The fifth hundred and eighth chapter was beaten and beaten the bones
It was noon when Su Lu arrived at the foot of Hanshui City.
The north wind is howling, flags are fluttering, white grass is flying, and yellow sand is rolling in.
In the Chinese military tent, Su Lu was accompanying General Li Qing, talking about the actions to be taken.
Lu Zhan suddenly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the military report from the front is that the Rouran soldiers at the top of the city seem to have escaped. Of the four city gates of Han River, only the east gate is still guarded by soldiers."
All the generals in the tent were stunned for a moment, and Zheng Kai screamed.
"impossible"
"Rouran is not a kitten or a puppy. How could she escape before the fight started? It's impossible."
"Our army has not yet faced a decisive battle with the soldiers of the Black Fish King of Rouran. It is impossible for the Rouran people to escape."
"It's hard to say. The prince is a famous general in the world. If the people of Rouran know that the prince is coming, they may really run away."
There was a lot of discussion in the Chinese military tent, and the generals each expressed their own opinions.
Li Qing said with waning interest: "Zheng Kai, lead the army to break down the door and see if the Rouran people have escaped?"
"He Wu, take some scouts and go out to see if there are any clues around you. Did the Rouran people escape or set up an ambush?"
"It's normal for the Rouran people to escape. The prince and I discussed it yesterday. Rouran is located in the west of the desert. The tribe has been handed over to the barbarians. It is impossible that they have not dealt with the barbarians. Now the barbarians have been defeated by our army and are driven away.
It is impossible for the Rouran people in the Hui tribe not to know any news."
"It's normal to be frightened by the prince's fame and flee without fighting."
After all the generals came out of their tents, Li Qing asked Su Lu and said:
"Now Rouran suddenly has such a strategy, but how should we respond?"
Su Lu held his chin and thought carefully: "The Rouran people retreated strangely. I don't think they are really afraid of me, but they have other plans."
"The barbarians are fierce, but the Rouran people can still stalemate with the barbarians, and they naturally have the ability to stalemate with us. How can these prairie barbarians be convinced by people if they don't suffer a few defeats? I suspect they have other plans this time
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Li Qing nodded, "No matter what their plans are, since they gave up Hanshui City, we will take Hanshui first."
"There are still soldiers guarding the east gate. I want to see how strong these soldiers he left behind are."
Zheng Kai led his army to attack the city. Within half an hour, the south gate of Hanshui City was opened wide, and all the troops surrounded the east city and surrounded the Thule army who wanted to escape.
Wu Gutu knew that he would not get a favor this time, so he refused to surrender. Zheng Kai shot his helmet off with an arrow. The rest of the people dismounted and surrendered. Wu Gutu, who wanted to escape at the risk of death, was directly knocked off his horse.
Wu Gutu, who was tied up with five flowers, was escorted to the front of the army.
"Wu bone protrusion"
Su Lu looked at the protruding bones, with a little irritation on his face. He originally thought that this kid was a waste and would not rebel if he surrendered. Unexpectedly, with the support of the Rouran people, this kid dared to fight against the Han army.
"Let him suffer a little first."
Su Lu gave an order.
Wu Gutu was immediately dragged out, and a burst of ghostly cries and wolves howled immediately outside the camp. Lu Zhan led a few elite guards to torture Lu Zhan. It only took a moment for Wu Gutu to urinate, collapsed, and confessed to everything.
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Two guards held him up and threw him in front of Su Lu like a dead dog.
"Tell me, why did you rebel against our Han country?"
Su Lu asked Wu Gutu and said.
Wu Gu wanted to be tough, but thinking of the torture just now, if he dared to be tough again, he was afraid that he would still be beaten, and he would immediately lose his spine.
"My lord, I don't want to rebel, but those people are forcing me to do so."
"The younger one was wronged...ah, no, the younger one was forced."
"Drag out"
Su Lu said with a sneer, trying to fool me again.
The two guards rushed forward and pulled out the protruding bone like a dead dog. After a while, the sound of ghosts crying and wolf howling continued to be heard outside the camp.
When Wu Gutu was dragged in again, his whole body had collapsed.
"I did it"
"I've recruited everything"
The bony protrusions even made the eye mucus flow out from the corners of his eyes.
Su Lu asked and said, "Tell me, why did you betray?"
Wu Gutu didn't dare to lie any more, for fear that Su Lu would take him out and beat him up as soon as he heard this.
"The Rouran soldiers were too strong, and most of the Western Royal Court was destroyed. The four royal courts gathered in the Golden Tent Court, and were suddenly surrounded by Rouran soldiers. I, I was afraid of death, so I urged surrender at that time."
"The Eastern King's Court believed that the men of Thule could not surrender repeatedly, which was unworthy of a warrior. They tried to break out, but were directly disabled by the Rouran soldiers. Even Hasul was killed, so I surrendered immediately."
"The Rouran people promise to still regard me as their king. As long as they control Diaoyin, I will still be the king of the Thule Prairie."
Su Lu nodded: "You are a spineless person. Since you can do it for the first time, it is normal for you to do it a few more times."
"I heard that the siege of Tianlan City was also due to your protruding bones. Were you present when Xie Wan died?"
Wu Gutu opened his mouth, thinking of how Su Lu had dragged him out and beaten him just now because of a disagreement, and he didn't dare to lie.
"Yes, I am here."
"General Xie refused to surrender. After a month of fierce fighting, the city was broken and the soldiers were dead. She was the only one left. She cut her sword to the edge, but still refused to surrender. She also wanted to attack He Baili, but was killed by He Baili's king's tent.
The soldiers were thrown into the city."
"This matter really has nothing to do with me. Your Majesty, I was held hostage at that time. I really don't want to go."
Wu Gutu began to cry, as if he was the victim.
Li Qing waved his hand and said, "Drag him out and beat him."
Wu Gu Tu was dragged out again. After howling for a while, he was dragged in again.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do with you?"
Li Qing asked Wu Gutu and said that he had killed one of his generals, stirred up unrest in the north, and killed and injured countless merchants. Han's tax this year has been half less than last year. Looking at the current situation of the grassland, he wants to return to war.
I'm afraid it won't take a year or more to see the future.
Li Qing became angry when he thought about taxes.
"Pull him out and beat him again."
Wu Guju, who hadn't spoken yet, was stunned. I didn't say anything this time. I just told a lie just now. I didn't even say a word this time. How could I be pulled out and beaten?
"Report, Your Majesty, traces of the Rouran people have been found."
Lu Zhan came in and reported.
"Scouts went out in all directions, and with the assistance of brothers from Feiniao Battalion, traces of the Rouran soldiers were discovered at Huangshagang on the south bank of the Han River."
"Huangshagang is quite large, and there are many Rouran soldiers hidden there. If our bird soldiers weren't sharp-eyed, they might not have been able to spot them."
Lu Zhan talked about the information sent back by the Asuka Battalion and the scouts.
Su Lu and Li Qing looked at each other, and they were convinced. The Rouran people really had a plan. They probably knew the characteristics of the flying birds and deliberately hid them in the yellow sand.
"Pass my military order and enter the city. The troops will rely on the city walls to defend."
"Inspect all the houses in the city and find out the secret passage left by the Rouran people. Don't touch that secret passage. Find it and report it to me."
Su Lu ordered.
The Rouran people must have some idea when they leave and come back. The Han army has crossbows and flying birds. All the Rouran people can rely on is the strength of an individual soldier. If you want to use the strength of an individual soldier, you have to get close.
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They abandoned Hanshui City, but lurked in Huangshagang. They just wanted to use a secret passage to enter the city at night and attack the Han army.