The Liaodong Iron Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 147 Raiding Xuantu County II

Inside the county government office, Mo Rongfeng followed Xi Zhicai with a smile on his face and introduced the prisoners in front of him.This battle, Xi Zhicai did not expect it to be so easy. It can be said that Hou Cheng was shot down by Murong Feng and his thousand cavalry, causing the soldiers and horses of the other three sects to become decorations.

After he praised Murong Feng a few words, Guo Jia ordered all the prisoners to be detained together, and then the whole city was under martial law.Houcheng changed hands overnight, and the Goguryeo people in the city were panicked, but the few remaining Han people were cheering. They have been bullied by the Goguryeo people for so many years. Today, the king's master arrived, and he can stand up.

After a night of rest, the Liaodong Army did not harass any civilians.Until noon on the second day, the Han Chinese who had been oppressed all year round led the Liaodong Army to slaughter all the big households in the city and seized countless money.Panicked emotions quickly spread throughout Houcheng, but a large-scale massacre did not happen. Instead, the Liaodong Army announced everywhere that the whole city was under martial law and no one was allowed to go out without authorization.

At night in the Houcheng county government office, Xi Zhicai happily looked at the list in his hand and thought, "No wonder my lord often says that war is the real way to get rich."

When all the generals arrived, Xi Zhi put down the bamboo slips in his hand and said: "In the battle of Houcheng, the soldiers of the Murong tribe took the lead, and the rest of the generals all contributed. Only this small city of Houcheng was confiscated like this. So much wealth, loyalty is unimaginable!"

Immediately, the whole hall was full of discussions. Although Zhang He and the other generals did not know the exact number, there were dozens of horse-drawn carriages transported into the county office during the day.

"Damn, this city is so rich, I don't know what the Goguryeo city will be like!"

"Old Pei is right, you should immediately send troops to attack Goguryeo City!"

"Yes, yes, send troops immediately!"

Looking at the people who were eager to fight, Xi Zhicai coughed lightly and said: "Goguryeo City is going to be attacked, but Hou City also needs to be guarded. Which one of you is willing to take on this important task?"

The generals looked at me and I looked at you, but no one spoke.Xi Zhicai looked at everyone's expressions and said again: "Before the expedition, the lord has something to say first, whoever stays here will be named the county magistrate of this place!"

"Master Xi, Pei Yuanshao is willing to stay in Houcheng to guard!" Just after Xi Zhi finished speaking, Pei Yuanshao got up and said.

"Haha! It seems that someone still wants the position of county magistrate!"

"My old Pei knows how weak I am. Anyway, I can't compete with you guys for merit. Why don't I just stay here and guard!"

"Hahaha" There was a burst of laughter in the hall, Pei Yuanshao told the truth, among the generals he was the worst in martial arts, he might as well stay here and solve everyone's worries.

"Since Pei Yuanshao voluntarily stays, let him lead a thousand soldiers from the headquarters to guard this place." Xi Zhi paused at this point, then looked at Pei Yuanshao and added: "Don't be careless with so much property."

"No," Pei Yuanshao got up and replied seriously.

Martial law in Houcheng lasted for three days, and the people didn't know when the Liaodong army would leave.For the people at the bottom, as long as they can eat enough and dress warmly, they should not consider other things.The Liaodong army headed north all the way, the flags and drums were silent, the morale of the whole army was high, especially the five thousand Xianbei surrendered soldiers, who were robbed of the first victory by their compatriots in the battle of Houcheng, and they were suffocating.

In the city of Goguryeo, the royal family and nobles spent the whole day drinking and drinking, without any awareness of the approaching danger.Since the Great Han Dynasty weakened its control over the frontier, the Goguryeo people were no longer in awe of the Great Han Dynasty as before. It should be because they saw the strength of their neighbors, the Xianbei people, and dreamed that one day they could face the Great Han Dynasty like Xianbei. Foreground.

"Jun Yi, what do you think of the Battle of Goguryeo City?" Guo Jia asked Zhang He when he had spare time on the march.

"Master Xi, He thinks it's inappropriate to attack by force. You should show the enemy your weakness, lure the enemy out of the city, and then attack them when they are unaware!" Zhang He said seriously to Xi Zhicai's question.

"Hahaha, Junyi doesn't know something. When I saw you for the first time, my lord said that Zhang Junyi is a rare and good general, so I asked you today! My lord knows people and can be loyal and admired!" Xi Zhi Only then laughed at himself.

The two opened up the topic right away, chatting and laughing all the way, Zhang Yun asked about the details of the battle with Xianbei from time to time, and Xi Zhicai naturally didn't hold anything back.When the Liaodong army was only one day away from the city of Goguryeo, Xi Zhicai ordered to unfurl the banner of the Han army. The unexpected effect of this battle had already been achieved, and it was to create some psychological pressure on the Goguryeo people.

In Goguryeo City, when the news of the appearance of the Han army came back, everyone was stunned.Where did this Han army come from, and why it was discovered so close, everyone was puzzled.The people panicked, so did the members of the royal family, and the troops assembled in a hurry were also somewhat unstable. The combat effectiveness of the Han army was legendary by the Xianbei people.

Fortunately, the scouts sent back news that the Han army had only [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, so they found that members of the Goguryeo royal family, who were three times as large as the Han army, were clamoring to leave the city to give the Han army a head-on blow.In fact, what they didn't know was that the Liaodong Army still had [-] cavalry far behind the [-] cavalry.When he reached a place ten miles away from Goguryeo, Xi Zhicai ordered the whole army to set up camp and sent Zhang He to challenge.

The purpose of the challenge is only one, as long as defeat cannot win.Fortunately, Zhang Xi is considered a qualified actor, and when he challenged the generals, he always avoided fatal attacks in a dangerous manner.After dozens of rounds, Zhang He pretended to be defeated and fled.The Han army that was preparing to attack the camp that night did not wait for the Goguryeo army. This made Xi Zhicai angry and laughing. He was angry that the things he had prepared were not used, and he laughed because the Goguryeo people were so ignorant of soldiers.

On the second day, Xi Zhicai personally led the army to the city to challenge, and Zhang Yun once again played the role of the failed general, and completed Xi Zhicai's arrangement brilliantly.The two battles failed, and the Goguryeo people's morale soared. They were dazed and came thinking that the Han army would cover up and kill them.However, the Han army retreated towards the camp as soon as they engaged in battle. The number of weapons and armor discarded on the way of retreat made the charging Goguryeo people rush wildly regardless of their formation.

Xi Zhicai, who was on the way to retreat, had a panoramic view of everything in front of him, and he was already half successful in luring the enemy.On the night of the second day, the Han army pulled out their camp overnight and retreated ten miles to the village. The news came back, and the excitement of the entire Goguryeo people was beyond words.It's no wonder that the Xianbei people can always go deep into the fortress of the Han Dynasty. It turns out that the current Han army is not so powerful.

It is not that there are no wise men among the Goguryeo people, who directly remonstrated that this was a tactic for the Han army to lure the enemy. However, members of the royal family actively asked for orders to fight again in order to fight for merit.However, on the third day, what the Goguryeo people waited for was the news that the Han army was retreating.However, it was reported that the Han army was short of food and grass, and the soldiers began to flee. In order to confirm the credibility of the news, the scouts checked two abandoned Han army camps one after another, and found that the number of stoves used by the Han army decreased significantly.

(End of this chapter)