A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1295 Where is the War Horse Going?

"General, has Baiyan City really surrendered?"

Wang Fangyi and Zhao Chiman are not only the captains of Wu Huaiyu's personal guards, but also half of his students. He doesn't have much to do every day, so he will take time to instruct some young officers.

"It is normal that Sun Daiyin surrendered out of fear of the heavenly soldiers' arrival," Zhao Chiman believed.

Wu Huaiyu chuckled.

"Taiwei, do you think this matter will be repeated?"

“Normally speaking, the best way out for Baiyan City now is to surrender. Liaodong City was captured in three days, Gaimu City only held out for ten days, and Beisha City was even captured in just one night. So even though Baiyan City is a mountain city, it certainly cannot be defended.

Surrender is the way out.

But according to the intelligence I have now, although Sun Daiyin wants to surrender, most of the generals in Baiyan City are unwilling to surrender."

"Moreover, intelligence shows that 10,000 reinforcements are heading from Wugut City to Baiyan City. Another thing is that the city lord, Sun Daiyin, was a former guard of the old king Gao Jianwu. He is not a member of the current Molizhi Gai Suwen. In particular, he was demoted to Baiyan City after Gai Suwen murdered the king.

Sun Daiyin has no roots in Baiyan City. He is a demoted official and an outsider.

Few of the local military generals, including the nobles and powerful people, would listen to him.

Sun Daiyin was willing to listen to Gao Huanquan's advice and surrender, but those under his command might not be willing.

Firstly, there were many unknowns after surrendering, especially in the previous battles, the Tang army had not treated the captives, including the people of Goguryeo, with mercy, and sold them all as slaves.

Although this can establish authority.

But it also frightened the Goguryeo people.
Of course, the most important thing is that the war started too quickly. They still have a chance. This chance is that there are 10,000 reinforcements coming from Wugut City, and there are at least 30,000 people in Xincheng.

In addition, there were also many Goguryeo soldiers in various castles.

And in the rear, there are also troops.

They also had great confidence in the mountain city of Baiyan and believed that it could resist.

Of course, Wu Huaiyu had more than just these in his hands. He remembered that in history, Sun Daiyin of Baiyan City first said he would surrender, but later changed his mind, which caused Li Shimin to issue an order to massacre the city. Later, when Sun Daiyin saw that he was no match for his opponent, he surrendered again.

Li Ji and other generals collectively opposed the emperor's acceptance of surrender. They believed that the emperor had issued an order to massacre the city and had also promised the soldiers that after the city was captured, all the men, women and property in the city would be given as rewards to the soldiers. If he accepted surrender again now, the soldiers would not be willing to do so.

In the end, Li Shimin took money from the national treasury and redeemed Baiyan City from the Tang army soldiers.

It is very likely that Baiyan City will rebound.

He had actually just advised the emperor to be wary of any rebellion in Baiyan City and to remind Qibi Heli to be careful. It would be best to send more troops, or simply send a large army directly there to prevent any danger between Qibi Heli and the Goguryeo King Gao Huanquan.

But the emperor had won consecutive battles and was extremely optimistic, so he did not take Huaiyu's reminder to heart.

He felt that no matter from which perspective, Sun Daiyin had no reason not to surrender.

"General, His Majesty urgently summons you."

Xue Rengui hurried over to convey the order.

"What's the matter?"

"Duke Baoguo has to take off his armor, or else he will fail."

Wu Huaiyu was also extremely surprised when he heard this. Duke of Baoguo was the title of Duan Zhixuan. He was now the General of the Zhenjun Army, the Protector-General of Shanyu, and also held the title of General of the Right Guard.

Of course, more importantly, he was one of the Four Olds in the Emperor's Shogunate, and grew up playing in the mud with the Emperor in Wugong. At the beginning of the Taiyuan uprising, he had been following Li Shimin to conquer the world.
The four old men of the shogunate at that time, Hou Junji, Duan Zhixuan, Xu Luoren and Qiao Gui, were all the emperor's most trusted companions.

Wu Huaiyu rushed over.

"Today, the Duke of Bao led the cavalry out and swept through fifteen villages in a row. On their way back, they were ambushed by the Goguryeo army. The Duke of Bao killed twenty-eight generals in a row and chased the enemy for thirty miles, annihilating all the Goguryeo troops. They returned exhausted,"

Duan Zhixuan took off his armor immediately after returning, and then he drank several glasses of cold wine.
Then he suddenly fell to the ground, spitting blood and losing consciousness.

The imperial physician accompanying the army diagnosed it as rheumatism.

After Wu Huaiyu arrived, he immediately conducted a careful examination and found that it was indeed nail removal rheumatism.

The so-called armor removal trend refers to the fact that the generals wore armor, and after fierce fighting, their bodies were too hot and covered by the armor. As soon as the battle was over, they took off their armor without waiting for the sweat to stop and the temperature to cool down. Some even drank cold wine or ice water.
It is very easy to cause a stroke.
The ancients believed that after profuse sweating, the pores become loose and wind evil can easily invade, restricting the meridians, causing the tendons and veins to tighten and qi and blood to stagnate.

Many generals in ancient times died from the disease of taking off their armor.

In fact, even in later generations, many people who come back from outdoor sports or physical work in the summer and drink ice wine or ice water are prone to sudden death or stroke.

"Huaiyu, you must save Duan Xiong." Li Shimin held Wu Huaiyu's hand.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Bao's situation is the same as Prime Minister Cen's before. There is no way to save him."

Although Wu Huaiyu is a good doctor, he has no way to restore Duan Zhixuan's condition.

Not long after, Duan Zhixuan stopped breathing.

Li Shimin never expected that

The war against Liao went so smoothly.
As a result, important officials and generals were killed one after another.
First it was Prime Minister Cen Wenben, then Secretary General Yan Sigu, and now General Duan Zhixuan has died.

A single blow killed one of his generals, and this was a good friend he grew up with as a child.

"He was posthumously awarded the title of General of the Auxiliary State and Governor of Yangzhou, and was given the posthumous name of Zhuang. He was buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum." It took Li Shimin a long time to accept the fact that his little friend had passed away.

"Thirty years ago, Emperor Yang of Sui went on an expedition to Goguryeo. Zhixuan, who was only fourteen years old at the time, volunteered to join the expedition and distinguished himself on the Liaodong battlefield. Later, I followed Emperor Gaozu to raise an army in Taiyuan, and Zhixuan recruited more than a thousand people to respond..."

Can anyone think of,

Thirty years later, Duan Zhixuan once again came to the Liaodong battlefield.
But this time he died here.

He is still so young, only forty-four years old.

"Kill all the captives, leaving no one alive."

The emperor was angry and blood flowed everywhere.

No one persuaded the emperor.
There were not many Goguryeo captives. They were originally defenders in a small mountain city. They boldly took the risk of ambush Duan Zhixuan, but were killed in large numbers. In the end, not many were left alive.

Now the emperor wants these people to be buried with Duan Zhixuan, who would say anything?

At most, they would feel it was a bit of a waste. Several hundred prisoners of war, each sold for more than ten thousand coins, would be worth several thousand strings of cash.

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Near Baiyan City, General Qibi Heli led 800 elite Qibi cavalrymen to escort the Tang-appointed King of Goguryeo, Prince of Liaodong, and Shangzhuguo Gao Huanquan to Baiyan City to accept Sun Daiyin's surrender.

"General Wu also said that we should be careful and beware of Sun Daiyin's fickleness. I think the general is worrying too much. Does Baiyan City still have the courage to resist the power of heaven?"

Qibi Heli looked at the Baiyan City appearing in front of him.

Baiyan City is a mountain city, and it is a city built on the top of a mountain. The Goguryeo people had many kinds of mountain cities, some were built on the top of a mountain, some were built on the side of a mountain, and some were built in the valley, all of which took advantage of the dangers of the mountain.

Baiyan City is not very big.

But after taking a look around, Qibi Heli had to admire the person who chose this site.

The city faces the river on one side and is surrounded by steep cliffs.

There are steep slopes in the north-south direction, and only the west side has a gentle slope.

So the Goguryeo people built a city wall on the west side and a castle on the top of the mountain.

You can see the mountain below clearly from the mountain.

If you want to attack this city by force, it will not be easy.

"Sun Daiyin is smart. Send someone to notify him to come out of the city to welcome us."

A light cavalryman rode to the foot of the mountain on the west side, then followed the path up the mountain and shouted in front of the city gate halfway up the mountain.
But he had barely spoken half of his words.
As a result, an arrow was shot from the city and knocked him down.

The Khitan soldiers fell down, took advantage of the momentum to roll over, rolled a long way, and quickly ran down the mountain.

He came back covered in dust.

Several Qibi soldiers helped him to He Li.

The arrow severely injured the Khitan soldier. If it weren't for the armor he was wearing, the arrow would have taken his life.

But at this time, a lot of blood had been lost and the injury was serious.

Qibi Heli's face turned pale.

Just now he said that Wu Huaiyu was worrying too much, but now he was slapped in the face.

He looked at Gao Huanquan next to him.
The Goguryeo king turned pale and was a little at a loss.
"I'll send someone to ask Sun Daiyin what's going on."

"Is there any need to ask?" He Li pointed at the injured subordinate.

He Li was very angry.
But facing such a rugged mountain city,

With only the eight hundred cavalrymen under his command and the five hundred guards under Gao Huanquan, it was impossible for them to attack the city.

"Send someone back to Liaodong City immediately to report Sun Daiyin's repeated news to Your Majesty!"

Although full of anger,

But we can only wait for the emperor to lead the army over.

Qibi Heli ordered to set up camp at the foot of Baiyan City.
He couldn't attack Baiyan City, but he was not afraid of Baiyan City sending troops to attack him. He even longed for them to come out of the city and down the mountain to fight, so that he could vent his anger and kill those capricious bastards.

It was a quiet night.

The Goguryeo people in Baiyan City had a clear view of them from the mountain.
But there are only a few thousand people.

However, no one in Baiyan City dared to fight.

But they are not waiting to die.

They are waiting for the 10,000 reinforcements from Wugut City.

It was precisely because the 10,000 reinforcements from Wugut City were about to arrive that the generals and powerful people in Baiyan City unanimously opposed surrender. Sun Daiyin had no choice but to change his mind.

The arrow was not shot by him, but by the general guarding the place.

The purpose is to prevent him from surrendering.

Qibi Heli was also waiting at the foot of the mountain for the main force of the Tang army to arrive.
Li Jiwu Huaiyi's army had defeated the enemy in Xincheng and was heading south, and the emperor would soon head north.

"Report!"

"A large number of enemy troops have been spotted in the east,"

"how many people?"

"At least 10,000 people."

Before Qibi Heli could wait for the arrival of the main force of the Tang Dynasty, he encountered the reinforcements of the Goguryeo people.

Gao Huanquan panicked when he heard this.

They only had 1,300 people in total, and the 500 men under his command were not Tang troops but surrendered soldiers from Goguryeo.

If a real fight breaks out, it's hard to say whether these people are protecting him or turning against him.

How could Qibi Heli, with only 800 cavalrymen, fight against Goguryeo's 10,000 reinforcements, and there were also thousands of defenders in Baiyan City on the mountain?

"General, retreat quickly."

"Retreat, why do we need to retreat?"

"The enemy is strong and our army is outnumbered."

"Bullshit, I have 800 riders, all of them are the best warriors of the Qibi tribe, each of them can fight ten enemies at once, so are 10,000 Goguryeo soldiers a lot?
Under the city of Liaodong, General Wu led 6,000 cavalrymen and beat 40,000 Goguryeo troops into a panic. I now have 800 elite cavalrymen, and you still have 500 or 1,300 people. Are you still afraid of their 10,000-strong army?"

"Fight, fight hard," Qibi Heli, who was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent, never thought of retreating. He just wanted to rush forward and kill the Goguryeo people indiscriminately.

"Beat the drum, blow the horn, and go to battle,"

"follow me,"

"Kill them!"

(End of this chapter)