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Chapter 169 The whole story of starting the war

 A great shame and humiliation!

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has never been plotted against by a small barbarian country like Japan.

There were many enemies of the Tang Dynasty. In the past, there were powerful Turks in the north, Goguryeo, which had been fighting against the Central Plains for many years with natural dangers and local conditions, Tubo was found on the west plateau, and Nanzhao, the barbarian tribe in the south...

However, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the only shame was that the Weishui Alliance was signed. That year, the Turks were about to reach Chang'an City. Emperor Taizong had to bear the humiliation and signed the Weishui Alliance with the Turks to cease the war.

Since then, the Tang Dynasty suddenly became vigorous as if it was a cheat. Two years later, the Tang Dynasty sent troops to completely destroy the northern Turks and avenged the previous shame.

In recent years, whether it was the east expedition to Goguryeo or the west expedition to Tuyuhun, the Tang Dynasty maintained a strategic offensive posture. In other words, only when we attacked the enemy, the enemy could only defend passively in panic, and no enemy dared to provoke us on the initiative.

This time, Japan actually dared to invade on its own initiative, causing casualties to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, which was a very shame for the Tang Dynasty.

Once upon a time, did the Japanese slaves from the three islands dare to provoke the power of the country?

On this night on the first day of the first lunar month, when the people and the whole country celebrated the New Year, the Tai Chi Palace was in a panic.

Li Zhi was woken up from his sleep by the eunuch, and then he learned the news. He sat there for a long time but still couldn't react. He thought he was dreaming.

"Wa? Japan is across the sea from Silla Baekje to the east?" Li Zhi asked with a dull expression...

Empress Wu personally put on his clothes and said softly: "Yes, that's the country of Japan."

Li Zhi still said blankly: "They... raided my Tang soldiers at Baijiangkou, and more than a thousand soldiers were injured or killed?"

Queen Wu sighed and said, "Yes."

Li Zhi shook his head hard, and at this moment he finally woke up, and then he became furious: "Bold! Are all the Japanese slaves from the three islands tired of living? If you dare to offend our Tang Dynasty, I will pacify this barbarian island country!"

Queen Wu hurriedly rubbed his chest: "Your Majesty should not be excited. Be calm. It's time for us to discuss the constitution. If the Japanese slaves dare to offend me, we will repay them hundreds of thousands of times!"

Li Zhi was still very excited, and kept gritting his teeth and sneering: "It's great! When my father was alive, the neighbors of the Tang Dynasty knelt in panic, and they didn't dare to fight against the enemy. He said that his father's "Tian Khan". When he arrived at me, even the barbarian island countries dared to provoke him on their own initiative. Is he bullying me and not as good as his father?"

People with sensitive minds can easily think of the most taboo thing in their hearts. What Li Zhi most taboo is that others are not as good as Li Shimin when they say that he is, so they can think of this in everything, even if it is not the truth.

"Issuing an order! The generals left in the army, the British Duke Li, and Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, Cheng Zhijie, Qi Bi Heli, etc., will immediately enter the palace to discuss matters!"

Half an hour later, all the famous generals in Chang'an City hurriedly entered the palace, and the Chengxiang Palace gathered stars and shone in the palace.

The famous generals were all reunited with their relatives at home, singing and dancing, but suddenly they were in the palace by Xuan. It was a time to be confused.

Not long after, Li Zhi, wearing a bright yellow robe, walked out with a gloomy face and told the battle report ahead straight to the point.

The veterans looked at each other with disbelief. Even Li Ji, who had been a calm battle formation for a long time, couldn't help but raise his white eyebrows slightly, obviously in his heart.

Li Zhi stared at them and said coldly: "You heard it right. It's Japan, which is across the sea from Baekje Silla, they have sent troops!"

The veterans were silent for a moment, and then a bang sounded, and the whole palace was in full swing.

"Are you brave enough to eat the bear heart? You dare to provoke my Tang Dynasty! Your Majesty, the old minister asked to lead troops to fight the east, pacify this barbaric island country for Your Majesty, climb onto the Japanese slave island, kill him without leaving any other animals, and demonstrate the power of my Tang Dynasty!" Su Dingfang shouted angrily first.

The veterans beside him also bowed to ask for his orders, with anger on their faces.

Li Zhi waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Listen to the military newspaper first, and then discuss the matter of conquest."

The school that had reported the news for thousands of miles was summoned into the hall, and stood in front of the king and his ministers and said loudly.

Things are not complicated.

The "Korean Peninsula" mentioned in later generations does not have this statement yet, but there are three countries on the peninsula who have been warring for years, namely Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.

Among them, Goguryeo and Baekje are allied countries, and the two countries often join forces to fight against Silla.

Silla, the stick of later generations, could not bear this tone, so he decisively became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty since the Zhenguan year and paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year.

大唐表示,棒子舔功很精湛,舔得很舒服,好吧,以后我保护你,正好老子看高句丽不顺眼,咱们一起揍他和百济.

For decades, this kind of relationship has probably been between the Three Kingdoms on the Peninsula and the Tang Dynasty.

So the question is, what does the Tang Dynasty love and fight against the three kingdoms on the Peninsula have to do with Japan?

The answer is, there is no bird relationship.

However, having no relationship does not mean that you cannot take the initiative to have relationships.

Japan seems respectful and has always been humble and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but this is a superficial phenomenon. Japan lives in three islands, is narrow-minded and ungrateful, and looks like a personal appearance, but everyone has the heart of a beast.

The three kingdoms on the peninsula fought each other. Since the Sui Dynasty, Goguryeo has been enemies of the Central Plains dynasty. Over the past decades, the Central Plains have fought several eastern expeditions. Although they did not destroy Goguryeo, they also consumed their national destiny and national strength to the death.

Baekje and Silla are the border between the east and west, and the borders of the two countries are particularly long, so the conflict will inevitably become more and more intense. After the wars over the years, the subjects of the Three Kingdoms have actually suffered greatly.

At this moment, the Tang Dynasty saw the opportunity and suddenly sent troops to Baekje.

In the first year of Longshuo, the Tang Dynasty and Silla coalition forces invaded Baekje.

Goguryeo's national strength was weak and could not be expected, so the powerful official of Baekje, Fu Shin, asked for help from Japan.

During the Three Kingdoms dispute on the Peninsula, Japan has been silently watching for decades and is already itchy. Japan has great ambitions. He wants to establish power on the Peninsula, establish prestige, and then achieve the goal of expanding its territory.

At this time, Tang Luo's alliance of troops attacked Baekje, and when Baekje was destroyed, he asked for help from Japan.

The so-called Emperor of the Imperial Girl of Japan suddenly became popular, so he brazenly sent troops to Baekje and raided the Tang army at Baijiangkou west of Baekje.

Suddenly, the Tang army had no time to react and thousands of people were injured and killed by Japan. Liu Rengui, the commander of the Tang army who stayed in Baekje, had to order to retreat to Silla and order people to report to Chang'an a thousand miles of Pegasus.

What's going on is probably that's the case.

In general, it was not that the Tang army had low combat power. The Tang army suddenly encountered a surprise attack and was defeated slightly. The defeat was in advance. No one expected that Japan would dare to send troops to provoke the Tang Dynasty.

It is indeed no one could have thought that both the Tang Dynasty and Silla thought that Japan was across the sea from the Peninsula, and the dispute between the Three Kingdoms on the Peninsula had nothing to do with Japan.

Besides, Japan has been respectful and humble to the Tang Dynasty over the years. Just sending Tang envoys has sent batches of people. Japanese envoys representing Japan to pay tribute to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty every year. Every word written by the female emperor to Li Zhi is stingy and every word is seductive.

Who would have thought that such a small country that seemed respectful was so bold that it suddenly intervened in the Battle of the Three Kingdoms on the Peninsula?
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