Chapter 290: Jingguan
"This king has decided to negotiate peace with the Yutang Empire, who will negotiate!"
After finishing speaking, Gao Chengyang sighed, as the head of a country, it is still difficult to make this kind of decision, but now if you don't surrender, you may not even have your life.
After hearing the king's words, the ministers below fell silent, and finally they all knelt on the ground and said, "My king is wise!" ”
"Who's going to make peace?"
At this time, the ministers looked at each other, no one stood up, even if the minister who advocated surrender just now didn't speak, surrender is okay, let yourself go out and negotiate peace with the Yutang Empire? Hehehe, forget it, whoever dares to go out will be a sinner when he comes back, and after the army of the Yutang Empire retreats, he will immediately become a national sinner.
The royal capital of Goguryeo was discussing and deciding how to discuss and discuss, and a meeting was also being held in the camp of the Yutang Empire outside the city.
"Emperor Taishang, if nothing else, the Goguryeo people may surrender!"
Li Jing looked at Yu Zhiqian, who was full of interest and ready to arrange tactics, and immediately reminded him, and after Yu Zhiqian heard it, he raised his head and looked at Li Jing: "Is peace being discussed?" ”
"Yes, Emperor Taishang, it is only a matter of time before the royal city of Goguryeo falls, and if Goguryeo surrenders......"
Li Jing didn't say it below, Yu Zhiqian understood what he meant, since this period of contact, Yu Zhiqian used troops to minimize the casualties of soldiers, so Li Jing felt that besieging but not attacking, forcing Goguryeo to surrender was the best way.
Yu Zhiqian was also a little moved after hearing this, even if the city wall was blown up with explosives, it would cause some casualties among the soldiers, although how could there be immortals in a war? However, Yu Zhiqian still felt that if he could reduce some casualties, he would reduce some casualties.
This is not the Holy Mother, although Yu Zhiqian has integrated into this dynasty, but Yu Zhiqian still has a sense of reverence for life, and his soldiers cannot be sacrificed in vain.
"Well, then wait for the people of Goguryeo to come out and negotiate peace!"
Many generals in the big tent are a little lost, and it is not good news for them not to fight, after all, military merit depends on war merit to obtain, and now that there is no fighting, it is very difficult to obtain military merit.
In the afternoon, a hanging basket fell from the walls of the Goguryeo royal city, and several Goguryeo ministers were sent out of the city, and they came out to negotiate peace.
The leader is an old man named Gao Pingcheng, who is Gao Yangcheng's younger brother, and he is the representative, as well as several officials from the Ministry of Rites, who are in charge of this negotiation.
"Gao Pingcheng of the lower kingdom has seen the emperor of the Yutang Empire!"
In the big tent, Gao Pingcheng gave Yu Zhiqian a salute, he knew each other very well, it was a kneeling salute, and after Yu Zhiqian heard it, he nodded: "Get up, I don't know why you came here this time?" ”
"Emperor Taishang, the ministers came to negotiate peace with the Yutang Empire, the Yutang Empire and our dynasty were originally friendly neighbors, and they used to communicate with ......each other."
Gao Pingcheng began to give Yu Zhiqian a friendly time between the Yutang Empire and Goguryeo, saying that the two people were like brothers and relatives, and Goguryeo had always regarded the Yutang Empire as his goal of study, and it was all praise anyway.
Yu Zhiqian waved his hand: "Then why has Goguryeo not paid tribute for more than ten years?" ”
Hearing Yu Zhiqian's inquiry, Gao Pingcheng's face turned straight: "Emperor Taishang, you don't know, Goguryeo is located in a remote area, the people are fierce, there have always been many strong people between the white waters of Black Mountain, and the tributary team of our country has been snatched away by these people, and my king is also very worried......
Yu Zhiqian snorted coldly after hearing this: "The waterway is not passable, is the sea route not passable?" ”
"The emperor has been wronged, and I will ...... it"
Yu Zhiqian waved his hand: "Okay, since you are here to negotiate peace, I don't want to be verbose with you, we have only one request, Goguryeo is incorporated into the territory of the Yutang Empire!" ”
Hearing Yu Zhiqian's words, Gao Pingcheng was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Yu Zhiqian to be so direct, and looked at Yu Zhiqian: "Emperor Taishang, my country is willing to serve the Yu Tang Empire as the suzerain, call it a minister for generations, and pay tribute every year......
After Yu Zhiqian heard this, he shook his head, he decided to negotiate, but he didn't want to attack the city with great effort, as for Goguryeo? When Yu Zhiqian sent troops, the country had to disappear from history, including Silla and Baekje, all disappeared together, but Yu Zhiqian didn't say it explicitly!
The two sides began to bargain, negotiating this kind of thing, isn't it that I ask for a price, you land and pay back, both sides have a bottom line, test each other, and finally be able to slowly succeed in peace talks.
Yu Zhiqian left the big tent directly, it was too boring inside, as the emperor, this kind of thing, Yu Zhiqian would just hand it over to his subordinates to deal with, if Goguryeo didn't agree, Yu Zhiqian could just kill them directly, but it would be a little troublesome.
The scope of the camp is very large, Yu Zhiqian walked slowly and leisurely, Chen Qingzhi followed him, and constantly introduced some of the facilities in the camp to Yu Zhiqian, the wisdom of the ancients is infinite, just say that the design of this big camp, if it is not for Chen Qingzhi, Yu Zhiqian may have lost his way directly.
There are certain regulations for the construction of camp tents, the placement of defense facilities, and the training places for soldiers, etc., not that it is enough to set up a tent at random, and even arrange a circle of fire ditches and horses outside each barracks, just for fear of being attacked in the middle of the night, leaving a certain buffer zone.
Yu Zhiqian came to the front camp in a circle, and when he walked into the front camp, Yu Zhiqian felt that the atmosphere was a little heavy, and many soldiers gathered together, and couldn't help but be a little curious.
"What's going on up ahead?"
"I don't know!"
"Whose camp is this?"
"Emperor Hui, it's General Su's!"
After Su Dingfang landed, he joined Yu Zhiqian in the royal capital, and as Yu Zhiqian's confidant, Su Dingfang's camp was very close to Yu Zhiqian's main tent.
"Go see what's going on!"
Immediately, several guards began to open the way, squeezing a way out of the crowd and letting Yu Zhiqian pass.
What I saw was human heads, which were being placed on the ground, and many soldiers took out some food and put it on the ground, which should be a sacrifice.
Yu Zhiqian looked at Chen Qingzhi after seeing it: "What is this?" ”
"The Emperor asks you!"
A pawn was stunned for a moment when he heard this, knelt directly on the ground, and stammered: "Back to the Emperor, this is the Jingguan that the general brought back from the Liaodong River!" ”
"Jingguan!"
Hearing this name, Yu Zhiqian's whole person was stunned at first, but he quickly understood what it was.
"What kind of head is it for?"
"Emperor Hui, it is from the previous dynasty, and what words have been written by the Goguryeo people, saying that the army of the Sui Dynasty is here!"
After hearing this, Yu Zhiqian looked at the skull on the ground, bowed, turned around and left with a cold face, and Chen Qingzhi immediately followed Yu Zhiqian towards the big tent.
Yu Zhiqian now understands why Goguryeo has become more and more inflated over the years, the former Sui three expeditions to Goguryeo, all failed and returned, Yu Tang rose, although Goguryeo still had some fear before, but with the passage of time, the fear became less and less, until more than ten years ago began to slowly provoke the Yu Tang Empire.
"Goguryeo, Goguryeo!"
Yu Zhiqian has already made a decision in his heart, although the former Sui Dynasty has been ancient for a hundred years, but the owners of these skulls are all people like himself, flowing with Yanhuang blood, and they have not been so insulted, Yu Zhiqian feels that he is sorry for these predecessors if he does not destroy Goguryeo.
"The Emperor!"
The battalion commander was still arguing, and when he saw Yu Zhiqian walking in with an ugly face, Li Jing did not speak, while Gao Pingcheng was shocked in his heart, and he didn't know what was going on.
"Su Dingfang!"
"The minister is here!"
Su Dingfang still had bandages on his arms, they didn't have the aid of gunpowder, and they were a little injured during the siege, but they didn't see this guy for a while and it was dark again, and the men who were at sea all year round were like this.
"What's going on with those skulls in your camp?"
Hearing Yu Zhiqian's inquiry, Su Dingfang was stunned for a moment, and said: "Back to the emperor, the minister went up the Liao River, and saw these skulls when he landed, and later found out that this was the skull of the soldiers of the previous dynasty, which was cast into Jingguan by Goguryeo, and the minister felt that these soldiers were my descendants of Yan and Huang, so I wanted to restrain them and put them into the ground!" ”
After Yu Zhiqian heard this, he nodded: "You did a good job, how many skulls are there in total, have you counted them?" ”
"Not yet, but only a part of it has been brought back, and the minister is ...... because he wants to rush back to the camp."
"Now go and bring the skulls of all the former soldiers back to the camp!"
After finishing speaking, Yu Zhiqian looked at Gao Pingcheng: "Gao Pingcheng, is this the awe of our dynasty in your Goguryeo mouth?" Take the skulls of my people and cast them into a Kyoto view! ”
"Emperor Taishang, wronged, that's from the previous dynasty, not Yu Tang's!"
"The previous dynasty was also my descendant of Yan and Huang, and I want to negotiate peace? How many skulls can there be, how many people you Goguryeo can find out, and pay for it a hundred times, if not, the city will be broken, and it will be slaughtered! ”
After Yu Zhiqian finished speaking, he turned around and left, Gao Chengping looked at the back of Yu Zhiqian leaving, and then looked at Li Jing, Li Jing made a gesture of please, Gao Chengping gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Emperor Taishang, if you want to slaughter the city, 600,000 people in my royal city will definitely resist desperately!" ”
Yu Zhiqian sneered when he heard it: "Then try it!" After finishing speaking, Yu Zhiqian left the big tent, if he had pity for the people of Goguryeo before, now he has no mercy at all.
The rise of a nation is bound to be full of blood, especially in this era of ignorance.
Look at how the West has risen, the Indians of South America almost went extinct, and the whites may have more souls in their hands than their total population when they wreaked havoc all over the world.
Yu Zhiqian wants future generations to be able to walk freely in this world, so now he must put away his pitiful pity, after figuring out this, Yu Zhiqian knows how to walk the road below.
Gao Chengping was driven out of the camp in embarrassment, and after leaving the camp, he looked at the endless ** camp of Emperor Yu Tang, and then looked at the royal city not far away, and suddenly felt that the royal city might really be finished.
Taking a deep breath and throwing out the distracting thoughts in his mind, Gao Pingcheng rushed back to the royal capital.
Half a day later, Su Dingfang collected all the skulls of Jingguan and counted the number of people, a total of 13,627 skulls.
Yu Zhiqian silently covered the skulls of a piece of the ground, raised a wine glass, and sprinkled it on the ground: "I will avenge your revenge!" ”
"Revenge!"
"Revenge!"
"Revenge!"
The sound of hundreds of thousands of troops shouting shook the sky, and in the Goguryeo royal city, they could be heard clearly, and the Goguryeo king Gao Chengyang was so frightened that he stood up from his position and looked down: "What's the situation?" ”
"It's the voice of Emperor Yutang's ** team outside the city, as if he is talking about revenge!"
Gao Chengyang already knew from Gao Chengping that the negotiation had failed, and now he was like an ant on a hot pot, Tuan Tuan was frightened like this, and his face turned pale.
"What to do, what to do, what to do!"
Gao Chengyang paced back and forth, looking at Gao Chengping, this guy is not successful enough, and he has more than one failure! Anyone with a discerning eye can hear that the Emperor Taishang of the Yutang Empire is talking angrily, you can just coax it, you can directly barrigate!
"What do you say now? The Emperor of the Yutang Empire wants to slaughter the city! ”
Look at me, I look at you, I see that no one speaks, at this time a general stood up: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead the army to defend the royal city, and the king can leave from the east gate with all the lords, in order to make a comeback!" ”
"East Gate leaving? Now that the four gates are surrounded by the Yutang Empire, how can they escape from the city? Gao Pingyang had long thought about escaping, but the Yutang Empire did not surround the three missing one like others, but surrounded the entire royal city, which made Gao Pingyang not even have a place to run.
"The troops at the east gate are the combined forces of Silla and Baekje, not the ** team of Emperor Yu Tang, these two ** teams are backward in equipment, the king can send an elite division to open a breakthrough from the east gate, and the king and others will leave, I will dare to defend the city with confidence!"
Hearing the words of this general, Gao Chengyang's eyes lit up, this is indeed a reliable method, the army of the Yutang Empire can't beat it, but the army of Silla Baekje should be able to fight it, his eyes rolled, and he began to think about whether this method is reliable.
"How many elites are there in the city?"
Tens of thousands of troops were sent to support Xincheng before, and now the entire Wangcheng army does not exceed 100,000 people, which seems to be a lot of people, but most of these people are old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are only thirty or forty thousand people who can really fight, otherwise, Gao Chengyang would not be so panicked.
"Don't panic, there are more than 30,000 elites, the king can send 20,000 to escort the king, and the ministers only need the rest of the soldiers to defend the royal city!"
"Can General Zhang hold the royal city?"
"If the Yutang Empire wants to break through the royal city, it must step over Zhang's corpse!"
The general named Daniel Zhang knelt down and assured that after Gao Chengyang heard it, he said three good words in a row, and immediately got up and prepared an escape plan.
Gao Pingyang is not a wise and martial emperor, he is very timid, he has long panicked when he heard that the Yutang Empire was going to slaughter the city, and he even regretted that he didn't open the city and surrender earlier, and now it's too late.
But at this time, if you can jump out of a person and say that you can defend the city, whether it's true or not, let's use it first, how long can it be delayed, and you can buy yourself enough time to escape.
As for the royal city? Let's survive first, and then talk about it, in the future, it is impossible for the Yutang Empire not to leave for the rest of its life, right, as soon as the army of the Yutang Empire leaves, the king of himself jumps out and raises his arms, isn't it?