Chapter 65: Recruiting surrender

"I will meet the emperor. I will keep my armor on my body. Please forgive me for not being able to perform the full tribute!"

Li Hun came to Yang Yong's carriage with a group of generals, and immediately held his left chest to ritual. This kind of etiquette came from the early Xianbei people. However, because Wei and Zhou were both in the Chinese way, they gradually disappeared from the upper class. After Yang Yong ascended the throne, he promoted this etiquette in the army to avoid the trouble of kneeling in the fierce battle. As for the military rituals in later generations, because there was no distinction between the upper and lower levels, even if Yang Yong was willing to promote the army, he would probably have many obstacles.

Yang Yong raised his hand: "Your dear friends are exempted from courtesy. Duke Shen, what's going on in the war?"

Li Hun talked about the situation on the battlefield, and Yang Yong nodded with satisfaction. It was unexpected that Yang Yong had unexpectedly unexpected that after this battle, Goguryeo's last combat-capable force was equal to disappear. Even if Yuan Taizuo was able to escape from Zhongwen's pursuit, it would not have much impact on the overall situation.

"Don't worry, my husband promised to take down the mountain before sunset." Li Hun added.

Yang Yong shook his head: "No hurry, it is important to take down this mountain, but I don't want the soldiers to be injured more."

"The emperor's holy heart is benevolent and moral, but I am not as good as me." Li Hun hurriedly gave him a high hat. He would be much more relaxed with the emperor's words. He just praised that solving the remnant Haikou of Goguryeo on the hill before sunset was equivalent to taking advantage of the opportunity to take it back.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

A greater cheer sounded. Although the war was about to end, it was always rare for the emperor to come to the front line in person. Moreover, since the Daye period, the court has undergone overhaul, and the lives of ordinary people have improved, and foreign wars have been victorious. The Turks, who used to show their power and often robbed the country, became a river engineer. Now the war in Goguryeo is so smooth. In the eyes of soldiers, the talent of the new emperor has gradually risen to a level that surpasses the late emperor.

Yang Yong's place is not far from the hill where the remaining soldiers of Goguryeo gather. Looking around, corpses are everywhere in the camp, arrows, broken swords, and broken spear heads are mixed with them. Although most of them are the corpses of Silla and Goguryeo, Yang Yong still feels extremely tragic and feels uncomfortable: "Transfer my will. If the Goguryeo people on the hill are willing to surrender, I will ensure their lives as the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty and ensure that they will not drive them to be enemies with Goguryeo."

"Yes, I obey the order!" Li Hun quickly gave a few instructions to his personal soldiers and asked them to convey the emperor's will to the Goguryeo people. After a while, two loud-sounding soldiers specially selected rode horses toward the hill occupied by the Goguryeo soldiers.

After Yang Yong arrived at the battlefield, the attack of the Silla people had temporarily stopped. The Goguryeo soldiers on the mountain seized this rare time to rest. Seeing two Sui cavalry suddenly leaving the line and running out from the bottom of the mountain, several personal soldiers around Gao Yanshou who were still able to pull the bowstrings took out long arrows from their bodies and quietly aimed at the two Sui cavalry running over.

Gao Yanshou narrowed his eyes and looked at the two Sui cavalry running down the mountain. Seeing that the Sui army brigade had no intention of moving, he ordered: "Don't shoot arrows for the time being."

The personal soldiers looked at Gao Yanshou in confusion. At this time, they could guess what the two Sui soldiers came over to do. Could it be that General Gao, who had always been brave and loyal, would also want to surrender? But they didn't dare to ask this, so they had to slowly loosen the tightened bowstring.

"Listen to the people on the mountain, you are surrounded by many people, without food and grass inside, and there is no reinforcement outside, and you will never have the chance to rush out again. The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, remembering that God has the virtue of living, Tseer and others put down their weapons and surrender immediately, which can ensure safety and ensure that you and others will not attack the Goguryeo army. Otherwise, once the mountain is broken, you will die without a burial place."

There was a silence on the mountain, followed by a whimpering cry, followed by a shout from the officer. Gao Yanshou frowned, his fingers tightly held tightly, and the veins swelled up. After a while, he let it go again and sighed: "Send the order, put down the weapons and surrender."

The personal soldier was surprised and almost cried: "General!"

"Have you heard clearly, put down your weapons and surrender." Gao Yanshou repeated again.

"Yes." The personal soldiers passed the order with tears in their eyes, but the eyebrows were much more relaxed. After all, Gao Yanshou's personal soldiers were also humans, and people would be afraid of death. They had no chance to think about it because of the tension in the war, but they would definitely think about it after relaxing.

"Report to the Emperor, the Goguryeo people have surrendered."

Yu Zhongwen was surprised to hear it. He worked hard for most of the day, but he was afraid that he would not be able to conquer today. Unexpectedly, when the emperor came, the enemy surrendered just a few words. He couldn't help but feel upset. He had known that he would have persuaded him to surrender earlier.

Yang Yong was also a little surprised when he heard the surrender of Goguryeo. After all, judging from the bodies in the camp, the Goguryeo resisted very firmly. However, even if the other party does not surrender, persuading the surrender can at least disintegrate the morale of the other party. Now that the other party is persuaded to surrender, it is of course the best. Yang Yong couldn't help but become interested in the Goguryeo coach and ordered: "Please take their coach, I want to see him."

"Yes." Li Mi responded.

After a while, Gao Yanshou was taken to Yang Yong by Li Mi and several imperial guards.

"Kneel down!"

However, Gao Yanshou did not kneel down according to the order, but instead struggled several times, which made Li Mi and several guards very nervous and hurriedly pressed Gao Yanshou to the ground.

Yang Yong looked at Gao Yanshou coldly. At this time, Gao Yanshou was quite embarrassed. There were many holes on his clothes, covered with blood and soil, and his beard was also entangled.

Seeing this surrendered general, Yang Yong was just curious for a moment, but he might not pay much attention. Since the other party refused to kneel down, it should be a little bit of pain. After a long time, Yang Yong waved his hand: "Let him get up."

"Abide by the order!" Although several guards let Gao Yanshou go, they still monitored him closely behind him.

"Are you the emperor?" The upper class of Goguryeo can basically hear Chinese, and Gao Yanshou is no exception. After hearing Li Mi's answer, Gao Yanshou finally knew Yang Yong's identity.

"Yes, I am the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty."

Hearing Yang Yong confirmed his identity, Gao Yanshou was excited: "Your Majesty, my Goguryeo and the Great Suijing River do not violate the rivers. The Central Plains have always been benevolent and righteous. I wonder why Your Majesty wants to invade our country's territory?"

“Bold!”

Several people around him quickly scolded Gao Yanshou, but Gao Yanshou didn't care at all and stared at Yang Yong with his eyes.

"The water of the well does not interfere with the river. In the early years of Kaihuang, the second and third years, Gao Baoning invaded Yingzhou several times, and half of the troops borrowed were Goguryeo. In the 18th year of Kaihuang, the Lord Gao Yuan even brought his people to Liaodong. How could he not interfere with the river?"

Gao Yanshou was speechless for a while, and then he said for a long time: "But even so, in the 20th year of Kaihuang, our lord has already submitted a surrender to the Great Sui Dynasty and is willing to pay tribute to the Great Sui Dynasty. Why should the Great Sui Dynasty promote this army? It must destroy my Goguryeo. Even if our country is disrespectful, it will not cause any disaster of destroying the country."

Yang Yong laughed: "Even if there is disrespect, there will be no disaster of destruction of the country. How did Goguryeo develop? Can you tell me how many countries did Goguryeo destroy?"

Gao Yanshou was speechless, and Yang Yong continued, "When lying down, how can others sleep soundly? I am the emperor and should unify all the worlds."

Gao Yanshou's face suddenly turned like ashes. Is Goguryeo, which had been passed down for more than 500 years, really going to perish? Although he had already thought about it when he surrendered, he would not surrender even if he died. However, when he heard the exact answer from the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, he was still hit hard in his heart. With the support of the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, as long as the Emperor made up his mind, there was no possibility of Goguryeo continuing to survive.

"Go down." Seeing that Gao Yanshou did not speak, Yang Yong also lost interest in continuing to ask questions. If there was no accident, this person would also become a member of the river workers. When the canal is completed, he would become a laborer on the other side until he died.

"Slow!" Gao Yanshou struggled, unwilling to go down, and shouted: "Report to the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, as long as he agrees to his own few conditions, the defeated general is willing to help the emperor pacify Goguryeo with one arm, and even willing to enter Pyongyang City to persuade him to surrender."

"Bold, what are the qualifications for negotiation?"

"I dreamed that I am a prisoner. It is a great blessing for my emperor to see you, so how can I talk about the conditions."

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Several generals refuted Gao Yanshou's words.

"Oh." Yang Yong was very interested: "Tell me, what are your conditions?"

Gao Yanshou can be regarded as a famous general in Goguryeo. There is no doubt that the Sui Dynasty has won the victory now, but Pyongyang is still in the hands of Goguryeo. Goguryeo Moli Zhiyuan Taizuo fled with his army, and Princess Pingkang in the north is still resisting. If a famous Goguryeo general surrenders and acts as a vanguard, the Sui army should save a lot of effort in the subsequent battles.

Gao Yanshou was shocked: "First, please ask the emperor to restrain the team and don't kill ordinary people too much."

Yang Yong nodded: "I can promise you that as long as I don't become enemies with the Great Sui Dynasty, I can ensure their safety." These people are free laborers, and if they don't resist, the Great Sui Dynasty will certainly not kill them.

Gao Yanshou was overjoyed: "The Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty was indeed a benevolent lord. There is another condition for the villain, that is, if the villain said that he surrendered to the King of Goguryeo, he would also ask the emperor to agree to the safety of the King of Goguryeo."

"It is rare to be loyal to you, and I will also allow you."
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