Chapter 315: Don’t doubt it, I just look down on you
Xue Chuyu followed Li Yan into the inner prison, still looking a little nervous.
But soon, he discovered that apart from the unpleasant smell, there didn't seem to be any shocking scenes that were unacceptable.
The two felons hanging in the interrogation room did not appear to have been tortured.
The man has a strong build and a sharp and scary look in his eyes, while the woman's face is pale, as if she has not recovered from a serious illness.
Xue Chuyu didn't feel timid about Yang Zaiyong's power, but couldn't hide his curiosity about Jin Zhizhao. He couldn't help but take a few more glances, and lowered his eyes politely.
Jin Zhizhao sneered: "Li Yuanfang, you are young, do you also like to use such a young boy?"
Li Yan knew that people should not be judged by their appearance. Who would have thought that Xue Chuyu, who was shy and inferior at this time, would initiate military reform in the future. Although he failed and was demoted, his courage was really commendable.
Of course, Xue Chuyu is still an ordinary student of Hongwen Hall. The most outstanding thing is undoubtedly his family background: "This Xue Xiaolangjun is the son of General Xue."
Jin Zhizhao was stunned, and his expression suddenly changed: "General Xue Rengui?"
Xue Rengui's real name is Xue Li, Rengui is the Chinese character. It is not rude to call her this way, and the awe in her tone cannot be faked.
Just as Tuyuhun still has fresh memories of Li Jing, the people of the Three Kingdoms of Liaodong also still have fresh memories of Xue Rengui.
Because the battle to destroy Goryeo was fought by Li Ji and Xue Rengui in two groups, and finally met at the gate of Pyongyang City.
Although Li Ji was the commander, Xue Rengui charged all the way to kill the enemy. He had many more dead souls of Goryeo in his hands than Li Ji. Even among Silla, he could stop children from crying at night.
Seeing Jin Zhizhao's arrogance, Li Yan immediately subsided. Thinking of her evaluation of the Japanese, he thought that he was still fearful of power and unethical. He shook his head secretly and started the topic: "Did you know that General Xue was attacked by Taizong in his early years?
Goryeo, and became famous on the battlefield?"
Jin Zhizhao took a deep breath: "I would like to hear the details."
Li Yan looked at Xue Chuyu, but Xue Chuyu was a little embarrassed: "Aye didn't mention much about the first battle against Goryeo. He mainly talked about the late emperor's appreciation..."
Li Yan smiled: "In General Xue's mind, the first battle against Goryeo is obviously nothing... Then let me speak for it, and let the historians record it and support it."
"In the 19th year of Zhenguan, Taizong's imperial commander went on a personal expedition, conquering Goryeo's Xuantu, Hengshan, Gaimou, Momi, Liaodong, Baiyan, Bisha, Maigu, Yinshan, and Houhuang ten cities, and reached the outside of Anshi."
"Goryeon Gaisumun dispatched troops to support Anshi City. He claimed that the army would be 250,000. However, the number of troops has always been exaggerated. According to various historical data analysis, the actual number of troops should be around 150,000..."
"At that time, the Tang army had 30,000 troops and the Goryeo army had 150,000 troops. The largest battle took place in Zhuzhi Mountain."
Jin Zhizhao was surprised when he heard this.
If you were to describe the Sanhan Miao descendants, you would never say this. They must have exaggerated the number of enemies, which further highlighted their abilities.
Li Yan, with a rigorous attitude in studying history, always underestimated the situation: "The Goryeo army was stationed on the mountain to resist the Tang army. Taizong observed the enemy's situation and began to mobilize troops and generals, and the battle at Chushan broke out."
"The Tang army was outnumbered and faced with a force five times its own. The most eye-catching one was the young General Xue."
"[Rengui relies on his bravery and wants to accomplish extraordinary feats. He wears white clothes, holds a halberd, holds a halberd at his waist, and draws his bow. He shouts to be the first to come in and move forward. The thieves are invincible but they run away. If the army takes advantage of it, the thieves are bigger.
When Taizong saw it from afar, he asked the vanguard who the man in white was.]"
"In this battle, General Xue shouted to charge and break the enemy's formation. The Tang army marched straight in. The Korean army was defeated. Twenty thousand people were beheaded and even the commander was captured alive. From then on, General Xue rose to prominence and was highly used by Taizong."
Jin Zhizhao believed this, because Xue Rengui was an out-and-out fierce general who could take the lead and kill the enemy in battle even when he was over fifty years old, let alone when he was young.
After Li Yan finished talking about Xue Rengui's achievements, he looked at Xue Chuyu.
Xue Chuyu was also listening, and even more so with a look of fascination, imagining his father's indomitable heroic posture on the battlefield of Goryeo, the inferiority complex between his eyebrows disappeared a lot, and turned into the pride of being his son.
Feeling Li Yan's gaze, he first bowed gratefully, and then said: "After this battle, the late emperor specially summoned Aye, gave him a horse, silk cloth and prisoners, and promoted Aye to Yunquanfu Guoyi, guerrilla general.
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Li Yan didn't think anything of it, but Guo Yuanzhen and An Shengan next to him were very envious. Guo Yi of Yunquan Mansion was a general from the fifth rank, and he was promoted from an ordinary soldier to the fifth rank. It was like reaching the sky in one step!
The key is what happened next. Xue Chuyu also said: "Later, when the late emperor returned to the court, he also praised Aye, 'I am not happy to have Liaodong, but I am happy to have you.'..."
Jin Zhizhao couldn't help but be moved when he heard this: "Although Goryeo was not destroyed, it is a great relief to have gained a strong general. This is really an incredible praise!"
In fact, Li Shimin also said something before, which probably means that the generals who followed Li Shimin to conquer the world are all old. It depends on the rising younger generation. Xue Rengui, you must work hard.
Facts have proved that Li Shimin was right. Xue Rengui started an invincible first half of his life, winning every battle and becoming invincible.
The leadership of Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui was indispensable to Li Zhi's ability to have such a vast territory in the early stage of the dynasty.
Jin Zhizhao thought for a moment and took the initiative to ask: "General Xue's bravery is known to everyone in Silla. But since the Tang army won a great victory in this battle, what about Goryeo?"
Xue Chuyu replied: "After the battle at Zhishan, the whole country of Goryeo was shocked. Soldiers and civilians in many places abandoned the city and fled, and there was no human habitation within hundreds of miles."
Jin Zhizhao sneered: "In that case, if Goryeo suffered such a defeat, why did Emperor Taizong retreat?"
Xue Chuyu said seriously: "Because Anshi City was not captured next, defending the city is not as good as fighting on the plains. It is normal to encounter setbacks!"
Jin Zhizhao said: "This is strange. Didn't the Tang army attack ten cities in succession before? Anshi City is not very special, so why can't you attack it again?"
Xue Chuyu looked troubled and looked at Li Yan, but stopped talking.
Li Yan actually knew the reason why he didn't go to the city, but it was hard to explain.
Because it involves another military boss, the British Duke Li Ji.
Originally, during the battle at Zhishan, Goryeo's morale collapsed and they fled. They were able to attack the city and seize the territory in one go. However, when they reached the gates of Anshi City, Li Ji thought he was sure to win. He actually said that he would directly massacre them on the day they broke the city.
His original intention may have been just to intimidate the Korean people into surrendering and speeding up the subsequent destruction of the country, but as soon as he said this, the soldiers and people in the city suddenly worked together under the threat of death, and their morale was greatly boosted.
It just so happened that the garrison of this city was also very capable, with well-organized command and control, and his troops were sure to win. The Tang army had only a small number of troops to go on the expedition, so they were blocked abruptly.
This delay missed the best opportunity to destroy the country. Seeing that winter was coming, the Tang army was unable to attack for a long time and was running out of food and fodder, so Li Shimin had to order the withdrawal.
Jin Zhizhao firmly grasped this point: "No matter how invincible the Tang army is in the wild, it is useless if it cannot capture important cities. Without my help from Silla, you will not be able to destroy Goryeo!"
Xue Chuyu frowned: "The battle situation is ever-changing, how can we generalize it? You are using strong words to make sense!"
Jin Zhizhao exclaimed, showing a victorious smile: "I think you're at a loss for words, you just can't win, you just can't win~"
Xue Chuyu started to argue with her, but he was so clumsy that he could not compete with such a professional player. Soon his face turned red with anger.
Li Yan did not engage in unnecessary verbal disputes and waited silently.
Half an hour later, the bachelor from Hongwen Hall also came as requested and brought relevant information.
Li Yancheng thanked her sincerely. He looked through it briefly and found that no important information would be revealed, so he ordered: "Put her hand down."
An Shengan stepped forward and untied Jin Zhizhao's chains. Li Yan looked at her and said, "You speak Chinese Mandarin in the Tang Dynasty with a clear accent, and you can't hear any accent. When Bai Shengjin passed down his secret knowledge before, you also had some influence on Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty."
You understand, it shows that you are deeply immersed in our Central Plains culture, can you read?"
Jin Zhizhao moved his sore arms and breathed a sigh of relief. When he heard these words, his face darkened again: "Li Yuanfang, who are you looking down on? I am not only literate, but I can also compose poetry. I heard that you are not good at writing. In
Are there no works in Shilin?"
Li Yan wanted to ridicule me, right? You'll get some good results next: "Since you are literate, you can find out for yourself why the city of Gaoli'an was not captured. We, the historians of the Tang Dynasty, all remember it!"
Jin Zhizhao took it and gently stroked the scroll. Yang Zaiwei, who had been silent not far away, suddenly shouted: "Junior sister, you better stop reading!"
Jin Zhizhao pursed his lips, but did not want to listen. He opened it and took a closer look.
She was indeed very knowledgeable, and it didn't take long for her to understand the key to victory or defeat. She snorted coldly: "It turns out you Tang people are arrogant and missed the opportunity."
Li Yan said calmly: "You were right in what you said before. The people of the Tang Dynasty were indeed too arrogant. Similar to the mistake of misfortune coming from the mouth, there was also a bachelor who made it."
"The man named Yuan Wanqing, who was in charge of the army when the saint attacked Goryeo, wrote a eloquent message to Goryeo. The article not only reduced Goryeo to nothing, but also ridiculed the ignorance of their generals. They clearly have the Yalu River, but they don't have it.
I don’t know the danger of guarding it.”
"Koryeo suddenly woke up when they heard this and immediately sent troops to guard the Yalu River. Then our Tang army was really blocked..."
"The saint was so angry that he directly exiled Yuan Wanqing to Lingnan. It took a lot of luck not to kill him. Later, Goryeo was destroyed and the world was amnesty. This man returned to Chang'an. His future was gone, but he was really talented and was favored by the queen.
Becoming a North Gate bachelor is a blessing in disguise."
"Whether it was the British Duke or Yuan Wanqing who made such a mistake, it was actually because he looked down on Goryeo from the bottom of his heart, so he spoke unabashedly."
"This is essentially the same as those ridiculous orders issued by the former Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. If he did not assume the posture of a heavenly dynasty, Goryeo would have been subjugated more times than Tuyuhun."
Tuyuhun: "..."
That's fine, why are you dragging me along?
It was difficult for Jin Zhizhao to argue. After all, what Li Yan said was his own mistake.
No more trying to cover up than small countries, big countries have the courage to admit their mistakes.
The condescension reflected in the words "key words" made her extremely uncomfortable.
Don't doubt it, I just look down on you.
Li Yan also picked out an article and showed it to her: "There are also records here about the defenders of Anshi City."
After Jin Zhizhao looked at it, he couldn't help but fell silent.
Because Li Shimin suffered a setback in this city, the pattern and style remained the same.
[Taizong thought that there were not many warehouses in Liaodong and the soldiers were cold, so he ordered his troops to march. When he went to the city, everyone in the city held their banners and held their banners. The city lord went to the city to worship and resign. Taizong commended him for his perseverance and gave him a hundred pieces of silk to encourage him to serve the emperor with integrity.
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Li Yandao: "When the Tang army retreated, the Korean guard climbed up to the city tower and saluted from a distance. Taizong also sent people to pile up a hundred pieces of silk under the city to commend him for his good defense of the city and his loyalty to his master."
"I also admire this guard general very much. He is a talented person. He can hold back the Heavenly Army of the Tang Dynasty with just one city. He has accomplished what the army of 150,000 people could not accomplish. It's a pity that you don't have the ability to do it in the land of Three Koreas."
The formal history books don’t even leave this person’s name.”
This is heartbreaking.
Compared with the Tang Dynasty, where meritorious deeds must be rewarded and wrongdoings must be punished, Goryeo, a great hero who protected the country, did not even leave a name. Such a comparison is too chilling.
However, Silla’s system is inferior even to Goryeo...
Jin Zhizhao felt increasingly uncomfortable, stopped listening, and started reading by himself.
She wanted to take a closer look at what was going on in Silla, which was considered another failed conquest of Goryeo by the Tang Dynasty after the Sui Dynasty.
Then she quickly discovered that she didn't gain much from this battle, only three points.
The first point was to capture ten Goryeo cities, but later as the Tang Dynasty withdrew, six of them returned to Goryeo.
The second point is to obtain 70,000 people from Goryeo and move them into the Central Plains to supplement the Tang Dynasty’s labor force.
The third point is that 40,000 Goryeo soldiers were beheaded, and usually the number of enemies killed was far more than the number of beheadeds.
There is no doubt that the latter two are effective in annihilating the enemy. Goryeo lost at least more than 100,000 people in one battle.
At that time, Goryeo had a total population of about three million, which was equivalent to three Chang'an cities.
The loss of more than 100,000 yuan at once, plus the cattle, sheep, livestock, weapons and armor, was undoubtedly a tragic loss.
Li Shimin's strategic goal was indeed not achieved. He declared it a failure to the outside world, but the result was such a gain, which was completely different from what was promoted in Silla!
If it had been said that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty would be defeated in this way, then how could Baekje and Japan dare to form an alliance and confront the Tang Dynasty head-on?
You are so modest that you are specifically trying to trick countries like ours, right?
"Fake, fake, all fake?"
"No, these records are very detailed, how can we deny them blindly?"
"But if it is true, as Li Yuanfang said before, when the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goryeo, how much contribution did Silla make?"
The more Jin Zhizhao looked, the paler his face became, and finally his body began to sway, and he was worse than hanging before.
Yang Zaiwei, who was not far away, looked at the junior sister and sighed slightly. He had told her not to listen to Li Yuanfang, but now he was tricked.
"let's go!"
Seeing Jin Zhizhao getting into the rhythm of reading and interrogating, it was just time for dinner, and Li Yanshi left calmly.
Before leaving, thinking of the eloquent sarcasm he had made before about not being able to write poetry, he told his surroundings: "Go to the Imperial Medical Office and ask for a medical assistant. If this Silla thief can't bear the blow and vomits blood again, give her a cure."
You are not allowed to fall into coma before you finish reading."