Chapter 169: The Origin of the War
Shame!
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has never been calculated by a small barbarian country like the Wa State.
In the past, there were powerful Turks in the north, Goguryeo in the east who had fought against the Central Plains for many years, Tubo in the western plateau, and Nanzhao, a barbarian tribe in the south......
But after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the only shame was that he had signed the Weishui Alliance, that year, the Turks had almost reached Chang'an City, Taizong had to endure the humiliation, and signed a truce with the Turks Weishui Alliance...
Since then, Datang has suddenly worked hard as if it had been opened, and two years later, Datang sent troops to six routes, completely exterminating the northern Turks, and was ashamed.
In recent years, whether it was the eastern expedition to Goguryeo or the western annexation of Tuyuhun, the Tang Dynasty has maintained a strategic offensive posture, that is to say, only we fight the enemy, and the enemy can only defend passively in a panic, and no enemy has ever dared to take the initiative to provoke us.
And this time, the Wa State actually dared to take the initiative to attack, and also caused casualties to the Tang Dynasty soldiers, which was a great shame for the Tang Dynasty.
Once upon a time, the Japanese slaves of the three islands dared to provoke the tiger power of the country?
On the night of the first day of the first lunar month, when the people celebrated the New Year, the Taiji Palace was fried.
Li Zhi was woken up from his sleep by the eunuch, and then learned the news, and he sat sleepily for a long time and still didn't react, thinking that he was dreaming.
"Wa Guo? The Wa kingdom across the sea from Silla and Baekje to the east? Li Zhi asked with a sluggish expression.
Empress Wu personally dressed him and said softly: "Yes, it's that Wa Kingdom." ”
Li Zhi still said dumbfoundedly: "They ...... Raided my Tang soldiers at the mouth of the Baijiang River, and killed and injured more than 1,000 of my soldiers? ”
Empress Wu sighed and said, "Yes." ”
Li Zhi shook his head vigorously, and at this moment he finally woke up, and then he was furious: "Bold! Mishima Japanese slaves, are they all tired of living? If you dare to offend my Tang Dynasty, I will level this barbarian island country! ”
Empress Wu hurriedly rubbed his chest: "Your Majesty should not be excited, calm down, at this time we should discuss the charter, if the slaves dare to offend me, we will return it a hundred thousand times!" ”
Li Zhi was still very excited, kept gritting his teeth, and sneered: "It's very good! When my father was alive, the neighbors of the Tang Dynasty knelt down in a panic, and they didn't dare to fight the enemy, calling my father 'Tian Khan', and when I came to me, even the barbarian island countries dared to take the initiative to provoke, was it not as good as my father? ”
Sensitive people can easily associate it with the most taboo things in their hearts, and Li Zhi's most taboo thing is that others say that he is not as good as Li Shimin, so anything can be associated with this, even if it is not the truth.
"Message! The generals who stayed in Chang'an in the army, the British old general Li, as well as Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, Cheng Zhijie, Qi Bi He Li, etc., immediately entered the palace to discuss matters! ”
Half an hour later, all the famous generals in Chang'an City hurriedly entered the palace, and the stars gathered in the Chengxiang Hall for a while, shining in the palace.
The famous generals were all at home to reunite with their relatives, singing and dancing for entertainment, and they were suddenly announced into the palace, which was the time when they were confused.
Not long after, Li Zhi, who was wearing a bright yellow robe, walked out with a gloomy face, and said the battle report ahead straight to the point.
The veterans looked at each other in disbelief, and even Li Tao, who had been calm for a long time, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, obviously extremely shocked in his heart.
Li Zhi stared at them and said coldly: "You heard it right, it's the Wa Kingdom, the Wa Kingdom across the sea from Baekje Silla, and they have sent troops!" ”
The veterans were silent for a moment, and then there was a bang, and the hall was full of frying.
"Have you eaten the bear's heart and leopard's gall? Dare to provoke my Datang! Your Majesty, the old minister asked for the order to lead the troops to the east, to level this barbarian island country for Your Majesty, to land on the Unu Island, to kill him without leaving a chicken and dog, and to show the prestige of my Tang Dynasty! Su Dingfang shouted angrily first.
The veterans on the side also bowed down and asked for their lives, looking very angry.
Li Zhi waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Listen to the military report first, and then discuss the matter of requisition." ”
The little colonel who reported the news for thousands of miles was summoned into the hall and stood in front of the monarch and ministers, and his voice was loud.
It's not complicated.
What was later called the "Korean Peninsula" is not said today, but there are three countries on the peninsula that have been at war for many years: Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla.
Among them, Goguryeo and Baekje were allied states, and the two countries often joined forces to fight Silla.
Silla, that is, the stick of later generations, he couldn't bear this breath, so he decisively became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty as early as the year of Zhenguan, and paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year.
Datang said that the stick licking skill is very exquisite, and the licking is very comfortable, okay, I will protect you in the future, it just so happens that Lao Tzu is not pleasing to Goguryeo, let's beat him and Baekje together.
For decades, this is probably the relationship between the three peninsulas and the Tang Dynasty.
So the question is, what does the Tang Dynasty and the three countries of the peninsula have to do with each other?
The answer is, there is no bird relationship.
However, just because you don't have a relationship doesn't mean you can't have a relationship.
The Wa Kingdom seems to be respectful, and has always been humble and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but this is all a superficial phenomenon, the Wa State lives in three islands, narrow-minded, ungrateful, and looks like a person, but everyone has the heart of a beast.
The three countries of the peninsula fought each other, starting from the Sui Dynasty, Goguryeo has been the enemy of the Central Plains Dynasty, and for decades, the Central Plains has made several eastward expeditions, although it did not destroy Goguryeo, but it also consumed its national fortunes and national strength to the point of dying.
Baekje and Silla are bordered by east and west, and the border between the two countries is particularly long, so it is inevitable that the conflict will become more and more intense.
At this time, Datang saw the opportunity and suddenly sent troops to Baekje.
In the first year of Yongshuo, the Tang Dynasty and Silla joined forces to invade Baekje.
The Goguryeo state was weak and could not be counted on, so the Baekje minister Onimuro Fushin asked for help from the Wa state.
The dispute between the three kingdoms of the peninsula has been silently watching for decades, and he has long been itching, and the ambition of the Japanese state is very great, and he wants to establish power on the peninsula, establish prestige, and then achieve the purpose of expanding the territory.
At this time, the Tang and Luo forces invaded Baekje, and when Baekje was destroyed, they asked for help from the Wa Kingdom.
The so-called Emperor Jiji of the Wa Kingdom suddenly came to his senses, so he brazenly sent troops to Baekje and raided the Tang army at the mouth of the Baekgang River to the west of Baekje.
Suddenly, the Tang army had no time to react, and was killed and wounded by the Wa state, and the commander of the Tang army who stayed in Baekje, Liu Renliang, had to order a retreat to the territory of Silla, and ordered thousands of miles of Pegasus to report to Chang'an.
That's about it.
In general, it was not that the Tang army had low combat effectiveness, the Tang army was suddenly attacked and suffered a small defeat, and the defeat was defeated in advance, and no one expected that the Japanese would dare to send troops to provoke the Tang Dynasty.
Indeed, no one could have imagined that neither the Tang Dynasty nor Silla thought that the Wa Kingdom and the peninsula were facing each other across the sea, and the dispute between the three countries on the peninsula had nothing to do with the Wa Kingdom.
Besides, the Wa State has been respectful and humble to the Tang Dynasty everywhere over the years, just sending Tang envoys to send batch after batch, and the envoys of the Wa State have paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty on behalf of the Wa State every year, and the female emperor's handwritten letter to Li Zhi is numb and sultry.
Who would have thought that such a seemingly respectful small country would be so bold and suddenly intervene in the war of the three countries on the peninsula?
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