"Say it again!"

Goguryeo King Gao Yuanmeng got up from the couch and asked with a trembling hand pointing at the envoy he had sent to the Great Sui army to sue for peace. His voice was also trembling, and his face turned a little pale with excitement and anger. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, it was a pity that the news brought back by the envoy really made it difficult for him to calm down.

The envoy sent to the Great Sui army to sue for peace was taken aback by Gao Yuan's appearance, subconsciously took a step back, hung down and said: "General Wenshu of Sui Guoyu said that he wanted to ...... Want...... If you ask for peace, you can only talk about it in person, and he said that your subordinates are not qualified to ......"

Gao Yuan glared at the incompetent envoy, but finally let out a long sigh and slowly sat down.

"This ...... It's no wonder that you, the soldiers of the Sui State are pressuring, and now the capital is surrounded by people, so I won't easily accept the request for peace. ”

With difficulty, he raised his hand and waved it, motioning for the envoy to retreat.

"Is this the death of heaven?"

Gao Yuan sighed, and the resentment towards Ezhi Wende in his heart was even stronger. He originally did not agree to fight this war, the Great Sui was incomparable, and Goguryeo was located in a corner of Liaodong, how could it be the opponent of that powerful empire? Even the Turks who swept across the steppes were torn in half by the Great Sui, let alone themselves? I only hate that I listened to the bewitchment of Yizhi Wende, and when the Great Sui Emperor summoned him, he would not cause this disaster if he went by himself.

The envoy hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, General Yuwenshu didn't say anything. He said......"

"What did he say!"

Gao Yuan stood up again and asked excitedly.

The envoy raised his head and glanced at Gao Yuan, hesitated for a moment and said, "General Yuwenshu said, Your Majesty, as the king of a country, it is acceptable that you can't go out of the city to negotiate. But a high-ranking official must be appointed to talk, at the very least, someone who can represent Your Majesty. ”

"Good! I'll let Baoshan King Gao Jin go talk to him! Gao Jin is my own brother, which is enough to represent my meaning. ”

Gao Yuan said excitedly.

The envoy shook his head slowly, and said word by word: "General Yuwenshu said that General Etozhi Wende must be asked to talk to him. As for the others, not both. ”

Gao Yuan was stunned, and immediately fell into despair: "Yizhi Wende...... He's not in the city at all. ”

The envoy said: "General Yuwenshu said that if Yizhi Wende can't go, it can only be...... Your Majesty, you go personally. ”

"That's it......"

Gao Yuan waved his hand and nodded with difficulty: "Yizhi Wende is Yizhi Wende, it's better than ...... It's better than going on my own. ”

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"Let me talk?"

Yizhi Wende was even more excited than Gao Yuan, pointing at the envoy's nose and scolding: "Who gave His Majesty the idea to ask for peace?" Who came up with the idea for me to negotiate with the Sui people? ”

He was not in the city of Pyongyang, but led 100,000 troops and stationed twenty miles south of Pyongyang. In fact, he had no intention of entering Pyongyang City from the beginning. He had military power in his hands, not only the entire Goguryeo army in his hands, but also a large number of warriors of various ethnic groups in Liaodong who were bought with a lot of money, including the Jin people and the exiled Khitan warriors. Moreover, he has the right to mobilize the armies in the hands of the lords of each city. With this army in hand, Yizhi Wende is much more down-to-earth than Gao Yuan.

"It was Yu Wenshu, the general of the Sui State, who asked you to talk about it by name."

The Goguryeo envoys didn't even dare to speak in front of Eulji Wendeok, and their voices were as small as mosquitoes flying by.

"Yuwenshu? I'll go if he tells me to go? ”

Eulzhi Wende sneered: "There is enough food in Pyongyang City to eat for three years, and there are tens of thousands of elites, even if the Sui people are good at fighting, what is the matter?" A Liaodong city dragged their million-strong army for three months, is Pyongyang still inferior to Liaodong City? The Sui army came from afar, the grain and grass were limited, as long as the Sui army held on for a month, it would retreat and seek peace? Is it necessary to make peace? ”

He waved his hand impatiently and said: "Go back and tell Your Majesty, don't worry, I have already had a strategy to break the enemy, let Your Majesty sleep in peace, Pyongyang City is as stable as a mountain!" ”

The envoy glanced at Ezhi Wende in fear, and said, "Your Majesty said...... You don't go to sum...... And he hanged himself in the palace, and you ...... It's a rebel and a thief. ”

Yizhi Wende was stunned for a moment, and then scolded angrily: "Your Majesty, is he an idiot!" ”

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Although Yuwenshu and the others made conditions, they were not very sure that Yizhi Wende would personally come to the camp to sue for peace. No one knew how much influence Gao Yuan still had on Eozhi Wende, just as they didn't even know what the south side of Mazishui was like before their expedition. Yu Wenshu and the others can only hope that the pressure exerted on Gao Yuan will work, as long as they can detain Yizhi Wende, the current predicament of the army will be solved.

"I've been waiting for a while, and I don't know if Ezhi Wende will come."

During the second discussion, Yu Zhongwen, the general of the Right Guard, said with some concern.

Jing Yuanheng, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, said: "If you come, the big thing will be decided, if you don't come, it's a big deal to fight to attack the city." Just think of the meat that fell from the sky, it is best to have nature, and there is no need to be upset. In my opinion, the relationship between Yizhi Wende and Gao Yuan is inseparable, and Gao Yuan's clown may not be able to make Yizhi Wende. Moreover, Goguryeo's elite soldiers are all twenty miles away from Pyongyang City, and if he fights on the plains, even if he has 100,000 fresh troops, it is not the same as chopping melons and vegetables to destroy him. ”

Yu Zhongwen sighed: "That being said, it's ...... Now there is no food, morale is unstable, and the morale of the army is weak. I'm afraid that I won't be able to hold on for a few days, and if Yizhi Wende deliberately delays, it will be extremely unfavorable to us. ”

"Don't give him time to delay!"

Yu Wenshu stood up and said: "If Yizhi Wende does not come before noon, let the soldiers have a full meal and attack the city immediately!" I personally led the left guard to attack the north gate, the west gate was attacked by the army led by the right Hou Wei Zhao general, and the east gate was attacked by the left Xiaowei General Jing Yuanheng, leaving the south gate so that Gao Yuan could easily contact Yizhi Wende! ”

"Whoa!"

The people took the command.

Eulzhi Wende really wanted to delay time, he wanted to drag it out for a few days, and when the idiot King Goguryeo figured it out, he didn't have to go to the Sui army camp to take risks. It's just that he didn't expect the Sui people to give him a chance to delay at all. On the second day, just after noon, the Sui army began to besiege the city of Pyongyang on three sides.

The elite soldiers of Goguryeo are all under his command, and except for the forbidden army of the king of Goguryeo, who is still an elite army, the others are all old and weak soldiers at all. The Sui army only attacked for an hour, and the king of Goguryeo, Gao Yuan, sent three courtiers to urge Eulji Wende to sue for peace. Ulzhi Wende just didn't listen, and when the fourth courtier came, he held a strand of hair in his hands and said to Ulji Wende that His Majesty had cut off a strand of hair himself, and if the general did not sue for peace again, he would kill himself.

Yizhi Wende was so angry that he had no choice but to send someone to the Sui army first and say that he would arrive later.

Two hours later, Yizhi Wende, who was wearing three layers of leather armor, finally arrived outside the gate of the Sui army camp. In order to show his sincerity, Yuwenshu immediately ordered the siege to be stopped.

"I am the commander of the First Army, and I can't personally negotiate with Eulji Wende at the beginning, everyone, who wants to meet this Goguryeo barbarian for a while?"

Hearing that Etoshi Wende had arrived, Yuwenshu finally smiled.

Except for him, the eight generals, you look at me, I look at you, and no one is willing to stand up. At this time, Liu Shilong, the overseer who had been honest for a while, spontaneously stood up bravely.

"I am an envoy appointed by His Majesty, and since Ezhi Wende has come to sue for peace, it is natural that I will talk about it."

He stroked the sparse beard on his chin, glanced at everyone and said slowly.

Although he is a civil official, since he is the supervisor of the army, his power is greater than that of Yuwenshu. In terms of official position, Yu Wenshu, the general of Zuo Zhenwei, who has been promoted to the top, is the third grade, but Liu Shilong is from the first grade. And he is still a prisoner, since he has already made a statement, it is difficult for others to say anything. Only Yu Wenshu is a veteran in the army, and his qualifications are comparable to Liu Shilong.

"It would be best if the Supervisor went to talk about it, but Yizhi Wende is a military general, and the Supervisor is afraid that there are many things that he can't tell him, so how about letting General Yu Zhongwen accompany you?"

Yu Wenshu thought for a while and asked.

Liu Shilong thought that what Yuwen said was also right, Eulji Wende was a general of Goguryeo, and when negotiating, there must be a person with the same status. And Yu Zhongwen is a person who is more thoughtful, and he is the right person.

He nodded and said, "Just follow what General Yuwen said, but since we want to talk, we can't attack Pyongyang City anymore." In order to show the benevolence of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sui, General Yuwen, I think I will withdraw the siege on three sides outside Pyongyang first. The Goguryeo people must not be allowed to seize the handle and spread it, which will damage His Majesty's benevolence, righteousness and sanctity. ”

Yu Wenshu thought to himself, since Yizhi Wende had come, it was indeed pointless to besiege on three sides, so he agreed. He ordered the withdrawal of the troops on three sides to show the sincerity of the peace talks.

After Liu Shilong went out, Yu Wenshu stopped Yu Zhongwen and said, "Remember, you can't put Yizhi Wende back no matter what!" ”

Yu Zhongwen nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know it." ”

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Ezhi Wende looked at Liu Shilong and said, "Lord Liu, what you said made His Majesty Goguryeo a vassal to the Great Sui Emperor, and I forgive me for not agreeing to this matter. I'm just a general, and it depends on how His Majesty decides. ”

Yu Zhongwen snorted coldly: "If you don't call yourself a minister, then what are you talking about?" ”

Yizhi Wende smiled and said: "General Yu, you are also a courtier, change places, if General Yu is in my position, do you dare to privately agree to be a minister to the outside world?" ”

Yu Zhongwen said: "Since you can't be the master, then let Gao Yuan personally come to negotiate." ”

Eulji Wende stood up and said, "This is very good, I am also planning to go back to Pyongyang City and persuade His Majesty to come and interview General Yuwensu in person. ”

Yu Zhongwen smiled and said, "Go and invite Gao Yuan, why bother the general with you going to go in person?" You can write a handwritten letter, and I will send someone into the city of Pyongyang. ”

Yizhi Wende said: "I am a minister, how can such a big thing be child's play? I still personally go back to Pyongyang City, General Yu, Lord Liu, I myself am willing to be a vassal to the Great Sui, when the Great Sui King Chen soldiers are on the bank of the Liaoshui, I beg my king to be a vassal to His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor, but the people are soft-spoken, this time I will go back and try my best to persuade them, as long as my king nods and agrees, I will immediately take my soldiers to put down their weapons and come to the general to plead guilty. My personal honor and disgrace can be put aside, but how can I despise the honor and disgrace of my king? ”

Yu Zhongwen was just about to speak, Liu Shilong said: "Since General Yizhi Wende thinks so, it will be very good." The people of Goguryeo are also the people of my Great Sui, and the King of Goguryeo is also the courtier of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sui. It's just the same, if the general shirks, the consequences will be difficult to say. ”

Yu Zhongwen said eagerly: "No! Don't let this man go! ”

Liu Shilong said coldly: "General Yu, I am the supervisor of the army, and I am the envoy appointed by His Majesty to surrender, in the matter of surrender, I think you should not interfere indiscriminately!" ”

Yu Zhongwen was furious and was about to have a seizure.

Liu Shilong had already gotten up, took Yizhi Wende's hand and said, "I'll personally send the general out of the camp......

He glanced back at Yu Zhongwen and said, "I'll take a look, who dares to stop it?" ”