In October, the autumn harvest has passed.

Just when Dong Zhuo began to dispatch the elite of Guanzhong to deploy the formation around Luoyang, and when more than a dozen people of the Kwantung Coalition Army began to mobilize, Gongsun Xun, who was far away in Youzhou, also officially raised his troops, marched west from Daijun to Yanmen, and waved his army into the hometown of the Three Jin Dynasty.

Why so fast? Why are the rest of the people still mobilized, and Gongsun Xun can send troops?

The reason is very simple, this time to the west, General Wei Gongsun Xun actually only brought 20,000 soldiers!

This number, to be honest, if it reaches Dong Zhuo's ears, then with Dong Xiangguo's many years of military experience, it should not be able to say anything, but if it reaches the ears of those people in the Kwantung Coalition Army today, maybe people will laugh out of their big teeth.

You must know that the Kwantung Coalition Army now has more than 100,000 soldiers!

Just one Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao directly led 20,000 soldiers from the Yangtze River to the Yellow River, which was enough to shame Gongsun Xun, who owned ten counties!

This is really not nonsense, Zhang Chao really did this, this guy recruited soldiers on a large scale, and then hollowed out Guangling's family foundation, he didn't care about anything, he went all the way north, just to ask for Dong! It's even more determined than Sun Jian and Sun Wentai!

And Sun Wentai was not just a few thousand soldiers at this time, he went all the way north from Changsha, and on the way he slaughtered Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, for Yuan Shu, and after killing Zhang Shi, the Taishou of Nanyang, the army also swelled to more than 10,000 people. And Yuan Shu, who took advantage of the situation to annex Nanyang, the largest county in the world, even raised 30,000 or 40,000 troops to set up his own banner in Luyang, and wrote a letter to his brother Yuan Benchu, saying that he wanted to be alone on the South Road.

As for Yuan Benchu, he was not far behind, he looted a treasury in Hanoi and raised more than 10,000 troops, but he also received Han Fu's full support, and the troops, equipment, grain and grass of the four counties of Jizhou were all directly transported to his people's accounts.

In fact, at this time, in the entire Kwantung Coalition Army, only Cao Cao's troops were the weakest, but even Cao Mengde, a man with no territory and no official position, still pulled up 5,000 people after fooling a few rich people and sending invitations to Cao, Xiahou, Ding and other brothers of his own clan!

At this time, Gongsun Xun, who had been loud before, only sent 20,000 soldiers, and he did feel a little weak.

But why only 20,000 soldiers?

The reason is also very simple, this westward expansion, firstly, Dong Zhuo wants to relax his vigilance, which has the meaning of a surprise attack; Second, it's a little awkward to say...... Don't look at how fanciful Tian Feng's previous battle against the Confucianism was that he would go west and merge the state, but in fact, he himself had to admit that this time he went to the state and merged the state, the road was far away, the terrain was complicated, and the logistics were difficult...... In other words, Gongsun Xun didn't have so much grain, or didn't dare to smash so much precious grain in the mountain nest of Bingzhou.

In particular, there was a lot of rain this summer, and the harvest was not very good.

Of course, if Yanmen and Taiyuan can be annexed, then it is possible to increase troops in the later stage, and there is no problem with local recruitment...... From this point of view, too many soldiers and horses are really unnecessary.

And besides, here in Youzhou, Lu Fan and Cheng Pu stayed in the base camp, should they leave some mobile troops? Gongsun Fantun is stationed in Fanyang, Dong Zhao is stationed in Julu, and they are assigned to defend Handan, and they are responsible for three aspects, especially the last two, and it is already a little insufficient not to give support, how can they still draw troops from their respective places?

In a word, who let Luoyang go to Guangyang and go to Merge with the state, it will be more than 2,000 miles?

There are too many things behind the four words of the labor expedition, rather than pulling a large army to work the people and lose money, it is better to concentrate an elite army to go on the expedition, but let the people continue to recuperate.

And since it is said here, it has to be said that Gongsun Xun's territory is a little poor, but it is a little biased, but when it comes to elite soldiers and strong generals, it is not inferior to any place in the world.

For example, this time when he sent troops, Gongsun Xun adopted the retro military establishment of the Zhou Dynasty in accordance with his mother's proposal, unified and reorganized the troops on his own territory, and finally planned the pure military troops of one army and two divisions early without touching Zhao Guo and Julu.

Two divisions, each with 3,000 men, were stationed in Changping, Guangyang, and Zhongshan, respectively, the former was under the control of Shi Lufan, the head of the shogunate of the Wei general, who stayed behind, and was used to 'protect the wife of the Wei general and Gongsun Ding, the eldest son of the Wei general, who had just returned to Changping's mother'; the latter was led by Cheng Pu, who was worshiped as the general of Jianwei, and was stationed in Xiaquyang, at the junction of Changshan, Zhongshan, and Julu, as if it was used to support Jizhou and Dong Zhao.

These two divisions, 3,000 people, are all out of production, the former relies on the three counties of Guangyang, the latter relies on the two counties of Changshan and Zhongshan, if there is really a big battle, according to the standards of this year, it is possible to quickly gather strong men from the local area to form a large formed force of 10,000 people...... Behind the success of such an easy compilation is the Shiwu system that Gongsun Xun practiced and experimented with as early as Zhongshan.

The soldiers of Zhongshan County during the Yellow Turban Attack and the mobilization system of the three counties of Guangyang during the attack on Wuhuan are all in the same line.

As for the expeditionary 'army' commanded by Gongsun Xun himself, it brought together almost half of the elite soldiers and strong generals in Youzhou.

There is no need to repeat this, but it is inevitable to mention the white horse righteousness.

At present, this White Horse Yicong is led by Han Hao, Zhao Yun and Tian Yu are deputies, and Han Hao also serves as Gongsun Xun's central guard.

One more thing to say here, in the case that Tian Chou and some Yicong are difficult to return to the team because of the road isolation, the current Baima Yicong still reaches 1,200 people after a new round of reorganization, which is mainly the addition of Zhongshan and Changshan's children, as well as selected knights from Daijun, Shanggu, and Liaoxi...... In short, whether it is because of political selection, or because of his excellent martial arts and cavalry archery, the establishment of 1,200 people is actually a number after Gongsun Xun has been extraordinarily suppressed, after all, until now, he hopes that this army can become his officer reserve regiment, rather than just an elite killer weapon.

Of course, it is conceivable that this force will continue to expand in the future.

There is also Tai Shici, who participated in the alliance as a reinforcement, as Zhao Bao's subordinate Sima, he naturally has a special political status in the army, but the more than 800 Liaodong knights led by him are also an elite force that cannot be ignored.

In addition, there are 4,000 Liaoxi and Shanggu Wuhuan cavalry selected by the people after the household arrangement, and 7,000 Han army cavalry selected from Shanggu, Daijun, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, Yuyang, Guangyang and other border counties...... The Youzhou border county cavalry is a world-famous army, at this time it is a matter of course to form the main cavalry of the expeditionary force, one for every thousand horses, each with a general, and finally by Gongsun Xun's most trusted Han Dang Han Yigong commander, Wei Yue as the deputy.

Of course, the Chengde Yuwen Department, the Liucheng Duan Department, and the Murong Department, which is now called Zhangjiakou by Gongsun Auntie, and the three guards of Liaoxi have also sent troops over...... Only considering that they also had to guard against the grassland, the three families together did not have more than a thousand horses, led by Yuwen Black Otter.

In addition to the cavalry, there are still 6,000 foot soldiers, commanded by Gao Shun.

In addition to the 20,000 people, there are more than 10,000 people who maintain logistics in the back.

The commander of the whole army is naturally Gongsun Xun himself, and the so-called General Wei supervises the westward march of the whole army with a festival.

At the same time, Lou Gui was worshiped as the general of the left army division, Tian Feng was worshiped as the general of the right army division, Xi Zhong was the military Sima in charge of military law, and the three of them led Fuzong, Jing Ze, Wang Xiang and other subordinates, or for confidential writing, or for liaison and scheduling, or for military law assistance...... Auxiliary command of military affairs.

Wang Xiu was also the lieutenant general of the town army, managing the people and overseeing the logistics.

As for the subordinate generals, they were led by Han Dang, who was newly worshiped as the general of the rebel Zhonglang, and the following were Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Wei Yue, Han Hao, Tian Yu, Wen Ze, Jiao Touch, and Yuwen Black Otter...... and many other characters. In addition, there are all kinds of generals, Simas, and military officials in the army, and there are countless of them.

It is worth mentioning that the two two 2,000 stones, including Wang Ze and Li Shao, who were too shou of Julu, also traveled as 'deputy generals'.

Of course, Liu Yu, the leader of the Great Sima Youzhou Mu, also had to 'sit and command' behind him, but he only needed to be with Wang Xiu's rear army behind the army.

In this way, in early October, the army continued to go up the river along the water...... This river course is an important reason why Gongsun Xun chose the route of the march this time, because the river called the Sanggan River or the Yongding River in later generations happened to flow all the way from the south of Pingcheng (Datong), an important town north of Yanmen, all the way to Guangyang County...... A wide river meant easy supplies and an open marching route.

As a result, this expeditionary force almost calmly entered Bingzhou and came all the way to the front of Pingcheng.

"Prince!" A former military outpost rode in front of Gongsun Xun's umbrella and brought the latest information. "Wei Sima, the pioneer in the front, has reported that the gate of Pingcheng is wide open, and there is no intention of blocking our army, he is ready to enter the city first to check and receive the defense, please enter the city with confidence later."

Gongsun Xun, who was dressed in a crown uniform, didn't care, just raised his hand to signal. And none of the surrounding Chinese soldiers, from Lou Gui down, have any doubts.

There really is no one who doubts that there can be any war here in Pingcheng, and even after a hard march for most of the day, everyone is thinking of learning from Wei Yue to find an excuse to enter the city and rest as soon as possible.

In fact, as the location where Gongsun Xun was stationed ten years ago, as the place where the immigrants of Wuyuan were resettled, as the place where many officers and righteous servants in the army were born, as the closest and smoothest city to Dai County, as the first node of the Amway to the state, and even as the place where Gongsun Xun held his wedding...... If there are still people here who dare to show their knives against the 20,000 elite troops in Youzhou, then Gongsun Xun simply don't swallow anything and fight the world, go back to Changping and hold the child!

However, surprises abound.

"Subordinates, Zhao Ping, the Taishou of Yunzhong County, pays a visit to General Wei!" At the east gate of Pingcheng, behind Wei Yue, the pioneer with a strange expression, a 2,000-stone master with a silver seal with a green ribbon came out of the crowd, grabbed in front of the fathers, officials, and deceased people of Pingcheng, and actually knelt on the ground in public, and bowed to Gongsun Xun to ask for his guilt. "I heard that the prince and the marquis sent a letter to discuss Dong in Changshan, and I wanted to go in person, but I didn't expect the road to be difficult, so I met here."

In the dull eyes of many people in the Chinese army, Gongsun Xun, who was also in a trance, got off the horse, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

After a while, Gongsun Xun had some recollection: "Zhao Ping...... When did you do it in the clouds? ”

"Less than a year!" Zhao Ping knelt on the ground and replied respectfully.

"It's been less than a year, that is, almost a year." Gongsun Xun sighed. "You asked to be released when I sent my troops to conquer Guanzhong, right?"

"Exactly!" Zhao Ping was still respectful. "Don't hide it from the prince, when the court was chaotic, I asked Uncle Qinghe for advice, and it was according to Uncle Qinghe's instructions that I was invited out of the border of the town...... This is not only to avoid calamity, but also to serve the country...... Unexpectedly, this walk in Luozhong is turned upside down, and there is chaos around the clouds. Later, when he heard that the prince and the uncle of the Qinghe clan were in Changshan, he immediately set off and prepared to go, but because of the Xiongnu rebellion, the traffic on the east side of the river was cut off, so it took a lot of effort to get here. However, fortunately, the prince and marquis sent troops quickly, and they actually met here. ”

There are too many things worth complaining about in the words, and Gongsun Xun doesn't know where to start for a while.

"Can I ask Zhao Taishou one thing." At this moment, Lou Gui stepped forward curiously and broke the awkward silence.

"Mr. Zibo, excuse me." Zhao Ping still didn't get up, and turned directly to Lou Zibo on the ground.

"You said that the Xiongnu made a rebellion to cut off the traffic on the east side of the river, so how did you come to Pingcheng from the clouds?" Lou Gui is inquiring.

Gongsun Xun's face also turned black when he heard this.

"Don't hide it from Mr. Zibo." Zhao Ping glanced at Gongsun Xun and hurriedly explained. "I went west to Wuyuan, then went south to cross the Yellow River twice, went to Wuzhou and then went north to this point...... In other words, I came to Yanmen from under the nose of the Xiongnu royal court in the west, bypassing Dingxiang. At this point, seeing that Lou Zibo was still suspicious, Zhao Pingfu said with a straight face. I carry the official seal of the Taishou in the clouds with me, and there are many people who know me along the way, so I can't fake it. ”

"I don't suspect you, but I really don't understand, why does Zhao Taishou not avoid hard work so much, and he has to go to Changshan Huimeng?" Lou Gui was also speechless. "Don't you know that you will not be able to catch up? And since the Xiongnu are in turmoil, you actually dare to secretly detour from the Xihe Xiongnu royal court...... So dangerous, why bother? ”

"Mr. Zibo!" Probably thinking of the difficulty of this trip, Zhao Ping actually burst into tears for a while when he heard this, and cried on the spot. "How could I have wanted to work so hard and take such a risk? But if I can't find a prince like this today, how can I really find a stable place? ”

As soon as these words came out, many people in front of the city were slightly moved.

Speaking of this, Zhao Ping also knelt down and bowed his hand to the people in front of him and continued: "There are many old people of Zhao State in front of the city today, do you know that in the past eight or nine years, since Zhao Wanglang was ordered to enter and leave the court, Jiuqing and the county guard have performed many duties, but if you think about it, the most stable life is actually with you in the Zhao Kingdom...... In Luozhong, everyone regards us as enemies; But when they arrived at the place, they were bandits, aliens, continuously; What's more, after the accident in Luozhong, the local wealthy families and county officials are no longer appropriate...... The so-called everyone is like a tiger and a wolf, and everyone has different hearts...... I have eight or nine wives and concubines, and more than ten children, and in the past few years, they have either died of illness or chaos, and less than half of them are still alive in this city. It's not that I, Zhao Ping, shamelessly cater to Jihou, but in my opinion, in this world, people like Jihou are going to come out to clean up the situation! ”

Speaking of the last sentence, Zhao Ping had already kowtowed to Gongsun Xun again and pleaded.

"Get up!" Seeing the other party in such a situation, Gongsun Xun also sighed, turning all the ridicule in his heart into nothing, and thinking of his wife and father-in-law, he still spared this person and went to the back of Pingcheng's father. "Tell Zi Bo Haosheng about the chaos of the Xiongnu in Jindi, and then stay in the army as a guide...... Wives, wives, concubines, and children may wish to be sent to Changping for resettlement. ”

Zhao Ping was overjoyed.

—————I'm the dividing line where my wife is dead for the most part—————

"Zhao Ping, the brother of Queen Zhao, has little virtue, and has more birthdays, so that Zhao Zhong ascended the throne, and the queen and Taizu. People despise it. At the end of Zhongping, Dong Zhuo abolished, the Han family was in turmoil, and the state was cut off, and it was too guarded in the clouds to meet the chaos, and the wives and concubines were scattered. and Wen Taizu conquered and merged the state, but rode alone over the Henan desert to offer clouds. —The Book of Old Swallows. Empress Benki

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