The so-called lessons from the past and the teachers of the future, Baekje has been taught a lesson, and has always placed heavy guards here.

However, greedy lust overwhelmed the minds of Baekje's decision-makers.

They thought that they would be able to occupy Silla in a very short period of time and take the entire Korean Peninsula into their own hands with the powerful Dongying, so they relaxed their emphasis on the Kumjin Pass.

The longer the battle line is stretched, the more weak the rear will be, which is a taboo in the art of war.

And Li Canghai saw this and decided to raid Baekje.

After capturing the Xiongjin Pass, Li Canghai led his army upstream, and the momentum along the way was like a bamboo, and he came to the Baekje King City, the real capital city before dawn.

Zhendu City is located inland, which is not suitable for water warfare, so Li Canghai ordered people to besiege Zhendu City.

The military and civilians in Zhendu City were in turmoil, and they were surprised and frightened by the sudden arrival of the Tang Army.

Baekje's army was all in the land of Silla, and even the garrison of the royal fortress did not exceed 10,000 people combined, and they only had fear of the heavenly gods.

Li Canghai did not rush to attack the city, but personally wrote a letter of persuasion and ordered someone to send it into the royal city.

Jinduseong, Baekje Palace.

The king of Baekje, Fu Yuci, pinched Li Canghai's letter of persuasion, and his face was so gloomy that he could almost drip ink.

Above the court, a group of Baekje officials had cold sweat on their foreheads, and their expressions were full of fear.

A Tang lieutenant in armor stood above the court hall and stared at the officials of Baekje with serious eyes.

"King Baekje, what do you think? To drop or not to fall? The lieutenant asked sharply.

"I, Baekje and Datang, have always been well water and do not interfere with river water, why do you Datang want to offend my Baekje territory?" The king of Baekje clenched the letter of persuasion, stared at the captain with a cold gaze, and asked in a cold voice.

The lieutenant snorted coldly and shouted, "King Baekje, as the king of a country, you didn't expect to be able to say such shameless words!" Does well water not interfere with river water? You and others colluded with Dongying, caused chaos in Silla, and tried in vain to occupy the territory of my Tang Dynasty, do you really think that my emperor does not know? ”

"Silla and Baekje are brothers, and there will inevitably be some conflicts between brothers, but this is also our own business, what does it have to do with you?" The King of Baekje said in a low voice.

"Haha, ridiculous! Silla is my Tang Dynasty vassal country, I am the king and he is the minister, the righteousness of this monarch and the minister is like father and son, you attack the territory of my subject country, you are provoking my Tang Tianwei! The lieutenant laughed angrily and shouted.

"You're so daring! How dare you scold me Baekje above my Baekje court? Aren't you afraid that this king will kill you? King Baekje's voice was cold, and his eyes flashed with crazy killing intent.

The captain's face did not change, and he said righteously: "When the general came to deliver the letter of surrender to you on the order of the generalissimo of the Eastern Expedition, he never thought of going back alive!" Now, my Tang army has surrounded the real capital, my Tang marshal is merciful, I don't want the people of the city to suffer, so I let the general send a letter of persuasion to surrender and wait, if you kill the general, just wait for the city to be destroyed! ”

As soon as these words came out, all the Baekje officials were frightened.

The King of Baekje stared at Captain Tang and said coldly: "With only 10,000 soldiers and horses, you also want to attack my Baekje King City?" You are underestimating my Baekje strength, aren't you? As long as this king holds out for three days, he can wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and then this real capital city will be the burial place of your Tang army! ”

The lieutenant suddenly laughed, he looked at the king of Baekje with pity, and said coldly: "Do you really think that my Tang Dynasty only came with 10,000 horses this time?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" A minister's eyes twinkled, and he asked, craned his neck.

Before the captain could speak, an attendant hurriedly walked into the court, and said with a panicked expression: "King Qiyu, no, just received an urgent report, a Tang army suddenly appeared in the country, killing all the way from Xiongjinkou, breaking more than 20 of my cities overnight, and now it is coming to Zhendu City!" ”

"What?" When the king of Baekje heard this, the whole person jumped up directly from the throne.

"When did this happen?" King Baekje asked angrily.

"Back to the king, it happened last night." The chamberlain said tremblingly.

"Last night? So far, in just one night, more than 20 cities have been broken in a row? This, how is this possible? ”

"Yes! What's more, we haven't received any news of asking for help, how could so many Tang troops suddenly appear? ”

"It's incredible that Datang's iron cavalry broke through nearly half of my country's cities overnight!"

The ministers looked frightened, and they all turned their heads and ears.

"The king, the minister has long said that you must not offend the Tang Dynasty, now that the domestic army is empty, and the Tang army is coming to the city, how should this be good?" Among the ministers, an old man with a white beard walked out tremblingly, knelt down in front of the king of Baekje, and said with tears in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the Tang army is coming to the city, whether it is a battle or a surrender, I hope the king will have an idea!" The ministers fell to their knees one after another and said in unison.

The face of the king of Baekje was extremely ugly, and he captured more than 20 cities in Baekje overnight, and the speed of the Tang army was so fast that those cities did not even have time to deliver the news, which is enough to show the strong combat ability of the Tang army.

The ambitious king of Baekje, sitting on the throne, his face was completely gray, and the sudden attack of the Tang army can be said to have brought an incomparably fatal blow to Baekje.

What frustrated him the most was that the tens of thousands of troops he relied on had penetrated deep into the hinterland of Silla, and although he had released the news and ordered the army to come back to the rescue, it would take at least two days for the army to return to Baekje.

And tens of thousands of Tang troops are now outside the real capital, and they may launch siege attacks anytime and anywhere.

"General Park, how many troops are there in the royal city now?" King Baekje asked gloomily.

"Back to the king, all the troops combined are still more than 5,000 people." One of the generals replied.

"Five thousand? General Park, in your opinion, with these forces alone, it is possible to hold out for two days? King Baekje asked in a deep voice.

General Park thought for a moment and said hesitantly: "If you stick to it desperately, you should be able to hold it for two days." ”

"Should?" The king of Baekje's face turned cold, slapped the dragon chair violently, and shouted, "What this king wants is a definite answer, can or can't?" ”

General Park was taken aback by the angry roar of the King of Baekje, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, there is a huge disparity between the strength of the enemy and us, and the Tang army is brave and good at fighting, it is really difficult to estimate!" ”

"There is a huge disparity between the enemy and our forces, so let the people of the whole city take it! There are still tens of thousands of people in the real capital, so won't it make up for the gap in numbers? A hint of cruelty flashed in the eyes of the Baekje King.

When the ministers heard this, they were all surprised, they never expected that the king of Baekje would let the people of the whole city go to defend against the Tang army. (To be continued.) )