Chapter 10
: One Battle Down (")
After a great battle, the summer sun had already set, leaving only the last ray of sunset, and the wind blew through the south forest, making the cavalrymen of the Pojun camp who had just experienced a great battle feel very comfortable.
Chen Kefu looked up and down at the prisoner in front of him, wearing exquisite armor and a white mink fur. If he hadn't met this battlefield, he would even think that this was a noble family in the Great Sui Dynasty, and his whole body revealed a kind of aristocratic temperament like a Central Plains.
"I heard that you are a mattress, so you should be able to understand practice. Now I will give you two ways to choose from. One is to serve the country with death, I will help you and give you a pleasure. The second choice is to bring your book to open the new city gate. Not only will I not kill you, but I will also protect you from glory and wealth in front of my emperor, go to the Central Plains to be a true nobleman, and enjoy your life forever."
Gao Qi himself is also the same ancestor as Gao Yuan, the current Goguryeo King, but the blood relationship between them is far different. Although he is under the title of a royal family, he does not have any real power, otherwise he would not have been exiled to this new city off the border of the Sui Dynasty. However, he was unable to make up his mind to let him surrender to the Great Sui Dynasty, and his family is still in Pyongyang. Once he surrenders to the Sui Dynasty, his family will definitely not be able to survive.
Seeing that Gao Qi had no reaction for a long time, Chen Kefu pointed to the Goguryeo soldiers who were ambushed and seriously injured and fell to the ground and howled. Luo Lin immediately walked over with several soldiers like wolves and tigers, and cut off the heads of the soldiers with one knife. Finally, he did not forget to throw the heads at Gao Qi's feet.
Looking at the lives that were still alive not long ago, but now they were dead and thrown at their feet, Gao Qi couldn't help but hesitate in his heart.
"Since you choose to be loyal to your country, I will give you my best wishes, Luo Lin, cut off his head and exchange for a few taels of gold at that time." Chen Kefu waved his hand and said indifferently.
Luo Lin came over and kicked Gao Qi down, knocked him down, pulled his helmet and pressed him to the ground, facing the threat of death, Gao Qi struggled and shouted, "I am the royal family of Goguryeo. You can't kill me, you have to escort me to the Emperor of Sui."
Under the setting sun, Gao Qi's struggling figure was also long, but Chen Kefu was indifferent to his struggle and shouted disdainfully, "I'm sorry, we don't know that your identity is the Goguryeo royal family. You should wait until the underworld to sue me for the King of Hell, maybe he will listen to you."
Luo Lin raised the scimitar in his hand and gestured a few times on Gao Qi's neck. The cold steel knife cut across the neck, and Gao Qi could not hold on anymore.
"I am willing to surrender. I surrender. Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"
Chen Kefu shook Luo Lin, and Luo Lin picked him up and threw him aside. Gao Qi, who had been wandering around the edge of life and death, was still trembling. He was just a royal bloodline who became a mattress. He was not the kind of Goguryeo general who could lick blood from a knife. When did he experience this kind of experience?
"Since you are willing to surrender, let me tell you in detail about the situation in the new city. How many soldiers are there in the new city and which chief officer?"
Gao Qi was already scared to death. At this time, facing the seemingly kind young general, he did not dare to be careless at all. He immediately explained the situation in the city in detail. According to what he said, there were originally 20,000 people, 15,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry in the new city. This time, he heard that only 3,000 cavalry came to attack Xincheng. Gao Qi was very proud of so he only brought 10,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry. Now there are 5,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry in the city. There are a big model who is equivalent to the Sui general, and nine last guests who each bring 1,000 soldiers. However, although Xincheng has 20,000 soldiers, most of them are second-line troops composed of slaves and civilians, not the elite soldiers under the Liaodong city who fought with the Sui army several times.
Just as he asked about the situation in Xincheng, Li Benlei came over with two regiments of men. Seeing the situation here in Chen Kefu, he rushed up, "General, most of the Goguryeo people there have been surrendered, and only a few cavalry are still fighting, but it can be solved soon. I heard that the adults were chasing the Goguryeo generals to come here, so I rushed forward. Is the Goguryeo general leading the way?"
Chen Kefu pointed to Gao Qi who was still lying on the ground and kept trembling, "I didn't run away, right in front of your horse, I'm still a royal family. Haha, I've already thought of a plan. I'll change into the Goguryeo clothes immediately, take this Goguryeo Prince, and then pretend to retreat and open the city gate. Then the new city can be pulled down with one shot."
Li Benlei participated in the two campaigns of Liao. In the past, he saw famous Goguryeo generals like Yiwen Zhide. At this time, he suddenly saw a Goguryeo prince lying in front of his horse like a frightened bird. He couldn't help but feel very surprised, and even felt a little contempt in his heart.
"Sir, is he trustworthy?"
"If he lied to us, he would die first. If he helped us seize the new city, I would like to protect him from peace and honor in the next life. In my Great Sui Dynasty, I would be a rich man, and let him choose the same two." Chen Kefu sat down and said calmly. Although his tone was plain, everyone could hear it. If Gao Qi really dared to lie to them, then Gao Qi would definitely die first.
Soon everyone changed into the armor and flags of the Goguryeo people. Fortunately, the more than 10,000 troops of Goguryeo were either dead or surrendered, and there was no other one. There was really no shortage of armor and flags. After the dressing was completed, the last ray of light in the summer daylight fell. A group of three groups of about 600 people hugged a few Goguryeo generals who were willing to surrender to the Sui Dynasty and headed towards the new city about ten miles away.
The new city of Goguryeo is a mountain city. Not only is the new city a mountain city, but most of the towns in Goguryeo are mountain cities. The people of Goguryeo make a living by agriculture, fishing and hunting, but the crop yield is not large, and most of them rely on the mountains to earn the mountain. Gradually, they have become a nomadic people who build cities on the mountains.
When the group of people arrived at the south gate of the new city in a mess, Gao Qi did not do anything to ignore his life for national justice. He honestly followed what Chen Kefu had ordered before, shouting to the defenders on the city with great might, "Open the door quickly, I am Gao Qi!"
Luo Lin was half a horse's head behind Gao Qi while riding a horse. At this time, a dagger was pressed against his back. If Gao Qi was disobedient, he would immediately take his life. The soldiers on the upper floor recognized the hundreds of soldiers who had abandoned their armor at first sight. They were the army that left the city in the morning. They said in surprise, "Prince, how could it be like this?"
A Goguryeo man who surrendered to Gao Qi shouted, "Why don't you open the city gate quickly, be careful grandpa, I will kill your dog's head after entering the city."
The Goguryeo soldiers guarding the city never thought that their prince had surrendered to the Sui army. When they heard the scolding of the generals under the city, they quickly put down the gondola while asking other soldiers guarding the city to open the south gate quickly. However, they were also surprised by the abandoned armour of the army below. Didn’t it mean that the Sui army had only 3,000 people? Why did it seem that they were defeated by their own army?
Chapter completed!