Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1264
Autumn in October.

Xu Shiji's nine-route army invaded Baekje, and the Baekje army only dared to hide in the fortified city and dared not go out to fight.The Silla Kingdom also sent troops according to the imperial edict, dividing troops from the east of Baekje to attack from five directions.

For a time, Baekje was full of flames, and it was overwhelmed.

Baekje had no choice but to seek help from the Wa Kingdom, but after the entire army of [-] troops led by the Prince Ziraimu of the Wa Kingdom was annihilated at the mouth of the Rongsan River, the subsequent tens of thousands of troops were unable to advance. At this time, the imperial court's Bohai Fleet and the newly built Beihai Fleet also began to frequently land and plunder along the coast of Japan.

A large number of merchant ships turned into armed pirate ships, holding the plunder license issued by the imperial court, followed the two major fleets, flocking to the Japanese islands like a group of sharks.

The Japanese are too busy to take care of themselves.

Xu Shiji's nine-route army consisted of [-] main soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers. A total of more than [-] troops crossed the Cheling Mountains and fought all the way to Sibi City, the capital of Baekje.

Wei Zhongxian and Li Fuguo, two eunuchs, led the Beihai and Bohai fleets, followed by thousands of armed merchant ships of all sizes, and they also gathered and went straight to the mouth of the Xiongjin River.

On the upper reaches of the Xiongjin River is Sibi, the capital of Baekje.

And Silla also sent [-] troops to stab Baekje with knives behind their backs.

By this time, the Baekje court had already lost the vigor it had when it first mutinied. They had fought against the Qin army for so long. Unpopular.

Originally, the powerful people in Baekje thought that these people had some skills after they came up, and hoped that their lives would be better in the future, but who knew that these people were just talkative, but they didn't have any real skills in the end.

In the end, all they knew was the constant tax increases and donations, and the repeated searches, which made the country very dissatisfied.

The fifth day of October.

The [-] land and water coalition forces of the Great Qin Dynasty joined forces in the suburbs of Sibi.

The sky is full of flags.

Xu Shiji thanked the two eunuchs who led the navy.

"The sage told me not to be in a hurry, but seeing this piece of fat hanging in front of my eyes, I could eat it with my mouth open. How could I not be in a hurry. I needed the full support of the two ambassadors, and Silla, Mohe and others sent troops to assist me. It is a good time to destroy Baekje in one fell swoop."

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile, "I dare not say whether we can destroy Baekje in one fell swoop, but it is certain that we will destroy Sibi, the capital of Baekje."

"Break its capital, capture its king, and wipe out its domestic rebels, Baekje will naturally spread its message." Li Fuguo laughed.

Everyone laughed happily.

The emperor said that he was not in a hurry to fight a hard battle, but to fight a decisive battle, because he wanted to gradually eat away at it, and even harassed and weakened Baekje with looting first, so that it would lose its resistance step by step.

But Xu Shiji on the front line found that Baekje has long been a sham, and there are [-] troops outside, but when it comes to fighting, their command and dispatch are very bad.

If you don't take the opportunity, you will regret it.

"If you say that these Baekje people are stupid, don't they have five capitals? This Sibi City is so close to Daifang, and they can go straight to Sibi City after crossing the Cheling Mountains, but they still haven't retreated to other capitals. , isn't this courting death?" Li Fuguo said.

Wei Zhongxian said, "Actually, these Baekje people have nowhere to retreat. The place is so big. To the north is our Daibang County, and to the east is Silla. You say that the west and south are both seas, but The sea is not safe, with our fleet here, the closer we are to the sea, the faster we will die."

Facing the soldiers of the Qin army approaching the city.

Baekje's monarchs and ministers seemed to still want to resist, and finally organized 5 people to go out of the city and line up in the suburbs along the river and behind the mountains.

Xu Shiji dismissed Baekje's resistance.

"Dare to go out of the city to fight at this time, it is a bit courageous, and you know a little bit about the art of war, but with the morale of Baekje's army, how can you hit the crowd with less?"

Xu Shiji faced the sand table, and he didn't need to deploy too much, and directly advanced with the whole army.

The fleet transported food, supplies, catapults, heavy crossbows and other weapons in the river, and marched on the river bank on foot.

The seventh day of October.

The two armies fought at the foot of Huangshan Mountain by the Xiongjin River on the outskirts of Sibi City.

The cavalry covered, and the infantry advanced neatly.

All over the mountains and plains, there are soldiers and horses.

In the Qin army, a dozen tall watchtower cars were erected early to observe the order.

Although there were [-] land and water cavalry, Xu Shiji's command of the entire army was still like his arm. The [-] army was scattered in the river and on the shore for more than ten miles, and the mobilization was orderly without any chaos.

In contrast, the Baekje Army just fought in a daze, staying in the temporary camp at the foot of the mountain and the river, hoping to rely on camps, trenches, and horses to stop the enemy.

During the whole day on the seventh day of the lunar new year, the Qin army was mobilized frequently, and the troops of all walks of life were deployed according to orders, but the Baekje army remained silent.

The scout Qingqi led by Yuwen Chengdu and others kept wandering outside the camps of the Baekje Army at this time. In addition to occasionally firing a few arrows, the Baekje people even sent out cavalry to drive the Qin army away, in case the deployment of the camp defense was disrupted. Not even prying eyes.

The information was continuously uploaded one by one, and finally gathered in front of Xu Shiji.

The defense of the Baekje people, the strength of each village, the number of arms, etc., are all controlled by the Qin army.

"Push forward the god cannon and heavy crossbow!"

Throughout the day, Qin Jun slowly pressed down like Mount Tai.

When it was dark, the Qin army was already ahead of the Baekje army.

As night fell, the Baekje army still did not dare to come out of the camp to attack.

The Baekje army didn't dare to come out, but Xu Shiji still sent rangers to harass them. This is a well-regulated use of troops. Teams of rangers will approach the Baekje camp every once in a while at night, making an attacking gesture. .

Repeatedly like this, the Baekje people were shocked every time. Although the Qin army did not really storm the camp until dawn, it also made the Baekje people exhausted.

On the contrary, on the side of the Qin Army, except for the rangers and some soldiers on duty, the rest of the soldiers slept peacefully last night, woke up in the morning, and after breakfast, they were all vigorous and fierce.

When Xu Shiji got up in the morning, he still had time to have his bodyguard trim his beard carefully, and even shaved his face.

"The next festival seems to be a winning ticket?" Wei Zhongxian said.

Xu Shiji said to Chai Shao, "Chai Sima can explain to Ambassador Wei."

Chai Shao said, "Our army arrived last night, but the Baekje army did not dare to go out of the camp. Instead, our army attacked and harassed. Every time the bandit camp was very noisy, it didn't calm down for a long time. This shows that the enemy general's ability is limited, and his soldiers They are not elite enough, otherwise even if they are harassed at night, they will not have such a big reaction, so our army will surely win."

After breakfast, Xu Shiji put on his armor and mounted his horse, and came to the front of the battle.

"From yesterday to now, the people of Baekje haven't even sent out a ranger. What kind of battle is this fighting? Is it a blind man's battle?"

When the two armies fight, even if it is a direct decisive battle, they have to send rangers to each other, and try their best to find out the number of enemies, deployment, etc., so that they can deal with deployment, but the people of Baekje, maybe every time the rangers All the battles between them are at a disadvantage, so they can't defend now.

It is clear that the battle must be carried out to the end.

Xu Shiji smiled disdainfully, "These people, since they are going out of the city to fight, but they are shrunk like this, what's the point of going out of the city? Why didn't he just stay in Sibi City? I don't understand these people, but it's okay Well, it is much easier to fight against these temporary camps than Sibi City, and when the enemy forces here are defeated, Sibi can take advantage of the victory."

(End of this chapter)