The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 263 Blockade of Jincheng

"General Zhao promised to give me the opportunity to lead troops independently, and I'm sure he won't go back on his word," Ma Chao said. He was very happy thinking about this. What general wouldn't want to lead a stronger army to achieve more victories?

three days later.

"The artillery needs to be inspected. After all, the journey here was rough and uneven, and who knows if any parts were damaged by the bumpy ride?"

"Yes, that's necessary. The cannons also need to be checked to make sure they're all intact; otherwise, it'll be a laughing stock if they explode."

Shen Wansan said, "Our three organizations represent the image of the Third Organization. We finally have a mission to take the initiative. If anything goes wrong, the organization leader will definitely kill us when we get back."

"Shouldn't we send someone to persuade them to surrender?" Hu Jin asked. "Persuade them to surrender?"

Shen Wansan was somewhat puzzled as to why they wanted to persuade him to surrender. Jincheng was Han Sui's stronghold, and the defenders were likely all loyal Han Sui. Asking them to surrender seemed unrealistic.

"It's worth a try. Didn't Zhao's report yesterday say that Han Sui was beheaded by cavalry in battle? This is a good time to demoralize the enemy. Most importantly, sending people here now will also make Jincheng nervous. The Jincheng garrison commander will definitely block the city gates, which will help us blockade Jincheng."

“That makes sense. Here’s what we’ll do: send two men with a letter saying that Han Sui is dead and that you will be given important positions if you surrender. Then have the cavalry regiment send a battalion of cavalry to blockade the area around Jincheng and cut off their communication with the outside world.”

Shen Wansan added some points to Hu Jin's suggestions and issued an order to support them.

Shen Wansan and Hu Jindu are both historical figures.

An hour later, two cavalrymen from the self-governed area suddenly appeared at the north gate of Jincheng. Seeing the red-clad cavalrymen in the distance, the Jincheng garrison immediately sounded the alarm horn, and chaos erupted within Jincheng.

The once peaceful city of Jincheng immediately became a silent city. All the people rushed back to their homes, and those who were not locals all found an inn to hide in.

The cavalry did not approach the city wall, but instead placed something two hundred meters away, signaling the people on the city wall to come down and retrieve it. Originally, Shen Wansan had intended to shoot the letter onto the city gate with an arrow, which would have been more impactful.

Unfortunately, he suddenly realized that his organization couldn't find a single bow and arrow. Helpless, he had to abandon his plan to show off and had the cavalry leave the surrender letter outside the city, signaling the people on the city wall to come down and get it themselves.

But no one dared to open the city gates. Who knew if those two cavalrymen were just bait? Once they opened the gates, even more cavalrymen would rush up.

In the end, the city's defenders had no choice but to lower a basket from the city wall and have a soldier stand in it as he was lowered down.

Half an hour later, Han Wu, the garrison commander of Jincheng, received the report. The letter in his hand seemed like a death warrant, and he dared not open it for a long time. Han Wu was Han Sui's nephew and one of Han Sui's most trusted generals.

Otherwise, Han Sui wouldn't have left him to guard the old stronghold of Jincheng. Unfortunately, Han Sui never imagined that his 50,000-strong organization would be wiped out in less than a day after encountering the enemy organization, and he himself became dust in history.

Looking at the letter of surrender in his hand, Han Wu refused to believe that his uncle was dead. He believed it was a divisive tactic by the enemy. He tore up the letter and then said to his subordinate officers, "Strengthen vigilance. The enemy has sent a letter of surrender. It seems that the big organization is not far from us."

The enemy is coming from the north. It seems that Chen Er has sent out not only the teams from the Western Regions, but also a team from Bingzhou.

"Even if they came from Bingzhou, how did they get here so quickly?" an organizer asked, puzzled.

Han Wu said, "It's very simple. Chen Er must have planned this battle in advance. The organization from the north must have secretly moved south from outside the Great Wall. Because of the autonomous region's rule over the grasslands and the fact that the grassland tribes have all sided with the autonomous region, we know almost nothing about the situation on the grasslands. They must have come from the north by detouring."

"That makes sense. This means the Ma family must have been in cahoots with the autonomous district a long time ago, otherwise how could they have arrived so quickly!"

"Let's not discuss these things for now. Until our lord returns, our task is to defend Jincheng."

Han Wu said to his subordinates, "The most urgent task now is to strengthen the defense, and immediately send out several cavalry units from the south gate to find out the enemy's exact strength and movements!"

"Yes, organize!"

The fact that Han Wu was entrusted with such an important task by Han Sui shows that he was capable; otherwise, Han Sui would not have dared to leave Han Wu to defend his base when he had committed all his main forces.

Soon, the security in Jincheng was raised to the highest level. A large number of able-bodied men were temporarily conscripted to help defend the city and prepare supplies. The south gate was also opened a crack to let out fifty or sixty cavalrymen who went to scout the movements of the three organizations.

However, these cavalrymen were unaware that they had been targeted by the cavalry of the Third Organization as soon as they left the city. Soon, Shen Wansan learned that Jincheng had sent out reconnaissance cavalry. His order was simple: to eliminate those reconnaissance cavalrymen as much as possible.

Upon receiving the order, the cavalry regiment immediately dispatched a battalion as a hunting battalion to wipe out Han's reconnaissance cavalry in platoons. As for the initial battalion, their task was to monitor and they could not be moved easily.

The people in Jincheng wanted to know the movements of the three organizations, and Shen Wansan also wanted to know the real-time movements of the Jincheng Guard organization.

After sending out scout cavalry, Han Wu immediately dispatched several waves of messengers to the west, seeking immediate assistance from Han Sui and urging him to return to the aid of Han Sui.

Having anticipated this move, Shen Wansan did not order his cavalry to intercept the messengers. Instead, he deliberately let them go, allowing them to freely search for Han Sui's main force, hoping that the heart of the Jincheng garrison could be stronger.

The latest intelligence from the Liangzhou branch of the intelligence department was quickly delivered to Shen Wansan. Information about the military commander stationed in Jincheng was presented to Shen Wansan, who turned out to be Han Sui's nephew. It seemed that it would be impossible to get the enemy organization to surrender.

Hu Jin, who was standing nearby, suggested, "Although the possibility of Han Wu surrendering is very small, it doesn't mean that others don't have the same idea. As long as the news that Han Sui is dead spreads, and the artillery I organized fires outside Jincheng tomorrow, I believe there will definitely be many people in the city who know what's good for them."

"Then you should immediately contact the people in the Liangzhou Bureau of the Intelligence Department and ask them to cooperate in mobilizing the spies in Jincheng to spread the news of Han Sui's death. Even if Han Wu doesn't believe it for the time being, it doesn't mean that some people with ulterior motives don't believe it."