Guo Jia's luck is not good.

Not long after the army boat landed, it encountered heavy rain. Although it was already March and the weather was getting warmer, the rain suddenly turned warm and cold again, and the icy rain poured on people, chilling them to the bone.

Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, Guo Jia had no choice but to temporarily stop marching to avoid the rain.

But everyone waited from noon in the morning until half past midnight in the afternoon, but the rain didn't stop, and Guo Jia was a little anxious.

The army set off from Pengcheng in a mighty way and marched all the way to the southeast. It could not be concealed from anyone. The rebels in the city were inside, and they were afraid that they had already given this news to the rebels.

It's only over a hundred miles from Pengcheng to Xiapi. If it takes two or three days, they will arrive. Once Guo Jia's troops don't arrive for a few days, the bandits will inevitably become suspicious and take more precautions.

At that time, the surprise attack will most likely be exposed.

So Guo Jia didn't have much time, and the rain was pouring down, but it seemed like it wouldn't stop.

Guo Jia hesitated again and again and decided to march in the rain.

But after Guo Jia gave the order, the generals in the Brigade and Ben Department immediately became unwilling. It rained heavily, the wind blew bitterly, and the weather was so bad. They still had to march. No matter what, the commander went crazy.

Everyone was talking a lot and wanted to persuade Guo Jia to give up this idea.

Guo Jia saw everyone's refusal and knew very clearly that his prestige in the army was not sufficient. If he forced everyone to march, it would probably be counterproductive.

So Guo Jia said: "Since you don't want to go, then forget it. I don't care. It's a pity that you have a great opportunity to make contributions, but you will be the last of the three armies."

Everyone was confused when they heard this.

Guo Jia then explained: "Now we have more than 20 troops in Xuzhou. Where do you think the Luben tribe ranks?"

Wen Wu was first and Wu Wu was second. When everyone heard the ranking, they immediately started talking and talking about it. The Luben tribe is Mount Tai, and the Langya area recruits soldiers. There are many brave soldiers, so they are naturally arrogant. Many people think that the Luben tribe is Mount Tai.

Although it is not as good as the personal barracks, compared with other troops, it is among the best.

Guo Jia directly shattered everyone's illusions.

"Not to mention the six troops of the pro-army camp, Changcheng, Yinshan, Xihe, and Shangjun were the troops that followed the Hussar General to fight in Bingzhou; the left army, the right army, and the rear army units followed the Hussar General to fight in Qingzhou, and they had many military exploits; the front army was the Hussar General.

Do you think the soldiers of the feudal lords can compare with us? Apart from these troops, who else can you compare with?"

Guo Jia's words made everyone more and more frightened the more they listened, but when they thought about it carefully, the more they thought about it, the more it made sense.

Seeing this, Guo Jia struck while the iron was hot: "You may think that your status is not important, but I want to tell you that in the army, the strong are respected, the winner wins, and the strong gets stronger.

When the rest of the armies have made great achievements in battle and made remarkable contributions, you may not even be as good as the county soldiers.

Now you are all following me to attack the bandit army. All the difficulties are just a dangerous journey and no worries about your life. I have also received accurate information that the bandit camp is empty. As long as our army reaches the bandit camp, we will definitely win a complete victory.

You are still hesitating about such a benefit at no cost and getting twice the result with half the effort. Do you really want to be the last among all the ministries and lag behind others?"

Everyone hesitated for a moment.

At this moment, Zhao Mang also rushed to Guo Jia's tent. Hearing Guo Jia's request for the entire army to advance in the rain, Zhao Mang immediately said without saying a word: "Please rest assured, Sima, let alone wind and rain, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, we will

Zhao Mang also has nothing to say."

"General, you are so strong!"

Guo Jia was overjoyed, Zhao Mang came at the right time.

So Guo Jia stood up and said: "Since the soldiers of the Brigade Department are not willing to move forward in the rain, let them rest here, and I will continue southward with your Defence Department."

When Guo Jia said this, the expressions on the faces of all the generals in the Brigade and Ben tribe immediately became ugly.

At this time, someone immediately said: "Guo Sima, since the arrangements have been made, I will just obey the orders. After all, our troops have always been in the front army, and temporarily adjusting the formation will also waste time."

Guo Jia was just trying to manipulate the other party. Seeing that the group of people had given in, he immediately said: "Push forward two hundred miles and penetrate directly to the prime minister. Can you guys do it?"

The other party was also shocked when he heard that he had to go two hundred miles, but seeing Guo Jia and Zhao Mang staring at him, he did not dare to give in. He could only say: "Don't worry, Guo Sima, we will have no problem."

Guo Jia glanced at the other party and said nothing more.

Although Guo Jia is very clear that the army needs to strengthen reorganization, but now is not a good opportunity, after all, everything is focused on quelling chaos.

So Guo Jia ordered the two troops to advance in sequence according to the original arrangement.

The heavy rain continued, and thousands of soldiers walked in the wind and rain, struggling to advance on the muddy road.

Guo Jia looked at the day and was full of wonder, isn't it said that spring rain is as precious as oil? But why does this precious rain never end?

From Pengcheng to Choli, there is no main road. The quality of the road is very poor. When it is washed away by heavy rain, it immediately turns into a pile of mud. People walking on this road can't even move forward, let alone step on it.

Even horses are useless on this kind of road.

The entire army, from Guo Jia to the lower level soldiers, could only rely on one pair of legs to move forward with difficulty.

One of his subordinates advised Guo Jia to get on the carriage and rest for a while, but Guo Jia refused. Guo Jia knew very well that the soldiers of the three armies were resentful for marching in the rain. If he climbed on the carriage again and let the soldiers pull him forward, the soldiers would be afraid.

It's going to boil over and fill the sky.

Only by setting an example can one stabilize the morale of the army and leave others speechless.

Of course, the price of sharing the joys and sorrows with soldiers is extremely heavy. Although Guo Jia is not considered pampered, he has not suffered any sins after all. Even if he followed Cao Ang in the east and west, today, he has experienced all the hardships he has never suffered in his life.

arrive.

The heavy rain was like a curtain, and it was difficult for everyone to see the direction. Although many people were wearing raincoats, their inner clothes were already soaked. As for the bone-chilling rain, countless people had cold hands and feet, making them numb and weak.

Many people couldn't walk any further and fell to the ground, unable to get up again.

As for the food of each department, it had long been soaked by the rain and was like mud. Everyone held it in their hands and stuffed it into their mouths to satisfy their hunger.

Later, everyone couldn't move anymore, so in order to reduce the burden, they even started to throw away their belongings.

In such a dangerous environment, thousands of people walked for two whole days and two nights. Everyone was completely numb as they walked, just like a machine, driving their bodies to move forward instinctively.

By the time a group of soldiers arrived at the gate of Xiangxiang City, all the army's baggage and belongings had long been lost. Each of them had only one weapon, and some even threw away their armor.

Looking from a distance, the five thousand Xuzhou soldiers looked like a group of fleeing beggars.

Facing Xiaxiang City in the distance, the soldiers of the three armies all had tears in their eyes.
Chapter completed!