The result of the discussions among the four parties was that there was no result.
It was getting dark when Chen Xiuzhu returned to his yard, his face even darker than the sky.
"Your Highness," a counselor said, "My subordinates have been observing from the sidelines. I feel that among the three generals, Xiao is the one who is most eager to send troops to rescue Baekje, followed by Tian Hongyan from the Yanhui Corps, and finally Huangshi from Zhenbeiguan.
Tao..."
Someone next to him shook his head.
"Your Highness, this time the Japanese pirates attacked, they did not just plunder the coast and then retreat as usual. They even attacked the capital of Baekje with great fanfare. It seems that they are determined to occupy the peninsula. Therefore, there will not be too few people who will land later.
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"But Uncle Xiao only led 30,000 East China Sea defenders. The number is too small. Even if he is willing to send troops, it may not be of any use."
"Yes!" Others nodded in agreement, "At least we have to win over one of the Beihaiguan or Yanhui Legions before sending troops to have a chance of victory."
Otherwise, it is better to stay here in Beiguan and enjoy the scenery.
Baekje Capital City, Seoul.
Li Chengde's legs went weak and he fell back on the throne.
"It's over, Baekje is over! My Li family is over!"
He had sent three letters asking for help before, but there was still no movement from Yun Chui. He had already prepared in his heart, but when he heard the exact news, he still couldn't help feeling cold.
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much." Prime Minister Wang Mingzhi hurriedly came over to comfort him: "As the saying goes, it is better to seek help from others than to ask for yourself. Heaven will save those who save themselves. We in Baekje must first strengthen ourselves, and secondly, we must express our attitude to the outside world. That is, Baekje
Let us unite as one, defend the capital, and never give up until the last moment."
“In this way, Baekje will be able to turn around.”
"The Prime Minister is right!" Li Chengde straightened his back.
The Li family has been the king of Baekje for so many years, and he is not a vegetarian.
Furthermore, if Baekje gives up first, there is no need to send troops even if Yun Chui next door intends to come to rescue.
Wang Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, "It would be best if the king thinks so."
"Actually, there is no need for us to keep waiting for Yunchui people to support us. No one will do anything that is not beneficial. They came all the way to rescue us, and they will ask for some benefits. Maybe they will ask for more than those outside the city.
There are still more Japanese pirates.”
Li Chengde was startled and soon became thoughtful.
Baekje and Japanese pirates are both small countries. In the past years, the two countries often fought at the seaside, and each side had its own victory or defeat.
It can be said that the strength of the two countries is almost the same.
It's just that this time after the Japanese pirates landed ashore, they neither plundered surrounding towns nor cared about their own casualties. Their goal was very clear to hit Seoul.
Caught off guard, Baekje suffered repeated defeats, while the Japanese pirates were unstoppable.
Only then did Li Chengde panic, and all he could think about was seeking rescue from his overlord country, so he sent three letters of distress to Beihai Customs in succession.
Now that Beihai Customs had clearly rejected the request to send troops, he had to calm down and think about a way out, and quickly came to his senses.
It happened that Wang Mingzhi also said: "The Japanese pirates attacked across the sea. With their small number of men, horses and tools, they could not break through my capital for a year and a half. Therefore, the capital and the king are very safe."
Li Chengde breathed a sigh of relief, but soon he frowned again.
"Having said that, if the Japanese pirates surround Seoul and do not retreat for a day, the people in the city will not be able to leave the city to farm, and sooner or later they will starve to death."
Wang Mingzhi shook his head: "Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates came suddenly. Our troops are coming from all directions to rescue us. They won't be able to surround us for long."
Li Chengde was silent.
Baekje already has a small population, and it has suffered so many defeats before. There may not be many soldiers who can rush over to rescue them now.
It is estimated that the siege of the capital cannot be solved.
Wang Mingzhi raised his eyes and quickly added: "Your Majesty, please be patient. In addition to the soldiers coming from all over, the weather has been very strange in recent years."
He said: "It's July now, and once the Mid-Autumn Festival is over in August, Baekje will probably turn cold, even icy and snowy. By then, even if the Japanese pirates want to continue attacking the city, they will probably be unable to do so."
"That's true!" Li Chengde finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He couldn't help but look up at the sky.
What the hell happened to this God?
The clouds hanging in the middle represent floods, droughts, locust plagues and even earthquakes. Epidemics took turns taking place, draining the Changxing Emperor's treasury.
The Xiliang grasslands are getting hotter and hotter, while Beixiong is getting colder and colder. This forces the Xiliang people to move eastward and the Beixiong army to go south.
The Japanese pirates in the east were even worse than them.
The volcano of the Immortal Mountain has been erupting violently, and the four main islands are filled with volcanic ash, blocking the sky and the sun. The air is full of the smell of sulfur, which is suffocating.
Even the people died farming the land and fished, and they were almost on the verge of survival...
Having said this, Wang Mingzhi bowed his head to the ground.
"Your Majesty, forgive me." He said with shame on his face: "When the volcano in the Japanese pirate territory erupted violently and continued to erupt, I should have expected that they would move westward in the future with the intention of occupying our land to resettle their people."
"However, the old minister ignored it..."
"The Prime Minister's words are serious." Li Chengde smiled wryly and waved his hand, "Baekje and the Japanese pirates are separated by an ocean, and the news between the two places is not well-informed. We can't predict what kind of natural or man-made disasters will happen there."
He sighed.
"And even if the emperor of the Japanese pirates wants to find a new place to settle down, Yunchui, who has a vast territory and abundant resources, is a better candidate. With the usual temperament of the Yunchui emperors, as long as they send people to Xingji City to flatter them, they might be able to find a place to settle down.
This is a place where the Japanese pirates can rest and recuperate."
Of course, the premise is that the Japanese pirates will bow their heads and obey their ministers, and they will behave obediently from then on.
To put it bluntly, the Japanese pirates were unwilling to surrender, so they had no choice but to turn around and bully the weak Baekje.
"Pass this king's order," Li Chengde stood up and whipped out his sword.
"The Japanese volcano has erupted into a scorched earth, and there is no way to retreat. Baekje will be destroyed without a fight. No one should take any chances."
"Baekje subjects, regardless of class status, should stand resolutely with the soldiers. Everyone must prepare for the battlefield and fight the Japanese pirates to the end as one. At the same time, the country's troops are ordered to march to the east coast of the capital."
"Let's compete with the homeless dogs from across the sea to see whose bones are stronger."
The news about Baekje quickly reached Beiguan Pass, and after Xiao Zheng and other leading generals had seen it, they continued to send it to Xingji City.
Close, the courtyard of King Chen Xiuzhu of Qi.
"Your Highness," one of the counselors was beaming and couldn't help but say, "Baekje and Japanese pirates are about the same strength, but they seem to have hardened up at this time."
"This country is just like people. Only with a strong backbone can we stand up straight. If we persuade General Xiao to send troops at this time, maybe the 30,000 East China Sea defenders will be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Together with Baekje
Easily beat the Japanese pirates back into the sea."
Chen Xiuzhu touched his bare chin excitedly.
"It's gone." Someone next to him shook his head and sneered.
"Your Highness, as the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, but those who are too aggressive are afraid of their lives."
"Baekje has hardened up, but since they only knew how to send distress letters but didn't know how to resist, it's hard to say how hard they will be. Maybe it's like a bubble, which will burst in a few days with just a poke from the Japanese pirates.
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"And the Japanese pirates' homeland is no longer inhabitable, and they have no place to retreat except to die."
"So it's hard to say who has the upper hand in this battle."