Gao Huizhen launched a mutiny on the mountain, taking Gao Yanshou and others down in one fell swoop, and then sent his younger brother down the mountain to contact the Tang army. After receiving Li Shimin's promise, he quickly escorted Gao Yanshou and others down the mountain. The remaining Goguryeo people on the mountain also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, which also marked that almost all 150,000 Goguryeo reinforcements were annihilated by the Tang Dynasty.

However, what disappointed Gao Huizhen was that Li Shimin did not kill Gao Yanshou, but instead sent people to persuade the other party to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and then appointed Gao Yanshou as the Minister of the Rites and Gao Huizhen as the Minister of the Simin. Of course, these two official positions were both empty positions and had no power at all. The reason why Li Shimin kept them was mainly to use the names of these two to appease the place after conquering Goguryeo.

When the news that Gao Yanshou's 150,000 troops were all exterminated back to Anshi City, Yang Wanchun was stunned. He had originally opposed Gao Yanshou's initiative, but the other party did not listen to him at all. So after Gao Yanshou sent troops, he was ready to send troops to rescue him. However, he never expected that in just a few days, the 150,000 troops would either die or surrender, and there were even less than 10,000 people who fled back.

"A general is incompetent and exhausts thousands of troops. Gao Yanshou will ruin the country!" After the initial shock, Yang Wanchun sighed and sat down on the chair with a depressed expression. Although he had expected Gao Yanshou to be defeated before, he did not expect that he would be defeated so thoroughly. Only 10,000 troops escaped back. That was the last elite of Goguryeo. Without this army, what would they use to block the Tang army like a wolf?

"Father, the news of the defeat has been sent out. It is estimated that it will be sent to Pyongyang City in a few days!" At this moment, a young man in his twenties suddenly opened the door of the study and walked in, and then quietly reported to Yang Wanchun that the young man was named Yang Chong, and he was Yang Wanchun's son.

"Oh, if Pyongyang City knew the news of the 150,000 army being wiped out, it would probably be in chaos. Goguryeo is in danger!" Yang Wanchun couldn't help but sigh again when he heard his son's words. Of course, he dared not hide the news of such a great defeat, so he also sent it to Pyongyang City as soon as possible. However, thinking about the current situation in Goguryeo, he couldn't help but be very worried.

"Father, you still care about what Pyongyang City is doing. Quangai Suwen is planning to rebel and usurp the throne. Everyone should have been punished. Moreover, the people are unknown. He actually asked Gao Yanshou to lead troops like a wine bag. Now all the 150,000 troops are gone. I think our Goguryeo is really over. Father, you have to make plans too!" Yang Chong replied with dissatisfaction at this time, and his final words were even more rebellious.

Yang Wanchun is a loyal and patriotic person. If he heard his son say these words, he would have slapped him long ago. However, at this time he just frowned and looked at his son with displeasure. But then he shook his head helplessly and said, "There is a famous saying in the Central Plains called 'eating the king's fortune, the matter of loyalty to the king'. Although the king died at the hands of a traitor, we cannot betray the country because of this. After all, if the Tang people occupied this place, they would probably not treat us Goguryeo as human beings!"

"But now the Tang army is so strong now. Although Gao Yanshou is incompetent, the total 150,000 troops were destroyed by them, which is enough to show that the Tang army is irresistible. Now there are only more than 30,000 people in our city. How can we stop the Tang army's troops?" Yang Chong saw that his father did not scold him, and he became much more courageous at the moment, so he spoke again.

"There were 30,000 people before, but now we have received the previous defeated soldiers. So there should be 40,000 defenders in the city now, and the people in the city can also mobilize, and we have city walls to rely on, so the Tang army may not have an advantage. What's more, when Gao Yanshou arrived before, Pyongyang also transported a lot of supplies, and some of them were stored in the city, so we don't have to worry about the shortage of supplies. So as long as we are united, it is not impossible to block the Tang army." Yang Wanchun said calmly at this time.

"The Tang army has always been good at defending the city, and naturally it is better at attacking the city. The last time it was just a tentative attack, which caused a lot of losses in the city. If they were determined to attack the city, it would be difficult for our Anshi City to protect it!" Yang Chong persuaded again with great thought.

"Okay, I know these things better than you. The king ordered me to stay in Anshi City. Although the king was gone, I would never let him down!" Yang Wanchun waved his hand impatiently at this time, as if he didn't want to listen to his son's words again.

Seeing that his father could not be convinced, Yang Chong couldn't help but show a disappointed expression. Moreover, he knew that his father was extremely stubborn. As long as it was something he believed, even the nine-headed cow could not be pulled back, so he had to retreat helplessly in the end.

After his son withdrew, Yang Wanchun couldn't help but sigh. In fact, he knew that he had no confidence when facing the Tang army, but now his Anshi City has become the last barrier for Goguryeo. After losing the main army, Quan Gai Suwen also needs time to assemble the second batch of troops. Therefore, even if he dies, he will drag the Tang army to the Anshi City!

At the same time, Li Shimin rewarded the three armies in the military camp, and Cheng Yaojin's army had already joined them, which brought the Tang army's strength to more than 50,000 people. After the previous victory, the Tang army was highly motivated. Many people clamored to take Pyongyang City directly, but Anshi City was not taken seriously by them at all.

However, others can relax, but Li Xiu, the person who manages logistics, cannot relax because there were too many prisoners of war after this victory. Although these prisoners of war have no human rights, they always have to give them some food. Moreover, there are nearly 100,000 prisoners of war, and people usually have to watch them, otherwise if they explode, it would be bad.

"Your Majesty, let me just kill you. After all, we can't keep 100,000 prisoners of war. Instead of letting them waste food, it's better to slaughter them all, saving time and effort!" Cheng Yaojin was the first to express his opinion in the tent.

Although Cheng Yaojin did not appear on the front battlefield in this battle, and only took away Gao Yanshou's retreat, he was the chief general of the army, so he had to give him a portion of the contributions made by Li Ji and Li Daozong in the end. Moreover, during the process of taking over the retreat, the soldiers under his command also scraped a lot of oil and water. It can be said that the benefits were taken up, and he was also proud of this for a long time.

"After all, killing prisoners is unknown, and if you tell them, it will damage Your Majesty's reputation. I think it will be sent to the rear for processing!" Li Ji stood up and suggested that the so-called delivery to the rear for processing was that it could be sent to the coal mines and other places to work as a coolie. This was what Su Dingfang did before, and it was quite popular among people.

"Well~, I also think that killing prisoners is unknown. General Li's suggestion is very appropriate!" Li Xiu also stood up and said when he heard this. He remembered that in the original history, because Li Shimin could not afford to raise so many prisoners of war, he had to kill thousands of people to establish his authority in the end. The remaining prisoners of war had to be released. It was a pity.

Li Xiu was the chief officer in charge of logistics, and his words were very substantial. Therefore, after considering it, Li Shimin finally nodded. However, at this time, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but curl his lips. He naturally knew what Li Ji and Li Xiu were thinking. However, compared to sending him to the coal mine to work as a coolie, he felt that it was easier to cut it directly, and this was even more kind to those Goguryeo prisoners of war, because the coal mines were not fooled at all. Not only were the conditions bad, but it was also very dangerous. It was estimated that these prisoners of war would not be able to leave the coal mine alive in the end.

After discussing the prisoners of war, Li Shimin and the others discussed some military chores, and then they began to discuss today's topic. Li Shimin sat upright and said, "Dear friends, Gao Yanshou's army has been eliminated. Now the only one left is Anshicheng. Who dares to take the order to attack Anshicheng?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead 20,000 troops to capture Anshicheng within three days!" Cheng Yaojin was the first to stand up and said, as the main general, he could not let Li Ji and others do anything. Moreover, in his opinion, Anshicheng must be in panic now. As long as he sends troops, he can almost take it down without any effort!
Chapter completed!