What a shame!
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has never been plotted by a small barbarian country like Japan.
The Tang Dynasty had many enemies. In the past, there were powerful Turks in the north, Goguryeo in the east, which had been contending with the Central Plains for many years due to the difficult terrain, Tubo in the plateau in the west, and the barbarian tribe Nanzhao in the south...
However, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the only shameful thing was that it had signed the Weishui River Alliance. That year, the Turks had almost reached Chang'an City. Taizong had to bear the humiliation and signed the Weishui River Alliance to cease the war with the Turks. . .
From then on, the Tang Dynasty suddenly became more energetic as if it had lost control. Two years later, the Tang Dynasty sent out six armies to completely wipe out the northern Turks, avenging its previous humiliation.
In these years, whether it was the eastward expedition to Goguryeo or the westward invasion of Tuyuhun, Datang maintained a strategic offensive posture. In other words, only we attacked the enemy, and the enemy could only passively defend in panic. No enemy had ever dared to take the initiative to provoke us.
But this time, the Japanese country dared to take the initiative to invade and caused casualties to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. It was a great shame and humiliation for the Tang Dynasty.
Once upon a time, a mere three-island Japanese slave dared to challenge the might of a superior country?
On this night of the first day of the first lunar month, when the whole country was celebrating the New Year, there was an explosion in the Tai Chi Palace.
Li Zhi was woken up from his sleep by the eunuch, and then learned the news. He sat bleary-eyed for a long time and still didn't react, thinking that he was dreaming.
"Japanese country? The Japanese country across the sea from Silla Baekje in the east?" Li Zhi asked with a dull expression.
Empress Wu personally dressed him and said softly: "Yes, it is the Japanese country."
Li Zhi was still dumbfounded and said: "They... attacked our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty at the mouth of Baijiang River, causing more than a thousand casualties of our soldiers?"
Empress Wu sighed and said, "Yes."
Li Zhi shook his head vigorously. At this moment, he finally woke up, and then he became furious: "How brave! Are you tired of living as a Japanese slave in the three islands? If you dare to offend the Tang Dynasty, I will pacify this barbarian island country!"
Empress Wu hurriedly rubbed his chest: "Your Majesty, you should not be excited. Please calm down. It's time for us to discuss the charter. If the Japanese slaves dare to offend me, we will repay him hundreds of times!"
Li Zhi was still very excited. He kept gnashing his teeth and sneered: "Excellent! When my father was still alive, the neighboring countries of the Tang Dynasty knelt down in panic. No one dared to fight against the enemy. They called my father the 'Khan of Heaven'. When it comes to me, Here, even the barbarian island countries dare to take the initiative to provoke me. Are you trying to deceive me into not being as good as my father?"
People with sensitive minds can easily associate it with the most taboo things in their hearts. What Li Zhi taboos most is that others say that he is not as good as Li Shimin, so anything can be associated with this, even if it is not the truth.
"Password! The generals in the army who are staying in Chang'an, the British general Li, Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, Cheng Zhijie, Qibi Heli, etc., will enter the palace immediately to discuss matters!"
Half an hour later, all the famous generals in Chang'an City hurriedly entered the palace, and stars gathered in Chengxiang Palace, shining brightly in the palace.
The famous generals were reunited with their relatives at home, singing and dancing for entertainment, but they were suddenly announced to the palace. It was a time of confusion.
Not long after, Li Zhi, wearing a bright yellow casual robe, walked out with a gloomy face and started talking about the battle report from the front.
The veterans looked at each other in disbelief. Even Li Ji, who had been in battle for a long time and was a calm man, couldn't help but raise his white eyebrows slightly, obviously in great shock.
Li Zhi stared at them and said coldly: "You heard it right, it is the Japanese country, which is across the sea from Baekje Silla. They have sent troops!"
The veterans were silent for a moment, and then with a bang, the whole hall exploded.
"Are you brave enough to eat a bear's heart and a leopard? How dare you provoke me, the Tang Dynasty! Your Majesty, I ask you to lead the army to march eastward to pacify this barbarian island country for your Majesty. Land on the Japanese slave island, kill all his chickens and dogs, and show our greatness. Tang Zhiwei!" Su Dingfang shouted angrily first.
The veterans on the side also bowed to ask for orders, with extremely angry expressions.
Li Zhi waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Listen to the military report first, and then discuss the conquest."
Xiao Xiao, who had reported the news from thousands of miles away, was summoned into the palace and stood in front of the emperor and ministers and said in a loud and authentic voice.
The story is not complicated.
There is no such term for what later generations called the "Korean Peninsula", but there are three countries on the peninsula that have been at war for years. They are Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.
Among them, Goguryeo and Baekje were allied countries, and the two countries often joined forces to attack Silla.
Silla, the stick of later generations, couldn't bear this tone, so he decisively classified it as a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty as early as the Zhenguan Year and paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year.
大唐表示，棒子舔功很精湛，舔得很舒服，好吧，以后我保护你，正好老子看高句丽不顺眼，咱们一起揍他和百济。
For decades, this was probably the relationship between the Three Kingdoms on the Peninsula and the Tang Dynasty.
So the question is, the Tang Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms of the Peninsula fell in love and killed each other. What does it have to do with the Japanese Kingdom?
The answer is, it doesn't have anything to do with birds.
However, just because there is no relationship does not mean that you cannot take the initiative to have a relationship.
The Japanese country seems to be respectful and has always been humble and submissive to the Tang Dynasty, but this is all superficial. The Japanese country lives on three islands, is narrow-minded, ungrateful, and looks like an individual, but in fact everyone has the heart of an animal.
The three countries on the peninsula were at war with each other. Since the Sui Dynasty, Goguryeo has been an enemy of the Central Plains dynasty. Over the past few decades, the Central Plains has carried out several eastern expeditions. Although Goguryeo did not destroy Goguryeo, it also depleted its national destiny and national strength.
Baekje and Silla are at the junction of the east and west. The border between the two countries is extremely long, so the conflict will inevitably become more intense. After these years of war, the subjects of the three countries are actually suffering terribly.
At this moment, Datang saw the opportunity and suddenly sent troops to Baekje.
In the first year of Longshuo, the combined forces of Tang and Silla invaded Baekje.
Goguryeo's national power was weak and there was no hope for it, so Baekje's powerful minister Onimuro Fukunobu asked Japan for help.
Japan has been silently watching the war between the three kingdoms on the peninsula for decades, and has long been itching to do so. Japan has great ambitions. He wants to establish power and prestige on the peninsula, and then achieve the goal of expanding its territory.
At this time, Tang and Luo forces invaded Baekje, and when Baekje was in ruins, it asked Japan for help.
The so-called Emperor of the Japanese Empire suddenly took the initiative, so she sent troops to Baekje and launched a surprise attack on the Tang army at the mouth of the Baijiang River to the west of Baekje.
Suddenly, the Tang army had no time to react, and the Japanese suffered thousands of casualties. Liu Rengui, the Tang army's commander who stayed behind in Baekje, had to order a retreat to Silla and ordered a thousand-mile flying horse to report the news to Chang'an.
The thing is, this is probably the case.
In general, it was not that the Tang army had low combat power, but that the Tang army suffered a small defeat due to a sudden surprise attack. The defeat was because no one expected that the Japanese would dare to send troops to provoke the Tang Dynasty.
Indeed, no one could have imagined that both the Tang Dynasty and Silla thought that Japan and the peninsula were across the sea, and that the dispute between the three kingdoms on the peninsula had nothing to do with Japan.
Besides, the Japanese state has always been respectful and humble to the Tang Dynasty over the years. It just sent batch after batch of envoys to the Tang Dynasty. The Japanese envoys paid tribute to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty on behalf of the Japanese state every year. The autograph letters written by the female emperor to Li Zhi were full of disgusting words. Flirting.
Who would have thought that such a seemingly respectful small country would be so bold and suddenly intervene in the Three Kingdoms War on the Peninsula?
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
Happy New Year everyone.
I took a three-day break during the Chinese New Year. I will return to work today and resume updating.
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