Chapter 2711 Persuaded
At this time, after a long detour and four days of travel, the Jin army finally mixed in with some defeated soldiers and refugees who had fled because of the war, and finally followed the others into Anshi City with pale faces and thin bodies.
They were really pale and skinny, and really hungry. When they saw the steamed buns and noodles on the stalls, they wanted to rush over and grab them to eat.
Yin Li deliberately selected soldiers who were shorter and thinner. There was no other way. To pretend to be a refugee, you had to be hungry first.
So Yin Li only prepared a small amount of dry food for them.
But they did prepare some money for them, including copper coins, pearls and gold.
These are the capital for them to have a good meal, provided that they can successfully sneak into the city without being discovered.
Fortunately, they deliberately came around. They looked similar to the locals, with pale and thin faces. It was obvious that they had been hungry for several days. Their eyes were glowing green when they looked at food.
However, the soldiers guarding the city gate still carefully inquired about their origins. They had memorized them before coming and were divided into several groups. They went in in groups of three or five to pretend to be from the same hometown. In addition, they met local "fellow villagers" on the road and everyone helped to testify. Even though they had no household registration, they were still allowed in.
Then as soon as they entered, there were people selecting them. Those who looked decent and were not particularly thin were directly recruited as soldiers. They had no choice but to agree. Those who struggled were simply tied up with ropes and dragged away.
The warriors who had just entered the city: ...
Seeing this, some people turned around and tried to slip out of the city, but were caught. The leader pinched his arm, checked his palm, and slapped him directly, cursing in Goguryeo: "You are a deserter!"
"No, I'm not. We lost the battle, everyone dispersed, and Nusa surrendered."
Lü Geng, who was squatting on the ground with the refugees, rolled his eyes and heard the city guard say, "Once you are a soldier of Goguryeo, you will be a soldier for life. Take you back and re-enlist."
Lu Geng knelt on the ground with a thud, bringing several of his brothers with him. When he saw the city guard's gaze, he kowtowed repeatedly and said, "I am willing to pledge my loyalty to the new Nusa."
The city guards knew that he was also a deserter, bah, a defeated soldier, so they waved goodbye and took him away.
Lu Geng and several others were dragged away as stragglers.
The other Jin soldiers squatting in the back: ...
The city guards carefully selected a number of people and sent them to the military camp to serve as the lowest-ranking soldiers, while the others were sent into the city.
Everyone followed the crowd into the city and carefully gathered together to ask, "What is Lu Geng doing?"
"Stop complaining. Lu Geng went in on his own, but the other five of us were selected. He has strong arms, so he would have been dragged in even if he didn't volunteer. He speaks Goguryeo language pretty well, so I hope no one can overhear him."
"Where are we going then?"
"Walk around wherever you can, find an alley to lie down in, see how things are sold in this city, and fill your stomach first."
There aren't many people sneaking in. If there were too many people, they would be conspicuous, and if they were conspicuous, things would easily get into trouble.
So Yin Li selected a total of twenty-five people, five people in a group, for a total of five groups.
Most of them didn't know each other before, and they met briefly when they were selected, and then they became a little familiar with each other because they came from the same way.
But they went their separate ways on the road and basically did not communicate unless necessary.
They met many refugees on the way, but once they entered the city, they dispersed and no longer stayed with those refugees.
They had to find a way to get to the west city gate, and they had to get some weapons...
The ambushers in the mountains and forests continued to lie still, while the emperor in Liaodong City had already begun to order his men to break camp and send a group of people away.
The scout ran back and told Prince Gao Er, "They retreated to Yingzhou, and I heard they are going back from Yingzhou."
"Where is the emperor of Dajin?"
"No."
"Second Prince, the Emperor of the Great Jin will definitely wait until the conquered city is secure before leaving. Their watchtower is almost finished."
The scout also said, "Prince, when I returned, I heard the sound of quarrying in the mountains. It seems they want to block the road with stones and not allow us to pass through again."
"This is too much! Isn't this really going to become a border?"
They are not very afraid of checkpoints and watchtowers. They build them and they destroy them. After all, many of the people there are also their own people. When the time comes, if they unite, they will naturally find a way to take back the territory. But if they cut off contact, it will be different.
The scout continued, "I heard from a teahouse outside Liaodong City that the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty plans to relocate half of the population here, including all officials, and then move some people in from the interior..."
Prince Gao's face changed slightly, and he finally became anxious. If they were allowed to move the people away and then move strangers in, then Liaodong City would really not be Goguryeo's Liaodong City.
He couldn't help but stand up and spin around.
The generals on both sides said anxiously: "Second Prince, we can't wait any longer. If we don't take back our territory now, we will lose the support of the people. Once they move their people away, we won't be able to hold on to our territory even if we take it back."
"Can we hold on to it if we take it back now?"
"The situation couldn't be worse," a Nuosa said. "If we can't hold it, the worst that can happen is we can retreat and continue to defend Anshi City. At least we can destroy their checkpoints and watchtowers. Then we can mobilize the people under our jurisdiction. If they are willing to join us in rebelling against the Jin Dynasty, even if we can't recapture the territory, it will still be enough to cause them a headache."
"That's right. We absolutely cannot let the Jin Dynasty take over Liaodong City so easily. Second Prince, the Jin Dynasty has attacked many of our cities this time."
It hurts to think about it.
Prince Gao clenched his fists and said coldly, "Okay, then we'll send troops!"
He spoke with great ambition, but he was only willing to send out 2,000 troops to test the waters.
Generals: ...
There are 100,000 defenders in Anshi City including the reinforcements. Can you be generous and give at least 10,000?
Prince Gao Er was not happy about this. He said, "I have a feeling that the Emperor of Great Jin will not retreat so quickly. These two thousand are just a test."
No one could persuade him and had to agree.
So Prince Gao II selected two thousand soldiers and ordered them to destroy the checkpoints and watchtowers, and at the same time clear out the area forty miles west of Anshi City to reclaim this land.
There were two thousand people, of whom only five hundred were cavalry, and the other fifteen hundred soldiers followed behind carrying swords or spears.
Ashina, whose face turned yellow from chewing dry food in the forest, faintly heard the sound of horse hooves and many people running.
The scout had already rushed in to report, "General, they are sending out troops."
General Ashina perked up and asked, "How many people?"
"Not many, probably only about two thousand men, five hundred cavalry, ten in a row, fifty rows in total."
As for the infantry following behind, he made a rough count, but with his eyesight, he should be almost right.
General Ashina said, "Very good. Capture everyone, tell General Xue to prepare, and send troops back to the main tent to report. We will try to delay the battle."
"yes."
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(End of this chapter)
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