Nambazu has a flat terrain, fertile soil, and densely crisscrossed rivers and waterways. It is originally a piece of excellent fertile soil, and the climate is mild and easy to grow food. However, due to its proximity to Asukakyo, it has become the only way for envoys and merchants from various countries to enter and exit Asukakyo, so commerce is very developed.
The town near the dock is lined with shops, and there is a dazzling array of goods from all over the world. It has long become a wholesale distribution center for Japanese commerce...
In this way, it is not difficult to understand why Nambazu people love peace so much. Only in peaceful times can we do business and make money, and war is the most annoying thing.
As for the fertile fields within the territory... the population is still somewhat smaller after all. Everyone is busy doing business and making money. Who has the spare time to farm?
As a result, half of the most fertile soil on the plain is left unused and abandoned, overgrown with weeds and rugged shrubs all year round...
Fang Jun thinks this place is very good, and the most important thing is that the folk customs are really great!
Even if there is a large-scale colonization here, you don't have to worry about the intensification of ethnic conflicts. The Han people, who are the most tolerant, and the Namba Jin people, who only care about money, will definitely be able to coexist peacefully and become a model for the common prosperity of all ethnic groups in Greater East Asia.
It was already the twelfth lunar month, and the snow in Guanzhong was probably already snowing, but the trees in Nambazu were all yellow and withered. The sea water was still clear, the rivers were still flowing, and the pines and cypresses around Tennoji Temple were still green. The climate conditions of Japan were really difficult.
Junda was amazed.
If there were no earthquakes and tsunamis...
If there were unruly people causing trouble, Fang Jun would not go on a killing spree. He always believed that conquering a nation could not just rely on swords, spears, ships, and cannons, but should be invaded and assimilated culturally.
Is there anything in this world that can assimilate others better than Confucianism?
Obviously not. Regardless of the Japanese state, Goguryeo, or even the Linyi state, Confucianism and Chinese characters are the most noble knowledge, and they are naturally close to each other. As long as there is a little push and appropriate tough measures, Confucianism with Chinese characters can be popularized in these areas.
, in less than 180 years, Han culture will be deeply rooted.
If the Japanese do not have Japanese characters or language, are they still Japanese?
Soldiers were sent to clean up the public order in the market, and some gangsters who took advantage of the situation were brutally killed, and the entire Nambajin became quiet.
Then Fang Jun began to pay attention to the situation in Asukajing...
Reports from Wang Xuance continued to arrive along the way. Although Fang Jun was at sea, he also had a general understanding of the situation in Feiniaojing.
Sogama Rise killed the emperor's bloodline, which aroused the public outrage of the Japanese country. Several feudal kingdoms united to "King Qin". In fact, the theory of "King Qin" was not true at all. The emperor's blood was completely killed by the ruthless Sogama Rise.
, where is the "king" who asks everyone to be "diligently"?
It was just a pretext to send troops to Asuka Kyo, intending to kill the Soga clan so that they could seize more political resources. Some ambitious people even had the small calculation of "he can replace them"...
No matter how tyrannical the Suga family is, they are just one family. They may be able to dominate the Asuka capital, but for the more than 20,000 coalition troops from many feudal countries, they were beaten and fled all the way without their armor.
The temple was lost, which directly led to Soga Ezo setting fire to himself in Asukaji Temple.
The morale of the Su family plummeted...
However, when the coalition forces attacked Amanqiaoqiu and Dongshan, the northern gate of Asuka Beijing, they thought that Asuka Beijing was in sight and they could enter the capital and destroy the Suga family without any effort, but they encountered a tenacious resistance from the Suga family.
Especially Su Wo's Ganqiaoqiu Mountain City, with its condescending terrain and impregnable buildings, made it difficult for the coalition forces to attack. Coupled with the elite Tang troops appearing from time to time, they immediately suffered heavy casualties. The most fatal thing was every time they retreated.
More than 20 dead soldiers of the Suwa family wearing heavy armor will chase and kill them one after another under the cover of the Tang army.
These heavy infantry are simply the world of Japanese soldiers. The coalition forces, which lack heavy weapons, are helpless in the face of the "rebels" who are armed to the teeth. They are not hurt when they are slashed with swords and guns, and are shot far away when arrows are shot. Apart from being massacred,
Outside, there is no resistance...
Fortunately, Su Ga's family only has twenty heavy armors. If there were more, the more than 20,000 coalition troops would not be enough to kill.
However, heavy armor also has a weakness, that is, its mobility is too poor. As long as the coalition forces make up their minds to retreat, even the exhausted soldiers wearing armor will not be able to catch up...
The two sides fought fiercely on the front line of Ganqiao Qiu and Dongshan, with each winning or losing, but no one could do anything about the other.
According to the situation, the Bangai Palace, which is only about ten miles away, is in danger, but it has always stood there and has never been conquered by the coalition forces...
However, the war situation, which was like a meat grinder, made the Suga family miserable.
Although many feudal kingdoms suffered heavy losses, their population was more than a hundred times greater than that of Suga's family. Soldiers here died in battle, and reserves were immediately replenished. If it weren't for the evil intentions among these feudal kingdoms, Suga's family would have had such a small number of troops long ago.
It was completely consumed.
Even so, Su Wolishi looked at the soldiers of his tribe who were being reduced in number day after day. He was furious and kept urging Wang Xuance to quickly mobilize a large number of troops to defeat the rebels. Otherwise, if the consumption continues like this, the Su Wo family's
This little bit of money is wasted...
Why does Wang Xuance care if he consumes all the people?
The worst case scenario is that the Suga family is dead and supporting the Mononobe clan. If the Monobe clan is finished, there will still be the Nakatomi clan. With Datang's support behind them, that family is not just beating its chest like a chicken blood and shouting: Choose me! Choose me!
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Suagama Lishi hated Wang Xuance's perfunctory delay, but he was helpless against Wang Xuance's method, which was obviously to consume the Suga family's strength. This was a situation he had seen a long time ago. In order for the family to be able to usurp the throne of the emperor,
However, these risks must be borne.
On the one hand, he commanded the family soldiers to fight bloody battles with the coalition forces, and on the other hand, he urged Wang Xuance. At the same time, he also paid attention to the movements of Nambazu. When he finally received the news of the landing of the Tang Army's navy, Soga Morishi immediately sent his son Soga Minta to negotiate.
The Tang army rushed to Feiniaojing to support them. If the Tang army had any conditions, they would agree first.
As for the Tang army's capture of Tennoji Temple and the expulsion of the monks, Suama Lishi completely turned a blind eye...
They are going to destroy their families, so who cares about those monks who do nothing but chant sutras all day long?
After receiving the order, Minta Soga ignored Wang Xuance and rushed to Nambazu with his attendants on horseback. When he got to the outside of Tennoji Temple, he dismounted and asked to see Fang Jun.
The guard guarding the gate asked Suga Mingtai's identity and purpose of coming, and immediately went inside to report. After a while, he came out and told Fang Jun to let him in for a meeting.
There was no pushback at all, which made Mingta Suga a little confused...
Judging from Wang Xuance's consistent approach, the people of the Tang Dynasty just wanted to watch the Su Wo family consume the strength accumulated over hundreds of years little by little. Even if one day they accidentally caused the Su Wo family to be defeated, they would not care.
But Fang Jun agreed to see him so happily now, but it was inconsistent with his usual practice...
But how can Mingta Suga, who is so impatient at this moment, care about all this?
Even if he knelt down and begged, he must ask the Tang army to immediately reinforce Asuka Kyo, otherwise he would have to wake up from his dream of becoming emperor...
He hurried inside and, under the guidance of the guards, went straight to the Buddhist temple where Fang Jun lived.
Along the way, there were soldiers of the Tang Dynasty standing guard in full armor, looking at pairs of armors reflecting the sun, swords inserted in scabbards, especially the tall and muscular soldiers with strong backs and waists... Minta Soga was so impressed.
His eyelids were twitching wildly.
I'm afraid the Japanese will never be able to defeat the Tang people.
Weapons and equipment can be pursued, strategies and tactics can be learned, but this strong and mighty body... Each soldier is a head taller than Suga Mingta, who considers himself brave and strong. Once fighting on the battlefield, there is an insurmountable strength advantage. How can this compare?
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The anxious state of mind gradually calmed down, and was replaced by a boundless heaviness...
When he arrived at the gate of the monastery, Suga Mingtai bowed and saluted, bowed his hands to the ground, and said loudly: "The Japanese Suga Mingtai asks to see the Marquis of Huating."
This guy looks like a rough guy, but he speaks Chinese fluently...
"please!"
A clear voice came to mind inside the house, and the soldier at the door used his hand to guide him, so Minta Soga quickly walked in.
The first thing that caught his eye was the young man sitting cross-legged on the futon, wearing a straight green suit, thick eyebrows, big eyes and a bright smile.
Suga Mingtai took a breath, took two steps forward, and bowed again: "I have met Marquis Huating."
Fang Jun, dressed in regular clothes, waved his hands casually and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, please sit down."
When Suga Mingtai followed the instructions and sat down on his knees opposite Fang Jun, still thinking about how to speak, he saw this young and excessive Tang Dynasty official asked with a kind face: "I have just settled down.
The hurried arrival shows that the situation in Asuka-kyo is not optimistic. If you have any requests, as long as I can help you, please speak up and never shirk."
Suga Mingta was a little surprised, and was stunned for a moment, but didn't answer...
This straight-to-the-point approach was so different from Wang Xuance's usual procrastinating and perfunctory style that it made him a little stunned for a moment, and his prepared pleading words seemed to have become redundant...
It’s so interesting that this high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty valued trust and righteousness!