Chapter 283 People are not ruthless and cannot stand firmly
After the order was issued, the first people to suffer were the Goguryeo people around the inner city. Fifteen thousand barbarians were wreaking havoc in the Henggou Plain, which was more than 30 miles away.
In one day, nearly 50,000 people were arrested. When the King of Sichuan sent out troops, most of the young people had been taken away. The Anping Army selected more than 3,000 of them as laborers. The rest were old, weak, women and children, and were driven away.
Arrive at the foot of Domestic City.
Later, soldiers with loud voices were arranged to shout:
"The general said, you can safely accept the people into the city, our army will not take the opportunity to attack."
"Don't worry about accepting the people."
"Our army will not attack the city."
The shouts of the Anping Army were drowned out by the cries of the Goguryeo people. More than 40,000 people, including grey-haired old men, women with tear-stained faces, and delicate young children, surrounded the city and cried for mercy.
Many of the soldiers had relatives and friends outside the city. Those who were impatient wanted to lower the drawbridge to open the city gate, but the military officials chopped off more than a dozen heads before they stopped the move.
The people below the city were crying miserably, the people above the city were inexplicably sad and angry, and there was a gloomy mist inside and outside the city.
Whether they should be admitted to the city or turned away became a difficult problem for Goguryeo officials.
"Don't open the city. This is a conspiracy of the enemy. They have many cavalry and will rush in when the door opens." This advocated holding on to the city and fighting a war of attrition with the enemy.
"The Han army promised not to take the opportunity to attack the city." This is an official novice.
"Stupid, how can you believe the enemy's lies?" This is a sober person.
"The Han army came too fast, and many people outside the city had no time to escape. Now they are trapped under the city wall and are not allowed to enter the city. They will definitely die. How can you be so cruel? You are all citizens of our country, how can you just look at them like this?
Die in front of your eyes? Your hearts are like the ice and snow on the white mountain?" This is because there are relatives and friends outside the city who cannot come in.
"The city cannot be opened. The space in the city is limited and cannot accommodate such a large population, and the food is not enough to feed so many people."
"Can't you hear the cries of the people?"
"Being soft-hearted for a moment will only ruin national affairs."
"Don't fall into the enemy's tricks."
The dozen or so officials who stayed behind argued endlessly, and the voices of closed doors became even louder.
"They are all the people of our country, how can we abandon them?" Bo Gu was very angry. These officials were noisy, and their intention was very clear that they wanted to abandon the people outside the city. He was just the prince in charge of the country, and such a major matter could not be explained in one word.
I decided to seek support from the person in charge:
"The Registrar is the person entrusted with state affairs by the king. The wailing of the people outside the city can be heard clearly in the palace. Your Excellency cannot turn a deaf ear! I have little knowledge, but I have also heard that a country can only be established with the people. If you lose the support of the people,
, the country will inevitably collapse."
However, the man's face was sad, his brows were so furrowed that he could kill a fly, and his facial features were almost shrinking together. Hearing this, he lamented: "This matter is a dilemma. If the door is closed, it will arouse the resentment of the people, lose the morale of the people, and lose the morale of the army."
They were greatly defeated and had no fighting spirit. If they were accepted, the city would be congested and supplies would be insufficient. If we accept this batch, the next batch will surely arrive. The city is too small to accommodate too many people."
He smiled as if crying, shook his head, and sighed: "I have long heard that General Zhenbei of the Han Dynasty is a famous general in the world. This time I really saw it. His use of troops is indeed deceitful. Once this plan is used, it will lead to death and retreat."
I can't deal with death. My son, I forgive my incompetence, so I might as well surrender. I'm afraid it will be more difficult for the king to confront such a person. For the sake of the country of Goguryeo, the crown prince must bear the humiliation and bear the heavy burden!"
The words are very clear. If you can't beat him, there is no need to persist.
Bogu was very angry. I asked you to solve the problem, not to persuade me to surrender. Although Goguryeo surrendered to the Han Dynasty not once or twice. Many Goguryeo kings accepted the canonization of the Han Dynasty, but his father was not canonized.
The most important thing is that before he ascends to the throne, he will be pushed out to take the blame.
This cannot be tolerated. When the Han army comes, he will be blamed. When the Han army leaves, they may not do anything to him. There are many people who want to ascend the throne. He cannot be stained with the stigma of surrender now.
"Shut up!" Bogu slapped the case and stood up, shouting loudly: "In the current war, how dare you, an old dog, disturb the morale of our army? Come here, take the dog thief out and behead him."
The guards of the palace hesitated, and the prince's guards rushed up to capture Ran Ren, dragging him out. Ran Ren protested loudly: "I would like to advise you, I have no selfish motives. Your Majesty, your Majesty must put the country first. You must not
It’s just a matter of impulse.”
Bogu ignored him, and the chief official was quickly dragged out. The shouts gradually faded away. Soon after, his head was presented to the main hall, and all the officials were silent.
After glancing at the bloody head, Bo Gu glanced around at the officials below and said coldly: "This is the consequence of surrender."
With the power of killing Ranren, he loudly ordered: "Open the door and let the people enter the city. I will fight the Han army to the end."
The bloody lesson was right in front of them, and no one dared to speak out to object. Those who had objected to opening the door before wanted to put their heads down in their crotches, for fear that the prince would cause trouble for them.
The officials who suggested opening the door immediately rallied around the prince. Everyone knows that once the emperor is the emperor, there are courtiers as well. What if the Han army approaches the city? Seize the power first.
After discussing the procedures for resettling the people, all the officials left the palace hall. Those who needed to do business and those who needed to go home had their own places to go.
Bogu stayed alone in the empty hall, walked to the king's seat, straightened his clothes, and sat down there.
"The Crown Prince has no reason to surrender. Only the king has room to surrender." He whispered to himself.
There was no news from the king, a large enemy army was approaching the city, the officials left behind were divided into different factions, and the palace officials had ulterior motives. He did not want to be the scapegoat.
After the prince of the prison country surrenders, he will definitely end up miserable. He will be deposed for sure. He is lucky to be alive. But don't people know this truth?
Of course he knows, but he and he are not of the same mind. It is better to kill such people.
The king is no longer here, I am the king!
At the same time, the north and west gates of the inner city were opened, and Goguryeo people poured in. Liu Xiang, Cui Yi, and Yan Gang turned a blind eye. Xu Huang asked in confusion: "Master, why don't you arrange for men to rush into the city? Although the west gate
, there are mountains close to it on the north side, so it is difficult to deploy large groups of people, but we can dispatch small teams of brave cavalry, with four hundred armored cavalry equipment enough to rush into the city."
Liu Xiang smiled and joked: "I promised them not to take the opportunity to attack the city. It's not easy to break my promise and get rich. After all, people can't stand without faith."
"ah?"
Xu Huang felt that this was not right. The battle couldn't be fought like this, right? But the man in front of him was a famous general recognized by everyone in the world. There might be a deep meaning in it that he couldn't understand?
He was a little confused.
Cui Yi shook his head. His subordinates still lacked battle experience. He explained: "More than 40,000 people gathered in the narrow west and north areas. They were filled with pits and valleys. The war horses could not run. They could only
Being shot to death by the defenders on the city, the most important thing in storming the city is speed."
"Can we use soldiers to fight on foot?" Xu Huang asked.
Cui Yi pointed out: "Yes, but the battlefield is narrow and there are many people there. The corpses will destroy the formation and hinder the attack speed. Without speed, you can't seize the door. If you want to take advantage of the chaos, you have to sacrifice the lives of soldiers. My lord, cherish it."
Soldiers will not order people to roll in such a millstone of flesh and blood."
Xu Huang thought for a while and decided to flatter him: "My lord is benevolent and righteous!"
He also thanked Cui Yi: "Thank you Cui Changshi for your guidance."
Liu Xiang smiled and accepted Xu Huang's compliment. He was in a good mood. If the enemy allowed the old and the weak into the city, it would be the beginning of defeat. If they fired arrows to drive away the people, it would be troublesome, which meant that the people in the city no longer considered it.
In the future, I have the determination to fight to the death.
No matter how hard he defended the city, Domestic City and Yunayan City were very difficult to defeat, and that was when he was in trouble.
It's good now, everything is going according to his plan.