Chapter 64: Soldiers Arrive at Chencang
"I came here with only one purpose, which is to stop those Shu dogs to the west of Chencang!"
Hao Zhao stood on the top of the city and said very directly to the officers below.
"In the next few months, there will be 1,500 soldiers in one squad, and each squad will need to repair for four hours continuously. It will need to be rotated three times a day, and the soldiers will take turns repairing the city for several months!"
"We don't have much time. The Shu army entrenched in Longyou may break out at any time. We are the front line of Wei's war against Shu. We can't be negligent!"
Hao Zhao is a very decisive person. He must execute the order immediately on the day he issues it. Therefore, most of the officers who followed Hao Zhao cursed secretly in their hearts and had to work hard for a long time.
During the Three Kingdoms era, repairing city walls was a very troublesome matter.
If you don't pay attention to the quality, you can build a city wall with all the earth. But if you want a high-quality city wall, you need a lot of preparation.
The first thing is to collect the stones, then transport them back to the city and polish them into stone bricks. It was impossible to have lime in this era, so repairing the walls required very primitive methods.
Ram!
Use a stone rammer to compact the stone bricks little by little, and then lay them on layer by layer. These are not very efficient and require a lot of effort to do.
Hao Zhao did not lead many people, only five thousand soldiers. In order to speed up efficiency, he can only use the shift system to work with maximum efficiency.
If it weren't for the worry that the soldiers would be too tired after working for too long and the Shu army would be unable to resist suddenly, Hao Zhao would have wished to work in one shift for six hours.
Wei Jun is engaged in real estate development here, and Ma Di's demolition team is already on the way over there.
When Ma Di arrived in Lueyang, he met the guard of Lueyang, who was still an old acquaintance, Wang Ping.
"General Ma, long time no see!" After Wang Ping saw Ma Di, he excitedly stepped forward to salute Ma Di.
"I haven't seen you for several months. You seem to have lost a lot of weight."
"General Wang, long time no see!" Ma Su was also very happy to see an acquaintance again. Now Wang Ping can be regarded as one of the few friends in the army. Since Jieting was impressed by Ma Su, his attitude towards him has been very friendly.
"Zijun is currently stationed in Lueyang. Are you encountering any trouble?"
"That's not true. I am stationed here on the orders of the Prime Minister, and there is no one who is short-sighted and dares to cause trouble." Wang Ping replied with a smile, pointing to the people who were farming outside the city.
"I led 7,000 troops to guard here and work with the local people to farm the fields. In addition, there are 8,000 elite troops guarding various passes along the Long Road to guard against the incoming Wei army."
"However, the Wei army is very timid and has not invaded the field for several months. Although my side is the gateway to Longyou, we may not have seen combat for a long time."
"Very good, it seems that the rear is stable enough." Ma Su nodded with satisfaction, suddenly pulled Wang Ping and said.
"I was ordered by the Prime Minister to go to Chencang to harass the Wei army. Now I need the help of your troops. I wonder if you can do this for me?"
"What kind of language are you talking about? General, just say whatever you want. I, Wang Ping, will never say anything!" Wang Ping said.
"Okay! Help me prepare these things..."
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Ma Su led his troops to rest for two days in Lueyang, and then led his troops to continue southward. With three thousand Qiang and Hu tribes and more than a thousand Wudang flying troops coming out of Longdao, the Wei army officially appeared in sight.
As soon as the Shu army left Longshan, they were immediately detected by the Wei army's scouts, and they quickly rushed to Chencang City. After receiving the news, Hao Zhao quickly ordered all Wei troops to be on alert and went to the city wall to check in person.
As soon as he reached the top of the city, Hao Zhao saw smoke and dust rising from the west, and a large number of cavalry in Shu army uniforms came out of the mountain road. From a distance, Hao Zhao saw that they were basically Qiang and Hu people, not Shu soldiers.
"Did the Longyou Qiang and Hu people surrender to the Shu people so soon?" Hao Zhao frowned and felt tremendous pressure.
Normally, they don't need to be too nervous about the Shu army's invasion. After all, there are no horses in Shu, and the Shu army is basically all infantry. Even if they invade Chencang, they cannot go too deep into the restricted food road.
But if a large number of Qiang and Hu cavalry surrendered to the Shu army, it would be a different story. The Shu army could cross Chencang to harass them and plunder villages for supplies, causing great trouble to Cao Wei.
"These Qiang and Hu people really bully the weak and fear the strong. In the past, the Wei Dynasty was both kind and powerful, and they were always against the Wei army. But now they surrender very quickly when they encounter the Shu people." Hao Zhao shook his head, and he had already scolded that group of Qiang and Hu people several times in his heart. .
"General, shall we go out of the city to fight?" The general below saw that the number of Shu troops was not large, so he walked to the top of the city to ask Hao Zhao for a fight.
"The Shu army only has a few thousand in number. Basically, the Qiang and Hu are the vanguard, and the barbarians are the foot soldiers. For an army of this level, we only need to go out of the city to fight, and we will definitely kill the generals and seize the flag!"
"If you pass the order, please be honest. Whoever dares to leave the city easily will be dealt with by military law!" Hao Zhao shook his head, turned around and ordered with a stern attitude.
"Shu people are cunning and good at despicable calculations. We cannot be fooled. Let all ministries be more vigilant to guard against sneak attacks by Shu people and speed up the repair of the city wall!"
"Wei!" The generals below were a little dissatisfied, but they did not dare to disobey the military order and could only answer with their hands.
The Wei army in Chencang was highly nervous, but Ma Di arrogantly led his troops to the gate of Chencang City. This time Ma Di saw this famous city in history, a city that could force Zhuge Liang to helplessness.
Chencang City is not big, but its location is very critical. There are high mountains and jungles in the north and south, and the roads for the army to pass are not wide.
And Chencang is right in the middle of this road.
Ma Su saw many civilians and soldiers from Cao Wei repairing and strengthening the original city head.
The city was already quite strong, but if they were allowed to continue repairing it like this, the Shu army would really be unable to attack it.
"Listen to the pseudo-Wei soldiers in the city, you have been surrounded by our Han army." Ma Di stopped outside the city with thousands of soldiers and horses and came to shout in person.
"I am Ma Di, General Fenwei of the Han Dynasty. By your Majesty's order, I am assisting the Han Dynasty in their Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. Today's destiny is with the Han Dynasty. The pseudo-Wei Emperor is just a thief, Dong Zhuo and his ilk, and all people with lofty ideals in the world hope to cut him alive. .”
"It's meaningless for you to resist the Han Heavenly Army now. You will only die in vain on the battlefield. What's more, are you really willing to work for a thief like Wei Wei who steals the country?"
"Put down your weapons and surrender to the big man without losing your etiquette and title. Why not do it?"
After Ma Su finished shouting, Hao Zhao also walked up to the top of the city and shouted at Ma Su who was showing off his power below the city.
"You Shu people are not just waiting to die in Yizhou, but you dare to invade our Wei territory. Don't you take our Wei soldiers seriously?"
"Get back to Shu as soon as possible, otherwise when my Wei soldiers and horses arrive, they will definitely be defeated!"