Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

Chapter 2835: The surrender of Xuchang during World War II

Chapter 2831: The surrender of Xuchang during World War II

 “Hurry, faster.”

Huang Xu, who was appointed by Ying Hao as Lieutenant General of Arthur, was urging his soldiers to speed up the march with an anxious look on his face, but ignored the fatigue on the soldiers' faces.

As Huang Xu's deputy general, Ma Dai should have stood up to dissuade him, but he looked helplessly and had no intention of stepping forward to dissuade him.

It won't work if we don't urge them. If they keep on urging, their 8,000-strong army will be in vain.

Huang Xu and Ma Dai originally thought that they would be closer to Luyang and wait until Arthur's cavalry arrived before launching a general attack together.

Huang Xu and Ma Dai obviously didn't think that the Yingchuan Rebel Army could stop their eight thousand army. They could complete this mission alone, but this time the leader was Arthur after all.

Even though there are people behind Huang Xu and Ma Dai, Arthur's level is much higher than them, so they are willing to share the credit for the turnover.

But what Huang Xu and Ma Dai never expected was that the cavalry led by Arthur was so fast. The cavalry led by Arthur was obviously marching much farther than themselves, but they arrived first and arrived in Lu ahead of them. Yangshan District.

“Brother Ma, the Ma family is from Xiliang. He is best at cavalry combat, and your brother Ma Chao is the best among the Xiliang cavalry generals. Can he march so fast?”

After hearing Huang Xu's question, Ma Dai fell into deep thought, then shook his head decisively and said: "Meng Qi can't do it so fast."

"Yes, Generals Lu and Zhao may not be able to achieve such a fast marching speed. Among our army, there are only a few governors and General Huo Qubing who can stabilize her speed."

Huang Xu and Ma Dai thought that after Arthur arrived, they would wait for them to arrive before launching a general attack. After all, it was no longer an era when cavalry was invincible. Although the Great Qin cavalry was powerful, it also needed infantry to cooperate in combat.

But Arthur had no intention of waiting for the two of them, and directly led two thousand cavalry to launch a general attack on the 30,000 to 40,000 rebels.

This made Huang Xu and Ma Dai very dissatisfied, thinking that Arthur had been idle for a long time, and they were eager to win credit, so they reluctantly performed in front of His Majesty, but doing so would obviously increase the casualties.

The rebel army is not strong, but there are nearly 40,000 people. The Qin army dispatched 10,000 troops this time, which could have eliminated the rebels at the lowest cost. However, due to Arthur's selfish interests, the Qin army will pay a greater price. The casualties naturally made Huang Xu and Ma Dai dissatisfied.

At first I thought Arthur did this just to grab credit, but what happened next was far beyond Huang Xu and Ma Dai's expectations.

Arthur's two thousand cavalry troops were overwhelming all the way. The infantry troops of Huang Xu and Ma Dai had just arrived at the first village, and the cavalry troops rushed to the second village.

 In this regard, the infantry unit can only divide its troops.

 Huang Xu and Ma Dai left two thousand soldiers behind to finish and capture prisoners of war, while the other group, led by Dan Nen, continued to rush to the second village.

But when we arrived at the second camp, we discovered that the camp had already been destroyed, and the cavalry troops had already broken through the third camp.

Huang Xu and Ma Dai had no choice but to continue dividing their troops, and the pursuit along the way also made them discover that the casualties of the Qin army were not large.

The most corpses of the Qin army were found in the first village, but there were only forty-six riders. The second and third villages were actually fewer than the first village.

This discovery shocked both generals. How did Arthur manage to maintain such a strong combat power while marching at high speed? And the number of casualties is so few?

 Huang Xu and Ma Dai had to admit that they had underestimated this female marquis. No, everyone in the world should have underestimated her. She was far more powerful than she had shown before.

“No, if this trend continues, our trip may be in vain.”

Huang Xu reacted and quickly ordered: "Send the order, abandon all baggage, and march at full speed."

Huang Xu was already on his way as fast as he could, but how could two-legged infantry outrun four-legged cavalry?

When they arrived at the rebels' Wubao, the war was over. The Qin army's cavalry was capturing prisoners on a large scale, and Arthur also led his troops back after capturing Mao Sui.

After seeing Arthur, Huang Xu said with a look of resentment: "The general's speed is too fast. The last general led his troops to march all the way, but in the end he still couldn't catch up in a single battle."

Arthur naturally understood the meaning of Huang Xu's words. He was blaming her for eating alone.

Logically speaking, a general of Arthur's level should not compete with the two young generals Huang Xumadai for credit, but the Detachment of Women was too eager to make meritorious deeds, and Arthur naturally couldn't control that much.

However, it was indeed unethical to let the two young generals run for nothing and eat ashes all the way, and there was no trace of the demeanor of a veteran at all.

At this thought, Arthur laughed a little sheepishly, then turned his eyes and asked: "The two captains are worthy of their noble backgrounds, and they are indeed talented people. I wonder if they can get married?"

This sudden abrupt change instantly stunned both Huang Xu and Ma Dai, and Ma Dai even stuttered: "No, no."

Arthur smiled and said: "Our Women's Army has many good girls who are not yet married. If there are two captains who like them, I can act as a matchmaker for you."

Arthur did not give the two a chance to refuse, and immediately turned around and shouted behind him: "Sisters, come and show the two young generals that this is the son-in-law of General Huang Zhong and the younger brother of General Ma Chao, a perfect golden turtle son-in-law. ah."

As soon as these words came out, a commotion arose, and a large number of female knights swarmed in and looked around Huang Xu and Ma Dai.

"Is this the son of General Huang Zhong? He is much more handsome than General Huang Zhong."

“After all, Mrs. Huang and Miss Wudie are both great beauties.”

“Compared to General Ma Chao, his younger brother is worse in appearance.”

"Although General Ma Chao is handsome, he is too cold and looks pretentious. Captain Ma Dai is just right. He is much more approachable than General Ma Chao."

 The female riders began to chatter among themselves.

Those who are not married are very restrained, and look at the two people with shyness in their eyes.

Those married women knights were very presumptuous, and even discussed their looks in front of each other, and their words were explicit.

Huang Xu and Ma Dai had never seen such a battle before. They were surrounded by hundreds of women pointing at each other at the same time, and they were on blind dates with so many female knights at the same time. At a loss. "Sisters, look, the two young generals are shy. They are so cute."

 “Oh, don’t go…”

Huang Xu and Ma Dai could no longer resist. It took a lot of effort from the boss to escape from the women's den and forced their way into the prisoner of war camp. This made both of them feel like they had escaped.

"Huh, is this the famous Detachment of Women? It's really scary. I thought my life was going to be in the Detachment of Women." Huang Xu said with lingering fear.

“Yeah, I kind of understand why my little sister wants to join the Women’s Army.”

Hearing Ma Dai's words, Huang Xu subconsciously asked: "Your sister also wants to join the Detachment of Women?"

"Yes, my Yunlu was spoiled by my father. He doesn't like red clothes and prefers weapons. He has been clamoring to go to the battlefield and make contributions. Huh? What do you mean by wanting to do it?"

 “It’s the same with my dancing butterfly.”

Huang Xu and Ma Dai looked at each other and smiled again, feeling that they were in the same boat.

 As for Yingchuan, although Mao Sui was captured and Shangguan Jinhong and other senior officials were all killed in the battle, it did not mean that the suppression operation was over.

Even though Arthur fought a lot this time, he actually killed less than 18,000 people, which means there were at least 32,000 prisoners.

After all, Ma Dai and Huang Xu only had 8,000 men. They followed the pressure and captured prisoners of war. Although they could not capture most of the prisoners, many people took advantage of the chaos and escaped.

These people will definitely not be able to run far, but if they are left alone, they will only gather people in the mountains and forests and cause harm to one area.

In addition, there are still many White Lotus cultists hidden among the prisoners of war who have been captured. Naturally, it is necessary to identify these people.

Those ordinary people who were recruited and coerced into participating in the rebellion were naturally allowed to go home after being educated, but for the cultists of the White Lotus Sect, it was not so easy to let them go.

Da Qin naturally does not have the energy to transform them, and of course, it will not even leave them a way to survive. After all, the mines in Bingying and other states, as well as Luzon Island, are short of labor, and that is where they will go in the future.

Whether it is capturing prisoners or screening prisoners, these small things naturally do not need Arthur to do. The only thing she has to do next is to **** Mao Sui back to Yingyin.

This farce-like uprising in Yingchuan did not cause any losses to the Qin army, but it caused serious harm to the people of Yingchuan.

In just a few days, 20,000 to 30,000 innocent people died due to this turmoil. These people were all young and strong laborers.

The culprit who planned this uprising was Mao Sui. It was he who convinced the three sects, and it was he who advised the rebels behind the scenes, so he was able to defeat the demonic sect forces that surrendered to Qin.

Therefore, when Mao Sui appeared in the prisoner-of-war camp, the people who had been captured were furious. If Arthur had not arranged for enough manpower to protect him, he might have eaten Mao Sui alive on the spot.

Arthur actually respects scholars very much, and he also hates scholars like Mao Sui who are full of bad ideas and treat common people like ants. If the emperor hadn't named those who were to be arrested before the war started, she would have been afraid. Mao Sui had already been chopped off with one sword.

Although Arthur did not kill Mao Sui, he severely humiliated him verbally, which also made Mao Sui, who was already at ease, ashamed.

By the time Ying Hao met Mao Sui, he had already committed suicide twice, once by biting his tongue and once by hitting a pillar, but he was saved both times by Arthur.

Looking at Mao Sui with a depressed look on his face, Ying Hao asked, "Mr. Mao, have you ever regretted it?"

Mao Sui took a deep breath and answered the question inappropriately: "Even if I don't come, someone else will come, but the end result will be the same."

If Mao Sui is really a heinous person, Ying Hao will naturally not meet him in person, but judging from his past actions, this person still has a good reputation among the people, plus he committed suicide twice for this reason. This time, it shows that he is also suffering in his heart.

Planning the Yingchuan Uprising was naturally not Mao Sui's original intention. He was only sent to execute it because of his good eloquence.

Mao Sui also knew that doing so was wrong and would not have much effect, but because of his different positions and some foolish loyalty, even though he knew it was wrong, he still went against his own heart and became the person he hated most. Evil people who harm the people.

Compared to warriors like Zi Zaitian who have force but no brains, Ying Hao is more afraid of literati like Mao Sui, because literati are often better at getting things done than warriors.

With a single trick and a clever mouth, he planned a Yingchuan Uprising, involving more than 100,000 people.

 Cao Wei alone had Fan Li, Xun You, Cheng Yu, etc., and many of them were stronger than Mao Sui. And how many Mao Sui were there in the Central Plains?

Ying Hao's attitude towards evil heretics such as demon sects and cults has always been to eliminate as many as possible, and this simple method often works best.

 But for literati like Mao Sui, even Ying Hao had to restrain his murderous intention, because the killing would never be finished, and it would even have the opposite effect.

For Mao Sui, death is actually a kind of relief, but living is extremely painful, but Ying Hao refuses to let him get his wish, and he wants to use Mao Sui to dismantle the fortress of civil servants in the Central Plains.

Mao Sui thought that he would definitely die, but he did not expect that Ying Hao had no intention of killing him. Instead, he chatted with him a lot, which also reduced his resistance to Ying Hao a lot.

Ying Hao not only talked about his determination to unify the world and end the troubled times, but also talked about his ideas on how to govern after unification. He was very excited, but he was very disappointed because in his opinion, he was a sinner. I was destined to never see the scene described by Ying Hao.

Seeing that the situation was almost over, Ying Hao proposed to illuminate and asked Mao Sui to atone for his sins, but the foolish and loyal Mao Sui did not agree.

After some more pulling between the two, and with Ying Hao's repeated persuasion, Mao Sui realized that he should not be foolishly loyal, and true loyalty would not go astray, so he decided to surrender and atone for his sins.

Ying Hao was naturally very happy to have surrendered Mao Sui. After all, Mao Sui did not represent himself alone. Behind him were Mao Jie and other Yanzhou literati. Through him alone, he could widen the cracks in the civil service system of Cao Wei.

On the same day, Ying Hao received another summons from Bai Qi, and then ordered an immediate fierce attack on Xuchang.

 Bai Qi's message to Ying Hao clearly stated that Puyang City would be conquered within five days, so Ying Hao naturally no longer needed to keep Xuchang.

 (End of this chapter)