The weather was cold at this time, and the moat outside the wooden fortress was frozen.
The Goguryeo army crossed the moat without hindrance and surrounded the wooden fortress.
"Your Majesty, what should we do?"
As the Goguryeo soldiers drew closer, one of the generals following behind Yuchoutai couldn't help but ask a question.
Wei Choutai looked out of the city and gritted his teeth, saying, "Pass on my order: whoever approaches the city wall, shoot them dead."
"this......"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers on the city wall were taken aback and looked at Wei Choutai with some confusion.
A general cried out urgently, "Your Majesty, those people in front are all our subjects!"
"I know, but what can we do now?"
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Wei Choutai looked resolutely at the surrounding soldiers and shouted loudly:
"Soldiers, we must not let them get close to our city walls. Otherwise, once we fall, the hundreds of thousands of people in the city will not escape their fate, and your wives and daughters will become playthings of the Goguryeo people just like them."
For the safety of the 100,000 people in the city, and to prevent my wife and daughters from being exploited, I believe they will not blame us.
After saying this, Yuchoutai also grabbed a large bow, then nocked an arrow and aimed at a Buyeo woman who was blocking the way of the Goguryeo soldiers.
With a "whoosh," the arrow flew out and struck the Fuyu woman in the chest.
As he watched the woman slowly fall to the ground, a flash of pain crossed Wei Choutai's eyes.
"Release the arrows!!"
With a roar, Yuchoutai picked up his bow and arrow and shot another Buyeo prisoner to death.
Upon seeing this, the Buyeo defenders on the city wall no longer hesitated, and they all drew their bows and aimed their arrows at their compatriots with undisguised reluctance.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~!"
"Ah~....."
As a volley of arrows rained down, the Buyeo prisoners, who had been used as human shields, screamed as they were struck by arrows and fell to the ground, their blood gushing out and staining the ground outside the city crimson.
In the blink of an eye, thousands of Buyeo prisoners fell into pools of blood.
As the prisoners blocking their path fell to the ground, the Goguryeo soldiers hiding behind them were also exposed to the arrows of the Buyeo defenders.
Seeing that the Buyeo garrison had shot and killed their own people without hesitation, many Goguryeo soldiers were stunned and stood still, unsure of what to do.
"Keep firing!!"
Upon seeing this, Yu Choutai immediately drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed at a Goguryeo soldier with bloodshot eyes.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~!"
Wave after wave of arrows rained down, mixed with the rage of the defending soldiers.
The arrows whistled as they hurtled towards the Buyeo prisoners and the Goguryeo soldiers behind them.
"Ahhhhh!"
Many Goguryeo soldiers, caught off guard, were struck by arrows and fell to the ground.
The soldiers on the city wall, their eyes bloodshot, tirelessly drew their bows and nocked arrows.
Hatred had filled their minds, and they had only one thought in their hearts: to kill all the Goguryeo people who dared to approach the city walls.
As wave after wave of arrows rained down, most of the Buyeo prisoners near the city wall had been killed or wounded, and the Goguryeo soldiers following closely behind also suffered heavy casualties.
The pungent smell of blood wafted through the air, and even the biting cold wind couldn't dispel it.
The Goguryeo soldiers who were holding the rear felt a chill run down their spines as they looked at the densely packed corpses in front of them.
Although most of the corpses belonged to Buyeo people, they still made the Goguryeo soldiers feel threatened by death.
"Run!"
A scream of terror erupted from the Goguryeo ranks, and many turned and fled.
Before the rear command could react, they were scattered.
The Goguryeo army's siege did not last long and was successfully repelled.
"This Wei Choutai, he even killed his own people, he's really ruthless..."
Seeing his plan fail, Li Xiao angrily punched the flagpole next to him.
Then Li Xiao looked at Zhu Yao beside him and asked, "General, do you have a good plan to break through the city?"
Zhu Yao said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, there are nearly 100,000 civilians and more than 10,000 soldiers in Muzha City. In the past three months, the daily consumption has been enormous. It seems that the food and fodder in the city can no longer last long."
Your Majesty, I believe we should continue the siege and wait until their supplies run out; then they will fall without a fight.
Li Xiao: "Wait until their food supplies run out? Do you know how much food and fodder is left in the city?"
"According to my observation, the smoke from cooking fires in the city is becoming increasingly thin, which suggests that most of the people have run out of food. They can only last for a month at most," Zhu Yao replied, bowing his head.
"January?" Li Xiao frowned. "Where is the Han army? Do you think they will come to the rescue of Buyeo?"
Zhu Yao: "According to reports, the Han army has entered the Liaodong vassal state and is heading towards Xuantu."
Based on the Han army's past practices, they would definitely rescue Buyeo, after all, Buyeo was also a nominal vassal state of the Han Dynasty.
Li Xiao nodded: "That's good. The Han army coming to rescue Buyeo will give us more time to prepare."
"Now that morale has been low, we shall withdraw our troops and return to camp."
Watching the soldiers scrambling to flee back, Li Xiao couldn't help but sigh.
Immediately, Li Xiao ordered the army to retreat, rest temporarily, and sent men to continue the siege of Muzha City.
As the Goguryeo army retreated, the garrison inside the wooden fortress opened the city gates and began collecting the corpses and arrows.
Seeing their compatriots who had died by their arrows, many soldiers and civilians in the city had tears in their eyes, and a sense of grief enveloped everyone.
Wei Choutai stood on a high ground, his eyes filled with hatred as he gazed at the Goguryeo camp.
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