Chapter 19: Before the War (3)
Xingcheng.
Gongsun Xu stood on the east city wall, looking at the devastated city from afar, and felt a faint pain in his heart.
He was extremely shameful about Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun's crazy actions in Xingcheng.
If there was only some slight hatred for the two of them before, at this time, Gongsun Xu was murderous towards the two of them.
Before Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun led the military horses to pass by, this place should still be a beautiful city.
However, when these two lost dogs passed by with their troops, it was like locusts crossing the border, and the whole city lost its appearance as a city, and that dilapidated appearance was not even as good as the modern dilapidated countryside.
Gongsun Xu thought in his heart that it was understandable for the two guys to rebel and want to establish themselves as kings, but it was not appropriate for them to sweep the people like locusts.
Becoming a king or defeating a king, people like Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju are definitely not people who can achieve great things, that is, they can be bandits or something, and the people's hearts are gone, so what else can they do.
In later generations, although Gongsun Xu did not remember this history, it was clear that Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun should be just a flash in the pan, otherwise the names of Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun would definitely be known to future generations.
It is the eternal truth that those who win the hearts of the people will lose the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people will lose the world.
These two old people do such a hurtful thing, and sooner or later they will not die well. If Gongsun Xu can be given a chance, Gongsun Xu will definitely not spare the long sword in his hand and kill the two old goods.
Under the city wall, Zhao Yun was wearing bright silver and white armor, and his face was quiet looking at the numb flow of people walking around.
Zhao Yun didn't have too much sadness about what happened in Xingcheng, and what was extra in his heart was a commonplace numbness.
The end of the Han Dynasty was a troubled time, and since the Yellow Turban Thieves made a rebellion, Zhao Yun can already look at this situation with a normal heart.
Not far from Zhao Yun, Gongsun Da held the hilt of his sword, walking back and forth at the city gate, he was anxiously waiting for the messenger of the lord Gongsun Zhan.
According to the scout's inquiries before, Gongsun Chan should be fighting with Qiu Liju Zhang Chun's troops now, but they don't know what the battle will be like this time.
The possible bloody battle ahead did not affect Gongsun Xu's mood at this time, because Gongsun Xu knew in his heart that the work he was doing on Xingcheng's side was no worse than Gongsun Zhan's vanguard.
It can be said that whether Gongsun Chan can successfully extinguish Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun's army this time, Xingcheng's side can be regarded as the top priority.
Gongsun Xu, who has some knowledge of history, knows that Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun should not be killed at this time, and Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun will soon be able to join the reinforcements.
Gongsun Xu walked down the city wall, took two coarse tea clay bowls from the guards who came from afar, and motioned for his guards to pour tea.
Holding two cups of hot tea, Gongsun Xu walked to Zhao Yun's side very casually, sat down, handed the tea cup in his hand to Zhao Yun with one hand, and said, "General Zhao, what do you think of the two people who rebelled?" “
Gongsun Xu's style is very casual, as if Zhao Yun is an old friend he hasn't seen for many years, and there is no sense of isolation at all.
The question he asked was also very knowledgeable, Zhao Yun was a real general, and he had a different arrogance from others, especially Zhao Yun was not a person of the world, and he was much more important to the people of the Li people than the people of the world.
Although Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun had never been to the city of Xingcheng, they could see from the appearance of the city at this time how miserable the people of the Han Dynasty were on the way to escape Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun.
Zhao Yun looked at Gongsun Xu in surprise, his eyebrows moved, and he said: "These two people deserve to die, look at this devastated Xingcheng City, look at those people who are like walking corpses, these two people should be punished by the Nine Clans." ”
Zhao Yun did not call Gongsun Xu the young master with the other guards under Gongsun Xu, but followed the topic of Gongsun Xu, he also wanted to see what Gongsun Xu wanted to do when he came to him and said such a clueless sentence.
Gongsun Xu cast an approving gaze, and then raised the teacup in his hand to signal Zhao Yun and said, "General Zhao and the kid...... Ingsh ...... It's the same thing. ”
Gongsun Xu originally wanted to say that the hero saw the same thing, but after the end of the Han Dynasty, he really didn't want to say the word hero easily.
In the eyes of Gongsun Xu, in the entire Three Kingdoms, except for Guan Yu, who was respected by later generations, that is, the Changshan Zhao Zilong in front of him can be called a hero, and other people really don't have a very good evaluation except for the brave or the traitorous male.
Seeing that Zhao Yun didn't pick up the stubble, let alone wanted to speak, Gongsun Xu was relatively speechless, silently sitting in the shady city tower and drinking tea absentmindedly.
Seeing the guard Qi Ming leading a dusty herald from the direction of Xicheng, Gongsun Xu's heart tightened suddenly.
Qiang calmed down the tension in his heart, and Gongsun Xu took the teacup with a relaxed face and walked in the direction of the herald.
Gongsun Xu handed the tea cup in his hand to the soldier who gave the order, and said, "Drink saliva first, and then speak slowly." ”
The herald knelt on one knee, his face trembling with excitement, and his hands were shaking to bear Gongsun Xu's teacup, he drank it all, and held the teacup high with both hands and sent it back to Gongsun Xu.
Seeing Gongsun Xu take back the teacup, his right hand quickly reached into his arms, wiped out a secret letter sealed with red paint from his arms, and said respectfully: "Young Master Qi, I sent an urgent report on the order of Lord Tian Kai, please receive it."
There is a Wuhuan army near Suizhong, the number of which is unknown for the time being, but according to scouts, there are at least more than 2,000 people, and it should be the team of Lord Karasuma. In order to be safe, Lord Tian Kai decided to wait for Lord Meng Yi's rear army to suspend its advance, and the grain and grass baggage to be sent to it for the time being. ”
Rao is Gongsun continued to foresee that there would be changes in the vicinity of Jinxi this time, and he was also taken aback by the things in Tian Kai's letter.
There was a cavalry team of Lord Wuhuan Nanlou near Suizhong, and this matter was a bit big.
There is a large distance between Suizhong and Xingcheng, about more than fifty kilometers, if there is really a cavalry team of Lord Nanlou, Tian Kai's approach is definitely the most correct.
Gongsun Xu has seen the cavalry of this era, and the cavalry of this era can be said to come and go like the wind.
At such a distance, in modern times, it is about an hour's drive, but now it is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the transportation of grain and grass is extremely underdeveloped.
The distance of 50 kilometers from Suizhong to Xingcheng, except for the rugged mountain road, is an uneven road, and it takes at least two days for grain and grass to be transported to Xingcheng.
Looking at the urgent silk sent by Tian Kai, Gongsun Xu suddenly felt a chill rise from the top of his head, and instantly filled his whole body.
How so?!!! Is it because my appearance history is skewed?
Although Gongsun Xu expected that there would be problems in this pursuit, he never imagined that there would be thousands of Wuhuan cavalry between Suizhong and Xingcheng.
However, Gongsun Xu figured out this matter in an instant.
Gongsun Xu thought in his heart, he didn't know much about this history, but he knew that Gongsun Chan was besieged in this place in history, and in the end, both sides were unable to fight again, and finally Gongsun Chan led the remnants of the army to defeat.
The appearance of these Wuhuan people should be extremely normal, and it is precisely because these Wuhuan people cut off Gongsun Zhan's back road that Gongsun Chan has to be besieged by the Wuhuan people.
This is really a pit son! Gongsun Xu has always been a little unhappy that Gongsun Chan did not adopt his opinion, and at this time, Gongsun Xu was even more dissatisfied with his father's stubbornness.
This is not only a pit for the son, but also for his own rhythm!