At the end of February, after the uprising broke out, Zhang Jiao's troops divided into two routes, occupied the cities of Julu and Guangzong respectively, and then sent Zhang Bao north to Quyang. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

On the first day of the first month of March, Zhang Bao successfully conquered Xiaquyang, and the masses in the surrounding counties responded positively, occupying the county seats, burning the official mansions, looting the major families, and then concentrating on Xiaquyang, gathering nearly 100,000 people in a few days.

Zhang Bao felt that the time was ripe, so according to the plan, on the fourth day of the first month of March, he sent Cheng Zhiyuan, the commander of the Youzhou Canal, and Deng Mao, the deputy general, to lead an army of 50,000 to Youzhou, hoping to accept some more people who came to join the army along the way; I hope that after entering Youzhou, it can trigger a reaction like Jizhou, which will expand its strength exponentially.

When the Yellow Turban Army attacked Xiaquyang, Gao Shun received information that he was sure that Xiaquyang would not be able to hold it, so he immediately went to the Assassin's Mansion to negotiate with Guo Xun to defend Youzhou.

Explaining his intentions, Guo Xun didn't dare to be careless, and immediately sent someone to invite Liu Wei, the Taishou of Guangyang County.

Liu Wei meant that all the officers and soldiers of the military camp outside Jixian County were withdrawn to the county seat of Jixian County, and they would make every effort to defend the county seat of Jixian County; When he heard that the Yellow Turban army was coming, he was frightened.

Gao Shun said: "Liu Taishou don't need to worry, the Yellow Turban Thieves are a group of rabble, if they stick to the city, they will fall into the reputation of the Youzhou Army, we must keep the enemy out of the country and not let them enter." ”

Liu Wei retorted: "The Yellow Turban Thieves are based in Xiaquyang, they can send reinforcements in a steady stream, our total strength is less than 20,000, if we are surrounded by it, the consequences are unimaginable, it is safer to stick to the city." ”

Gao Shun said: "Our advantage is cavalry, we can use one as ten, if we hold on, we will not be able to give full play to the strong combat effectiveness of cavalry; And the enemy does not have many cavalry, if it is in the field, our cavalry can come and go freely, and the enemy simply cannot surround our cavalry. ”

Guo Xun asked, "How is Gao Junshi going to arrange?" ”

Gao Shun said: "Guo Tingshi, the Yellow Turban Thief in Youzhou has been arrested by us, and there is no internal worry; Jixian County is tall, the enemy is difficult to overcome, leaving 2,000 officers and soldiers to defend the city is enough, I want to lead all the officers and soldiers to Zhuo County, to resist the enemy outside Youzhou. ”

Guo Xun said: "No, in case the alien race takes advantage of the chaos to attack, the consequences are unpredictable. ”

"In that case, I will lead all the cavalry to Xiaquyang, destroy the Yellow Turban Thief's nest first, and then return to defend against the aliens."

Liu Wei said: "In case of an alien attack during this period, Jixian County will be drummed down, and it will be too late to regret it." ”

Guo Xun said: "At least 7,000 soldiers and horses are still left to protect Jixian County." "This is half of the total strength of Youzhou, and if you add the 2,000 defenders of Zhuo County, the number of officers and soldiers who hold the city will reach more than half.

Gao Shun thought to himself, these two were frightened, and if they didn't leave enough soldiers and horses, they were not allowed to aid Zhuo County, so he said: "Okay, we will leave 8 troops, 3200 infantry, and a general, plus 2000 infantry in Jixian County, which is enough to keep Jixian safe." ”

Guo Xun said: "Leave another 2,000 cavalry, otherwise there will be no attack force, if the enemy is raging in the city, we will be powerless." ”

"Guo Thorn History, our cavalry is stationed in Zhuo County, if the alien race attacks, we can return to help, besides, leaving 2,000 cavalry will not play much role."

Seeing that Gao Shun didn't let go, Liu Wei had no choice but to say: "Gao Junshi, there were 500 cavalry left in Zhuo County, and at least 500 cavalry were left in Ji County, otherwise even the news of the enemy attack would not be able to reach Zhuo County at that time." ”

Gao Shun was helpless, so he had to say: "Okay, leave another 500 cavalry here; But let's say that all the expenses of these infantry and cavalry are all counted on Liu Taishou's head. ”

Liu Wei was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Hahaha, it's easy to say, Gao Junshi can rest assured that the old man will never be bad." ”

"You haven't paid off the cost of the 2,000 infantry in Jixian County, and I can keep an account here."

"Haha, don't worry, you'll be indispensable when the time comes, the old man is not a stingy person."

Guo Xun also breathed a sigh of relief, there are nearly 6,000 officers and soldiers, and there is no problem with the safety of Jixian County.

Gao Shun invited: "Guo Tingshi, if you don't go to Zhuojun with the army, otherwise I'm afraid that it will be unjustifiable to go out like this, and Your Majesty will blame it at that time." ”

"Haha, the things on the battlefield are still handled by you young people; With the old man and Liu Taishou as guarantors, His Majesty will definitely not blame you. ”

Liu Wei said: "Master Gao doesn't need to worry, when the old man and Guo Tingshi jointly write to Your Majesty, I believe Your Majesty will not blame." ”

Gao Shun held a meeting immediately after returning to the barracks, and Cheng Pu was also invited to attend the meeting.

"The Taiping Road uprising is fierce; I discussed with Guo Tingshi and Liu Taishou, leaving all the infantry and a cavalry to garrison the county seat of Jixian; I decided to leave it to Zimasa and Komei. ”

"Yes, my lord!"

"Zizheng is in charge of the military command, and you two assist."

"Yes, my lord."

Fang Liang doesn't care, he will do whatever Gao Shun arranges; It's just that Xu Huang is a little reluctant, but he came the latest, so it's hard to refute, so he can only agree.

Cheng Pu is also very satisfied, so Jixian County is safer.

Gao Shun felt that with Fang Liang, Xu Huang and Cheng Pu here, he would definitely be able to ensure that Jixian was safe, and even fight the enemy with a counterattack.

"Meng Wen led 2,300 cavalry, as well as the four divisions of Gongji, Yunchang, Yide and Gonghuan, to rush to the south of Fanyang County, Zhuo County, to station, and strive to block the enemy from abroad, I will wait for reinforcements from Shanggu County, escort the baggage, and then arrive."

"Yes, my lord!"

With these five 10,000 enemies, they will definitely be able to defeat the Yellow Turban Army.

On the afternoon of the first day of March, Xu Huang led the cavalry and infantry into the Jixian military camp in advance.

On the morning of the second day of the third month, Li Qiang set off with all the cavalry.

Gao Shun first asked Xiang Fu to fill the ring with consumables such as food and arrows, and the remaining items in the barracks were transported to the county seat of Jixian County by 200 sword and shield soldiers and stored separately.

At noon, Gao Shun released a junior cavalry as an escort and rushed to the direction of Zhuojun.

When passing through Zhuo County, he rested for the night and left enough supplies for Xiang Fu.

On the afternoon of the third day of the first month of March, when approaching Fanyang County, Gao Shun released 2 junior cavalry, 12 sword and shield soldiers, and 4 junior infantry, appointed five junior military attachés as military candidates, as well as 200 carts, and filled them with food, arrows and other materials, and released 10 junior civilian officers to deal with logistics and prisoners at that time.

In the evening, Gao Shun arrived at the military camp outside Fanyang County. The barracks were located on the north bank of Yishui.

Li Qiang and others immediately came out to greet him, and Gao Shun saw that the personnel were complete, so he asked for a meeting.

Gao Shun first asked: "Are you nervous when you go out to fight for the first time?" What is the mood of the soldiers? ”

Li Qiang said: "Lord, the soldier is emotionally stable and has the strength to fight. ”

Yan Liang said: "Lord, this is the day you are waiting for, what is there to be nervous about?" ”

"This is our first battle after we become an army, and it is also your first battle, which is related to your future arrangements, I hope you must stabilize your mentality, appease the officers and soldiers, and obtain enough military exploits to prove your strength."

"Yes, my lord!"

"These people are poor people who can't survive, they are pitiful, and some are bewitched by Zhang Jiao, so under the condition of ensuring your own safety, you try to take as many prisoners as possible and kill as little as possible."

"Yes, my lord!"

Gao Shun asked Li Qiang again: "What news has come in the past two days?" ”

Li Qiang reported: "Lord, the spies reported that the entire Julu County was occupied by the Yellow Turban Thieves of Taiping Road, and Julu was too guarded to flee; The Ganling Kingdom south of Guangzong was occupied by the Yellow Turban thieves, Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, was captured, and Feng Xun, the prime minister of Ganling, and Liu Zhong's descendants were killed by the Yellow Turban Army; The Taiping Dao believers in the counties of Anping responded positively and captured the county seats, and Liu Xu, the king of Anping, was captured by the Yellow Turban Army; Yellow turban thieves from all over the country burned down the county government, robbed the rich families, and then carried supplies to Quyang, Guangzong and Julu City to gather, these three places became the thieves' den of the Yellow Turban thieves in Jizhou, and there were no less than 100,000 Yellow Turban thieves in each place; Zhongshan and Hejian have sent people to ask for help, and they are waiting in the barracks, should we go to support? ”

Everyone looked at Gao Shun anxiously.