Chapter 3044 Datang, oh Datang, can you give me a happy Baekje
Buyeo Yiji was actually a very ambitious tycoon, he was very ambitious.
It was precisely because of his ambition and talent that he was able to achieve great victories one after another in the battle against Silla and capture many Silla cities.
Similarly, he also had a strong strategic vision and communication skills. After the defeat of the Tang Dynasty navy, he immediately asked for help from the Japanese country.
But after the Japanese rescue failed, he was not discouraged by the defeat, and decided to strike first when he knew that Datang would not let him go.
Together with Goguryeo, we defeated Silla, eliminated the secretly poking and stabbing Silla, and eliminated all the unstable factors on this peninsula.
And it also formed an alliance with Goguryeo to advance and retreat together. At least until the great enemy of Tang Dynasty disappeared, Goguryeo and Baekje were at odds with each other and had an opportunity to coexist peacefully.
All of this can be regarded as the proud work of Fuyu Yici.
But what he never expected was that when he looked back now, all his proud achievements would turn into desperate struggles again and again.
The Japanese nation, which was once Baekje's right-hand man, was defeated by the Tang Dynasty's Dengzhou Navy.
What is unexpected is that just one navy from the Tang Dynasty was able to defeat even the Japanese country.
Today, it has become a Fusang Kingdom that is loyal to the Tang Dynasty and has prospered in doing business with the Tang Dynasty.
Allying with Goguryeo, he defeated Silla and occupied all of Silla's territory. This was also the most proud act of Buyeo Yiji.
Although all the food and property were taken away by Goguryeo, for Baekje, as long as it has land and population, does it still need to worry about those things?
Besides, those who starved to death were also the subjugated people of Silla. The more they died, the less resistance there would be in the old land of Silla in the future.
But what was the result? Goguryeo, which I originally had high hopes for, was the Goguryeo that once fought against the Central Plains on its own and repulsed the million-strong army of the former Sui Dynasty.
During the attack on Silla, the rapid movements and the sharpness of the soldiers made him deeply afraid of Goguryeo.
In the blink of an eye, he turned into a frail monster.
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In less than a year, the Liaodong defense line, which could have withstood several conquests by millions of troops in the former Sui Dynasty, collapsed.
The Tang Dynasty even crossed the Yalu River directly, and its troops pointed directly at the hinterland of Goguryeo.
The moment he received the news, Fuyu Yiji even thought that there was something wrong with the intelligence.
After confirming again and again, Fuyu Yiji and all the officials of Baekje were speechless.
During that time, the Tang Dynasty's navy in Dengzhou carried out various tricks, causing the areas along the coast and rivers of Baekje to be frequently harassed by the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, the kings and ministers of Baekje were really frightened. They thought that the Tang Dynasty wanted to go all out to hunt rabbits and conquer Goguryeo. However, they felt that it was not enough and planned to kill Baekje in a second.
Fortunately, the powerful Goguryeo official Yeon Gaesumun was indeed a ruthless person, and he saw the Tang army crossing the Yalu River.
Gritting his teeth and stamping his feet, he immediately chopped up the leader of Goguryeo and offered sacrifices to heaven, and then put on a posture of asking for surrender.
In exchange, the Emperor of Tang Dynasty withdrew his troops, which made the shocked Baekje monarchs and ministers shed a cold sweat.
Then they looked forward to the arrival of the harsh winter, which made those Tang people retreat in spite of the difficulties.
After all, by that time, Goguryeo's great defeat had proved that Goguryeo was no match for Tang in the frontal battlefield.
The fortified cities and strongholds that were so proud of during the war against the former Sui Dynasty were almost the same as those in Zhihu when faced with the new weapons of the Tang State.
But in the end, the harsh winter did come, but those Tang people stubbornly defended Liaodong and refused to retreat even a step.
And Goguryeo tried its best to make troubles overtly and covertly, whether it was to persuade the aboriginal people in Liaodong.
Or maybe they want to provoke prisoners of war to rebel, or they want to trigger a civil uprising.
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The trick is like throwing a small stone into the vast ocean. After a small ripple, there is nothing.
When Fuyu Yici heard that in the Liaodong area newly occupied by the Tang Dynasty, not even a single person died of cold or starvation.
In Sixian City further south, corpses that died of winter starvation were pulled out of the city and thrown into mass graves every day.
This made Fuyu Yici very desperate, and when the Tang Dynasty waited until spring came, the Tang Dynasty navy once again became commotion and attacked frequently.
Once again, Baekje was in a state of despair. After receiving the news that the whole country of Goguryeo had surrendered and that the powerful minister Yeon Gaesumun had committed suicide, he felt not only despair, but also despair.
When Fuyu Yici learned that Goguryeo had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and that the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty had already reached the border between Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty.
Buyeo Yiji, who had been tortured to the point of losing any ambition, could do nothing but drink in the palace all day long to drown his sorrows.
All the powerful Baekje clans are arguing every day at every court meeting, but they can't come up with a strategy to solve the current predicament.
Datang, Datang, what do you want to do? Otherwise, you can just invade the country with an army or send someone to send a letter of war.
At least give me Baekje a good time, instead of being like this now, just flirting around all day long, but never getting to the point.
Just as Buyeo Yiji was staring blankly at the ceiling beam of the main hall, a waiter informed Zuoping (an official in Baekje, one of the important ministers of the imperial court) and Liubang (an official in Baekje, all of whom were in charge of ten counties) to see him.
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"Your Majesty, in the past half month, the Tang navy's attacks on our towns along the coast of Baekje and along the water have stopped."
"Moreover, I received news that the Tang State's garrison in Pyongyang has been frequently mobilized recently..."
After hearing the news, Fuyu Yiji's face instantly became extremely ugly.
"What does this mean? Could it be that the Emperor of Tang has decided to go south?"
"If we are going to send our troops south, why do we ask our navy to stop harassing our Baekje lands?"
"I think the emperor of the Tang Dynasty felt that he did not need the support of the navy. The Tang Dynasty's cavalry alone was enough to defeat Baekje."
"What should I do?"
"Your Majesty, I believe that we in Baekje have only one way to go now, and that is to recruit the young men of the world to defend the royal capital."
Fuyu Yici looked at the noisy and chaotic ministers below, and couldn't help but yell and scold them. It took him a long time to suppress them.
At this time, a minister stood up, bowed to Buyeo Yiji, then turned to look at the important ministers of Baekje and said
"Everyone, can I, Baekje, really be able to withstand the Tang Dynasty's conquest on my own?"
"How do you know if you don't try?" Sha Min Zuoping (Zuoping is an official) stood up and retorted unhappily.
If Cheng Sanlang were here, he would definitely kindly tell the head of the Sha clan, one of the eight major clans of Baekje, that he would easily die if he tried.
It's a pity that he is not here and no one knows about this story.
"It has been so long since the Tang Dynasty conquered Goguryeo. The Tang Dynasty soldiers must be physically and mentally exhausted and homesick for home.
Even if we can't win, as long as we can hold on, as time goes by, we might be able to make the Tang Kingdom stop its troops and leave."
"In addition, I, Baekje, can send another envoy to plead guilty to the Emperor of Tang..."
"But the problem is that the king has already sent an envoy to plead guilty to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. As a result, they can't even cross the border. This shows that the Tang Dynasty is determined to destroy Baekje."
Seeing the argument between these ministers and ministers reappearing, Fuyu Yiji, who had a headache, was about to speak.
Hearing shouts from outside the main hall, Baekje ministers all looked towards the direction of the hall door.
Then I saw a minister with a face full of joy, rushed into the hall, and saluted Fuyu Yiji.
"Your Majesty, this is great news. Just now Cai Chen received the news that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty decided to return his troops to the court."