After receiving the will of the imperial court, Gongsun Xun, who had been prepared, immediately set off from Quanzhou and turned to Zhuolu in Shanggu County, where he gathered 2,000 elite cavalry from Shanggu and Daijun, plus 1,000 Yuyang iron cavalry brought from Quanzhou...... This is the three thousand Youyan Iron Horse that Guo Xun prepared for him this time...... Then, he immediately followed the previous strategy, reined in his horse, and went south along the Taihang Mountain!

In other words, Gongsun Xun did not bring the 'famous generals' under his command who seemed to have a particularly strong lineup this time, on the contrary, he asked most of his subordinates to return to Zhuo County with Gongsun Xun, and then just let Lou Gui and Han Dang, the two henchmen who have always accompanied him, lead three hundred white horse righteous servants, and then add a Zhang Fei to accompany him to increase his personal safety factor.

There is no way to do this, because if this trip is not officially appointed in Luoyang, then there is no point in bringing these people over...... On the contrary, it is likely to be allocated to whoever by the imperial court.

As for taking Zhang Fei with him, it's just some careful thinking about winning over.

In fact, the one who really commanded the 3,000 cavalry as a guest general under Gongsun Xun this time was none other than Gongsun Chan and another Sima named Zou Jing, both of whom were serious court officials...... As far as Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and even Gongsun Yue and those people want to command these serious elites, they are all unqualified.

Among them, the former, also known as Gongsun Zhan, was the head of the county appointed by Yuyang Taishou when he separated Yuyang Iron Cavalry to recover the lost territory, and then Guo Xun took advantage of the situation to ask for it from Yuyang...... Of course, there is a rare reason why Gongsun Chan pulled down his face to secretly find his brother, and then earnestly asked his followers to make meritorious contributions...... In such a situation, how could Gongsun Xun refuse?

Therefore, he was able to come with him because Gongsun Xun and Guo Xun and Yuyang Taishou greeted each other.

As for Zou Jing, he was originally Sima of another department directly under the imperial court, and he led troops to be stationed in Zhuolu, so he should obey the dispatch of the imperial court and Guo Xun, and then specialize in this kind of work.

However, a very interesting thing is that Gongsun Xun originally thought that this Zou Sima and Liu Bei had an old relationship. However, when I asked, I found out that the other party didn't know who Liu Xuande was...... On the contrary, he and Gongsun Chan are friends of life and death, and although they met Gongsun Xun for the first time, they are also very grateful and respectful!

It turned out that the Han army went out of Gaoliu that day, and this Zou Sima was actually under Xia Yu! And when he retreated, he was trapped by the Hu people, and he was almost ready to commit suicide and martyrdom, but Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian, who were on the way to retreat, happened to meet him, and after hearing the news, he personally turned around and fought hard to save him.

In this way, even Gongsun Xun can only feel more and more that the world is impermanent.

Three thousand iron horsemen got the will of the imperial court, set off from Zhuolu, and went south along the way, first to Zhongshan County.

Here, Gongsun Xun naturally has no shortage of eyeliner and prestige, and soon he has an understanding of the situation in Zhongshan...... It turned out that, as he thought, the new Taishou Zhang Chun had only been in office for more than a month, and he was also panicked when he suddenly encountered this kind of thing. Therefore, with the fall of Anpingguo, the two counties of Anguo and Jianwu, which are close to the border in the southeast of Zhongshan Mountain, fell into the hands of thieves almost instantly. However, that's all, because some of the local bigwigs who had been hinted at by Gongsun Xun before reacted immediately when their own lives were at stake, and mobilized the civil defense, and the Yellow Turban Army did not take another half step after all.

Moreover, it is said that after Zhang Chun, the new Taishou heard about Zhang Bao's defeat, he also moved his mind, and vaguely had the intention of recovering the lost territory.

It's not clear whether this thing is good or bad, the only thing that is certain is that there must be room for operation in this...... But the timing is not right, at this time, Gongsun Xun's only important task is to go south immediately and obtain the appointment of the center, otherwise everything is nonsense!

Or else? People are too good to stay here, but you are a former guard, why do you interfere?! Do you really think that the law of the Han dynasty is false?

Therefore, Gongsun Xun only met with a large number of local officials, clans, and big families along the line of Guangchang, Shangquyang, and Xinshi in the name of participating in the military situation, and after a little appeasement, he hurriedly led his troops away and left to the mountain country.

Changshan is similar to Zhongshan, both of them were affected by Julu after the Yellow Turban Army uprising to several small cities, maybe there will be a war here after Zhang Bao returns to the army, but at this time it can really only be said that everything is fine...... And Gongsun Xun was only in Zhending, Luancheng, Fangfang and other counties along the way, urging the local county to quickly mobilize the army to protect the township, and then continued to go south.

As for Changshan Zhao Yun, Gongsun Xun still ignored it...... The reason is very simple, it is in a hurry, and there is no name to recruit people; Second, now that Gongsun Zhan, Zou Jing, and Liu Bei are all under him, he wants to see, if this Zhao Yun really joins the army, where else can he go?

In case it is true that it is not affected by the war in the end, or if people do not have the intention of being out of the country and are just defending the township, then it will be fine. But if he really has the heart to go out, he can escape from the palm of his grandson Xun...... It can only be said that some people might as well die!

However, along the way, when passing through Zhongshan, because the area of Zhongshan County was too large, and Gongsun Xun was in a hurry from the west, he did not have time to inquire about the situation in the east; When he lived in Changshan, he didn't have any cronies in the local area, so he might not be able to know any real information; It wasn't until he arrived in Zhao State that he entered the Bairen in the north of Zhao State, and met Dong Zhao, the commander of Bairen County, and the Zhuo County Taishou who was ordered to go south knew some additional circumstances.

"Don't hide it from you, although it seems stable on the outside, and the Zhao State has not fallen, the situation is very bad." Dong Zhao took the local big family and took the cow wine to work near the pavilion outside the city, and by the way, he told Gongsun Xun about a phenomenon that the latter did not expect at all. "Because the countryside, and even the city, is completely broken...... After Zhang Jiao's uprising, he first sent troops from the mainland jersey side, and led Zhang Liang to fight in the south, and let Zhang Bao fight in the north. ”

"Was it frightened?" Gongsun Chan interjected curiously for a while. "This is also ordinary, we are in Youzhou, there are not many places in the south of Yuyang, but they are almost all gone."

"I took the initiative to flee and go to Zhang Jiao." Humpty Dumpty Dong Zhao also pointed to the east a little weakly when he heard this. "I've tried a lot to keep things on the surface...... Prince, I won't tell you anything, if you don't come here, I'm afraid that there will be powerful families in the city who collude with the county officials to follow and make trouble! ”

"It's no wonder that where Taiping Road is prosperous, many local governors have fled." Lou Gui was also emotional. "This situation is like sitting on a fire and barbecuing, how many people can hold it?"

"How much do you say, how much?" Gongsun Xun, who was sitting at the top, finally asked.

"There are about three or one in the countryside," Dong Zhao said. "I'm afraid that there are also one or two percent of the soldiers and officials in the city...... And it's not just Taiping believers! Do you still remember the two chariot officials when the prince was the minister of the country, the two who guarded the gate of the Changcaoguan Temple? ”

"Naturally, I remember." Gongsun Xun said suddenly. "One is called Wang Ran, the other is called Li Ming, when I left that day, I wanted to mention these two people on their hard work, but I thought that Xiang Gong would not be the minister of state for a long time, so I didn't pay much attention to it...... What's wrong? ”

"They all gave up their jobs and went to join the Yellow Turban Army." Dong Zhao said with a sneer. "The center probably knows that Xiang Gong has done nothing in the country, so the new minister of state who came at the end of the year before last is Liu Heng and Liu Gong, this person is a generation of pure Confucianism, and his personal morality and style of action are impeccable...... Therefore, after he came to the middle school, he praised the public school, and there were more and more famous Confucians in the public school, and the treatment of students was getting better and better; However, he was also quite dissatisfied with the previous arrangement of officials in the country, thinking that his generation's family was not good enough to serve as a prominent position in the country, so he made more assessments, or based on his family, or by his performance, and was often depreciated...... Pity the two assistant officials, who sat for several years because of Xiang Gong's behavior during his tenure, and later Liu Gong arrived, but he was dismissed because of 'incompetence'...... As soon as this horn was reversed, they went to Julu from the thief, and I heard that he was already handsome! ”

Dong Gongren's words are not finished.

In fact, if you think about it, you know that it is a personal act for Wang Ran and Li Ming, who were dismissed officials, to leave in anger, but can those low-level Haoyou of Zhao Guo, who were also dismissed officials, not be resentful? Can't you divide some children out and go to Zhang Jiao to place a bet?

However, it was difficult for the low-level Haoyou to obtain the position of high-level officials, and the older Haoqiang was despised by these scholars and pure Confucians...... This phenomenon is the norm, but what Gongsun Xun did in Zhao State before was a bit deviant. In other words, this kind of up-and-down reversal, and the resentment of the people should be universal, so it is no wonder that Zhang Jiaofu and his work have swept away Anping, Julu, and Qinghe in the heart of Jizhou in just 20 days.

And it is conceivable that in this situation where the number of people fleeing three and one of the people fleeing, the Yellow Turban Army should continue to expand for a period of time.

It is said that more than 3,000 Youzhou cavalry were originally stationed outside the city, and Dong Zhaolao's army came to set up a seat in the field. However, in March, the south wind was smoky, and the soldiers were smiling, but the first few people were chilled for a while, and they were speechless.

"This matter is the responsibility of the prime minister, I am guarding Zhuojun today, and I was ordered to lead troops south to Heluo, but I have no time to pay attention to this matter......" After a while, Gongsun Xun raised his glass after a few cases, and seemed to disagree with it. However, where are Chu Yan and Zhang Sheng? I entrusted the two of you to Gongren that day! ”

Dong Zhao couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this, and got up to hold a cup: "Rest assured, when I was reappointed as Bai Renling, I specially took Chu Yanchu County Lieutenant with me, and I still entrusted the county to the public security; And Zhang Sheng is still in Xiangguo...... However, he was deeply grateful to the prince, and the Zhao State was adjacent to Julu, so he was able to rise up in a hurry this time, but relied on him to appease the believers locally. And dignitaries such as Duke Wei also knew more about his hardships, so they did not let him be wronged. ”

"That's good." Gongsun Xun gestured to Dong Zhaoyao, but he raised his glass and didn't drink. "Let's call Chu Yan to have a drink."

Dong Zhao immediately avoided the table, and laughed embarrassedly: "Junhou is embarrassing me, I went out of the city to work in the army, naturally I wanted the county lieutenant to stay in the city......"

"With such an arrangement, aren't you afraid that your juniors will suddenly rise up and seize the city?" Gongsun Xun was not in a hurry and asked softly. "You said before that if I don't come this time, I'm afraid that there will be county officials who will respond to Zhang Jiao...... Isn't that talking about him? ”

The people around him, such as Gongsun Zhan, Zou Jing, and Zhang Fei, were not sure why, or Lou Gui and Han Dang were stunned for a while.

And Dong Zhao stiffened on the spot, but he could only put down the cup, and helplessly bowed down to plead guilty: "Junhou Mingjian, I have evil intentions and want to borrow a knife to kill people; It's not to learn from Zheng Boke and indulge him wantonly...... This time he deliberately kept him in the city, but he wanted to use the power of the prince to deter him, so that he would not dare to make trouble again in the future! ”

"So, you mean a lot?" Gongsun Xun frowned. "But I still have to ask you, in case the other generation rebels and loses the city, and then my army is on the side, of course, I can quickly recapture it...... But what about the people of the city? ”

"The subordinates won't let their juniors really take the city!" Dong Zhao replied without hesitation. "I've had it on his side...... It's just a prince, I also have a hardship, everyone knows that the other generation is the prince and the prince pointed out to me, if I don't teach and punish, how will I face the prince in the future? ”

"Call him!" Gongsun Xun sighed. "The country is in turmoil, people's hearts are fluctuating, although it is time to cooperate sincerely, but in fact there are constant suspicions from top to bottom, and I can't blame you for ......"

"Thank you, Prince." Dong Zhao let out a sigh of relief.

Half an hour later, Chu Yan came alone and bowed respectfully.

"State affairs are in urgent trouble." Gongsun Xun actually turned over on his horse at this time and was about to continue south. "I don't have much to say to you...... This time, if I can lead troops to quell the rebellion with the momentum of the front, I will definitely lift the two of you to my side and use them together! Before this, Haosheng assisted Dong County Order, and his people were wise and scheming, and they knew people's hearts, so you shouldn't have too much thought......"

Chu Yan bowed again and again, not daring to say more.

set off again, compared to the previous high-spirited excitement, Gongsun Xun was much more restrained and calm at this time...... In other words, since the Yellow Turban Incident, Gongsun Xun was nervous at first, and then disappointed, but later Cheng Yuanzhi's battle made him feel the general trend for the first time, and he had a bit of ambition to rise head-on.

However, today's events are different, which makes him think a little more solemnly about the word yellow scarf.

Although you have to rise against the wind, you must at least have the bottom of your heart, so as to prevent you from being blown out of control and bending your waist!

On March 23, Gongsun Xun passed through Handan without entering, and even the labor and army of King Zhao and Minister Liu Heng did not receive anything, so he proudly led his troops out of Yecheng, turned westward, and entered Hanoi.

On March 26, Gongsun Xun led 3,000 cavalry, and the remnants of the Yellow Turban of Ma Yuanyi were in Mengjin and Heluo, which was greatly inspired.

On March 28, without worrying about Gongsun Xun, Gongsun Zhan and Zou Jing were stationed in Mengjin, and he crossed the Yellow River with some henchmen and returned to Luoyang. That night, he went to the capital pavilion to meet the general He Jin.