In the 26th year of the Tang Dynasty, on March 1st, there was a court meeting.
Goguryeo envoys Xu Yuwen and Huo Zisan'er were summoned by Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.
Although the two were confused, they still attended the meeting as soon as possible.
Then they got the resolution announced by Fang Xuanling, the Minister of the Tang Dynasty, at the court meeting.
"The Tang vassal state of Goryeo now bullies the superiors, does not respect the obligations of the vassal state, arbitrarily attacks other vassal states of the Tang Dynasty, and disrupts the order on the border. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty issued an ultimatum to Goryeo. After the envoys arrived in Goryeo, the whole country immediately surrendered. , and together with various nobles of Goryeo, they moved to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty to live, and the whole of Goryeo was merged into the Tang Dynasty. If there is any hesitation, don't say it was unforeseen."
Fang Xuanling's words were simple and straightforward, but Xu Yuwen and Huo Zisan'er's faces turned pale! Recently, since the New Year in the Tang Dynasty, the entire Tang Dynasty has been busy. All the Sixteen Guards of Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty have left Chang'an. Although they thought it was strange at first, the Sixteen Guards of Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty had left Chang'an many times before. train.
They didn't think much about it, but now they understood with this order. It turned out that the Tang Dynasty was going to use troops against Goguryeo.
The two wanted to say something else, but they also knew that they had no right to make any decisions on behalf of Goryeo, and all they could do was to leave Chang'an as soon as possible and rush back to Goryeo.
After arranging for the two to leave, the rest of Datang unfolded in an orderly manner.
To be honest, there was no need for the Tang Dynasty to be anxious in the war with Goguryeo. It could be said that it was most appropriate to advance steadily. Anyway, the Tang Dynasty was not in a hurry. The country of the Tang Dynasty was developing steadily. There was no shortage of food or other materials, and the army It is also steadily approaching the border.
But the pressure on Goguryeo is different from the pressure on Datang. A considerable part of the fields on the border between the two countries belong to Goguryeo, and the food produced by these fields is also very important to Goguryeo.
As long as the Tang Dynasty can advance steadily and encroach little by little, Goguryeo will definitely lose.
And unlike the historical Tang Dynasty that could not afford to delay Goguryeo, the current Tang Dynasty can even delay it here for three to five years without any problem.
However, Goguryeo could not station so many soldiers on the border for a long time. Although Goguryeo had a different military system from that of the Tang Dynasty, it implemented an integrated military and political system, which meant that the local administrative officials were also the top local military officials.
Although the soldiers of Goguryeo are not in the government military system, they are somewhat similar. Goguryeo has some professional soldiers, that is, recruited soldiers, but there are also a large number of soldiers who will receive military training and then serve as soldiers in wartime and work in farming in peacetime.
This is a bit like the nomadic people, which is inseparable from the integration of nomadic people near Goguryeo.
The unique military system of Goguryeo also allows them to ensure sufficient combat effectiveness, but it is unlikely to fight for a long time.
Because of the long-term fighting, Goguryeo's territory itself was mountainous and had less arable land. During the Han Dynasty, Goguryeo was in a state of long-term food shortage.
However, with the decline of the Han Dynasty and the Central Plains dynasty falling into chaos, Goguryeo took the opportunity to gain a large population of Han people in the Central Plains and also acquired many metallurgical technologies from the Central Plains. After the development of iron-making technology, Goguryeo's agricultural tools were greatly improved. Only enough land has been reclaimed to support a larger population.
The current total population of Goguryeo is about four million. In a state of emergency, it can even draw an army of nearly 600,000 that is comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty, and its weapons and equipment are not inferior at all.
Of course, this is compared to the previous Datang Dynasty, and it is naturally incomparable with the current Datang Dynasty.
In addition, compared with the historical Datang, the current Datang, apart from weapons and equipment, another most important point is that the historical Datang faced more than just Goryeo during this period.
Historically, the Tang Dynasty sent troops in the 18th year of Zhenguan, and officially launched an attack on Goguryeo in the 19th year of Zhenguan. So what else did the Tang Dynasty do during this period? The Tang Dynasty also destroyed Xue Yantuo, who was also in the north, from the 19th to the 20th year of Zhenguan.
In other words, when Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty personally conquered Goguryeo, he not only faced Goguryeo, but also faced Xue Yantuo in the north. By the way, Xue Yantuo was also wiped out.
Although Xue Yantuo's combat effectiveness during that period was greatly reduced due to the death of Yi Shiyi Nan, the Tang Dynasty was also in full swing with Goguryeo at that time. From this, we can see how powerful the Tang Dynasty was at that time.
It can be said that the Tang Dynasty in history seemed to have the largest land area during the Gaozong period, but in fact the Tang Dynasty was the most powerful during the Zhenguan period.
But what about the Tang Dynasty now? The entire Xue Yantuo, Shiwei, and Khitan were no longer a drag on the Tang Dynasty, but had become the garrison of the Tang Dynasty. This is not good news for Goguryeo.
But there is a saying that goes well: hemp ropes always break at the thinnest places, and the house leaks when it rains all night.
While the Tang Dynasty officially declared war on the Goguryeo envoys, Mononobu Village, who was far away in the Japanese country, looked at the city in front of him that had fallen into madness with a cold face.
The entire city has been completely surrounded, and miserable roars are constantly coming from the city. Fire, smoke, and screams are rising into the sky throughout the city.
But Mononobe Murashita remained calm. This was the last madness of the Japanese traditional aristocratic forces. For more than a year, Mononobe still sacrificed five people despite having absolute logistical supplies from the Tang Dynasty. More than a thousand soldiers, although the number of soldiers under his command is still as high as 20,000.
This is because more and more Japanese people take the initiative to join the army of Monobe Village.
Because these Japanese people also realized who was the real liberator. In the territories occupied by Monobe Village, they were ruled by people from the Tang Dynasty. The official documents executed were those of the Tang Dynasty, and the words spoken by the officials were also those of the Tang Dynasty. Tang dialect.
The point is, the policies implemented are also Datang’s policies.
After Monobe Murakata exterminated all the nobles and released all the slave civilians who were attached to the nobles, these people did not stand on the side of the nobles, but the Tang policy brought by Monobe Murakata brought them It's an unprecedented experience.
Mononobe Murakata never looked down upon them, nor did he pay attention to them. He did not make any demands on them. However, this behavior touched the Japanese people's desire to be strong. In their view, Mononobe Murakata was really a powerful person. His Highness the King of Qin sent them to save them. Since it was His Highness the King of Qin who sent them, there was no need to offend them.
Under such circumstances, when the soldiers of Mononobe Village died in battle and became fewer and fewer, more and more Japanese civilians took the initiative to join the army of Mononobe Village yesterday.
