"General, Zhuo County has been lost. Lord Liu of Zhuo County was killed by the rebels, and his head was hung on the top of the city.
The soldiers and horses in the city were also brutally slaughtered. Except for more than a hundred soldiers who managed to escape, few others survived.
As for the rebels... they were almost completely wiped out! "
"....keep going!"
At this time, on an official road less than ten miles away from Zhuoxian County, Gongsun Zhu, who had taken a long detour, finally got the news about Zhuoxian County from the scouts.
Gongsun Zhu's original idea was to immediately lead his troops back to Zhuoxian County, and then find Liu Xuande, who must have become a rebel.
The two of them work together to stabilize the situation in Zhuoxian, and the rest will be much easier.
Block Zhuo County to prevent the Yellow Turban Army from Jizhou from entering again, and then close the door and beat the dogs to cooperate with the Youzhou soldiers and horses to directly clean up the many Yellow Turban forces in Youzhou.
Then...there is no more now!
Gongsun Zhu didn't know what was going on with Liu Bei, but the moment he chose to return to the army, he realized that something was wrong.
Guo Xun, the governor of Youzhou, did not disappoint them. Under his heroic command, the governor's Youzhou was in ruins.
Not only was he defeated by the Youzhou Yellow Turban Army in Guangping County, but the various counties were also full of problems.
County magistrates and local officials from various places have either fled without a trace, or simply died in the hands of the rebels.
There are also some people who were originally deployed by the Yellow Turban rebels.
The city gate was opened as soon as the chaos appeared.
The Youzhou Yellow Turban swept across Youzhou, causing chaos everywhere, and the Wuhuan and Xianbei people made a comeback as expected.
Gongsun Zan had no time to take care of him, so he could only tell Gongsun Zhu to be careful.
Even though Gongsun Zhu now has two thousand fine cavalry under his command, he does not dare to be presumptuous in front of the Youzhou rebels who often number tens of thousands or even one hundred thousand.
For the sake of safety, he could only choose to bypass the main battlefield, then weave through the small roads all the way, and clear out the small groups of Yellow Turban troops along the way before he could get here smoothly.
But when he arrived around Zhuoxian County in Youzhou, the first news he got was that Zhuoxian County had been breached!
The tens of thousands of Yellow Turban rebels who rushed from Jizhou had already rushed into Youzhou. Gongsun Zhu was really stunned at this moment.
Originally, Youzhou might only be said to have a hundred thousand people. Counting the old, weak, sick and disabled, it would be about 40,000 to 50,000 people.
But all of a sudden, the two Yellow Turban armies came together, plus the common people and bandits swept along the way... this might really allow them to gather 100,000 people.
"General, if I wait to go to Zhuoxian now, what's the point?"
At this time, during the march, Wei You, the military counselor beside Gongsun Zhu, came to Gongsun Zhu's side.
He raised his own objections to Gongsun Zhu's decision.
"....What do you think?"
“Although this Zhuoxian County is indeed the gateway to my Youzhou, by now, even if it is a gateway... it is already a lost gateway.
It makes no sense for me to go to Zhuoxian now.
Now... we should immediately return to the army to join General Gongsun, and then with the help of the counties and defense lines on the border, there will be no problem in stabilizing the border.
Then look for opportunities to cull again.
To avoid dividing the troops like this and causing chaos.
Of course, Youzhou is now in complete chaos. If the general is not worried about me waiting to return to the army, he can also go to Liaoxi County.
After hearing this, western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning have not yet been affected.
As long as we enter Liaoxi County, we can get sufficient supplies, and then recruit young people from Liaodong again to reorganize our troops.
When the time comes, I can fight back..."
After Wei You said this, looking at Gongsun Zhu's expression that remained unchanged, he finally had no choice but to speak again.
"Of course, if the general has to go to Zhuoxian, he can.
But General, please think of your own retreat.
After all, we still have a choice now. If we go to Zhuoxian and are delayed for a while...then it will be even more difficult for us.
At that time, perhaps the only way for us is to use the name of General Gongsun and go directly to Jizhou to find Lu Zhonglang.
Although this means abandoning Youzhou and ignoring it, it can save us and inform Lu Zhonglang about the situation in Youzhou.
If possible, we may be able to borrow enough troops from Lu Zhonglang again..."
"Where's Zou Jing! Didn't this guy come out earlier than us?
Why hasn't he made any move yet? "
Wei You had finished speaking, and Gongsun Zhu had also finished listening, but he did not respond at all.
Instead, he looked directly at the little guy beside him, Tian Yu, and then asked where Zou Jing had gone.
Did he also die in this land of Youzhou?
In response, Na Tian Yu frowned slightly at first, and then slowly shook his head.
"The news we received earlier is that Captain Zou Jing was dragged by the rebels and could not break free for a while.
Orders have already been given for the rebels from various counties to go find him and join him.
But I don’t know what to expect now.
After all... Colonel Zou Jing and I are relatively far apart, and during this period, the scouts did not dare to move out at will. "
"...I hope that guy can still be alive." Gongsun Zhu sighed helplessly, then looked at the Zhuoxian city wall that had revealed some outlines, and raised the riding whip in his hand again.
"Soldiers, speed up and rush over!"
"promise!"
With a loud roar, the speed of the big Han Jingqi increased again, and the distance between them and Zhuoxian was getting closer and closer.
Half an hour later, under the city wall of Zhuoxian County, Gongsun Zhu looked at the messy corpses and the flames that had not been completely extinguished.
His face was as heavy as water, but he had to rein in his horse.
Behind him, more than two thousand cavalrymen were also silent, not knowing how to face all this for a while.
At this time, in front of them, in addition to broken walls and countless mutilated corpses, there were also pots of leftovers.
It's just that what's inside this pot is not some wild vegetable bark, but pots of rotten and smelly meat.
The soaring smell makes people sick.
"Collect the corpses, whether they are ours or those of the Yellow Turban rebels.
If this is ignored... big trouble will happen later. "
Gongsun Zhu arranged for his men to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time strode away in a certain direction.
There, he saw two familiar long swords.
"Liu Xuande...you won't end here..."
"Snapped!"
Just when Gongsun Zhu was heading in a certain direction with fear and uneasiness, a big hand directly grasped his ankle in the pile of dead people.
At the same time, a very weak voice also appeared in his ears.
"I really didn't expect...that guy Jian Yong taught us to pretend to be dead, it was really useful!"
