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The crowd gathered around Gao Yuanbao and came to the city tower. About 20,000 Tang Army soldiers were standing two miles away from the city. Although they looked neat, they didn't have much momentum. They were like vegetables that had been drying in the sun for a long time in summer. The soldiers were all standing alone. He was listless and exhausted.

An insider could tell at a glance the state of the Tang army. This was because the army had been fighting continuously and the soldiers had been in a state of intense combat readiness for a long time without a chance to rest, so they seemed very tired.

Gao Yuanbao's second son Gao Zeng's eyes lit up and he quickly said to his father: "Father, the morale of the opponent's army is not high and they are exhausted. This is our chance to defeat the Tang army."

Gao Yuanbao was also a little tempted. He asked his eldest son Gao Cang, "What do you think?"

Gao Cang also thought it was an opportunity, but he didn't want to echo his brother's statement. He thought for a while and said: "Don't be anxious, wait a little longer and see what their intentions are!"

At this time, a cavalry galloped up and shot a letter. A soldier picked up the letter and ran over to give it to Gao Yuanbao. Gao Yuanbao took the letter and saw that it read, "Li Sheng, the controlling general of the Tang Dynasty, to the Goguryeo people." leader. ’

Gao Cang and Gao Zeng were immediately furious. They actually called their father the leader of the Goguryeo clan. He should be the leader of the Goguryeo royal clan. Without a king, the meaning would be completely different. Just like the king of Youzhou and the king of Youzhoushan, it was Tianhe. The difference between places.

Gao Yuanbao felt extremely insulted. He said coldly: "I am just a controlling general. I am not even a commander. How can I persuade me to surrender?"

Next to him, Izumi Hongtai rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Why don't we use the trick? Let's pretend to surrender and kill him by surprise."

"This is a great plan!"

Lu Changsong gave a thumbs up and praised: "The strength of both sides is about the same. If we continue to use tricks, we will win this battle!"

Gao Yuanbao nodded happily. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo with an army of 600,000 men, didn't his ancestors defeat the Sui army time and time again by feigning surrender?

The eldest son Gao Cang did his duty, "My son is willing to implement a false surrender plan and lead the army to defeat the enemy."

The second son, Gao Zeng, became anxious and said quickly: "It's up to me to lead the troops in battle. Not only will I defeat the opponent, I will also annihilate the Tang army!"

Gao Yuanbao didn't want to see his two sons fighting for power. He waved his hand and said: "Fake surrender requires the cooperation of two people. Dalang led 10,000 soldiers to pretend to surrender and let the enemy relax. Erlang led another 10,000 soldiers to go out from the east gate and kill the Tang army." "Caught off guard."

Gao Cang was a little dissatisfied and said: "My men have surrendered their weapons. If there is a chaos, won't they be massacred by the other side?"

Quan Hongtai smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, eldest son, there is a way. Don't we have tens of thousands of sacrificial white robes? Let the soldiers wear white robes and armor underneath to hide their weapons. Once Erlang leads his army to kill, You can take off your white robes and go into battle."

Gao Cang had no choice but to nod.

Gao Yuanbao immediately wrote a letter of surrender and ordered people to send him out of the city.

Li Sheng received the letter of surrender, which stated that Gao Yuanbao, a grassroots citizen, was addressed to General Li Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the Regent of the Tang Dynasty.

This sentence is not easy to read. The key is the addition of the four words "controlling the general".

Li Sheng laughed, this was an emotional letter of surrender! He deliberately pointed out that his official position was too small and he was not worthy of accepting their surrender.

Lieutenant General Zhang Heng stepped forward and asked, "Does the other side really want to surrender?"

"How is it possible? To surrender is to surrender to His Highness the Regent. What's the point of surrendering to me, the controlling general?"

"Then they still pretend to surrender?"

"Obviously, they think they are very strategic and others are fools. His Highness said they are arrogant. I finally understand. Their arrogance is not to elevate themselves, but to belittle others."

Li Sheng sneered and said: "Act according to the original plan!"

"I humbly obey my orders!"

Zhang Heng went in a hurry

Half an hour later, the north city gate opened wide, and groups of soldiers wearing broad white robes came out and surrendered.

At this time, Tang Jun also acted very lazy, sitting on the ground in twos and threes.

Gao Yuanbao on the top of the city was extremely nervous. This was indeed an opportunity. He must not be discovered by the opponent. Whether he could turn over or not depended on whether he seized this opportunity.

At this time, 15,000 troops came out from the east gate with fierce force and attacked the Tang army in the north city.

The Tang army was caught off guard and the whole team was too late. Li Sheng shouted urgently: "Retreat! Retreat!"

"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The gong for retreat sounded urgently, and the Tang army was in chaos. They turned around and fled. Everyone scrambled to escape and ran away desperately.

Both Gao Zeng and Gao Cang had experience. They could see that the Tang army was really retreating in chaos. Gao Zeng shouted loudly: "Kill a Tang army and you will be rewarded with a hundred coins!"

The Goguryeo soldiers were so greedy that they chased after them at all costs.

Gao Cang was also anxious. He was afraid that his brothers would take away the first prize. He drew his sword and shouted: "Kill a Tang army, and you will be rewarded with two hundred guans. Chase me!"

The 10,000 surrendered troops tore off their white robes, revealing their armor and swords. Stimulated by the heavy reward, 10,000 Goguryeo soldiers also ran in pursuit.

So much so that a strange spectacle appeared on the earth. Looking from a high altitude, an army of 20,000 people was running for their lives in front. A hundred steps away, two armies of 10,000 people were chasing after them. Looking from a distance, the three armies looked like There is a word "pin", but if you look closely, the three armies are out of formation, stirring up dust all over the sky.

The soldiers of the Tang army fled desperately, but the Goguryeo soldiers pursued them, running for nearly twenty miles in one breath. When the Goguryeo soldiers were almost exhausted, they saw three cavalry groups of ten thousand people coming from three directions.

The 30,000 cavalry led by General Xi Wanli were fierce, the sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and the dense flags were like the Yellow River bursting its banks, rolling up waves several feet high, and rushed towards the 20,000 Goguryeo soldiers.

Gao Zeng was so scared that his legs softened, and he cried out in tears: "Retreat! Retreat!"

Gao Cang also realized that they had fallen into a trap, and he also shouted anxiously: "Order the whole army to retreat, everyone immediately return to the city."

The Goguryeo soldiers were exhausted and couldn't run. Everyone struggled to escape, but it was useless. The cavalry instantly rushed into the crowd and launched a bloody massacre.

This was a ruthless massacre without prisoners, including the brothers Gao Cang and Gao Zeng, who were also beheaded by the cavalry.

The 20,000 Tang troops who had originally fled began to regroup in the distance. In order to lure the snake out of the hole and pretend to flee, they also lost hundreds of brothers.

At this moment, watching the 20,000 Goguryeo soldiers being surrounded and slaughtered, all the Tang soldiers breathed a long sigh of relief.

This massacre lasted for more than half an hour. All 20,000 Goguryeo soldiers were killed. Kneeling on the ground and surrendering was useless. In order to solve this cancer that has been entrenched in Youzhou for nearly a hundred years, Li Ye decided to use the most iron-blooded means to kill all rebels and eliminate all hidden dangers. Any leniency would be irresponsible to future generations.

Gao Yuanbao already felt something was wrong. His army had been chasing for too long and there was no news at all. He sent people to check, but there was no response. Did the army have an accident?

He was really uneasy. At this time, someone came to report, "Master, it's not good. There are many Tang troops outside the city, at least 50,000 or 60,000 people.

Gao Yuanbao seemed to have stepped into the air and fell into the abyss.