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Chapter 1208: Lingzhi with power

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    After defeating Anshi City, Huang Mingyuan left a force to guard the city while the main force continued to attack Jian'an City southward.  Jian'an City (now the ancient city of Qingshiling, fifteen miles northeast of Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province) and Anshi City were at odds with each other from the north to the south. They were also close to the mouth of the Liao River and were an important threat to the Sui army's Liao River supply line in the future.

    Huang Mingyuan is not prepared to launch a large-scale attack to occupy more territory. After all, the more cities he occupies now, the harder it will be to defend once the main force retreats.  However, Jian'an City has a special location and must be captured.

    Ba Lian, the chief general of Jian'an City, defended the city with nearly 10,000 troops.

    Ba Lian was a wise man. Although he received Jiang Yishi's order, he was not in a hurry to retreat.  In Balian's view, the enemy's situation was unclear and the Sui army was attacking from all sides. On the contrary, it was safer to defend the city.  As for Mudi City, it is really too far away.  Even if he could arrive safely, he, a general who was not directly related to Jiang Yishi, would just be relying on others.

    The army of Goguryeo was mostly composed of soldiers as generals.  As for the cities, it is similar. Many of them are a family or a tribe guarding a mountain city. Therefore, it is difficult for these defenders to be willing to give up the city unless there is an extreme crisis.

    The same is true for Balian. After much hesitation, he still refused to give up the family business.  Therefore, when the Sui army came to the city, Ba Lian was still in the city.

    Huang Mingyuan led his people to personally observe the terrain of Jian'an City and found that this mountain city was very difficult to fight.  The city wall here is built using a combination of artificial construction and the use of ridges. The west wall is more than six feet (nineteen meters) high.  Except for the stone wall on the north side, it is relatively straight.  The rest of the buildings took advantage of the mountain terrain and were built with rammed earth, with twists and turns.

    If we set up a battle formation, this city can be captured.  Although the Sui army had a large number of catapults, catapults were not omnipotent.  Moreover, the city of Jian'an was not big, and the Sui army could not set up a good posture. Therefore, it was really difficult to defeat the city without much trouble in this battle.

    Furthermore, there is sufficient food in the city, and the five water sources and springs in the city do not dry up in winter and summer, so it is unrealistic to besiege the city.

    Since ancient times, big cities are easy to fight, but small towns are hard to fight.  It is because the city has a wide perimeter and a wide attack surface. Once surrounded on all sides, loopholes can always be found to break the city.  But small cities are different. If you are attacking a city, you can only use the tactics of adding fuel to the enemy until the opponent is completely consumed.

    Huang Mingyuan investigated and found that the city guard Ba Lian was not from Goguryeo, let alone a direct descendant of Jiang Yishi, so he sent people to Jian'an City to persuade him to surrender.

    Contrary to Huang Mingyuan¡¯s expectation, Balian not only did not embarrass the messenger, but instead respectfully sent the messenger out.  Although he did not agree to surrender, he did not explicitly object.

    Guard general Ba Lian also knew the situation he was facing now and wanted to surrender, but he couldn't lose face.

    The tribe to which Balian belongs is actually a branch of the Xianbei people. Since the Hu people came south from the Heishui area, the Balian tribe has lived in Jian'an City for generations.  Ba Lian knew very well that the Sui Dynasty was coming fiercely, and Jian'an City would be difficult to resist.

    ¡°If we fight head-on with the Sui Dynasty, we will still consume the power of our own tribe in the end.  The Eulji Mundeok and Ondal tribes encouraged the King of Goguryeo to centralize power and take back the hereditary rights of each mountain city. Ba Lian knew very well that once the tribe's military strength was completely lost, even if it defended Jian'an City, it would not be rewarded by Goguryeo in the end.  Instead, Eulji Mundeok behind him will take the opportunity to offend and kill the donkey.

    Therefore, Ba Lian did not want to fight with the Sui army. If he could give the other party gifts, he would do anything.

    At this time, Huang Mingyuan also guessed what Balian was thinking. He was just hesitating, or waiting for the bargaining chip offered to him by Sui Dynasty.  Huang Mingyuan then decided to pull and beat him, and finally he was able to make an emergency landing in Balian.

    The Hu people are afraid of force but not moral, so if they want to make a forced landing in Balian, it is meaningless to be benevolent and righteous. The best way is to intimidate.  Therefore, Huang Mingyuan sent someone to bring the head of Anshi City Guard Lan Tianxiang to Balian, and also told him the news that Liaodong City and Anshi City had fallen and Jiang Yishi had died.

    Ba Lian was greatly surprised when he heard this.  After all, the Sui army had already reached Jian'an City. Of course, he could imagine that Liaodong City and Anshi City were in a bad situation, but he still didn't dare to imagine that the Sui Army would cleanly wipe out Jiang Yishi and Lan Tianxiang in such a short period of time.  .  Jiang Yishi was an important figure in Goguryeo, and the Lan family was also a wealthy family in Goguryeo. When they met in the past, the two of them were always indifferent to him. Balian was not worthy enough to carry their shoes. Who could have expected that he would die like this today.

    Ba Lian was filled with fear. The current Jian'an City had only ten thousand soldiers, which was incomparable with Liaodong City. What could he do that Jiang Yishi, who had more than one hundred thousand soldiers, could not do.

    The balance in my heart tilted a little towards Sui Dynasty.

    "But the family has been rooted in Goguryeo for hundreds of years, so it's not just surrender.  Ba Lian hesitated in his heart, still undecided.  And what made him most unsure was what would happen to the Sui Dynasty if he defected to the Sui Dynasty.?him.  The Sui army simply recruited him to surrender, but there were no conditions.

    Huang Mingyuan learned from the news brought back by the envoy that Balian might not be able to hold on for long. If his rights and interests were protected, he might simply surrender.

    But Huang Mingyuan doesn¡¯t want to raise too much of a bargaining chip yet, because he wants to make Balian fear Sui in his bones, so that he can better control the opponent.

    Huang Mingyuan ordered his men to calibrate the thunder cannon and aim it at the tower of Jian'an City.  Two hundred steps away, a thunder cannon hit the gate building of Jian'an City.  The shattered house was like an explosion, torn apart and shattered into pieces.

    After receiving the news, Ba Lian hurried to the city gate. When he saw the bombed city gate building, he was so shocked that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.  This is not a catapult, this is a magic bullet sent by God.

    Balian¡¯s whole body was cold, and there was a chill in his bones.  The Sui army had such terrifying weapons, could Liaodong City not be destroyed?

    At this time, the Sui Army envoy came to Jian'an City for the third time. He apologized to Balian. The previous attack was caused by the Sui Army gunner accidentally triggering the machine expansion during operation, which was an unintentional mistake.

    Balian shuddered in his heart. If this was unintentional, then the whole Jian'an City would have been blown to pieces.  But Ba Lian didn't dare to say anything. Seeing the power of the Sui army, his heart had already turned towards the Sui army, leaving only some small thoughts.

    This time the envoy promised Balian on behalf of the Sui army that as long as Balian surrendered, the Sui Dynasty would grant Balian the position of general and allow the Balian family to build an city forever.

    Balian was overjoyed. As long as he could keep the foundation of his family, that was the most important thing.  Of course, he also had ambitions. Goguryeo, which now dominates Liaodong, was not just a small clan in Fuyu. If his clan received support from the Sui Dynasty, An Zhi would not be the next Goguryeo.

    Balian then surrendered to the Sui envoy.

    After the Sui envoy left, Balian summoned everyone and the generals in the city to kill all the generals who opposed surrender.

    On April 21, Ba Lian ordered his men to open the city gate and surrender to the Sui army.  Balian himself entered the Sui army's gate, walked forward on his knees, bowed down and asked for orders.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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