Unparalleled Huaxiong of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 265 Zhang Yang Runs Away
In the mountains between Shangdang County and Taiyuan County, a group of bandits composed of refugees headed by Lu Bu and Xu Rong are rapidly expanding like a prairie fire.

After Tou Sun took the lead that day, Lu Bu and Xu Rong led the remaining bandits to capture Tou Leader Sun's stronghold with ease, and distributed all the food in the stronghold.

Originally, the two of them thought that the matter would end here, but they didn't expect that Chief Sun had brought in reinforcements from nowhere. However, to everyone's surprise, seeing the refugees from Lu Bu and Xu Rong's side, everyone was divided. When the food arrived, the rescuers brought by Chief Sun turned against him!
"See?! Everyone here has something to eat!"

"Kill your bastard leader, and I will lead you to their cottage to grab food!"

As Xu Rong raised his arms and shouted, the refugees on Lu Bu and Xu Rong's side gnawed on the dry food in their hands while watching the good show on the opposite side. The two leaders, Leader Sun and Leader Hu who he invited with him, were miserable. He was beaten to death by those rioters with one punch after another.

After killing the two leaders, these refugees looked at the refugees on Xu Rong's side as if their eyes were shining. Many people led the leaders, and they were about to grab this side!
The refugees on Xu Rong's side knew what they were going to do when they saw each other's eyes. They were too familiar with those eyes. They were madness caused by hunger!

Immediately, these refugees didn't need to be called by others. They took the initiative to pick up the weapons available around them, and at the same time, they still tightly held the food that Xu Rong had just given them. Seeing that there was another fight!
At this moment, Lu Bu picked up the longbow he had found from Sun Touling's cottage, and with a few arrows, the heads of the opponents who ran in the front were opened, and the leader's brains and blood burst Land, the impulsiveness in the eyes of the refugees here was slightly suppressed.

At this time, Xu Rong displayed his extraordinary talent again, and after about a quarter of an hour, these refugees, under the leadership of Xu Rong, went back to the way they came!

Afterwards, Xu Rong and Lu Bu were worried that what they did would attract the attention of the surrounding officials and soldiers, so they each adopted a pseudonym, Xu Rong as Xu Mu, and Lu Bu as Lu Lang. Xu Mu and Lu Lang's reputation resounded throughout the entire Taihang Mountains!
The news was immediately reported by Zhang Yang's spies, but at this time, how could Zhang Yang care about these vagrant bandits?
Now Zhang Yang was just like the previous days, pacing back and forth anxiously, waiting for his subordinates to give him advice.

Inside the prefect's mansion of Shangdang County Changzhi, it was dull, and everyone under Zhang Yang's subordinates seemed to be dumb and kept silent.

"Lord."

Finally someone spoke, Zhang Yang hurriedly turned around to look at that person, but when he heard the voice was a little familiar, it seemed to belong to Captain Yang Chou, Zhang Yang didn't even want to turn around, he just waved his hand:

"Shut up, the prefect doesn't want to listen to you."

Yang Chou touched his nose for a while, then touched his head in embarrassment, and lowered his head, not daring to speak again.

After a while, Zhang Yang's long history Dong Zhao got up and said to Zhang Yang:
"My lord, I have a plan, maybe it will work."

"Huaxiong garrisoned troops on the east side of the river, and the soldiers pointed directly at us at Shangdang. It would be better if we left Shangdang. The city and territory are dead, but the people are alive. Isn't Han Jizhou unwilling to send troops to help us?"

"Then let's free up Shangdang, which is between Hedong and Jizhou, and let Han Fu face the [-] troops from Hedong!"

Just after Dong Zhao finished speaking, Zhang Yang was still frowning in thought, and Yang Chou scolded a row of tables, "What kind of stupid idea are you coming up with! Where are we going to leave Shangdang? You let the lord wander around Is it?"

This time Zhang Yang didn't scold Yang Chou, because Yang Chou asked what he wanted to ask. Thinking of Dong Zhao's usual temperament, Zhang Yang knew that Dong Zhao must have something to say.

Sure enough, seeing Zhang Yang's puzzled eyes, Dong Zhao pointed at the map with his hand, and everyone looked at it, and it was Taiyuan County!
In an instant, Zhang Yang understood what Dong Zhao meant.

Taiyuan County has been without an owner since Ding Yuan's death. Taiyuan County and Shangdang County are not far away from each other.

However, Shangdang County faces Hedong directly, while Taiyuan County has the danger of Taihang. The continuous mountains cut off the possibility of directly attacking Taiyuan County from Hedong. If Xu Huang attacks Shangdang County and then goes north to attack Taiyuan County, there is only one way. That is the Taixing Path, one of the Eight Paths of Taihang, also known as Tianjingguan. From Shangdang to Taiyuan, you must pass through Tianjingguan!

Zhang Yang only needs to send a general to guard the Tianjing Pass to protect Taiyuan, and at this time, the Tianjing Pass is in Zhang Yang's hands.

Seeing that Zhang Yang didn't object, Dong Zhao continued to speak, "After the lord has gained a firm foothold in Taiyuan County, it's fine if Xu Huang doesn't come. If he comes, I'm afraid Han Jizhou won't be able to sit still?"

"Furthermore, when we arrive in Taiyuan, it will be convenient for my lord to contact Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Beiping. At that time, my lord can contact Gongsun Zan, Han Fu, and even offer favors to Xu Nachu Feiyan. The three groups of people will help my lord resist Huaxiong's partial division. Isn't it too difficult?"

"Crack, crack, crack!"

A series of applause sounded, Zhang Yang looked at Dong Zhao with admiration, and said:
"Gongren has great talent!"

Dong Zhao hurriedly humbled himself and said, "My lord, it's absurd!"

Afterwards, Zhang Yang and the others finalized the specific details of abandoning Shangdang and taking Taiyuan, and then ordered everyone to make their own preparations.

Three days later, Zhang Yang's army set off and quietly withdrew from Shangdang County.

Xu Huang has been paying attention to the intelligence news of the surrounding counties since he was stationed in Hedong. Zhang Yang's troops set off in the morning, and in the afternoon, the information was passed on to Hua Xiong's table by Xu Huang's Jinyiwei Feige who accompanied him.

At the same time, Xu Huang immediately ordered Su Butai to lead the [-] Leopard Cavalry Battalion to the Shangdang at high speed, intending to control the natural danger of Huguan in the first place.

Shangdang County is a land extending in all directions. You can go to Youyan from Taiyuan in the north, Jizhou from Huguan in the east, the Yellow River in the south, the land of Sili after crossing the Yellow River, and Hedong in the west.

As soon as Hua Xiong, who was far away in Chang'an, saw the news that Zhang Yang had run away, he immediately stood up from his seat. With Zhang Yang's run away, Hua Xiong's original plan to recuperate and make a fortune fell through.

There is no doubt that this is a god-sent opportunity to march into Bingzhou and Jizhou. Once this opportunity is missed, there may be more bloody battles in the future.

That night, an order to summon migrant workers to rebuild Luoyang spread from the General's Mansion to Sanfu and Liangzhou. At the same time, a large number of Jinyiwei were scattered into the land around Sili, and the military power of the Huaxiong Army began to operate rapidly.

Of course, it was not only Hua Xiong who got the news of Zhang Yang's escape, but also Han Fu, but when Han Fu got the news, Na Subotai had already led his army into Shangdang territory.

(End of this chapter)