After a few days of rest and recuperation, the army officers and soldiers had adjusted back to their normal state. However, they had to fight for days and some damage was inevitable.
After the battle through Hucheng, the ambush of the Huihe cavalry, and the continuous breakthrough of three lines of defense of Goguryeo, more than 2,000 of the 30,000 soldiers brought by Emperor Xin have died.
Among them, the first battle in Hucheng suffered the most losses, nearly a thousand people.
Even though the Immortal Army's offensive was almost insurmountable, despite being prepared, Goguryeo's soldiers still resisted in the follow-up, and with fewer troops, they caused almost as much damage as Hu Cheng did to the Immortal Army.
In addition to the two thousand soldiers who are still in pieces north of the capital of Goguryeo.
The immortal army here now only has more than 25,000 people.
The 10,000 soldiers brought by Liu Jiande lost more than 1,500 when they used them as bait to ambush the Huihe pursuers. Later, 2,000 soldiers were divided to garrison Hucheng. In addition, starting from Fenghua Valley, there was no need to capture the enemy.
Some people should also be left to garrison the land.
And the losses caused by Liu Jiande taking the lead during the battle.
Today, there are less than 4,000 soldiers from the eastern border here.
The total number of the two armies was about 30,000, which was basically the same as the number of the army led by Di Xin when he first set out on the expedition.
It took less than an hour for thirty thousand soldiers to assemble under the command of Ouyang Xuan and Liu Jiande.
Later, Emperor Xin, who took the stage to speak, announced in public that this time he was not going to attack the city, but to accept the surrender of the Goguryeo royal family from Khan City.
Conquering the enemy without fighting is the best way to demonstrate the deterrence of an army.
Hearing that the emperor of Goguryeo chose to surrender without even resisting when their army came to the city, the 30,000 soldiers were completely inspired.
Capturing the capital of a country without any blood, even if it was just a small country like Goguryeo, was enough for them to show off for several days after they returned.
The morale of the soldiers reached its peak at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Looking at the soldiers under his command, Emperor Xin had no doubt that if the emperor of Goguryeo dared to go back on his words, he would definitely receive the most severe blow from his soldiers.
Just hope they won’t open their eyes!
After the soldiers calmed down a little, Di Xin waved his hand and said: "Let's go."
Then, the army left the camp in a mighty manner and headed towards the Khan City twenty miles away.
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Half an hour before noon, the army arrived at the foot of Khan City.
Di Xin did not order the formation of the formation, but just kept the army outside the range of the bow and arrow, and then began to wait leisurely.
There was still half an hour before the agreed time to open the city, and he didn't mind waiting a little longer.
The 30,000 soldiers also remained silent, just staring at the city wall not far away with burning eyes.
With high morale, if the emperor of Goguryeo does not surrender when time is up, they will definitely attack him.
No matter what, Hancheng, the capital of Goguryeo, must change hands today.
Perhaps because the eyes of the Dali soldiers were too hot, Di Xin's eyes crossed the distance from the city wall of Khan City and landed on the faces of the Goguryeo soldiers stationed on the city wall, and found that their faces were full of nervousness.
As time went by, even many Goguryeo soldiers began to tremble slightly.
They seemed to be afraid that the Dali army would become impatient and start attacking the city directly. So, less than a quarter of an hour before noon, someone took the initiative to open the closed gate of Khan City to show their sincerity.
However, because the time had not yet come, I did not come out of the city.
The feudal era was naturally indispensable for the soil of superstition, and the meaning of the word "auspicious time" is very important. It is so important that even if you want to surrender, you must choose a good time.
Noon is recognized as the time when the yang energy in heaven and earth is the most abundant.
The righteous energy is sufficient and the evil energy is dispersed.
People believe that an agreement made at noon when the yang energy is at its strongest will be witnessed by all the gods in the sky. Of course, when it is time to break it, no one really cares whether the covenant has been witnessed by the gods.
The significance of signing a covenant at noon is more of a gesture to show the other party that one will abide by it.
Whether anyone will really believe it is a matter of opinion.
The signing of the surrender letter is also the same in a sense. Choosing noon represents the sincerity of the Goguryeo royal family.
Di Xin's prehistoric world is a big world where gods, devils and immortals really exist, but he cares nothing about these so-called auspicious times. However, except for him, both his own soldiers and the Goguryeo royal family believe in this. Di Xin
I don't mind accommodating them either.
Anyway, these are small things that will not affect the final result.
And in this extremely quiet waiting, the scorching sun hanging high in the sky finally announced the arrival of noon.
It was at this time that there was finally movement at the wide-open gate of Khan City.
Groups of soldiers wearing cloth armor lined up, as if to prevent the Dali soldiers from misunderstanding. The soldiers were not holding spears or scimitars, but sticks tied with red ropes.
After coming out, these soldiers lined up on both sides of the city gate, holding sticks as tall as one person on the ground.
Then, several more eunuchs dressed as Goguryeo eunuchs trotted out of the city.
They held a roll of red cloth in their hands and spread it hundreds of meters outside the city as they ran.
Afterwards, another group of soldiers came out of the city carrying various parts, and quickly spliced together a high platform with a height of half a person at the end of the red cloth.
On the high platform, there is a long desk with the tributes of the three animals. In front of the tributes are three burning red candles, and in front of the candles is a small incense burner.
But there is still one stick of incense in the incense burner.
Seeing that the arrangements were almost complete, Di Xin smiled slightly and said, "Let's go, it's our turn to appear."
Immediately, Xizi stood on the left side of Emperor Xin, Zeng Hongshen escorted on the right side of Emperor Xin, and the think tank and civil servants lined up behind him. Under the escort of a group of soldiers led by Ouyang Xuan, a group of dozens of people broke away from the army.
He walked towards the newly built high platform located between the army and the city gate.
But before leaving, Di Xin suddenly turned around and asked, "Master Liu, why are you still standing still?"
Liu Jiande was stunned for a moment, and then asked in disbelief: "Me?"
"Of course."
Di Xin said with a smile: "Master Liu is the commander of the capital, and his official position here is second to that of the king. It is also thanks to Master Liu that the people in the eastern border can resist the intrusion of the barbarians."
"If Mr. Liu is not qualified, then who else is qualified?"
His eyes fell on the sword on Liu Jiande's waist, and he said meaningfully: "And at this moment, you need to let your father personally witness it."
Liu Jiande was stunned, and his eyes also fell on the sword left by his father at his waist.
After a while, his sonorous and powerful voice sounded.