Wu Nian's military camp, inside the big tent.

Although there were dozens of people, there was silence. Many civil servants' faces were pale and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

Fortunately, Chen Yongjun spoke first, otherwise...

Wu Nian showed an angry look at first, but soon calmed down. He sighed quietly and said, "Goguryeo has loyal ministers."

"Keep Chen Yongjun's head in a safe place until the city is breached. Find his body, put it in a good coffin, and transport it back to your hometown for burial."

"Be kind to his family."

Immediately, Wu Nian said.

"Yes." A civil servant stood up and bowed in response.

"General, this beast is stubborn. I request you to immediately lead your troops to attack the city, break through the barriers, and kill this beast." Zhao Yanting came out and stood in front of Wu Nian, with an angry look on his face and said loudly.

Zhang Sheng curled his lips.

Who doesn't know that among the many lieutenants who assisted the Han generals, even that annoying guy Feng Chong is more loyal than you.

What is this?

Stubborn.

Although Deng Qingshan killed the general's envoy, he is still more respectable than you.

Wu Nian shook his head and said: "Deng Qingshan killed my envoy and blocked my army. He deserved his death. But we have just arrived at Jingge City, and we are exhausted."

"Let's rest for a day. Let's attack the city tomorrow."

Zhao Yanting was disappointed when he heard this. After thinking for a moment, he clasped his fists and bent down and said: "We will attack the city tomorrow. Please let me take the lead."

"Okay." Wu Nian nodded and agreed.

The sun sets.

Deng Qingshan, wearing armor, painstakingly inspected the four walls of the city and led his soldiers back to the mansion in the city.

The soldiers served dinner. He was so worried that he had no appetite at all, but he still managed to eat a full meal.

People are iron, rice is steel.

The next defense of the city will be extremely hard. If you don't eat, your body will collapse quickly.

He didn't know whether he had suppressed the wavering generals. But he knew that if he even collapsed, there would be no hope at all.

Deng Qingshan entered the study room, turned on the light and read the book of war for a while, then entered the bedroom to sleep.

"kill!!!!!!!"

"Kill Deng Qingshan. Open the city gate and welcome General Fu Han into the city."

"kill!!!"

"Traitors. You traitors."

Late at night, Deng Qingshan was awakened by the shouting of murder coming from outside the room and sat up. Then he gave a bitter smile, closed his eyes, and said in despair.

"The building will collapse, and it will be difficult to save it without extraordinary talent."

"I am nothing more than a mantis using my arms as a chariot."

Deng Qingshan did not hesitate, put on his shoes, bent down, took out a wooden box from under the bed, opened it, took out a small black porcelain bottle, pulled out the stopper, pointed it at his mouth, and poured out the liquid.

After a while, Deng Qingshan fell on the bed, bleeding from his orifices and died.

Daxia is about to collapse, and it cannot be restored by human power.

There were only a small number of generals who rebelled tonight, but most of the generals were also disloyal. They held back their troops and waited, neither launching a rebellion nor stopping it.

With the death of Deng Qingshan, what happened next was uneventful.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yanting preceded Wu Nian and led his soldiers into Jingge City. Goguryeo's soldiers were moved outside the city.

All the generals of Goguryeo came out of the North City Gate to greet Wu Nian.

"Da da da." Wu Nian, surrounded by Zhang Zhen and Lu Yanxun, came to the city gate.

"I am Wu Nian. Who was the mastermind behind what happened last night?" Wu Nian asked condescendingly.

"General Qi. This villain conspired with the two generals Chen Guijin and Zhang Li." A Goguryeo general stood up and saluted with clasped fists respectfully.

"The villain is Qin Zhang, a native of Chunchuan Prefecture."

His brows were full of joy, and the other two were equally willing to give in. Some of the remaining Goguryeo generals were silent, while others looked at Qin Zhang with faint repulsion.

Although people's hearts are shaken, people like Deng Qingshan are worthy of respect.

Those who take action will naturally be looked down upon by everyone.

"Well done. I will take you as the commander-in-chief for the time being and command the more than 10,000 Goguryeo soldiers. I will give you five hundred taels of gold."

"Chen Guijin, Zhang Li gold two hundred taels."

Wu Nian was not ashamed of the behavior of the three men. He had already made up his mind to remove the three men from their official positions and let them go to farm in the countryside when the situation stabilized.

But now, he can only reward his merits.

"Thank you, General." The three of them didn't know what Wu Nian was thinking, so they were overjoyed and thanked him.

After entering the city, Wu Nian only did two things. Arrange the bodies of Chen Yongjun and Deng Qingshan. Then he only left a small number of soldiers to guard Jingge City, leading five captains and 10,000 Goguryeo soldiers.

, kill towards the capital.

This time, there are no obstacles ahead.

............

The capital of Goguryeo.

The four city gates are closed.

All those who could run had fled, and those who could not ran did not dare to wander around the streets. The streets were deserted except for patrolling soldiers.

In the side hall of the palace.

Li Jinzhu is sitting on the throne, and below him are Li Yongshan, Li Yunchong, Zhao Mancheng and other important ministers.

Li Jinzhu's peerless appearance was finally no longer bright and charming, and its light dimmed.

"Can the capital be defended?" Li Jinzhu clutched the cushion with her right hand, her voice slightly hoarse. Her eyes fell on Zhao Mancheng and Li Yunchong.

The snow unicorn finally became a gray unicorn. Zhao Mancheng sighed and was about to speak.

The veteran Yu Weize stood up and said with excitement: "Why did the Queen Mother say this? Although Jingge City was attacked by Wu Nian, the walls of the capital city are tall and strong, and there are 70,000 soldiers. The people in the city are willing to kill themselves for the royal family.

"

"It's just Wu Nian. It's absolutely impossible to conquer the capital."

"Master Yu is right. There are half a million soldiers and civilians in the city, and the food and grass can last for two years. We can definitely defend the capital."

"Please don't have any doubts, Queen Mother, and order to defend the capital."

Many people stood up, both to cheer up and to beg Li Jinzhu.

How can the national capital be abandoned so easily?

Li Jinzhu did not reply, but looked at Zhao Mancheng and Li Yunchong.

Zhao Mancheng did not hesitate and stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the people's hearts have been lost. Jingge City is a lesson learned from the past."

"Although the capital is the capital, we were able to defend it for a while. But under Wu Nian's fierce attack, it is only a matter of time before an internal rebellion breaks out."

"The capital cannot be defended. I think we should retreat to the Han River and rule across the river with Wu Nian."

"Your Majesty, General Zhao is right. The Han River is not only a line of defense, but the mountains in the south are also easy to defend. What's more, our Li family and the Zhao family have a good reputation in the south and can stand firm."

"And there are still tens of thousands of sailors in the Yalu River, and there are tens of thousands of sailors in the sea. Retreat to the Han River and be patient for a while. One day the clouds will clear and the sun will shine."

Li Yunchong also stood up and spoke sincerely.

Before, they answered Li Jinzhu that the capital could be defended, and they were quite confident.

But the rapid fall of Jingge City shattered their illusions.

People's hearts are unpredictable.

Moreover, he and Zhao Mancheng had already discussed it. Escaping to Seoul on the Han River would be a test along the way.

Those who are disloyal will definitely leave the team and go north to Wu Nian.

Loyal people will follow them to Seoul. As long as the army is loyal enough, guarding the Han River and Seoul is not a problem.

"Zhao Mancheng, Li Yunchong. You actually want to abandon the capital? You villain. You villain." Yu Weize suddenly became furious and cursed loudly.

The ministers who had just agreed to defend the capital also began to curse.

Li Yunchong and Zhao Mancheng looked ugly, but they did not speak to refute.

Abandoning the capital is indeed a sinner through the ages.

Li Jinzhu was very frightened.

Can the capital really not be defended?
Chapter completed!