Chapter 16: Three Choices
After the army converged with Guan and Zhang, the advancing team became even larger.
It's not just that there are more soldiers, but most importantly... The daily consumption of grain and grass has also become more serious.
Originally, relying on the dry food that Gongsun Zhu brought with him, he was able to barely let these soldiers and horses hold on.
Although I can't eat enough, I can still bear it.
But when Guan Yu and Zhang Fei appeared, they appeared with their soldiers and horses, as well as the people behind them.
Gongsun Zhu knew that the remaining grain and grass in his hands were not enough.
Without killing the war horse, the grain and grass in his hands don't want to last until the next day.
Especially in this case, even if Liu Bei doesn't protect those people, if his Gongsun Zhu doesn't want to make the erosion of this Youzhou more serious.
He definitely couldn't abandon these people who survived with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
And to kill the war horse .... Even if Gongsun Zhu was allowed to commit suicide, he would not kill the war horse!
So after thinking about it left and right for a long time, Gongsun Zhu directly waved his hand.
"Why is this food not enough, take out all the dry food, give it all to the people and these soldiers and horses, everyone rest first!"
"Also... All the scouts have been sent out, and they must be back by the end of the day! ”
With Gongsun Zhu's words, all the people, as well as the soldiers and horses who followed Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, also suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
The scouts on the other side bowed at the same time, and began to gallop again with the last bite of dry food left for them.
At this time, Gongsun Zhu and the others had already come to the edge of Zhuo County, or a place that needed to be chosen.
Zhuo County was originally the gateway to Youzhou, and they are now in the northernmost part of Zhuo County, and there are actually three roads to choose from in front of them.
One of them.... Head straight north into Kamiya-gun, which isn't a major town, but there are plenty of fortified castles and steep terrain to take advantage of.
At the same time, there are also border troops stationed in Shanggu County, whether it is grain and grass or soldiers and horses, they can be replenished by a way.
But the problem is just as serious.
There is a war going on there ... is not only fighting with those Yellow Turban rebels, but also Wuhuan and Xianbei in the north are also fighting with the border army.
It can be said that as long as you rush in, you must face attacks from both sides... It's even a matter of striking on three sides.
Moreover, although there is a lot of grain and grass in the army, it is not easy to get enough grain and grass from the army here.
Of course, there are two other roads in addition to this one road to the north.
Running east, directly into Guangping County, the seat of governance in Youzhou, and there is absolutely enough grain and grass here.
Because Jixian County, the county of Guangping County, is the seat of Youzhou, where there is the largest garrison in Youzhou today.
Of course, there are also today's Youzhou Thorn Shi Guo Xun and others are all here!
Even judging from the news of the last scout, I am afraid that Zou Jing, the nominal commander of the rebel army, is probably also in this Guangping County!
The benefits of going to Quang Binh are absolutely obvious!
Whether it is the replenishment of grain and grass, soldiers and horses, or the resettlement of those displaced people, it can be best appeased.
But the problem is also very serious.
Youzhou Assassin Guo Xun, Zou Jing in the Northern Army!
These two are in Quang Binh County, and their official positions and status are far above Gongsun Zhu!
As long as you enter the land of Guangping County, then the follow-up will probably have nothing to do with Gongsun Zhu.
And what worries Gongsun Zhu the most is not the matter of power, but their ability!
Zou Jing is a decent person, but Guo Xun is obviously ... Gongsun Zhu shouldn't have said that he was a gentleman, but he couldn't help but want to say something.
For the war... He's really bullshit.
And in this situation, Gongsun Zhu didn't dare to guarantee that Guo Xun would not forcibly take away the military power in his hands because there were too many enemy troops.
When the time comes... He is the real dilemma.
Therefore, this road in Quang Binh County, he knows that this is the best way to go, but it is also the road he least wants to take.
As for.... If he goes west, he can go directly to the county.
Because this is not only a border county, but also close to the annexation of states, and it is not rich, this place is indeed a little barren.
But the Yellow Turban Army here is also the least!
Now Gongsun Zhu has a general understanding of the Yellow Turban Army.
At this time, the Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou was divided into two parts, one of which was the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army that had attacked Zhuo County before.
Not only is this part overwhelming, but it is not entirely a rabble.
Because unlike the Yellow Turban Army in other state capitals and counties, they did not grow by coercing the people, which was Zhang Jiao's most loyal part of his followers.
It was Zhang Jiao who dragged Lu Gong's soldiers and horses and sent them out alone, specially used to attack Youzhou and unite Youzhou's local Yellow Turban Army to make Jizhou, Youzhou, and even Merge Prefecture together.
When the time comes, with the addition of Qingzhou, which is also not a small force, the Yellow Turban Army in the entire four states of Hebei will be able to be connected.
At that time, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court will be really dangerous.
And the northern Xinjiang may also face the Wuhuan Xianbei who is like a hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen... At that time, the trouble of the big man will be really big!
Therefore, most of these two troops are now merged in Na Quang Binh County, and for other counties... Not much attention.
Daijun is even less important.
If they enter Dai County now, they can almost easily eliminate the Yellow Turban thieves in this Dai County, and I heard that the county guard and many soldiers and horses of this Dai County have been scattered by the raid of this Yellow Turban Army.
After they entered, with Gongsun Zhu's prestige among the border army and his reputation during this time, he could easily gain a foothold.
You don't need to accept anyone's shackles, and you don't need to worry about anything.
And there is also grain and grass.
But.... The next thing he has to face is to attack from three sides!
Night soon came again, and many of the scouts returned to the barracks with the latest news and told them what they had seen.
After settling down those people and arranging many patrolling soldiers, this Gongsun Zhu also called Liu Bei and others to his tent again.
And took out the map, and told him the route he had planned long ago and the problems he might encounter.
When everyone finally focused on Daijun, Gongsun Zhu also expressed his concerns.
"Since we are now grasshoppers on a rope, then there are some things that Gongsun Zhu can only say in front.
This Daijun is good, but if I just go to Daijun... That's probably not good! ”