Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 278 Forced to Surrender Zhang Ji
Late at night, Gaoshun Camp.

"General, urgent report from Anyi!"

A small school quickly rushed into Gaoshun's tent, clapping his hands loudly.

"Anyi?"

Gao Shun's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Speak!"

The little school shouted: "General Zhang Liao ordered the horse to report that Anyi had been raided, and there was a handwritten letter from Yang Feng."

Gao Shun suddenly lifted his spirits and said, "Where is the handwriting?"

The little school quickly handed over the letter with both hands.

Gao Shun had received a report from Luo Zheng a long time ago, knowing that Zhang Liao led the army to cross Longmen Mountain and went to attack Anyi from a small path, so he didn't stay still and was not in a hurry to attack Hongnong. He was not surprised to give Zhang Ji enough time to think about it. , I immediately took the letter and opened it to read the ten lines at a glance, and said excitedly: "Okay, this time the Guanzhong can be settled!"

After a pause, he put away the letter, handed it to the principal, and said, "Hurry up and send it to Xu Huang's camp!"

"As ordered!"

The small school received the letter and immediately turned around and ran out.

"Quickly summon the generals to discuss the matter!"

After Gao Shun waited for the little school to go out, he gave another order to the outside of the tent.

"As ordered!"

With a promise from the soldiers, they immediately went to call up the generals above Sima.

Half an hour later, the Hedong army camp.

After Xu Huang finished reading the letter, he couldn't help but his face changed drastically, his big hand shook, and the letter almost fell to the ground.

"General, what happened?"

Seeing Xu Huang's complexion changed drastically, the lieutenant-general next to him felt his heart skip a beat, and asked quickly.

Xu Huang's eyes were fixed, and after a long while he sighed and said: "The governor of the county wrote the letter, and Zhang Liao led five thousand cavalry to attack Anyi by surprise from the Luo Zhengjuan department. I will return to Luo Zheng!"

"what?"

The deputy jumped up in shock and was speechless for a long time.

This is too surprising, and it is really unacceptable for a while.

The soldiers were working hard in the front, but the lair in the back was copied. This feeling is really bad.

What is this, even if you want to surrender, you have to choose a more decent way, even if you are defeated and surrendered, obviously the war has not yet been decided, but you are forced to have no other way but to surrender, this is true So useless.

All the generals looked at each other, staring at each other, staring at each other, all speechless.

"What do you think?"

Xu Huang put away the letter, looked around at the generals and asked in a deep voice.

A small school said: "The county guards have surrendered, what can we soldiers do!"

The rest of the generals and schools also nodded, their families are all in Anyi, so naturally they have no objection.

Xu Huang said in a deep voice: "Since everyone has no objection, let's go out to camp with a certain person tomorrow morning!"

"Here!"

All the generals and school responded in unison, and they were relieved.

Anyi is lost, and the sheriff has surrendered. How can this battle go on?

If you surrender, at least you can keep your family, and if you continue to fight, you will die in vain, which is meaningless.

Early the next morning, the gates of the Hedong barracks were wide open.

Xu Huang led more than ten people and rushed the school's horse out of the camp, and went straight to Gaoshun's camp.

Everyone was empty mouthed, not only did they not hold weapons, they did not even wear stomach armor.

Since it is to surrender, it is necessary to show some sincerity, so as not to cause any misunderstanding, which is not what everyone wants.

Gao Shun got the news a long time ago, and stood on the sentry tower to watch before he arrived at the camp.

Not long after, I saw more than a dozen fast horses rushing towards me like a whirlwind.

It wasn't until within [-] steps of the rush that more than a dozen generals of the Hedong Army reined in their horses violently.

Xu Huang glanced briefly, then cupped his hands and said: "A certain Xu Huang, please see General Gao Shun!"

Soon, the gate of the camp opened wide, and Gao Shun rode out slowly, cupped his hands and said, "Gao Shun is here!"

Xu Huang looked at Gao Shun for a few times, and then said: "Xu Huang is willing to surrender, please General Gao Shun to take over the camp."

Gao Shun took a few glances, saw that Xu Huang's face was calm, and he didn't seem to be deceitful, so he knew that the big thing had been decided, and immediately said: "General Xu Huang is willing to surrender to our lord. There is no need for the battalion, General Xu Huang should hurry back to the battalion, gather a large army to destroy Huayin together, and do our best!"

"it is good!"

Xu Huang didn't talk nonsense, he agreed loudly, and immediately turned around and left with more than ten generals.

"General, Xu Huang won't go back on his word, will he?"

A small school rushed up, looked at the backs of Xu Huang and the others and asked.

Gao Shun said: "Xu Huang is an upright man, so there should be no difference. Besides, Anyi has been destroyed, Yang Feng has surrendered, if Xu Huang refuses to surrender, the eight thousand soldiers from the east of the river will not be willing, they will definitely mutiny and disperse. "

The little school nodded in conviction, and then he was a little relieved.

Gao Shun then said again: "Beat the drums quickly and order the soldiers, and attack Hongnong with all the troops."

"As ordered!"

The little school promised and ran out immediately.

Xu Huang camp.

"General, do you really want to attack Huayin?"

A military academy looked at Xu Huang and couldn't help asking: "Before we and Luo Zheng's army were enemies, but now we are going to attack Huayin with Gao Shun. The general really feels that is not the case!"

Xu Huang said in a deep voice: "Our army is a soldier, as long as you follow orders, don't think too much about other things."

The little principal agreed, then sighed and said: "Before we fought to the death with Gao Shun's army, now we have to turn around and fight with Zhang Ji, the general will feel that we are raised by stepmothers, and we have to fight against each other every time we fight. at the front."

Xu Huang's face darkened, and he reprimanded: "Stop complaining, go and gather troops!"

The little school didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, so he quickly agreed and ran away quickly.

Xu Huang's heart was a little heavy. Although the words of the small school accommodated the dissatisfaction of the soldiers, they were telling the truth. The descendants of the troops were always raised by their stepmothers, and they were often used as cannon fodder and sent to lead the battle.

But there is no way, this is the fate of the surrendered army, and no one can change it.

Xu Huang only hoped that Gao Shun would not stand by and let his soldiers die when the city was attacked.

However, when he led the army to Huayin, he realized that he was wrong, and it was very wrong.

Gao Shun had already arrived one step ahead and led a large army to surround Huayin. Amidst the thundering drums, tens of thousands of Xiliang troops had already lined up, ready to attack Huayin from the west, north, and south gates at the same time.

Xu Huang was ashamed, and for the first time felt that he was jealous of a gentleman with a villain's heart.

He didn't mean to let him take the lead to die at all, but he was a villain in vain, and deliberately dawdled for a long time before leading the army to come, thinking that he was already preparing to attack the city.

The rest of the generals also looked ashamed, but they were secretly relieved.

The Hedong soldiers are not afraid of a deadly battle. Since they chose to surrender, they have long been psychologically prepared.

But it would be depressing to be sent to lead the charge to die.

But right now, it seems that Gao Shun has no intention of letting the Hedong soldiers take the lead.

While everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the previous worries and pimples immediately disappeared.

Xu Huang ordered the army to line up on the spot, then bit the bullet, rode his horses to the front, and said to Gao Shun with shame on his face: "Xu Huang is late, please retreat for a while, General Gao Shun, let the Hedong army attack the city first!"

Gao Shun waved his hand and said, "It's okay, General Xu Huang has already surrendered to our army's lord. You and I are both robes. It doesn't matter who attacks the city first. General Xu Huang, please retreat for now. If you can't break the city today, tomorrow Then let the Hedong army attack the city!"

Xu Huang had no choice but to agree, and immediately returned to the formation, ordering the army to retreat.

Huayin city head.

"My lord, the situation is not good!"

A general looked at the Hedong army not far away, and said to Zhang Ji with worry on his face: "Why did the Hedong army get involved with Gao Shun's army? What the hell, if Xu Huang didn't restrain Gao Shun, Huayin would be afraid I can't keep it!"

Zhang Ji frowned tightly, and his heart sank.

Originally, he wanted to procrastinate, so he never gave Gao Shun a clear answer.

I didn't expect Gao Shun to suddenly attack the city with all his troops, the situation would have been very bad. I didn't expect that the Hedong Army would join Gao Shun's army for some reason. Without Xu Huang's restraint, only three thousand soldiers and horses, How can we still keep Huayin.

"My lord, surrender!"

A general hissed: "Hedong Army must have taken refuge in Luo Zheng. Without the help of Hedong Army, Yinhua only has three thousand soldiers and horses. It is impossible to stop Gao Shun's army. It is better to surrender than to destroy the city. The brothers can also have a way out."

Zhang Ji's complexion changed several times, and he was extremely unwilling.

Everyone looked at him eagerly. At this point, no one was willing to fight any longer.

There is no hope at all, knowing that the only way to survive is the destruction of the city and the death of the people. It is better to surrender. Everyone has a family to support and wants to make contributions, so how can they be willing to bury their lives here.

Amidst the thundering sound of drums, Gao Shun's army, who was besieging the city, had advanced within a hundred steps.

Zhang Ji saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, knowing that the generals under his command had no fighting spirit, and if he persisted, he would only force his subordinates to separate from him, so he sighed and waved his hand dejectedly, "That's all, let the commander down flag!"

"As ordered!"

The generals and school looked up, and someone rushed over immediately, and immediately lowered the handsome flag on the top of the city.

The rear of the army.

"General, look!"

A small school suddenly pointed at Yinhua Ximen and shouted, "Zhang Ji's handsome flag has been lowered."

Gao Shun's eyes were fixed, and he immediately turned his head to look over, and he saw the most eye-catching handsome flag on the top of the city lowered.

There is only one reason why the two armies are fighting, and the other side lowers the commanding flag, and that is to surrender.

Don't cry without seeing the coffin!
Gao Shun suddenly remembered a sentence that the lord once said, which is the most suitable to describe the current Zhang Ji. However, some people do not shed tears when they see the coffin. They obviously have a better choice, but they have nowhere to go before making a decision.

"Order, the army suspends the siege!"

Gao Shun waved his hand and ordered in a deep voice.

"As ordered!"

An orderly had already passed down the military order quickly, and the sound of the shocking drums suddenly changed.

The marching war drum is not only a musical instrument to boost the morale of the army, but also a military weapon to convey military orders and command battle formations.

"stop!"

When the captain of the commanding army heard the drumbeat change, he immediately raised his knife and roared.

The Xiliang army that had rushed to the bottom of the city immediately stopped charging, and quickly formed an array on the spot, but did not withdraw. Obviously Gao Shun did not relax his equipment against Zhang Ji. Once there was a change, the army would press on again.

Not long after, the west gate was opened, Zhang Ji bound his hands, and led a group of generals out of the city to surrender.

Gao Shun was not polite, and immediately ordered someone to escort Zhang Ji to Chang'an. This guy is an old Xiliang general, and his seniority in the Xiliang army is much older than the lord. He can't deal with it casually. Chang'an was handed over to the lord for disposal.

This is different from Xu Huang's surrender. Xu Huang has enough strength to protect himself, and it is very valuable to be able to voluntarily surrender.

That's why Gao Shun allowed Xu Huang to maintain considerable autonomy and never forced him.

If Zhang Ji surrendered earlier, he would naturally enjoy the same treatment as Xu Huang.

But now that the army was about to attack the city, Zhang Jicai opened the city and surrendered, how could Gao Shun be polite.

As for the three thousand soldiers and horses, it is much easier to handle.

Zhang Ji is a warlord of a separatist regime, and it is very troublesome to deal with it, and Gao Shun can't deal with it.

As for these pawns, it is much simpler. If it is disrupted and reorganized, for ordinary soldiers, it is not a soldier to be under someone who is not a soldier, and it is also the Xiliang Army. Deliberately oppressing them, but also allowing them to eat and receive military pay, it is still very easy to place these ordinary soldiers.

Of course, all of this was arranged and executed after receiving Luo Zheng's military order.

Gao Shun didn't want to rebel, and he wouldn't rebel, so how could he recruit troops without authorization? This is a taboo thing.

There are also some senior generals and confidants in Zhang Ji's army, who will also be temporarily guarded.

These people are not available for the time being, and staying in the army is an unstable factor.

(End of this chapter)