I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 513: Three Arrows to Defeat Goguryeo
Domestic City.

Gao Yanyou was bending over and introducing the capital of Goguryeo to Zhao Yun.

...the former capital.

Guonei City was originally the old city of Xuantu County. It had gone through several wars and was even burned down by the Han army, but was later rebuilt by the Goguryeo people.

As a member of the Goguryeo royal family, Gao Yanyou spoke fluent Chinese: "General, this is the highest point in the city. Looking outside, you can see everything."

Zhao Yun looked at Gao Yanyou, who had a fawning face. He really couldn't imagine that such a man who seemed to have no courage at all dared to lead his army to challenge the Han Dynasty!

Could it be that he wants to be like Gou Jian?

Zhao Yun couldn't help but doubt in his heart.

But based on his experience in ruling Wuhuan, at this time, even if he had doubts, he had to keep Gao Yanyou alive before finding solid evidence. Otherwise, if he was blindly killed, all the surrendered Goguryeo people would be in danger.

Gao Yanyou had no idea what Zhao Yun was thinking. He continued to behave like a coward and explained to Zhao Yun, "In the past, we would arrange people to look out here every day. If there were any unknown enemies attacking from a distance, we could find them in advance... Just like over there, there shouldn't be such a group of people over there."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Gao Yanyou realized something was wrong.

That group of people most likely came to rescue after hearing that the domestic city had fallen. It seemed that he should not tell this matter to the Han general who often gave him nightmares.

But Gao Yanyou immediately thought again - he was the one who tricked the Han army into opening Neigucheng, otherwise it would not have been so easy for the Han army to take control of Neigucheng.

If these rescue troops drove away the Han people, wouldn't he be in trouble?
Gao Yanyou quickly figured this out and immediately suggested to Zhao Yun: "General, the city of Guonei has been reinforced several times since it was burned down last time. We just need to hold on. Those people will never be able to break in."

Zhao Yun glanced at Gao Yanyou and asked, "Why do we need to defend the city? Although I brought some infantry with me, most of my subordinates are cavalry. Can't we just charge them and defeat them?"

Gao Yanyou: ...That makes a lot of sense.

He reminded: "General, this is only the first batch of people who heard the news."

Zhao Yun sneered and said, "In that case, we should defeat them!"

He felt that Gao Yanyou had commanded an army of nearly 30,000 troops before, so he should not be so stupid, and his suspicion of Gao Yanyou grew even greater.

After he finished speaking, Zhao Yun immediately ordered more than a thousand cavalrymen to go out of the city to meet the enemy, but the total number of enemies was no more than two thousand.

The reason why not bringing out all the cavalry was because they were afraid that the newcomers would flee immediately upon seeing the situation.

Gao Yanyou was watched by Tadun and accompanied Zhao Yun. When the two armies got closer, Zhao Yun heard someone shouting from the opposite side, and soon sent out nearly twenty cavalrymen.

He looked at Gao Yanyou, who quickly translated: "They want to challenge the general. If they win, then..."

"So what?" Tadun asked impatiently.

"Just let me go!"

Tadun then looked at another translator from Buyeo, who nodded in agreement.

Tadun asked again: "What if they lose?"

"I didn't say it."

Tadun sneered and said, "How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

After laughing, Zhao Yun also laughed and said, "Indeed, sending people to die before the battle is a rare good thing in the world."

When Tadun heard this, he thought of the military strength of his own lieutenant and laughed immediately. He asked Gao Yanyou: "Do you people from Goguryeo like to send people to die so much?"

Gao Yanyou blushed and dared to say, "It's not that the Goguryeo people are incompetent, it's just that the general is too brave."

Tadun recognized Gao Yanyou for the first time: "This is what people say." Gao Yanyou: ...

As he was speaking, Zhao Yun had already rode out alone.

Another three shots were fired in succession, and the three Goguryeo warriors on the opposite side fell off their horses.

Seeing this familiar scene, Gao Yanyou felt weak in his hands and feet and was about to fall off his horse in the next second.

But then, the remaining Goguryeo people behaved differently from before. When they looked at the three people who had fallen off their horses and died, they actually got off their horses and knelt towards Zhao Yun, as if they were planning to surrender.

Zhao Yun saw this and immediately ordered his cavalry to seize the opportunity to attack. At first, the remaining Goguryeo people wanted to resist, but as soon as the Han cavalry broke through the enemy once, the remaining Goguryeo people surrendered one after another.

The next day, the same scene happened again.

Then, Zhao Yun knew the reason.

It turned out that some of the Goguryeo people who had fled after being defeated in the battle had already fled back to their tribes and were spreading the word about Zhao Yun's terrifying power, which had left a deep impression on them, calling him a god descending to earth - as if the more terrifying Zhao Yun was, the more natural their defeat was.

Some of the Goguryeo people who did not believe it heard that the capital had fallen, but they witnessed Zhao Yun's bravery with their own eyes.

Surrender is understandable.

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Yun did not bring many Goguryeo people who were rushing to the inner city with him, only a few dozen riders. He killed the bravest of them, and then he captured another group of surrendered Goguryeo people.

"General, I feel something is wrong!"

"Oh?" Zhao Yun didn't expect Tadun to start thinking, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Wouldn't these Goguryeo people surrender on purpose to consume the food reserves in the inner city?"

Zhao Yun found it difficult to understand Tadun's train of thought, but the domestic cities were outside the Great Wall and food was indeed a big problem - if food was transported from Liaodong, not only would it be necessary to conscript civilians, but soldiers would also have to be sent to escort it in case the Goguryeo people caused sabotage along the way.

Soon, Yan Rou said, "With the current consumption of grain, the captives only have one meal a day, and relying on the savings of the inner city, it will only be enough for less than two months."

After saying this, Yan Rou suggested in a low voice: "Captain, there are now more than 4,000 captives in the city, which is more than our army. We don't know how many more there will be next."

"Keeping it here will not only consume food, but will also be a hidden danger."

"It's better than..."

"No!" Zhao Yun rejected it decisively.

Yan Rou advised: "I know that the general has a kind heart, but in the current situation...if the general cannot bear it, why not leave it all to me!"

Zhao Yun explained: "If the court is unwilling to recover the inner city, I can kill them to eliminate future troubles. I am not afraid of being known as a captive killer. However, if we want to return here, it is best to keep these people."

Upon hearing this, Yan Rou suddenly realized that this was the difference between him and Zhao Yun!
……

More than a month later, the imperial edict appointing Zhao Yun, along with grain shipped from Liaodong, arrived at Guonei City.

The troops led by Zhao Yun would still be led by him, and Xu could rotate with the troops from Liaodong and the Protector of Wuhuan.

By the end of May, more than 50,000 households originally registered in Xuantu County began to move back to their homeland in batches. Some of them lived near the old site of the city and prepared to rebuild it, while the other part came directly to the Guonei City guarded by the "divine general" Zhao Yun.

As some of the Goguryeo captives were released by Zhao Yun, the Goguryeo people were afraid of Zhao Yun's bravery and dared not to attack.

These are things for later.

(End of this chapter)