It was almost dusk after the Han army took over Guancheng, and the capital commander Xie Hui ordered the left commander to guard inside Guancheng, while the right commander stayed and camped outside Guancheng in case something unexpected happened.
There were less than three hundred rebels in Guan City. After collecting their weapons, they were all detained in an open space under the Guan wall, and were being guarded by Guo Xin's Third Capital.
The sky gradually turned dark, and there were soldiers inside and outside Guancheng taking turns to watch the night, and the pine branch torches in the hands of the soldiers became the only light scattered in the sky and earth at this time.
Guo Xin also held a torch and silently observed the rebels who had just returned a few steps away. The soldiers were lying on the ground casually, with occasional whispers coming from among them, and most of them looked very relaxed.
The scene in front of him gave Guo Xin a subtle feeling: until two hours ago, the two sides were life-and-death enemies, but now they could lie down on the bluestone and sleep peacefully under the eyes of the other party? On the contrary, he had just experienced his first battle in his life - even if he didn't see even a drop of blood, it didn't stop him from being able to sleep because of it.
"We have to rush back tomorrow, don't you want to go get some sleep?" Guo Pu next to him had already yawned repeatedly.
"I'll watch it myself tonight to avoid anything going wrong." Guo Xin made up a reason at random.
Seeing that Guo Puqiang was working hard again, he spoke with concern: "It's been hard traveling recently. If you feel sleepy, go and rest first."
Guo Pu shook his head vigorously: "I am Brother Yi's personal soldier. I want to protect Brother Yi's safety. I cannot leave even half a step away."
Guo Xin smiled and scolded: "Why can't we be separated even half a step? I won't sleep on the same bed with you."
"I'm not a beautiful lady, of course Brother Yi will look down on her." Guo Pu chuckled, "Just look back and if Brother Yi marries a beautiful girl, don't forget that I am her."
Guo Xin: "What do you mean don't forget you?"
Guo Pu scratched his head: "Brother Yi must marry someone from a wealthy family. I heard that the girls raised in those wealthy families are all as beautiful as Xi Shi in the drama, and even the girls around him are as beautiful as flowers... Yes! Those girls are like the personal soldiers of Empress Xi Shi. When the time comes, Brother Yi will share a bed with Empress Xi Shi, and I will naturally share a bed with Empress Xi Shi’s girls, hehe..."
Guo Xin smiled coldly, pretending to be sinister and said: "The girls next to Empress Xi Shi may not necessarily be beautiful. I think the girl who sells tofu at the entrance of our village is pretty good. She has a big body, a round waist, legs and feet, and there is nothing wrong with her except that her face is pockmarked. Go back I'll tell your father and let you two sleep under the same bed another day."
Guo Pu suddenly looked embarrassed and was about to say something when he saw Wang Yuanmao and a group of people coming over to change the shift.
Wang Yuanmao greeted Guo Xin with a tired look on his face, and also said the same thing as Guo Pu: "Guo Du will not go to rest?"
Guo Xin sat down in front of the fire and looked at the stars in the sky: "If you don't sleep, it will be dawn soon."
Wang Yuanmao looked up overhead in confusion, only to see the bright moon in the sky, the night was deep, and there was no sign of dawn.
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After daybreak, the commander of the capital, Xie Hui, ordered all the troops and horses. After leaving the right army commander to guard Guancheng, he led the remaining troops to Yanmen and surrendered the troops and returned to the gate of Daizhou City.
The hands of the surrendered soldiers were tied behind their backs, and three or five people were connected in series by a rope. Guo Xin was riding on his horse, and the surrendered troops around him were walking with their heads bowed. Only then did Guo Xin see the dejected looks on their faces, but compared to them, more of the Han soldiers surrounding Guo Xin were the victorious and high-spirited soldiers. .
The surrendered troops seemed very obedient, with their heads hanging down most of the time. Occasionally they would raise their heads and look ahead. No one even tried to ask for a drink of water from the Han soldiers escorting them. Guo Xin also felt that these surrendered soldiers had no reason to escape - the official road was narrow and the Han army was large in number, how could they escape?
However, just as he thought this, someone not far ahead shouted: "Run away! The thief ran away!"
Guo Xin looked toward the source of the sound, and sure enough he saw two "strings" of descended soldiers tied together getting out of the queue and running up the hillside on the right.
When the nearby Han troops saw this, they all wanted to give chase. Seeing that the team suddenly became chaotic, Guo Xin immediately shouted on his horse: "Don't move without permission! Watch the rest!"
The chaotic team calmed down, and the fleeing soldiers had already run into the forest. Several chasing Han soldiers were wearing armor, and they were unable to catch up for a while.
Guo Xin wanted to chase him on horseback, but the uphill slope was steep and the ground was full of rocks, making it impossible for the horse to stand up.
"General Guo! Shoot that thief!" came a message from nowhere.
Guo Xin then remembered that he was still carrying a bow and arrow, so he quickly shot the arrow, but in desperation, the arrow flew directly to the horizon.
He took a deep breath, tried hard to wake up his muscle memory, took out the arrow again and put it on the bow, staring at the back of a fallen pawn. The soldier was wearing brown clothes. He was not tall and strong from the back, and was being staggered by the steps of his two companions in front of him.
"Brother Yi! Shoot quickly!" Guo Pu also shouted from the side.
Guo Xin's eyes were fixed on the moving body of the brown-clothed soldier. After a moment, it seemed like a long time - with a "whistle" sound, the arrow shot out of the air and hit the brown-clothed soldier's shoulder. !
The soldier's back was instantly stained with a cluster of blood flowers, and then he fell to the ground face down. Being implicated by him, the two companions in front also fell to the ground.
"Good arrow!"
"Good shot, General Guo Du!"
Everyone around him applauded Guo Xin, but Guo Xin ignored him at all. His eyes found another "string" of surrendered soldiers. He quickly drew his bow and loaded the arrow again, and repeated the same trick, knocking the other three people to the ground. .
Then Guo Xin saw Zhang Chenghua holding a knife. The tall figure jumped up and down the slope very fast, as agile as a rabbit. He quickly led his men to catch up with the fallen pawn who had no time to run away, and then escorted him again. came back, and the two surrendered pawns who were shot and injured by Guo Xin were chopped off on the spot.
The captured surrendered soldiers were tied up again one by one. Zhang Chenghua pushed one of them to the ground with one hand and kicked the other two in front of Guo Xinma. Then he spat on the back of one of them, clapped his hands and said, "If Guo Du hadn't been so good at archery, we would have almost let these dogs run away!"
Guo Xin looked at the captured soldiers on the horse. He saw that all four of them were pale with fear. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Guo Xin. Since their hands were tied behind their backs, they could only hit them on the head. The reaction force on the ground raised its head and hit the ground hard again.
Guo Xin frowned and looked at the pitiful surrendered soldiers on the ground: "You are rebels and rebels. Our army spared your lives yesterday, why do you have to run away again?"
When the soldiers nearby saw Guo Xin asking questions, they caught several people upright. I saw that the foreheads of several soldiers were hit with blood dripping from the head. It looked very scary. One of them even closed his eyes and fainted.
The soldiers' faces were covered with blood mixed with snot and tears, and they rushed to beg Guo Xin for mercy: "General, spare my life!" "I don't dare anymore!" "Please save my life, general..."
Seeing this, Guo Xin sighed and asked Wang Yuanmao beside him: "How should this situation be handled according to military regulations?"
Wang Yuanmao clasped his fists without hesitation and said: "If you return to the capital of Guo, if you surrender your troops and then run away, the only option is to be executed."
Guo Xin nodded and looked down at the surrendered soldiers from his horse: "I want to spare you, but I can't break the rules. Besides, we have so many people in custody. We can't all imitate you and try to run away before being caught." "
Zhang Chenghua was a little impatient and asked for his orders: "General Guo is spitting with these dogs in vain, so we should let the future general do the surgery."
Jiang Zu grabbed the ground with his head again, and his mouth was trembling so much that he could only make some weird whining noises, but he couldn't say another word.
Guo Xin kicked the horse in the belly and turned around, telling Zhang Chenghua: "Team Zhang will act according to the rules."
"It is your humble command."
Soon, several shrill screams came from behind Guo Xin, echoing in the valley for a long time.
