hsntnovel Chapter 2311: Prepare to Persuade Surrender
Chapter 2311: Prepare to Persuade Surrender
"Your Highness Prince Ji, please forgive me. It was all due to our inconsideration."
Seeing Li Shen angry, Guo Daizhao quickly apologized.
At that time, they did not expect this outcome.
"Okay, I've basically understood. I'll discuss this with General Guo tomorrow when he wakes up.
We must take back Yiluolu City, otherwise it will affect the war in the front.
I'm a little confused. Didn't General Ashina go to the front? How did the Western Turks get around it?"
Li Shen waved his hand and asked his doubts. Kucha had already fallen, and the Western Expedition Army continued to fight. How did the Western Turks get around?
Guo Daizhao knew this and quickly replied:
"Your Highness Prince Ji, General Ashina has divided his troops into two groups: one heading north to attack Suiye, and the other heading southwest to attack Khotan.
Therefore, the central gate was wide open, and General Ashina did not expect the Western Turks to have the courage to attack us."
Hearing this, Li Shen sighed secretly. It seemed that they were all blinded by victory and thought they were invincible.
"Go back and take good care of your father. When General Guo wakes up, notify me."
After the discussion, Li Shen took his men back to his base and carefully observed the city of Yiluolu with a telescope.
The city wall is not high, about seven or eight meters, and is made of rammed earth.
It would be a bit troublesome if there were no siege equipment, but it wouldn't be too difficult if there were siege equipment.
Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Li Shen was awakened from his sleep. Guo Daizhao sent someone to report that Guo Xiaoke had woken up.
Li Shen dressed up reluctantly and went to Guo Xiaoke's tent.
"Greetings, Your Highness." Guo Xiaoke was about to stand up.
"Forget it, you're injured, no need to be polite. How do you feel?"
Li Shen waved his hand.
"Thank you, Your Highness, Prince Ji, for saving my life. I am no longer seriously injured and will be fully recovered in no time."
Guo Xiaoke said gratefully.
"You are so lucky, otherwise even gods wouldn't be able to save you."
Li Shen also made a polite remark.
After the greetings, Guo Xiaoke finally got serious:
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I am guilty. As the deputy commander, I was arrogant and refused to listen to advice, which led to the fall of Yiluolu City.
Please punish me, His Royal Highness Prince Ji.'
"Haha." Li Shen smiled lightly:
"General Guo, your words are too serious. Although you have made mistakes, I have no right to punish you, the deputy commander of the Kunqiu Road Army.
Your fault will be decided by His Majesty and has nothing to do with me.
This prince came to Anxi in accordance with the decree of His Majesty. In addition to temporarily serving as the Governor of Xizhou, he is also the Grand Commander of the Kunqiu Road Army, performing the duties of the Commander-in-Chief.
This time, I had no choice but to come here to investigate some things."
When Guo Daizhao heard Prince Ji's last words about investigating some things, his eyelids twitched.
Just as his father said, Prince Ji really came to investigate his affairs.
"Then I wonder how your Highness Prince Ji is doing with his investigation? I've been stationed in Anxi for many years, and I've personally handled many things, so I know more.
If His Royal Highness Prince Ji needs anything, I am willing to lend a hand."
Guo Xiaoke remained calm and looked very friendly.
Li Shen waved his hand:
"Alas, General Guo, please don't worry about it. These are just trivial matters. If General Guo is in good health, we can discuss how to recapture Yiluolu City.
Yiluolu City is an important place and is very important to the soldiers at the front.
I wonder what General Guo thinks?"
"Your Highness Prince Ji, do you have any insights?" Guo Xiaoke asked.
"I just arrived here and don't have any ideas. I want to hear what General Guo has to say." Li Shen evaded.
Guo Xiaoke thought for a moment after hearing this and said:
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the walls of Yiluolu City are not very high, but it would not be easy to storm them.
I only have six or seven hundred men now. I wonder how many men His Royal Highness Prince Ji has brought with him?"
"I only brought three thousand soldiers with me." Li Shen answered directly.
"Three thousand men..." Guo Xiaoke thought for a moment, "Three thousand men should be enough for a strong attack.
The fighting capacity of the Kucha soldiers is not strong."
"General Guo, do you think there's a chance to persuade them to surrender? If we can defeat them without sacrificing a single soldier, without fighting, that would be the best."
Seeing the violent attack, Li Shen shook his head and ordered his guard battalion to launch a violent attack. He was not crazy.
"This may be difficult. The rebels are afraid that the Tang Dynasty will execute them all." Guo Xiaoke also shook his head.
"How do you know if you don't try?" Li Shen didn't give up.
“Since His Royal Highness Prince Ji wants to give it a try, then let’s give it a try. If it doesn’t work, we can try something else.
When your injuries are better, I will join His Royal Highness Prince Ji in attacking the city."
Guo Xiaoke knew that Prince Ji wanted to show off, so he did not stop him. His injuries would take a long time to heal.
It would be better to let this young prince hit a wall first.
"Report~~~~~"
A report was heard outside and a barbarian soldier ran in.
"General Guo, there are sounds of fighting in the city."
"The sound of fighting?" Li Shen and Guo Xiaoke were both stunned.
"Are there still our own people in the city?" Li Shen asked doubtfully.
"Cui Yichao, the doctor of the warehouse department, is still in the city. He is guarding the supplies with 200 men. If there is any sound of fighting, it might be Cui Yichao and his men."
Guo Xiaoke immediately thought of something and said to Li Shen.
"Cui Yichao? That's impossible. How could he survive in the city for half a month?"
Li Shen was a little bit unconvinced. It was unlikely that two hundred people had lived in Cao's house for half a month.
“Your Highness Prince Ji, perhaps they are currently encircling us and guarding against our attack on the city, so they have no time to spare.
Now that we are holding our ground, they will have the opportunity to allocate more forces to encircle and suppress us."
Guo Xiaoke made the inference after thinking about it.
Li Shen frowned, thinking that what Guo Xiaoke said made some sense. At that time, he was afraid that Guo Xiaoke would lead his men to attack the city, so he could only send a small number of troops to deal with Cui Yichao.
Now that Guo Xiaoke is quiet, people have free hands.
Thinking of this, Li Shen immediately gave an order to Xue Rengui:
"Rengui, immediately send an order to have the guard battalion train outside Yiluolu City and stay outside Shecheng City to deter the enemy.
By the way, let me know if there are any changes in the city."
"Yes, I accept your order."
Xue Rengui immediately bowed and went to make arrangements. Soon, the sound of horse hooves could be heard.
The guard camp headed all the way to the outskirts of Yiluolu City.
"General Guo, take good care of your injuries. I will find a way to deal with the situation in Yiluolu City. If all else fails, please inform General Ashina and have him send an army back to retake Yiluolu City."
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji. This is all my fault. When I return this time, I will apologize to Your Majesty and ask for your punishment."
Guo Xiaoke had a guilty look on his face, but he felt somewhat unwilling in his heart, as he knew that he was finished this time.
After returning, he would become a laughing stock in the court and be accused of being arrogant.
Moreover, neither Ashina She'er nor His Majesty the Emperor would easily forgive him, and he would definitely be punished.
I'm afraid I can't keep my official position.
(I find the internet has gone crazy these days. The comment section is full of people with 10 million or 30 million in savings. People with 1 million in savings are too embarrassed to comment.
I feel like it's hard to save 100,000 yuan.)