Fenghou

The country of Wa is the country of Japan, which is officially called the country of Japan, but ordinary people and the army call it the country of Wa, and the army is the Japanese army.

Tang Tingan immediately asked the soldiers to send the Japanese soldiers to the prisoner-of-war camp. The prisoner-of-war camp was actually a small military camp surrounded by high fences and guarded by soldiers.

Tang Ting'an sent someone to find Wang Hong, an orange farmer. Wang Hong was originally a businessman who had been doing business in Japan for a long time. He was detained by the Koryo Army on his way home and became an orange farmer on Tamna Island. He married a local native The woman was his wife and gave birth to two sons and a daughter. After the Yong army occupied Tamla Island, he originally wanted to go back to his hometown, but his wife and children refused to go back with him. In addition, he was allocated two hundred acres of orange groves on the island. I also stayed at ease and no longer considered returning to my hometown.

Not long after, Wang Hong was invited, and it was said that he was asked to be an interpreter for the Japanese language, and he agreed without hesitation, and he was led to the prisoner-of-war camp.

After a while, a leader of the Japanese army was brought up, Tang Tingan said to Wang Hong, "Ask him for me, where are these soldiers, and why did they appear off the coast of Tamna Island?"

Wang Hong translated it in fluent language. The leader of the Japanese army had a cunning look in his eyes, and he said for a while: "We are soldiers from the Hizen Kingdom. We captured pirates, but we encountered a storm and were blown to Tamna Island. Thank you for your help. .”

Tang Tingan saw his eyes flickering, and felt a little skeptical in his heart. Tamna Island was not very far from Wa Kingdom. He said that there was a storm, but Tamna Island was calm and there was no sign of a storm, which was a bit strange.

He ordered someone to send the leader down, and after thinking about it, he decided to interrogate the soldiers separately.

Sure enough, the soldiers answered completely differently. They gathered 10,000+ people in Higo, led by General Fujiwara, and prepared to cross the sea to attack Koryo. They were a vanguard army of [-]. Because the sea was rough, more than a dozen ships and the main team They lost contact and were blown to Tamna Island by wind and waves. Only their two boats survived, and the other dozen boats were lost at the bottom of the sea.

This news surprised Tang Ting'an. They were going to attack Goryeo, but they were attacked first by Wa.

Tang Ting'an interrogated another seven or eight Japanese soldiers, and all the answers were the same. Only then did he believe it, and immediately sent a message with a flying eagle to inform the Yong army.

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At this time, Liu Qiong and his old partner Tang Qian had arrived in Penglai County, and there were [-] troops arriving together.

Liu Qiong's army has just returned from Anxi. After less than half a month of rest, he embarked on a journey again. Liu Qiong will lead an army of [-] to attack Korea from the south.

However, Liu Cui and Gao Ding each led 30 troops to attack Koryo from Liaodong on the North Road, and nearly [-] troops attacked from the north and the south. The emperor Chen Qing asked them to end the war within two months.

Liu Qiong and the generals are discussing boarding arrangements. They will formally board the ship to Tamna Island the day after tomorrow, and the war will kick off in half a month.

At this time, a soldier walked in and handed an eagle letter to Liu Qiong, "I just received the eagle letter from Tamna Island!"

Liu Qiong took it and looked at it, and was startled immediately, and said to everyone: "Tamna Island has received news that the Japanese state sent more than a dozen troops to cross the sea to attack Goryeo, and more than [-] of their forward troops have landed."

This news caused an uproar in the big tent. They attacked Koryo from the south, while the Japanese army attacked Koryo from the southeast. The routes of the two sides would definitely overlap. Would they still have to fight the Japanese army?

Tang Qian said anxiously: "General, the matter is of great importance. We must immediately pass the information to the emperor, and let the emperor know about this situation."

Liu Qiong nodded, and handed the Eagle letter to the intelligence officer and said: "Immediately send the Eagle letter to the capital, using a purple letter box."

"Follow the order!"

Joining the army took the eagle letter and hurried away.

Three days later, an army of [-] boarded [-] thousand stone ships, carrying a large amount of military supplies, and headed for Tamna Island in a mighty manner.

After the first thousand and 570 chapters

The sea off the southeast of Koryo was covered with dense black spots, and 10,000+ Japanese troops landed in four groups on the southeast coast of Koryo.

Although there are conflicts between the emperor and the emperor, the conflict between the imperial family and the Shiguan family, the ruling minister Fujiwara's internal conflicts, and the struggle between the imperial court and the local countries, there are many contradictions in Japan.

However, when it came to expanding abroad and attacking Goryeo, Japan was united and supported. Soon, the imperial court gathered 15 troops, and the princes from all over the country sent [-] troops, making a total of [-] troops.

With Kanbai Fujiwara Tadamichi as the coach, a 15-strong army conquered Goryeo mightily.

In fact, Japan’s invasion of Korea this time was also planned for a long time. Decades ago, a group of Baekje nobles attempted to restore the country and asked Japan for help. The Japanese court was moved and they had been waiting for an opportunity.

When the Kingdom of Jin was destroyed, Koryo was weak, with few soldiers, and hated the suzerain, the Japanese court realized that their opportunity had come.

This time is the best opportunity to annex Korea.

The 15 Japanese troops actually set off from the Chikuzen Kingdom, using Tsushima Island as a springboard, and set off on a day in May on more than 6000 thousand stone turtle ships.

Except for the [-] troops of the vanguard who encountered a sudden storm and lost more than a dozen ships, the entire crossing of the sea went smoothly.

10,000+ troops assembled on the beach, more than 1 Baekje Restoration Army sent food and water, and the soldiers had a hearty meal on the beach.

At this time, Xie Xuan, the chief of the Baekje Restoration Army, inquired all the way and found the main general Fujiwara Tadatsu.

Jiexuan is the brother of Jiezhen. There are thirteen noble families in Baekje. Baekje was originally in the southwest of the peninsula, and Silla was in the southeast of the peninsula. After Koryo unified the peninsula, all the nobles of Baekje were moved to the peninsula. Southeast, let them leave their homes.

But these Baekje aristocrats were powerful, and they quickly developed even if they went to the southeast. The northern part of Koryo was looted by the Jin State many times, but the southern part had little influence. They controlled a large amount of land and population.

Coach Fujiwara Tadamichi asked the Baekje Restoration Army Jie Xuandao: "Where is General Yuan now?"

General Yuan is the vanguard general Yuan Weiyi, who led an army of [-] troops to rush to the beach three days ago to find the base city for the Japanese army.

"General Yuan Weiyi led his army to Jincheng. There is our internal response in Jincheng, so we should take it down."

Fujiwara Chumichi nodded, and asked again: "Is there any news about Yong Jun?"

"Not yet, we have received information from Jie Zhen from Luoyang and Jingzhao that the Yong army is fighting in the Western Regions and grasslands, and has no time to take care of Liaodong for the time being."

Of course Fujiwara Tadatsu knew that the Yong Dynasty was fighting against Xiliao and the Naiman tribe in the grassland, and it was precisely because they knew this that they decided to seize this opportunity to send troops.

When the Yong Dynasty reacted, they had already occupied Goryeo. At worst, they sent envoys to Jingzhao to make amends, allocated part of the land to the Yong Dynasty, and compensated several million taels of silver.

This is the wishful thinking of Japan, but they obviously don't understand the truth that the mantis catches the cicada and the oriole follows.

Fujiwara Tadamichi nodded, "I hope! We don't have much time. If we want to win Korea within a month, I will let you restore Baekje, but it does not belong to Korea, but belongs to Japan's vassal state."

Of course, Xie Xuan and other Baekje nobles would not expect to restore the former Baekje, and they would be satisfied if they could become a Japanese vassal state.

After resting enough, the army immediately assembled and swung towards Jincheng, a hundred miles away.

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Jincheng is the largest city in the southeast of Koryo, with a population of more than [-]. It is also the home of the Baekje Restoration Association. Nearly [-]% of the shops and more than half of the land are controlled by the Baekje nobles.

Jincheng is currently guarded by two thousand Koryo troops. Due to Koryo's financial difficulties, the soldiers are not treated well, their salaries are in arrears, and the food is very poor, so that morale is generally low.

At midnight, only a few soldiers stood guard at the city gate, and everyone else went to find a place to sleep.

At this time, more than 100 black shadows appeared from the alley beside the city gate. They were all dressed in black and held weapons. All of them were soldiers of the Baekje Revival Society.

The leader waved his hand, and a hundred soldiers divided into two groups. Some rushed to the top of the city, and some rushed to the city gate. After hearing a few screams, the top of the city fell silent, and then, the city gate creaked open.

The [-] Japanese soldiers ambushing outside the city rushed into the city, and the [-] Koryo soldiers were unable to resist and were almost slaughtered.

Immediately afterwards, [-] Japanese troops began bloody rape and looting against civilians in the city, killing and setting fire everywhere, and even many rich families with Baekje Revival signs on their gates could not escape the looting.

Originally, the Japanese army from various vassal states joined the invasion of Goryeo just to plunder property, want to make a fortune in the war, and let them have strict military discipline. How is it possible?

As the sky gradually dawned, the lord general Yuan Weiyi ordered to stop the looting. At this time, the city was already in a mess.

Two days later, 14 main Japanese troops arrived at Jincheng, and they immediately took Jincheng as their base and began to attack Korea in an all-round way.

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On Tamra Island, [-] Yong army warships carrying [-] sailors were dispatched under the leadership of Tang Huai himself.

The Tsushima Strait has been calm for the past few days. Thousands of stone turtle boats are coming and going on the sea, transporting the grain hoarded on Tsushima Island to Korea.

Although this thousand-stone turtle boat is small in size, it is not bad against wind and waves, and it is not easy to tip over, so it can be used on the coast.

Turtle boats were loaded with food and sailed towards Korea. The calm weather these days was a good time for them to deliver food supplies.

Although it is possible to plunder Goryeo's food, as a large-scale war, the Japanese army must also establish its own logistical support.

At this time, a large number of warships of the Yong army suddenly appeared on the sea, almost all of them were large ships over [-] shi, and they were fast, much faster than the turtle boats.

And galloping at the forefront are dozens of five-thousand stone warships. Their special feature is that they are equipped with pig iron bumpers, which are specially used to deal with small boats.

After the paddles were installed, these five-thousand-stone warships were extremely flexible and faster than the ten-thousand-stone ships. Dozens of five-thousand-stone ships cut through the waves and rushed towards the turtle boats that transported food.

The sudden appearance of the warships of the Yong army caused the turtle boats to flee in all directions. Many turtle boats threw the food on board into the sea in order to escape.

The weakness of the turtle boat is speed. Its regiment shape is good for stability, but it is not good for sailing. The shuttle shape is the best for sailing to reduce resistance.

A thousand-stone turtle boat can't outrun a five-thousand-stone wheeled warship.

"Boom!" A turtle boat was hit by a five-thousand-stone warship of the Yong army, and it was instantly torn apart. Several soldiers fell into the sea, and were shot by powerful arrows and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Although the other turtle ship escaped the impact by chance, the soldiers on board could not escape the shooting of strong bows and crossbows, and were shot dead by dense arrows on the spot. Immediately afterwards, a thin-skinned clay pot smashed on the ship, and the pot was shattered. The boat cracked, kerosene filled the boat, a rocket hit the boat, and a raging fire burst into flames.

When a hundred thousand stone ships arrived at the scene, there were broken logs everywhere on the sea, and hundreds of burning fires.

More than 200 five-thousand-stone warships are chasing and killing the fleeing turtle boats. The turtle boats have no ability to resist, and once they are hunted down, they will undoubtedly be destroyed.

In less than an hour, thousands of turtle ships were destroyed, but this was only a part of it. Tang Huai immediately ordered the troops to divide into two groups, one to Tsushima Island and the other to Koryo. The army withdrew to the island's retreat.

Chapter 570, Pyongyang

On the westernmost side of the Yalu River, three pontoon bridges across the river have been built. They are wide and strong, and the troops of the three groups are marching across the pontoon bridges.

The Yalu River runs from southwest to northeast. Only the westernmost point is the border between Jin Kingdom and Korea. Most of the Yalu River does not belong to Korea. After crossing the Yalu River, go south for two hundred miles to reach the border. .

On the westernmost bank of the Yalu River is Baoju, Koryo, which is today's Sinuiju.

The entire city was razed to the ground by the Kingdom of Jin. There was no army guarding it, and even ordinary people couldn't see it.

Almost all of these ordinary people living on the border were taken into slavery by the Kingdom of Jin. Some were placed on Yanshan Road, and some were sent to Shandong Road. They were resettled as subjects of the Kingdom of Jin.

The main force of the 15 Yong army marched into Korea, which was completely different from the Sui army's conquest of Korea. Every soldier rode a horse and carried dry food, and the battle plan was very careful.

The army crossed the Yalu River from Xuanzhou. They traveled southward quickly along the official road on the west coast. They had to arrive at West Koryo Bay on the sixth day, which is about [-] miles away from Xuanzhou. The fleet of the Yong army was established here. the first supply point.

The official roads are all built along the plains. There were originally large wheat fields on both sides, and now there are wheat fields, but almost half of them are barren.

There are ruins along the way, cities and passes collapsed. These are the consequences of the invasion of the Jin Kingdom, and Koryo was unable to build it. On the one hand, the wealth was plundered and there was no financial resources for reconstruction. On the other hand, the Jin Kingdom did not allow it. On the other hand, That is, there are not enough male laborers in Korea.

In the past few decades, more than 100 million young and strong men of Goryeo died in the war. In fact, the Jurchen population is not large. After more than ten years of attrition wars with the Western Army, most of the soldiers were from the Jin Kingdom in a broad sense, that is, Khitan, Xi , Korea and Bohai people.

Without young and strong men, women will no longer be able to bear children once they pass the childbearing age. In addition, the average life expectancy is very short, generally in their forties, and the population will decline like a cliff. A village with hundreds of people , almost no newborn babies are born, and there may be only a few dozen people left in ten years.

This is also the reason why Goryeo desperately wanted to return tens of thousands of prisoners of war who were mining in Liaodong. The Yong Dynasty refused, which caused the Goryeo court to be extremely hostile to the Yong Dynasty.

Although they are all ruins, some villages still have a small population, most of whom are women. When the army passed by, these women were frightened and fled to the mountains one after another.

In the afternoon, the army arrived at West Koryo Bay, where more than two hundred ships of Wanshi were moored in the natural bay.

The army camped by the bay to rest, and at the same time received supplies.

The 15 army is actually two armies, one is the Hebei Army led by Liu Cui, stationed on Hebei Road, and the other is the Yanshan Army led by Gao Ding, who has just retreated from the grassland to Yanshan Road.

In a temporary march tent, more than a dozen generals are discussing the next action strategy.

Liu Cui said to everyone: "The emperor gave us a strategy in eight words. The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind. The cicada is the Korean army, the mantis is the Japanese army, and we are the oriole. At present, the Korean army has a total of three The [-] army, most of the troops are concentrated in their capital city Kaijing, and a small number of other troops are distributed in Xijing Pyongyang, Nanjing Seoul, and the southernmost Jincheng. I suggest that we capture Xijing Pyongyang and use the Datong River to transport food supplies. Observe the progress of the situation in Xijing before making a decision."

Liu Cui's suggestion was supported by the generals including Gao Ding. They wanted to implement the emperor's strategy, so Liu Cui's suggestion was the best solution.

A general asked: "Will our army from the south go north?"

The army of the South Route is Liu Qiong's 15 army from Tamna Island. Gao Ding smiled and said: "The South Route is like us, and we need to wait patiently, but the Tamna Island Navy will cut off the Japanese army's retreat. This is a miracle. Pen, the [-] Japanese troops will not be able to return to the island.”

All the generals made a unanimous decision. Two days later, the army was replenished, and the army continued to go south to kill Pyongyang, Xijing, 350 miles away.

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After the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, the Andong Protectorate was established. The border between the Tang Dynasty and Silla was the Taedong River, and Pyongyang City on the north bank of the Datong River belonged to the border town of the Tang Dynasty.

It was only later that the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and the Tang Dynasty had no time to take care of Liaodong. Khitan annexed Liaodong, and Silla also took the opportunity to expand northward, occupying most of Goguryeo's land.

Wang Jian established Goryeo, destroyed Silla, and inherited Silla's territory.

At this time, there were 5000 troops stationed in Pyongyang, Xijing, led by the monk Miaoqing who was a favorite of King Koryo. Pyongyang City was a large city with a circumference of 3 miles, but its population was not large, and the population in the city was less than [-].

The city was plundered many times by the army of the Kingdom of Jin, and the wealth accumulated over the years was plundered. The whole city became very withered, and all kinds of shops closed down. There are only two kinds of shops left. The most basic items of life.

The other is brothels. A large number of women from poor families are forced to become prostitutes. It is precisely because of the existence of brothels that Pyongyang City maintains a little vitality.

Almost all the people make a living by farming outside the city, and the army also relies on farming to support themselves, but the soldiers of the army still have their salaries from the capital, and the officials also have their salaries from the capital. The money of the army and officials flows into brothels to buy wine and laugh The prostitutes need to buy food and supplies. Of course, the high-ranking officials like Miaoqing have a lot of money. They hire a lot of servants to serve them. After these servants get a little income, they go to buy food and vegetables. The whole city depends on this little money flow up.

But to the surprise of all Xijing people, countless huge boats suddenly appeared on the Datong River outside the city. The people in the city were shocked, and they helped the old and the young to run to the riverside to watch the boats. They had never seen such huge boats.

Someone counted them, and there were more than [-] large ships passing in front of them.

On the top of the city, the tall monk Miaoqing watched the boats on the river. He was also puzzled and couldn't understand it for a while. At this time, a general suddenly pointed to the flag on the big boat and said: "That's Yong North Korea's flag, I've seen it!"

The flag was the red-bottomed black dragon flag, and Miaoqing suddenly realized that this was a ship from the Yong Dynasty, and only they had such a huge fleet. He immediately understood that it must be the army from the Yong Dynasty.

He immediately ordered loudly: "Beat the drum, let everyone go back to the city!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

There was loud drumming on the top of the city, and some soldiers ran out, calling on the people to return to the city quickly, and the people by the river also retreated into the city one after another.

At dusk, 15 troops arrived under the city of Pyongyang, Xijing. The giant ship of Wanshi brought tents, and a large camp began to be set up under the city, and soon formed an endless company camp outside the city.

The [-] soldiers on the top of the city turned pale with fright. They were only a few thousand, and they were no match for the more than [-] troops of the Yong Dynasty.

Miaoqing had no choice but to send a civil servant to inquire about the other party's intentions.