Chapter 451: Li Tai's Clever Plan
"The Duke of Chu made things too simple, and the old man thought that it was very likely that Songtsen Gampo had defeated Yangtong and Subi. Otherwise, he would definitely not divide his troops and meddle in the Western Regions. Fighting on two fronts is a taboo for soldiers. Chu Gong is also a generation of famous generals, don't you understand the truth here? Fang Xuanling looked at Yun Hao and said.
"The old man also thinks that if the Tibetan people are in the midst of a civil war, they should not have the experience of going to the Western Regions." Du Ruhui, who hadn't spoken in the Taiji Hall for a long time, also expressed his opinion.
Li Er was silent, but he knew it from his expression. Fang Mou Du Duan had a great influence on him, and they have always been Li Er's most relied on think tank.
"The situation of the civil war in Tibet that we know today is still a few months ago. Because the news on the plateau is really difficult to investigate, we can only rely on guessing. At present, there are three forces in the civil war in Tibet, with Songtsen Gampo being the most powerful and having the largest army under his command. Together, Yangtong and Subi are no match for Songtsen Gampo, but we support Yangtong and Subi. With the food and blades supported by the Tang Dynasty, Yangtong and Subikan could withstand the attack of Songtsen Gampo.
This time, Songtsen Gampo sent people to the Western Regions, I think it was to get food and soldiers. For a long time, the Western Regions has produced the number one iron. This iron was very important to the Tibetan army, said the British Duke in the war report from Dafei Sichuan. Because of the lack of iron weapons, many Tibetan troops could only confront our army with large wooden sticks. Only the Tibetan elite had iron weapons in their hands. If it weren't for the relationship between the qi disease, the British would have set foot in Tibet a long time ago.
Yangtong and Subi were able to resist Songtsen Gampo because we supported a large number of soldiers. Therefore, I believe that the acquisition of iron tools from the Western Regions was an important reason for the Tibetan people to come down from the plateau.
As for food, it can only be robbed. robbed the people of the Western Regions of food, and even robbed their population to go back to be slaves. This was taken for granted in Tibet, with food, population, and iron tools. Songtsen Gampo can quickly unify Tibet! ”
After Yun Hao's words were finished, no one in the Taiji Hall spoke. Because what Yun Hao said is very reasonable, the Western Regions, which has been destroyed, has no decent resistance force at all. The Tibetans rushed in like wolves in the sheepfold. Despite the presence of the shepherd dog of the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo people can steal one or two lambs. The biggest price to pay is only two bites from a sheepdog.
As soon as he arrived in the Western Regions, he almost hit Hou Junji hard. It is enough to show that the Tubo people are strong, and the Western Regions, which has lost too much blood, does not have any decent opponents for them.
No one spoke, which meant that they agreed with Yun Hao's words. After being silent for a while, Li Er said, "Then what do you say you should do now?" I think ......! ”
"The minister thinks that the first thing to do is to send someone to contact Yangtong and Subi. And told them that if they could fight with Songtsen Gampo once in the last month or two, they would get more strong support from Datang.
The second is to give Hou Junji more support and build the railway all the way to Almaty. In this way, Hou Junji will get supplies more quickly. His logistical supply point can go forward for two thousand miles, which is very important to Hou Junji. The battle in Liaodong is coming to an end, and men and horses can also be mobilized to participate in the battle in the west. With rail transport, it is not difficult to do this. ”
Yun Hao would not give Li Er a chance to say something to let him go to the Western Regions. Stay at home, eat fragrant and drink spicy. After entertaining with beautiful women at night, Shazi was willing to go to the Western Regions to eat sand.
Li Er's expression was stunned, and he shook his head helplessly. He knew that Yun Hao was reluctant to go to the Western Regions, and this kind of thing was not easy to force. I could only take a breath and let him go.
Just a dozen days after the rainy season, the army led by Li Tai and Chai Shao defeated the Goryeo army in front of them. After successfully crossing the Liao River, the rapid march advanced towards the Yalu River. By mid-August, it had broken through the Yalu River and invaded Goryeo proper. The resistance of the Koreans was terrible, and many cities fought to the last man.
Although the Koreans resisted stubbornly, it was a pity that the Koreans no longer had a unified command. Yuangai Suwen died, and Yuangai Suying also died. The sons of Yuangae Suwen, with the help of people with ulterior motives, fought in the same room and seized the supreme power in Goryeo. The city of Pyongyang was full of blood and corpses, and the soldiers and civilians of the city who were defending outside had no one to take care of them or to support them. The forces that should have been used to deal with the Tang army are now slashing and killing in order to support the son of a family.
At the end of August, the army successfully reached the outskirts of Pyongyang.
The city of Pyongyang has run out of oil, and its powerful military is exhausted by internal friction. After the gunpowder exploded the city gates, the Don army occupied Pyongyang with almost no great effort.
Except for a slight accident, the whole siege was perfect.
Chai Zhewei, Chai Shao's eldest viscount is the first in line to the throne. Dagongzi Chai didn't know if he was eager for meritorious service, or because he fought too smoothly and didn't look down on the Koreans. After the gunpowder blew open the gates of Pyongyang, the brother was the first to rush in. Wield the horizontal knife in your hand and slash and kill!
Goryeo failed, but the Goryeo people are not wood after all. Cut whatever you want! Dagongzi Chai had just cut off the head of a Goryeo soldier when an arrow flew from nowhere and hit him in the neck impartially.
The armor of the eldest prince of Chai came from the Yun family, which was very strong, and the feather arrows shot by this kind of bow and arrow basically had no possibility of breaking through the battle armor. Even the back of the neck, there is armor to protect. But it was good not to die, and this feather arrow pierced deep into Chai Zhewei's throat along the gap in the nail leaf.
When the person was sent to Chai Shao, he could still open his mouth and pant for breath, but he couldn't speak. At night, not only could I not speak, but I couldn't even breathe.
Chai Shao, who died of his son, went crazy, and the people of Pyongyang were unlucky. The army sealed the walls on all sides, and the soldiers marched into the city. The general manager has a military order, and the chickens and dogs in Pyongyang are not left.
Although Goryeo was trapped for nearly ten years, the people were destitute. But Pyongyang is the capital of the Korean people, and more than 200,000 people live there. Chai Shao gave an order, 200,000 lives, and he was buried with his son.
Like pigs and dogs, people are pulled out and stabbed. The white knife went in and the red knife came out, and the "click" sound of the knife cutting the bones came and went. Even the soldiers killed so much that their knives were curled, and the ground was covered with blood, and there were dead people all over the ground. If you walk into Pyongyang City at this time, you will be soaked in blood below the condyle. The smell of corruption permeated the city, and blood bred countless mosquitoes. Blood that is still dark red during the day turns purple at night. By the next day, the black blood was full of wriggling maggots.
The stench of the corpses of the Koreans can even be smelled dozens of miles away in Myohyangsan. Li Tai was very dissatisfied with his uncle, and his good scenery was ruined by the annoying smell of corpses.
"What? You said that the imperial court intended to transfer Ashina Simo to the Western Regions and belong to Hou Junji? Li Tai listened to the report of the subordinate officer, and immediately widened his eyes.
The Western Regions have reached a stalemate, and the Northeast Battlefield where he is located is winning one after another. Li Tai was in a good mood, but the news brought by the subordinate officials ruined Li Tai's good mood in an instant.
Li Chengqian and Hou Junji couldn't beat the Tubo people, because they were incompetent. Why did Lao Tzu have to transfer Lao Tzu's troops when he won the battle, Lao Tzu still had a lot to do in Liaodong and Goryeo. Even if Lao Tzu didn't have any, it was impossible to let the fierce general Ashina Simo go to the Western Regions to help Li Chengqian fight.
"That's what the eyeliner in the court said, the news that the airship just delivered."
"What did the teacher say?" Li Tai was eager to know what Cen Wen meant.
"There's no news from Master Taifu."
Li Tai was a little confused, what does the teacher mean when he didn't say anything? His head was racing, and since he didn't have a teacher, he had to deal with the current situation by himself.
"Ashnasimo must not be allowed to go to the Western Regions!" Li Tai thought for a while before he made up his mind.
"Lord Wang! The Koreans have already descended, and they have no ability to resist. The Tang Dynasty already had more than 100,000 horses in Goryeo, and Zhang Jian's soldiers from Hebei Prefecture in Shandong. The cavalry of Khibi He Li and the stubborn thinking power, as well as the 30,000 Turkic cavalry of Ashnasmo. With so many troops gathered in such a small place, there is no war in Goryeo, and there is no reason for us to refuse the order of the imperial court. The subordinate officer said helplessly.
"There is no war in Goryeo, and if I say there is, there will be. Aren't there still Silla and Baekje? Li Tai "hey" "hey" sneered.
"The prince means ......!"
Queen Buyeo reclined in a magnificent carriage, and as the king of Baekje, she was reluctant to come to Pyongyang to meet Chai Shao, the chief of the Liaodong Provincial Marching Army of the Tang Dynasty, and His Royal Highness the Venerable King of Wei of the Tang Dynasty. But as the queen of Baekje, she had to come to meet these two people. This is also something that can't be helped, the powerful Datang is like a tiger, and hundreds of thousands of troops are in Goryeo. God knows, these guys who have great ambitions for the land will not wave their troops to Baekje.
As the queen of Baekje, you must show your submission. As long as he surrenders as soon as possible, he may be able to help the Buyeo people avoid a catastrophe.
Queen Buyeo marched with the guards, and the Tang Dynasty soldiers had already been spotted in front. Prime Minister Park Chung-hee took people to negotiate with the Tang people, and Queen Buyeo redressed her clothes, maybe after a while, a high-ranking official of the Tang people would come to visit her.
There is the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and the Tang character flag with black characters on a red background is waving in the wind under the billowing smoke and dust. Queen Buyeo's face showed smugness, she was the queen of the Tang Dynasty, no matter what, she had to come to greet her. I heard that this is a very polite people!
The guards who protected the Queen of Buyeo were not particularly nervous. They straightened their chests and tried to show their most powerful side to the Tang people, and they must not fall into the majesty of the Baekje warriors.
The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty rushed closer and closer, and there was no intention of slowing down until they were very close. The Queen's guards were a little nervous, and anyone would be nervous about the galloping horses.
When the cavalry rushed into the ranks like steel swords, many Baekje warriors had not yet reacted. The Baekje warriors in the front row were picked up by the gleaming cold light of the horse lance. The war horse crashed into the team with the wind, and the Tang cavalry threw away the horse lance and slashed and killed. The sharp horizontal knife flashed, and there was always blood gushing like a spring.
Queen Buyeo was stunned by the screams and the sound of steel knives entering her body, and she couldn't imagine why the Tang people wanted to attack her. I am here to show my surrender to Datang......!