Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 23
After resolving the matter in Youzhou, Gongsun Xu and the generals discussed the next step in the big tent.Now the Yellow Turban Uprising is at its peak, and the three major Zhonglang generals sent by the imperial court did not restrain the momentum of the Yellow Turban Army. Zhu Junjun was defeated by the Yellow Turban Bocai in April and retreated. , Only with him stationed in the Changsha for defense, the Yellow Turban Army outside the Changsha claims to be 50, and the total number of officers and troops in the Changsha is less than [-], and the morale is low, and the food and grass are only enough for one month.

After receiving the letters of appeal from Huangfusong and Zhu Jun, the imperial court also prepared to send reinforcements. However, due to the sudden occurrence of the Yellow Turban incident, the imperial court had to face this chaotic situation, and could no longer send many troops to assist. Immediately ordered Gongsun Xu to lead the army to assist Changshe.Now Lu Zhi is facing off against Zhang Jiao in the north, and has a slight advantage. The place that can really break the situation is Changshe. A lone army is out, and sooner or later there will be the danger of being swallowed up.

So Gongsun Xu ordered that night that the three armies will pull out their camps tomorrow, and all the soldiers must rush to the Changshe quickly. Fortunately, Gongsun Xu has horse resources, so even the infantry will ride on horses when they are on the road, which is much faster than other armies.According to Gongsun Xu's estimate, he can reach the Changsha by himself in seven days, which is already the fastest speed. After all, he wants to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army.It would be impossible for other troops to arrive at Changshe within 20 days.

On the march, Gongsun continued to receive the latest battle reports. The officers and soldiers at Changshe did not go out to fight any more, but just waited for the arrival of reinforcements. The Yellow Turban Army did not relax for a day. They sent people to attack the city every day, hoping to capture Changsha before the reinforcements arrived. society.

However, the officers and soldiers in the Changsha are well-armored and have sufficient resources to defend the city, and they have also mobilized 50 young men to help defend the city.So the current Changsha is still very safe.Five days later, Gongsun Xu's army was less than [-] miles away from Changsha. If they went any further, they might be discovered by the Yellow Turbans. Along the way, Gongsun Xu divided Cihou and Bai Mayi into a team of [-] people and released them to wipe out the dark sentries of the Yellow Turbans. .

Therefore, the officers and soldiers inside the Changshe and the Yellow Turbans outside the Changshe don't know where Gongsun Xu is.Gongsun Xu looked at the soldiers who were almost exhausted after traveling continuously. He knew that it was impossible to send them into the battlefield now, so he ordered to rest for a whole day and continue marching at night. Marching at night is the best option.

This is also due to the fact that the Youzhou army specially added a night marching training program because of Gongsun Xu. Otherwise, few generals would dare to lead the army to run hundreds of miles at night, which is a desperate thing.

After a day's rest, the physical strength of the soldiers was greatly restored. Gongsun Xu ordered to continue marching towards the Changshe. Walk fifty miles, but it will be less likely to be found this way.Gongsun Xu did not move forward when he was less than [-] miles away from the Changsha. The second was to hide the army in a large forest to rest. He was waiting for two things, one was waiting for the dark, and the other was waiting for the soldiers to get stronger. recover.Fortunately, there is a lot of dry food for the march, and now everyone can overcome it without lighting a fire.

So far, Gongsun Xu's army has not been found by the Yellow Turban Army.After night fell, everyone was asked to sleep. They were all people who were used to bloody battles. They slept as soon as they said they wanted to. Everyone had a wool blanket, which was specially brought by Liaodong. Only Liaodong could put it on. This worthless wool was turned into a wool blanket, so Gongsun Xu's army was very happy.

Except for Cihou, everyone slept soundly, and the next battle was coming. I don't know how many people will sleep forever.At midnight, Gongsun Xu ordered everyone to check their weapons and horses immediately. Half an hour later, Gongsun Xu led the whole army to march towards Changsha. Generally speaking, Gongsun Xu's team walked very slowly. Maintain your strength, you have fifty miles to go, and you have plenty of time, so Gongsun Xu is not in a hurry.

Gongsun Xu stopped when he was only fifteen miles away from Changsha, and he would attack aggressively as soon as Maoshi arrived.All the soldiers of the three armies were making final preparations, some were dozing on their horses, some were cleaning their weapons, but no one spoke or made a sound, because the military order required everyone to keep quiet.

As the sky slowly dawned, Gongsun Xu ordered the whole army to attack.In the camp, 2000 infantry and heavy soldiers followed at the back of the team, and 2000 cavalry took the lead in attacking the camp of the Yellow Turban Army. Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei each led [-] people and set fire to them. Their task was to burn food, grass, and baggage. Responsible for killing and injuring the enemy's vital forces, the infantry did not participate in the battle, they just tried to get as close as possible.

The back camp of the Yellow Turban Army is in chaos now. In fact, Gongsun Xu’s army only has 6000 people. The Yellow Turban Army’s back camp has at least 20 people, and there are nearly 15 old and weak. The more formal Yellow Turban Army is in the front. The camp over there besieged Changsha.After an hour of trouble in the Yellow Turban Rear Camp, Bocai finally organized 5 people to assist the Rear Camp. Gongsun Xu knew that there was nothing to be done, and if he was trapped, he might have to account for all his 5000 people here. , So Gongsun Xu ordered the cavalry to cover the infantry and retreat into the Changsha.

In order to maintain his own strength, Gongsun Xu avoided the reinforcements of the Yellow Turban Army and arrived at the Changshe City smoothly. Huangfusong and Zhu Jun had stood on the top of the city for more than an hour. The battalion was not affected, they didn't send troops out to help, they just waited for the development of the matter, and when Gongsun Xu led the army to the city, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun also saw clearly that the side belonging to the Youzhou Army had Gongsun and Sun embroidered on it. A banner with two characters.Hastily ordered Gongsun Xu and others to enter the city.The Yellow Turban Army did not follow. After all, the loss of the rear camp was too great. If it is not handled properly, the whole army may collapse. This time, Gongsun Xu burned nearly half of the Yellow Turban Army's food and grass, which was a big blow to the Yellow Turban Army. .

After entering the city and making arrangements for the soldiers, Gongsun Xu took Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to the central army tent to meet Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun. Gao Shun and Guan Yu were in the army to handle military affairs. There are still many wounded soldiers. Gao Shun and Guan Yu are going to visit the wounded soldiers and encourage them by the way.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Huangfusong, Zhu Jun and a group of generals were discussing the countermeasures to defeat the enemy. Since the city was besieged, Gongsun Xu's reinforcements have successfully entered the city, but the effect is not great. More than 1, compared to the yellow scarves outside, it is just a drop in the bucket, and Gongsun Xu did not bring much food and grass. The yellow scarves besieged the city, and the court’s food and grass could not be brought in. Also, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun wondered why Gongsun Xu Continue to bring all the troops into the city.

You must know that although the army brought by Gongsun Xu was not many, there were nearly [-] horses, and it seemed that even Gongsun Xu's infantry and heavy soldiers were good cavalry, but they were not as elite as Baima Yicong. There are so many cavalry, much more than the cavalry in the city.

There are no more than 7000 cavalry troops in the city. Such a large number of cavalry should be placed outside to harass the Yellow Turbans. In the wilderness, [-] cavalry are definitely better than [-] infantry. Bring them into the city On the contrary, it has lost its effect. Could it be that cavalry are used to defend the city?

What's more, war horses consume a lot of food and grass. There are more than 2 war horses in the city at once. The war horses must be fed to ensure their combat effectiveness, and the food consumed by a war horse in a day is definitely more than the amount of three sergeants. This is still economical. .Therefore, there are not many cavalry in Huangfusong and Zhu Jun's team, not only because there are not enough horses, but also because they cannot afford food.

After Gongsun Xu walked into the big tent, he felt the dull atmosphere in the big tent.It seems that no one has the confidence to win. Although Huangfusong and Zhu Jun have opinions on Gongsun Xu, Gongsun Xu can travel thousands of miles to help and deal a big blow to the Yellow Turbans. At least the Yellow Turbans will not attack the city for the next five days. They still have to give Gongsun Xu their best friends, not to mention Gongsun Xu's teacher Lu Zhi is their best friend.

After Gongsun Xu came in, Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun first thanked Gongsun Xu for his assistance, then praised Gongsun Xu for the blow he had caused to the Yellow Turbans, and then introduced all the capable generals in the tent to Gongsun Xu. Later, Gongsun Xu's attention was drawn to a person in the big tent. This person was Zhu Jun's subordinate. When Zhu Jun introduced him, he especially emphasized that this person had extraordinary appearance, generous personality, and curiosity. This person was Sun Jian.

Gongsun Xu was particularly interested in this well-known Jiangdong tiger. Some people in later generations commented that there were six tigers in the Three Kingdoms, five tigers belonged to Liu Bei, and one tiger was Sun Jian. If Sun Jian hadn’t died too early, I’m afraid the history of the Three Kingdoms would be the same again. Another scene.

Originally, such a strong general should not suffer in the official army, but now Sun Jian's reputation is not obvious. Although he fights fiercely and often puts life and death at risk, the only army he can really lead is the one he recruited in the Huai and Si areas. Thousands of elite soldiers, and more than ten days ago he took advantage of the victory to chase the enemy, riding deep alone, accidentally injured and fell off the horse, lying in the grass.

At that time, the army was scattered, and it was not known where he was.Fortunately, his horse ran back to the barracks, roaring and neighing.The soldiers followed their horses and found Sun Jian in the grass.Sun Jian returned to nutrition for more than ten days, and now his injury has improved. Otherwise, Sun Jian's fiery temper could not bear to be angry in the city these days.After expressing his long admiration to Sun Jian, Gongsun Xu also joined the ranks of discussing the military situation.

At present, no one has been able to come up with good suggestions to defeat the enemy, and Huangfusong and Zhu Jun are also at a loss.Of course Gongsun Xu knew in his heart how Huangfusong finally defeated the Yellow Turban in history. Looking at the current situation, I am afraid that Gongsun Xu should bring it up himself.Looking at the two commanders with furrowed brows, Gongsun continued to take a step forward and said, "General, there is a trick in humble positions, which may defeat the enemy."

Huangfusong and Zhu Jun showed delighted expressions on their faces, "I have heard that Gongsun Xutian of Youzhou is a genius, and he is completely self-taught in military affairs. Does this kid have a way to solve the current situation?" Huangfusong and Zhu Jun thought in their hearts. Thinking of all this, Sun Jian showed disdain on his face. Who in the whole tent is not used to leading soldiers, and Huangfusong and Zhu Jun are world-renowned generals. He didn't believe that Gongsun Xu could have any good ideas.

Gongsun Xu didn't care about other people's expressions, but continued: "I found something when I was fighting with the Yellow Turbans outside the city. Because of the large number of Yellow Turbans and Bo Cai's unwillingness to retreat, all the Yellow Turbans gathered in the city. Outside the city, but there is almost no suitable place to set up camp, in order to save trouble, almost all of the Yellow Turban Army camped with grass, this is the key to defeating the enemy, but we have to wait for the right time."

After hearing this, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun suddenly realized that they understood what Gongsun Xu meant. The reason why Gongsun Xu didn't explain it was to save face for the two of them. Huangfusong and Zhu Jun also understood what Gongsun Xu was thinking, and they all sighed in their hearts Gongsun Xu knew how to be a man. After all, if Gongsun Xu directly proposed a strategy to defeat the enemy, Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun would be embarrassed. Maybe these two people would not care about it, but Gongsun Xu didn't need to show the limelight.

After Huangfusong and Zhu Jun exchanged glances, Huangfusong stood up and said: "This commander has a good plan to defeat the enemy. Recently, the sky is dry and things are dry, and it is easy to catch fire. The yellow turban and weeds are undoubtedly asking for death. I watched the sky last night. I found out that there will be a strong wind tomorrow night. If there is a fire in the Yellow Turban camp at that time, the entire Yellow Turban Army will be defeated without a fight. You should hurry down and prepare, so that the soldiers can recharge their energy and prepare to smash the Yellow Turbans.

Gongsun Xu came all the way to help us. He is indeed a good general of the Han Dynasty. Since the 5000 people brought by Gongsun Xu can all be cavalry, and Gongsun Xu is better at commanding cavalry than we are, this commander decided to hand over the [-] cavalry in the city. Gongsun Xu commanded, and selected from the army good cavalry and Gongsun Xu's cavalry to form [-] cavalry. Gongsun Xu will be the commander of the cavalry. You must cooperate well. We must break the Yellow Turban in one fell swoop. "

The generals led the order, and Sun Jian bowed his hands to Gongsun Xu to express his admiration when he passed by Gongsun Xu's side. Sun Jian is a straightforward man, and now that he has seen Gongsun Xu's ability, he also admires this junior who is not two years older than his own son. .

As for Huangfusong's appointment, it can be regarded as reciprocating Gongsunxu's behavior. Now Gongsunxu's military power has tripled in one fell swoop.The point is that the two commanders are very satisfied with Gongsun Xu, not only bringing aid, but also giving credit.

After Gongsun Xu returned to the camp, he made arrangements for Zhang Fei and others. Guan Yu and Gao Shun led [-] cavalry consisting of infantry and heavy soldiers in their own team. Their main tasks were to build momentum and capture prisoners.

Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun led the Baima Yicong and Youzhou cavalry, plus about 1 elite cavalry from the official army, and about 1 people. After the fire, they used the tactics of cavalry, shooting and driving to divide the yellow scarf into small pieces. Gongsun Xu and Dianwei led The remaining cavalry are mainly attacking the Yellow Turban troops. Gongsun Xu intends to equip the [-] people he led with heavy cavalry. Disperse.

After the arrangement was made, everyone went to do their own business, and the cavalry on the officer's side had to get to know each other, otherwise the other party would most likely dissatisfy Gongsun Xu.However, the military orders of Huangfusong and Zhu Jun are indeed effective, and none of the officers and soldiers expressed dissatisfaction. Moreover, the cavalry commanders of the officers and soldiers are Huangfu Song's son Huangfu Jianshou and nephew Huangfu Li. It's much more convenient.

After everything was done, Gongsun Xu invited Huangfu Jianshou and Huangfu Li into the big tent to discuss tomorrow's actions. After Zhao Yun was busy, others also participated in the discussion.

(End of this chapter)