On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 344 Drive the Captives
Gauplo, the northern lord, stared at Ulji Wende's head and muttered to himself:
"How could this be, how could this be."

His eyes were full of despair.

Guannu Jiacheng, the master of the west, corrected the captive's skirt, and asked:
"What's going on! Didn't he do a good job! Why did Ulji Wende die! How could he die!"

This prisoner was not a general, but an ordinary soldier. Naturally, he was not aware of Ulji Moondeok's plan. He said in a trembling voice:
"Today General Ulchi led us to attack the Sui people's camp, rushed forward and ordered us to retreat, everyone was in a hurry, the enemy suddenly came out and fought with us.

"Soon their reinforcements came, and everyone started to flee, and I followed suit. General Ulji heard that he committed suicide.

"Later the Sui people chased them up from behind, and many surrendered, and I also lowered my weapon.

"After being captured, a young man came and gave me the head of General Ulji and asked me to send it to the city.

"Other things, I really don't know."

Guannu Jiacheng and Gao Puluo looked at each other after hearing the words. After this narration, if Ulji Mundeok hadn't killed himself, they had to guess that the guy was Cui Che's internal agent, just to drive the Goguryeo army to die.

What does it mean to attack the Sui army's camp, rush to the vicinity, and then suddenly order to retreat?
That means Ulchi Wende couldn't open his mouth anymore, otherwise Guannu Jiacheng would have to ask him for clarification.

Gao Jianwu on the side seemed to have calmed down, he said anxiously:

"What should we do now? Do we want to block the news so as not to affect the morale of the army?"

Guan Nu Jiacheng said dejectedly:
"A fiasco, Cui Che must have captured a lot of prisoners, and when the time comes to show off outside the city, there's no way we can hide it."

At this moment, Gao Puluo pointed to the outside of the city and said in horror:

"Look!"

Gao Jianwu and Guannu Jiacheng looked around, and the siege troops who stayed outside the city no longer stood in formation and began to line up to prepare for a new round of siege. Such a change was naturally caused by Cui Che leading the army back, and at the same time driving Nearly [-] Goguryeo arrived outside Liaodong City.

"He did come."

Guan Nu Jiacheng sighed.

Seeing [-] surrendered soldiers outside the city, although some generals shouted loudly:

"It was all pretended by the Sui people, just to deceive us and undermine our morale."

The group of unarmed captives was divided into 3000 people. Under the coercion of the Sui army cavalry, they marched tremblingly towards the city gate.

As they got closer, when the defenders of Liaodong City were finally able to see their appearance clearly, they could still distinguish these former comrades:
"Look! It's Ermu!"

"Ming Lin Qingyang! That's Ming Lin Qingyang, the descendant of Ming Lin Dafu!"

"Guan Nu Zewen! Look, the one at the front is Guan Nu Zewen, the nephew of Master Xi!"

Guannu Jiacheng also saw Guannu Zewen, his most valued nephew.

Otherwise, Guan Nu Zewen would not be allowed to lead the cavalry to follow Ulchi Wende out of the city.

Gao Puluo clenched his fists, slammed on the city wall, and cursed:
"The Boling Cui family claims to be a famous family in the Central Plains, but they have raised a treacherous person like Cui Che to behave like this!"

The soldiers approaching from the city kept begging, hoping that Gao Jianwu could open the door and let them in.

But Gao Jianwu didn't dare to give this order. He knew that even if there was only a small gap, the city gate would be pushed open by the 3000 people scrambling to get down. They would not line up one by one and enter the city in an orderly manner.

And the siege troops in the rear will inevitably take the opportunity to seize the city gate.

Crying and begging were heard endlessly in the city, and the soldiers guarding the city couldn't bear to look directly at them. Guan Nu Jiacheng looked at the enemy army not far away who had already prepared to attack the city, and he became ruthless and roared:
"What are you still doing blankly! Let the arrows go!"

After all, Guannu Jiacheng snatched the bow and arrow from the archer beside him, aimed at Guannu Zewen who was at the front, and shot him to death with one arrow.

This arrow seemed to drain all of Guannu Jiacheng's strength.

On the city wall, arrows poured down, and the wailing and cursing of the surrendered soldiers resounded through the sky.

They ran away with their heads in their arms, fled in all directions, and were captured by the cavalry who followed them more than a hundred paces back to the main formation, leaving only corpses everywhere outside the city.

These captives who were lucky enough not to die in the city also did not escape death, Cui Che said flatly:
"Advance to the front, beheaded."

The swordsmen dropped their swords, and two thousand heads rolled down.

This scene not only shocked the defenders in the city, but also terrified the remaining [-] captives.

Cui Che instructed Dou Jiande:

"Find someone who understands the Goguryeo language, and tell the captives that I have given them a chance, and I wanted to let them go back, but the defenders in the city ignored their lives and refused to open the door.

"Next, I will drive them to attack the city in batches. Those who are afraid of not going forward, even if they retreat, will be punished by me in front of the army. Only by fighting bravely can they have a chance to survive.

"Death or life depends on how they choose."

Dou Jiande left as promised.

Soon another 3000 people were selected. Unlike the previous bare-handed ones, each of them was given a big stick, and the captives who were responsible for pushing the siege equipment tied the big stick around their waists.

The captives rushed to the forefront, and the siege force composed of servant infantry followed closely behind them.

The Liaodong defenders endured great grief and ruthlessly reaped the lives of the old robes.

Without Cui Che's military order, these captives would have died if they fled back. They were actually more courageous than the servants behind them, just to fight for a chance.

After three consecutive days of brutal siege, 5000 captives were killed and injured, and there were only more than [-] people left, and almost everyone was injured.

These Goguryeo people resented the defenders in the city more than the coalition forces as foreign enemies.

They resented why the defenders refused to open the city gate and let them in.

Obviously, he was about to climb the city wall, but he wanted to beat them back.

As long as he entered the city, without the threat of the enemy army, how could he be a slave to a tiger!
At the same time, the defenders in the city have reached their limit, killing former robes, fellow countrymen, and maybe even friends, they are also under tremendous psychological pressure.

For example, Guannu Jiacheng who shot that arrow.

Guannu Zewen lost his father since he was a child, and his uncle Guannu Jiacheng single-handedly brought him up.

Guannu Jiacheng has no children, and the two are called uncles and nephews. In fact, the relationship between them is no different from that of father and son.

After more than 20 years of painstaking education, Guannu Jiacheng completely treats Guannu Zewen as his own son. If there is no such thing, he must be the one who will inherit the position of Western Master in the future.

In the end, he had no choice but to shoot Guan Nu Zewen to death with his own hands.

After that arrow, Guannu Jiacheng's whole body declined and lost his spirit.

　There are only four changes today, and tomorrow 4+1, there will be a special chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)