After Chen Meng heard the news, he wanted to rush to Yuyang immediately, grabbed Gongsun Zan by the collar, and slapped him hard several times.
Wu Ending City was the first stop when entering Youbeiping County. It was such an important strategic location, but Gongsun Zan didn't even know to send troops to capture it, but instead respectfully handed it over to the rebels.
Not only Chen Meng couldn't figure it out, but Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others couldn't figure it out either.
"There are five thousand rebels in Wu Ending City now?" Guan Yu asked in disbelief. Guan Yu also couldn't understand why Wu Ending City was in the hands of rebels.
"Since there are rebels in Wu Ending City, we have no choice but to fight. Brother, don't worry! Now we have five hundred soldiers and horses. We can take down Wu Ending City without any problem." Zhang Fei said.
"Third brother, don't you know! In order to prevent the Wuhuan people from plundering over the years, the walls of Wu Ending City have been built very strong and tall. If we attack forcefully, we will definitely suffer great losses. We may even fail.
." Chen Meng said to Zhang Fei.
"Guorang, do you know about this endless city?" Liu Bei glanced at Tian Yu, thinking that Tian Yu was from Yuyang County and would definitely know something about this endless city.
When Tian Yu heard Liu Bei asking him, he hurriedly raised his hand to Liu Bei and said:
"I have seen this Wuending City in books. It already existed here during the Shang Dynasty, and a small country was established by the local ethnic groups, named Wuending Kingdom.
"Liezi Tang Wen" once wrote: "Yu's control of water was lost and lost. He established a country in the north of the Beihai Sea. He did not know how many millions of miles away he was from Qizhou. The name of his country was Zhongbei.
During the period of Duke Huan of Qi, the Shanrong people who lived in the Wujing Kingdom plundered the State of Yan, but the State of Yan could not defeat them! So they asked Duke Huan of Qi for help. Duke Huan of Qi himself, Guan Zhong, and Xi Peng led the strong soldiers from the State of Yan and marched lightly from the State of Yan.
Under the guidance of the Yan people, the Qi army quickly found the Wuending City, the home base of the Shanrong people. The Shanrong people were surprised that the Central Plains people would come to hunt them down on their own territory, and quickly mobilized to fight against the Qi army. These
How could the Shanrong people be the opponent of these well-equipped Qi troops, so the Qi army quickly killed these Shanrong people without leaving any trace behind, and captured Wu Ending City.
When the Han Dynasty established Youbeiping County, Wujing Kingdom became Wujing County. Over the years, because Wujing City is located on the border, in order to prevent foreign invasion, the imperial court continued to strengthen the city defense of Wujing City. Therefore, Wujing City Defense
It is very strong and difficult to attack by force."
Liu Bei thought for a moment, and then asked everyone:
"Do you guys have any good strategies to defeat thieves?"
Liu Bei's men are full of talents at this time! Wu Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, Wen You, Chen Meng, and Jian Yong.
"Brother, the scout just said that sixty miles east of Wuzhong County and southwest of Liucheng, Liaoxi County, there is a high mountain called Shimen Mountain. Shimen Mountain is relatively steep, with steep mountain walls on both sides and a hole in the middle.
The path is also called the Stone Gate. This Stone Gate is the only way for rebels to enter and exit Wu End City.
That being the case, we can send a general to Shimenkou and put up many military flags along the way to create the illusion that the army is going to Shimenkou. Then the eldest brother will lead the remaining soldiers, in the name of Cavalry Commander, to surround Wu Ending City. Siege the city.
The soldiers also set up many military flags, and then let the horses run around outside the city, creating a cloud of dust and giving the rebels in Wuwen City the illusion of being surrounded by a large army. The Cavalry Commander is now very famous in Youzhou, and the rebels in the city
The thief will abandon the city and run away in fear."
When Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help stroking his hands and laughing.
"This plan is very clever. The fourth brother is really my Zhang Liang!"
Liu Bei looked at everyone and then asked:
"Who is willing to go to Shimenkeng?"
After Zhao Yun heard this, he thought that he had not made any achievements since he came to Liu Bei's side, so he hurriedly took a few steps forward, then respectfully said to Liu Bei:
"Zilong is willing to go!"
"Okay. Zilong is gone, I have nothing to worry about."
Tian Yu also wanted to show off as soon as possible because he had just arrived, so when Tian Yu saw Zilong volunteering to go to Shimenkou, he also took the initiative to say:
"I would like to go with Brother Zilong."
"Okay, okay. If you are ambitious and courageous, then you will go to Shimenkou with Zilong. All actions will be directed by Zilong."
"promise!"
"promise!"
This was the first time that Zilong and Tian Yu led troops to fight, so Chen Meng also explained to them carefully.
"You two, when you go to Shimenkou this time, you only need to pretend to occupy Shimenkou. You must not actually occupy Shimenkou. Also, when the rebels in Wu Ending City escape from Shimenkou, you two
You must not engage in battle with the rebels. Wait until all the rebels are about to escape from the stone gate before you two attack."
"promise!"
"promise!"
After Zhao Yun and Tian Yu received the order, they began to prepare.
Zhang Fei was very anxious when he saw that these two young generals were fighting.
"Eldest brother, fourth brother, what am I, Zhang Yide, doing? These days, there is no battle to fight, and I am almost going crazy!"
"Haha. Third brother, the big battle is coming soon. Second brother, third brother, you two will lead three hundred soldiers to prepare military flags. The military flags should have the word "Gongsun" written on them to create the illusion that the Cavalry Commander's army is coming in person. Then
Then order the soldiers to cut down more branches, tie these branches to the horses' tails, and then let the soldiers ride these horses and run back and forth outside Wu End City."
After the explanation, Chen Meng ordered his scouts to go to the east of Wujing City to investigate. They should always pay attention to the main force of the rebels who are currently stationed in Feiru, Liaoxi County. If there is any change, they should report it immediately.
At this moment, Gongsun Zan's army far away in Yuyang has basically been prepared. This time, Gongsun Zan has dispatched all his troops. Yan Gang, Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan, Tian Kai, Shan Jing and others all accompanied Gongsun Zan.
Encircle and suppress the rebels.
Gongsun Zan's most elite three thousand white horse followers were also dispatched.
Gongsun Zan's purpose this time was to defeat Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's group of rebels, and to defeat these rebels so that they would never dare to appear in Youzhou again.
Gongsun Zan was somewhat familiar with Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun. They had both served as officials in Youzhou before and had some dealings with Gongsun Zan. When Liangzhou rebelled, the imperial court conscripted 3,000 Wuhuan people to go to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion.
Zhang Chun wanted to be the leader of these Wuhuan people, but the court did not agree, and instead appointed Gongsun Zan as the leader of these three thousand Wuhuan people.
Although the three thousand Wuhuan people later ran back because of lack of food and salary, Zhang Chun still harbored a grudge against the Han court and Gongsun Zan. Later, the Han court army encircled and suppressed the rebels in Liangzhou, which was unfavorable, which made Zhang Chun
I saw the decline of the Han Dynasty.
So Zhang Chun teamed up with Zhang Ju and united with the Wuhuan people to launch a rebellion in Youzhou.
Because he had a grudge against Gongsun Zan, Zhang Chun dealt a heavy blow to Gongsun Zan during this period, which made Gongsun Zan somewhat difficult to resist.
Now that Gongsun Zan had made preparations, he began the operation to wipe out Zhang Chun and his group of rebels. With the help of Liu Bei and his party, Gongsun Zan felt that he would definitely wipe out this group of rebels this time. This chapter has been completed!