Chapter 342 Youzhou Mobilization
"Hmph, please allow all generals to sit down!" After hearing the specific situation at the front line, Liu Yu's expression finally softened a little.
"How much strength do you have left?" Liu Yu asked after Gongsun Zan and others sat down.
"More than 14,000 people were killed and more than 10,000 were injured." Gongsun Zan very sad. If it weren't for the soldiers who risked their lives to stop the enemy, how could the people in the border counties escape unscathed.
Xue Rengui was truly a powerful general. He stationed a weak force at the pass and blocked Goryeo for several days, allowing the people to retreat safely .
It also gives the cities behind time to react, which is why the border counties of Youzhou are still under the control of the Han Dynasty.
"Wei You, go and gather the doctors in the city, and also start mobilizing food and grass to prepare for the disaster relief in the north. Anyone who commits a crime will be executed without mercy." Liu Yu was too lazy to talk nonsense, and immediately gave the order to start mobilizing supply personnel.
"Yan Rou, go gather the troops. Zou Dan and Guan Jing, take the people to the warehouse to get the necessary items. Set out overnight. Gongsun Zan will be the commander of this battle. We must kill the enemy outside."
Orders began to be issued in an orderly manner until everyone was assigned to leave, leaving only Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in the hall.
"I have less than 300,000 combat-ready soldiers in Youzhou. Are you sure of victory?" Liu Yu said to Gongsun Zan with an expressionless face.
"That's enough, I won't lose!" Gongsun Zan also looked directly at Liu Yu, showing his strong confidence.
In Gongsun Zan's view, if he had not mobilized his main force to the outside of the Great Wall, it would be impossible for those people from Goryeo to enter Youzhou at all.
However, Gongsun Zan knew that the Goryeo army was not a mob, and he was under great pressure.
"If I can convince Wuhuan and Buyeo to send troops, will my chances of winning be greater?" Liu Yu asked with a raised eyebrow. The fact that Gongsun Zan would not lose already said a lot.
Seeing that Gongsun Zan didn't believe him, Liu Yu began to explain.
"Su Puyan and Buyeo Wang Jian are deep in the Central Plains, and I treat them with courtesy. If some people had not interfered, I would have brought them under my command long ago. The two sides together have at least more than 100,000 people." As he spoke, Liu Yu sneered, and it was self-evident who those some people were referring to.
Gongsun Zan was silent for a while and then said, "If Wuhuan and Buyeo can unite their forces, this battle will be a piece of cake!"
"Hmph, you were rescued by the Hu people you despise the most, Gongsun Zan, think about this carefully!" Liu Yu waved his sleeves and left, leaving Gongsun Zan alone.
"Am I wrong?"
Gongsun Zan was also a little confused. He originally thought that only dead Hu people could be good Hu people, but the current situation really shocked him.
"The dead Goryeo is the good Goryeo!" After being silent for a while, Gongsun Zan stood up angrily. Since the Hu people are not trash, then the Goryeo that rose up in rebellion is trash.
For the first time, the people of Youzhou discovered that the two pieces of their Youzhou's sky were actually standing together, and the two people who were originally as hostile as water and fire were actually inseparable.
The young and strong men who were originally struggling over who to join were delighted. Now they no longer had to worry about whether to follow General Bai Ma or Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou. They didn't want to be enemies with anyone.
The two men, who had cooperated for the first time, mobilized the entire Youzhou thoroughly. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Yuwen Chengdu, who were mobilized to come, each led an army to march north first. The pressure on the cities to defend was still very high, so they had to provide support first.
"When will your Baima Yicong come back?" Liu Yu looked at Gongsun Zan with a bad face. He only found out today that Gongsun Zan's ace troops had actually gone to the Xianbei territory to plunder. No wonder Gongsun Zan was defeated.
"We've already made contact and will be at the frontline battlefield tomorrow afternoon." Gongsun Zan looked a little embarrassed, but still explained.
To be honest, he was extremely glad that he had accepted a player into the Baima Yicong. Otherwise, he would really not be able to contact the Baima Yicong. The order he gave was to wreak havoc on the Xianbei for a month. Now half a month has passed, and who knows where the Baima Yicong had gone.
Even if he was not leading the troops, the speed of the generals under him and their White Horse Volunteers was incomparable to that of ordinary armies.
If there were no players, we would have to wait half a month before we could see the Baima Yicong, which would be like cutting off one's own arm.
"Hmph, General Baima, without his white horse, I really don't know how you can be a general." Liu Yu was furious. He really didn't expect Gongsun Zan to be so stupid.
"We suffered heavy casualties in the battle at Baima Hulao Pass, and I resorted to this desperate measure in order to rebuild the Baima Yicong as soon as possible." Gongsun Zan explained a few words and then lowered his head helplessly.
Speaking of this, Gongsun Zan wished he could kill Zhang He. Unfortunately, Zhang He was also an official appointed by the imperial court. Even if Gongsun Zan wanted to kill him, he was powerless. What's more, after Zhang He came to Youzhou, he brought Gao Lan with him and clung to Liu Yu's thighs tightly.
If Xue Rengui had not shared the same ideals with him, he might not even have the right to speak in Youzhou.
But now he is also glad to have Zhang He and Gao Lan, otherwise he, Gongsun Zan, would definitely feel guilty and would be engraved on the pillar of shame in Youzhou.
"The information from the front has almost been transmitted back. Two hundred thousand armored soldiers. I didn't expect that the mere Goryeo has such strength. It seems that what the general said was true." Gongsun Zan said as he looked at the information.
"I have contacted Wuhuan and Buyeo. They are willing to rise up in arms. When should I let them do it?" Liu Yu said, suppressing his anger.
“Wait until the White Horse Volunteers come back, and then we’ll be able to encircle the enemy from both sides. Once the enemy army is in chaos, the White Horse Volunteers’ entry will surely be the final word.” Gongsun Zan thought for a moment and then said.
"I've heard a lot about the White Horse Volunteers. Once they're surrounded, it will be difficult for them to break through, right?" Liu Yu asked puzzledly. Logically speaking, the White Horse Volunteers should be light cavalry.
Moreover, he also knew that at the Hulao Pass, the White Horse Volunteers led by Zhang He were defeated in one battle by the vanguard soldiers led by Qu Yi. How could Gongsun Zan still be so confident?
"Don't worry, Governor. I will lead the White Horse Volunteers myself and restore their reputation!" Gongsun Zan shook his head and said. It was all Zhang He's fault that the White Horse Volunteers lost the chance of promotion.
Although it doesn't matter much to the Baima Yicong whether they are promoted not, it is still a pity after all.
"Since you have confidence, that's fine!" Seeing that Gongsun Zan was confident, Liu Yu was too lazy to continue asking. He believed that Gongsun Zan would not talk nonsense about such things. Since Gongsun Zan said that the Baima Yicong could do it, then it could do it.
"That guy Qu Yi will arrive here in a few days. He will then disrupt the formation and the White Horse Volunteers will be able to come in and reap the rewards." Gongsun Zan thought a little awkwardly. Although he had a lot of opinions about Zhang He, he had no opinion about Qu Yi.
After all, Qu Yi was dealing with the Baima Yicong in a fair manner, so one can only say that Zhang He was stupid, and one cannot blame anyone else.
What's more, most of the people who died were soldiers from other states, and his old soldiers in Youzhou did not suffer many casualties . He actually resented Zhang He, and cared more about the promotion and reputation of the White Horse Volunteers.
