Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 99 Encirclement and reinforcements
It was about to dawn, and in the dim light, the sky was already turning pale.

In Beisha City, several teams are on the move. They are heading to the city wall gates and various fortresses to perform rotational guard duties.

Suddenly, Cheng Chumo raised his hand slightly, then suddenly put it down, and several arrows flew through the air, directly hitting the soldiers of Beisha City. These soldiers had not expected this at all, and were instantly shot and killed on the ladder.

"Enemy attack!" A sharp cry broke the tranquility of the early morning. The other soldiers woke up from their dreams, but it was too late. They could only watch their companions fall.

The remaining few soldiers reacted quickly. They immediately turned around and ran away, trying to escape this dangerous place.

However, the city gates and walls were built on steep cliffs, making them extremely steep from the outside and easy to defend but difficult to attack from the inside.

With the fall of Beisha's city defenses, the city walls became the most powerful weapon in the hands of the Tang army.

The city wall that was supposed to protect the people in the city has now become a sharp blade hanging over the city of Beisha, making the residents feel fear and helplessness.

Soon, a large number of Beisha City soldiers emerged from the residential area below the city wall.

However, facing only dozens of Tang soldiers, they did not dare to launch an attack easily, because the terrain under this section of the city wall formed a steep slope of 60 meters. If they rushed up rashly, they would probably be shot down by arrows before they even got close to the Tang army.

The Lord of Beisha City had no time to think about why the Tang army could appear above his city defense.

When the Tang army attacked, he had already made defensive preparations and increased the number of defensive troops several times.

However, the city wall of Beisha City stretches for six kilometers. If he wants to fully guard every defense zone, he has to mobilize soldiers from the entire city to stand guard.

"Shield and charge!"

The Lord of Beisha City finally drew his sword decisively and issued the order to charge. There might still be a chance at this moment, but once the main force of the Tang Dynasty arrived, they would have no choice but to sit and wait for death like lambs to be slaughtered.

"put!"

Five soldiers rolled a large log from the top of the city wall and pushed it down the hillside.

Seeing this, the soldiers of Beisha City were in chaos. This was something they had moved with great difficulty to defend the city, but now it had become a weapon that could crush them.

"Defense!"

An anxious voice was heard from behind the shield formation.

"boom!"

The shields were knocked away, and the solid log weighing several hundred pounds rolled over the soldiers in a row.

Click!

The sound of bones breaking was heard in the bodies of the soldiers. Even if they didn't die, they would lose all their fighting power.

It cannot be attacked.

As the lord of Beisha City, no one understood better than him how difficult it was to capture the city gate head-on.

Even if there are a lot of people, it is useless because the terrain here is completely blocked.

"Attack again, cover with arrows!"

The army was sent out again, but in such terrain, only about a hundred soldiers were sent out each time.

The archers behind the shields drew their bows and shot arrows. The arrows flew into the air, but before they reached the top of the city wall, they fell down powerlessly and penetrated the slope.

The arrows take advantage of the wind and attack from below, which goes against the trend and will not have any effect at all.

"Don't resist any longer. Surrender now and save the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city."

Cheng Chumo stood on the top of the stone wall, looking down and shouting, "General Tang, if we surrender, can you really guarantee that you won't massacre the city?"

The Lord of Beisha City walked out of the crowd and looked towards the city, speaking silently.

"Of course, this general guarantees that as long as you put down your weapons, the Tang army soldiers will never kill anyone indiscriminately."

Cheng Chumo said.

"Okay, the Kingdom of Heaven will keep its word. Soldiers, lay down your weapons and surrender to the Tang army."

Following the order from the Lord of Beisha City, the soldiers of Beisha City piled up their weapons on the ground.

Become!

But for the Tang army on the city wall, this was like a dream; they had created a military miracle.

With only 500 men, he captured an important city of Goguryeo.

The fate of Beisha City has not changed. In history, it was occupied by the Tang army of 500 people with the cooperation of Zhang Liang and Cheng Mingzhen. The lord of Beisha City led the people to surrender, but apart from this great victory, the navy made no achievements and was blocked in the Beisha City area.

The entire city of Beisha surrendered, and Liu Rengui led a large army into the city, taking over all the defenses in the city and completely controlling the city of Beisha in his own hands.

"We captured more than 6000 residents and soldiers in the city. Goguryeo's system was to mobilize all its people to fight. Among these 6000 people, at least have absolute combat power. If they are kept in the city, it may be inconvenient. If they are released outside the city, they may be deployed to other cities, hindering our subsequent attacks."

Cheng Mingzhen's meaning was clear enough that the generals in the army all heard the hidden meaning.

Righteousness does not control wealth, and kindness does not control soldiers.

Not to mention the soldiers from the enemy country.

"No, if we do this, the citizens of Goguryeo will defend the city to the death." Liu Rengui refused.

"Yes, His Highness often said that there are not so many distinctions among the people of this world. As long as someone can make their life better, they will be happy to follow him."

Cheng Chumo also flatly refused. He didn't want to take the blame because it was he who persuaded the soldiers and civilians of Beisha City to surrender.

"There is no need to discuss this matter any further. As for the people in the city, we will not harm them in the slightest. In addition, we will teach them the cultural knowledge of the Tang Dynasty. Military suppression will be secondary, and cultural integration will be the main focus."

The only way to achieve long-term stability is to assimilate these people.

"In addition, there are more than ten thousand cattle and sheep in the city, and countless dried fish, which can be used as military rations."

Cheng Mingzhen also avoided this obscure topic.

After Zhang Liang and Cheng Mingzhen occupied Beisha City, they did not want any men over the age of 15.

War is cruel and beyond people's imagination.

"Take part of it for military rations, and don't use it for oxen; the rest should also be used by the residents of the city."

Liu Rengui instructed that if they wanted to maintain their foothold, they must have the support of the people, and that the killing caused by their attack on Beisha City was not great, and they had not been hated to the point where they could implement benevolent policies.

"In addition, according to the Lord of Beisha City, they sent scouts to Jian'an City and Wugut City to ask for assistance last night." Cheng Mingzhen said again.

The coastal defense line of Goguryeo, including Jian, Beisha City, Jianxin City and Wugut City, formed a triangle. No matter which direction the attack came from, it would be monitored by these three big cities, and they also supported each other. If one city was attacked, the other two cities would provide support.

"When will it arrive?"

Liu Rengui was cheered up. This was definitely a good opportunity to set up an ambush and attack the reinforcements. As long as the main reinforcements of these two cities were wiped out, it would be much easier to capture these two fortified cities in the future.

(End of this chapter)