Chapter 2326 Captured
There was nothing else here, so Manbao could only simply bandage them to stop the bleeding.
After the vanguard took the city gate, General Ashina led his army in. He stopped when he saw them. He looked Bai Shan and Zhou Man up and down and couldn't help but praise them, "Good boys!"
Manbao:!
General Ashina also noticed this and said with a smile, "Master Zhou is also excellent."
Once the city gate was opened, the siege became much faster, but there were still Turkic soldiers in the city.
General Ashina smiled and said, "It's not a big deal."
He invited the two to go with him, after all, it was still somewhat dangerous to stay at the city gate.
Bai Shan thought about it and blew the whistle. Daoli and Chiji came running out from somewhere with a clatter. When they came to the two of them, they nudged them with their heads.
Bai Shan touched their horses' heads and said with a smile, "You are quite clever."
The group followed General Ashina.
Unlike General Guo, unless General Ashina was really needed to charge in the front, he would stay in the back and only take action based on the information reported by the soldiers. For example, after arriving in the city, he only left a team of soldiers from the central army, and the others went to the other three city gates and the royal city.
General Ashina said, "Tell the people guarding the south gate to make way for those who want to leave. Don't stop them to death."
General Ashina directly occupied a restaurant in the city as his military tent. Bai Shan and Manbao sat on the side and watched him receive one message after another, and then pass on one order after another.
"General, the north gate has been taken. General Meng is leading his troops in."
"Send them to the palace for support and make sure to capture the King of Kucha."
Then someone came to report where the remaining Kucha and Turkic troops had retreated to...
General Ashina always said, "If we can take it, we take it. If we can't, let them go."
"General, the palace has been captured."
General Ashina nodded and asked, "Has the King of Kucha been captured?"
"Yes, I got it."
General Ashina stood up and said to Bai Shanzhouman, "You two, let's move to the palace."
When Manbao and his men arrived at the palace, another soldier came on horseback to report, "General, the Turkic army has retreated from the south gate with the remaining Kucha troops."
"Go after them," said General Ashina. "Just chase them slowly, just keep at the rear, don't scatter them."
If they were dispersed, the ambush left on the road would be of little use, but he wanted to capture everyone.
General Ashina turned around to look at Bai Shan, smiled, and asked, "Master Bai, do you have anything to ask?"
"The general left an ambush on the road?"
"That's right," General Ashina said. "I originally thought it might not be used today, but it went so smoothly. I actually gave them several days' worth of food and fodder."
He looked at Bai Shan approvingly and said, "General Li said that Master Bai was willing to take the risk of entering the city to delay time and could also cooperate with us from inside and outside. I thought it was impressive that Master Bai could save his life in the city, but I didn't expect him to be able to open the city gates. Master Bai and Lord Zhou deserve the most credit for this siege."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "It is because the soldiers accompanying us are so brave, otherwise even with my mediocre skills and strategy, I would not be able to open the city gate.
The city gate is not easy to open. Not to mention how heavy the latch is, just the big door cannot be opened by one person. Usually, it takes three people on each side to open the door.
General Ashina said, "They are all warriors."
It can be regarded as a recognition of the contributions of everyone else except them.
But there are different levels of merit. Jin Kui'an, who had followed the vanguard into the palace, obviously made a great contribution. However, he was a little unlucky. The King of Kucha was not captured by him, but by the soldier he pulled off his horse.
At that time, the King of Kucha and his concubines were hiding under a dry well. The soldier passed by the well cursing and threw a stone into it. The stone hit someone and the person below screamed. Only then did he realize that there was someone below.
So he asked his comrades to pull the person up. When General Ashina arrived at the hall, the King of Kucha and his concubines were tied up and thrown in the center of the hall.
General Ashina waved his hand, and the soldiers untied the women and drove them out, leaving only the King of Kucha in the hall.
The King of Kucha was furious when he saw Bai Shan and Zhou Man following in. "Han people really don't keep their word. You lied to me!"
Bai Shan:!
How should he answer this?
He hesitated and said, "I'm sorry?"
General Ashina couldn't help but glance sideways. "Deception and deception are common on the battlefield. He's an enemy. Why should I apologize to him?"
He said, "It's obvious that he is not as smart as others."
The King of Kucha was furious.
General Ashina walked over to the throne and sat down, sneering, "Not only are you stupid, you're also devoid of virtue. Otherwise, how could your city be conquered so easily?"
King Kucha: ...So angry!
General Ashina said, "You submitted to the Great Jin, acting like newlyweds in the summer. But as soon as winter arrived, upon hearing that the Great Jin was in trouble, you abandoned us like a worn-out shoe. Since you have betrayed us, do not blame the Great Jin for being ruthless. King of Kucha, you have been disrespectful to our court and to Your Majesty, harboring evil intentions. Do you acknowledge this?"
Whether he admits it or not, the kingdom has been destroyed. What's the point of talking about this?
It is still interesting that when the soldiers brought the ministers of Kucha, General Ashina announced that he had deposed the King of Kucha.
Unlike General Guo, who was still thinking about the money in the royal city, he dealt with things quickly and decisively, and the army directly took over all the government offices in the royal city.
Those who were willing to surrender were kept for observation and only told to do their job.
Those who are unwilling to surrender will be temporarily thrown into the Heavenly Prison to accompany the King of Kucha and will be dealt with after the war is over.
Seeing that General Ashina was busy, Bai Shan simply reached out and pulled Man Bao out. Bai Erlang and Liu Huan rushed into the palace with Zhou Liru. Seeing the two standing hand in hand on the high steps, they immediately shouted, "Bai Shan! Zhou Man!"
The two turned around and saw the three people at the bottom of the stairs. They were startled and immediately ran down the stairs. The three people below also ran up. The five of them met in the middle. Zhou Liru shouted, "Auntie, are you hurt?"
"No, this is someone else's blood. Why are you here?"
"I'm a military doctor. I said I wanted to come in and treat the wounded nearby, so General Meng asked us to follow him."
Bai Erlang looked them up and down and exclaimed, "Are you covered in blood? Why are there so much blood on you?"
Bai Shan said helplessly: "Jin Kuian chopped a man next to me, and the blood sprayed all over me."
He asked, "Why are you here when it's so dangerous?"
"What danger? We were the last to come. When they attacked the city, we watched from afar. We waited until the gates were taken and our men took over before we followed them in. The military doctors were treating people at the gates," Bai Erlang said tremblingly. "They said someone opened the west gate, and those who were with them must have died in the chaos. I was so worried that I went to the north gate first. I heard that you left with General Ashina, so I came all the way here."
Liu Huan also said: "Apart from the Turkic troops who were fleeing, everyone else was quite honest along the way. As soon as the army ran over, they all squatted and surrendered."
The people of the Kucha Royal City had done this once before, and it had not been long since then, so they had the experience to do it again. General Ashina had basically taken control of the royal city before sunset.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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