Chapter Ninety-Six: Smooth Sailing
Crossing the Western Han River and passing through the southern capital of Lintao, in front of Guo Yijun's eyes, it was a smooth road. From here, Guo Yibing divided into two ways. Ryuzo led the infantry in the direction of Luomenju. Guo Yi and Long Yi led the cavalry, carrying two days' rations, and galloped all the way towards Zhangxian.
The march was very smooth, and the main forces of the kingdom army were mobilized to Hanyang County to resist Huangfu Song's army, and there were only three or five hundred village warriors in each county in the rear, so there was nothing to fear. In the face of Guo Yi's menacing cavalry, the villages and towns on the road surrendered one after another, and Guo Yi killed the city of Zhangxian without encountering any resistance.
Zhangxian, Xiangwu, and Yudao counties are not considered fortified cities, and there are only adobe walls less than one zhang high. Moreover, there are mostly places where foreign tribes such as Qiang and Xiongnu come and go, and there is no sense of building a city, and there is no section of the city wall.
Guo Yi's march was as fast as the wind, and before Zhangxian was ready to clear the wilderness, he had already killed it. The scouts returned from their search and learned where the breach in the wall was.
"Set up camp! Rest for an hour! "Guo Yi did not attack the city at the first time, he ran more than 100 miles all the way, the horses were tired, Zhangshui was in front of Zhangxian, you can rest and recuperate, and it is not too late to fight after you have eaten and drunk enough, and you have recuperated your spirit.
Long Yi took a military order and said, "Lord, it will take about two hours for Long San to arrive at Luomenju." ”
"Two hours?" Guo Yi raised his head and glanced at the sky, it should be dark by then. "Well, harass with rockets first, and then attack the city after nightfall."
Long Yi looked at Zhangxian, who was lax in defense, and said strangely: "How did such a fragile defense defeat Lord Fan?" ”
"I don't know." Guo Yi is also very strange, with this level of defense system, Fan Xin must be able to crush it easily, how did he lose?
After a short rest by the river, the cavalry roamed outside the city in groups of five, occasionally shooting an arrow at the defenders on the tower. Looking at the shouting defenders on the tower, everyone laughed.
"Report! Checkmate! And there was an envoy in the city who asked for an audience. ”
"Let him come."
Guo Yi sat in the shade of the tree, writing and drawing on the soil with branches. The messenger came, bowed his hand, and said, "Why is the general camping here?" ”
Guo Yi smiled slightly, "When your main force returns, you will be annihilated in one fell swoop." ”
The envoy was shocked, but quickly controlled his expression, and still asked without humility or arrogance: "The general is the assassin of Liangzhou, how should I treat the people of Liangzhou?" ”
"There is no basis for what you say, if you want to know, just go to Wudu County and have a look." Guo Yi already had a plan in his heart, and he must attack the city as soon as possible. The defenders of these cities should be going to deal with Fan Xin. Attacking the city on his own side can take advantage of the weakness to enter, and secondly, it can also relieve Fan Xin's pressure.
The messenger asked, "Wudu is occupied by the Qiang people." The people of the other counties are rebels......"
"Nonsense!" Guo Yi shouted angrily: "What is the fault of the people of Limin? They just want to have enough food and clothing. The rebels rebelled, and General Ben would fight by himself. As long as the people in the county are dedicated to Han, they are all Han people! ”
"In this way, there is no worries!" The messenger clapped his hands and shouted happily, "General! Zhangxian is willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, hoping that the general will accept it! ”
Guo Yi glanced at Long Yi on the side, and the latter stared at him with a look of disbelief. "Okay, I'll wait here for you to come down."
The messenger ran all the way to the moat and shouted, "Open the door!" General Guo has surrendered! ”