After everyone met each other, Li Xiang found that Ding Tu and the others were really thoughtful. Because they knew that Yongning would come with Li Xiang, they specially placed three small tents behind Li Xiang's tent. This was where Yongning and the others lived. It was not far from Li Xiang's big tent, and the surrounding areas were isolated. After all, the barracks were all men.
"This team hasn't been blinded by you yet. I saw it just now. They did a good job."
When entering the tent, although it was just a few words, Ding Tu was so happy that he could hardly suppress his excitement. Although the court had issued several imperial edicts of commendation before, there was nothing substantial except empty praise. They no longer had any hope in the court. The reason why they were able to train the team to this point was to live up to Li Xiang's favor.
Looking at the scene before him, the King of Wu felt mixed emotions. Once upon a time, many armies trusted him so much, but after he had no choice but to lead them to the Xueyantuo battlefield, not even one tenth of their people came back alive. Now listening to the words of those family members, he had nothing to do but scold himself. After all, it was he who led them to destruction. If Li Xiang had not rushed over at that time, his life might have been lost on the northern grasslands.
"You're finally here! These guys don't take us seriously. No matter what we ask for, none of them listen. We've been here for over half a month, and we haven't even seen how they fight."
After entering the tent, Cheng Yaojin spoke more casually. Qin Shubao and Li Xiang were old acquaintances. They had a very good relationship when they were on the Tuyuhun battlefield. Otherwise, Qin Huaiyu would not have been sent to Li Xiang's account. Although Qin Shubao did not say a word at this moment, the expression on his face showed that he was unhappy.
Both of them were veterans who had followed Li Shimin to build the country. More than half of the soldiers in the Tang army had been under their command, and no one in the army disobeyed the orders they issued. But now that they had arrived at the Goguryeo navy, no one listened to what they said, which really made them feel a little uncomfortable.
"Naval operations require preparations, and this doesn't mean we can conduct drills at any time. It's already late today, so tomorrow morning, the navy warships will go out to sea for drills."
Li Xiang did not criticize his subordinates in front of these people, because what these people did was right. Navy warships are different from land armies. If they want to conduct actual combat exercises, they can of course start at any time, but Li Xiang is testing whether they can do things this time. Obviously, Li Xiang is very satisfied at the moment, so he starts to protect them.
"I will obey your orders."
Ding Tu and the three deputy generals knelt down at the same time, then stood up and strode out. Many people couldn't sleep that night. Tomorrow would definitely not be just a sailing drill. His Highness had already given the order, so tomorrow would definitely be a live-fire drill. Therefore, all preparations had to be completed tonight. His Highness had spent so much money and recruited so many capable people from all over the country. If he embarrassed His Highness tomorrow, Ding Tu would just dive into the sea and feed the fish.
"You must be tired after the long journey. You should rest for a while. Tomorrow we will go out to sea together to watch the naval exercises."
The King of Wu felt that he was redundant here, so after seeing several naval commanders leave, the King of Wu was ready to return to his tent. There was no need to rush for anything.
"Third uncle, take care. I have something to say."
When Li Xiang didn't come, it was to test the naval commanders. Now that he has come, and delaying here for one day will cost one more day's money, so Li Xiang plans to let the navy warships prepare a little after the drill is completed tomorrow, and then set off directly to Fuso.
Ding Tu has the battle plan for attacking Fuso, and they have also rehearsed it in other places. As the saying goes, "Train an army for a thousand days and deploy it for a moment." In normal times, money is spent like water. Now that we need you, can't we just pull you out and fight?
"Leaving the day after tomorrow?"
When Li Xiang finished speaking of his proposal, not only the King of Wu was dumbfounded, but Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao also did not expect that Li Xiang could act so quickly. They had heard that Li Xiang was swift and decisive on the battlefield, and they had cooperated with Li Xiang before, but you sent the navy warships to fight just one day after you arrived. Isn't that a bit too much?
"Everyone in the army knows what their goal is. If we don't take action now, the news will likely reach Fuso. News travels quickly at sea, and there may be Fuso spies in Chang'an. So we can't fight with common sense. If they are prepared, we will be in trouble. Even you didn't expect us to set out the day after tomorrow, so how could the Fuso people have expected that?"
Li Xiang said with a smile that he knew in the 21st century that these Fuso people were best at sneak attacks, so during the Tang Dynasty, you will also have to taste the pain of sneak attacks.
After listening to Li Xiang's words, the three people thought about it carefully. Li Xiang's idea is indeed feasible. If it is used properly, we can achieve brilliant results when launching a sneak attack. Fuso's territory is not very large. Even if we only kill part of them, we can win early.
When Li Xiang said earlier that he could resolve the Fuso issue in two to three months, many people thought that Li Xiang was bragging. However, after seeing Li Xiang's speed of progress today, everyone knew that he was not bragging at all, but that he had already had a plan in mind. You see Li Xiang walking slowly on the road, but in the past ten days or so, the navy has not been idle either. They should be making final preparations for war.
"Uncle San, what do you think?"
As the commander-in-chief of the entire army marching into Fusang, the King of Wu certainly has the final say. Seeing that these three people remained silent, Li Xiang could not wait here. The two of them were deputy generals, so they could remain silent, but you, the main general, could not.
"Just now I saw that your team is carrying another kind of small artillery. Do you need to practice it for a few days?"
King Wu Li Ke suddenly thought of this matter. That thing should be very useful in fighting a war. Wouldn’t it be a bit blind if he didn’t bring it with him?
