Chapter 274: Forcing Zhang Ji to Surrender
Late at night, Gao Shun camp. ~Top Novel,www.
"General, Anyi urgently!"
A small colonel rushed into Gao Shun's military tent and said loudly.
"Anyi?"
Gao Shun's eyes froze, and he said in a deep voice: "Speak!" β
The junior colonel said quickly: "General Zhang Liao sent a report to Ma Lai, and he has attacked Anyi, and there is a letter from Yang Feng. β
Gao Shun suddenly perked up and said, "Where is the handwriting?" β
Xiao Xiao hurriedly handed over the letter with both hands.
Gao Shun had already received Luo Zheng's summons, knowing that Zhang Liao led the army to cross Longmen Mountain and rushed to Anyi from the trail, so he did not keep his troops moving, and was not in a hurry to attack Hongnong, giving Zhang Ji enough time to consider, and he was not surprised, so he immediately took the letter and opened it to read it at a glance and ten lines, and said vigorously: "Okay, this time the pass can be determined!" β
After a pause, he put the letter away, handed it to the little school, and said, "Send it to Xu Huang's camp!" β
"Yes!"
The little school took the letter, and immediately turned around and ran|excellent|excellent|small|said|more|new|most|fast|WWW.UUXS.CC|went out.
"Summoning the generals to discuss the matter!"
After Gao Shun waited for the school to go out, he gave another order outside the tent.
"Yes!"
Some pro-soldiers agreed, and immediately went to summon the generals above the military commander.
Half an hour later, the Hedong Army camped.
Xu Huang read the letter, and couldn't help but change his face greatly, his big hand shook, and the letter almost fell to the ground.
"General, what's going on?"
The deputy general next to him saw that Xu Huang's face changed greatly, and his heart jumped, and he hurriedly asked.
Xu Huang's eyes were condensed, and after a while, he sighed: "The county guard wrote a book, and Luo Zheng led Zhang Liao to lead 5,000 cavalry to attack Anyi, and the county guard was all civil and military attachΓ©s. Let me wait for Luo Zheng to return! β
"What?"
The deputy department jumped up in shock, and was speechless for a long time.
It's also surprising. It's hard to accept for a while.
The soldiers were desperate in front, but the lair in the rear was raided. It's a terrible feeling.
What is this, even if you want to surrender, you have to choose a more decent way, even if you are defeated and surrender, it is clear that the war has not yet been decided, but you are forced to go no other way than surrender, which is really too wretched.
The generals looked at each other, you looked at me, and stared at each other with big eyes. They were all speechless.
"What do you think?"
Xu Huang put away the letter, looked around at the generals and asked in a deep voice.
A junior colonel said: "The county guards have surrendered, what can we do as soldiers!" β
The rest of the generals also nodded in agreement, and their families were all in Anyi, so naturally they had no opinions.
Xu Huang said in a deep voice: "Since everyone has no opinion, then go out of the camp with a certain person early tomorrow morning!" β
"Whoa!"
All the generals responded in unison, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.
Anyi has been lost, the county guards have surrendered, how can this battle continue.
Words of surrender. At least he can keep his family small, and if he continues to fight, it will be in vain, and it is meaningless.
Early the next morning, the door of the Hedong military camp was opened.
Xu Huang rushed out of the camp with more than ten generals. Go straight to the Gaoshun camp.
Everyone was empty, not only did they not have weapons, but they didn't even wear stomach armor.
Since it's to go and surrender. You have to show some sincerity, so as not to cause any misunderstanding, which is not what everyone wants.
Gao Shun got the news early. Just before coming to the camp, he stood on the sentry tower and watched.
Not much. I saw more than a dozen fast horses rushing over like a whirlwind.
It wasn't until within twenty steps that more than ten generals of the Hedong Army slammed their horses.
Xu Huang glanced at it slightly, and then arched his hand and said: "A certain is Xu Huang, please see General Gao Shun!" β
Soon, the camp gate was opened, Gao Shun slowly rode out, and arched his hand: "Gao Shun is here!" β
Xu Huang glanced at Gao Shun a few times before he said again: "Xu Huang is willing to surrender, please ask General Gao Shun to take over the camp." β
Gao Shun looked at it a few times, and saw that Xu Huang's face was calm, and he didn't seem to be cheating, so he knew that the big thing had been decided, and immediately said: "General Xu Huang is willing to surrender to my lord, which is really the luck of the soldiers of Hedong and the people of Guanzhong!" There is no need to take over the camp, please General Xu Huang return to the camp quickly, gather the army to break Huayin with a certain person, and do his best! β
"Good!"
Xu Huang didn't talk nonsense, agreed loudly, and immediately turned around and left with more than ten generals.
"General, this Xu Huang won't regret it, right?"
A small colonel caught up, looked at the back of Xu Huang and the others leaving, and asked.
Gao Shun said: "Xu Huang is also a good person, so he should not be bad." Besides, Anyi has been broken, Yang Feng has surrendered, if Xu Huang refuses to surrender, these 8,000 Hedong soldiers will not be willing, and they will inevitably mutiniate and disperse. β
Xiao Xiao nodded convincingly, and then he was a little relieved.
Gao Shun then said: "Quickly beat the drum and count the troops, and raise a large army to attack Hongnong." β
"Yes!"
The colonel said yes and immediately ran out.
Xu Huang camp.
"General, do you really want to attack Huayin?"
A military academy looked at Xu Huang and couldn't help asking: "Before, we and Luo Zheng's army were enemies, but now we want to attack Huayin with Gao Shun, and the last general really feels that it's not like that!" β
Xu Huang said in a deep voice: "Our army is a soldier, as long as you act as ordered, don't think about anything else." β
The colonel agreed, and sighed and said: "In the front, we fought to the death with Gao Shun's army, and now we have to turn around and fight Zhang Ji. β
Xu Huang's face sank, and he reprimanded: "Don't complain, go and gather the soldiers and horses!" β
The little colonel didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and hurriedly agreed and ran away.
Xu Huang's heart was a little heavy, although the colonel's words tolerated the dissatisfaction of the soldiers, but what he said was the truth, the generals who surrendered to the army have always been raised by the stepmother, and many times they will be used as cannon fodder and sent to take the lead.
But what can be done, this is the fate of the army and the general, and no one can change it.
Xu Huang only hoped that when the city was attacked for a while, Gao Shun would not stand idly by, and only let his soldiers be sent to death.
However, when he led the army to Huayin, he realized that he was wrong, and he was very wrong.
Gao Shun had already arrived one step ahead. led the army to surround Huayin, and the earth-shattering war drums sounded. Tens of thousands of Xiliang troops have been arrayed, ready to attack Huayin from the west, north, and south gates at the same time.
Xu Huang was ashamed. For the first time, I felt that I was jealous of the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
They didn't mean to let themselves take the lead and die, but they acted as a villain in vain, and deliberately dragged for a long time before leading the army to come, not wanting that people were already preparing to attack the city.
The rest of the generals were also ashamed, but they were secretly relieved in their hearts.
The soldiers of Hedong are not afraid of fighting to the death, and since they have chosen to surrender, they have long been psychologically prepared.
But if you are sent to take the lead and die, it will be depressing.
However, at the moment, Gao Shun has no intention of letting the Hedong soldiers take the lead.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. The previous worries and bumps disappeared immediately.
Xu Huang ordered the army to line up on the spot, and then stubbornly rode his horse to the front, and said to Gao Shun with a face full of shame: "Xu Huang is late, please General Gao Shun temporarily retreat, let the Hedong army attack the city first!" β
Gao Shun waved his hand and said: "It's okay, General Xu Huang has surrendered to the lord of our army, you and I are both robes, and it is not the same who will attack the city first." General Xu Huang is requested to withdraw from the formation for the time being. If you can't break the city today, you will be attacked by the Hedong army tomorrow! β
Xu Huang had no choice but to agree, and immediately returned to his own formation, ordering the army to retreat to the formation.
Huayin City Head.
"My lord. The shape is not good! β
A general looked at the Hedong Army not far away, and said to Zhang Ji with a worried face: "How did the Hedong Army get together with Gao Shun's army, it's really a hell." If there is no Xu Huang to contain Gao Shun, Huayin is afraid that he will not be able to hold it! β
Zhang Ji's brows were tightly twisted together. A heart sinks straight down.
originally wanted to drag it out, but he never gave Gao Shun a clear answer.
I don't want Gao Shun to suddenly come to attack the city with a large army. The situation is already very bad, I didn't expect the Hedong Army to become a group with the Gao Shun army for some reason, if there is no Xu Huang's containment, only 3,000 soldiers and horses, how can they still hold Huayin.
"Lord, surrender!"
A general hissed: "The Hedong Army must have taken refuge in Luo Zheng, without the help of the Hedong Army, Yinhua only has 3,000 soldiers and horses and can't stop the Gaoshun army at all. β
Zhang Ji's face changed several times, and he was extremely unwilling.
Everyone looked at him eagerly, and at this point, no one was willing to fight anymore.
I can't see any hope at all, knowing that there is only one way to survive the city, it is better to surrender, everyone has a small family to support, and they still want to make contributions, how can they be willing to bury their lives here.
In the sound of earth-shattering war drums, the Gao Shun army, which was besieging the city, had advanced within a hundred steps.
Zhang Ji saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, knowing that his generals had no desire to fight, and if they persisted, they would only force their subordinates to separate from him, so he had to sigh and wave his hand, "That's it, lower the handsome flag!" β
"Yes!"
The generals' expressions were lifted, and someone immediately rushed over and lowered the handsome flag at the head of the city as soon as possible.
The rear of the army.
"General, look!"
A junior colonel suddenly pointed to the west gate of Yinhua and shouted, "Zhang Ji's handsome flag has been lowered." β
Gao Shun's eyes froze, and he immediately turned his head to look over, and saw that the most eye-catching handsome flag at the head of the city had been lowered.
The two armies fought, and the other side lowered their banners for only one reason, and that was to surrender.
If you don't see the coffin, you won't shed tears!
Gao Shun suddenly remembered a sentence that the lord had said, which is the most suitable to describe the current Zhang Ji, but some people do not shed tears when they don't see the coffin, and they can obviously have a better choice, but they have to make a decision when they are desperate.
"Order, the army pauses the siege!"
Gao Shun waved his hand and commanded in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
The heralds quickly handed down the military order, and the earth-shattering drums suddenly changed.
The marching war drum is not only a musical instrument that inspires the morale of the army, but also a military weapon to transmit military orders and command battle formations.
"Stop!"
When the commander heard the change in the drum, he immediately raised his sword and roared.
The Xiliang army, which had rushed to the city, immediately stopped the charge, and quickly lined up on the spot, but did not retreat, obviously Gao Shun did not relax the equipment of Zhang Ji, once there was a change, the army would be pressed again.
After a short time, he saw the West Gate opening, Zhang Ji tied his hands, and led a group of generals out of the city to surrender.
Gao Shun was not polite, and immediately ordered someone to escort Zhang Ji to Chang'an, this guy is an old general of Xiliang, and his seniority in the Xiliang army is much older than that of the lord, but he can not dispose of it casually, only send it to Chang'an and hand it over to the lord to dispose of.
This is different from Xu Huang's surrender, Xu Huang has enough strength to protect himself, and it is very valuable that he can take the initiative to surrender.
It was Gao Shun that allowed Xu Huang to maintain considerable autonomy and was not persecuted.
If Zhang Ji had surrendered earlier, he would naturally be able to enjoy the same treatment as Xu Huang.
But now that the army is about to attack the city, Zhang Jicai opened the city and surrendered, how could Gao Shun be polite.
As for 3,000 soldiers and horses, it is much easier.
Zhang Ji is a warlord on one side, and it is very troublesome to deal with, and it is not something that Gao Shun can deal with.
As for these soldiers, it is much simpler, and if they are disrupted and reorganized, for ordinary soldiers, who is not a soldier under them is not a soldier, and it is also the Xiliang Army, as long as they are fair and just for the generals, and do not deliberately oppress them, they can still be fed and paid, and it is still very easy to place these ordinary soldiers.
Of course, this qiΔ was arranged to be carried out only after receiving Luo Zheng's military order.
Gao Shun didn't want to rebel, and he wouldn't rebel, so how could he take in troops and horses without authorization, this is a taboo thing.
There are also some high-ranking generals and confidants in Zhang Jijun's army, who must also be taken care of for the time being.
These people are not available for the time being, and staying in the army is a factor of instability. (To be continued......) R527