At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 177 Interrogation

Chapter 177 Interrogation
The battle was over, and the sun had risen too high. The battlefield was littered with corpses, and discarded weapons, flags, and food could be seen everywhere. Nearly a hundred captured Goguryeo soldiers lay on the ground with their heads in their hands, daring not to move.

In this battle, more than [-] enemies were killed on the spot, nearly [-] were captured, and the rest fled, while more than [-] people were killed and nearly [-] were injured by our own side, half of them were under the command of Guo Zisheng and Dewey. The Sui soldiers were the weakest in combat effectiveness. They had the fewest number and joined the battle last, but they suffered the most casualties as a result.

"Pass down the order to bury the brothers who died in battle, and to heal the wounded brothers. Except bows, shields, food, and usable horses, don't take anything else, and set off as soon as it is done." Gao Bufan ordered.

Pei Xingyan nodded, and immediately ordered the cavalry under his command to bury the dead, treat the wounded, and collect needed items.Gao Bufan stopped Dou Xianniang who was about to wipe the blood off his face, walked up to the group of enemy prisoners with a murderous look, and said coldly: "Whoever can speak the Sui language can live."

All the prisoners looked at each other, but no one answered. After three seconds of silence, Gao Bufan made a gesture, and the soldiers around him immediately pulled out their waist knives with grim expressions, and the prisoners couldn't help but tremble with fright.

"I'll say it again, whoever can speak Sui Guoyu can live." Gao Bufan paused every word, his gaze swept from left to right, and finally, one of the captives stood up tremblingly and said, "Will... ...General, the young one... the young one can speak Sui Guoyu."

Liu Wuzhou immediately stepped forward, lifted the prisoner out of the crowd, and brought the prisoner in front of Gao Bufan flatteringly, and said with a smile: "Young Master Gao is really amazing, as expected, some of the prisoners can speak Sui Guoyu."

Gao Bufan nodded, motioned Liu Wuzhou to put him down, and asked lightly: "You speak Sui Guoyu well, are you also from Sui?"

The prisoner quickly shook his head and said: "The young one is not from the Sui Dynasty. The young one used to do business. He often went to Liucheng to do business. He learned it after going back and forth. The two countries started fighting last year, and the border trade stopped. Naturally, the business cannot be done. The young one was also recruited into the army by the king, and because the young one can speak the Sui language, he is now serving as an interpreter in the army."

The prisoner spoke in great detail, obviously afraid that the young man with a bloody face and a murderous look would be dissatisfied, so he suddenly ordered himself to be killed.

Gao Bufan nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, and said: "Very well, then let me ask you, how many troops have you dispatched in this siege, which general is in command, and if you dare to make half a lie, hey, let him smash it your head."

After Gao Bufan finished speaking, he pointed to Qin Shubao who was nearby. The latter was covered in blood at the moment. The flesh and brains stained on the double mace had not been wiped off. He was over 1.8 meters tall, like a yellow-faced demon standing there, seeing the prisoner It seems that he also showed a sneer in a very cooperative way.

The prisoner withdrew his gaze in fear, and quickly replied: "This encirclement is under the command of the general himself, and a total of [-] troops have been mobilized, including [-] cavalry and [-] infantry."

As soon as these words came out, Qin Qiong, Guo Zisheng, and Du Wei all changed their colors slightly, and they secretly rejoiced that they ran fast. If they were successfully surrounded by the opponent, let alone [-] infantry, just two cavalry would be enough to destroy them.

Gao Bufan frowned and said, "Which general?"

"General Gao Jianwu." The prisoner interpreter replied.

Qin Qiong couldn't help blurting out: "It turned out to be him."

"General Qin, what is the background of this Gao Jianwu?" Gao Bufan asked curiously.

Qin Qiong said in a deep voice: "It is said that Gao Jianwu is the half-brother of Gao Yuan, the king of Goguryeo. He is quite talented. City, personally lead troops to encircle and suppress us."

Gao Bufan's heart moved, and he asked: "Then where is your general Gao Jianwu now?"

The prisoner translator shook his head cautiously and said: "I don't know, I just know that the General just sent General Liu Zaishang and General Jin Gongcheng to command the encirclement and suppression at first, and then... I heard that there was a Sui army that was particularly powerful. An infantry centurion and two cavalry centurions were wiped out. Not long ago, they raided our heavily guarded grain supply point and stole nearly [-] catties of grain. The general was furious when he learned about it, so he personally led the Two thousand elite troops have been recruited to take command."

Qin Qiong and the others looked at Gao Bufan subconsciously, both shocked and admired. Obviously, the remnant soldiers of the Sui army mentioned by the captive interpreter were referring to the Sui soldiers led by Gao Bufan. The supply point of the Goguryeo army also destroyed two teams of Goguryeo cavalry and one team of infantry. No wonder there are so many horses under its command.

Guo Zisheng and De Wei looked at each other, and there was a trace of fear in the eyes of Gao Bufan. His grandma, this kid is really fierce. It's fine if he can kill one team of infantry, but even two teams of cavalry. It was done, and... the enemy's heavily guarded supply point was also given to him, which is simply awesome.

The two Guo and Du were shocked but also a little lucky. They were lucky that they didn't confront Gao Bufan when they were in the woods, otherwise they would have died somehow.

Gao Bufan didn't seem to feel the eyes of everyone, his eyes flashed, as if thinking of something, he said casually: "Who are General Liu Zaishang and General Jin Gongcheng?"

"They are all cavalry generals, each leading a thousand cavalry." The prisoner interpreter answered honestly.

Gao Bufan nodded: "Do you know how many defenders there are in Liaodong City?"

The prisoner interpreter obviously hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know clearly."

"General Qin, smash his dog's head." Gao Bufan said sharply.

Qin Qiong was stunned for a moment, but he stepped forward as soon as he tapped the mace. The prisoner interpreter was so frightened that he almost peed on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "About eight thousand, four thousand were sent for this encirclement. The general personally led two thousand elite soldiers to come."

Gao Bufan made a gesture, and Qin Qiong immediately put away the double maces cooperatively, but still opened his eyes like copper bells, and stood aside ferociously, making the prisoner interpreter silent.

Gao Bufan rubbed his chin, playing with taste: "So, now there are only two thousand defenders left in Liaodong City?"

The prisoner interpreter nodded tremblingly and said: "Almost, but Huaiyuan Town on the other side of the river still has an army of [-] led by General Ulji Wendeok."

Gao Bufan laughed and said: "It seems that you know a lot, so Ulji Wende won Huaiyuan Town?"

The prisoner interpreter shook his head and said, "Not yet. I heard that the general of the Sui Army who was in charge of guarding Huaiyuan City was called Wang Rengong. He was very powerful. He firmly blocked General Ulji Wende."

Gao Bufan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words. Since Huaiyuan Town on the other side of the river has not been lost, it will be easy to handle.Qin Qiong glanced at Gao Bufan thoughtfully, and thought to himself, this kid asked so carefully, could he be planning Liaodong City?
With this thought, Qin Qiong couldn't help being taken aback. It was too crazy. You must know that the Liaodong city wall is high and thick. At the beginning of the year, hundreds of thousands of Sui troops stormed for more than two months and failed to take it down. Supervising the war did not help, and in the end he even crossed the Liaohe River and fled back to Liucheng in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)

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