Fenghou

Chapter 1572 Japanese Army
That night, Zhong Huan urgently asked to see the emperor Chen Qing, and Chen Qing received Zhong Huan in Linde Hall.

Zhong Huan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, today Li Zhen made a thorough confession. I feel that the matter is very important, so I will report to Your Majesty overnight!"

Chen Qing said calmly, "What's the big deal?"

"Japan is very likely to launch a war against Korea."

Chen Qing smiled slightly and asked, "How would Li Zhen know that Japan is going to start a war?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is some former Baekje nobles who colluded with the Japanese government and organized tens of thousands of so-called Baekje troops to prepare for the landing of the Japanese army. The time is between the spring and summer of this year."

Japan is preparing to attack Goryeo. Chen Qing is not surprised at all. Now that Koryo's young men are exhausted by the Jin Kingdom, the national power is extremely weak, but they don't know what to do. They provoke the traditional suzerain country. Now is a good opportunity to attack Goryeo. , Very good at seizing opportunities, this opportunity to attack Goryeo, it's no wonder they don't seize it.

Chen Qing said with a faint smile: "The Japanese want to come to Koryo to die, I can't wish for it, just let them come!"

At the beginning of May, the [-] troops who conquered the grasslands returned, and the first batch of [-] troops from Anxi returned to Jingzhao. Chen Qing appointed Li as the governor of Anxi, commanded [-] troops to guard Anxi and Jinshan, and began to build a new building in the north of Jinshan. The city, as a trading army city.

At the same time, the imperial court passed a resolution of condemnation. Goryeo helped Jin invade the Central Plains. Goryeo soldiers massacred the Han people. They bear great responsibility for the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chen Qing ordered an additional 20 troops to Liaodong, mobilized 28 ships, and transported a large amount of grain and grass materials to Liaodong by water. In addition, he sent troops by water to add 30 troops to Tamra Island, making a total of [-] troops, known as [-] troops. Crusade against Goryeo.

At this time, the Yong Dynasty was no longer as difficult as the Sui army's crusade against Goguryeo. Hundreds of thousands of civilians were expropriated, and food was delivered to Liaodong around the clock.

The shipping industry in the Yong Dynasty was very developed. After years of accumulation, there were as many as [-] official and private ships exceeding [-] shi. Most of them used paddles instead of traditional sails, so that the ships could go anywhere in all directions. .

Moreover, there are many waterways in Liaodong, and the water network is densely covered. Using ships to transport food and materials avoids the waste of people and money in the Sui Dynasty.

In addition, the Yong Dynasty adopted a voluntary and employment system for private ships, and hired ships at market prices instead of the previous compulsory system. As a result, the enthusiasm of the people was very high.Thousands of civilian ships formed strong support for the official ships.

This morning, on the east coast of Tamna Island, a cavalry was patrolling as usual. Suddenly, a soldier pointed to the sea in the distance and said, "How many ships are there!"

The leader of the patrol team raised his clairvoyance and looked towards the sea. After a while, he said to everyone: "Someone is calling for help on the boat, immediately notify the boat to go to sea for rescue!"

Two cavalrymen rushed towards the harbor on horseback. After a while, three large rescue ships sailed out of the bay and headed for the distant sea.

Not long after, an alarm bell sounded in the bay, 'Dang!when!when!when! '

This meant that there was an enemy situation, and the soldiers in the barracks rushed to the pier one after another. In just a moment, thousands of fully armed soldiers of the Yong Army gathered on the pier, holding bows, crossbows and spears, ready to fight.

The three boats dragged the two wrecked boats back, and the people on the wrecked boats turned out to be Japanese soldiers. There were about a dozen people in each boat, and each of them was short in stature, like children.

Everyone wore leather armor and hats, and Japanese knives on their waists, and some of them also carried several knives and held spears.

Under the order of the soldiers of the Yong army, they put down their weapons and disembarked tremblingly with their hands raised.

There were 27 people in total. The Yong army cavalry arranged for them to sit in two ox carts, and a hundred cavalry escorted them to the military camp twenty miles away.

Since the attempted sneak attack by the Koryo Army, the garrison on Tamna Island has increased to 8000, and the main general is still Tang Tingan. Prepare.

The new camp has been arranged, and the soldiers are setting up the big tent, busy. At this time, a soldier came to report that the ship in the east bay rescued two shipwrecks on the sea. There were 27 Japanese soldiers on board. Send it to camp.

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 of 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.

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.

(End of this chapter)