In the Battle of Pyongyang, the Tang army killed and wounded more than 100,000 Goguryeo people, including Zhao Shixun who led his army to defeat more than 100,000 Goguryeo troops in the first battle.
Later, he and Liu Rengui and others wiped out the camp under the city, plus the Tang army's siege of the city.
The casualties of the two armies were roughly maintained at a battle loss ratio of ten to one.
Similar to the Sui army's conquest of Liaodong, Goguryeo's combat model, in which all the people were involved in the war, looked very intimidating, but in fact, once the enemy invaded the hinterland, Goguryeo's own casualties would definitely be a terrifying number.
Fighting in the local area has the advantages of good time, favorable location and favorable people, but most of the results will be very tragic. Therefore, except for vast and sparsely populated areas like grasslands, no one will be willing to let a war happen in their own country as long as there is a slight possibility.
superior.
Those who always want to introduce war into their own country are either stupid or bad, and they are not the ones who suffer most in the end.
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The nobles of Goguryeo were stupid and bad. There were hundreds of thousands of casualties. Only a few nobles died in and outside Pyongyang, and none of the big nobles were missing.
Instead, after the war, they all appeared on the list of prisoners captured by the Tang army and became prisoners of the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, it was precisely because the elite class was not destroyed and the Goguryeo people never lost their command system that they could withstand the Tang army's fierce attack for several days despite nearly half of the casualties.
Goguryeo has been able to establish a country in East Asia for such a long time. Although it has always played the role of a troublemaker, it can be said that it is well-deserved.
The King of Goguryeo, Gao Chenggong, was a typical representative figure among the Goguryeo aristocrats. He was the leader of a country. When the country was destroyed, he had no intention of martyrdom for his country. He went to Li Jing to beg and beg. His shamelessness was really not worth mentioning.
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In October, the peninsula is covered with snow.
A caravan of several thousand people crossed the Xu River on the frozen ice and arrived at the north bank of the Xu River.
After stopping briefly at the Tang Army camp on the north bank of the Xishui River, we headed to Pyongyang City.
In late winter, the transportation of grain and grass was even more difficult, and both Silla and Baekje tribes were actually extremely weak by the winter of this year and could no longer meet the needs of the army.
If this huge army cannot be disbanded next winter, it will have disastrous consequences for the people on the peninsula.
Of course, the Tang Dynasty did not want to turn the peninsula into a no-man's land, and kept transporting grain and grass to the peninsula. This undoubtedly reduced the pressure on Silla and Baekje tribes, allowing them to survive.
this winter.
It's just that next spring, until the harvest season in autumn, will be the most difficult days for the indigenous people of the peninsula, and they need help from the Tang Dynasty to overcome the difficulties.
Fortunately, in early October, good news came from the north bank. The Tang army had captured Pyongyang City, and the war was about to end.
The various tribes of Baekje, which had been eager to make a move, suddenly became silent, and everyone in Silla breathed a sigh of relief.
The people who fought this battle were terrified. The indigenous people on the peninsula had never participated in such a grand war, and they found it very exciting.
In any case, they are all on the side of the winner. Without Goguryeo, it is replaced by the Tang people, but there is nothing wrong with it.
At least it would be better to win than the Goguryeo people and settle accounts with them.
With the fall of Pyongyang City, the centuries-old separation of the Three Kingdoms on the peninsula came to an end. This was a historic moment for both the Tang Dynasty and the indigenous people of the peninsula.
Looking at the overall environment, the situation in East Asia also falls into the category of drastic changes.
The Tang Dynasty finally destroyed Goguryeo. To a lesser extent, it can be said that it regained the territory of the former Han Dynasty, and it can also be said that it greatly expanded its sphere of influence.
Another result of this is that the indigenous people at the southern end of the peninsula have an opportunity to unify.
In the two years since the Tang army came to the island, the Tang army carried out rounds of purges of the Baekje tribes, almost exterminating the Buyeo royal family and their in-laws, and greatly weakening the strength of the Baekje tribes.
The Silla people fell in love with the Tang Dynasty, so they extended an olive branch to the leaders of the Baekje tribes, and gradually redefined the meaning of the peninsula ethnic group.
In other words, in layman's terms, it means telling the people of Baekje that we were all one family hundreds of years ago, but were separated by the Buyeo people. Now we should put aside our hatred and build a big family again.
The Baekje people accepted this statement coyly and started to interact with the Silla people, and they did have the same origin as the Silla people.
Just because they have more interactions with the outside world than the people of Silla, the ethnic composition is more complicated than that of Silla.
Most of the things that came from the Central Plains passed through Baekje as a springboard before reaching Silla, Japan, and even Ryukyu and other places.
From this perspective, Baekje is actually much more open than Silla. However, precisely because of the complex ethnic composition, the tribes of Baekje are not as united as the Silla people.
Therefore, when facing social reforms and technological advancement, Baekje people were very slow, while Silla was brave enough to be enterprising and flexible, and finally gained the upper hand.
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Of course, the Tang Army has just captured Pyongyang City, and the war has not ended with the fall of Pyongyang City. Everything is still in its infancy.
The north wind was whistling by, and Silla King Jin Deman was sitting in the car, looking tired but somewhat relaxed.
This time she personally brought people to transport food and grass. Naturally, it was because she heard that the Tang army captured Pyongyang City and captured Goguryeo King Gaocheng and his ministers. Silla was full of joy.
After discussing with his ministers, Kinderman personally brought people to congratulate him. Of course, Kinderman himself had some plans that he needed to discuss with Li Jing.
After capturing Pyongyang City, the Tang army finally had a stable foothold in the western part of the peninsula.
Some of the previously built camps were abandoned and moved to and around Pyongyang. When the weather was still warm, many more barracks were built.
The most important thing is that the Tang army captured a lot of grain and grass in Pyongyang City, so there will be no problem for the army to survive the winter.
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The city of Pyongyang looks completely different now than it did during the war.
All the camps built by the Goguryeo people outside the city were demolished, leaving only a few large camps for the Tang army to garrison.
When Kinderman and his party arrived here, there were not many traces of the war left, and most of them were covered up by the snow when it snowed heavily.
"Your Highness, Governor Li has sent General Gongsun of the Yulin Army to greet you. He is waiting in front."
Kinderman arranged his clothes and got out of the carriage, changed his horse and went forward to meet Gongsun An.
She recognized Gongsun An, and when General Chen Yuan of the Right Xiaowei escorted her back, Gongsun An led thousands of Yulin troops to accompany her.
When the two met, Gongsun An immediately saluted and said, "I have finally met His Royal Highness, the True King."
Kinderman returned the favor and exchanged a few greetings, and then the people on both sides gathered together. When they arrived outside Pyongyang, the team dispersed and did whatever they had to do.
Kinderman looked at Pyongyang City from the bottom of the city. She had never been here before, and she had no emotion. It was probably just the Goguryeo Royal City, and it seemed not as good as my Golden City.
It's just that her relationship with the ministers who came to her was more complicated. The powerful enemy fell like this, which was somewhat like a rabbit dying and a fox feeling sad.
Jin Yuxin followed his father, and beside him was his brother-in-law Jin Chunqiu.
The two of them had not seen each other for two or three years. Since Jin Chunqiu went to the Tang Dynasty as an envoy, and then accompanied the army to conquer the Japanese, and returned to the peninsula after conquering the Japanese, he has not been idle and has been serving in the Tang army.
At this time, Jin Chunqiu looked different from before. He had been with the army for a long time, and he was dressed in Zhengchen. He was also wearing the clothes of the Tang army. He was standing with the generals of the Tang army. The aura on his body was so similar that it was no longer possible.
It can be seen that this person is from Silla.
Kim Yoo-shin and his father Kim Soo-hyun are both descendants of the Gaya royal family. They first became affiliated with the Japanese, and later became part of the Silla Kim clan after being conquered by Silla.
Anyway, everyone's surname is Jin, so it doesn't take much trouble.
In order to maintain the family's status, this Gaya royal family, known as the Shinjin clan, was loyal to Silla. In addition to marrying Silla nobles, they also participated in various wars between Silla and Goguryeo, Baekje, and the Japanese.
The war effort was no small feat.
By now, they have been completely integrated into the Silla royal family.
This also made the genealogy of the Silla nobles, who were already somewhat confused and did not pay attention to ethical relationships, even more confusing.
Take Jin Yuxin as an example.
His father, Jin Shuxuan, had an affair with the daughter of King Gewen and gave birth to Kim Yushin. King Gewen was the father of King Jinheung, and Jin Yuxin’s sister married Jin Chunqiu.
The grandson of King Xing.
Calculating the seniority of the two people, it was extremely confusing. The difference in seniority was not that of the same generation, but Jin Chunqiu still married Jin Yuxin's younger sister.
What's even more bizarre is that just a few years ago, Jin Yuxin felt that the two families should become closer, so he asked Jin Chunqiu to marry his daughter.
Jin Chunqiu's daughter was only eleven or twelve years old at this time, but Jin Chunqiu nodded without hesitation and married her daughter immediately.
So these two are both grandfather and grandson, wife's uncle, and husband-in-law. The nobles in the Central Plains are also in chaos now, but there is no family that plays like the Silla people.
With these connections, it goes without saying that the two families have a good relationship.
Looking at the city of Pyongyang in front of him, Jin Yuxin smiled at Jin Chunqiu and said: "I came here as an envoy back then, haha, what do those arrogant people care about now?"
Jin Chunqiu's dark and red face was touched. He had seen the big world. Jin Yuxin was still dragging the article in front of him, and he felt like he was seeing relatives in the countryside.
"It took a lot of effort to capture this place. We don't dare to take credit. You should be careful with what you say. If others listen, you might get into trouble."
A man in his thirties was not stable at all. Jin Chunqiu sighed in his heart, he still had to tell His Highness to send more people to Datang to learn their skills.
Jin Yuxin choked and looked at his brother-in-law with dissatisfaction. When he met Jin Chunqiu's increasingly serious gaze, he immediately gave up. "You're right, speak less and listen more. Your Highness also told you the same thing..."