Three days later, at a dock wall less than ten miles outside Zhua City.
At this time, Han Chang was lying leisurely on the hanging tower, watching a group of new recruits being trained below.
Especially this leisure becomes even more precious after a bloody battle.
But Han Chang's leisure was hard-won. During the siege three days ago, they were the first to board the city and gained the honor of being the first to do so.
But the price behind this is heavy.
Before the war, they were very full, and three people died in order to get there first. After the war, they were rechecked, and only three people, Wang Jian, Han Chang, and Ma Zhi were left.
As for the other people, we don't know how they died, but their bodies were found after the war.
After the war, the only three people left were transferred to a dock outside the city. This dock was captured by the Taishan Army and was used specifically to train new recruits from the nearby army.
These years have not been good for the common people of Zhu'an. As the governors or kings of Caotou in various counties in Qingzhou fought against each other, the water transport from the lower reaches of Jishui River to Kyoto has been cut off.
The water transport is no longer sustainable, and the trade routes are naturally not good either, so the Zhu'a people who rely on the Jishui waterway to make a living are even more sad. In addition, after the Chen family expelled Zhu'aling and established a separatist regime here in the past few years, in order to expand their power, they have
Under the treatment, he was even more exploited and his blood was drawn.
As a result, the formerly prosperous Zhua declined.
When these vagrants who were wandering around three days ago heard that the famous Taishan Army was coming, they were all excited. They brought their families and families to Zhua, saying that they wanted to join the army.
At that time, Guo Shu saw that these people were starving and did not want to accept them at all, but his deputy general and minister Shi were opposed to them.
Guo Shu later learned that in the Taishan military system, it was right to accept lonely and weak refugees. No one wanted to make the senior officials above him think that he was an untraditional, cold-blooded person.
Therefore, Guo Shu could only accept these people and select the elite soldiers as officers to teach them.
As for the grain consumed in this process, Guo Shu is not worried. I don't know how the Chen family in Zhu'a plundered it. The savings in the city warehouse are piled up. This is one of the few good news for Guo Shu.
After defeating Zhu'a, Guo Shu did not relax. He needed to attack Licheng, the gateway to Jinan to the east, to calm Cao Cao in Jinan.
In fact, Guo Shu's combat mission this time was roughly like this.
Previously, because the Han army in the southern area of Pingyuan took the initiative to attack the Taishan Army Defense Forces in Pingyuanjin, when Zhou Gui led his troops to come to the rescue, he thought this was a minor conflict.
But when he arrived at Pingyuanjin, after seeing the offensive and the flag of the camp head, Zhou Gui judged that the opponent might launch a major offensive.
Therefore, the school captain Jin Quan came here later.
As a middle-level and high-level military official, Jin Quan is very clear about the current main strategies of the Taishan Army. The Taishan Army is currently in the stage of consolidating its foundations and is unwilling to engage in large-scale wars during this period.
As the Taishan Army led by Zhang Chong, orders and prohibitions are the most important. In other systems, the generals below may go alone for their own interests, but you will not see that in the Taishan Army.
So after the situation on the front line was reported to Ding Sheng stationed in Guangzong, Ding Sheng ordered:
"beat."
So, on the one hand, Jinquan strengthened the river defense in Pingyuanjin, and on the other hand, he ordered Guo Shu to lead his troops across the river in a roundabout way, crossing all the way to Jishui.
Why do you do that?
This was made by Jin Quan after analyzing the current situation in Qingzhou.
Today, the three largest princes in Qingzhou are Liu Yan of Pingyuan, Cao Cao of Jinan and Sima He of Qi. Among them, the military reports in the army have the most information about Cao Cao.
The generals of the Taishan Army did not know at first why the king valued Cao Cao, a Guandong general, so much. But after reading the intelligence about Cao Cao compiled by the Feijun Foreign Army, everyone thought that the king was right.
This Cao Cao cannot be underestimated.
In the Han Dynasty, in the Guandong court, and in the Battle of Weihan, he repeatedly made military exploits. It didn't matter that he had military exploits, but he was also quite indomitable. This spirit made these Taishan generals seem to see a shadow of the king.
No wonder the king valued this person.
Later, when Cao Cao arrived in Jinan, it turned out that Taishan's army was not as expected, as if it was a dragon coming out to sea.
First, it punished the powerful, gathered talented people, cooperated with external forces and strengthened the internal intelligence, and then adjusted intelligence internally. After saving and waiting for several months, it exploded in May. As soon as it appeared, it attracted the attention of the heroes in the Kanto region.
Cao Cao left Xun Yu behind as a long-term historical material, and then personally led an army of 5,000 to attack Qi. Sima He of Qi claimed to have an army of 200,000, but it was reduced to snow under Cao Cao's attack.
Within five months, Cao Cao fought against Sima He in the thirty-fourth battle and won a great victory.
His troops swept across the entire Qi State, and the Qi State dock masters who were originally stuck in the countryside responded to Cao Cao. Even Sima and his important general Yin Li surrendered to Cao Cao.
Originally, Cao Cao only took over one county in the Jinan Kingdom, but later on, the Le'an Kingdom to the east had an empty county governor, and many powerful people in the country asked Cao Cao to take over Le'an.
But Cao Cao refused because he had not received the imperial edict from the Han Dynasty. He just borrowed a road from the various dock masters to attack Qi.
These wall masters of Le'an Kingdom were actually on both ends of the snake and rat sides, jumping between Cao Cao and Sima He repeatedly. Therefore, Cao Cao did not trust them from the beginning.
On the contrary, after borrowing the passage, Cao Cao almost defeated Sima He's forces with thunderous force.
After Yin Li surrendered to Cao Cao, Sima He's power in Qi collapsed. In the end, he could only take a few cavalry from the south to the North Sea.
There, Sima He still had some elite troops.
But unfortunately, this defeated army was hunted down by the Shanliao people lurking in the hills, and Sima and his head were presented to Cao Cao.
Once the Qi State was pacified, Cao Cao directly gathered 30,000 troops from the 150,000 surrendered Sima and troops, and then returned to Le'an and captured the Le'an State with the power of victory.
At this point, Cao Cao, who had been dormant for half a year, expanded two counties in just one month, won 40,000 soldiers, and became the largest prince in Qingzhou.
It was also because of the major changes in the layout of Qingzhou in May that the Han soldiers in Pingyuan County became concerned.
Among them, Shen Pei secretly contacted Cao Cao's special envoys privately, and they provoked the Taishan Army on the border, provoking a counterattack from the other side.
When the time comes, Liu Yu, who is unable to resist Taishan's army, will naturally ask Cao Cao, who has strong soldiers and horses, to send troops to rescue him. Once Cao Cao arrives with his troops, he will naturally give unified command for the defense of the two families.
And the plains and its elite soldiers at that time were not Cao Cao's?
These are Cao Cao's thoughts, but it's a pity that Jin Quan of Pingyuanjin doesn't know.
His plan was very simple, which was to use one force to bypass Jinan's flank, so that it would not dare to send troops northward. By then, the Pingyuan Army without reinforcements would naturally reduce the intensity of the conflict.
And he Jinquan can achieve a situation where he needs to fight without affecting the stability.
The place Jinquan chose was Zhua.
This city can directly threaten Licheng, the gateway to Jinan, but will not directly attack Cao Cao's territory, so it is really suitable.
And the people Jin Quan selected were also good. Guo Shu was indeed an outstanding general, and he successfully completed the mission in his first command.
So far, Jin Quan seems to have done nothing wrong and has done well.
It's a pity that he couldn't see Cao Cao's deeper meaning, so the Guo Shu tribe he sent out to make a detour became a lone army.
At this moment, Commander Guo Shu did not know the danger he was about to encounter.
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Han Chang and his men's military exploits have declined.
Although Han Chang and the others paid a heavy price, they also gained the first achievement that everyone envied.
As one of the four major military merits, being the first to achieve merit can be said to be the fastest way for countless ordinary soldiers to change their destiny.
A soldier from Guizhou Province cannot change his fate even if he serves twenty years of hard work, but as long as you are the first to stand on the city in a battle and survive, you will be promoted to a military officer by the front line.
The transition from pawn to official not only means a change in identity, but also greatly improves battlefield survivability.
As a civil servant, as long as you don't die, you can rise higher and higher as your military progresses.
Although there will be a ceiling, it is nothing more than cloud and mud compared to before.
So this is why it is so dangerous to attack the city, but there are still so many officials risking their lives to rush up.
And now, it is the harvest moment for Shitou Wang Jian, Han Chang and Ma Zhi.
After the evaluation of meritorious officials, Wang Jian, the leader of the Zuoqu front team of Ganling Camp, was brave and swift, and took the lead in leading his troops to the top of the city.
Special commander Wang Jian was appointed as the commander of the front team, Shi Wu Han Chang was appointed as the commander of the left team of the front team, and Ma Zhi was appointed as the commander of the right team of the front team. He was also allowed to rebuild the establishment in Zhu'a.
As a result, Wang Jian, Han Chang, and Ma Zhi were promoted to the third level in one go, which can be said to be outstanding.
As for now, the three of them didn't have much to drink to celebrate. They wanted to spend all their energy on training the weak soldiers in front of them.
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When the first batch of Zhu'a disciples who were recruited to join the army arrived at the training camp.
What they saw was an open military camp that had been renovated.
At this moment, Han Chang and Ma Zhi were already standing outside the camp wall waiting.
But what the two of them gave to these Zhu'a disciples was not much warmth. These Zhu'a people didn't even have time to drink a sip of water before they were already taken for a run by Han Chang.
At this time, Han Chang put on his military uniform and led the way with an expressionless expression.
For Han Chang, running is already a part of his daily life, but for these Zhu A children, it is simply unbearable.
As they ran, more and more people began to fall behind, and then lay down on the field ridge and vomited. They complained to each other why they came here to join the army.
But Han Chang almost didn't give these people any more thought, and just shouted for them to keep running.
At the end of the road, the broth has been cooked.
This time, the strength returned to these people again.
By the time everyone rushed to the camp out of breath, everyone was starving.
Han Chang didn't lie to them, there really was broth here.
Several Guizhou women nearby were busy cooking firewood, and the aroma of the broth simmering on it was overwhelming.
Looking at these people, Han Chang smiled and ordered everyone to eat meat and drink soup.
When everyone gathered around the campfire and ate meat, these Zhu'a disciples, who were still strangers, became familiar with each other one after another. In the process, their understanding of Han Chang also changed.
This guy is pretty good.
Of course, many people think that this Taishan Army is really rich, and they have meat for their first meal.
Little did they know that this pig was bought by Han Yong from nearby farmers with his own blood gold.
After having a full stomach, these young soldiers happily entered the camp under the leadership of Han Chang.
During the process, they even sang a military song with Han Changxue.
It is said that the talent of these Zhu'a disciples in singing is far higher than their military ability.
But it's not their fault, most of them were just hungry refugees before this.
Just like that, the first day for these new recruits ended.
They were laughing in their sleep and felt that they had come to a good place.
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In the days that followed, I ran over and over again, ate corn meal after meal, and then returned to camp to sleep.
Zhu Azidi already knew that they had been deceived, but even so, they still fell in love with this place and that Han Chang.
Inside the camp wall, they kept watching the soldiers who had completed their training move towards the east under the leadership of their trainers.
There, Guo Shu of the Taishan Army was stepping up his efforts to build Zhu'a's city defense.
These people will be thrown into the wall outside the city as the defensive fulcrum of the Taishan Army on the outside. Guo Shu is still quite aware of the strength of these new soldiers. These people cannot be expected to fight in the field, but under the protection of good food and strong walls
It's no problem to move down or defend.
Guo Shu didn't want to make things so rough, but he had no choice. He was very anxious now.
As the most front-line general, he has clearly felt that something is wrong with the atmosphere on the front line.
Opposite Lixia, as Zhang Chong's hometown, naturally has a lot of basic foundations.
In fact, not long after Guo Shu defeated Zhu'a, an elder claiming to be from Dasangli came to see Guo Shu secretly, hoping that Guo Shu could fight back to his hometown.
In the words of those elders, as the king's hometown, other places have been captured, so there is no reason why they were omitted from the list.
Guo Shu could not take charge of this, but he asked these people to go back and make local contacts and report to him the situation in Jinan in the east.
It was in this chaotic information that Guo Shu discovered that the Dongping Mausoleum in Jinan did not take the west seriously and was still transporting supplies to the plains to the north.
This kind of abnormal behavior made Guo Shu very vigilant.
But there is no other way. He can only do what he is doing now, which is to draw on the local people's power as much as possible. As for higher strategic considerations, he can only report the situation here.
This feeling of powerlessness made Guo Shu very anxious.
Naturally, Han Chang, one of the trainers, was very aware of what Guo Shu did.
He knew very well how he was dealing with these Zhu'a people, but he couldn't change it, because this was war. He knew that these new recruits, who had just had enough to eat, were sent to the front line like this. Their survival depended on how successful this battle would be.
Can't fight.
But as a Han Chang who came from among them, he still tried his best to help them.
For this reason, Han Chang spent all his bounty and selected ten of these new pawns as his own.
No matter how much, Han Chang couldn't do it.
The day has finally come.
A warning signal came from the front line, and all Zhu Abing who had been trained in the rear came to the front line.
It was raining lightly that day, and Han Chang personally sent his soldiers off.
These people also understood that the war was coming, and the optimistic and open-minded soldiers stopped singing. They stood silently outside the camp and looked at Han Chang.
Han Chang will also go with them, and he will stand in front of the queue with ten selected officials.
Just like this quietly, as the trainers not far away started setting off loudly, Han Chang's group also set off.
At this time, the entire road was covered with a sea of apricot yellow, and as many as two thousand Zhu's soldiers joined the war in order to have enough food.
A great war is coming.
After catching up on the road, I attached a photo of Tianchi to thank you Mr. Bayi for your support.