Chapter 10: On Matthew's side
According to the historical records of the Three Kingdoms, during this time period, Zhang Yang was ordered by the general He Jin to come to Bingzhou to recruit troops, and later because He Jin was killed, he stayed here to suppress bandits.
Uncle Zhang Yang, a native of Yunzhong, was one of the heroes of the late Han Dynasty, and occupied Hanoi. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the eunuch dictatorship, he was ordered by the general He Jin to return to Bingzhou to recruit troops, and since then has been staying in Shangdang to attack the bandits, Shangdang County is located at the junction of Bingzhou and Hanoi, a hundred miles to the east is the Taihang Mountains.
Zhou Cang has already thought about it in the past few days, since he is in the troubled times, he can't avoid it, so he simply supports the army and respects himself, divides one side, and competes with the world's heroes.
"Big brother, are we really going to Taihang Mountain? Just with our little strength? ”
Pei Yuanshao finally couldn't bear it anymore, even if he was willing to give his life for Zhou Cang anytime and anywhere, but considering the lives of his brothers, Pei Yuanshao still asked Zhou Cang.
"Taihang Mountain, the terrain is complex, the mountains are undulating, staggered and changeable, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the bandits are all over the place, just suitable for us to hide, waiting for the opportunity to devour the bandit power, strengthen ourselves, we can also occupy the county and seize the county when we have the opportunity, and achieve a strong party."
"Haoqiang?" Pei Yuanshao was stunned by the grand goal given by Zhou Cang.
"Yes."
Zhou Cang patted Pei Yuanshao's shoulder and nodded heavily.
"Believe me, I will definitely bring a shocking wealth to my brothers, believe me."
In Pei Yuanshao's opinion, Zhou Cang's image at this moment is so tall, as if he is really a true dragon emperor.
Nothing was said all night.
The next day, as soon as it was dawn, Zhou Cang gathered everyone together.
One hundred and fifty elite soldiers, fifty reserves, including twenty wounded soldiers and logistical personnel (including: medical engineers, grain and grass soldiers, firemen, etc.). There are also seventy or eighty old and weak remnants, this is all the personnel that Zhou Cang has at the moment.
"Brothers, gather everyone today, I think everyone already knows, we are about to set off and go to Taihang Mountain."
Zhou Cang looked at the people who were talking to each other and continued.
"Brothers, please listen to me, why did you choose Taihang Mountain? As you know, Taihang Mountain stretches for 800 miles, the terrain is complex, the mountains are undulating, staggered and changeable, easy to defend and difficult to attack, just suitable for us to hide our whereabouts, secretly strengthen our strength, and there is a great treasure in the Taihang Mountain Range..."
"Treasure?"
"Great treasure?"
"A great treasure?"
As soon as they heard of the treasure, all the people immediately became noisy, and the people who were born poor had heard of any treasure when they heard it, but they had never seen it. At this moment, Zhou Cang threw a huge temptation to everyone.
Everyone's minds became active all of a sudden, and some people even imagined that they had golden beauties, fine clothes and food, delicacies from the mountains and seas....
"Do you want it?" Zhou Cang seems to be like a strange uncle who tempts children, and he has to be more trivial.
"Want something you can't eat for a lifetime?"
"I want to ......" is only a few people who respond.
"Do you want a brocade dress that you won't be able to wear for a few lifetimes?"
The number of "want to ......" has increased by more than a dozen.
"Want to sleep with one a day, a woman who can't sleep for a few lifetimes?"
More than half of the respondents said "I want to ......".
"Want gold and silver jewelry that you won't be able to spend in a few lifetimes?"
"I want to ......," almost everyone shouted in unison what they most longed for.
"Do you want the respect of the world?" You must know that in a society, the only people who can be respected are those great writers and powerful people.
"Yes!"
"Do you want to become a national hero and have a peaceful and prosperous world in the world?"
"I want to !!"
All of them let out hysterical rants.
"Then ......" Zhou Cang almost blurted out 'stop dreaming, work hard' according to the habits of his previous life.
Fortunately, the response was fast, otherwise the morale that had been mobilized with great difficulty would have suddenly come to naught.
"So brothers, what are you waiting for? Immediately pack up your things and march to Taihang Mountain an hour later. ”
Zhou Cang is not ambiguous, he understands what it means to say too much and lose it.
Pei Yuanshao also seemed to be infected by the atmosphere just now at this moment, and turned around and ran towards his camp, probably to pack his luggage.
"Li Ergou, later you will take a dozen shrewd brothers to Taihang Mountain first to inquire about the situation."
Zhou Cang stopped Li Ergou, who was about to leave, after months of getting along, Zhou Cang was probably familiar with the characteristics of this hundred or so men, Li Ergou was shrewd and flexible, very suitable for dry serving, Wang Tieniu, honest and brave, dare to fight and dare to kill, Zhou Laosan, cautious and careful, very slippery, because he has lost his right arm at present, his combat power has been greatly reduced, and he is very suitable for diplomacy, but now they don't need any diplomacy at all, so they are arranged by Zhou Cang to manage the logistics personnel, and Pei Yuanshao is the most likely to reach the Gangqi realm except Zhou Cang. It is also the most important right-hand man of Zhou Cang at this time.
"Yes, Chief."
Li Ergou retreated.
An hour later, Zhou Cang took more than 100 strong soldiers and marched towards the Taihang Mountain area, while Zhou Laosan slowly led the logistics staff to follow.
Fifty miles away, assuming that the rapid march can be reached in half a day, but in order to get more information, and to avoid being thought of by the forces in the Taihang Mountains, Zhou Cang deliberately slowed down the march, hid in the woods during the day, and marched by moonlight at night, and walked for three days on a fifty-mile road.
"Big brother, Li Ergou, they're back."
At noon on the fourth day, Li Ergou finally brought someone back, Pei Yuanshao immediately brought Li Ergou to see Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang, who was resting, opened his eyes violently.
"Good work, brother!"
In just five words, Li Ergou and a dozen other people were so moved that they almost didn't shed tears and smashed their swollen insteps.
Pei Yuanshao on the side was stunned, the 'big brother' is really not an ordinary person, and the use of this means of buying people's hearts is becoming more and more proficient.
"Leader, we have almost touched the situation of the Taihang Mountains these days, Daxing Mountain stretches for eight hundred miles, because the south is close to Sili, there are almost no thieves there, and then to the north of Huguan, here is almost a concentration camp of bandits, there are more than 100 large and small bandits, the smallest has more than 80 people, and the largest has more than 15,000 people......"
After listening, Zhou Cang was silent for a moment, and ordered Li Ergou and the others to go down to rest, pick up a branch and write and draw on the ground.
"There are five bandit forces within fifty miles of us, one of them is more than 5,000 people, two are more than 1,000 people, and two are 500 people, that is, the smallest bandit force is also ...... more than our total number."
Zhou Cang frowned, the situation was very serious, if he wanted to gain a foothold in this place quickly, he must use thunderous means to deter nearby forces.
"Okay, I'll cut you first."
Zhou Cang looked at these five forces and clenched his fists violently.
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