Chapter 53: The Kwantung Rebels
With the gradual arrival of the Kwantung Righteous Army, nearly 100,000 troops Chen Bing around Suzao County, all kinds of armor soldiers can be seen everywhere, Gongsun Yi stepped forward to do a little bit of the friendship of the landlord, and took out one-third of the grain reserves to fund the heroes and strong.
Before the arrival of the armies from all walks of life, Gongsun Yi made several important decisions, first of all, 5,000 elite soldiers were transferred from the 20,000 army to protect the baggage and a group of skilled craftsmen, and marched in the direction of Qingzhou.
As Gongsun Yi guessed, although most of the people are deeply gracious, but finally have a stable home, it is obviously not cost-effective to follow the army to leave, and less than one-fifth of the people are willing to follow Tian Yu's army to Qingzhou with their families.
Even if there is one-fifth, there are nearly 20,000 people, fortunately, Gongsun Yi has been prepared, these days overnight rushed to make the board car quickly came in handy, with those recovered ploughing cattle as traction, carrying the people forward, although the team stretched for several miles, but the speed of progress was not slow.
It was only at this time that Gongsun Yi found that his subordinates were really stretched thin, and Gongsun Yi had no choice but to send Tian Yu to lead the army to Qingzhou, believing that with Tian Yu's ability, he could occupy a firm foothold in Qingzhou.
The next morning, Tian Yu led the order to go on an expedition, personally leading the 5,000 infantry army and all the 1,000 cavalry of the Xiao cavalry army to Qingzhou, walking all the way at the junction of Hebei and Yanzhou.
Although bandits are rampant, and the remnants of the Yellow Turban are infested from time to time, they were only defeated by Tian Yu with the power of thunder, and all the heads were inserted on the side of the road in a line, and no one dared to come forward to provoke this strong army since then.
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When the Kwantung Righteous Army gathered, the quite prosperous Suozao County was basically an empty city at this time, and Gongsun Yi was very bold to introduce Yuan Shao and others into the county seat, and put on a banquet every day, and the guests were full of guests, and they were very happy.
As the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao was impassioned, and at every banquet, he denounced Dong Zhuo's old thief, eager to eat his flesh and drink his blood, but he did not mention the specific day of marching.
Soon, the idle Kwantung Rebels began to act as traitors, burning, killing and looting, even if Gongsun Yi led the troops to protect the people, he still had more than enough strength and was even more helpless, and what made Gongsun Yi even more helpless was that it was the army of the alliance leader Yuan Shao who robbed the most.
Almost every day, there are dozens of looting incidents of rebellious soldiers, those merchant caravans that often come here to do business, after being looted several times, no one dares to come, even if Gongsun Yi wants to manage it, he is powerless, and he can only let it go.
Gongsun Yi was secretly glad that today's scene was completely expected by Guan Ning, if he hadn't taken the first step to send his baggage and belongings to Qingzhou, he would probably be targeted by these heroes.
If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves, if you attack it one day, Gongsun Yi only has an army of 20,000, and he is simply unable to resist these powerful and powerful Kwantung rebels, and everyone has their own plans, I am afraid that what Gongsun Yi least wants to happen will follow.
Most of the ploughing cattle originally used by Gongsun Yi Tuntian were used as the traction of the ox cart and went to the land of Qingzhou, and a small part of the ploughing cattle that were given to the people became the food in the mouths of the officers and soldiers of these 'righteous divisions', burning, killing and looting were all evil, and the cruelty was not inferior to Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army.
At this time, a group of displaced people who had just settled down finally reacted that these so-called 'teachers of King Qin' were also not good, and regretted that they did not leave with the army at the beginning.
Although Gongsun Yi's guards often patrolled the surrounding area, they were generally powerless to stop these rebels from burning, killing and looting.
Suanzao County, which originally seemed prosperous on the surface, was given by the Kwantung Righteous Army, trade collapsed, and the people scattered and fled, and soon became depressed.
There were no people to rob, these rebels from all sides were not idle, sneaking and looting each other, and even stretched out their hands to the granary of the cavalry, and dozens of cavalry soldiers died in the death battle to defend the granary.
After the incident, Gongsun Yi was not polite, led the troops to attack and kill, and more than a thousand chaotic soldiers were not left, all of them were killed, and the bloody head hung in front of the county seat, which was terrifying.
The thunderous means of the hussar general Gongsun Yi made everyone in danger for a while, and when they saw the Xiao cavalry, they also walked around, but with the passage of time, the contradictions between the Kwantung rebels slowly breeded, and the fighting between soldiers began to happen from time to time.
Gongsun Yi couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly when he got the news, a group of rabble, they could only fight in the nest, in fact, the Kwantung Righteous Army was not inactive, Wang Kuang was known as a chivalrous man, and Yuan was full of wealth, but everyone became selfish in front of interests.
On this day, at the banquet, all the princes were drunk, and the ugly maids who poured wine around them did not let go, and many people shouted loudly and talked incoherently nonsense.
Gongsun Yi, who was toasting and drinking, looked indifferent, and at a glance, only the last general sat down without squinting, which seemed incompatible with the entire banquet.
Its heroic spirit is compelling, the tiger's eyes are awe-inspiring, and the whole body exudes a solemn murderous aura, even if he sits in the banquet, his hand has never left the three-foot place of the saber, so heroic, and he is sitting in the last seat, presumably it is the Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian Sun Wentai.
seemed to feel Gongsun Yi's gaze, Sun Jian stared at him with a pair of tiger eyes, even if Gongsun Yi was not Wuxia Ameng for a long time, and his psychological quality was already good, but he still felt that his whole body was stunned, and his sharp eyes did not know how many people he had to kill to form.
Gongsun Yi recovered quickly, raised his wine glass and drank it all, Sun Jian hesitated slightly, although it was a cooperative relationship with Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu played him as a general who broke the captives, and led the history of Yuzhou Thorn, and came to meet the alliance and his identity was also Yuan Shu's general.
More importantly, the supply of grain and grass for Sun Jian's army depended on Yuan Shu, and the relationship between the Yuan family and the hussar general Gongsun Yi was not harmonious, so it stands to reason that it should not be ignored, but the young Gongsun Yi led the troops to attack the Xiliang army at the beginning, and then assassinated Dong Zhuo, which is really admirable.
Sun Jian hesitated for a moment, but still raised his glass and drank it, and nodded slightly to Gongsun Yi as a return gift.
It's just that all this fell into the eyes of the drunk Yuan Shu, and he was unhappy for a while, and Gongsun Yi, who had already led the hussar general by himself and was recognized, was full of jealousy, and could make Sun Jian, who had always been cold, accompany the wine, and become more and more hostile to Gongsun Yi.
Suddenly, a person walked into the military tent, Gongsun Yi looked up and saw that it was Cao Cao, Cao Cao's eyes were cold, swept over the princes, stepped forward to Yuan Shao's table and hugged his fists and said: "Alliance leader, Hu Zhen and Lu Bu led five thousand vanguard elite soldiers out of Bishui Pass, please make a decision early!" ”
"What! Dong Zhuo's old thief actually dared to take the lead in attacking, and immediately gave me the whole army, the whole army! Yuan Shao was already drunk, and was provoked by Cao Cao's words, and he only felt dizzy the moment he got up.
'Bang' a crunch!
In the whole banquet hall, the original bell and drum music suddenly stopped, and everyone looked over, only to see the hussar general Gongsun Yi standing in the hall, suddenly throwing the wine glass, and all the princes present followed the sound to look over.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our rebels gathered here, for the world's expectations, not trying to march to get rid of the thieves, but for a long time, the general will be deeply ashamed, throw a cup to Mingzhi, willing to be a vanguard, lead the troops to attack and kill Hu Zhen and Lu Bu, I hope the alliance lord will agree!" Gongsun Yi's eyes were solemn, looking at Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance who was drunk with red light, and said with neither humility nor arrogance.
"The hussar general is the mainstay of my righteous army, how can he advance lightly? Or is it better to let Sun Wentai be the pioneer under the general's account? Yuan Shu, who was sitting on the side, suddenly said.
For Yuan Shu, the cavalry army is strong, and the combat power of the soldiers cannot be underestimated, if it breaks through the Bishui Pass and approaches Luoyang, in case it is lucky to kill Dong Zhuo again, I am afraid that the merit will be prosperous for a while, and no one can hide its edge.
Yuan Shu, who was already very prejudiced against Gongsun Yi, how could he watch the great achievement of helping the world fall on the head of a hairy boy, and his subordinate Sun Jian was very brave, even if he won Luoyang, he would not have the credit of his Yuan Shu.
What's more, Sun Jian's grain and grass are all supplied by him, and it is easier to handle it, when he heard that Gongsun Yi was willing to be a pioneer, he immediately opposed it, and recommended Sun Jian as the vanguard of the righteous army.
"It makes sense, the hussar general is the mainstay of my righteous army, and his status is noble, how can he deign to be the vanguard, it is better to let General Sun lead the army, what does the hussar general think?"
How could Yuan Shao, who was already a little sober, not know that Yuan Shu had the idea, although he was very disgusted with this younger brother, but on the issue of balancing Gongsun Yi, his opinions were surprisingly unanimous.
Although he was a little angry at the hustle and bustle, Yuan Shao did not dare to offend Gongsun Yi, who had a golden seal and purple ribbon, not to mention that Gongsun Yi once led an army to attack Dong Zhuo, and then assassinated him in ambush, and was recognized as a hero in the world.
Gongsun Yi has a good reputation, even if it is not impossible to snatch this alliance leader, Yuan Shao naturally did not dare to offend, and his words were also discussed.
"If that's the case, it's okay, and I also ask the alliance leader to hold a meeting tomorrow to deter Dong thieves!" Gongsun Yi looked at Yuan Shao, with some persecution, if the Kwantung Righteous Army did not enter the army again, and let the Xiliang Army soldiers go out of the Bishui Pass and the Tiger Prison Pass, I am afraid that the world will not have the slightest expectation for the Kwantung Righteous Army, and the original killing of Dong Thief has become a joke.
"Of course." Yuan Shao stood up, looked around and said: "Tomorrow morning, the alliance ceremony will be held, the sheep will be slaughtered and the flag will be sacrificed, and General Sun will lead the troops to set off at noon to attack and kill Hu Zhen and Lu Bu's subordinates, and naturally a battle can be decided!" ”
Gongsun Yi looked indifferent, saluted Yuan Shao, looked around for a moment, turned around and walked away quickly.
In the solemn atmosphere, everyone was bored, they all got up and said goodbye, and Sun Jian, the Jiangdong tiger who left last, glanced thoughtfully at Gongsun Yi, who had gone away, and soon everyone dispersed, and a wine banquet dispersed.