In the main hall of the Pyongyang Palace, Su Wen Gaeyuan looked at Cui Dunshi who was kneeling below and said solemnly: "Cui Dunshi, do you know your guilt?"
"I acknowledge my guilt!" Cui Dunshi's face was ashen. He naturally knew that he was doomed this time, so after he came back, he had already explained his own affairs, and then came to the main hall to receive his death.
"Since you are aware of the crime, I will say no more. Come here, drag Cui Dunshi down and behead him to comfort the dead soldiers and give an explanation to the people!" Su Wen Gaiyuan said loudly.
Immediately, two guards came up and dragged Cui Dunshi down. From the beginning to the end, no one defended Cui Dunshi, and no one said anything good for him. Everyone knew what to say at this time.
The matter of Cui Dunshi is a thing of the past for everyone present, and it is no longer worth thinking about. Now they have a bigger trouble, that is, the Tang army has arrived and crossed the Liao River. More importantly, after crossing During the battle of Liaohe, the enemy suffered no losses at all. The original army of hundreds of thousands was still an army of hundreds of thousands now.
Pyongyang City now has only 200,000 people at full strength, and many of them are young men who have just been captured. Their elite soldiers are only 70,000 to 80,000. How can these people resist the attack of the Tang army?
Not to mention that the Tang army also possesses a weapon that can collapse the city wall. With that kind of weapon, even if their city wall in Pyongyang City is much thicker than that of Liaodong County, they will not be able to withstand it for long. When the city wall collapses, their fate will probably be the same. It is similar to Liaodong County, but the Tang army swarmed in.
"Your Majesty, now that the Tang army is approaching, we'd better make preparations early!" an old minister said when he left the mission.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Tang army is powerful, so we'd better stay away for now!"
"Your Majesty, we have discussed before that we should leave from the south. I think now is the time!"
Su Wen Gaiyuan glanced at the old minister who was speaking below and sneered in his heart. These people tried their best to persuade him to leave, not for themselves. Once the Tang army came, they would not be able to please them. Even if they could not die, it would be normal for them to be imprisoned. After all, these people Everyone's hands are stained with a lot of Han blood.
Of course, these people's suggestions are not wrong. There is no point in guarding an isolated city. It is better to leave the green mountains without worrying about having no firewood and go to hide overseas. The overseas islands have already begun to be transformed as early as Gao Jianwu's ancestors. They were afraid that one day the Han people would attack and they could flee to the island to preserve their incense.
Nowadays, Gao Jianwu can no longer use it, but he can use it. The things on the island are very complete, and there is no need to worry about starving to death. It is enough for him to live on the island with his people for decades. This shows that the Gao family has great regard for the island. of intention.
"Well, what you said makes sense. I am the king of Gaoguli. It is true that I cannot put myself in danger. But if I leave, who will leave this place to me? But which minister is willing to stay and fight to the death with the Tang army to delay this for me? Time?" Su Wen Gaiyuan glanced at everyone and asked.
As soon as these words came out, everyone bowed their heads and no one spoke, which made Su Wen Gaiyuan sneer in his heart.
However, he was prepared for this. He clapped his hands and saw Cui Dunshi, who had just been dragged down, being escorted up again.
Everyone was puzzled, wasn't Cui Dunshi dragged out and beheaded? Why did he come back again?
Some people seemed to see something, but they didn't say anything about it, but they agreed with it. It was obvious that the king wanted Cui Dunshi to perform meritorious service and resist the Tang army.
No one of them will stay, but Cui Dunshi can do it. He is a veteran who leads the army, and he has made such big mistakes before. Staying here can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
"Cui Dunshi, I would like to ask you, if you are allowed to keep Pyongyang City in charge, resist the Tang army, and perform meritorious service, will you be willing?" Su Wen Gaiyuan looked at Cui Dunshi and said.
"Thank you for not killing me. I am willing to die for my king. I will never let the Tang army set foot on Pyongyang. Even if the Tang army wants to occupy Pyongyang, they will have to step over my body!" Cui Dunshi was excited. He knelt down and worshiped. If he could survive, he would naturally want to live. Given this opportunity, Cui Dunshi naturally didn't want to let it go. He was not a fool.
"Okay, now that you can take control of Pyongyang City, I will feel relieved. Don't worry. I have already contacted Silla and Baekje. They will help from the side to contain the Tang army and reduce the pressure on Pyongyang. All you need to do is Just hold on and wait for my king's return!" Su Wen Gaiyuan said deceptively.
The ministers looked strange, Silla? Baekje? Help? It was good enough that these two countries did not invade their territory, but if they still restrained them, the king was too bad.
But at the moment, no one will say it. If there is a scapegoat, who will talk too much? Otherwise, Cui Dunshi will give up his job and just wipe his neck and die. Who will take his place?
