Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

The headquarters of the Silla Tang allied forces.

When Li Chengqian arrived, a line of figures had already been neatly arranged at the entrance of the main camp.

Most of them were graduates of the first class of the Royal Military Academy that he had sent to Silla. In addition, there were some Silla officers who had risen from the ranks thanks to their daring and fighting spirit and their talent for command.

Marquis Jing Junhong of Jingshui stood in front of the crowd and saw Li Chengqian get out of the carriage.

He hurriedly stepped forward to bow.

"This humble general, Jing Junhong, greets Your Highness the Crown Prince! May Your Highness be well!"

Behind him, officers from the Tang Dynasty, such as Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance, also saluted Li Chengqian just like the soldiers and officers from Silla.

"loyalty!"

It's clear that the Silla officers who appeared here with Xue Rengui and his group must have had military achievements and strength, but more importantly, their standard Tang language proficiency must also be something Li Yin was evaluating.

Li Chengqian glanced at the young man with a half-smile, then nodded and told Jing Junhong and the others to dispense with formalities.

The current Silla-Tang allied forces, including the troops transferred from the Tang Dynasty, have reached a total of 15.

It can be said that, despite Li Yin, the sixth prince of Liang, seemingly inconspicuous in the Tang Dynasty, he appeared to have completely disappeared after being stationed in Silla.

But among all the princes of the Tang Dynasty, the most powerful one was none other than Prince Liang, who was currently in Silla.

"Tsk tsk tsk... Sixth Brother, you've got quite a bit of wealth."

Back at headquarters, Jing Junhong reported on the current situation of the Silla-Tang allied forces. He learned that the 150,000 troops were the result of a reduction from the original nearly 200,000.

The expression on Li Chengqian's face when he looked at Li Yin was extremely strange.

Li Yin chuckled awkwardly, "This, Your Majesty, has nothing to do with me. In name, I am the commander-in-chief of the main camp, but it has always been Marquis Jing Shui and his men who have been in charge of commanding and training the troops."

"I only ask them for small favors sometimes..."

Li Yin's voice softened, and he muttered something under his breath.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but sneer and slammed a booklet on the table.

"A small favor? Ha!"

"In the mouth of our Prince Liang, ordering the Embroidered Uniform Guard to assassinate the King of Baekje, dispatching tens of thousands of troops to the Baekje border, and even having people disguised as bandits infiltrate Baekje... are all considered minor tasks?"

"What? If I hadn't made this trip today, wouldn't it have been soon before I received news of internal strife in Baekje, the killing of the Baekje king and his eldest and second sons, and the subsequent succession of his youngest son to the throne and submission to the Tang Dynasty?!"

"boom!"

Li Chengqian slammed his hand on the table: "Sixth Brother, you're too bold!"

In the main hall of the headquarters, generals such as Jing Junhong, Wang Xuance, and Xue Rengui looked at each other, none daring to offer any advice.

Li Yin rubbed his hands, still trying to argue: "This, this Your Majesty, that King of Baekje isn't sincerely submitting, he's just afraid! If given the chance, that bastard will definitely attack our Great Tang!"

"Your Majesty, this is just a precaution..."

He forced a smile, fearing that his elder brother would drag him out in front of everyone and test his martial arts skills again.

Li Chengqian sneered: "Oh? Then I'm curious, if Prince Liang were to conquer Baekje, how would he govern it?"

"this......."

See him and say nothing.

Li Chengqian snorted coldly again.

"Don't expect to use this Silla tactic on Baekje. You've got some nerve, trying to sell me, the crown prince, for a price!"

Li Yin chuckled awkwardly and dared not utter another word.

Seeing that the boy had finally become more obedient, Li Chengqian sat down again, still somewhat annoyed.

After a long while, and after reviewing the recent military arrangements and mobilizations of the Silla-Tang allied forces, he pondered for a moment before speaking again.

"Baekje can be taken, but not now! Infiltration and secretly cultivating forces to control it are feasible, but sending troops across the border to declare war is unacceptable!"

"Although Baekje was once a rebellious enemy, now that they have submitted and are actively participating in the promotion of Tang paper money, we should not touch them for the time being, even if it is for the sake of the issuance of Tang paper money in the seventh year of Zhenguan!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.

Li Chengqian glared at Li Yin, that audacious brat.

Of all the princes, this kid is the most audacious and his methods are the most unorthodox.

"The third prince is too busy to come back this year. You must return to the capital this year and keep your mother company!"

Li Yin reluctantly agreed.

However, he was somewhat unwilling: "Brother, if that's the case, won't the Silla-Tang allied army have to be downsized again? The soldiers in the army now are all elites."

"Sending them back to farming...that's such a waste!"

Yi Yin's words expressed the sentiments of everyone present, especially the young generals from Silla, who looked particularly nervous.

Li Chengqian pondered for a moment.

He glanced around and said, "There is no war going on in the world right now."

Everyone looked somber.

However, Li Chengqian then changed the subject: "But it's not entirely impossible to earn military merits."

He looked at Li Yin: "Do you want to be like your third brother, leading a fleet to expand the territory of our Great Tang Dynasty abroad?"

........

Of the two thousand sixty-meter-long pieces of nanmu wood obtained from the [Nation Destruction Gift Pack (Barbarian Alliance)], Li Chengqian left five hundred pieces at Busan Port.

It was handed over to Li Yin for allocation and use.

Busan Port has shipbuilding workshops, and the Tang Dynasty now has a relatively complete talent pool in this area.

Sending a group of people here is not a problem.

"I will send Liu Rengui to help you train the navy in advance, but naval training is not child's play. You may stand out in the army, but that does not necessarily mean you are suitable for the navy. Therefore, if you do not want to be laid off, the only thing you need to do is to study and adapt as hard as you can."

Before leaving Silla, Li Chengqian said these words in the council hall of the Tang allied forces' headquarters in Silla.

This was not only aimed at Tang generals like Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui.

The same was true of the young generals of Silla.

"If you are able to be promoted and become qualified naval officers, regardless of your background, I may appoint you as naval commanders of the Second Fleet of the Great Tang Dynasty."

"The vastness of the overseas world is beyond your imagination!"

The establishment of the Royal Second Fleet was absolutely necessary, since the First Fleet, led by the King of Han, was already stretched thin in its ability to handle communication with the Arabs.

There were also other Southeast Asian kingdoms such as Keling (central Java), Maluoyou (southern Sumatra), Poli (Bali), Langyaxiu (northern Malay Peninsula), and Dandan (east coast of Malay Peninsula), waiting for the Tang Dynasty to connect with and conquer them.

On their return journey from Silla, they took a boat back to Deungju.

On this day, Li Chengqian was preparing to set off to return to Chang'an when he suddenly heard Wang De report that Cao Yang, the governor of Dengzhou, had an urgent matter to report.

Put it in.

The first sentence the other party uttered made Li Chengqian's eyes widen instantly.

"Your Highness, the steamship, the steamship is ready!"