Chapter 26: The Battle of Gwangjong (1)
After all, Zhang Fei was persuaded by the horse dealer Hu Shang, and after Hu Shang swore to the sky that he would bring Zhang Junye a good horse that would not split his legs next time, Hu Shang led his white foal and cried to Jixian County. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Looking at Hu Shang's fleeing back, and then at the white foal's plump Kardashian peach buttocks, Zhang Fei muttered: How can such a good horse split its legs, it can't be that Hu Er deceived a certain family!? Don't call them back and ask again!!
Wow...
It seems to be telepathic, Hu Shang, who has run away from dozens of zhang members by hiding his face, suddenly howled and cried, I don't know if it was because he didn't get the cash and was distressed, or because his beloved foal was scared again.
I saw this Hu Shang wiping his tears on the side, sucking the horse's snow-white buttocks vigorously for a year, and muttering and scolding:
Wave hooves, you know how to attract bees and butterflies...
Matthew looked at this strange Hu Shang and this strange good horse, and was speechless for a while. No matter how I feel, I feel that this person is a beast, and the relationship is not as simple as he said.
It won't be .... Forehead.. Ahem...
Matthew looked at this strange combination, and suddenly remembered some shocking productions in Europe and the United States that he had seen on the Internet when he was a programmer ape in his previous life, and he felt a chill in each other.
I couldn't help but shiver a few times on the horse, and I was relieved:
No, it won't... No, it won't.. How can there be such a disgusting person in the world... No!
Big brother, what won't?
Yes!! It's nothing, let's hurry back to camp. If they want to do it, let them do it.
What are you doing, big brother, Zhang Fei asked with a big dark face full of questions: Big brother, your face is not good, but what is the discomfort!?
Oops.. Big brother, you wait for me!
Ma Xiu ignored Zhang Fei's baby, took Guan Yu to lead the cavalry, and rushed towards Pingcui Mountain with a roar. Taishou Liu Yan and Sima Jialong of the other department have not been released yet.
The farce in Youzhou City has not officially ended. And the fruit of his share of last night's feast has not yet had time to be picked. The story of Hu Shang and White Horse is also destined not to be paid much attention to by Ma Xiu.
When everyone returned to the barracks, Ma Xiu arranged for Su Shuang to wrap Liu Fan's body in a Nanmu coffin, and sent it back to the Jixian County Administration Office together with Taishou Liu Yan, Sima Jialong of the other department, and several other looted state officials.
At the same time, he ordered Zhang Shiping and Zhang Fei to lead 2,000 soldiers and horses to take over the defense of Jixian County, and he took Guan Yu and Su Shuang to take over the military power of Youzhou County, and actively contacted the local squire Shihao through Su Shuang and Zhang Fei to obtain their support and obtain more money, food, horses and ordnance.
It can be said that after Liu Bei and Zou Jing absconded, there was a vacuum in Youzhou in terms of force for a period of time.
And during this period of vacuum, Matthew took the opportunity to recruit troops to expand himself. He broke up and reorganized the old troops that had been brought out, and each veteran would bring a few new recruits. This not only ensures the loyalty of the team, but also ensures that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers can be quickly formed.
Under this mechanism, in just two months, Matthew's ranks expanded to 20,000 people.
Among them, there were nearly 2,000 cavalry, 1,000 archers, and 1,000 lancers, all led by Guan Yu. The remaining 10,000 spearmen were led by Zhang Fei, 5,000 sword and shield infantry were led by Zhang Shiping, 5,000 crossbowmen and 30 horse chariots were led by Su Shuang.
With the increase in troops. Ma Xiu also gradually consolidated his position as the first military person in Youzhou, at the beginning he was still worried that Liu Yan would fight back or something, but it may be the pain of losing a new child, or Ma Xiu's development is too fast Liu Yan did not expect, anyway, after Liu Taishou returned to Jixian County, not only did he not take any action, but took the initiative to press several times or internal or external personnel to investigate the last incident.
In the past two months, he and Matthew have been peaceful, and of course they can keep their distance from each other and see each other less.
Until this day, when Ma Xiu was inspecting the city defense, he suddenly received a summons from the officials of the Taishou Mansion, saying that Taishou Liu Yan asked the captain to go to the palace as soon as possible, and there was an urgent military situation to discuss.
Matthew is a little strange, this dialect Youzhou City is under his control for a hundred miles, I haven't heard of any military intelligence reports, even if there is, he is the first to know about it! Why did it come to Taishoufu first to discuss the military situation with him. Could it be that he wants to have a Hongmen banquet like last time, and he doesn't understand what Liu Yan is doing, and Ma Xiu doesn't bother to think about it.
However, if he can't figure it out, he can't figure it out, since he is too guarded and invited, he has to go, otherwise he will be laughed at by his generals.
Ma Xiu took Guan Yu and led dozens of guards to walk towards the Taishou Mansion with their armor roaring.
When he came, Su Shuang was still not at ease, and he must bring a thousand ironclad troops to protect his safety, in his words:
In case Liu is too guarded, the trick is repeated.
Matthew smiled and refused:
Why bother, don't talk about a peerless general like Guan Yu, you can ride the savior alone at a critical moment, that is, now the four cities of Jixian County are all guarded by his Ma Xiu's generals, and Liu Taishou doesn't dare to do anything stupid anymore, if he dares... Hum.. Then it is really heaven that there is a way not to go, and hell has no door to break into, and Matthew is sure that as long as he beckons, he can wash the entire Taishou Mansion three times before it is unfavorable to him.
I believe that Liu Taishou is a benevolent gentleman and will not harm me, so there is no need to bring so many soldiers and horses, there must be more trust between people, so that the world will be better, Ma Xiu patted Su Shuang on the shoulder and said shamelessly.
Hearing Ma Xiu's words, Su Shuang tugged at the corners of his mouth, and then nodded seriously:
It's the general!
The subordinates also believed that Liu Taishou was a benevolent gentleman, and his subordinates just led the ironclad army to patrol not far from the mansion...
Matthew:
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In August of the seventh year of Guanghan, Youzhou Taishou Mansion:
It is still the original banquet hall, which has been repaired and decorated. Now the hall is full, and Youzhou is nominally at the decision-making level.
Ma Xiu sat on the left side of Liu Yan and lowered his head, = Guan Yu stood behind him with a knife, and sitting opposite was Master Jia Longjia, who had helped Matthew a few months ago and released Matthew from the Jixian County Office.
At this time, everyone in the hall quietly looked at Matthew, and the needles in the huge hall could be heard. After a long time, Matthew put down the letter in his hand. Gasping heavily:
This Liu Bei is hateful enough, but it's a pity for Zou Duwei.
Huh~ Everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Matthew has a statement on this matter, it will be explained. He, the actual military power controller of Youzhou City, will react, and everyone's interests and face will be guaranteed.
It turned out that what Ma Xiu saw was a letter of help from Lu Zhi, a friend of Liu Taishou in the old days, and now the famous Beizhong Lang General Lu Zhi.
The letter said: After Liu Bei rebelled out of Youzhou, he and Zou Jing's army went straight to Guangzong, the battlefield center of the court of the Han Dynasty.
At this time, Guangzong and Yingchuan were the two major war centers of the Yellow Turban and the official army. Among them, 150,000 soldiers from the headquarters of Zhang Jiaoshuai, the general of Tiangong, and 300,000 reinforcements led by Qu Shuai of all parties, confronted Lu Zhi's 100,000 officers and troops in Guangzong. The Digong general Zhang Liang and the Rengong general Zhang Baoshuai had an army of 800,000 troops in Yingchuan to confront Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.
And after Liu Bei escaped from Youzhou, he had nowhere to go and was eager to make meritorious contributions, so he took Zou Jing and the soldiers and horses of 2,000 prefectures and counties to defect to his former mentor Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi was very annoyed when he heard that Liu Bei was coming, he was an upright gentleman, and he emphasized benevolence, filial piety and loyalty in his life. The anger was like thunder, and he was about to order his subordinates to kill Liu Bei to vent his anger. However, the general thought that the enemy was at present, and first cut off the reinforcements, which was unfavorable to the army, so he could persuade and persuade him.
Liu Bei's life was left behind, but Lu Zhi refused to take him in, and cut off his robe and righteousness, and since then he has made a clear relationship with Liu Bei.
So Liu Bei ate the closed door, which was very miserable. Two thousand military horses, no supply and no belonging, is not a thing, so Liu Bei's heart is horizontal:
If you Lu Zigan don't take me in, won't others take me in, I don't believe that Bole who doesn't know Maxima. So he ran to Yingchuan to join Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.
But he forgot that Guangzong at this time was a battlefield, and any horn could have two armies of scouts to explore horses, so the sad Liu Bei and Zou Jing were discovered by Zhang Jiao's scouts, and after a vicious beating, two thousand military horses were wiped out. Liu Bei was nowhere to be found, and Zou Jing was caught in Zhang Jiao's camp.
I heard that at first, Zou Jing didn't say anything and suffered a lot, but later Zhang Jiao poured a bowl of runic water and said all about Lu Zhi's military camp layout, and then Zhang Jiao's subordinate Qu Shuai felt that Zou Jing was a tough guy and had a heart, so he cut out his heart and liver and drank it.
When Lu Zhi heard that Liu Bei's army and horse were captured alive by Zhang Jiao, it was already late at night, although he immediately knew that the big thing was not good, and immediately ordered all the troops to assemble and prepare for Zhang Jiao's camp, but it was too late. Almost simultaneously, the various camps of the officers and troops were subjected to targeted attacks and heavy losses.
Fortunately, Lu Zhi has been on the battlefield for a long time and has great prestige in the army, and the battalions have not made any major mistakes. However, after this battle, he was unable to confront Zhang Jiao again, so the Shuai army retreated to Yecheng.
And the Yellow Turban Army took the opportunity to connect several cities, and the form was very good!!