Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 543 No choice
At about eleven o'clock in the morning, Xian Yu Fu turned his head to look at the shadow of the flagpole.

Seeing that the supporting troops were gathering the defeated soldiers and slowly evacuating, Zhang Fei also took the opportunity to evacuate to the southeast.

He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although his brother died in the battle, it was a good thing after all that Zhang Fei jumped out so quickly.

Sensing that many knights were returning to the camp, Xian Yu Fu pointed to the mountains to the west and said, "Go fifty miles deep for reconnaissance!"

The military officer in charge of scouting nodded and left without saying a word. Zhang Fei's sudden appearance put him in a passive position.

Xian Yu Yin died in battle, now is not the time to reason with Xian Yu Fu.

Xianyu Fu issued several military orders, all of which were carried out smoothly. Then he frowned and looked at the center of the battlefield, which was filled with smoke and dust, and he could not see clearly.

But it was also clear that the cavalry led by Taishi Wengong were still resisting and fighting, and the Xianbei people had besieged them with a huge advantage but still failed to take them down.

The more this happened, the more unlikely it was that the Xianbei people would give up.

There are many of them, they can rest outside and replace people inside.

The cavalry team at the core area of ​​the formation has no chance to breathe. They must continue to waste time and fight fiercely. They will definitely be able to kill Tai Shi Wengong and obtain these divine horses.

Xianyu Fu was not very interested in these divine horses, he only wanted the head of Taishi Wengong.

What is the most frightening thing after killing a black bear?
They were afraid that Tai Shi Wengong would break out on his own. With such a fierce and loyal person left outside, he would not be able to escape the disaster of extermination of his entire family.

Tai Shi Wen Gong’s bravery and fighting skills are the core force supporting the situation in Guanzhong!

If one day Tai Shi Wen Gong died of a sudden illness, do you think Guanzhong would be in chaos?

As the sun gradually rose higher and higher above his head, Ke Bineng finally could not sit still anymore.

The divine horse was such a great temptation to the Xianbei people that they could not even order the cavalry on the central battlefield to retreat or rotate.

If he sends fresh troops to attack now, the cavalry, who are tired from fighting for a long time, will not appreciate it. Instead, they will think that he has bad intentions and is here to reap the spoils of victory.

Just as Ke Bineng was preparing to dispatch more cavalry to provide support, he saw five cavalry units forming a marching column and winding their way in the distance.

Because the other side set fire to the wilderness, under the remaining smoke, these five cavalry units of different colors appeared in the sight of Kebinen, Xianyu Fu and other garrison personnel on the mountain like spirit snakes.

Nearly half of the more than a thousand Xianbei knights who had been besieging the Black Bear camp without any results had already been killed. If the results had not been so great and they had maintained their offensive advantage, they would have withdrawn long ago.

Upon realizing that the enemy reinforcements had arrived, these hundreds of Xianbei knights immediately evacuated, but were intercepted by Zhang Fei who was resting halfway and found it difficult to escape.

The central battlefield was too crazy, Zhang Fei was not prepared to get involved, and just watched the changes from the periphery.

He was a thoughtful person, and was also afraid that rescuing the Black Bear camp would cause misunderstanding, so he simply slowed down his horsepower for a while, and then attacked the retreating Xianbei knights.

They took advantage of their rest to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, and the organized team fought against the unorganized team. In an instant the Xianbei knights were defeated.

On the giant chariot, Black Bear flicked his wrist and placed the bow under his feet.

Fa Zheng just came up the ladder at this time, and was shocked to see more than a dozen arrows stuck on the black bear's cloak on his back. He quickly stepped forward, only to find that the arrows failed to penetrate the armor.

Then he heaved a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty bears the burden of the people. You must not take risks lightly in the future."

"Next time I will pay attention."

As he spoke, he looked at his right thumb, raised his hand and twisted it to remove the ox horn ring from his thumb, then he squinted his eyes and continued to look into the distance.

Seeing that the Youzhou soldiers in the northwest had no intention of coming down the mountain to help in the battle, and the Xianbei people had no intention of sending out their reserve troops, they suddenly felt a little unhappy.

Chasing after the fleeing soldiers and then killing and attacking them is an efficient combat and enemy-defeating technique.

Fa Zheng also watched the changes in the battle situation and analyzed: "The Xianbei intend to hold on. They are waiting for the troops from Hebei."

"I wonder if Yuan Shang will besiege Ji County and divide his troops to plunder the land."

Black Bear raised his hand to take off his mask, wiped the sweat off his face with a handkerchief, and continued, "There are too many uncertainties. If I were him, I would take over the six counties of Youzhou. If things go well, we can grow stronger. If things go badly, we can make up for the losses in this battle."

Fa Zheng was speechless. This act of betraying an alliance... although a little disgraceful, was really practical.

Fa Zheng has experienced so many ups and downs over the years, so he is naturally not a pedantic person.

Shen thought for a moment and said something more respectable: "Your Majesty, are you worried about the merging of Youzhou and Jizhou?"

"It's obvious that even at nightfall tomorrow, Tian Yu won't be able to catch up, let alone Yuan Shang who is even further away."

The black bear slowly turned his head to look northeast, where was Changping Jundu Mountain, an important entrance and exit between the traditional Yan and Dai.

Not to mention the heavy pile of wood and firewood, which, once ignited, would burn until tomorrow morning, during which time Tian Yu would be unable to put out the fire or pass through.

The heat from the fire was so intense that Tian Yu was unable to bypass it via the ridges on either side.

The most important thing is that the newly built wooden bridge is under their control and can be demolished at will. What makes Tian Yu and the pursuers most uncomfortable is that most of the trees on the other side of the water have been cut down by themselves, and the remaining trees are either too big to be cut down or too far away.

Even if Tian Yu wanted to cut down trees and build a bridge, it would not go smoothly.

If we leave some people on the shore, we can interfere with the bridge repair work.

If Tian Yu had found out the truth, he should have immediately informed Yuan Shang, and both sides should head north with all their might, from Jundushan through Juyongkou into Dai.

In this case, if he broke through the blockade of Kebineng and Xianyu Fu, he would have no time to rest and would encounter the enemy's vanguard troops that had bypassed them.

Fa Zheng also nodded slowly: "As your Majesty said, in the mountainous battle, our army is small but loyal and brave, and everyone is willing to die for us, so we are unstoppable. Although the enemy has a large army, it is difficult to display its power. If they enter Dai, they will be able to use their advantages to surround us."

Black Bear would remotely control the Taoist soldiers participating in the battle in the north from time to time to correct and fine-tune tactical instructions.

Seeing Fa Zheng in deep thought, he said, "It doesn't matter. I am not afraid that they will bypass Jundushan, but I am worried that Yuan Shang will attack Youzhou. If so, it will be difficult for me to treat Xuande Gong well after entering Dai."

Fa Zheng caught the bright spot in his mind, but said firmly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The troops from Hebei will definitely pursue us. If you let Your Majesty go, our reinforcements will gather in Daidi and we can attack the border at any time. At the latest, we will be able to gather in place by the end of August and launch a general attack. In one month, even if Yuan Shao is resurrected, it will be difficult for him to annex the six counties of Youzhou. What virtue and ability does Yuan Shang have?"

Fa Zheng looked at Black Bear with piercing eyes and said confidently: "Even if we cannot swallow Yuan Shang, it will be difficult to turn him into an arm. Instead, he will alienate and become enemies with the Youzhou tyrants. In my opinion, the enemy will do their best to kill you. Once you meet up with the reinforcements, the enemy will be terrified and their hearts will break!"

As he was talking, Black Bear caught a glimpse of the first chariot camp approaching from behind, so he said to Fa Zheng, "It seems that I have overthought. I put myself in Yuan Shang's situation and thought that he would take Youzhou to recover his vitality. Now, except for me and Cao Cao, no one else has the strength to annex several counties in a few months."

As long as we are willing to kill people, especially key people, and divide up the local land, we can quickly eliminate the resistance.

Yuan Shang was a man who dared to kill people, but how about asking him to kill Shen Pei’s relatives?
If we allow black bears to eat Youzhou, kill the tyrants and distribute the land equally, then issue an edict to cancel all previous IOUs, release Han and Hu slaves, allow the occupation of a certain amount of land, and then collectively exempt Youzhou from taxes for three years.

There is almost no need to mobilize the army, the people of Youzhou will kill the heroes and tyrants until blood flows.

If he dares to issue such a decree, the lower-class people in Youzhou will believe it, and that is enough.

If Yuan Shang had issued such an order, the people of Jizhou would have exploded.

If they dare to deal with Youzhou in this way today, once Youzhou recovers, the power directly under Yuan Shang will increase dramatically, and then it will be the turn of the big families in He and Ji states to suffer.

The contradiction between the upper and lower classes exists at all times. The black bear dares to play with fire and is not afraid of getting burned.

While they were discussing, Zhang Liao, who had been waiting for a long time but saw no enemy signs, could only regretfully set fire and evacuate to the bridge.

Another chariot camp was on standby at the bridge to support Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao had only a few hundred cavalrymen, and his combat mission was to set fire in advance when he noticed the enemy was pursuing him.

The easiest way is to use fire to cover the rear, and then use water to repel the enemy and guard the rear.

They saved themselves the trouble, and the trouble fell on Tian Yu and Yuan Shang.

Just like the debate between Hei Xiong and Fa Zheng, this kind of debate also occurred repeatedly here with Yuan Shang. Some debated in public, while others were privately presented to Yuan Shang after the meeting.

Whether or not to take Youzhou directly determines whether or not to take the risk of pursuing it.

But they could not take over Youzhou, and they had offended the heroes of Youzhou. So this group of people let the black bear go. In about half a month, they would face brutal revenge from the other side.

So Yuan Shang was in a difficult situation. If he relied on the mountain pass checkpoints in the northern part of Taihang Mountain, he might be able to successfully resist and repel the enemy.

But there are two problems. One is whether the heroes of Youzhou will shamelessly turn against their allies and directly lead the Guanzhong troops to break through the pass.

To the heroes of Youzhou, the betrayal of the people of Jizhou was even more abominable.

Another problem is Zhang Yan. Although Qian Zhao and Cui Yan abandoned their official positions and fled, they also left the Shangdang area in the hands of Zhang Yan.

This means that after taking over Youzhou, we will have to set up defense lines at various mountain passes and valley entrances east of Taihang Mountain.

The troops were distributed too much. If one place was breached, the troops distributed everywhere would be wasted.

If you don't distribute your troops and station them in various places, there will be loopholes everywhere!
A defensive deadlock is there, and once you are infected, it is difficult to get rid of it.

Unless one takes advantage of the enemy's main force gathering in Dai to send another army to attack Hedong.

Only by seizing Hedong and establishing a defensive stronghold can Hebei be spared from heavy defense expenses.

The danger of Taihang Mountains is really not as great as that of Hedong for the Yanzhao and Sanjin regions.

Let alone the entire Hedong, even half of it, or even a fortified city in Hedong, is more important than the entire natural barrier of Taihang Mountains!

Unfortunately, all the well-dressed people in Hedong were purged, and Hebei could not find a point to exert its power.

In this helpless situation, they had no choice but to send the entire army forward and join the pursuit.

(End of this chapter)