"Since it's not a crime of war, then I'll spare you for now..."
"Thank you so much, Da Mo Li, for sparing my life!"
After Yeon Gaesomun dismissed the defeated generals, he fell into a state of confusion.
How exactly should this battle be fought?
Just as Yeon Gaesomun was pondering how to resist the Tang army, he received another piece of bad news from the front lines.
"Your Majesty, the Tang army has captured Baiyan City and renamed it Yanzhou, and Gaimou City to Gaizhou, and established government offices there..."
"What?"
"This is truly outrageous! Does the Tang Dynasty really want long-term peace and stability?!"
"Someone, bring Generals Gao Huizhen and Gao Yanshou here!"
Before long, Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen arrived at the main hall.
"Your humble servant pays respects to the Great Mo Li Zhi!"
"You two have come at the right time. Now that the Tang army has crossed the Liao River and captured Liaodong City, their next step will definitely be to head straight for Anshi City!"
"Anshi City is the last line of defense for Goguryeo. I am now giving you two 150,000 troops. You two must defend Anshi City for me!"
Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance, wondering where Goguryeo got its 150,000-strong army from.
Just as the two were hesitating, Yeon Gaesomun spoke up.
"Our Goguryeo army alone is definitely not enough, but if we include the Mohe army, we can gather exactly 150,000!"
“The Mohe…”
Gao Yanshou was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, because the Mohe army was poorly equipped and had poor combat capabilities; at best, they could only be considered auxiliary forces.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will certainly not fail in my mission!"
To show his respect for the two men, Yeon Gaesomun not only personally conferred official titles upon them but also personally saw them off on their expedition, demonstrating that he had given them all the respect due to him.
However, to his disappointment, the tragic news of their deaths came just half a month later.
"Your Majesty, Generals Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty!"
"What?"
Yeon Gaesomun was so angry upon hearing this that he almost fainted.
Damn it!
"They actually dared to surrender!"
"Where are my 150,000 troops?"
"Your Majesty, the Tang army has killed over 20,000 in battle, two generals surrendered with over 30,000 men, and the remaining 100,000 troops have all fled in disarray..."
"ah?"
"Gao Huizhen and Gao Yanshou have ruined the country!"
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