Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 111 Playing Hard to Get, the Tang Army Targets Sibi City
"It was the Silla army that massacred the Baekje surrendered soldiers, not our Tang army!"

Li Chengqian shook his head. He certainly could not admit it. At most, he could only say it was a suggestion.

"Which one of you is Pei Xingjian?"

Heichi Changzhi looked around. The commander-in-chief of Silla was a general of the Tang Dynasty. How could it be said that this matter had nothing to do with Li Chengqian?

"I am Pei Xingjian. I am the commander-in-chief of Silla, but it was not me who gave the order to massacre the city and kill the surrendered soldiers."

Pei Xingjian took a few steps forward and looked at Heichi Changzhi. To deal with the enemy, of course, one must use any means necessary.

"General Black Tooth, I know you care about the soldiers and civilians. If that is the case, let them all lay down their weapons. Otherwise, you know the consequences."

Li Chengqian added that in his opinion, the people of Baekje were now half Tang people.

If we continue to fight like this, we will just kill each other.

"Dal-su, don't believe their lies. We will escort the general out of the encirclement. As long as the general is still here, there must be hope for Baekje."

The Baekje soldiers stepped forward, using their bodies as shields to protect Heichi Changzhi behind them.

loyalty!

"Baekje will not perish?" Li Chengqian chuckled playfully.

"You don't think that the Tang Dynasty only has 2,000 soldiers! Heichi Changzhi also doesn't think that Silla mobilized the whole country and sent troops to the capital just to fight a decisive battle with Baekje."

When Heichi Changzhi heard this, he was horrified. The other defense lines of Baekje were empty. If the Tang army attacked from other directions, it would definitely not be able to hold on.

"At this moment, your capital may have already fallen into the hands of our Tang army. Don't resist stubbornly. What I mentioned in the letter is still valid now."

Heichi Changzhi was skeptical. He did not believe it because he did not receive accurate information from Sibi City.

"How about this? I will let you return to Gyeongwon South City and will not allow the Silla army to attack again. However, if Sabi City has been occupied by my Tang army, I hope that General Heichi will lead all his troops to surrender, so as to prevent Baekje from suffering again."

Li Chengqian said indifferently that suppressing with force can only make people afraid, not convinced.

If Baekje is to be completely integrated into the cradle of China, the people of Baekje must actively accept the implantation of Chinese civilization and cultural recognition, which is far better than suppression by force.

Since the unification of the country by Qin Shi Huang, everyone has taken it as their responsibility to recover the lost territories.

This is the power of cultural inheritance.

If all the people of Baekje submit sincerely, they will become an inseparable part of China.

"This is true!"

The less caring Li Chengqian was, the more terrified Heichi Changzhi felt.

"Remove the fence and let General Blacktooth return to the city."

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, the soldiers at the camp gate stepped back, moved the guardrail that blocked the war horses to one side, and made way for a passage.

"Aren't you afraid that I will regret it?"

Heichi Chang Zhiyue felt that something was not right. Li Chengqian looked very confident.

"I believe that General Heichi is a man of his word. If even General Heichi is not trustworthy among the people of Baekje, then the people of Baekje will have no meaning to exist."

Li Chengqian's voice made everyone shudder. Others massacred the city, but he was going to massacre the country.

"Heichi Changzhi doesn't understand. The Celestial Empire has always been fair. Why would it help Silla to suppress Baekje? Baekje asks itself, and it has not offended the Celestial Empire too much."

Heichi Changzhi asked unwillingly.

What does our fight have to do with you, the Tang Dynasty? The tribute we pay is no less than that paid by Silla.

Indeed, Baekje was still very respectful to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Chengqian also acted on impulse.

Because from the perspective of later comers, the stick is too jumpy.

The choice is not to invade, but to maintain long-term stability.

Li Zhi sent troops to attack Baekje because of its strategic location. He could use it as a springboard to attack Goguryeo from both sides.

"General Black Tooth, how could you say such naive words? A weak country has no diplomacy, and a strong country does not need a reason."

There is no right or wrong, only strong or weak.

Once Heichi Changzhi's momentum was lost, Baekje was weak and the Tang Dynasty could help whoever it wanted. They could still blame the Tang Dynasty.

Who told Baekje to play two games at the same time, acting as a younger brother of the Tang Dynasty while also being a lackey of Goguryeo?

"Let's go!" Heichi Changzhi jumped onto the horse. This time his back looked extremely desolate.

"General Blacktooth, when you return, please think carefully about what I said. This concerns the fate of Baekje."

Li Chengqian reminded him loudly that Zhuge Liang was able to release Meng Huo seven times and recapture the Southern Barbarians.

He could have released Heichi Changzhi to appease the people of Baekje, and that was fine.

What’s more important is the great general Heichi Changzhi.

Loyal, brave, resourceful, trustworthy and righteous.

This is what historians say about it.

Heichi Changzhi seemed not to hear anything. After running out of the military camp, he quickly disappeared into the dark night.

Is that the end?

The soldiers of the Tang army were greatly disappointed, as those were only a small amount of merit.

"Pei Xingjian, after you have arranged your defenses, you can take a rest, but you must not let your guard down."

Li Chengqian couldn't guarantee that Heichi Changzhi wouldn't strike back.

His loyalty, bravery and trustworthiness now belong to Baekje, not to the Tang Dynasty.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will make arrangements."

Pei Xingjian also knew what Li Chengqian was worried about.

However, Pei Xingjian was also deeply impressed by Li Chengqian's move.

"General, there's movement!"

Dao Chen was about to leave when he was attracted by the noise coming from afar.

"Be prepared, it could be an enemy attack!"

Daochen ordered the soldiers to beat drums to notify all the military and civilians present.

"General Daochen, it's me!"

Heichi Changzhi rode his horse to the foot of the city and said loudly.

"Open the city gate quickly, it's Blacktooth Dalu!"

Dao Chen was overjoyed. Was this successful? It really didn't take long to attack and capture a person by surprise.

"Heichi Dashu, have you captured the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty?"

Daochen ran down the city to greet him personally.

"Defeated, Baekje was defeated!"

Heichi Changzhi's eyes had lost their former luster.

"Quick, send troops to Sibi City to find out whether it has been captured by the Tang army."

Heichi Changzhi shouted again hurriedly, very anxious.

"General Heichi, what happened?" Daochen also realized that something was wrong and asked.

"We were ambushed by the Tang army, and then released."

To make a long story short, what Heichi Changzhi is most worried about now is Sibi City. He is afraid that the consequences will be disastrous as Li Chengqian said.

Many generals' families were in Sabi City. Even if he did not surrender, other generals would.

After the capture of Sabi Castle, Baekje was destroyed.

"The main force of the Tang army is not here. Their main force is at Xiongjinkou."

Heichi Changzhi ran into the city tower, looked at the map of Baekje, and understood everything at once.

Then he slumped down weakly in the chair behind him.

Up the Xiongjin River, there were no strategic locations to defend and no troops to defend it, so the city of Sibi was directly exposed to the Tang Dynasty's military force.

Silla was just a bait, the real destination of the Tang army was Sabi City.

(End of this chapter)