Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 728
If it is placed ten years later, then the general who wiped out Baekje is none other than Su Dingfang, General Su. Few people know more about Baekje than Su Dingfang.

But now it doesn’t work. Su Dingfang has just started his career as a down-and-out general, and he still borrowed Wang Pingan’s Dongfeng. He can only be regarded as a general above the middle level. It is impossible for him to lead the army in such a big war as the Eastern Expedition. At most, he can only be the deputy of a certain general.

Of course, this time he is still the deputy, but he is the deputy of Wang Pingan. If he knows about Baekje, he is not as good as Wang Pingan. He is not even prepared, can he not be in a hurry!

Seeing him crying, Wang Pingan had no choice but to sigh along with him, and said, "To be honest with Brother Su, I don't know where Baekje is. However, Master Ma said that it is near the sea. As long as our army can successfully land, You can enter the city that day."

Su Dingfang said: "The capital of the country is built by the sea? How is this possible! Why is it built by the sea?"

Wang Pingan spread his hands and said, "I don't know, maybe it's because the king loves seafood!"

Both of them had no choice but to ask someone to find an official of the Ministry of War, bring a map, and let the official explain the details.

The Ministry of War in the early Tang Dynasty was prepared for the maps of Fanbang, and if Fanbang wanted to submit to the Tang Dynasty and recognize the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain state, then when paying tribute, the first tribute would be the country's mountains and rivers.Although Baekje is obedient and vicious, it always recognizes the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain state, so it has donated maps, and they are all recorded in the Ministry of War.

The officials of the Ministry of War took the map and pointed out the location of Baekje to Wang Ping'an and Su Dingfang.Baekje is in the south of Silla and east of Goguryeo. It has a small territory, but it is larger than Silla. It can be regarded as a country in the middle of the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla.

When the previous kings of Baekje conquered Goguryeo in the Sui Dynasty, they saw that if Goguryeo perished, it would be Baekje's turn soon. Therefore, the former kings proclaimed their vassals to the Sui Dynasty while supporting Goguryeo. But for the Sui Dynasty, it was only a nominal surrender. In fact, Baekje gave Koguryo substantial help, and it was a relationship of lips and teeth.

Silla is the weakest of the three countries, and it is in danger of being annexed by Goguryeo and Baekje at any time. Therefore, in order to protect itself, Silla truly surrendered to the Sui Dynasty and contained Goguryeo and Baekje for the Sui Dynasty. It was weak and far away from the Sui Dynasty, and could not get material support from the Sui Dynasty, so the containment of Goguryeo and Baekje was really limited.

After entering the Tang Dynasty, the situation of these three countries did not change much, and the treatment of the Tang Dynasty was similar to that of the former Sui Dynasty, with the same principles and policies.

After talking about the relationship between the three countries and the Tang Dynasty, the officials of the Ministry of War pointed to one side of the map and said, "The capital of Baekje is called Sibi City. It is said that there are more than [-] people in this city. The common people can be regarded as a relatively large capital city in Fanbang!"

"10 people? That's not much!" Su Dingfang said, frowning.

Wang Ping'an asked, "Why did Baekje build its capital by the sea? If attacked, wouldn't the enemy army be able to attack the city directly? Doesn't their king understand this?"

The official of the Ministry of War said: "Returning to the prince, it is the same reason to build the country's capital by the sea and by the river. In wartime, the sea is a natural danger, which can strengthen the defense. When there is no war, you can go to sea to do business. The materials can be transported to the capital by water, reducing costs.”

Wang Ping'an snorted, and said, "Taking the sea as a natural danger is quite bold."

The official of the Ministry of War said again: "Besides, Baekje's reinforcements can come from the sea. You must be careful when you attack Baekje. Baekje and Wa have clans. If Baekje is attacked, Goguryeo may not be safe." They will send troops to support, but the Wa Kingdom may send troops. But the reason for the Wa Kingdom to send troops is not to help Baekje fight our Tang Dynasty, but to help Baekje fight Silla. So if the prince occupies Sibi Fortress, it is best not to mention the matter of Silla with the envoy of the Wa Kingdom, otherwise the time for the Wa Kingdom to send troops across the sea will be delayed, you have time, and once the army arrives, the danger will naturally be lifted!"

Wang Ping'an snorted, and said, "What's the matter with the Wa Kingdom? Why did they send troops here? What kind of clan relationship do they have with Baekje?"

The military official thought for a while and said, "I'm really not sure about this. I think it's a marriage. The sisters and daughters of the two kings marry randomly. Everyone is cousins. It's normal to help each other!"

Su Ding snorted, and said: "What's the use, come and kill as many as you want!"

Wang Pingan hummed, and thought to himself: "Even if the Japanese sent reinforcements, it's useless. Now it's the Tang Dynasty, not the late Qing Dynasty. If they dare to come, they will come one by one, one by one, and one by one. If they come, they will stay." , don't go back!"

The matter of leading the army is a foregone conclusion, and it is useless to think about it any more. Wang Pingan waved his hand and said with great momentum: "In this case, I will lead the army to the east. , When I return in triumph, I will definitely thank you a lot!"

The officials of the Ministry of War laughed and said: "Naturally, the prince is the most popular person in this dynasty. We usually have no chance to curry favor with you. Now that you are going to go to war, if the subordinate officials don't give their best to help, then do you still want to eat at the gate of the yamen?" It's time for dinner. Prince, just rest assured!"

Wang Ping'an and Su Dingfang asked a lot of questions about Baekje, and the officials of the Ministry of War answered them one by one. They also took out a spare map and circled it to give Wang Ping'an advice and help him formulate a battle plan.

After several days of busy work, Wang Ping'an entered the palace to attend the meeting of the court.

When the new dynasty was first established, it was the time when the courtiers changed their blood. Once the emperor and the courtiers, the old emperor looked at the courtiers who were pleasing to the eye, but the new emperor may not be pleasing to the eyes. If you look pleasing to the eye, if you want to promote someone who is pleasing to your eye, you have to move the person who is not pleasing to your eye!
Fortunately, Wang Ping'an belongs to the kind of person that both the new emperor and Changsun Wuji look pleasing to the eye, and in order to make Wang Ping'an "willingly" attack Baekje, Changsun Wuji specially advised Li Zhi to upgrade Wang Ping's title by one level , was promoted from County Duke to County Duke!
Of course Li Zhi agreed, and promoted Wang Ping'an's title to the Duke of Zheliu County, and even Zheliu County was promoted to a state, and became a state!
First, he rewarded Wang Ping'an, and then Li Zhi sent Wang Ping'an to "turn around" Gyeongju, and gathered all the envoys sent by the Wa Kingdom to the Tang Dynasty, and came to study like a seal, asking them to study the way of Confucius and Mencius.

As the official of the Ministry of War said, once a war breaks out in Baekje, Goguryeo may not support Baekje, but Waguo, the clan country of Baekje, is very likely to send troops to support it. Bogey, they can naturally think of it.

Don't think that the relationship between cousins ​​and cousins ​​is unreliable. In ancient times, this kind of relationship was often stronger than any paper alliance.Why should the covenant be written on paper?That's for tearing, but the relationship between relatives is different, the bones are broken and the tendons are still connected. Who can guarantee that the cousin will not go crazy when she hears that her cousin has been chopped off?In case of blowing some pillow wind, the cousin-in-law is blown out, and he sends troops out to stir up a meal. Although Datang is not afraid of such a small trouble, it is still a trouble after all, the less trouble the better!

The raid on Baekje is a military secret, and there is no need to keep it secret for the Ministry of War. However, it is still necessary to keep it secret for the envoys from the Wa Kingdom. Let them concentrate on studying, which is tantamount to house arrest, lest they go back and report the letter. If it was reported to Baekje, wouldn't it mean that Baekje had made preparations in advance!

Wang Pingan obeyed the imperial decree and pretended to leave Chang'an and return to Gyeongju, but as soon as he left the city, he took the northeast route and rushed to Laizhou.The elite Datang army that raided Baekje will gather at Laizhou and board a ship to go to sea.

On the other hand, Li Zhi issued an imperial decree, ordering the Turkic soldiers from Zheliu to gather and rush to Yingzhou to attack Li Ke.Regarding the matter of the Turkic soldiers' expedition, it was the opposite of the raid on Baekje, and it was carried out with great fanfare, fearing that Goguryeo would not know.Li Zhi also ordered people to write a letter of credence, denouncing Goguryeo as a country of dung and soil, and asked them to withdraw from Liaodong City immediately and submit the land of Liaodong to the Tang Dynasty.

As for the Tang emperor calling Goguryeo a state of dung, it was not that the Central Empire liked to call Fanbang that way, but that Goguryeo called itself dung when it proclaimed itself a vassal to the former Sui Dynasty.

The Tang court made a high-profile deal with Yingzhou, attracting Goguryeo's attention, and Wang Pingan took Su Dingfang and a group of guards to Laizhou after more than ten days.

In the early Tang Dynasty, Laizhou was not considered an important military area, but Laizhou faced Baekje, and it was the best place to board the ship from here. Moreover, behind Laizhou is Qingzhou, where there is the Qingzhou Governor's Mansion, and there are [-] soldiers stationed there. There are more than one person, and Qingzhou soldiers have always dared to fight. No matter in ancient or modern times, they are an army with extremely powerful combat effectiveness.For this raid on Baekje, Qingzhou soldiers went to sea to fight!
Later generations praised Qingzhou soldiers, as evidenced by poems: Once the ladder was on the top of the city, rockets shot across the sky endlessly.If you ask who can die in battle?The most pitiful soldier is Qingzhou!

Wang Pingan arrived in Laizhou in secret, and immediately sent someone to find the general of Qingzhou General Manager's Mansion, took out the imperial decree, and told him about going to raid Baekje.

Seeing this edict, the general manager of Qingzhou patted his chest unexpectedly, and shouted: "Crossing the sea to fight is a trivial matter. Our Qingzhou soldiers have always dared to fight. They are famous all over the world. They are not afraid of death. Are you afraid of taking a boat?" Let me be a vanguard officer for the prince, let's go to sea together and do Baekje!"

Wang Pingan hurriedly said: "Don't worry, you are the big official who guards the place. If you leave, if there is any problem at sea, then Qingzhou is such a big place, why don't you mess it up? You should stay here. Besides, the imperial decree will not let you go." I didn’t say that you were allowed to fight, did you say so? If you go to fight privately, it’s not good, and the emperor will blame you!”

"That's true. But if I don't fight, I will feel uncomfortable!" Qingzhou Chief said, but he was just talking, if he was really asked to follow Wang Ping'an to fight across the sea, then he would have to find an excuse not to go!
The general manager of Qingzhou said again: "I will prepare the boats and soldiers for crossing the sea for you, the prince, and it will be done in five days. We have all the boats ready-made. Our Qingzhou navy is not the best in the world, but it is the fourth. Five can always be lined up. There is no shortage of one or two thousand warships, but there is no shortage of merchant ships. They must be assembled within five days. However, it will take some time for soldiers to move from Qingzhou to here. First, I have settled the soldier's home, and then boarded the ship. I'm afraid I'll have to wait another three days. It's eight days... ten days, it's better if I have more time. Within ten days, I will definitely be able to get the prince Send it to the ship and lead the troops to sea!"

Seeing that he agreed readily, Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Shandong's big man is bold!" He asked: "My lord, the dispatch of troops is a bit hasty this time, will it affect the strength of the soldiers? This is a battle across the sea. What if the generals don't want to go?"

The general manager of Qingzhou heyed, with an unhappy expression on his face, and said: "My lord, I don't like to hear you talk like that! Our soldiers in Qingzhou didn't say that we were timid. I said it just now, and we are not afraid of death." , are you still afraid of taking a boat? Back then, during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao... the prince knows who Cao Cao is, right?"

Wang Ping'an said: "I know, I know, the general manager doesn't need to tell me about this historical story, I can just read the book. I just don't know which general the general manager wants to send to assist me in the expedition?"

To lead Qingzhou soldiers to fight across the sea, there must be officers from Qingzhou. Wang Ping'an can command the whole army, and Su Dingfang can command the troops to fight, but the specific battle must be commanded by the officers of the family.

The general manager of Qingzhou laughed and said: "Who to send? Of course I have to send my own people. I will send my son out and follow the prince to go to war. In this way, you can rest assured. You don't have to be afraid that the soldiers will be disobedient. Let them fight as they like. !"

"Then I would like to thank you sir!" Wang Ping'an is very grateful. This master is really a man. He fights his brothers, father and son soldiers, and he is willing to send his son out to follow him. It is really interesting. It is not specified in the imperial decree. Whoever is sent is just saying to do things cheaply.

The general manager of Qingzhou bid farewell and left to prepare various matters for going to sea.The chief executive is really good, he keeps his word, otherwise he would not be able to be a high official guarding a place, and it will take another few decades, but he is the same character as Jiedushi, who has no real skills to do it what!

On the ninth day, all sea-going ships were gathered in Laizhou. There were more than 400 ships. There was no need for so many ships, but since all the troops on this expedition were cavalry and horses took up space, there were more ships. At least one month's grain and grass are not only eaten at sea, but when they arrive in Baekje, if they can't get food locally, they have to bring enough food by themselves.

Ten thousand Qingzhou soldiers also gathered in Laizhou, led by the generals, waiting at the pier, waiting for Wang Ping'an's order before boarding the expedition.

The general manager of Qingzhou personally brought a young general, introduced them to Wang Ping'an, and said, "This is a dog. He is the second child at home. Since there is no male in my wife's family, the second child took his mother's name and inherited his grandfather's family. Incense. Therefore, the second son of our family is named Xue, Xue Ren..."

Wang Ping'an was taken aback and said, "No way, he must not be called Xue Rengui!"

The general manager of Qingzhou was stunned, and said: "I didn't say that his name is Xue Rengui, my second child is named Xue Renyi, and he is the number one archer in Qingzhou!"

(End of this chapter)