After a night of uproar, Gao Chang City finally regained its peace. The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Hou Junji sent a messenger to gather all the generals to discuss the war.
"General, please invite Mo Jiu into the city!" A messenger came to the Firearms Supervisor's camp and said respectfully.
With the power of breaking the city last night, all the generals and soldiers could not help but feel a little more awe when they came to the Firearms Supervisor's camp.
"Please report to General that I'll set off right away," Meton replied and immediately got up to leave.
When Meton walked out of the camp, the generals and soldiers of other armies also walked out at the same time. They looked at each other and immediately rode into the city.
This time, the generals and soldiers did not enter the city through the collapsed city wall. They entered through the city gate of Gao Chang, which had already been cleaned up and the gate was wide open.
When the generals and soldiers entered the city of Gao Chang, the whole city was silent. There was no one on the streets, but everyone could smell the faint smell of blood in the air.
The generals and soldiers walked all the way and finally arrived at the palace of Gao Chang. Hou Junji and Xin Yaoer were already waiting there.
"Generals, you've come at the right time. Now that Gao Chang City has been taken, the victory of the Tang dynasty is already in our hands. This battle is a meritorious service for all the generals and soldiers. When we return to Chang 'an City, I'll definitely ask His Majesty to reward all of you." Hou Junji said heartily. He naturally felt guilty when he let his troops enter the city alone, so he could not help but say some polite words to appease the generals' dissatisfaction.
The generals and soldiers could only lower their heads when they realized that they were under the eaves. Moreover, after this battle, all of them would be meritorious. Thinking of this, they felt a little better.
"Thank you, General!" The generals cupped their hands and said in unison.
Seeing the change in attitude of the generals, he immediately knew that the matter of him entering Gao Chang City alone had been covered up. He could not help but nod with satisfaction.
"Although Gao Chang City has fallen, there is one person who cannot be held responsible. Men, bring Qu Zhisheng here!" Hou Junji shouted.
Soon, a young man with disheveled hair was brought in. He looked dispirited. If it weren't for the fact that he was wearing King Gao Chang's robes, no one would have thought that he was King Gao Chang.
"Qu Zhisheng, this general has repeatedly sent you letters of surrender, but you have ignored them and stubbornly resisted until the end. Today, don't blame this general for being merciless! Qu Zhisheng is stubbornly resisting the Tang dynasty. Take him out and kill him as a warning to others, "Hou Junji said coldly.
"Yes! General! "Xin Yaoer shouted loudly. With a wave of his hand, two soldiers grabbed Qu Zhisheng and were about to drag him out of the palace.
"General Hou, please spare me! I surrendered of my own accord! I surrendered of my own accord! "Qu Zhisheng kept struggling as he shouted loudly. He was trying to save himself a chance of survival.
Xin Yaoer sneered, "You surrendered of your own accord, but you still led your troops to attack this general. You surrendered of your own accord, but you refused to surrender of your own accord. If it weren't for our army destroying Gao Chang City, why would you surrender? If you surrendered of your own accord, why would there be so many citizens of Gao Chang resisting our army?"
If it was in the past, Xin Liao 'er would definitely insist that it was Qu Zhisheng who surrendered first and the Mo Clan's son who blew up the city. But now, Xin Liao' er's attitude was the complete opposite. Because once Qu Zhisheng died, everything they did in Gaochang City would become a mess, and they wouldn't have the slightest evidence against them. Because of this, he was willing to let the Mo Clan's son take the credit for breaching the city and kill Qu Zhisheng.
"I really didn't know that the citizens in the city rebelled?" Qu Zhisheng couldn't help but be shocked. He was imprisoned, so how could he know about Xin Yaoer's actions? He thought that the citizens loyal to Gao Chang City acted on their own accord.
If it was in the past, he would be very pleased with his loyal subjects. But at this moment, he wished he could hide as far away as possible. In his heart, he was complaining that these people were meddlesome.
"That's strange. You said that you surrendered of your own accord, but the citizens of Gao Chang City didn't know that you surrendered. Instead, they took the initiative to report to me. Do you think I should believe your words or my own eyes?" Xin Yaoer continued to state the facts.
"The affairs of the common people have nothing to do with this king. This king is wholeheartedly loyal to the Great Tang. It was those officials who held this king hostage that caused this misunderstanding. However, this king truly did surrender first, and then the city was breached. The heavens can bear witness to this! Many people can testify to this! "Qu Zhisheng cried out loudly.
Hou Junji laughed and said, "That's a coincidence. If you surrendered of your own accord, then what about Mo Jiu's achievement in destroying the city? Besides, if you surrendered, Mo Jiu wouldn't have spent so much gunpowder to destroy your city walls. Don't you think so, Mo Jiu?"
Hou Junji suddenly changed the topic and threw the problem to Mo Jiazi. If Mo Jiazi admitted that Qu Zhisheng surrendered of his own accord, then the Firearms Division's achievement in destroying the city would be ruined. He didn't believe that Mo Jiazi was so indifferent to fame and fortune that he would give away the achievement of destroying the city. Even if Mo Jiazi didn't care about fame and fortune, how could he explain it to the soldiers of the Firearms Division? It must be known that if a general couldn't bring merit to his soldiers, how could his subordinates be convinced?
As long as Mo Jiazi admitted the achievement of destroying the city, then he would have a reason to kill Qu Zhisheng and completely clean up the mess.
In an instant, all the generals turned their eyes to Mo Jiazi. It must be known that Mo Jiazi's attack had destroyed the city of Gao Chang. It could be said that the impact of destroying the city of Mo Jiazi was comparable to that of tens of thousands of soldiers. If this achievement was returned to the imperial court, then Mo Jiazi's title would definitely be promoted. At their position, being promoted was very precious.
"Mo Jiazi!"
Qu Zhisheng couldn't help but be stunned. He couldn't help but raise his head to look at the overly young general of the Tang Army. The great name of the great Mo Jiazi, even in Gao Chang, had been heard of for a long time. He had heard of the deeds of Mo Jiazi when he was only 20 years old, and the deeds of Mo Jiazi when he was Mo Jiazi's popular poems. He loved to use the exquisite goods produced by the Mo Family Village.
Sometimes, he even imagined that if Mo Jiazi came to Gao Chang one day, he would treat Mo Jiazi as a distinguished guest, just like how his father treated the eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang. However, he never imagined that he and Mo Jiazi would meet like this.
At the same time, Mo Jiazi was the culprit behind the fall of Gao Chang. If he hadn't come with gunpowder, Gao Chang wouldn't have been defeated so quickly.
When he stood on the city wall and felt the power of the earthquake with his own eyes, and the scene of the city wall hundreds of steps away shattering like a piece of paper, he couldn't help but regret not surrendering at the first moment. Now, with gunpowder, the Tang Dynasty was invincible in the world.
"Mo Jiazi has always been known for his philosophy of the Mo Family. He shouldn't wantonly slander I for credit," Qu Zhisheng said hopefully.
Qu Zhisheng didn't know whether Mo Jiazi adhered to the philosophy of the Mo Family and restored the truth or was greedy for credit for breaking the city wall.
Meton turned to look at Qu Zhisheng and said, "If I'm not wrong, King Gao Chang should have been hopeful all the time. At the last moment at noon, when the Western Turks' reinforcements didn't arrive, he decided to surrender."
Qu Zhisheng couldn't help but lower his head guiltily. Meton directly said what was in his heart.
Meton continued, "However, what King Gao Chang didn't know was that at that moment, the Supreme General had already given the order to blow up the city wall. I had already ignited the gunpowder, and the fate of Gao Chang's city wall couldn't be changed. It took some time for King Gao Chang's surrender to reach the Supreme General, and it also took time for me to ignite the fuse to blow up the city wall. I think that the two happened at the same time, and there is no distinction between who came first and who came later. "
All the generals nodded. For a long time, either one side surrendered or the other side broke the city. This was the first time that such a situation happened at the same time.
They had been fighting for so many years, and this was the first time they encountered such a mess.
No! It was a mess.
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