Section 89 Rescue Silla

Baekje and Goguryeo will be destroyed within ten years, the Korean Peninsula will be unified, and the Japanese kingdom will not dare to offend China within a thousand years. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info - Li Chunfeng

After the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty, China was divided into three kingdoms, and the duration of the three kingdoms was only a few decades, while the three kingdoms of Korea lasted a long time. Between 57 BC and 668 AD, the three states that occupied Liaodong and the Korean Peninsula, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. The Three Kingdoms of Korea lasted for more than 700 years.

The three Koreans were located in Goguryeo, north of the Korean Peninsula (present-day Korea), Baekje in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula (present-day South Korea near China), and Silla in the southeast of the Korean Peninsula (near present-day Korea near Japan).

Among the three Koreans, Goguryeo has a vast territory and the strongest strength. Silla and Baekje each have half a catty and eight taels, and their combined territory is not half the size of Goguryeo.

Goguryeo can hold its own strength, and during the Three Kingdoms period of China, it attacked the eastern and western parts of Liao under Cao Cao of Wei. During the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui, Goguryeo attacked Liaoxi of the Sui Dynasty again. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty once personally conquered Goguryeo three times, but failed.

In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (643 AD), Silla sent an envoy to the court, telling that Goguryeo was plotting to cut off its access to the Tang Dynasty. Tang Taizong Li Shimin sent an envoy to Goguryeo and ordered it to stop the war, but was rejected by Goguryeo's ministers and Moli Zhiquan Gai Suwen, and Tang Taizong decided to send troops to the east to conquer Goryeo.

Li Shimin personally conquered Goguryeo once and sent troops to conquer Goguryeo twice.

And Silla, as the little brother on the Korean Peninsula, was not strong enough and was often invaded and attacked by Goguryeo and Baekje. Therefore, Silla recognized the status of the Tang Emperor's Heavenly Khan, and as soon as something was wrong, he immediately asked the Tang Dynasty for help.

In 660 AD, Goguryeo and Baekje invaded Silla again, and the two provinces of Silla were captured by the Gobai coalition army, and the capital of the country was besieged.

In Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, on the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Li Zhi had received a report: King Jin Chunqiu of Silla asked to see him outside the palace.

Li Zhidao: "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think about the invasion of Silla by the Goguryeo and Baekje coalition forces? ”

Sikong Li Tao said: "The old minister thinks that if the Gaobai coalition army is allowed to destroy Silla, Goguryeo and Baekje will inevitably increase in strength, and for my Tang Dynasty, it is to raise tigers. ”

Yu Zhining, the servant, said: "Your Majesty, the king of Silla regards our country as the suzerain, and it is a vassal state. ”

Counselor Chu Suiliang said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Taizong has conquered Goguryeo many times, and after His Majesty ascended the throne, he has not used swords against Goguryeo. ”

Seeing that there was a disagreement, Li Zhi asked Zhang Xiaojie, the secretary of the Ministry of War: "Zhang Aiqing, what is your opinion?" ”

"Your Majesty, whether to fight or persuade, it is all up to Your Majesty to decide, and the old minister should obey the order." Lao Zhang's slippery head is simply a wall grass.

Li Tao said: "The old minister thought that he could announce that the king of Silla and the prime minister of Silla could go to the palace and actually listen to their situation. ”

"Okay, Xuan these two go to the temple."

Kim Chung Chung was the twenty-ninth king of Silla, and at the age of thirty-one, he inherited the throne. He was a thin young man with a gloomy gaze and a pale face.

As soon as Xiao Jin went to the palace, he couldn't stop crying, tears and snot, and while kowtowing, he shouted in Tang language: "Tian Khan save my people of Silla!" ”

Li Zhi said: "Jin Aiqing stop crying for the time being, what will I do for you." ”

Jin Chunqiu stopped crying and said, "Your Majesty, if Silla is destroyed, then the side of the Baekje Society facing the Japanese Kingdom will be leased to the Japanese Kingdom as a springboard for the Japanese Kingdom to land on the peninsula and send troops to the Central Plains." ”

Jin Chunqiu's prime minister, who is also Xiao Jin's uncle, Jin Shepu, said: "Yes, Your Majesty the Heavenly Khan, now that the Japanese Kingdom has passed the Dahua Reform, the national strength is getting stronger and stronger, and there is already an ambition to compete in the Central Plains. ”

It was the first time for the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers to hear this, and they chuckled in their hearts. I can't imagine that a small overseas country has such ambitions.

Taishi ordered Li Chunfeng to go out and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has been watching the sky at night recently, and has deduced several times, if my Tang Dynasty sends troops to fight with Goguryeo, Baekje and Wa Kingdom, then my Tang Dynasty will win, Baekje and Goguryeo will die within ten years, the peninsula will be unified, and the Japanese Kingdom will not dare to offend our China within a thousand years, if my Tang Dynasty is unwilling to send troops, then the tragedy of Wuhu Chaohua will inevitably repeat again." Therefore, I, the Tang Dynasty, must send troops to fight against Goguryeo, Baekje and Wa Kingdom! ”

Li Chunfeng is still a distant relative of Li Zhi, and the estimation of several important things in Datang has been said by Li Chunfeng.

Seeing that Li Banxian made a clear statement, Xu Jingzong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, came out and said: "The minister attaches to the Taishi Order." ”

Kong Zhi, the head of the household department, said: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

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An important minister named Tang Dynasty expressed his opinion one after another.

Li Zhi said: "Okay, Jin Aiqing retreat, I, the Tang Dynasty, want to discuss who will lead the troops to rescue your country, where to go to the expedition and other specific matters." Datang will send troops to rescue your country as soon as possible, and I will give you a specific answer tomorrow. ”

"Long live the Khan, long live, long live, long live."

"Great, I'm saved by Silla." Jin Chunqiu clapped his hands and jumped up like a child.

Li Zhi bowed slightly, and there seemed to be a triumphant smile on his face.

On March 10, Su Dingfang was appointed as the chief of the march of Shenqiu Dao, and the envoy of 14 provinces, including Shenqiu Chengyi, Ma Han Xiongjin, led the general Liu Boying and other 100,000 water and land troops to conquer Baekje. He also took the Silla king Jin Chunqiu as the head of the march of the Shengyi Road, and led the Silla soldiers to fight with the Tang Dynasty army.

Because of his outstanding performance in the last expedition to the Western Turks, Liu Renliang was also requisitioned by Su Dingfang. Ren Liang led 5,000 Liu Jiajun to follow General Su to send troops.

The Tang army crossed the Yellow Sea by boat from Chengshan (on the eastern coast of present-day Rongcheng City, Shandong Province) to the mouth of the Xiongjin River (present-day Jinjiang estuary in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula). The Baekje army was stationed along the river, and Su Dingfang sent troops from the east bank, set up a position in the mountains, and engaged the Baekje army, and the Tang Dynasty navy sailed forward, covering the entire ocean, and arrived one after another. The Baekje army was defeated, killing thousands of people, and the remnants fled and scattered. The large forces of the Tang Army rode the tide and became stronger. The warships were connected head to tail, sailed into the river, hit the water with oars, beat drums and shouted, Su Dingfang led the infantry and cavalry to march along the river, and approached the real capital.

About 20 miles away from the city, Baekje raised the troops of the whole country to fight, Su Dingfang attacked, a big battle, defeated the Baekje army, killed more than 10,000 people, and the Tang army took advantage of the victory to attack the outer city. The Baekje king Buyeo Yoshiji and the crown prince Buyeo Ryong fled to the north, and Su Dingfang marched to besiege the Baekje capital city of Sihyeonseong (present-day Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea), and Yoshiji's second son, Buyeo Tae, established himself as the king of Baekje and led the people to defend it. Yici's grandson, Fuyu Wensi, said: "Although the king and the crown prince are out of the city, they are still alive; My uncle commanded the troops and horses, and he claimed to be the king without authorization, and if the Tang army retreated, the lives of my father and son would not be saved. ”

So Wen Si led his left and right down from the edge of the city, and many people followed him, but Tai could not stop it. Su Dingfang took advantage of the situation to order his soldiers to climb the city tower and set up the banner of the Tang Dynasty. The people in the city were terrified, and Fuyutai was in an embarrassing situation, so he opened the city gate and surrendered to ask for his life. Its general You Zhi came to surrender with righteousness, and Prince Long and all the city lords came to pay tribute.

After the pacification of Baekje, the kingdom was divided into five parts, and the Tang Dynasty "placed the five prefectures of Xiongjin, Mahan, Dongming, Jinlian, and De'an with its land, and juxtaposed the state of Obibangzhou". The five prefectures were under the jurisdiction of 37 prefectures, and 250 counties were included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Zuo Xiaoweilang's general Yoo In-won was ordered to lead 10,000 Tang troops and unite with the 7,000 Silla army led by Silla Prince Kim In-tae to jointly defend Baekje Fortress (Note: Yoo In-won later succeeded him as the governor of Xiongjin, and the inspector took Liu In-ghan, the assassin of Fangju, to stay in Baekje).

On November 1, the fifth year of Hyeongyeong (660), the 31st king of Baekje, Fuyu Yici, and 58 people, including the crown prince Long and Tai, were captured by Su Dingfang in the eastern capital of Luoyang. So far, Su Dingfang wiped out three countries before and after, and captured their kings alive, and the treasures of the reward could not be counted.

The Tang Dynasty's attack on Baekje was a rare cross-sea amphibious operation in the history of ancient Chinese warfare, with an unprecedented scale, reflecting the powerful naval construction and advanced navigation and shipbuilding technology in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. Goguryeo lost its allies and fell into isolation, but the Tang Dynasty used Baekje's homeland as a strategic base to form a north-south attack on Goguryeo, laying a solid foundation for the eventual demise of Goguryeo.

Liu Renliang's official position was also promoted to the general of the inspection school and the history of the Fangzhou Assassin, from the official position of Sanpin, he was a prince representing the Tang Empire on the Korean Peninsula.