Chapter 17 Foothold

After Gan Ning left with Guo Jia, the Jinfan thieves also recruited fellow people everywhere, formed a Jinfan army of less than 1,000 people, and constantly made trouble for the inspection who was still in office at that time, and later Liu Yan entered Yizhou, suppressed Haoqiang, recruited An Liukou, and the Jinfan army became the object of Liu Yan's appeasement, just at this time Guo Jia decided to expose the rebellion, Gan Ning got in touch with the Jinfan army, because Guo Jia wanted to take Yizhou in the future, he also pushed the boat down the river to let the Jinfan army surrender Liu Yan first, as the internal response after the announcement.

And Guo Jia's persuasion table seems to be for Liu Yan, but it is actually for the Jinfan army in the city, Guo Jia's army is attacking the east gate of Chengdu for a while, but when it arrives, it suddenly enters the city from the west gate, relying on the Jinfan army to respond from the inside.

This way to attack Yizhou, Gao Shun's soldiers have repeatedly made meritorious contributions, this time from the west gate into Chengdu, Gao Shun led the cavalry to make meritorious contributions again, and took the lead in the city, opening the way for Guo Jia's infantry army.

The west gate has been lost, the east gate is in a hurry, the defenders in Chengdu are in chaos in an instant, under the front and back attacks, the casualties are heavy, and soon, the remaining defenders either flee or surrender.

Slowly walking towards the Prefecture Governor's Mansion, Guo Jia was followed by a row of generals.

"Xingba, the heroes of Jinfan will be merged into your command, I have made great contributions to Chengdu, and after I settle down and trivial, I will personally go to thank you, but I have a word first, the merit is clear, they used to be rangers, and they do things according to their preferences, if they can't stand the discipline in the army, then it's better not to join the army."

Meritorious service is a good thing, but if the meritorious service is unscrupulous and domineering, Guo Jia will not leave a trace of affection, meritorious service, reward, after the reward, make a mistake, then you will be punished.

If Gan Ning, who led the Jinfan thieves to fight for righteousness a few years ago, he would definitely feel that Guo Jia was unkind, this entry into Chengdu is a great merit, how many casualties have been reduced? The time and money saved are incalculable, but Guo Jia's understatement seems to have never made a meritorious service at all, and the previous Gan Ning categorically cannot accept it.

But Gan Ning, who has been holding the scroll all these years, deeply understands that the Taiping Army is now in charge of Yizhou, and it is on the cusp, and the first thing after taking the territory is to restrain the soldiers, they are here to rule here, not to loot here, to rule, we must take a long-term view, and think long-term, the Jinfan Army has merits, but if it is bad for Guo Jia's major event, the credit may not be worth the fault.

"Don't worry, the lord understands that this is an extraordinary time, no matter who it is, even if he has great merit, as long as he is in the army, he must obey military orders, otherwise, he will not care about human feelings."

Guo Jia, who was wearing armor, turned around, looked at Gan Ning, who was swearing with a calm face, and nodded with satisfaction.

Guo Jia has no shortage of fierce generals, and everyone loves fierce generals, but Guo Jia prefers generals who are brave and resourceful and can judge the situation.

Turning around and moving on, the streets of the city were closed, the fleeing defenders could be seen everywhere, the screams were endless, and the blood flowed slowly on the road in a criss-crossing stream, and Guo Jia ignored all this.

Chengdu Governor's Mansion arrived, Guo Jia stopped, looked up, a row of stone steps up, is the Governor's Mansion, Liu Yan has used the Son of Heaven Honor Guard to travel in Chengdu, although the Governor's Mansion did not dare to build as majestic as Changle Palace, but also built a majestic Governor's Mansion.

With the heavy footsteps of Guo Jia, under the afterglow of dusk, on the avenue in the front yard of the State Pastoral Mansion, a group of people were bound and kneeling, and the leader was Liu Yan, with white hair and a sluggish and gray face, and the bent spine seemed to be unable to straighten up anymore.

When Guo Jia stepped into the state pastoral mansion, Liu Yan, who had lost his soul, raised his head as if he had returned to his soul, and looked at the person who was walking steadily in the afterglow.

Like a wounded beast, Liu Yan struggled to stand up and roared at Guo Jia.

"Guo Jia Xiaoer! I am a member of the Han family, you dare to plot ......"

Before Liu Yan's words were finished, Guo Jia, who walked by him, didn't look at him at all, and when he passed by, he drew his sword and crossed an elegant arc.

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A blood fountain erupted from Liu Yan's neck, and blood splattered five steps.

Liu Yan, a relative of the Han family who tried in vain to cut off the alleged king and usurp the world, fell heavily to the ground, and the blood under his body slowly flowed, and after shaking a few times, there was no movement, and he died.

Liu Yan's heirs beside him cried and claimed that they wanted to break Guo Jia's body into pieces, but Guo Jia ignored their sad and angry shouts, walked to the steps in front of the state governor's mansion and turned around, looking down indifferently at the front.

Liu Fan, Liu Dan, Liu Mao, and Liu Zhang, the four sons of Liu Yan, were all killed on the spot, and it can be said that Liu Yan, a Han clan, was wiped out by Guo Jia.

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Guo Jia faced the generals with his sword in both hands, and the afterglow was dazzling, reflecting a bit of golden light on Guo Jia's body, and on the sword in his hand, the blood droplets from the blood of the Han family slowly slipped down, glowing with glow, showing a strange color.

"Huh, now, I have taken Chengdu, Yizhou is in my hands, but I am afraid that there are still those who disobey the order in other counties, and after Chengdu settles down, I will immediately send troops to level the counties, and those who do not obey will be killed."

There was a fanaticism in the eyes of the generals under the steps, and the largest Yizhou in the world changed hands just in the interval between the Kwantung princes' crusade against Dong Zhuo!

Arrange for the generals to go down to calm the chaotic situation in Chengdu, Guo Jia walked into the hall of the state pastor alone, spacious and spacious, beautifully furnished, walked to the main seat, Guo Jia slowly took off his armor lightly, dressed in a dark red brocade robe, he put the armor and saber on the low table, went around to the back of the table, knelt down, raised his head and closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Finally have a foothold!

Faintly able to hear the chaotic noise in the city, Guo Jia closed his eyes and knelt on the main seat, not moving.

Late at night, the chaos in Chengdu finally ended, and the generals and strategists came to the hall to report to Guo Jia.

"There are 40,000 defenders in the city, and more than 13,000 were lost in the fierce battle, and after our army entered the city, nearly 10,000 were killed, and 15,000 people surrendered, and nearly 2,000 defenders fled from the city, and our army did not chase after them."

After Xi Zhicai's report, Xu Shu made another report.

"My lord, after the war, the various departments counted the men and horses, General Zhang Yan commanded 30,000, Zhang Bai rode 10,000, Xu He 8,000, Sima Ju 7,000, Gao Shun 6,000, Gan Ning 4,000, Zhou Tai 2,000, Xu Chu 3,000, Dian Wei 3,000, a total of 75,000 men and horses in each department."

When he left Hanzhong, nearly 150,000 horses were folded in half, even if the **10,000 horses in the hands of Zhang Liao in Hanzhong are added now, Guo Jia entered Yizhou with nearly 250,000 troops.

Guo Jia, who looked as usual, sat on the main seat and opened his eyes, his calm eyes did not fluctuate, and he opened his mouth and said softly: "Gan Ning, from now on, your department will be named Jinfan Army, and you will recuperate in the city for ten days, and then you will immediately lead the army to the north, go to Hanzhong to lead 30,000 soldiers and horses from Zhang Liao, and give me the three counties of Wudu, Yinping, and Wenshan west of Hanzhong and north of Chengdu, and kill those who resist them." ”

Gan Ning was slightly excited to come out and hold his fists to receive the order, you must know that not any army can have a name, and Guo Jia's name is obviously entrusted with a heavy task and attaches great importance to it.

After Gan Ning returned to the column, Guo Jia continued to order: "Sima Ju, order you to replenish 3,000 foot soldiers from the surrender of soldiers, and lead an army of 10,000 to capture Badong County, the eastern gateway of Yizhou, Zhang Baiqi, and order you to command 10,000 horses to capture Fuling County, the southeast gate of Yizhou. ”

Sima Ju and Zhang Baiqi returned to the queue after receiving the order, and glanced at each other, the look in their eyes was quite intriguing.

"Xu He, after you add 2,000 men and horses, you lead an army of 10,000 to capture Jiangyang County, and if there is any change in the southern barbarians, immediately send an urgent report to Chengdu."

Xu He also received the errand, but it seemed that after the excitement passed, he was a little excited.

"The soldiers in Jiange Dao and Chengdu will be temporarily handed over to the care of the three generals Xu Chudian and Wei Zhoutai, and select elite soldiers from them to merge into their respective commands, Gao Shun, you still have 6,000 men and horses, 3,000 cavalry and 3,000 foot soldiers under your subordinates, and since then your department has been renamed the trap camp, but there is a need, although I open my mouth, I have only one request, trap the camp, every attack must be over!"

Looking at Guo Jia's serious expression with high hopes, Gao Shun hugged his fists and took his life.

Seeing that the other generals had tasks, Xu Chu was not happy, and said in a sullen voice: "Lord, why do other generals have tasks, and I just train and surrender troops for such a boring errand?" Does the lord think that I have no credit in these battles and underestimate me? ”

A few words provoked laughter, Xi Zhicai shook his head and smiled: "Zhongkang, the lord let you train in the city, you have your own intentions, not to mention Brazil County, Hanjia County, Guanghan County, Qianwei County, Ba County, these five counties still need to send another general to conquer, even the Shu County where Chengdu is located may not be subject to the lord, you, hurry up and train the army, or in a few days, you don't want to leave Chengdu to go out to fight." ”

Guo Jia also looked at Xu Chu, who had never had anything to worry about, and now he needed a short rest, Zhang Baiqi, Sima Ju, Xu and the three of them went to defend the east and south of Yizhou respectively, which is better to prevent Jingzhou and Nanban, and it is not good to say, that is, Guo Jia plans to beat the dog behind closed doors.

For the time being, I don't dare to stretch out my hand to Yunnan, it's not that Guo Jia doesn't want to, but it doesn't mean that it will be smooth sailing, and the territory of the fourteen counties in the north of Yizhou will gnaw it down first and then think about something else. Dividing troops to go to the counties on the border of Yunnan is very likely to cause rebellion in the south, and more things are better than less.

After the military affairs were arranged, Guo Jia asked Xi Zhicai, Xu Shu, Zhen Yao, and Xiu Qi Zhiping to take charge of government affairs for the time being, and everything went according to plan, and did not take any action for the time being.

"It's a big battle, everyone has worked hard, let's go down and rest early, Zhen Yao, you stay."

After Wenwu retreated, Zhen Yao stayed alone in the hall, and before Guo Jia could speak, Zhen Yao said with a worried face: "The lord sent Sima Ju, Xu He, and Zhang Baiqi to guard the eastern gateway and the south of Yizhou, and I always felt that something was wrong in my heart. ”

Guo Jia waved his hand and said lightly: "Don't mention this matter, I left you behind because I want to ask you, do you know about the Yizhou Shi clan and the local wang clan?" ”

Zhen Yao nodded solemnly and sighed: "Since ancient Xichuan became a famous general, the Yizhou scholars and local wealthy families have all looked to the Qin family. ”