Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 340: Backbiting His Master
Baekje, Huangshan.

The Huangshan Mountain here is naturally not the Huangshan Mountain in the Yangtze River Delta of China, where the Five Mountains are not visited upon return and the Huangshan Mountain is not visited upon return.

It is a mountain on the bank of Jinjiang River in Baekje.

The Three Kingdoms of Haidong are all within the large circle of Chinese culture and are deeply influenced by Chinese culture. Many of their place names are directly named after Chinese rivers and mountains. Later, Xiongjin and Sixi were even named Zhongyuan Road, so in many of them In the remaining allusions, it often appears that they occupied the Central Plains and conquered Henan, which attracted the clowns of later generations to recognize their ancestors and portray themselves as a great country thousands of miles away.

Coincidentally, this situation also occurs in the South. So much so that by putting their histories together, the great Chinese suzerainty is soaking in the Yangtze River...

Jie Bo bit the cloth strip with his teeth and wrapped it around his arm, and red blood seeped out of the cloth strip.

It was a face as resolute as a knife, but the eyes had no light at all. They were gray and misty, like the living dead.

"General!" A Baekje soldier ran nearby with joy and shouted: "We found Silla's grain transport team at the foot of the mountain. Their defense was lax and they collapsed in a battle. We have food. "

There was a strange look in Jie Bo's eyes, but he didn't say much. He paused and said, "Let the soldiers cook and follow me, a sinner, and you will suffer a lot."

When the surrounding Baekje soldiers heard this, they immediately fell to the ground and sobbed: "We can follow the general and fight to the death for the country. Even if we are destroyed, we will have no regrets."

Jiebo looked at the soldiers with fiery eyes, his heart was filled with anger and congestion, and all the hot feelings were suppressed in his heart. He was originally determined to die, but at this moment he couldn't bear to see these soldiers he had brought out with his own hands. Buried with him.

In this battle, Uncle Jie came with the intention of dying.

The Tang army came so fiercely that a hundred thousand troops seemed to fall from the sky. The king of Baekje, Buyeo Uiji, was horrified and mobilized all the troops in the country to fight against it. He even transferred the black tooth Sangji who was fighting Silla on the front line back to Baekje.

The border between Silla and Baekje was directly undefended.

Silla Jin Yuxin took the opportunity to regain the city captured by Heijia Changzhi, and was preparing to attack Sixian.

Upon seeing this, Jiebo decided to die to resist Jin Yuxin's attack. He spent all his wealth and recruited five thousand warriors. In order to boost morale and show his determination to die, he personally killed his wife and family members before attacking to prevent them from being captured and humiliated. He resisted the Silla army with the determination to sacrifice his life for righteousness.

The Xinluo soldiers were initially slightly frustrated by Jiebo's life-threatening tactics, but they quickly reacted and trapped them in Huangshan Mountain.

Jiebo did not expect to survive this attack. He only prepared food for more than a month. After being trapped, he immediately fell into a food shortage situation.

Jiebo originally planned to forcefully charge into the enemy's camp tonight, destroy everything, and be benevolent if he didn't succeed, but he didn't expect that the enemy actually sent him food.

As a frontier general of Baekje, Jiebo often dealt with Jin Yuxin. In Silla, Jin Yuxin was respectfully known as Silla Zhuge Liang. He was an extremely difficult opponent. He fought with him several times and lost more than he won, so he knew how powerful he was.

Jiebo didn't believe that Jin Yuxin could be so stupid and passed him carrying grain. The only explanation was that he had given it to him on purpose.

Jie Bo thought of the previous battle. He was determined to die, but in the end he was forced to be trapped in the Huangshan Mountain.

Jiebo thought this unexpected change was a coincidence at first, but now that he had obtained food again, he had a vague idea in his mind.

"Cheng Zhong!"

Jie Bo called out, and a young general stepped forward quickly and came close: "General."

Jiebo said: "Come with me for a walk!"

Cheng Zhong is Jie Bo's attendant and an orphan adopted by his father. He grew up with him and went into battle together. Their relationship is closer than that of brothers.

"Yes!" Cheng Zhong responded and followed him.

Jiebo was very familiar with the topography of Huangshan Mountain. He came to the foot of the mountain from a familiar path and walked casually at the foot of the mountain.

There were Silla scouts not far away and they didn't care until Jin Yuxin appeared.

Jin Yuxin is sixty-six years old this year. He is not tall but very burly. Even with his age, you can still see the charm of the former Hwarang disciples in him.

The so-called Hwarangtu is a youth group organization of the feudal aristocracy of Silla. Its purpose is to organize young people to exercise martial arts together. It is somewhat similar to the aristocratic military academy. It has cultivated many loyal, patriotic, brave and tenacious warriors for Silla.

Jin Yuxin is one of the best.

"General Bojie, I'm sorry to meet you under such circumstances!"

Jin Yuxin speaks Chinese fluently as soon as he speaks. When it comes to grammatical standards, it is as if he has lived in the Central Plains since he was a child and cannot hear any Silla spoken language.

Silla and Baekje both belong to the Haedong Peninsula, but their cultures are completely different.

Silla speaks the Silla language, which is a hybrid language. Chenhan is spoken by the indigenous Chenhan people. In the northern part of Silla, Hao, Chinese and Wu dialects of immigrants from the Chinese War are commonly used, and in the west and south there are Bian. A language that is a hybrid of Korean, Japanese, and Ma-Korean.

Baekje officially speaks the Buyeo language family, which has some similarities with Goguryeo, but is somewhat unrelated to Silla.

However, in this era, in the East Asian Chinese cultural circle, as long as it is a cultural person with a name, nine and a half out of ten can speak Chinese.

Bo Jie is no exception.

"Go to the University!" Bo Jie responded politely.

The highest ranking official position in Silla is second only to the king of Silla and above the crown prince.

The status of Jin Yuxin in Silla is indeed comparable to that of Zhuge Liang of Shu Han.

"Can I ask, how is the situation in Baekje now?"

Bo Jie did not respond to Jin Yuxin's words, but asked about news about Baekje.

He had been trapped on Mount Huang for half a month. When he was determined to attack, their monarch Fuyu Yici was planning to fight a decisive battle with Su Dingfang of the Tang Dynasty, and then he was trapped on Mount Huang.

He doesn't know Baekje's current situation.

Jin Yuxin said: "The day after the general went out, the Tang Army general Su Dingfang had already defeated your army and trapped your monarch in Sixian City with overwhelming force. In order to protect the people of your country, your monarch did not choose Hold on and choose to surrender. The generals of Sifang City also responded to the call of your king and surrendered the city. Baekje no longer exists..." "Wow!"

A fierce man who could ruthlessly kill his wife and children actually cried like a child when he heard that Baekje was destroyed.

Jin Yuxin was very patient and did not disturb the people in front of him from mourning for their homeland.

Bo Jie cried for a long time, and then he choked with sobs and said, "How is the king now?"

Jin Yuxin smiled softly and said: "The king of your country is naturally fine. This time the Tang Dynasty took Baekje to occupy it, not to rob it. The king of your country is famous for his benevolence and righteousness, and is deeply loved by his subjects. The generals of the Tang Dynasty will not embarrass him. of."

Buyeo Uiji, also known as King Uiji, was the 31st king of Baekje. His filial piety spread far and wide when he was young. He was praised as the son of Haedong by the people and was deeply loved.

Bo Jie felt better.

Jin Yuxin shook his head and said: "General Bojie has not yet understood the situation. Your king has won the hearts of the Baekje subjects. The Tang Dynasty will not embarrass him, but it will not let him become an obstacle to his collection of Baekje subjects. King Yiji I will have to live thousands of miles away in Chang'an in the future."

Bo Jie immediately remained silent.

The two were silent for a while.

In the end, Bo Jie couldn't hold back his anger and asked: "My superiors trapped me in Huangshan Mountain and gave me food, but I don't know why?"

Jin Yuxin's eyes were burning and he said word by word: "Assist the general to restore the country."

A glimmer of light suddenly flashed in Bo Jie's originally dark eyes, and then he said with some vigilance: "I can't understand what you said. You and I are enemies, and Tang Ting is our master. You It’s just a dog kept in captivity by the Tang Dynasty to help Baekje recover its country? It sounds ironic.”

Bo Jie's words towards Silla were filled with ridicule and disdain.

They were both vassal states, but Silla acted under the influence of the Tang Dynasty, which made the neighboring states of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Japan deeply ashamed.

In particular, the two generations of queens were kind and virtuous. They knelt and licked without any limits. They learned whatever they wanted. They paid tribute without mentioning anything. They also wrote flattering letters to Li Shimin and Li Zhi, and even wrote poems...

Although Bo Jie was a prisoner and a turtle in a jar, he still looked down upon Silla.

Jin Yuxin was deeply surrendered. Hearing that the other party insulted his country, he was indeed angry, but it did not show on his face. Instead, he followed Bo Jie's words: "Has the general ever raised a dog? A dog is afraid of its owner, and a dog is afraid of its owner. But if the Lord steps on his feet and bites them, how can he not save himself when he is in danger?”

He said word by word: "Goguryeo has been invading Silla five years ago. Our king asked for help many times, but was rejected by the Tang court for various reasons. Now they have broken the deadlock because of your country's black teeth, and the army has What was the purpose of crossing the sea to directly seize the territory of Baekje? According to my research, the Tang court divided Baekje into five parts and established five governorates respectively: Xiongjin, Mahan, Dongming, Jinlian, and De'an. It can be seen that the Tang Dynasty The court's plan is grand, and they are like a sharp knife that has penetrated into Haidong. You, Baekje, should become the meat of the Tang court in the first place, Goguryeo may be the second in the future, and I, Silla, will be the third."

"There is a saying in the Central Plains that people who have no long-term worries must have short-term worries. We, Silla, cannot wait until Tang Dynasty eats Baekje and Goguryeo and attacks us before we resist."

Jin Yuxin said sincerely: "General Bojie cares about Baekje and is willing to sacrifice his life for Baekje. This sentiment is certainly valuable and will be remembered by future generations. But is it true that the general is willing to see Baekje disappear? He will become one of the few in history books. How many words? Are you really willing to see Baekje’s subjects become slaves to the subjugation of the country and be oppressed by the Tang people for generations? The restoration of Baekje is beneficial to Silla, so general, there is no need to doubt our sincerity."

Bo Jie tightened and loosened his fists and said, "Are you really not afraid of becoming an enemy of Tang Ting?"

"afraid!"

Jin Yuxin did not hide it, but said sincerely: "It's not just ordinary fear. We know Tang Ting's strength better than you. Whenever we think of being enemies with Tang Ting, there is a fear that fills our whole body. So what if it's scary?" The knife has pierced my heart, and if I want to survive, I have to risk everything."

Bo Jie said: "How to cooperate?"

Jin Yuxin said: "We, Silla, secretly support all your expenses, including food, grass, equipment, military pay, etc. When the Tang Dynasty went to Baekje at the beginning, they could not understand each other's language and had different habits. There must be many conflicts in the communication between the top and bottom. Moreover, both sides had just stopped fighting, and their swords were The blood of each other has not dried, and they do not trust each other, so it is easy to cause friction... In addition, if the Tang Dynasty wants to control Baekje, it will make certain efforts to suppress many nobles in the territory. It is inevitable to harm the interests of the other party. As long as someone raises their arms and calls, someone will respond. General Bo, who has prestige and ability, is the best candidate."

Bo Jie stared and said: "Shang Da and others are using my roots in Baekje to consume the Tang court and drag them into the quagmire to protect your interests in Silla."

"Of course!" Jin Yuxin was very honest and said: "If this were not the case, wouldn't we, Silla, risk offending the Tang Dynasty and support your restoration? I can't even guarantee that after your restoration is successful, I, Silla, will be unruly. Step in and reap the benefits of the fishermen. There is no friendship between countries, only loyalty to each other's interests. Now that Baekje has been destroyed, this is a fact. If you want to restore the country, you have to pay the price. Or the general chooses to give up... So, I won’t show any mercy to you. I, Silla, have never cared about Baekje’s life or death, now and in the future.”

Bo Jie felt relieved after hearing these most realistic words.

It is impossible for Silla to become their ally with Baekje, but with Tang Ting as a "common enemy", there is no need to worry that the other party will frame them.

Bo Jie took a deep breath and said: "I, Baekje, will never die like this. Even if I die, I will shed my last drop of blood for Baekje."

"The general is so strong!"

Jin Yuxin praised, and then said: "I have a big gift here for the general. Fifty miles west of Huangshan Mountain, there is a Tang army with a small number of more than 2,000 people. The opponent's general is called Cen Gang. This man is not good at boating. The ship came across the sea and felt unwell. He was unwilling to give up the great achievements he had made, and had been holding on until now, until he fell ill two days ago and rested here. The Tang army came all the way and was invincible. The general could be defeated this time. This dampened the spirit of the Tang army and shattered his undefeated myth..."

Bo Jie said nothing more, just bowed to Jin Yuxin, turned around and left.

Seeing that Bo Jie had been convinced, Jin Yuxin let out a long breath.

The night is as cold as water!

Tang Army military camp...

Cen Gang lay weakly on the mat, gasping for air.

Deputy Liu Shan looked at the blank-faced Shangguan and couldn't help but persuade him: "Captain, between me, it's better to explain the situation to the general manager and go back to rest. Let the military doctor take a look at you. The doctor here is really, really hard to find." Open your mouth. If you hold on like this, if something bad happens, what should you do?"

Cen Gang was so anxious that he couldn't speak. After calming down, he said: "No, no, this victory in destroying the country is so rich and powerful that there is no reason to rest here. I know my body." , Just bear with it and hold on for a while..."

Before he finished speaking, the harsh sound of a golden gong sounded.

Then the sound of "enemy attack" continued.

When Cen Gang heard the enemy attack, he instinctively wanted to get up to defend himself from the enemy, but then he felt dizzy and fell on the mat...

Liu Shan looked at Cen Gang, then looked outside, gritted his teeth, and quickly walked out of the tent.

(End of this chapter)