Chapter 30: Taking risks with your own life

The camp where Han Sui's troops were stationed was located west of Jincheng. The one who stayed in the military camp and did not participate in the besiege of Jincheng was Han Sui's subordinates, and even the most wise figure in the northwest except Jia Xu: Cheng Gongying.

The sound of horse hooves in the east of Jincheng resounded through the sky. Cheng Gongying walked out of the camp to look east. The sky there was covered by dust. If we were to infer that Cheng Gongying knew that an army was coming to the east, and that was not a minority.

He sighed slightly in his heart, and Cheng Gongying's face was solemn.

After sunset, Cheng Yi, Yang Qiu, Ma Wan and Zhang Heng led the army back to the camp. The four of them gathered together and made a noise and could not argue.

In the commanding tent, Cheng Gongying saw the four generals return and asked, "Ma Chao invited Guo Jia?"

The four generals kept silent at the same time and gave Cheng Gongying a positive answer.

well!

With a punch and high-five, Cheng Gongying sighed loudly, with a look of regret.

"Ma Chao is bringing the wolf into the house! For a moment, he will be dead if he doesn't live under someone else's roof, and Guo Jia will definitely not be able to watch it on the wall."

Cheng Gongying understood very well that Guo Jia must be waiting to make a profit.

But the situation has never been under Han Sui's control.

Han Sui had no food and would definitely perish.

If you ask Ma Chao for food, you won’t come, and if you borrow it from Guo Jia, you won’t be able to borrow it. Then Han Sui only has one way left to fight Ma Chao and plunder Ma Chao’s local supplies.

The rush to break through Jincheng is to prevent Guo Jia from conquering Liangzhou in any name.

With the strong city of Jincheng, I dare not say that Han Sui can definitely stop Guo Jia's army from attacking, at least he has a few points higher chances of self-protection.

After plundering materials, Han Sui's first thing was to return to his territory to recruit soldiers, and to speed up the rush to replenish his strength in case Guo Jia, the tiger attacked.

"What are you afraid of? Today, Guo Jia's troops entered Jincheng. I can see clearly that this cavalry unit is 8,000 to 10,000. Ma Chao called to open the city gate in front. The people leading the army from a distance should be Guo Jia, who looks quite young. Guo Jia is stupid. He is confused. He is not fighting outside the city. What's the use of entering the city? Look, I will attack Jincheng tomorrow. As long as the city is broken, I will capture Guo Jia in one fell swoop. Not to mention this Jincheng, just use Guo Jia to threaten Chang'an and Chengdu, but I don't want anything!"

Yang Qiu avoided the route of Yin Ling flying cavalry entering the city, but when he was marching his troops to the south, he also secretly investigated the number of Guo Jia's troops.

One thing that no one can be sure of is that is whether Guo Jia is here?

The handsome flag of the Yinling Feiqi is named Guo.

But Guo Jia is famous for playing real tricks on the battlefield, and he can really do it.

Yang Qiu had never seen Guo Jia before, and he was just guessing, but his tone was very firm.

Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, and Zhang Hengsan agreed with Yang Qiu's proposal.

Being able to capture Guo Jia alive is not only a matter of glory and wealth, but also a beautiful thing that is impressive to the world!

Cheng Gongying looked gloomy and sunny. The four generals discussed enthusiastically, and even discussed what to blackmail from Chang'an and Chengdu after capturing Guo Jia alive. Some wanted to count endless money and food, some wanted to use this to get Guo Jia's power to withdraw from Guanzhong, and some wanted to use Guo Jia's life to exchange for his fairy-like wives and concubines in the backyard...

"Not good! Withdraw troops quickly!"

Cheng Gongying suddenly screamed.

The shouts shocked the four generals. The four of them looked at Cheng Gongying in confusion. Guo Jia sent 10,000 cavalry, but in the end he even entered the city to give up the advantage of horse war. What's wrong with this?

Cheng Gongying looked anxious and urged the four generals: "Everyone should hurry back to the camp and order the entire army to withdraw overnight. It would be too late!"

"Why should we withdraw? Even if there are Guo Jia's reinforcements in Jincheng, Guo Jia's troops did not bring any food and grass, as long as they were trapped to death."

Ma Wan wanted to continue attacking Jincheng, and the other three generals also had this idea.

The temptation to capture Guo Jia alive is too great. Fame and fortune. If you capture Guo Jia, you will be famous and profitable.

Cheng Gongying pointed at Ma Wan's nose in a furious manner and said, "You must be Guo Jia who led his army into Jincheng? If not? Guo Jia has more than 100,000 troops in Guanzhong. His only enemy in Guandong is attacking Hebei. Guo Jia can even be unprepared at Hangu Pass and there is no crisis. His cavalry has arrived at Jincheng. Where is his infantry? If you can't capture Jincheng tomorrow, the lord's 20,000 troops will be ruined here! You think it's Guo Jia, but in fact Guo Jia is just making you think he is foolish! After his infantry arrives, the entire army of troops in Jincheng will be dispatched, and then you will not even have time to escape!"

The four generals looked at each other, and no one could use words to outline a beautiful future. From the fantasy of entering the clouds to the far-reaching reality of falling, it seemed that people experienced a journey from life to death at this moment.

"Really, is it true? Guo Jia is really sure that these ten thousand cavalrymen can defend the city?"

Yang Qiu didn't dare to boast that it was Guo Jia who entered the city. Whether Guo Jia was the bait or Guo Jia's cavalry was the bait, the meaning was different, but the risks were the same.

Cheng Gongying put away his angry and corrupt expression and sneered: "Ma Chao's subordinates can defend Jincheng for five days, and 5,000 people can defend at least three days. Now the defenders have more than 10,000 more. Even if you stand on the top of the city with your fists, how long will it take to break through Jincheng? I really want to know the result, you can try it. Everyone, the power of military dispatch is in your hands. Whether to attack or withdraw, you will decide for yourself. I have decided to return to Wuwei overnight. See you again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Gongying bowed to the four of them and walked out of the handsome tent without looking back.

The commander's tent was silent for a moment, and the four of them left silently one after another, returning to their respective camps and immediately began to withdraw their troops.

Ma Chao entered the city and was cheered by the soldiers guarding the city. Guo Jia followed closely behind and rode on his horse to Pang De's residence.

In the dark room with a strong medicinal smell, Pang De was lying on the hospital bed, his eyes were dull and soft, his body was always cold and sweating, and he would feel dizzy when he walked two steps from the bed. These were not as painful as the plastering in his eyes.

Abandoned son.

Ma Chao broke through, and Pang De did not keep up due to illness. To be fair, Pang De did not blame Ma Chao. He was a burden at this time, and he did not want to become a stumbling block for Ma Chao.

However, Jincheng, who was surrounded by the lord, was in a state of great loss.

Listening to the violent shouts of killing in the city for several days, Pang De hated himself for being powerless and could only sit and wait for death. The cheers sounded a lot before, probably the cheers of the soldiers and people guarding the city after the enemy retreated at night.

"Ling Ming, where is Ling Ming? Where is Ling Ming?"

An anxious shout came from the yard outside the room.

Pang De, who was lying on the bed, heard the sound of familiarity, and a figure suddenly emerged from his dead heart. When he was doubting his belief, the door was knocked open from the outside.

The afterglow of the sunset shot into the room, and the light shot into the inside was slanted, showing the scene of Wei Chen floating. Pang De barely stood up and looked up. A figure blocked the light at the door of the room. He couldn't see the person's appearance clearly in the dim view, but Pang De was more convinced of who the person in front of him was.

The person who came rushed to the bed quickly and the person who came into Pang De's eyes was Guo Jia.

"Ling Ming, how are you in good health? What about the doctor? Is he seriously ill?"

Guo Jia's close care made Pang De's eyes dull for a moment and burst into tears.

"Empress, I..."

Pang De was mixed with emotions, but he was choked and speechless.

Guo Jia reached out and pressed on his shoulder and said, "No need to say anything, so be at ease to recuperate. I'll find a doctor for you now."

After saying that, Guo Jia turned around and left, ordering to find the doctors in the city.

After Guo Jia left, Ma Chao walked into Pang De's room. Pang De, who had already put away his tears, wanted to get up and salute Ma Chao, but was stopped by Ma Chao.

"Lord, how many soldiers did the envoy Guo bring on this trip? Can you repel the enemy troops outside the city?"

Compared to himself, Pang De cared more about the safety of Jincheng.

Ma Chao said unhappyly: "Envoy Guo brought 10,000 cavalry to Jincheng on a starry night, but did not confront the enemy outside the city. Jincheng is still surrounded."

When Pang De heard this, his expression changed drastically.

"Guo Envoy Guo is strong and powerful. He can only send 30,000 troops to lift the siege of Jincheng. Why did he only bring 10,000 cavalry?"

Ma Chao looked listless and said in a stern voice: "But Guo Envoy only has 10,000 cavalry. After hearing that you were trapped in Jincheng, he immediately ordered a long-distance raid. The follow-up troops may have to wait a few days before they can come. As long as they keep these few days, Jincheng will be able to turn danger into safety."

His expression was stunned, and Pang De was speechless.

Guo Jia led the cavalry to Jincheng in person, and did he hear that he was trapped here?

He only brought 10,000 troops to risk his life, and Pang De asked himself that his life was not as expensive as Guo Jia's.

Ma Chao knew that if Guo Jia had not heard that Pang De was in trouble, he would probably not have rushed to Jincheng so quickly. He would not have concealed this from Pang De. Perhaps, Ma Chao was not a monarch with outstanding wisdom and unfathomable wisdom, but he was at least an open and upright man.

Even if Han Sui's food was deducted, Ma Chao was confident and did not beat him up.

After Guo Jia led his army into the city, he asked Gan Ning to take over the city defense, which was also agreed by Ma Chao.

Ma Chao is helpless. He needs to be united in war. Guo Jiaqiang naturally has to dominate the situation. It is definitely impossible to let Ma Chao command Guo Jia's troops.

As for whether Guo Jia will take over the dominance and then directly annex Ma Chao's territory, Ma Chao doesn't have to think about it. He can't even stop Han Sui, so how can he stop Guo Jia? Whether Guo Jia robs it openly or secretly, Ma Chao is a weak person who can be slaughtered.

When asked someone to go around the city to look for a doctor, Guo Jia did not ask about it when he saw Pang De that he had nothing to do. The patient needed to recuperate, rather than disturbing others enthusiastically.

Walking up to the city, the scenery outside the city was dark under the night. Before Guo Jia could see the movement of the enemy's camp, Gan Ning walked over with some excitement and whispered to Guo Jia: "Lord, Han Sui's troops are retreating, are they chasing them out of the city?"

Withdrawn?

Guo Jia thought about it and chuckled: "Where is a capable person under Han Sui's tent? With such a decisive retreat, no matter whether you are afraid of me or preserve your strength, it is not a decision that ordinary people can make."

As Guo Jia had expected before, if Han Sui's troops saw him entering the city, if they did not attack Jincheng, they would have to wait and see for at least a few days, and then retreated after the exploration cavalry had figured out the situation in the east. But now they were retreating so quickly, it must be that someone in the formation guessed Guo Jia's intention.
Chapter completed!