Pei Xingyan and Xunxiang led 20,000 troops and horses in less than ten days, and they wiped out several countries and completely controlled the northern part of Zhuzi Island.
Scholar Hongze led his naval force around the southwest of Chikushi Island and went straight to the coast of Satsuma and other places at the southern end of Chikushi Island.
The docks, ships, docks, etc. on the shore were all burned and destroyed by the Tang army.
Because the strength of Satsuma and other tribes in the south of Chikushi Island was still intact, Boshi Hong's tribe encountered a tenacious Japanese attack on the southwest coast of Chikushi Island.
We fought more than ten battles, large and small, before we finally got the situation under control. We killed, wounded and captured one or two thousand Japanese, gained over a hundred small boats, and destroyed more than ten docks.
In the eyes of the Tang army, the result of the battle was not very great, but it blocked all the Japanese from Satsuma, Hyuga and other countries on the island. The Satsuma guard was panicked and even led his people to escape to Ispei.
The Satsuma pirates who brought trouble to Ryukyu and other places were taken away from their lair.
Because the islands and reefs on the side of Yimao Island were densely covered, Scholar Hongwei continued to pursue them.
Most of the Japanese tribes on the island also lived in the mountains, and the Tang army did not go ashore to search, but only cleaned up the seaside. Scholar Hong led his army back to the coast of Feiguo to rest and wait for the general's orders.
At this time, the entire Zhuzi Island was under the attack of the Tang army and was trembling.
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On top of the main flagship of the Tang Army, Li Jing also received good news one after another.
Detective reports also came frequently.
When Chikushi Island was attacked, the reaction of the Japanese nation was... It's hard to describe in one word.
Due to the limited terrain of the archipelago, the reaction on the main island of Japan was very slow, making it difficult for Li Jing to make accurate judgments.
The voices of the generals calling for battle gradually became louder.
Li Jing was still patient, but he had already seen the hope of destroying the Japanese country in a battle.
Before coming, many people told him intentionally or unintentionally that this battle would be difficult to fight, which obviously affected his subjective judgment and made him act more cautiously.
But the current situation shows that the most difficult part is the sea route to the Japanese country. In other words, how to transport the army here.
When the army arrived in Japan and landed on the islands of Japan, they actually saw the dawn of victory.
This is like finding traces of the main Turkic forces on the grassland, or finding their sweat tents. All that needs to be done afterwards is to gather a large army and carry out a fatal blow.
In fact, the Japanese country was far less powerful than the Turks, and was no different from small countries such as Silla and Baekje.
Li Jing still ordered the army to stand still, not because he was waiting for the reaction of the Japanese island, but because Wang Xiongdan and others had not yet sent back the news.
Wang Xiongdan and others had been sent out by him for more than ten days. Their main task was to explore the waterway and point out the course for the army's subsequent march.
At this time, the strategy of the Tang army was very clear, which was to pass through the Kanshita Strait between Chikushijima Island and the main island of Japan, and then through the Bungo channel to enter the inland sea between Imao Island and the main island of Japan, which the people of Japan called Seto.
This road is not easy to walk, the waterway is long and narrow, and the islands and reefs are densely covered. Even the Japanese themselves are not sure how many islands are scattered among them.
Many years later, this area developed into a traffic artery between the Japanese islands, but now, the exchanges between the Japanese islands are not as frequent as they were later.
There are not so many supplies that need to be transported back and forth...
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To put it more accurately, Li Jing did not want to lead his army to land in the northwest of the main island of Japan, but planned to go around it and point directly to the heart of the country from the southeast of the main island of Japan.
So as the saying goes, the difficulty lies in the march.
As long as they find a suitable place for the army to land, the Japanese will be like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, it just depends on how the Tang army comes to attack.
Li Jing didn't know how difficult it would be for people to attack the Japanese country hundreds of years later. He just noticed that the Japanese navy had been severely damaged and became weaker and weaker. It was like putting a table on the table of the Tang army. It only depends on how Li Jing divided the meal.
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After more than ten days, even Li Jing felt a little impatient.
Wang Xiongdan finally led the people to turn around...
"Captain, we met hundreds of boats on the road, and they were going to reinforce Zhuzi Island. As the saying goes, the brave will win when we meet on a narrow road. I led the army to fight with the thieves, killing and wounding hundreds of people.
After getting off dozens of boats, the rest ran back.
The waterway has almost been explored, and there are some good places in the south. I took a closer look and found that they can accommodate a large army ashore."
Listening to Wang Xiongdan's gestures, four words came to Li Jing's mind: to stop the grass and frighten the snake.
"Who did you meet?"
"What I asked about was the reinforcements sent by the Japanese imperial court to Chikushi Island. There must have been several thousand people. All they captured were small soldiers, so I can't figure it out.
Well, the Japanese soldiers and horses are all pieced together in a mess, almost like the rebel army..."
Li Jing did not blame him for being confused. Now he could see that he did not need to be as serious when dealing with the Japanese as he had done when he was pacifying the princes. The Japanese did not have an organized standing army at all.
Moreover, the Japanese country still adopted a feudal system, enfeoffing many princes. Below the princes were small families. Once something happened, the small families would send troops to gather together. It looked like the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
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Wang Xiong returned shortly after his birthday, and went out with thirty or forty boats. He encountered thousands of Japanese, and even managed to win a small victory. Li Jing once again lowered the level of the Japanese.
The Tang army had a huge advantage as a whole, with its troops and ships strong, and the Japanese were far from their opponents.
When Li Jing summoned the generals, there was no need for further deliberation.
The messenger ordered Shihong to lead his troops to patrol to the west of the Japanese islands, mainly to block the northwest waters of the Japanese islands, and to target the Japanese wharves and fishermen on the northwest side of the islands.
In addition, Wang Xiongdan was ordered to serve as the front army and lead his troops to lead the army into the Guanxia Strait.
Li Jing led his troops to guard the central army, while Ximenshi, Su Dingfang, Gao Yaxian and others led the rear army.
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On September 20th of the fifth year of Yuanzhen in the Tang Dynasty, more than 40,000 Tang troops, plus thousands of Silla troops, and more than 2,000 warships set off from Isaki Island again, heading towards the narrow strip between Chikushi Island and the main island of Japan.
Heading to the waterway.
The army no longer hides its tracks, even if it is so large, it cannot be hidden.
The narrowest part of the Guanxia Strait is only a few hundred meters. There are scattered Japanese villages on both sides of the strait. Seeing this large army passing by, everyone was stunned.
Chikugo and Bungo had been conquered by the Tang army. When Xunxiang heard the news, he led his people to the shore to take a look, but only saw the tail of the army.
Immediately Xunxiang felt unhappy. He felt that he should be on the boat at this moment, so how could he be reduced to just watching the fun?
But he really couldn't leave.
Feiguo, Zhuguo and Fengguo were all under the control of the Tang army, and the Japanese nobles offered their knees to the victors one after another.
The 20,000 Tang troops were slightly damaged, but there were many things to do after the war.
In view of the weak combat power of the Japanese, Pei Xingyan and Xun Xiang divided their troops and stationed their troops at key points to restore order.
Li Jing had made it very clear to them before that they should not kill indiscriminately. The first thing to look at in this battle was how many Japanese were captured, and the second was to expand the territory.
Of course, now Pei Xingyan, Xun Xiang and others feel that building a terrible place like Purple Island cannot really be regarded as an achievement of expanding the land. Who among the people in the Central Plains is willing to live in such an overseas place?
Isn't it possible that they grabbed a place for Datang to exile prisoners in the future?
It is estimated that they never dreamed that many years later, this place would one day become a tourist destination.
But what the two of them were sure of was that the army was going to spend the winter on the island.
As the leaders of the army, their first concern was not the life and death of the Japanese, but the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the army. There was no need to search for the Japanese who had fled into the mountains and forests. It was estimated that after one winter, they would either starve to death or freeze to death.
Once this winter is over, all the adult men and women of the Japanese on the island will be captured in this battle, and most of them will be sent back to the Tang Dynasty.
The army will also have to turn around, and it is estimated that a small number of troops will still be left to garrison...
Thinking of this, both Pei Xingyan and Xun Xiang began to pray in their hearts that such bad luck would never happen to them.
The Japanese on Chikushi Island have not yet realized their destiny as migrant workers, and are actively trying to win the favor of their new masters.
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It was not a long waterway, and the army traveled for five full days.
The scale was too big, and the situation happened frequently. It went around various strange-shaped islands, and almost vomited the soldiers of the Tang Army.
A military parade on a rugged road shocked the entire Japanese country.
Li Jing quite admired the courage of the Japanese, because when they chose to land in the Namba area in the hinterland of the Asuka Plain, the Japanese were already well prepared.
The Japanese chose the first place to fight near Mashima Island, the first gateway to Namba Bay.
There are many islands and reefs here, and there is Doshima Island lying in front of it, which is almost a battleground for military strategists. In the past, when the He clan unified the archipelago, they and the clans on Imao Island in the south were fighting over each other here.
For a while.
However, when a foreign enemy invaded, it was the first time for an older girl to get into the sedan chair.
The Japanese used small boats to shuttle between the islands and reefs, harassing the Tang army's fleet, which indeed caused some trouble for the Tang army's front troops.
But after all, this is not the time when two rookies were pecking each other.
The advantage of the Tang Army was too great, and the harassment of the Japanese was more like scratching an itch for the Tang Army. However, it was not easy for the Tang Army to swat these annoying flies to death.
Li Jing's central army had not yet arrived, and the military order came first. He told Wang Xiongdan not to entangle with the enemy and to hurry up and not block the way of the army.
The Tang army passed one after another on the waterway lined with islands and reefs.
The Japanese became anxious, and finally some people began to plan to attack the Tang army's fleet from all directions.
The fighting suddenly became intense.
The Japanese shouted heroic slogans and howled into the Tang army's fleet. They were greeted by a hail of arrows. The Japanese screamed and fell into the water one after another. In addition to dyeing the sea water red, they also attracted many carnivorous fish.
However, it was unable to cause much damage to the Tang army.
Wang Xiongdan led his army through this ghost place, and finally caught a fighter plane in the northwest of Doshima. He surrounded a group of several hundred Japanese people and wiped them out without much effort before he was finally able to escape.
Bad breath.
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