.Chapter 35: Unexpected and wrong

In order to attack Han Sui, Guo Jia sent 50,000 troops, more than twice that of Han Sui's troops. He could send 100,000 or 150,000, but for the sake of food, grass and supplies, he only sent 50,000 to fight. If 50,000 troops could not completely wipe out Han Sui, even if Guo Jia had a million troops, he would probably not have the confidence to conquer the world. +d Quickly collect "Please see"

Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Ma Chao, Wu Yi, and Meng Da led their troops into the territory of Hansui in the northwest. They encountered no resistance along the way. Even when the troops were approaching Zhiyang, the officials and civilians in the city directly opened the city to surrender, and this was just the first day of their march.

In Zhiyang, the soldiers and horses were resting overnight, and at the same time, the five generals also began to carefully plan strategic deployment.

The Taiping Army had a military rule that whenever they went out to fight and entered an enemy city, from civil and military generals to ordinary soldiers, they were not allowed to disturb the people or occupy the houses. If there was no place to live, they would camp on the spot outside the city.

Wu Yi and Meng Da's troops were stationed outside the city. After arranging measures to patrol and prevent the enemy at night, the two rode horses to the military camp in the city. Gan Ning, Zhang Liao and Ma Chao had been waiting for a long time.

Although five people went on the battle at the same time, each leading 10,000 troops, the commander who went on this battle was Gan Ning.

Five generals wearing armor sat in the camp, Gan Ning sat in the main seat, and Zhang Liao, Wu Yi, Ma Chao and Meng Da were on both sides.

Putting the map of the northwest, Gan Ning didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point.

"We are leading 50,000 troops. Han Sui should have received news in Wuwei at this moment. This conquest of the northwest, our army's military strength advantage is obvious. Therefore, I want to be in every step. Tomorrow, we will divide our troops into two groups. Zidu, your infantry are all sword and shield soldiers. Facing the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, we will attack the long-term. So tomorrow, I will beg you to lead your army to Zu Li in the northeast. My colleagues and I will lead our army to attack Wuwei City directly. When you pacify the southeast of Wuwei County, we will meet in Wuwei City."

According to the map of Liangzhou, a more vivid metaphor is a rectangle. From Jincheng swept Wuwei, just a straight line can be swept across. However, because this rectangle is inclined forty-five degrees, the only gap and omission point is the southeast of Wuwei County.

Ma Chao led the Yinling Flying Cavalry, Gan Ning led the archers, Zhang Liao led the crossbow soldiers, and Wu Yi was all spearmen under his command. These four armies faced the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, the spearmen and archers had the power to fight back, and the crossbow soldiers and the Yinling Flying Cavalry were to restrain the enemy. Only Meng Da led the new army's 10,000 infantry were all sword and shield soldiers, and they did not have much advantage in the Western Liang Iron Cavalry.

Meng Da bowed his hand and said, "Don't worry, the governor, I will ensure that I will complete the task."

Gan Ning nodded and asked everyone to go down and rest, and to accumulate strength and the army will set sail tomorrow.

In fact, everyone now thinks that Han Sui hastily withdrawn his troops and fled back to Wuwei. Facing Guo Jia's army attack, he must be the main force of defending himself. If he doesn't help, it will be no problem to use the openness of the wilderness to turn it into pieces and deal with Guo Jia's troops for several months. (Update the latest chapter of this book)

The next morning, the entire army set out, and the surrendered county town left a thousand troops to control it.

The northwest is desolate, and occasionally there will be a loess land where grass cannot grow. As the commander, Meng Da rode a little more relaxed on the horse. The ten thousand invaders behind him marched on his legs, which naturally worked harder.

There is no pleasant scenery here, only unbearable hardship under the scorching sun.

Guo Ye, who commanded two hundred people, looked calm in the army. The two village chiefs who followed him who managed the 100 people were respectively, one was a young man and the other was Gangui.

The bored Gan Gui came to Guo Ye and whispered: "Hey, what am I talking about? Our troops can't go to the battlefield. My father led his troops to Wuwei to fight Han Sui, but we went to Zu Li in the opposite direction. Zhiyang surrendered without any resistance. I think Zu Li is no exception."

In response to this, Guo Ye's expression remained unchanged and said lightly: "How can we take it for granted by marching and fighting? If the southeastern part of Wuwei County is not pacified, it will always be a hidden danger. Since someone must come to surrender this southeastern part, it won't be the same for whom? It's just that our unit is not an enemy of cavalry, so we took a seemingly insignificant job. But I tell you, if the southeastern part of Wuwei County is smoothly pacified, it will naturally be a good thing, but if there is a mistake, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Gan Gui looked surprised, thought for a while and asked in a low voice: "What does Mr. Ye mean?"

Guo Ye turned his head and glanced at Gan Gui, and asked back, "If our army does not come and Zu Li has Han Sui's heavy troops, your father leads his army to attack Wuwei City in front, and Zu Li sends troops to siege Jincheng in the back, how will the situation develop?"

Gan Gui was shocked and nodded in agreement. Instead, he said happily: "As Mr. Ye said, then it seems inconspicuous that we will beat Zu Li, but it is actually a great contribution?"

Guo Ye smiled softly and said, "Don't think about the credit. When fighting, it is necessary for all departments to work together. Everyone should do their own things well, which is the greatest contribution to victory."

"Yo, Mr. Ye is more and more like a master now. He has a father and a son. But I don't understand. Mr. Ye likes to plan and strategize. Why does Mr. Ye want to charge forward?"

Faced with Gan Gui's question, Guo Ye was silent for a moment and said softly: "My father said that no matter whether you are right or wrong, if you don't understand or understand it, you will have no right to speak. I am different from my father. I think I must experience it personally on the battlefield."

The biggest difference between Guo Ye and Guo Jia is his background. He has been living a life of wealth since he was a child. He was carefree when he was sensible. For him, war was limited to the theoretical knowledge of military books. He has truly experienced, witnessed, and experienced it on the battlefield. Perhaps he will have a deeper understanding of everything hidden behind the war. For him, this is also a process of tempering into steel.

The scorching sun was in the sky, and Zuli County was near. Meng Da led his army to order the entire army to stop. Looking from afar, Zuli City Gate was closed, but there were no defenders on the top of the city. If it was resistance, what's the use of closing the city gate? What's the difference between hiding the bell? But if it was resistance, are there any ambushing enemy troops on the top of the city?

The key point is how many soldiers and horses there are in the city. Meng Da didn't know that it was unwise to easily attack the city.

"General, why don't I go and call for the people in the city to surrender?"

Dian Man ran to Meng Da with an excited look on his face. In his opinion, it would be best to have resistance, so that there would be a war. If the city surrendered, there would be no meaning at all.

Meng Da agreed to Dianman's request, no matter what, let's see the effect first.

Dian Man, who was tall and big, ran to the front of the formation excitedly, about three hundred steps away from Zuli City. He just raised his breath and wanted to shout, but opened his mouth wide but was stunned again.

What should he shout?

After racking his brains and thinking about it, Dian Man turned his eyes and shouted loudly: "Listen to the people in the city, come out of the city quickly and surrender, otherwise he will bear the consequences!"

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In Zuli City, the county government has already exploded.

It’s not that ordinary county officials are making noise, but that five of the eight generals under Han Sui’s commandments are!

Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu, candidate, Li Kan and the other five were quarreling around Cheng Gongying.

"Look, look, Guo Jia's army is here!"

"Brother Cheng, your plan has been discovered by Guo Jia!"

"How should we decide now? Should we go out of the city to fight or defend to the death? No matter how you look at it, it will be a dead end."

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Cheng Gongying was also a little panicked.

There were 20,000 troops in Zuli City, which was Han Sui's main force. After Guo Jia led his army to the scene, Cheng Gongying decisively retreated. When he returned to Wuwei, he said bluntly to meet Han Sui, and hit the nail on the head.

Guo Jia must directly annex the Northwest!

No matter what consideration he made this judgment, at least now it confirms his speculation.

Han Sui's troops would definitely not be able to defeat Guo Jia, and he would definitely be defeated on the front battlefield, so he could only use surprise troops and use strange strategies.

Cheng Gongying suggested that Han Sui stationed heavily in Zuli before Guo Jia sent troops, and he expected that Guo Jia would attack Wuwei City after leading his troops from Jincheng. As long as Han Sui could defend him for ten days, Zu Li's troops would make his last fight to Jincheng and quickly break through the empty Jincheng. After they did one thing, they could defeat Guo Jia's troops without attacking.

Burn grain!

If you can't grab it, you can't get it away. As long as you burn Guo Jia's food and grass in Jincheng, let alone the army, even the people may be in a crisis of starvation to death.

However, Cheng Gongying did not expect that Guo Jia's troops would not fight against Wuwei, but now they are at Zuli's city.

"Let's go and explore how many soldiers there are outside the city. Don't panic. You don't even know how many enemy troops have come. What are you afraid of?"

Cheng Gongying, who had been calm and calm, thought calmly and could only go to "target"_blank">"target"_blank"> to see one step at a time.

If there is really a large army outside the city, then his plan to remove firewood from the cauldron would become a cocoon.

The person who went to inquire about the news came back soon. According to him, there were about 10,000 enemy troops in the wilderness in the west of the city, and there were no enemies outside the other city gates.

"Will there be a fraud? Could it be that I was luring me out of the city to fight?"

Yang Qiu said in surprise.

With Guo Jia's strength today, he has to bring a hundred or eighty thousand when going out to fight.

Cheng Gongying closed her eyes and pondered for a while. There were only two possible situations at the moment.

Either to lure the enemy, after Zu Li's troops leave the city, the enemy's subsequent troops will enter the battlefield.

Or Guo Jia didn't expect that Zu Li had heavy troops, and these ten thousand troops were just Guo Jia cautiously used his troops to flatten the northwest and surrendered Zu Li City.

If it is the former, the enemy has backing support, then the soldiers and horses in Zuli City will go out of the city to fight no matter what, because the opponent will not lure the enemy to attack the city in large numbers.

If it were the latter, Zu Li's troops would decisively leave the city to fight, and instead, they would have a chance to win unexpectedly.

No matter how to choose between the two, Cheng Gongying could only make the decision to open the city gate and fight to the decisive battle.

"What kind of soldiers are there outside the city?"

"It's all sword and shield soldiers."

"Okay! Open the city gate, and the Western Liang Iron Cavalry rushed out in one go!"

Cheng Gongying decisively issued an order. This time, he was the head coach appointed by Han Sui. The other five generals must obey his command regardless of whether they respect him in words or tone.

Dianman shouted outside the city so hard that his voice was hoarse. Dianman didn't even ask to open the city gate. He ran back to Meng Da. Dianman said angrily: "General, why don't you attack the city?"

Meng Da turned around and saw that if his troops really wanted to attack the city, they had to set up camp first, and then build some ladders and bumper trees overnight. When Meng Da decided to retreat twenty miles to set up camp.

The west gate of Zuli City opened from inside.
Chapter completed!