In the Battle of Sixi City, the Tang army came to the peninsula, and the Baekje tribes were extremely frightened. They suffered the deadliest and heaviest blow in history.
During the winter, various tribes in Baekje sent people to visit Sixiang City one after another. While offering generous gifts, they also expressed their intention to surrender. The legends about outsiders also became more and more popular among the Baekje people.
It's getting more and more scary.
Du Fuwei was called the Demon King. It was said that wherever he went, dark clouds covered the sun and no grass grew. In fact, it was not the Baekje people who first came up with such rumors, but the Japanese.
This is a habit of the Japanese. They always like to deify some invincible people or things in order to find some comfort in them.
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At the beginning of winter, it snowed several times on the peninsula, and the weather became extremely cold, so everyone stopped.
Du Fuwei did not have much self-consciousness as a demon king, so he hid in Sixian City and issued orders.
First, Wang Xiongdan and Wen Shihong, who were on the ship, were ordered to take turns patrolling the sea to prevent the Japanese from crossing the sea to take revenge.
He also contacted Chen Ling, Liu Rengui, Su Dingfang and others in the north and asked them to spend the winter in Xiongjin City and wait until next year to decide their trip.
In addition, he sent a few Silla people back to Silla and asked Silla to send people to meet him.
He had not yet made a plan on what to do next year. He discussed it with Cui Dunli and Jin Shengman who came over later, but there was no result.
The battle progressed too quickly and was beyond everyone's expectations, so everyone was a little at a loss as to what to do.
Jin Shengman, the princess of Silla, was completely frightened by the Tang army. The Tang army crossed the sea and a series of battles were staged in turn. Regardless of naval battles or landing operations, the Tang army was invincible and invincible. In less than a month, they actually invaded
The royal capital of the Baekje people.
Silla and Baekje have been at odds with each other for hundreds of years... If there was no Goguryeo, the two countries would have been separated for so many years, right? Who knows.
The Buyeo people went south to establish Baekje and ruled many tribes. The Silla people did not like them, but they had to interact with them.
After hundreds of years of division, people who originally belonged to the same ethnic group have become very different in their customs and habits.
Now that Baekje has died like this, Jin Shengman doesn't know whether he should cry or laugh. The so-called rabbit dies and the fox is sad, it's nothing more than this.
He had already seen the graceful side of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, and this crossing of the sea to attack Baiji allowed her to see another side of the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking about it, this is also true. The Tang Dynasty had such a vast territory. How could it maintain it without a strong military?
As the saying goes, fear power and cherish virtue, this is what this Silla princess gained from her trip to the Tang Dynasty.
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There are many people who are more incredible than Jin Shengman.
The royal capital of Silla, Jincheng.
Queen Kinderman of Silla and her ministers gathered together again.
Silla was founded almost three to four hundred years ago. Its history is generally similar to that of its neighbors. It transformed from a tribe into a city-state. What is better than Baekje and Wa is that they implemented various centralized systems more than a hundred years ago.
, and established the upper-level parliamentary system.
Unlike the west, it looks like the Zhongshu of the Central Plains Dynasty, gathering the nobles of Silla together and directly responsible to the king.
First there was the bone system, and later the official system and the Hwarang system were established, so there were differences in military and political affairs. These were much more advanced than Wa and Baekje.
After the continuous innovation of successive Silla kings and learning from the etiquette and official system of the Central Plains, Silla made great progress, so in the past hundred years, Silla gradually became stronger.
When they were at their most powerful, they even defeated Goguryeo continuously and occupied a large area of land.
In fact, it was precisely because of this that Silla gradually came under siege on the peninsula, and both Goguryeo, Baekje, and Japan changed their attitudes towards it.
After Queen Kinderman succeeded to the throne, neighbors had already formed a siege on Silla.
If the Tang army does not come, this year or next year, Silla will face a series of battles related to the national destiny. If it wins, it will have to protect itself. If it loses, it will be completely divided by its neighbors.
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The palace in the Silla Royal City... well, it's quite simple.
There was a large wooden house where the king and his ministers held discussions. A dozen people were sitting upright, all with dark circles under their eyes.
Something bad has happened recently. Both the queen and her ministers have been having trouble sleeping. They have been worried about being beaten by people since autumn. In the past two or three months, there has been no result.
It's an uncomfortable feeling to have the knife hanging above your neck but not being able to drop it.
Silla's military strength was obviously not enough to cope with such a crisis. Fortunately, Silla was not like Baekje who always had internal strife. Even if the situation was not very good, no one thought about changing the king or anything, otherwise the situation would be even worse.
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"Did all the Baekje people really withdraw? How could this happen? Goguryeo in the north also withdrew its troops..."
The voice of Queen Kinderman of Silla sounded. She spoke softly and was not as beautiful as her cousin, but she was definitely a beauty.
She is not much older than her cousin, and she is a teenager who succeeded to the throne, but the throne is very stable. The Jin family of Silla has controlled the royal power all year round, and no one can challenge their authority.
And listening to her talk, it is clear that she is still in a state of confusion.
In fact, his ministers were also confused. Someone said: "I heard that Baekje is in civil strife again. General Jin has taken over the compound city and wants to attack Ungjin City..."
Someone else said: "It's winter, so don't act rashly. Let's wait until next year."
Most people were nodding. Things have been difficult this year. In order to defend against enemies everywhere, the national treasury has been almost exhausted. If this continues, there will be no need for others to attack. With Silla's little wealth, the savings will be exhausted within two years.
The whole hall was filled with sadness, and everyone felt heavy in their hearts.
So someone suggested, "Why don't we go to Pyongyang City to sue for peace and cede some places to them. As long as the Goguryeo people don't come to attack us, the Japanese and Baekje people will be easier to deal with."
This is an old method of the Silla people.
When the Japanese came, they asked for help from Goguryeo. When Goguryeo came to attack, they united with Baekje to resist. Now they and the Baekje people have become enemies...
This kind of vertical and horizontal combination, swinging back and forth, may seem very resourceful, but in fact it will fall into a trap sooner or later. In fact, most of the current dangerous situation is caused by the Silla people themselves.
Especially the Battle of Guancheng that year was like the Three Kingdoms period, when Wu captured Jingzhou and killed Guan Yu. Logically speaking, it was a stabbing in the back of an ally, and it was only a temporary advantage.
So they thought of the Central Plains again, and sent envoys with the idea of hitting a pole with dates and without dates.
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This time, no one else needed to say anything, Kinderman shook his head and said: "Goguryeo wants to marry Shengman as his concubine, but she is not here, so sending people there would be humiliating yourself. Humph, when Goguryeo sends people, you guys
But everyone is scolding Goguryeo for being too much of a bully.
What? Now we have to compromise again?"
The speaker hung his head in embarrassment, and some laughed. These are the main war factions. Whether they are Goguryeo or the Japanese country, their views have always been clear, that is, go to hell.
A group of people gathered together and started discussing again and again, but they did not mention Jin Shengman's mission to the Central Plains at all.
It was a casual move, and no one expected anything to come from it.
Just when they were at a loss what to do, someone rolled in and reported to the queen that the envoy who had been envoyed to the Sui Dynasty had returned.
The princess is back? The ministers were all in high spirits, with a few eyes rolling around, and their thoughts suddenly became alive.
Regardless of the excitement caused by the King of Goguryeo's proposal to marry the princess of Silla, everyone in the Silla Dynasty actually understood this truth when it really came to a critical juncture.
It's just that the queen herself was unwilling and sent her cousin away. Now once Jin Shengman changes his mind, there will be no excuse.
Kinderman sighed secretly, his cousin came back at the wrong time.
He looked at everyone and said, "Where are you now? Bring the princess to see me."
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"My lords, we went to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. The princess met with His Majesty the Emperor and won his favor. He is willing to send troops to help us."
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"We sailed out to sea from Dongnae County. There were more than 10,000 people. We met the Japanese fleet at sea and quickly defeated them. We captured countless Japanese and warships. We also defeated the Baekje people at the mouth of Baekjiang River.
The naval force landed there."
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"His Royal Highness King Wu led his army to capture Sixian City and killed the Tiger King. Baekje has perished..."
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Well, the people who came back were very excited and told everyone about their incredible experiences intermittently. Both the Queen of Silla and her ministers opened their mouths wide when they heard it, as if they were listening to a wonderful legend.
No one even dared to interrupt, for fear that everything was just a sweet dream.
When the visitor finished speaking, the room was completely silent...
After a long time, Kinderman licked his lips, swallowed, and said dryly: "So...the Sui Dynasty has died, and now it is the Tang Dynasty?"
Everyone blinked, and the hall was becoming restless. Everyone had many questions to ask, and they were also very dissatisfied with what the queen said. Is now the time to care about the Sui Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty?
The people who came back lay down on the ground and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Your Highness, the Tang Dynasty has put down the war and re-established the kingdom. His Majesty the Emperor has been very good to us. His Royal Highness will live in his palace after arriving..."
What he said was a bit ambiguous. After that, rumors that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was fond of beauty naturally appeared in overseas countries.
But that is not what the people of Silla are concerned about right now. The Tang Dynasty destroyed Baekje without any notice, and became so powerful that they could not imagine it.
You must know that the three countries have been on the peninsula for hundreds of years, and they have never been destroyed. When the Tang Dynasty came, a country was destroyed. The people of Silla couldn't believe it, and all kinds of feelings suddenly came to their hearts.
After finally regaining their composure, they all asked about the details, almost as much as the three-party interrogation...