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Chapter 1407: Submission of New City (Part 1)

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    September of the ninth year of Daye, Xincheng.

    As the news of the fall of Pyongyang City and the defeat of Yuan Taejo came successively, the Goguryeo people in the new city were in a state of panic as if the building was about to collapse.

    The fall of Pyongyang and the defeat of Yuan Taejo had a fatal impact. They directly caused the morale of the defenders in the city to drop to the freezing point and lost their fighting spirit.  In the new city, from top to bottom, both generals and ordinary soldiers were anxious and worried, anxious day and night for their lives.

    Although Andal came from a wealthy family in Goguryeo and held a high position, and could be said to have been blessed by the country, he did not have the awareness or determination to die for Goguryeo.

    At this moment, Andal knew very well that although he had 40,000 strong soldiers and was holding on to the new city, he was well-equipped and looked very powerful.  But the army is trapped in the new city alone without any external aid. It is only a matter of time before the city is destroyed.

    If he is determined to die, then Andal will command his troops to fight to the death with the Sui army.

    But being decapitated by the Sui army in humiliation, and then having his wife and concubine moan under the Sui army, this was something Andal could never accept.

    There is no future in being trapped in an isolated city. There are only two ways in front of Andal.  One is to abandon the new city and lead the army to break through, and the other is to use 40,000 troops and the entire new city as a plan to surrender to the Sui army.

    But Andal thought over and over again, but did not dare to make a decision.

    If he breaks through, he doesn't know how many troops are willing to follow him. Moreover, whether it is towards Buyeo City or the Inner City, there are many Sui troops besieging him along the way. Andal is not sure whether he can break through successfully.  There is no guarantee of fighting in the city. If it is a field battle, it will be a waste of death.

    But it would be unrealistic to surrender to the Sui army.

    They and the Sui army were not from the same clan. The two sides fought to the death for three years. I don¡¯t know how much hatred the two sides accumulated.  Now that they have reached a desperate situation and surrendered to the Sui army, the Sui army can trust them.

    Moreover, the reputation of the Goguryeo people in this regard is extremely bad.

    "Besides, once you surrender, you have no choice but to do it yourself.  At that time, everyone will be a swordsman and I will be a fish and meat. If they put down their weapons, it is possible for them to be slaughtered to death by the Sui army.

    In Andal¡¯s view, this road cannot be taken unless absolutely necessary.

    There are no two paths to go, and Andal is in a dilemma.

    People in the city are in a state of flux, and Andal is not the only one who is in trouble.  There are two paths before everyone. Which one you choose is related to the future of yourself and your family. In a moment, you can go to heaven or hell. You can't be careless.

    It seems that the soldier below has a third way, to put down his weapons and become an ordinary citizen.

    The Sui army attached great importance to propaganda and did not carry out large-scale massacres of foreigners in Liaodong along the way. Therefore, it had a reputation of being kind to all ethnic groups.

    Everyone is a big soldier, and most of them were forced to be conquered. At this time, letting go of the knife and gun may escape the life. Whoever is willing to wait in the new city.

    Many people fell into groups, dropped their weapons, and began to flee.

    At first it was just a few people, but later it was a large-scale escape.  The soldiers responsible for guarding the city wall fled the most, and many of them escaped over the wall one by one.

    Seeing that escapes were becoming common, Andal ordered severe punishments for those who fled, but to no avail.

    The wind of escape made the people in the city more turbulent. Even the generals who were worried about gains and losses were looking for a way forward.

    Andal's confidant generals Ning Zu and Zhao Renji were determined to persuade Andal to surrender. Zhao Renji, in particular, had secretly contacted the Sui army for a long time. They were worried that Ning Zu was a straight-tempered man and would not be able to hide his words, so he did not hand over to him.  Solid bottom.

    Who would have thought that Ning Zu was also ready to surrender.

    The two of them kept things secret from each other, but Ning Zu still vomited out all his thoughts to Andal.

    When Andal heard this, he became furious and said, "Do you want to rebel?!"

    Ning Zu was so shocked that he didn't dare to speak anymore. From then on, he never thought about surrendering again.

    At this time, tens of thousands of troops returning from the Korean battlefield also arrived at Fushun City, then crossed the river and began to surround the new city.  Andal, who was worried about gains and losses, wanted to break out of the encirclement, but did not dare to break out. Seeing the Sui army digging deep trenches and setting up their front lines outside the city, they did not dare to do anything, and ultimately lost the opportunity to break out of the encirclement.

    After hearing the news, Huang Mingyuan guessed Andal's thoughts, and finally judged that Andal was willing to surrender.  This is not an impossible thing. Andal's stubborn resistance in the new city has no meaning at all. Who is not afraid of death? No matter how much he fought to the death with the Sui army before, he might surrender at the critical moment of life and death.

    Everyone is afraid of death, everyone is lucky.

      So Huang Mingyuan wrote to Zhang Wenyuan and Cai Zhiyun, hoping that they would avoid siege battles as much as possible and reduce casualties.  If possible, it would be best to make an emergency landing in Andal.

    This gave everyone a new idea.  Usually there are some Goguryeo armies that take the initiative to surrender, such as Bayan, Gao Jianzhuang, Sun Daimin and others, but they all passively accept surrender, but there is no precedent for actively persuading the Goguryeo people to surrender.

    Many people feel that this is inappropriate. The Goguryeo people are enemies and they have to do their best to eliminate evil.

    Luo Yi even declared: "Those who are not of my race must have different intentions. Instead of going to all the trouble to recruit these people and then have to prevent them from rebelling, it is better to attack the city and kill all the Goguryeo people in the city, once and for all.  "

    Luo Yi¡¯s suggestions represent the aspirations of many people.

    When Zhang Wenyuan arrived in Fushun, Shi Xiang, who was originally in charge of military affairs, naturally stepped aside.  Being on the bench in the past few years has made Shi Xiang a lot more interesting.

    At this time, Shi Xiang took the initiative to stand up and object. He believed that Duke Wei suggested persuading surrender, so the war must be ended by persuading surrender.  Besides, winter is coming soon, and the difficulty of attacking the city will inevitably increase. If the new city cannot be attacked for a long time, it will inevitably affect the layout of the subsequent war.

    Zhang Wenyuan also felt that this idea was feasible. In the past, both sides were their own masters, and Andal did not engage in any bloody battles with the Sui army. The hatred was not deep and he could completely instigate rebellion.

    Xu Huzi even believes that Andal's several voluntary retreats and avoidance of battles show that Andal is not a die-hard, he is clever, full of calculations, and good at protecting himself wisely.  Under the strong pressure of the Sui army, it is absolutely possible to surrender.

    In the end, Zhang Wenyuan made up his mind to persuade everyone to surrender.

    When it comes to persuading people to surrender, it is also difficult to decide who to send.  If Andal goes back on his word, the lives of those sent to persuade him to surrender may be in danger.

    At this time, Zhang Wenyuan remembered a person, An Dianbao, the general of the Guiyi Right Army.  It is most appropriate for this person to go to Xincheng to persuade Andal to surrender.

    An Dianbao was a general under Jiang Yishi. When he followed Jiang Yishi to break through the siege in Liaodong, he was half drowned by the flood and was finally captured by the Sui army.

    An Dianbao, who was lucky enough to survive, was escorted to a coal mine in Fushun to work.  Here, his persistence and honor were trampled bit by bit, and in the end only a body was left.

    Later, the Guiyi Army suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Baiyan City, so Huang Mingzhen drew manpower from among the captives who worked as workers to supplement the strength of the two armies.  An Dianbao was also added to the Guiyi Right Army at this time.

    After all, An Dianbao was born as a general, and he was also a rare brave general in Goguryeo. Therefore, he fought bravely and was promoted many times. He is now a general under Gao Jianzhuang.

    And An Dianbao himself has completely surrendered, and everything he originally fought for has come to nothing. Now he has the opportunity to survive in death and become a Sui man. This is already a great luck.

    Zhang Wenyuan summoned An Dianbao and told him about the task of persuading Andal to surrender.  An Dianbao happily accepted the order and headed to the new city secretly.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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