Prince Kunisaki and his wife were worried about Chiba's safety, and they were also worried that the people in the Prince's Mansion would be angered by Her Majesty the Empress because of this. They really didn't expect that as soon as Chiba left Fujiwara-kyo, the Tang Dynasty would go to war with their Yamato people.

Just when the family was in a panic, the housekeeper of the palace came in and reported: "A merchant named Monobe Akimoto asks to see him. ”

Prince Guoxiang said with some doubts: "What is the origin of this merchant?"

The housekeeper said: "The villain doesn't know this person either, but this person said that she was sent by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qianyu."

Prince Guoxiang hurriedly said, "Then invite him in." ”

Monobe Akimoto said to Prince Kunisaki, "His Royal Highness Chiba has arrived safely on Kyushu Island. His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest said, Your Highness, you should actively cooperate with Her Majesty the Empress, and you can support her in terms of materials and personnel. Don't think about other things, everything is about the safety of the Prince's Palace. In particular, don't care about the loss of property, when the time comes, Your Highness will double the compensation for you. ”

Prince Guoxiang said gratefully: "Thank you to His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest, and ask him to take care of Qianyu." ”

After Monobe Akimoto left, Prince Guoxiang instructed: "Go and load those Tang Dynasty goods quickly." ”

Fujiwara Palace.

Soon after, Prince Kunisaki asked to see Her Majesty the Empress. Prince Guoxiang presented a gift list. Among them, there were three wagons of Tang Dynasty goods, and 100 armed troops.

The empress knew that this was Prince Guoxiang, who was worried that he would be implicated because of Qianyu's affairs, so he came to show his loyalty to herself, and she smiled and said: "Brother Huang, you can rest assured, the affairs of Qianyu are all arranged by me, no matter what kind of relationship the Yamato Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty people have, it will not implicate the Prince's Mansion." Thank you also for your support. At this time when the country is in peril, all people should learn from you, and have money to contribute. ”

Before leaving Fujiwara-kyo Wang, Wang Xuance established a liaison station with Monobe Akimoto and left a radio station behind. After Monobe Akimoto returned, he immediately sent a telegram to Li You about his meeting with Prince Kunisaki.

Kumamoto Castle.

After Li You received the telegram from Monobe Akimoto, he said to Pei Dilan and Qianyu: "You can rest assured, there will be no danger in the Prince's Mansion." ”

At this time, Qianyu let go of the worries in his heart and really started his new life.

A few days later, the war finally broke out.

The commander of the navy, Liu Renliang, then led the main force of the naval fleet, carrying 50,000 Tang Army and 10,000 Kyushu**, on the sea north of Fujiwara Jingdong, first of all, defeated the navy of the Japanese slave country. Then, we landed in the Matsusaka area. They quickly defeated the coast guard of our slave country, cut off the area north of Nagoya from Fujiwara-kyo and attacked Fujiwara-kyo in the south.

In the Kitakyushu region, the Tang army concentrated 50,000 Goguryeo new troops and 20,000 Baekje people, and under the cover of the Tang army, attacked the southwestern military town of the Uno Kingdom, Hakseki.

Xue Wanche led 30,000 Tang troops, 10,000 Baekje Baekje Tang troops, and 20,000 Silla ** troops, landed in the Jingu area west of Fujiwara-kyo and attacked Fujiwarakyo to the east.

The Tang Army in Osaka Bay did not launch offensive operations for the time being, but due to their existence, they held back a large number of Japanese slaves to defend Osaka Bay.

After the start of the war, the superiority of the Tang army's equipment and training was quickly manifested, and although the army of the Japanese slave country was brave and good at fighting, the gap in strength was very obvious, and they were defeated and retreated.

Kyo Fujiwara.

Since the beginning of the war, bad news has come one after another: first, the navy of the Japanese slave kingdom has been quickly lost under the attack of the Tang army, and the communication between Hokkaido, Shikoku and Honshu has been cut off.

Then, towns and military fortresses were lost one after another, and the Tang army was approaching Fujiwarakyo step by step.

Fortunately, the empress and others shrank their forces in accordance with the strategic deployment formulated in advance, relying on the surrounding mountains such as Mount Kumgang and several important military towns to build a defensive circle. At this time, 90,000 regular troops of the Japanese slave state, 160,000 troops and local troops provided by various orders had been concentrated in this defensive circle, and more than 200,000 young and strong civilians, tenant farmers and slaves had been mobilized.

The Tang offensive met with stubborn resistance, casualties were mounting, and the offensive had begun to slow down.

After Wang Xuance returned to Kyushu Island, he became interested in the officer of the Flying Tiger Army who looked very similar to the prince.

This officer of the Flying Tiger Army is called Sun Haoyu, and he is a deputy of a detachment of the Flying Tiger Army. The last time he was called by the White Tiger to pretend to be the prince, and followed the prince to learn and imitate the prince's speech and demeanor, after returning to the team, consciously or unconsciously in the speech and demeanor, imitating the prince's manners and style, the officers and soldiers all thought it funny, jokingly called him His Royal Highness.

The prince has always been less punished and clearer, the prince does not look like a translator who can speak the Japanese slave dialect, this time he pretended to be the prince in Fujiwara Jing, and after he came back, he was not only promoted to the third level, but also won the title of a county man, which made Sun Haoyu envious.

Sun Haoyu felt that his life was not good, and he missed such a good opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune, and the officers and soldiers around him also felt sorry for him.

On this day, Wang Xuance, the Shaoqing of the Diting Temple, sent someone to find Sun Haoyu and asked him to continue to follow the prince, learn the words and deeds of the prince, and say that there will be important tasks to be handed over to him in the future.

At this time, Sun Haoyu felt that the peaks and loops were turning around, and his luck had finally come, and the officers and soldiers were also very envious of him.

The so-called gentleman does not stand under the wall.

This time, the Tang Dynasty mission was in danger in Fujiwara, which shows that the people of the Japanese slave country hate the prince to the bone and want to get rid of him as soon as possible. For the safety of the prince, Wang Xuance and the others had to be extra careful.

Wang Xuance, Li Daozong, Bai Hu and others discussed that during the entire war, the prince was not allowed to appear in public unless he had to, let alone put him in danger.

Although Li You was a little unimpressed, he knew the importance of his existence to the Tang Dynasty, so he accepted their kindness.

Be careful, Wang Xuance and the others' worries are not superfluous, and the Japanese slaves are planning a new conspiracy against Li You.

Fujiwara Palace.

How to win this war, the empress and others thought carefully and repeatedly discussed the plan of action.

On this day, the empress, the eldest brother and the prince, and the middle minister Kamazu and others were discussing this issue again.

Zhongchen Kamazu said with some concern: "Your Majesty, the Tang army's army is pressing, although our army has temporarily blocked the Tang army's attack. However, the connection between Honshu Island and the outside world has been cut off, and it can only be defended passively, which is not a way to go on! ”

The eldest brother and prince said: "The eldest brother is most worried about Osaka Bay, there are tens of thousands of Tang troops on the sea, which is only more than 100 miles away from Fujiwara Kyo, and the Osaka Plain has no danger to defend except for King Kong Mountain, and the Tang army poses a huge threat to Fujiwara Kyo at any time." ”8)