Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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"The main reason for this is that you, Senior Wang, have benevolence in your heart. Guo's role is nothing more than threading the needle."

Fearing that Wang Bodang would have nothing to thank, Guo Ye changed the subject and said, "What advice does Senior Wang have for the naval battle ten days later?"

Wang Bodang said: "If it's only [-] against [-], we may not have no chance of winning in Fuyu Kingdom."

"How do you say this?"

"We have fought many battles with the Fusang people over the years, and we know their details well. To be honest, the combat power of the two navies is about the same."

"Then how can you say we have a chance of winning? The combat power is about the same, but the number of people is more than doubled!"

"Listen to me. Thanks to Duke Qin, Fuyu has been rich and has updated a lot of equipment in the past few years. Therefore, although the two armies are about the same in strength, our equipment is much better. Whether it is ships, bows, arrows, The knives are all superior to our army."

"Can the advantages of equipment make up for the huge difference in the number of people?"

"Of course it can't make up for it, but our army still has a big advantage, that is, we can't afford to lose. In this battle, Fusang lost, but we just gave up attacking Fuyu country temporarily. But if we lose, we will become subjugated slaves. Whether you or your family members will be enslaved by Fusang."

"Can it be compared to a last stand?"

"Exactly. Therefore, a certain family believes that the outcome of this battle should be a five-to-five number. But... Actually, I have another worry."

"worry about what?"

"With the pissing nature of the Fusang people, are they willing to do it honestly and not mess with it? I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."

"You mean they will take the opportunity to attack?"

"It may be a sneak attack, or there may be some secret weapon on the battlefield. It may even be that they are playing tricks on the number of expeditions. The Fusang Navy we are dealing with is not [-], but [-], or even [-]!"

"That will be difficult. If we are prepared for every possible possibility, we will have to dilute our forces, and the chances of winning will be lower. More importantly, if the Fusang people dispatch a [-] navy, we will have no reason to win!"

Uncle Wang said: "This matter is extremely difficult, and I will leave everything to Qin Guogong!"

"Please?" Guo Ye pointed to his nose and said, "Shouldn't Zhang Zhongjian worry about this? At most, I'm just helping."

"Him? He has nothing to do now. In fact, before Wang came, he was entrusted by the lord of the country. Everything in this battle is under the command of Qin Guogong."

"Me? No! Absolutely not!" Guo Ye shook his head like a rattle, and said, "I don't know how to fight naval battles at all. Let me command. Isn't that a layman commanding an expert? Those who should lose will definitely lose. Those who win or lose.”

"Okay, Qin Guogong, I didn't expect you to be quite clear-headed."

"What? Did you lie to me just now?"

"I'm not lying to you. In fact, what the lord means is that Duke Qin should be asked to carefully plan this war for Fuyu. As for the specific battle, of course he will do his part. But he is afraid that you will succeed in youth and be arrogant. You have to direct it yourself, so let me try it out."

"This Zhang Zhongjian...is really careless." Guo Ye shook his head, and said, "He didn't come in person, but asked you to send a message. He was planning to advance, attack, retreat, or defend, right? If I agree, You just said it was a joke. If I firmly object, you will tell me the truth."

"Uh... that's almost what it means, and it made Qin Guogong laugh."

"Okay, you go back and tell Zhang Zhongjian, let's do it this way. Mr. Guo will plan it with all his heart. I will go to see him when I have a good idea. Just don't play such tricks on Mr. Guo in the future."

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Not long after Wang Bodang left, Miji came.

"See Duke Qin!"

"Please get up quickly." Guo Ye clasped his hands together and said, "You have suffered in Fuyu Kingdom these few years."

Miji's eye circles were a little red at the time, and he said: "Actually, the subordinates here are doing well, it can't be called suffering. It's just...just..."

"What? Are you homesick?"

"It would be a lie to say that you don't want to go home. Qin Guogong, you can transfer me back to Datang."

Miji's mental state is far from Wang Bodang's.

Guo Ye asked: "The people of Fuyu country treat you badly? Is there a lack of support? If that's the case, I can't spare them!"

"That's not true. The people of Fuyu Kingdom are very kind to us, and their food, clothing and shelter are no worse than those of Datang. Besides, no matter how bad it is, can it be worse than the three years of training in the deep mountains?"

"Then why do you want to go back to Datang so much?"

"The main reason is that the brothers are here, and they don't play a big role. Fuyu Kingdom is said to have 72 islands in name, but in fact there are 140 islands in total. The islands can only be connected by boats. "

"so what?"

"You also know that our team is only practicing land combat skills, and at most we can practice swimming or something. And the main battle in Fuyu is naval warfare. We really can't help you much."

"What about the enemy landing?"

"The scale of the landing is not large, and the enemy's goal is usually to grab it and leave. The role we play is not much better than that of ordinary soldiers. The brothers all feel that staying here is a bit inferior."

Guo Ye said: "It seems that I didn't think carefully."

Miji said: "Not only that, the brothers have another worry."

"worry about what?"

"I'm worried you don't want us anymore."

"Why do you think so?"

"I heard that you disbanded the East Factory. Although the brothers dare not belittle themselves, they are also somewhat self-aware. The role of us people is definitely not comparable to that of the East Factory."

"Don't think about it, I disbanded Dongchang for another reason. As for you... since you don't want to stay in Fuyu, come back to Datang with me after this battle."

"Thank you, Lord Qin."

"By the way, I haven't paid much attention to you in the past few years. I haven't missed training, have I?"

"Don't worry, not only did I not fall behind at all. I also adapted measures to local conditions and thought of many new subjects."

"Oh? You still want new subjects? For example?"

"Such as learning Fusang dialect, such as the various usages of thunderbolts..."

"Wait, Thunderbolt?" Guo Ye said in a deep voice, "Where did you get the Thunderbolt?"

"Duke Qin, calm down. I think that when we were on mission, we dealt with Guanshi Yu, and he gave us some Thunderbolts."

"Nonsense! You've all been in Fuyu for several years, how many thunderbolt bullets can you consume like this?"

Miji said: "This thing is actually not complicated. The brothers were bored on the island, dismantled a lot of Thunderbolts, and studied them slowly. Now they can make it by themselves?"

"Sure?"