Shu Chen

Chapter 553

When Huo Yi was entrusted by Ma Zhong to Bie Du and led more than ten thousand people out of Zangkeshui to Yulin County, he decided to break the situation through the successive news from Shen You.

The plan is to take the lead in defeating Qian Bo, the captain of Gaoliang West.

There are two reasons.

Needless to say, the first one was his previous rebellion in Lingfang County, which caused complaints from all the scholars and commoners.

On the other hand, both Liu Zuan and Nie You guarded the two ends of the valley, which belonged to the first line of defense against the Han army. The defense was bound to be tight, and it was difficult to find a weak spot to attack.

But Lingfang County, located between Yushui and Zangshui, is different.

If the Han army wanted to attack, they had to cross hills and pass through plains to reach them. It was impossible to hide their tracks on the march.

In other words, Qian Bo did not need to worry about being raided by the Han army.

The original plan of the Han army was to let Shen You unite with some powerful righties who were dissatisfied with Qian Bo, so that they could cover the hundreds of Han troops to enter the city in disguise, and when Huo Yi's army arrived, they would take the city together.

Such a plan is risky.

If there is a slight mistake, the Jiangdong generals will use their tricks to lure the Han army to ambush them by feigning surrender.

But at that time, no matter whether it was Huo Yi, Shi Bao or the others, there was no better way.

The journey from the Zangke River Valley was too far away, and it was necessary to make a quick decision to capture a city for the soldiers to rest and serve as a stronghold for a long-term battle.Otherwise, under Jiangdong's leisurely waiting for work, the Han army, which had difficulty in transporting food and fodder and was tired of veterans, would be forced to strike back.

Not to mention that miasma is rampant in places where there are few people, and the Han army cannot stay in the wild all the time.

But who would have expected that before Shen You found a good person who could act as an internal response, Qian Bo had reverted to his old ways!He actually bullied the barbarian tribes who refused to accept Wang Hua, and sent the Han army a better battle plan!
Yes, better plan.

Huo Yi found the villages of two barbarian tribes in the northwest of Lingfang County (now Shanglin County) where grain and fodder had not yet been forcibly expropriated, and let them migrate away in exchange for military rations and equipment.Afterwards, the Jiaozhou righteous men under Shen You's command entered the village disguised as barbarians, while he still led the army and hid outside, waiting for Qian Bo to send people to forcibly collect food and supplies.

Half a month later, Qian Bo's food collection team of more than [-] people arrived late.

Shen You asked the soldiers who were proficient in the local dialect to go out to greet them, and imitated the unruly and stubbornness of the barbarian tribe who refused to accept Wanghua, dealt with them and bargained with them, and after dispelling his suspicions, he "reluctantly" accepted the fact that people were killed by knives, making those people the next day Collect grain, fodder and supplies before coming to the village with vehicles.

But when those hundreds of people came back the next day, Shen You led his soldiers to riot and killed them in front of the village.

In addition, two or three captured people had their noses and ears cut off and sent back to speak.

Claiming that they were born in Xiou, they didn't know the princes of the emperor in the Qin and Han Dynasties in the past, and now they don't recognize Wu Guo or the western Gaoliang captain!
Don't even think about getting a grain of fodder and an inch of supplies from their stockade!
Even if Qian Bo's troops come to fight and break through their stronghold, they will burn everything down!

Predictably, Qian Bode was furious when he told the time.

The next day, he personally led more than a thousand subordinates and hundreds of private soldiers from Haoyou who worked together to attack the stockade where Shen You was.

No matter who persuaded him, he would not change his mind.

In other words, he was born as a bandit and was humiliated by a barbarian tribe. If he couldn't get his face back and break through the stronghold of this barbarian tribe, he wouldn't be able to secure his position as the western captain in the future.

His ending is also predictable.

When he led the mighty army and just started to attack the village, Huo Yi, who had been waiting for a long time, led the army to encircle and attack from three sides. It took less than two quarters of an hour to settle the battle.

Gein, who was coerced by Qian Bo, the Haoyou private soldiers, saw that the Han army, which was almost ten times their size, was encircling them, so they immediately abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

Qian Bo was stubborn, fighting to the last moment.

Perhaps he himself knew that the Han army would not accept his surrender.

After all, if the Han army who entered Yulin County wants to gain a firm foothold, it must have faith in the local commoners and barbarian tribes, and it is the greatest sincerity to show him the one who forcibly expropriated grain and wealth.
With his death, and with the guidance of the loyal private soldiers, the Yi family in Lingfang County had no resistance.

After entering the city, Huo Yi, who had been guarding Yongchang County for a long time and was familiar with how the prime minister comforted the barbarian tribes in the past, sent people to invite all the nobles and barbarian leaders from inside and outside the county. All the grain, fodder and supplies that were forcibly levied were returned in full, and the decree implemented by the great Han in Nanzhong was also announced.

Naturally, this move won the praise of the scholars and barbarians in Lingfang County.

But Shi Bao saw that the people's hearts were available, so he gave Huo Yi advice again, asking him to follow the three chapters of the agreement when Emperor Han Gao entered Guanzhong, and quickly stabilize the county.

Huo Yi was a little hesitant about this.

It's not that I think it's a taboo to act like this, but that it's unnecessary.

Tens of thousands of troops have entered the city, and there is also a promise to eliminate violence and return the originals. The common people and barbarians who have suffered from the tyranny of the Wu army are already convinced and will never help the Wu army to attack them. Why bother?

But soon, under Shi Bao's whispering, he followed suit.

Shi Bao felt that the Han army at this time should not stay in Lingfang County to guard and continue to implement Ma Zhong's previous deployment, defeating Lu Dai's troops with falsehood.

Because the war went so smoothly!

It is absolutely possible to achieve greater results!

For example, taking advantage of the fact that the Wu army in Bushan and Zengshi County had not heard the news and had no time to deploy, the Han army only needed to keep three or four thousand soldiers guarding here to attract attention, so as to achieve the strategic goal of becoming Ma Zhong's momentum .The rest of the soldiers and horses can continue to go south, along the Yushui River Valley from the east to Nanhai County, and together with Wu Dang, a survivor of the Han Dynasty who has been dormant, will occupy Nanhai County.

In this way, some Haoyou and barbarian tribes who did not submit to Jiangdong will see hope, feel that Jiaozhou will change ownership soon, and take the opportunity to stand on their own or find the Han army to attach, so that Jiangdong's situation in Jiaozhou will fall into corruption within a month after the war.

It can even induce turmoil in the counties and counties in southern Jing.

After all, Nanhai County borders Jingnan.

And the previous Liao-style rebellion has not passed long.

There is no need to worry about the danger of getting lost or being ambushed halfway because the distance to Nanhai County is too long.

Shen You previously presented the map of Jiaozhou and Jingnan, which completely allowed the Han army to avoid obstruction and reach Nanhai County smoothly with Wu Dang's support.

The only concerns are supplies and miasma.

But Huo Yi didn't consider these two points.

You don't need too much food and fodder, as long as you can persist until you enter Nanhai County.

In this way, Qian Bo's Gaoliang captives should carry part of the grain and fodder, and the soldiers can carry part of it.

And miasma.
Entering Jiaozhou for conquest, will you still worry about miasma?

Everyone lives in peace!

(End of this chapter)