Taking Pyongyang, the live bird Goguryeo treasure king, this time the Tang army can be said to have won a complete victory.

Of course, there are many more tasks ahead.

For example, in order to prevent Goguryeo from rebelling, it was necessary for some Goguryeo people to migrate to various parts of the Tang Dynasty.

Then a group of people came here to strengthen their control over Goguryeo.

Of course, Li Su still has plans and arrangements for the next step.

Therefore, the 100,000 troops he brought with him did not evacuate and remained in Pyongyang.

And Li Su himself returned to Chang'an to report on his work.

Well, missing family is also part of the reason.

After returning to Chang'an, Li Su first returned to the mansion.

At the gate of the house, Li Su's eight or nine children flew up to greet him.

"Daddy!"

"Daddy, you're back, duck!"

"Did you bring us any delicious duck?"

"Are there any fun ducks?"

I saw a group of little guys, chattering around me and calling for Dad, wanting east and west.

Li Su was very happy.

Then he reached out and picked up the two toddlers who had just arrived.

Li Su couldn't help asking: "Which dad asked you first, do you miss your dad?" ”

"Think about it, duck!"

"Where did you think?"

"Belly!"

After playing with the little ones for a while, Li Sucai and the ladies warmed up.

Then I took a bath, changed my clothes, and went into the palace to meet the emperor.

After a while, Li Su went directly into the imperial study.

"Sixth brother, sit down."

After Li Su finished saluting, he sat down.

Li Ke couldn't help laughing and said, "You, you, our brothers, do you still need to see outside?" Didn't I tell you that you don't need to have luggage when you meet in private? ”

Li Su grinned and said, "Etiquette can't be abolished!" ”

Li Ke couldn't help asking: "Sixth brother, I don't know what advice you have on how to deal with Goguryeo's affairs next?" ”

Li Su couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, on the matter of Goguryeo, the ministers of the court and the central government have their own conclusions. In this matter, the younger brother did not say anything. ”

"But the younger brother thinks that we would better take down Silla, Baekje, and the Wa Kingdom together."

Hearing Li Su's words, Li Ke couldn't help frowning and asked, "Sixth brother, why is this?" ”

"As Gu Zhen knows, Silla and Baekje have barren land and the people are depressed and ignorant. The Wa Kingdom is even more of a foreign land, and it is far away, so why take them? ”

"What's more, Silla has always been devoted to the Tang Dynasty and pays tribute every year, and it is a vassal state of my Tang Dynasty. If you take Silla, won't it make people laugh? ”

Li Su explained: "Your Majesty, just like this Goguryeo, once they are strong, they want to expand outward. Therefore, it is better to take this kind of place into your own hands. ”

"As for Silla, if we take the initiative to do it against Silla, there is indeed no valid reason. However, now that Goguryeo Wongai Suwen is leading an army of 100,000 to flee, I think it won't be long before Silla will be destroyed by them. ”

"As for the Wa Kingdom, the imperial brother must not underestimate them. The country is rich in gold and silver, especially silver, and is very rich in minerals. ”

"As long as we take the Wa Kingdom, we can mine silver in large quantities, and then we can use silver as a circulating currency."

"Therefore, the younger brother thinks that we must also take down the Japanese country."

In fact, there are no eternal friends or enemies between countries, only eternal interests.

It's the same with Silla.

All along, Silla and Datang have been very close.

And in the original historical trajectory, when the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo and Baekje.

Silla began to have a dirty relationship with Datang.

They quarreled over how to divide the territory between Goguryeo and Baekje.

A seven-year war ensued.

So, although Silla has always been very close to Datang now.

But for the destruction of Silla, Li Su will not have the slightest guilt in his heart.

Hearing Li Su's explanation, Li Ke couldn't help but show a thoughtful look on his face, but there were still some things he couldn't understand.

Li Ke couldn't help asking: "Sixth brother, why do we still use silver as a circulating currency?" Is this necessary? ”

"Now that we have money tickets, isn't it enough to just issue money tickets?"

"If silver is used as the main currency in circulation, the cost of issuance is much higher than that of money bills?"

Li Su couldn't help but explain: "Brother Huang, indeed, the issuance of money tickets by Datang Qianzhuang has greatly alleviated the problem of insufficient copper mining in Datang. ”

"If there is no money ticket, the copper we mine every year is simply not enough to make so many copper coins, and the development of my Datang will inevitably be affected."

"But the hidden danger has not been lifted! The imperial brother has thought about it, once someone makes a mess and takes money tickets to exchange a large number of copper coins, and if the copper coins are insufficient, it will inevitably cause turmoil. ”

"At that time, the credibility of the money ticket will collapse, and the entire Datang will fall into turmoil."

Hearing Li Su's words, Li Ke couldn't help but gasp.

It turns out that there are still such big hidden dangers in Datang.

Li Ke couldn't help asking, "Has the matter reached such a serious point?" ”

Li Su smiled slightly and said: "Brother Huang, this kind of thing, unless we want to attack the four surnamed Liuwang." The four surnames and six wangs broke the kettle and sank the boat, and when they fought back, this kind of thing could happen. ”

"As long as it wasn't for the four surnames and six wangs joining forces, this kind of thing would never have happened."

"However, the hidden danger is always a hidden danger, unless we can have enough monetary support."

"Therefore, it is very necessary to occupy the Wa Kingdom, mine silver, and use silver as currency."

There is a simpler solution.

It is to print paper money, as in later generations.

But doing so now is too risky, and Li Su doesn't dare to propose it.

If you want to replace the current monetary system with paper money, you must solve the problem of the four surnames and six wangs, and you can do this kind of thing only after there are no internal troubles.

Otherwise, once there is any turmoil, it will not be a blessing for the Tang Dynasty.

After listening to Li Su's words, Li Ke couldn't help but be completely convinced.

couldn't help but say to Li Su: "Sixth brother, I'll leave all these things to you." ”

This time, the king of Shu led 100,000 troops to attack Goguryeo.

In less than two months, Goguryeo was destroyed, and the entire Chang'an was boiling.

And this matter is also a great good thing for the prestige of the new emperor Li Ke.

Taizong sent troops many times during his lifetime, but none of them were huge, and the number of people far exceeded 100,000.

But it has never been able to destroy Goguryeo.

Now that the new emperor has just ascended the throne for less than a year, he has directly destroyed Goguryeo.

This is enough to show that the new emperor is better than Taizong, and the young phoenix is clearer than the old phoenix!

……

At this time, Yuangae Suwen was uniting with Baekje and preparing to attack Silla.

At this time, Baekje was actually reluctant to send troops.

Because they found that Datang was too powerful.

As strong as Goguryeo, they were directly destroyed by them in less than two months.

And what about them?

I'm afraid it won't take more than a month to wipe out their country!

When they attacked Silla before, they had already angered the Tang Dynasty.

If they provoke further, once the Tang Dynasty sends troops to attack their country, how can they resist?

Faced with Silla's concerns, Yuan Gai Suwen couldn't help but sneer:

"Your concerns are so ridiculous. Silla has always been a lackey of the Tang Dynasty, and if we can't capture Silla now, Silla will definitely unite with the Tang Dynasty and wipe us all out. ”

"Now that you help us, we will inevitably be attacked by Datang. But do you think that even if you don't help us now, Datang won't attack you? ”

"Now the fact is that no matter what, Datang will not let you go! In that case, why don't you join us in destroying Silla quickly? ”

Eventually, the kingdom of Baekje was moved.

Then, the 100,000-strong army of Goguryeo, together with Baekje, launched a fierce attack on Silla.

This time to attack Silla, Goguryeo really played with his life.

Because now they are gone, and they don't even have a place to live.

If they can't take Silla quickly, they will even have a problem of survival.

Therefore, when they attacked Silla, they were really not afraid of death.

Faced with the joint attack of the two countries, Silla was crumbling and hurriedly asked Datang for help.

Now Datang's message delivery speed is extremely fast.

Soon the message of Silla for help was transmitted to Chang'an.

Originally, Li Su had already discussed with the emperor and decided not to aid Silla and let Silla fend for itself.

After the fall of Silla, it was not too late for them to attack Silla.

But suddenly, Li Su suddenly thought of a brilliant solution, and he changed his mind.

Li Su entered the palace to find Li Ke.

"Brother Huang, my brother thinks that we should come to the aid of Silla."

Hearing Li Su's words, Li Ke couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Sixth brother, didn't you say that before?" Didn't you say that we watched Silla perish, and then the praying mantis caught the cicadas, and the yellow finches followed, and then we took the opportunity to destroy them? ”

Li Su smiled and said: "Your Majesty, my brother thinks that if you let Yuangai Suwen unite with Baekje and take Silla, then Yuangai Suwen's strength will not only not weaken, but even increase. ”

Silla's national strength, in the face of the alliance of the two countries, is obviously not enough.

If Yuangai Suwen can quickly take Silla, he will be able to get a certain amount of replenishment, and his troops will be even stronger.

This, of course, is what Li Su does not want to see.

Li Su continued: "Brother Huang, we can provide assistance to Silla in terms of materials. In particular, the equipment for defending the city allowed Silla to hold out for a longer time. ”

"Let the three countries eat dogs, constantly weaken their power, and then when they are almost consumed, we can take them all!"

After listening to Li Su's explanation, Li Ke couldn't help but say excitedly: "Okay! Sixth brother, your strategy is really good! In that case, this matter is up to you! ”

Next, Li Su immediately ordered someone to deliver supplies to Silla.

Naturally, these supplies were sent directly to Silla by sea.

In addition, Yi Su also sent an envoy to convey his goodwill to King Jinheung, the king of Silla.

"Oh, I'm really sorry, now that the Turks are invading our borders, we are already fighting the Turks."

"Therefore, in a short period of time, our troops may not be able to rush over to support you! But we will help you in terms of materials, and we will support you as much as you need. ”

"You must be strong! You must hold on, and when we defeat the Turks, we will come to your aid!" ”

The news of Silla is not as well-informed as that of Datang.

They simply did not have any channels of information from the Turkic side.

Therefore, the words of the messenger made King Zhenxing believe that it was true.

Although there were no reinforcements to help them, King Zhenxing was quite regretful.

But Datang's aid materials have made King Zhenxing much more confident.

This time, the materials aided by Datang not only include food, but also bows and crossbows.

With the arrows alone, a full 300,000 were transported this time.

This greatly eased the pressure on Silla's defense.

Now, there is clearly not enough arrows in their treasury.

But their production capacity is limited.

Even with full firepower, you can only craft more than a thousand arrows in a day.

And the indispensable weapon for defending the city is the arrow.

Once they run out of arrows, their cities will be very dangerous.

Now with these 300,000 arrows, they will be able to use them for a long time.

Soon, King Zhenxing ordered people to distribute all these arrows to the various cities on the front line.

A day later, the first-line cities gave feedback on a piece of good news.

It turned out that the crossbow arrows that Datang came to aid were stronger and had a longer range.

And their arrows are terrifyingly sharp.

Originally, the arrows they made themselves could not penetrate the armor of the Goguryeo soldiers.

But now, after using the crossbow arrows aided by the Tang Dynasty, the armor of the Goguryeo soldiers is almost as fragile as paper paste.

As a result, in yesterday's siege battle, they easily shot thousands of Goguryeo soldiers with bows and arrows.

The frenzied offensive of Goguryeo had to be temporarily retreated.

On the Baekje side, when he found that the situation was not good, he immediately ordered the army to retreat.

Baekje was originally here to assist Goguryeo.

They didn't do much to attack the city.

If it's easy to attack, they'll take it quickly.

If it is not easy to attack, they will besiege the city and stand still.

Now that Silla had such penetrating arrows, they would not be able to attack the city violently.

Because after Silla had arrows, for a while, Yuan Gai Suwen actually fell into a dilemma.

But for Silla, it was inevitable to win Yuangai Suwen.

Because if he doesn't take Silla, he won't have a place to stay.

Yuan Gai Suwen had to look for a way to break the city in other aspects.

The battle was at a stalemate.

After getting the news, Li Su couldn't help frowning.

That's not going to work.

If he loses both, how can he do it if he is deadlocked?

Therefore, after carefully studying the game, Li Su gave King Jinheung, the king of Silla, a brilliant idea.

King Zhenxing couldn't help but be overjoyed after getting the battle plan assigned to him by Li Su.

Wonderful!

It's just wonderful!

The King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty is really resourceful, strategizing, and winning thousands of miles away!

No wonder, he was able to lead an army of 100,000 and destroy Goguryeo.

As long as a series of strategies given by the King of Shu are used, they will definitely be able to defeat the army of Yuangai Suwen to the north.

There is even a high possibility that they will all be wiped out.

Next, after the two sides have been deadlocked, Yuangai Suwen hesitated, and he was already considering the issue of retreat.

What retreat is being considered?

At this time, Yuangai Suwen had already hit Baekje with his idea.

He needs a place to stay now!

Now that Silla is so difficult, it can't be defeated for a long time.

So, what if you attack Baekje?

Now Baekje is still their ally.

If he suddenly made a move on Baekje, Baekje would not have reacted.

Kill the team that supported them in Baekje.

Then you can pretend to be Baekje's army and blend into Baekje's city.

Yuangai Suwen felt that it might be a little less difficult to attack Baekje than to take Silla.

However, just as Yuangai Suvin was preparing to act.

Silla suddenly led his troops to attack the camp at night.

At this time, Yuan Gai Suwen did not expect that Silla would be so bold and reckless, and would dare to attack them.

caught off guard, he actually suffered a big loss.

Next, Silla took the initiative.

Then he set a trap and actually hit Yuangai Suwen again.

Seeing that the plan given to him by the King of Shu really worked, King Zhenxing couldn't help but be overjoyed.

In the following battle, Silla continued to follow the deployment given to him by the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty, and even won victories.

In the end, a large area that Yuangai Suwen had attacked first was almost completely captured.

The ensuing victories greatly increased the confidence of King Zhenxing.

And the last link of these schemes is to use poison tricks to trick Yuangai Suwen's army into a trap.

In the end, he was able to annihilate all of Yuangai Suwen.

As long as they can get rid of Yuangai Suwen, they will no longer be a threat to Silla.

Then, you can unite with the Tang Dynasty to wipe out Baekje and occupy the land of Baekje.

Moreover, they could also secretly unite the remnants of Goguryeo and drive the Tang army out of Goguryeo.

In this way, he will be able to fully inform the entire Korean Peninsula.

The outlook is so bright!

King Zhenxing began to deploy the final battle according to the strategy of the king of Shu.

And things turned out to be as the King of Shu expected, they ambushed the soldiers and horses of the Five Routes, and finally introduced Yuangai Suwen into their encirclement.

When the final battle began, King Jinheung led 90% of their forces in Silla and decided to do it all.

But when the battle began, King Zhenxing actually found that he seemed to have missed something.

The plan was indeed very good, and their ambush was not unsophisticated.

But in the end, it seems that he can't beat Yuan Gai Suwen......

In fact, at this time, Yuan Gai Suwen was also very angry.

In addition to the night attack and the second ambush, they really suffered a big loss.

The successive defeats in the follow, Yuan Gai Suwen did it deliberately.

Because Yuangai Suwen found that King Jinheung, the king of Silla, was a little superior.

It's ridiculous to want to destroy them all.

Therefore, Yuangai Suwen continued to feign retreat, and even did not hesitate to give up the few cities they had originally occupied.

Then, in the midst of a wonderful terrain, he set up an ambush and prepared for a battle.

But in the end, Yuangai Suwen was surprised to find that the King of Zhenxing on the other side actually thought the same way.

Therefore, the final battle was actually a battlefield where both sides gathered all their forces and fought to the death.

And what made Yuan Gai Suwen even more annoyed was that the other party's ambush was actually more subtle than theirs, which made him suffer a big loss.

If it weren't for the courage of their soldiers, there would be no way back after they were defeated.

Therefore, if his soldiers can fight to the death and not retreat, maybe they will be defeated.

But in the end, the elite Goguryeo soldiers he led withstood the pressure and finally defeated the Silla army.

And King Jinheung, the king of Silla, was also hacked to death by a knife in the chaos.

This monarch, when he was dying, was still thanking the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty.

thinks that the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty is really a celestial figure.

The failure this time was not because of a mistake in the plan of the King of Shu, but because they were really not angry.

……

After this battle, the original 100,000 Goguryeo army is now only more than 40,000 people left.

Of course, the loss of 60,000 troops was not lost in this battle.

But this time the loss of soldiers was at least about 40,000.

Such a loss made Yuangai Suwen almost vomit blood in heartache.

And then, Yuangai Suwen launched a fierce attack on Silla.

With the Silla army completely defeated and the Silla monarch already dead, where could Silla still be able to resist the wolf-like Goguryeo soldiers?

On the other hand, Baekje's army found that Silla's defenses had suddenly weakened.

For a moment, though, they hadn't figured out what was going on.

But it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them.

As a result, Baekje also intensified its siege and occupied several castles in Silla.

Of course, the soldiers they besieged the city, as well as the determination and strength of the siege, were far inferior to Yuan Gai Suwen.

Therefore, the city they occupy is far from being comparable to Yuangai Suwen.

And in the end, when the two sides were fighting for a city, there was a dispute, and even a fight.

Eventually, the dispute ended with Baekje's soldiers being driven out of the city.

Next, Baekje actually came to ask for the guilt in a fierce manner, and gathered troops and horses, preparing to start a war with Yuangai Suwen.

Therefore, there are no eternal enemies or eternal friends between nations, only eternal interests.

Yuan Gai Su Wen was very tired.

If it weren't for the heavy losses of his army, if it weren't for the fact that the Tang army was eyeing him from the side, Yuangai Suwen would have been ready to fight Baekje directly.

But now, I really can't!

As a result, Yuangai Suwen began to make peace with Baekje.

He even took the initiative to give up the disputed city, and decided to marry his daughter to the prince of Baekje.

In the end, in this way, he was able to live in peace with Baekje.

Now that it occupies Silla, it has finally gained a foothold, although it has paid a heavy price.

As long as he can withstand this wave, Yuangai Suwen is confident that within ten years, he will annex Baekje and drive out the Tang army.

What he didn't know was that Li Su, who was far away in Chang'an, couldn't help but be overjoyed when he learned about it.

It's really good that Yuangai Suwen really wiped out Silla, and this time, he can finally act!