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Chapter 347: Unafraid of difficulties, Su Yao goes to war (4K)

"Has our White Horse General decided to surrender?"

In the siege camp outside Guanzi City, King Qiuliju asked his subordinates.

"Report to the King."

Guards report:

"That bastard not only drove away our envoy, but also threw away your gifts and insulted you. It was really hateful."

"In my opinion, we don't need to give him face anymore, just attack and take him down directly."

"How can a mere thousand men defeat an army of more than 30,000 of us?"

"When the time comes, make him kneel in front of you and see if he still keeps his stubbornness!"

However, Qiuliju just waved his hand and asked his subordinates to retreat, and continued to order them to strengthen the defense. The 30,000-strong army surrounded the small Guanzi City on all sides, as if they were determined to trap Gongsun Zan to death.

Yes.

As Su Yao expected, the corrective force of history came into play.

Although the location and course of the war changed drastically, the result of Gongsun Zan's isolated advance and being trapped in Guanzi City remained unchanged.

Gongsun Zan, who was born into a branch of the Gongsun clan that controlled the frontiers and had a long-standing blood feud with the Xianbei and Wuhuan people, pursued the Wuhuan army all the way after it withdrew from Pingyuan. After retaking Lulong Pass, he attempted to rebuild the Liaoxi defense line just as Su Yao had hoped.

However, he did not expect that after escaping outside the Great Wall, the Wuhuan people, who were in disarray and allowed him to hunt them down, suddenly regained their morale and organized several powerful counterattacks.

Gongsun Zan, sensing that things were not going well, fought and retreated all the way.

However, the Wuhuan people had been humiliated along the way and would not let them go. More and more Wuhuan cavalry gathered and rushed out from the hilltops.

Just when the hunter became the hunted and Gongsun Zan's troops were in imminent danger,
Suddenly, heavy snow fell and gave him a way to survive.

Taking advantage of the snowy night, Gongsun Zan led his men to flee, and finally they managed to escape into the almost deserted Guanzi City before being discovered by the enemy, and only then did they get a chance to breathe.

"I, Gongsun Zan, will never surrender!"

Looking at the Wuhuan envoys who were leaving the city in such a state of disgrace, Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth and said to his soldiers:

"This is a deadly place, and I know it very well."

"If any of you want to surrender, I will not stop you."

"Just leave the city."

Death place.

What Gongsun Zan said was not an exaggeration at all.

Guanzi City is located at the junction of Hebei and Liaoning.

It is an ancient city of Yan State and got its name during the Spring and Autumn Period.

In 644 BC, Duke Huan of Qi fulfilled his duty as overlord and responded to Yan's call for help. He led Qi soldiers deep into Youyan and fought against the Shanrong tribes that were entrenched in the northeast at that time, and destroyed the ancient Shanrong kingdoms such as Lingzhi and Guzhu.

Yes, Lingzhi County of Gongsun Zan’s family was built on this ancient Shanrong country.

After the great victory that year, the Shanrong retreated all the way to the northeast and entered the ancient Liaoxi Passage.

In this pursuit, the Qi army, as the first Chinese army to enter the complex terrain of western Liaoning, naturally got lost in the valley.

The entire army was at a loss. Fortunately, the famous prime minister Guan Zhong was resourceful. He found a few old horses here, let them find the way by themselves, and led the entire army out of the maze.

Afterwards, the State of Yan built a city on the road of the Liaoxi Corridor to control transportation and named it Guanzi City in memory of it.

Therefore, Guanzi City in western Liaoning is also an ancient city with a history of 800 years.

However, although the city is old, Guanzi City has never been a big city.

Unlike the vast Liaohe Plain behind it, which supported hundreds of thousands of people in the five counties of the Han Dynasty, Guanzi City on the complex terrain of the Liaoxi Pass was just a small stronghold connecting Lulong Pass and Liucheng Fortress, and could not support many people.

However, although Guanzi City is small, its function is very important. It is not only a transit point between two places and a resting place for merchants and travelers, but also located at the gathering point of the Wuhuan tribes and the Xianbei tribes, remotely controlling and isolating the two sides.

Therefore, after Gongsun Zan fled here, he finally had the confidence to defend the city.

However, after arriving here, Gongsun Zan discovered that this small town so close to his hometown had become a dead place.

The enemy outnumbered us and there was no hope of breaking out, so they were well prepared.

However, when I really came in, I found that the difficulties here were more than I had imagined.

Yes, for these pursuing soldiers, the biggest difficulty in defense was not the tens of thousands of Wuhuan rebels outside the city, but themselves.

The light cavalry that pursued Gongsun Zan's soldiers did not bring any baggage or food with them at all.

What is even more despairing is that the extremely limited population of Guanzi City, a small border fortress, had already taken refuge in Liaodong during the previous wars.

Therefore, for Gongsun Zan and others, the plan to raise grain locally was completely futile.

Not only was there no food, but even going out of the city to collect firewood for making fire and cooking became a luxury in the face of the siege army.

This is a dead end.

If there is no reinforcement, in just a month or so, they will be dead after eating the last food reserves in the city.

And the reinforcements.
After this willful pursuit, Gongsun Zan no longer considered the possibility of reinforcements.

The Han and Hu knights he brought out were the last mobile force of Youzhou.

In this regard, Qiuliju was naturally very sympathetic to Chu Gongsun Zan's situation, and he was not in a hurry to attack the city.

His Wuhuan cavalry was not good at attacking strongholds, and the previous disastrous defeat of Zhang Chun and others under Pingyuan City left him with an indelible impression.

Although this person is not the fierce and unstoppable general named Su.

However, General Bai Ma's reputation had spread beyond the Great Wall much earlier.

In order to prevent this renowned general from launching a desperate fight and inflicting a heavy blow on his army, which had been finally assembled and restored, Qiu Liju firmly adopted the tactic of surrounding but not attacking, vowing to trap this White Horse General to death.

Yes, trapped to death, not killed.

Qiu Liju didn't want to kill anyone, which was one of the main reasons why he adopted this tactic.

He is the king of the tribe, not those little soldiers, and his first priority is the survival of his own tribe.

Although it was Zhang Chun who instigated this rebellion, the fundamental reason was that they had been hungry for a long time and suffered from conscription.

This time Zhang Chun died and the Wuhuan tribes fled. Qiuliju was already considering how to end the situation when he counterattacked Gongsun Zan.

And the answer is obvious.

Negotiation and surrender is the best option at the moment.

As for the matter of appeasement, Liu Yu had actually sent people to communicate before they launched the attack.

But they chose to ignore it completely because of the huge momentum at that time.

If I can grab more with my own ability, why would I care about the little bit you give me?

However, things are not as good as they used to be.

The big man's fierce counterattack shattered his beautiful dream.

Then, the most advantageous thing to do now is obviously to recruit through negotiation, collect more money, and strive for larger territory.

"Go, release the envoy of Envoy Liu who was imprisoned before." "Let him come to see General Gongsun first, and then take back the message."

"He wouldn't want this famous White Horse General to die in the vast frontier."

"No, no, General!"

The messenger Gongsun Ji exclaimed:
"The Wuhuan army had more than 30,000 cavalrymen, surrounding the Cavalry Commander with more than 1,000 soldiers in Guanzi City."

"How dare you attack to rescue the general when you only have a few hundred soldiers?"

"If you, with your small army and few generals, were thrown into the iron hoofs of the Wuhuan army, you would be drowned in an instant!"

Gongsun Ji, the envoy who was detained while representing Liu Yu on a diplomatic mission to Wuhuan and had just been released, now felt his scalp tingling and could not believe what he had just heard.

What's the situation with this unbelievably young General Du Liao in front of me?
I have clearly told them the situation.

Even his own famous clan member who led 2,000 cavalrymen was defeated and lost many soldiers and generals, and was trapped in Guanzi City.

He just came here and hasn't done anything yet, but he suddenly slaps his forehead and thinks of leading troops out to rescue?

Could it be that this young man is ignorant of numbers or misunderstood what I said?

There are more than 30,000 people, not 3,000, let alone 300!
With your small number of soldiers and generals, are you going to rescue them or to die?
What the hell is wrong with the imperial court? How could they find such a young man who doesn't know how to live or die to be the General of Du Liao?

However, dissatisfaction is still there.

The item hanging on General Du Liao's belt was actually a gold seal and a purple ribbon, which really shocked Gongsun Ji so much that he dared not speak out.

Gongsun Ji was anxious, and Gongsun Yue, the cousin of Gongsun Zan who was accompanying him at Lulong Pass, was even more anxious, like an ant on a hot day, and said nervously:
"General, you should stay here for now and guard the Lulong Pass. Wait for the envoy to report back to Envoy Liu and ask him to send someone to negotiate peace!"

"Yeah yeah."

Tian Kai, the commander of Lulong Pass, also quickly responded.

I saw that he frowned and advised with a serious face:

"General, what Ji Congshi said is true. The Wuhuan army has more than 30,000 cavalrymen. The strength is much greater than yours. If you attack rashly, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape unscathed."

"I heard that you, General, have a reputation for being victorious in every battle. You should be more careful. If you lose your reputation here, wouldn't it be more of a loss than a gain?"

Su Yao listened to the concerns of Tian Kai and others, scratched his cheek, and had some understanding of his prestige in this new map of Youzhou.

I'm afraid these people don't have as deep an understanding of themselves as the Wuhuan people do.

What are you talking about when we have few soldiers and generals?
Su Yao glanced at the soldiers beside him.

Cheng Lian, Lu Bu, Zhang Fei and others were seen rubbing their hands in readiness, while Liu Bei and Guan Yu also looked expectant.

Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Qian Zhao, Tian Chou and others clenched their fists, looking quite nervous.

Then, Su Yao turned his gaze back, looking at Tian Kai, Gongsun Ji, Gongsun Yue and others, and said firmly:

"Your worries are unnecessary. We are elite soldiers and generals, and the Wuhuan are just trash. They are nothing but defeated generals."

"Now that Captain Gongsun Zan is trapped, as General Du Liao, I have the responsibility to defend the territory. How can I just sit there and watch?"

"General Su."

Seeing Su Yao's firm attitude, Gongsun Yue hurriedly bowed and said:
"Victory and defeat are common in the military. We should be prepared for the worst."

"The Wuhuan are numerous, cunning and brutal. If you fail in the first battle and anger them, and they attack Guanzi City, my brother's life will be over. By then, the Wuhuan will take advantage of the victory and break through Lulong Pass. The stable Guannei will be in flames again!"

What Gongsun Yue said was from the bottom of his heart, not an act, but a deep pain.

The Gongsun family, whose home was in Lingzhi County behind the Lulong Pass, relied on their manor, Wubao, to protect themselves during the rebellion.

However, casualties in the war were still inevitable.

For a moment, the crowd was in an uproar.

Regarding Su Yao's decision to go out of the border to fight, both Liu Yu's men and Gongsun Zan's men in Lulong Pass expressed opposition.

Seeing this scene, Lu Bu frowned deeply.

If these local officials and garrisons did not cooperate, their expedition plan would obviously not be able to be carried out.

After all, the gate is controlled by others. They can't start a war against each other before they even see the Wuhuan bandits, right?
It's really worrying.

Is it possible that we can only sit here and watch in Lulong Pass?
Lu Bu's troubles are naturally impossible.

For Su Yao, how could he just stay here and wait for them to negotiate peace?

Before coming here, when the map was covered with a fog of war, Su Yao still had some doubts about what to do next.

But now, looking at the Guanzi City in the distance, with its dense red dots surrounding a little bit of green, Su Yao was overjoyed.

If these bandits and cavalrymen really acted up and roamed around in the vast area outside the pass, it would be difficult for him to deal with them.

After all, fighting guerrilla warfare with the archers was what Su Yao hated most.

It's too much trouble.

Now, these bandits actually gathered together. Instead of going up to attack them, he also played DIE!
Charge, charge, charge, kill, kill, kill.

"Respect the king and expel the barbarians, right now!" Su Yao shouted.

"what?"

Everyone in Lulong Pass was dumbfounded. Why did this general suddenly become so excited?
Still respecting the king and expelling the barbarians???
Then, Su Yao took a staff from the lieutenant behind him, raised it high above his head, and shouted:
"I am the General Du Liao appointed by the Emperor himself. I am in charge of the military affairs in the north and am responsible for defending the territory."

"Gongsun Qidu is now surrounded and in imminent danger."

"You insisted on stopping us, but you were bribed by the rebels and wanted to murder your fellow soldiers?!"

Su Yao's voice was sonorous and powerful, and every word was like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of everyone present.

There was a hissing sound from the crowd, and they all took a breath of cold air.

Good man, you really use your power.

They had never seen such a thing.

It was obvious that he was worried that Gongsun Zan would be killed by you, but now you are using the staff to threaten him?
The atmosphere on the Lulong Pass suddenly became tense.

Gongsun Ji, Gongsun Yue, Tian Kai and others looked at each other. They had never seen Su Yao so powerful.

Especially those Du Liao army soldiers standing aside, the moment Su Yao took out the scepter and shouted, everyone's expression changed.

They were clearly being forced to go out and fight, with a fifty-fold difference in combat power, so it was a life-and-death situation.

However, there was no fear or forced tension on these people's faces. Instead, they showed expressions of victory and an extremely high desire to survive.

Although there were only a few hundred soldiers, at this moment, the momentum they burst out was like that of thousands of troops, full of murderous intent, and in an instant they suppressed the momentum of the defenders on the Lulong Pass.

They didn't understand, but they were undoubtedly shocked, and some of them even felt a little awe in their hearts.

Such murderous aura and power can only be possessed by those who have experienced many battles and seen rivers of blood flow.

At this moment, when they were hesitating, they heard Su Yao shout again:

"If anyone tries to stop us again, it will be considered as disobeying military orders - behead them without mercy!"

(End of this chapter)