Chapter 1253 Overcome without attacking

  When Shi Bao was fighting against the local tyrants and dividing the land, a red-armored cavalry army approached the city at Huguan, the county seat of Shangdang County.

  At this time, at Huguan, the gate of the city was wide open, and a group of officials gathered in front of the gate, carrying pots and holding food.

  Some people look forward, some have flattering faces, some have twinkling eyes, all kinds of things, and so on.

  General Zhendong reined in his horse and looked at everything in front of him calmly.

   Deep eyes, with an elusive color.

   On the other hand, Zhu Ju, who tried his best to keep up with General Shangguan along the way, was quite shocked:

   "General Guan, this is?"

   "Let's eat a pot of pulp to welcome Master Wang! What else can it be?"

   Zhao Guang, who was accompanying him on the other side, replied in place of General Guan in a somewhat familiar manner.

   "Eating a pot of pulp to welcome the master?!"

  Although he already had the answer in his heart, after getting the answer, Zhu Ju still looked at General Guan with some disbelief on his face.

   was sent to learn the method of riding and fighting. In the past few years, Zhu Ju has been crushed between the Han and Wu several times.

   He also repeatedly passed on what he had learned in Han to Wu.

  At first he thought that he already knew everything about Han.

  Especially in this battle, it was an extremely rare opportunity to observe the Han army fighting at close range.

  So from the beginning when the Southern Army entered Hedong, he urged the trainee camp to follow.

  After learning that General Zhendong and Zhao Sanqian were planning to support Taiyuan, Zhu Ju tried his best to follow with the trainee battalion.

   After all, these two are the most powerful generals in the Han Dynasty who use cavalry.

   Unexpectedly, from Hedong to Taiyuan, and from Taiyuan to Shangdang, the road is full of endless running.

   In addition to allowing Zhu Ju to see the legendary long-distance raiding ability of the Han cavalry, there is nothing else.

  Because along the way, the Wei thieves all ran away when they heard that the Han army was coming, and even Sima Yi was a virtue.

   He didn't dare to have large-scale contact with the Han cavalry at all.

  Even the scattered Wei soldiers who were overtaken by the Han cavalry did not have the slightest ability to resist.

   This made Zhu Ju, who wanted to see how the Han cavalry fought in front of the formation, was shocked and disappointed at the same time.

  I thought that Huguan was the county government of Shangdang, and Wei Jun would definitely defend it. I never thought that there would be "eating pots of pulp to meet the king's army" in front of me? !

  Zhu Ju's eyes were dull, and he muttered to himself:

   "If it is, if it is Wei thief..."

   Halfway through speaking, he suddenly woke up again, shook his head vigorously, and stopped his words.

  Think about how Da Wu has gone north to fight Wei thieves over the years, and all of them have been defeated.

  Even if His Majesty leads a superior force of 100,000 troops and besieges a small town with few soldiers, the Wei bandits have never surrendered to the city.

  Zhu Ju couldn't help being envious and jealous in his heart, and a sour water almost gushed out of his stomach.

  If Wu Bingwei can make Wei thieves like this, why worry about the world being uncertain?

   Just thinking about the Wu Guo cavalry training camp, from top to bottom, at this time, except for myself who can keep up, the rest of the people have already fallen behind.

  Zhu Ju couldn't help sighing secretly:

   "The great Wu cavalry, when will they be able to compete with the Han cavalry? I am afraid that only then will the Wei thieves be intimidated by the great Wu soldiers, right?"

   "General? General?"

  The selected elders from Huguan stood tremblingly in front of General Guan's horse.

  Although he didn't dare to look around, the large piece of red armor still made him feel blood red in his eyes.

  Let them feel full of oppression.

   What makes him even more uneasy is that the general in front of him has been condescending but silent, not knowing what it means.

   This made the villagers who were already a little guilty even more uneasy.

  Even if the city of Huguan was... once occupied by rebels, the rebels were powerful at that time.

  And now that I and others take the initiative to open the city gate to welcome Master Wang, it can be regarded as an expression of attitude.

   I also heard that the Han Dynasty emphasized laws and regulations, and military discipline is also awe-inspiring.

  The general in front of you, wouldn’t be thinking of breaking the city to settle old accounts under such circumstances, right?

  General Guan, with thoughtful eyes, seemed to have just recovered and smiled:

   "Sorry, I just thought of something else, so I lost my mind, don't blame me."

   As he spoke, he got off his horse and helped the old man up, "Where are the bandits in the city?"

   While asking, he looked at Huguan City.

  But seeing that there is only a white flag on the top of the city, where is the flag of thieves?

   "General, the thieves have heard of the arrival of the king's division. They are afraid of the general's tiger power. They fled to the south three days ago. Presumably they want to return to Hanoi."

   Seeing that the general in front of him was young, handsome, with a calm demeanor and a calm tone, the old man was slightly relieved.

  General Guan had already received the news from the scouts. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, a smile finally appeared on his face:

   "So that's the case, no wonder the city gate is wide open."

  The village elder quickly responded:

   "That's right, that's right. Although we have no choice but to succumb to the evil power of the thieves, in our hearts we are all looking forward to the early arrival of Master Wang to relieve the suffering of the Shangdang officials and the common people!"

  General Guan couldn't help showing a half-smile on his face when he heard the words, and glanced at the old man: "The pain of hanging upside down?"

   "That's right, that's right!" The village elders in the lead responded again and again, "To express our affection, the villain has already prepared wine, meat and other food for the general. The general please enter the city."

   Unexpectedly, General Guan shook his head:

   "I know the wishes of the people in the city! But the imperial court has ordered that under the rule of the Han Dynasty, the army is not allowed to enter the city without reason, and they are only stationed outside the city, so as not to disturb the people in the city."

  General Guan pointed at Huguan with a whip in his hand, "Now that Huguan has opened the city gate and surrendered, it is considered to be under the rule of the Han Dynasty."

   "In view of the new restoration of Huguan City, I will send at most one team into the city to help maintain order in the city."

   As he spoke, he turned around and ordered:

   "Old General Ma, I will trouble you on this matter. Please bring a few staff officers from the army and a team of troops, and enter the city to take over the affairs of the city temporarily, pending the appointment of officials by the imperial court."

   Ma Dai responded quickly: "Here!"

  General Guan turned his head to look at the old man again, and smiled apologetically:

   "So I can't eat this table in the city. Everyone in the city is really interested, so please help prepare some food and grass to supply the army."

   "I led the army to come too quickly, and the food and grass in the rear will inevitably not be supplied in time. Right now, I have to be cheeky and ask you for help."

   "It's easy to say, easy to say!"

  When the leading villager heard General Guan's words, he couldn't hide the joy on his face, and replied repeatedly: "It should be, it should be!"

   Others echoed:

   "Yes, yes! Master Wang drives away thieves for us and serves the people wholeheartedly. If we don't reward us well, how can we feel sorry?"

   "We are obliged to meet the needs of the general's soldiers!"

  General Guan smiled when he heard these praises.

  He himself is extremely handsome, and this smile is comparable to the flowery smile of a beautiful woman.

  The eyes of those old villagers were blurred.

  Looking at Zhao Sanqian behind this General Guan, although there are a few shallow scars on his face, instead of reducing his appearance, it adds a bit of beauty.

  Someone just remembered the rumor of a certain Feng surname:

  Loves to win other people's betrothed wives, loves handsome men, eats both men and women, can be described as lustful.

  This rumor seems to be somewhat credible, right?

  The village elder who took the lead, ignoring other things, begged urgently:

   "If the general doesn't enter the city, it doesn't matter. The old man can leave all the food and wine outside the city. General Wanwang don't want to refuse, otherwise, the old man will feel very sorry!"

  The General Guan in front of him is simply very talkative. If he doesn't express anything, how can he be happy?

   This time, General Guan did not refuse:

   "That's it, I'm afraid it will be too much trouble for you."

   "Don't bother, don't bother, the old man is afraid that the general will reject him thousands of miles away, how dare he say trouble?"

   "Okay then, since it's hard to give up your good intentions, I'll accept it." General Guan murmured, "However, it's a rule in the army that you are not allowed to drink alcohol without authorization."

   "This wine, I can skip it. As for other food, it doesn't matter."

  Ben was thinking about sending a few camp prostitutes to entertain the general, but when he heard that the other party didn’t even drink, he had no choice but to stop thinking about it for the time being.

  When the news that the army would not enter the city reached the city gate, all the soldiers, officials and common people cheered like thunder.

  The big Han iron cavalry approached the city, not to mention the nobles in the city, even ordinary people, in fact, they were a little panicked.

  Welcome the thieves into the customs, the Shangdang surrendered and returned to chaos, although it has little to do with ordinary people.

  But in troubled times, who would really reason with these untouchables?

  Don’t talk about troubled times, that is, in times of peace, when a large army conquers chaos, it draws a circle around a certain city, and then there is no distinction between men and women in the circle, regardless of whether it is human or animal, they are all considered rioters.

  The size of the circle depends on the mood of the person in charge of drawing the circle in the court.

  How can it be that General Guan in front of you is so kind-hearted, which is rare in the world!

   "The general is wise!"

   "The general is wise!"

  …

  Watching those old folks rushing to tell each other in the crowd, listening to the officials and people in Huguan shouting "the general is wise", it really is the scene of "eat the pot of pulp to welcome the king's teacher".

  Zhu Ju's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but said to General Guan:

   "The general is a famous general in the Han Dynasty. You should know the truth that kindness does not control the army. Don't you know that the same is true for governing the people?"

  General Guan was a little puzzled: "Oh, what do you mean?"

  Zhu Ju replied:

   "Shangdang counties surrendered and rebelled, rebelled and surrendered again, but now they don't have to pay any price, not even a little punishment."

   "So, how can the Shangdang officials and common people have awe of the imperial court? I am afraid that the imperial court has no prestige for the Shangdang."

   "Shangdang is like this, if others look at it, won't they have different ideas? Therefore, the foreign generals think that this is inappropriate."

  Shangdang took the initiative to rebel with bandits, and the army came to quell the rebellion, but they didn't even enter the city.

   General Guan heard the words and asked with a smile:

   "If such things are placed in Wu State, how should we deal with them?"

  Zhu Ju replied without hesitation:

   "Even if the soldiers are not allowed to wash the city, and take the men and women in the city as servants, at least they should punish the leader and let the latecomers take a warning."

  Zhu Ju's talking about washing the city is naturally not the kind of massacre Cao thief likes.

   There are naturally some differences between the two.

   Needless to say, the massacres are mostly the kind that don't leave any chickens or dogs behind.

   To wash the city, that is to grab some money to enrich one's pockets, and one's pockets to enrich one's personal affairs.

  However, whether it is massacring the city or washing the city, in this troubled world, it can be regarded as a normal operation.

   After all, since the world has been in chaos for decades, how many princes have never slaughtered the city or the people?

  So Zhu said that he was very confident.

  Why is your Han country special?

   Can you still let the officials and the common people eat pots and oars?

   After Liu Bei captured Chengdu in the Ming Dynasty, he also took the gold and silver in the city to distribute to the soldiers—although the grain and silk were returned—but didn’t the gold and silver just take it?

  Hearing Zhu Ju's persuasion, General Guan took a serious look at him, then shook his head:

   "Governing the people is not my specialty. As for punishing the head of the evil and punishing the rebels, it is not within the scope of my responsibility."

   "The military order given to me by the imperial court is to regain the Shangdang. Now that the Shangdang has been restored, the subsequent matters are out of my control."

   "I am now acting according to the order of the imperial court."

  If the Wei thieves have all run away, and the culprit is not a fool, how could they still stay in the city, waiting to be liquidated?

  Where to punish the chief evil?

  If you really want to arrest people in the city and extract confessions to become the culprit in order to make meritorious service, maybe you will be laughed at by the real culprit.

  Zhu Ju heard what General Guan said, so he could only suppress his own thoughts, and didn't dare to persuade him any more, so he bowed his hands and withdrew.

  After returning to the commander's tent, General Guan's face darkened, and he immediately ordered:

   "Go, send someone immediately to go to the eldest son and see what's going on there."

   "If General Shi Zhonglang has regained the eldest son, let him rush to Huguan as quickly as possible."

   "Here!"

  Huguan is the county government of Shangdang, and the Wei thieves can abandon it as soon as they say it.

  General Guan didn’t believe that the Wei thief would stay with the eldest son’s army and wait to die.

  So according to his estimation, maybe Shi Bao will win the eldest son one step earlier than himself.

  Thinking about this, General Guan's mouth twitched into a sneer:

   "Punish the chief evil? What are you thinking?"

  Do you know what your Alang's name is?

  Do you understand what it means to be ruthless Xiaowenhe?

  The aristocratic family in Shu did not cause any major incidents, and Alang was able to rank at the top of their black book.

  Shangdang has caused such a big incident, and still thinks only to punish the culprit?

  Dream it!

   Having slept with Feng in the same bed for more than ten years, General Guan is the person in the world who understands Feng's thoughts best, not one of them.

  Even Madam You, there are some things that Feng is tight-lipped.

  But he is confiding in Madam Zuo.

   Just after the eldest son city and Huguan city were conquered without attacking, the Dahan finally completely recovered Shangdang and the whole county.

   At the same time, Feng Duhu also led the Invincible Army, which had finished resting in Gaodu City, to Tianjingguan.

  Tianjingguan was first built in the third year of Yangshuo in the Western Han Dynasty (22 years ago), and it was an important point between the north and the south in ancient times.

  It got its name because there are three unfathomably deep patio springs in front of the pass.

  The precipitousness of Chi Taihang is a danger designed by nature, surrounded by mountains and ridges, ravines, and ancient passes, the situation is extremely majestic.

  If the surrounding area of ​​Tianjing Pass is precipitous, build more fortresses to defend the main pass.

  Even if there are 100,000 troops, it is difficult to defeat the garrison of 10,000.

  However, the danger of the pass lies with the people, not the land.

  Sima Shi lost two games in a row at Gaoping Pass, and his left eye popped out of his eye socket, and he was seriously ill.

   As a result, the morale of the army was greatly shaken.

  After learning that Feng Duhu's relatives led an army of fifty thousand horses and that Luoyang was under great threat, Sima Division made a prompt decision and led most of the main force back to Luoyang.

  The Wei army who stayed at Tianjing Pass was only about 3,000 people, and the guards were even more unknown.

  Facing the famous and vicious King Feng Gui, if his family and relatives were not in Luoyang, the Wei army who could not say that the Tianjing Pass would have surrendered immediately.

   Putting down the binoculars in his hand, looking at the extremely precipitous Tianjingguan, Feng Duhu showed a look of joy on his face:

   "I see that there are not many Wei thieves defending the pass. Whether the former army can make meritorious deeds depends on today."

  After speaking, he turned his head and looked at Zhang Jiu.

  Zhang held his breath a long time ago, cupped his hands and said:

   "The final general will not fail the expectations of the guardian!"

   "Well, let's go." Feng Duhu nodded, "Go down and tell the soldiers that whether the Wuqian Army is truly one of the eight armies in Guanzhong depends on their performance."

   "Here!"

  Feng Duhu put his hands behind his back, looking at the clouds and mist in the distance, with a relaxed expression.

   This battle, he is the supervisor of the battle, and he has no intention of intervening.

  Zhang is the commander-in-chief of the Wuxian Army, and the specific tactics are all arranged by him.

  Whether he can win in the end, to Feng Duhu, the result is not important.

  Anyway, after this battle, the Guanzhong Eighth Army has seen blood.

  (end of this chapter)