Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 225 Black Mountain Army Escape 2
The Montenegrin army has been running away, but how could a two-legged man be a match for a four-legged horse? Even if these people ran a day earlier, they would soon be caught up by the Youzhou cavalry.

There are about 2 people in the Montenegrin Army who run slowly. These people are of poor health. They are all old and weak, women and children, and they usually receive the least food. It is almost impossible to march, which is the main reason why more than 2 old and weak people choose to slow down.

Gongsun Zan's cavalry marched extremely fast. There were 3000 soldiers. The horseshoes of more than [-] horses beat the ground. Several miles away, the old and weak of the Black Mountain Army who were still resting felt the ground shaking. They understood that the Youzhou cavalry This is catching up.

Many people panicked. They were afraid that the Youzhou cavalry would kill them all, because the officers and soldiers they encountered were like this before. Those who ran slowly were almost hacked to death, and those who ran fast were mostly killed. Will be overtaken by war horses.

Therefore, when these Montenegrin troops heard the sound of horseshoes, they felt that the end was coming, and more than 2 people panicked. At this time, all they could do was run around, hoping to escape the Youzhou cavalry hunted down.

Gongsun Zan had already learned from the scouts that a group of Black Mountain troops had stayed behind. Although they were not the main force of the Black Mountain Army, there were at least 2 people. Gongsun Zan only had [-] cavalry now, so he had to be careful.

It might be an easy task to just kill all these Black Mountain troops, but Gongsun Zan couldn't do it. Under such an absolute advantage, if Gongsun Zan was to kill these old and weak women and children, it would be very difficult. It was simply an insult to Gongsun Zan.

However, these 2 people have to be dealt with properly. With such a large number of people, if there is a mess, it will definitely be another disaster.

In order to prevent the 2 people from becoming refugees again, Gongsun Zan sent 2 cavalry to disperse among the [-] people, shouting to surrender and not to kill. At the same time, the remaining [-] cavalry were all arranged in the periphery. If they want to escape, the peripheral cavalry will drive them back.

However, 2 people is indeed a bit too much. The main reason is that Gongsun Zan has too few cavalry, otherwise none of the Black Mountain Army can escape. In order to prevent accidents, Gongsun Zan had to temporarily stop chasing the main force of the Black Mountain Army. The 2 talents must be dealt with first.

While Gongsun Zan was busy recruiting and surrendering the [-] Black Mountain Army, dozens of miles away, the main force of the Black Mountain Army had received news that the Youzhou cavalry was about to catch up. At this moment, the leader of the Black Mountain Army was terrified.

They thought that the 3 people left behind should be able to withstand it for three or four days no matter how bad they are. As long as they have three or four days, they can retreat to the boundary of Bingzhou, but in the current situation, it is obviously impossible .

In the evening, the Montenegrin Army, who had been running for a day, had to camp to rest. Several leaders of the Montenegro Army gathered together again to discuss the next step.

Facing Gongsun Zan's urgent pursuit, the leaders of the Black Mountain Army were really worried. They never expected that Gongsun Zan's reaction would be so fast. From the time when he sent troops to the pursuit now, Gongsun Zan's actions were too fast.

After discussing for more than an hour, the leaders of the Black Mountain Army still couldn't come up with an effective solution. They didn't know that Gongsun Zan had planned to stop and wait for reinforcements due to the lack of troops.

At this time, Huang Long, who has always been a little brainy, had no choice but to stand up and say something. He looked at the people in the tent and said: "Originally, we could retreat to Bingzhou in only three or four days, but now you have also seen it. Gongsun Zan moved too fast, no matter how hard we ran, we couldn't outrun their war horses.

Moreover, Youzhou Bingzhou is originally a family. If we go to Bingzhou now, Gongsun Zan will probably chase after us. Maybe, when Gongsun Zan gives an order, there will be officers and soldiers from Bingzhou to join him in dealing with us.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, we may have to change our strategy. We must change our route so that Gongsun Zan will give up his pursuit of us. "

Li Damu and the others were very anxious at this time. When they heard that Huang Long seemed to have a solution, they all impatiently asked him to speak up.

Huang Long cleared his throat and said: "We are now at the junction of Youzhou, Bingzhou and Jizhou. Originally, this area should be the most prone to conflicts. However, since Youzhou and Bingzhou are all in the hands of Gongsun's family, Jizhou In order not to offend Gongsun and his son, Han Fu arranged relatively few soldiers and horses in this area.

This is our only way out. If we go forward, even if we can enter Bingzhou, we will still encounter strong resistance. If we go back, there will be Gongsun Zan’s cavalry, and it is still a dead end. If we want to survive, we can only go to Jizhou up. "

"So what if we go to Jizhou? Maybe the combat effectiveness of Jizhou officers and soldiers is not as good as that of Youzhou cavalry. However, we have so many fewer people now. If there is no supplement, we will probably still be trapped in Jizhou." Li Damu said angrily. .

"I haven't finished yet." Huanglong said unhappily: "We chose to go to Bingzhou, not only because Bingzhou has a lot of food for the victims, but also because there are many victims in Bingzhou.

As long as we go to Bingzhou, we will definitely be able to raise 30 million horses again, but the premise is that we have food in our hands.Our overall goal remains the same, but we must first pass the level in front of us.

You and Bingzhou have strong troops, but they dare not send troops into Jizhou without permission. As long as we escape to Jizhou, Gongsun Zan will have no choice but to give up the pursuit. Besides, Gongsun Zan has already trapped more than 5 of our army, and most of them will also be captured. them.

His contribution is not insignificant, the danger in Youzhou has been lifted, and the emperor is in Bingzhou, so he must lead the army back as soon as possible. As long as we can stay in Jizhou for a while, Gongsun Zan will have to withdraw his troops. At that time, how about we transfer to Bingzhou to develop our strength? "

As soon as this remark was said, everyone understood the key point. Huang Long's analysis made sense. The problem now is that Gongsun Zan has been chasing them. Facing the encirclement and suppression by the armies of the two prefectures.

Therefore, the best way now is to go to Jizhou. Jizhou is rich. If they plunder some small towns in Jizhou, they will definitely get a lot of food.Many people slowly figured out the key point, and some even shouted: "Didn't we plan to go directly to Jizhou at the beginning? After making such a big detour, we still came back."

In fact, how did they know that the reason why the Black Mountain Army chose Youzhou as the first target was because Yuan Shao reached an agreement with the three leaders of the Black Mountain Army. Unfortunately, neither Yuan Shao nor the three leaders , did not expect the consequences of invading Youzhou.

After making a plan to turn to Jizhou, the leaders of the Black Mountain Army seem to have found their target. As long as they can escape and keep their power, these leaders are willing to fight. If so, there is still a chance.

The next day, Gongsun Zan's reinforcements failed to arrive, so they had to stay to guard the [-] Black Mountain Army. However, Gongsun Zan didn't intend to let the main force of the Black Mountain Army escape from his sight. He sent two hundred scouts to investigate News, we must grasp every move of the Black Mountain Army.

The Black Mountain Army knew that there was not much time left for them. They had already left Shanggu. Originally, they were going to continue to go west. However, after pulling out the camp in the early morning, the Black Mountain Army immediately turned south, wanting to run to Zhongshan, Jizhou .

As long as they can enter the Zhongshan area, Gongsun Zan probably won't chase him anymore. This is their only chance.

It was already the afternoon when Gongsun Zan learned that the Black Mountain army had turned around. At this time, if the Black Mountain army ran like crazy for another three hours, they would probably enter Zhongshan. If Gongsun Zan went after him now, he might be able to catch up, but, Gongsun Zan no longer has this need.

In the evening, Yan Gang led [-] cavalrymen to Gongsun Zan's side. It was not too late for reinforcements, but the Black Mountain Army was running too fast. Gongsun Zan wanted to chase, but he had lost the best time.

However, in order to ensure the safety of Youzhou territory, Gongsun Zan still ordered the [-] cavalry brought by Yan Gang to be divided into ten squads. These squads would carry enough dry food and arrows to patrol around Shanggu. The enemy army may capture them, and these rioters cannot be allowed to make trouble in Youzhou.

After promulgating a series of orders, Gongsun Zan was ready to lead the army to escort the Black Mountain Army back to return to command. It was not that Gongsun Zan wanted to withdraw the troops, but that the imperial court had learned that the Black Mountain Army had been deported. With a sigh of relief, they strongly urged Gongsun Zan to return to the army quickly, because the imperial court lacked military protection, and they felt extremely unsafe.

Faced with such an order, Gongsun Zan had no choice. Few of the people in the court knew military affairs, and the few who knew military affairs did not dare to act recklessly due to political pressure. In many cases, even Lu Zhi and others, sometimes I also had to bow my head because of some political factors.

However, for a soldier like Gongsun Zan, such an order is unacceptable. The main force of the Black Mountain Army is still there. Although Gongsun Zan captured nearly fifty thousand enemy troops without a decisive battle with the Black Mountain Army, such a credit does not substantive effect.

The Black Mountain Army, which harmed the people of Youzhou, escaped and fled to Jizhou to harm the local people. Gongsun Zan originally wanted to ask the imperial court to order Youzhou and Jizhou to cooperate to wipe out the Black Mountain Army. However, this request has not been conveyed yet. , the order to withdraw troops arrived.

Although he was unwilling in every possible way, Gongsun Zan still had to obey his orders. He was the imperial captain and the shepherd of Youzhou at the time. If he didn't accept his orders, those aristocratic families and some officials of the court would probably make a fuss about it.

Especially those tyrants who were on the separatist side, they have been waiting for Youzhou to solve the problem. Gongsun Zan does not want to become the second Dong Zhuo in others' mouths. Therefore, as long as the imperial court's order is not too stupid, Gongsun Zan will still obey it.

(End of this chapter)