Chapter 569
Yu Fuluo returned to Xihe County that day, but he still stayed Huchuquan to command three thousand Hun cavalry.
Since we learned that there were bilateral stirrups and high bridge saddles, the Huns naturally had to find ways to equip them. The three thousand cavalry trained in the subsequent generation naturally became Huns riding and shooting archers who could use small shields to fight melee.
After all, the Huns had officially joined the Han Dynasty. Liu Tao wanted to change the clothes of these three thousand Hun soldiers, but was rejected by Hu Chuquan.
The important thing about the Hun cavalry is speed. Iron armor will drag down the speed of the horses running. Moreover, the Hun cavalry is not adapted to the iron armor, so it is better to give some time to adapt slowly. If you temporarily get used to equipment you are unaccustomed to, problems will be easily caused.
When Liu Tao heard this, he did not force himself. He led three thousand Hun cavalry and imperial guards to set out on the expedition. At Huguan, he met with Huang Zhong's troops and began to set out towards the front line.
"Zi Ming, I've been silent for so long, I feel unwilling to accept it?" Liu Tao looked at Wen Chou. Huang Zhong was fine. He was still at the age of the same person, and he gradually became Buddhist. Fortunately, his martial arts were maintained well.
Sometimes Liu Tao also felt that if he didn't find a way to stimulate him, he probably didn't have enough fighting spirit. Then he suddenly understood why Zhuge Liang had to provoke him before using Huang Zhong.
"The last general... is indeed a little unwilling to accept..." Wen Chou wanted to make some polite comments, but in the end he confessed.
When he came with Yan Liang, he was the one who came to rule the cavalry, but because he was not good at riding and shooting, Yan Liang went up and made a lot of contributions over the years, but he was relatively dull.
According to his resume, he was indeed promoted, but he had no real record and he still lacked some prestige in the army.
"The trump cards are kept for critical moments. General Anton's headquarters is the trump cards this time!" Liu Tao smiled, "Hansheng, Ye Yi and Ziming, you must perform well in the actual battle to destroy the country this time!"
"Abide by the order!" The three of them responded one after another, and their fighting spirit gradually began to rise.
At the same time, the fact that Dai County and Qingzhou surrendered to the Han Dynasty one after another naturally spread to Yuan Shao and Liu Bei.
Yuan Shao angrily accused Zang Ba and Zhu Ling of being ungrateful and being traitors in the court. Then he had to face a harsh fact that they had no way out and this war was likely to turn into a war of destruction of the country.
"I want to be the emperor to personally fight!" Yuan Shao knew that this was not a leisurely time, and he had to devote all his efforts to face Liu Tao. It happened that he was also the emperor to personally fight.
The attack plan specifically targeted at Liu Tao may be taken advantage of the opportunity to launch...
"Your Majesty, what should I do with Dai County?" Xu You asked. After all, the Xianbei went south and needed a place to come down.
"At this point, there is nothing to worry about!" Yuan Shao thought for a while and replied, "Contact Yanhan, hoping that they can open the passage in Shanggu County and put down Xianbei."
I originally wanted to say that the Xianbei would harm Dai County and then go south. After defeating Liu Tao in this way, maybe I could take advantage of the situation to go north and occupy Dai County first. In this situation, I would like to take good care of Liu Tao's side first.
"Abide by the order!" Xu You received the order and then immediately went to make arrangements.
He didn't ask whether Liu Bei would release him. Dai County was occupied by the Northern Han Dynasty. Now the Northern Han army is afraid that it has entered Dai County garrison.
For Yan Han, regaining Dai County may be the top priority. To do this, you must work together with Jin State. Even the Xianbei soldiers need to rely on the help.
In fact, Xu You guessed correctly. When Gongsun Zan first arrived in Shanggu County, he received news that the prefect of Dai County had announced his surrender to Liu Tao. In theory, the prefect announced his surrender, which would be at most a city surrender.
However, Fu Rui had been the prefect of Dai County since Emperor Ling, and his prestige here was higher than that of Liu Bei. Therefore, he wanted to surrender, so of course the whole county surrendered together.
In fact, some officials were afraid that Liu Tao would come over and that as long as he was defeated, he would be nothing. Now that he surrendered, at least he could take the imperial examination and then retain his official position.
In addition, the recognition of Yan Han in Dai County is indeed not very high...
After losing the Imperial County, Gongsun Zan had to adjust his strategy and start to strengthen the walls and clear the fields from Shanggu County. At this time, the envoy sent by Liu Bei came over, explaining what Yuan Shao meant.
"Why should the Xianbei people intervene when they are obviously able to solve something that they are the generals?" As a standard hawkish general, Gongsun Zan obviously did not intend to rely on the power of the Hu people.
"General, this battle cannot be missed, please be careful." Tian Yu, as a military advisor, came forward, "Besides, this is what Your Majesty mean..."
The most important thing is to put the Xianbei people in and lose, so there is at least some explanation. If Gongsun Zan doesn't let them in and lose, then he will either be idle or he will have to make trouble, learn from Zhang Chao and drag Liu Bei down and become the emperor by himself.
However, with Gongsun Zan's reputation in Yanhan, he probably had not caused any rebellion and had been destroyed.
"Forget it, let it go, just this time!" Gongsun Zan also knew the priorities of the matter. Although he was dissatisfied, he had to wave his hand and announce the switch. He was definitely asked, "Where has the Northern Han army been?"
"I have entered Dai County and started to rest there. Considering the war period, local officials have not been removed for the time being, but they are just allowed to maintain public order." Tian Yu replied that Liu Bei also attached great importance to intelligence work.
There is no way to collect more information, at least some basic information is OK.
"Do you know the specific location?" Gongsun Zan continued to ask.
"Camp outside Gaoliu City." Tian Yu replied. Gaoliu was the county seat of Dai County. It was normal for the Northern Han army to hand over the past.
"According to the original plan, then I will let my white horse follow you and meet the other party first!" Gongsun Zan raised his lips slightly and immediately issued an order.
"General, Baima Yicheng is the trump card, and the trump card should be used last. Let General Tian and the general who fight against the rebels play a round first?" Tian Yu reminded.
General Tian is Tian Kai, the one who was appointed as the governor of Qingzhou by Gongsun Zan in history, is now in the army; General Gongsun Du, who was in the rebellion, failed to become the prefect of Liaodong because of Xu Rong. After all, Dong Zhuo was completely terrified when he was in power.
However, Gongsun Du still entered the sight of Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan with his outstanding performance and became the general who fought against rebellion.
His two sons, Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong, also served as officials one after another, one served as county magistrate in the local area and the other served as a ward.
During this expedition, Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Du, Gongsun Zan and Tian Kai were generals and Tian Yu was military advisors. In the end, there were three generals of the Gongsun clan. In order not to be wrong, Tian Yu could only call him his official position, but could not call him his name.
"It's rare to have a treasure in your hand. If you don't try your power, how can you know how to achieve the maximum effect?" Gongsun Zan retorted that the treasure in his hand can only be used for one army.
"Leave it to the general who challenged the rebels, if it's just a test of its power," Tian Yu replied.
"You are right, right?" Gongsun Zan was a little unhappy. He actually wanted to have fun, but he didn't give it to him, so he became dissatisfied.
"I am just doing my duty." Tian Yu was helpless. Gongsun Zan's personality is not only reckless, but also doesn't like others to refute him. If it weren't for the war, he would have had problems long ago.
"Anyway, it's just harassing in the early stage, so whoever goes is different..." Gongsun Zan also had his opinion, "If the most powerful one is the White Horse Yicheng, and even equipped with treasures, we can't cause actual damage to them, then we have to change our strategy. In addition, it is precisely because we use the trump card as soon as we go up that we can beat the opponent unexpectedly!"
If you say that, unless the opponent is also a reckless man, the enemy will treat it carefully any time he attacks for the first time... well, consuming some spell scrolls and other things on the other side will be considered a reward.
Gongsun Zan's troops entered Shanggu County, and the secret guards of the Jinyiwei hidden in the city had immediately sent the information to the front line through special channels and handed it to Zhang Fei.
"Ha! He only brought an army of ten thousand, but he actually dared to stop us?" Zhang Fei laughed.
This time, not only Yan Liang and Zhao Yun were under his command, but Zhang Liao, who was 22 years old this year, was also under his command; at the same time, Fang Yue, the "Hanoi general" also went to fight with the army at this moment.
The entire army had 5,000 soldiers, including 1,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry. The logistics and supplies were 6,000, and 500 siege camps.
Five thousand people, basically, with the blessing of spells, it would be impossible to fight thirty or forty thousand people. The opponent only had 10,000 people, but he actually dared to fight. I don’t know if it was courage or recklessness.
In Zhang Fei's opinion, the other party only needs to dispatch 30,000 people, or even 50,000 people to fight with them. At least to this extent, the fight will not be so boring.
"General, since the other party dares to fight, it means that the other party has the confidence. It is not suitable to start a full war before it is tested." Du Xi, as a military advisor, followed the army and came forward to persuade him after hearing this.
Their duty is to capture Dai County. In fact, Dai County has already captured it, so their mission can be considered complete.
Of course, this result made Zhang Fei very dissatisfied. Just as Guan Yu planned to enter Pei County earlier, and even to the bottom of Pengcheng, but the other party chose to surrender and surrender Pei County.
I was ready to do a big fight, but it ended before it even started, and I felt very uncomfortable.
So it was inevitable that Zhang Fei replied: "Don't the other party come here to kill us, and we still have to wait here?"
"Dai County originally belonged to Youzhou, so the other party could not sit idly by and take over Dai County like this. The fight will inevitably be able to fight, but we should be treated with caution. At least before His Majesty finishes his fight, we cannot advance rashly." Du Xi replied.
"I understand, I understand!" Zhang Fei waved his hand, "I will take a look at Dai County. Do they dare to fight over and fight us!"
Maybe Tian Yu was guessed correctly, and the generals they were facing also liked recklessness...
Chapter completed!