Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 534 Surrendering the Army
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In Macheng, Yuan Xi retreated, but there were too many Yuan Jun guarding here, and many of them could not get out of the city, and were blocked in the city. Facing the menacing Guanzhong Army, many Yuan Jun soldiers began to form a formation to resist , The whole Macheng was caught in a fight.

Ma Chao originally wanted to take advantage of the situation to pursue Yuan Xi all the way, and take Ning County and Guangning together. In this way, they would have a foothold in Dai County, but there were too many enemy troops in the city, and Ma Chao was almost numb after killing them. Seeing Yuan Jun scurrying around, he had no choice but to give up chasing Yuan Xi and ran back and forth in the city. Whenever there was any sign of gathering, he would rush over and disperse the opponent.

Yuan Jun in the city had no fighting spirit, and rushed to flee outside the city first. In the afternoon, Yuan Jun in the city walked away, and all those who remained surrendered, and the battle of Macheng was considered to have come to an end.

If it weren't for Macheng's narrow terrain, it wouldn't be so slow, but if it wasn't for Macheng's dangerous terrain, Yuan Xi would not have chosen to garrison here.

"General, there are nearly [-] prisoners in the army." In the government office, the deputy general came to Ma Chao and said to Ma Chao with a wry smile.

"So what?" Ma Chao looked at him puzzled.

"Food and grass, our army's food and grass supply is based on 20,000 people, and now there are nearly [-] more people..." The deputy general smiled bitterly and looked at Ma Chao: "These surrendered troops will definitely not be able to fight, and staying is just a waste of food and grass. I'm afraid the army doesn't have that much food and grass to support them."

"Then..." Ma Chao looked at the lieutenant general, "Killed?"

"My lord, sir, and Marquis Wen have clear orders not to kill prisoners." The lieutenant smiled wryly. ,

"It's not killing, it's not killing if you don't kill, why does he have no food in Macheng?" Ma Chao was a little annoyed, how could there be so many things after winning?
"The last general has gone to see that there is not much grain and grass in Macheng. According to Jiang Bing, the grain and grass in Macheng are all brought from Guangning every three days. The grain in Macheng is now added. It's only enough for three days!" The lieutenant smiled wryly.

"Forget it, leave this matter to the gentleman and the others." Ma Chao thought for a moment, and came up with a good idea. He is a general but not a marshal. What does these things have to do with him?Shouldn't it be Mr. and the others who have a headache?
Immediately he said to the lieutenant general: "You immediately send someone to report the victory to the gentleman, and inform the gentleman of this incident by the way."

Ma Chao felt that he was very witty. He not only broke through Ma City in one day, but also solved a big problem.

"Here!" The lieutenant nodded with a wry smile, and turned to go to work.

When Lu Bu and Chen Gong led to receive the letter from Ma Chao, they were not far from Macheng.

"Who is this horse city defender?" Lu Bu read the battle report: "You actually believe such words?"

Ma Chao ran to the city alone, obviously to lure the enemy out of the city, even if he couldn't see it, the guard of Ma City was useless enough.

"On the battlefield, things change rapidly, and so do people's hearts. Ma Chao, as the chief general, appears alone in the city. If he can be defeated, the army will retreat without a fight. Once people see the benefits, the benefits will continue to magnify in their eyes. Correspondingly, the risk will also be subconsciously ignored." Chen Gong shook his head and smiled, "Besides, if Ma Chao had not had the courage to do so, any other general might not be able to win this battle."

If you want to destroy Macheng swiftly and swiftly like Ma Chao, first of all, you must have the ability to destroy five hundred knots of soldiers in a single person, and you must not be slow.

Although Chen Gong didn't watch the battle, based on his understanding of Ma Chao, he could probably guess that Ma Chao must have beheaded the enemy general and destroyed the five hundred army array at the moment of charge, so that his own soldiers could rush into the city under the rain of arrows. .

We must know that during that period of time, the military formation was not presided over by Ma Chao, and its power would inevitably be greatly reduced. Coupled with the weakening of the city's green spirit, even if Ma Chao's defeat of the enemy was a little slower, the Guanzhong army he led would face heavy losses, even if they hit the city. However, the Guanzhong Army, which suffered heavy losses, could hardly help Ma Chao win the city.

It is more likely that Ma Chao was trapped in the city, besieged by Yuan Jun, or waited until the army arrived to join forces inside and outside, or exhausted his strength and was exhausted to death in Macheng.

Now that the army wants to besiege and kill a top general like Ma Chao, if there is no master of the same level, even if he is trapped, if he wants to kill him, he can only rely on the number of people to exhaust him to death.

Xiang Yu was invincible in the world back then, wasn't he killed by Han Xin on the banks of the Wujiang River?

"This son's martial arts and bravery are not bad, but it's a pity that he is too reckless." Lu Bu shook his head.

Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu, nodded with a smile, but did not speak.

"Teacher, what should we do with the [-] surrendered troops?" Zhao Yun asked a key question. They had limited food and grass, and Lu Bu borrowed half a river loop to make enough. Although it was convenient for cattle and sheep to accompany them, it also greatly slowed down their marching speed. Another [-] surrendered soldiers might not be enough.

"This surrender..." Chen Gong frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "It can't be killed or used, so let it go."

"Let go?" Lu Bu frowned and looked at Chen Gong: "In this way, Yuan Jun only needs to draw back, and in a blink of an eye he will come to fight our army again."

"Ten thousand surrendered troops, no matter how they are dealt with, will cause hidden dangers for our army. Our army does not kill surrenders not only because of benevolence and righteousness, but also for Ziyan's consideration in the future. The guards will not fight our army to the end in a desperate situation. In the long run, it is beneficial, and there is another point, to try to maintain the population."

Chen Gong thought while walking: "Besides, let's not say that it is impossible for all these surrendered soldiers to be taken back, even if they are not, if they fight our army again, they will definitely not have enough fighting spirit in their hearts, and they will even affect other people, and they will not kill our army." Spread the word of surrender!"

After a pause, Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and Zhao Yun and said, "Our army is going deep alone now. Before our army has a firm foothold and has enough food and grass, try not to surrender the enemy!"

Lu Bu and Zhao Yun nodded approvingly.

The army soon entered the city, and according to Chen Gong's request, Ma Chao released the prisoners in the city.

"Sir, the last general has found out that Yuan Xi has retreated to Guangning, gathered up the defeated army, and is going to continue to defend to the death. The last general asks for orders, and then goes to break the city." Ma Chao looked at Chen Gongdao after seeing that everything was in order.

Chen Gong nodded: "Meng Qi's morale is high, Yuan Xi just lost a city at this time, his morale is low, and Guangning is not as dangerous as Macheng, and can be attacked, but be careful, don't be careless."

"Don't worry, sir!" Ma Chao agreed, and took the order to leave.

"Gongtai, when shall we send troops?" Seeing Ma Chao leaving, Lu Bu looked at Chen Gongdao.

"Now that our army has entered the territory of Youzhou, although the supply of food and grass in the rear is not enough, there is still some surplus food in Bingzhou. We need to stay on the Macheng side to prevent Yuan Shao from cutting off our army's retreat." Chen Gong wrote the official document while road.

If you go to Macheng, Anmin must be needed. In addition, some rear arrangements should also start. Gao Gan also has a lot of food in several granaries in Yanmen and Jinyang, although it is a little small for their [-] troops. , but more or less can support a few days.

The cattle and sheep borrowed by Lu Bu are probably enough for the army for two months, but Chen Gong is not sure that he will be able to obtain a stable source of food and grass within two months.

Therefore, if there is more food and grass, there will be more.

Macheng can be regarded as a hub and an important point. There are still many routes that Yuan Jun can attack. To keep this road, Macheng must be garrisoned.

Hearing this, Lu Bu looked at Zhao Yun.

There are only three generals in the army, and the other generals are average in ability, and they are all generals in Guanzhong, so I don’t feel too relieved to use them. Duan Yan is now sitting in Jinyang, which is already the biggest delegation of authority. Ma Chao is definitely not suitable to be a pioneer now. Lu Bu Naturally, it was even more inappropriate. Although the marching in the army was ordered by Chen Gong, the general in command was Lu Bu, and the chief general of this trip was also Lu Bu, but Lu Bu was not good at strategy, so Chen Gong was usually giving orders. Come on, Zhao Yun is the only one who is suitable to stay in Macheng.

Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said, "The final general is willing to stay in Macheng!"

"Zilong is guarding the rear, so you can rest assured as a teacher." Chen Gong nodded, he also meant Zhao Yun, Lu Bu's words... somewhat worried.

He spread out a map, looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Our army is very likely to face Yuan Shao's main force on this trip, so we can only leave [-] soldiers and horses for Zilong. The [-] soldiers and horses, except for Macheng , and there is one more thing, Zilong needs to be vigilant."

"Teacher please show me." Zhao Yun bowed.

"Ning County!" Chen Gong clicked on the location of Ning County and said, "Although Ning County is a small town, as far as I know, there is a road here that leads directly to the Liqiu River. Every year, Xianbei people go south to plunder the people. If Yuan Shao is unfavorable in the battle, he may attract the Xianbei army, and Zilong needs to guard against the invasion of the Xianbei in addition to guarding against the destruction of Macheng."

Ning County is between Macheng and Guangning, only [-] miles away from Guangning. Since he wants to take this road, Chen Gong has done a careful study of this area before coming here, and has considered all possible problems.

"Teacher, don't worry, disciple understands!" Zhao Yun looked at the location of Ning County, bowed and cupped his fists.

"Okay, rest for one night, tomorrow our army will go to Guangning." Chen Gong is still very relieved about Zhao Yun. The biggest advantage of this disciple is his stability. , as long as he can hold Macheng steadily, it will be considered a great achievement.

This time, Ma Chao should not be able to break through the city in one day. After all, Yuan Xi suffered a big loss just now, and it is unlikely that he will fall for the same trick again.

According to Chen Gong, Ma Chao's troops had just gone through a battle, and although their morale was high, they were bound to be exhausted. However, after Ma Chao took the order, he directly summoned his men and horses to leave the city.

On the road from Macheng to Guangning, there were released captives of Yuan Jun everywhere. Looking at these released surrendered troops, Ma Chao had a thought and recruited his lieutenant general.

"Go find some Jiangjun armor." Ma Chao whispered.

The deputy general agreed, and immediately led a team to hunt and kill hundreds of fleeing soldiers, and pulled off their armor and brought them back.

"Lead the soldiers and move forward. I will lead the people to change into clothes and go there first. Before tomorrow's hour, when we arrive, we will use the beacon fire as a sign and carefully look at the city gate. As soon as the city gate is opened, we will immediately lead the army to rush in!"

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)