hsntnovel Chapter 2313 Don’t Want to Surrender
Chapter 2313 Don’t Want to Surrender
"Humph, how despicable! You actually dare to threaten us."
Bushipi's face turned dark and he snorted, but there was no confidence in the snort.
"My king, we cannot surrender, otherwise you and I might..."
General Jie Liedian said on the side that he did not want to surrender, as he was afraid that the Tang army would kill them after entering the city.
After all, he and the King of Kucha had special identities. The Tang army could let ordinary soldiers go, but not necessarily them.
They were the ones who led the mutiny. When they learned that Nali had asked for reinforcements from the Western Turks, they immediately joined forces with them.
The Tang army was almost left behind.
"You go down and wait first." Bushipi did not say anything, but waved to the adjutant who reported the news.
The adjutant agreed and left, and then Bushipi spoke:
"Jie Liedian, we have no chance of winning a battle against the Tang army. If we don't surrender, we will have no chance of turning back once the Tang army attacks."
"Your Majesty, even if we surrender now, will the Tang army let us go?
Since death is inevitable, I would rather die in battle. Besides, we have five or six thousand soldiers, and we are defending the city, so we may not lose to the Tang army."
Jie Liedian looked at Bushibi and said seriously.
After hearing this, Bushipi immediately fell into deep thought. It seemed that what Jie Liedian said was right. After they rebelled, the Tang Dynasty might not be able to tolerate them.
"But... many soldiers will die.
"I lost the 50,000-strong Kucha army at the border. Only a few thousand remain, and I don't want them to die."
Bushipi was a little hesitant. He led an army of 50,000 to defend the city of Bahuan and held it for more than 40 days. Finally, the city was broken and he was captured.
The 50,000-strong army was also incorporated into the Tang army and left behind in Bahuan City.
There are already several thousand people in the capital of Kucha now.
"Your Majesty, they didn't die. They died to protect you, so it was a worthy death.
We are not without the strength to fight. As long as we defeat the Tang army this time and then immediately flee far away, they will not be able to find us."
Jie Liedian tried to persuade him, saying that he did not take ordinary Kucha soldiers seriously and treated human lives as worthless.
"You think too simply. I believe this matter has spread to other Tang armies, and reinforcements will arrive soon.
Do you think that if we defeat the reinforced guards, we can defeat the Tang army?
Don't forget, these are just barbarians, the Tang army hasn't arrived yet."
The person who can sit on the throne of the King of Kucha is certainly not an ordinary person, and he thinks further.
"Then... does the king want to surrender?" Jie Liedian understood what the King of Kucha meant. He did not expect that the king would actually surrender.
Isn't he afraid that the Tang army will come after him after entering the city? You are not afraid of death, but I am afraid of death.
At this moment, Jie Liedian felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have followed Nali in the rebellion. He acted on impulse at the time, but now he thought that it would never succeed.
Even if they succeeded in eliminating the more than one thousand Tang Dynasty troops left behind, there were still tens of thousands of Tang troops who had not returned.
What a misstep that will lead to eternal regret.
"I simply feel that I cannot defeat the Tang army. If I had the strength to fight, why would I even think of surrendering?"
Bushipi looked helpless. He knew that he would be liquidated after surrendering, but he had no choice but to bet on the mercy of the Tang Dynasty.
If they continued to resist, the Tang army would become angry and humiliated, and not only the two of them, but everyone in the city would die.
King Ji, who came from outside, did not have a very good reputation. Bushipi had heard of Li Shen's name in Kucha, which showed that Li Shen also had a bad reputation.
"Your Majesty, we have many men and horses, and with the city as our defenses, we still have the strength to fight. How about..."
When Jie Liedian was about to continue persuading, a loud noise suddenly came from outside:
"boom!!"
The sound was very loud, but it could be heard that it was coming from the direction of the city gate.
"What's going on? Someone, go check what happened?"
Bushipi and Jie Liedian were both shocked, and Bushipi even stood up and shouted to the outside.
A moment later, a guard who was looking for information ran in in a panic:
"Report~~~~~ Your Majesty, the Tang army has breached the city."
"What did you say?" Bushipi was shocked and sat down on the ground.
"It's over, it's over..." He kept repeating this in his mouth.
Jie Liedian was calm and immediately asked:
"How could the Tang army capture the city so quickly? Did the defenders open the city gates?"
He thought that even if he was defeated, he could at least hold on for a while, so how could he come in so suddenly?
"To the general, it was not the defenders who opened the city gate, but the Tang army used some unknown method to open the city gate.
Now the Tang army has entered the city and is fighting with the soldiers defending the city.
However, this Tang army is quite powerful. The commander said it seems to be the Tang's Black Armor Army, whose armor is invulnerable to swords and spears.
The defenders suffered heavy casualties, and now part of the Tang army is heading for the royal city.
Please let your Majesty decide."
The guard reported with a look of anxiety on his face. When he investigated just now, he found that it was not a resistance at all, but a one-sided massacre.
After entering the city, the Tang army rushed around recklessly. Some of them dismounted and fought on foot, rushing up the city wall.
The other part charged on horseback towards the royal city.
"kill!!"
As soon as the guard finished speaking, shouts and screams were heard outside the royal city, and the sounds were deafening.
"Why is the Tang army so fast?" Jie Liedian was simply unbelievable. Although they were defeated in the recent battle, they still held on for more than forty days.
But this time, it was breached before it could even hold out for a day. This is impossible.
"Your Majesty, I will go to the city gate to take a look."
The city gate that Jie Liedian was talking about was the royal city gate, which should have been closed now.
Bushipi nodded, saying that Jie Liedian knew more about military affairs.
After paying his respects, Jie Liedian left the hall and headed towards the gate of the royal city.
The reason why it was so fast was mainly because Li Shen used a secret weapon.
Just now, Li Shen was riding on his horse and chatting with Guo Daizhao.
"Hold on, have you heard anything about the incident at the border?"
"Something happened at the border? I haven't heard of this. I followed my father here and fought in many battles. It's been over half a year now, so I don't know anything about what's going on at the border."
Although Guo Daizhao was panicking in his heart, his expression did not change.
"Really? I heard that you served as a garrison commander at the border. Have you not heard any news at all?"
Li Shen glanced at Guo Daizhao sideways.
"I wonder what your Highness Prince Ji is talking about? If your Highness has anything to ask, I will tell you everything I know."
Guo Daizhao bowed and spoke to Li Shen very sincerely.
Seeing this, Li Shen smiled. This Guo Daizhao was worthy of being the son of a duke. He was calm and never panicked in the face of difficulties.
"Haha, it's actually not a big deal. I just discovered that 20,000 sets of equipment were lost at the border."