Chapter 178: Reasons for Sending Troops
If he can solve the problems of Goguryeo and Baiji, completely stabilize the development of Liaodong, and solve the problems that have never been solved since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, such a prestige is enough for him to shock everyone and make the surrounding small countries dare not have the heart to resist.
It has been more than two years, and Datang has not taken care of dealing with Goguryeo, which makes the entire Goguryeo breathe a sigh of relief and recover some vitality.
The news of the change of power in the Tang Dynasty was, of course, impossible to conceal from Goguryeo and Baekje.
Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Baekje, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, naturally did not forget the new hatred and old hatred towards Silla, but Silla took advantage of the opportunity to have the support of the Tang Dynasty to occupy dozens of cities in Baekje.
After Kim Seung-man took charge of Silla, he learned everything from the Tang Dynasty, although the time was still short, but it also achieved great results.
In the face of Baekje's attack, Silla mobilized the strength of the whole country, held on to it, and quickly sent people to ask for help from the Tang army in Liaodong.
In particular, the Tang army stationed on Tamna Island, Luo Tong led his troops to land Xiongjin Castle in Baekje from the sea on a warship, which directly threatened the safety of Baekje Capital and forced Baekje to withdraw its troops to rescue the capital.
The envoys sent by Silla arrived at Chang'an Fortress, appealed to the Tang Dynasty for help, complained to Baekje and Goguryeo, and rashly sent troops to invade the city of Silla.
Just as he was about to sleep, someone brought a pillow, although Emperor Ke and his left servant shot Li Zhonghua, proposing to completely solve the worries of Liaodong and destroy Goguryeo and Baekje.
However, many ministers still disagreed, believing that Goguryeo had retreated on the Korean Peninsula, and even with the addition of Baekje, it would not pose any threat to the Tang Dynasty for the time being.
It is just necessary to maintain appropriate suppression, so that they have no chance to develop and grow, and destroy the two subject countries at every turn, so that what do the other small countries around think?
The emperor has just ascended the throne, so he should be more benevolent, serve the people with virtue, and never provoke war at will.
The key is that Liaodong is going over, the weather is too cold, and no one wants to immigrate over after the fight, so it's really not very useful! Moreover, the people's customs are not civilized, and it is time-consuming and laborious to govern, which is really unpleasant.
All right! Chu Suiliang, these ministers, are really full of sour and rotten gas, but they are eloquent, and they are the ministers who care for the orders of the former emperor, and the emperor Li Ke has no choice but to endure him temporarily.
But now that the opportunity has come, Silla is the most loyal subject of the Tang Dynasty, and it has been bullied by Baekje and Goguryeo, so I can't ignore it, right?
If this is the case, what if it breaks the heart of the subject Silla?
"Then Your Majesty can't aim at destroying the country, like when the emperor was alive, send 20,000 soldiers and horses to warn it, just beat it, Silla is a subject country of the Tang Dynasty, of course, it is necessary to save it, but Goguryeo and Baekje are also the subject countries of my Tang Dynasty, and they can't favor one over the other!"
These sour and rotten Wenchen are really about to make Li Zhonghua angry and lose their temper.
In order to avoid extraneous branches, Li Zhonghua had to persuade Li Ke, now is not the time to turn his face with these people, 20,000 is 20,000, don't we still have soldiers and horses in Liaodong?
When Goguryeo and Baekje are really destroyed, can these ministers still force the imperial court to restore the country to them?
This time, the opportunity that belongs to Su Dingfang has finally come, Su Dingfang once escorted Li Ke to Kangding, and saved his life, after Li Ke became the prince, he served as his East Palace guard, which is equivalent to Li Ke's closest general.
This time the opportunity to make a contribution, of course Li Ke has to give himself a chance, in his opinion, whether it is Li Tao or Chu Suiliang, they are all old ministers left by their father, strictly speaking, they are not their own descendants.
Once a son of heaven and a courtier, Li Kexin ascended to the throne, of course, he also needs to cultivate his own courtiers, and if he wants his courtiers to be loyal to himself, of course, he must give them the opportunity to perform, so that they can make meritorious contributions, so that when he promotes them, he will be able to have more reasons.
As an emperor, it's not that you want to be promoted to whatever official you want, you can be as big an official as you want to be an official, you have to have a reason to do it.
If the ministers objected, the emperor could not do whatever he wanted.
Especially an emperor whose foundation is not very stable, it is even more impossible to do this, if this is the case, he will not be able to be the emperor if he is not good.
Su Dingfang set off with 20,000 soldiers and horses, because there was Liaozhou as a base, 20,000 soldiers and horses only needed to bring enough grain and grass on the road, and the rest could be supplemented after arriving in Liaodong, so the speed of the march was very fast.
On the 10th day of the first month of March, Li Ke ordered Su Dingfang, the general of Zuo Wuwei, to be the general of the Shenqiu Road march, and led Liu Boying, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, to lead 20,000 land and water troops such as Zuo Xiaowei, to arrive in Jinzhou first, and to join the 80,000 land and water troops in Liaodong to cross the sea and carry out landing operations.
Kim Chunqiu, the king of Silla, was appointed as the head of the march of Shengyi Road, and led 50,000 Silla soldiers to cooperate with Su Dingfang to fight.
In August, Su Dingfang led the Tang army fleet to set sail from Chengshan, crossed the Yellow Sea, and reached the mouth of the Xiongjin River.
The Baekje army refused to defend the mouth of the Xiongjin River, and the Tang army pioneers rushed to the beach and landed, went up the mountain to form a formation, and engaged in a fierce battle with the Baekje defenders.
The follow-up Tang Army fleet coincided with the high tide, and the steady stream arrived, and the sails covered the sea for a while, which was extremely spectacular. The Baekje army was unable to resist at all, and was quickly routed, with thousands of dead and wounded.
The Tang army successfully captured the Xiongjin River estuary and gained a firm foothold.
The Silla army, which assisted by land, did not progress very well, encountering desperate resistance from 5,000 soldiers led by the famous Baekje general Daiba, and finally won a crushing victory.
As soon as the Tang army's land and water armies stood firm, they marched in unison, up the river, and went straight to Sihuongseong, the capital of Baekje.
More than 20 miles away from the city, Baekje poured the country to fight, and the Tang army once again broke the Baekje army, beheaded more than 10,000 people, and chased the remnants of the enemy to the bottom of Sibi City.
King Baekje Yici and the crown prince Fuyulong fled to the northern border, and the second son, Fuyutai, established himself as king and led his troops to defend it.
Fuyu Long's son Fuyu Wensi led the city to surrender, and the people followed.
Su Dingfang ordered the soldiers to climb the city and set up a banner, and Fuyutai was in an embarrassing situation, so he had to sacrifice the city and ask for disposal.
After that, Buyeo Yoshitsu, Buyeo Long, and the lords of each city also surrendered one after another, and Baekje was declared destroyed.
After the death of Baekje, the next target was Goguryeo.
Su Dingfang led the main force of the Tang army of about 100,000 and divided the way to attack north.
The Tang Dynasty set up five prefectures in the hometown of Baekje, including the Xiongjin Prefecture, the Mahan Prefecture, the Dongmyeong Prefecture, the Jinlian Prefecture, and the Dean Prefecture.
The Five Governors have jurisdiction over 37 prefectures and 250 counties.
Li Ke ordered the right guard Lang to appoint Wang Wendu as the governor of Xiongjin, commanding the troops to pacify the whole territory, and ordered Lang to guard Liu Renyuan, the capital of Baekje, Si Hyun City, and appointed the local chieftains to serve as the governor and assassin Shi.
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