My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 364 Send troops to Liang State
  The order to rest for three days was issued to Xin Xiang's army, and the soldiers at the lower level naturally cheered. This attack on Qi State, in many senses, was much simpler than that of Wei State, and it was not comparable to the Xirong people.

[-] troops marched south to Qi State. It seemed that there were more than [-] casualties, but not many were actually killed in battle. Moreover, along the way, every soldier collected some property. In addition, Su Chen distributed the Qi Emperor's private treasury as rewards to the soldiers, which was enough for them to spend three days in Xinxiang.

The surrendered ministers of Qi State naturally expressed their opinions at this time. As long as soldiers of Xia State patronized the property in their name, they would only charge the cost price.

The military generals seldom went out to eat, drink or have fun. Most of the concubines who took over the Emperor of Qi spent three days in Su Chenbo's house. Occasionally, they would go to the palace in small groups to pay homage to Su Chen. , or go to the ancestral temple to chat with their respective old masters and talk about old things from those years.

In the past three days, Su Chen sent a letter home to his parents and Fang Xuejun, which roughly stated that the State of Qi had fallen into his hands, which generals had performed meritorious services, and so on.

Afterwards, he began to conquer a series of affairs of the Liang Kingdom. He invited Jia Xu and Li Ru to discuss some plans. Then on the second day, Xin Xiang's hundreds of thousands of troops surrendered, and Han Jinsu and Zhao Ji'an continued to do so. , Xu Jinwu, Tong Jue and other surrendered generals were in charge.

Three days later, Su Chen's imperial order was passed to them, and [-] soldiers and horses would serve as the vanguard to surrender the [-]-strong frontier army. If the opponent did not surrender, they would start fighting directly.

The Xiliang Army and the Youyan Army are the main forces in the middle. Once they discover that Qi's surrendered troops have defected, or that the battle is unfavorable, they will directly push over, and both the surrendered troops and the border troops will be included in the attack.

When Su Chen's order was issued, the four generals Han Jinsu, Zhao Ji'an, Xu Jinwu and Tong Jue basically understood what Emperor Xia meant as long as they were not stupid.

Soon after the three-day rest was over, all the soldiers quickly returned to camp and prepared their weapons and armor. The [-] surrendered troops had already set off to the west and advanced towards the border of Liang Kingdom before they got together.

The four surrendered generals jointly wrote a letter and sent it to the border army Xu Mao. When they learned that the emperor was tied up by a group of civil and military personnel, he was sent to the Xia Kingdom's military camp and surrendered.

He sat in the tent blankly for a long time, repeating only one sentence.

"I wanted to fight the enemy to the death, but why did Your Majesty surrender first?"

Just fifteen miles away from the surrender of the [-] troops, he walked out of the tent and asked the army sergeants to lower the flag of Qi, and sent someone to deliver the letter of surrender.

After that, he only took more than [-] personal guards and rushed to the base of the surrendered army. He was recommended by the four generals and went to the Xiliang Army, which had left the capital of Qi State, to meet with Su Chen.

On the way, he saw the mighty Xia army advancing across the official road, and the rushing Xirong cavalry sweeping across the wilderness like a huge wave. Xu Mao understood why the emperor was kidnapped to the Xia army camp by a group of civil and military officials.

The Qi State, which had not had a war for many years, could hardly resist such an army. Even the border troops in his hands could only fight with the Liang State.

Following the spreading military front, Xu Mao, led by four people, came to the advancing center formation. From a distance, he saw the advancing Tiger Guards and Tigers, as well as the soldiers and horses of the Shenji Battalion.

He dismounted with Han Jinsu, Zhao Ji'an, Xu Jinwu and Tong Jue, knelt on one knee by the roadside, and waited for the royal chariot to come.

Flags with white dragon patterns on a black background were flying, and accompanied by a six-wheeled iron cart that he had never seen before, sharp gun heads were embedded in the middle of the wheels, and there was a faint smell of incense candles in the carriage.

The royal chariot drove over and stopped in front of the five people. Su Chen walked out of the carriage and looked at the five people kneeling by the roadside. His eyes fell on Xu Mao, the newly surrendered frontier general.

The opponent was in his early forties, and his armor was old, but he could tell that he had been on the battlefield for a long time, and compared to the generals in Qi's capital, he had the aura of a veteran on the battlefield.

"Generals, please get up."

Su Chen stood on the chariot and raised his hand, "I am very happy today. General Xu has contributed a lot to avoiding a war. But right now, I can't give you a reward. As you can see, the three armies are now Let’s set out for the Liang Kingdom, and when the war is over, we’ll return to Yanjing together, and then we can celebrate your victory with all the generals!”

"I am nothing more than a general. Your Majesty is too flattering."

"If you surrender to me, you will be my general. Then there is no status as a surrendered general!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Although it was a nice thing to say, it was also pleasant to listen to. Xu Mao quickly bowed his hand and thanked him, "Your Majesty wants to attack Liang. I have fought against Liang several times and I am quite familiar with the terrain there. I would like to return." Please lead the way for His Majesty!"

"allow!"

Su Chen stepped out of the carriage and held him up with both hands, "With General Xu as the vanguard, I believe this battle will be over as soon as possible!"

"I and the four generals are waiting for His Majesty's chariot in Liangdi!"

Xu Mao bowed again and saluted Su Chen together with the other four generals. After talking for a while, he returned to the frontline army. The [-] frontier troops were merged into [-] troops, and a total of [-] soldiers were killed. On the eastern border of Liang Kingdom, this is a war that has never happened between the two countries.

What's more, the entire northern part of the Liang Kingdom was at war at this time. While soldiers and horses from various tribes gathered in the majority, many small tribes were also transferred to the northern front to act as consumables to block the Xia Kingdom's west route army.

In Meizhou in the south, the Western Qiang flying cavalry led by Ma Chao and Ma Dai had arrived at the southern border of Liang State. While waiting for the rain to stop, they were also waiting for Pang De to bring [-] Meizhou soldiers and horses to join them.

The drizzle for two consecutive days enveloped the winding roads, dilapidated villages on barren land, and brown hills into a curtain of rain.

At the camp stationed on the plain on the southern border of Liang Kingdom, patrolling cavalry flew by from time to time, bringing up water and mud.

A force of [-] soldiers and horses from the Liang Kingdom were also stationed on the opposite side. They seemed a little accustomed to seeing Meizhou's cavalry passing by from sight every day.

Near noon, in the Xia Cavalry camp, Ma Dai stepped on the mud and water on the ground, with a layer of moisture on his armor, opened the curtain and walked into the big tent. “Brother, there is a letter from Qi State!”

At this time, the first person in the center of the big tent, a general in silver armor, wearing a lion helmet, with a pair of long white velvet tails hanging from the collar on his shoulders and neck, was looking at a map at the table.

After hearing his brother's words, he raised his head, took the letter from the other party's hand with a smile and took a look at it. Then, he suddenly clapped his hands on the table and laughed boldly.

"The Qi State has been conquered on the east road, so Li Jing of the Tang State led the army to fight really well."

"It is indeed powerful, but it is possible that Qi is too weak."

Ma Dai sat down aside, poured two cups of tea, handed one cup to Ma Chao, picked up the other cup, and took a sip: "Brother! Did the letter tell us when to attack? My bones are almost sick." ."

"Haha, you are the only one who is free. My brother is not idle as well. But Yunlu followed Zhao Yun all the way south and fought a lot of happy battles, which makes me very envious."

Ma Chao handed this letter to his younger brother Ma Dai and asked him to read it by himself. He continued: "But soon, we will be able to send troops. Your Majesty's forwards have already pushed towards Liang Guo. Two hundred and ten thousand The forward... there are [-] main troops behind us, plus us, and Guan Yu's West Route Army in the north, which even the Wei State could not afford back then!"

"Brother, although there are many soldiers and horses, Liang State is very mountainous. If there are too many people, it may be difficult to fight!" Ma Dai read the letter, folded the letter and put it back on the desk.

"As long as you know it, will Jia Xu be unclear about it? Will Li Jing be unclear about it?"

Ma Chao waved his hand to dispel Ma Dai's worries, and laughed heartily: "Now just wait for Ling Ming to arrive with Meizhou soldiers and horses!"

"Young Master, are you talking about me?!"

As soon as Ma Chao finished speaking, the curtain was opened, and Pang De, who was also covered in moisture, strode in. He took off the ring knife from his waist and put it to one side, then sat down on the chair.

He was in the prime of life and was beheaded by Guan Yu's soldiers in Jingzhou before he came here. When he came here in the blink of an eye, when he saw Ma Chao for the first time, he was stunned at first and thought he was not dead. Then he was knocked unconscious and sent to Shu.

In the middle of the process, he also scolded Ma Chao, but what he responded to was a sudden hug from Ma Chao, which caught him off guard.

However, when he learned that he had died and came to another world, he was completely confused. After gradually accepting it, he followed Ma Chao to Luyang in the Central Plains of this world. When he saw Guan Yunchang from a distance, he felt overwhelmed. Mixed emotions.

For a moment, he wanted to go up and fight with the opponent.

But looking back, he was defeated by Guan Yu. Even if there was a natural disaster, a defeat was a defeat. The other party even persuaded him to surrender. He wanted to kill him if he wanted to, so as to save his family in Wei State, so no wonder other people.

At this time, he entered the big tent and heard that troops could be sent out immediately to attack Liang State from north to south with Guan Yu's West Route Army. Although he had no objections, the expression on his face was still a little unnatural.

"If you lose, you lose. Why bother dwelling on the past? Anyway, you asked Jia Xu how your family was doing in the old world. Now that you are in this world, don't dwell on the past anymore."

Ma Chao came before him. The moment he arrived, he had already thought about many things and felt remorse for what he had done back then.

Now my younger brother is here, my old team is here, and even my sister Ma Yunlu is here.

He was extremely satisfied.

"Hmph!" Pang De over there snorted and hung the Huanshou Sword on his waist again, "Although I was defeated by Guan Yunchang, I am not convinced. Even if I are beaten again, I will not be convinced."

Haha!

Ma Chao and Ma Dai laughed loudly. The two brothers hugged Pang De and walked out of the tent together. The former stood on his horse and shouted loudly despite the thin rain curtain.

"Ready to send troops!"

The quiet military camp suddenly became agitated.

……

Tuoba Kui, who was in a different mood from Xiliang Ma Chao who was preparing to send troops to the north, walked up to the walls of the palace in an extremely moody mood and quietly looked at the palaces that were different from other countries.

After a while, Queen Mother Zhao Xifeng came over with the eunuchs and maids. She came to her son's side with a solemn face.

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

"Mother..."

Tuoba Kui, who looked at the palaces outside the city wall, sighed, "Some news just came back... that the Qi State... has perished."

The Empress Dowager Liang who was standing aside was dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)