Chapter 1341 The bird is gone and the bow is hidden
Judging from the map, the Silla Kingdom was different from the Bangja Kingdom in later generations.
It was divided into half by Baekje, and the Silla Kingdom only occupied a narrow strip of land in the east. From the shape, it looked like a listless earthworm.
Why more than a thousand years later, scientific research institutions found that the content of wormwood in the river water of Bangzi country exceeded the standard? This is something people have inherited. The biggest cultural heritage left to them by the ancestors of Bangzi is a soft earthworm.
The Tang army advanced very quickly, but of course, it also paid a price.
But the price paid had little to do with the Tang army, and most of the victims were Japanese people.
From the declaration of war to the present, in three months, Silla has lost most of its territory, and the original 30,000 Japanese were used as cannon fodder by the Tang army. Whenever there was a war, the Japanese were always charged into the battle, while the Tang army followed the Japanese to take advantage. Supervise the battle by the way.
Under this shameless tactic, the 30,000 Japanese people were quickly consumed. Three months later, there were only 10,000 Japanese people left, and half of them were injured.
As the war progressed to this point, the knowledgeable Japanese gradually came to their senses, and they were shocked to realize that they were cannon fodder.
But after all, only a handful of people were knowledgeable, and most people were confused by the reward military order issued by Li Ji.
Anyone who kills three enemies on the battlefield will be expelled from his slave status; whoever kills ten enemies will be rewarded with twenty acres of Japanese land; whoever kills the enemy camp general will be rewarded with an ox and ten pieces of money...
The attractive rewards at one level greatly boosted the morale of the Japanese people.
As for the casualties of Paoze who fell on the charge, of course the Japanese also saw it, but those who survived chose to turn a blind eye after all.
In war, casualties are inevitable. Compared with death, if you are lucky enough to survive, you can get at least dozens of acres of land. Isn't the battlefield the gambling table of life? If you win the bet, the whole family will enjoy happiness. If you lose the bet, you will die. .
Inspired by the psychological hypnosis of the Tang army on the Japanese people, the Japanese people finally overcame their fear of death, and everyone fought bravely to take the lead in the battle.
Three months later, most of Silla's territory was occupied, and the more than 10,000 Japanese people who survived, after being baptized on countless battlefields, gradually turned into a brave and capable warriors.
Their fighting power became stronger and stronger, and they killed more and more Silla soldiers. Moreover, this Japanese army was extremely cruel. Every time they conquered a city, they would kill and loot both humans and animals.
The cities they captured were like locusts passing through, with no grass growing. As a result, this Japanese army was famous in Silla Kingdom as more fierce than the Tang army.
Today, three months after the war began, the Tang army and the Japanese army divided their forces to attack, forming a northwest pincer attack on Jincheng, the capital of the Silla Kingdom, from the north and west.
Jincheng is backed by the sea. Before the Tang army surrounded it, the navy under Sun Renshi had blocked the sea area and prohibited any sampans from entering the water, completely cutting off the last escape route for the kings and ministers of Silla.
In the middle of September of the third year of Linde's reign, the Tang army and the Japanese army came to Jincheng and garrisoned ten miles outside the city.
The next day, under Li Ji's order, more than 10,000 Japanese troops took the lead in launching a fearless siege on the city.
Amidst the rumbling of war drums, the Japanese army marched forward bravely, while on the top of the city of Jincheng, only 20,000 Silla troops remained to resist to the death.
Countless war dead fell from the top of the city to the base of the city wall. Along with the smoke and screams before their death, the corpses under the city wall quickly piled up like a mountain.
The number of Japanese soldiers killed in battle continued to increase, but there was no movement in the center of the Tang army pressing the formation.
The old and seventy-year-old Li Ji, wearing armor and riding a horse, stood in the middle of the central army formation. His cloudy old eyes calmly stared at the battlefield of the siege. Countless lives disappeared in front of his eyes, but Li Ji remained calm.
Qi Bi, the deputy general manager on the side, drove his horse closer to Li Ji and said in a low voice: "Yinggong, we have the explosive pack left by Jingchu. Liu Asi's special operations team also sneaked into the city in advance. Why not cooperate with the Japanese people?" If we cooperate inside and outside, if we attack Jincheng today, the Silla Kingdom will be destroyed."
Li Ji shook his head and said slowly: "No, just wait for the opportunity."
Qibi Heli frowned. He was also a talented leader and knew how to use troops. However, the way Li Ji used troops today puzzled him. It was so abnormal. He was not at the level of a heroic man. He could obviously cooperate inside and outside. Why did we deliberately delay the capture of the Silla capital in one go?
"Your Majesty, I don't understand. Please give me some advice." Qibi Heli humbly asked for advice.
Li Ji glanced at him and said: "You old man is in a hurry. The capital of Silla will be conquered, so why bother in just one or two days."
Qibi Heli sighed: "How can we not be anxious? We are just looking at this golden city. If this city is destroyed, the Eastern Expedition will be over. The entire Haidong Peninsula has entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty. We can also return in triumph and reunite with our relatives and family members. Aren’t you in a hurry, Mr. Ying?”
Li Ji said calmly: "I know you are anxious, but I advise you not to be anxious."
Qibi Heli: “…………”
Li Ji sighed, pointed at the Japanese army in front of him who was attacking the city fiercely, and said: "Old man, let's take a look, how is this Japanese army doing?"
Qibi Heli nodded: "He is brave and good at fighting. He is a powerful force. He is on par with me, the great athletes of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Jin snorted and said, "That's true, but it's a pity that they are Japanese people and not of my race."
Qibi Heli was stunned for a moment, and then he instantly understood what Li Ji meant.
"Does the Young Master want to..."
Li Jileng smiled coldly and said: "Before my grandson Qin Zai returned to Chang'an with the order, he had a deep conversation with me for half the night. Qin Zai was particularly wary of this Japanese army and reminded me not to be merciful to them."
"No matter what the final outcome of the battle to destroy the Silla Kingdom is, no matter how many remaining Japanese troops there are, none of them can be left behind after this battle. They must be eliminated to avoid causing trouble."
Qibi Heli was startled and asked in confusion: "Why is Qin Zai so cruel to the Japanese army? Has the Japanese country offended him?"
Li Ji shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I never ignore any of Qin Zai's suggestions. Over the years, facts have proven that every suggestion Qin Zai has said is correct and has never been missed, so I don't bother to ask." reason……"
As he spoke, Li Ji narrowed his eyes, and a murderous intent flashed from his eyes: "After this battle, this Japanese army cannot stay, so it is better to let them contribute more to the Tang Dynasty and consume more of the Silla army's combat power and physical strength."
Qibi Heli whispered: "After Jincheng is captured..."
Li Ji's tone was calm, but it contained murderous intent: "I have deployed 10,000 soldiers on the coast of Jincheng. If Jincheng is defeated, I invite the Japanese army to die!"
Qibi Heli was silent for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "Young Master Ying is so courageous, but I can't hide the ambush of the Allied Forces. If it is reported to Chang'an..."
Li Ji stroked his beard and smiled: "Do you think this is my decision alone?"
Qibi Heli took a breath of cold air: "So, even Your Majesty..."
Li Ji said leisurely: "Who can guarantee that the Japanese army will not rebel after this battle? Old man, are you right?"
Qibi Heli finally came to his senses at this time, so he narrowed his eyes like bells and said with a smile: "Yes, the Japanese army is becoming more and more brave, but it is also becoming more and more arrogant. After conquering Jincheng, they actually dared to He committed rebellion and attempted to occupy the Golden City to resist the king's army. If he didn't kill him, how could he serve as a warning to the world?"
The two veterans looked at each other and smiled, and the fate of more than ten thousand lives was decided in their smiles.
At the top of Jincheng City, the fierce battle became more and more fierce. With a loud bang, a Buqu galloped on horseback and saluted Li Ji and Qi Bi Heli with clasped fists.
"Reporting to the General Manager, the west gate of Jincheng has been broken down by the Japanese army, and more than a thousand Japanese soldiers have rushed into the city gate."
Li Ji perked up, stroked his beard, laughed twice, and then said in a deep voice: "Send the arrows and tell Liu Asi's troops who have sneaked into the city that they can start!"
"I sent an order to the Japanese army. After the city was defeated, the remaining troops rested on the east coast outside Jincheng. I told them that I had prepared two thousand live sheep and two thousand jars of fine wine to reward all the Japanese allied soldiers."