In the Battle of Baijiangkou, the Baekje people had more than 230 warships, plus nearly 300 warships of the defeated Japanese army, and sent more than 20,000 troops to fight against the Tang army and Japanese surrender troops in the inner sea of Baijiangkou.
When the Tang army saw that the main force of the Baekje people was participating in the battle, they immediately withdrew westward. The Japanese surrendered without knowing where they were, and immediately collapsed and fled one after another. Some even surrendered directly.
The Baekje people's morale was greatly boosted, and the pursuit continued. In the afternoon, the Baekje people's generals were still excited. They didn't care why the Sui people came here, and their fighting power was so poor. They were mainly jealous of the Tang army's ships.
If they can capture a few ships and bring them back, it must be a great achievement. They have never had the experience of fighting against the Central Plains army. Even if they learn some knowledge from the Central Plains, they cannot deeply understand the meaning of the word strategy.
When the Baekje people chased in a chaotic manner to the sea outside Baijiangkou, and the fleet had completely lost its formation, the main force of the Tang army appeared on the sea.
They came on the wind and the ship was very fast, followed by the Japanese warships.
The Baekje people were ambushed at sea, which also created history. However, the Baekje people had no joy at all, when they panicked.
Some people turned around and fled, while others wanted to gather the ships and fight to the death. The fleet formed a chaotic dragon gate formation on the sea.
How could the Tang army be polite to them? The warships beat drums and marched forward, inserted themselves into the Baekje fleet, and cut the Baekje fleet into two sections.
In less than half an hour of fighting, the Baekje people were completely defeated.
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Speaking of which, there is actually no need to play so many tricks. With the current strength of the Tang army, the Baekje people are no match at all.
But Du Fuwei listened to Su Dingfang's advice and did not give the Baekje people a chance to go ashore and escape.
In one battle, the main force of the Baekje people was defeated off the coast of Baijiangkou. The Baekje people's combat effectiveness was obviously not as good as that of the Japanese. After the defeat, they fled one after another. Some who could not escape knelt down on the ship and asked to surrender.
Du Fuwei ordered the guards to surrender the prisoners, and led his army to pursue the inland sea of Baijiang Estuary, basically wiping out the main force of the Baekje people at sea. When the battle reached this level, it was actually time to stop and enjoy the fruits of victory.
However, Du Fuwei did not stop and led his army directly to the port, with Su Dingfang and Liu Rengui as the vanguard, and quickly occupied the Baekje port. The army immediately landed and attacked Baicheng.
At this time, Buyeo Yiji and others had abandoned the city and fled, and the Tang army easily captured the city built by the Baekje people for port transit.
In fact, the Tang army came to attack, and the soldiers were very tired after repeated battles. If the Baekje people could defend the city at this time and wait for reinforcements, they might be able to drive the Tang army back to the sea.
Of course, there is no need to think about controlling the sea again. The main force of Baekje's navy has been completely wiped out, and there is no capital to compete with the Tang army on the sea.
In fact, the Baekje people lost their will to fight, allowing the Tang army to gain a foothold on the shore, and the war situation deteriorated faster than people imagined.
In the naval battle at Baijiangkou, the Tang Army won a complete victory, capturing more than 200 ships and more than 10,000 enemies, while suffering very slight damage to itself, which provided favorable conditions for the Tang Army's follow-up operations.
The generals of the Tang army all had rich combat experience. Seeing that the morale of the army was strong, they only had a short discussion and decided to rest in Baicheng for two days and continue the attack on Xiongjin City, the old capital of Baekje.
By the beginning of September, the Baekje people had been beaten with blood on their heads, and it was a critical moment of life and death.
Liu Rengui, Su Dingfang, Chen Ling and others led the army to advance. In a few days, more than ten Baekje fortresses were captured, and the troops were directed towards Xiongjin City.
The Baekje people were not stupid. They knew that rescuing Xiongjin City was useless. King Fuyu Zhang of Baekje personally led his army to attack the Tang army's rear route. Du Fuwei personally led an army of 2,000 people. In addition, the Japanese surrendered 5,000 people. They were in the southwest of Jeonju.
A fierce battle with the Baekje army.
It is said to be a large army, but in fact there are only more than 20,000 people. This is the largest force that the Baekje people can mobilize now. It can be said to be the power of the entire country.
However, the improvised army of the Baekje people was no match for the experienced Tang army. The two armies only fought for half an hour, and the Baekje army was completely defeated.
Fuyu Zhang was so frightened that he led dozens of people to desperately escape back to Sixian.
This was a decisive battle, but to the Tang army who had seen large-scale battles, it was nothing. A battle involving tens of thousands of people... with less than a hundred thousand people, could it still be called a war?
But for the small country of Baekje, a battle involving hundreds of thousands of people was a grand war that could determine the destiny of the country.
At this time, Xiongjin City in the north had been surrounded by troops led by Su Dingfang and Chen Ling. This was an important strategic fulcrum in the north of the Baekje people. When they and the Silla people attacked Goguryeo, they would usually start their troops from here.
Within two days, under siege by the Tang army, the defender of Xiongjin City Kaicheng surrendered.
The Tang army captured enemies one after another, and its numbers continued to swell. At this time, there were nearly 50,000 troops, and they were in full bloom in Baekje. They did not need the help of the Silla people at all, and they were already on the verge of destroying the country.
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What I have to say is that in another time and space, the Tang army spent a lot of effort in wiping out Baekje. It was not until the reign of Emperor Gaozong that the results were achieved, and it continued to be repeated and consumed continuously.
It affects the ruling prestige of the Tang Dynasty here, and even the national power.
But now, Baekje is almost vulnerable to the Tang army's offensive.
This is mainly due to the surprise attack on Baekje...
Especially in terms of the overall situation, the Japanese reinforcements were wiped out by the Tang army at sea at the first opportunity, and then their navy was completely wiped out, giving Baekje a heavy blow.
Then there was the situation on the peninsula. The Baekje people were trying their best to attack Silla, but they didn't expect that someone stabbed them in the back.
The troops on the Silla border fortress were restrained by Silla and could not return reinforcements in time.
Goguryeo in the north could have helped, but they themselves were in big trouble.
The Turks suddenly launched an army to attack Liaodong, and had captured the Fuyu people's hometown in the northeast. The city of Liaodong had not yet been lost, but it was in danger. The Goguryeo Dynasty was already in chaos, so how could they care about helping others?
Moreover, in another time and space, the main enemy of the Tang Dynasty was Goguryeo, not Baekje and Japan. In the eyes of Li Shimin's emperor and ministers, cross-sea combat was the last option, so the delay made the situation in the East China Sea complicated.
stand up.
Du Fuwei and others didn't care about that. They went on a rampage without any regard for strategic issues and only worked hard on tactics. However, they hit the Baekje people within seven inches.
In mid-September, Du Fuwei led his army to besiege Sixian. At this time, the Baekje frontier troops finally came to their senses, gave up the confrontation with the Silla people, and turned back to King Qin...