The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 305 Jincheng Tangchi
Chang'an Daying
The Yinling Flying Cavalry assembled quickly under Gan Ning's dispatch. Each person and each horse carried a few days' rations, and then rode their horses towards the outside of the city in unison.

The camps belonging to the infantry also began to get busy, allocating the escort of food, grass and luggage. The spearmen with swords and shields were the vanguard of the infantry, and the crossbowmen and archers were the main force of the Chinese army. It is a sword and shield soldier, which belongs to the vanguard type of infantry.

Joining the army for more than a year, among the four young men Zhong Dianman was promoted the fastest, not because of his father Dianwei's care. Division, if an officer cannot convince the masses, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the army. This is not as convincing as a civilian officer. The value of force is the basic value, and the key factor in determining the success of a general.

Dianman's force value is the best among the younger generation, and it is the result of Dianwei's careful training for more than ten years. Therefore, Dianman's command of 2000 infantry as a school lieutenant is enough to convince the crowd. Among his 400 troops, Xu Yi He is the military commander who commands 200 people, Guo Ye is the military marquis who controls [-] people, and Gan Gui has the lowest rank, just a village chief who commands a hundred people.

The four of them have a clear superior-subordinate relationship in the new army. Gan Gui obeys Guo Ye, Guo Ye obeys Xu Yi, and Xu Yi obeys Dianman. Commanded by Mengda.

The most important thing is to manage an army that is ordered and prohibited. Only when the subordinate officers can fully implement the orders delivered by the superiors can the tasks be completed. Dianman, as a school lieutenant, leads the first battalion with a complete establishment. There are A, B, C, D, and E under his command. , Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui, with 2000 people in five parts, among which the one led by Guo Ye is Geng.

Under the leadership of Gan Ning, the Yinling Flying Cavalry followed Guo Jia to the aid of Jincheng, and the follow-up infantry troops were in full swing.

If Gan Gui hadn't been younger, his body wouldn't be able to support some tall and burly adults. Otherwise, with his year-round martial arts skills, he would never be just a village head of a hundred people.

Gan Gui had already arranged the tasks in the barracks, and came to Guo Ye to report back. At the end, Gan Gui asked Guo Ye with some hesitation: "This time, we are not going to watch the fun, are we?"

Gan Gui's worries are justified. Leaving aside his own discussion with Dianman and Xu Yi, just because of Guo Ye's identity, Meng Da, the new army leader, will definitely not turn a blind eye. It's hard to say that the battalion is full of troops rushing to the front line.

Guo Ye didn't worry about this, he said, "What is the thing that my lord hates the most? It's a vegetarian meal in his position, and he doesn't seek political power in his position! If you and I are just decorations in the army, why bother to spend money and food on expeditions?"

Gan Gui tilted her head and thought for a while, and it seemed reasonable. Guo Jia didn't need to let Guo Ye come to the barracks for a formality. It's not that Guo Jia didn't do this kind of face project, but at least it would only be done if there were immediate benefits.

If Guo Ye came here for his seniority, he would be looked down upon by the soldiers if he did nothing. It would be better not to come.

"Okay, you and I don't have to think about these things too much, just do our part."

After Guo Ye explained to Gan Gui, he left the camp. He was going to report to Xu Yi about the preparations of his Geng army.

Jincheng was the later Lanzhou. In the history of the Han Dynasty, Jincheng had an important strategic position. When Huo Qubing conquered the Xiongnu, Jincheng was not only a passage, but also provided the premise for opening up the four counties in Hexi.

As the strategic hub of Liangzhou, Jincheng is a very critical city.

Back then, when Han Suimateng drew the land as the boundary, Guo Jia was beside the two and watched them divide the territory of power.

Han Sui was willing to let Ma Teng occupy Tianshui County where Jincheng is located, while he himself occupied the four counties of Hexi in the northwest of Liangzhou. A big factor was that Han Sui wanted Ma Teng to be sandwiched between him and Guo Jia. If Jia wants to attack Han Sui, he must ensure that Jincheng will not hinder him.

Guo Jia ignored Han Sui and Ma Teng's division of territory, and did not say a word to dominate the situation. In fact, the situation he wanted most was the situation at that time.

Ma Teng occupied Jincheng, and Han Sui went to Hexi. In turn, if Han Sui wanted to stab Guo Jia in the back, he had to go through Jincheng first.

It is a situation that Guo Jia likes to see Ma Teng occupying the position of the central fortress in Kansai. This is tantamount to putting Han Sui in a restricted place.

Although the four counties in Hexi changed from nomadic areas to agricultural areas after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the population has always remained at a relatively small number. Coupled with the unfavorable natural environment, Han Sui wanted to develop, let alone ten years. In 20 or 30 years, I am afraid that he may not be able to reach a dreadful height. Most of the aliens went south to plunder the living supplies, especially in the year of natural disasters. Seek external solutions, so sooner or later there will be conflicts between the Han and Ma families. This situation was already planned when Guo Jia entered Guanzhong, and it took six or seven years after the seeds were planted to finally bear fruit.

The silver-feathered flying cavalry galloping across the wilderness was like a ray of silver light, and the fast-moving cavalry team headed west with the deafening sound of horseshoes.

It was getting dark, but Guo Jia still didn't order to camp and rest on the spot.

Gan Ning was following Guo Jia on horseback, and Ma Chao was about fifty paces behind Gan Ning.

Guo Jia went to rescue Jincheng at night and night, or he led the cavalry one step ahead after hearing that Pound was trapped in Jincheng. Ma Chao must not stay in Chang'an, and his troops were dead or injured, and there are less than [-] soldiers defending. Jincheng, he couldn't return to Jincheng with the remnants of the defeated general and Guo Jia, but he himself changed his horse and followed Guo Jia.

"My lord, is it very important whether Jincheng falls or not?"

Gan Ning galloped his horse, approached Guo Jia a little and opened his mouth to ask.

Guo Jia was expressionless, and shook his head on the horse, saying: "Han Sui took down Jincheng, and I led the army to fight back. It's the same. I don't want to see Pang Lingming die in Jincheng. According to his character, he will definitely not surrender. Han Sui."

Gan Ning had a little friendship with Pang De, but now he is still confused.

"Ling Ming is indeed a rare general, but is it necessary for my lord to go to Jincheng in person for him? Han Sui has more than [-] soldiers and horses, while the silver-feathered flying cavalry has only [-]. He rushed to Jincheng without stopping. The city is also a tired teacher, just in case..."

Gan Ning cannot ignore this concern, and Guo Jia cannot make mistakes, especially in the context of his status and status and the world situation.

Guo Jia took advantage of the twilight and turned to look at Ma Chao who was not far away. Ma Chao was sweating profusely and looked tired, obviously gritted his teeth and persisted.

Turning his head again, Guo Jia said to Gan Ning: "There are three reasons why I did this. First, Ling Ming is a person who knows how to repay kindness. If you treat him well, he will repay you ten times. If you treat him well As heavy as a mountain, he will repay you with his life. Second, Ma Chao escaped as a monarch himself. How will the soldiers left behind in Jincheng feel about him? I saved Jincheng and returned Jincheng to Ma Chao. What do you think of Ma Chao? Is there a future as a monarch? Thirdly, I have been preparing for this battle since last year. I will leave Chang’an, and the follow-up troops will arrive in three days at the latest. As long as Jincheng does not fall before I arrive, it will be a test It's time to test Han Sui's mettle."

Gan Ning nodded frequently, and suddenly remembered that Guo Jia was besieged and killed by Liu Biao in Bian County. Later, he had a drink with Zhou Tai and talked about it. Zhou Tai said that Guo Jia wanted to use himself as a bait to get his soldiers to break out Yizhou.

Ma Chao and Guo Jia are both monarchs, but in the same situation, their actions are completely different, so Ma Chao doesn't have to rack his brains to wonder why Guo Jia has so many people who are dedicated to his life.

The name of Jincheng has another meaning, which is taken from the allusion of "Jincheng Tangchi", which means solidity.

Obviously Jincheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but for the Northwest, which is backward in technology, they rarely use war equipment to fight, and most of them rely on bloody and sturdy horses to gallop. It is very difficult to break through Jincheng with manpower, and it is not good at building catapults, wells and other complicated war equipment, so we can only use ladders to let soldiers climb up the tower first. huge pressure.

The reason why Ma Chao broke through was that he was afraid of being trapped and died in Jincheng. All his soldiers and horses outside Jincheng were wiped out by Han Sui. Originally, there were [-] troops in the city. Facing Han Sui's army of more than [-], Jincheng could be defended but not attacked. Going down will definitely not consume Han Sui, who has already plundered all the west of Fufeng, so Ma Chao led an army of [-] to break through, and less than [-] of the dead and wounded ran to Chang'an. The defenders in the city were less than [-]. Hundreds, the city was about to be broken. In the final analysis, it was Ma Chao who led the army to break through and accelerated the time when Jincheng was broken. After all, the resistance force was reduced by half.

Just after Ma Chao broke through, Han Sui left four generals to continue besieging Jincheng, and he himself returned to Wuwei with a large amount of military supplies. He wanted to use the money and food to recruit troops.

The number of defenders in Jincheng is decreasing every day, and it seems that it is less than [-]. The momentum of the gates to resist the enemy is getting worse and worse, and it seems that the city may be broken at any time.

Two days later, at dusk, the sky was glowing red, and the offensive and defensive battle of Jincheng was still going on fiercely.

Han Sui's soldiers and horses seemed to be confident, besieging the city from all sides and attacking one side, which made the defenders in Jincheng exhausted.

Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu, and Zhang Heng presided over the battle.

The battlefield to the east of Jincheng was commanded by Yang Qiu. Seeing that the sky was dark, Yang Qiu planned to withdraw his troops and return to the camp to fight again tomorrow, but he suddenly turned his head and looked back.

There was a sound of rumbling horseshoes from low to high, and the far distance of the official road as far as he could see was covered with smoke and dust, Yang Qiu was shocked.

"Whose soldier is this?"

No one answered his question, and at this moment, he had to make a decision, whether to go head-on or avoid the edge.

In the end, Yang Qiu resolutely ordered the whole army to move to the south of Jincheng, so that they could meet up with the Mawan in the south, and would not be trampled down by the sudden cavalry army.

The defenders at the east gate of Jincheng suddenly noticed that the enemy was retreating, and a large group of cavalry was gradually approaching in the distance.

"The lord is back!"

Jin Machao took the lead and yelled at the guards at the top of the city to open the city gate. Guo Jia led the Yinling Flying Cavalry and entered Jincheng like a long dragon.

(End of this chapter)