Chapter 267
March of the second year of Xingping (195 AD).
When the weather became warmer and everything was revived, war horses galloped on the land of Jizhou, and the cavalry of Beiliang trampled on the land of Jizhou.
After almost all the elite cavalry in Yuan Shao's army was lost, he was so frustrated that he had to retreat and camp steadily.
When Yuan Shao's army retreated, the exposed gap in Beiliang's cavalry became even more reckless, and they went in and out and cruised around every day.
Yuan Shaojun.
"Report to the lord, the food and grass our army sent from Handan was robbed again."
"Report~ lord, the food and grass escorted from Yecheng met the Iron Cavalry of Beiliang halfway. The soldiers fought to the death. Although they repelled the enemy, more than half of the food and grass were lost."
Every day, one messenger rushed into the tent one by one. After reporting one by one, Yuan Shao, who was once full of energy, had lost a lot of weight in just half a month.
Listening to the battle report with a sad face, Yuan Shao waved his hand exhaustedly to signal the messenger to retreat, and said helplessly to the personal soldiers in the tent: "Go! Go and send orders to the various troops, and you cannot retreat and defend strictly."
"Although Lu Bu has many cavalry, there are not many soldiers. As long as you hold on, Lu Bu will definitely retreat."
promise!
"By the way, tell the generals of the army and ask them to send more staff! Send more staff to transport food and grass!"
When he said this, Yuan Shao stared at his personal soldiers with a little regret, "Tell them, can't you use your brain?"
"Can you adulterate every time you transport food and grass? Or set up an ambush! Is Lu Bu's brains? Only Lu Bu can set up an ambush to plot against us."
Looking at the lord who was angry and glaring at him, the personal soldiers hurriedly clasped their fists and shouted: "The villain understands, let me tell you all the generals now."
After watching the personal soldiers left the camp in panic, Yuan Shao couldn't help but sighed melancholy, but then he saw the table full of urgent reports sent by military camps from various places.
Yuan Shao couldn't help but roar, and directly pushed all the urgent reports everywhere, and even cursed: "Waste! They are all waste!"
"I need to ask me for advice on this method, so what's the point of supporting you!"
"Can Lu Bu rob the grain? Are you just staring at me and eating? Can't you set up an ambush? The powerful bows and crossbows in the army are decorations."
This was outside the camp. Shen Pei and Ju Su saw their lord's frustrated curse again, and couldn't help but hurried in.
"Master."
After watching the two confidant advisers walk in, Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh and sit in his seat decadently, waved his hand and said, "What's the matter?"
There has been almost no good news recently, and Yuan Shao is even more haggard and has almost no hope. Now he can only defend and waste his life with Lu Bu.
Moreover, Lu Bu had few soldiers and horses, and did not dare to attack them forcibly, so he could only rely on the benefits of the cavalry to continue to harass them.
What made Yuan Shao sad was that all the elite cavalry trained under his command had been completely lost and he completely lost the initiative.
It’s so frustrating! It’s even a poor design that Lu Bu, who he regards as a reckless man.
"Lord, Gongsun Zan is dead, Youzhou is pacified."
What!
After hearing the news suddenly, Yuan Shao widened his eyes and looked at his two strategists in shock.
Shen Pei and Ju Su nodded one after another, and even said with fists: "Congratulations to you, lord, Youzhou must, our army can first draw some elite troops from Youzhou to join the battlefield in Jizhou."
Ju Su even comforted Yuan Shao: "Lord, there are about 5,000 cavalrymen who can be withdrawn on the battlefield in Youzhou. In addition, after we gathered in our army, there should be more than 10,000 cavalry."
"Good lord, not just cavalry, Youzhou Gongsun Zan is destroyed. Let's slow down first and dispatch the main force to Jizhou to deal with Lu Bu first."
Shen Pei was also rushing to make a move, Yuan Shao showed a rare look of joy, "Two gentlemen, how many soldiers can Youzhou dispatch?"
Faced with the haggardness of their lord, the two sighed. This battle was not only a failure of the cavalry, but also a proud defeat of their lord.
Yuan Shao, who was born like Lu Bu, never looked at him from beginning to end.
"Lord, our troops are twice as strong as Lu Bu in Northern Liang. Even if the troops are insufficient, all parts of Jizhou can recruit 100,000 troops with a wave of their hands, and Youzhou does not need to dispatch elite troops."
Ju Su said the truth helplessly, but in fact he had nothing to say, that is, after the demise of Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, there were many rebellious and dissatisfied forces everywhere.
If the main force is dispatched, then Youzhou is empty and may not be given an opportunity for these people to take advantage of.
"Yes, lord, Youzhou is pacified. We can not only dispatch elite cavalry to return to Jizhou to support, but also buy war horses through the Youzhou border. At that time, it will only take one or two years, and the lord will set up another elite cavalry under his command."
Ju Su and Shen Pei took turns to comfort Yuan Shao's frown finally slowly relaxed, revealing a tired smile.
"Okay~ OK, quickly dispatch cavalry to come back. Don't let Lu Bu be too arrogant. At the same time, quickly send our people to the border to buy war horses. After I form cavalry again, I will definitely find Lu Bu to avenge my previous shame."
Yuan Shao finally smiled, and the pacification of Youzhou proved that he had no worries behind him for the time being.
Beiliang Daying.
In the tent, a young general wearing Yuan Jun's uniform was kneeling on one knee to Lu Bu and telling everything.
After hearing this, Lu Bu couldn't help but sigh and waved his hand, "Brother Bogui, you and I met in Tiger Prison. Although we are enemies, we are also heroes. Why did you leave?"
The young general below is Gongsun Xu, the son of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou. He cried bitterly and reported to everything that happened in Youzhou.
Lu Bu sighed sadly, then stood up and helped the old friend's son up with his own hands, and couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Bo Gui is the only one. You should take care of yourself, otherwise you can go back to Chang'an first."
Gongsun Xu was also excited to tears for Lu Bu's comfort, but when he heard that he wanted to send him to Chang'an, he shook his head firmly.
"Mr. Wen, the father has not yet revenged his revenge, how can the son live alone!"
Regarding the hatred of the young man, Lu Bu sighed and shook his head, "Brother Bo Gui explained it in his letter. I hope that for my friendship with him, you will be able to protect you from your lifetime of wealth."
"If you are in the army, don't say it's you, even if it's me, I will not dare to say that I will keep you alive in your life."
Lu Bu even took Gongsun Zan's handwritten letter, and sincerely prayed that Lu Bu could see his allies and also retain his Gongsun family's bloodline in the face of being a frontier general.
My father's orders are difficult!
Gongsun Xu kept tears and stared at the letter in Lu Bu's palm unwillingly, and the pain was more of missing him!
Although his father was harsh, he even made him full of fear and family affection since childhood, but at this moment he felt a strong fatherly love.
Lu Bu could understand the mood of the young Gongsun Xu, and couldn't help but wave his hand and said, "Let's do this, you should rest in the army for more than a month, and then I'll ask you to escort you back to Chang'an."
"I've gone to Chang'an and found you a few marriages. When you continue the incense for the Gongsun family, you come to the army to ask for your orders. I will definitely not refuse!"
Lu Bu's words immediately made Gongsun Xu look happy and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Does Mr. Wen be true?"
One is the family father's revenge! The other is his descendant of the white horse general, and he has learned all the skills of his father. If he only had such a lifetime, he would be really unwilling to accept it.
Seeing this, Lu Bu nodded with a chuckle, "My Lu Bu's words are still credible."
After hearing this, Gongsun Xu knelt on one knee and clasped his fists and shouted: "Gongsun Xu greeted the lord!"
After saying that, Gongsun Xu even raised his head and looked at Lu Bu, and said in a deep voice: "Lord, this time I can escape, thanks to the White Horse Yicong under my father's command!"
When Lu Bu heard this familiar name, he was shocked, "Baima Yicheng?"
Gongsun Xu nodded firmly and said in a deep voice: "Although Baima Yicheng was defeated in Jieqiao's battle, there were also a lot of losses on the battlefield in Youzhou, but this time, in order to escort me out, the last elite 836 people of Baima were all in the camp."
After saying this, Gongsun Xu clasped his fists and shouted: "The white horse has since been the gun under the lord's command. Where the painting halberd points, the white horse goes through fire and water without hesitation."
Looking at Gongsun Xu's firm expression, Lu Bu laughed heroically, "Okay, the three elite iron cavalry in the world, the Feixiong Army has been buried in Luoyang. There are only the wolf cavalry under my command and Brother Bo Gui's white horse. It is a great blessing that the white horse has not yet been destroyed."
"It just so happens that there is a general under my command from Youzhou Baima."
When Lu Bu said this, he chuckled even more: "I am the only remaining white horse that this person commands. Not only that, I also want to allocate three thousand cavalry to let the white horse appear on the northern land again."
"Thank you for your kindness, lord, my father will thank you when he learns it."
Gongsun Xu even held his fists and shouted loudly, while Lu Bu even smiled and waved his hand and said, "You must practice martial arts diligently in the future and read military tactics. When you return to the army in the future, this white horse will still have a Gongsun flag."
Lu Bu's words almost guaranteed Gongsun Xu that he would give him a cavalry in the future, and that it would be a white horse.
In a grateful mood, Gongsun Xu clasped his fists heavily and was taken down to rest.
When Gongsun Xu left, Jia Xu, who looked down on his head and reviewed military affairs, said nothing, but Guo Jia smiled.
"Lord, you're so tall. Not only did you acquire a young general, but you also get an elite cavalry, and you can even use the name of a white horse."
The white horse here refers to Gongsun Zan! It is not the white horse.
Guo Jia chuckled, and Lu Bu shook his head and sighed, "Brother Bo Gui has been escorting the frontier for decades, what a pity."
But Guo Jia saw the substantial interests and bowed: "Lord, once Gongsun Zan is destroyed and Youzhou is pacified, Yuan Shao will definitely draw elite troops from Youzhou, especially cavalry!"
When he said this, a bright light flashed in Guo Jia's eyes and bowed: "Lord, you can use the name of General Baima to say that his son serves in the army. In order to avenge his father, he secretly contacted people who were dissatisfied with Yuan Shao in Youzhou."
"At the same time, a three thousand white horse Yicong appeared in our army, and it was a good thing. It was blatantly surrounded by Jizhou, haha."
Guo Jia didn't say anything else, and Lu Bu also understood and smiled.
Yes, a three thousand elite white horse Yichi suddenly appeared on the battlefield in Jizhou. Once this was spread to Youzhou, I am afraid that many of Gongsun Zan's old subordinates would be rekindled.
Especially since Yuan Shao fought with Gongsun Zan for many years, most of his soldiers and horses had experienced the fear of Baima Yicong. Although he was defeated at Jieqiao, he still did not lose the name of Baima Yicong.
"Let Zhao Yun draw some elite cavalry from the army, and form a three thousand elite cavalry with the cavalry brought by Gongsun Xu, and it is still a white horse and righteous!"
"Tell Zhao Yun that this cavalry is still a white horse and righteous conscientious in its core, and it will not change! The banner is also a white horse and righteous conscientious in its core!"
promise!
The personal commander Hu Cheer grinned and clasped his fists and went directly to inform Zhao Yun.
Lu Bu in the tent smiled even more. Youzhou has been pacified. Although you, Yuan Shao, have benefited, have also obtained something.
Sometimes, things that are invisible and intangible are real. For example, when the news of Baima Yi coming back to Youzhou from the news of Jizhou, someone will definitely be happy.
Chapter completed!