Will Ming

"Can you say that again!"

Gao Yuan, king of Goguryeo, stood up abruptly from the couch, pointed at the envoy he sent to the Great Sui Army to seek peace and asked tremblingly.His voice was also trembling, and his face turned a little pale with excitement and anger.Although he tried his best to restrain himself, unfortunately, the news brought back by the envoy really made it difficult for him to calm down.

The envoy sent to the Great Sui Army to seek peace was taken aback by Gao Yuan's appearance. He took a step back subconsciously, hung his body and said falteringly: "General Yu Wenshu of the Sui State said that you want...you want... ...If you want a peace, you can only negotiate in person, he said, the subject is not qualified..."

Gao Yuan glared at the incompetent envoy, but finally heaved a long sigh and sat down slowly.

"This... It's no wonder you. Sui soldiers are suppressing the border, and now the capital is surrounded by people. I wouldn't easily accept the peace proposal."

He raised his hand with difficulty and waved it, signaling the envoy to retreat.

"Is this God's death?"

Gao Yuan sighed, and the resentment towards Ulji Moon Deok grew stronger in his heart.He did not agree to fight this war in the first place. The Sui Dynasty was extremely powerful, and Goguryeo was located in the corner of Liaodong. How could it be the opponent of that powerful empire?Even the Turkic people who swept across the prairie were brutally beaten in half by Sui, let alone themselves?He only regretted that he had listened to Ulji Wende's bewitchment, that when Emperor Da Sui summoned him, going there by himself would not have caused this disaster.

The envoy quickly said: "Your Majesty, General Yu Wenshu did not stop talking. He said..."

"what did he say!"

Gao Yuan stood up abruptly and asked excitedly.

The envoy raised his head and glanced at Gao Yuan, hesitated and said, "General Yu Wenshu said, as the king of a country, your Majesty, it is acceptable if you cannot go out of the city to negotiate. But you must send a high-ranking official to negotiate. A person who can represent Your Majesty."

"Okay! I'll let Baoshan King Gao Jin talk to him! Gao Jin is my own younger brother, so he can represent what I mean."

Gao Yuan said excitedly.

The envoy shook his head slowly, and said word by word: "General Yu Wenshu said that General Ulji Wende must be asked to talk to him. As for the others, they cannot."

Gao Yuan was startled, and immediately sank down: "Ulji Wende...he is not in the city at all."

The envoy said: "General Yu Wenshu said that if Ulji Wende can't go, it can only be... Your Majesty, you can go in person."

"Forget it..."

Gao Yuan waved his hand and nodded with difficulty: "Ulchi Wende is Ulchi Wende, it's better than...it's better than going by myself."

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"Let me talk?"

Ulji Wende was even more excited than Gao Yuan, pointing at the envoy's nose and scolding: "Who gave His Majesty the idea to ask for peace? And who gave me the idea to negotiate with the Sui people?"

He was not in Pyongyang, but led an army of [-] troops stationed twenty miles south of Pyongyang.In fact, he never planned to enter Pyongyang from the very beginning.He has military power in his hands, not only the entire Goguryeo army is in his hands, but also a large number of warriors of various ethnic groups in Liaodong bought with a lot of money, including human beings, and Khitan warriors in exile.Moreover, he has the right to mobilize the troops in the hands of the city lords of each city.With this army in hand, Ulji Wende is much more reliable than Gao Yuan.

"It was General Yu Wenshu of the Sui Dynasty who asked you to talk with him by name."

The Goguryeo envoys didn't even dare to breathe in front of Ulji Mundeok, and their voices were as low as mosquitoes flying by.

"Yu Wenshu? If he asks me to go, I'll go?"

Eulji Wende sneered and said, "Pyongyang has enough food for three years, and there are tens of thousands of elites. So what if the Sui people are good at fighting? A Liaodong city has held back their million-strong army for three months. Could it be? Is Pyongyang still inferior to Liaodong City? The Sui army is far away, food and grass are limited, as long as the Sui army holds out for a month, the Sui army will retreat, and ask for peace? Is it necessary to ask for peace?"

He impatiently waved his hand and said, "Go back and tell Your Majesty that there is no need to worry. I already have a plan to defeat the enemy, so that Your Majesty can sleep peacefully. The city of Pyongyang is as stable as a mountain!"

The envoy looked at Ulji Wende in fear, and said embarrassingly: "Your Majesty said... If you don't ask for peace...he will hang himself in the palace. You...are a traitor."

Ulji Wende was startled, and then cursed angrily: "Your Majesty, is he an idiot!"

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Although Yu Wenshu and others made a condition, they were not very sure that Ulji Moondeok would come to Daying to seek peace in person.No one knows how much influence Gao Yuan still has on Eulji Mundeok, just as they didn't even know what the south of Ma Zishui looked like before their expedition.Yu Wenshu and others can only hope that the pressure on Gao Yuan will be effective. As long as Ulji Wende can be detained, the current plight of the army will be solved.

"I've been waiting for a day, and I don't know if Ulji Wende will come."

During the discussion on the second day, General Youwei Yu Zhongwen said with some concern.

General Jing Yuanheng of Zuo Xiaowei said: "Come, the big thing will be settled. If you don't come, the big deal is to attack the city. Just treat it as meat that fell from the sky. It's best if you have it. If you don't have it, don't worry about it. In my opinion. Ulchi Mundeok and Gao Yuan seem to be at odds with each other, and Gao Yuan's clown may not be able to make Ulchi Mundeok move. Moreover, Goguryeo's elite soldiers are all [-] miles away from Pyongyang. It’s not like chopping melons and vegetables can kill him.”

Yu Zhongwen sighed: "That's what I said, but... now there is no food, morale is unstable, and the morale of the army is weak. I'm afraid we won't be able to persist for a few days. If Ulji Mundeok deliberately delays, it will be extremely harmful to us."

"Don't give him time to delay!"

Yu Wenshu stood up and said, "If Eulji Wende hasn't arrived by noon, let the soldiers have a full meal and attack the city immediately! I will personally lead the left guard to attack the north gate, and the west gate will be led by General Zhao, the right marquis. Attack, the east gate is attacked by Zuo Xiaowei General Jing Yuanheng, and the south gate is left behind, so that Gao Yuan can easily contact Ulji Wende!"

"Here!"

People take orders.

Ulji Mundeok really wanted to procrastinate for a few days, so that when that idiot King Goguryeo figured it out, he would not have to take risks in the camp of the Sui army.It's just that the Sui people never gave him a chance to delay.After noon on the second day, the Sui army began to besiege Pyongyang on three sides.

All the elite soldiers of Goguryeo were under his command. Except for the imperial army of King Goguryeo who stayed in Pyongyang, they were considered elite soldiers.The Sui army only attacked for an hour, and Goguryeo King Gaoyuan sent three courtiers to urge Ulji Mundeok to seek peace.Eulji Mundeok just didn’t listen, and when the fourth courtier came, holding a lock of hair in both hands, he told Ulji Mundeok that His Majesty cut off a lock of hair himself, and if the general didn’t ask for peace, he would kill himself.

Ulchi Wende was in a hurry, so he had no choice but to send someone to the Sui army first and say that he would be there later.

Two hours later, Ulji Wende, who was wearing three layers of leather armor, finally arrived at the gate of the Sui army camp.In order to show his sincerity, Yu Wenshu immediately ordered to stop the siege.

"I am the commander-in-chief of the first army, and I couldn't personally negotiate with Ulji Wendeok at the beginning. Everyone, who wants to meet this Goguryeo barbarian for a while?"

Hearing that Ulji Wendeok had arrived, Yu Wenshu finally smiled.

Except for him, none of the eight generals are willing to stand up when you look at me and I look at you.At this time, Liu Shilong, who had been honest for a while, stood up spontaneously.

"I am the recruiting envoy appointed by His Majesty. Since Ulji Mundeok has come to ask for peace, I am naturally the one to negotiate."

He stroked the sparse beard on his chin, glanced at everyone and said slowly.

Although he is a civil servant, since he is the supervisor of the army, he has more power than Yu Wenshu.In terms of official position, Yu Wenshu, the general of Zuowei who has risen to the top, is the third rank, while Liu Shilong is the first rank.Moreover, he is still the supervisor of the army. Since he has expressed his position, it is difficult for others to say anything.Only Yu Wenshu is a veteran in the army, and Liu Shilong's qualifications can't be compared.

"It would be best if Master Supervisor goes to talk, but Ulji Wende is a general, and the supervisor may have many things that he can't explain clearly to him, so how about letting General Yu Zhongwen accompany you?"

Yu Wenshu thought about it and asked.

When Liu Shilong thought about it, what Yuwen said was correct. Ulji Mundeok was the general of Goguryeo, and it was better to have someone with equal status to negotiate with him.Moreover, Yu Zhongwen is a thoughtful person, so he is the right candidate.

He nodded and said: "Just as General Yuwen said, but since we want to talk, we can no longer attack Pyongyang City. In order to show the benevolence of His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, General Yuwen, I think we will take the city outside Pyongyang The three-sided encirclement withdrew first. The Goguryeo people must not let the Goguryeo people grasp the handle and spread it, which will damage your majesty's benevolence, righteousness and sageness."

Yu Wenshu thought to himself, since Ulji Wende had already arrived, the siege from three sides was really meaningless, so he agreed.He ordered the three armies to withdraw to show their sincerity in the peace talks.

After Liu Shilong went out, Yu Wenshu stopped Yu Zhongwen and said, "Remember, you can't put Ulchi Wende back anyway!"

Yu Zhongwen nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know exactly what to do."

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Ulji Wende looked at Liu Shilong and said, "Lord Liu, what you said made His Majesty Goguryeo a vassal to the Sui Emperor. Forgive me for not accepting this matter. I am only a general, and it depends on your Majesty's decision."

Yu Zhongwen snorted coldly and said, "If you don't profess to be a minister, what are you talking about?"

Ulji Wende smiled and said: "General Yu, you are also a subject, and you have changed places. If you were in my position, General Yu, would you dare to promise to be a minister without permission?"

Yu Zhongwen said: "Since you can't be the master, then let Gao Yuan talk about it in person."

Ulchi Wende stood up and said: "It's very good, I