0p0 Chapter 195: Huangfu 2nd Master
Chapter 195: Huangfu 2nd Master
Chapter 195 The Second Master Huangfu
Zhao Yun led an army of 10,000 men and left the city at night. Not long after leaving Zhuo County, he suddenly turned around and bypassed Zhuo County, heading quickly south.
Along the way, they hid during the day and moved at night, riding non-stop and marching rapidly.
A few days later, it was night again. Zhao Yun was riding on his horse. He looked back at Huangfu Jianchang who was still staring at the map and said, "Second Master, is this plan feasible?"
Huangfu Jian stared at the map for a long time, laughed, and said, "Haven't you heard about my glorious deeds? They are now gathering their troops to besiege the cities in Jizhou. It's a good time for us to raid their lair!"
In the darkness, Zhao Yun looked solemn.
Since he joined the army, he mainly followed Gongsun Zan in battle.
Although Gongsun Zan also pays attention to tactics, most of his battles are head-on battles. He will not ignore the frontal battlefield and launch a sneak attack on other people's hometown.
Zhao Yun is naturally not pedantic, nor does he think there is anything wrong with doing so, but is worried about the war in Jizhou.
He glanced at the dark front, then turned back and said, "Second Master, those bandits are besieging Julu. Are we really going to ignore them?"
Bai Rao and Sui Gu claimed to have an army of 150,000 and were besieging Julu. Zhang Liao had only 15,000 men and could fall at any time.
Huangfu Jianchang looked up upon hearing this, rode his horse to his side, and said with a frivolous look, "Don't worry, they are only about 20,000 or 30,000 at most. Julu City has high walls and is not that easy to break. As long as we succeed, those people will be panicked and will have to withdraw their troops."
Zhao Yun thought about it carefully, nodded and said: "Let's speed up our march!"
Although Huangfu Jianchang was already used to riding a horse, he still felt bleeding and burning pain in his buttocks after so many days.
But he didn't show it on his face, and said, "Okay."
Seeing that he agreed, Zhao Yun ordered his troops to march quickly, not daring to delay for a moment.
Perhaps because the Black Mountain Army was concentrating on attacking the city, Zhao Yun did not encounter anything along the way. Once he left the territory of Zhao State, he no longer had any scruples and hurried on his way even in broad daylight.
Along the way, Zhao Yun sent troops out at will, and when he encountered bandits on the mountaintops, he wiped them out.
At the end of September, Zhao Yun's 10,000-strong army appeared in Cangyan Valley of Luchang Mountain.
Zhao Yun stood beside a hidden tree, looking at the steep forest, the densely packed stockade, and the patrolling bandits. He whispered to Huangfu Jianchang beside him, "Second Master, this place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Why not burn it down at night?"
Huangfu Jianchang was startled and shook his head repeatedly. He looked at him seriously and said, "Haven't you heard that His Majesty has a prince? As close ministers, shouldn't we bring gifts? This is Yu Du's lair. It has been operating for so many years. There must be countless good things!"
Zhao Yun looked unhappy and said, "How could your majesty be interested in the bandits' stuff? What we need to do is to destroy this place, force Yu Du to withdraw his troops, and disrupt the morale of the rebel army!"
Huangfu Jian saw that Zhao Yun was in a stubborn mood, and his eyes rolled around. He said, "Even if you don't give me a gift, as a minister, shouldn't I share His Majesty's worries? You are also His Majesty's close minister. You must know that His Majesty has been worried about money and food, right? There is no telling how much money and food there is in this valley. How are you going to explain to His Majesty if you just burn it all?"
Zhao Yun didn't even listen to what Huangfu Jianchang was saying, and asked directly: "What are you going to do?"
Huangfu Jianchang said quickly: "This is easy. Those who can still move have been taken away by Yu Du. There are only some old, weak, women and children left in this village, no more than 3,000 people. You use the shield in front, and the archers to cover, and fight quickly!"
Zhao Yun didn't care about these tactics. Suddenly, he looked suspicious and stared at Huangfu Jianchang and asked, "Three thousand men? How do you know?"
He remembered that along the way, Huangfu Jian had been acting mysterious and often disappeared, and the route he took was very smooth, as if he could predict the future.
Huangfu Jian stroked his chin and said, "Hurry up, I'm worried that someone might have the same idea as me, and I can't let anyone get there first."
Seeing that he refused to speak, Zhao Yun did not ask any more questions. He turned around and walked back to start mobilizing soldiers.
A village with only 3,000 elderly, weak, women and children, no matter how easy it is to defend and difficult to attack, cannot withstand the attack of an army of 10,000!
Thirty shields were in front and archers were behind. They hid at first, and when they could no longer hide, they strode towards the stronghold.
"There's a thief!"
The people in the village soon discovered them. They did not think they were government troops, but just "colleagues" and started shouting.
The few people in the village kept gathering in front of it. Archers shot arrows sparsely, and the arrows hit the shields with a ping-pong sound, but no one was hurt.
The shield soldiers resisted hard and continued to advance. When they reached the right position, the hidden archers suddenly appeared and shot at the village.
"Government troops!"
"It's the official army!"
The Black Mountain soldiers in the village screamed in fear and shot arrows even more fiercely.
Since Yu Du started the rebellion, he has occupied this place for five or six years. This is the first time that government troops have attacked here!
The people who stayed in the village had never thought that the government troops would come to attack them. For a moment, they were terrified, running around and shouting.
Under the cover of the shield soldiers, the archers kept shooting, arrows fell into the village like rain, and all kinds of screams continued.
"kill!"
Seeing that there was chaos in Tiger Village, Zhao Yun gave orders again without hesitation.
Under the suppression of shields and archers, Zhao Yun's troops began to charge towards the mountain stronghold.
The more than 3,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people left behind could not resist at all. In less than half an hour, Zhao Yun led his men to kill their way in.
The village was large, but the guards were lax. After Zhao Yun's attack, it fell to pieces and had no power to resist.
Captain Huangfu Jian led another team of people and rushed straight to the granary of Laohuzhai like an arrow.
There are a little more guards here, but they are no more than a hundred young and strong men, not enough for Huangfu Jian to charge and kill.
"Don't let them light the fire!"
When Huangfu Jianchang saw someone holding a torch and trying to burn the warehouse, he immediately shouted.
The government troops naturally knew the purpose of this visit, and the archers shot in unison, killing those who attempted to burn the warehouse in front of the door.
Seeing that the warehouse door was right in front of him, Huangfu Jian was overjoyed, commanded the people to control the situation, and rushed over with one person in the lead.
Although it was an iron gate, there were no more settings. Huangfu Jianchang pushed the door open and walked in.
What caught my eye were large boxes, and then a large cylindrical warehouse that towered into the sky.
"Captain, this is probably over 100,000 stones?" A military officer from the Imperial City Palace who was seeing this asked in surprise.
It is unimaginable that such a small tiger village has so many reserves!
Huangfu Jian touched these round warehouses with excitement in his eyes, and then he quickly lifted up the big boxes, and a dazzling light flashed.
These big boxes are full of precious things like gold, silver, and jewelry. There are also hundreds of boxes full of cash. A rough estimate puts the amount at least in the tens of millions!
"Move away, move all of them away!"
Huangfu Jian's face was full of excitement, and he kept giving orders like a cat seeing fish.
This was not the first time that the captain of the Imperial City had done this, and he did it very skillfully.
On the other side, Zhao Yun was still clearing out the Tiger Village. This village was very large and could accommodate tens of thousands of people.
It was not until the evening that Zhao Yun took complete control and counted the results of the battle.
Captain Huangfu Jian had already carried down the mountain everything he could. He came to Zhao Yun, pulled him over, and whispered, "Burn it. Hurry up and leave."
Zhao Yun frowned and said, "Isn't it the same as poisoning the army and ambushing them halfway?"
"What's the point of ambushing him? As long as he withdraws his troops, Ying Shijun and Zhang Wenyuan can be relieved. We still have more things to do!" Huangfu Jianchang pulled him and was about to leave.
Zhao Yun stood still and said, "Where are you going?"
Huangfu Jian couldn't pull him away, so he said, "Let's go to Puyang without delay!"
Zhao Yun understood instantly and asked in surprise, "Bai Rao's lair?"
Huangfu Jian nodded repeatedly, laughed, and said, "Bai Rao's power is much greater than Yu Du's, and there must be more things in his lair! If we raid his lair, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"
Zhao Yun saw that Huangfu Jian was completely different from what he thought, but was indeed more useful, so he said in a deep voice without hesitation: "Withdraw the troops, and go down the mountain!"
Huangfu Jianchang liked such smart people who were sensible and understood what he said, so he called on the people from the Imperial City Palace to go down the mountain together.
Zhao Yun's 10,000-strong army left Chaoge and headed straight for Puyang without stopping.
Chaoge and Puyang were not far away. Zhao Yun arrived there after crossing three counties.
He made a big fuss along the way, without any concealment, and surrounded the Tianshan Village where Bai Rao was entrenched. The torch-bearing archers, under the protection of the shield soldiers, shot into the village continuously.
Most of these villages were made of wood, and it was summer, the weather was dry, and the fire was almost uncontrollable.
"No……"
Huangfu Jian tried to stop Zhao Yun by banging his head against a tree, but Zhao Yun didn't listen to him at all.
Looking at the fire that continued to burn, Huangfu Jian felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
Zhao Yun ignored him and let the archers continue shooting. He waited until the village was in chaos before he led his men to charge in.
Tianshan Village had nearly twice as many people as Laohu Village. Zhao Yun rushed in and took two full hours to pacify the situation.
Captain Huangfu Jian almost cried as he entered the village and went straight to the granary.
I found that only a small half was left, and my breathing was not so smooth.
Zhao Yun was cleaning up the mountain stronghold. In the evening, he saw that Huangfu Jian was still in the warehouse. He had no choice but to come over and said, "There is no time. Bai Rao will come back at any time. Hurry up!"
Huangfu Jian squatted on the ground for a long time, sighed dejectedly, "At least 200,000 dan of grain is gone."
Zhao Yun pulled him up and said, "There are so many people in Tianshan Village. If we don't use this method, we won't be able to break through in a short time."
Huangfu Jianchang was dragged by Zhao Yun and walked out reluctantly, saying, "Let's go to Julu."
Zhao Yun paused, looked at him and said, "Not going any further?"
Huangfu Jian's mournful face slowly turned serious, and he said solemnly: "If the news gets out, it won't be so easy to succeed. These bandits have no money or food, and the autumn harvest is coming, they will go crazy, Julu cannot be lost!"
Zhao Yun had no doubt about the judgment of the Second Master Huangfu. He nodded heavily and said, "I have sent a letter to the Grand Marshal's Mansion. Now we are going to Julu."
Huangfu Jian left the village and ordered his men to deliver the looted money and food to the imperial army camp in a familiar manner.
Zhao Yun and Huangfu Jian left Puyang and once again hid during the day and moved out at night, avoiding the Black Mountain Army and the bandits who might attack them.
Five days later, when they arrived at Julu, they found that there was almost no sign of the Black Mountain Army in Julu.
After entering the city, Zhang Wenyuan heard Zhao Yun talking about Huangfu Jianchang's stealing behavior. He raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Brother Huangfu is very smart and has extraordinary strategies. He is worthy of being the second son of the Grand Marshal. Zhang Liao admires him!"
Before, he was wondering why the rebels who were besieging the city suddenly withdrew. He never expected that it was Huangfu Jianchang and Zhao Yun who stole the lair of Bai Rao and Yu Du!
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