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

Chapter 137 Gao Zang Takeoff and Landing Schedule

"General Yuan, the Tang army has entered the city, and the west and north gates are also in danger!"

Several more panicked soldiers rushed over, their faces full of fear and their eyes filled with despair.

When Yuan Nansheng heard this, he felt a chill in his heart. He couldn't help but doubt what these people said. Could it really be the Tang army? And they were able to break through the city gate and enter the city in a short time?
At this moment, several sounds of breaking through the air suddenly rang out, and several black shadows flashed across the night sky like lightning, instantly shooting towards the panicked soldiers.

In the blink of an eye, the fleeing soldiers were shot by arrows and fell to the ground with screams. The warm blood dyed the cold snow red, which was particularly dazzling.

Immediately afterwards, a Tang army general wearing Ming Guang armor and holding a spear appeared in front of everyone.

His figure looked particularly tall and mighty in the light of the fire, as if the god of war had descended to earth. He was Li Zhen, who was seen waving his spear left and right, and with each swing a Goguryeo soldier fell. His body was covered in the blood of the enemy, which made people shudder.

"kill!"

With a roar, Li Zhen led the Tang soldiers behind him and charged towards Yuan Nansheng. Wherever they went, the Goguryeo soldiers were defeated and had no will to fight. Some of them even didn't even have time to pick up their weapons before being killed in a pool of blood.

At this time, Yuan Nansheng finally came to his senses. He looked at the tragic scene in front of him, his heart was filled with panic, and he stood there in a daze for a moment.

The personal soldiers around him shouted: "General Yuan, hurry up!"

Seeing that Yuan Nansheng did not answer, the guards hurried forward to carry him away. While they were dragging Yuan Nansheng back, they were watching the movements of the Tang army that was charging at them.

At this moment, the whole city fell into chaos, people fled everywhere, and shouts of killing resounded through the sky.

In the chaos, Yuan Nansheng and his personal soldiers gradually disappeared into the darkness, leaving behind corpses and a devastated battlefield.

Without any decent resistance, the Goguryeo capital of Pyongyang fell into the hands of the Tang army overnight.

In the early morning, the wind and snow were still blowing, and snowflakes fell on the streets and alleys of Pyongyang, piling up high, and no one came out to clean them up.

Li Chengqian led the rear army slowly into Pyongyang City. The soldiers' armors flashed coldly. The tense atmosphere in Pyongyang City made the soldiers and civilians of Goguryeo feel a little chilly.

On the dragon throne in the imperial palace, Li Chengqian sat upright, his eyes deep and majestic, as if he knew everything.

He quietly watched the people kneeling in the hall. Among them was Go Zang, the King of Goguryeo, with helplessness and loneliness on his face.

"Gao Zang, I now order you to draft a letter of surrender. Goguryeo will unconditionally surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and all cities will be taken over by the Tang army."

Li Chengqian's voice resounded throughout the hall, carrying an unquestionable majesty. His eyes revealed a murderous decisiveness that was irresistible.

Gao Zang trembled and answered respectfully, "Yes, I will obey the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

He knew very well that he was no longer able to resist, and Goguryeo could only accept this reality. Perhaps this was the best outcome.

"Your Highness is kindhearted and does not want the soldiers and civilians of Goguryeo to be caught up in the flames of war. If it were me, I would have slaughtered every city one by one to avenge the great hatred of forty years ago."

Cheng Chumo straightened his chest, strode forward, placed the pen and ink in front of Gao Zang, and said murderously.

Gao Zang took a deep breath and looked up at Li Chengqian sitting on the throne.

He knew that the trend was irreversible, but he felt extremely unbalanced in his heart. He was not only a puppet emperor, but also the king of a fallen country.

He only enjoyed the title of emperor but had no real power. Now, however, he has the power to command the entire country.

But the fact is that he wanted to lead the whole country to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

Perhaps, this was the only thing he did for the Goguryeo army and people, and the only good thing that saved the Goguryeo army and people from war. Gao Zang's face turned pale, and he picked up the pen with trembling hands and began to draft the letter of surrender. He felt heavy-hearted, knowing that this moment meant that the fate of Goguryeo had changed, and his country would become part of the Tang Dynasty, and there would be no Goguryeo from then on.

After a while, Gao Zang stopped writing.

"Your Highness, please look!"

Cheng Chumo placed Gao Zang's letter of surrender on the emperor's desk.

Li Chengqian read it once and showed a satisfied smile on his face: "Gao Zang, you have done a great job. I will record this achievement. If the entire territory of Goguryeo surrenders, you have made an indelible contribution and you will definitely be granted a title of nobility."

Hearing these words, Gao Zang's heart couldn't help but aspire. It was true that he was a puppet emperor, but it was also difficult for him to accept the destruction of his country.

But the situation was stronger than me, so I could only bow my head and express my gratitude.

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, then turned to Cheng Chumo and said, "General Cheng Chumo, arrange for someone to copy Gao Zang's letter of surrender, stamp it with the seal, and prepare to take over the entire territory of Goguryeo."

Cheng Chumo took the letter of surrender respectfully, bowed and retreated to the bottom of the stairs.

"Your Highness, what if a city doesn't obey your orders?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian leaned forward like a tiger, exuding a fierce murderous aura. His eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he replied coldly: "Sentence as treason, destroy the city and massacre the people!"

The other generals were not surprised by this decision, as this was exactly the effect Li Chengqian wanted - to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

He then added: "Tell them that we demand unconditional surrender. They only have two choices: either lay down their weapons or wait for the Tang army to massacre the city."

In fact, if the cost of doing so was not too high, Li Chengqian really wanted to follow the example of Emperor Wu of Han and kill all the indigenous people before immigrating.

But now Goguryeo has a population of 5 million, and he cannot kill them all. Therefore, he can only use the method of appeasement to govern this land.

"Also, Yeon Gaesomun's eldest son led most of his elite troops to Qiuyi City last night. Your Highness, should we organize the cavalry to pursue them?"

Liu Rengui took a few steps forward and said.

Yeon Gaesomun's position is not consistent with Gao Zang's, and he will definitely not recognize Gao Zang's letter of surrender.

"Your Highness, it is freezing cold today. They must not have much supplies when they escaped in the chaos. Now we are chasing them and the results are remarkable."

Li Dejian also agreed.

"Then, generals, who is willing to go?" Li Chengqian looked at several people.

"Your Highness, I am willing to lead 500 knights to attack and kill him, and return with Yuan Nansheng's head." Li Dejian requested.

"Alright, but General Li, be careful. If you find anything wrong, withdraw."

Li Dejian bowed and saluted: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I will know when to advance and when to retreat."

After saying this, Li Dejian turned around and left quickly.

Li Chengqian's eyes swept across the group of people again, and finally fell on Monk Daochen.

(End of this chapter)