Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 220: The Chaos in Youzhou 1
After the northern border army discussed the plan to deal with the Xiongnu army, the sesame oil was implemented. Cavalry combat is Zhao Yun's strong point, especially the harassment tactics of light cavalry, Zhao Yun is not a problem.

In order to buy time for himself and to attack the Xiongnu, after the specific battle plan was formulated, Zhao Yun led the White Robe Army and more than 1 elite cavalry from northern Xinjiang to set off. He wanted to make the Huns restless.

While the prairie was in a storm, there was a lot of trouble on the Youzhou side. Regarding this point, it was a big negligence of Gongsun Xu.Even though Gongsun Xu had so many brains under his command, they didn't expect such a big incident to happen.

In order to obtain Jizhou as soon as possible, Yuan Shao did not hesitate to secretly contact the Black Mountain Army to plunder Jizhou. On the surface, this kind of thing is beneficial to him. Moreover, Yuan Shao had to find a way to drag Youzhou into trouble. Let Youzhou also have some troubles.

At the beginning, Yuan Shao just wanted to give Youzhou an excuse to send troops. The hateful thing is that the development of the matter far exceeded his imagination. Zhang Yan, the Black Mountain Army, is more sensible, but honest It is their duty to harass Jizhou, but there is another branch that really went to harass Youzhou.

Li Damu, Lei Gong, Huang Long and other Qu commanders have long coveted the wealth of Youzhou. They planned to come to Youzhou to make a fortune a long time ago, but Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, has been preventing them from invading Youzhou. , That's why they didn't destroy Youzhou all these years.

This time, Yuan Shao sent a great gift to persuade these people, and Zhang Yan was busy with his own affairs, so he relaxed the supervision of these people, which directly led to these thieves to plunder Youzhou recklessly .

At the beginning, Li Damu, Lei Gong, Huang Long and other commanders did not have a clue in their hearts. They were actually afraid of the prestige of the Youzhou Army. However, they also knew that in order to cooperate with the Northern Expedition of General Gongsun Xu, the cavalry on the Youzhou side were transferred. Halfway through, the remaining soldiers and horses will be scattered and stationed in various places. This is their opportunity.

The Black Mountain Army had a total of 15 horses, most of them old, weak, sick, and disabled. They searched the villages along the way like a storm. Due to the large number of people and the untimely defense of Youzhou, some towns were covered by this army. All the way the Black Mountain Army was captured.

Youzhou is not a rich place, but, over the years, under the vigorous management of Gongsun and his son, Youzhou's development speed is beyond the imagination of the world, coupled with the support of those aristocratic families in Jizhou and other places, Youzhou Its financial resources are almost no less than that of Jizhou.

These Black Mountain Army were originally worried and felt that they could not do too much damage to Youzhou, but that was just their original idea. After they entered Youzhou, the direction of development of the matter had deviated from the leader of the Black Mountain Army along the way. scheduled plan.

Youzhou is rich, and every household has grain storage, and the government's granaries are full of grain for disaster relief and war preparations.The Black Mountain Army, which had long been poor and crazy, almost lost control after capturing some small towns in Youzhou.

These originally simple and low-level people were overjoyed by the robbed food. Since Zhang Jiao raised his troops, these people have been running away. Are they starving all the time? Facing death, in the past few years in Montenegro, Although it was a little safer, starvation was unavoidable.

The pressure of life has long wiped out the conscience of most people, even though most of them know that this way is wrong and they should not pass their suffering on to the people of Youzhou, but in the face of reality and conscience, These people have to choose reality.

After the Black Mountain Army captured some villages and towns on the weakly defended borders of Youzhou, they frantically looted, killed, raped,,,,,,

The many atrocities are simply heinous.Anyone who saw this phenomenon couldn't believe that these Montenegro soldiers were just simple ordinary people before.

Few people in this world are saints, let alone these bewitched poor people. At first, they thought that Zhang Jiao would bring them food and clothing, but Zhang Jiao broke his promise, and then they followed the leaders of the Black Mountain Army. They wandered around and thought they could get food and clothing, but unfortunately, what they got these years was only survival, and they had to face death all the time.

Long before sending troops, the Montenegrin army knew that there was not much food in Montenegro. If they didn't come out to loot, many people would starve to death this winter. They had to come out to loot, in order to survive, in order to survive , such things as propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame can be discarded.

The granary knows the etiquette, and the food and clothing are sufficient to know the honor and disgrace.This sentence is really a wise saying. If you can't even save your life, etiquette, honor and disgrace have much meaning. Perhaps scholars who are familiar with the sage's books can understand it, but it is really difficult for ordinary people to understand.

In troubled times, life is like a dog.The Black Mountain Army used to be innocent people, and now the people in Youzhou who were killed and looted are also innocent. If you want to blame, maybe you can only blame this world, blame them for not being born in a peaceful and prosperous age.

These captured towns and villages are now a hell for the local people and a paradise for the Black Mountain Army.The local people fled and hid, and many people rose up to resist. Unfortunately, the number of Montenegro troops is indeed too large.

There are also many Black Mountain troops who are afraid of the revenge of the Youzhou court, and a small number of people want to withdraw as soon as possible. Although they have robbed a lot of food and gold and silver, they are very scared. If the Youzhou court counterattacks, they will I feel that the Montenegrin Army is very difficult to resist.

But, at this juncture, who is really willing to retreat like this? Besides, the enmity has already been forged. Wouldn't it be possible that if he retreats, he will not be retaliated by the Youzhou Army?Many people are using similar reasons to convince themselves to stay and rob the people of Youzhou for food and property.

In fact, it is right to think about it. The Black Mountain Army can get so much harvest just by capturing some small towns and villages. How could they be willing to retreat at this juncture after they have tasted the sweetness? We have those for the winter, so what about next year, or the year after?

People's hearts are always so greedy, and the poor and crazy Montenegro Army will not let go of any opportunity to make a fortune. Anyway, they have put their heads on their belts to make a living these years, so they don't care about doing it one more time.

Li Damu, Lei Gong, Huang Long and other commanders Qu have only now seen the wealth of Youzhou. They have long forgotten Zhang Yan's warning. They even think that Zhang Yan has been fooling them all along.

They have already decided that as long as they grab enough food for another month, they will consider leading the Black Mountain Army to Jizhou or Bingzhou. This is their strategic thinking. next place.

In fact, Youzhou's military system is relatively complete, especially under the deliberate arrangement of Gongsun Xu in these years, Youzhou will hardly suffer any military disasters. Let the Montenegrin army have a chance to succeed.

The news of the military disaster on the border of Youzhou was quickly spread to the Youzhou court. This news is indeed bad news for the newly established Youzhou court, especially among the ministers who were rescued from the court. They were all frightened by the military disaster.

In fact, let alone them, when Liu Bian heard that there were Black Mountain troops invading the Youzhou border during the early court, his first reaction was that Youzhou was about to lose its hold.

In the court hall, Liu Bian hadn't recovered from the shock. He had just escaped from Dong Zhuo's clutches. Now, the Black Mountain Army came to him again. Moreover, many people spread that the Black Mountain Army had captured many towns like a broken bamboo, and they would soon hit You Beiping is here.

Those who spread these clueless news are none other than the ministers in the court. They were indeed frightened by the military disaster, even though they were in Youzhou, but this did not stop their inner fear spread.

Seeing the ministers in the court talking a lot, and the emperor Liu Bian seemed to be petrified, Gongsun Zan, the Taiwei, couldn't stand it anymore, he had to turn his head to look at Lu Zhihe who had been silent all this time. Huangfusong, these two are the calmest.

Lu Zhi sighed, and he also lamented that he could not prevent the spread of panic. This, how can it be like a court, so many ministers are scared out of their wits by the small Black Mountain Army. Is there any hope for such a court? Woolen cloth?

Lu Zhi stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Liu Bian didn't seem to hear the sound several times in succession. Lu Zhi, who saw him, had already noticed that Liu Bian was trembling. At this moment, Lu Zhi had to raise his voice and say, "Your Majesty."

This voice directly overwhelmed everyone's discussion. All the ministers knew that the Grand Tutor was angry, and Liu Bian was finally woken up by Lu Zhi's voice.

However, the first sentence Liu Bian reacted to said was: "Hurry up, send an urgent message to the general from eight hundred miles away, asking him to quickly withdraw his troops and come back to resist the Black Mountain Army."

This sentence directly reflected the fear in Liu Bian's heart. He asked Gongsun Xu to withdraw his troops quickly without asking about the consequences. It was no wonder that Liu Bian didn't understand military affairs, and he only saw the difficulties in front of him.

However, Lu Zhi is an expert in military use. Hearing what Liu Bian said, he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the general is now confronting the Hun army. If this is a withdrawal, the Hun army will go south. At that time, we have to face each other." That's right, but three 10,000+ Hun cavalry."

Three 10,000+ Huns cavalry, such a number almost frightened Liu Bian again, he replied at a loss: "However, if the general does not return to the army, what should we do if the bandits from Montenegro come? Who can resist, not necessarily the Huns If you will go south, please ask the general to return to the army."

"Your Majesty, in the northern border, the army is at its peak, and there are countless powerful generals in the imperial army. The Black Mountain Army is nothing more than a clown." Lu Zhi replied solemnly: "If your majesty is really worried, the old minister is willing to fight this old bone to destroy it." Black Mountain thief."

What Lu Zhi said made it clear that it was impossible for Gongsun to continue to withdraw his troops, but could Liu Bian understand?
(End of this chapter)