After the garrison left by Xu Wei had defended for 10 days, they followed Xu Wei's order and withdrew from Hukou Pass on a dark and windy night, and then marched all the way towards Yanmen County to chase Xu Wei and the others.
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When Gongsun Zan and others came, Hukou Pass was already empty and there was no one left. The two sides met at Hukou Pass.
"Sir, what should we do now?" Gongsun Zan asked.
Liu Yu didn't know how to answer for a while. Originally, their combat range was Jizhou, but now Xu Wei has fled to Bingzhou, and is still fleeing to Taiyuan County. Strictly speaking, he has crossed the border now, and he should return to Jizhou.
Go and destroy the Yellow Turban thieves in Jidong.
But Lei Gong's 200,000 men marched toward Taiyuan County in mighty force. If they left, the entire Bingzhou would be empty. No one could stop Lei Gong and their actions. Taiyuan County and even the entire Bingzhou might be occupied by Lei Gong.
Not to mention that the Lei Gong tribe occupied Bingzhou, even if Taiyuan County was occupied by the Lei Gong tribe, it would be a big deal. You must know that Taiyuan County is poor inside and outside the mountains and rivers, but it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the Lei Gong tribe really took root, it would be a big deal for a big man.
It's troublesome, even more troublesome than Lei Gong's occupation of Jizhou. Then it will be another trouble for Xiliang, and now the court simply does not have the financial resources to put down the two rebel forces at the same time.
Liu Bei saw Liu Yu's difficulty and said: "Your Excellency, you can report the situation here to the court. At the same time, my subordinates and Bogui led the cavalry to pursue Lei Gong's tribe. They have 200,000 old, weak, women and children, and they only walked for ten days. Even if it is a day,
The march of 20 miles is less than 300 miles, and it only takes 2 days for the cavalry to catch up. I think Lei Gong will not think that we will catch up with them so quickly. When the time comes, we will take them by surprise and attack them unprepared. Maybe we can wipe out Lei Gong's troops. Even if we can't wipe out Lei Gong, as long as we
Let's hold back the Lei Gongmen until your lord leads the troops. Thirty thousand of our elite troops will be enough to destroy the Lei Gongmen."
After all, Liu Yu was one of the few officials in the late Han Dynasty. Compared with his official position, he was more concerned about how to eliminate Xu Wei and the others, so he thought about it and said: "I will write to the emperor to explain the situation here. The Lei Gong Department cannot continue
If we let it go like this, Bogui, you and Xuande will bring the cavalry to catch up. If you have the chance, you will destroy the Thunder Lord. If you don't have the chance, you will hold the Thunder Lord back!"
Gongsun Zan knew that he could avenge his shame and said happily: "I will definitely cut off the head of Thunder Lord and hand it to you!"
"Soldiers are very quick, my subordinates should go after Thunder Lord now!"
After saying this, Gongsun Zan happily led his 10,000 cavalry forward in the direction of Xu Wei's troops.
Only Shenpei smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, Lord Gongsun and the others are afraid that they will return without success. Bingzhou is very mountainous. If the Lei Gong Ministry knew the whereabouts of Lord Gongsun and the others and hid in the mountains, Lord Gongsun would never be able to charge with cavalry."
Go up the mountain!
His subordinates thought that what Lei Gong and the others were doing in Jizhou, the wealthy nobles in Bingzhou should know that they did not want their families to be destroyed, so they would definitely recruit troops to resist Lei Gong's tribe. It can be said that after Lei Gong decided to go north, he could no longer have much influence on the court.
Why should your lord be criticized by the court for this matter?"
Compared with the Great Plains of Jizhou, there are only a few small basins in the entire Bingzhou, and there are mountains everywhere else. It can be said that the cavalry does not have much advantage here, and the judge does not think that Lei Gong, who has become a lost dog, still has the strength.
We captured big cities like Jinyang.
It is true that the imperial court has no soldiers in Bingzhou, but this does not mean that the nobles and nobles do not have soldiers in Bingzhou. You must know that the noble nobles in Jizhou are still scholars and have thousands of slaves, while the nobles in Bingzhou are generals and tigers. How can they lack private soldiers?
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Not to mention 100,000, but also 50,000 or 60,000 private soldiers of these clans can be recruited. With such a large number of troops, they are enough to protect the important city of Bingzhou. As for other places that Lei Gong and the others occupy, Bingzhou is the number one in the north.
A large state does not even have a population of 1 million, and a county may have a thousand people. In Shenpei's view, if Lei Gong and the others occupy such a wilderness, they will occupy it. As long as the imperial court sends troops to guard important places, they can kill Lei Gong even if they are hungry.
All starved to death.
Liu Yu smiled bitterly and said: "You still underestimate this Thunder Lord. When other Yellow Turban thieves were attacking cities and plundering land in Jizhou, he thought of farming in Wei County. Although because he abandoned Wei County, his farming policy was in vain, but
But it can also be seen that this Lei Gong has great ambitions. If he takes root in Bingzhou, he may cause even greater trouble than Zhang Jiao did at the beginning. We have also seen the strength of the Lei Gong Department, and it is not inferior to the most elite of the Han Dynasty.
Border Army, I am worried that if he really captures Jinyang and occupies the entire Taiyuan County, such an ambitious bandit cannot be allowed to develop!"
Although Shen Pei did not agree with Liu Yu's words, he had to admit that the Lei Gong tribe was very powerful and not just ordinary Yellow Turban thieves.
After Gongsun Zan left, Liu Yu also led an army of 20,000 people towards Taiyuan County.
At the same time, he was surprised to find that the Lei Gong tribe had a very good reputation in Bingzhou, and it seemed that they were not the same people who looted places in Jizhou.
He carefully inquired about what Xu Wei was doing in Bingzhou, and found that Xu Wei could actually make his more than 200,000 troops do no harm to the common people, and the transactions were extremely fair, and he was even willing to pay twice the price. This was not even possible for the Han Dynasty's army.
Something difficult to do.
When Liu Yu heard the news, he said to Shen Pei with a sullen face: "Look at this Thunder Lord, he is actually buying people's hearts in Bingzhou. It seems that he has really taken over his own territory in Bingzhou."
At this time, Shen Pei also changed his view on Xu Wei and said: "The imperial court must pay attention to this Thunder Lord. If he doesn't die, he may become another bandit like Zhang Jiao who will cause cholera in the world."
However, he looked at Liu Yu and said worriedly: "Sir, we only have 30,000 soldiers. It is easy to defeat Lei Gong with this small force, but Lei Gong himself has the courage of ten thousand men, so it is very difficult to kill Lei Gong."
Liu Yu looked at the north and said helplessly: "I can only hope that Bogui can bring us good news."
Shangdang County, Wuxiang.
Gongsun Zan was galloping on the road to Shangdang with 10,000 cavalry.
He spat out a mouthful of sand and said, "Why is this Thunder Lord so good at running? We've traveled more than 300 miles, and we still can't see their shadow! Did he really bring 200,000 old, weak, women and children with him?"
It’s no wonder that Gongsun Zan was suspicious. He traveled more than 300 miles in two days. He thought he could catch up with the Lei Gongbu, but he didn’t see any sign of the Lei Gongbu until now.
Liu Bei on the side said: "My little brother did some research and found out that the Lei Gong Department passed here seven days ago."
Gongsun Zan said happily: "In other words, we can catch up with Lei Gong's tribe in one day at most?"
More than 200,000 people march 10 miles at a time, which is 70 miles in 7 days. The cavalry can catch up in half a day at most. Even if they march 20 miles, it only takes one day.