On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 344: Driving Prisoners

Goporo, the Northern Lord, stared at Eulji Mundeok’s head and murmured to himself:

"How could this happen? How could this happen?"

His eyes were full of despair.

Master Xiu Jiacheng corrected the prisoner's clothes and asked:

"What's going on! Didn't you do a good job? Why did Eulji Munduk die! How could he die!"

This prisoner was not a general, but an ordinary soldier. Naturally, he did not know Eulji Mundeok’s plan. He said in a trembling voice:

"Today General Eulji led us to attack the Sui camp. He rushed forward and quickly ordered us to retreat. Everyone was in a panic. The enemy troops suddenly came out and fought with us.

"Soon their reinforcements arrived, and everyone started to run away, and I ran too. I heard that General Eulchi committed suicide.

"Later, the Sui people chased them from behind. Many people surrendered, and I also put down my weapons.

"After he was captured, a young man came and gave me the head of General Eulchi and asked me to take it to the city.

"I really don't know about other things."

Guannu Jiacheng and Gao Puluo looked at each other in shock after hearing this. After this narration, if Eulji Wende had not committed suicide, they had to guess that the guy was Cui Che's internal agent, who was just trying to drive the Goguryeo army to die.

What does it mean to attack the Sui army camp, rush to a nearby place, and then suddenly order a retreat? What kind of operation is this? Is it possible to deceive the enemy's siege troops back by attacking the camp?

In other words, Eulji Mundeok could no longer open his mouth, otherwise Guannu Jiacheng would definitely ask him for details.

Gao Jianwu on the side seemed to have recovered, and he said anxiously:

"What should we do now? Should we block the news so as not to affect the morale of the military?"

Guannu Jiacheng said dejectedly:

"It was a disastrous defeat. Cui Che must have captured many prisoners. When the time comes, they will be taken outside the city to show off their power. There is no way they can hide it."

At this time, Gaopuluo pointed outside the city and said in horror:

"Look!"

Gao Jianwu and Guan Nu Jiacheng looked around and saw that the siege troops remaining outside the city no longer formed a formation and began to line up to prepare for a new round of siege. With such a change, Cui Che naturally led the troops back and at the same time drove them away.

Nearly 30,000 Goguryeo troops arrived outside Liaodong City.

"He is indeed here."

Guannu Jiacheng sighed.

I saw 30,000 surrendered soldiers outside the city, although some generals were shouting:

"Those are all disguised by the Sui people, just to deceive us and undermine our morale."

The group of unarmed prisoners was divided into three thousand people. Under the coercion of the Sui army's cavalry, they tremblingly advanced towards the city gate.

Getting closer, when the Liaodong City defenders were finally able to see clearly, they could still distinguish these former comrades:

"Look! It's Ermu!"

"Ming Lin Qingyang! That is Ming Lin Qingyang, a descendant of Ming Lin Dafu!"

"Guan Nu Zewen! Look, the person in the front is Lord Western's nephew Guan Nu Zewen!"

Guannu Jiacheng also met Guannu Zewen, his most valued nephew.

Otherwise, Guonu Zewen would not be allowed to lead his cavalry and follow Ulji Mundeok out of the city.

Gaopuluo clenched his fists, punched the city wall hard, and cursed angrily:

"The Boling Cui family claims to be a famous family in the Central Plains, but they raised a treacherous person like Cui Che and behaved in such a despicable way!"

The soldiers approaching from the city kept begging, hoping that Gao Jianwu would open the door and let them in.

But Gao Jianwu did not dare to give this order. He knew that if there was only a small gap, the city gate would be squeezed open by these three thousand people rushing to push it. They would not line up one by one to enter the city in an orderly manner.

And the siege troops in the rear will definitely take the opportunity to seize the city gate.

The cries and pleas from the people below the city were endless, and the soldiers guarding the city couldn't bear to look directly at them. Guan Nujiacheng looked at the enemy troops not far away who had already prepared to attack the city, and he steeled himself and roared angrily:

"What are you still doing? Let's shoot arrows!"

After that, Guan Nu Jiacheng grabbed the bow and arrow from the archer beside him, aimed at Guan Nu Zewen at the front, and shot him to death with one arrow.

This arrow seemed to have drained all the strength from Guan Nu Jiacheng.

Arrows poured down from the city wall, and the wails and curses of the surrendering soldiers resounded through the sky.

They fled in all directions and were captured by the cavalry who followed them for more than a hundred steps, leaving only corpses scattered outside the city.

These prisoners who were lucky enough not to die under the city did not escape death either. Cui Che said calmly:

"Take him to the front of the formation and behead him."

The swordsmen dropped their swords, and two thousand heads rolled down.

This scene not only shocked the defenders in the city, but also frightened the remaining 20,000 prisoners.

Cui Che told Dou Jiande:

"Find someone who understands the Goguryeo language and tell the prisoners that I have given them a chance and wanted to let them go back, but the defenders in the city did not care about their lives and were unwilling to open the door.

"Next, I will drive them to attack the city in batches. Those who are afraid of not advancing will be punished by me in front of the army even if they retreat. Only by fighting bravely can we have a chance to survive.

"Death or life, let's see how they choose."

Dou Jiande accepted the promise and left.

Soon another three thousand people were selected. Different from the previous ones who were bare-handed, each of them was given a big stick, and the prisoner responsible for pushing the siege equipment tied the big stick around his waist.

The prisoners rushed to the forefront, and the siege force composed of servant infantry followed closely behind them.

The defenders of Liaodong endured great grief and ruthlessly harvested the lives of former Paoze.

Without Cui Che's military orders, these prisoners would have died if they were defeated and fled back. They were actually more courageous than the army of servants behind them, just to fight for a chance of survival.

After three consecutive days of brutal siege, 30,000 prisoners suffered heavy casualties, leaving only more than 5,000 people left, and almost everyone was injured.

This group of Goguryeo people resented the city's defenders more than the allied forces as foreign enemies.

They resented why the defenders refused to open the city gate and let them in.

Even though he was about to climb up the city wall, he still wanted to push them back.

As long as you enter the city and there is no coercion from the enemy, how can you help the tiger?

At the same time, the defenders in the city have reached their limit, killing former lords, fellow villagers, and maybe even close friends. They are also suffering from tremendous psychological pressure.

For example, Guan Nu Jiacheng shot that arrow.

Guan Nu Zewen lost his father when he was young, and it was Guan Nu Jiacheng who was his uncle and raised him up.

Guan Nu Jiacheng has no children, so they are called uncle and nephew. In fact, their relationship with each other is no different from that of father and son.

After more than twenty years of painstaking upbringing, Guannu Jiacheng completely regarded Guannu Zewen as his own son. If this had not been the case, he would definitely be the one to inherit the position of Master of the West in the future.

In the end, he had no choice but to shoot the slave Zewen to death with his own hands.

After that arrow, Guunu Jiacheng's whole body declined and his spirit was gone.

There are only four updates today, and there will be an extra chapter at 4+1 tomorrow.

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