In February, at the joint invitation of the prefects of all counties in Bingzhou, Gongsun Zan finally set out for Bingzhou and served as the shepherd of Bingzhou.
Gongsun Zan led 5,000 men, including 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry.
It's just a simple appointment. Obviously, you don't need so many troops. To maintain safety on the road, a few hundred people are enough.
However, Gongsun Zan brought so many people and took away half of Yuyang's existing troops. Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that this was not as simple as taking up the post.
Xu Da knew Gongsun Zan's plan. After it was decided that Gongsun Zan was going to take office in Bingzhou a few years ago, Gongsun Zan secretly sent someone to communicate with the leader of the Black Rock Army stationed in the west of Jizhou.
The two of them worked together to attack Yuan Zhao from the north and south, and contacted his cousin Gongsun Yue who was stationed in Bohai County. They were waiting for the Black Rock Army to join Gongsun Zan's troops. Gongsun Yue surrounded Yuan Shao from the east and prepared to defeat Yuan Zhao.
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Xu Da also participated in this strategy, but his idea was a little different from Gongsun Zan's. What he wanted was to wait for others to arrive in Bingzhou first, then mobilize the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou, and then go south to attack Yuan Zhao with Gongsun Yue with all his strength, without allowing Yuan Zhao to stand up.
Opportunity, once and for all.
However, Gongsun Zan had his own considerations. Since the movement of a full-scale troop dispatch was too big, he would give it a try first to see how all parties reacted to his dispatch of troops, lest Zhao Yu, who had finally been calmed down, would react and stab himself in the back.
Secondly, the risk of sending all-out troops is too high. If it fails, it will not be Yuan Zhao who will be defeated, but himself.
So, he came up with this plan to join forces with the Black Rock Army.
Xu Da couldn't tell what was wrong with this strategy. After all, the Black Rock Army had been in contact with Gongsun Zan before he came, and the two sides had a close relationship. It was hard for him to say anything later.
On the contrary, when Gongsun Zan asked him to follow him to Bingzhou to take up his post, Xu Da cursed him countless times in his heart.
He really doesn't want to leave his wife and children and go to such a far place alone!
Moreover, didn't he just introduce Zhao Bei to him? Why don't you use him, Gongsun Zan?
Gongsun Zan's explanation for this was: "Without Duke Xu by his side, Bogui would have trouble sleeping and eating."
Xu Da: I would really like to thank you!
Knowing that he had to go, Xu Da made a divination for himself before setting off. The divination showed that there would be great misfortune in the south.
After arriving at this result, Xu Da's heart was beating wildly.
However, the large forces had already moved out, and there was a response from the Black Rock Army. It was obviously unrealistic to suddenly change the route and enter Bingzhou from the north.
Because... Gongsun Zan is sometimes superstitious and sometimes disbelieving. He is really an elusive man.
But out of consideration as a minister, Xu Da still gave Gongsun Zan a subtle warning.
However, the change happened so suddenly that even if he woke up, it was too late.
The Black Rock Army suddenly rebelled. After Gongsun Zan and his party entered the territory of Changshan County, they were unprepared and were attacked head-on by Yuan Shao's Army and the Black Rock Army who had already been ambushing here!
At that moment, Gongsun Zan's heart collapsed when he saw the crowds of men and horses rushing out from the mountains and forests on all sides.
My good brother, you promised to never give up and work together to achieve a great cause, why did you join that thief Yuan!
Xu Da immediately turned his horse around and fled. Since the situation was unfavorable to his own side, it was best not to engage in a head-on confrontation.
Unfortunately, when he turned around, good fellow, a large group of cavalry rushed over with halberds and surrounded them.
The team of five thousand people was instantly dispersed and divided into three parts. He and Gongsun Zan were at the head, facing the extremely ferocious Black Rock Army.
Gongsun Zan's diplomacy was such a failure! Xu Da cursed in his heart.
While scolding, he had to protect Gongsun Zan from the siege.
I saw Xu Da murmuring words in his mouth, his hands flying like flowers. After a moment, he suddenly pointed to the sky and shouted: "The wind is coming——!"
Suddenly there was a strong wind, and yellow sand flew up all over the sky, covering the bright sky. The whole earth seemed to merge with the sky, startling horses and kicking people, and confusing people.
Countless horses neighed, and in the face of the sudden strange wind, people could only hear panic.
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Gongsun Zan, who saw Xu Da's actions with his own eyes, was stunned.
This, this, what kind of spell is this?
"Why are you still standing there? Run!" Xu Dahe shouted loudly.
The officers and soldiers of Gongsun's army just woke up from a dream and hurriedly broke out towards the east. With the exquisite sharp blades made in Xujiazhuang in their hands, they successfully broke through the encirclement.
Xiaoxiao arrived with 5,000 men. After running around for three hours to get rid of his pursuers, Gongsun Zan called for more troops, leaving only 1,800 cavalry.
As for the remaining three thousand soldiers and horses, I'm afraid they won't be able to escape.
As night fell, Gongsun Zan led the remaining troops to find a hidden mountain col and stopped temporarily. They were surprised to see Xu Da, who was covered in loess and turned into a clay figure.
Xu Da was not afraid of what he saw. He got off his horse and patted the dirt on his body while explaining:
"When I was young, I had to pay homage to the master and mastered some strange armor-defying techniques. I have never used them before, but today I am afraid that God couldn't bear to put the general in danger and secretly helped me, so it happened today."
After hearing this, Gongsun Zan's tense nerves relaxed slightly.
He jumped off the horse and said gratefully to Xu Da: "Thanks to Mr. Xu for summoning the strong wind today, otherwise Bogui would have been careless in his trip and he would have been killed."
After saying that, he was about to bow down to Xu Da. But before he could bend down, Xu Da helped him up.
"The general's words are serious. At this moment, we are short of men and horses. The morale of the soldiers may be low due to this blow. The general should settle the soldiers first." Xu Da looked worried.
Gongsun Zan immediately couldn't thank him anymore. He also knew that he was not good at fighting, so he supported Xu Da first and let him rest, then turned around and settled down his troops.
But they didn't notice that Xu Da, who was sitting on the mountain col and resting, had a look of resentment on his face, as if he wanted to burn two holes in Gongsun Zan's back before he stopped.
More than a thousand people spent the night repairing in the col and were hungry all night. They had to eat some wild animals to pad their bellies and drink enough water.
In this case, Bingzhou may not be able to go.
Gongsun Zan was not able to rest all night, and was really unable to sleep due to this heavy blow. He came over with a tired face and asked Xu Da what to do next.
Ever since he saw Xu Da waving flowers in the wild wind with his own eyes, the way Gongsun Zan looked at Xu Da changed.
It used to be just respect, but now the original respect has added a bit of piety and dependence.
Xu Da was very impressed by the speed of Gongsun Zan's change of attitude, and he also carefully analyzed the current situation.
After all, he and Gongsun Zan are still tied together, so he can't just let him play.
Bingzhou cannot be reached, Yuan Zhao must have laid an ambush on the only way.
At this time, our army had just suffered a blow and was demoralized. It was unable to fight anymore and had no choice but to return home.
However, even if he wanted to go back now, he might not be able to do so. Yuan Zhao was not stupid. Since he could convince the Black Rock Army to rebel, he must have thought in advance that Gongsun Zan would run back.
In this case, let's raid the surrounding towns first and fight guerrillas while supplying. At least we can get rid of this bad breath.
Otherwise, these people would really think they were afraid!
If you can't kill Yuan Zhao, then you can't kill this young guy like Hei Yanjun?
Thinking of guerrilla warfare, Xu Da felt a little depressed. This was something his wife and children mentioned in a casual chat. They said it was a classic strategy of using less to win more, but he didn't know if it would work.
Alas, he misses his wife and children. It would be great if Mrs. Wang were here right now!
Even if there is no Wang family, that crazy boy Xu Dalang will do the trick!
Xu Da looked at the bright sky, with a touch of sadness in the corners of his eyes.
