After Liu Bei and his party left Anxi County, they went to Changshan Zhending. Under the attraction of Liu Bei's charm, the rude lobbying of his brother Chen Meng, and the sympathy of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun joined Liu Bei's quartet without hesitation.
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When Zhao Yun attached himself to Liu Bei, he also led 200 warriors from the countryside to join Liu Bei.
Liu Bei and his party now numbered more than 500 people. However, none of them had official positions and no place to stay, so the cost of food and drink for so many people became a problem.
When we were in Anxi County, there were only 300 people, and we could still rely on methods such as suppressing bandits to provide for their food and drink. But now everyone is in Zhending County, and none of them have any official or military positions.
With so many people gathered together, if the Zhao family had not informed the government, these people would have been treated as rebels by the government.
"My lord, there are more than 500 people in our army now. In the short term, we can still rely on the financial support obtained from suppressing bandits in Anxi County, but over time it will not be enough." Jian Yong said to Liu Bei.
"Brother, for the current plan, I'm afraid we have no choice but to seek refuge with Gongsun Bogui. Now that Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun are rebelling in Youzhou, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty will surely ask Gongsun Bogui to send troops to conquer in the near future. Gongsun Bogui is now
It is a time when soldiers are needed. We can't help but have two brothers, three brothers, and Zilong now, and we also have five hundred elite soldiers. That's when Gongsun Bogui needs us. It's the right time for us to go and join him at this time.
Time." Chen Meng said.
"Hey! Back then, Bogui planned to recommend me as a Sima of another department. If he had known about today's situation, he might as well have agreed. Now, I'm afraid that's all I can do. Forget it, I'll set off for Youzhou soon."
In the fourth year of Zhongping (AD 187), former Zhongshan Prime Minister Zhang Chun, former Taishan Governor Zhang Ju and Wuhuan Lord Qiu Liju allied themselves and launched a rebellion, killing the Wuhuan captain Ji Chou and the right Beiping Governor Liu Zheng, Liaodong
The prefect Yang Zhong and his troops numbered more than 100,000 and were stationed in Feiru. Zhang Ju called himself "the Son of Heaven" and Zhang Chun called himself "General Mi Tian and King An Ding" and sent letters to various states and counties, saying that they would replace the Han Dynasty.
Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's behavior of claiming to be the emperor completely angered Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. During this period, the Yellow Turban rebels began to cause chaos again in Qingzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places, and some even gathered tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people.
, the Han army was already having a hard time just encircling and suppressing the rebels in these places. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty originally did not want to send officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress the two rebels Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju on the border of Youzhou in the near future.
But Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty did not expect that Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun would dare to call themselves emperor and king. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was immediately angry. How could there be two emperors in the same world? It was too disrespectful for me, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was so angry that he immediately ordered the Cavalry Commander Gongsun Zan to lead his troops to attack Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun.
Gongsun Zan, the Cavalry Commander, was not living a very good life during this period. Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju and the Wuhuan people rebelled, which made it difficult for Gongsun Zan to resist. Now Gongsun Zan is stationed in Yuyang County, and Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju are in Liaoxi County.
Facing each other across Beiping County on the right.
At this time, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun had 100,000 rebels and 20,000 to 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry, which made Gongsun Zan feel a little uncomfortable. At this time, Gongsun Zan only had 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry, which was only 10,000 people.
, ten thousand against one hundred thousand, Gongsun Zan has some difficulties.
However, the imperial court had issued an order for Gongsun Zan to exterminate the rebels as soon as possible and restore the honor of the Emperor of Han Dynasty. Gongsun Zan could only find a way to exterminate the rebels as soon as possible.
"Zhang Ju, you big fool, just rebel! Why do you call yourself emperor when you have nothing to do?"
Gongsun Zan was a little angry.
Gongsun Zan's general Yan Gang saw the unhappy look on Gongsun Zan's face and asked:
"General, are you worried about the rebel?"
This Yan Gang was Gongsun Zan's top general. Gongsun Zan also trusted him very much and handed over all his most elite white horse followers to Yan Gang's command.
Gongsun Zan looked at Yan Gang and said:
"Hey! Your Majesty ordered me to wipe out the rebels as soon as possible, but now we only have more than 10,000 soldiers in our hands, but there are 100,000 rebels. It's really difficult to do this!"
"General, we have elite cavalry. One of them can fight a hundred of them. I'm afraid they will do anything."
"That's true. But if this happens, our strength will also be reduced. In these troubled times, we must have strong strength to survive!"
When the two of them were worrying, suddenly a soldier entered the hall, and a man who called himself Liu Bei came with 500 soldiers to help the general in suppressing the bandits.
When Gongsun Zan heard this, he was surprised. Gongsun Zan never expected that Liu Bei would come to Yuyang County at this time and bring five hundred soldiers and horses. At this time, what Gongsun Zan lacked most was soldiers and horses!
Gongsun Zan couldn't help but be overjoyed. He hurriedly walked out of the hall and went outside the house. He saw a person standing at the front of a group of people outside the house, with his ears hanging down from his shoulders and his hands above his knees. It was Liu Bei.
Take another look at the people on both sides of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Meng, Jian Yong, eh... Gongsun Zan couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun was now wearing a white robe and holding a bright silver spear in his hand, looking very powerful.
Looking at the soldiers behind Liu Bei again, Gongsun Zan was a little puzzled, why every time he saw Liu Bei, he could feel that Liu Bei's strength had increased a lot!
"Oh! My dear brother Xuande, I didn't expect you to come to help me at this time! My dear brother is really a benevolent and righteous man." Gongsun Zan said happily.
"Be prepared, I heard that your Majesty ordered Brother Bogui to suppress the rebellion of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, so I came here to help."
"Okay, okay. With my virtuous brother Xuande helping me, I won't have to worry about rebelling."
Everyone entered the hall, and Gongsun Zan invited Liu Bei to sit next to him.
"The rebel forces are strong today, does Brother Bogui have any strategy to defeat them?" Liu Bei asked.
"Haha. There is nothing to be afraid of if the rebels are just rebels. But now that the rebels are with the Wuhuan people, if they attack rashly, they may damage the soldiers." Gongsun Zan said with a smile.
"That's it, you should act wisely."
"Oh? Xuande has a clever plan?"
"The Wuhuan people are a foreign race after all, and they will definitely not agree with Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun. If we can make these people feel dissatisfied, the rebels can be defeated."
"What the elder brother said is true." Chen Meng couldn't help but agree after hearing Liu Bei's words.
"Oh! On business, tell me how to make these rebels feel resentful?"
"The Wuhuan people are plundering the mainland just for money and food. If we can provide them with a certain amount of money and food, the Wuhuan people will surely retreat."
When Gongsun Zan heard this, he looked unhappy.
"I am the captain of the Han Dynasty, how can I give money to those foreigners? In addition, Youzhou is very poor, and the food harvest has been even worse in the past few years. The existing food can only sustain my soldiers, and there is no more food left.
To the foreigner."
"Haha! When Bei comes to Brother Bogui, he will naturally obey Brother Bogui. We will all regard Brother Bogui as our leader." Liu Bei said with a smile.
Liu Bei's arrival is still very beneficial to Gongsun Zan. Now is the time for Gongsun Zan to hire people. In order to keep Liu Bei here, Gongsun Zan once again recommended Liu Bei to be his commander-in-chief.
After Liu Bei heard this, he declined a few words, and at Gongsun Zan's strong request, he agreed. This chapter has been completed!