

In an instant, the fanatical believers clasped their hands together and shouted the Buddha's name, but the fanaticism in their eyes remained undiminished.

This kind of appeal was simply astonishing, Dao Chen was very satisfied, and said slowly.

"The Buddha said that Tang Jun is a demon, and if you kill the demon, you can accumulate merit. When the merit is complete, the Buddha will take us to the Western Paradise, Amitabha!"

A farmer with a hideous face found his own hoe and said excitedly: "The merits and virtues are complete, as long as you kill Tang Jun, you will be able to complete the merits and virtues?"

A woman with a distorted face found her kitchen knife and shouted, "Elysium, I'm going to Xitian Elysium."

"Buddha took me to the Paradise~"

This kind of promise is unbelievable to normal people, but for Baekje people who believe in religion all over the country, the completion of meritorious deeds and the Paradise of Paradise are undoubtedly the biggest temptation.

All of a sudden, countless Baekje people picked up the weapons they could find, with fanaticism and excitement in their eyes.

Chapter 211

On the other side, Fukunobu Onimuro rushed to the mouth of the Woongjin River as quickly as possible.

The slope of the Xiongjin River is very small, the river is wide, the river level is gentle, and the plains on both sides of the river are usually exposed, which is an important arable land.

With the terrain here and the 30 army, there is only one water station that can be fought.

The 30 troops have been stationed for a period of time, always ready to intercept the Tang army.

Soon, a pitch-black warship appeared in Fukunobu Onimuro's field of vision. He thought it was dizziness at first, but rubbed his eyes but it didn't disappear.

Soon, some spies issued a loud warning: "The Tang army is attacking!!"

"Listen to my orders" Onimuro Fukunobu breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately he came quickly, otherwise Tang Jun would really be caught off guard.

"All ships cover the river, intercept enemy warships, and never allow any Tang army to pass!!"

"Yes!"

With an order, countless ships began to cover the entire river, and the canvas covered the entire river for a while.

The boats are of different sizes and shapes. Some are tall boats with a few stories high and can accommodate thousands of people;

At this moment, Li Shimin, Liu Rengui and others on the deck were carefully looking at the waters ahead through the binoculars.

Li Daozong swept the weapons of the soldiers on the boat and muttered: "Hooks, spears, refusals, ropes... Are they determined to fight us in water?"

Li Shimin squinted his eyes and looked at the equipment on the big boat: "Bed crossbow, racket stick, five-tooth boat, it seems that they are well prepared!"

"This battle the enemy is intercepting on the river, how should we fight?" Li Shimin asked Liu Rengui beside him.

The enemy army covered the entire river, and the guns of the warships were on the sides of the ship.