Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 227 A Disaster in Bingzhou 2
Disaster in Bingzhou 2
By the time Wuyuan received the news of the massive invasion of the Black Mountain Army, Li Damu and the others had already gathered sixty miles away from Yanmen, and Guan Ping was ready to deal with the Black Mountain Army. It attracted enough attention from Guan Ping.

On Wuyuan's side, Xia Houlan immediately handed over the battle report to Guo Jia, the actual person in charge of Wuyuan. Guo Jia has been secretly presiding over the overall situation in Wuyuan. Confrontation in the grassland.

Seeing this battle report, Guo Jia also frowned. Now is the critical moment of the Northern Expedition. Why did this happen at this time? He was very puzzled. He had heard the name of the Black Mountain Army before, but it was so rampant This is the first time he has seen the Black Mountain Army.

Invading the three states of northern Xinjiang one after another, attacking the city and encroaching on the people, this is simply a taste of the Yellow Turban Army's uprising back then. Although the current situation is not clear, Guo Jia still made proper arrangements.

First of all, Guo Jia immediately dispatched messengers to pass this battle report to Gongsun Xuna. The Northern Expedition is a major event, and the invasion of the Black Mountain Army cannot be ignored. However, which is more important depends on Gongsun Xu's decision. call the shots.

Then, Guo Jia immediately issued an order to Yanmen Guanping. Yanmen is an important pass to prevent barbarians from entering Bingzhou. The strength of the gate guards is likely to defeat the invading Black Mountain Army, but Guo Jia does not want the investment in Yanmen these years to be wasted on the Black Mountain Army.

Therefore, his order to Guan Ping was to stick to Yanmen, and he didn't have to go out of the city to fight. The Black Mountain Army seemed menacing, but in fact it was unbearable to fight for a long time. As long as it dragged on for a month or two, the Black Mountain Army would definitely retreat on its own.

Finally, Guo Jia spread the news of the Black Mountain Army’s invasion of Bingzhou to Jinyang, Bingzhou. There are still a large number of refugees in Bingzhou who need relief. Many refugees are reclaiming wasteland, or doing work in Bingzhou. Waiting to migrate to Hetao, if the Montenegrin army flees to the hinterland to engulf refugees, the consequences will be disastrous.

After finishing all this work, Guo Jia found Guan Yu who had just come to Wuyuan not long ago. Originally, Guan Yu had led a group of new troops into the grassland camp some time ago, but Gongsun Xu sent him back again to prepare Ask him to go back and continue recruiting [-] soldiers. Who knows that now that something like this has happened, Guan Yu's mission may have to be changed.

After Guo Jia found Guan Yu, he immediately explained the relevant situation to Guan Yu in detail. After hearing this, Guan Yu looked angry. They break.

The hateful thing is that they attacked Yanmen while the lord was in the Northern Expedition, which almost delayed the lord's great cause. Speaking of it, this incident reveals a little strange. Why did the Black Mountain Army choose to appear at this time? Could it be that they colluded with the Huns? It won't work. "

Guo Jia shook his head and replied: "This matter does reveal a bit of a weird taste. The timing of the appearance of the Black Mountain Army is indeed a bit problematic. Moreover, according to the information from Youzhou, this Black Mountain Army is the last time it invaded Youzhou. The one in the Upper Valley area of ​​the state.

Originally, Lord Taiwei had already defeated them and captured more than 5 prisoners. At first, he could have wiped out this Black Mountain army if he worked harder. Unfortunately, he was blocked by the imperial court. Now that I think about it, I really hate it.

Speaking of which, the development speed of the Black Mountain Army is too fast. The Taiwei Lord has already beaten them down to more than 20 people. Not long after that, they have grown to more than [-] people, and there are still a group of people left behind. Jizhou.

In addition, the intelligence from Jizhou shows that there is also a Black Mountain Army in the Changshan area of ​​Jizhou, with a number of more than 15, but they only attack bullies in Changshan and do not coerce the people. From this point of view , these two Montenegrin armies do not seem to be from the same passer-by.

If it is said that they colluded with the Xiongnu, it is not impossible, but I always feel that it is not that simple. The Black Mountain Army has existed for many years, and they have always kept a low profile. Now they dare to provoke us Youzhou and Bingzhou one after another in this season. Is this just collusion with the Huns? "

Hearing that there are so many inside stories, Guan Yu faintly felt that things were not so simple. However, Guan Yu still sneered at the Black Mountain Army. When the Yellow Turban Army rebelled, Guan Yu often fought with them. Hercules have been defeated before, so what kind of onion is the current Montenegrin Army?

This is not about arrogance. The fact is that the Montenegrin Army lacks training, and most of them are refugees. Among them, the elderly, weak, women and children account for the vast majority. Most of them cannot eat enough or keep warm. How big can such an army be? fighting power.

At the beginning, the Youzhou Army had just come down from the Xianbei grassland battlefield. However, under the leadership of Gongsun Xu, the Youzhou Army dealt a major blow to the Yellow Turban Army. Based on this alone, Guan Yu has no reason to look down on the Black Mountain Army.

However, Guan Yu also understands what Guo Jia is worried about. It is not difficult to defeat the Black Mountain Army. It can even be said that only tens of thousands of cavalry from Northern Xinjiang are enough. If Bingzhou and Youzhou send troops at the same time, this Black Mountain Army has no chance to fight back. However, the Black Mountain Army is not an army at all, but refugees.

Under the influence of Gongsun Xu, the military advisers and generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army attached great importance to the common people. Whether it was production or planting, they could not do without the support of the common people. After the victory of the Northern Expedition, a large number of refugees had to migrate to Hetao for production. .

Therefore, when he heard the news that the Black Mountain Army had engulfed the people and invaded Bingzhou, the first thing Guo Jia thought of was how to capture the Black Mountain Army instead of destroying or destroying them. Guan Yu still understood this truth.

This Northern Expedition was supported by these refugees. Whether it was the [-] new troops, the transfer of strategic materials, or the repair of the road leading to the grassland, it was almost all done by the refugees. Otherwise, Gongsun Xu will not launch the Northern Expedition rashly.

After roughly guessing Guo Jia's thoughts, Guan Yu let go of his inner arrogance, and he understood what he was going to do.

Seeing the change in Guan Yu's expression, Guo Jia was relieved and said: "The general should have figured out the key point. I am looking for the general now, because I really have a task to entrust to the general."

Guan Yu nodded and replied, "Master, please give me instructions."

"Behind the high wall of Yanmen City, although the guard Guan Ping is not outstanding, it is not difficult for him to defend Yanmen. The Black Mountain Army will definitely not be able to get any advantage from Yanmen." Guo Jia slowly explained: "Black Mountain Once the army is frustrated, they will definitely turn their targets to places that are easier to attack.

Now, almost all the refugees who have poured into Bingzhou from all over the place gather in the area north of Taiyuan and south of Yanmen, and a large amount of food for disaster relief is also hoarded in government treasuries at all levels. If the Black Mountain Army turns its target here, then There will be big troubles.

The Black Mountain Army still has means to develop its power. Once they are allowed to enter here, hundreds of thousands of refugees will become the troops of the Black Mountain Army, and the food from treasuries at all levels will become the food and grass of the Black Mountain Army. .

Therefore, general, you must rush back to Jinyang to organize an army to resist the invasion of the Black Mountain Army. There are still [-] new recruits in Jinyang, and the remaining veterans are no less than [-]. General, you must lead the army as soon as possible to block the Black Mountain Army near Yanmen. .For the rest, we can only wait for the command of the lord. "

With Guo Jia's explanation, Guan Yu naturally understands the critical situation. He also knows that the Black Mountain Army must not enter the hinterland of Bingzhou. Otherwise, the 10 Black Mountain Army will snowball into tens of thousands. , Bingzhou may really suffer a catastrophe.

"Don't worry, the military commander. The last general is leaving now. I also ask the military division to pass orders to Yanmen Guanping and ask him to hold back the Black Mountain Army as much as possible. I will come back as quickly as possible and try to stop the Black Mountain Army near Yanmen." Guan Yu immediately After receiving the order, he walked out of the big tent to count his own soldiers.

The situation is urgent now, and there is not much time. It will take at least two days for Gongsun Xu to make a decision and pass it on to Wuyuan. Guo Jia has to decide some things on his own.

On the Changshan side, Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army is now in a state of chaos. He is not as short-sighted as Li Damu and the others, let alone coercing the people or looting. It's not that Zhang Yan is kind, but that he understands However, his task this time is mainly to raise food and grass.

It is true that engulfing too many people can increase a large number of troops in a short period of time, but the consumption of food and grass must not be small. Moreover, in this way, whoever engulfs the most people will become the leader of the shepherds of various states. A thorn in the side, a thorn in the flesh.

Zhang Yan didn't want to be this kind of early bird. Li Damu and the others seemed tough, but in fact, as Guo Jia and Guan Yu analyzed, they were just a team of refugees who could not fight for a long time. Even Zhang Yan looked down on them.

However, when he heard that Li Damu and the others were divided into two and that one of them had invaded Bingzhou, Zhang Yan was so angry that he almost didn't lead the army directly to intercept Li Damu and the others. Just don't say that the forces in Youzhou and Bingzhou are enemies, the key is to keep a low profile.

This Li Damu and the others really ate the courage of the ambitious leopards. First they invaded Youzhou, frightened the timid people in the court, and angered Gongsun Zan, who was so bold. In the end, Gongsun Zan led the cavalry to drive them away and was captured. 5 people.

It's a good thing now, it's not a big deal to rob Zhongshan in Jizhou, they even extended their hands to Bingzhou, and it's an important military place like Yanmen, Zhang Yan was almost scared into a cold sweat.

It's not that Zhang Yan is timid, but that Zhang Yan is sensible enough. Whoever Gongsun Xu is, he must have a second hand in doing things. Now that Li Damu and the others are invading Bingzhou, Zhang Yan concludes that this Black Mountain army probably won't be able to return.

Gongsun Xu is different from Gongsun Zan, he has no one in Bingzhou who can restrain him, besides, Li Damu and the others are purely trying to break ground on the head of Tai Sui.

After thinking about this, Zhang Yan immediately ordered to seize the time to raise food and grass, and not to let go of any big and powerful households with a bad reputation in the local area. At most half a month, Zhang Yan must lead his army back to Montenegro.

This time, Zhang Yan felt a little unreliable in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that the food and grass for the winter hadn't been raised, he really wanted to go back now, but in the current situation, this was the only way to go.

(End of this chapter)