The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 324
It was autumn, and after the rest of Wuwei's army, Gan Ning led his army westward and entered Zhangye County.

The three armed forces are mighty and powerful, and no one can stop them all the way west.

Seeing Wulan City approaching, the expressionless Gan Ning felt exactly the same as Zhang Liao and the others: the hatred was overwhelming!

Han Sui, an old fox, while withdrawing, spread public opinion unfavorable to the Taiping Army in the counties and counties along the way, and even the massacre in Wuwei City was the proof of this statement.

From Wuwei to Wulan, there were seven county towns along the way. For each city that Gan Ning entered, Gan Ning had to suppress at least three small-scale civil uprisings.

As for the Wulan in front of him, as early as three days ago, Gan Ning had received a scout report: Han Sui fled watching the wind and continued westward, probably by this time he had already fled to Jiuquan County.

Gan Ning didn't even need to think about it, the people in Wulan City would definitely have fierce opposition to the Taiping Army.

"Governor, you can't kill me any more. If you kill him again, the lord's reputation will be ruined!"

Wu Yice immediately stepped forward and said sincerely to Gan Ning.

There is a saying that goes well: good things do not go out, evil things travel thousands of miles.

Guo Jia has done good deeds to the people in Yizhou and the people in Guanzhong for ten years, and he slaughtered them in the northwest for a while. The reputation between the two may be that the image of a tyrant will far cover the image of a benevolent monarch.

How could Gan Ning not understand this truth?
But this military order was issued by Guo Jia, not on his own initiative, and such consequences, Guo Jia should have expected, if this is the case, what room does he have to disobey the military order?
"Don't say too much, let's enter the city."

With a big wave of his hand, Gan Ning ordered the three armies to enter the city.

"Wait a minute!"

Wu Yi rode his horse out of the crowd and stood in front of the formation, suddenly got off his horse and knelt down towards Gan Ning, raised his head and clasped his fists.

"Great governor, I ask you to think twice before asking the lord for instructions."

The autumn wind is bleak, and the three armies are moved.

Ordinary soldiers would not know about the disputes between generals in the commander's tent. At most, they would just listen to some gossip and forget about it, but what happened in front of them was indeed a scene where the generals disagreed.

Gan Ning looked down at Wu Yi, and said softly, "Wu Yi, stepping back is simply making trouble for no reason. I acted according to my lord's order, but now I am asking for instructions. Are you asking me to question my lord and disobey?"

Wu Yi lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "The general will not dare, but this act of massacring people has lost the hearts of the people. If it goes against morality, so what if the lord destroys the four counties in Hexi? If the subjects refuse to accept it, it will become a disaster in the future. I hope the governor will think twice." Going forward, I will ask my lord to reconsider this matter."

Gan Ning suddenly opened his eyes, glared at Wu Yi, and said sharply, "Wu Yi! You are presumptuous! The subjects are disobedient? Those who disobey are mobs. Which minister dares to disobey? My Taiping Army has never done anything wrong with Minqiu, if it weren't for those mobs I was the first one to be stubborn, so how could I kill you rashly? I asked myself, none of the souls killed by the sword was innocent. Come here, tie up Wu Yi and take him back to Chang'an. If you want to ask the lord, you can do it yourself!"

Others were in an uproar, Meng Da opened his mouth to ask for mercy, but Gan Ning raised his hand and stared sharply at Wu Yi.

Zhang Liao closed his eyes. He was not going to intercede for Wu Yi. Gan Ning's authority as the commander could not be challenged in front of the soldiers of the three armies. Fight, these generals from top to bottom will definitely be swallowed by Guo Jia's thunderous anger when they return to Chang'an.

Wu Yi was tied up and dragged down, he was still opening his mouth to tell Gan Ning not to enter the city easily and slaughter the people, but Gan Ning turned a deaf ear to these words.

After a riot, Gan Ning sent his army into the city. Sure enough, the people attacked the Taiping army with all their might at the gate of the city. Without the slightest hesitation, Gan Ning ordered to kill the rebellious people on the spot, and followed the rules of the Yi tribes. Ling began to search for relatives of the three clans of the offenders in the city.

The death toll in Wulan City exceeded [-] that day!
Han Sui continued to flee from Wulan to the northwest, but this time, every time he passed through a city, he would leave hundreds of people to incite the people to resist the Taiping Army, and built simple fortifications in the city. , to force Gan Ning to withdraw his army when winter comes.

Gan Ning swung his army west, Shaowu, Lewei, Huishui, Lufu and other counties were all flattened, and Han Sui escaped from Jiuquan before Gan Ning arrived and went to Dunhuang County.

Within one month, Gan Ning led his troops to attack more than [-] cities in three counties, killing more than [-] people in the four counties of Hexi...

Two months later, Han Sui concentrated his final force of less than [-] people to station at Yumen Pass. The Gobi desert outside the pass was obviously not conducive to the Taiping army's expedition here. Looking back, the supply line of Gan Ning's army was also limited. elongated.

Gan Ning garrisoned in Guangzhi, Dunhuang County, and sent a fast horse back to Chang'an to bring the news to Guo Jia.

Seeing that winter is approaching, Han Sui is guarding Yumen Pass. This battle may not be finished this year, so what should we do now?
The autumn leaves are lonely and beautiful. Guo Jia is standing by the pond in the courtyard, accompanied by Wu Yi. In the gazebo behind him, Xiao Qiao is hugging Guo Ying. Wu Cheng and Cai Yan are sitting by the side, listening to Guo Ye telling Guo Ying the story of the war. The whole family enjoyed themselves.

"I didn't expect Han Sui to have such a plan. Hehe, he actually wants to make a comeback. It's just a dream."

Guo Jia read the documents Gan Ning sent, and smiled easily.

The current situation is obvious. Han Sui has lengthened the supply line of the Taiping Army, and moved the battlefield to the Gobi Desert. He occupies Yumen Pass, so he is naturally handy in defense. The arms of the Taiping Army are either cavalry or crossbows. Bowmen and archers, the only remaining pikemen are not good at attacking cities and villages.

Winter is coming, and if the Taiping army can't defeat Han Sui and wants to save food and grass, he must withdraw his troops.

At this time, Han Sui was given the opportunity to regroup and counterattack the four counties in Hexi.

Anyway, it was a tug-of-war, as long as the Taiping army withdrew, Han Sui would advance, and when the Taiping army advanced, Han Sui would retreat to Yumen Pass to protect himself.

After Wu Yi was escorted back to Chang'an, he was not reprimanded by Guo Jia, just like Wu Yi was transferred back from the front line.

"In the current situation, is my lord planning to concentrate on destroying Han Sui next year?"

Wu Yi asked softly.

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "No, there are not many people in the four counties of Hexi. All I need to do is support the tens of thousands of troops. Isn't it just a matter of enduring the winter? Hehe, I can afford this little bit of wealth."

Now that we have reached Dunhuang County, there is no reason to withdraw the troops. With an army of 4 people, whether it is too much or too little, it is not a pain for Guo Jia to send food thousands of miles away. .

Not only transporting food, but also transporting siege equipment, Guo Jia's purpose is very simple, to clarify the four counties in Hexi, isn't Han Sui occupying Yumen Pass?Then capture Yumen Pass. If he dies at Yumen Pass, let him escape. Anyway, there can no longer be independent warlords in the four counties of Hexi.

Wu Yi nodded. In this case, in half a year, Guo Jia will formally rule Kansai!
The price involved seems a bit heavy, not only the consumption of war, but also the loss of population.

"My lord, the general doesn't understand that the people of the four Hexi counties were bewitched by Han Sui. If the lord can manage the four Hexi counties for two or three years, the people will be convinced. But why do you use such a strong method to treat innocent people?"

Guo Jia turned his head and glanced at Wu Yi, patted him on the shoulder and said softly, "People are bullied by others. If the people are innocent, you should ask the soldiers who were attacked first. The four counties in Hexi are just used by me to make an example."

Wu Yi's face was full of doubts, killing the chicken to scare the monkey?
Who did you kill for?

He couldn't think of it.

Guo Jia will not explain again.

Looking to the south, Guo Jia often looked in that direction after Guandu.

His gaze had already aimed at Jingzhou.

When a decision was made on the Northwest War, Wu Yi suddenly looked sad, and asked Guo Jia in a low voice, "My lord, there has been a rift between me and the governor. This, my lord's intentions, I still don't understand."

The corner of Guo Jia's mouth raised slightly, as if he was not worried about conflicts among his generals.

"Don't worry about this. One day, you will understand. Xingba tied you up and sent you back to Chang'an. In the spring of next year, you will go to the Hanzhong Navy to take up the post of capital."

Guo Jia looked at the pond with fallen leaves, with a sly smile on his face.

Wu Yi was in doubt, his expression was full of worry.

Who is the subordinate of the Hanzhong Navy?
Gan Ning is the commander of the navy!

Guo Jia then transferred Wu Yi to the navy. When Gan Ning pacified the northwest and returned to Hanzhong, Wu Yi was still Gan Ning's subordinate, so there might be more intense conflicts at that time.

Wu Yi couldn't understand Guo Jia's intention, but he took the order not to ask again.

Out of the corner of Guo Jia's eyes, Guo Ying suddenly saw Guo Ying running out in a hurry, turned around and asked the people in the gazebo, "What is she doing? Running in such a hurry."

Cai Yan raised her voice and said to Guo Jia: "Yingying heard that Ye'er said that Gan Gui survived from the battlefield behind his back, so she went to thank Brother Nine, haha."

"It's the greatest gratitude that she doesn't make trouble for others. Let's find a few maids to follow her. The weather is getting colder, bumps and bumps are the easiest to get hurt."

Guo Jia smiled heartily, and returned to the gazebo after Wu Yi's resignation. Cai Yan played the piano and Guo Ye danced the sword, as if carefree.

Gan Ning led his army to station in Guangzhi. After receiving the food, grass and equipment sent by Guo Jia, he planned to send troops to Yumen Pass after winter!

The war in the northwest has always been under Cao Cao's attention. He hoped that it would be best for Han Sui to cause trouble for Guo Jia, or at least delay Guo Jia's time to unify Kansai.

When the information from Kansai reached Xuchang, Cao Cao immediately summoned his advisers to discuss.

Cao Cao had to attack Hebei before Guo Jia ruled Kansai. Otherwise, Guo Jia would have nothing to worry about, and it was hard to guarantee that he would not step in when Cao Cao was about to reap the benefits. Only by expanding his territory to Hebei, could Cao Cao deal with Kansai more calmly. Arrangement of fortifications.

Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan fought fiercely in Qingzhou. Cao Cao prepared for the battle for half a year, and finally decided to pick the fruits of victory.

Cao Cao decided that in the spring of the coming year, he would personally lead an army to attack Yecheng!

(End of this chapter)