Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 319 Meeting the "old friend" again

The city gate chief looked blankly at County Magistrate Wang, who had a "sincere" face that brought tears to his eyes. His mind was still a little confused for a while.

Why didn't he remember that County Magistrate Wang was still such a loyal minister?

The county captain and county magistrate were a little confused at first, but if they could become officials, even if they were just minor officials in the county government, their "awareness" would be much higher than that of guarding the city gate in the wind and sun every day.

After the two of them followed Magistrate Wang to the city tower, they only saw the banners of the Han army outside the city fluttering, their armor bright, and their strength was more than ten times that of their own.

When I heard that the general was the famous Ma Chao, I was almost frightened.

Although County Magistrate Wang's quick reaction and soft body were unexpected, the two of them were only slightly surprised and followed immediately!
"Yes, we, the people of Hechi, have been looking forward to returning to the Han Dynasty day and night, and we have been looking forward to it for nearly a year! The Han army is really late." The county magistrate, who always followed the lead of the county magistrate, also shouted.

But compared to County Magistrate Wang, who had already begun to cry, his acting skills were hard to compliment as he still couldn't squeeze out a single tear even after trying for a long time.

At this time, the county captain naturally could not lag behind others: "General, the people of Hechi have been waiting for this day for a long time, and they all want to eat pots of pulp to welcome the king's master!"

After saying that, he slapped the city gate leader and said sternly: "What are you doing standing still? Why don't you open the door for General Ma quickly? Hurry up!"

"Ah? Ah, yes..." He was just a small city gate chief.

Now that even the men who deducted his military pay have said this, how could he sacrifice his life to defend the city for the Wei Dynasty?

Besides, city repairs cost money. Apart from some superficial efforts in the post-war repairs of Hechi County, there was no movement at all.

Even the low city walls and thin city gates could not withstand the Han army for long.

The city gate chief immediately shouted and ordered his soldiers to open the city.

Instead of feeling humiliated, most of the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

Their lives have not changed for the better because of Wei, so who is really willing to die for Wei?

Everyone is just trying to eat for fun.

……

Ma Chao was overjoyed and felt like he had punched the air.

"However, it is a good thing that there are no casualties among the soldiers. If too many troops are lost here, it will take a lot of effort to attack Shimonbei."

Although it is different from what was expected, it is not a bloodthirsty monster. It is indeed an excellent start to conquer the city without any bloodshed.

"Hechi County Magistrate (county lieutenant, county magistrate), pays homage to General Hussar!"

As soon as the city gate opened, the three men immediately led more than 200 defenders out of the city to greet them with the utmost respect.

"Meet the Hussars General."

The soldiers also disarmed and knelt on the ground at their instruction.

"Well... you are in Cao Ying, but it is rare for you to have a heart for a big man." Ma Chao said calmly, "In that case, let's stay in the original position for the time being."

After traveling all over the country for many years, he could actually tell what these three people were like, but he was so fast that he didn't have time to carefully identify the qualities of these three people.

These matters regarding the appointment of officials will be left to be discussed by His Majesty, the Prime Minister and others after the war. The most critical thing right now is to ensure the stability of Hechi County in the rear.

This place will become an important supply base for the attack on Wudu County. As long as it is firmly controlled here, your army will have a retreat.

As long as we can capture another city in this basin - Shimoben, we can basically win Wudu.

There aren't many people in other places, so there's nothing to worry about.

The three of them were overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed and thanked them. They also expressed their admiration for His Majesty the Han Emperor and the Hussar General... How could such a weakling catch Ma Chao's eyes?
He quickly interrupted the continuous flattery of the three people and ordered several groups of soldiers under his command to quickly enter the city and take control of key places such as the city defense, arsenal, and county government.

Three hundred infantry were left to defend the city, and the original defenders were taken away as cannon fodder, preparing to use them to fight when the city was attacked.

This not only made up for the reduction in manpower caused by defending the city, but also had the first batch of siege soldiers who were not painful to use. In his opinion, it really killed two birds with one stone.

Although Ma Chao has undergone many changes under the influence of Liu Chan, how could he have much kindness towards these surrendered soldiers from Cao Wei.

Since there was no expected battle and the physical strength of his soldiers was still good, Ma Chao soon led his army to set off again and attacked Xiaben.

There are still more than 70 miles between Hechi and Xiabian, but fortunately the terrain is no longer as difficult and difficult as before.

After two days of marching, Ma Chao's troops arrived at Shimonaben Castle.

When the Han army suddenly came to the city, the defenders of Xiaben were shocked.

After the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Cao began to shift from strategic offense to defense.

The so-called setting up Hefei in the east, guarding Xiangyang in the south, and Qishan in the west, relying on key cities for key defense, was the overall thinking of Cao Wei after the war in Hanzhong.

This strategy also solved the embarrassment of a temporary shortage of troops caused by the flooding of the Seventh Army along its long border.

But the downside is that in a place like Wudu, emptiness is inevitable.

Although Cao Pi continued to replenish his troops after he succeeded to the throne, due to Sun Quan's false surrender and the instability of the Qingxu Group headed by Zang Ba, most of his troops were given to the Eastern Front.

Coupled with Cao Wei's top-down strategic misjudgment, they all believed that even if Liu Bei put aside the old grudges with Soochow and took advantage of the situation to advance north, he would concentrate his forces in Guanzhong and Jingxiang.

Under this situation, the Xiaben defenders had no warning at all about Ma Chao's arrival, and they had no idea about the fall of Hechi.

It wasn't until Ma Chao's army was visible to the naked eye that the defenders, who saw the flag clearly, sent people to notify the county guard in a panic. At the same time, they sent people to the arsenal to transport the city's defense supplies, and notified the off-duty soldiers to gather support...

The level of panic is exactly the same as that in Hechi County before, but the handling of emergencies still needs to be more organized.

Shimoben is the largest city in Wudu County and the place with the highest strategic position in the county. Naturally, the governor of Wudu County is also here.

And when this man heard that the Han army was coming, he ran out of the mansion in panic like the county magistrate of Hechi, galloped towards the city gate on his horse.

When he hurriedly climbed up the tower and looked outside...

"what?!"

The surprised expression on his face would be familiar to County Magistrate Na Wang if he saw it. After all, he looked like this two days ago.

However, the reaction of the Wudu County Governor later was different from that of the Wang County Governor.

"Ma Chao! You are a traitor to your father and son, and a traitor to your master. It seems that people like you are not tolerated by heaven and earth. If you don't die early! What kind of face can you lead the troops here now!"

The Wudu County Sheriff's eyes were red, and he was actually yelling at Ma Chao, who was under the city.

When the generals and soldiers guarding the city heard that it was Ma Chao, they were frightened at first. However, when they saw the county guard, they were not frightened, and they regained their courage due to shame.

Ma Chao was startled when he heard this. He rode his horse slowly for a few steps, put up a pergola and looked towards the top of the city. He burst out laughing.

But on this hot day, the laughter made people feel a bit chilly.

After laughing for a while, Ma Chao raised his gun and shouted loudly: "Hahahaha, Yang Fu! See you today, I swear to kill you!!"

(End of this chapter)