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    Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it has entered the early winter season.  In order to prepare for the coming severe winter, many people are stocking up on winter food, and as the weather turns colder, many people try to reduce their outdoor activities. After all, it is not suitable to stay outdoors in this cold weather, especially  Those poor families don't even have clothes to keep out the cold, so they stay indoors every day in winter.

    However, various places under Li Min's rule were very busy. For example, the sea ships from Dengzhou to Sixi and Sixi to Jincheng never stopped, and they were even busier than before. Various blessing ships were loaded with goods, and all of them were  It has an extremely deep draft and is constantly shuttling back and forth on routes to various ports.

    At the port outside Sixian City, a number of large military ships suddenly appeared during this period. These ships have wide hulls, are not very fast, and do not have many weapons. They are generally only used to transport troops or supplies.  , in and out of Sixian City during this period, and all of them were used for military docks. Ordinary people have no idea what these ships are transporting?  When the last batch of such military cargo ships left the port, only a few people knew that Li Min also left Sixian with the fleet on the Qi Wang.

    Li Min followed the fleet to the southeast first, then entered the Tsushima Strait, stopped at Danluo, and finally drove the boat north to Tsushima Island. However, compared to the past, Tsushima Island is now filled with troops.  The military camps of various armies gathered together, almost occupying the entire island.

    After Li Min arrived at Tsushima Island, he immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter. The army on the island was divided into four parts, among which the firearms troops had the smallest number. Including the two thousand troops, there were only 3,500 troops, commanded by Liu Rengui.  The Kunlun slave army consisted of 4,000 people, under the command of Huli.  There were 6,400 generals from Chang'an's wealthy aristocratic families, commanded by Li Shi and Xu De.  There are 50,000 grassland archers, controlled by Xue Rengui and Zhou Long respectively. In this battle against Japan, Su Dingfang is the commander.  Control all armies.  In addition, the Silla army still has 15,000 people, but these people are not very effective in combat and are only used as backup.

    In the brightly lit commander's tent, Su Dingfang sat on the commander's seat in the middle, while Li Min only accompanied him on the right side.  Everything in the army is dominated by the commander-in-chief. Even if Li Min has a distinguished status, he cannot usurp the position of commander-in-chief. After all, as the saying goes, military orders are like mountains.  If the supreme position of the commander cannot be established, how can he convince the people?  So let alone Li Min, even when Li Shimin went on an expedition, if he was not a commander, he would have to sit under the commander-in-chief when he summoned the generals. This is military power.

    "Your Highness, there are 80,000 troops participating in the war this time, and more than 730 large and small ships have been mobilized. They are fully prepared and can land in Japan at any time!" Su Dingfang held up his helmet.  Sitting majestically on the handsome seat.  These combat troops were somewhat chaotic, but they were managed in an orderly manner by him.  All the generals were very convinced. He was a rare general.

    Li Min nodded after hearing this, and then glanced at everyone in the handsome tent. Especially when he looked at Xue Rengui, who stayed with Su Dingfang, he felt a little secretly proud.  All the former cadets from the military academy have gone back, but Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui have stayed and have submitted letters of withdrawal to the military academy.  Determined to help Li Min make a career.

    Li Min naturally wanted this move by the two of them, and it was something he had planned long ago.  After all, he is now in need of someone.  Especially in the military aspect, except for Zhou Long, Hu Li, and Lu Qing, there are really no generals who can take action. Now with the help of two generals, Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui, he can finally feel much more relaxed.

    "What's the reaction from the Japanese side?" Li Min looked around and asked.  In order to conquer the Japanese country, he had been preparing for more than half a year. Although not many people knew about it, after all, it was impossible to keep such a big move secret. Therefore, Li Min estimated that the Japanese country should  I have received the news a long time ago, but I don¡¯t know how they will respond?

    As early as a few months ago, Wu Meiniang's intelligence on Japan had been completely handed over to Su Dingfang, so when he heard Li Min's question, Su Dingfang immediately replied: "Your Highness, according to the information obtained carefully, Japan has indeed known.  The news that we are going to launch troops against them is just because the last time the Japanese sent troops to help Baekje fight against the Tang Dynasty, the merchant ships of the Japanese people were unable to enter the various ports of the Tang Dynasty, so they did not have any news channels in the Tang Dynasty.  It is precisely because of this that the Japanese country does not know the news about our military deployment this time, nor does it know our strategic goals this time. Even many nobles in the Japanese country believe that we are only sending troops to them last time.  Those who helped Baekje take revenge had no idea that we were determined to destroy them!¡±

    Hearing what Su Dingfang said, Li Min finally nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that his side's intelligence work was doing well, and at least he had won in this regard.  Next, Li Min asked about the preparations of each army. Generals Zhou Long and Xue Rengui made reports respectively, and Li Min was very satisfied after hearing this.He discussed with the generals until midnight before returning to camp to rest.

    Early the next morning, 4,000 Kunlun slave troops and 10,000 grassland archers took the lead in setting off by boat, heading north along the Tsushima Strait, until they came to the Sea of ??Japan in later generations, and then in the southwest of Honshu Island, that is,  Later generations prepared to land at the place where the Iwami Silver Mine was located.

    The Iwami Silver Mine was Japan's main silver mine from the Warring States Period to the Edo period. Its output once accounted for 30% of the world's total at that time. It can be said to be an extremely large vein, and the ore contains high silver content, making it a rare rich ore.  The residents of the Japanese island began to exploit the silver mines here very early, and it reached a peak in the late Warring States Period. During the Tang Dynasty, where Li Min lived, although some people mined silver mines here, the value of the silver was not high.  Gao, secondly, the silver refining technology of the Japanese country was backward, so the output was very small, and it did not attract the attention of the Japanese country at all.

    On the huge troop carrier, Xue Rengui stood alone on the bow, looking at the Japanese Honshu Island already in sight in the distance, and couldn't help but feel excited on his face.  This was the first time that he led an army alone, and they were 10,000 grassland archers. They were one of the two vanguards in the attack on the Japanese country. The other vanguard was the 4,000 Kunlun slave army led by Hu Li.

    Thinking of Hu Li, who was also the vanguard, Xue Rengui turned his head and looked at another troop transport ship not far away. There was General Hu's ship, and the other party, like him, was standing on the bow of the ship observing the landing place in the distance.  terrain.  Although Hu Li's qualifications are older than Xue Rengui's, Xue Rengui is not convinced. He has been holding back his anger from the beginning, preparing to compete with the opponent in this vanguard battle, in order to prove his strength to His Majesty the King of Qi.  value.

    The tiger force on the ship in the distance also seemed to be aware of it. He suddenly turned his head and looked at Xue Rengui. Both of them had an unspeakable fighting spirit in their eyes. Their martial arts skills were comparable. They had competed several times in the military before.  Everyone wins or loses, but this result is not accurate. After all, if there is no life-and-death fight, no one dares to say that he is better than the other.  However, since they can't compete in personal martial arts, they can only compete in military merit on the battlefield. And it happens that the two of them are the pioneers of this landing, and now they finally have something good to watch.

    The Shijian area was not an important political and military area for the Japanese country. In addition, the Tang Dynasty did not have the concept of coastal defense, so the Japanese country did not station any troops here. There were only a few small fishing boats on the sea level. When they saw Xue Rengui and the others  When the huge blessing boat arrived, it immediately scattered like a school of fish, unable to even catch up.

    Xue Rengui and Hu Li were too lazy to pay attention to the fishermen, and ordered the fleet to find a suitable landing place, and then sent small boats ashore. When the first group of Kunlun slave troops landed ashore, they encountered no obstruction at all. Some Japanese people even looked at it.  Upon seeing these black Kunlun slaves, they immediately screamed strangely, were so frightened that they ran away to report the news.

    When Huli and his troops completely landed, the news that the black evil spirits came in big ships had spread in the coastal areas of Iwami, especially in several small villages near where they landed.  No, this did pose a problem for Hu Li and Xue Rengui, because the first thing they did after landing was to find a local and ask him to show them where the silver mine was, so that they could tell His Highness the King of Qi.  Yinshan was occupied first.

    However, although all the people nearby were gone, it was not a problem for them. This time, in addition to transporting soldiers and supplies, their ship also specially transported hundreds of good horses. These horses were used by the scouts, and they could be dispatched now.  Useful.

    Xue Rengui selected fifty prairie soldiers with the best riding skills from his prairie people, and then asked them to chase them down the path on horseback, making sure to bring back a few Japanese who were familiar with the local conditions.

    After sending these people out, Hu Li and Xue Rengui immediately organized the team. After all, when they landed, the organization of each team and camp had been disrupted, and the combat effectiveness of the troops was greatly reduced. They must be adjusted as soon as possible.  Although the information I received before said that there are not many troops stationed here, you must be careful in everything.

    Xue Rengui and Hu Li were both strict in running the army, so their teams were organized quickly. However, what surprised them was that the fifty prairie cavalry sent out had not returned yet, which made Xue Rengui's face pale.  Guang, after all, they are all his subordinates. Although the fifty people are not many, they are all cavalry. And as far as he knows, there are not many horses in Japan, and the horses are short and cannot compete with the Hequ horses they brought.  In comparison, so even if you encounter a large group of enemies, you can always run away if you can't defeat them, right?

    Seeing that Xue Rengui's people have never come back, Hu Li, although not gloating about his misfortune, could not help but look down upon Xue Rengui.  But at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid horse hoofbeats in the distance. This finally made Xue Rengui feel relieved. But what he didn't expect was that the cavalry sent out this time actually brought him an unexpected surprise.  What a surprise!
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