Chapter 848: The Captive General (To Make Up for Last Night)

"Sa Luzi, I will keep it in the stables of the palace from now on."

Seeing that Sa Luzi was shot by Hua Mulan, Chu Tian decided to take the injured Sa Luzi in.

Sa Luzi is also one of the six horses following Tang Taizong Li Shimin.

Speaking of it, Li Shimin can be regarded as a legendary figure. He ruled the world in his twenties, was born in a famous family, has a good wife, a godly horse, a civil servant, and a fierce general. He is a winner in life.

"You will follow me from now on, and I will be responsible for you."

Chu Tian caressed Sa Luzi's fur. Unlike the black Jueying, Sa Luzi was a divine horse with purple hair.

"Ding! The SS-level achievement mission 'Six Horses of Zhaoling' is open. Gather together the six horses of Quanmaoyu, Shivachi, Baihowu, Tellerpiu, Qingzhao, and Saluzi to complete the achievement mission."

Chutian seldom heard the reminder from the system.

The achievement task this time turned out to be to collect all six horses of Tang Taizong.

Chutian didn't know where Mingguan got Sa Luzi, but he knew that it was not easy to gather all six horses.

Each steed has a special effect and is priceless.

It's just that Sa Luzi was too unlucky, and was almost shot by Hua Mulan, who had a force of 95, with an armor-piercing arrow made by Mo Xie.

It would be a pity if Tang Taizong's majestic mount died like this.

As for the reward for the mission "Six Horses of Zhaoling", Chu Tian didn't know what it would be.

The cannon in red was transported back to Xia City.

Needless to say, the power of level ten firearms.

However, the disadvantage of the red cannon is also quite obvious, that is, the mobility of the red cannon is really poor.

Next, Chutian plans to make an expedition to Liucheng to see if he has a chance to take Liaodong City completely.

If the city of Liaodong can be taken, the major troubles outside the pass will be completely resolved, and there will be no need to worry about the troubles of Liaodong from now on.

Counting the scourge of Goryeo, Liaodong is not peaceful.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, after Cao Cao pacified Yuan Shao's forces,

Following Guo Jia's suggestion, he went on an expedition to western Liaoning and basically pacified Wuhuan and the remnants of the Yuan family, only then did he have the energy to pacify Xilong and conquer Jingzhou in the south.

Chutian was in this position, and the strategy he adopted was similar to that of Cao Cao, and he wanted to pacify western Liaoning.

Guo Jia originally wanted to suggest that Chutian take advantage of the victory to pursue, but he had already realized that Chutian had the intention of occupying the entire western Liaoning, so he did not specifically persuade Chutian.

Chutian ordered the generals of the Mingguan forces who were captured to be brought back.

At the end of the war, a small number of seriously injured generals were captured by the Xia army before they could escape.

A general covered in blood was brought before Chu Tian.

This military general is not the brothers Murong Ba and Murong Ke that Chu Tian is concerned about, but Zhu Neng, the fierce general under the command of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di.

Zhu Neng didn't seem very reconciled to being a prisoner.

"King Ming has been defeated, and there is only a corner of Liaodong left. Nothing can be done. Zhu Neng, your ability is enough to go down in history. Why don't you work for me, conquer the four directions, and establish an immortal cause?"

Chu Tian tried to recruit Zhu Neng.

Zhu Neng is a powerful cavalry general. If Zhu Neng can be subdued, Chutian's cavalry lineup will be even stronger.

Zhu Neng was silent, but unwilling to surrender.

Chu Tian frowned slightly. The generals in Liaodong had become a group, and it was not easy to recruit these generals who formed a group.

Chutian's subordinates also tended to form groups, such as the Women's Army and the Khitan Army, but the Liaodong Army was obviously more united and powerful.

The Liaodong army has a sense of honor established by Mingguan, and even if it is facing the army of the Central Plains, it dares to fight head-on. That is to say, Zhu Neng and others have their own pride and will not surrender easily.

Unless Mingguan surrendered, representing the interests of the Liaodong Army.

Together with Zhu Neng, the retreating Zu Dashou was caught.

Zu Dashou was captured by the Knights of the Round Table on the way to retreat.

Zu Dashou, a general in the late Ming Dynasty, may not be very loyal to Mingguan.

If Chutian puts his mind to it, he can subdue Zu Dashou.

However, Zu Dashou didn't need Chu Tian to spend so much thought on recruiting.

"Would you like to work for me?"

Chu Tian just asked Zu Dashou a question.

"I serve King Ming, how can I surrender?"

Zu Dashou did not surrender directly.

"Treat them and put them under house arrest."

Chu Tian imprisoned Zhu Neng and Zu Dashou.

Chu Tian paid more attention to Zhu Neng's ability. Although Zu Dashou had problems with his loyalty, he was still a famous general.

The most important generals such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun followed their cavalry all the time, and it was not easy to capture them alive.

In Guzhu City, Sun Chuanting and a group of defenders finally determined that the Ming army was defeated, because Chu Tian ordered the captured Zhu Neng and Zu Dashou to the city to show off the Xia army's force.

Since both Zhu Neng and Zu Dashou were captured alive, and the Xia army had no intention of relieving the siege, it is almost certain that the Ming army has been defeated.

"General, our army has been defeated. There is no need to defend this city. What should we do?"

All the generals and junior officers in Guzhu City looked at Sun Chuanting.

Of the 100,000 defenders, less than half are left.

Houses in the outer city were demolished and razed to the ground.

Sun Chuanting stood on the city wall, looking towards the east, and couldn't help crying.

Liaodong and Liaoxi military generals have their own system, and now they are defeated, which is equivalent to the previous efforts, which are meaningless.

"There are still more than 40,000 soldiers and horses in Guzhu City. It is not a problem to guard for another month or two. If you have the will to die, you can even guard for another three months. It's just..."

Sun Chuanting intends to continue to defend the city, but the defenders in the city have no fighting spirit and want to surrender.

As the main general, Sun Chuanting was still in a dilemma.

Geng Yan, Cheng Yu, and Liu Ye continued to put pressure on Sun Chuanting.

In the end, the gate of Guzhu City was still opened, and Geng Yan's Youzhou suddenly rode into the city.

The morale of the 40,000 Ming troops in the city was low and they had no fighting spirit.

Geng Yan's Youzhou Tuqi gained a lot of experience because of participating in the Liaoxi War. At this time, they are proud, and they are the victorious party.

"Sun Chuanting, serve King Xia."

Geng Yan rode a war horse and came all the way to Sun Chuanting, wanting to recruit Sun Chuanting and let Sun Chuanting serve Chutian.

Sun Chuanting just said calmly: "Impossible."

"With your talent, it would be a pity to die like this. Come and protect Sun Chuanting."

Geng Yan also put Sun Chuanting under house arrest, and waited until the Liaodong forces were completely suppressed before recruiting them.

Guzhu City, the western fortress of Liaoxi County, was occupied by the Xia army, and then only Liucheng, which was close to Liaodong County in the east, remained.

"I didn't expect it to fall short."

Sun Chuanting's face was pale.

40,000 Ming soldiers were captured. In order to prevent them from rebelling, these generals of the Ming army were imprisoned. After the ordinary soldiers were dispersed, they were scattered among the various armies.

Sun Chuanting's special unit is the "Qin Army", not the soldiers of the Qin State during the Warring States Period, but the officers and soldiers recruited in the Guanzhong area at the end of the Ming Dynasty to suppress the peasant uprising of Li Zicheng and others.

Sun Chuanting once made Li Zicheng suffer so much that he was almost killed by Sun Chuanting, but the Ming Dynasty had already declined at that time. Li Zicheng and others could fail countless times, but Sun Chuanting could only fail once.

When Sun Chuanting failed once, he was defeated and died.

Sun Chuanting was still a second-rate military general, that's why Mingguan asked him to lead an army of 100,000 to guard Guzhu City.

Sun Chuanting did not live up to Mingguan's expectations, but the main force of the Ming army failed, and it was meaningless to continue to defend Guzhu City.

For the Xia army occupying the Central Plains, Hebei, Youzhou and other places, they could easily send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to besiege Guzhu City.

three months? Chutian can even be besieged for three years.

Sun Chuanting's Qin army was guarded alone. These people only obeyed Sun Chuanting's orders and were not stable.

The news that Guzhu City was captured by the Xia army spread throughout the Han Empire!

The loss of a single city in Guzhu City could not affect the overall situation. What really affected the situation of the Han Empire was the loss of the main force of the Liaodong Army. In the Northern War of the Han Empire, Chutian had a 90% chance of winning.

In Lujiang County, Sun Jian was dispatching troops to attack Hefei for the third time. He heard that the Xia army had captured Guzhu City, and the main force of the Ming army was defeated, so his expression was complicated.

Sun Ce has grown to the peak at this time, tall and resolute, and Zhou Yu is the second commander of Jiangdong. He learned that the main force of the Ming army had failed, so he came to persuade Sun Jian to stop attacking Hefei: "Father, the Xia army defeated King Ming in western Liaoning. Defeated, a few generals were captured by King Xia, and Liaodong was in chaos. We are leading the Jiangdong Army to attack Hefei at this time, and the main force of the Xia Army may arrive at Shouchun at any time. At that time, not to mention that Hefei cannot be captured, in case King Xia arrives in Shouchun, gather troops , counterattack Lujiang County, wouldn’t even Lujiang County fall?”

Sun Ce's worries are not unreasonable.

Because of the existence of the teleportation array, the Xia army can quickly gather troops from a long distance.

The cost of the teleportation array was originally expensive, but in the unification war of the Han Empire, all the princes poured real money into it regardless of the cost, so the cost of the teleportation array was nothing in the eyes of the red-eyed princes.

Before the financial bankruptcy, as long as the opponent is destroyed, then it is worth it.

Sun Jian stared at Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, although your military strength and ability to command troops and horses have grown, you have to consider factors other than the battlefield. This is a qualified Patriarch. You want to inherit my position and become Sun Ce The owner of the family still needs to study hard."

"The child doesn't understand."

"Although King Xia won, King Ming lost half of Western Liaoning, but King Ming still has the most important Eastern Liaodong. The area of ​​Eastern Liaodong was originally just a county, and King Ming conquered it from east to west. Now the land of Eastern Liaodong is comparable to the size of Jingzhou. The main force of the Xia army In order to pacify Liaodong, it will be trapped in Liaodong in a short time, and a lot of time and money will be spent to pacify the various tribes in Liaodong. King Xia can't get away, so there is no need to worry that King Xia's main force will suddenly come to Shouchun City."

"I see……"

"Not only that, my righteous brother urged me to send troops, I must give my righteous brother an explanation."

"Then we have a secret agreement with Lu Su..."

"To attack Hefei, King Xia will only increase the price for us in order to save trouble."

"hiss……"

For the first time, Sun Ce discovered that his father, Sun Jian, was not just a general who was only good at leading troops to fight.

Sun Jian can build his own team. Under the command of King Wu Tongque, Sun Jian is relatively independent, equivalent to half a state shepherd, and he also has some means.

"Daddy."

A little girl about four or five years old, carved in pink and jade, grabbed Sun Jian's trousers.

Because Sun Jian was discussing an extremely secret matter with Sun Ce, he was frightened by the sudden appearance of Sun Shangxiang: "Xiangxiang, why did you sneak in?"

A maid came in and reported: "Master, the young lady beat the children around me to tears again..."

"..."

Sun Jian and Sun Ce looked at each other, helpless to the usually restless Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Shangxiang showed no expression of doing something wrong, instead she took it for granted. The children of the surrounding families are also descendants of Sun Jian's subordinates, so they dare not ask the daughter of the head of the family for an explanation.