Liu Renliang and others led the advance force of the Eastern Expeditionary Army to rush to the aid of Sima Jiong and Cheng Chuliang and others.

When they arrived at the sea near the mouth of the Baijiang River, they met the messenger sent by Wang Jue again, and when Liu Renliang heard about the feat of Sima Jiong and others, he simply stopped and waited for Wang Jue and others, preparing to land with them from the mouth of the Baijiang River. At the same time, he sent someone to report the situation of Baekje to the king of Qi, Li Youyu.

During this period, Liu Renliang and others were not idle, they divided the fleet into a dozen ships and searched for Baekje ships along the coastline, all merchant ships were detained, and the warships were directly sunk.

Cheng Chuliang took 6,000 Tang troops and 50,000 Baekje troops to Jiuzhi Xiacheng, an important town in the south of Baiji, and along the way they sent a lot of Baekje troops to mobilize the people to participate in the war, and the people responded one after another.

By the time Cheng Chuliang and others came to Jiuzhi Xiacheng, the number of the army had reached 80,000.

Chang Gao Yuanhan, the governor of Xiacheng, who had already received a letter from Yan Changhan, did not send troops out of the city to fight the Tang army. The Tang army then besieged the lower city of Jiuzhi.

Sima Jiong, who came with the army, accompanied by Yan Changhan, reached an agreement with Chang Gao Yuanhan at the head of the city under the city, and Kaicheng surrendered.

The Tang army stayed in the lower city of Jiuzhi for three days, reorganized the troops, replenished supplies, and by the time the army set out again, the number had reached 140,000.

Li You, Hou Junji and Zhang Liang took the first first-class sail battleship "Luoyang" in the Tang Dynasty, and went straight to the mouth of the Baijiang River with a huge fleet of 40,000 Tang troops.

The reason why the Tang army chose the Baekgang Estuary is because it was at the Baekgang Estuary that Liu Renliang defeated the combined fleet of Baekje and the Uno Kingdom at the Baekgang Estuary, and then landed here to destroy the Baekje State.

When formulating the battle plan, Yi Woo specifically emphasized that he would land here and directly attack the capital of the Baekje people, Jubaseong.

On the way, he met a messenger sent by Liu Renliang.

Li You finished reading Liu Renliang's letter, and said with a smile: "Chen Guogong, Lord Shangshu, take a look." ”

Hou Junji finished reading the letter and said with a smile: "These monkey cubs dare to compete with the old man, see if I don't clean them up." Hahahaha. ”

After reading the letter, Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Your Highness, your subordinates are extraordinary, this battle is really unbelievable." Thousands of armies and thousands of navies went to attack the capital of the Baekje people.

Amazing, amazing. ”

Hou Junji said with a smile: "Your Highness, the minister suggests that you hurry up and speed up the march, otherwise you won't even be able to drink the soup." ”

Zhang Liang said: "Your Highness, do you want to send a messenger to report the situation here to Your Majesty?" ”

Li You shook his head and said, "Don't worry, wait until you defeat Baekje, and then it's not too late to report back." ”

Baekje City is located in Baseong, the royal palace.

Wuwang Fuyu Huai never dreamed that the situation would change so quickly. Not long ago, he was arrogant enough to send a large army to attack Silla, and in the blink of an eye, the Tang army was about to hit his capital.

It is especially infuriating that there are so many traitors among the people of Baekje. He wondered how the people of Baekje, who were very obedient in the past, suddenly became so bold and dared to rebel?

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that the contradictions between the ruling class and the common people in Baekje are extremely profound, and the common people did not dare to resist in the past, because the army and power were in the hands of the aristocracy.

Now it is different, the people have the support of the incomparably powerful Tang Dynasty, and the long-suppressed anger has finally exploded.

The bad news came one after another, and among the five important military towns, Gwangju Castle, Jiuzhi Lower Castle and Xiongjin Castle fell into the hands of the Tang army, and the governor of Gusha Castle also waited and watched. The dignified king of Baekje can only mobilize the men and horses of the western city of Daoseonseong and the capital city of Jubasong.

After consulting with his ministers, King Mushu decided to transfer the 100,000 troops sent to attack Silla back to defend the capital city of Jubaseong.

Geumseong, the capital of Silla.

Not long ago, Silla was caught between the Goguryeo and Baekje people, resisting one after another and suffering heavy losses.

When Queen Kindman of Silla saw the Tang Dynasty's envoy Wang Xuance, she begged the Tang army to speed up the march and hurry over to support.

Wang Xuance negotiated with Queen Jindeman about the conditions, asking her to prepare 200,000 loads of grain and 500,000 yuan of military expenses for the Tang Army, and Queen Jindeman agreed at that time.

Soon after, the situation changed, the Baekje army withdrew, and the Goguryeo people, seeing this, also stopped the offensive.

Wang Hyunce urged Queen Jindeman to quickly fulfill her promise, pay for the military, and send food to the Tang Army base in Jeolla County. Queen Kindman said she would do it as soon as possible.

Wang Xuance waited for three days, but still did not see a penny, so he immediately went to ask to see Queen Jindeman.

Geumseong, the royal palace of Silla.

"Your Majesty the Tang Envoy, Her Majesty the Queen of my family has been in poor health for the past few days and will not be able to receive Your Excellency for the time being, please forgive me." The chubby prime minister of Silla said with a smile on his face.

Wang Xuance is a ruthless person, he said: "It doesn't matter if Your Majesty the Queen is not in good health, I won't see her." But what about the military expenses and food you promised? Could it be that Her Majesty is sick, and these things don't count? ”

"This? Her Majesty has to nod her head to do so. However, Your Majesty, she is not feeling well, and I cannot see her, so I cannot handle this matter for the time being. The prime minister said with a smile.

"Hahahaha." Wang Xuance laughed, and he said, "Just say it directly, if you want to pay the bill, you can." But don't regret it, when I report this matter to His Royal Highness King Qi, I'm afraid the consequences are not something you can bear. Leave. ”

As soon as Wang Xuance gave up his hand, he turned around and left.

Seeing Wang Xuance leave, the prime minister asked to see Queen Jindeman and said, "Your Majesty, the Tang envoy is gone, but it can be seen that he is very angry. It's not going to be a problem, is it? ”

Kindman smiled, "What's the trouble?" I have written to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, asking him to waive these fees for the sake of the weakness of our country. In my letter, I earnestly requested, and I think His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would not refuse my request. ”

Jindeman has a certain amount of research on Li Shimin, and knows that His Majesty the Emperor thinks very highly of himself and will not care about such a small matter.

Let's just say that the Tang Dynasty sent troops this time, and the amount of grain and grass and military expenses used was huge, and the 200,000 grain and grass and 500,000 yuan of military expenses were not worth mentioning for the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin really wouldn't turn his face with Silla for such a trivial matter.

The prime minister said worriedly: "Your Majesty, that Tang envoy mentioned His Royal Highness the King of Qi in the Tang Dynasty, will he be unwilling?" ”

Three years ago, Kindman and Li You met, and they talked very speculatively. Li You left the impression on her that she was gentle and easy to speak.

Jindeman smiled: "It doesn't matter, as long as His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty agrees, what can he do as a prince?" ”

The prime minister nodded and said happily: "Your Majesty still has a way, and the ministers admire it." ”

Wang Hyunce returned to the guest house in a huff and immediately wrote a letter to His Royal Highness the King of Qi to report the matter of Queen Silla's debts.

When he finished writing the letter, his mood began to improve, and he even became excited.

The attachés saw that Wang Xuance was happy, and asked curiously: "Lord Wang, why are you still happy that the Silla people don't talk about credit and have to rely on their debts?" ”

Wang Xuance said with a smile: "It's good!" ”

Everyone didn't understand it even more, and asked the reason one after another.

Wang Xuance smiled: "You don't have to know this. Okay, don't ask any more questions, hurry up and send the letter to His Royal Highness King Qi. ”

Subsequently, Wang Xuance and others left Jincheng directly.