Japan is currently in a period of emperor blankness. The previous emperor, Emperor Kogi, was a woman, and the eldest brother was her son.
After the death of Emperor Kogoku, the Crown Prince's Nakadai brother should have ascended the throne. However, before the new emperor ascended the throne, he always had to be pretentious and pretend to be evasive, so Nakadai brother became the regent, with about the same power as the Emperor...
Prince Iga is the eldest son of Brother Naka. He negotiated on behalf of Brother Naka, and the results of the negotiations were basically equal to the standards acceptable to Japan. Judging from the identity of Prince Iga, Japan did negotiate with sincerity.
Unfortunately, no matter how sincere he was, Li Qinzai refused to accept it.
I can obviously occupy your entire country, but just by saying a few words, you only occupy half of it? You can't even say that with such a big face.
Prince Iga is obviously used to being bossy in the country and has a bad temper, but at this moment he has a mission and can only swallow his anger.
"The two countries only had a small conflict at the mouth of the Baijiang River. Datang is the magnanimous and magnanimous sovereign of the Central Plains. Why must a small conflict lead to the destruction of the country?"
"This time, our country, Yamato, sent more than a thousand warships and more than 40,000 soldiers. All of them were buried at the bottom of the sea. We have paid a heavy price. I would like to ask the young general of the country to show mercy and withdraw the troops."
Prince Iga bowed to the ground and begged.
Li Qinzai laughed angrily: "Your entire army was wiped out at the mouth of Baijiang River, and half of your country was lost. So, you are the victims? It is our fault in the Tang Dynasty. When you hit us, we should stick our heads out to let you
Cut it off, otherwise it will not be in line with the generosity of the sect leader Shangguo?"
"My minister did not say that Yamato was the victim, but Yamato has admitted its defeat. Why should the young general be so aggressive and insist on destroying Yamato? Doesn't your country respect Confucius's way of kindness and forgiveness?"
"Why are you talking to me about Confucius? Have you ever read a book? Confucius also said, 'Repay evil with kindness, how can you repay kindness? Complain directly, repay kindness with kindness.' Do you understand?"
Prince Iga was immediately stunned and wanted to refute but didn't know how to speak.
Li Qinzai looked at him coldly and realized that this hozen had actually read the Chinese sages' books. He obviously understood what he said just now.
Li Qinzai walked up to him and wanted to pat him on the shoulder out of habit. Suddenly he realized that humans and animals live in different ways and were afraid of getting dirty, so he retracted his hand as soon as he extended it.
"I have only half-learned the scriptures of our Central Plains sages. What I just said is the true essence of our Central Plains sages' culture. And the 'way of mercy' you mentioned is called moral kidnapping. It's very despicable. I understand.
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Li Qinzai's face darkened as he spoke, and he said coldly: "Go back and tell your father that since the Tang Dynasty has come, it has no intention of stopping the war. I, the Tang Dynasty, will decide how much it will cost you to start the war."
Decide, go back and wash your neck to face the challenge."
Prince Iga's heart sank, but he also said with a cold face: "Young General, please think carefully. Your army only has a few thousand people. If our country, Yamato, is determined to attack it with all its troops, your army of several thousand people will not be able to survive."
We may not be able to sustain it for long in the land of Yamato."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "In response to your unrepentant threat, I will treat you well today and send you away in glory."
As he spoke, Li Qinzai suddenly shouted: "Here comes someone, break his legs and throw him out of the camp."
Prince Iga was shocked: "When the two countries are at war, I won't kill the envoy. Doesn't the young general even want to lose the dignity of the country?"
Li Qinzai said innocently: "Did I kill you? No, I just maimed you. When the two countries were at war, they didn't say they couldn't maim envoys, right?"
Prince Iga said angrily: "Why did the young general abuse the envoy?"
Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes: "I just remind you to be polite when speaking. Since you know that I am a young general of the country, you dare to threaten me face to face and do not give me a small punishment. Why should I set a warning to others?"
As he spoke, Li Qinzai waved his hand, and two Bu Qu picked him up, one on the left and the other on the right, and dragged him out of the tent. Prince Iga kept struggling and yelling, but in the end it was all in vain under Bu Qu's strong arms.
Only two shrill screams were heard outside the tent, and then there was no movement.
There was a sound of rapid footsteps, and Prince Iga's entourage carried him out of the camp and fled to Asuka City.
Inside the tent, Cheng Boxian smiled bitterly and said: "My dear brother, it would be better if you delay him for at least a few days. Let my soldiers rest for a few days. You broke his legs without even saying a few words, and you are going to fight again."
Li Qinzai smiled apologetically and said: "I got mad just talking to this wild hozen. Humans and animals are in different ways and it is difficult to communicate. As soon as we started talking, I couldn't help but want to kill him."
Cheng Boxian said with a smile: "That's right. Before the negotiation, those hozens should inquire about Brother Xian's reputation in Chang'an City in the past. They are ruthless people who demolished shops and set fire to them if they disagreed. How can they be allowed to run rampant in front of Brother Xian."
Cheng Boxian said again: "What should we do next? Do we really want to destroy the Japanese country? I do want to destroy it, but we only have a few thousand people. The prince was right just now. If they are determined to fight to the death with all their soldiers, we can count
Thousands of people really can’t last long.”
Li Qinzai said nonchalantly: "Actually, I didn't have any goals before the war. I didn't care where I hit them. The main thing was to beat them badly and painfully, so that they would not dare to provoke me, the Tang Dynasty, for generations to come."
"Since we can't hold on for long, then we can barely occupy Asuka Castle and then retreat. It would be good to see the Japanese monarchs fleeing from Kyoto in panic."
Originally, he did have the idea of destroying the Japanese country, but he had to consider reality. Thousands of soldiers were buried here, and Li Qinzai couldn't let it go.
Moreover, if everyone died in the Japanese war, the flavor of this landing battle would change. Li Qinzai and the others would become Jing Ke who assassinated Qin, which would be a tragedy that would never return to the Tang Dynasty.
But in the future, the Japanese country will only brag that they have annihilated all the invading enemies of the Tang Dynasty, and their history books may not disgust China and only increase the arrogance of the Japanese country.
In the big tent, Li Qinzai and Cheng Boxian discussed briefly and set the target of the Tang army.
After the capture of the Japanese capital of Kyoto, the most important thing in life is to be happy. Occupying half of the country's land is already very happy. You should give up when you are good. You can't be extremely happy and sad.
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After Prince Iga's legs were broken and carried back, the Japanese monarchs and ministers were furious. Countless ministers knelt in front of Brother Zhong and cried bitterly. They said that they had been a national humiliation for a century, and they asked for the country's jade to be broken into pieces to avenge this great shame.
The next day, the generals and warriors in the ministers' mansions in Asuka City were organized, led by a minister named "Nakatomi Kamazu", and more than 10,000 warriors launched an attack on the Tang army camp outside Asuka City.
As expected, this attack was easily defeated by the Tang army.
With a makeshift army, commanded by civil servants, and ruthlessly crushed by firearms, the chance of Japan's victory was really slim.
However, the Tang army also paid hundreds of casualties in this battle.
Logistics supplies were cut off, the soldiers of the musket battalion did not wear heavy armor, and Japanese bows and arrows were also deadly. The musket battalion on the front line would inevitably suffer casualties.
This was also an important reason why Li Qinzai's troops were unable to occupy the entire Japanese territory. Although the firearms were invincible, if casualties could not be avoided, thousands of people would indeed be difficult to sustain.
After the First World War outside Kyoto, the Japanese army was defeated again. The Tang army needed to rest and regroup, and the Japanese army needed to assemble their forces. The two sides made a temporary truce and each accumulated strength for a decisive battle.
March 19, the second year of Longshuo.
A cavalry team of ten thousand people docked in the Japanese country of Nagasaki, lined up outside the ruins of Nagasaki Castle, and then galloped towards Asuka Castle.
Li Zhi's decree was sent to Baekje, and Master Sun Ren immediately ordered all his troops to rush to Li Qinzai's aid.
The navy warship was fully loaded with more than 10,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time, it was carrying provisions, ordnance, three-eyed muskets, gunpowder and other baggage, and hurried to Feiniao City.
The situation suddenly changed, and the skies over Japan were once again filled with war clouds.
Half of the enemy country has been destroyed, and it is absolutely impossible for the Tang Dynasty to withdraw its troops.
What's more, after occupying the entire territory of the Japanese country, it will have extremely important strategic significance for the Tang Dynasty's future expedition to Goguryeo. Li Zhi must completely control the Japanese country.
Late at night two days later, Li Qinzai was sleeping comfortably in his tent. Liu Asi, who was on duty outside the tent, suddenly woke him up and told him with excitement that reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty had arrived!
The 10,000 cavalry had arrived thirty miles away from the Tang Army's camp, and Sun Renshi, the commander-in-chief of the Navy, was rushing towards the camp.
Li Qinzai was pleasantly surprised at first, but then his heart sank again when he thought about his act of landing in Japan without permission.
If you meet Master Sun Ren, I'm afraid it's time for the accompanying swordsman and axe-hand to appear.
After thinking for a while, Li Qinzai said solemnly: "No! I told Master Sun Ren sadly that I died in battle and martyred my country. I was buried under the cherry blossom tree in my hometown. You can find a wild grave and take him to pay homage and burn some paper money or something."