Gwangju is a large city, one of the five important military towns in Baekje, with the Governor's Office (the official name of Baekje is too difficult to remember, and the official position corresponding to the Tang Dynasty) is adopted), with more than 80,000 soldiers and civilians in the city and 16,000 garrisons in the city.

The walls of Gwangju Fortress are tall and sturdy, and there are watchtowers at the corners, and there are secret doors on the walls under the withered towers for the army to enter and exit, which are closed in peacetime and can be opened for military use in wartime or other emergencies.

The design of the secret gate was a feat of the Baekje people, and it was very useful in wartime, making it easy for the army to attack or retreat. Behind the secret gate is a narrow road, which does not lead to the city, but leads directly to the watchtower, and the slope is very large, and it is very difficult to attack from below. As long as there are a few defenders, as long as a knife cart is placed, it is difficult for many people to come up.

There is also an iron gate in the middle of the corridor that can be closed if necessary to ensure safety. This design is very advantageous for the defending side. The besieging side had to divide a lot of troops to defend the city, and the defending side attacked from these secret gates, which increased the difficulty of besieging the city.

The structure of the five military towns of Baekje is the same, Silla once besieged another military town with 100,000 troops, and in more than half a year, more than 20,000 people were killed and wounded, and still did not attack it.

If this fortified city were to be stormed, it would be almost unimaginable for the Tang army, which had only 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Therefore, the defenders of Gwangju City knew that the Tang army had only a few thousand soldiers and horses in Jeolla County, and they never dreamed that it was these Tang troops who would dare to penetrate into the hinterland of Baekje and attack such a fortified city as Gwangju.

Cheng Chuliang and the others didn't think about it so much at all, so with absolute confidence, they led the army all the way to Gwangju.

On the way, they also met a lot of Baekje people, but these people saw that there were many Baekje soldiers inside, and they couldn't figure out what these troops were going to do, even if some people doubted them, it was too late to report to them when they had a clear judgment.

There are pros and cons to everything, and the absence of telegraph telephones at this time makes it easier to conceal the intentions of the army.

The 180-mile journey, for the cavalry, was only a matter of a few hours, and at midnight, the Tang army came to the outskirts of Gwangju.

At one o'clock in the morning, the Flying Tigers quietly touched the city wall, and then opened the east gate of Gwangju, and the army swarmed in.

After Cheng Chuliang entered the city, under the leadership of the Baekje army, he first surrounded the barracks of the Baekje army, and killed some of the Baekje people in their sleep, and most of them were captured.

Qiao Bin went straight to the Governor's Mansion and blocked the officials of the Governor's Mansion inside.

The battle was unsuspenseful, and the unsuspecting Baekje people soon lost their ability to resist and surrendered under the leadership of the captured governor.

Early that morning, Sima Jiong also rushed to Gwangju Fortress, and as soon as he entered the city, he first went to meet the captured Baekje officials.

Gwangju Governor's Office.

In the council hall, more than 80 captured high-ranking Baekje officials were nervous, unsure of what fate awaited them.

Sima Jiong walked in accompanied by Cheng Chuliang and others, and Qiao Bin greeted them when he saw them enter.

He smiled and said, "Master Sima, there are two acquaintances in it." ”

After saying that, he turned back and said, "Bring those two up." ”

Several Marines came over with two high-ranking Baekje officers.

Sima Jiong, Cheng Chuliang and others couldn't help but laugh when they saw it.

It turned out that one of these two people was the general of the Baekje General who had just been released the morning before yesterday.

The other one is an old acquaintance. It turned out to be the last time the commander of the Baekje Navy attacked Jizhou Island, and the second shot who was captured led Yan Changhan. After he returned to Baekje, he relied on him to be the queen's sister, and not only was he not punished, but he was promoted to become the governor of Gwangju.

Sima Jiong smiled and said, "Two, let's meet again." ”

Yan Changhan was very embarrassed, and the general of the unified army trembled with fear.

Sima Jiong asked Yan Changhan to sit back in his place, and he was not so polite to the general of the unified army, and he immediately ordered the general of the unified army to be tied up.

Sima Jiong said to the Baekje officials: "My lord, your lord Yu Zhang, treacherously followed Goguryeo to attack my Tang vassal state Silla, and my Tang Emperor His Majesty was furious and has mobilized 500,000 troops to attack Goguryeo and Baekje......

After preaching the situation, Sima Jiong said, "Bring that guy up." ”

The general of the general army escorted several soldiers up.

Sima Jiong pointed at him and said: "Just the day before yesterday, this general went to attack Jeolla County with 13,000 soldiers and horses, but the whole army was wiped out, and he also became a prisoner. ”

"Buzzing," the Baekje officials let out a slight chattering noise.

It turned out that the general of the unified army did not report his defeat to the officials in Gwangju, let alone mention that he had been captured. He wanted to hide the news of his failure, so he asked someone to find a way to intercede with the king's husband Yu Zhang, and exempted himself from the responsibility for his failure.

Sima Jiong said: "You can see it now, you Baekje are by no means opponents in naval battles, and you have also failed in land battles, whether it is field battles or siege battles.

And we are only the vanguard of the Tang Army, followed by hundreds of thousands of troops, do you think we can resist it? ”

The officials were all so pale that no one dared to answer.

Sima Jiong pointed to the general of the unified army and said: "At that time, I gave him two choices, one was to submit to the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty guaranteed his glory and wealth. The second is to let him come back and continue to be the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, once he is caught by our Tang army again, he will definitely be severely punished.

This guy does not believe in evil, and he made the choice to continue to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty. Today, it's time for him to pay for his choice. ”

After saying that, he shouted, "Take him out and behead him on the spot." ”

Several soldiers dragged the paralyzed general out, and when they got out, they deliberately left the door open so that the movement outside could be heard clearly.

After a while, I heard someone outside shouting, "Knife and axe hand prepare, slash!"

Then I heard a scream, then another scream.

It turned out that the executioner of the Flying Tiger Army, who was in charge of the execution outside the house, deliberately slashed the first knife on the shoulder of the general of the unified army, making him scream, and the second knife killed him.

Soon, a member of the Flying Tigers walked in with the bloody head of the general of the unified army, and he specially raised his head high to signal to the officials of Baekje.

The officials were so frightened that many of them peed their pants, and a smell of urine came from the hall.

Next, Sima Jiong pointed to a Baekje officer beside him and said, "This lord was also captured the day before yesterday, but he made the right choice. Take our Tang army and conquer your Gwangju city.

Now, on behalf of His Royal Highness King Qi, I officially appoint him as the Sima of Gwangju. ”

This Baekje officer, according to the rank of the Tang Dynasty, was originally just an official from the sixth rank in Baekje, but now he was directly promoted to Gwangju Sima from the fourth rank.

The officer was overjoyed and saluted Sima Jiong to express his gratitude.

Sima Jiong said to the Baekje officials below: "Now I also give you two choices, the first choice is that you surrender to the Tang Dynasty, serve the Tang Dynasty, and become a subject of the Tang Dynasty from now on. On behalf of His Highness the Seven Kings, I would like to ensure that your original interests will not be lost, and that you will continue to enjoy glory and wealth.

Also, like this general of the unified army, I will let you go back, and then continue to be the enemy of the Tang Dynasty. I hope you are lucky not to be caught by the Tang Army again in the future. ”

Why did Sima Jiong let those who refused to surrender go?