Coming out of Anzhai, Man Gui and Liu Yushuan did not stay, they hurriedly hurried, if Zu Dashou had already taken the son, they would have come in vain.
But no matter how anxious Man Gui was, he couldn't force the soldiers to rush at night. The mountain road is too rugged, and even the guide said that it is too dangerous to travel at night, and even locals would not be able to travel at night.
When the mountain is dark, it is dark. The soldiers lighted a bonfire, looked for shelter from the wind and a slightly flattened place, set up military tents, and then sat in groups of three or five. They lighted the bonfire and drank cold water to eat dry food.
Liu Yusu personally patrolled, and then came to Mangui’s bonfire: "General Man, the soldiers continue to travel and fight. It's too hard. I have arranged a guard post. Let the rest of the soldiers rest early!"
"Is this considered hard work?" Man Gui's mouth was still dry, and could not be opened too much. "Thinking that when I was in Liaodong, the soldiers faced Jiannu's siege and could stay awake for seven consecutive days. When they were thirsty, they would eat some ice cubes. , Hungry, eat a few bites of bread, sleepy, take a nap against the city wall."
"General Man, they all say that building slaves is as cruel as a beast, and they will cook the Han people, is it true?" Liu Yuzha sat down beside Man Gui and asked with a tilted face.
"Jiannu?" Man Gui's eyes became hollow, his soul seemed to drift away, and he returned to Liaodong. "Will you cook people and eat? I have never heard of it, but their brutality is not what you can imagine. ."
"General Man, is that a slave building a human?" Liu Yusu had never been to Liaodong. In any case, he couldn't imagine building a slave.
"Isn't it a human? They are equally afraid of pain, they are equally likely to die, and their blood is red." Man Gui was immersed in Liaodong's memories.
Liu Yushuan became more curious: "General Man, you said, if Siwuying meets Jian slaves, will we win the fight?"
"It's hard to say that if you meet Jiannu in the wild, Siwuying may be at a disadvantage. Jiannu's riding and shooting skills are indeed powerful." Man Gui and Jiannu have fought many battles, and he still respects Jiannu's combat effectiveness.
"General Man, the Liaodong Army can draw a tie with Jiannu, isn't the Liaodong Army very powerful?"
"The Liaodong Army does have the strongest combat effectiveness--maybe, the Siwuying is already very good under the tutelage of His Highness." Man Gui originally admired the Liaodong Army, but now he discovered that the Siwuying is also all-powerful. Gram, although his opponent is some tofu army.
"Yes, General Man, Siwuying is also very powerful now." Liu Yushu has experienced the changes of Siwuying personally, and the battle has been smooth.
"But Liaodong, I don't know what's going on now." Man Gui said quietly, Liaodong was the place where he fell, and the most passionate place. "Zhizi, let the soldiers go to bed early! I have to hurry tomorrow."
"Yes, General Man, I will let them know." Liu Yuzha got up and left, Man Gui went back to the tent to sleep.
Liu Yushu's cavalry ran for a long time, and in the afternoon, they came to Zichang County.
Zu Dashou was wandering outside the southern city anxiously, the bandits inside the city could not stand firm, and he did not have much equipment to siege the city, so he had to be anxious. He has ordered Yaowuying to attack twice, all because of the lack of equipment. The soldiers have been injured a lot, but the city wall cannot be approached.
This is like an offensive and defensive battle in Liaodong, but at that time he was the defender and the slave building was on the offensive side. Now, he is on the offensive side, with bandits defending the city. Although Zichang County is only a small county town, if it really wants to be taken down, there are probably not a few soldiers who have suffered casualties.
"Big birthday, don't worry, I'll come too." Man Gui was full of confidence. "According to the latest instructions from His Royal Highness King Xin, besie the city. As soon as my soldiers arrive, besie the southern city! Don’t you have three guards in Yaowu Camp? Each guard encircles one city gate. As long as you can take the remaining three cities If the gate is well enclosed, I will be able to break the city."
"What's a good way for General Man? It's not to let your cavalry attack the city?" Zu Dashou didn't believe that Man Gui had any good way. If he talks about bravery, Man Gui will never be behind, but when he talks about strategy, he A few streets in Gui can be dumped. But siege is also a good idea, otherwise once the bandits in the city escape, they will join other bandits. So he divided his troops and surrounded the other three gates.
Since Man Gui was at the Nancheng Gate, Zu Dashou was going to visit the Beicheng Gate himself. If the bandits escape, the North City Gate is the closest passage to the other bandits.
"Don't go, Dashou. My brother will show you a play and invite you to enter the urn. Have you seen it?" Man Gui grinned and gestured towards Zu Dashou triumphantly.
"General Man, what the hell is going on?" Zu Dashou found Man Gui weird.
"You often say that my brother is rude. Today, my brother and I can make the bandits in the city surrender obediently with only three inches of tongue, believe it?" Man Gui is really a bit strange, this is not his usual character.
"Really?" Zu Dashou frowned. Did Zhu Youjian bring any special weapons to Man Gui
"You are optimistic, brother." Man Gui no longer fights mysteries with Zu Dashou. Zu Dashou has been firmly attracted by him. His soldiers are not around, and now he will not undermine his plan. "Well, who has a loud voice? Go to the gate of the city and shout out, let the city guard see me in the future."
There are not many voices that surpass Man Gui, but Man Gui will not yell at a price. Finally, a soldier with a big head and a thick neck was found. Men with short and thick necks usually have a high voice and can sing tenor.
The soldier roared tremblingly under the city, and a guardian-like figure appeared at the city.
"Tell the guard, I want to give him a gift." Man Gui let the loudly voiced soldier go down the city again. After a while, he ran back, "General Man, the bandit asked what gift you gave him?"
"Let them see for themselves." Man Gui turned to look at Liu Yusab, "Send the box to the city."
"General Man, what is in the box?" Zu Dashou became more and more confused. What's wrong with Mangui today? But the soldier who gave the box had already gone to the gate of the city.
Man Gui and Zu Dashou looked at the city from a distance, first there was a commotion, and soon calmed down.
Man Gui was not in a hurry. He talked about things that weren't marginal with Zu Dashou, just not telling what was in the box.
After a quarter of an hour, the southern city gate suddenly opened without warning, and all the soldiers and horses in the city came out.
"General Man, quickly get ready. There are five or six thousand bandits in the city." Zu Dashou was shocked. All his soldiers were transferred to the other three city gates. Only one of the Liu Yuzha that Man Gui had just brought was outside the southern city. Cavalry guard.
"Line up." Man Gui shouted, no matter what the bandits are doing, it's always good to be ready with both hands.
The cavalry quickly adjusted their horses and opened up outside the southern city in an offensive formation.
Facts have proved that Zu Dashou's worries are completely unnecessary. After the bandits left the city, they did not rush towards Man Gui, but put down all the weapons in their hands and piled them outside the city gate, and then lined up in two rows, as if they were being inspected by the leaders.
The leader of the bandits and generals rushed to Mangui on horseback, turned over and dismounted thirty steps in front of Mangui, knelt down on one leg, holding the saber and helmet in his hands: "Xing Shilin, the criminal, led five thousand soldiers in the city drop."
This is a standard surrender ceremony. Zu Dashou was more surprised than seeing the bandits rushing over. What kind of gift Man Gui gave? The bandits came out so soon and surrendered? Is it gold and silver? But looking at the light and fluttering box, it doesn't seem to be heavy!
Man Gui remained motionless on the horse. He winked at Liu Yushu. Liu Yushu dismounted and walked closer. He took Xing Shilin’s sword, but put the helmet on Xing Shilin’s head: "General Xing can know when he is lost, don’t Swordsmanship is great!"
"General Zu, it's something that your Highness gave you to recruit bandits and settle the people in the city." Man Gui was impatient with these specific government affairs and simply pushed it to Zu Dashou. Anyway, Zhu Youjian ordered Zu Dashou to attack the city, and he was only an aid. he. Now that he has assisted him in capturing Zichang County, the rest is naturally the ancestor's longevity. Man Gui should take a good rest and think about how to do what he wants to do before Zhu Youjian arrives.
"General Man, now tell me what is in the box?" Zu Dashou believed that Xing Shilin's surrender must have a direct relationship with the box.
"A letter of persuasion to surrender." Man Gui glanced at Zu Dashou, knowing from his angry eyes that he didn't believe it at all, and hurriedly added: "There is also the head of Wang Zuo."
That's it. No wonder Man Gui asked Yaowuying to encircle the gates on all sides, leaving no way out.
Xing Shilin must be frightened to see the officers and soldiers surrounding the city gate at first glance. In addition, when he saw Wang Zuo's head, he knew that he would not get any reinforcements if he kept on guard. Since there is no possibility of victory and no escape route, surrender is his only choice.
Before Man Gui could do something, Zhu Youjian's army came to Zichang. Standing in front of him now were Wang Jiayin on the left and Wang Daliang on the right. Both bandits had more than 20,000 soldiers.
Zhu Youjian held a meeting with the generals in the Great Account of the Chinese Army: "Everyone, which band of bandits are we going to fight next?"
"His Royal Highness, we should attack the Huaiyuan Fort where Wang Jiayin's tribe is located. As long as we capture Huaiyuan Fort, we can cut off the north escape route of Wang Jiayin's tribe and Wang Dalang's tribe." Yuan Chonghuan was worried that some bandits had fled into Wang Jiayin's tribe. Now, He wants to catch it all in one swoop.
"But, so our army will be attacked on three sides, Wang Jiayin's department to the west, Wang Dalang's department to the east, and Gao Yingxiang's department to the north. Although our army is strong, its strength is indeed insufficient." Zhu Youzhen has not been stunned by the previous victory. mind.
"If you can't occupy Huaiyuan Fort, both bandit armies may flee north. If the three bandit armies converge, the number will exceed 100,000, which is three times as many as the Siwuying. The difficulty of extermination will increase." Zu Dashou's Worry is also good, the key is who can attack and occupy Huaiyuan Fort.
"His Royal Highness, the flying pigeons in front pass the book." Just as Zhu Youjian was about to use cavalry to attack Huaiyuan Fort, Liu Lin came to report.
"What's the message?"
"Jingbianbao bandits abandoned the city and fled. They have all retreated into Huaiyuan Fort. Now Jingbian Fort is just an empty city."
"Kongcheng? Since there are no bandits in Jingbian Fort, the two generals' method is feasible, and the bandits cannot be allowed to flee north. Yuan Chonghuan?"
"in."
"Quickly lead the troops and horses of the military camp, and march to the northwest of Huaiyuan Fort to set up camp, and guard against Gao Yingxiang in the north."
"Zhu Dashou?"
"in."
"Quickly lead Yaowu Camp to the east of Huaiyuan Fort and set up camp, and also guard against the reinforcements of Wang Daliang's department.
"I led my own army and attacked the city south of Huaiyuan Fort. This battle is a quick decision, and you can use all means to force the bandits to surrender."