A group of civil and military ministers of the Tang Dynasty looked at the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty with a very serious expression, not like he was joking.

In an instant, he realized why His Majesty wanted to rush to Youzhou so much in advance.

How long did it take for His Majesty's imperial decree to arrive in Dengzhou? As a result, even the soldiers and horses heading to Dengzhou have not all rushed to Dengzhou to assemble.

This group of guys have already relied on that navy to win consecutive victories over Baekje and Wa.

Moreover, after experiencing these two big victories, it is enough to prove that the Datang navy equipped with new weapons is no longer invincible on the sea.

Maybe when Li Ji discussed with Cheng Sanlang later, he felt that Baekje and Wa Kingdom were disabled, so why not go to Goguryeo.

Hehe... All the military officials couldn't help feeling a little nervous. After all, Cheng Sanlang's abilities are always beyond everyone's expectations.

Everyone was also really scared, if this kid, with Li Ji's partner, did something impressive again, it's not impossible.

"Your Majesty's words are justified, and I also feel that the soldiers are all ready to go, and their morale is very high. It is not impossible to make the trip as soon as possible."

Li Daozong, the minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help standing up and agreeing, and the rest of the people also agreed to travel early and kill Goguryeo earlier.

However, the Ministry of Industry and related departments couldn't help but wipe off their sweat, and hurriedly stood up to present the facts and make sense, no matter how anxious they were, they couldn't be too anxious.

It was agreed for a month before, and the road was opened five days later in the blink of an eye. It was not appropriate at all. After repeated arguments or concessions.

In the end, Li Shimin chose an auspicious day nine days later to embark on the journey.

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The sea is so vast, with turbulent waves, just like the mood of the eldest brother at this moment who seems very unstable.

Although Brother Zhong is trying his best to maintain his majesty and demeanor as a superior.

But the haggard face that was clearly sleep-deprived, and the two eyes with obvious dark circles, proved how bad he was after the fiasco.

Even if several days have passed, even if you have been far away from the battlefield, every time you wake up from your dreams at midnight, you will always be awakened by the picture of the giant ship of the Tang Dynasty spewing out whistle smoke and blazing flames.

Fleeing all the way to the south, some of the Japanese ships that followed the flagship were separated because of the night's wind and waves, and some were thrown far away because of damage to the ship or water ingress during the war. up the rear.

However, Brother Zhong didn't want to stay at all, he just asked his confidant general Zuo Bozi Ma Lu to lead the team in the rear, and summoned the scattered soldiers, while he continued to run wildly all the way.

As the distant horizon got closer and closer, when the people in the lookout bucket saw where the pier was, they shouted loudly.

Whether it was a general or an ordinary soldier or sailor, their eyes were red and the corners of their eyes were wet, and they finally came back alive. very nice…

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Those Japanese people who were busy on the pier also noticed the abnormality on the sea in the distance. Looking from a distance, they saw Japanese warships appearing out of sight.

But soon, everyone noticed a problem in astonishment. When they left, the battleships were overwhelming, but the battleships that came back seemed so sparse.

There are even defects on some ships and even holes in the hull, and some warships seem to have traces of being burned.

As the ship approached, the workers, soldiers, merchants, and officials on the dock all lost their smiles.

However, there were two hundred warships, and there were no warships on the sea level behind them.

Could it be that this is just a stroll around the coast of Baekje, and then he was beaten **** and ran back?

Ships docked slowly at the pier, and the demoralized sailors and soldiers got off the ship.

As for the elder brother Zhong who coquettishly put on Tang Guoming's heavy armor when he left, he drove in a chariot very low-key and went straight to the city.

Leave those soldiers and sailors, stationed near the pier on standby.

After sleeping for a full five hours, Brother Zhong finally opened his eyes and summoned a group of civil and military personnel.

Looking at the detailed battle damage reported on the table, Brother Zhong's face was so gloomy that it was frightening.

But ten days ago, when I left here, there were more than 1,200 warships and nearly 50,000 sailors.

He also specially brought tens of thousands of elite teachers, in order to rush to Baekje to make a big one.

As a result, he just rushed to the Baijiangkou, just when he felt that he could swallow the Datang navy in one gulp.

The despicable Tang Guojun gave himself a hard blow from the rear. Their fire-breathing weapons can hit the enemy hundreds of steps away.

Such a combat mode was simply unprecedented, and he also suffered an unprecedented fiasco.

Most of the soldiers were killed, tens of thousands of elite infantry, and less than 30% of them escaped to be buried in the bottom of the sea.

Rao is the eldest brother of the prince, and as a powerful minister of the Wa Kingdom, facing such a heavy loss, he is also terrified.

What's more, many generals and officials who followed him on the expedition this time also died in the sea along with those sunken ships.

"Has General Zuo Bo returned?"

After being stunned for a long time, Brother Zhong raised his head and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, the last general just came over from the pier, and he didn't see General Zuo Bo. However, nearly a hundred warships have returned one after another."

"Only more than seventy ships?" Eldest brother Zhong was stunned when he heard that, the number of warships he led back was only more than two hundred, and the number of nearly one hundred ships was less than four hundred.

Not even one-third of the 1,200 ships at the time of the expedition.

"Your Highness, many of our warships have been severely damaged. We think that there will be warships returning later, but after this battle, we suffered heavy losses."

"If it is passed back to the court, I am afraid it will be..."

"Your Highness! Your Highness!" An anxious shout came from outside ~lightnovelpub.net~ It was the voice of Zuo Bozi Maru who was ordered to meet the warship in the rear.

After Brother Zhong and a group of civil and military personnel got up one after another, they saw the other party rushing in in a rage.

"Your Highness, something is wrong. Tang's navy has been chasing our navy from behind and is heading towards us."

"What?!" All the people in the room changed their expressions.

Brother Zhong's originally gloomy old face instantly turned gray and white. "The navy of the Tang Dynasty... didn't attack Baekje, but came to our country?"

"The last general is also clear. It was only when the last general gathered the remnants near the Oki Islands that he learned about it from a warship general who escaped."

"The navy of Datang has been following behind to sweep, but if there are ships on the sea, they will all be sunk by them."

"They were also lucky enough to escape the pursuit of the Datang Navy under the cover of darkness..."

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