Chapter 1778 Ways to delay

This moment is the most peaceful moment in so many days.

Since the siege, they have been blocking the enemy's attacks on the tower all the time.

Otherwise, why would their losses be so huge in just a few days?

Now that the city wall has been broken, they have no more dangerous points to defend.

The reinforcements arrived from the Tang Dynasty half a month later, and they only lasted six days.

Early tomorrow morning, when the fire in front of them is extinguished, the Goguryeo army will enter the city.

The new city is gone, and there will be no one and no danger that can stop it from moving forward. It is only a matter of time before they reach the capital of Silla.

When the city is destroyed and the country is destroyed, Silla's hundreds of years of foundation will be destroyed in the hands of the Goguryeo people.

"General Cheng, thank you for your hard work." The only remaining Xincheng general dragged his tired body slowly to Cheng Yaojin's side.

He bent down with difficulty and saluted Cheng Yaojin, Zhao Chen and Qin Huaiyu one by one. ??

The generals knew that Cheng Yaojin and the others were not from Silla, and there was no need for the Tang generals to help them in this battle.

But until now, no one has retreated.

The Silla general was grateful but also resentful of God's injustice.

They sacrificed countless lives, but still could not stop Goguryeo's attack.

"Things have reached this point. The new city is gone, and the royal capital will definitely not be able to defend it."

"General Cheng, you have shown utmost kindness to me, Silla. You can leave first under the cover of night. There is no need to stay here with us for your lives." General Xincheng continued.

The eyes of Cheng Chumo and others were full of despair.

They thought they could hold on until the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty arrived, but the reality was always more unacceptable than the ideal.

Cheng Yaojin and the others have worked hard for Silla for a long time, and they should not be allowed to leave their lives here now.

Cheng Yaojin did not speak, but looked at Zhao Chen beside him.

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Cheng Yaojin was not afraid of death, let alone dying here. He was just worried about Zhao Chen.

If something happens to Zhao Chen here, even if he dies, he will not be able to rest in peace.

"Zhao Da, why don't you take Qin Sanpao and the others and leave first? Qin San and I will stay here to attract Yuan Gaisuwen's attention." Cheng Chu was silent for a while before slowly speaking to Zhao Chen.

"Then why did I come here in the first place?" Zhao Chen looked at Cheng Chumo expressionlessly.

He came here in the first place just to save the lives of Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu.

Now that he is ignoring the two people inside and escaping back to the Tang Dynasty in a hurry, why did he come here again in the first place?

"Zhao Da, the situation is stronger than the people. If you return to Datang, you can avenge us if you have the opportunity in the future. If we all die here, who will avenge us?" Qin Huaiyu also advised.

Seeing the unyielding Silla soldiers in Xincheng, Qin Huaiyu also regarded them as his companions.

He was about to face death at this moment, and he didn't want to leave these people behind.

However, he must let Zhao Chen go!

"What the hell!" Zhao Chen scolded with a cold face.

The two of them were stunned, lowered their heads and did not refute.

"I won't leave. You guys have a good rest and I'll think of a solution." Zhao Chen stood up and Qin Sanpao supported Zhao Chen.

Also defending the city, Zhao Chen was not as relaxed as Cheng Chumo and the others.

At this moment, Zhao Chen's body was extremely dirty, and he walked back into the city with a tired face.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu were silent. They also knew that it was useless to say anything at this moment.

What Zhao Chen decided was not something they could change.

Walking to the streets in the city, in the nearby houses, people have already

There was not a single figure left.

It was dark everywhere, and occasionally a cat jumped down from the fence.

On the dark streets, all you could hear was the wind blowing in your ears.

"Have all the people in the city evacuated?" Zhao Chen turned back and looked at Qin Sanpao.

"They have all been evacuated, but the tunnel that Young Master asked them to dig cannot be used at all." Qin Sanpao nodded.

It's just that the tunnels Zhao Chen originally asked Cheng Chumo to organize the people to dig had no effect because the Goguryeo army attacked the city too fiercely and the people tried their best to escape from the city.

In other words, Zhao Chen's previous methods were of no use at all.

Now they have absolutely no other option.

"Keep looking forward." Zhao Chen did not express his attitude, but continued to walk slowly forward.

When the two came to a residence, they saw that the door was already open and there were scattered clothes everywhere in the yard.

Apparently the owner was too panicked when he was escaping, so it ended up here.

Entering the courtyard, there is a curtain made of bamboo strips, blocking the way to the room inside.

Going further inside, there was an even more chaotic room, and the bedding inside was not even taken away.

Zhao Chen still didn't speak and went to several nearby houses.

When he reached the fifth house, Qin Sanpao was wondering what Zhao Chen was looking at, but suddenly he saw Zhao Chen stop.

"Sir, what's wrong?" Qin Sanpao stood aside, looking at the house in front of him with confusion on his face.

It's not that different from what I've seen before.

"Do all the houses in Xincheng have curtains like this?" Zhao Chen pointed to the bamboo curtain at the door of the house and turned to look at Qin Sanpao.

"It seems that I heard the Xincheng soldiers say before that the houses in Xincheng were all built by their local government. Except for the different sizes of the houses,

Everything else is the same. "

"Especially the residential buildings in the north, they should all be the same."

"What's the problem?" After Qin Sanpao explained, he felt that it was a little strange for Zhao Chen to ask him this.

"There's no problem, there's just a way to delay it temporarily." Zhao Chen shook his head. Seeing these bamboo curtains, he thought of a small way.

Although it cannot change the overall situation, it can at least drag the Goguryeo army into the city for two or three days.

"What method?" Qin Sanpao asked quickly.

"Let's talk when we get back!" Zhao Chen did not explain his method immediately, but turned around and walked towards the city gate.

The fire beside the distant city wall has not yet been extinguished.

According to this situation, it will not be extinguished until tomorrow morning.

Back at the resting place, Cheng Chumo and others had regained a lot of energy.

Seeing Zhao Chen return, Cheng Chumo and others hurriedly came over to greet him.

"Zhao Da, have you discovered anything?" Cheng Chu asked Zhao Chen silently.

Zhao Chen nodded.

Cheng Chumo and others were surprised.

"What discovery?" Qin Huaiyu asked quickly.

"I have a way to stop Yeon Gaesumun and the others in the city for at least two days."

"But when we stand in the way, most of you will die." Zhao Chen looked at the Xincheng soldiers in front of him.

"We are not afraid!"

"We have been prepared to die for a long time. If we can hold on for two more days, it will be a profit."

"Your Highness, King of Han, if you have any ideas, just tell us, we are not afraid!"

"Yes, if we were afraid of death, we wouldn't have persisted until now."

"Your Highness, King of Han, tell me, as long as we can stop Goguryeo, there is nothing to fear about death!"