The general nodded: "Every nephew is worried, the rest are just a dying struggle. This time, I not only brought Dingfang's 30,000 elite cavalry, but also borrowed 30,000 elite soldiers from King Jiangxia. In a few days, they will arrive. At that time, when the army gathers, I will dispatch troops and generals. In the shortest time, I will wipe out all enemies who dare to refuse to surrender. As soon as possible, Zhuer and others will work together to report good news to Your Majesty."

Five days later, the reinforcements sent by King Jiangxia finally arrived. The leader was Xue Rengui, the favorite general under the general. He naturally made me very happy. This guy made great achievements in the battle of Baekje. He bent his bow on a single horse and killed no less than ten enemy generals. Even Li Daozong was amazed and compared Xue Rengui to Li Guang, the flying general of Han. With Li Daozong's praise and trust, he was still very happy. This time, King Jiangxia sent him to command troops, with the purpose of making more polished and achieving something as soon as possible.

After a few days, everyone had enough chat and had a full rest. General Zhang finally summoned the generals of the army and began to express his views on the current situation on the island of Japan. After the joint discussions between the generals, General Zhang finally issued the second phase of combat order against the enemy on the island of Japan.

General Zhang stood upright, and we also stood upright like javelins. General Zhang glanced at the generals: "Where is Su Dingfang! Where is Pei Xingjian?" "The last general is!" The new famous general of the Tang Dynasty stood up with murderous aura and clasped his fists to obey. Pei Xingjian naturally stood at Su Dingfang's body.

"I will ask you and the two of you to lead 30,000 elite troops to attack west along the north bank of Honzhou Island. You must take down the Japanese land of Kitakyushu. I will lead the former general of the Tang Dynasty Navy Army to lead a fleet to go with you. At that time, from Kitakyushu to cross the sea and bring the entire Kyushu Island into the territory of my Tang Dynasty!"

"No!" Su Dingfang immediately responded to the order when he showed joy. General Zhang's head tilted: "Xue Rengui, you will command 30,000 troops from the headquarters and advance along the south bank of the island to sweep away the Japanese enemies on the south bank. After the other fleet of my general arrived in the inland sea, you will give me Doulu Shiguo Island to sweep away all the Japanese people on the island who dared to resist. Take me down Shiguo Island!"

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In the end, Xi Junmai and Liu Rengui led 35,000 troops from the south to the north, heading towards the northern end of Honshu Island, sweeping away the barbarian tribes and the remaining Japanese enemies in the northern slave society. In addition to the five thousand soldiers guarding the Tang Dynasty in Fujiwara Kyoto, there were only more than 2,000 seriously injured soldiers left. After minor injuries, they had recovered from the health of the 4,000 elite soldiers in the area of ​​the country. General Zhang had to draw another 10,000 elite soldiers from the navy and walked ashore to strengthen control of the conquered Japanese territory, and also to prevent the large number of Japanese prisoners of war rebelled.

On May 27, Su Dingfang personally led 20,000 infantry and cavalry to Nagamen through Songjiang, and destroyed more than 20 villages along the way, and was blocked at Xiaguan. Xiaguan, the Kitakyushu City on Kyushu Island, was the last fortress across the sea. The 70,000 Japanese troops commanded by Japanese general Park Tarajin had crossed the sea to guard it in batches. Although Su Dingfang had only 20,000 troops, he fought fiercely against the upper and lower Xiaguan City. Three days later, the Tang Dynasty Navy arrived, and with the strong support of the navy, finally defeated Xiaguan City and seized the landing point closest to Kyushu Island.

The Japanese general Park Tan Laijin was so tough that he personally led his own soldiers to fight and was later killed by the rioters. After Su Dingfang destroyed the last strong enemy on his way forward, the navy's front officer immediately seized Kitakyushu, which had no more troops to calm down. Su Dingfang landed on Kyushu Island through this place. The strong wind swept the fallen leaves in the army, completely eliminating the small forces on Kyushu Island. Then he drove the Japanese on Kyushu Island to vigorously build docks and roads so that transportation after the Tang Dynasty could be faster.

Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian also advanced wildly, defeating nearly a dozen Japanese cities on the south bank, and then turned around and headed east. With the help of the Tang Dynasty Navy, they landed on Shikoku Island through Okayama Crossing the sea and attacked the army formed by the Japanese nobles on the island. As for Xi Junmai and Liu Rengui, the cooperation between the two was quite close. They first went south and took the eldest brother of the Japanese prince, the new king of Japan, and killed the pseudo Japanese in Xinmiao City.

The eldest brother of Wang Zhong later led his troops north and successively captured dozens of remnants of the Japanese aristocrats to guard the suburbs. The original garrisons of the Japanese were more than 100 tribes. The remnants of the Suwo clan recruited tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers in Hamamatsu City, intending to stop the enemy. However, Suwo Guide, the last male member of the Suwo clan who was held hostage by the Jinzouyuan of the Tang Dynasty, finally appeared. Under his lobbying, the Suwo clan finally gave up resistance and surrendered to Xijun.

The war lasted for five months, and Fang Zi cleared all the remaining enemies on the island, and captured nearly 200,000 prisoners of war, which accounted for almost one-third of the Japanese men on the Japanese island, except for staying behind.

Prisoners of war mined gold, silver, copper, sulfur and other minerals on the Japanese islands. Nearly half of the prisoners of war were urgently needed by the Tang Dynasty. After the winter began, they would all be transported to the Tang Dynasty and become free laborers in our Tang Dynasty.

As for all the nobles and tribal leaders of Japan, they would be escorted to Chang'an and together with the nobles of Baekje, they would offer captives to the Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Empire.

Finally, after reaching mid-October and no longer threatened a typhoon, our group of people slowly embarked on the way home. However, with my strong recommendation, Uncle Li's decree finally arrived at the Wa Island, appointing Liu Rengui as the governor of Wazhou, and Xi Junmai became the supreme military commander on the Wa Island, and one civil and one military officer cooperated with each other to govern the Wa Island, and began to prepare for future immigration work in advance.

The 80,000 elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty on the Japanese island will be withdrawn in batches starting next year, but before that, their existence is very necessary. Because they need to gather the Japanese and live in a concentrated manner, they will also arrest the Japanese so that the Tang Dynasty can transport workers to Luzon again in the future. And I, General Zhang, Su Dingfang and others, will take the Tang Dynasty warship and leisurely head towards the Tang Dynasty.

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The time for parting finally came. Xi Junmai and Liu Rengui came together to see me off, and they bid farewell to each other. Liu Rengui and Xi Junmai naturally knew that they could have today. This general made great efforts openly and secretly, and even Uncle Li's decree praised me for his keen eyes to recognize the English materials.

Liu Rengui and Xi Junmai both expressed their gratitude to me in private, and I was also very humble. Originally, if they were not capable, I would recommend two incompetent people only. However, the unlucky person was the recommender.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to see each other for several years. Brother Rengui and I are also destined to be a person of fate in the future. I will definitely contact you more in the future. Brother Junmai, you, no matter whether you are in the Tang Military Academy or not, I will regard you as a member of my academy. No matter what happens in the future, I know that although I am not talented, I am willing to share my worries with my two brothers." I held Liu Rengui with my left hand and pulled Xi Junmai with my right hand, and said earnestly: "I know the talents of the two brothers very well. I hope that the two can cooperate sincerely, seek common ground while reserving differences, and make more efforts for my Tang Dynasty to establish a foothold in this island forever."

"Don't worry, sir, I am not such a person. General Xi is steady and courageous. He is never selfish. He is very popular in the army. The subordinates admire General Xi's character very much." Liu Rengui could not understand my feelings and smiled happily.

Xi Junmai also nodded frequently with a confidant look on his face and said a lot of good things about Liu Rengui. It seems that the two of them get along very well, which shows that the young master's vision is indeed vicious and he didn't miss it.

Xi Junsai didn't talk much, and his behavior was contrary to his performance on the battlefield. He was very gentle in dealing with people and rarely argued with others. However, he would tactfully convince the other party about what he believed. Liu Rengui has always been a sharp man, but he is not a stubborn bull who never turns back without hitting the wall.

Therefore, the two happened to be soft and hard, and they matched each other well over this period. Not only did they never have awkward, but they cooperated perfectly anyway. Even General Zhang, who is familiar with Liu Rengui's temperament, was amazed.

"The land of Japan, although its small area is small, it is rich in gold, silver, copper and sulfur. All of them are urgently needed by my Tang Dynasty. Several copper and silver mines have been discovered. I have asked them to transfer these information to the two at that time. The intelligence personnel who stayed on the island of Japan will continue to explore. After returning to Chang'an, I will second a group of prospecting experts. The labor force here is rich, and mining minerals is definitely twice the result with half the effort."
Chapter completed!