Chapter 434 Destroy the country! Destroy the country!
Jin Zhizhao's cheeks swelled and he returned to his dormitory.
The maids looked at the slap marks on her face and hurriedly gathered around: "Princess, are you okay?"
After this period of contact, they still like this princess very much. Although she is a bit rustic and has old-fashioned ideas, she still has a good heart. At least they treat these maids who were born in the fourth grade as human beings, so they
The worry at this time comes from the bottom of my heart.
Jin Zhizhao shook his head: "Don't worry, this is nothing..."
When she first came back and suffered a big blow, it would have hurt her soul, but now she is used to it.
After all, compared to what she saw and felt in Silla, she really didn't think it would matter if her father slapped her in anger. After all, the country was about to be destroyed.
However, the maid was unaware of the external situation and remembered her previous instructions: "Princess, those Shaolin monks you asked us to pay attention to are no longer in Shengqing Temple and have become guests of General Jin Qinchun."
Jin Zhizhao looked at the saber hanging not far away: "Thank you for your hard work, but it is useless at this time. Now the Tang people's informants in the royal city are definitely not just those Shaolin monks. Even if all the monks are removed, the overall situation cannot be saved...
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The maid didn't quite understand, but she was shocked by the princess's murderous spirit. She whispered: "Princess, the monk is a venerable person transformed by the Buddha in the world. How can he kill him?"
Jin Zhizhao said: "I don't believe in Buddhism, I only believe in the sword in my hand. Please step back. I want to be alone."
The maids all saluted: "Yes!"
But Jingjing didn't come, but the prince did.
Jin Zhizhao stood up slowly, looked at the hurried prince walking in, and said rudely: "Did your father ask your brother to comfort me?"
Jin Zhengming looked at the younger sister and sighed: "Little sister, don't blame your father. Your father loves you very much and has granted you permission to join the ranks. However, you are doing that to increase the prestige of the enemy country and destroy your own morale. What are you doing?
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Jin Zhizhao said: "I never had any intention of resentment. I just told my father what I knew and thought. The Tang Dynasty was far stronger than us and we should not be offended. But as the slogan said, he followed his own selfish desires and was greedy for heaven's merit. Now I
Whose fault is it that Silla ended up like this?"
Jin Zhengming suddenly changed his color, raised his palm, and prepared to slap me again: "You are so treasonous! How dare you say such things!"
However, Jin Zhizhao looked over indifferently, and the look in his eyes made him tremble, and he slowly lowered his hand, remembering Jin Famin's care just now.
Jin Renwen's spies were wiped out, and now it is this sister who knows the situation of Datang the most. The key is that there is a powerful force behind her.
Jin Zhengming suppressed his anger and said slowly: "Little sister, can you still contact your master? Now is a great opportunity to start an uprising within the Tang Dynasty. You can't miss it!"
Jin Zhizhao made it clear: "When Yang Guang was conquering Goryeo in the former Sui Dynasty, Yang Xuangan in China rebelled, forcing the Tang army to retreat..."
"But today is no longer the same as before. The new emperor of the Tang Dynasty has ascended the throne, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. How can we rebel?"
"You still don't know about the internal guard Li Yuanfang. Without him, there will be no chaos within the Tang Dynasty. If this person also comes to Liaodong, he will definitely solve his worries. Our Silla is even more dangerous..."
Jin Zhengming frowned: "How can you be so unsure? In the Tang Dynasty's appeal, even the name of the prefecture after the destruction of the country has been decided. It is the Jilin Road Governor's Mansion, which is under the jurisdiction of the Andong Governor's Mansion. This shows that it has always been
Arrogant and arrogant! When they destroyed Goryeo in the past, they came with great fanfare and left in disgrace. If it weren’t for Silla’s help, how would its Andong Protectorate exist?”
Jin Zhizhao said coldly: "The people of the Tang Dynasty are indeed arrogant and make mistakes many times, but they can afford to make mistakes, but we cannot afford to make one mistake. This is a major matter related to life and death. As the prince, how can you put your own
The destiny of the country depends entirely on the mistakes of the enemy?"
Jin Zhengming paused after hearing this, and his expression became obviously irritable: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Jin Zhizhao actually didn't want to ask, but he sighed and couldn't help but asked: "How is the frontline battle report now?"
Jin Zhengming said: "The information we have found now is that Li Jinxing led his troops into Ada City, and Liu Rengui led his troops into Qizhong City. The Tang army had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and more than half of them were civilians mobilized in Haidong. The actual strength should be only 60,000.
You are no better than me, Silla."
Jin Zhizhao was not particularly concerned about military strength. When he heard the names of the two generals, his face became sad: "Li Jinxing... Liu Rengui... they are all veterans!"
Li Jinxing was born in the Sumo Mohe tribe and was also a famous general in the Tang Dynasty. His father was the Duke of Baoguo. After the fall of Goryeo, it was this man who suppressed the resistance. In that battle, Silla also instigated and was defeated.
After that, Li Jinxing paid homage to the general who led the army on the right and was the ambassador of Jishi Dao Economic Strategy. Now he led the army again to attack Ada City.
Ada City is located in the Imjin River Basin on the northern border of Silla, bordering the hometown of Goryeo. To the north is the jurisdiction of the Andong Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty. It is the bridgehead of Silla facing the Tang Dynasty.
Qichongcheng is also a similar important place, and Liu Rengui is an old acquaintance. I think that when he suppressed the Baekje rebellion, Silla also had thousands of soldiers under its deployment, and then it couldn't even guarantee food routes. I don't know if it was really such a waste.
Still deliberately holding Datang back.
Jin Zhizhao murmured: "If the Tang people use generals who are not familiar with our land in Haidong, then there is still some chance of turning this battle around. Now that Li Jinxing and Liu Rengui are both generals who have experienced the Liaodong war, how can we fight?
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Jin Zhengming actually had some idea in mind, but as he said first, he could not boost the enemy's morale or destroy his own prestige at this time. He whispered: "Little sister, don't worry, my father has already written the "Book of Begging for Sin."
About to go to Emperor Tang..."
Historically, Jin Famin first wrote the "Reply to Xue Rengui" and then the "Begging for Sin". Throughout the article, he tried his best to flatter the Tang Dynasty. He said that the Tang Dynasty was a "holy dynasty" and a "soldier of heaven", while he himself was "sent to death". Just look at the written article
, it can become a model for future generations to write "Reflections".
Jin Famin was unambiguous in begging for mercy, using this trick to coax the sovereign state, but his complete diplomatic strategy was provocation - defeat - begging for mercy - getting forgiveness - provocation again - defeat again - begging for mercy again...
In this cycle, the territory actually controlled by Silla continued to increase.
It wasn't that the Tang Dynasty was stupid and always fell to the same tricks, but that Tubo was gradually becoming a serious problem at that time, and it was quite helpless.
After all, compared to Silla, who had no chance of jumping out of the peninsula and threatening the Tang Dynasty, Tubo was always the sharp knife above its head. Its military power should not be underestimated. It could range from losing troops to losing territory.
And all this can be attributed to Li Zhi's strategic missteps back then. He always stared at Goryeo in Liaodong, sat back and watched Tubo invade Tuyuhun, and truly rise on the plateau. After Goryeo was destroyed, Tubo turned around and became a big problem, and then dealt with Tibet.
The Liaodong Peninsula was dishonest. Silla stole the territory of Goryeo and Baekje, strengthened and unified the peninsula, and ultimately lost sight of the other, gaining neither side.
Now that Tuyuhun has restored the country and blocked Tubo on the plateau, the Tang Dynasty has turned to the east, and Silla cannot bear it without even using its full strength.
Jin Zhizhao had no objection to his father writing a "Book of Begging for Sin". Let alone writing some humble words begging for mercy, he could just kowtow to death on the ground, as long as he could save the country: "Not only the "Book of Begging for Sin", but also
The more property there is to make amends with, the better. People in the Tang Dynasty are very polite and honorable. We have done our best to behave like a vassal country, and there is still a possibility of retreating."
Jin Zhengming lowered his voice: "I'm afraid this won't work. The harvests in the country have been very poor in the past few years, and the nobles are hungry. Even if we want to compensate the Tang Dynasty for its property, we can't do it..."
Jin Zhizhao was startled, and then let out a long sigh. She had sighed so much since she returned to Silla: "If there was a big disaster in Guanzhong in the Tang Dynasty, grain could be transported from other places, but our land in Silla is barren. If the grain harvest fails,
, the people can only live there, why not surrender..."
Jin Zhengming couldn't listen anymore: "Can't you say something practical?"
Jin Zhizhao looked at him: "Okay, I do have one more piece of advice. My father and grandfather are real bones and became the king of Silla because the bloodline of the holy bones was severed. However, this also violates the bone system.
The nobles are privately dissatisfied with this."
Jin Zhengming said in a deep voice: "What do you think? Do you want to check the ministers at this time?"
Jin Zhizhao shook his head: "Of course not. Although the real ministers have different intentions, in the face of the danger of national subjugation, they are the ones who profit from the bones and will not surrender rashly. The officials at the bottom are relatively insensitive and don't need to care..."
"I'm worried about Xiaochuan (the fifth-level official), Dou Shan (the sixth-level official), Liangchen (the seventh-level official), and Shanshi (the eighth-level official). Officials at this level have a certain vision but are not satisfied.
Due to his own status, he is most likely to seek refuge in Datang."
Jin Zhengming was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "I know what my little sister means, but we in Silla do not have the internal guards of the Tang Dynasty, so we are simply unable to keep an eye on those people. If we do it rashly, we will force them to rebel..."
Jin Zhizhao showed a self-deprecating smile: "I actually understand this, but deep down in my heart, I don't want to admit that Silla is weak and powerless! Surrender, so that our people will have fewer casualties.
If the Tang Dynasty is in chaos, there will be opportunities for restoration like Tuyuhun."
Jin Zhengming became angry because of embarrassment: "Come on, surrender, surrender, you know surrender! After you went to the Tang Dynasty, your heart was no longer in Silla, and you always wanted to be a Tang Dynasty?"
Jin Zhizhao ignored his brother again, stood up slowly, took the hanging sword and walked into the house.
She was dressed in a white robe, with long hair shawl. As she walked, she chanted in a sacrificial tone: "If you betray the alliance, you will have two or three virtues, mobilize troops, invade the borders, and the gods will take note of it: Hundreds of disasters will befall you, and your descendants will not be prosperous.
The country is not guarded, the sacrifices (ancestors) are wiped out, and there are no survivors..."
This was the oath made when Silla formed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty. It meant that if Silla broke the alliance in the future, it would abide by the oath contained in it. Part of it was also quoted in the Tang army's statement today.
Saying it at this time is extremely hurtful.
Jin Zhengming's furious voice came from outside: "How dare you do this! How dare you do this! Keep a close eye on this bitch to prevent her from collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country!!"
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The second year of Sisheng.
The Tang army entered Silla.
Enter Ada City and pull it out.
Enter the seventh level city and pull it out.
Enter Shixian City and pull it out.
Enter Chimu City and pull it out.
Buy Xiaocheng and pull it out.
The fall of every important Silla city was accompanied by the defection and surrender of many middle-level officials, welcoming the king's division.
The pace of the Tang army's attack was neither urgent nor slow. It was not like attacking Huanglong when they destroyed Baekje, nor was it deliberately delayed.
It lasted three months, and the two armies gathered in the royal city of Silla, under the Golden City.