Chapter 2728 Persuading Surrender
Seeing that the people inside hadn't seen them for a long time, Xue Gui couldn't help but frown and looked up at Bai Shan who was standing in front of him.
Bai Shan still stood upright, and Daji behind him also stood silently, without any unnecessary expression on his face.
Xue Gui lowered his eyes and said nothing, continuing to stand with them.
Manbao returned to the medical tent, assigned today's tasks, and then personally led people to the front line to see if there were any new wounded soldiers. By the way, he paid points to Koko to let it record Bai Shan's situation. If there was any danger, he would call the police for her.
However, the alarm on her side had not sounded, but soldiers from Goguryeo quickly entered the council chamber to sound the alarm.
"Prince, East Third Street is under attack by the Jin army, and they've already occupied ten feet."
Prince Gao Er stood up from his chair and asked with a pale face, "Didn't the Great Jin send envoys here? Why are they still sending troops?"
The others were also shocked, and one said, "Prince, why don't you call the envoy in and ask him? If they are playing tricks on us, we will just chop their envoys down."
"That's inappropriate. When two nations are in diplomatic relations, they don't kill envoys. Killing them now wouldn't just give them a reason to attack again." One person said, "Since the prince wants to sue for peace, it's inappropriate to be too forceful with the envoys now."
"Indeed, those who can come here as envoys at this time must be officials from the Great Jin who support peace. Prince, why don't you try to get one or two of them?"
Lian Nusa also thought so.
Prince Gao Er thought for a moment and then sat back down, saying with a sullen face, "Let the envoy in."
Then someone went down to invite Bai Shan and his group.
Prince Gao Er said to his soldiers, "Send three thousand men to support us. Make sure to hold East Third Street."
Anshi City is so small that losing a street would have a huge impact on them. Their territory cannot be shrunk any further.
Bai Shan passed by the soldiers who were going out. He glanced at the bloody smell on the other person, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and went in with Xue Gui, Daji and others.
Bai Shan stood in the hall and first glanced at the person sitting in the upper seat. There were two people sitting there. The young man in the middle looked a bit like Prince Gao Wu. There was no expression on his face at this moment. He should be Prince Gao Er.
There was a chair halfway down the stairs, and a middle-aged man was sitting on it. He was wearing armor, but his expression looked very kind. He should be Nuosa from Anshi City.
Noosa of Goguryeo was equivalent to the governor of the Jin Dynasty, and was in charge of the military and political power of the area.
The Imperial Army's expedition to the east went smoothly except that they got stuck at the city of Anshi. This was of course because Goguryeo did not dare to lose the city again and sent a large number of troops to support it, but was it also due to the contribution of this Nosa?
Therefore, Bai Shan did not dare to underestimate him. He lowered his eyes, bowed with a faint smile on his face, and said, "Jin minister Bai Shan greets the Second Prince."
Xue Gui and others just clasped their fists.
Seeing their neglect, the generals and ministers of Goguryeo could not help but get angry, but Bai Shan, as the instigator, did not behave rudely. In addition, they were in a weak position at the moment, so they could only stare blankly at Xue Gui and others behind Bai Shan with dissatisfaction.
Prince Gao clenched his fists. Seeing Bai Shan looking up at him with a smile, Nuo Sa, who was standing beside him, had already stood up and walked down the steps to greet him with the courtesy of a vassal state. He said with a smile, "Your humble servant Xu Li greets the envoy of the superior country. This is the second prince of our kingdom."
Prince Gao Er forced a smile and stood up, going down the steps to return the greeting. "Gao Zhi greets the envoy from the upper kingdom. Please take a seat."
The servant came forward and moved the two chairs above and placed them facing each other.
Bai Shan was the guest, one step behind the Second Prince Gao. He took his seat on the right and looked at the Goguryeo generals and ministers seated below. He reached out and took the letter from Xue Gui standing behind him, and handed it to Gao Zhi across from him, saying, "Second Prince, this is our country's letter."
Prince Gao Er took it, opened it and took a look. His emotions were so mixed that he almost burst into anger.
As the superior country, the Jin Dynasty was not writing a friendly letter when it was conquering Goguryeo. It directly listed the evil deeds of Goguryeo and stated the reasons for their conquest of Goguryeo. This letter was to ask them to surrender.
Prince Gao Er snapped the letter of credence shut and said gravely, "So the envoys are not here to ask for peace."
Bai Shan said, "The situation is very favorable for the Great Jin now. We have already occupied half of Goguryeo. As long as we capture Anshi City, we can march straight down. With such a favorable situation, why should the Great Jin negotiate peace, and even use the word 'beg'?"
Prince Gao Er's face trembled as he said, "Then please return, envoy. There is no need to talk about surrender any further. The Goguryeo royal family would rather die than surrender!"
Bai Shan advised, "Second Prince, why are you so stubborn? Continuing to resist will only hurt yourself and others, not to mention the people of Anshi City. If you don't think about yourself, you should think about the people of the entire city."
Gao Zhi sneered, "For the sake of the people, we cannot surrender. Do we have to relocate all the people of Anshi City inland, forcing them to endure the heartbreaking pain of leaving their homes?"
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said, "Second Prince, you are worrying too much. If you are willing to surrender, I can guarantee that the people of Anshi City will not be relocated to the interior."
"I just received news that the Jin army is attacking East Third Street. I don't trust the envoy's promise." Prince Gao Er sneered, "You Jin State sent envoys to us, but at the same time attacked my territory. How can I trust your promises at this time?"
If we hadn't attacked, I wouldn't be seeing you right now. Bai Shan didn't have that much time to waste with him, but his face was filled with surprise, then a look of sudden realization. Finally, he sighed and said, "Prince Gao Er may not know that a few days ago, when we captured the west gate of Anshi City, Prince Gao Wu surrendered on behalf of Goguryeo and His Majesty."
Everyone's eyes widened, including the sophomore prince sitting opposite.
Bai Shan pulled a jade pendant from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Prince Gao Er across from him, saying, "Prince Gao Wu believes that once Anshi City is captured, Goguryeo will soon be destroyed. Therefore, he is willing to surrender on behalf of the Goguryeo royal court and Your Majesty. You may not be aware that the delegation of envoys led by Prince Wu had already departed for Guonei City several days ago to persuade them to surrender."
Zhang Hui, who had just persuaded the fifth prince and was planning to set off tomorrow, sneezed loudly and frowned slightly. Could it be that his lovely wife and young son at home missed him?
Bai Shan pinched his fingers and said, "It's already the fourth day. If we ride faster, they should be reaching the inner city soon."
Prince Gao Er's face turned pale instantly, and even the generals and ministers below were shocked and panicked for a moment.
It was too late to send troops to intercept them now. Yes, if they were not about to reach the domestic city, how could he tell them this important news.
Prince Gao Er's eyes were about to bleed. He stared at the jade pendant in Bai Shan's hand but did not take it. He had a jade pendant of the same style, but with a slightly different color, and their respective names were engraved on it.
So he could recognize at a glance that this was Lao Wu's jade pendant.
That stupid and cowardly bastard Lao Wu actually dared...
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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