As soon as a Tang Army sentry ship approached the pier, the huge rocks on the defense tower came overwhelmingly. Although it did not hit the sentry ship, the waves almost overturned the sentry ship.
The sentinel ship immediately turned around and went back to report. Ma Lin was furious and ordered: "Come forward on the warship and destroy the enemy's fortifications!"
Thirty tower ships lined up, about 500 steps away from the Japanese defense fortifications. As the flag was waved, thousands of arrows were fired from the tower ships, and thousands of arrows were fired at the Japanese defense towers.
In hundreds of towers, 500 soldiers and 1,000 temporarily requisitioned auxiliary civilians are waiting for the Tang army's warships to come forward. The range of the Japanese trebuchets is only about a hundred steps, and at this time, the Tang army's warships are still 500 steps away.
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Unexpectedly, the Tang Army's arrows had already been fired in advance. What's more terrible is that these were not ordinary arrows, but thunderbolts. The fortifications on the shore suddenly exploded. The Japanese soldiers and civilians were so bombed that they cried for their parents and were covered in blood.
Dozens of towers collapsed in the explosion.
Soon, the second round of 1,500 arrows and thunderbolts came again, and all the remaining dozens of towers were blown up. The Japanese soldiers and civilians suffered heavy casualties, and the remaining soldiers and civilians fled in haste.
The Tang army's warships landed on the shore, and groups of soldiers disembarked and quickly assembled on the shore. After the first batch of 3,000 soldiers were assembled, they immediately marched towards the feudal city in a mighty manner.
The gates of the feudal city were wide open, and Zongwu Mao, together with his brothers, nephews and hundreds of clan members, knelt at the gates and begged for surrender.
The handwriting written by Emperor Li Ye to Ma Lin was very clear, 'Kill his head, surrender his people, cede the land and garrison the army, and use the army to rule the people.'
Ma Lin showed no mercy and ordered the entire Zong family to be killed, old and young, and more than 200 defenders hiding in Tibet were also captured and killed.
He also ordered the navy commander Wang Zhi to station 500 soldiers and 30 warships on Tsushima Island. There was no need for an official office. The military office was an official office. If there were conflicts and disputes among the Japanese people, they could go to the garrison for mediation. The locals had
Those who commit adultery and commit crimes will be hunted down and killed by the Tang army.
As long as the thousands of people on the island farm the land, fish, and live a peaceful life, when the time is right, they will be registered as commoners of the Tang Dynasty and become citizens of the Shang Kingdom.
Immediately afterwards, the Tang army captured the Iki Kingdom, killing the leader's family and more than 50 guarding warriors, and moved all 700 islanders to Tsushima Island. They only used the local leader's castle as an observation post, garrisoned 20 people, and patrolled the post.
Five fast ships, under the command of Tsushima.
After destroying both countries, the Tang army's warships continued to sail toward the mainland of Kyushu Island.
Li Chengshi's 30,000 navy troops landed at Songyuan Castle in Echizen Province.
The 500 defenders in Songyuan City found out that it was the navy of the Tang Army that had landed, and they were so frightened that they fled without a fight.
Although he captured Songyuan City without bloodshed, Li Chengshi was still a little worried. Some soldiers must have fled back to the capital to report the news. He would not be afraid if the Japanese Emperor and Emperor gathered troops to fight against him. He was only afraid that the Japanese rulers would escape from the capital.
Li Chengshi did not stop, leaving three thousand troops to guard the warships. He led 27,000 troops and quickly attacked Pingcheng.
Heijingokyo is also Nara, and Li Ye was very clear about Japan's strategy, which was to destroy Japan's central court, promote the fragmentation of Japan's various kingdoms, and transform it into a Warring States period.
Japan is a mountainous country. From Echizen Province to Heijo-kyo, there are mountains and hills in the middle, covered with lush forests, but there are ravines between the hills, and where there are ravines, there will be roads.
More importantly, there happens to be a huge lake between the two places, Lake Biwa, which is the largest freshwater lake in Japan. Both sides of the river are densely populated and roads are crisscrossed. Under the leadership of Yang Chengqing, the army marched quickly along the west bank of Lake Biwa.
At night, when they were still thirty miles away from Pingcheng, a large number of ambush soldiers suddenly appeared from the woods on both sides. Arrows were like raindrops. The Tang army's front troops were caught off guard and were hit by arrows one after another.
Immediately afterwards, countless men in black came out and killed them very quickly.
Former army general Yao Zhen shouted: "The enemy is attacking us sneakily, form a formation to protect our injured brothers!"
The Tang army was well-trained and did not panic when encountering a sneak attack. The remaining five thousand soldiers quickly stood shoulder to shoulder, back to back, raised their spears, and formed a spear formation. Thousands of men in black were all swordsmen and could not be killed.
In the spear formation, only bursts of strange drum sounds were heard, and thousands of men in black retreated quickly like a group of monkeys.
Soon, the main force of the Tang army from behind came up. Li Chengshi ordered the entire army to suspend their march and asked military doctors to treat the injured soldiers.
The bamboo and wood bows of the Japanese army were all single bows, which could shoot rabbits, roe deer, sheep, and deer. However, compared with the compound bows and military crossbows of the Tang army, their lethality was far inferior. Even if they could barely shoot through the Tang army's solid
Leather armor, but it is only a flesh wound and cannot hurt vital parts.
However, more than 30 Tang army soldiers were killed by arrows. The dead soldiers were all shot in the neck and face.
Li Chengshi ordered the body to be cremated and the bones to be put into jars and brought back to the Tang Dynasty.
He also ordered the soldiers to rest where they were and to march again after dawn.
The Japanese army's sneak attack was actually to stop the Tang army from advancing and buy time for the Japanese court.
Coincidentally, at the same time that the Tang army sent troops to Japan, the Japanese court was also massing troops to prepare to support the Bohai Kingdom.
Due to poor communication and delayed news, Japan did not know that the Japanese army in Bohai State had been completely destroyed. They thought that the Japanese army had occupied the vast territory of Bohai State.
As a result, all the powerful families in Japan wanted a share of the pie, including the Fujiwara family, the Soga family, the Abe family, the Jusei family, the Otomo family, and other powerful families. They all sent troops to assemble in Heijo Kyo, preparing to share the Bohai Kingdom.
Troops of troops gathered from all directions in Heijingjing, rapidly increasing the number of Japanese imperial troops from 20,000 to more than 60,000.
Just at this time, the Japanese court received news that a Tang army had landed in Songyuan City in the north. This shocked the Japanese court, but they all knew that something must have happened in the Bohai Kingdom.
At this time, the imperial court received accurate information that the number of Tang troops was about 25,000. Under the strong insistence of the powerful minister Dao Jingfa Wang, the Japanese imperial court quickly reached a consensus that the enemy must be defended outside the imperial city.
The 60,000-strong army led by General Fujiwara Toyoshige of the Eight Guards Headquarters marched northward, preparing to give the Tang army a head-on attack.
The Tang army passed through the hilly area and entered the flat Nara Basin. The Tang army's scouts had discovered the main force of the Japanese army twenty miles ahead and immediately reported it to Li Chengshi.
Li Chengshi was a little surprised. The main army of the Japanese court had gone to Bohai. Why did another 60,000 troops suddenly appear?
It was Yang Chengqing who saw clearly and said to Li Chengshi: "It should be the private armies of the powerful families. Japan has captured the Bohai Kingdom. These powerful families also want to get a share of the pie and seize a piece of land, so they send troops to gather in the capital. It is definitely not
In order to defend us, we landed only the afternoon before yesterday, and they didn't have enough time."
Li Chengshi agreed with Yang Chengqing's analysis. He smiled and said: "They come to the door together, doesn't it save me from going to each house to clean up?"
Although Li Chengshi despised the Japanese army from the bottom of his heart, he did not underestimate the enemy and immediately made arrangements.
Two thousand heavy armored infantry were deployed at the front, followed by 5,000 crossbow troops, and behind them were 20,000 spear corps.
Among them, there are two thousand crossbow cavalry among the five thousand crossbows. The crossbow cavalry is also a spear cavalry. In addition to shooting crossbows, they also have a big role, which is to protect the sides and rear of the heavy armored infantry.
In addition, when the enemy army is defeated, two thousand cavalry will rush to the front to intercept the enemy army.
This time Li Chengshi did not arrange any arrows or thunderbolts, nor did he arrange explosive arrows. He knew very well that as soon as the arrows and thunderbolts were fired, the Japanese troops would definitely flee in all directions, thus losing the chance to completely annihilate the enemy.
Only by using cold weapons to fight the Japanese army in bloody battles can we annihilate the enemy's effective strength to the maximum extent and destroy the enemy physically.
Sixty thousand Japanese troops also appeared ten miles away, consisting of 20,000 cavalry and 40,000 samurai groups.
They are exactly the same as the Japanese army of the Bohai Kingdom. They are all short in stature, like nine-year-old children. However, what is different from the Japanese army of the Bohai Kingdom is that this Japanese army has long weapons, naginata.
The naginata was probably inspired by the long-handled swords of the Tang army by the monks sent to the Tang Dynasty, and then returned to Japan to imitate it. A tachi was mounted on a wooden pole. It looked like a pheasant tail feather, so it was called the naginata.
However, this kind of sword cannot enter the Japanese army. On the one hand, it has not been around for a long time. It has only been used by monk soldiers for only a dozen years. The Japanese army is mainly samurai, and the samurai who like to carry swords to show off do not accept this sword.
They believe that the naginata is similar to farm tools and is a low-level weapon used by low-class people.
But there is a more important aspect. It is not practical, and the wooden pole can easily be cut off with one knife. This is essentially different from the long weapon pole of the Tang army.
The Tang Army's standard long weapon pole is not an ordinary wooden pole. It uses beech wood or ash wood with excellent toughness as raw materials, and is tightly wrapped with a layer of cloth. It is repeatedly soaked in oil and dried in the sun. It takes three years to complete, and finally it is installed.
A spearhead or a knife head, an ordinary knife can cut continuously and remain immortal for decades.
At this time, the two sides were getting closer and closer, and were only two miles apart.
Fujiwara Toyosari squinted his eyes and calculated the number of Tang troops. He found that they were only about 25,000. His own strength was twice that of the opponent. He was bound to win this battle. He drew his sword, pointed at the Tang troops and shouted loudly: "Attack!"
