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Chapter 38: Responsibilities Trapped in the Mountains

The rain was getting lighter. The shore port west of Qishui, the simple camp surrounded by fences, the crackling bonfires of the tents reflected several red faces. The wolf cavalry around them temporarily rested and temporarily squeezed into a tent with the Black Mountain troops, and the sound was buzzing.

Before, when it comes to Zhang Yan, the Black Mountain Army, Gongsun Zhi had never been here in modern times. He only visited Luchang Mountain, a leader named Yu Du, and then indirectly learned about this peasant uprising army with a huge scale and the leader Zhang Yan.

But at this moment, he was a little surprised that they were already the army of the court, and Zhang Yan was also named the General of the Central Army of the Punishment and had a lot of people in Heishan, Jizhou. On the other side, Zuo Wangzhangba paused for a buzzing speech and looked at him: "Captain Gongsun, let's just be with us. We have hundreds of thousands of people up and down the mountain. The general may be able to become a high-ranking official, which is better than blowing the wind on the grassland and fighting with the barbarians."

"Old Eighth, don't swear. Everyone is from the Yellow Turban. I don't know how many people can fight in hundreds of thousands of dollars? Otherwise, why are you still huddling in a few mountains and not going out?"

On the other end, half of the moustache was raised, "It's only tens of thousands..." Then he raised up, "That's not our few horses. If there are horses, our Black Mountain Army can also come out of the mountain."

Gongsun Zhi narrowed his eyes and grinned and said with a white face: "Is this why you want me to join the Black Mountain Army?"

“Uh…this…”

The man was not good at speaking, so he hurriedly picked out his dirty bun. After thinking for a while, he couldn't say it, he simply said, "Captain Gongsun, your brothers are coming here thousands of miles away, which is tiring enough. It's better to take a break here for a day or two before leaving. I can notify the leader to come over and he will inspect nearby Qi County."

"That's good." Gongsun Zhi would not be polite to him. When Gao Sheng pulled the man to talk about the old days, he also got into the tent and clothes to sleep. However, it was not so easy to fall asleep in the sound of rain.

From Niuyin Mountain, he avoided Huguan and Shangdang County, he came here in a daze. However, he also wanted to see the legendary leader of the Black Mountain Army in this chaotic Three Kingdoms era. Of course, he gathered other people's ideas. Since he was chased by Lu Bu, it has been difficult to mention it. After all, Zhang Yan is also a hero who controls the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people. At that time, his momentum must not be suppressed by the other party.

He clenched his fists.

Time gradually passed two days and Zhang Yan did not appear, which made Gongsun Zhi feel a little regretful. When he was finally preparing to set off, on the hills that afternoon, the sound of horse hooves came from behind, and several riders rushed towards this side from afar. Facing the number of people on the other side, the eight hundred wolf riders were not nervous, but just watched the figure galloping horses vigilantly, and then turned over and dismounted and approached.

"Why did the leader Gongsun walk here in the wrong way? "

The body that made a voice was wearing armor and a square scarf. He was not tall and mighty, but a little thin and ordinary in appearance. However, the ruthlessness in his eyes made Gongsun Zhi nod. He bowed and replied: "The road is long, so naturally we have to hurry up. I am not busy anymore?"

"It's over!" the other side also replied bluntly, then came over and made a gesture of invitation, "Captain Gongsun and I will walk around this hill."

Gongsun Zhi nodded and walked in front with him. The wolf cavalry and several Black Mountain guards behind him fell behind. The two walked silently for a while, and someone spoke first.

"Is the Gongsun leader the Gongsun family in Youbeiping or the Gongsun family in Liaodong?"

Gongsun Zhi did not answer, looking at the rolling mountains, and his tone was low: "Soldiers and people are hiding in the mountains. Is the leader going to learn from Goujian?"

"Not this." Zhang Yan also followed his gaze to the mountains, blinked across it, and took a deep breath: "... A certain person's original surname was Chu, but he changed his surname only after sitting in the position of this big leader... But the matter inside was not important. Today I came to meet the leader Gongsun, hoping that the leader could sell some horses, cattle and sheep to us."

When the figure wearing a cloak beside him looked over, he looked up and breathed, and continued, "I have taken my brothers to do robbers since I was a teenager. Everyone robbed and killed everyone. Until I met the leader, when the burden was handed over to me, Zhang knew what responsibility was. That year, hundreds of thousands of eyes stared at you hungry, hundreds of thousands of mouths at you who wanted to eat, children and women were crying in hunger, and wild animals in the mountains could eat, and people ate tens of thousands of people that year... I believe that the scene of the bones of Gongsun has never seen them before. I can only take them to suffer and struggle in this mountain..."

"My little people cannot plunder more cattle, sheep, war horses from the Xianbei and Xiongnu. Hundreds of thousands of people are simply a bottomless pit." Gongsun Zhi waved his hand to interrupt him, and refused with certainty.

The wind next to the night blew across the foot of the mountain, and the scarf on his head was rolled up. Zhang Yan looked at the man who was much younger than him and bowed: "We can domesticate cattle and sheep by ourselves, and one day we can ensure that hundreds of thousands of people in this mountain need it. Moreover, there are iron and copper in the mountains and craftsmen. If the leader agrees, we will take care of all the weapons and armors."

"Why didn't the big leader sell these things directly?"

Zhang Yan shook his head: "I have accepted the reward from the court, and even if I have an official position, I will commit a serious crime of rebellion if I privately build weapons. Wouldn't the people in the mountains be surrounded and suppressed by the court again?"

In fact, Gongsun Zhi could see that the great leader of the Black Mountain Army had heavy and indescribable pain. After a moment of silence, he had an immature idea, and said: "Have the great leader ever thought about moving the people here? For example, on the grassland, where the territory is vast and the land is fertile, we Han people can reproduce and survive when we go there. Why not try going north?"

"No..." Zhang Yan shook her head, smiled helplessly, and looked at the far mountain: "...That is the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people. How much will they die on the way, how much food will be given for the long journey? Is it still like the Yellow Turban, and I will eat it all the way? I know the best how much they will die, so Zhang Yan dare not take this risk."

Gongsun Zhi turned his head and looked at him again, his tone became more intense, "If you don't move, are you waiting for someone to save me?"

"That's my responsibility."

The sound rang on the hills.

Gongsun Zhi, who was standing in place, looked at the other party silently for a while, then nodded and turned away, turned his eyes, and crossed the reins, "If I can come back from Luoyang this time, our deal will be completed."

"Waiting for good news!" Zhang Yan bowed.

When the wind blew over the cloak, Gongsun Zhi rode his horse and walked a few steps, he turned around and asked, "Are you and Gongsun Zan old?"

"Yes, you were mentioned in the letter he sent." The other side answered truthfully.

On this side, the figure on the horse's back nodded, then ran out with a stomp on the horse's belly, and the surrounding eight hundred wolf riders followed behind, until the figure behind gradually turned into black dots and could no longer be seen.

Gao Sheng caught up from behind, "Captain, we don't have enough dry food."

On the horse's back, Gongsun Zhi raised his whip: "What are we? From here, it's Shanyang, and from southwest, it's Heyang. There are so many big families along the way. We should snatch them from horse thieves. Don't learn from their compassion, as they will go hungry."

"Yes-" everyone yelled.

The rumbling horse hooves stepped across the earth like thunder and then went away.

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At the same time, Luoyang.

In the front hall of Chongde, the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei helped the young Liu Bian down the throne, lifted the jade seal and passed it to Liu Xie, and then helped Liu Xie to officially ascend the throne, which was for "Emperor Xian".

In the entire Kanto and the entire country, countless people were running around and calling for the incidents of Dong Zhuo's numerous evil deeds and the abolition of the emperor without authorization began to ferment. Under such a general trend, an inconspicuous wave turned a wave.

Something happened to the marriage of a woman named Cai Yan.
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