The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Vol 10 Chapter 122: How to Ride a White Horse (Part 1)

https:///>As mentioned above, there are several counties in the west of Youzhou from east to west, namely Dai County, Shanggu County, Guangyang County, and Yuyang County. Zhuo County is in the south of Shanggu County, east of Dai County, and west of Guangyang County. Therefore, after receiving the military report that Zou Dan urgently reported to Yan Rou and Xian Yufu to collude with Wuhuan and Xianbei to invade the border, Gongsun Zan led his troops to set off from Zhuo County to aid, and the direction of the march was all the way east, leaving Zhuo County, first It passes through Guangyang County and even Yuyang County; and Guangyang County has a small area, especially the distance from east to west is narrow. The narrowest distance between east and west is only 30 to 40 miles, and this narrowest place is right at Gongsun Zancongzhuo. The army was on the road to Yuyang County, so Gongsun Zan's troops arrived very quickly, and within a few days, as stated in the military newspaper Yan Rou had obtained, they had already reached the southwest border of Yuyang County.

At the Yuyang county boundary, the first county boundary to enter is the Quanzhou boundary.

Quanzhou, as its name suggests, is rich in water systems; from Quanzhou to the southeast, the sea is less than a hundred miles away.

Due to sufficient water, the grasslands in Quanzhou are good. Originally, some Hu Mu used to graze here, but now, these Hu Mu, who are bold, have gone north and defected to Su Puyan, etc., and went to "capture and loot to make a fortune"; As for the duty, when Gongsun Zan's army arrived, they all fled. It was already in the entire county, and there was endless green grass, and sheep and horses were rare.

Here again, when Liu Yu was in power, he set up several villages in good places outside the county to house the Han people from Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou and other places to escape the chaos. There are tens of thousands of men and women, but now, after Liu Yu's defeat in the great chaos, either those who were ordered to follow Liu Yu to fight against Gongsun Zan died in the battle and were later captured by Gongsun Zan, or the rest never participated in the war. Many people fled to other places again, and the crowded scene in the past has long since faded.

But still can not help but cliché, that sigh: Rise and fall, the people suffer!

From Quanzhou to the north, it is about a hundred miles to Yongnu County, and then from Yongnu County along the water, after a further one hundred miles is Lu County, Pinggu and Hunu counties are in the north of Lu County, Lilu County The distance is about a hundred miles.

In other words, that is to say, the distance between Gongsun Zan's troops and Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, Su Puyan and other coalition forces is actually not far away. If the cavalry, then, can meet in a day or two.

When the troops and horses were stationed, they were temporarily stationed outside the county, and the tribes camped. Gongsun Zan passed down an order, ordering the future soldiers to meet in the tent of the hundred children that was first built.

Gongsun Zan's chief history, Guan Jing, did not come with Gongsun Zan and was left in Zhuo County by Gongsun Zan.

After receiving a report from Zou Dan's army, before Gongsun Zan was going to lead troops to help himself, Guan Jing tried to speak to Gongsun Zan, saying that now Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, etc. had joined forces with the Wuhuan to start a rebellion. Jing thought, "It is imperative to go to Yuyang to help Yuyang, but Duke Ming has to guard against Quyi's department in the south of Zhuo County."

Gongsun Zan thought that what he said was very reasonable, so he did not take him with the army this time, but left him to guard Zhuo County.

Gongsun Zan did not bring the three righteous brothers Li Yizi and Le Hedang who had always been loved and trusted by Gongsun Zan, but he did not bring Liu Weitai with him, but for nothing else. can often be calculated correctly.

These need not be said.

It is only said that the generals in the army will arrive as ordered, and they will take their seats separately after seeing the ceremony.

One person stood up and said, "Ming Gong, it's a pity that our army came a step late. Unfortunately, Zou Fujun has already been defeated and died. Luxian, Pinggu and other places are now occupied by thieves. I dare to ask the general, how do you plan to use troops next?"

The man who spoke was about thirty years old, with a handsome appearance and a tall stature. He was Gongsun Ji.

When Liu Yu rushed to attack Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Ji reported to Gongsun Zan privately that after Liu Yu's defeat, he was promoted and rewarded by Gongsun Zan, and is now worshipped by Gongsun Zan as a general.

"What do you mean by this question?"

Gongsun Ji said: "Since Zoufu-Jun has been defeated, Yuyang County is now in the hands of thieves, and the thieves are quite strong. I heard the report from the army that the total number of horses is no less than 40,000 to 50,000, and I am here to help Zoufu-Jun. There are only 20,000 soldiers on foot and cavalry. In my humble opinion, why don't Duke Ming avoid his edge first, and temporarily station the army here, wait for the opportunity, and then discuss it?"

Gongsun Zan raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile, "I understand, it turns out that Qing is afraid."

Gongsun Ji hurriedly replied: "Ji is definitely not afraid, it's just that the enemy is strong and we are weak, so in my humble opinion, it seems that we should act cautiously."

Gongsun Zan watched over the rest of the generals in the tent.

See the rest of the generals with different expressions.

Some nodded slightly, as if agreeing with Gongsun Ji's opinion, while others disagreed.

After seeing the attitudes of the generals, Gongsun Zan knew something.

He turned to look at the person in the upper position on his left, and said, "Brother Zhong, what do you think?"

"Zhong" is the second one. The person Gongsun Zan asked about was thin, with an ordinary appearance and a goatee under his chin. It was his second brother Liu Weitai. Liu Weitai didn't panic, stood up, and before answering Gongsun Zan's question, he put his hand into his arms, took out an object in his hand, held it to his chest, and said, "Ming Gong, please take a look."

The eyes of the generals in the tent all fell on what he was holding, but it turned out to be a turtle shell.

Gongsun Zan also cast his gaze on it and asked, "Brother Zhong, isn't this something you use for divination every day? What do you want me to see?"

Liu Weitai said, "Don't dare to hide the eldest brother, the eldest brother received the report, and before the army came to aid Zou Fujun, the idiot brother had already made a divination in private; just yesterday, after arriving at the camp in Quanzhou, the idiot brother made another divination."

Gongsun Zan gave an "oh" and asked, "I don't know how the hexagrams are?"

Liu Weitai's face was full of smiles, and he said: "I want to let the eldest brother know that before coming to aid Yuyang, the hexagram of Yudi's divination is auspiciousness.

Dear, this chapter is not over, there is another page ^0^ hexagram. "

Gongsun Zan asked, "What kind of hexagram was your divination last night?"

Liu Weitai said, "The hexagram that Yudi made last night was also an auspicious hexagram!" After speaking, he put the turtle shell back into his arms, pulled the wide sleeve horns in his hands, bowed to Gongsun Zan, and said to Gongsun Zan, "Yudi First congratulations, eldest brother, Hexi eldest brother."

Gongsun Zan asked, "Where does the joy come from?"

Liu Weitai said: "Two times of divination, both of which are auspicious, it can be seen that in this battle against Yan Rou, the eldest brother will be able to win the battle, and he will definitely be able to smash the rebel army. First, take revenge for Zou Fujun, and demonstrate in the prefecture to shock the night!"

The generals suddenly heard a "pop", and it was Gongsun Zan who slapped the case.

Gongsun Zan helped the case to stand up, put his left hand behind his back, pressed his right hand to the sword in his waist, and said to everyone, "My brother's words are right in my heart! You gentlemen..."

The generals responded in unison: "Yes."

"Liu Yu pretended to be benevolence and righteousness, and in the name of benevolence and righteousness, he first made things difficult for me again and again, I still gave him three points of respect, and he was even more aggressive. For me! But fortunately, the heavens are at ease in the hearts of the people, but he was defeated. Now Yuan Shao is in Hebei, and the tigers are eyeing him. If Youzhou did not have my garrison in Zhuo, he would have already given him the surname Yuan. It's all up to me! They don't know how to be grateful to me, they actually acted in reverse, but they dared to stir up rebellion. Now that my troops and horses are here, I will stand up and attack them. Just as my brother Zhong said, it is to avenge Zou Dan. , but also to deter Youzhou Xiaoxiao!"

The generals responded in many voices: "What Duke Ming said is very true!"

Gongsun Ji looked worried and said, "But, Duke Ming..."

Gongsun Zan asked, "But what?"

Gongsun Ji said: "Yan Rou has a reputation for bravery, and the Wuhuan cavalry under Su Puyan and others dared to fight, and they should not be underestimated. They were lucky enough to win again, and they were defeated by Lord Zoufu, so their morale must be relatively high now. If our army fights at this moment, we will win, but if we lose?… Duke Ming,…”

"how?"

Gongsun Ji was very worried and said, "Then Yuan Shao will definitely take advantage of it, and Youzhou will be at risk."

Gongsun Zan said disdainfully, "Yan Rou is a daddy, Hu Ernu, what is the name of bravery? Xianyufu and Xianyu Yin are all good disciples of Liang, but they just sit and enjoy the shadow of their ancestors, so they can show themselves in Guizhou. They are all useless disciples. Even if Su Puyan waits for Hu Er, my subordinates will be defeated, so what is there to be afraid of? Look at it, when our army is attacking, Su Puyan and others will look at the wind and escape!"

Gongsun Ji said: "Zoufu lord knows his soldiers, and he is also a general under the account of Duke Ming, but he is defeated by Yan Rou. Duke Ming, this Yan Rou is afraid that this is a false name."

Gongsun Zan said: "Dan Fei is also me!" After a pause, his tone slowed down, and then he said, "And now I want to attack Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, Su Puyan, etc., there is another reason."

Gongsun Ji asked, "Dare to ask Duke Ming, what is the reason?"

Gongsun Zan said: "Yan Rou's captives have so many Hu cavalry, how can they defend the city? Our army should take this opportunity to fight in the field and defeat him. I heard that Xian Yufu and others are recruiting infantry now. Soldiers, if we delay for a long time, when they have enough infantry under their command, they can completely defend the city, and our army is fighting against it. Although I am still not afraid of it, it will take some effort."

From a military point of view, Gongsun Zan's remarks make sense.

Seeing that Gongsun Zan had decided not to wait for the opportunity and wanted to send troops to fight against Yan Rou and the others immediately, Gongsun Ji gave up, and no longer continued to persuade him, he asked Gongsun Zan, and said: "What Duke Ming said is very true, then Ji dare to ask Duke Ming, how is it now? Going to war, what is the strategy?"

Gongsun Zan was in armor, standing behind the case, holding the hilt of his sword and laughing.

Gongsun Ji was puzzled and asked Gongsun Zan, "Why did Duke Ming laugh?"

Gongsun Zanyi looked at him and said, "What's the point of destroying this Hu slave!"

No wonder Gongsun Zan was so confident.

For the entire Youzhou, the only thing Gongsun Zan is afraid of is Liu Yu, and he is afraid of Liu Yu, not Liu Yu's military exploits and military power, but Liu Yu's reputation and virtue. Now that Liu Yu is dead, then. From Gongsun Zan's point of view, the entire Youzhou no longer has his opponent.

Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and others, of course, came from famous families in Youzhou, and they had a certain foundation in Youzhou Shilin, but Gongsun Zan always did not deal with the children of these famous clansmen and did not look down on them very much, so Xianyu Zan did not take them seriously. How are Yu Fu and Xian Yuyin in the eyes of Gongsun Zan?

Yan Rou is also just as Gongsun Zan said, he used to be a slave of Wuhuan and Xianbei people, and he is indeed a "hu slave". Maybe Yan Rou himself has some martial courage, but in terms of martial arts, everything that Gongsun Zan is today is due to his military exploits. Come on, who was he afraid of?

Su Puyan and other Wuhuan lords, and those Wuhuan cavalry are not in the eyes of Gongsun Zan. Over the years, only Gongsun Zan has beaten them, and none of them have beaten Gongsun Zan.

It was agreed to rest for two days, that is, go north to Lu County to attack Yan Rou and others.

Before sending troops to discuss, Gongsun Zan sent someone to see Yan Rou and gave him a letter of invitation to fight.

...

Gongsun Zan's book arrived at Yan Rou's place. Yan Rou read it without saying a word, and put it on the case.

Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Wei Dun, Su Puyan, etc. all came after hearing the news, and everyone waited silently for him to read the letter.

Xian Yufu asked, "Yan Gong, what did Gongsun Bogui say in the letter?"

Yan Rou stroked her beard and smiled, and said, "He invited me to fight with him in the wild land of Lu County."

As soon as this statement came out, it was fresher than auxiliary and fresher than silver.

Dear, this chapter is not over, there is another page ^0^ That's all, Su Puyan and other Hu chieftains all changed their faces.

Su Puyan said: "I heard that Gongsun Zan came to aid Yuyang this time, and he brought a full 50,000 cavalry! I thought he would take a break after arriving at Yuyang. Luxian and other cities did not expect that he would not rest and come to fight me directly! This, this,..." Looking at Yan Rou, he said, "How can this be good?"

Yan Rou kept calm and said with a smile: "What is good? What does the lord mean by this, I don't understand."

Su Puyan said: "Gongsun Zan is tough and tough, and all the generals under his tent are also brave, especially his white horse loyalists, who are even more forward-looking. Today our army has no city to defend, and if we fight against him in the field, we will be afraid. Can't win! In my opinion, it's better to..."

Yan Rou said, "Why not?"

Su Puyan said, "Why don't we return to the valley for the time being and take a long-term view, how about it?"

Hearing Su Puyan's words, a person sitting on the seat was furious. The man glared at Su Puyan and thought in his heart, "What is the long-term plan! I think you have enough kidnapping! You really can't be trusted. You are calling for Liu Youzhou. The banner of revenge came, but now it is enough to plunder. I heard that Gongsun Zan personally led the troops, and you want to smear oil on the soles of your feet and slip away one by one?

The man who was angry with this man was Odun.

But Wei Dun, after all, had a low official position and a low status. Although he was angry, he did not dare to show off in front of Yan Rou, Xian Yufu and others, and bluntly rebuked Su Puyan, secretly angry.

However, Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, etc. had the same idea as him.

Wei Dun didn't dare to say it in person; Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, etc. now have to rely more on the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribal soldiers of Su Puyan and others to fight them, so it's not easy to say it directly.

Yan Rou said with a smile: "Of course Gongsun Zan can be called brave, but he is not invincible. Back then when he went south to Jizhou and fought at Jieqiao, he was defeated by Quyi's eight hundred soldiers and fled north in embarrassment... this matter , did your lord forget it?"

"This is true, but Quyi is Yuan Benchu's general, not a general of our army!"

These words made it clear that they thought that Yan Rou was inferior to Qu Yi.

Yan Rou has been among the Hu people for a long time. She knew the temperament of the Hu people long ago, and she was not angry when she heard it. She still smiled and said, "My humble opinion, our army has three victories."

Xian Yufu asked, "Which three wins?"

"Although Guo Xun is still in our army, it has been a long time since our army moved south from Shanggu and fought with Zou Dan. Yuan Benchu ​​thought that he had already heard the news. How could he ignore such a good opportunity? He will definitely order Quyi to harass Zhuojun and other places. In order to guard against Quyi's northern invasion, Gongsun Bogui will not leave enough troops and horses to garrison Zhuojun? Didn't he come with him if he didn't hear about Guanjing?' Wan' Yunyun, the deceitful words of the military family are unbelievable. This is one of our army's victories."

Xian Yufu said, "What is the second victory?"

Yan Rou said: "These two victories, Zou Dan is the favorite general under Gongsun Zan's account, and he is known for his bravery in Gongsun Zan's army. Now he was defeated by me and was killed by my own hands. It can be imagined that this pair of generals and men under Gongsun Zan's army was The morale of our army will definitely cause a great blow, and on the other hand, our army defeated Zou Dan, and most of Yuyang County fell into the hands of our army. Our army has high morale. This is the second victory of our army.

Xian Yufu said, "Three wins?"

Yan Rou said: "Although our army is short of foot soldiers, it is not enough to defend Luxian and other cities, but Luxian and other cities are at least in our hands. Gongsun Zan chose to fight with me in Luxian. It is a field battle, so why be afraid of him? This is the three victories of our army~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin are all pondering.

Yan Rou looked around the crowd with a dignified face, and said, "In addition to the three wins, there is one more victory!"

Xian Yufu asked, "What will win?"

Yan Rou said: "Gongsun Zan killed the master and was rebellious, and he lost all the people's hearts. Our army is fighting against it now to avenge Liu Youzhou, obey the destiny of heaven, and obey the people's heart. How can there be no victory?"

When Wei Dun heard this, he just wanted to loudly applaud Yan Rou for this.

Su Puyan was still hesitant and said, "That's what I said..."

Yan Rou smiled and said: "I understand your lord's concern. Otherwise, please ask your lord to allocate two thousand cavalry to join me in the army, and when the battle with Gongsun Zan, I will lead the headquarters and your lord to give me the cavalry. As a striker, if I win, my lord will follow me into the fight, and if I don’t win, it’s a battle or retreat, then my lord is free to do whatever you want, how about it?”

Su Puyan thought about it for a while, and said, "Then just follow Duke Yan's policy!"

Dear, this chapter is over, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^

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