Guo Jia had a bumpy journey, but when he saw the outline of Beixin City on the horizon, he was glad that he could finally give guidance on the battle situation and show off his talents.
As a result, the news brought back by the spies made him angry. The Black Mountain bandits besieging Beixin City collapsed in one night!
He had previously given Yuan Xi an idea. Zhao Yun and Tai Shici would each lead an army of horses to ambush the Black Mountain bandits on their flanks and rear. Yuan Xi would lead the leading troops to appear and harass the enemy camp at night.
As long as Yuan Xi delays this night, when the enemy army is exhausted, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici can wait for an opportunity to sneak attack on the enemy's flank and annihilate them.
The idea was also recognized by everyone. Zhao Yun and Tai Shici each led their troops to retreat. However, what Guo Jia did not expect was that, who knows what happened, Yuan Xi's exhausted army, which was used to lure the enemy, actually let the enemy retreat.
Twenty thousand enemies fled!
Not long after, Guo Jia's carriage arrived at the city. Yuan Xi was directing his soldiers to collect the Black Mountain bandits and surrender. Seeing that Guo Jia was full of suspicion, he came up and said, "Something happened last night."
When Yuan Xi told what happened yesterday, Guo Jia was stunned. After a while, he said: "This kind of thing is too unbelievable. I'm afraid this Black Mountain bandit believes in the prophecy of Taiping Road."
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"However, the young master used the fire attack first, and then used the heart attack, which is quite remarkable. The only regret is that all the young men on the opposite side ran away."
"I see that there are many old, weak, women and children who have returned, and Beixin City may not be able to afford them."
Yuan Xi whispered: "After all, we are the children of the Han family. We can't just watch them starve to death."
After hearing this, Guo Jia swallowed back the suggestion that had just come to his lips. According to his original intention, it was best to use these prisoners as slaves and reward the soldiers.
He thought for a while and said: "Although these people were coerced into attacking the city, it would be difficult to convince the public if they were not punished at all. They must at least work for a few years before they can be treated the same as others."
Yuan Xi thought about it and thought that Guo Jia's idea was quite advanced. Isn't this just reform through labor?
But this is the best way at the moment, otherwise tens of thousands of people, old and young, will come and destroy Beixin City.
He opened his mouth and said: "As Mr. said, I will ask the officials to place it properly."
Seeing that Guo Jia looked tired, he said: "Sir, please rest here while I lead people to pursue the defeated army in Montenegro."
Guo Jia was startled, "Didn't Master fight all night last night?"
Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I've been sleeping for two hours."
"If I don't take someone there, I'm afraid Zilong and Ziyi may not be able to stop the escaping Black Mountain bandits."
After hearing this, Guo Jia looked solemn and said: "With all due respect, this idea is very stupid."
"Even if it's true, if you can't say this clearly, it means you don't trust your subordinates."
Yuan Xi sweated profusely and said: "The boy has learned a lesson."
Guo Jia changed the topic and said: "More importantly, as the lord, you don't need to do everything personally. You must be on the front line in every battle."
"No matter how powerful the young master is, can he stand up to a powerful general?"
"But you must understand that as a lord, the best thing you can do is to live a long life."
"In the past, the overlord of Western Chu always fought at the front, but in the end he failed to defeat Gaozu."
"On the other hand, Gaozu was only three years younger than the First Emperor, but he successfully waited until the Qin Dynasty was overthrown before taking over the world."
"Huo Qubing was sure to win every battle, but he didn't know how to maintain his health and died young. Otherwise, how many more years of peace would this man have had?"
"Young Master, this wasteful trip is not the way to live a long life."
Yuan Xi quickly said: "I have learned a lesson."
He had a weird look on his face, Guo Jia was talking clearly and logically, but the key point was that he didn't do it well himself?
However, it is true that both himself and his soldiers are exhausted and in urgent need of rest, so we can only hope that Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci can stop Bai Rao.
Otherwise, if we let him escape, he will be in big trouble again in the future.
Seeing that Yuan Xi was following his advice, Guo Jia felt a little relieved, but there was also a question in his mind that he couldn't let go.
After he came to Beixin City, he also got to know a force that could not be ignored.
Southern Huns.
It stands to reason that the current Southern Xiongnu chanyu Yufuluo has always been attached to the Han court and opposed Yuan Shao. Moreover, Yuan Xi killed his son Liu Bao last year, so there is no reason why he should not take revenge.
Especially now that Yuan Shao is attacking Gongsun Zan, it is a great opportunity. The Black Mountain Army has already been dispatched. Why have the Southern Xiongnu, who have always been in collusion with the Black Mountain Army, not moved yet?
If two armies come together, it's hard to say whether Beixin City can be defended.
Thinking that Liu Bao did not go directly north to Bingzhou last year, but took the Taihang Mountain Pass at the junction of Bingzhou and Hebei, Guo Jia had a vague suspicion in his mind, whether something happened to the Southern Huns?
To the north of Changshan County, Bai Rao was fleeing towards Changshan with thousands of soldiers, followed by thousands of civilians.
He was furious. Only half of the more than 20,000 people who came out of Taihang Mountain were now left!
The remaining people either died in the chaos last night or have surrendered to Beixin City.
Bai Rao felt aggrieved. Before leaving, Zhang Yan ordered him to bring out as many people as possible. However, in order to get ahead of the other two groups, Bai Rao just mobilized more than 20,000 people and set off.
Now it seems that I was careless!
Who would have thought that his subordinates would be deceived by rumors and kill each other?
Thinking of this, Bai Rao's anger surged. He had been in power for more than ten years, but he was inexplicably killed in the hands of a young boy!
But he still has a chance. He only needs to return to Changshan and use the name of the Black Mountain Army to coerce all the local people. In just ten days, he can once again recruit tens of thousands of people!
Thinking of this, a proud smile appeared on his face.
However, his sweet dream was soon broken, and a sudden rain of arrows brought him back to reality.
Bai Rao looked at the archers on the hillsides on both sides and the enemy generals blocking the middle of the road. His heart was cold and he shouted, "Charge together!"
Li Damu, who was beside him, heard the words and rushed towards the enemy general, only to see the enemy general pull out a big bow from behind.
Just hearing the continuous sound of the bowstring, the opponent shot out three lightning-fast arrows in the blink of an eye!
Li Damu just barely dodged the first arrow, but before he could react again, two arrows from behind pierced his head and neck, causing him to fall off his horse and die.
When Bai Rao saw it, his whole body was cold. Li Damu's martial arts skills were no less than his own, but he died like this!
Moreover, Bai Rao prides himself on his superb archery skills, but compared with his opponent, he is as good as heaven and earth!
A thought flashed through his mind, he was invincible!
Thinking of this, he turned his horse's head and led everyone to escape in another direction.
Taishi Ci drew back his bow and saw the direction in which Bai Rao was escaping. He thought that the military advisor named Guo Jia really had some skills, and he actually predicted the opponent's retreat route correctly.
In the direction Bai Rao went, Zhao Yun was already waiting for him. Taishi Ci was not in a hurry to catch up, but just led the others to follow him, slowly consuming the opponent's vitality.
As a result, the soldiers at the rear of Bai Rao's team began to complain incessantly. They saw that the situation was not good, and if they continued like this, they would be slowly killed sooner or later, so they all knelt down and surrendered.
Bai Rao ran for a day and a night and finally escaped into Changshan County. He only had to walk for half a day and his base camp would be established.
Then he was stopped by two thousand troops and horses led by Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun took a shortcut from Yijing to ambush according to the route pointed out by Guo Jia in advance. At this time, the entire army was already recharged and full of fighting spirit.
Anger flashed in Zhao Yun's eyes, Zhen Ding was his hometown, but since it was occupied by the Black Mountain Army, Zhending had been tortured. However, Zhao Yun was under the command of Gongsun Zan at that time, and Gongsun Zan and the Black Mountain Army were allies of each other, so Zhao Yun was also powerless.
Now that he belongs to Yuan Xi, he can finally take action without any scruples!
He rode out on horseback, drew his gun, and shouted: "Is this Bai Rao from the Montenegrin Army coming?"
Bai Rao stepped forward on his horse and said, "I am Bai Rao, the general under the command of General Zhang Yan. Who is coming? Who is on my way?"
Zhao Yun said coldly: "The commander-in-chief of the prefect of Zhuo County, Changshan Zhao Zilong, has come to challenge the rebellion!"
Bai Rao's face turned pale after hearing this. Zhao Yun had already made a name for himself in Beixin City a few days ago. After Bai Rao inquired about it, he found that Zhao Yun was a former general under Gongsun Zan and switched to the Yuan family.
Moreover, his hometown is his current base camp, Changshan Zhending!
Bai Rao knew exactly what kind of disaster he had caused. The generals and officials under Gongsun Zan were quite dissatisfied because of Gongsun Zan's alliance with the Montenegrin Army.
Seeing that something was wrong, Gongsun Zan took advantage of the opportunity to kill Liu Yu and purged and killed all the generals and officials of the Zhending faction.
At that time, Zhao Yun temporarily returned to Liu Bei. Gongsun Zan regarded him as a thorn in his side and wanted to borrow a knife to kill people. He asked Zhao Yun to lead troops to attack Beixin City. Zhao Yun then left Gongsun Zan through his bet with Yuan Xi.
When Bai Rao saw Zhao Yun reporting his name, he knew that he couldn't do anything good today, so he shouted: "We are the generals of the Han Dynasty, and the Yuan family is the traitor of the Han Dynasty!"
"If you are wise, quickly dismount and accept surrender. I can recommend to Mr. Zhonglang that you will be promoted and make a fortune!"
Zhao Yun was furious: "You are so cruel to the people, yet you still have the nerve to call yourself Hanchen!"
"Suffer death!"
He shook the reins, raised his gun and mounted his horse, leading everyone to charge forward.
Bai Rao knew that he could not avoid this battle, so he held up his horse, roared, and rushed forward.
As soon as the two of them fought, Bai Rao felt something was wrong. He had been on the battlefield for more than ten years, but his halberd couldn't attack the opponent's center at all!
After only a few rounds, Zhao Yun picked up the halberd, and his chest was exposed.
Bai Rao was so stunned that he quickly dodged sideways, but he didn't expect that Zhao Yun didn't want to kill him directly, so he drew out his spear and pierced his palm.
Bai Rao screamed and fell off his horse. He lay on the ground and watched his men being killed and collapsed, knowing that the situation was over.
He hissed: "General, please spare my life for the sake of being from the same hometown as General Zhonglang!"
Zhao Yun got off his horse, pointed his gun at Bai Rao and said, "Zhang Yan is also a Zhending person, why did you let you poison your fellow villagers?"
Bai Rao said quickly: "General Haojiao knows that General Zhonglang was oppressed by the gentry from his hometown, so he raised an army in anger. In Zhending, I heard that the general also suffered from this. Those people are very abominable. We are doing this for
General, take revenge."
Zhao Yun shouted: "Nonsense!"
"It's true that the people are now living a life worse than death. Did they also bully Zhang Yan?"
"You are just looking for excuses to do evil!"
Bai Rao saw that Zhao Yun was victorious with murderous intent and begged for mercy: "General, spare my life! I am also an official of the imperial court, I..."
With a bang, the cold and sharp spear head pierced Bai Rao's throat, nailing him to the ground.
Zhao Yun pulled out the gun tip and shook his hand, drawing a blood line on the ground.
He said in his heart that the young master is right. Most people in this world are hypocrites and righteousness, fishing in troubled waters. There are only a few who are truly determined to relieve the people and save the people from the fire and water.
The common people were forced to fight until they could no longer survive, but in the end they fell into the hands of these people and did not live a good life for a few days until they died.
Someone must stand up and end this chaotic world.
Zhao Yun picked up his gun, mounted his horse and left.
I have to take a good look at the young master's future path to see if he can restore peace to the world as he said.