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At the court meeting, the ministers of Goryeo were helpless, and the minister of the household department was the first to speak, and his suggestion was to flee south and avoid it for a while.

However, this opinion was immediately opposed by the prime minister, who thought that he might not dare to take in himself and others in Laiji, for fear that the Sui army would be angry and set himself on fire. Second, even if they are willing to take them in, when the Sui army attacks again, can they still expect Ji to protect themselves? I am afraid that most of them will hand over the Goryeo monarchs and ministers to appease the anger of the Sui army, hoping to make the Sui army retreat. So the result is not the same?

This analysis made all the Goryeo monarchs and ministers present pale, so wouldn't they be dead for the others?

Of course, some people also suggested that since the mountains and rivers are exhausted now, they can't fight it, and there is nowhere to escape. It's better to surrender sexually. But several emperors of Gao Yuan were strongly opposed. Because they knew very well that perhaps the surrender of other Goryeo generals and ministers would be reused in the past. But the people of the Goryeo royal family, Yuming can't take precautions, how can they be reused?

With this little Khitan man's method of stacking "human head Jingguan", it shows that he is a ruthless person. If he can't wait for others to surrender on the front foot, he will casually plant some crimes on himself and others, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and kill them with a knife.

Just when everyone was sad and couldn't come up with a plan, Gao Jianwu's brother Gao Jian had an idea and came up with a solution.

He stepped out and said, "Your Majesty doesn't need to be too alarmed, we are not completely out of bargaining chips to negotiate with the Sui people. The situation has not yet reached the end of the mountain. ”

"Negotiations? Will people talk to us? Their army of 60,000 will break Pyongyang with just one siege! You and I will be prisoners in no time! Slaughtered. Gao Yuan said with a sad face.

Gao Jian smiled sinisterly at this time: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? In the first two battles with the Sui army, we captured many soldiers and civilians, and the total number reached nearly 100,000. Although some people have fallen ill and died in the past two years, there are still 100,000 people, I don't believe it, Yuming can ignore these people. ”

After Gao Yuan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought that this was a solution. Even if Yu Ming wanted to see death and not save him, he would not say so in front of so many subordinates. Anyway, what I ask for is not high, just ask the Sui people to give themselves and their families a life. With such low conditions, Yuming may agree.

"Good! Gao Aiqing is really wise, and she deserves to be my right-hand man! Gao Yuan was also overjoyed. He immediately said to Gao Jianzhengse: "Since this is the case, then without further ado, please ask Gao Aiqing to arrange it, and then you can go out of the city to the Sui army camp and negotiate with it." Be sure to let the Sui people agree, let me wait for a lifetime! ”

Gao Jian hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed heavily and said: "The ministers must do their best to keep their bloodline for Goryeo and His Majesty, so as to prepare for a comeback in the future!" ”

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Just when the city of Pyongyang was in chaos, Woo Myung was standing on the top of a hill outside the city with high spirits, looking up at the red sun rising in the east. That direction is where Pyongyang City is located.

He had already learned from the report of the detectives that the city of Pyongyang was in chaos, the residents were rushing out of the city for refuge, and the dignitaries and nobles had fled to the south of the city and Silla. And there are only a thousand forbidden troops with low combat effectiveness in the city, and it is okay to maintain law and order in peacetime and scare the old surname, and ask them to fight against the tiger and wolf army under their own command, I am afraid that the Zuo Ling guard can defeat them all with a single charge.

At this moment, Qin Qiong also came up with joy to report: "Marshal Qiyu, General Red Sleeve reports that the Khitan army in Abao Cave has entered and camped ten miles north of Pyongyang, and asked us when we will launch a siege war. ”

"Hehe, this guy wants to take advantage of the fire to rob again and enter Pyongyang City to make a big profit?" Yu Xingxing's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he said: "You tell him that the cities that were slaughtered before were all given to him by the Khitan Department. The city of Pyongyang could not be returned to him...... If he still wants to plunder, go to Zina. There, I can do whatever he wants! ”

"Okay! The subordinates are going to inform! After Qin Qiong bowed and saluted, he went down. Now he is convinced of this young marshal, and even thinks that he is more powerful than his former boss Zhang Xutuo.

In the previous battle of Wulong Valley, Qin Qiong's victorious army finally experienced the test of war. Although the 20,000 recruits suffered more than 4,000 casualties, they finally survived such a cruel war, and they could be regarded as seeing blood. In terms of mentality, the transformation from a recruit to a veteran has been preliminarily completed. Especially the newly formed Modao Battalion. It also played a key role in the battle.

Qin Qiong's infantry phalanx was able to hold out for so long under the full attack of Gao Jianwu's cavalry, which had a lot to do with the fact that the Modao Battalion was among them. And now, the Modao Battalion can be regarded as really growing. After several confrontation drills with the cavalry of the Zuoling Guard, all the generals were impressed by them, believing that they were the most powerful type of infantry against cavalry. The other five armies also promised that if there were tall soldiers with suitable physique, they would definitely be sent to the Modao Battalion first to meet the needs of Qin Qiong's side.

Not long after Qin Qiong left, Du Ruhui also hurried to the small hillside and reported to Yu Mingyu: "Marshal, the Koreans have sent a messenger, and they are now in the big tent, saying that they want to negotiate with us!" ”

"What? They even want to negotiate? Yu Ming couldn't help but be angry and funny: "It seems that Gao Yuan is not clear about the situation in front of him, what qualifications does he have to negotiate with me now?" Go and tell him the messenger he has sent. He's either surrender or fight me to the death, and there's no one to go! ”

After Du Ruhui heard this, he said with a sad face: "Marshal, this time it's not so simple, the envoy seems to have brought some Sui soldiers who had been captured before. They want to exchange these captives for a piece of territory, so that we can allow the monarchs and ministers of Goryeo to live there for the rest of their lives! ”

"That's not going to work! At most, I can only promise to save their lives, how can I give them a piece of land? Isn't that a tiger a problem? Yu Ming shook his head again and again, he knew the consequences of cutting the grass without eradicating the roots, and this was still people's territory, and the surnames of all the villages and towns were all Goryeo. How could he have allowed these Goryeo monarchs to live here well? Who knows if they will secretly organize a rebellion with the intention of making a comeback.

Du Ruhui naturally knew this truth, but for those former Sui army soldiers, he really couldn't give up, so he had to grit his teeth, clenched his fists and said: "Marshal, my subordinates also know that killing the Goryeo monarchs and ministers is the best choice to never suffer in the future." But the Goryeo envoy also said that if we insist that they surrender unconditionally, they will kill all the captured Sui soldiers and bury them......"

Yu Ming was also angry, and after he was silent for a moment, Fang asked, "Who else knows about this matter?" ”

"Most of the generals in the army are training recruits, so only me and Lord Wei are in the big tent!" Du Ruyan hurriedly replied.

"Good! Then let's meet with this messenger and see what he has in mind. Yu Ming sighed, and finally said so.

After Yu Ming returned to the big tent, he saw a middle-aged man in a high-waisted robe with a thin face in the tent, and his face was five or six points similar to Gao Jianwu, who had died in his hands before. He couldn't help but be stunned.

At this time, when the middle-aged man saw him come in, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, but it was fleeting. He quickly stepped forward to salute and said, "Gao Jian, the envoy of Goryeo, meet Lord Yu, the general of the Great Sui Zuoling Guard Army and the marshal of the Liaodong Xing Battalion!" ”

"Gao Jian? But I don't know what Your Excellency and General Gao Jianwu call it like this? Yu Ming asked casually.

"That's in the second brother!" A hint of anger flashed in Gao Jian's eyes. He knew that his brother died at the hands of Yuming.

"Hehe, I didn't expect it to be General Gao Jianwu's brother, Brother Ling is indeed a hero, but it's a pity that he was born in the wrong country. If I am in the Great Sui, I will definitely worship the generals of the Twelve Guards and become a world-famous brave general! Yuming snorted. After all, he is the enemy of Gao Jian's brother-killing brother, and the atmosphere is naturally a little embarrassing.

Gao Jian took a deep breath, and then Fang said: "Marshal Yu is both wise and brave, and his younger brother is a mantis arm as a car, and he can't do anything about himself. Now that I, Goryeo, am on the verge of extinction, I hope that the marshal, in the spirit of compassion and bodhisattva heart, will let me and other Goryeo monarchs and ministers live! We must serve the Great Sui as the Lord for generations, pay tribute every year, and submit to the Celestial Empire......"

"That's it! I don't like to listen to those grandiose nonsense, you just tell the truth, what do you want me to do in the Liaodong camp? What kind of price are you willing to pay in Goryeo? Yuming unceremoniously interrupted him.

Gao Jian didn't expect Yuming to be so faceless, so he had to cough dryly twice, and then said stupidly: "My Goryeo country is small and weak, so naturally I am not the opponent of the Great Sui." However, in the first two years of the war, many Sui soldiers and civilians were also captured, with a total of more than 280,000 people. If the Great Sui is willing to give me the Goryeo royal family the places south of the Daedong River, including Pyongyang City, let us survive. We can return all these captives to the Great Sui, and promise to remain the ministers of the Great Sui forever until death! ”

"No! Not an inch of land will be given to you, at most it will guarantee you a life. If you don't agree, then I can order a siege right away, and see how long you can hold out!" Yu Ming categorically rejected this suggestion.

Gao Jian was also a little angry in his heart at this time, and he asked in a deep voice: "Could it be that Marshal Yu doesn't care about the life and death of the soldiers of the Sui Army?" ”

"Master Gao, I think you're wrong. Of course, we want to rescue the captured Sui soldiers and come back, but we will not be threatened! Hu Si saw that the two sides were at an impasse, and Fang said: "I have a large number of generals and a large population, not to mention 280,000 people, even 880,000 people, and my Great Sui can afford to lose!" ”

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