Chapter 683 Ma Chao Siege
Winter is coming to an extremely fast in the north. Not long after the autumn harvest, many places ushered in the first light snow. Within the following month, all parts of the north gradually entered the snowy season.
Another year passed in a blink of an eye. In this year, apart from a few easily quelled rebellions, there seemed to be a very rare peace in the Han Dynasty. However, only a few people knew that this peace was the prelude to the arrival of a more violent storm.
As spring is in full bloom, the snow on the mountain melts, turning into gurgling water, giving birth to a vibrant scene.
In the Weiwu County of Liangzhou, in Xuanwei City, there is a huge and gorgeous mansion, with music floating and toasting.
Han Sui sat upright on the first seat, on both sides of the lower head, and there were three distinguished guests dressed in Hu people on each side. Then, Yan Xing and other generals of Xiliang were the ones.
There were six Hu people, each of them was extremely burly, especially the man in the second seat on the right side of Han Sui. He sat there, looking half a head taller than Yan Xing, with a disheveled hair, a beard on his face, and a pair of huge palms, holding the legs of lamb, and feasting, and gnawing.
Han Sui picked up the wine bottle: "Come on, Han respects the two clan leaders. This time, two clan leaders brought troops to help, what are the fears of our Xiliang again?"
The two Hu people on both sides also picked up a huge wine bowl in front of them.
"Brother Han, you are polite. The Han court has always been abominable. We have been fighting with our Western Qiang tribes for a hundred years. I don't know how many people I killed. I have been communicating with our two major tribes over the past ten years. We are very loyal. If you are destroyed by the Han emperor, we will be in trouble."
Han Sui was very happy: "Haha, the leader of Dianhan said it well, come and drink this cup!"
The three of them raised their heads and drank them all in one go.
While everyone was drinking, a guard came outside the hall with another soldier covered in blood.
Han Sui frowned when he saw it: "What's going on? Don't you know that this general is having a banquet for VIPs? How dare you be so disappointed."
The bloody soldier said, "Lord... lord... no big deal... is not good... Guan... Guan Yu..."
When Han Sui heard the name "Guan Yu", he immediately tightened his hand holding the wine jar.
"What's wrong with Guan Yu?"
"Guan Yu... suddenly led 20,000 heavy cavalry... cavalry and 20,000 infantry to attack Weiwu County. Within two days, he surrounded the siege, sangyin, Zu Lisan...three cities..."
"What! How could it be so fast!" Han Sui stood up with a "scarlet" sound.
Yan Xing also said: "Yes, since our army occupied Weiwu County, there have been patrols every day when it borders the sphere of influence of the court. How could three cities be captured without warning?"
Han Sui said angrily: "Are you waiting for the soldiers guarding the city to be lazy and lazy?"
The wounded soldier explained: "Lord, please... please spare me... it's not because we are lazy. It's because the enemy is coming too fast, and it's attacking at night, so... cough cough..."
Although Han Sui was full of anger, he had long heard of Guan Yu's reputation. The soldiers guarding the city met him, and it was not unbelievable that such a result would be achieved.
"Okay, okay, take him down to recuperate first."
Yan Xing stood up: "Lord, Guan Yu was originally stationed at the junction of Sili and Yanzhou. Now he suddenly transferred him back quietly and used all 20,000 cavalrymen, which shows that he is determined to win the Western Liang Dynasty. Finally, he begged to take the initiative to transfer 50,000 troops and swear to take Guan Yu's head to see the lord!"
"Please go to war with General Yan!"
Several Xiliang generals around him spoke in unison.
Han Sui's face was heavy: "The heavy cavalry commanded by Guan Yu is so powerful that no one in the world can stop him. Moreover, he still has 20,000 infantry as a support. If you want to defeat him, you are afraid that the chance will be slim."
"Hmph, Brother Han is too timid to destroy his own prestige with such ambitions from others, right?"
A somewhat cold voice came over, and Han Sui looked over and said it was the leader of Dian Han who had spoken before.
Han Sui did not dare to be negligent, and looked modest and cautious: "The brother doesn't know. Liu He was able to occupy Luoyang and call himself the Emperor of Han, which was really capable. Not to mention anything else, the 20,000 heavy cavalry under his command, all with people and horses, were covered in black armor, and was invulnerable to swords and guns. Once the scimitar in his hand sprinted, killing people was like cutting grass. His commander Guan Yu was Liu He's second brother, and with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand, he killed many brave generals."
But the more he said this, the more dissatisfied the six Qiang people were on their faces.
Another Qiang tribe leader sneered: "We have heard of Guan Yu's name. But no matter how brave he is, can he be better than Chang Jue, my subordinates, and Qi Nuoer, who is under my command?"
After he said this, there were two tall and mighty Qiang generals who immediately raised their heads very high, among which was the bearded general who was half a head taller than Yan Xing.
At this time, Yan Xing also said, "The two patriarchs are right. These two powerful generals are both capable and brave. Even if they are inferior, they admire them very much. Even if they are strong, how could they be the opponents of these two?"
After he praised the two Qiang generals became more and more proud. The tall and powerful general said proudly: "Don't worry, General Han, brother Chang'e and I will take action. Not to mention Guan Yu, even if Liu He came in person, they will definitely be able to kill their heads."
Han Sui was overjoyed: "It's best to do this. Han has also heard of the reputation of the two generals for a long time. Now he can witness their bravery with his own eyes, which is really a great comfort."
Another patriarch said: "Brother Han asked me to zero this time, and the two tribes came here. It was originally intended to help you resist the Han emperor's invasion of Xiliang. Now that he has come, it will be a good battle to save more time. We will send troops to you tomorrow and meet Guan Yu for a while."
"Okay, with Brother Ling Duo's words, what else is there to be scary about me? According to the two brothers' wishes, we will send troops tomorrow! Come on, I would like to pay a bottle of my wishes and wish me a victory when the flag is opened!"
Han Sui raised the wine bottle high, and everyone drank very happily, and no one noticed the smile on the corner of Han Sui's mouth.
In the wilderness, tens of thousands of troops were marching rapidly. The general led by him, with a long and red face, was Guan Yu.
Guan Yu is now thirty-four. In this era when he can celebrate his birthday at the age of fifty, he is already a middle-aged man. In a few years, he will probably be a grandfather.
However, Guan Yu has been practicing martial arts every day, and for many years, he has been using medicinal food and medicinal bath to supplement the food, and the magic doctor Hua Tuo regularly checked. Therefore, his physical fitness is still as good as in his twenties and he is extremely energetic.
He looked ahead and said proudly: "It's thanks to my elder brother and the military advisor who told me to be careful. I thought that Han Sui of Xiliang had so many skills. I took three cities in just two days, which was simply vulnerable."
Qian Ning has been following Guan Yu for so many years and has been influenced by a little more arrogant. He nodded repeatedly after Guan Yu said this.
"General Guan is right. The last general seems that our army will be able to recover the entire county of Weiwu in the last ten days. General Ma Teng was already in a mighty army. The regaining of this county was also considered to be a comfort to General Ma in the sky."
When Ma Chao heard this, his expression moved: "General Guan, it is better to let General Guan lead his troops first. Maybe after General Guan arrives, General Guan has already captured the Puji County town in front of him."
Zhang Liao and his friends hurriedly rush to say: "The last general is willing to be the pioneer."
Guan Yu said: "This time I went to Xiliang, my elder brother has already appointed Meng Qi as the pioneer. You don't have to fight with him for this contribution. After regaining his mighty power, you will be able to use your skills when you advance to Zhangye and Jiuquan."
Zhang Liao and others gave up, and Ma Chao and the other five were naturally happy.
"Thank you General Guan for your accomplishment!"
"Ma Chao, I will be with you three thousand cavalry and five thousand infantrymen. You will lead Pang De, Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, and Ma Tie-Tei. Our army will arrive at Puji City tomorrow morning. If you don't see our army's flag raising in this city, you will only ask!"
"Don't worry, General Guan, if you can't take this city before tomorrow morning, I'm willing to follow the military law!"
Ma Chao greeted him and led Pang De and others to lead 8,000 soldiers to leave the army and accelerate his movement.
Less than two hours later, they arrived at the city of Park Yoo.
Pang De glanced at the city tower and frowned slightly: "Meng Qi, something is wrong. It seems that the defenders in this city are much more than the previous three cities."
Ma Chao looked up and looked at him, but he didn't take it seriously.
"So what? Even if there are thousands of troops in the city, I will definitely set foot on this city today and behead all these thieves to sacrifice the lives of more than a hundred people in my family."
Pang De hurriedly dissuaded: "Meng Qi cannot. It has been the third day since he was dispatched. At this time, Han Suiding had received news that a large army would come to the city and blindly attack the city. He was afraid that the losses would be great. We were in danger. If we were to blame for His Majesty, wouldn't we be punished and died?"
Ma Chao then calmed down a little.
"Well... Your Majesty trusts me so much. This is our first battle. If you lose a little, you will definitely underestimate your Majesty and you must be careful."
When Pang De saw that he listened to his words, he was relieved.
"Meng Qi might as well give me three thousand soldiers and horses, and wait for me to test the virtuality and reality of the city first, and then make a decision."
Ma Chao nodded and said, "Okay, that old Han Sui thief is extremely treacherous, so he will be careful in everything."
Pang De took the troops and siege equipment, and then rushed towards Pu Jicheng.
Chapter completed!