Gongsun Zhu did not waste any more time in Changshan.
The Sanhe Cavalry led by Cao Mengde, the Wuhuan Jingqi led by Zong Yuan, and the Youzhou Miscellaneous Cavalry led by him.
This was Huangfu Song's first march. If they could not display their majesty and domineering power, given Huangfu Song's character, none of them would be alive.
Therefore, after taking Zhao Yun with him, Gongsun Zhu immediately chose to leave with his cavalry, and took advantage of the situation to directly attack Zhongshan.
Yang Feng, the Black Mountain bandit general who besieged Zhongshan, was also dealt with in one fell swoop.
Although he failed to kill him, this guy might have gotten some information from Bai Rao.
So when they rushed over with their troops, this guy actually ran away with his troops.
Although many Yellow Turban bandits were killed, it was a pity that Yang Feng was not able to kill them.
But even so, this can be regarded as solving the crisis in Zhongshan.
And they received a lot of support from Zhongshan in terms of food, grass, money and silk.
Just because this place is really home to wealthy businessmen...
After solving the problems in Changshan and Zhongshan at the same time, Gongsun Zhu also took advantage of the opportunity to join Liu Bei and others who were fighting in the central and northern part of Jizhou.
After the two sides merged, this power also completely increased.
Especially Gongsun Zhu who got Zhao Yun, even if he didn't get the other party's allegiance, it was a lot easier for him.
At least facing closure...he is not so stressed anymore.
When the group of people hit the road again, their moods were much better.
The main thing is that they have probably overcome the last obstacle.
The reason why it is said to be very possible is because the Black Mountain bandits Zhang Niujiao, Chu Yan and others have already started fighting in Julu County, and the fighting was quite brutal.
Of course, this is not the reason why they want to trouble each other.
A bigger reason is...their group is ultimately going to Guangzong in Julu County at this time, but they are not worried because Julu County is too big. If they go around, Basically, he will not run into Zhang Niujiao and others.
Julu is very big, and Julu County can be said to be the largest county in Jizhou.
At least this place was the largest county back then...
This is the place where Xiang Yu played cauldron and boat sinking. It is also a first-class large county. How big is it.
Changshan, Guangping, Bohai, Qinghe, Xindu and Zhuojun in Youzhou were all separated from Julu County.
Even after it was split like this, it still had as many as fifteen counties. Guangzong, where their mentors Lu Zhi and Zhang Jiao fought together, was the fortress of Julu County, and Litao, which Zhang Niujiao and Chu Yan were besieging, was also the fortress of Julu County. The county seat of Deer.
The two battlefields started fighting at the same time, attracting too many soldiers and horses from both sides to surround these two places, making the land of giant deer much safer.
As long as they avoid the battlefield of Litao and take a long detour, they should be able to reach Guangzong safely.
Of course, you can also go to Huangfu Song's side again.
By then, they would have settled most of the problems in northern Jizhou, and even Huangfu Song could no longer blame them.
At least until now, at least that's what Gongsun Zhu and his group think.
However, this idea was shattered on the fourth day they entered the edge of Julu County.
"There is the main force of the Black Mountain bandits in front, and the flag is a big banner with the Chinese character "Zhang"." Guan Yu in front sent someone to send the news, which made the faces of Liu Bei, Gongsun Zhu and others suddenly darken.
In order to avoid Litao, they didn't even choose to rush in directly.
They did not choose to go straight from Changshan County to Julu, in order to avoid encountering the main force of Black Mountain when they came up.
Gongsun Zhu directly ordered to bypass this section of the battlefield.
Instead of looking for those shortcuts, we first go around Changshan to Baixiang, then bypass Litao and go to Longyao, and finally cross Daluze and enter Guangzong from Pingxiang.
The purpose of this is to allow them to bypass the main battlefield and then deal with the rest of Montenegro, and finally capture the main force of Montenegro.
There was nothing wrong with the plan. They looked at it for a long time and found nothing wrong with it.
As a result, they heard the news just after passing through Baixiang. It was self-evident what the big flag with the character "Zhang" in front of them blocking their way represented.
It can even be said that... they didn't need to think too much, they knew that this was a black mountain bandit with Zhang Niujiao.
After seeing this scene, they couldn't help but make everyone frown.
"Is it possible that the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Niujiao knew about Changshan and Zhongshan, so he came to surround us and kill us?"
The commander-in-chief of the army, Gongsun Zhu and Tian Chou, both had expressions of disbelief. Their speed was already fast enough, and they did not show any mercy in their attacks. They were also cautious along the way.
Even if the horn knew about this, how could he know that they were here at this time?
Liu Bei, who had been following him, broke into a cold sweat when he heard the news.
They finally got to this point, and it would be very dangerous for them to have a forceful attack on the Montenegrin Army.
No one wants to fall short here...
Fortunately, their tension did not last long, because the scout brought back the latest news.
In addition to the troubles of the Black Mountain Army, Zhang Niujiao, the commander of the Black Mountain Bandits, led the Black Mountain Bandits to attack Litao, Julu County, but unfortunately he was hit by a stray arrow and lost his life.
For this reason, Zhang Niujiao sent the Black Mountain Bandit to Chu Yan, letting this adopted son continue to complete his great cause on his behalf. And it was precisely because of this incident that Chu Yan changed his name to Zhang Yan, and the Black Mountain Yellow Turban completely became Killed the Taihang Black Mountain bandits who were trying to merge the two states.
Calculating the time, after the death of Zhang Niujiao, the old guy who wanted to penetrate Julu and rescue Zhang Jiao, this is really the time for the Black Mountain bandits to evacuate.
In other words, those people on the opposite side now are Zhang Yan who has returned from defeat...
They wanted to hide and take a detour, but they ended up right in someone's face.
"It's really unlucky..." At this time, Gongsun Zhu could only say this in his heart. It's really unlucky.
Things that can obviously be solved peacefully are wasted time going in a big circle, and they are even mentioned in other people's faces.
"Brother Xuande, Mr. Zitai!" Gongsun Zhu was too lazy to say anything nonsense after seeing this scene.
Directly order a fight with the opponent.
The main force is difficult to deal with on his own, so he can't give up on the credit God has given him.
Opposite is the defeated army and opposite is the enemy's main force. These are two completely different things, and they are also dealt with in completely different ways.
Now after being reminded by the scouts, Tian Chou and Liu Bei began to make other arrangements.
Gongsun Zhu waved his hand and the order was given.
"Stop the army and retreat slowly!" The first thing Gongsun Zhu had to do was to have the main force of the army retreat and at the same time tell Guan Yu his plan.
At this time, the number of soldiers and horses under their command was not small. After the continuous battles and the participation of the rebel army led by Zhao Yun, the number of soldiers and horses under his command finally barely exceeded 5,000.
Guan Yu, who was in the vanguard, was still an 800-year-old army, exploring and paving the way for the army.
At this time, Guan Yu and the Black Mountain bandit had collided, but Liu Bei and others had not been discovered yet, so they immediately retreated and vacated the battlefield.
At the same time, after receiving Liu Bei's order, Guan Yu also ordered the army to look panicked and restless, while he pretended to be bluffing and asked the other party.
The eight hundred soldiers and horses looked noisy and panicked. In Zhang Yan's eyes at this time, it was really an opportunity.
They had just suffered a major defeat, and their general Zhang Niujiao was gone, and he had no intention of obeying Zhang Niujiao's orders and continuing to attack Litao to join Zhang Jiao.
Zhang Niujiao admired that great teacher endlessly, but he was not him.
Therefore, he chose to return to Changshan with his troops and horses, and then used this as a basis to contact many thieves and bandits from Hebei and the Three Prefectures, and use the mountain as a basis to achieve a career.
But the most important thing now is how to subdue these guys and how to improve their morale.
At this time, Guan Yu appeared and eight hundred soldiers appeared. Zhang Yan, who originally thought that doing more was better than doing less, seemed to see God's favor on him.
"Don't talk nonsense with him, rush over and pick up his head!"
Zhang Yan didn't even have the desire to talk nonsense with Guan Yu. He just yelled and made many bandits under his command start to charge Guan Yu.
At this time, Guan Yu also shouted in cooperation, turned around and ran away, and a group of people started chasing him.
At this time, Liu Feng, who was on a low mountain somewhere, looked at the blue sky and said faintly.
"Zhang Yan's luck is really bad!"
Gongsun Zhu looked at the flying dust in the distance, and his silent condolences for Zhang Yan intensified. He was indeed unlucky.
Without him, Zhang Yan would not have been able to meet his cheap father. At this time, he had returned to his lair and once again recruited thieves from all directions to prepare for war.
If he hadn't spoken just now, Zhang Yan would have already confronted them head-on, and could have turned around and left even if he saw that the situation was not going well.
Unlike now, he has just experienced a defeat and is about to face another defeat. What a pitiful person.
Just when Gongsun Zhu was thinking about all this, Guan Yu finally attracted the Black Mountain bandits behind him.
The land of Julu has mountains, swamps and plains. It can be said that it is a place with vast territory and complex terrain. Zhang Yan would definitely not pursue such a pursuit if it were not for the continued victory.
Of course, one reason is that Zhang Niujiao died less than three days ago, and they were constantly on the road during these three days, so even a trap could not appear here.
Is it possible that Liu Ya can foresee things like this?
It was precisely for these reasons that Zhang Yan chased Guan Yu. Even if he couldn't kill them, he still wanted to defeat them completely to improve his morale.
After going around a hill, Zhang Yan estimated that the time was almost up. Just when he was about to stop, the sound of killing suddenly came from all directions again.
The first thing I heard was Zhang Fei's tiger and leopard thunder. It was still far away, but that voice had already rushed over. In Gongsun Zhu's eyes, Zhang Fei was definitely not suitable for ambush and raid.
With one voice, the person on the other side knew everything.
However, although Zhang Fei's voice arrived first, Zhao Yun's spear was faster than him.
Charge with the spear in his hand, the tip of the spear flashing with cold light, heading straight towards Zhang Yan. Along the way, many Black Mountain bandits were overwhelmed by the sudden ambush. Under the charge of Zhao Yun and the rebels, they accelerated even more of rout.
Guan Yu turned around, waving a sword in his hand and rushed back again. Li Damu, the leader of the Black Mountain bandits who had the most fun chasing Guan Yu and the others, now widened his big eyes.
He watched helplessly as many brothers in front of him were continuously hacked to death by Guan Yu, and when he just raised the sword in his hand to do something, Guan Yu had already rushed in front of him.
The broadsword slashed directly from top to bottom. Li Damu got such a name because of his extremely large eyes. When he faced Guan Yu, those eyes seemed to pop out.
But even so, in front of Guan Yu's sword, he was still cut in half with his sword.
"Ah! You thief shall die!"
Just after Guan Yu killed Li Damu with a single blow, another Black Mountain commander on the side also roared and charged towards Guan Yu. The anger in his eyes seemed to be turned into substance.
This person is one of Li Damu's few friends, the Black Mountain bandit leader Guo Daxian.
But no matter how good the relationship between them is, and no matter how angry Guo Daxian feels at this time, it cannot change the fact that he is weak in front of Guan Yu.
"Kill!" There was another cold shout, Guan Yu leaped on his horse, raised his sword, and rushed past him. The head of Guo Daxian who followed him fell off his neck.
"Kill, the Han army is mighty!" Guan Yu also shouted at this time, and his soldiers also rushed over crazily.
Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei were on the left and right, with Guan Yu in front and Liu Bei behind. This sudden ambush made the Black Mountain bandits, who had already suffered a major defeat, even more panic.
"Retreat!" Zhang Yan looked at Zhao Yun, who was charging towards him and getting closer and closer. As a fellow countryman, he knew what this guy was capable of and had originally thought about taking him under his command.
But then there was a stalemate.
Except for Zhao Yun, everyone else was also competing with each other bravely. In this case, Zhang Yan knew that resisting forcefully was not an option.
If his morale is still there, he can still defend on the spot and delay their attack until the opportunity arises, but now he has not completely controlled this army and cannot do that.
Therefore, the best way is to withdraw.
As for the rest, we can only muddle along and develop slowly. Anyway, there are many bandits in Jizhou and Bingzhou, and not only one or two are familiar with him. If you give him time, he will be able to carve out a world.
Zhang Yan took his confidants Liu Shi, Zuo Xiao and other generals to leave immediately before the encirclement was complete. At the same time, Zuo Xiaozhanba, who was originally Zhang Niujiao's favorite general and was also one of the great commanders of the Yellow Turban Dao, took Some other soldiers and horses broke out from another direction.
Zhang Niujiao's last wish when he died was to go to Guangzong to join Zhang Jiao. Even if he could not open a way out for the great virtuous master, he must not forget to support Guangzong.
But at this time, Zhang Yan turned her back and relied on small favors to win the hearts of the Black Mountain Army. However, Zuo Xiaozhan and the others were still dissatisfied.
They are Zhang Niujiao's confidants. It was because of their persuasion that Zhang Niujiao led the crowd to respond. Now Zhang Niujiao is gone, but they cannot forget their identities.
"Brothers, follow me to Guangzong to rescue the great sage!"
"Ho~ho~"
The Black Mountain bandits who were still mighty before were now completely divided into two groups and fled. Those who were close to the Yellow Turbans had already broken out towards Guangzong, while those close to Zhang Yan followed him towards Changshan County.
As for those who hesitated because they didn't know how to choose, they were completely rounded up at this time.
"Those who kneel down to ask for surrender will not be killed!"
