[Wu Zetian] Queen's Road

Chapter 21 Second St. 11

Of course, the letter of persuasion Liu Rengui sent to King Ge Cheng this time is completely different from the two letters of persuasion Hei Chi Changzhi and Guishi Fuxin, Dao Chen and Fu Yufeng.

Because, after reading the earnest and expressive persuasion letter, King Ge Cheng couldn't say anything, and immediately relapsed and passed out...

Liu Rengui can be regarded as one of the rare generals nowadays. When he first attacked Baekje, he was the one who insisted on subjugating the black-toothed Changzhi. That's how he succeeded in attacking Rencuncheng. Shi Fuxin and Daochen's allied forces forced Fu Yufeng to break his own arm, and finally took Zhou Liucheng easily.

This time the letter of persuasion obviously did not expect that King Ge Cheng would follow God's will and surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but only one letter made him so angry that he could not afford to vomit blood. What a surprise!

Apparently, Liu Rengui didn't expect that his letter of persuasion to capitulate would cause such unexpected consequences. In fact, he just wanted to anger King Ge Cheng and let him run back to Omi to die, instead of hiding in Yamato and gathering troops to fight against the Tang army for a long time. war.

Unexpectedly, King Ge Cheng was so fragile, so he vomited blood...

Liu Rengui sent the battle reports of the past few days back to Jincheng with some embarrassment. By the way, he asked his lieutenants to escort all the central ministers of the Japanese Kingdom, including Prince Otomo and Suga Chi, back to the peninsula, and asked the Emperor and Empress to deal with it.

If Su Dingfang is the coach of the Tang army at this time, once he hears that the opponent's coach has fallen, why should he care about him?

However, Liu Rengui did not take advantage of the good opportunity of Yamato's leaderless leader to send troops. Instead, he stuck to Omi and issued an ultimatum to the lords around Omi, ordering them to make a decision within three days whether to surrender.

Except for Echizen, Mino, and Ise, the countries around the Omi Kingdom are all small countries that have no ability to protect themselves. What's more, the two big countries of Echizen and Mino are already under the control of Liu Rengui. He fled to Yamato country with his family's confidants, and it was only a matter of time before Tang Jun took him down...

Two and a half of the three big countries have fallen, and the remaining small countries dare not hesitate, and immediately expressed their willingness to surrender.

Therefore, during the period when the princes and ministers of the sea people were bedridden and no one could take charge of the overall situation, Liu Rengui decisively came out of the mountain and gathered the military and political power again. With his powerful army and reputation of benevolence, Liu Rengui conquered the ten kingdoms of Zhongzhou without bloodshed, Formed a siege to the Yamato country in the northeast direction.

At the same time, Xue Rengui, after taking down the Izumo Kingdom, also marched eastward from the south-central part of the Wa Kingdom. At the beginning, he destroyed six or seven big countries with relatively strong combat effectiveness, and then the small countries surrendered one after another. There is no longer half a point of confrontation.

Xue Rengui only left enough soldiers and horses to maintain order to manage several major powers such as Izumo, and then he did not stop there, and quickly marched to Yamato.

The war has now entered the third stage.

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu and Wu Xu, who were far away in Jincheng, received Liu Rengui's battle report and a bunch of heavyweight hostages, and immediately decided to mobilize the South China Sea Fleet to go north, preparing to give the Japanese a swift and fierce blow, so as not to let them drag the Great Tang's front and have a chance to fight. Continuous warfare, guerrilla warfare or something...

While the South China Sea Fleet was rushing to Japan, the news that Xue Rengui occupied Hanoi, the eastern fortress of Yamato, also reached Jincheng.

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the news: "Xue Qing is indeed my lucky general!" After that, he couldn't help but look at Wu Xu. Speaking of which, he was able to discover Xue Rengui, a general, thanks to Ah Wu!

Although Hanoi is small, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It faces the inland sea of ​​Zhongzhou in the west, and there are mountains and rivers in the south and north as natural barriers. It can be said that it is the most important fortress in the west of Yamato. The loss of Hanoi means that only The Kii Peninsula to the east has retreated...

"There are a lot of troubles down here..." Wu Xu let out a long sigh after reading Xue Rengui's battle report.

Don't look at the fact that Datang's war against Wa is very smooth now, but the non-battle has caused quite a lot of trouble.

The first is that, in order to fight quickly, the Tang army landed with a small number of people at the beginning, so it is definitely not possible to carry out a large-scale siege battle. This was originally expected by Wu Xu, and she has already made an agreement with Li Xiaojiu that Liu Rengui and Xue Rengui will take The strategy behind the two kingdoms is to first hold on to the territory you have acquired, wait for the follow-up troops from the peninsula to arrive, and then continue to advance to the hinterland of the Wa kingdom...

Unexpectedly, the battle went so smoothly, the two of them rushed into the hinterland of the Wa country before the follow-up troops had time, and the battle line was stretched...

The second is the local famine problem in the country of Japan. The Tang army has no psychological burden to beat the troops of the lords of various countries, but facing the common people suffering from famine, the Tang army really doesn't know what to do...

Theoretically speaking, to lay down a city, people must be pacified. The biggest problem in the Wa Kingdom today is famine. To pacify the people, all they need to do is provide food...

However, there are plenty of military supplies, food and grass, and it is definitely not enough to use it to help refugees. Not to mention that the morale of the army will be lost, even that amount is not enough.

Xue Rengui expressed urgently to the Emperor and Empress in Zezi: Please ask for more troops, supplies, and a large number of civilian personnel to help manage those areas that have been laid down-those big bosses in the army can't hold it anymore!

"Fortunately, Xue Rengui still has a little self-knowledge..." Wu Xu closed Xue Rengui's chair, frowned and considered who should be sent next to clean up the large amount of land that was captured by the Tang army.

Originally, Liu Rengui did a very good job in the peninsula, but now the army besieging King Ge Cheng's brothers cannot do without him charging in front, and the land behind must be guarded by someone with both civil and military skills, so as not to be pryed into the rear. .

After much deliberation, Wu Xu didn't have a single suitable candidate in his mind, but His Majesty Li Xiaojiu had already made up his mind, and immediately ordered Qibi Heli, the governor of Liaodong Road, Wang Fangyi, the governor of Youzhou, and Laiji, the governor of Ma Han, to immediately go to Japan to take over Kyushu , Izumo, Kaga and other places, Chen Mingzhen was also ordered to go to Omi to join forces with Liu Rengui, and Su Dingfang temporarily took over Tsushima Island until the South China Sea Fleet arrived.

After everything was arranged properly, there was another news from the Wa Kingdom. After Xue Rengui took Hanoi, the brothers Ge Chengwang of Yamato Kingdom had a fierce conflict because of the military power dispute.

One of the two thought that before the Tang army could take down the Ise country, they should quickly go north from Ise to Hokkaido, regroup troops and horses to fight against the Tang army, so as not to delay the opportunity and be completely surrounded by the Tang army, forming a situation of catching a turtle in an urn.One, however, thought that he should feign surrender to the Tang army first, and after reuniting with the captured prince and court officials, he would secretly look for an opportunity to strike back—after all, the Tang army was fighting across the sea, and it was impossible to have enough soldiers at once. The horses fought against the local Japanese, as long as they could wait until the arrival of the soldiers and horses of King Qin from the north, the Tang people would not attack and retreat...

There were supporters for the two ideas. King Ge Cheng and Prince Hairen couldn't settle for a while, and finally had to let the local nobles vote.

The result is obvious, those aristocrats are more supportive of false surrender.After all, these people only have their advantages on the land of Yamato, and if they follow them to the north, are they still worthless?

What mattered who became their sovereign, as long as their local welfare and power were guaranteed?

Of course, these people will not let Ge Chengwang and the others know about this level of thinking.

But the prince from Haihai is not a mediocre person. Just looking at the attitudes of these people, you can roughly understand their thoughts. It's a pity that his brother will be deceived by a group of villains in order to see his son...

The deeply depressed Prince Hairen came back to his apartment and met Uda Hime who came to look for him, so he told his beloved woman about his depression.

Ertian Ji was indeed a famous talented woman at that time. After listening to Prince Hairen's narration, she immediately saw the danger that King Ge Cheng would face, so she once again persuaded Prince Hairen to save her strength and escape privately!

In July of the fifth year of Xianqing, Prince Hairen fled to Hokkaido by boat from the Kii Peninsula in the south of Yamato with his confidants while the Tang army was attacking Ise country.

And just two days after the Hairen prince fled Yamato, Su Dingfang led the South China Sea Navy to capture the Kii Peninsula and surrounded the Yamato group.

King Ge Cheng had nowhere to escape, so he surrendered immediately.

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu, who was far away in Jincheng, was very happy when he heard that the King of Japan had been captured, and immediately expressed his intention to visit the Kingdom of Japan in person.

"Jiulang, it's too early to go to Wa country, right?" Wu Xu was very opposed to Li Zhi's idea.

"Although the King of Japan has been captured, his younger brother, the Prince Hairen, is nowhere to be found. If this person is not eliminated, it will be difficult for the entire Kingdom of Japan to surrender..."

"Awu, I understand what you said, but..." His Majesty Li Xiaojiu still had a smile on his face, and said, "The Prince Hairen only has more than 1000 soldiers and horses, and he has probably fled to the north of the Wa Kingdom..."

"The northern end of the Wa Kingdom is not yet civilized, I don't think he has done much there, and it is only a matter of time before he is captured." His Majesty Li Xiaojiu sentenced the Hairen prince to death very firmly, and talked about visiting the Wa Kingdom in person.

"Don't you want to see with your own eyes how Datang destroyed the Wa Kingdom?"

Uh……

This suggestion is too tempting!

The Queen of Heaven immediately decided to agree to travel with His Majesty the Emperor of Japan to reward the three armies!

In September of the fifth year of Xianqing, the Emperor Tianhou of the Tang Dynasty took a group of important ministers and arrived in the country of Wa in the world's largest dragon boat. Tang conquered the Wa country in the name of amnesty for the world.

On the same day, Liu Rengui, as a representative, presented prisoners to the Emperor and Empress in the main hall of Dajin Palace.

King Ge Cheng, dressed in white and wearing a plain crown, held a jade bi, which symbolized the king of the Japanese kingdom, and knelt down at the bottom of the steps, bowing down to His Majesty Li Xiaojiu and Wu Xu to plead guilty.

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu, just as he accepted Fuyu Yici's surrender that day, first stood on the moral high ground and condemned King Ge Cheng's disrespect to the suzerain country, his inhumanity to the people in the country, his injustice to his own flesh and blood brothers, and other immoral behaviors. Wang's face turned blue and white.

Then, under the reminder of Wu Xu, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu, who was still thinking about it, asked Zhou Guogong Wu Minzhi, who was by his side, to go down and take away the jade bi presented by King Ge Cheng on behalf of the emperor and empress.

The jade bi, which symbolizes the unification of the Japanese kingdom, was cut into several petals by Majesty Li Xiaojiu's sword...

So far, the country of Jun has perished.The author has something to say: Lou Guo government is finished.two