Chapter 17 The Foothold
After Gan Ning left with Guo Jia, Jinfan thieves also recruited fellow disciples everywhere and formed less than a thousand Jinfan Army, which caused trouble for the inspector who was still in office at that time. Later, Liu Yan took over Yizhou, suppressed the powerful and recruited bandits, and Jinfan Army became the target of Liu Yan's pacification. At this time, Guo Jia decided to rebel, and Gan Ning contacted Jinfan Army. Since Guo Jia wanted to take Yizhou in the future, he followed the flow and let Jinfan Army surrender Liu Yan first as an internal supporter in the future.
Guo Jia's conspiracy to surrender seemed to be for Liu Yan, but in fact, it was for the Jinfan Army inside the city. Guo Jia's army was attacking the East Gate of Chengdu in one day, but at the hour of You, he suddenly entered the city from the west gate, relying on the Jinfan Army to support him from the inside.
During the attack on Yizhou, Gao Shun's soldiers made many military achievements. This time, when he entered Chengdu from the west gate, Gao Shun's cavalry led by Gao Shun made another contribution, and he first entered the city to open the way for Guo Jia's infantry army.
The west gate was lost and the east gate was in a hurry. The defenders in Chengdu were in chaos in an instant. Under the attacks from front and back, there were heavy casualties. Soon, the remaining defenders either fled or surrendered.
He walked slowly towards the provincial governor's mansion, and Guo Jia followed a row of generals.
"Xingba, let's join your heroes. If I enter Chengdu, they will make great contributions. When I settle down, I will go and thank you in person. But I have something to say first, and my merits and demerits are clear. They used to be a ranger, and they do things based on their preferences. If they can't stand the discipline in the army, then it's better not to join the army."
It is a good thing to be meritorious, but if you are unscrupulous and domineering, Guo Jia will not leave any sympathy. Those who make meritorious rewards will make mistakes after rewarding, and then they will be punished.
If Gan Ning, who led the Jinfan thief to be a hero for justice a few years ago, would definitely feel that Guo Jia was unkind. This was a great contribution to the entry into Chengdu. How many casualties of soldiers were reduced? The time and money and food saved were immeasurable, but Guo Jia's words seemed to have never made any contributions at all. Gan Ning in the past could not accept it.
But Gan Ning, who has been unable to put down the book for many years, deeply understands that the Taiping Army is now in the forefront of the storm. After taking over the territory, the first priority is to restrain the soldiers. They are here to rule here, rather than looting the place. If they rule, they must look far and wide. From a long-term plan, they will make a contribution. However, if Guo Jia's major affairs are ruined, the contribution may not be worthy of the fault.
"Don't worry, lord, I understand that it is an extraordinary time now. No matter who it is, even if it is a great contribution, as long as it is necessary to obey military orders in the army, otherwise, I will not worry about favors."
Guo Jia, wearing armor, stopped and turned around, looked at Gan Ning, who was silent and silent, and nodded with relief.
Guo Jia is not short of powerful generals, and everyone loves powerful generals, but Guo Jia prefers generals who are brave and resourceful and able to judge the situation. Such generals are the alternatives for the commander of the three armies in the future.
He turned around and continued to move forward. The people on the streets of the city closed their doors, and the escaped defenders could be seen everywhere, screaming endlessly. Blood gathered into a crisscrossing stream and slowly flowing on the road. Guo Jia turned a blind eye to all this.
When Chengdu Prefecture Palace arrived, Guo Jia stopped and looked up. A row of stone steps was up. The state master's mansion was built. Liu Yan had already used the emperor's rituals to travel in Chengdu. Although the state master's mansion did not dare to build it as majestic as Changle Palace, he also built a towering and majestic state master's mansion.
Accompanied by Guo Jia's heavy footsteps, under the afterglow of dusk, a group of people were tied up on the front yard of the Zhoumu Mansion. The leader was Liu Yan, with a gray hair and a dull face. The bent backbone seemed to be unable to straighten up again.
When Guo Jia stepped into the provincial governor's mansion, Liu Yan, who was in a state of despair, raised his head as if he had returned to his soul, looked at the person who was walking steadily in the afterglow of the sunset. He was wearing a martial arts crown and a handsome and handsome man in armor and hanging his sword on his waist. It was Guo Jia who took his foundation.
Liu Yan struggled like a wounded beast to stand up and roar and scream at Guo Jia.
"My son Guo Jia! I am a relative of the Han Dynasty, you dare to plan..."
Before Liu Yan could finish his words, Guo Jia, who had walked by him, didn't even look at him. When he passed by, he drew out his sword and drew an elegant arc.
scold
A blood fountain spurted out from Liu Yan's neck, and blood splattered five steps.
Liu Yan, a Han clan clan who was trying to secede the king's usurpation of the world, fell heavily on the ground, and blood slowly flowed under his body. After trembling for several times, there was no movement, and he died.
Liu Yan's descendants beside him cried and claimed that they would tear Guo Jia apart, but Guo Jia ignored their grief and anger and walked to the steps in front of the prefectural palace hall and turned around suddenly, looking indifferently in front of the eyes.
Liu Fan, Liu Dan, Liu Mao, and Liu Zhang, all of Liu Yan's four sons were killed on the spot. It can be said that Liu Yan's Han clan was destroyed by Guo Jia.
throat
Guo Jia faced the generals with his hands on his sword. The afterglow of the setting sun shone brightly, and it showed a bit of golden light on Guo Jia. He leaned on the sword in his hand and slowly slid down the blood drops from the blood of the Han Dynasty, shining with a ray of rays, showing a strange color.
"Huh, now I have taken Chengdu and all Yizhou is over. However, there are still other counties who are dissatisfied with orders. After Chengdu settles down, they will immediately send troops to wipe out the counties. Those who are dissatisfied will be killed."
The generals under the steps had a hint of fanaticism. Yizhou, the largest in the world, changed hands when the princes of the Kanto attacked Dong Zhuo!
Arranged the generals to go down to calm the chaos in Chengdu, Guo Jia walked into the convention hall of the provincial governor's office alone, spacious and spacious, exquisitely decorated. When he walked to the main seat, Guo Jia slowly took off his armor with his hands and feet. He put his armor and sword on the low table in a dark red brocade robe. He walked around to the table, knelt down, raised his head and closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Finally, I have a foothold!
The vague sound of chaos and hustle and bustle in the city could be heard. Guo Jia closed his eyes and knelt on the main seat without moving at all.
It was late at night, and the chaos in Chengdu finally ended. The generals and the advisers came to the convention hall to report to Guo Jia.
"There are more than 13,000 defenders in the city, and the fierce battle in the daytime lost more than 13,000. After our army entered the city, we killed nearly 10,000. After the surrender, 15,000 surrendered. Nearly 2,000 defenders fled out of the city, but our army did not chase after it."
After Xi Zhicai reported, Xu Shu came out to report again.
"Reported to the lord, after the war, the troops counted their troops, General Zhang Yan's command was 30,000, Zhang Bai's cavalry was 10,000, Xu He's 8,000, Sima Ju 7,000, Gao Shun 6,000, Gan Ning 4,000, Zhou Tai 2,000, Xu Chu 3,000, Dian Wei 3,000, and each unit had a total of 75,000 troops."
When he left Hanzhong, nearly 150,000 people were sold out of half. Even if he now added 80,000 to 90,000 people in Hanzhong, he would have brought nearly 250,000 troops when he entered Yizhou.
Guo Jia, who looked as usual, sat in the main seat and opened his eyes. His calm eyes were silent and had no fluctuations. He opened his mouth and said softly: "Gan Ning, from then on, your troops were named Jinfan Army. You rested in the city for ten days. Then you immediately led the army north to Hanzhong and lead 30,000 troops from Zhang Liao, and took down the three counties of Wudu, Yinping and Wenshan, west of Hanzhong and north of Chengdu, and killed them when they encountered resistance."
Gan Ning was slightly excited and took the order with his fists. You should know that not any army can be named. However, Guo Jia's name was obviously entrusted with important responsibilities and attached great importance to it.
After Gan Ning returned, Guo Jia continued to order: "Sima Ju, I ordered you to add 3,000 infantry to the surrendered stroke, lead an army of 10,000 to attack Badong County, the eastern gateway of Yizhou, and Zhang Baiqi, and ordered your 10,000 troops to capture Fuling County, the southeast gateway of Yizhou, and you two stay in these two counties and strictly guard against Jingzhou."
After Sima Ju and Zhang Baiqi received the order, they returned and looked at each other, with a very intriguing look in their eyes.
"Xu He, after you add two thousand troops, you will lead an army of 10,000 to capture Jiangyang County. If there is any abnormal movement in the southern barbarians, I will immediately report to Chengdu."
Xu He also took the errand, but after he was excited, he felt a little overwhelmed.
"The surrendered soldiers in Jiange Road and Chengdu will be temporarily handed over to the three generals Xu Chudian Wei Zhoutai, and select elite soldiers from them and merge them into their respective commands. Gao Shun, you now have 6,000 troops, 3,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantrymen. From then on, your unit will be renamed the Cang Camp, but if you have something to do, I only have one request, the Cang Camp, and you will be able to defeat every attack!"
Looking at Guo Jia's serious expression with high expectations, Gao Shun held his fists and took the order.
Seeing that other generals had tasks, Xu Chu was unhappy and went out and said in a muffled voice: "Lord, why do other generals have tasks? I am just a boring errand to train surrendering soldiers? Does the lord think that I have no contribution to these battles and underestimate me?"
A few words made people laugh, Xi Zhicai shook his head and said, "Zhongkang, the lord asked you to train troops in the city, and you have your own intentions. Not to mention the five counties of Brazil, Hanjia County, Guanghan County, Jianwei County, and Ba County, you still need to send another general to conquer them. Even Shu County, where Chengdu is located, may not surrender to the lord. You, hurry up and train troops. In a few days, you will not be able to leave Chengdu and go out for battle."
Guo Jia also looked at Xu Chu who had never had any worries with laughter and tears. Now he needed a short rest. Zhang Baiqi, Sima Ju, and Xu He went to guard the east and south of Yizhou respectively. To be nice, it was to guard against Jingzhou and the southern barbarians. The bad saying was that Guo Jia planned to close the door and beat the dog.
I am not afraid to extend my hand to Yunnan for the time being. It’s not that Guo Jia doesn’t want to, but that stretching it over does not mean that everything goes smoothly. I’ll take down the territory of the fourteen counties in northern Yizhou first and think about something else. Split troops to the counties in Yunnan are likely to cause chaos in the southern barbarians. It’s better to have less trouble than more trouble.
After the military affairs were arranged, Guo Jia asked Xi Zhicai, Xu Shu, Zhen Yao and Xiu Qi Zhiping to temporarily manage government affairs, and everything was done step by step, without any action for the time being.
"Thank you all for a day's battle, thank you all for your hard work. Let's go and rest earlier. Zhen Yao, stay."
After Wenwu retreated, Zhen Yao stayed in the hall alone. Before Guo Jia could speak, Zhen Yao said with a worry face: "The lord sent Sima Ju, Xu He and Zhang Baiqi to guard the eastern and southern Yizhou households and the southern part of Yizhou. I always feel inappropriate."
Guo Jia waved his hand and said lightly: "I won't mention this matter. I will leave you behind. I want to ask you, did your Zhen family know about the Yizhou gentry and local prominent family?"
Zhen Yao nodded solemnly and sighed: "Since ancient times, famous generals in Xichuan have been followed by the Qin family."
Chapter completed!