People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Countless Silla soldiers rushed into the Tang Dynasty city with ferocious faces, but at this time, they found that all the people in the city had evacuated.

They soon discovered that the food, gold, silver, and even clothes were still in the homes of the people in the city.

Many families only cook half of the meal.

At this time, the generals in the rear decisively issued an order: "Chase!"

Having just looted the entire city, the Silla soldiers, stuffed with luggage, immediately chased deeper into the Tang Dynasty.

This time something happened within the Tang people's ranks, and after a simple test, the Silla people quickly realized that this was true.

This kind of thing had happened before the Sui Dynasty.

Only this time, the Silla people were one of the conspirators.

In addition, there are the Turks, Khitans and some other northern tribes involved. Now there may be an army of 200,000 from the grasslands that has invaded the Tang Dynasty.

If Silla went too late, it would most likely get nothing.

Thinking of this, the Silla people immediately continued their mad pursuit. The occasional sighting of flags and armor on the road made them even more excited.

At this time, even if someone noticed something, they would not be able to persuade more people.

Finally, the 30,000-strong army from northern Silla reached an area of ​​30 miles along the Andong Road of the Tang Dynasty.

With a loud bang, there came a deafening roar from nowhere. The next moment, countless Tang soldiers rushed out from the mountains and fields in all directions. After a careful count, there were actually as many as 100,000 of them.

Not only that, at the same time, many cavalrymen bypassed the battlefield and charged directly into the depths of Silla.

……

"Your Majesty, all 40,000 Silla soldiers who entered the Tang Dynasty have been beheaded. The army has entered Silla, captured 15 cities, and is heading deep into Silla."

Di Renjie held the military report in his hand and excitedly bowed to Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, the northern defense line of Silla has been completely destroyed."

The Silla people had three major lines of defense against the Tang Dynasty's attacks.

The northernmost mountain defense line.

The central mountain defense line.

Also, the mountains surrounding the southern capital are the last line of defense.

"Pass the order down." Li Xuan raised his head and said sternly, "All units must act according to military orders. Anyone who underestimates the enemy and advances recklessly will be dismissed immediately."

"Yes!" Di Renjie bowed. He knew that there would be some geniuses on the battlefield who could spot the opponent's weaknesses and stab them hard, such as Huo Qubing.

But most of them are just traps set by the opponent.

Once you get in, death is a small matter. But once it affects the whole region, it is not impossible that your entire clan will be implicated.

So the orders are enforced.

Li Xuan strictly emphasized this point again and again.

This time, the Tang Dynasty will take down Silla with a unified approach, without any individual heroism.

All 40,000 Silla soldiers were killed without leaving a single one alive.

This is the battlefield.

As for hatred.

No one will farm for three years, there will be no harvest, and everyone will forget their hatred.

……

The water is quiet and the night is cool.

After the emperor left the capital, the queen stayed in Chang'an.

The crown prince was regent, the empress was behind the scenes, the left prime minister assisted in the administration, and the right prime minister was in charge of transporting grain and fodder in Luoyang.

The Imperial Guard General Heichi Changzhi was stationed in Chang'an, and the Minister of War Wang Fangyi was stationed in Luoyang and commanded the troops of the world.

However, after the emperor arrived in Hebei, news from Hebei was gradually blocked.

Even into May, no news came back.

What was strange was that the entire court was completely peaceful.

……

Under the cover of night, more than a dozen horses galloped towards the north of Chang'an.

Leading the group were the father-in-law and son-in-law Dou Huaiqi and Jiang Xia.

There was no news from Hebei and they had no idea what was going on. The longer they stayed in Chang'an, the more uneasy they felt.

Especially after Li Xuan left, Dou Huaiqi, the Minister of Guanglu Temple, had never been summoned by the Queen alone, even if he really had something to do.

Even wherever he walked, it seemed like someone was watching him secretly.

He didn't know whether it was just him and his son-in-law, or all the officials in Chang'an were like this, but by May, when no news came back from Hebei and Silla, he became impatient. The longer he waited, the more annoyed he became.

On this day, he found a random reason and applied to leave Chang'an, and the queen actually agreed. At this time, Jiang Xia told him that there were still many people like him.

It’s just that before, they had always been paying attention to themselves, so they didn’t notice it. Now it seems that there are more than two people who can’t withstand the high-pressure situation in Changan.

Without giving it much thought, after leaving Chang'an, Dou Huaiqi and Jiang Xia ran directly towards Zhaoling Mausoleum.

They didn't know if someone was following them, but as long as they reached Zhaoling, they would have a chance to escape.

Soon, a group of people rode to the Zhaoling Temple on horseback, said a few words to the priest, and then left for the back of the mountain.

Dou Huaiqi was the son-in-law of Emperor Taizong, and Jiang Xia was the son-in-law of Emperor Taizong's granddaughter. There was nothing wrong with them offering sacrifices to Emperor Taizong overnight.

Dou Huaiqi and Jiang Xia really wanted to offer sacrifices to Emperor Taizong.

After all, they were really the son-in-law and grandson-in-law of Emperor Taizong.

However, what they didn't know was that in the woods not far away, a group of secret guards were staring at them indifferently.

Just after this group of people finished offering sacrifices to Emperor Taizong and entered the back mountain, the group of secret guards followed closely.

Half an hour later, more secret guards quietly withdrew from the dense forest.

As for people like Dou Huaiqi and Jiang Xia, there was no news of them anymore.

……

At dawn, a sea eagle flew over from the southern sea and finally landed in the Jizhou Governor's Mansion.

Li Xuan is in Jizhou.

Di Renjie was transporting grain and fodder in Youzhou, and with his ability, he didn't need Li Xuan to watch over him.

So Li Xuan retreated to Jizhou.

Shangguan Wan'er quickly delivered the secret letter to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan took a look and smiled softly, "Linghu Leng and Huangfu Zhong have already fought their way to Xianping County in the south of Silla. Ten thousand cavalrymen have arrived at these eight thousand four hundred people."

They fought their way from the north of Silla to the south of Silla, losing only 1,600 men.

However, they directly killed all the cities on the west coast of Silla and robbed all the food and wealth in these cities.

Not only them, but also the northern battlefield is the same.

For the captured cities, they would transport all the food and wealth back to Anton in late autumn.

This will ensure that the Tang Dynasty will not suffer a loss in this year's battle.

No, it’s about not losing as much as possible.

Only by incurring as little loss as possible can we ensure that the battlefield can continue as long as possible.

……

Three years, three years.

The Tang Dynasty wreaked havoc in western Silla for three years.

Hundreds of thousands of people were left without food or clothing.

However, what was disgusting was that the Tang Dynasty would withdraw immediately after wreaking havoc every year, and hundreds of thousands of people had to rely on the Silla capital for food and clothing.

However, there was not that much food stored in the Silla capital.

During those three years, countless internal conflicts broke out within Silla, intentional or unintentional.

Especially after the Tang army withdrew in winter, they fought as hard as they could, because they all knew that the Tang people would not come back this winter.

Three years later, the Tang Dynasty attacked again, but this time they did not leave and began to spend their efforts to conquer the cities in the eastern mountains.

Suddenly, dozens of Silla cities were conquered, and all the people were moved to cities along the coast of the West Sea and started farming.

The Silla people silently accepted this fate, and soon they became part of the Tang Dynasty's soldiers.

This winter, the soldiers of the Silla Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty directly broke through the Silla royal city.

They finally overthrew their own king and sent all the royal family members to Chang'an.

After offering sacrifices to the captives in the Taimiao, the emperor announced that he would hold a Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai three years later.

On this day, Di Renjie was transferred to be the Chief Clerk of the Grand Marshal's Office in Yangzhou, and was a third-rank official in the Secretariat.

Duan Baoxuan retired.

……

The people got up in the morning in the city of Chang'an.

In Ganlu Palace, Li Xuan let go of the Silla princess he had been holding all night, and then got up to attend the morning court.

The Queen of Silla, who was standing on the side, hurried forward to serve.

A wonderful day begins again. (End of this chapter)