Chapter 36 Breaking the City

The strategy mentioned by Yizhi Wende was naturally to surrender the Sui army. In history, Yang Guang defeated the Goguryeo people for the first time, which was inseparable from the Goguryeo people's fraudulent surrender. Yang Guang thought that Goguryeo was a small country. As long as his millions of troops drove over, the Goguryeo people would be scared to surrender. He specifically instructed the frontline soldiers not to be too strict with the Goguryeo people, and as long as the Goguryeo people had the intention to surrender, they would stop siegeing the city immediately.

This decree caused the soldiers on the front line to shrink their hands. Whenever Liaodong City was about to be captured, the Goguryeo people shouted to surrender. Because of the emperor's will, the soldiers on the front line could only hold their troops and ask for instructions from the rear. The Goguryeo people seized the time to renovate the city wall and mobilized their troops. When the emperor's decree came, the Goguryeo people's defense had been reorganized to be solid. In this way, Yang Guang gave up after fooling him several times, but time had been delayed, and the army collapsed without food.

Now that there is a time and space change, the Goguryeo people's plan to surrender naturally fails. Yang Yong gave all the power to attack Liaodong City to the commanders on the front line. He Ruobi, Shi Wansui, Yu Zhongwen and others are all experienced generals. How can they get into the Goguryeo people's simple plan to surrender? If you want to surrender, you can open the city gate immediately, otherwise the attack will not stop, which will make the Goguryeo people breathless.

This time, Yizhi Wende wanted to take himself as a bet and go to the Sui Army barracks in person. As the Prime Minister of Goguryeo, as long as the Sui Army is delayed for three or four days, Liaodong City can rest and recuperate, which once again makes the Sui Army go to a bloody blow.

Hearing the plan of Yizhi Wende, Princess Pingkang strongly opposed it: "No, I don't agree. You are the prime minister, and Goguryeo cannot be without you."

Yizhi Wende said confidently: "Don't worry, princess, I have studied the culture of the Han people. They emphasize that the two countries are fighting troops without killing them. What's more, the little minister is the prime minister of Gao Juqi. For the sake of face, they will not detain the little minister even if they disagree."

Despite the worries about Yizhi Wende, Princess Pingkang was eventually convinced by Yizhi Wende. If it succeeds, the benefits will be obvious. Liaodong City can last for at least half a month. The worst result is that Yizhi Wende is detained, and it is probably possible to redeem it if it spends a lot of money, just like her and her brother.

The next day, the Sui army outside the city had just had breakfast and was about to attack, when a hanging blue was placed at the head of the Liaodong city, carrying three people on it, shaking the white flag and walking towards the Sui army's position.

A team of Sui army rode their horses and came to them quickly. The weapons in their hands were directly asked by the three of them: "Who is coming?"

These three people were Yizhi Wende and his two followers. When they saw this small team of Sui army, Yizhi Wende was secretly surprised. He had been in the rear before. Although he had always heard that the Sui army was well-equipped, he had never thought that the equipment of any small team of Sui army could be comparable to the equipment of the elite guards around King Goguryeo. They were all full of energy and their eyes were full of high fighting spirit.

This time, Wende of Yizhi went out of the city to surrender, and by the way, it was also his purpose. However, judging from the current mental state of the Sui army, the Sui army is still very strong now. Wende of Yizhi was secretly worried about Liaodong City, but said calmly: "Please inform me, Wende of the Prime Minister of Goguryeo, came to ask for surrender to the commander of the Great Sui army."

"Goguryeo Prime Minister?" After hearing the Yizhi Wende reported his identity, the leader of the Sui army was stunned. Liaodong City sent several batches of envoys, but they were all small fish and shrimps, and they were driven back directly by the front line. Since they were prime ministers, of course they could not be treated so lightly. After considering it, the leader of the Sui army said: "Help them get on the horse and report to the General Manager."

"Yes." Three riders were separated from the team, and they lifted the three of them on the horse's back like an eagle catching a chicken. They put them horizontally on the horse's back, turned the horse's head, and ran towards the Sui army camp.

In He Ruobi's tent, the generals were dispatching today's mission. They had received news that the emperor's imperial guards had taken off. If they had not captured Liaodong City yet, they would probably be ashamed. He Ruobi had issued a death order and must take Liaodong City within five days from today.

A small Sui army soldier lifted the tent and half-kneeled and said, "Report, Lord General, Goguryeo's request for surrender is here."

"Please surrender, no see, tell them that if you want to surrender, open the door immediately and avoid death in the whole city. If you attack in, I will not guarantee the safety of all Goguryeo people in Liaodong City." He Ruobi said impatiently. He is not in the mood to play tricks with Goguryeo people now.

"Go back to the headmaster, this time it was Goguryeo's prime minister, Oji Wende, who came here in person. He must meet the headmaster."

"Erzhi Wende, the prime minister of the Goguryeo?" He Ruobi asked uncertainly, exchanging glances with Shi Wansui, Yu Zhongwen and others, and a clear smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Do you still remember the will the emperor gave us?"

"Of course, the emperor once said that the Goguryeo people are likely to surrender when they are desperate. If they are ordinary characters, they can send them back directly. If the Prime Minister Yizhi Wende comes, you might as well detain them first. Unexpectedly, Yizhi Wende will come really, and the emperor really sees everything clearly." A general replied.

He Ruobi smiled slightly: "What are you waiting for? Bring the national prime minister of the Goguryeo."

After a night of repairs at the Liaodong city wall, the already scarred city wall has been somewhat improved. Most of the gaps have been blocked with stones and wood, but the newly added limestone has not been completely dry yet. If it is hit by a large stone, it will be stepped down immediately. If it drys one day, the city wall will be much stronger than it is now.

Princess Pingkang stared at the Sui army camp in a flash. The Sui army camp ran for more than ten miles. Although the shadow of Yizhi Wende was no longer visible, Princess Pingkang had no intention of taking her eyes away.

The Sui army's attack always started at Chen hour. Yizhi Wende left the city half an hour early and had enough time to reach the Sui army commander's camp. As long as the Sui army had not launched an attack yet, Yizhi Wende was half successful.

"Dong, dong, dong." The big drum in the Sui army camp sounded on time. With the sound of the drum, a huge catapult and a crossbow cart that could fire giant arrows were pushed out of the camp. Under the escort of the Sui army wearing red armor, he moved step by step towards the head of the Liaodong city.

Princess Pingkang's face suddenly turned white, and her body shook and almost fell down. The guards selected behind her looked like they wanted to help but dare not help them. Princess Pingkang finally stood firm on her own.

"I failed, or failed. Sui Gou was unwilling to wait for a moment. I should have known it was useless for a long time, so why didn't I stop the Prime Minister? If the Prime Minister had a few shortcomings, how could I have hope of victory in Goguryeo..." Princess Pingkang murmured to herself, feeling regretful in her heart.

The catapults and crossbows under the city had been pushed to the appropriate position and began to turn the winch. The squeaking sounds were clearly heard at the top of the city. Whenever you saw such a huge killing machine, the Goguryeo soldiers on the top of the city would be unable to help but their scalp was numb. The huge arrows emitted by the crossbows could penetrate several people at the same time or nail people directly to the city wall. The huge rocks emitted by the catapult could even smash people into meat pies, and even the top of the city was smashed into a hole.

However, facing the upcoming attack of the Sui army, Princess Pingkang stood at the top of the city as if she was foolish and did not know how to hide. The guards behind her could only accompany her with a pale face.

"Princess, go down quickly, it's dangerous here." A guard couldn't help but shout.

Facing the guards' shouts, Princess Pingkang turned a deaf ear. The Sui army's catapult under the city was ready, and they could fire as long as they pulled the lever. Several guards looked at each other, and no longer cared about the difference between men and women. They held Princess Pingkang's arm and hid towards the battlement wall behind the city wall.

A sharp whistling sound came from the air, followed by a loud "boom". A huge rock fell from the sky and hit the place where Princess Pingkang was standing just now. It seemed that the entire city wall was shaking. A sank suddenly appeared in the place where the huge rock hit. The solid bricks became shattered in many places, and countless gravel and dust splashed around.

This huge stone was just the beginning, and more stones fell from the sky. Goguryeo behind the battlements didn't even dare to raise his head, allowing the dust in the sky to fall on his body. After a suffocating period, the repairs of the Goguryeo people last night became useless, and new collapses appeared on the top of the city.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!" Behind the huge rock, crossbow arrows were flying, and the huge crossbow arrows penetrated the city and made a buzzing sound.

When the crossbow arrows also stopped, the city wall was covered with dense Sui troops climbing along the gap.

"Kill!" Princess Pingkang regained her rationality and jumped out from behind. The Goguryeo soldiers who had just been suppressed by the Sui army also followed their princesses and rushed towards the Sui army that was climbing up. The two sides quickly tangled into a ball.

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Three days later, facing the Sui army's continuous attack, the Goguryeo people in the city could no longer hold on. Half of the 100,000 troops were killed at the top of the city. The remaining people were either injured or exhausted. Facing the Sui army's attack, they could only retreat step by step.
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