Xiaoguangong

Chapter 299 The Heavenly Soldiers Arrive!

Although Ma Chao was very powerful this time, Xu Shu didn't take Ma Chao seriously at all. When Guan Ping first arrived in Chang'an, Xu Shu confidently judged that Ma Chao would definitely lose, and it would be a big defeat.

The reason is that Ma Chao was defeated too quickly before, and his elite soldiers had not had time to replenish, so he was forced to replenish troops on the spot, and then contacted the local Qianghu to help out.

They rushed into action without adequate preparations, and had to disperse their forces to prevent Chen Qun from jumping over the wall and swinging his troops. It was inevitable that they would be forced to recruit a large number of troops.

But now that the autumn harvest is approaching, farmers depend on the autumn harvest for a year's livelihood, and the war weariness must have reached its peak, and there will not be many people who are willing to fight desperately with the Guan Zhong army.

Based on this, Xu Shu believed that Ma Chao would definitely concentrate his limited forces in a certain direction, such as the Longshan area, in an effort to block Yunshan's attack.

He suggested that Guan Ping do the opposite and keep only a small number of troops near Longshan. Guan Ping personally came forward to lure the enemy, but he always confronted the defenders of Longshan. The remaining main force, led by Xu Huang and Guo Huai, went against the current Go up to attack Shangyu, and win this important grain-producing area in Tianshui in one fell swoop.

It stands to reason that the water surface of the Wei River is not wide, and it is very difficult to launch a large army attack against the water, and there is no support from friendly troops here, so it is easy to be besieged by the enemy from all directions after landing.

However, Xu Shu decided that there would not be too many defenders in Shangbi. As long as Xu Huang and others made a breakthrough, they would be able to influence the overall situation of the battle and open the door to victory for their comrades.

Guan Ping explained the battle plan to Xu Huang and Guo Huai. Both of them were very satisfied with this tactic, and immediately gathered the army. Guan Ping personally led [-] troops to the Jieting area, pretending to set up more flags and pretending to have tens of thousands of troops The illusion that the main force is near Longshan has been created.

Xu Huang and Guo Huai led the real main force of [-] to quickly move north along the Weishui River. Taking advantage of the abundant water in the Weishui River, they gathered a large number of ferries and headed towards Shangbi.

If Ma Chao's troops were not so stretched, they would have been able to stick to Shanggu. If Xu Huang and Guo Huai could not break through the city quickly, they would have to retreat because of insufficient food and grass.

But Yunshan had transferred Ma Chao's last reserve team before, and now Shangbi's defense was extremely empty.

Guo Huai personally held the iron spear, raised the shield and walked forward quickly, calling out to the terrified peasants:
"The [-] heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty have arrived in Liangzhou, and Ma Chao and Pound are all scattered like birds and beasts. If you don't surrender, how long will it be!"

To attack against the current, the situation must be maintained quickly. Xu Huang and Guo Huai both restrained their soldiers this time and did not allow them to loot and cause trouble.

They especially have only one goal now, and that is to break through Shangbei immediately and clear the way for the subsequent soldiers to land!

Ma Chao also considered the possibility of Yunshan landing here before, but on the one hand, the main force of Yunshan is still trapped in Xiangwu, and on the other hand, both Pang De and Ding Fei have confirmed that Yunshan is now appearing in the Jieting area. .

During the busy farming days when Ma Chao's army was stretched, he was forced to reduce the defenders of Shangyu again and again. The defenders of Shangyu saw that Ma Chao himself was starting to do badly, so they didn't take defense seriously.

The results of the battle belong to the generals, but the private benefits are actually their own.

The grassroots generals in charge of recruiting soldiers directly stated that they would be exempted from conscription after paying a certain amount of money and food, but they reported to Ma Chao that they had actually recruited enough soldiers. The army provides food and grass.

How could an army that didn't care about defense at all from top to bottom could stop this elite Cao soldier.

What's more, their leader is Xu Huang, one of Cao Cao's five sons of good generals!
Just looking at the panicked looks of these soldiers, Xu Huang already realized that Shangbi's defense must be weaker than he imagined.

He immediately ordered Guo Huai to attack the distant field ridges, and he must stop these fleeing soldiers as much as possible. He personally led his men to seize the city immediately when the defenders of Shangyu City were in chaos!
Looking at the soldiers fleeing all over the mountains, Guo Huai might still feel that his mission was a bit difficult before, but after the battle with Huo Jun and the previous recruitment in Guanzhong, Guo Huai now knows how to deal with these and has no ambitions militia.

"Fellow folks, elders! We are the heavenly soldiers of the great man, and we are here to rescue you now!"

"We are the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court, under the command of General Yun! We will not rob people, and we will never commit massacres! Everyone, don't panic!"

"Whether you are soldiers or civilians, as long as you lay down your weapons and don't resist, we will never kill wantonly! Why should you follow Ma Chao to rebel!"

Guo Huai shouted, and his soldiers also shouted together.

Many soldiers were ashamed and refused to speak out, Guo Huai immediately told them to leave, so the soldiers in front had no choice but to shout loudly, not even daring to raise their weapons.

In order to verify their sincerity, there is a large farmland in front of them, but both Guo Huai and Xu Huang ordered the soldiers to walk around the farmland, not allowing soldiers and camels to trample on any food, no matter who is willing to kneel on the ground, they must not kill wantonly .

The basic quality of most warlords in this era is almost nonexistent. Although Ma Chao didn’t massacre when he came before, he also conscripted soldiers and levied food. In the past, no one dared to say no.

The Shangyu defenders who fled in a hurry in the distance watched Cao Jun who landed in the distance meet the farmland and scattered like a tide like a city. This unprecedented scene stunned the uninformed defenders.

In the battles they experienced before, all the attacking parties would choose the fastest route, so that they would not care about the food in front of them. Even if there were people, they would step on them without any scruples.

Besides, at this time, they should be shouting in unison to kill the thieves or to cheer up morale, but now they have not killed any one of them, and they are calling for everyone to surrender.

Where did this courage come from? It doesn't take us Liangzhou people seriously!
"I surrender, I surrender, don't kill me!"

Finally, a slow-running soldier tripped over a stone. Seeing the enemy getting closer, he hurriedly kowtowed on the ground and begged for surrender.

Looking at the panting Cao soldiers striding forward in the distance, the Xiliang soldier was still quite frightened, fearing that what awaited him would still be a blow to the head.

He closed his eyes and was pulled up before he could react.

"Forgive me, forgive me..."

He hurriedly spoke loudly, but heard a rather excited voice in his ear.

"Brother, you are saved!"

saved?be saved!
The soldier looked bewildered, completely unaware of what had happened. Cao Jun's soldiers patted him on the shoulder and told him to hide aside, and then Guo Huai, who was holding an iron spear in one hand and a wooden shield in the other, also strode forward.

Looking at this bewildered soldier, Guo Huai nodded slightly at him, and said with a serious face:
"Brother, before you were forced to be a thief and help Ma Chao to fight. Although it was a great crime, but now as long as you are willing to do whatever you want, you are still ordinary people."

Speaking of this, he wryly smiled and squeezed out a sincere expression, and unconsciously thought of Huo Jun's soldiers who were not afraid of death, and were even willing to use their own flesh and blood to open the door to victory for their comrades.

The so-called gain more help than others, although the words of the sages seem so weak and weak in the world of great controversy, but the people will always have a scale in their hearts, knowing who wants to protect their interests, and who wants to protect them? To ruin their lives.

The common people's thoughts are very simple, and they don't understand much reason, but they are willing to give their best efforts to support those who protect them.

More than half of the soldiers under him were temporarily recruited from Guanzhong, but none of the generals complained of suffering or tiredness along the way. All of them had strong fighting spirit and strictly followed the military orders. The idea of ​​wealth.

This greatly touched the hearts of Guo Huai and Xu Huang. On the one hand, they firmly believed that they would be able to win the final battle. On the other hand, they had deep doubts about the previous battle.

Back then, Xu Huang was no different from Cao Jun's other generals. Their lives were always worthless, and they believed that as long as they possessed absolute violence, they could easily sweep the world and force disobedient people to kneel at their feet.

If the previous choice was wrong, wouldn't it mean... King Wei was also wrong?

How easy is it to change King Wei?

Xu Huang was slightly in a daze, but he finally recovered and sighed:
"After taking the city, don't kill innocent people indiscriminately!"

"Those who violate the military order will be killed without mercy!"

(End of this chapter)