At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 479: Defending Gaoyun City

Before this, he felt that Gao Gupo was at least a powerful local tyrant who had overwhelmed Silla and Baekje. If he was in a bad mood, he would also beat the Buyeo tribe in the north. Even the Liaodong territory of the Central Plains court was taken away by Goguryeo.

This achievement is not unprecedented, but it is outstanding among all the kings of Goguryeo.

Deep down, he never felt that the Central Plains court and Xiliang were so terrifying. They were invincible simply because they had never met him.

And now.

When the Western Liang cavalry conquered cities and territories in Goguryeo and was invincible, the King of Goguryeo realized that he was wrong.

And couldn't be more wrong.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry are devils, gods of death, Asuras, Yakshas, ​​and even heavenly troops.

In just less than two months, the entire territory of Goguryeo was trampled by the iron cavalry of Xiliang, and more than half of the army of more than 200,000 were beheaded.

Only tens of thousands of people were left trapped and dying in Gaoyun City. How could we fight this war? What could we use to fight?
Moreover, the King of Goguryeo discovered a horrifying thing: the Western Liang Cavalry seemed to have no interest in ruling this land.

They seemed to want to kill all the Goguryeo people, never take any prisoners, and do not want the nobles to surrender.

Especially the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Huluxu, wherever they went, corpses were everywhere and rivers of blood flowed.

The King of Goguryeo was afraid that if he did not surrender, the other side would kill him.

"King, they accepted the surrender."

The messenger knelt down and wept bitterly.

"Since you have accepted the surrender, why are you still attacking the city?"

The King of Goguryeo had a ferocious look on his face.

"Their marshal said that the surrender letter should be sent to Shuiyun Mountain. If the King of Xiliang agrees, they will accept the surrender. If the King of Xiliang is unwilling, they will not accept the surrender."

As soon as the messenger finished speaking, the King of Goguryeo turned pale and roared, "I am so angry that I am going to kill myself."

"I am the King of Goguryeo. When have I ever suffered such evil?"

Unfortunately, I can only yell and shout in this hall.

At this moment.

The King of Goguryeo has completely understood one thing: he, the King, is nothing in front of the King of Xiliang.

More than 100,000 armored cavalrymen wreaked havoc on the land of Goguryeo.

You should know that Goguryeo claimed to have an army of 200,000, of which the elite were only a few tens of thousands stationed in Liaodong.

Most of the remaining more than 100,000 soldiers were just gathers. On the front battlefield, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry of the Imperial Prison were nothing but chickens and dogs, and could not be slaughtered one-sidedly.

If they do not surrender, the only outcome will be death, or they can take a boat out of Gaoyun City and head towards the vast ocean.

In that case, it would be better to surrender.

But the reality now is that he wants to surrender, but the Xiliang Army does not accept it.

"Pass the order."

The King of Goguryeo was lying on the floor of the palace, staring at the roof with lifeless eyes, and said weakly: "We must hold on and wait until the surrender letter comes back from Shuiyun Mountain."

humiliation.

A huge humiliation.

But if you want to survive, you have no choice but to endure this humiliation.

On top of Gaoyun City.

The brutal battle continued. The brave soldiers of the Xiliang Army rushed to the top of the city again and again, while the Goguryeo army organized a counterattack.

Bloody fighting shrouded every corner, and under the city wall, huge battering rams hit the gate again and again.

Behind the city gate, hundreds of strong men held against the gate tightly. Every time the battering ram hit, they trembled all over and had to use all their strength to block it.

"Strength"

The general of Goguryeo held a long sword, stood behind the strong man, and shouted in a roaring manner: "We must hold on."

"If the Xiliang people break through the city gate, everyone will die."

"Think about your wives, your fathers and mothers, and your hungry children." "You must hold on."

"The king has sent someone to deliver the letter of surrender to Shuiyun Mountain."

"As long as the Xiliang King has seen it, he will agree to our king's surrender, and then everyone can survive."

After hearing this, the Goguryeo strongmen no longer felt discouraged, but instead became full of energy. For them, as long as they could survive, it was more important than anything else.

More importantly, the fierce strength of the Xiliang Cavalry has been deeply engraved in the minds of every Goguryeo person.

They are devils.

It's the god of killing.

It is the supreme divine power.

Anyone who stands in the way will die.

They are afraid.

If you can survive by surrendering, why not?
The eunuchs of the royal palace ran to the top of the city walls, reading out the news and telling the Goguryeo soldiers to hold on for the next few days.

As a result, the army, which was on the verge of collapse, relied on its tenacious perseverance to repel the Xiliang army.

"Of course, your fighting spirit is so strong."

In the camp under the city, Jia Xiong was quite surprised when he saw this scene. Soon, a soldier brought back the news.

"Reporting to the Marshal, when our army was about to take the city, a palace eunuch ran around and told us that as long as they could hold out for a few days and wait until the letter of surrender was delivered to the King of Xiliang, they could survive."

Jiaxiong was speechless for a while.

It seems that the reason why Goguryeo fought so hard was just to successfully surrender, right?

But on second thought, it's normal to have this idea.

If Xiliang City was broken, Goguryeo would not even have the chance to surrender. According to the rules of the Xiliang Army, Gaoyun City would have to be destroyed.

"withdraw troops."

After a little thought, Jia Xiong ordered to suspend the attack. The golden gong sounded, and the Xiliang soldiers under Gaoyun City retreated in an orderly manner.

"Send the catapults and crossbowmen."

Jia Xiong said: "The other soldiers should withdraw to the main camp, cook and rest for two hours."

"promise."

On the top of the city wall, Goguryeo soldiers cheered, but before they could be happy for too long, a dense rain of arrows rose into the sky and burning kerosene cans fell from the sky.

"boom"

Fierce balls of fire broke out on the top of Gaoyun City. Many Goguryeo soldiers who were unable to dodge were either shot into hedgehogs by the rain of arrows or swallowed by the flames.

Screams echoed one after another, as if someone was struggling like a devil from hell.

The Xiliang army under the city had long been accustomed to this situation.

Inside the Chinese army's tent.

Jiaxiong summoned all his generals and began to discuss how to destroy Silla and Baekje at the same time. After all, it would be a waste to send an army of hundreds of thousands to destroy only Goguryeo.

Anyway, it's just a small place. We have already spent more than a month's supply of food and supplies. We might as well spend another half a month to completely clean up this land.

Two days later.

Shuiyun Mountain.

The letter of surrender from the King of Goguryeo was delivered to the Palace of the King of Xiliang by express horse at a speed of 800 miles. Xiao Han and Ning Xi, the children of the King of Xiliang and his wife, were out traveling to enjoy the mountains and rivers and to understand the people's sentiments.

So the letter of surrender naturally reached Miaoyu's hands.

"Miss Miaoyu, do you want to surrender?"

Guo Tu sat on the chair, stroking his beard, his old face beaming with joy. He had not expected that the war would go so smoothly. In just over a month, the entire Goguryeo was taken down.

(End of this chapter)