When Yuan Boy saw that his father had now forgotten all the blame and even passed on the position of the head of the family to him, he felt regretful and regretful in his heart. He could only express his regret with tears and a pause.
Yeon Gae Suwen's cold face seemed to melt a little, and he said calmly: "How can a man with a body of seven feet be so spineless and act like a child? Get up and leave quickly. My father only wants you to surrender."
After the Tang Dynasty, they could treat their clansmen well and preserve the family's vitality. In this way, there would be no regrets in dying for one's father."
"Here!"
Boy Yuan didn't dare to say anything, wiped his tears, kowtowed three more times, got up, picked up the iron plate and walked out.
There was heavy snow in the sky, accompanied by artillery shells flying from time to time. The wind whistled in my ears, and there was even the roar of the artillery shells after they landed. Even the ground under my feet seemed to be trembling slightly. But Boy Yuan only felt that the day was very bright. Compared to
The gloom inside the main hall makes people more comfortable.
Growing up, his father was not only an overwhelming hero in his mind, but also an insurmountable mountain that pressed firmly on his heart.
Ever since I can remember, it seems that every word I say and everything I do has never been approved by my father. In his eyes, there are always shortcomings and deficiencies of one kind or another, and the consequences that come with it.
It is rebuke and lesson, indifference and alienation.
Boy Yuan believed that if he had not been born early and naturally occupied the position of the eldest son, his father would have had to worry about the slander and ridicule from the outside world and accommodate him. He was afraid that he would have been deposed and abandoned long ago, or even had some accident and died...
Father-son relationship?
This thing probably still exists, but it will never appear in my father.
A loving father and a filial son?
Just fantasize about this thing for a while. If you take it seriously, you will only be doomed...
He took a deep breath and went straight to a place far away from the main hall, where he met up with his trusted guards. Then he ordered someone to find a few white sheets, carried them with him and then left the east gate of the palace. The battle here was relatively not intense, so it would not be a serious matter.
As soon as he showed up, before he could say anything, he was shot indiscriminately by the Tang army with musketry.
When they came out of the palace gate, they held the white sheets high and trotted towards the Tang army arrayed opposite.
Speaking of the custom of "surrendering with a white flag", it was spread from Central Plains to Goguryeo. It is said that at that time, the princes of the Qin Dynasty and Liuhe unified the world. Because they respected the "water virtue", they advocated black, and the uniforms of officials and troops were mainly black. Until now.
After the death of the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang entered Guanzhong and marched his troops to Xianyang City. The Third Emperor of Qin, Zi Ying, had no choice but to lead hundreds of officials and the clan to surrender. In order to show his determination to surrender, the Qin people's "national color" was specially used to reflect the black color.
Color - white is the dress, giving up the country, the country and the country.
Since then, the tradition of white as the "color of surrender" has continued. Throughout the dynasties, whenever a surrender occurred, a white flag would be raised...
Boy Yuan quickly ran to the opposite side with his trusted guards, and even looked back to observe the Goguryeo Guards behind him, because he not only had to guard against the Tang army's muskets, but also the random arrows behind him. After all, the battle between the two sides was in full swing at this time.
If you see someone surrender suddenly on your side, it is not impossible to kill him with arrows in a rage...
Fortunately, the Imperial Guards on their side were very surprised by such an unexpected incident and did not react for a while. They just watched a group of people wearing white sheets running to the opposite side. The Tang Army was naturally unprepared for such acts of surrender.
Happy to see the success, the captain leading the troops quickly shouted to his soldiers not to shoot.
When Yuan Boy and his group ran into the Tang army's formation, soldiers rushed forward and pushed them to the ground. After searching them inside and out, they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that there were no weapons on them.
The Tang military captain held his sword in his hand and asked: "Who are you, and what do you want?"
Mr. Yuan said hurriedly: "I am Mr. Yuan, the eldest son of Yuan Gaisuwen. I have had many contacts with the Tang army before. Now I am willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty and abandon the dark side for the bright side!"
When the captain heard that he was a big shot, he immediately did not dare to neglect him and led him to see Su Dingfang.
…
Su Dingfang was still outside Pingrang City at this moment, commanding the army to completely clear out the remaining enemy forces near the city wall. Groups of soldiers kept running past him, pouring into Pingrang City like a tide. Under the heavy snow, the flags were fluttering and the armor was shining.
Liang, the navy's tens of thousands of tigers and soldiers have high morale, boiling with fighting spirit, and have the potential to swallow up mountains and rivers!
Even though he has been suppressed for many years in the officialdom and has already tempered his incomparable calmness, but now looking at the black smoke everywhere in Pingrang City, the continuous artillery fire, and the unstoppable control of the city by his soldiers, it is inevitable that his ambitions will rise and his heart will surge.
!
The merit of opening a border and the merit of destroying a country!
Since ancient times, this has been the supreme honor that all military generals have tirelessly sacrificed their lives to pursue. Just this one thing is enough to shine through history and be famous throughout the ages!
Who could have imagined that after so many years of wasted time and frustration, he would be able to seize the merits of hundreds of thousands of Tang troops who were unable to capture them even under His Majesty's personal conquests?
Although he has a calm personality and has been tempered for a long time, at this moment, facing the dilapidated Pingrang City, Su Dingfang can't help but feel a little wandering...
"Commander, there is a Goguryeo man who surrendered in front of the battle. He calls himself the eldest son of Yeon Gaesumun. I beg you to see him. Will you see him or not?"
A school captain rode up, jumped off his horse as he approached, and stepped forward to salute and ask for instructions.
Su Dingfang raised his eyebrows: "Boy Yuan? Bring him closer."
"Here!"
The school captain responded, turned around and waved to the distance, and a group of soldiers escorted Boy Yuan forward. Although he was not tied up, he was closely monitored, lest he break out in front of Su Dingfang and hurt anyone.
Even with Su Dingfang's skills, perhaps none of the ten Yuan boys would be a match...
When Boy Yuan came closer, he didn't know Su Dingfang. When he saw that he was about forty years old, with a square face, not angry and self-respecting, and a majestic suit of bright armor, he quickly bowed down and said respectfully: "Sinner Boy Yuan, I deeply feel that my father has acted perversely.
, is cruel and tyrannical, and is not ashamed of it, so he risked his life to abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, and I beg the general to forgive me!"
After saying this, he bowed his head to the ground and could not stand up for a long time.
Since it is surrender, the posture must be adequate...
Su Dingfang put his hands behind his back, turned his brilliant eyes on Mr. Yuan, and said slowly: "The king of Goguryeo was conferred by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he made the world a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. However, the Yuan family and his son brought trouble to the imperial court and conspired to usurp the throne.
, Therefore, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sent troops to fight against the rebellion and support Shuo. The sins of your father and son are extremely heinous and cannot be forgiven!"
Boy Yuan was not an idiot, so he was not too scared after hearing these words. He just understood that his "sincerity" was not enough, so he had to kneel on the ground and said loudly: "There is something that needs to be reported to General Ming. My father has already sent Goguryeo to the throne."
The national seal was handed over to my younger brother, and he was ordered to take it with him and flee to the south, with the help of Baekje to seek restoration of the country... I know that I have committed a serious crime, and now I have come to realize that I am naturally unwilling to help the tyrants do evil."
Su Dingfang's heart sank.
If what this guy Yuan said is true, then it is indeed a problem.
Baekje and Goguryeo were neighbors and had always been on good terms. They often sent troops together to attack Silla, and their mutual interests were greatly involved. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty's Eastern Expedition, King Uiji of Baekje had sent more than 100,000 troops to help Goguryeo, but later
I don’t know why the troops were temporarily withdrawn.
But Baekje's attitude has already been clearly demonstrated. Once the youngest son of Yeongaesomun goes to the beginning of the border between the two countries with the seal of Goguryeo, he calls the remaining people of the country as Goguryeo Jeongsok, and then appeals to King Uiji for reinforcements, maybe he can really do it.
The restoration of the country was successful.
At present, the Tang Dynasty is no longer able to continue the Eastern Campaign. How can it defeat Baekje with only the power of its navy?
And if Yuan Nanzhan is allowed to succeed in restoring the country, even if the Tang army takes Pingrang City, it will form a long-term confrontation situation, which will greatly consume the Tang Dynasty's troops, food, and baggage. The current achievement of destroying the country may become a national annihilation in the blink of an eye.
A huge burden to the Tang Dynasty.
Su Dingfang looked at Mr. Yuan and said, "Is this true? You should know that the Tang Army has strict military discipline. Anyone who makes false claims will not be spared!"
Mr. Yuan said hurriedly: "It's absolutely true! How dare I, the sinner, make a single false statement?"
Su Dingfang nodded and said in a deep voice: "I am going to the big tent! Someone, go and call General Xi back."
"Here!"
Su Dingfang took Mr. Yuan back to the commander's tent temporarily placed outside the city, and his own soldiers rode to the city to summon Mr. Xi back.
After a while, Xi Jun bought a horse and galloped all the way back to the commander's tent.
Entering the tent, he saw Su Dingfang sitting opposite a young man in luxurious clothes, and he was immediately a little confused.
Su Dingfang waved his hand and said: "This is the eldest son of Yuan Gaisu Wen. Now he has abandoned the dark and surrendered to the light, and has come to surrender."
Xi Junmai suddenly realized that this was the number one "anti-thief" in Goguryeo. He had been connecting with Changsun's family for a long time and passed on news. Unfortunately, Changsun Chong was a fool and fell short of success...