The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 295
The crusade against Gaoding officially ended from the beginning of spring at the beginning of the year to the end of autumn.

Zhang Yan's [-] soldiers plus the [-] soldiers sent by Guo Jia to three generals and one military division made a total of [-] soldiers. Not only did they defeat the [-] southern barbarians led by Meng Huo, they also went deep into the southwestern part of Yuejun County. The [-] high-definition troops who were huddled in the defense and tried to survive were wiped out. In the autumn of the sixth year of Jian'an, the rebellion in the south of Yizhou was completely suppressed. Guo Jia, the Yizhou shepherd, was really well-known.

In this battle, the Taiping Army suffered nearly [-] casualties. If the enemy attacked and we defended, the casualties might be as many as [-]. But after all, it was going deep into the south, fighting in the area familiar to King Gaoding of Yue Junyi, and it was also the main attack. The number of casualties Guo Jia is still acceptable.

Guo Jia had already made up his mind about the number of victories and losses. The Taiping Army was far superior to the enemy in terms of combat power and equipment. Although it was an early comparison of the number of enemies and the number of enemies, the stronger overall strength must be the Taiping Army.

The triumphant army was welcomed by the people of the city, and Guo Jia personally led the civil and military troops out of the city to meet them.

In the eyes of the people, the current Taiping Army is invincible. Although the world is still divided by princes, the people of Yizhou have been living in peace, and they have a powerful monarch as their protector. They really support Guo Jia's rule. heart.

The welcoming scene was grand, with drums and zithers blaring, and noisy people gathered on both sides of the road, just to see the demeanor of the general on horseback. Young children especially admire Xu Chu, the famous tiger idiot in the Taiping Army. Show off as a talking point for some days.

Guo Jia led the crowd out of the city and stood in front of civil and military forces. When the army returning to the city was getting closer and closer, Zhang Yan got off his horse and cupped his fists in front of Guo Jia. The head of the owl was slaughtered, and the head was hung at the gate of the city of Yuejun, and the bandit army either died or surrendered, waiting for the lord to deal with it."

"Feiyan, in the past you always complained that there was no battle to fight, but this time Pingnan spent nearly a year and suffered a lot outside, right? Hehe, I have already set up a banquet in the city, and I just wait for you to return Let's have a feast to celebrate!"

Guo Jia caressed Zhang Yan's hand, and cast his eyes on Deng Zhi, who was behind Zhang Yan with an excited expression. This young man's face was covered with wind and frost. The battle of the past year made him look a bit vicissitudes and matured a lot .

Perhaps in terms of status in the army, Xu Chu should be above Zhang Yan, but Zhang Yan is the protagonist in this crusade against the southern rebels, and Xu Chu is the helping hand sent by Guo Jia, so at the first moment of returning to the city, the person who talked to Guo Jia was Zhang Yan, Xu Chu, Yan Yan, Pang Tong, and Wu Yi all came behind.

Several generals who had gone out to fight and Pang Tong, who was dressed in spotless clothes, dismounted one after another and came to report to Guo Jia. Guo Jia exchanged greetings one by one and stood in front of Xu Chu.

Sometimes Guo Jia felt that no matter how old Xu Chu was, he was like a big boy, because he couldn't hide what was on his mind.

Seeing his lifeless face, Guo Jia knew why Xu Chu behaved like this without asking.

"How many soldiers died in battle?"

Guo Jia asked in a low voice.

Xu Chu was already used to seeing death, but no matter how many times he experienced it, he felt very depressed.

"Nearly eight thousand."

Xu Chu mumbled.

Guo Jia patted him on the shoulder and said, "You can cry or get drunk if you want, but you can't be depressed."

Sometimes Guo Jia was also very helpless. Xu Chu’s soldiers were often the most casualties. Give him 3000, and after a battle, more than [-] can be buried. Give him [-]. In less than a year, only Down two thousand.

Casualties are unavoidable, and Xu Chu's troops are brave and fearless, and his troops suffer heavy casualties, but every time he fights, it is his troops who are at the forefront of the battle. .

Guo Jia didn't need to read the battle report to predict that [-] of Xu Chu's [-] troops were killed, and at least [-] were killed.

The pacification of the south is a milestone for Guo Jia's ruling regime. It not only formally holds the entire Yizhou in his hands, but also looks from the map. In the west, only Liangzhou in the northwest is left.

This year was a good year with good weather and a lot of harvest. In addition to winning another battle, Guo Jia ordered the whole territory of Yizhou to reduce or exempt taxes for one season. Under this policy of benefiting the people, I feel the favor of Guo Jia.

The future steps must be to promote and elect officials to take office in the south in the new year, and fully implement the ruling power to each county.

A large banquet was held in Chengdu, and Guo Jia and all civil and military officials drank to their heart's content. Zhang Yan was the protagonist of this victory, and his colleagues toasted him frequently.

Guo Jia suddenly came to sit next to Xu Chu, and Xu Chu raised his wine glass to respect Guo Jia, and they both drank the wine in the glass.

"Zhongkang, look at that one, do you still know him?"

Following Guo Jia's gaze, Xu Chu looked towards the seat where the civil servant was, and found a majestic man who didn't fit in.

"Yo, isn't that Nanman Menghuo? I heard that he surrendered to the lord, but why is he sitting next to Master Ziying?"

Xu Chu and Meng Huo had confronted each other on the battlefield, so they recognized each other at a glance.

Guo Jia put his arm on Xu Chu's shoulder, and said with a light smile, "I asked him to read some books with Ziying, and listening to what Ziying said, he is quite obedient. Zhongkang, I want him to follow you in the army in the future."

Xu Chu turned his head and looked at Guo Jia. To be honest, he might not be much better than Meng Huo in terms of intelligence. Xu Chu has always been self-aware. He is an ice-breaking knife whose owner is Guo Jia. Wherever Guo Jia tells him to cut, he will cut it , without hesitation.

"I can't teach him anything, Mr. Ziying is very knowledgeable, isn't it good for him to follow Mrs. Ziying?"

The corners of Guo Jia's mouth turned up, and he asked Xu Chu: "Could it be that Zhongkang thinks that I expect him to learn a lot of knowledge? As long as he understands right and wrong, don't let his mind go blank when things happen, and listen to what others say, I can rest assured .To be honest, there are many people in the army who can restrain him, but he has already come to serve me, so we can’t give him another blow, right? You have fought against him, and I heard that he is very convinced of you. Follow you, firstly, I will give him an explanation, and secondly, Zhongkang has many useful people around him."

Xu Chu probably understood.

But the brow furrowed.

"But my army is all Han Chinese, so I can't just let him be a lieutenant right? I don't have the heart to hold a martial arts competition just for him, it's too troublesome."

This kind of thing is easy to understand. The Taiping army defeated the Nanman army. Strictly speaking, Meng Huo was a general who surrendered. He was placed under Xu Chu's command. If he was a soldier, Meng Huo would not be willing. Difficult.

Guo Jia patted Xu Chu's shoulder, playing with taste: "When did I make Zhongkang feel bad?"

Xu Chu looked at Guo Jia suspiciously, and asked back, "Could the lord have a way?"

Guo Jia chuckled, and said, "Hey, I won't go around with you anymore. To be honest, Meng Huo is not only here to join the army, he also has many people who are willing to join the Taiping Army. There are not only Nanman warriors among them. There are also young and middle-aged people of the Yi nationality. They are not good at attacking cities and pulling out villages, and they are not good at field warfare on the plains. However, in the mountainous environment, their combat capabilities are beyond ordinary people. When fighting, no one can predict the natural environment. No, I intend to form a new army and let Zhongkang lead it. This army is called Wudang Flying Army. If it encounters a mountainous environment, this army will be the key to success or failure. I wonder what Zhongkang's intention is? It’s okay if you don’t want to, I’ll find someone else to lead.”

Xu Chu picked up the flagon and filled it up for Guo Jia first, and filled it up himself. After drinking with Guo Jia again, Xu Chu tilted his head to look at Guo Jia, angrily and funnyly said: "My lord has already said this, if I don't Cong, don't you know what is good or bad? Besides, my lord knows that I will definitely agree, so he said to find someone else, heh heh, this is a provocative general."

Hahaha

Guo Jia raised his head and laughed. In fact, he was quite sure that Xu Chu would take over the job.

Dian Wei has Tiger Guards, who are the best infantry, Gan Ning first had Silver Feather Flying Cavalry, and is now the commander of the navy, Zhang Liao has crossbowmen who break the cavalry and a battalion of dead soldiers, Gao Shun has an invincible camp, and Xu Chu also If you want to lead an army with outstanding combat characteristics, now you finally have a chance.

No flying army.

No matter how powerful it is, it can still be regarded as a well-known army.

A rich variety of arms and a variety of troop combinations can allow Guo Jia to face any unexpected situation more calmly. Whether it is natural or man-made, it is impossible for him to conquer the world with only one arm.

Getting up from Xu Chu's side and leaving, Guo Jia walked to Wu Yi's table next to him and sat down.

Wu Yi seemed a little flattered.

In terms of seniority and personal relationship, he is obviously not as good as the relationship between Xu Chudian, Wei Ganning and others and Guo Jia, and Guo Jia's kindness to Xu Chu also reflects Xu Chu's status from another aspect.

"Ziyuan, I offer you a toast."

Wu Yi was in a daze, Guo Jia personally filled the wine for him, and the two drank it down in one gulp.

"Thank you, my lord."

He seemed to be a little bit abiding by the rules, Guo Jia put down his airs and sat beside him, actually he didn't want to hear his words of thanks.

"Ziyuan, I want to ask your opinion on something."

Guo Jia suddenly spoke.

Wu Yi didn't understand why, and even wondered if he heard it wrong.

"Lingmei has passed the age of Huaxin, youth is perishable, and beauty is easy to grow old. If the important events of life are delayed for a few more years, she will be a half-old lady. If this is the case, wouldn't it be a pity? I intend to take Miss Wu as my concubine , I don't know what Ziyuan wants?"

The eldest brother is like a father, and the Wu family is now talking about Wu Yi. If Guo Jia wants to propose marriage, he must be in front of Wu Yi.

Dang bang
Wu Yi's wine glass fell on the table, he looked away in a little panic, and said firmly in a trembling voice: "For this matter, please forgive me, my lord, I have promised my sister a long time ago that I will not interfere with her life's affairs. If Sister She is unwilling, the last general will not be able to agree to the lord."

I didn't expect his reaction to be so strong, and what he said surprised Guo Jia a little.

It is indeed something that Guo Jia can't believe that Wu Cheng is not used as a bargaining chip to develop the family business.

Maybe Guo Jia forgot that Wu Yi once humiliated and agreed to Liu Yan, and Wu Cheng had a marriage contract with Liu Yan's heir. This time, Wu Yi would not make the same decision, even if Guo Jia turned his anger on him.

"Then ask Ziyuan to go back and ask Miss Wu. If she doesn't want to, I won't force it. Just pretend it never happened."

(End of this chapter)