People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 21 Gongsun Zan: Go kill the chicken!

"Tell me exactly what happened!"

Upon hearing that the Yellow Turbans were lurking in his area, Gongsun Zan was not panicked but rather became excited. However, he did not rush to react but first called the person who brought the news.

The person in front of him was the steward of the wealthy family that had been robbed. When the Yellow Turbans broke into the manor, only the back wall was left unguarded. This gave the steward an opportunity to escape by climbing a ladder, and then hurried to the county on horseback to ask for help.

After hearing what the housekeeper said, Gongsun Zan remembered that there was indeed a wealthy family thirty miles to the south. Although it was not a noble family, it was also a powerful family in the area. He had had some dealings with the head of the family several times before.

Gongsun Zan actually didn't care whether this wealthy family lived or died, but he had to suppress the Yellow Turbans. He was just worried that he had no place to accumulate merit, and now this merit had been delivered to his doorstep.

"Let the county magistrate know that the Yellow Turbans are all bald, without even a beard. They are very fierce in battle. Our servants were defeated in no time. I was lucky to escape and come here to report the news."

The butler seemed to still be in shock, and looked relieved as he spoke.

Gongsun Zan found it strange after hearing this, as he had never heard of the Yellow Turbans having bald heads. However, this was not a big deal, so he did not pay too much attention to it.

Since we are going to fight the thieves, it is of course more important to find out the thieves' combat effectiveness.

"How many Yellow Turbans are there?"

"My lord, I think there are more than a thousand of them."

"Do they have armored soldiers?"

"Most of them wore rags, but their weapons were mostly swords, spears and clubs, and they fought very bravely."

"Well, what are their ages? Are they mostly old and weak, or young and strong?"

"They are all young and strong!"

After a round of questions and answers, Gongsun Zan had an idea in his mind, and then waved his hand to send the butler away.

According to what the butler said, this group of Yellow Turbans are quite brave. After all, they are all young and strong men armed with sophisticated weapons. No wonder they were able to capture a powerful fortress.

Even so, Gongsun Zan was still very confident. After all, the bandits were just bandits. They lacked training in drill and had no armor or equipment. The level of their generals was also very low, and their fighting will was even more vulnerable.

When the difference in troop strength is not too big, officers and soldiers can maintain their advantage.

The situation of this group of Yellow Turbans was just within the range that the 800 county soldiers of Zhuo County could handle. If the scale was larger, Gongsun Zan would have to consider reporting to the county governor and then gather the strength of several counties to encircle and suppress them.

No matter how small a mosquito or fly is, it is still meat. Gongsun Zan is naturally unwilling to share the credit with others if he can keep it for himself. He does not care about a mere one thousand bandits.

"Come here, put on my armor, I want to lead the troops to fight the enemy myself!"

Gongsun Zan stood up and was about to gather his troops and set out immediately. His calm and confident demeanor showed that he looked down on the world.

Especially when his left and right personal soldiers dressed him in silver armor, put on a helmet with a red feather, and tied a red cloak on him, he looked even more heroic, and his sturdy figure naturally revealed his brave temperament.

But at this time, the county lieutenant Tian Kai came out, frowning and looking worried.

"Bogui, the enemy's army has gathered a thousand men, which is not a small number. Isn't it a bit hasty to rush to attack them with only 800 soldiers?
I think it would be better to wait for a while, or discuss with the surrounding counties and join forces to fight against them, or borrow some soldiers from the nearby noble families, and then fight against them when the time comes, so that we can be sure of no mistakes."

Gongsun Zan heard this, but he didn't take it seriously. Although what Tian Kai said was sound, he thought it was just groundless worry. There were many brave warriors in Yan and Zhao, and the neighbors in Youzhou were all fierce and powerful. The quality of its own soldiers was strong. If not, the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou would not have been wiped out so quickly.

After all, he simply looked down on the Yellow Turbans, a group of bandits that gathered together to form a united front.

Officers and soldiers often only need to form a formation and charge a few times to defeat the Yellow Turbans, and then a chain reaction of rout will occur. These mobs are simply vulnerable.

"If I have to join forces with others to deal with just a thousand bandits, that would be a huge joke. If this gets out, wouldn't I, Gongsun Zan, be embarrassed?"

Gongsun Zan laughed, and there was confidence in his tone, as if he was going to exterminate not a thousand people, but a thousand sheep.

Tian Kai could only shake his head and smile when he heard that. In fact, he didn't really think it was very dangerous. He just wanted to be absolutely safe.

Not to mention Gongsun Zan's confidence, Tian Kai also had confidence in him. After all, Gongsun Zan was famous for his bravery, and the soldiers in Zhuo County were well-trained. No matter what, they would not be defeated by the Yellow Turbans.

After all, both Gongsun Zan and he felt that the Yellow Turbans were nothing more than a bunch of useless people.

"In this case, Tian Kai will wait for the good news that Bogui has defeated the enemy!"

"Haha, I'm going too, just take care of the county town."

Gongsun Zan mounted his horse, the sunlight shining on his silver armor shimmering, the north wind blowing his cloak fluttering. He waved his hand, and eight hundred county soldiers marched out.

Being in this situation and this scene, it's exactly what a real man should do, with high spirits and vigor!
He laughed loudly, squeezed his legs onto the horse's belly, led the soldiers out of the city gate, and headed south.

Thirty miles is not a far distance. If one marches quickly, one can arrive there in less than two hours.

Gongsun Zan was not in a hurry. He sent troops to fight the bandits not just for the credit. If he could let the bandits destroy the manor, he could be the last one to take advantage of the situation.

The wealth of a powerful family is enough to make people jealous. If the head of the family is not dead, how can one accept it in the end?

The eight hundred soldiers marched forward at a moderate speed, but when they passed through the forest path, they did not notice that someone was watching them from afar in the depths of the forest on both sides.

Nearly three thousand people were hiding deep within the dense woods. They were all lying on the ground, covered with branches and leaves, and they did not move.

On the back slope of the forest, they could clearly see the movements on the forest road without being discovered by the officers and soldiers.

"I never thought that my Han officials were so stupid that Xu Chen, the thief, could trick them with just a little trick."

Deep in the mountains and forests, when Ju Shou saw that Gongsun Zan really led his troops to suppress the bandits, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. If possible, he really wanted to rush out immediately to warn Gongsun Zan not to fall into the trap.

However, he knew that if he made any unusual movement at this time, the Yellow Turbans next to him would kill him immediately.

Even if I wanted to help, I was powerless. As a prisoner, I could do nothing except express my concern.

"It doesn't matter if this man is stupid, but he is harming the people of Zhuo County. If he really causes a tragedy, even if I kill him ten times, it won't be enough to pay him back!"

Having said that, Ju Su couldn't help but look towards the direction where the soldiers came from, and finally he could only sigh deeply. At this moment, he could do nothing but say that the thief was cunning.

(End of this chapter)