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Chapter 493: No Way Out, Kneel First

"How could this be?"

"Overnight, the Marudu Mountain City disappeared?!"

In the early hours of the morning, Ming Lindaye, who was nervously waiting for news from the front line, received this most unacceptable result.

The mountain city of Marudu fell.

This almost made him faint.

He had never expected that the defense line he had worked so hard to build, thinking it would last for at least a few months, would be so fragile in front of the Han army and be broken overnight?!
All the city kings in the country were in a gloomy mood, and no one could believe the reality they were seeing.

Since the battle broke out last night, the powerful ministers in the Goguryeo capital were urgently mobilized and gathered together.

Then began a series of bad news.

The high priest died, Hengnaga's life or death was unknown, and even General Jincan, who led the troops to rescue him, died on the battlefield.

The Han army was not satisfied with such a great victory. They did not even wait until dawn to rest and rushed out of the city.

Taking advantage of the victory and pursuing the enemy, this was the key for Su Yao to save Hengnaga's life at the last moment.

The organized surrender of the Goguryeo people meant that the north gate of Marundu Mountain did not suffer devastating damage. After the gate was opened, the Han cavalry rushed in and went straight through the city, launching a frantic pursuit with Su Yao, Lu Bu and other elite troops who had switched to war horses in the city.

Outside the South Gate, the mobilized soldiers who had been providing support overnight with torches were hit head-on without even knowing what was happening.

Countless cavalrymen, Han, Hu, armored, armed with bows, all kinds of cavalrymen filed out of the south gate of Marudu Mountain City, shouting slogans of victory, like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey, killing anyone they saw.

Su Yao, who was leading the way, was riding a white horse, holding a sword and a spear. He was holding a spear with a golden head on it, and he was shouting as he charged forward:
"The enemy general is dead, the enemy general is dead!"

In the darkness of the night, under the clusters of firelight, Su Yao's figure was particularly eye-catching.

The Goguryeo people might not be able to tell from a distance who the head belonged to, but this did not prevent them from being defeated.

The commander-in-chief has entered the city, and now countless Han soldiers are rushing out of the city, with a head hanging on the ground. How stupid a person would think of going up to see who the owner of the head is?
"Our army is defeated!"

"Run, run!"

It was truly a crushing defeat.

These Goguryeo rear troops, which had just been mobilized overnight to support the front line, suffered a brutal defeat.

If the Goguryeo defenders in Marundu Mountain City were still elite, they would have been able to maintain a certain organization around their own officers under Su Yao's repeated attacks and not collapse despite being defeated.

So, these reinforcements in front of us are really extremely weak.

These people were mobilized on a large scale, had almost no training, and had only simple weapons. They didn't even wait for the Han cavalry's group charge. They began to disperse as soon as they saw Su Yao.

Failure was like a deadly virus, starting from Su Yao and spreading rapidly among the terrified crowd.

The people in front saw Su Yao holding up the head and shouting, but the people behind had no idea what was going on. They just saw the people in front running away in panic, so they also ran away wailing.

That guy really just regrets that his parents didn't give him two more legs.

Tens of thousands of troops fled frantically in the cover of night.

They dropped their weapons, threw away their flags and torches, and ran wherever it was dark.

It’s not to say that no one has tried to save the situation.

Starting from Jin Can, the grassroots officers of Goguryeo also tried hard twice at the beginning.

But without exception.

Their conspicuous behavior of gathering among the fleeing soldiers immediately attracted Su Yao's attention.

Before they could gather into a formation or say a few encouraging words, they were beaten to pieces by Su Yao's ruthless charge, contributing only a tiny bit to the growth of his experience pool.

What’s even more terrifying is that there is no end to their escape.

At first, they fled to the camp desperately. However, the troops left behind in the camp did not even bother to support them. After seeing their miserable appearance, which looked like they had seen a ghost, they simply blew up the camp.

No matter how the officers whipped and shouted, no one gathered to fight. Instead, they joined the ranks of the fleeing army.

The camp offered no shelter, and all eyes turned toward the tall walls of the royal capital.

However, they did not expect that what greeted them when they arrived was not warm accommodation and food, but a rain of arrows from the top of the wall.

Ming Lindaye, who was afraid that these defeated soldiers would bring the Han army into the city, issued a strict order early on, refusing to open the city gates to them no matter what.

There is really no way to heaven and no door to earth.

In this way, the soldiers who had lost their organization and hope were no better than sheep. Often three or five Han cavalrymen holding torches could chase and kill hundreds of fleeing soldiers in the dark, and large-scale trampling occurred constantly.

After a night of desperate escape in fear, panic, cold and hunger, the more than 20,000 troops stationed outside the city were either killed or scattered, seven or eight out of ten were killed, and the rest could not run anymore, so they knelt on the side of the road and surrendered to the Han army.

The morning sun shone on the earth. Su Yao, riding a white horse, stood outside the capital of Goguryeo, his eyes sweeping across the devastated battlefield.

I saw two teams of people going in the opposite direction.

One group was a defeated army, covered in dust and with lifeless eyes. They were escorted in groups towards the Marudu Mountain City in the rear.

The other team was composed of Han soldiers and their followers who were in high spirits and even somewhat excited.

Seeing Su Yao's gaze, Taishi Ci quickly stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying:
"Your Excellency is so fast!"

Taishi Ci's face was full of admiration, without any trace of the suspicion and hesitation from last night.

Yes, if someone had told him before last night that this strong city with tens of thousands of reinforcements would be overthrown overnight,
Then Taishi Ci would definitely roll his eyes at this person and label him as someone who is ambitious but incompetent.

However, now, not to mention taking the city overnight, even the tens of thousands of troops outside the city were wiped out.

Such achievements and such combat power are truly admirable.

This champion marquis really is not a man who gets his title for nothing.

Not knowing that Taishi Ci was already in turmoil, Su Yao directly asked about the post-war situation.

Now that Wang Ling has been promoted, he is busy with government affairs in the rear with Wei Ming and others. Taishi Ci, a newcomer who has just joined the job and is both talented in literature and martial arts, has also taken on the responsibility of logistics statistics.

Hearing Su Yao's question, he immediately puffed out his chest and reported:
"Great victory, great victory!"

"Except for the 400 casualties of our headquarters and the Yicong troops led by Cheng Sima and Dian Cao Yuan, who were responsible for the frontal mission during the siege last night, the damage to our other troops was very minor, not even as serious as the accidental casualties that occurred when we went down the mountain and pursued in the dark last night."

"It is almost certain that the entire Goguryeo army was annihilated."

"Except for those killed or wounded during the siege, all the elite soldiers in the city surrendered in an organized manner under the leadership of Hengnaga."

"And the tens of thousands of bandits stationed outside the city suffered heavy casualties. Aside from those who fled to the north and were difficult to track down, we beheaded more than 3,000 of them, and captured more than 7,000 of them."

Taishi Ci became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally he simply asserted:

"Goguryeo is finished."

"It's only a matter of time before we take down their capital."

"I will be the vanguard and swear to capture this city for you!"

Unexpectedly, Su Yao waved his hand and said, "No hurry, no hurry, let's rest for two days first."

Taishi Ci was puzzled as to why this prince, who was always quick to make decisions, slowed down in the end?
The army's morale is high and the enemy is frightened. They have even built siege weapons in advance. We should take advantage of the situation and attack.

But his question soon had an answer.

"Report——"

"Goguryeo has sent an envoy to seek peace!"

(End of this chapter)