webnovelfull Chapter 750 Are we going to fight our way to Chengdu?
Chapter 750 Are we going to fight our way to Chengdu?
Bai Wuan led a large army into the city.
The military camp in the city could only accommodate 100,000 people at most, so many Yan soldiers sat down on the streets to rest.
A small county town is very crowded to accommodate 100,000 people, not to mention that there are many civilians in it, so it is even more difficult to accommodate a 100,000-strong army.
The army could only set up camp outside the city and cook.
The Yan army in the city was in good order, with the supervisory team patrolling and looking for anyone harassing the civilians.
Bai Wuan was very strict in managing his army and had very high requirements for military discipline. Now that he has become a member of the Yan army, he naturally has to follow the Yan army's military discipline.
We can no longer carry out massacres, burying people alive, and looting as we did in the past.
The Yan army did not harass or plunder the people, did not harm or massacre the people, and did not rape or abduct women.
This is an iron rule that must never be violated.
In addition, because they did not kill prisoners, the Yan army had a good reputation everywhere, and there were not many rebellions in the places they ruled.
Although the Yan army was tired and hungry at this time, they did not go to the people's homes to steal food.
Bai Wuan was walking on the road, and when he saw his soldiers sitting tiredly, he immediately said,
"Send someone to capture the county magistrate, take money from the treasury, and go to the major restaurants, butcher shops, and vegetable markets to buy meat and vegetables. Cook for everyone and make sure everyone is well fed before they rest."
"As ordered!"
The personal guards captured the county magistrate and ordered him to open the treasury, and then sent people to follow the yamen runners who were familiar with the city to buy food and cook for the army.
The Yan army had to pay for everything they bought, and would never allow people to take things without paying.
The shop owners were all shocked when they saw this scene.
They originally thought that these ferocious enemy troops would rob them of their food and money, take away their women, and kill all their men.
But unexpectedly, the other party dropped the silver and left with the things.
And look at the silver, there is also wealth.
What a good man, what a great good man.
Not only did he make a lot of money, but he also cleared out his inventory in one go.
Welcome back, Master Jun.
Soon, the aroma of food wafted through the city and beyond.
The soldiers of the Yan army, eager to eat, rushed to grab the food with their bowls, regardless of whether the food was cooked or not. Finally, they lined up under the whip of their commander.
After dinner, the Yan army returned to their tents to rest.
As expected, the next day, almost all the Yan soldiers suffered from back pain and leg cramps.
This is the result of suddenly resting after physical exhaustion.
Only then did they understand why Marshal Bai insisted that they rush down the mountain and rest in the city or on peaceful ground. If they rested in the mountains, they would probably suffer a lot.
After another day of rest, Yan Jun felt some relief from the pain in his body.
Bai Wuan ordered the entire army to march out, aiming directly at Mianyang City, forty miles away.
An army of one hundred thousand marched towards Mianyang City in a mighty force. The scouts rode on horses and went ahead to kill the enemy scouts.
However, to the scouts' disappointment, there were no enemy scouts at all.
Mianyang City is less than three hundred miles away from Chengdu and is located in the rear area. The county magistrate here never thought that the enemy would rush to his side.
He had only received a letter from Jiang Wei, asking him to speed up the mobilization of food and fodder, strengthen the city's defenses, and build a bridge across the Fu River to allow the army to cross the river.
The Fu River flows from north to south and then to east. Mianyang is on the south side of the Fu River, while the Yan army is on the west side of the Fu River, so there is no need to cross the river to reach Mianyang City directly.
Because the Yan army did a good job of blocking the news when attacking Jiangyou, the people in Mianyang had no idea that the Yan army was coming.
The Yan army took most of the day to reach the destination, a distance of forty miles.
According to intelligence from Jiangyou City, the defenders here consist of only two thousand local troops.
When the defenders on the city wall saw the Yan army, they were horrified and shouted repeatedly to close the city gates and go up to the city walls to defend.
But there was no war on weekdays, and these local soldiers either asked for leave, went out for fun, or were recruited by the county magistrate to do private work as workers. It was impossible to gather many soldiers at once.
Even if we have soldiers and horses, it still takes time to prepare bows and arrows and city defense equipment.
But will the Yan army give them time?
of course not.
The Yan army was too lazy to even persuade them to surrender. In their eyes, the combat effectiveness of the two thousand local troops was almost equivalent to air.
They set up cannons directly, and two shots knocked down the city gate. Then they rushed in, killed soldiers, and took control of the county magistrate's office. Many local troops and civilians fled from other city gates.
According to the old rules of the Yan army, Bai Wuan persuaded the county magistrate to surrender and asked him to guard the city and serve Dayan.
The next day, they set off again with food and supplies.
The next stop is Deyang, more than a hundred miles away.
The news of the fall of Mianyang was urgently sent to Chengdu over a distance of 800 miles.
At that time, Sichuan Emperor Xiao Quan was still "playing music and dancing."
Xiao Quan is in his thirties and is older than Xiao Lei.
He and Prince Yong Xiao Lei grew up together in the palace. He was the crown prince and learned about government affairs and state governance, while Xiao Lei learned about leading troops and fighting wars.
Although he and Xiao Lei are not blood brothers, they are better than brothers and have a very good relationship.
He dared to entrust the most critical northern border to Xiao Lei for defense, and also dared to let Xiao Lei lead Sichuan's 400,000 elite troops to the north to help Qin.
You know, Sichuan State has a total of more than 600,000 central troops, and most of the family assets have been given to Xiao Lei, which shows the trust in Xiao Lei.
However, bad news came from the north. Xiao Lei was killed in battle and the 400,000 Sichuan troops were completely wiped out.
This heavy blow made Xiao Quan extremely depressed. He spent his whole day drinking, watching singing and dancing, and had no intention of governing the country.
If it weren't for a group of civil and military ministers still in charge, the country would have been paralyzed long ago.
However, on this day, when he was still indulging in singing and dancing in Anle Hall, all the civil and military officials in the court gathered together, barged into the hall rudely, and drove away all the dancers.
Xiao Quan opened his eyes, looked at the officials in front of him, and said impatiently,
"Prime Minister, if there is something going on, why can't you make a decision on your own instead of disturbing my pleasure?
Let’s all go back.
Then the music begins, and then the dancing begins."
"emperor!"
The Prime Minister shouted loudly,
"Yan Army Commander Bai Wuan, with his 100,000-man Longxiang Army, has already captured Mianyang and is now galloping towards Chengdu!"
Hearing this, Xiao Quan's eyes widened instantly and he asked in disbelief,
"A hundred thousand troops? Where did they come from? Didn't Jiang Wei just say they were going to retreat to Mianyang? How come the Yan army has already taken Mianyang?"
What does Jiang Wei do for a living?!"
The Prime Minister said anxiously,
"Your Majesty, we were fooled. We always thought that the main force of the Yan army was in Jiange and Nanjiang, but their Bai Wuan secretly led a hundred thousand troops and launched a surprise attack from the west!
Your Majesty, the Yan army will reach Chengdu within five days. There are only 50,000 central troops and 5,000 imperial guards in the city now.
You need a set of rules on how to fight!"