I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 611: Komatsu's Ambition
As the emperor who reunified Japan, Go-Komatsu was naturally ambitious. He dreamed of surpassing his ancestors, and annexing Ryukyu was his first step.

Plundering the Tang Dynasty was his second step.

of course.

During the plundering process, he did not dare to go too far in the face of the powerful national strength of the Tang Dynasty. He could only let the Japanese soldiers disguise themselves as Japanese pirates to plunder, and he could only do it in secret. Once it turned into the open, it would be a disaster for his Japan.

Inside the palace.

Hou Xiaosong was enjoying a massage from several concubines while also handling state affairs.

The emperor who was able to unify the north and south of Japan was certainly not a foolish ruler, otherwise he would not have been able to achieve unification.

"Your servant, Inukai Shio, pays respect to His Majesty the Emperor."

At this time.

A Japanese general who was relatively taller than the Japanese came in.

"I love your life."

Hou Xiaosong smiled slightly and raised his hand.

"Thank you, His Majesty." Inukai Shio slowly stood up.

"My dear, you are here."

"Is there any news coming back from Ryukyu?"

"With Ryukyu's weak national strength, it cannot compete with our great Japan. It looks like there is good news." Hou Xiaosong asked with a smile.

"His Majesty."

"Something happened in Ryukyu."

Inukai Shio looked very unhappy.

"Ok?"

Hou Xiaosong frowned, "What's going on?"

"Didn't I ask Inugami Xuewu to take three thousand elite soldiers with him?"

"With Ryukyu's weakened national strength, can it still stop it?"

Inukai Shio shook his head, "Your Majesty, if it was just Ryukyu, I would not bother your Majesty to make the decision. This battle was initiated by the Tang Kingdom."

Hear the words.

Hou Xiaosong suddenly stood up from the throne, his expression became serious, even a little flustered.

"What did you say?"

"The Tang Kingdom took action?"

"Ryukyu asked Tang for help?"

"impossible."

"I personally decided to send troops to Ryukyu this time, and the time is only half a month. Even if the King of Ryukyu is very fast, if we send troops to ask for help, they are only on the way now."

"There is absolutely no way that the Tang Kingdom could mobilize its troops so quickly." Hou Xiaosong said immediately.

"Your Majesty, this is true."

"The Tang army took direct action and defeated all the troops we sent to Ryukyu. The news was brought back by a few brave warriors who were good at diving and fled to a nearby island, then robbed two small boats." Inukai Shio said in a deep voice.

Got this answer.

Later Xiaosong's face became very ugly.

"Why did the Tang Kingdom attack us? Did they find out that the people they sent to the Tang Kingdom were ours?"

"But it shouldn't be."

"Those sent there are all death warriors. Even if they are caught, they will never speak."

"We are also a vassal state of the candy store, just like Ryukyu." Hou Xiaosong said uneasily.

"There is no reason for the Tang Kingdom to attack us, right?"

If he was facing a small country, he would not be afraid at all, but he was facing the Tang Dynasty, which was the strongest country dominating the continent and had almost dealt with all the countries around it, big and small.

Even the powerful country of the Shi Khanate, the Tang Dynasty, said it would go to war. Although the outcome is still unknown, how could they not be afraid of such a Tang Dynasty?

If they were not afraid, Ryukyu would not have become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. "Your Majesty."

"There must be something wrong with this."

"Perhaps Ryukyu had asked for help from the Tang Dynasty a long time ago, so this time it was so accidental."

"Of course, Your Majesty, please don't worry."

"Although the Tang Dynasty is strong, it is still lagging behind the Shi Khanate. The Shi Khanate's national strength is unimaginable. Even if it is not as strong as the Tang Dynasty, it is not much weaker. So we don't need to worry that the Tang Dynasty will send troops to deal with our great Japan." Inukai Shio said in an analytical tone.

"These are all your guesses."

"correct."

"How many troops and warships does the Tang Kingdom have going to Ryukyu?" Hou Xiaosong asked.

"According to the report from the soldiers who escaped back, the entire sea is filled with Tang warships, at least thousands of them, and each of their warships is several times more damaged than our Japanese warships. The largest one is dozens of times more powerful than our warships." Inukai Shio said.

"impossible."

"How could the Tang Dynasty's warships be that big?" Hou Xiaosong said with a look of disbelief.

"Your Majesty, these were all reported by the soldiers who risked their lives to return. They would never dare to lie."

"and."

"The Tang Dynasty's artillery is very powerful. One shot can directly destroy a warship of our Japanese army." Inukai Shio said.

"This is impossible." Xiaosong was even more unconvinced.

"His Majesty."

"Now it's not a question of whether it is possible or not, but a question of how to deal with the Tang army."

"They have thousands of warships. I don't know if they are the Tang Empire's fleet sailing to the West, or the real Tang Empire's navy."

"If it is really a fleet sailing to the West, it would be fine, but if it is the Tang navy, then they definitely have a purpose for having so many troops." Inukai Shio said.

"You've said so much. This time it's your son who led the troops to the battle. Where are he? Did he fall into the hands of the Tang Kingdom?" Hou Xiaosong asked seriously.

"Ah."

"I'm afraid it has fallen into the hands of the Tang army." Inukai Shio nodded.

As for whether his son was dead or not, he was not worried. The hall had always been tolerant of vassal states and would not kill prisoners.

"What do you think?" Hou Xiaosong asked in a deep voice.

“We need to prepare for both scenarios.”

"First, send an envoy to Ryukyu to meet with the Tang army's generals and see what the Tang Kingdom's purpose is. If they really defeat our army in order to rescue Ryukyu, we will admit our mistake and attack Ryukyu after the Tang army withdraws."

"It's just a small country. It's easy for us to deal with them."

"Since he dares to ask Tang Guo for support, I don't believe he can invite Tang Guo every time." Inukai Shio said coldly.

"You're right."

"What about the second hand?" Hou Xiaosong nodded and asked again.

"Prepare for war."

"Mobilize the entire nation's army to fight against the Tang Kingdom."

"If their target is really our Great Japan, then we absolutely cannot sit still and wait for death. We must fight with the Tang Kingdom."

"Then, take the opportunity to ask for help from the Shi Khanate, saying that we are great and willing to pay tribute to the Shi Khanate as our suzerain state." Inukai Shio said immediately.

"Fight the Tang army?"

Upon hearing this plan, Hou Xiaosong's face stiffened and he seemed a little nervous.

Although he unified Japan, he dared not even think about fighting against the Tang army.

The Tang Empire of this era was undoubtedly the strongest empire. The Japanese saw that the Tang army was inferior to them, so how could they dare to fight against it?

"His Majesty."

"The Tang army may be strong, but we are on home turf after all. If we mobilize all of our national strength, the number of troops will not be less than 300,000. Do you think we will be afraid of the Tang?"

"Therefore, we must be prepared for war with the Tang Kingdom." Inukai Shio said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)