Shu Chen

Chapter 558

After rushing from Nanhai County to Jiaozhi County, the biggest difficulty for the Han army was not to defeat the Wu army to occupy the county, but how to bring the war to an end as soon as possible.

There is no suspense in the Gein war.

Regardless of the superiority of troops, the morale of the soldiers, or the aspirations of the local commoners.

Therefore, the expectation of the Han army is to defeat the Wu army outside the city as much as possible, instead of making the Wu army hold back in the city to resist stubbornly and protract the war.

When Huo Yi explained all these considerations to Wu Dang in detail, he even jokingly said, "The envoy should not focus on the war at this time, but think about how to make the Jiaozhou governor long-term and peaceful, and make the scholars enjoy the favor of the Han family!"

At this, Wu Dang laughed heartily and said goodbye and went back.

The post of Governor of Jiaozhou was conferred on him in advance by Emperor Liu Chan a few years ago.

Five days later, all the soldiers of the Han army recovered from the symptoms of coming across the sea, Huo Yi sent more than a thousand people to stay behind on the fleet, and the other six thousand soldiers and more than two thousand people from Wu Dang's troops all left looking at the water village.

But unexpectedly, Wu Jun, who had given up the port, didn't even guard the water village!
Don't they expect Liu Zuan to lead the army to rescue them?
Both Huo Yi and Wu Dang were surprised.

Moreover, the water village is quite strong, and it is rainy in autumn, so the Han army can't attack with fire!
And they gathered all the boats in the water stronghold, and when they led the troops to Longbian County, the prefecture of the county, along the river valley into the sea, they encountered a messenger sent by Cuangu along the way, and only then did they know the reason.

Cuan Gu, who supervised the private army of the southern Hao clan, followed Ma Zhong in this battle.

And the reason why I was able to send people to look for Chai Jing is because Huo Yi in Jiaozhi County is already besieged!

However, it is said that more than [-] people from the governor's headquarters entered and exited Lu Dai, who was at the confluence of Xisuishui (Red River) and Jinxi, before retreating to Moling County to station. Wu Dang also led the army to continue to approach a few days ago.

Instead, they left the northern tributary of the forbidden stream, and arrived at Fengxi County in the northeast of Moling County.

As soon as the small army arrived, and before Wu Dang went to see if the city could be attacked, the city gate opened from the inner hole, and Xu Shaohao's private soldiers poured out.

We tied up the county magistrate and the garrison general, and later surrendered
It was a false surrender.

According to the parts reserved by Shen You, Wu Jun confirmed that many of those Haozuo had written letters with Wu Jun one after another.

The soldiers are in a county with bloody blades, and everyone is overjoyed.

Chai Jing also moved soldiers and horses into the city and stationed them, so that the soldiers were relieved of the relaxation and boredom of sleeping in the wild.

And the benefits that those Haozuo brought to the war stop here.

If we are already in the small situation, we are all competing to ask for orders to contact or persuade the Wu army. I am still watching Haozuo and the barbarian tribes, and I have not yet given the local advantage to inform the entire Jiaozhi County.

For example, Ma Zhong has now returned from across the sea to arrive at the port, and the information about Suichun and the Han army governor going south to the water village, we have explored and analyzed it earlier than Wu Dang's department through the intertwined relationship.

This military situation also made Wu Dang adjust his deployment immediately.

Instead, he personally supervised the [-] soldiers to stay here, and continued to monitor the movements of Lu Dai's troops. Don't send Cuan Gu to lead [-] soldiers and horses and more than a thousand private soldiers assembled by Hao Zuo to watch Longbian County slowly.

Trying to defend the health before the Han army led the troops to the south, the county government was taken away.

But it was a pity that Cuan Gu was still one step too late.

When I led troops through Wanghai County, there were also no "smart people" in this county who abandoned Wu to Han.

And we are much less ruthless than the people in Fengxi County.

It was the Liaozuo appointed by the state of Wu who were not of local origin and the Haozuo family attached to Wu who were all killed before they went out of the city with their heads in their hands to find the Wu army to surrender.

In this way, Cuan Gu naturally wanted to garrison troops temporarily.

There is a way, Wanghai County has become Xiaohan's territory from now on, and I may let the county go out of order.

If those defectors are appeased, and some soldiers are assigned to station in the city, I am afraid that the Li and Shu in this county will be taken as slaves by Haozuo or barbarian tribes, and burning, killing and looting abound.

It was also the delay of seven days here that made Sui Chun and Chai Jing aware of the news.

When Wu Jun rushed to Longbian County again, he happened to meet our leader and rushed back.

When they met each other, the two armies could avoid a fierce battle.

Although Cuangu assigned [-] soldiers to guard the front of Wanghai County, their strength was slightly inferior to Huo Yi's, but the morale of the two armies was comparable.

However, Suichun and the Han army entered the city slowly, whether they wanted to get entangled with Chai Jing in the city. Facing the surging Chai Jing, they just wanted to divide their troops to contain them, fight and enter the city to defend.

It also makes it possible to predict the outcome as soon as the war is over.

Suichun, who personally led the headquarters to fight against the front and bought time for the Han army to enter the city, although the handsome soldiers fought to the death, some soldiers who ordered the army to live in panic.

After a quarter of an hour of fierce fighting, Chai Jing showed signs of support.

And until the Han army entered the city two quarters of an hour ago, and before the soldiers of the Suichun tribe saw the "way of life", everyone no longer had the heart to continue fighting, and rushed back to the city gate.

Once it's over, Suichun can still deter the soldiers who escaped by beheading.

However, as the Wu army's offensive became more and more violent, fewer and fewer Chai Jing's soldiers stopped fleeing, and Suichun could not prevent the defeat from coming.

Seeing this, Cuan Gu immediately led his guards to watch Sui Chun's general flag rush away.

Looking forward to beheading generals to capture the flag, driving rout soldiers to cover up the city gate.

But Suichun was also very decisive.

When he saw that things could be done, he gave up the idea of ​​restraining his subordinates and withdrew from the battlefield first on the guard of the personal guard.

Whether alone or not, the Han army also acted decisively.

After Suichun retreated into the city, he ordered to shoot with a bow and crossbow the people who were crowded behind the city gate, and successfully closed the city gate.

It can be regarded as resolving the crisis of the city changing hands.

But what I lost was the morale of the army.

Seeing that it was Cuanu, who was hiding the opportunity to seize the city again, he ordered the captives to be surrendered, clean up the battlefield and set up camp.

Moreover, these captives were deliberately allowed to bury the Huo Yi soldiers who died in battle in front of the defenders in the city.

The autumn wind is slightly cool, and the devastated battlefield is bleak; the river flows south, rippling with the tears of the prisoners and the whimpering of "the soul is coming back";

It will also flow the sadness in our hearts.

The county soldiers recruited from the local area were worried that before the city was captured by the Wu army, even if they died in battle, they would become prisoners of war and be treated harshly, and they would not implicate their family members and be punished as slaves.

As for the Jiangdong soldiers who are in charge of the conquest, their hearts are ashamed.

Even in that encounter, Huo Yi lost thousands of people and was taken prisoner, but we are all ignorant and hopeless about failure.

It's true, did they take advantage of the situation to attack the city the next day when they landed in Licuangu?

Huo Yi in the city has already been reduced to a dead bone in the tomb, so he needs to relax for a while.

And once Ma Zhong's troops are brought in, it will deal a huge blow to Chai Jing's morale in the city, and it is certain that Huo Yi's morale will collapse and he will surrender in battle!
Why is it necessary to attack the fortifications to increase the casualties of soldiers?
(End of this chapter)