Wu Nian's military camp, inside the big tent.
Although there were dozens of people, there was silence. Many civil servants were pale, with cold sweat breaking 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. 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 in agreement.
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 I know that if I even collapse, there will be no hope at all.
Deng Qingshan entered the study, turned on the light and read the military book 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 killing coming from outside the room and sat up. Then he smiled bitterly, 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 are only a few generals who rebel tonight, but most of the generals are 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 took one step ahead of Wu Nian and led his soldiers into Jingge City. Goguryeo's soldiers were moved outside the city.
All Goguryeo generals 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. What happened last night. Who was the mastermind?" Wu Nian asked condescendingly.
"General Qi. It's the villain who conspired with the two generals Chen Guijin and Zhang Li." A Goguryeo general stood up and saluted with clasped fists respectfully.
"The villain is from Chunchuan Mansion. Qin Zhang."
His brows were filled with 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 a hint of repulsion.
Although people's hearts are shaken, people like Deng Qingshan are worthy of respect.
Those who do it 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 and Zhang Li have two hundred taels of gold."
Wu Nian was not ashamed of the three people's behavior. He had already made up his mind to remove the three people from their official positions and let them go to the countryside to farm 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, and they were overjoyed and thanked him.
After entering the city. Wu Nian just did two things. Arrange the bodies of Chen Yongjun and Deng Qingshan. Then he left only a small number of soldiers to guard Jingge City, and led five captains and ten thousand Goguryeo soldiers to attack the capital.
This time, there are no obstacles ahead.
............
The capital of Goguryeo.
The four city gates were 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 sat on the throne, and below him were Li Yongshan, Li Yunchong, Zhao Mancheng and other important ministers.
Li Jinzhu's peerless face was finally no longer bright and charming, and its light dimmed.
"Can the capital be defended?" Li Jinzhu clutched the cushion with his right hand, his 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 could 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: "Queen Mother. 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."
"Queen Mother. General Zhao is right. The Han River is not only a line of defense. The south is mountainous and easy to defend. Not to mention that 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 replied that Li Jinzhu was quite confident that the capital could be defended.
But the rapid fall of Jingge City broke their illusions.
People's hearts are unpredictable.
And he and Zhao Mancheng have already discussed it. The escape to Seoul on the Han River was a test along the way.
Those who are disloyal will definitely leave the team and go north to Wu Nian.
Those who are loyal will follow them to Seoul. As long as the army is loyal enough, guarding the Han River and Seoul City is not a problem.
"Zhao Mancheng, Li Yunchong. You actually want to abandon the capital? Villain. Villain." Yu Weize suddenly became furious and cursed.
The ministers who had just agreed to defend the capital also began to curse.
Li Yunchong and Zhao Mancheng had ugly expressions on their faces, 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?
If the capital cannot be defended, can Seoul be defended?
