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It had begun. The war, the marching, the camping and the fighting. First, the king and the Tang emperor ordered them to take Goguryeo and adjoin it to the Tang-Silla alliance. When things didn't go as planned, the king rebelled and the Tang ambassadors were exiled and their armed forces were pushed out. But the Tang emperor would not let Silla slip out of his controlling claws without a fight. He was amassing his armies and Sillian troops were forced to fight and defend the frail emerging kingdom they created a short while back.
