Chencang City originally had 3000 soldiers, but Xiahou Yuan had transferred some of them away a few days ago. Now, there are only 1000 soldiers in the city. At the beginning, there were only 30 of us, and everyone rushed over to fight. Now, there is no way to stop our 6000 soldiers. The battle is one-sided. Other than the dead Cao soldiers, most of them have surrendered. Chencang City was only two miles long from east to west. Ya Dan led the cavalry to the east and took control of the east gate. There were also a few Cao soldiers who fled quickly. Not long after they ran out of Chencang City's east gate, Yue Ji and his men caught up and shot some to death, while others were captured.
After cleaning up the enemy, we arranged for the city guards and began to count the gains from the Battle of Chencang. This time, Chencang had taken in more than 700 surrendered soldiers and more than 2000 households. The most exciting thing was that Chen Cang's grain was piled up like a mountain, and there were countless armors and weapons, as well as a lot of gold and silver. Xiahou Yuan had hoarded all of this here, and it was really a good deal for us. Uncle immediately arranged for these things to be transported back to Ji City. After all, we have been fighting for such a long time and there is not much food left. If we do not have any income in the second half of the year, the people will not be stable. "Chencang is a strategic location between the east and west, so we naturally can't give up. Uncle left Uncle Pang De with 2500 soldiers to guard it. Uncle's Western Liang troops are used to attacking rather than defending, so we have to strengthen the defense here. After discussing with Uncle, the 2500 soldiers Uncle Pang De left behind will supplement the 800 soldiers of the Taihu Battalion who have been tested. In this battle, Guo Huai has shown both courage and resourcefulness. I have decided to let him lead these 800 soldiers. Guo Huai naturally agreed to defend the city together with Uncle Pang De to make up for his lack of intelligence. In addition, we also decided to adjust Chen Cang's defense to make it more conducive to defense. We agreed to renovate the east gate of Chencang City first. The single-story city gate tower with weaker defensive capabilities will be replaced by a double-story city gate tower. The lower level will engage in close combat, and the upper level will shoot arrows. Chencang didn't have a barbican, and it would be troublesome to build it, so it was better not to build it. Instead, he built a 30-foot-thick high wall 30 feet inside the suspension bridge outside the city gate and 30 feet inside the city gate. The width of the wall should cover the two ends of the city gate 30 - 40 feet so that the outside of the city could not spy on the situation of the city gate. The high wall was also connected to the city wall by a live ladder. When the enemy attacked the city gate, they would use the wooden stockade between the outer wall and the city gate to defend it, and attack its side from the top of the city wall. After the enemy broke into the city, they would launch a pincer attack from both sides between the inner wall and the city gate, and attack its side from the top of the city wall at the same time. After renovating the city gate, the top of the wall of Chencang City was raised and narrowed to 5-6 meters to reduce the chance of being hit by the Cao army's catapults. Moreover, the flat wall that could withstand the bombardment of stone bullets was used to replace the female wall with a toothed pile. Two rows of holes were staggered on the wall for shooting and assassination. Since the east gate of Chencang City was less than 200 feet wide from north to south, he would start from the city gate. The laborers were the captured Cao soldiers and the employed civilians. In order to appease the people, Uncle Pang De had specially ordered that the civilians were not to be harassed. He would pay them according to the market price wherever they were used. Uncle Pang De had followed Uncle Pang De for many years, so he was naturally determined to carry it out. Because of Chen Cang's importance, his uncle kept reminding Uncle Pang De,"
"Ling Ming, Chen Cang is our army's barrier. If Cao Cao's army comes to attack, there are many resourceful people in Cao Cao's army, and our army is few. We must not leave the city to fight easily. If there is anything, we can discuss it with Guo Huai more to avoid falling into Cao Cao's evil plan.”
Uncle Pang De patted his chest and said loudly,"
"Great General, don't worry. If the Cao army attacks, I, Pang De, will defend the city to the death.”
After hearing what Uncle Pang De said, I was really afraid that Uncle Pang De would die in battle again. Uncle Pang De had lost another general under him, so I hurriedly said to Uncle Pang De,
"Uncle Pang, I still have to wait for you to continue teaching me the saber technique. If you really can't hold Chen Cang, you can retreat. As long as there was life, there was hope.”
His uncle also patted Uncle Pound's shoulder and stared at him."
"Ling Ming, don't do such a stupid thing. We have been brothers for many years, and now there are only three of us left. You must cherish yourself. We'll try our best to stall for a few days here. We'll just buy more time for our family business to prepare. Tong 'er is right. If you really can't hold Chencang, you can retreat back to Western Liang. We brothers can continue to fight the Cao army together.”
When Uncle Pang De heard his uncle say this, he was moved to tears. He immediately expressed that he would not defend foolishly. He would only try his best to kill the Cao army and delay their advance. Uncle also left a large number of arrows and other city defense equipment for Uncle Pang De to use. Then, he went to Ji City with us.
When we were in Chen Cang, the soldier that Hu Ju had knocked out the last time had already woken up. After asking, I found out that this guy was called Hao Zhao and wasn't an ordinary soldier. He was originally from Bingzhou. He practiced martial arts since he was young and had a strong temperament. He could not be tolerated by the Hao family because of small matters. Later, his mother was killed by some people in the family. After killing an enemy, he fled to the army. He fought bravely and accumulated merit to become a lieutenant. Later, he was demoted to a big soldier because of his defeat in the battle. He was a subordinate of Yang Gang to guard the west gate of Chencang. Because Yang Gang knew that he was talented, he always suppressed him and was afraid of surpassing himself. This time, he was humiliated by him. Who knew that he was knocked unconscious by my subordinate Hu Ju and captured. I also know that although he looks less than 20 years old, he's actually already in his twenties. If he hadn't been demoted, he would have married soon. I know Hao Zhao quite well. In history, he relied on Chencang's natural barrier to lead 3000 men to block Mr. Zhuge's 100,000-strong army. Unfortunately, he died of illness and was short-lived. Now that he was depressed and frustrated, he just happened to be subdued by him. Time was tight in Chencang, so I didn't have time to persuade him. Now that I'm going back, I have time. At night, when we set up camp, I found Hao Zhao in my tent and began to persuade him to surrender. Hao Zhao saw that I hadn't killed him and knew that I wanted to surrender to him. When he saw that I was talking to him, he said bluntly,
"Little general, you have already killed the person who humiliated me. I am very grateful. Moreover, I see that you have not killed innocent people and know that the general is kind-hearted. However, if Zhao wanted to surrender, he had to agree to three conditions.”
I was also afraid that Hao Zhao would make some excessive conditions, so I said,
"A straightforward person won't beat around the bush. Tell me your conditions.”
Hao Zhao did not hesitate and said directly,"
"1. I only have one relative left in this world. I also have a younger sister who is staying at my fiancée's house. She's still in Chencang. Zhao has already heard that you're the disciple of the current divine doctor. My sister was frightened back then and is now ill and bedridden. You must cure her.
2. That day, I was ambushed and knocked unconscious. I am not convinced. I know that your martial arts are strong. You must fight with me again.
3. I have fought for the Great Han against the Western Liang Outsiders for many years. This time, I am not surrendering to the Outsiders, but to you, the Han General. However, if the little general betrays the Han Dynasty and colludes with the foreign races to harm the people of the Han Dynasty and plot against the Han Dynasty, I will leave and even fight with the general.”
I smiled when I heard that.
"General Hao, I agree to your conditions. I can't guarantee that I can cure her, but I can promise you that if I can't cure her, I will bring her to beg my two masters to treat her personally. Besides, the competition isn't for a while. Let's compete when we have time. General Hao, I can also promise you that if I betray my Great Han, surrender to the Outsiders, or harm my people, not only can you leave me, you can even take my head.”
When Hao Zhao heard this, he thought for a moment and replied,"
"Since you say so, I am willing to surrender. If my sister can't even cure you and your master, then that is her fate. However, General, don't forget that you must have a competition with me.”
I clapped my hands and Hu Ju came in. I said to Hu Ju,
"Hu Ju, from now on, General Hao is one of us. Go and prepare the horses. I want to bring him to see his uncle and brothers.”
Soon, Hu Ju led my horse over. I brought Hao Zhao to see uncle. Uncle was very happy to see that I had subdued another general. Although Hao Zhao did not directly surrender to him, following me would also increase the strength of Western Liang. After all, I was his biological nephew and would not side with outsiders. If he wanted to borrow Hao Zhao, wouldn't it be the same? After meeting uncle, I brought my three brothers, Zhang Bao, Jiang Wei, Guan Xing, as well as Ya Dan and Yue Ji who wanted to follow me no matter what. After I introduced Hao Zhao's situation to everyone, everyone saw that Hao Zhao was also a good man and was very happy. Zhang Bao punched Hao Zhao in the chest.
"Brother Hao, when we return to Ji City, I'll treat you to a drink.”
I knew that Zhang Bao wanted to find an excuse to drink, but he couldn't say it clearly. He was afraid that my mother and I would scold him, so I smiled.
"Brother, do you want to drink? Also, don't think that you're old just because you have a beard. General Hao is older than you.”
Zhang Bao chuckled when he saw that I had exposed his intentions.
"Third brother, I haven't drunk in such a long time. Isn't that why you're looking for a reason?"
I also knew that everyone should relax a little after the war, so as not to be too tense and tired, so I said,
"Big brother, after we return to Ji City and report to mother, you can drink it. Otherwise, we will be scolded again when we return to the police station!”
Guan Xing also said,
"Eldest Brother, Third Brother is right. We should drink it after Fourth Concubine agrees. I don't want to be scolded when I get home."
Zhang Bao didn't think that he would definitely be able to drink wine. He was just looking for an excuse. Hearing what we said, he scratched his big black head.
"Since you two younger brothers have said so, I, your elder brother, will agree. We will talk about it after reporting to Fourth Concubine.”
However, he turned to me and said,
"Third brother, I'm dying of hunger. You must persuade YiNiang to agree.”
I nodded.
"Brother, don't worry. How can I not do it? I'll definitely let you drink when you go back."
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Zhang Bao laughed out loud and told Hao Zhao that he would drink to his heart's content with him. He also told Jiang Wei to prepare to get Jiang Wei drunk.
Seeing us like this, Hao Zhao knew that our brotherhood was deep, and a happy smile appeared on his face.
By the time we arrived at the place where we ambushed and defeated Xiahou Yuan, the battlefield had already been cleaned up. There were many graves on the side of the hill, burying the fallen Cao soldiers. These are all my suggestions. The weather is hot, and the rotting corpses can easily cause a plague. Burying them in time can prevent this kind of thing. Burying the enemy's corpses is a sign of respect for the enemy. It can reduce the hostility of the ordinary Cao soldiers to us to a certain extent. In some cases, it can avoid unnecessary death battles.
Uncle Ma Dai and Lang Qian are still waiting for us here. They were originally lying in ambush in a mountain valley 20 miles northeast of here. After hearing our battle signal, they charged out from east to west, blocking the defeated Cao army that was fleeing east. Those Cao troops were already frightened and had no will to fight. With one attack, other than a small number of them jumping into the Wei River to drown or escape, the rest were wiped out on the north bank of the Wei River. According to statistics, there were more than 3000 people killed and captured. It can be said that Xiahou Yuan's 30,000 troops have all been wiped out. I think Cao Cao's heart must be aching.
Since we had met Uncle Ma Dai and it was getting late, we wanted to set up camp and rest for a day before leaving. However, the heavens did not allow us to do so. A fast horse ran from the west with a messenger flag on its back. It ran to Uncle and jumped off the horse, kneeling on one leg.
"Reporting to Great General, something bad has happened."
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