Turbulent Times Chapter 1143: The killing after the war

Gao Jianwu was terrified like a bereaved dog, and anxious like a fish slipping through the net. He only led more than a hundred guards, abandoned Pyongyang and took the road, and fled northward. He did not choose to go west, because Yuan Taizuo was in that direction .

Behind him, thousands of defenders remained in the city. They lost their command and were in a mess. What's more, they took the opportunity to create chaos, broke into the homes of the people in the city, burned, killed, looted, and did evil wantonly. At this time, the spies sent by Shen Guoer to infiltrate the city in advance also set fires everywhere in the city, causing chaos. Years of Pyongyang fell into catastrophe, crying everywhere.

Wang Junlin knew that he brought too few people to besiege the city, so it was difficult to keep Gao Jianwu behind, so he sent Li Xuanba and a thousand people to hunt down Gao Jianwu, so he didn't care Gao Jianwu is gone.

After Wang Junlin led the cavalry into the city, he immediately divided up the troops according to the strategy drawn up in advance, controlled the key points in the city, took over the city defense, occupied the palace and various yamen, warehouses, and controlled the main roads.

Then Wang Junlin led the main force to approach the barracks of the palace guards in the city, directly blocking a large number of soldiers in the barracks. Although the gate of the camp was closed in time, the leaderless Pyongyang soldiers looked in horror at the Sui Dynasty cavalry gathering outside the camp, not knowing what to do.

Several Goguryeo ministers and generals gathered together to temporarily form a command organization to discuss how to face the immediate crisis. In fact, there are two paths, surrender or die in battle. It is more hopeful to count on the thin camp gates and wooden fences to block the wolf-like cavalry of the Sui Dynasty than to count on the sow to climb the tree.

Wang Junlin has about 3,000 mobile troops available at this time, and more than half of the troops are used to control the city defense and various important institutions. At this time, there are more than 2,000 troops gathered in the barracks opposite him. Pyongyang defenders, if these soldiers are brave enough to fight, Wang Junlin will really have to fight hard.

Wang Junlin didn't wait long, and the matter was resolved easily beyond his expectations—the two thousand Pyongyang defenders decided to surrender.

Half an hour later, more than 2,000 people in the Pyongyang military camp were all disarmed and detained by Wang Junlin. Then Wang Junlin quickly organized a security team and deployed to restore order in the city.

So far, Pyongyang has completely fallen into the hands of Wang Junlin.

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Because Yuan Tae-joo has dispatched most of the defenders in Pyongyang to the maximum extent, and was sent by Gao Jianwu to reinforce Annan County a few days ago, the capital of Goguryeo can almost be called an empty city. The city only has about 3,000 defenders, as well as some government servants, and some guards from powerful families. The process of Wang Junlin leading people to break through the city and enter the city to eliminate the enemy feels even worse than when he attacked Daluo City. Be easy.

Zhang Tiangang was covered in blood, rode his horse up to Wang Junlin, and smirked at him.

Wang Junlin glanced at him up and down, showing admiration, and said with a smile: "Is there any injury? How about the casualties of your brothers from the special warfare team?"

"Reporting to my lord, the humble staff was not injured, and nearly half of the two hundred brothers below were killed or injured. The exact number has not yet been settled."

"In this battle, your special forces made the first contribution. Tell the people below you that they will naturally reward you for their merits when they go back." Wang Junlin nodded and said.

"Humble job understands." Hearing the word "first merit", Zhang Tiangang was excited

Enough. Since landing on the border of Goguryeo in Nanyangzhai, Lu Han, Guan Xiaotong, and Yuchi Jingde have made great achievements successively, and he has always been extremely envious. Until the past few days, he led the Special Forces to make two great achievements. One was to capture Li Guangshun alive in the battle of Heishui Canyon, but the greatest contribution was to capture Pyongyang City.

Looking up at the burning city, as well as the buildings and people with exotic flavor everywhere, Wang Junlin's heart suddenly felt agitated, and he couldn't help saying with emotion: "Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, is now ours, but we are here at most. After two days, we will retreat."

Zhang Tiangang couldn't help asking: "Why?"

Wang Junlin said: "In the initial plan, there were three purposes for taking this city. First, it was to deter the Goguryeo people so that they would not become arrogant just because they defeated the main force led by His Majesty the Emperor. In this way, they would send troops to attack us later. When the Annan Kingdom is established, it will naturally act cautiously."

"Secondly, after the news spread, the tens of thousands of Sui army soldiers who fled into the deep mountains and old forests of Goguryeo would naturally try their best to escape to Annan Kingdom under our control. Goguryeo is not big, no matter how Yuan Taizuo sent Many soldiers of the Sui army will eventually flee to An Nanguo, not to mention that I have already asked her to arrange support for Guoer, these veterans of many battles will be our biggest gain."

"In the end, it's for money. The next step is to increase the number of troops under our control. The domestic business and the maritime business that Yang Kongchan is responsible for are far from enough to raise troops, and Fanyang County's taxes still have to go to the court. Yes, as for Annan Kingdom, it can repay some, but not too much. Half of the wealth of Goguryeo is accumulated in Pyongyang City. We don’t have to kill people in the palace and the noble families. As long as we don’t resist, we don’t have to kill, but We have to take all their money away, and the money brought back is enough for us to support 100,000 troops for several years."

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The capital city of Goguryeo was breached by Wang Junlin with ten thousand light cavalry. The process was unexpected, but the result was expected.

The mantis catches the cicada, the oriole follows. When Yuan Taizuo poured all his troops into the country, he pursued hundreds of thousands of remnants and defeated generals of the Sui army who failed to escape, and besieged Liaodong City, trying to make his achievements perfect. Wang Junlin not only unexpectedly attacked Annan County City, but also directly attacked Goguryeo. The capital, and there are 10,000 cavalry.

10,000 cavalry were placed on the main battlefield in the west of Sui and Goguryeo a few days ago, it was like dead leaves falling into a pond, without even a single ripple. According to the normal logical behavior of the coaches, no one would take the risk of attacking the enemy's capital with a mere 10,000 people. Wang Junlin did it and succeeded.

The Sui army entered the city, and fires ignited everywhere in Pyongyang. Both residential buildings and government offices became targets in the eyes of the Sui army. Tai Zuo mobilized all the soldiers of the whole country and went to the western front. As a result, there were only 3,000 defenders in Pyongyang, plus a small number of official servants and guards guarding the palace, etc. After Wang Junlin led 10,000 cavalry into the city, Like tigers and wolves rushing into the sheepfold, they hardly met decent resistance, while the people in the city ran away in panic in the fire, screaming and crying.

How can war be kind? The people who suffer and are killed are only the common people. In front of the army with armor and blades, the common people have no choice but to run away in a hurry.

"Eliminate the remnants of the enemy as soon as possible. If the people in the city resist,

Kill on the spot! But the order continues, no one can kill innocent people indiscriminately, and do the thing of massacring the city. "Wang Junlin ordered in a deep voice.

Wang Junlin was riding on a blood-maned horse, watching the soaring fires in the city, thinking of the 6,000 Sui cavalry gathered by Luo Shixin and Li Xuanba, he couldn't help feeling a little worried. These 6,000 people must have monstrous hatred and endless murderous intent in their hearts. If they are left alone, these 6,000 people will probably kill all the Goguryeo people in the city. Of course, the women in the city will definitely suffer.

"Yuchi Jingde, immediately take your people to occupy the palace!" Wang Junlin ordered, after thinking for a while, he added: "Open the palace warehouse, pack up valuables and tie them up, ready to take away."

Yuchi Jingde grinned, folded his fists and left.

The next step is the ruthless killing, no matter the guards or the servants, the maid, Yuchi Jingde led people into the palace, as long as they don't squat down and surrender immediately, they will be killed directly, but the guards will be killed regardless of whether they surrender or not up.

It's just that the treasury property in the palace is not as much as expected. After all, although Gao Jianwu is not a puppet, he does not control the entire country, and in order to deal with the conquest of the Sui Dynasty army, he spent too much property.

It is impossible for Yuan Taizuo to spend only the property under his control and leave too much money to Gao Jianwu. However, there are many treasured cultural relics, calligraphy and painting antiques left by the Goguryeo kings in the palace. Yuchi Jingde will not be polite. All the papers were searched and packed away.

After the palace was looted, the next target was Yuan Taizuo's mansion, which was a hundred steps away from the palace.

Gao Jianwu obviously did this intentionally. From the very beginning, he never sent anyone to notify the people in Yuanfu, let alone sent someone to protect the people in Yuanfu from escaping.

So the people in Yuan Mansion were one step late and failed to escape from the city.

Luo Shixin led people to kill all the guards and male servants of the Yuan family, and then according to Wang Junlin's order, arrested more than 20 direct descendants of the Yuan family. These people will be taken away when they leave. It will be of great use when confronting Yuan Taizuo's army head-on later.

Yuan Taizuo's mansion is not smaller than the palace of Goguryeo, and the wealth and wealth are even greater than the palace.

Luo Shixin led thousands of people to carry it for more than two hours, and then swept away all the valuable treasures and money in Yuan Taizuo's mansion, leaving behind the furniture and utensils that could not be taken away. Luo Shixin burned them all. .

And the other nobles, wealthy businessmen, and officials in the city did not let go. Those who resisted killed and robbed all their money. Those who did not resist were not killed, but they also robbed all their money.

Although Wang Junlin gave orders, the soldiers who killed the red-eyed soldiers, especially the 6,000 Sui soldiers recruited by Luo Shixin and Li Xuanba in the later period, were much less disciplined. How many innocent people were killed in the city, how many civilian families were looted, and How many Goguryeo women were raped is impossible to count in detail. This kind of thing was not stopped until Wang Junlin ordered the beheading of more than 20 Sui cavalry soldiers.

War is such a rule. At this time, if it is a normal general, it will no longer control the animal nature of the soldiers of the Sui army. Do evil things in the capital of the enemy country. But Wang Junlin is different after all.

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PS: Sorry, there is only one more than 3,000-word update tonight, and the normal update will resume later———