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

Chapter 191 The bloody massacre of Japanese pirates
Japan is located in the south, so spring comes earlier there.

In the mountains and fields, you can vaguely see people busy at work.

Japan is an island and a mountainous country, and is often hit by earthquakes, so even if crops are planted, there is rarely a harvest.

The state is rich, but it is close to the inland, and its fishery industry is not prosperous.

However, no matter how bad the environment is, we must be self-reliant.

In many mountainous areas of the Tang Dynasty, and even in the wastelands of Mobei, the living environment is several times worse than this.

In terms of the entire geographical environment, Japan's geographical location is unique.

The only thing missing is the corresponding technology.

This is inevitable because its policy is plunder, which is the fastest way to gain.

Whether it is money or culture.

It has been sending envoys to civilized and developed countries to conduct cultural exchanges. Isn't this also a form of plunder?

Therefore, they will inevitably forget their roots and will only expand outward blindly, endlessly sucking the blood of other countries in order to strengthen themselves.

This is its inherited badness and aggressiveness.

The existence of this cultural nation is a disaster for other civilizations.

Judging from the degree of hatred that the southeastern coastal countries have for it, you can see how hateful Japan is.

South Korea's hostility towards Japan is no less than that of China.

Because since ancient times, the areas adjacent to Japan have suffered great harm from it.

Therefore, when the policy of genocide was carried out against Japan, the people of Baekje did not feel any burden.

"Report to General Heichi, we have already found out that the Japanese town ahead is the Feide Prefecture, with about 30,000 people. Moreover, the young men have all gone to the fields to work, leaving the defense empty."

On the back of the mountain, a scout dressed in local clothes came hurriedly, squatted down, and slowly reported to Heichi Changzhi.

Heichi Changzhi then waved to the generals around him.

"Divide the troops into two groups. One group will charge up the mountain and kill the Japanese pirates. The other group will charge into the town and kill anyone they meet. How much you can rob depends on your own abilities."

All the generals looked excited.

Finally, the topic came up of their looting and killing of the Japanese pirates.

"As ordered by the General."

Soon, thousands of soldiers and horses rushed out from the dense forests, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

What happened?
Where did this army suddenly appear from?
Every Japanese person in the distance was full of doubts.

"kill!"

Heichi Changzhi led the way, riding his horse at full speed, and in a flash, he arrived in front of a Japanese pirate.

These Japanese pirates also had rich combat experience, and they immediately picked up the farm tools in their hands and rushed forward.

Faced with the huge crowd, they seemed to have no idea what fear was.

Soon, the Japanese pirates who wanted to resist were submerged in the sea of ​​people without even a splash.

In the town, there was a dense sound of gongs and drums.

However, there were few people who responded, and only the elderly, the weak, women and children were hiding in the corners, shivering.

The defensive wall formed by the fence was broken by the cavalry and they drove straight in.

"Kill people first, then divide up the property."

None of the soldiers from the Tang army or Baiji showed mercy, and each of them deserves military merit.

During their long military careers, they also committed crimes by killing innocent people.

This is the first time that a massacre has been carried out openly.

For these Japanese pirates who have no defense at all.

Basically, the knife fell with a swift movement, blood bloomed, and the strong smell of blood spread, which was nauseating.

This is a massacre.

In the mountains and fields, the scene of slaughter was also being repeated.

The state capital did not put up any decent resistance and was quickly captured.

On that day, the streets and villages in Feizhou Prefecture were filled with screams, and blood gathered into red streams.

This is what purgatory on earth is like.

"Count the number of people. The injured will wait for the rear troops on the spot. The rest of the soldiers will rest for a while and then set off to the next place."

Heichi Changzhi, covered in blood, stood in the setting sun, looking even more sinister.

In just half a day, they still couldn't kill all those tens of thousands of people.

Their main purpose was to destroy the main force of the Japanese pirates, and as for their annihilation, that was the job of the rear army.

Obviously, their goal had been achieved. After half a day of slaughter, the Japanese pirates became frightened birds. Those who could escape had already fled to the deep mountains and forests. It was too difficult to kill them one by one.

In order to avoid these exiled Japanese pirates, spread the news.

Heichi Changzhi must lead the army and be one step ahead.

After resting for a night, before dawn, Heichi Changzhi led the vanguard troops to move forward.

The entire Japan was still immersed in the joy of the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

Because this means that when the new emperor ascends the throne, he will grant amnesty to the entire country and taxes will be exempted.

The whole country was celebrating, but was completely unaware of the massacre.

Along the way, Li Chengqian led a large army to the provincial capital.

However, there were only a few Japanese pirates seen.

"Your Highness, many of the Japanese pirates have already escaped. It is very difficult to capture and kill them now."

Futu Daochen and others looked at the village stained with blood.

The lack of a city here gave the Japanese pirates a relatively safe way to survive.

When the Tang army rushed over, many Japanese, seeing the situation was not good, immediately fled.

A place of water and soil can support a person.

These escaped Japanese will definitely not starve to death.

Li Chengqian's plan of massacre would also fail, and the Japanese pirates killed would only be a small part of them.

"If you don't cut the grass at the root, it will grow again in the spring breeze. Now we have achieved the means of slaughtering the Japanese pirates. If we can't kill them all, the killing in the future will be endless."

Li Chengqian's determination to destroy his clan and exterminate his race has not changed at all.

Futu Daochen also nodded. He knew very well that these Japanese pirates were very vengeful and if they were not killed completely, there would definitely be endless troubles.

"Your Highness, since they have all fled into the mountains and are hiding, let them have nowhere to hide."

Futu Daochen's eyes turned red, and a hint of viciousness flashed across them.

"Use fire to set the entire mountain on fire. Even if we can't burn them to death, we can at least starve them to death."

A fire can burn away all hope.

As for Japan, their strategy is not for occupation.

"Then burn it all!" Li Chengqian nodded indifferently. This was the king's order.

A few simple words can decide the life or death of all beings.

"Crack!"

The fire was raging, and the villages and forests were all engulfed in flames.

The whole sky and earth were dyed red.

After killing and looting everything, they really burned everything.

The Three Alls Policy was implemented thoroughly.

As the fire spread, even the small villages hidden in the deep mountains and forests could not escape the disaster.

All you see is flames, which makes people feel fearful.

War is ruthless, but it is also rare to see such an extreme method of setting fire to the mountains for the purpose of killing.

The attack of the Tang army was as unstoppable as a raging fire. Its invasion was as swift as thunder. Within just a few days, it conquered several provincial capitals.

The state roads in Japan are narrow and short. If the progress continues in this way, it will not take a few days for the Tang army to march straight into the imperial capital.

However, the Tang army could not guarantee the confidentiality of the information. Although the Tang army acted quickly, it was inevitable that the information would leak out.

The Japanese soldiers were naturally familiar with the local terrain, and the speed at which they transmitted information was even faster than the pace of the Tang army's advance.

At this moment, an extremely heavy and depressing atmosphere permeated the imperial capital of Japan, and everyone's face was filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

High on the throne, Emperor Kotoku's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it. He angrily questioned:
"Is the news coming back true? Why is the Tang army's attack speed so fast?"

You know, it’s been less than half a month since the new emperor ascended the throne, and he hasn’t even sat on the throne yet, but he is already facing such a huge challenge.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were cast on Azumi Hirafu and Maono Chiko.

Could it be that these two people have betrayed the country and defected to the enemy?
They are the ones most suspected.

The sea route is top secret and no one has given the route. Even if the Tang army can arrive, it will take a lot of time.

It is impossible that they could appear on the Japanese mainland without anyone noticing and catch them off guard.

"Your Majesty is wise. Heaven and earth can bear witness to my loyalty to Japan."

Azumi Hirafu fell to his knees.

Mao Yezhizi, on the other hand, was in a different state, standing with his head held high and having a clear conscience.

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to investigate how the Tang army got in, but how to resist the Tang army now."

Prince Kaito advised that he did not quite believe that the Japanese generals would commit treason.

"General An Tan and General Mao Ye, you two have fought against the Tang army head-on before. Do you have any countermeasures for this?"

Prince Ge Ren looked anxiously at the two generals in front of him.

General Anzumi and General Maoye looked at each other and both lowered their heads.

Mao Ye Zhizi's face flushed, and he said in a low voice: "The Tang army is really full of tricks. I am extremely ashamed. Not only did the two of us fail to successfully explore the specific combat capabilities of the Tang army, but we unfortunately became prisoners of the other side..."

The more he spoke, the softer his voice became, as if he wanted to bury his head in the ground.

In the previous expedition, they lost more than 30,000 soldiers at once, but in the end, not only did they not understand the unique combat style of the Tang army, they even had no idea of ​​the depth of their true strength.

Such a result is really hard to accept.

At this time, Azumihirafu started to argue:

"In fact, that's not entirely true. The most important reason why the Tang army was able to be invincible on the battlefield and sweep away thousands of enemies is that the weapons they possessed were more sophisticated than we could imagine. If we really fought on the frontal battlefield, I'm afraid our warriors might not be able to resist."

Having said this, his originally arrogant expression disappeared, replaced by a deep solemnity.

Recalling the horrific scene when he was chased by the Tang army, Andumihirafu is still frightened. The deep feeling of powerlessness lingers in his heart like a nightmare.

It’s not that he was afraid of death itself, but the despair that arose in his heart when facing the Tang army whose equipment was so powerful that it was almost invincible.

Hearing this, Emperor Kotoku frowned slightly and murmured in a low voice:

"Tang Jun, are they really that scary?"

Busy ascending the throne and dealing with relations with the old forces.

They had indeed not yet learned about the combat effectiveness of the Tang army with Andumi Hirafu, because they felt that it was still far behind themselves.

"It's terrifying, especially their commander Li Chengqian. He is like the ocean, bottomless."

"It was his idea to let us go this time, but now I think we fell into a trap."

Mao Yezhizi regretted his decision.

"Fell into a trap? Fell into what trap?"

Azumihirafu exclaimed, and in his heart, he had a vague prediction.

"General An Tan, don't you understand it in your heart? Is Li Chengqian so kind to let us go back? He said he wanted us to pass on the message, but in fact he was probably using us as a guide and tracking our ship from a distance, so he found Japan so quickly."

"We are the shame of Japan and the traitors of Japan."

Mao Yezhizi felt extremely guilty.

Azumi Hirafu on the side also became distraught.

That's right, they are the traitors of Japan.

"Humph! You're already timid before you even see the enemy. How can you be called a general of our great country of Japan? Li Chengqian is just a traitor in the Tang Dynasty. You don't need to worry about him. Report the military situation to me immediately!"

Emperor Kotoku's eyes widened with anger as he shouted. He still had many great ambitions in his heart that had not yet been realized, so how could he be easily knocked to the ground?
"Your Majesty, the rebels are extremely cruel! They killed all living things they encountered, regardless of whether they were men, women, young or old, with extremely cruel methods. Not only that, they even set fire to the mountain, and the raging flames burned for several days without being extinguished, causing countless innocent lives to turn into ashes in the sea of ​​fire!"

A general reported with a horrified look on his face.

"Damn it! It's so abominable!"

Emperor Kotoku was so angry that he was shaking all over, and he cursed with gnashing teeth, "This is not the prince of the Celestial Empire at all, he is clearly a demon from hell!"

"Such a cruel act is simply intolerable! This is not a war, it is clearly an attempt to exterminate our entire race!" Atumihirafu was even more indignant.

For a moment, the entire hall was filled with anger and cursing. All the senior officials were very emotional and had completely lost their usual calmness and composure.

Indeed, the Tang army went too far.

This is not a massacre of the city, but a massacre of people.

"Yes, Li Chengqian is a man who has lost all conscience and is extremely vicious. He drowned 3,000 Japanese warriors in the river. Such a great hatred must be avenged."

Mao Yezhizi was no longer depressed, his mind was filled with hatred.

"Do you know clearly what the Tang army's current military strength is? If we rashly fight, what are our chances of winning?"

The Sea Prince was still quite sober.

In fact, as the superiors, the number of deaths of untouchables has little to do with them.

The royal family was saved, so what difference would it make if they surrendered?

After all, Japan had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty before.

It has always been like this, there are those who advocate war and those who advocate peace.

They are based on different standpoints, and their loyalty or treachery cannot be determined by a single word.

Prince Hairen had a lot to consider, such as the busy farming season and the soldiers returning to the fields. It would certainly take a long time to gather them together again.

During this period of time, had the army led by Li Chengqian arrived?

(End of this chapter)