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Volume 1 Chapter 183 Gongsun Zan¡¯s plan

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    Suddenly seeing the banner of the Montenegrin Army, Qu Yi, Yan Liang and Wen Chou couldn't help but be startled.  We just reached a peace agreement some time ago, why are they suddenly tearing up the agreement now?  .

    Especially when seeing the smoke and dust covering the sky in the distance, I don¡¯t know how many troops the Montenegrin Army sent out this time.  Qu Yi and the three of them discussed it and felt that they had achieved a great victory today, so it would be safer to play it safe.  So the three of them organized their troops and retreated slowly, and soon got out of contact with Gongsun Zan's men.

    Gongsun Zan's troops finally managed to stabilize their position and did not dare to pursue rashly. In addition, Chunyu Qiong and Cao Ang also rushed up with 1,500 cavalry at this time, which put great pressure on Gongsun Zan and the others.  Gongsun Zan could only quickly command his troops to return to the camp to avoid being raided by the cavalry of Yuan and Cao's armies.

    After returning to the camp, the scattered cavalry fled back one after another. When it got dark, the troops gathered around two thousand cavalry. As for the infantry, hundreds of them also escaped.  In fact, this was how wars were fought in ancient times. Even if the troops were defeated, they would not be completely wiped out, but would be defeated. If they were gathered in time after the war, the losses to the soldiers would not be too great, but only the weapons and armor would be lost.

    Gongsun Zan counted the troops and horses and saw that many of them were bare-handed and wearing only single clothes, and he couldn't help but sigh.  Fortunately, there are still a lot of supplies piled up in the camp, which should be able to make up for this loss.

    While patrolling along the way, he unexpectedly discovered the young general Zhao Yun among the defeated troops. He couldn't help but sigh to himself: This guy is really lucky!

    Seeing that everyone's morale was low, the counselors around Gongsun Zan whispered a few words of advice to Gongsun Zan, and Gongsun Zan nodded repeatedly.  So he strode up to Zhao Yun, bowed to him, and said in a deep voice: "My Gongsun Bogui thanks General Zhao for his life-saving grace!"

    Zhao Yun had never seen this before, and quickly fell to the ground: "The general will kill me. It is my honor, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, to be able to escort the general to break out from the crowd of thousands of troops!"

    Gongsun Zan deliberately raised his voice and said loudly: "Zilong, I temporarily promoted you to the position of commander on the battlefield, but now it seems that this small position is really a humiliation! Let's do this, from now on, you will be the commander of the cavalry battalion.  The commander of the army, command these two thousand cavalry!"

    Zhao Yun quickly shied away: "The general has little talent and knowledge, how can he take on such an important task?! The general has never read a military book and doesn't know how to march and fight"

    Gongsun Zan ignored his refusal, raised Zhao Yun's hand, and shouted loudly: "Colonel Zhao Zilong!"

    Hearing his shout, the surrounding cavalrymen shouted subconsciously: "Colonel Colonel Zhao Zilong! Colonel Zhao Zilong!"

    Zhao Yun had tears in his eyes. From an unknown soldier to a captain commanding thousands of elite soldiers, what a blessing he, Zhao Zilong, is!  He beat his chest hard and shouted loudly: "I am willing to die serving the general!"

    Seeing that even a small soldier could be given an important task by Gongsun Zan, the cavalrymen felt that they had a future again.  Everyone looked at Zhao Yun, whose face was flushed with excitement. They all raised their sabers and shouted loudly: "I am willing to die for the general!"

    Listening to these thunderous shouts, Gongsun Zan finally breathed a sigh of relief. His cavalry team was not completely destroyed, and he finally inspired a little bit of energy.  Gongsun Zan also promised some rewards to everyone. Anyway, the heavy supply camp was not broken down, so he had the confidence to award rewards.

    Seeing that the morale of the army had improved, Gongsun Zan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His army was expanding too fast, and many of his soldiers were newly added to his command.  These people move forward bravely when fighting against the wind. If something goes wrong in the battle, they will be the first to flee.

    Gongsun Zan shook his head gently and led a few guards to the Montenegro Army's camp.  Soon, he arrived at the Black Mountain Army's station and met the commander-in-chief, Du Chang.

    Gongsun Zan bowed his hands to Du Chang and said, "Thank you, general, for your timely assistance. If it weren't for the general, I, Gongsun Zan, would have fled overnight today!"

    Du Chang quickly returned the greeting and said: "General Gongsun, you don't have to be polite. Since we have agreed to the alliance with you, we will naturally do our best to abide by it."

    Gongsun Zan nodded repeatedly and asked with a smile: "I think the general's camp is not too big. I wonder how many troops the general will command this time?"

    Du Chang scratched his hair and said with shame: "To be honest, general, the harvest in our mountains is not good, so we really can't save much military rations. This time I led 30,000 soldiers to help out in the mountains, and I have emptied all the savings in the mountains. Alas.  , I hope the general can help with some military rations."

    Gongsun Zan nodded repeatedly, "Since you are fighting for me, Gongsun Zan, then I will never be stingy. All fighting soldiers can get two kilograms of food every day; all auxiliary soldiers can get half a kilogram of food every day. I hope General Du will send out supplies.  ?Officer, take the roster and go to our army to get it.  "

    Commander Du was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Why are you doing so much trouble? Not many people in our army are literate, and we can't even remember their names. Haha"

    Gongsun Zan couldn't help but frowned. If the Montenegro Army was such a disorganized mob, how could it survive when the Yellow Turban bandits were defeated, unless the main force of the Montenegrin Army was not coming this time!

    After all, Gongsun Zan is a powerful figure who has been in the north for many years, and he has his own dignity.  Under his gaze, Du Chang couldn't help but stop laughing, lowered his head and said: "Commander, the last general has five thousand soldiers and more than 25,000 auxiliary soldiers"

    Hearing this, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but frown.  The army suffered a huge defeat today. Gongsun Zan originally thought of using the Black Mountain Army to deal with the attack of Yuan Shao's army tomorrow, and then he would lead his troops into battle in turns. After the army gradually regained its morale, he would then compete with Yuan Shao.  Now it seems that the Montenegrin Army's five thousand soldiers alone are not confident enough!

    Du Changchong raised his hand to Gongsun Zan and said in a low voice: "Commander, why don't we take a few steps back? We can leave the green hills without worrying about having no firewood, so why do we have to fight to the death with Yuan Shao and the others?!"

    Gongsun Zan shook his head. Yuan Shao had just seized the power of state pastoral care from Han Fu and had not yet stabilized his position.  Taking advantage of the situation, he went south and hit Yuan Shao's weak spot!  If he didn't take advantage of this opportunity to capture him, he would have to go through a lot of trouble when Yuan Shao gained a firm foothold and strengthened his strength.  What's more, relatively wealthy places such as Wei County are under Yuan Shao's control, and he only occupies a few relatively poor states and counties. How can he be willing to do so?  !

    Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth and whispered: "General Du, are you willing to bet with me?"

    "Gamble?" Du Chang asked in surprise.

    Gongsun Zan nodded, took a step forward, leaned into Du Chang's ear, and whispered: "Although my white horse Yi Cong suffered heavy losses during the day, after just counting, there are still more than two thousand people left. I  I guess Yuan Shao wouldn't have thought that I still had so many cavalry, and he must have thought that our army only had some infantry left. In this way, we would have the opportunity to use the cavalry to make a surprise attack!

    I am going to assemble my infantry troops and unite with you to stand firm on the boundary bridge and wait for Yuan Shao to attack.  When Yuan Shao's main force was exhausted, I ordered my cavalry to suddenly attack Yuan Shao's retreat.  By then, the panicked Yuan Jun must have thought that they had been ambushed by our army and would lose their footing and be defeated.  Break all the way and destroy the entire army!  "

    Du Chang nodded slightly, but still hesitated: "Commander, this is too rash!"

    Gongsun Zan smiled softly, pointed at Zhao Yun in the distance, and said with a smile: "Did you see that young general, single-handedly killing thousands of troops? With such a fierce general, plus two thousand elite cavalry, you can  Do you think Yuan Shao's rear army will be our opponent?! As long as they destroy Yuan Shao's rear army and burn Yuan Shao's baggage, then even if Yuan Shao's front army breaks through our camp, what's the use? It can be destroyed with a snap of the finger.  That¡¯s all!¡±

    Listening to the heroic spirit revealed in Gongsun Zan's words, Du Chang was finally convinced and said in a deep voice: "I am willing to listen to the commander-in-chief's orders!"

    Gongsun Zan was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Didn't you say you had five thousand soldiers in your hands earlier? If supplemented by fortifications, they should be able to block the impact of Yuan Shao's vanguard. I need them to march forward bravely to boost the morale of our army. As long as we hold on to the enemy's army  The first victory in our charge will be yours! You can choose from the wealth seized after the war!"

    Hearing what Gongsun Zan said, Du Chang was very tempted.  He knew that Gongsun Zan had plundered a lot of valuable wealth along the way, and the amount was astonishing.  If you can get a piece of it, you will make a fortune!

    Thinking of this, the excited Du Chang said sternly: "Okay, tomorrow I, Du Chang, will show his face to our Montenegrin Army and resist Yuan Shao's first round of attack. However, Marshal, I have made a deal with you, we will only block half of it."  Hours, and we give priority to selecting the spoils! Half an hour is enough for you to organize your troops properly and let them take turns to fight."

    "Okay!" Gongsun Zan said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will never let you suffer! In this way, I will send someone to deliver five hundred stones of grain in a while, so that the brothers can have a full meal first!"

    "I immediately ordered my men to cut down trees, build antlers to resist horses, repair fortifications, and prepare for a decisive battle with Yuan Jun!"

    So Gongsun Zan and Du Chang had a good discussion and then left happily.  After returning to the central military tent, Gongsun Zan summoned the generals, told Zhao Yun his plan, and said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, after much thought, I leave this arduous task of raiding to you!"

    Zhao Yun was still a little excited at this time. He held up his hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I won't hesitate to do anything to my heart's content!"

    Gongsun Zan patted him hard.Looking over his shoulder, he said with a smile: "I can rest assured that Zilong will do the work! In this way, everyone will go immediately to rectify the men, rest early tonight, and prepare for tomorrow's battle. By the way, Gongsun Fan will stay for a while."

    After the generals left, Gongsun Zan whispered to Gongsun Fan: "Brother, to tell you the truth, I am not sure about tomorrow's battle. Let's do this. You immediately select three hundred confidants and secretly escort the gold ingots in the baggage camp.  Transfer first. Remember, we must strictly keep it a secret and not let outsiders know!"

    Gongsun Fan nodded repeatedly. His greatest hope was to avoid confrontation with the vicious Yuan Jun!

    The night is getting darker
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