Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 483
Wei Yan looked at Gan Mao who was being escorted up and asked directly: "Are you willing to surrender?"

"I... I'm Gan Mao from a famous family, how can I surrender to Chu easily?" Gan Mao was cautious and didn't dare to use too much force to perform, and he didn't even call the enemy any contempt.

After all... Wei Yan looks too young, so Ling Gan risks worrying about his impulsiveness!

But Gan Guo obviously underestimated Wei Yan, how could he not see what he meant?
After a few words of persuasion from Haosheng, Gan Mao also borrowed a donkey to go downhill and agreed to surrender.

"It's really a blessing that General Gan can consider the people of Yizhou and is willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side! I believe Governor Gan will be very pleased to know..." Wei Yan looked pleased.

Gan Mao, on the other hand, said in disbelief: "I only knew how to be loyal to the Lord of Shu before, but I forgot to live up to the common people. I am really ashamed. Fortunately, the general came to my rescue... I am willing to serve as the general and make another contribution!" He said with some energy. .

"Oh? What's your advice, General Gan?" Wei Yan asked.

"Before that Wu thief learned that the Chu Kingdom's heavenly troops were approaching the territory, he sent a message to inform Governor Yan. Now... I think he has passed Yufucheng! However, Yufu probably doesn't know the situation in Baidi City yet. If the general If you can trust me, you can come with me to attack Yufu now, and I am willing to help the general to open the city gate in a false way!" Gan risked his sincerity and said.

The situation in Baidi City should indeed not have spread so quickly. After all, Gan Mao never sent anyone to deliver the message from the beginning.

Wei Yan also figured it out...

Governor Gan's temper may indeed have some family tradition.

This willingness to risk is mediocre, but on the one hand, he surrendered and acted without blinking his eyes. On the other hand... he dared to cheat the city for the Chu army for credit?
"Okay! You will be my battalion commander first, and then I, the deputy division commander, will go with you... By the way, pay attention to your titles from now on, not in private, and don't pronounce me 'general', in official business you should address your position in the military!" Wei Yan emphasized this to Gan Mao.

"Yes! Master Wei!" Gan Mao said immediately.

"Well? Well..." Wei Yan nodded without emphasizing his "vice".

Since you want to deceive the city, it is natural to do it quickly rather than later.

Otherwise, if the news of being captured is sent back, everyone will know that he surrendered!
Although no one was specifically delivering the letter, there was a "broken army" after all, so the news would still spread at a relatively slow speed.

Therefore, Wei Yan quickly sent people to notify Qutang Pass, and at the same time he took the first and second battalions of the second regiment directly under him and changed them into the clothes of the Yizhou defeated army. He wears nothing but the inner breastplate under his clothes, and mixes with Gan Mao and his trilogy.

The other two groups slowly pressed forward from behind and rushed all the way to Yufucheng!
Wireless had not yet appeared, and communications were still lagging behind. Naturally, a general leading an army alone must have certain authority to make decisions on the battlefield during wartime.

With Wei Yan's level, as long as he sent someone to rush back with all his strength to deliver the message, it would not be considered a violation of military regulations!

Yufu County is the first county in Yizhou on the west side of Qutang Gorge. In theory, Baidi City and Qutang Pass are also affiliated military cities and passes of Yufu County.

Just because the terrain around Kuimen is important, the troops stationed alone are not subject to orders from Yufu County...

In fact, the State of Chu has done a more thorough job in this regard. All armies are in a different system from local officials. Unless some particularly important counties and counties specially appoint military chiefs as prefects, or use fake festival yue to control local officials. Otherwise, the two defaults to two lines that do not intersect.

The only ones the county magistrate can order are the permanent garrison, usually a few hundred people, responsible for coordinating public security in the county. It is said that this part of the garrison will even be separated from the Privy Council after the restructuring, while the city guards will be transferred to The Ministry of Punishment is responsible.

At the same time, even if a general of the Four Expeditions is stationed in a county, as long as there is no transfer order or special holiday, he can theoretically order a county magistrate and can only take over the county when the enemy enters the alert range. China defense.

If an enemy army actually attacks the city, in theory, it will be the regular army that will resist it. The defenders will usually be bandits and bandits, not "defenders" in the general sense.

Even the slightly larger bandits and bandits now have regular troops vying to get them!

For these garrison troops, if the enemy is really strong and the regular army has been defeated or is too late to arrive, they can surrender while ensuring the safety of the people.

In contrast, under other princes, the garrison of each county is the garrison, and it is also their task to defend the enemy, such as... the current Yufu County!
Zhang Ping, the county magistrate of Yufu, was born in the Zhang family of Nanchongguo County, Ba County. Although he was not a native of Yufu County, he was from the same county and not far away.

When he heard that the Chu State was using troops, Zhang Ping was already worried and quickly mobilized all the defenders.

Originally I wanted to fortify the walls and clear the country, but then I thought about it, what if the Chu army came over when the army went out to gather the people and destroy the fields?

Zhang Ping, who was seriously lacking in mobility, gave up after thinking about it.

Originally, Zhang Ping could still imagine and fully imagine the dangers of Qutang Gorge - as long as Qutang Pass can be defended for half a month, Prefect Yan's reinforcements should arrive...

However, just in the morning, Zhang Ping received the news that Wu Jing was defeated and Qutangguan was broken in the first battle.

After Zhang Ping heard the news, he wished he could immediately block the city gate with earth and rocks, and quickly sent the defenders to dig earth and rocks nearby!
However, after the earth and rocks were transported back at noon, Zhang Ping had second thoughts...

What if the door is sealed with earth and stone later, which delays my escape?
So, they built a mountain of earth and rocks of unknown origin beside the city gate...

To be honest, when Wei Yan saw this scene, he was confused - what does it mean?Are you trying to seduce me up this little hill?
Although it is far not as high as the city wall, only about half as high, but...if you rush up the mountain, it is equivalent to half the city wall being shorter!

Why did the defenders do this?
"Is it a ploy to suspect soldiers? Battalion Commander Gan, is this county magistrate really incapable of military affairs?" Wei Yan asked doubtfully.

"Teacher, as far as I know, although the Zhang family has inherited the art of war, Zhang Ping probably doesn't understand it. He's just a sour scholar..." Gan Mao said with some contempt.

Wei Yan looked at Gan Mao twice curiously - could it be that the Gan family all had this temper?

"Then... let's deceive him as usual. The defenders have already seen us!" Wei Yan nodded.

It seemed that some of the "defeated troops" who were tired of the journey came all the way to the city. Although the defenders did not open the door directly, they were friendly and allowed them to approach and ask questions.

"It's me! I'm Gan Mao, the deputy general of General Wu... Qutang Pass was broken. I was in Baidi City and couldn't defend it. Then I gathered the defeated army and came back! Open the door quickly!" Gan Mao replied.

After a while, Zhang Ping went to the city wall to take a look in person, and asked Gan Mao a few questions. After answering all of them fluently, he ordered the door to be opened. Gan Mao was definitely surprised. It was not dark at this time, and... I have met Zhang Ping several times. Is there anything that can be verified?
If you really suspect that you are cheating the city, you should also doubt the soldiers around you. What is the use of verifying your identity?

In fact, Zhang Ping didn't know what the use was, he just thought it looked professional!
After all, Gan Mao was locked out before, and he had to come before he could open the door. If he opened the door without asking what was coming, wouldn't he appear to be superfluous as a county magistrate?

After the city gate opened, Wei Yan looked around worriedly to make sure there was no ambush, and then winked at Gan Mao.

After Gan Mao led people into the city, he saw Zhang Ping coming down from the city wall and asked with some confusion: "County Magistrate Zhang, what's going on with the small mountain outside?"

"Tushan? Oh, you are talking about those waste earth and rocks! Originally, this county wanted to completely seal the city gate and fight the enemy to the death in the city, but... ahem, considering that there are friendly forces like General Gan , haven't withdrawn it yet, so I put it under the city wall first." Zhang Ping dealt with it tactfully.

Gan Mao asked with a strange expression: "Has County Magistrate Zhang ever thought about what to do if the enemy comes and uses this mountain to attack the city?"

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Zhang Ping:! ! !
"Ah! If there is no general, it would be a mistake! This will make people..." Zhang Ping was about to order to remove these earth and rocks.

But at this moment, someone on the city suddenly shouted: "Report! There are enemy troops approaching from the east of the city!"

Gan Mao also said at the right time: "They must be pursuers. Magistrate Zhang will close the city gate quickly."

Wei Yan looked at Zhang Ping and felt that his brain did not seem to be strong enough, so he pretended to be a willing deputy and reminded: "General, no! Let's help Magistrate Zhang move these earth and rocks into the city first!"

Hearing this, Zhang Ping gritted his teeth and said, "That's right! Move the earth and rocks first, it will take a while before the enemy approaches!"

then……

I saw Zhang Ping calling down most of the soldiers in the city, and they all started to move stones.

"Our people are tired and sleepy now. Instead of moving stones, it is better to go to the city wall and build up momentum." Gan Mao didn't have any suspicion when he saw Zhang Ping like this. He had a bad taste in his heart and wanted to bully others more.

Zhang Ping thought about it and felt that what Gan said was reasonable, so he agreed as well!
As a result, Wei Yan and others effortlessly took over the east city wall and east gate, and then watched the original defenders move stones into the city...

Wei Yan watched for a while, and then directly ordered: "Close the city gate."

Zhang Ping, who was still supervising the "construction" outside, saw that the city gate was about to be closed, and hurriedly shouted: "What are you doing? Who told you to close the city gate..."

Although he immediately wanted to come back through the crack in the door, he was kicked out by Liao Hua!
"Bold, bold...take risks! Are you rebelling? Guardsmen on the city, capture these rebellious officials and traitors for me!" Zhang Ping shouted angrily.

After Wei Yan thought for a while, he tried to respond: "Magistrate Zhang misunderstood. We saw that the enemy was coming, and we just used this to stimulate the fighting spirit of the defenders... a last-ditch fight! Yes, a last-ditch fight, has Magistrate Zhang heard of it?" ?”

Zhang Ping was stunned for a while after hearing this, looked down at the footprints on his chest, and then continued to shout: "Impossible! You are all liars, you are defrauding me!"

When Wei Yan heard this, he curled his lips slightly bored.

Sure enough, at this level, he will still be discovered...

(End of this chapter)