I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 42, Liu Yu's worries
After the defenders left by Xu Wei had defended for 10 days, according to Xu Wei's order, they withdrew from Hukou Pass on a dark and windy night, and then marched all the way to Yanmen County to chase Xu Wei and the others. .

When Gongsun Zan and the others came, the Hukou Pass was empty and there was no one there, and the two sides met at Hukou Pass.

"My lord, what should we do now?" Gongsun Zan asked.

Liu Yu didn't know how to answer for a while. Originally, the scope of their operations was Jizhou, but now Xu Wei has fled to Bingzhou, and is still fleeing to Taiyuan County. Strictly speaking, he has crossed the border now, and he should return to Jizhou Go and wipe out the Yellow Turban bandits in eastern Jidong.

However, 20 people from the Leigong Department marched towards Taiyuan County. If they left, the entire Bingzhou would be empty. No one could stop Leigong and his actions. Taiyuan County and even the entire Bingzhou might be occupied by Leigong.

Not to mention the occupation of Bingzhou by the Ministry of Leigong, even if Taiyuan County is occupied by the Ministry of Leigong, it is a big deal. You must know that although Taiyuan County is poor, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It's troublesome, even more troublesome than Lei Gong's occupation of Jizhou. At that time, it will be another trouble in Xiliang, and now the imperial court has no financial resources to put down two rebellious forces at the same time.

Liu Bei saw Liu Yu's difficulty and said: "Your Excellency, you can report the situation here to the court. At the same time, your subordinates and Bogui led the cavalry to chase after the Leigong Ministry. They had 20 old and weak women and children. They only walked for ten days. Marching 20 miles is less than 300 miles, and it only takes 2 days for the cavalry to chase them. Presumably, Lei Gong would not have thought that we would catch up with them so quickly. When the time comes, we will catch them by surprise. Let's hold back the Leigong Department and wait for the adults to lead the troops, our [-] elites are enough to wipe out the Leigong Department."

After all, Liu Yu was one of the few officials in the late Han Dynasty. Compared with his own official position, he cared more about how to eliminate Xu Wei and the others, so he thought for a while and said: "This official will write to the emperor to explain the situation here. Let it go like this, Bogui, you and Xuande bring cavalry to chase after him, destroy Lei Gong if there is a chance, and delay Lei Gong if there is no chance!"

Gongsun Zan knew that he could avenge his shame and said happily: "This subordinate will definitely cut off Lei Gong's dog's head and hand it over to the lord!"

"Soldiers are precious, and your subordinates should go after Lei Gong now!"

After finishing speaking, Gongsun Zan happily led his [-] cavalry to march in the direction of Xu Wei's troops.

Only the judge smiled wryly at the side: "My lord, Lord Gongsun and the others are afraid that they will return without success. There are many mountains in Bingzhou. If the Ministry of Leigong knows the whereabouts of Lord Gongsun and the others and hides on the mountain, it is impossible for Lord Gongsun to charge with cavalry." up the hill!

The subordinates thought that what Lei Gong and the others did in Jizhou should be known to the nobles in Bingzhou. They didn't want their families to be ruined, and they would definitely recruit troops to resist Lei Gong's tribe. It can be said that after Lei Gong decided to go north, he had little effect on the court. My lord, why bother to be blamed by the court for this matter. "

Compared with the Great Plains of Jizhou, the entire Bingzhou has only a few small basins, and other places are full of mountains. It can be said that the cavalry does not have a strong advantage here, and the judges do not think that Lei Gong, who has become a bereaved dog, still has strength Capture the big cities like Jinyang.

It is true that the imperial court has no soldiers in Bingzhou, but this does not mean that the nobles in Jizhou have no soldiers in Bingzhou. You must know that the nobles in Jizhou are still scholarly heirs and have thousands of servants, but the clans in Bingzhou are generals. How could they lack private soldiers? ?

Not to mention 10 private soldiers of these aristocrats, 100 to [-] can still be recruited. With so many troops, it is enough to protect the important cities of Bingzhou. Dazhou does not even have a population of [-] million, and a county seat may even have a thousand people. From the perspective of the judge, Lei Gong and the wilderness of such a wilderness will be occupied. As long as the imperial court sends troops to guard important places, they can kill Lei Gong even if they are hungry. Department starved to death.

Liu Yu smiled wryly and said: "You still underestimate this Lei Gong. Back then, other yellow scarf thieves were attacking and looting in Jizhou. But he thought of farming in Weijun. Although his policy of farming in Weijun was useless because he abandoned Weijun, but But it can also be seen that this Lei Gong has a lot of ambitions. If he takes root in Bingzhou, he will probably be more troubled than Zhang Jiao back then. We have seen the strength of the Lei Gong Department before, and it is not inferior to the most elite of the big man Frontier Army, I am worried that if he really captures Jinyang and occupies the entire Taiyuan County, such an ambitious bandit will not allow him to develop!"

Although the judge didn't agree with Liu Yu's words, he had to admit that the Leigong Department was powerful and not an ordinary yellow scarf thief.

After Gongsun Zan left, Liu Yu also set off towards Taiyuan County with an army of 2.

At the same time, he was surprised to find that Lei Gong's reputation in Bingzhou was actually very good, and it seemed that he was not the same person who robbed the place in Jizhou.

He carefully inquired about what Xu Wei was doing in Bingzhou, and found that Xu Wei could actually make more than 20 tribesmen commit no crimes against the common people, and the business was extremely fair, and he was even willing to pay twice the price. Difficult to do.

Liu Yu heard the news and said to the judge with a serious face: "Look at this Lei Gong, he is actually buying people's hearts in Bingzhou. It seems that he has really taken over his own territory in Bingzhou."

The judge also changed his view of Xu Wei at this time: "The imperial court must pay attention to this Lei Gong. If he does not die, I am afraid that he will be a bandit like Zhang Jiao who is causing the world's cholera."

However, he looked at Liu Yu worriedly and said, "My lord, we only have 3 soldiers. It's easy to defeat Lei Gong's department with this force, but Lei Gong himself is extremely brave, so it's very difficult to kill Lei Gong."

Liu Yu looked at the north and said helplessly, "I can only hope that Bogui can bring us good news."

Shangdang County, Wu Township.

Gongsun Zan is galloping on the road of Shangdang with 1 cavalry.

He spat out a mouthful of sand and said, "How can this Lei Gong be so good at running? It's been more than 300 miles, and they still can't be seen! He really brought 20 old and weak women and children?"

It's no wonder that Gongsun Zan was suspicious. He drove for more than 300 miles in two days. He thought he could catch up with Lei Gongbu, but until now he hadn't seen Lei Gongbu's shadow.

Liu Bei on the side said: "My little brother made some inquiries and found out that the Lei Gong Department passed by here 7 days ago."

Gongsun Zan said happily, "Does that mean we can catch up to the Lei Gong Department within a day at most?"

More than 20 people marched for 10 miles, which means 7 miles in 70 days.The cavalry can catch up in half a day at most, even if they walk 20 miles, it only takes a day.

Lei Gong can finally be caught!
(End of this chapter)