Chapter 280 [Conquering the World]
A bridge was built over the White River, which led directly from the other side of the river to the rebel barracks! Reinforcements are finally here! The way Liu Renliang appeared was as recorded above - "The queue is strict, the fight turns forward, and everything is ......"! The reinforcements are coming very arrogantly! What about the rebels who are "flanked from all sides" in history, and intend to fight on their backs? In the face of the surging reinforcements, thousands of people were killed and wounded in one round! At this time, the rebels began to move quickly, running in all directions, where to run?
Instead of continuing to fight back, the rebels turned around and ran to the barracks! The rabble! The rebels who had taken refuge in the barracks were still not at ease, and continued to run, and as they ran, they saw the bridge. Escape matters! The rebels swarmed onto the bridge! The bridge is narrow, there are a lot of people, and the water is deep! History: "Ten thousand people drowned in the beam (i.e., the bridge)"!
Onimuro Fushin and Daochen ran to Rencun City (now Daxing) with the rest of the rebels, and the coalition army did not pursue the victory, not only did not pursue the victory, but also for the next sixteen months, there was no record of engagement with the rebels, so what happened during this time? (The following content will be more cumbersome, accompany me to work hard and be patient, no way, I summarized from 0 o'clock to 4 o'clock this morning, and it can only be simplified like this, and it can no longer be simplified.) )
After the siege of Sihyeon was lifted, there were two reasons why the coalition forces did not take advantage of the victory to pursue: first, the city of Jeonghyeon was occupied by the rebels led by the former Baekje Da Yu Zijin, and the location of Zhenhyeon Fortress was near Tanhyeon (mentioned earlier, the key pass east of Sihyeon), which happened to be stuck on the passage of Tangluo, cutting off the only shortcut way for Silla to transport grain and grass to Sihyeon to support the Tang army.
With this move, the supply of grain and grass for the Tang garrison has always been very tight, so after the siege of Sixuan, the Tang army continued to stay in the town, while the Silla soldiers returned to China. That is, there are very few troops! It is difficult to suppress the rebels with a large-scale sortie!
Second, there were no reinforcements, because Datang was still fighting on two fronts at the same time. In the northeast, from December 660, preparations were made to conquer Goguryeo, and by April 661, the army was formed, commanded by Su Dingfang, Qibi He Li and others, who are familiar to us.
The expedition lasted until February 662. The troops were withdrawn because the heavy snow was not conducive to military operations (briefly mentioned here, and will be discussed in detail in the next chapter when Tang destroyed Goguryeo!) In the northwest, from October 661 to March 662, the Tang army, led by Xue Rengui and Qibi He Li (with a high appearance rate), crusaded against the Tiele tribe who invaded our border for no reason (the story of Xue Rengui's three arrows to determine the Tianshan Mountain took place here. It will be detailed in the future Tang Ping Tieler! The enemy is in a coma, and you can take advantage of it - how did the rebels form during this period of time? Good momentum!
In September 661, Emperor Qi of the Japanese Kingdom sent 5,000 Japanese soldiers led by Sai Ren Binglang to escort Buyeo Feng back to Baekje. Onimuro Fushin handed over all the military and political power to Fuyufeng.
Fuyu Feng is still self-aware, and he entrusted the military and political power to the ghost room Fuxin. It seems that the monarch and the minister are in harmony! Under the seemingly good shape, the rebels grew stronger and stronger under the leadership of Onimuro Fushinobu.
As the rebels grew stronger and stronger, and Baekje seemed to be in sight, Onimuro Fukunobu began to want to take power alone, and at this time he felt that Buyeo Feng was more of an eyesore. And Fuyu Feng, seeing the great shape, also began to think about taking back the power!
The needs of the monarch collided, and the conflict between Fuyu Feng and Onimuro Fushinobu began to intensify until July 662. Two people completely split! Ghost Fukuro decided to strike first, his plan was to pretend to be sick, and then wait for Fuyu Feng to visit him, and kill him while he entered the house alone.
This trick is called waiting for the rabbit. Fuyu Feng really came, but he was not alone, but with a large group of people, and the poor ghost room Fuxin was still lying on the bed, and his head was directly chopped into meat paste! The infighting in the army has caused panic among the people. The cohesion has declined sharply, and behind this result, not only Fuyu Feng and Ghost Room Fuxin are small in strength and strong in power, but there is also a behind-the-scenes promoter!
The driving force behind this is our scholar general Liu Renliang! Yoo In-joon's strategy in the face of the growing Baekje rebels. It can be seen in his recital to Gaozong"...... Fuyu Feng guessed two, the table was carried, and the heat did not last for a long time. It is advisable to stick to the change in order to try to do it, and not to move lightly...... "Got it?"
This strategy was also adopted by Cao Cao more than 400 years ago, and after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao's two sons, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, set up their own doors. Cao Cao saw this posture, it was easy to do, and he withdrew directly.
As soon as Cao Cao's soldiers retreated, the Yuan brothers, who had no external pressure, began to fight inwardly, and when the fight was almost over, Cao Cao came back and cleaned up the two brothers together! Definitely got it now!
Of course, Liu Renliang also sent two troops when he braked quietly, one was the battle of Xiongjin City, and the other was the battle of Zhenxian City; The purpose of the Battle of Kumatsu Castle was only to defeat Onimuro Fushinobu and deepen Fuyuto's dissatisfaction with him; The battle of Jeonghyeon Fortress was just to open up the grain transportation channel between Silla and the garrison army!
(If you don't know and need a map, just leave a message to me, I'll draw a copy by hand) After the victory, Liu Renliang immediately presented a piece of music to Gaozong, asking for more troops! The emperor was very happy, and immediately formed a reinforcement group, commanded by Sun Renshi, the general of Zuo Weiwei, and went to support the Tang garrison army! How many reinforcements were sent, you asked? Not much! Seven thousand! But enough is enough!
The terrified Great Wa Kingdom! Now let's skip 663 A.D. and look at 664 A.D. after 663, "put the defense on Tsushima Island, Ikishima Island, Tsukushi and other countries." He also built a levee in Tsukushi, stored water, and called it "Water City" in 665 A.D., "In August, the two castles of Ono and Rafter were built" in 667 A.D., "the city was built in Utakaya, and the island of Tsushima was Kaneda", and then in 664 A.D., "it was the year of the year, and it was defended and beacon in Tsushima Island, Iki Island, Tsukushi Province, etc.
In the year 665 A.D., "in autumn and August, the two cities of Ono and Rafter were built" in 667 A.D., "November,...... Tsukugawa Koan Castle, Yamada Gun-gun, Yashima Castle, Tsushima Castle, Tsushima Castle "can basically understand, right?" It's building a city.
The above place names are in the southwest of the Wa country, Tsukushi, Ohno, rafters and other places you may not know, okay, Tsushima Island, Iki Island, you must know if you look at the map, these place names are all in the area of the Wa country facing the Korean Peninsula or the direction of the Tang Dynasty.
After the defeat in World War I, in order to consolidate national defense, the Omi Dynasty built more Korean-style mountain fortresses to defend against foreign invaders. It's just that he lost a battle, which made the whole country panic and build a lot of construction! The above is only one of the effects of the defeat. Don't worry, there are two more, one is from 665 to 669, and the Wa State sent four groups of envoys to the Tang Dynasty in a row.
The second one is a bit of an exaggeration. In 667, the Wa Kingdom moved the capital from Asuka to Omi! What kind of battle is this? It scared this ruler who claimed to be the emperor of the Wakoku! Well, let's go back and see what kind of battle the Battle of the White Village River took place in 663 AD! Battle of Baekchon River 1 (also known as Battle of Baekgang Estuary, Battle of Baekgang) Sun Renshi arrived in Baekje with 7,000 reinforcements and joined forces with Liu Ingang. The history of "soldiers are greatly inspired"!
The cheering garrison didn't know that it was not easy for these 7,000 reinforcements to come, and if there was no chief general Liu Renliang, they might have to return to China with failure and regret; If there is no main general, Yoo In-rail, the already extinct Baekje may be resurrected!
Last year, that is, in 662 AD, the Northern Route Army of Commander Su Dingfang to conquer Goguryeo was defeated due to heavy snowfall, and Gojong gave Liu Renliang an edict to the effect that Su Dingfang of the Northern Route Army had returned to China, and the garrison army guarding the isolated city would not only face the threat of Baekje rebels. It was also possible to be attacked by the sluggish Goguryeo, in which case the garrison would either withdraw to Silla nearby or cross the sea to return home. Liu Renliang rejected the emperor's kindness, if he withdrew his troops at this time, he would have lost all his efforts!
Although I am far away from my homeland, although my city is alone, but as long as I am here, the army is there! The army is in. Datang is here! Now, I'm not alone anymore! Liu Renliang began to plan to sweep away the rebels! Now, the ghost room Fushin is dead, and Fuyu Feng is in power. Zhou Liucheng has become the spiritual new capital of the rebels.
Now, the Wa Kingdom has come to gather with the Baekje rebels and has become the largest anti-Tang force. The time has come, as long as you can conquer Zhouliu and defeat the Japanese reinforcements. Then Baekje Ping! Liu Renliang immediately convened a pre-war meeting to discuss the military plan of the Tang Dynasty garrison.
At this meeting, Liu Renliang once again showed his distinctive military thinking! At this time, it is basically the subordinate generals who provide ideas first, and finally the chief general Liu Renliang makes the decision.
After some discussion and discussion, all the generals' ideas reached a consensus with Liu Renliang: conquer Zhou Liucheng! If things were really that simple, it would be easy to do, and of course, it would not be able to bring out Liu Renliang's outstanding military ability.
The subordinate generals presented the Tang Army's course of action: along the Baijiang River, the land and water armies cooperated with each other, first attacked the city of Jialin, which is located between the city of Zhou Liucheng and the city of Sixian, and is a fortress along the river.
The generals' considerations were the same as when the Tang Dynasty first conquered Goguryeo, when Li Shiyun first conquered Ancheng and then attacked Jian'an. Because Si Yu City is the base of the garrison army, all the heavy grain and grass are hoarded here, only step by step, the first to conquer Garin City, in order to ensure the safety of Si Yu and the army! Everyone is in favour of this approach.
However, Liu Renliang objected! Liu Renliang will tell us: The truth is often in the hands of a few! Liu Renliang's opinion was to cross Garin City and directly attack Zhou Liucheng! Liu Renliang had his considerations for such a policy: the terrain of Garin City was steep and the city walls were strong, and if he took the initiative to attack, it would increase the casualties of the Tang soldiers, who were already small in number; If the siege is protracted, it will be protracted, and the troops must be divided to block the reinforcements of the rebels.
The city of Zhouliu is the spiritual capital of the rebels, the main force of the rebels gathers here, and there is Garin City as a defensive barrier. Fuyufeng never expected that our army would dare to cross the city of Garin, climb the mountains and rivers, and directly stay in Zhou.
Therefore, we must act quickly, and if we attack them unprepared, we can stay around. As long as the puppet king Fuyufeng is captured, the rebels in other places will surrender without a fight! Liu Ren's plan, if you win, you will win, and if you lose, you will lose! If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger!
For three years, I have suffered from a shortage of troops, and I have sat back and watched you grow! For three years, although I have not had enough troops, I have caused you to fight among themselves! At this moment, I will once again use my strategy and wisdom to destroy you completely!
Liu Renliang, who had made up his mind, began to issue combat missions: Sun Renshi, the general of the Right Weiwei, Liu Renyuan, the governor of Xiongjin, and Kim Famin, the king of Silla, led the cavalry to attack Zhou Liucheng by land; Liu Renliang and other generals Du Shuang and Fuyu Long led the sailors down the Baijiang River to attack Zhou Liucheng, and were responsible for intercepting the rebels fleeing along the land and water. Land and water go hand in hand, cooperate with each other! Goal: Stay in the city around the thief's nest!
On August 13, 663 AD, the army of land and water arrived in Zhouliucheng! You may find that there was no discussion on how to deal with the Japanese reinforcements at this military meeting. No! But because it's not necessary!
The Battle of Baijiangkou stayed in the city for 2 weeks, and the rebels laired. Located in the area of Hansan, Socheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, it was built on a steep mountain, surrounded by natural rivers, and the Baekgang River was a natural waterway. This place is condescending, the terrain is dangerous, and the end is easy to defend and difficult to attack!
The puppet king Buyeo-bong, who returned to China in 661, initially chose this place as the temporary capital, but after a few moves to the city (in the area of present-day Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea), he eventually returned to this place, indicating that it was indeed suitable as a base for long-term holding.
Fuyufeng moved out and back, in addition to discovering the geographical advantages here, but also received the guidance of a master. This master is from the small hill of the Wa country, Pushi Tian Laijin. Park Ichida Raijin is a true military master, with a keen eye and sharp analytical skills.
This is not my fabrication, let's analyze why this person is very powerful. In September 661, this man, together with Sai Ren Pinang and others, escorted Buyeo Toyo, who had been canonized by the emperor as the king of Baekje, back to Japan. It's called an escort, but it's actually surveillance! Why? After the death of Baekje, the remnants of the forces went their separate ways and did not have a unified order, and the royal descendants of Fuyufeng could bring together the rebels from all over the country and become a thug that the Wa State could use to counter the Tang Dynasty!
According to the Chinese, this is called "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes"! Therefore, Park Ichi, Tian Laijin and others, who are in charge of monitoring Buyeo Feng, should always be by his side. What I want to say is that after Park Ichida came to Baekje, he didn't have time to go out for sightseeing or tourism.
Although he did not go out to investigate the geographical information of Baekje, in December 662, when Buyeo Feng wanted to move the capital to Fucheng on the grounds that the conditions of Zhou Liucheng were too difficult, Pak Shida Raejin showed his amazing predictive ability and military vision. (To be continued.) )