Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 99 Gongsun Zan

Chapter 99

At the same time, in the prefect's mansion of Guangzong City, Zhang Liang was losing his temper with a face full of anger.In the Yellow Turban opposite Zhang Liang, all the generals were silent.

"They're all a bunch of trash, and 1000 people can't catch up to one Lu Bu? Could it be that Lu Bu can fly?" Zhang Liang looked at Guan Hai, a little furious.

It turned out that after Guan Hai returned to Guangzong, he felt that he had no way to explain to Zhang Liang, and he was even less willing to tell about his defeat by Lu Bu.So he kept on doing nothing, and simply said that he had not found Lu Bu.Anyway, the thousand Yellow Turban soldiers who went out with Guan Hai were all Guan Hai's die-hard brothers, and no one would betray Guan Hai for this matter.

Zhang Liang looked at Guan Hai in front of him. Although he was angry, he couldn't do anything to Guan Hai. After all, Guan Hai was the number one general of the Yellow Turbans, and it was the time for employing people. Zhang Liang didn't want to deal with Guan Hai because of this matter.

"Report."

Zhang Liang was angry when he saw a soldier rushing in.He held a secret letter in his hand.

Zhang Liang took the secret letter, opened it, his face suddenly became ugly, his heart beat wildly, the pain of heart-wrenching pain spread all over his body, and he slumped back on his throne, his whole body Suddenly seemed to be much older.

"What happened to the general?" Seeing Zhang Liang's gaffe, a middle-aged man stood up and asked.

This person, about the same age as Zhang Liang, is an old man in the Yellow Turban Army, quite powerful, seeing Zhang Liang's expression change, he asked.If it were other generals, although they would be shocked, they would not dare to ask casually like this, because they don't know whether they should ask or not.This person is none other than Zhang Niujiao.

Zhang Liang glanced at Zhang Niujiao, opened his mouth, but did not speak, but handed the secret letter in his hand to Zhang Niujiao.

It turned out that this secret letter was sent by Zhou Cang, and it was naturally the news of Zhang Bao's death.This news is not intended to be a thunderbolt against the Yellow Turban army.Zhang Bao could even imagine that when Zhang Jiao heard the news, Zhang Jiao might lose his life. Thinking of this, Zhang Liang was so upset that he couldn't care less about being angry at Lu Bu's departure.

"Report, report to General Bingzhou that Dingyuan's army has appeared fifty miles west of the city?" Suddenly another yellow scarf soldier rushed in to report.

"How many people do they have?" Zhang Liang didn't respond, but Zhang Niujiao was the first to ask.

"General Qi, the number of officers and troops is about [-]." The soldier replied.

It turned out that Ding Yuan came all the way from Bingzhou. Originally, there were only [-] soldiers, but he accepted many Dong Zhuo's defeated soldiers on the road, and the number of defeated soldiers was [-]. In this way, Ding Yuan's army suddenly exploded to [-]. Lu Zhi's prestige that day.

After hearing this amount, Zhang Niujiao nodded secretly, his face much calmer.

"Seventy thousand, although it's a lot, it's not a lot, and it's still within the range allowed by our army's strength." It turned out that Zhang Niujiao was counting the number of the enemy and our armies.Originally Guangzong had 22 Yellow Turbans, but Zhang Jiao had taken away 12 when he went to Montenegro. Now there are only [-] Yellow Turbans stationed in Guangzong City. Although it is not easy to deal with [-] officials, it is not impossible.

"Report."

As soon as Zhang Niujiao finished speaking, another soldier rushed in and reported to Zhang Liang:

"General Qi, an army of officers appeared seventy miles to the north of the city. They fought under the banner of Gongsun Zan of Peking. There were about [-] of them."

It turned out that Gongsun Zan had only brought [-] soldiers with him, but along the way, he also took in many officers who had been defeated by the Yellow Turbans, and the number of troops near Guangzong exploded to [-].

Hearing this soldier's words, everyone in the hall, including Zhang Liang, Zhang Niujiao and the generals, panicked.

"How come there are so many officers and soldiers?" A yellow turban general called out.

It has always been the Yellow Turban Army that fights more and fights less, but now it turns out that the official army has more troops than the Yellow Turbans, how can this battle be fought?
"The army is so powerful, what should our army do?" Zhang Liang was also moved when he heard the news. Although it was hard to believe, he still asked the generals.

In fact, Zhang Liang knew very well the reason why Zhang Jiao retreated to Montenegro, but now that Zhang Liang is the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, he cannot easily say that he is retreating. This needs to be said by the people below, so that even if he makes a mistake in the future, no one will It was Zhang Liang's fault, and the most suitable person to say this was Zhang Niujiao.

Zhang Niujiao's proposal to retreat was enough weight to convince the generals of the Yellow Turbans. At this time, Zhang Liang's eyes turned to Zhang Niujiao.

Zhang Niujiao smacked his lips and understood what Zhang Liang meant.

"Now the government and the army are attacking from two directions. The strength is too great. It is not something we can contend with now. Instead of making unnecessary sacrifices, it is better to quit Guangzong and go to Montenegro to join General Tiangong, keep a useful body, and rebuild the universe." Zhang Niujiao Kankan said.

Just after Zhang Niujiao finished speaking, he scanned the generals and waited for their reactions.It was Zhang Liang who slapped the table and stood up first to express his opinion.

"Dashuai Zhang's words are a coincidence. I have already figured it out. Staying in Guangzong will be a disaster, but going to Montenegro is a bright future. This matter is decided in this way. Everyone, go back and prepare immediately. The army will leave the city in a quarter of an hour. "

In fact, when Zhang Liang got the news of Zhang Bao's death, Zhang Liang no longer had the determination to fight. Now that he saw Ding Yuan and Gongsun Zan coming with strong troops, he was even more reluctant to stay.These are just the two armies of the imperial court. If other princes came to kill them, how could Guangzong bear it.Not to mention far away, Huangfusong and Yuan Shao from Beihai may all take the opportunity to attack.

Zhang Liang didn't give the generals any chance to argue, so he used Tianming's calculations as a guise to directly decide what to think about the army. Anyway, he is the general of the land and the leader of the Yellow Turban Dao. Who would dare to doubt his calculations and military orders? Woolen cloth?
A quarter of an hour later, the Yellow Turban Army withdrew from Guangzong City in mighty force, leaving only a mess in the city.Originally, when Zhang Jiao retreated, he had already taken away food and farm tools. Although Zhang Liang left in a panic, he searched Guangzong City again. There was really nothing left to take with him, so he just ran away. He went to Montenegro.

Several hours later, Ding Yuan finally led his troops to occupy the entire Guangzong City.

"Lord Inspector, we have already checked. The entire Guangzong City is now completely empty. The Yellow Turban Army took all the food and supplies when they left. Now we can't get any supplements from Guangzong City?" Gao Shun walked outside. Come in and report to Ding Yuan.

"The Yellow Turban Army left really cleanly, leaving nothing behind." Ding Yuan said playfully with deep eyes. "It's such an empty city, Dong Zhuo, that trash, couldn't take it down, and was defeated by the Yellow Turban instead. I really don't know how Dong Zhuo got along in Xiliang. Could it be that he only curry favor with the ten servants?"

When Ding Yuan said this, all the generals burst into laughter. Ding Yuan did not mean to speak ill of Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo’s new defeat cast a shadow over the officers and soldiers. To stabilize the morale of the armed forces, not to mention that Ding Yuan has recruited many of Dong Zhuo's subordinates, he also needs to use this to ease the shadow of their failure.

"My lord, what should we do now? It depends on the situation that the Yellow Turban army has left soon. Should our army pursue it immediately?" Gao Shun did not continue talking about Dong Zhuo, but asked about the current actions.

"No need, the Yellow Turban Army is on the verge of retreat. People of insight from all over the world will join forces to attack it. I believe that the retreat of the Yellow Turban Army will not be smooth. Our army only needs to rest for a while, and we will deal a fatal blow to the Yellow Turban Army in the future." , this battle of the Yellow Turban can be settled." Ding Yuan looked at the generals, and said every word, his tone showed Ding Yuan's calmness and sophistication.

"Hahaha, Ding Yuan is Ding Yuan. Sure enough, his calculations are deep. This time, I, Gongsun Zan, was one step behind you in rushing to help Guangzong. It's all these useless guys who are holding me back." Ding Yuan had just finished speaking. , I heard a voice, followed the reputation, and a slightly thin middle-aged man appeared at the door. This man's eyes shot out, but it was the Beiping prefect Gongsun Zan.While talking, Gongsun Zan looked at the generals behind him. These generals were rescued by Gongsun Zan from the Yellow Turban on the way.At this time, these people were all cautious. Although Gongsun Zan didn't want to see them, they still smiled and flattered them.

"Hahaha, these people are also officials of my great man, and they are responsible for guarding the land. Although the Yellow Turban is powerful, they are able to fight against the Yellow Turban, which is not a disgrace to our great man officials." Ding Yuan had already received a secret report, knowing that Gongsun Zan was on the way, Many officers and soldiers who were captured by the Yellow Turban Army were taken in, and naturally they knew the origins of these officials.

Ding Yuan's words made him appear to be much wiser than Gongsun Zan.Gongsun Zan has been stationed in Beiping all the year round, and he hates the foreigners deeply, but if there are foreigners who refuse to listen to his orders, Gongsun Zan will lead his troops to kill them, so he has developed the temperament of bossing around and looking down on cowardly officials.But how can the government in the interior be as strong as Gongsun Zan's Beiping?So Ding Yuan didn't mean to blame these officials.This is the difference between a state governor and a frontier prefect.

"Forget about these stupid things, since you won Guangzong first, I should also do my best, how about this, you lend me some of the grain and grass captured by Guangzong, and I will set off immediately to destroy the Yellow Turbans. Originally, the food and grass I brought was enough, but after taking in these guys who don’t have it, the food and grass seem to be a bit stretched.” Gongsun Zan said to Ding Yuan with a shy smile.

It turned out that the 3 people in Gongsun Zan's headquarters were not short of food, but later 3 defeated soldiers from various places were recruited. In this way, the 5 people had enough food to feed the [-] horses, and some of them could not be supplied. They were collecting food, but the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou had been in trouble for several months now, and they really couldn't get any food. Although Gongsun Zan's Beiping had some food, it must be only a county, and the output was really limited, so he had to ask Ding Yuan According to the history of the governor, Ding Yuan must be the lord of a state, and he is richer than Gongsun Zan no matter what.

But this was not all Gongsun Zan had in mind.You must know that Gongsun Zan is the prefect, but Ding Yuan is the governor. The official positions of the two are not on the same level. It stands to reason that when the two of them brought troops to Guangzong, Gongsun Zan would listen to Ding Yuan.But Gongsun Zan is such a proud person. Youzhou Mu Liuyu is Gongsun Zan's immediate boss, and the Han family respects relatives. If Gongsun Zan doesn't look down on him, how could he be willing to listen to Ding Yuan's orders? So at the beginning, Gongsun Zan didn't think about it. To have a good relationship with Ding Yuan.I just came to report and let Ding Yuan know by the way, and then Gongsun Zan was going to lead his troops away to face the Yellow Turban alone.And the matter of asking for food is to try Ding Yuan, anyway, Gongsun Zan will do it alone whether Ding Yuan gives food or not.

(End of this chapter)