Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 178
"Gongsun Zan was defeated faster than expected..." Bai Tu said helplessly to himself after receiving the news.

Originally, according to his shrinking energy in Yi Jing, it shouldn't be a problem to survive until next year. Unexpectedly, Gongsun Zan suddenly regained his former bravery... and his defeat was advanced a lot!
Although the last battle was played very magnificently, if Gongsun Zan could choose by himself, he would prefer the current way of death. Yuan Shao almost fell into his hands, but... this battle caused Yuan Shao to lose more than Gongsun Zan in history. The defeat was serious, but it also made Yuan Shao's situation much better.

During the decisive battle in Yijing, the Black Mountain Army in Hebei...or rather the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan, and Gongsun Du in Liaodong were all persuaded by Gongsun Zan to join forces to fight against Yuan Shao.

And after Gongsun Zan died in battle, all parties were not spared from being severely injured in the chaotic battle.

It is not surprising that Gongsun Zan took action in person. Firstly, he was established in martial arts and was very "brave". When he saw Lu Bu at Hulao Pass, he dared to come up and make gestures. Secondly... Gongsun Zan was in the army before. He has been separated from the army, and only if he can personally lead the army again can he boost his morale, otherwise even the white-horse Yi Cong will not fight for him.

It's just that Yuan Shao is now rich in four states, and has Qingjiyou in hand. He needs people, food, and horses. He can be said to be a fat group. At this time, Gongsun Zan is no longer a big enemy, and some soldiers and horses are damaged. It is very difficult. You can recover quickly.

After all, the Black Mountain Army is just a civilian uprising army. It is said that it has some relationship with the Yellow Turbans. It appeared in the Taihang Mountains of Hebei after the Yellow Turbans Uprising was suppressed.

It is said to gather millions of people, which is considered good among "thieves and bandits" from all over the world, but it is not small. In terms of war potential, it is definitely not comparable to Yuan Shao, who has four states.

Liaodong is still a bitter cold land. Even though it is a "holy place to avoid disasters", many people and talents from the Central Plains moved to Liaodong during the troubled times, but it can only be regarded as the beginning.

Their family's vitality has been severely damaged, and they will probably be able to shrink back and lick their wounds for a long time.

In this way, it is like Cao Cao in history was very happy when his war horse ran out and found that the Qiang people kept coming to help - these people broke into pieces and occupied the terrain to "make trouble", which was still a matter of diversion, but If they all run out... all they have to do is destroy them!

Yuan Shao's wave is not considered a loss. While losing troops and generals, he has gained a more stable Hebei.

Just when Bai Tu lamented Gongsun Zan's defeat, the official seal suddenly shook. After taking it out, he found that it was Hefei Ji who had important matters.

Not caring about anything else, Bai Tu hurriedly went to Cheng Ji's Mansion.

Although Yuan Shao, who is far away in Hebei, has now become the most powerful prince, he has no impact on Bai Tu for the time being. After all, there are still Guanzhong and the Central Plains in between, and Hefei Ji's matter is more important - this is the highest level of "warning". !
When I arrived at Cheng Ji's Mansion, I first discovered that Hefei Ji was not at the martial arts arena today.

As soon as he entered the middle hall behind the martial arts arena, Bai Tu was surprised to find that in addition to Hefei Ji, there was also an unknown Cheng Ji.

Normally, this is not the first time Bai Tu has seen Cheng Ji visit, but... this person is not a translucent figure, but a real entity!
"Who are you?" At first, Bai Tu thought he had discovered Yi Ji, but looking at the look on this girl's face and Hefei Ji's, he didn't think it was the same.

Hefei Ji's face was full of anger at this time, while Cheng Ji, whom Bai Tu didn't recognize, looked a little embarrassed. It could be seen that she usually dressed very gracefully, which was different from Hefei Ji, Xiao Peiji, and Qu Aji. She is somewhat similar to the Jinling Princess who has initially recovered, but she is not as dull-eyed as Jinling Princess.

It’s just that now I also look dejected...

Could it be that... Cheng Ji ran away?
Bai Tu couldn't help but feel a jump in his heart. If Cheng Ji really ran away, something big might happen!
The last time Cheng Ji ran away was after the Battle of Hulao Pass, when Dong Zhuo set fire to Luoyang and took the people westward to Chang'an, Luoyang Ji ran away from the city...

"Something happened in Shouchun!" Hefei Ji said seriously.

"What did Yuan Shu do?" Bai Tu asked in shock.

You know... even when Cao Cao was making trouble in Xuzhou, Pengcheng Ji didn't run away!
Cao Cao also grasped the scale and controlled the situation within the safety line for Cheng Ji to escape.

"That Yuan Shu has gone crazy...forcibly extracted eight times the manpower, and then sent officers into the city to rob the people of their property, and even...burn, kill and loot." Shouchunji said painfully.

Cheng Ji's mood will be affected by the mood of the local people.

Before Shou Chunji could finish speaking, Bai Tu had already greeted Tai Shi Ci: "Immediately, notify the battalions to prepare troops for battle!"

At the same time, corresponding information was also conveyed to Guangling City and Anhui City through Hefei Ji.

At this time, Shouchunji also talked about what had just happened - without warning before, or perhaps deliberately hiding it from Shouchunji, Yuan Shu's army suddenly showed its fangs to Shouchun under his rule this morning...

Although the inner city is under the protection of Cheng Ji's mysterious power, it is difficult for Ji Zao's soldiers to enter, but... Yuan Shu also has thousands of grassroots officers who directly enter the city. Even if you have the intention, you can't stop the grassroots generals who are like wolves and tigers.

Shouchun City instantly fell into a planned looting. Shouchun Ji contacted Yuan Shu but received no reply. When she first wanted to leave, she was blocked by Zhong Ji...

It was not until Yuan Shu's main force began to evacuate Shouchun in the afternoon that Zhong Ji disappeared into Cheng Ji's Mansion, and Shouchun Ji immediately left to Ji's Mansion in Hefei.

Because Cheng Ji "ran away from the city" and was coming to Hefei soon, Bai Tu learned the news relatively quickly. Yuan Shu had just left Shouchun, and two-quarters of an hour later, Bai Tu was already in front of the general stage.

Looking at the hurriedly assembled soldiers, Bai Tu said with a gloomy face: "Everyone present here, some are from Jiangdong and some are from Huainan. In order to save the people of Huainan from floods and fires, we came to Hefei during this hot and dry time... …

But just now, I met Shouchunji...

The beastly behavior of the Dong thieves in Luoyang has reappeared in Shouchun today. I know... In this kind of weather where the sun has set in the west but you can't feel the slightest chill, marching in a hurry is very tiring, but... now countless people in Shouchun , weeping and bleeding in the ravages of Yuan Thief's bandit army, can you bear it? "

When Bai Tu mentioned Shouchun Ji, many officers who were from Huainan and even had their families in Shouchun County looked unnatural.

"Can't, can't, can't!" After hearing the news brought by Bai Tu, both the generals from Jiangdong and the generals from Shouchun shouted.

Especially the latter, with urgency in his voice.

Bai Tu's previous assembly order did not avoid the surrender of troops staying in Hefei.

Normally speaking, even though the surrendered army in Hefei was abandoned by Yuan Yin, even if it had already been incorporated, Baitu would not mobilize this part of the army when he conquered Yuan Shu if it was not necessary. There is some danger of betrayal.

However, after hearing the news about Shouchun just now, Bai Tu felt that it was impossible for them to rebel, and would only be more eager to go back - but there were many grassroots generals from the Shouchun area.

And Bai Tu also knew that there was no time to delay, and immediately ordered: "Father! Take all the cavalry and rush to Shouchun at full speed immediately. If the rebels surrender, they will be killed immediately! In order to restore Shouchun as quickly as possible!" Spring order!”

"Here!" After Lu Bu stepped forward to receive the order, he immediately left with the generals at all levels belonging to the cavalry.

"Jiang Qin, lead your troops to stay in Hefei on my behalf. The rest of the army will follow me and move quickly!" Bai Tu ordered.

This time Bai Tu really "leads the troops", he didn't even sit in the carriage, he wore battle armor and marched with all the soldiers...

Bai Tu's training during this period has also yielded some results. Although he holds the title of "General of Chariots and Cavalry", he is still in wood and stone armor. He is not promoted as fast as Lu Lingqi, which is a bit embarrassing, but... at least he can feel the breakthrough. Gilding is not far away either.

At this time, Baitu's wooden and stone armor served as an incentive - even Baitu, who was born as a "literati", marched quickly, so what can others complain about?

For a time, the corps commanders and commanders in the army also struggled to keep up, and tried their best to lead the Ji Zao soldiers under them.

In the era of cold weapons, rapid marching is the easiest thing to lose morale, so long-distance raids are so difficult. As long as you can make a wave of successful rapid marches, you can become a "famous general" in history.

The era of cold weapons in Cheng Ji's world is the same, not only has the limit of Ji's soldiers, but also the wooden and stone armor is not infinitely powerful, and most of the corporals and very long armors do not have additional BMW engines.

But now there are Baitu's "leading soldiers", especially the local grassroots generals in Huainan, who have already returned to their hearts, so they are rushing northward steadily all the way!

Even after dark, holding a torch and walking forward, no complaints reached Bai Tu...

Bai Tu is not worried about being deceived. Cheng Ji does not need to say anything, but she will not assist in lying. This is the basic principle.

Yuan Shu's current main force should have left when Shouchunji came to Hefei City. Zhongji had been restricting Shouchunji's movements before - as the princess of the dynasty, Zhongji had more authority over the Ji Mansion in Shouchun City than Shouchun. Ji is taller.

It wasn't until Zhong Ji and Yuan Shu left together that Shouchun Ji was able to escape and arrived at Hefei Ji in an instant.

However, Bai Tu understood that Shouchun's tragedy had just begun...

Before Yuan Shu left, at most he had hastily looted some "big targets" and took away the ones that were easy to take away. Judging from Shouchun's current situation, it is almost certain that the only difference between Yuan Shu and Dong Zhuo when he burned Luoyang was that he would not hold them hostage. The people went north together.

After all, his food was not that abundant to begin with!

In addition to the main force, there must be other armies that will leave one after another and have the opportunity to loot one after another.

Yuan Shu will definitely use this as a "welfare" to win the trust of those troops who are not directly related to him, not to mention that some troops will simply take advantage of the opportunity.

Now the people of Shouchun are having their bones and marrow sucked out, so Bai Tu directly asked Lu Bu to go first!

It is less than two hundred miles from Hefei City to Shouchun City, and there are closer small county towns or garrison fortresses along the way, but the main force of the Chinese army is in Hefei.

Historically, when Cao Cao was chasing Liu Bei in Dangyang, the tiger and leopard cavalry could travel [-] miles a day. Bai Tu believed that the Bingzhou cavalry led by his adoptive father would not be much different. After traveling all night, they should be able to arrive at dawn.

As for the main force of numerous infantrymen, Bai Tu also has to strive to bring them to Shouchun within three days...

It is conceivable that when Yuan Shu fled in despair, many armies may have become rebels. At this time, not only Shouchun City, but also the countryside where Yuan Shu had no time to search carefully, must be in chaos. Lu Bu had a small number of elite cavalry, so he could only rescue Shouchun first. In Chuncheng, if we want to restore and maintain order in several counties in Shouchun area, we still need Bai Tu's main force to arrive!
(End of this chapter)