Chapter 532 Early Spring, Beginning
In early spring, the clouds gradually spread. Under the sky, the sun shines down, dragging people out, and the shadow of the horse is on the ground, which is black. The figures of countless war horses and people are scattering and trampling on them. In front of the waiting field, the black shadows are winding. A cavalry is swirling in a row, rushing towards this side. Amid the loud shouts of "stop", the horses are neatly pulled at a distance of fifty feet, and then lined up, pressing the knife and tying the rope, with awesome momentum. The cavalry guarded by these horses are not many, only five hundred cavalry, and almost all of them have knotted hairs, combed out more than ten small braids with their shoulders hanging off, their bodies are tall and covered with armor, carrying long-bowers, and they carry a scimitar on the side. On their dark and callous face, they look straight ahead with a firm look, but they intentionally or unintentionally reveal a fanatic atmosphere.
The wind blew over, and the huge wolf flag raised high was rushing.
The figures led by five hundred cavalrymen rushed forward for a distance. When the cloak behind him was rolling and waving, in front of the tens of thousands of Wuhuan cavalry formations opposite, Gu Jin, Pufulu Colodon, and the four of them in the Lou team quickly took off their horses and strode towards them. They learned the etiquette of the Han army, half-kneeled and bowed in unison: "I have seen the Wolf King!"
In the golden early spring light, Gongsun Zhi rode on the wise shadow, his eyes swept over the Wuhuan cavalry lined up over there, and waved to the half-kneeling four people, "Get up." He narrowed his eyes and spoke softly.
"This time I went to the Western Regions, mainly food and grass, so I only prepared dry food for you for ten days. The rest should be found on your own way. Wuyuan, Shuofang, Yunzhong County, I have sent someone to inform them. The robbed food will be handed over to them and will be transferred back to Shanggu County. Your logistics supplies can also be replenished there, and the robbed gold, silver and wealth will be exchanged with the merchants there."
On February 2nd day, the Dragon raised its head, and the Wuhuan cavalry, who were preparing for two months, finally dispatched the most elite cavalry team, which were generally young and strong, and skillful archery and horse proficiency was one of the necessary conditions. During this period, Shanggu County arranged for officials to publicize the robbed property in the villages where they gathered. There were two layers of food that belonged to them and they did not have to hand over their own income. This time, the Wuhuan family who participated in the plundering of the west could receive monthly grain subsidies from the government.
As Wuhuan people, who were mainly nomads, they were a little reluctant to come to Shanggu County to engage in production. Now, when they learned about such an opportunity, the number of people participating in the selection accounted for almost one-third of the more than 200,000 Wuhuan people. For them, even though they did not understand the situation in the Western Regions, they had more or less heard merchants traveling around the country talk about the wealth there.
Many people are already jealous.
As the sun shone, Gongsun Zhi rubbed Jueying's mane and looked at the four people standing respectfully over there. On the horse's back, the wolf king was thirty-two, and his face became rough and majestic during the years of conquest. Every line would dye large areas of land red. This time, more corpses would accumulate at his feet.
"People want to eat, wolves want to eat meat. When you go over, whoever blocks the way will kill him." He tightened the reins, leaned forward slightly, and his words were low and fierce: "......I will see food in half a year."
Gongsun Zhi pulled his horse and waved: "Go!"
"yes!"
The four of them all turned over the horses, and the desolate horns were blowing in the sky. The cavalry who was sending orders rang in the middle of the array and shouted. The huge square formation slowly turned its direction, and when the dust was raised, the horse's hooves stepped out together, and then thunder broke out on the ground. The undulating cavalry formation swept away like a surging wave.
In the near future, they will join the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei cavalry in Dingran, and under the guidance of the supervising cavalry, heading towards the grasslands to the west, and launch locust-like plunder in the Western Regions.
"Go back to the barracks."
Gongsun Zhi looked at the Wuhuan army gradually fading away, turned his head to Li Ke beside him, and Dian Wei whispered, riding his horse toward the northern military camp twenty miles eastward, and the guard wolf cavalry behind him turned quietly and ran with his back. As the horse's hooves hit the ground like drum beats, the military camp outside the three gates of the city had become noisy, and a large number of pack horses pulled the shaft chariot and made a squeaking sound to the city. The craftsmen in the camp kept beating next to the burning stove, repairing weapons and armor, and their muscles were covered with sweat stains.
The soldiers on patrol walked through the huge camp and heard the sound of horse hooves galloping outside. Occasionally, they stopped and turned to look. Five hundred cavalry rushed into the gate. The guards along the way were lifted one by one by the soldiers, giving up a corridor. In front of the tent in the middle, more than ten generals in the army stood tall and waited there. The black horse was running and stopped at twenty steps away. Gongsun Zhi dismounted and threw the horse whip to the soldiers who came to lead the horse. He strode to meet Li Ru, who was waiting, "How are you doing?"
"Just wait for the lord to give the order."
When Li Ru replied in the back, Gongsun Zhi, who had strode over, raised his hand and bowed to Lu Bu, who was wearing the golden-locked beast-face and swallowed his head armor: "Mr. Wen, please!"
The latter also nodded and bowed. The guard guarding the tent buzzed with a gun handle, straightening his backbone. The generals standing and waiting around followed the two of them into the tent.
The brazier was lit on the wooden rack, and the fire shone on the walking figure. He sat on the colorful tiger-skin chair, raised his hand and pressed it quietly. The generals who were entering one after another separated the sides and sat down. Just like Pan Feng, who was playing in the past, had a solemn face, straightened his back, and sat upright in front of him.
"The Wuhuan cavalry has set out westward and will soon join forces with the Xianbei and the other 10,000 cavalry of the Southern Xiongnu to launch a sweep. Perhaps some of you are confused. If you don't have to use 30,000 cavalry, why do you want me, Han people to do it yourself?"
Among the generals, Wen Chou, Jiao Chu, and Zhang Nan raised their heads and looked at each other, then they heard Gongsun Zhi's voice continue to come.
"The battle between Han brothers and not allowing foreigners to intervene is my bottom line. Just like the battle in Jizhou, it almost made up all the family's fortunes, and the Xianbei people came over. Some people must have laughed at me in their hearts... But the bottom line is the bottom line, and there is nothing to say."
His eyes were cold and he was in a different state from his home.
"... Last year, we stockpiled grain in preparation for the three armies to set off. Youzhou and Bingzhou must have to eat it. I think Cao Cao was about to take action on Xudu's side. He had no worries about food. The terrain of the Central Plains was open and the speed of the march was more convenient than us. Therefore, we couldn't afford to delay it in time. We had to take the You and Bingzhou first before we could have the opportunity to confront him. If we warmed up in March, it would be too late."
Qianzhao stood up and bowed: "Chief, just order it."
Gongsun Zhi waved his hand to let him sit down, "This time, the attack on the city and the village are the main force, and the Youyan infantry are the main force, led by Zou Dan and Gongsun Yue, the White Wolf Cavalry, the Heishan Cavalry are the left and right wings, and the new army formed by Pan Feng is the rear army. With Changping as the base camp, the first to arrive in Anle, then attack the fox slaves, and the troops forced Yuyang County."
"yes!"
Among the crowd, Zhao Yun, Yan Rou, Qianzhao, Zou Dan, and Gongsun Yue, who was in his early fifties, stood up and bowed. Pan Feng slapped his chest: "Chief, don't worry, Old Pan will definitely bring you a few cities back!"
On the big chair, Gongsun Zhi's order was still issued: "Go to Xinyanmen County, Xu Rong, Xiliang Army, and Guo Si went south to conquer the cities and threatened Taiyuan." His eyes then fell on the mighty figure of the first person beside him. "Wen Hou, his prestige in Bingzhou is unattainable, so I will ask you all the way."
Lu Bu looked at him and nodded: "...of course."
The rest of the people expressed their opinions, but the number of troops was limited, and the food and grass supported was only enough for 50,000 people to march, so they naturally could not be sent to the two states. Gongsun Zhi comforted them for a while and looked at Li Ru: "In addition, before the deportation, I will send people to Liaodong first, inform Gongsun Kang, and ask him to send troops to capture Youbeiping."
He gently tapped his fingers on the handrail, his lips spread out and his white teeth, and his voice was low: "...But if he dares to take the city for himself, tell him to go home and prepare the coffin."
After the words fell, the military controversy before the war was temporarily over. When Gongsun Zhi walked out of the commander's tent, the war drums had already sounded in the military camp. The golden skylight shone down. In the camp, countless tents opened curtains, soldiers wore armor and carried weapons. The war horses galloped out of the gate. Su Ren, the cavalry commander who was carrying a wide sword, shouted loudly: "Get together!!"
The dense drum beats continued. When we left the city, someone ran to pass the orders on the four gates of the city tower. The huge drums were also ringing after a while.
Dong!
Dongdong
On the long street, pedestrians stopped and watched when they heard the sound of drums from afar. Then they were exclaiming in front of them, and quickly retreated to both sides. A large number of chariots passed through the sights like long dragons. The granary in the west of the city, the officials who received the order rode to the station and led a team of soldiers to open the warehouse where the food was sealed.
The golden millet and the grains flowed out and overwhelmed the insteps.
"Prepare to load the vehicle and transport foreign military camps"
As people screamed, the posture of war had already opened.
Chapter completed!