Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 376 Unstoppable

In fact, before Guo Huai was escorted to Qishan Fort, Gao Gang surrendered...

This is not due to lack of food, grass, or water. There is water on the Qishanbao Mountain. As an important defensive city on the Western Front, the food and grass are enough to feed his thousands of people for a year.

In addition, the terrain is dangerous and not conducive to attacking the city. If he really holds on with determination, he can actually hold on for a long time.

The main reason is that the psychological pressure is too great. This depressing feeling of no hope is increasing every day as the siege goes on.

These days, fights between soldiers in the fort happen almost every day, and some of them are just trivial things like you wearing my shoes or me taking your turban.

At the beginning, Gao Gang dared to suppress him forcefully, but recently, the eyes of his soldiers who were originally docile and obedient have become strange.

Despair is written on everyone's face, and the negative emotions that cannot be vented are increasing day by day. In the middle of the night every day, you can always hear faint crying or hysterical shouting...

They are going crazy.

Just a few days ago, Liu Bei personally led most of his troops to the north. The reduction of troops besieging the city not only failed to improve the situation inside Qishan Fort, but instead became more troublesome.

"General, let's fight out!" the deputy general said suddenly, his eyes covered with red bloodshot eyes and dark circles.

"You're crazy!" Gao Gang was startled, "How many of us are there, how can we fight out? What's more, even if we break through the siege, losing Qishan Fort will still be a capital crime!"

With terrain like Qishan Fort, the enemy's siege equipment cannot be deployed, so retreating is the best option. There is no need to risk leaving the city.

The deputy general immediately felt like a deflated ball, but he still muttered: "...That's better than sitting here and waiting to die."

Qishan Fort is a purely military fortress, with not many people at all, let alone entertainment facilities and other places to relieve stress.

Not every soldier has a will of steel. Coupled with the siege by the army, Cao Pi was attacking Wu, and there was not even a trace of reinforcements in sight. They were already on the verge of collapse.

"Otherwise... just surrender." The deputy general muttered again in a lower voice, and then quickly lowered his head, waiting for Gao Gang to scold him.

As a result, there was no sound for a long time. He raised his eyes and found Gao Gang's eyes closed, with struggle written all over his face.

This shocked the deputy general. He just complained to vent, but being yelled at and scolded was better than holding it in. Who would have thought that seeing General Gao like this... would he really want to vote?

"Alas..." Gao Gang sighed, "Open the city gate and come out with me."

"No, General!" The deputy general panicked and grabbed Gao Gang's arm, "My family and relatives are all in the Central Plains. If we surrender now, our lives will be at risk! This subordinate is just talking nonsense..."

"Follow me and surrender." Gao Gang said expressionlessly, shook off his hand and went to get his seal, ready to surrender.

The deputy general sat down on the ground and stared at Gao Gang's background in a daze.

He just complained casually, why did the general really surrender...

But little did he know that Gao Gang had been thinking of surrendering for more than a day.

Liu Bei had this idea before he led his army to Shanggui.

People who are not in Longyou simply cannot experience the shock and deep despair brought about by people from all over the world...

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By the time Guo Huai was escorted to Qishan Fort, Zhang Yi had already led his three thousand men up the mountain and completely took over Qishan Fort.

The original garrison of Qishan Fort, including Gao Gang, was temporarily detained and awaited the fate of His Majesty and the Prime Minister.

The person responsible for leading the team to escort Guo Huai was the young general Gao Xiang who participated in the Battle of Nanzhong.

Gao Xiang was shocked when he didn't find the Han army at the foot of the mountain. He thought something had happened to Zhang Yi's troops, so he almost went back to report the news rashly...

After all, in his opinion, the army did not dare to attack Qishan Fort here before, so how could Zhang Yi's three thousand men succeed?

"Congratulations to General Zhang for your great contribution." Gao Xiang, who was discovered by Zhang Yi on the mountain and stopped by someone, entered the fort and congratulated Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi couldn't hide his joy. Although he won the Qishan Fort during the Northern Expedition, although he did not win in battle, the credit will be properly recorded on his head.

The status of his Zhang family and Yizhou scholars will also benefit. "Hahaha, what did General Gao say? It all depends on His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the Prime Minister's prestige. I just got an advantage..." Zhang Yi said modestly with joy in the corners of his eyebrows.

"That's true." Gao Xiang nodded seriously.

Zhang Yi: "..."

Gao Xiang, the young general who was still as upright as ever, was so choked that Zhang Yi couldn't speak for a moment, and the smile froze on his face.

The two people who unexpectedly met on the other side found the atmosphere even more awkward.

Gao Gang: "..."

Guo Huai: "..."

"Ahem." Feeling that saying nothing seemed inappropriate, Gao Gang cleared his throat and said, "Shijun Guo, you also surrendered..."

Guo Huai, who had just been stabbed ten thousand times by Zhuge Liang's words and was still recovering, did not expect that he would be stabbed in the chest by his former colleague.

"Why do you mean I surrender too?!" Guo Huai was angry at that time, "I was already surrounded by a group of people, and my soldiers had no fighting spirit. What's the point of even me not surrendering?!

"It's you, Qishan Fort is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and has sufficient food, grass and water. If you hold on for a year and a half and harass the Shu army to transport food, His Majesty will definitely return to the army to help, but I didn't expect you to be so greedy for life and afraid of death!"

Qishan Fort will indeed be in trouble if this nail driven into the grain road does not fall.

Hanzhong was barely self-sufficient, and Longyou was barren. If he wanted to support the army against Cao Wei, he would still have to transport grain from Yizhou.

But when he said this, Gao Gang didn't like hearing it.

Yes, you used to be the governor of Yongzhou and an official of a wealthy family, but now everyone is a prisoner. Who is better than the other?

Are you pretending to be a wolf with a big tail?

Gao Gang pulled his face and said: "Your soldiers are made of flesh, but my soldiers are made of iron? Do you think you can defend for so long with just food and water? Bah, what are you talking about?"

Guo Huai was furious: "Gao Gang, you are so brave!"

"Why, do you still think that you are the governor?" Gao Gang squinted his eyes and said, "I am happy to call you Guo Shijun, but if you are not happy, you are no more than a dog in a cage."

Everything is in the hands of others, life or death is not yet certain, how can he accept Guo Huai's birdish attitude?

It's just that Guo Huai was pointed at the nose by Zhuge Liang and scolded as a dog with a broken spine, and Zhuge Liang didn't care. After all, everyone is a person of status.

Who do you think you are? Dare you call him Guo Huai a dog?

Guo Huai completely lost his mind. Although his hands were tied behind his back, he still stepped forward and kicked Gao Gang in the stomach.

"Well..." Gao Gang didn't expect this guy to react so violently. He was kicked unexpectedly and his intestines turned upside down, making him want to vomit.

He was immediately furious and killed him back not to be outdone.

The two of them are fighting with each other, but they are both much braver than in war...

……

The news of Gao Gang's surrender to the Han Dynasty soon spread to Shanggui, and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were overjoyed when they heard the news.

After the discussion, Lao Liu made a decisive decision and decided to sit in the town of Gui, while Ma Chao garrisoned in Jixian.

Zhuge Liang was ordered to lead Jiang Wei and other generals to immediately lead the army northward to support Prince Liu Chan, who was advancing alone!

(End of this chapter)