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On the first day after the capture of Pyongyang, the city was littered with ruins. Historically, when the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, it collected 690,000 households, and in the early years of Zhenguan, the number of Li and Tang households was only more than 3 million, which shows that Goguryeo's national strength is not weak.

Pyongyang, on the other hand, has always been the most populous city in Goguryeo, and most of them are Goguryeo people, with a population of 70,000 or 80,000, which can be called the largest city in Liaodong.

Now Pyongyang was captured by the Zhao army, and the former royal palace of Pyongyang, Anhe Palace, was destroyed in a fire, burning to the ground only rubble. As black smoke rose from the ruins and the Cho army cruised through the streets of Pyongyang with iron hooves, the people of Goguryeo watched the invaders with trepidation.

The attack on the Zhao army has not stopped since the Zhao army entered the city yesterday, including the remnants of the Ulzhi Wendeshang who had not had time to take away, as well as the rebel army organized by the Goguryeo people themselves.

There were constantly scenes of resentful Goguryeo soldiers and civilians attacking Zhao's soldiers, but such unwise actions were obviously a mantis arm as a car. For these people, Li Chongjiu was also unrelenting, and issued an order to kill, after these people were collected, they were killed on the spot, and hundreds of human heads were hung high everywhere, and the scene was bloody and hideous.

Under the iron wrist, the Goguryeo people in the city were suddenly suppressed.

After capturing the city of Pyongyang, Li Chongjiu made Gao Tao an infantry captain with the merit of capturing the granary, and his rank was six ranks.

Gao Tao and his subordinates are now obedient to Li Chongjiu, and they are all willing to obey their fate. Li Chongjiutong Guò Gao Tao learned the details of the city of Pyongyang and learned that it was before he attacked the city of Pyongyang. Gao Jianwu, the king of Goguryeo, had already retreated to the mountain city, and he was accompanied by the queen's harem. Goguryeo officials, family members of officials, and thousands of elites guarding the royal court.

After Li Chongjiu understood, he looked at the towering mountain city outside the city, and secretly calculated in his heart.

In addition, Gao Tao also told that Yizhi Wende also used the weir water upstream of the Zhushui River as a dam to guide the water of the river near zhì to be lowered.

Li Chongjiu asked at the moment, after the defeat of the Battle of Sashui. How many captured Sui soldiers were there? Gao Tao replied that it was not clear, but there were at least more than 10,000 in various places, and Li Chongjiu asked Gao Tao to go to Pyongyang to gather the rest of the Sui prisoners of war.

As for the 5,000 Goguryeo prisoners of war and nearly 30,000 Goguryeo civilians, Li Chongjiu issued an order to clear the streets, and no Goguryeo civilians were allowed to go out. Otherwise, Zhao Jun will be caught and killed on the spot. After maintaining order in Pyongyang, the Zhao army then swaggered to carry things from the granaries and treasury of the Goguryeo people to the ship.

In the granary, there are countless wheat, millet, millet, beans, and sorghum stored in Goguryeo, and Zhao Jun does not refuse to come. Start tidying up, ready to stack and load onto the wagon. As for the treasury, there was nothing of gold and silk, only some leather, and copper coins left. Thinking about it, the valuables had already been moved away by Gao Jianwu.

It is for the sake of plundering. Li Chongjiu also made arrangements to collect all the carriages and horses in Goguryeo City. Deliver food locally. As for the looting of the city on the spot, there is not so much military discipline to speak of in foreign conquests, and Li Chongjiu also turns a blind eye to the looting of civilians by his subordinates.

This time in the attack on Pyongyang, the Goguryeo army resisted very stubbornly, and the Zhao army suffered nearly 2,000 casualties even with the help of fire and oil bombs. With Li Chongjiu's acquiescence, the soldiers of Zhao plundered the city of Pyongyang, that is, on the spot, and as long as some of them did not go too far, the soldiers of various departments who maintained military discipline were not counted.

At this moment, on the mountain city of Daecheng, Gao Jianwu, the king of Goguryeo, did not close his eyes all night, and he watched the fall of Pyongyang from beginning to end in the city, and was speechless for a long time. Burning Anhe Palace, the royal city was the hard work of the Goguryeo people for many years, but now it was set on fire.

In the mountain city, Gao Jianwu and his ministers wept bitterly at the previous kings of Goguryeo, accusing themselves of incompetence, not only allowing the Zhao army to capture Pyongyang City, but also burning Anhe Palace, alarming the ancestors' mausoleum.

After crying for a long time, Gao Jianwu rested, came to the city to look at it, and saw that Pyongyang was occupied by the Zhao army, and it was a heartache like a knife.

"My lord, the queen said it was time for you to eat."

"Don't eat," Gao Jianwu swept the dishes and chopsticks served by the maid and said loudly, "The people are in suffering, how can I be in the mood to eat." Seeing my people being bullied by Zhao Jun, how could I be in the mood. ”

Gao Jianwu drank angrily, and the maids retreated in panic, and only a few close ministers of the Goguryeo royal family wearing fashionable hats were beside Gao Jianwu.

"How's the big pair Lu doing now?" Gao Jianwu asked.

"Back to the king, the great pair of Lu has now crossed the muddy water, collected the remnants of the army on the north bank, and regrouped."

Gao Jianwu asked, "How many people are still in the hands of the big pair of Lu?" ”

"Da said to Lu that there were too many casualties among the soldiers, and they could fight less than 10,000, after all, our army suffered too many casualties in the battle of Pyongyang. Under the offensive of the Zhao army, it was not easy for so many people to escape from the water. ”

Gao Jianwu said with resentment on his face: "Hmph, I won't stop there, let the big pair of Lu have a good rest, I will avenge this revenge, by the way, where are the soldiers of the Qin Wang?" ”

"When all ethnic groups heard that Zhao Guoxing's troops had invaded our capital, they were all very angry, and they all expressed that the king would be patient for a while, and all the troops would arrive immediately, and then all the troops would meet and annihilate the Zhao army under the city of Pyongyang."

"It's all useless nonsense, that Yuan Gaisu is in Liaodong City, what are you saying this from thousands of miles away, when he arrives with his troops, I'm afraid this big city and mountain city are gone." Gao Jianwu said angrily.

The ministers knew that Gao Jianwu was in a bad mood at the moment, and they all answered carefully.

One person said: "Great King, although Yuan Fusa is far away and can't solve the near fire, it doesn't mean that the other ministers can't do it, among them, the king's uncle, Lord An Sanguo, has already led three thousand elite soldiers from the Desperate Fury Department to arrive, and it is expected that they will be able to arrive at the end of the night to meet with the men and horses of the Great Pair of Lu, and the rest of the nearest people and horses can also arrive within one to two days." When the time comes, not to mention that the mountain fortress of Dacheng will be saved, even the city of Pyongyang can be recovered. ”

Hearing this, Gao Jianwu's expression was slightly fixed and said: "Finally, they still have a little bit of loyalty to the king, what about the Zhao army under the city?" Is there really an intention to attack the mountain castle? ”

An official smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please be relieved, the Zhao army also has no intention of attacking the mountain city?" ”

Gao Jianwu showed a look of disbelief and said, "Are you saying something nice again to deceive me?" ”

The man hurriedly lowered his head and said, "King, this is absolutely undaring, judging from all kinds of signs, Zhao Jun really has no intention of attacking." Although the Zhao army captured Pyongyang City, the casualties should be not small under the stubborn defense of Eulji Lord. After the city was broken, in addition to the bed crossbow carried back to the ship, such as the stone throwing cart and the nest cart, all of which were discarded and burned to free up cattle and horses to carry the cart. If the Zhao army really intended to attack the mountain city, it would not take the siege weapons such as stone throwing carts and nest cars to burn them. ”

Gao Jianwu nodded when he heard this: "This big city and mountain city were built earlier than this Pyongyang city back then, if the Zhao army really attacked the mountain city, I am still not afraid." ”

Another minister said: "The king has just received the news, and in addition, the Lord Yihou, who has not had time to withdraw from the outside of the city, sent someone to risk his death to tell that after the Zhao army captured the city of Pyongyang, they were busy plundering, and then they were pulling money and grain from the grain depot and the money bank. From this point of view, the Zhao army came to attack Pyongyang for the sake of wealth, not for the purpose of destroying the country. ”

"I knew that with the Zhao army's 20,000 or 30,000 horses, he could really destroy my Great Goryeo. What Yang Guang's million-dollar army didn't do back then, he could do. Gao Jianwu flicked his sleeves and sat high on the chair. He couldn't help but hammer down the chair with his hand again and said: "The Han people are really hateful, the grain and rice in this granary are all tribute from all over the harvest this autumn." The Han people actually want to loot the grain and rice, so that the people of Pyongyang will not know how many people will starve to death next year. How can I watch this scene now, I really wish that the army of the King of Qin from all walks of life would arrive immediately and annihilate all the Zhao army under the city. ”

Hearing Gao Jianwu say this, the ministers hurriedly said: "The king is still angry, at this moment, thousands of people are thinking the same as the king, but at the moment, the time is not right, Lord Hou Xuan also said that he gathered the people who were loyal to the king and served the country in the city, as well as the remnants of the soldiers left behind when defending the city, and prepared to counterattack, but now the Zhao army is searching very tightly, and they can't help but hide on time, they said that they are waiting for the moment of His Majesty's counterattack." ”

Gao Jianwu couldn't help but be moved: "There are so many loyal and brave people, and I, Goryeo, am afraid of this difficulty. ”

On the side, a close minister who was favored by Gao Jianwu said: "Your Majesty, after the Zhao army captured Pyongyang, military discipline was corrupted, and they only cared about plundering the people. In the past, it was not the same as for the children, whether we contacted the people in the city, and the inside and outside should cooperate to recapture Pyongyang in a war. ”

Gao Jianwu listened to it and said, "Is it okay?" You say the Han people will be fooled again? ”

The close minister said: "Your Majesty, the Han people are all greedy, and now they are all guarding against the big pair of Lu who has retreated from the muddy water, but they don't know that there is an elite army on our big city and mountain city, this is not a good opportunity to take it by chance." As long as the time for the night attack is arranged, the two cooperate, and they can really be unaware. ”

"No, the people and horses of Dacheng Mountain City are used to protect the king and the royal family, if it fails, the Zhao army counterattacks the mountain city, I will be bad."

"If you don't go into the tiger's den, you can get a tiger, how can you achieve great things without taking risks, Lao Chen thinks this method can be tried."

Everyone insisted on their own words, and Gao Jianwu was very hesitant when he heard it, and it was difficult to decide. The ministers on the left and right were in favor of some and some against, and only one of them cautiously reminded: "Has Your Majesty told Lu about this matter, and he is like a god in his army, do you listen to his decision?" ”

The close minister said disdainfully at the moment: "The big pair of Lu is old, and he is just those serious words all day long, and yesterday was a battle and was frightened by Zhao Jun, how could he agree." King, there is a saying among the Han people that those who achieve great things do not seek to be in public, and please make a decision on this matter. ”