The domestic city was once a city under the jurisdiction of Xuansu County in the Han Dynasty, and after the founding of Goguryeo, the capital was once moved here.

All in all, it is also an ancient city with a history of hundreds of years.

Today, as an important city in Goguryeo to contain Murwei and Jinya, nearly 10,000 soldiers have always been stationed in the domestic city.

"General Cheng, there is a domestic city more than ten miles ahead, why don't we try it first and see if we can open the city gate?"

Along the way, Song Jian was already familiar with Cheng Chu's appearance, and knew that he was the son of the Duke of the Tang Dynasty and the elder brother of Princess Chu, so he immediately hugged his thighs.

"It took more than ten days to get from the Black Bone City to the Domestic City, and I think the Domestic City must already know some information. However, it's not a bad thing to give it a try, and it's a big deal to attack it directly. ”

Cheng Chuliang actually hopes to have the opportunity to command a siege battle in an upright manner, but if he can take the domestic city without much effort, he has no reason to let the soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices because of his small wish.

"The city of Pyongyang was captured a month ago, and it is said that the city of Pyongyang fled from the city, and it is said that the city should know that Pyongyang is unlikely to send reinforcements to support them."

Song Jian's mind was also spinning rapidly, to see if he could find a good way to take down the domestic city.

It doesn't matter if you can get a reward or not, the important thing is to make a contribution to Cheng Chuliang, who just hugged his thigh.

This can deepen his status in Cheng Chuliang's heart more than any gift.

"Although the defenders of the inner city have doubts, seeing that you are all Goguryeo, you should not meet each other from the beginning; However, you can't say that you were sent by the city of Pyongyang to support. The domestic city is not on the front line of the war with the Tang Dynasty, and even if Pyongyang wants to send reinforcements, it should not be sent there. ”

"Cheng Langjun, why don't we mess up the formation a little bit and pretend to be soldiers and horses fleeing from the Black Bone City? If those defenders heard the news that the Tang Dynasty had sent troops to Goguryeo, then it would be normal for the rout to flee to the inner city. After all, the domestic city is also a large city with a large number of Goguryeo. ”

"Huh?" Cheng Chuliang's eyes lit up, "Are you saying that we pretended to be defeated deserters, infiltrated the domestic city, and then took the opportunity to seize the domestic city?" ”

"That's right! But I don't think you can go in all of them. Nearly 20,000 routs came at once, which would also feel strange. ”

"That's just as well!"

"So I'm going to take a few thousand people to sneak in first, Lang Jun, you take the army to hide nearby, and wait until I send a signal, and then you will attack the city!"

Song Jian is not afraid that his life will be lost after entering the city, anyway, he has been suffering for more than 20 years, and he must pay attention to such an opportunity when he finally fell from the sky.

"It's okay, I'll arrange for a hundred elite soldiers to guard your safety, even if there is an accident, you can escape."

For this Goguryeo man who surrendered to Chengcheng, Cheng Chuliang is still quite interested.

As a person from the Tang Royal Military Academy, from time to time I can hear Li Kuan tell some different theories in the past.

Cheng Chuliang would not be so superficial as to think that all captives are not credible.

"Lang Jun, the soldiers of the Tang Army are heroic, and a discerning person can see the difference at a glance. Besides, we are a rout, so we have to look like a rout. You can rest assured, I will definitely come back safely and successfully win the domestic city for Langjun. ”

Song Jian was a little moved.

He has been taking refuge in Datang for a while, but Zhou Fu has never taken him too seriously before.

It seems that Cheng Chuliang is so loud, but he is so honest with himself.

"Okay, be careful!"

What Song Jian said also made sense, so Cheng Chuliang didn't insist anymore.

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As one of the most prosperous cities in Goguryeo after Pyongyang and Seoul, more than 200,000 people live here, and people come and go every day.

The northern Murowei and Tatar people would drive the tribal cattle, sheep and horses to the domestic city to sell, and then purchase some salt, tea, cloth and other materials from here.

Merchants in Goguryeo would also transport some of their pots and pans to the city, and the prices were much higher than those in Pyongyang.

Today, the domestic city is as usual, and the city gate is very lively.

However, when the defenders on the city wall noticed a group of soldiers and horses coming in the distance, they immediately sounded the gongs and drums.

Soon, the gates were closed, and the defenders began to move rapidly towards the walls.

Zhu Biao, the lord of the domestic city, also came to the city wall in person, frowning and looking at the people who were getting closer and closer.

"City Lord, what should I do? Looks like one of us? ”

"I'll ask about the situation first, and then we'll see what to do!"

Zhu Biao was a little hesitant in his heart.

Is your choice the right one?

If the time comes to choose the wrong direction, the Zhu family, which has been in Xuanhe for hundreds of years, will completely lose its sense of existence in Liaodong.

"These people came from the south, their formation was disordered, and it was likely that they were defeated by the Tang Dynasty!"

In order to make himself behave more like a group of defeated soldiers, Song Jian made a special disguise, and now it seems that the effect is still very good.

If that's the case, that's good news! A few days ago, both Pyongyang and Seoul sent envoys to the inner city to persuade us to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Such powerful characters as Mo Lizhi were defeated by His Royal Highness the King of Chu in such a short period of time, and Goguryeo was divided into Southern Goguryeo and Northern Goguryeo, while Liaodong was directly abandoned. At this time, for the sake of the people in the city, I can only choose to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. ”

surrounded by his cronies and guards, Zhu Biao rarely said what was in his heart.

Of course, he also took this opportunity to explain the reason for his surrender, lest some subordinates feel that they are so mischievous, and the Tang army has surrendered before it has even attacked the domestic city.

What's even funnier is that he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty to the envoys of Goguryeo in the north and south.

"City Lord, we all understand your distress! The strength of the Tang Dynasty can be compared with the Sui Dynasty, just sending tens of thousands of troops already has such power. If we insist on fearless resistance, we will only increase casualties. It's better to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, we are still the masters of the domestic city. The Tang people will just put some restraints on us at the beginning, and in the end they still like to live in the Central Plains after all, and we still have the final say in the domestic city. ”

"If only you could understand!"

Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "These routs are almost here, we will welcome them in a while, pretend to accept them, and then take the opportunity to capture them all, which can be regarded as a gift to Datang." ”

Just when Song Jian was fighting the idea of the inner city, Zhu Biao was also playing Song Jian's idea.

In many cases, what seems like a clever idea may well have the opposite effect.

Song Jian estimated that he would never have imagined that the domestic city would be in this situation.