The city gate chief looked at County Magistrate Wang, who was so "sincere" that he burst into tears, and his mind couldn't turn for a while.

Why didn't he remember that County Magistrate Wang was still such a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?

The county lieutenant and the county magistrate were also a little confused at first, but to be an official, even if it was just a petty official in the county government, the "consciousness" was still much stronger than this one who guarded the city gate every day.

After the two of them climbed the city tower with the county magistrate Wang, they only saw the Han army outside the city waving their flags and bright armor, and their troops were more than ten times their own.

When I heard that the general was the famous Ma Chao, I was almost frightened.

Although County Magistrate Wang's reaction was quick and the softness of his body was unexpected, the two of them were only a little surprised, and they immediately followed!

"Yes, the people of my Hechi are looking forward to returning to the Han Dynasty day and night, and this hope has been nearly a year! The Han army was too late. The county magistrate, who has always been the head of the county magistrate, also shouted.

It's just that compared to County Magistrate Wang, who has already begun to cry, his acting skills are difficult to compliment after a long time and still not squeezing out half a tear.

At this time, it is naturally impossible for the county lieutenant to lag behind: "General, the people of Hechi have been looking forward to today for a long time, and they all want to eat pot pulp to welcome the king!" ”

After that, he slapped the city gate chief, and said sharply: "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you open the door to General Ma, hurry!" ”

"Huh? Ah, yes...... "He's just a little gatekeeper."

Now that even the old man who deducted his military salary has said so, how could he sacrifice his life to insist on defending the city for the sake of Great Wei?

Besides, the repair of the city costs money, and the repair of Hechi County after the war, except for a symbolic superficial effort, there is no movement.

Even this low city wall and thin city gate couldn't withstand the Han army for long.

The chief of the city gate immediately shouted and ordered his corporal to open the city.

Far from feeling humiliated, most of the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

Their lives have not changed for the better because of Da Wei, who is really willing to die for Da Wei?

Everybody is just trying to eat.

……

Ma Chao was overjoyed, but also had a feeling that a punch was swung in the air.

"But there were no casualties, which is a good thing. If you lose too many troops here, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to attack and defend it."

Although it's different from what I expected, it's not a bloodthirsty monster, and it's really a great start to be able to go down the city without bloodshed.

"Hechi County Magistrate (county lieutenant, county cheng), meet the hussar general!"

As soon as the city gate opened, the three men immediately led more than 200 defenders out of the city to greet them, and they were extremely respectful.

"Meet the Hussar General."

The soldiers also disarmed and knelt on the ground at their behest.

"Hmm...... You are in Cao Ying, and your heart is towards the big man, but it is rare. Ma Chao said lightly, "In this case, let's stay in my original position for the time being." ”

After many years of traveling from south to north, he can actually see what kind of goods these three people are, but the soldiers are very fast, and it is too late to carefully screen the quality of these three people at this time.

It is not too late for His Majesty to discuss these matters concerning the appointment of officials after the war, and the most important thing at the moment is to ensure the stability of Hechi County in the rear.

This will become an important supply base for attacking Wudu County, and as long as you firmly control this place, your army will have a way out.

As long as you can defeat another city in this basin, Xiafen, you will basically be able to take the Wudu.

There aren't many people elsewhere at all, so there's no cause for concern.

The three of them were overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed and thanked them, and by the way, they kept expressing their admiration for His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and the hussar general......

How can this kind of cartilage get into Ma Chao's eyes?

He quickly interrupted the continuous flattery of the three of them, and ordered several teams of soldiers under his command to quickly enter the city and control key places such as city defense, arsenal, and county government.

Leave 300 foot soldiers to defend the city, and take the original defenders away as cannon fodder, ready to drive them into battle during the siege.

This not only made up for the reduction in troops brought about by the defense of the city, but also had the first batch of siege soldiers who were not distressed to use, which in his opinion was really a double win.

Although Ma Chao was influenced by Liu Chan and underwent many changes, how could he have much mercy for these Cao Wei troops.

Since there was no expected battle, the physical strength of the soldiers under his command was still good, and Ma Chao soon led the army to set off again and rushed to the next level.

There are still more than 70 miles between the river pond and the lower part, but fortunately, the terrain is not as dangerous and difficult to walk as before.

After two days of marching, Ma Chao's troops had arrived at the city of Xiafen.

The Han army suddenly approached the city, and the defenders were shocked.

After the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Cao began to shift from strategic offensive to defensive.

The so-called Hefei in the east, Xiangyang in the south, and Qishan in the west, relying on key cities for key defense, is the overall idea of Cao Wei after the Hanzhong War.

This strategy also solved the embarrassment of its long border line and temporary shortage of troops due to the flooding of the Seventh Army.

But the disadvantage is that in a place like Wudu, emptiness will inevitably appear.

Although Cao Pi continued to replenish the source of troops after succeeding to the throne, due to Sun Quan's pseudo-surrender and the instability of the Qingxu group headed by Zang Ba, most of the troops were given to the Eastern Front.

Coupled with Cao Wei's top-down strategic miscalculation, they all believed that even if Liu Bei and Eastern Wu abandoned their previous suspicions and took advantage of the situation to advance north, they would concentrate their forces in Guanzhong and Jingxiang.

Under these circumstances, the defenders did not have the slightest warning of Ma Chao's arrival, and they did not know anything about the fall of Hechi.

It wasn't until Ma Chaojun was visible to the naked eye that the defenders who saw the banner clearly sent people to report to the county guard in a panic, and at the same time sent people to the arsenal to carry the materials for defending the city and notify the soldiers who were not on duty to assemble and support......

The level of panic is the same as that of Hechi County before, but the handling of emergencies should be more organized.

It is the largest castle in Mudo County, and it is also the place with the highest strategic position in the county, and the Wudu County Guard is naturally here.

And when this person heard that the Han army was coming, he also ran out of the mansion in a panic like the magistrate of Hechi, and galloped towards the city gate.

When he hurried up to the tower, he looked out......

"Huh?!"

The surprised expression on his face would definitely be a little familiar if he let the county magistrate see it, after all, he was like this two days ago.

However, after that, the reaction of this Wudu county guard was different from that of the county elder of Nawang.

"Ma Chao! Thou art a rebel against the father and the son, a thief who devours the lord and a thief, as if thou art and others should not be tolerated by heaven and earth, and it is better to die early! What face is there to lead the troops here! ”

This Wudu county guard's eyes were red, and he actually scolded Ma Chao under the city.

When the guards next to him heard that it was Ma Chao, they were afraid of three points in their hearts, but when they saw that the county guards were still not scared, they raised their courage again in shame.

Ma Chao was shocked when he heard this, rode his horse slowly a few steps, put his hand on the pergola and looked at the city, and immediately laughed.

It's just that on this hot day, the laughter makes people feel a chill.

After a burst of laughter, Ma Chao raised his gun and shouted: "Hahahaha, Yang Fu Pifu!" See you today, I swear to kill you!! ”

(End of chapter)