343 The Siege of Chengdu
Raising troops for a thousand days, using troops for a while. This sentence means providing support and training the army in order to use troops to fight at critical moments. For this reason, the people pay grain, taxes and labor service in order to become a barrier to the country and a guardian for the people when there is danger.
Unfortunately, the people in Sichuan did not see these.
Not to mention the riots without being stuck in mud, the people in Sichuan suffered a catastrophe. Then the 13th family of Yaohuang kept harming the people. The actions of the government were criticized. When the wolf rampant, Man Tianxing and others led more than 100,000 into Sichuan, the people in Sichuan suffered even more. The double disaster between the Rebel Army and the 13th family of Yaohuang was even worse in the year of disaster. More than 100,000 rebels were like a huge and ferocious beast, biting the people of Sichuan all over the body.
However, the officers and soldiers who made the people regarded as guardians either failed again and again or retreated again and again. The rebels were as powerful as breaking the momentum. They first captured Kuizhou Prefecture, then Shunqing Prefecture, Chongqing Prefecture, Tongchuan Prefecture, Xuzhou Prefecture, Wumeng Prefecture and others fell one after another. In less than a month, the rebels swept over most of Sichuan and gradually surrounded Chengdu Prefecture, the provincial capital of Sichuan. During the whole process, there were not many decent battles in the Sichuan army.
The people were angry. They paid food, taxes, and labor service, but the government allowed them to be looted by the rebels; the gentry was angry because most of their property was related to the place where they lived and the key targets of looting. They were the group with the heavy losses. Even the soldiers were angry. They were not soldiers who were about to collapse. Although many soldiers were afraid of death, that did not represent the whole thing. There were also many passionate men. Seeing outsiders rampant in their hometowns and suffering from their fellow villagers, they wanted to take up weapons to teach those mobs a lesson, but Shangguan ordered them not to act rashly.
Guo Biao is a stuffy and passionate man.
Twenty-eight-year-old Guo Biao is big and thick, with a tiger-back and dragon-waist. Kong Wu is powerful. He belongs to a hundred households in Mahu Mansion and has good governance. He is deeply trusted by his superiors and loved by his soldiers, but Guo Biao cannot be happy, or rather, he is furious.
"Sir" Guo Biao rushed into Liu Han's room angrily and shouted loudly.
"What kind of swearing is it?" Liu Han changed his face and scolded loudly.
Guo Biao took out a warrant and asked with confusion: "Sir, did you issue this retreat warrant?"
"Yes, since I received the warrant, why not refund?"
Guo Biao knelt down suddenly and said with a sad look: "Sir, this time we got the information, the Sweeping King attacked us. The number of people was only more than 5,000, and more than 5,000. That was a mob. Although we were small, we were more than enough to deal with these mobs. We retreated without a single shot and without a single arrow. Isn't this leaving the people to harm them? Do we still have the face to meet the villagers and elders? Besides, we have the responsibility to defend the land and leave casually, but we are afraid that we will be held accountable later."
He retreated before he could fight. This is not Guo Biao's style, and Guo Biao is also a passionate man. When he thinks of the scene in the morning, his eyes turn red.
The mobs had not arrived yet. However, the local gentry, landlords, and people were kneeling in the Baihuyuan, dragging their children and daughters. The crying sounded loudly, and they all cried and told Guo Biao not to abandon the people, because many officers and soldiers of the garrison retreated before the battle and left the people to the mob. The people were afraid that Guo Baihu would lead the army to escape, so they knelt down in front of the Baihuyuan to petition.
Guo Biao really had no intention of running away. He repeatedly promised the people that he would never run away and that he would be the guardian of the people and live and die with the people. However, the order for retreating there was already a drop, which made Guo Biao feel like he was slapped in the face. In anger, he rode a fast horse and came to Shangguan Liu Han to argue in person.
For him, he would rather die than be charged with running away.
Liu Han sighed and said, "If you want to retreat, I will take the blame for something. You just need to obey the military order."
"No, don't retreat. Once we leave, what should the villagers do? Sir, my subordinates are willing to defend to the death and fight the thieves." Guo Biao said with a determined look on his face.
"A bastard, military orders are like mountains, how can you do whatever you want?" Liu Han said furiously: "Guo Biao, you should go back and gather the team immediately and head towards Chengdu."
"Sir, if you don't explain it clearly, your subordinates will not retreat."
Liu Han said angrily: "Don't retreat? If you dare not retreat, I will cut you down immediately."
Guo Biao thrust his head and said stubbornly: "Sir, then you cut off your subordinates. I, Guo Biao, would rather die in battle than leave my own position. Thousands of people were frightened and fled in a panic. It would be better to kill me."
If it were someone else, Liu Han might get angry on the spot. His favorite, loyal subordinate, or a very unique subordinate, could only sigh and retreat from his subordinate, then he whispered: "Okay, do you want to know what's going on?"
"Think!" Guo Biao said without hesitation.
"Okay, that official tells you that this order is actually the idea of the commander."
Guo Biao was stunned and said in disbelief: "No, no, it's not rumored that Lord Guo has already..."
"That's a prophecy, not a fact," Liu Han said excitedly: "I received a handwritten letter from the commander. He was playing a big game of chess, aiming to capture all the thieves and bandits in one go, once and for all. In this way, lure the enemy deep into the center, with Chengdu Prefecture as the center and the strong city walls of Chengdu City as the barrier to attract the thieves to siege. Then Lord Han will appear and lead the troops to surround them. Then we will attack on both sides. Hehe, we can capture them all in one go. Even the Yaohuang Thirteen Family, which has troubled us for many years, will be defeated in one fell swoop. This is a huge contribution. Afterwards, a huge fortune will not be eliminated."
"Master...Sir, do you mean that Commander Guo was not dead, but kept hiding behind to command the overall situation?"
Liu Hanyang said in his hand: "Of course, if I die, how could I receive his handwritten letter? It's not wrong. Tsk, sir, we are really a big deal, and we can get promoted and make a fortune by then."
In addition to the bandit leader, there are large rewards for the bandit leader, even ordinary people can be considered military merits. The number of people is more than 100,000. They fight while tying the people, but they are afraid that the scale will be larger and the number of people will be more rewards. In the troubled times, who would not want to grab more money and wait until the mob finishes robbing them. This is a huge profitable deal.
"Yes, sir, I understand." Guo Biao nodded quickly.
"I understand, don't you withdraw? It's too late."
"Yes, sir."
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There were many generals like Guo Biao. Whether they were voluntarily or not, they all gathered in Chengdu. Even if they did not receive the order to retreat, they were outnumbered and defeated in isolation and without the protection of the garrison, and fell faster. In early November, the rebels led by Mantianxing joined forces with Huang Shisan and divided into ten routes to siege Chengdu.
The troops are at the city.
On November 11, the eight radicals led by the starry sky and the rampant wolf gathered with the 13th family of Yaohuang to discuss the plan. Finally, they decided to form an alliance, conquer Chengdu Prefecture and divide it, and then enter Chengdu first to capture the King of Shu as the leader. They can loot at Chengdu Prefecture for three days as a reward. Once the agreement was reached, everyone would attack Chengdu City desperately like they were injected with chicken blood, but the defenders were willing to give up easily and kill the enemy one by one.
November was the cold winter season, but Chengdu City was filled with killing sounds, and blood was pouring. Nearly 300,000 bandits and about 100,000 soldiers and civilians fought on the walls of Chengdu City. Among them, Lang, Mantianxing and others were responsible for the main attack. The Yaohuang Shisan family first participated in the siege, but later, Longan Mansion and Baoning Mansion, which had not yet fallen, sent troops to Chengdu Mansion to rescue. Under the "arrangement" of Mantianxing and others, the Yaohuang Shisan family was responsible for intercepting these troops who were trying to reinforce.
Chengdu Prefecture gathered with wealthy businessmen, and Shu King Zhu Zhipeng was rich and prosperous. The rebels were all jealous like rabbits and desperately urged their subordinates to attack. That was really a fight, and the sword was fatal, and arrows were pierced. When the Yaohuang Shisan family led by Zhang Rui fought with Lu Haoshan from Lizhou Guard, the scene seemed to be united. Not only did they not sacrifice their lives to fight, but they were a little sympathetic, because they were originally their own people, pretending to kill for a while every day, and then set fire to the mountains to cover up their eyes and ears.
Man Tianxing and others fought to the death in front, but Zhang Rui, who went to resist the enemy, came to Lu Haoshan's camp and started drinking with Lu Haoshan. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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