As the time enters autumn, the rice is already fragrant in the land of Baekje in August, and the harvest season is approaching, and the rice fields can already be seen in the endless fields.

As the first country to introduce Han civilization into the East China Sea, Baekje was no different from some of the more prosperous county towns and even state towns in the Central Plains during the period of King Seongmyeong, which was the most prosperous in the East China Sea for decades, until the years of King Fuyechang, the capital of Baekje.

Although the population of Baekje during this period was only 1 million, due to the loss of the Han River Plain in the north and the fact that the wars with Goguryeo and Silla in the past were mainly concentrated in the north, the population of Sihyeon Fortress and the surrounding Woomjin Plain, which is located in the hinterland of Baekje, accounted for more than half of the entire population of Baekje.

The thriving population and the abundant food supply in the Kumjin Plain allowed the city to maintain relatively moderate prices even during the war, so the people of Baekje did not feel that the war initiated by Baekje had any effect on them.

Of course, there are still some Baekje people who care about the ongoing war!

However, if there are young and strong children in the family who join the Baekje army to attack Jeju Island, the families of these soldiers will inevitably be quite concerned about the safety of their children, and they will go to the Gharam Temple every day to pray for their children to return as soon as possible, after all, in the past few years, the strength of Wang Ze's side has also been known in Baekje.

Equivalent to these people who are concerned about their children, the Baekje merchants in Sihyun City are even more anxious, most of them are merchants whose ships have been requisitioned by the Baekje army, and some merchants are anxious, because after the war between the Baekje army and Wang Ze's army, these merchants' sea ships did not dare to go to sea for a while.

However, when they did not go to sea, these merchants were afraid that the voyage would be delayed, so they were very concerned about the news from the Baekje army that was out on the expedition every day, and a large number of merchants would go to the port every day to ask if there was any news of the army.

Just when everyone was gathered around the port to pay attention to the sea route, a knight wearing a black robe and soap boots and riding a tall jujube red war horse galloped from the south of Si Yu City, and soon came to the gate of Si Yu City.

Without waiting for the soldiers guarding the gate to come and check, the knight showed a token and entered the city smoothly.

After entering the city of Siyu, the horses still did not slow down, and galloped straight to the palace in the north of the city, which shocked some ordinary people on the street and scolded, during which it also caused a number of accidents of collisions, but some sensitive businessmen felt that they were suddenly a little frightened.

The architectural style of the Baekje Palace is similar to the palace architecture of the Central Plains, and it is also laid out on the central axis of the north and south, but some places are not as strictly symmetrical as those built, and the area of this palace is much smaller than the palace of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and even far inferior to the palace of Nanchen.

However, it is precisely because of the small size of the area that the Baekje Palace is in a delicate and compact style, but compared with the palaces of the Central Plains, it is more delicate and exquisite, and it is more comfortable and casual to live in.

After entering the palace, the main hall at the front is where the officials discuss the government on weekdays, and the wings on both sides are the places where the civil officials of the Baekje court go to work.

However, the third hall in the back is also modeled after the Central Plains architecture, but there are many pictures of Baekje's local gods and myths depicted between the pillars and beams, and the myths and stories are still interesting.

This third-floor hall in the palace is where the Baekje King Buyeo Chang handles government affairs on weekdays, and because he dislikes the emptiness in the middle of the main hall, Buyeo Chang stays in the study room converted from the east ear room that has been separated from the main hall on weekdays, and he will never go to the main hall until the court and other major events.

The study facilities are not too luxurious, the study room is not too small, and there are a circle of rosewood bookshelves more than two people high on the wooden walls on all sides, which are filled with all kinds of precious ancient books from the Central Plains, as well as a large number of engraved scriptures brought back when Zhenyi sent an envoy to pay tribute to Nanliang.

On the wall behind the desk where Fuyu Chang was sitting, there was also a picture scroll of the Buddha statue that Emperor Wu of Liang gave to the then King of Baekje, and a warm and amiable Buddha statue was hung on it.

There is a Buddha shrine in the middle of the study, there is a Buddha statue enshrined on it, it looks like a man, but there is a nameplate of Guanyin Bodhisattva, there are several incense burners that seem to be cast in copper in front of the Buddha shrine, the incense ash inside is thick and about to be filled, there are a few incense sticks inserted in the incense burner, and a wisp of smoke rises up, reflecting the Buddha statue on the Buddha shrine as if smiling but not smiling.

At this time, because there was no glass in the Chinese building, the light would be dim even during the day, so more than a dozen large oil lamps were lit in the study to provide enough light for Fuyuchang in the study.

At this time, Fuyu Chang was lying on his side on a soft couch covered with lambskin felt and covered with five-color silk embroidered satin, looking at a volume of Buddha carvings listlessly.

There was a thick pile of copywriting on a desk not far in front of Fu Yu Chang, which were all important government affairs that Fu Yu Chang had not had time to deal with in the past few days.

Since the Baekje army set out for a long time, there has been no news back, and in the past few days, Fuyuchang has no intention of dealing with government affairs, and even though the copywriting on the case is piling up higher and higher, he is still anxiously waiting for the news from the front line.

After flipping through a few Buddha carvings, Fu Yuchang didn't have the heart to read it anymore, he carefully rolled up the Buddha carvings in his hand, and then put the Buddha carvings in a cloth cover made of yellow silk, and then carefully withdrew them to a relatively safe corner of the bookshelf.

Then Fu Yuchang walked to the Buddha statue with a frown, and then lit a few sticks of incense and respectfully saluted, and begged in his mouth: "Please also ask the Bodhisattva to bless my Baekje army to triumph as soon as possible, I Baekje has revered and worshiped my Buddha since a hundred years, and please bless the Bodhisattva!" If our army wins, we will build more temples and worship the Bodhisattva! ”

Without waiting for Fu Yuchang to insert the incense in his hand into the incense burner, he heard the sound of chaotic footsteps outside the main hall, and then saw a number of old ministers of Baekje coming with sad faces.

"Your Majesty, the army has been defeated!" An old minister with a wrinkled face with tears on his face couldn't cry after saying this.

For this time Baekje Silla and the two countries jointly attacked Wang Ze, in fact, many old ministers were not optimistic about it before, but since Buyeo Chang, as the king of Baekje, has made a decision, these old ministers still worked hard to make all the logistical preparations for the army.

At that time, these old ministers actually had a certain fantasy in their hearts, if they could defeat Wang Ze and obtain a large number of high-level craftsmen from Jeju Island, it could be said that this would be a great help to Baekje, which was small and poor, and Baekje might even become a country of Zhongxing in the future.

But now all this has become a flower in the mirror, a moon in the water, many old ministers are also sad and tearful, the army on the front line is almost more than half of the strength of Baekje, and now it is almost completely wiped out, only the navy army has fled back with dozens of warships.

After Fuyu Chang heard the sentence 'the army was defeated', his mind was blank, and he never heard what the ministers behind him were saying, and the incense that was originally going to be inserted into the incense burner in his hand didn't know when it fell to the ground, and he could vaguely see some green smoke burning.

After half a ring, Fuyu Chang, who was supported by the ministers and did not fall, regained a little consciousness, and then he slowly said as if talking to himself: "Why did you lose?" ”

At this time, the old minister who spoke first wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then said to Fuyu Chang: "King, now the messenger who came to report the news is outside, does the king want to see him?" ”

After a short time, the old minister took the Xuanyi knight who had entered the city and ran wildly into the study, and Fu Yuchang asked the knight: "How did the army lose?" ”

It turned out that this knight had participated in naval battles on naval ships, and since the defeat in the naval battle, the infantry of the Baekje Silla coalition army was trapped on Jeju Island, and then the Baekje naval army and the Silla naval army counterattacked Jeju Island many times, but they were unsuccessful.

Therefore, the naval army stationed in the south of Bainan did not dare to send back the news of the defeat, and if the first army was victorious, he just atoned for his guilt and went to pursue Wang Ze's naval army.

It is clear that the dream of the remnants of the naval armies of these two countries has been shattered.

A few days ago, Wang Ze personally led a large number of sailors and a large number of infantry troops to attack a port where the remnants of Baekje's navy were stationed, which was the southernmost part of Baekje, only about 200 miles away from Jeju Island, and not far from the camp where Xiao Yu's navy was stationed.

Seeing the arrival of a large number of infantry troops, the general of the Baekje Naval Army stationed here must have understood that the coalition army on Jeju Island must have failed, otherwise Wang Ze would not have had so many troops brought here, so the general should have sent the knight next to him to report the news.

After listening to this knight's words, Fuyu Chang and the old ministers were speechless for a long time, originally Baekje himself was good, and the relationship with Wang Ze was okay, but if he had to provoke Wang Ze, it was simply the rhythm of death! Qishu.com

An old minister with a long white beard muttered in a low voice: "I wonder if the prince who sent Fuyu Wang Shizi can still make friends with Wang Ze at this time?" It would always be nice if the conflict could be eased! But the old minister himself probably didn't have much confidence in this report.

At this time, the Xuanyi knight who came to report the news thought about it carefully after hearing this, and suddenly his face changed: "King, it is said that our Baekje naval army attacked a group of migrant boats on Jeju Island and killed many ordinary people over there!" ”

"What!?" Fuyuchang and the old ministers all jumped up at once, and the look of horror on their faces was more exaggerated than when they heard that the Baekje army had been defeated and annihilated.

A forty or fifty-year-old minister opened his mouth and said in surprise: "Except for the attack on Jeju Island, there are no more sailors sent out by our navy!" Could it be a bitter ploy they played on Jeju Island? ”

The white-bearded minister retorted: "I'm afraid it's impossible, you also know that they have always relied on transporting Han people from the Central Plains to increase their strength, if there is such a big accident at sea, who Han people would dare to follow them to the East China Sea!" ”

When the other ministers heard what the white-bearded old minister said, they thought it was very reasonable, but the current situation seemed a little weird.

At that time, the Baekje navy had already sent out all the sailors except for the part necessary to defend the sea area, and the Silla navy was also lost most of the time when it attacked the Nagato waterway, and the remaining part of the navy had already fled back to Jinseong, and it was impossible to have the opportunity to attack the immigrant fleet on Wang Ze's side.

At this time, an old minister with a white face and a slight beard who had never spoken, suddenly spoke: "I think everyone has forgotten one thing, that is, I Baekje and Jeju Island are fighting hard, and whether we Baekje wins or loses, it is a good thing for them!" This is a sandpiper and a clam competing for the benefit of the fisherman! ”

When the white-bearded old minister heard the old minister's words, he was shocked and said, "Could it be that what you are referring to is the act of Goguryeo, the overlord of the East China Sea?" Wouldn't I, Baekje, fall for Goguryeo's tricks? ”

The other ministers were also terrified when they heard this, Wang Ze's protection and cherishing the people, they have always known a lot from Buyeo Wang, but now they have to bear this kind of sin on behalf of Goguryeo, and they can't afford it.

"Otherwise, let's send Fuyu Wangshizi to make peace with Wang Ze? Make this clear? An old minister who didn't seem to have enough brains began to make suggestions that he thought were good.

Several other old ministers glanced at it with disdain, if this kind of attack on the migrant ship had not happened at first, it would have been okay to send Fuyu to talk about peace, but there was no room for recovery at this point.

The white-faced and slightly bearded old minister looked at everyone and said, "We sent Fuyu Wangshi to make peace, what can we say?" Said that it was not our Baekje people's idea to attack Jeju Island with tens of thousands of our Baekje troops before, but that the Goguryeo people had to agree to it with a knife on our necks? ”

This time, the Baekje people are really incomprehensible, at the same time as the Baekje people attacked Jeju Island, there was a Baekje naval army that attacked Wang Ze's immigration boat, you have to go and tell Wang Ze, this is the Goguryeo people, not us Baekje people, but what about the evidence?

If the attack on the immigrants was really done by the Goguryeo people, then these Goguryeo people hid deep enough, not only did the Baekje people bear Wang Ze's anger, but also when the Baekje people were greatly damaged by Wang Zepin's strength, Goguryeo could take the opportunity to annex Baekje's land.

Even if you can't swallow Baekje's territory, you can carve out a piece of the boss's meat from Baekje, after all, Baekje's loss is the growth of Goguryeo's strength, and now the main battle between Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla is the Han River Plain.

Just when Fuyu Chang and the old ministers were worried, they suddenly heard a burst of thunder from the port more than ten miles away, and everyone didn't care at first, after all, it was the time when there were more thunderstorms in summer and autumn, but after a while, everyone in the study noticed that something was wrong.

At this moment, a Praetorian Guard general ran in and knelt down and said: "Oh no, the king, there are tens of thousands of enemy troops raiding the port by boat, and now the port defenders have been completely annihilated, and a group of enemy troops has begun to rush towards Siyu City, and there is a naval army cooperating with the advance along the river!" It's not far from the city! ”

Hearing the words of this janissary general, Fuyu Chang was greatly surprised, even though most of the Baekje army had been lost, but the defenders guarding the port of Sihyunseong, the most important city in Baekje, still had considerable combat effectiveness, and they did not expect that they would be completely wiped out in a short period of time.

How powerful is the combat effectiveness of the army under Wang Ze, at this time, Fu Yuchang suddenly thought that after Xiao Yu's change, Wang Ze sent a naval army, as well as Cao An's blue wolf battalion and Liu Wancheng ironclad army, and showed off their strong combat effectiveness in Siyu City.

It seems that Wang Ze had warned himself in this way a long time ago, but at that time, he only cared about losing face and the light in his heart, and he couldn't understand these connotations for a while, and the other ministers may have understood, but they didn't tell Fuyuchang.

"Your Majesty, the ministers implore Your Majesty to move quickly!" A group of old ministers saluted and begged Fu Yuchang to leave Siyu City quickly, after all, there were not many troops in Siyu City today.

Since sending 30,000 troops to Jeju Island, Baekje's troops are now mainly concentrated in the northern part of Baekje on the border with Goguryeo, and there are not many troops stationed even on the border with Silla.

To tell the truth, Buyeo Chang didn't want to leave Sihyeon City, because he felt that this place used to be a confidant far away from Goguryeo and Silla, but the ocean that could stop the Goguryeo army and the Silla army could not stop Wang Ze's army.

Although he was reluctant to leave, when the first army sent by Wang Ze was getting closer and closer to Siyu City, Fuyuchang still reluctantly left surrounded by all the old ministers and generals, and the accompanying convoy was more than 100 cars, carrying several of Fuyuchang's favorite wives and favorite children.

When the vehicle in which Buyeo Chang was riding bypassed the plain and entered the nearby mountains, the Baekje flag on the city was rudely torn down, and then Wang Ze's battle flag was raised.

As the first commander to attack Sixian City, Ji Xiang took the lead in controlling the West Gate as soon as he entered the city, and then went straight to the palace and the inner and outer treasury, arsenal, grain depot and other very important places in the city.

It's just that some of the prodigals and unscrupulous monks in Baekje began to take advantage of the fire in an attempt to reap some benefits, but they were immediately cut off by the cavalry patrolling the streets and hung high in the streets.

When Wang Ze entered Si Hyun City, the entire city was already under the control of Zhang Hang's army, which had entered the city one after another, and Wang Ze looked at Si Hyun City, which was far more prosperous than Jeju New Town, while listening to the rich harvest reported by the generals.

This battle not only harvested millions of stone grains, but also a large amount of cloth, a large number of gold and silver treasures, all kinds of precious medicinal materials, and even a large number of people around Siyu City were all available to Wang Ze's side.

Looking at the excited expressions of the generals, Wang Ze didn't want to sweep away their interest, they all nodded, and finally he said to Sun Xing: "Have you found our people who have been robbed?" ”

Hearing Wang Ze's question, the other generals immediately lowered their heads in shame, they only cared about looting these belongings, and even forgot to rescue the people on their own side, especially the family members of Zong Li.

Sun Xing bowed his head in shame and said: "With the help of a team of soldiers sent by General Zhang Hang, and the White Wolf Battalion is also assisting, but we have searched every place in Siyu City and have not found it, and now Captain Zongdu is about to go crazy!" ”

Wang Ze and the generals were silent for a while, since they couldn't find it, it was likely that they were all killed by the Baekje people, and they didn't blame Zong Li for going crazy.

Cheng Hu suddenly rode a yellow horse and ran over, and he jumped off his horse and ran over fifty steps away from everyone and said: "Dalang, we caught an old minister of Baekje over there, he said that there was no navy sent out in Baekje at that time, and it is very likely that our people were attacked and robbed by the Goguryeo navy disguised as the Baekje navy!" ”

"Goguryeo Navy?" Wang Ze whispered facing the north, at first Wang Ze didn't believe that it was the Goguryeo navy that did it, but after thinking about it carefully, the Goguryeo navy still had the ability to come to the East China Sea to rob Wang Ze's immigration ship.

In this way, he will inevitably fight to the death with Baekje, and when Baekje's power is greatly damaged, and he has lost a lot of troops, Goguryeo can get a lot of benefits from Baekje.

"Little Hou Ye, do we still want to follow the previous plan?" Zhang Hang looked at Wang Ze, in order to take revenge on Baekje, Wang Ze's plan was to transport almost all the things in Siyu City, and even the population on the nearby plains would be looted.

If it wasn't the Baekje people who attacked the migrant ships, would it be possible for them to join forces with the Baekje people in the future? In this way, Zhang Hang felt that it was not easy to start.

Who knew that Wang Ze glared and said: "Since you have come, of course you have to act according to the plan!" Move it all out for me! ”