Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 308

The heir industry takes the lead.

Galloping into Xuantu city on horseback, behind him a thousand light cavalry and two thousand cavalry pawns, wearing white cloaks, also galloped in like the wind.

At the gate of the city, the children of the Han family were still fighting bloody battles with the Goguryeo defenders with swords.

Siye approached, swung Mo Dao, and beheaded a Goguryeo soldier wearing leather armor with one blow.

There were only [-] defenders left in the city, and many people are still on vacation today, the first day of the Lunar New Year.The wind and snow all over the sky made them relax their vigilance. What they never expected was that many children of the Han family in this city had been secretly awakened by Ma Sanbao and organized them quietly.

The inside should be combined with the outside, and Xuantu City was smashed in a single blow in the wind and snow.

"Anyone who resists with troops, kill!"

"All those who hang Chinese New Year lanterns in front of their doors are all Han family members and should not be harassed."

One order after another was issued.

Three thousand soldiers in the front compartment of the vanguard army quickly occupied all parts of Xiaoxiao Xuantu City.

The Goguryeo people who resisted were crushed and chopped down by iron hooves, swords and spears, and Siye went all the way to the city lord's mansion.

Wen Shan held a spear and led a team of servants to guard the door.

The heir industry reined in the horse and was condescending.

With a wave of Mo Dao, he pointed directly at Wen Shan.

"You are Xuantu City Lord?"

Wen Shan trembled, although he looked like he was holding a spear, he was actually a civil servant. Although Goguryeo was conquered immediately, it has been a kingdom for hundreds of years, and naturally has a large number of scholars.

The books Wenshan reads are actually no different from those read by people from the Central Plains. They also read the classics of Chinese poetry and books, but they also read the Goguryeo historical records left by Goguryeo civil officials.

"I am the city lord Wen Shan, who are you?"

Siye smiled and said, "Me? I am Luo Siye, the front-compartment general under the vanguard general of the Sui Empire's million-conquered Liao army, under the command of the vanguard general Luo Cheng, to seize Xuantu City."

"You guys are fighting without declaring it, shameless and unjust!"

Siye said disdainfully, "War without declaration? Bah!"

"When did you cross the river?" Wen Shan asked again. He never imagined that the Sui army could kill the city without a sound.

"It's okay to tell you, it's the river we crossed early this morning."

Morning and evening.

Sixty miles away, the Sui army came all the way, but there was no news of him, and Wen Shan's face was ashamed.

Siye picked up the Mo Dao and patted Wen Shan a few times.

"What are you still doing in a daze, and you haven't put down your weapons and surrendered!"

Wen Shan really wanted to resist, but he only felt that the spear in his hand was extremely heavy. Looking at the Sui army descending like a heavenly soldier, the only bit of anger in his heart went with the wind.

Dead or Alive?
Fight or surrender?

In the end, Wen Shan dropped the spear in his hand, and said dejectedly, "I surrender!"

The deputy general Zhao Gui who rushed over just happened to see Wen Shan's eggless appearance, and couldn't help but slapped him in the face with a three-pronged fork, "You are also a city lord after all, why are you so shameless? , anyway, you should hold on a little longer."

Unexpectedly, Wen Shan retorted with a blushing face, "Although a certain is the lord of the city, there are only five hundred guards in the city, but there are also internal thieves. Now that the city is broken, what's the use of me insisting? I am willing to fight hard, but the lord of the new city deliberately made it difficult for me. Not only did he take away half of the guards in my city before, but he refused to send troops to replenish them later. I also sent letters several times asking for troops, but he refused. If I understand it, I just want to see death without saving me, so why should I."

Siye chuckled.

If all the generals and officials of Goguryeo were like this, the conquest of Liao would be quite easy.

General Du Fuwei said excitedly, "No matter what, General, we have already captured a city on the east bank of the Liao River, and captured a city lord alive, which is remarkable."

Siye curled his lips, "This Xuantu city lord is just the last of the fourth-class city lords, which is equivalent to a seventh-rank county magistrate in our Sui Dynasty. This Xuantu city has only five hundred defenders, and there are my Han We didn't have much success in capturing the city at home."

Although Siye looked down on Wen Shan and was cowardly, he was still of some use after he surrendered. After Wen Shan issued a few orders, the residents of Goguryeo who had sporadic resistance gave up their weapons and surrendered.

They don't listen to the Sui army, but they listen to Wen Shan.

With Wenshan's persuasion to surrender, the fighting in the city ceased, and all the treasuries in the city were preserved.

Fu Gong led his troops to receive them one by one, only to find out that he had made a fortune.

After checking and sealing up the treasury, he laughed and entered the city lord's mansion to tell Siye the good news.

"Damn it, this Xuantu city is not big, but unexpectedly there are many good things. There are 10,000+ stone grains stored in the city, and there are also a large number of ordnance. There are hundreds of thousands of arrows alone."

Siye looked at Wen Shan, who was still sweating profusely.

"How come there are so many supplies and food in Little Xuantu City?"

Wen Shan is also broken.

"Although our Xuantu City has a small city and weak soldiers, we have a lot of fields and a lot of land, and the land is fertile. It has always produced a lot of food. Every year, we can harvest a lot of food to supply the military of Xincheng, Gaimu, Wulicheng and other cities. Wuliluo City was besieged before. , the city lord of Xincheng assembled five thousand soldiers and horses to cross the river to rescue, and also dispatched a lot of ordnance, most of which were transported to Xuantu City first, but who would have expected that the Liaohe River would be blocked by the Sui army as soon as the reinforcements crossed the river. The food, grass and military equipment could not cross the river, and could only be temporarily stored in Xuantu City. The lord of Xincheng was still organizing troops and horses, preparing to cross the river again, but who would have thought that Wuliluo City would fall so quickly, and the five thousand reinforcements would be wiped out, so The matter of rescue will be over, and those supplies and weapons will be temporarily left in Xuantu City."

"Then it will be cheaper for us." Siye looked at the list again with a smile, "make a copy and send it to the vanguard general."

Because Luo Cheng was carrying heavy soldiers and a large amount of food and supplies, he traveled sixty miles longer than Siye, and by the time he arrived, it was already dark.

Looking at Xuantu City, which is located on a low hill in the plain, and the eye-catching red vanguard flag on it, Luo Cheng smiled, but his face was a little frozen, and this smile was not perfect.

"I didn't expect the people arranged by Prefect Li to be so effective. I didn't expect much, but I was pleasantly surprised."

Wei Zheng sighed against his hands, rubbed his hands vigorously, and then rubbed his face.

"It's really a surprise. It seems that this follow-up plan will not be needed."

Originally, Luo Cheng wanted to siege the city to fight for reinforcements. He first surrounded Xuantu City, and then forced Gaimu and Xincheng to send troops to help. He then arranged for people to intercept halfway, besieged the city to fight for reinforcements, and ambushed in the wild. He didn't really intend to attack the city.

Pai Siye galloped here, but because Hou Mo Chenyi said that there was a dark chess game in Xuantu, maybe it could be awakened to play a role.Luo Cheng just sent Siye here with the mentality of giving it a try. He really didn't expect that the dark chess of the Ministry of War could play such a big role.

"How many people were injured by breaking the city?"

"About a dozen or so." Du Fuwei who came to greet him told Luo Cheng.

"Only a dozen or so?" Luo Cheng was even more surprised. It seemed that Xuantu City was really easy to win.

"Well, it's thanks to Wu Sanbao and other Han family sons in the city. They took the city gate and let us enter the city easily. The city lord Wen Shan is a soft bone, so he surrendered directly and ordered the Goguryeo people in the city to surrender, so there was no resistance. In addition , Let’s make it this time, there are 10,000+ stones of grain and grass in the city, and a lot of ordnance, there are hundreds of thousands of arrows alone.”

Luo Cheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Damn, I thought it was an inconspicuous small town, but unexpectedly it's really a treasure."

(End of this chapter)