Chapter 257 Silla
Among the tribes of the Three Korean tribes, the situations of each tribe are slightly different. The organizational model is similar to that of China's Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. Several kings of Mahan and Chen Han were all similar to those of the Zhou emperor, and the leaders of each tribe were real princes. This is of course unsustainable. If Sima Ji did not come, Baekje would stand out from the Mahan tribe and start to transform into a real country, replacing the Zhou emperor on the peninsula of the King of Mahan. Because of the emergence of Baekje, Chen Han absorbed Benhan and eventually became Silla. However, Sima Ji came, so this transformation could only be said goodbye.
In the early days, Baekje was far stronger than Silla. Now that Baekje has appeared, Sima Ji believes that Silla is also among the Chenhan tribe, but he has not met him yet. Therefore, before Li Shan of the Eastern Army left, Sima Ji's words were obviously much more cautious. Don't act too rush, and retreat immediately if things are wrong.
However, what Sima Ji did not expect was that Li Shan's return speed was far more than he expected, and it was not an exaggeration to use it to describe Rufeng. "We found a city called Jinzhou, which is the name of the locals. Although I dare not compare it with Jicheng in Youzhou, it is difficult for my subordinates to conquer this city with 5,000 soldiers. It is reported that the rest of Chen and Han troops were hiding in this city, so the ministers could not think of a solution for a moment, so they could only return to report without success."
"Is the small country to which Jinzhou belongs is called Silla?" Sima Ji asked without any grief or joy.
"Yes, Your Highness, Silla is the strongest among Chenhan, similar to Baekje among Mahan." Li Shan replied respectfully.
"Did you hear it? Is the strong opponent similar to Baekje?" Sima Ji tilted his head and looked at the leader of the Baekje tribe, and said meaningfully, "Do you know the Silla King now?"
"I just know the name, but I don't know it." Zhi Ji smiled lightly and told me what he knew. In fact, he didn't know much, but it was enough for Sima Ji.
In the past, the Ruli was the current King of Silla, and the relationship with Baekje is still relatively harmonious. During the reign of the previous King of Silla, the relationship between Silla and Baekje can be said to be quite bad, although the two countries were not directly bordered. Just like during the Spring and Autumn Period, the powerful countries at that time often fought through several countries. Baekje and Silla always started war on the territory of other tribes at that time.
"Oh? I understand!" Sima Ji nodded clearly. It should be considered as the stage of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. Now Baekje is in Mahan and Silla's status in Chenhan is actually equivalent to Qin and Chu in the late Spring and Autumn Period. Other tribes are rushing towards Qin and Chu, and both will immediately put King Mahan and King Chenhan and other Zhou emperors under their feet and go barefoot to fight.
Sima Ji was a little lucky to think about it. The enemy of this level of civilization was still within the scope of the King of Yan's permission. He always believed that after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the difficulty of the Central Plains dynasty facing the surrounding forces was quite different from a simple enemy to a cold enemy, mainly because the level of civilization was catching up with them.
So although Sima Ji knew that the reputation of the Jin Dynasty was not very good, he always felt that the current external environment was pretty good. As long as you don’t cut your wrist and lose too much blood, it will not be difficult to continue the strength of the Han Dynasty.
Since I know this and I have the strength, I am not polite and have done all your ancestors. What will happen to the future history? Sima Ji couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he had to sue him, Amitabha, sin!
"It seems that I underestimated Sanhan. Including the wounded soldiers, I only have more than 10,000 people in my hands. If I use them to attack the city, it will be a little more than a loss!" In front of Ji, Sima Ji did not make a fuss, as if he didn't know the other party's existence, and he was planning, "If there is another strong attack, the Pingzhou army will suffer too much. Wait for Zhang Da to come back, and plan well in this way."
Unexpectedly, after successfully breaking into the Busan defense circle, Sima Ji also faced the same dilemma of the People's Army, which was that he lacked momentum. The Pingzhou Army was only 15,000, and he had already recruited 5,000 Jurchens and asked Baekje to send troops. But now he saw that the troops were still in short supply, unless he was going to use the Pingzhou Army here.
Of course, it is also possible to order soldiers in Pingzhou to recruit soldiers, but that is fishing when they are exhausted. Under normal circumstances, except for a limited number of military towns, the Jin Dynasty did not have so many troops. During the Eight Kings Rebellion, several important military towns recruited strong men to join the army on a large scale when they were launched. In fact, Sima Ji believed that it was fishing when they were exhausted.
Therefore, the military battle between the Eight Kings War was only more than two years before the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Jin Dynasty were directly defeated.
Just as Sima Ji started brainwashing and was thinking, he was sad to find that dozens of senior Pingzhou Army generals and officers under his seat were all falling. Although no one dared to doze off, more than half of them were dull. In their eyes, they could no longer see the style of galloping on the battlefield and leading thousands of troops.
"Your Highness, then will we rest for the time being?" Zhang Da asked for advice when he saw Sima Ji Si's expression.
"Yes, rest first. I pay attention to the results. It doesn't matter if the process takes longer." Sima Ji waved his hand easily and trapped the lonely city. It's not yet the autumn harvest season. Silla wants to rely on time with Sima Ji, so don't forget how Goguryeo died.
Now that some supplies from the Chenhan tribe have been seized, Sima Ji is not worried about starving to death for the time being, but he also has to start allocating food and grass. It is definitely not OK to sit in the air. At the same time, make arrangements and see how to take the last step.
After these fierce wars, the Jin army fell into silence. No one knew what their commander was going to do. Sima Ji sent several memorials to Luoyang, and the rest was to Jicheng.
Daifang County, since Daifang County established a port a few years ago, exchanges with the mainland of Youzhou have become frequent. Merchant ships have been constantly traveling. In addition to doing business with the Sanhan tribe, it has also driven the development and trade of Daifang County. There are always some things you need that cannot meet the existence of things locally. Exchanges with each other will also make up for their strengths and weaknesses. This is the essence of trade.
At this time, hundreds of Youzhou fleets docked at the port. Yan State recorded that Yan Yan was walking down carefully with a sampan. This was the first time he ran so far, but there was no way. He was the only one who was the most suitable person to come to the entire ban.
Zhang Tong, the prefect of the Yan State, was waiting here, but when he saw Yan Yan following a group of beakers and Yan Yan, he frowned. His psychological evaluation of the Yan State Records dropped by more than one level, but he still walked forward, "I don't know why the remember came with the female family."
"The army is in trouble, and the body of the King of Yan needs to be taken care of." Yan Yan has also learned to observe his words and expressions in recent years. Of course, he knew that the prefect in front of him looked down on him and spoke directly, "The prefect should also know that the King of Yan is still very young and some needs exist. In addition to transporting food and grass in ancient times, the rest is to take care of the King of Yan's body. In addition, there are two thousand soldiers who come with him. The prefect needs to provide several local fishermen with good water quality and set off with us to the King of Yan camp."
"From the waterway to the Yan King's Camp?" Zhang Tong asked in confusion. Although he was the prefect of Dafang County, he didn't know how to go there.
Yan Yan nodded firmly and said that he wanted to go on the water. Even though Zhang Tong, as the prefect of Daifang County, did not know the geographical environment of the entire peninsula, how could Sima Ji not know what the Korean Peninsula looked like?
On the east and west coasts of the Korean Peninsula, you can walk around the Tsuma Strait. Of course, the King of Yan remembered the path through the Tsuma Navy Battle. The combined fleet commanded by Japanese Navy General Hirahachiro Togo against the Russian Second Pacific Fleet commanded by Russian Lieutenant General Roger Stevensky. The battle ended with a complete victory on the Japanese side. Two-thirds of the ships of the Russian Second Pacific Fleet were destroyed and almost wiped out.
This strait is a fast waterway between the island country and the peninsula, so there is a second problem. Why did the merchant fleet come here this time with two thousand Youzhou soldiers? In addition to being unlucky and afraid of encountering typhoons, the main purpose of leading the soldiers was to protect food and grass, because during the Jin Dynasty, there was an existence that had only been troubled by the coast of China during the Ming Dynasty, and Japanese pirates!
This is what I heard from the captive Silla people. Sima Ji did not expect that in this era of 1,700 years ago, the Sanhan tribe often fought against Japanese pirates. Even Silla was often attacked by Japanese pirates at sea. After these Japanese pirates landed, they robbed finances and population. When the population was small, they robbed population, and when the population was too large, they robbed wealth.
As for when the Japanese pirates would appear, they would basically happen once every one or two years according to the captives. Knowing this situation, he certainly did not dare to let the merchant fleet come by himself. He wrote a letter to the governor of Youzhou Xu Meng, and wrote a memorial to Luoyang to show the situation here, and then waited for the food and grass to come.
But just when Sima Ji decided to replicate and destroy Goguryeo and used the blood of the enemy to increase his title, he welcomed a team of Silla envoys, and the gift he brought was the heads of more than a dozen tribe leaders, including King Chen Han. Are you going to surrender?
Sima Ji didn't even look at it, and waved his hand to let the personal soldiers around him take it down and perform routine operations. Of course, it was to pack a box and seal the paint, and pass it on thousands of miles to show that the King of Yan was outstanding in military achievements, and then wait for the imperial court to reward him.
Silla's move should have known the treatment of the Baekje tribe, so he thought that as long as he bowed his head and surrendered to the heads of King Chen and other tribe leaders, it would be fine. Maybe there would be a scene of blood splattering the Yuanyang Tower in Jinshan City.
"Silla is willing to serve the country for generations, and dare not violate it at all." The Silla envoy lowered his eyebrows and looked at Sima Ji's expression, wanting to see something from it.
Chapter completed!