Chapter 69: Goguryeo's Panic

At this time, Goguryeo was already in a panic, the Sui army was menacing, I heard that even the emperor came in person this time, I am afraid that Goryeo will not be able to protect the king is preparing to escape, a general has also given up resistance, the Sui Dynasty army will soon go in, only surrender or the king surrender can avoid this disaster. Huge rumors spread in Goguryeo, and sure enough, many Goguryeo people who did not know the world began to complain about the government, and took some radical statements and actions.

The angry Goguryeo people began to fight, smash, rob, and burn on a small scale, and of course, all of this was due to Yang Hui's Fei Hong and the submarine team. According to Yang Xuan's meaning, since Yang Guang could not be prevented from conquering Goguryeo again, it was still necessary to create some public opinion in Goguryeo first, add chaos to him, and reduce the mortality rate of his compatriots.

In the face of the coming forces of the army, the high-level leaders of Goguryeo were divided into two factions, one was the royal lord and faction headed by Goguryeo King Gao Yuan, who advocated subservience to Yang Guang in order to continue to maintain the current status; The other faction is the main battle faction led by the chief minister Yuangai Suwen, hoping to continue to oppose the Sui Dynasty through Gao Yuan, and after the destruction of Pyongyang, he will be the first to surrender to the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, so maybe he can get the support of the emperor of the Sui Dynasty to sit in the position of the king of Goguryeo and realize his dream of running for many years.

"The king, the younger brother thinks that he should negotiate peace with the Sui Dynasty." At this time, Gao Ji, the second person of the Lord and the faction, saw that the palace hall was in chaos, so he stood up and said.

"Oh, I don't know what Brother Wang thinks, you might as well talk about it and let everyone hear it." Seeing his own people stand up, Gao Yuan said happily

"The Sui army is fierce, I'm afraid we will be difficult to resist, only peace can keep our Goguryeo, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty wants nothing more than a nominal submission, this is not a loss for us, as long as the king can commit himself and make a gesture, then the Sui Dynasty will inevitably withdraw its troops." Gao Ji analyzed, he was right, Yang Guang originally wanted Goguryeo to bow his head and admit his mistake, otherwise he would not have come in person, if it weren't for Yang Guang's great joy, he would have surrendered Goguryeo with his own prestige, otherwise he would not have brought a large number of envoys from various countries to the front line to watch the battle.

"Well, that's right, so what does Brother Wang think we should do not lose face." Gao Yuan asked, until this time he was still concerned about his own face.

"As long as we send envoys to the Sui Dynasty emperor's camp to say that we are willing to surrender and become his vassal state, it must be that the Sui Dynasty has a lot of land and resources, and it still looks down on our Goguryeo land." Mimi Takamoto thought.

"My lord, the old minister has a different opinion!" At this time, Yuangai Suwen finally couldn't help but stand up, if this continues, then the peace negotiation is certain, and then his plan will be difficult to realize.

"Oh, what do you think?" Gao Yuanmian asked without changing his color, in fact, the psychological side has long hated Yuan Gai Suwen to death, why do you have to get along with me? I just want to be my king of Goguryeo in peace, you want to fight for power and profit, you can fight for yourself, why drag me in?

"Lao Chen thought that he could not negotiate peace with the Sui Dynasty, but he didn't know that there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in our hands in the Sui Dynasty last year, and we have long been the enemy of life and death with the Sui Dynasty. And if we Goguryeo want to swallow our anger and go to the Sui Dynasty to sue for peace, will we repeat the humiliation of the 'Liaodong dung ministers'? Yuan Gai Suwen said this word by word, Gao Yuan was speechless, and that 'Liaodong Dung Tuchen Yuan' was also the most shameful sore spot in his heart.

"Lord Engai, watch your words! If Brother Wang hadn't used this way back then, how could he keep my Goguryeo? We should understand Brother Wang more. But you, Lord Yuangai, don't know what An's thoughts are, and actually secretly send people to secretly collude with the Turks, if it weren't for this, how could the emperor of the Sui Dynasty come to attack my Goguryeo? What's more, now that the people are full of grievances, your Lord Yuangai not only does not want to appease the people, but wants to provoke a war between the two countries, what are your intentions? Gao Ji said angrily, which means that the two camps have really torn their faces.

"What am I thinking, don't you Gao Junwang still don't know? Could it be that I, Goguryeo, were born destined to be a vassal of others? Should we be born to obey others? Could it be that the Sui Dynasty was strong from the beginning? Is it slowly annexing other countries to become so powerful? Could it be that we Goguryeo are worse than them? Yuangai Suwen said that these were indeed what he wanted in his heart, but what he wanted most was to make Goryeo stronger under his own leadership, not under the leadership of the Gao family.

However, as soon as Yuangai Suwen's words came out, all the ministers were dazzled, and even Gao Yuan was attracted by the grand plan depicted by Yuangai Suwen, but it was just a matter of an instant, and what kind of cowardice was restored in Gao Yuan's eyes, "Let's be a happy lord" Gao Yuan sighed in his heart, we are not suitable to be the lord of the country, but I am the boss?

"And!" It seemed that Yuangai Suwen was not finished speaking, and his words pulled those ministers back from fantasy to reality.

"And the anger of the people is not only not harmful to us, but will become a great help to us, as long as we say that this is the enemy's divisive plan, our king will lead all the soldiers to resist to the death, and call on the people to resist the Sui army together, then I believe that the glory of last year will reappear in my Goguryeo!" There seems to be a natural allure in Yuangai Suwen's words, which are people who unconsciously walk into the pie he paints and can't extricate themselves.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The ministers seconded it!!"

If one person comes out to express his position, others will follow, and even many people from the Lord and the faction have come out to second, and some are also ready to move.

"You~you!" Gao Ji saw that the general trend had gone, and he was speechless in anger.

"Oh no, my lord! Oh no! Just as the discussion was about to come to an end, a panicked voice suddenly sounded. Then I saw a man running into the main hall.

"Something's wrong! Say it! Gao Yuan couldn't sit still, and hurriedly stood up and asked, but he kept praying in his heart, but don't let the Sui army call.

"Report, report to the king, the general of the Sui Dynasty, Yuwen Shuqin, led an army of 200,000 to attack Liaodong!" The messenger panted.

"What!" How so? How can it be so fast?! Gao Yuan was so anxious that he couldn't do it.

"Brother Wang, don't hesitate, hurry up and give an order to sue for peace with the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, otherwise our Goguryeo will be lost." Gao Ji said anxiously, the debate just now was almost won by the main battle faction, but now the Sui army is coming, giving him an excuse to sue for peace again.

"No! Wang, although Yuwen Shushuai's 200,000 troops attacked Liaodong, but last year, he led 300,000 troops to be annihilated by our army, so why should he be afraid this time? Yuangai Suwen said, Yuwen Shu is old, and it is impossible to command in person, so it is not difficult to deal with.

"This?" Gao Yuan was embarrassed, he wanted to be the lord of a happy country, but Yuan Gai Suwen's words were not wrong, last year, he broke Yuwen's 300,000 army, and the captured materials were quite abundant, the most important thing was to capture the weapons and armor of the Central Plains, which made Goguryeo's overall combat power rise by more than one step, in the face of such a huge temptation, it is strange that Gao Yuan was not moved.

"Report to the king, Yu Wenshu led the army to conquer my fifteen cities in Liaodong!" A messenger galloped into the main hall and said as he trotted.

"What! It's just such a moment's effort, and you have lost fifteen cities in a row? So how long can the whole Liaodong last?! Gao Yuan couldn't believe it, but he didn't want to think about it, his so-called city in Goguryeo was not even as big as a fort in the Central Plains, not to mention that Yu Wenshu led an army of 200,000, how could he resist it? So he had already fled, Yuwensu didn't take the 'fifteen cities' of Liaodong without the slightest effort, and when he arrived at Liaoxi City, he had a little decent resistance, because Liaoxi City was a little bigger, but it was only the size of a small county in the Central Plains, and it was even worse.

"Peace! Peace! Don't quarrel anymore, hurry up and send envoys to negotiate peace with the Sui Dynasty, who dares to oppose me slaughtering whom! Gao Yuan was really panicked, so it was rare to get up and really be the master.

Of course, Yuangai Suwen was a little disappointed, this opportunity was wasted, did he really have to bear the infamy of a usurper?