Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 573

The so-called lesson from the past, the teacher of future generations, Baekje has learned the lesson and has always deployed heavy troops to guard here.

However, greedy desires have gone to the minds of Baekje decision makers.

They thought that following the powerful Dongying, they could occupy Silla in a short period of time and control the entire Korean Peninsula in their own hands, so that they relaxed their emphasis on Woongjinkou.

The longer the battle line is drawn, the weaker the rear will be, which is a taboo in the art of war.

Li Canghai decided to raid Baekje precisely because of this.

After capturing Xiongjinkou, Li Canghai led his army up against the current, and he was able to reach the Baekje King City, the real capital city, before dawn.

The real capital city is located inland, so it is not suitable for water warfare, so Li Canghai ordered people to besiege the real capital city.

The army and civilians in Zhendu were in chaos, and they were surprised and frightened by the sudden arrival of Tang Jun.

Baekje's army is all on the land of Silla, and even the garrison of the king's city does not add up to more than [-] people. They have only fear of the heavenly soldiers.

Li Canghai was not in a hurry to attack the city, but personally wrote a letter persuading him to surrender, and ordered people to send it into the king's city.

Zhenducheng, Baekje Royal Palace.

Baekje King Fuyuci held Li Canghai's surrender letter, his face was so gloomy that ink dripped out.

Above the court hall, a group of Baekje officials were sweating on their foreheads, and their expressions were full of horror.

A captain of the Tang Dynasty in armor stood on the court hall, staring at the officials of Baekje with serious eyes.

"King Baekje, what do you think? Surrender or not?" the school captain asked sharply.

"My Baekje and Datang have never violated the river water. Why did you Datang violate our Baekje territory?" The Baekje king held the letter of persuasion, stared at the captain coldly, and asked in a cold voice.

The school lieutenant snorted coldly, and shouted: "King of Baekje, as the king of a country, you never thought you could say such shameless words! Well water doesn't violate river water? Let's collude with Dongying, disrupt Silla, and try to invade Do you really think my emperor doesn’t know about my Great Tang territory?"

"Silla and Baekje are countries of brothers, and there will inevitably be some conflicts between brothers, but this is our own business, so what does it have to do with you Datang?" the King of Baekje whispered angrily.

"Haha, it's ridiculous! Silla is my country under the Tang Dynasty. I am the king and I am the subject. The righteousness of the monarch and the minister is like that of a father and son. If you attack the territory of my country, you are provoking my Tang Tianwei!" The captain was very angry. And laughed, snapped.

"You are so brave! How dare you scold me Baekje at the court of Baekje? Aren't you afraid that this king will kill you?" King Baekje's voice was cold, with mad murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

The school lieutenant did not change his face, and said righteously: "When I was ordered by the Generalissimo of the Eastern Expedition to deliver the letter of persuasion to you, I never thought of going back alive! Now, my Tang army has surrounded the real capital city. , I, Marshal of the Tang Dynasty, was kind and didn't want the people in this city to suffer, so I asked this general to send you a letter of persuasion to surrender. If you kill this general, you will wait for the city to be destroyed and everyone will perish!"

As soon as this remark came out, all Baekje officials turned pale with fright.

The King of Baekje stared at the captain of the Tang Army, and said coldly: "A mere [-] soldiers and horses are also trying to break through my Baekje King City? You are too underestimating the strength of my Baekje, right? As long as the king sticks to it for three days, we can When the reinforcements arrive, then this real capital city will be the place where your Tang army will be buried!"

The school lieutenant suddenly burst out laughing. He looked at King Baekje with pity, and said coldly, "Do you really think that only 1 horses have come to the Tang Dynasty this time?"

"What do you mean?" A minister asked with flickering eyes, shrinking his neck.

Before the lieutenant could speak, a servant hurriedly walked into the court hall, and said with a panicked expression: "My Majesty, it's not good. I just received an urgent report that a Tang army suddenly appeared in the country. Killed all the way, smashed more than [-] of my cities in one night, and now they are coming to the real capital!"

"What?" Hearing this, King Baekje jumped up from his throne.

"When did this happen?" King Baekje asked angrily.

"Back to the king, it happened at midnight last night." The servant said tremblingly.

"Zishi last night? In just one night, more than [-] cities have been destroyed in a row? How, how is this possible?"

"That's right! What's more, I haven't received any news of asking for help. How could there be so many Tang troops suddenly?"

"It's unbelievable that Tang's iron cavalry broke through nearly half of our country's cities overnight!"

The ministers looked terrified and whispered to each other.

"Your Majesty, I have already said that you should not offend the Great Tang. Right now, the country's troops are empty, and the Tang army is approaching the city. What should we do?" Among the ministers, an old man with white beard and hair came out tremblingly, facing King Baekje fell to his knees and said with tears in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the Tang army is approaching the city. Whether it is a battle or surrender, I hope the King will make a decision!" All the ministers fell to their knees and said in unison.

The king of Baekje's face was extremely ugly. He captured more than [-] cities in Baekje overnight. The Tang army was so fast that those cities didn't even have time to deliver the news. This is enough to show the Tang army's powerful combat capabilities.

The ambitious king of Baekje, sitting on the throne, his face was ashen. The Tang army's sudden attack can be said to have brought an extremely fatal blow to Baekje.

What frustrates him the most is that the tens of thousands of troops he relies on have penetrated into the hinterland of Silla. Although he has released the news and ordered the army to come back to rescue, it will take at least two days before the army can return to Baekje.

And tens of thousands of Tang troops are now outside the city of Zhendu, and may launch a siege attack anytime, anywhere.

"General Park, how many troops are there in the royal city?" the King of Baekje asked gloomyly.

"Back to the king, there are more than 5000 troops in total." A general replied.

"5000 people? General Park, in your opinion, with these troops alone, it is possible to hold out for two days?" Baekje King asked in a deep voice.

General Park thought for a while and said hesitantly: "If you stick to it desperately, you should be able to stick to it for two days."

"Should?" King Baekje's face turned cold, he slammed down the dragon chair, and shouted: "What this king wants is a definite answer, yes or no?"

General Park was taken aback by King Baekje's roar, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, there is a disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, and besides, the Tang army is brave and good at fighting, it is really difficult to estimate!"

"There is a huge gap between the enemy and our forces, so let the people of the whole city stand on top! There are still tens of thousands of people in the real capital city. In this way, won't it make up for the gap in numbers?" A trace of cruelty flashed in the eyes of the King of Baekje.

When the officials heard the words, they were all surprised. They never expected that the King of Baekje would let the people of the whole city go to resist the Tang army.

(End of this chapter)