Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 548 Disagreement
At daybreak, more than 10,000 Youzhou soldiers gathered one after another, dropped their weapons at the foot of the mountain, and sat on the ground in groups according to their regions and hometowns.

In the original Kebineng tent, Black Bear was reading the letters that had never been transferred or destroyed.

Among them were several letters from Liu Bei, which were intended to persuade Ke Bineng to exercise restraint and express his willingness to mediate peace.

He also argued that the Xianbei were a powerful tribe and would divide and rule, and that he could obtain for Kebi Neng the most needed imperial mandate.

As for how Ke Bi Neng will respond, it is unknown.

But it can also be imagined that Kebi Neng's headquarters was in the eastern part of Dai County, and was the strongest among the indigenous Han nobles, miscellaneous Hu, and Wuhuan tribes.

Being so close, how could Ke Bineng not know about Guanzhong's deeds?

Under the instigation of the people of Youzhou and his own ambition, rejecting Liu Bei became a high probability event.

After all, it was only Liu Bei who came forward from beginning to end, and there was no envoy from Guanzhong.

Ke Bineng may have been looked down upon, which is probably the main factor that allowed Ke Bineng to participate.

As for the letters from Yan Rou, Wang Ling, Xian Yu Fu, Yuan Shang and others, he flipped through them casually and found nothing new.

The bargaining chip Yuan Shang offered here was the Xianbei King, which was not surprising and hit Kebi Neng's heart.

Gao Jun brought the dinner tray and said, "Your Majesty, the rebel envoys have been waiting for a long time. Zhang Linggong said that time is running out. If the Wuhuan cavalry arrives, our army will have no time to clean up the old camp. We should make a quick decision on this matter."

"Yeah, time is running out."

Black Bear casually threw a piece of silk book into the wooden box, turned around and sat down, looking at the light food on the plate: "Write this down, don't feed me horse meat or donkey meat for the next three years."

"Yes."

Gao Jun took out the booklet he carried with him, turned around, got a pen from the desk, and started writing.

Black Bear first took a sip of the wild vegetable soup and said, "Can you please tell me about the rebels' food and fodder storage?"

"I have inquired and found out that their food and fodder stock is less than three days' supply. After they are incorporated, combined with our army's stock and the spoils, plus the wounded and dead horses, they can still be supplied for twelve days. There are about 24,000 horses of various types, 700 cattle, and more than 1,300 sheep."

Black Bear listened without hesitation and said: "Please ask General Yide and General Wenyuan to come see me."

"Here."

Gao Jun left the tent. Zhang Liao and Zhang Fei, who were waiting outside, walked in side by side and bowed, "Grand Marshal."

"Time is running out. The Youzhou soldiers are divided into three groups. Except for the military officers, the remaining soldiers, whether they were previously soldiers or slaves, are now all incorporated into my personal group. After this battle, regardless of whether they are injured or killed, they will move to Guanzhong with their families and be given land, houses, cattle and horses."

Zhang Liao asked, "Your Majesty, the military officers you are talking about are the rank of squadron commander or above, or the rank of sergeant or above?"

"More than ten years old."

The sergeant is already the backbone of the army. Black Bear continued, "General Yide, go and recruit 3,000 cavalry. After this battle, I will give you 5,000 cavalry prisoners as a reward."

"Follow the order!"

Zhang Fei accepted it with peace of mind. Zhao Yun could get the reward for capturing 5,000 cavalry prisoners, so why couldn't he?
I just started to wonder about my second brother's mentality. I guess he would be in a strange mood after I returned.

Black Bear looked at Zhang Liao and said, "General Wenyuan also has 3,000 cavalry. You two will select the remaining soldiers and organize them into auxiliary troops. The original military officers and squad leaders will be incorporated into the baggage train, and we will deal with them after the war. Also tell them that I will not let them lose their families. In the future, they will be moved to the four counties in Hexi and given land, houses, cattle and horses. I will confiscate their original property."

As for high-quality resources such as slave troops, they would naturally be confiscated.

After the surrender, most of the wealth of the Guanzhong generals was confiscated, leaving only a specified number of their troops.

But when these Guanzhong heroes leave, each of them only has one manor and cannot support so many troops, so most of them will still be dismissed.

Unless the young men in the family can be promoted quickly and obtain a place in the army.

No matter how many soldiers are given to a unit, corresponding money and food will be provided to support the army, and even the replenishment and replacement of military equipment are included in the plan.

Zhang Fei and the other two hurried away. Fa Zheng also came in and bowed, "Your Majesty, please send the troops quickly, otherwise the Wuhuan cavalry will arrive and Tian Yu will cross the river to destroy our old camp."

Tian Yu crossed the river and evacuated before because Tian He was not sure about the situation. As the sky gradually brightened, the empty camp was there, and Tian Yu would definitely think of occupying it or burning it down in advance.

But before, the old camp was surrounded by vehicles, and now there is nothing else except military tents and daily necessities.

The key point is that the old camp currently has no defensive fortifications, so Tian Yu has no support after moving in.

As long as we cross the river, there is a risk of annihilation of the entire army.

"No hurry, rest the soldiers and horses first, the army should not move again, stay here and wait for Wenyuan and Yide to recruit the surrendered troops. I will send the historian Wengong to the south to patrol the water, and the enemy will not dare to cross the river."

Black Bear finished speaking and lowered his head to eat. Fa Zheng hesitated for a moment and said, "General Taishi has been fighting for half a night, and the troops are heading south with light troops. I am afraid there will be losses."

"I believe in him."

Black Bear didn't even look up: "Sir, go eat quickly and take some time to rest. Ke Bineng's will is broken. Even if he blocks the mountain road with his troops, it will be difficult for him to command his troops. Now they are like flies that have escaped from a cage. It will be difficult to annihilate them."

"It's not that important."

He muttered something, then looked up at Fa Zheng. Fa Zheng understood and bowed, "I will go to rest now."

During the march, although Fa Zheng was riding in a carriage the whole time, he was extremely exhausted from sorting out military intelligence and deducing all kinds of changes.

On the south bank of the river, a thin river fog is growing.

Tian Yu climbed the mountain again and saw the cavalry led by Grand Historian Wen Gong heading south. He said to his attendants, "The enemy troops are already showing signs of fatigue. They are trying to intimidate our troops and prevent us from crossing the river."

He had already seen clearly that the opponent had relied entirely on his desperate will to attack Kebineng. It was possible that he would be defeated, or Kebineng might preserve his strength and voluntarily withdraw.

Although it is unclear why Xianyu Fu's troops went down the mountain to surrender, it is a fact that Black Bear's headquarters was exhausted.

Taking into account the casualties caused by the previous series of battles, after this sudden attack, the enemy's Guanzhong veterans lost more than half.

That's why they recruited Xianyu Fu's troops. Even if Xianyu Fu died, after the two armies joined forces, the Youzhou soldiers would naturally be able to sense the weakness of the Guanzhong soldiers... At the moment of battle, this would be a huge hidden danger for the other side, and naturally an opportunity and advantage for their side.

After repeated calculations, Tian Yu concluded that there were less than two thousand soldiers capable of fighting in Guanzhong.

"Two thousand combat-ready soldiers?"

On the side of the road at the rear, Tadun was holding the letter sent by Tian Yu. He was also literate.

The Wuhuan knights around dismounted to rest. Nearby there were two towers built with horse bones, more than two meters in diameter and about three meters high, like road signs.

These two white towers built with horse bones stand on both sides of the road, like a pair of Han Dynasty towers.

More like a portal sign leading to somewhere.

The Wuhuan and Xianbei both originated from the Donghu, and horses were their important tools of life and companions.

He really didn't like these two demonstrative bone towers. He had already inquired about the information of the Guanzhong Grand Marshal in detail, so he was not surprised to see these two bone towers.

Although we cannot know the exact losses of this Grand Marshal's troops now, we can still calculate the approximate losses of the enemy based on the losses of Youzhou and Jizhou soldiers.

Therefore, the data summarized by Tian Yu was still somewhat conservative in Tadun's opinion.

If we pursue him too hastily, the Grand Marshal will most likely abandon his troops and flee.

But if he did that, he would most likely be killed by the Xianbei people.

The head of the Great Sima had special meaning and symbolism to the Donghu at this moment, especially after the royal courts of the Chanyu and the Xiongnu were successively defeated and conquered.

Between him and Ke Bineng, who can get the head? With the huge prestige, he will naturally gain the support of many tribes and become the only true king.

Tadun thought about it and issued an order that was contrary to Tian Yu's wishes: "Inform the front troops not to approach the river bank!"

(End of this chapter)