Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 28 The eldest son is messing around again!
With the help of horseshoes and stirrups, the combat power of the [-] cavalry under Yuan Tan's command has been greatly enhanced.

After a few days of brief training and becoming familiar with the operation of stirrups and horseshoes, Yuan Tan took Gao Lan and sent troops to merge with the state.

In the camp tent, Gao Lan organized the collected information into bamboo slips and handed them over to Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan unfolded the bamboo slips, looked at the inscriptions on them, and frowned.

Zhang Yan is just a remnant of the Yellow Turban Party, and even the Black Mountain Army he started from was inherited from his adoptive father Zhang Niujiao.

However, he is courageous and loyal. In the regular army, such a style may not be acceptable.

But in troops like bandits and rogues like the Black Mountain Army, Zhang Yan's behavior suits them quite well.

More importantly, Zhang Yan is quite scheming.

His original name was Chu Yan, and he was not Zhang Niujiao's adopted son, but just a general under Zhang Niujiao's command.

But after Zhang Niujiao's death, he jumped out immediately, expressing great grief.

He also changed his original "Chu Yan" to "Zhang Yan", successfully reassuring Zhang Niujiao's old subordinates.

So after Zhang Niujiao's death, Zhang Yan quickly consolidated his position.

In the chaotic times at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the princes from all walks of life were compared with the one who had the biggest fist and who was reasonable.

Although most of the Montenegrin Army is a mob, but the victory lies in the large number of people.

So whether it is the imperial court or Yuan Shao, it is quite a headache for this difficult bone.

Let's fight, you won't get many good things.

Don't fight, it's always annoying to put it there.

And Zhang Yan is also considered a hero, and every time he does something, he chooses the timing very well.

In the original history, the timing for this guy to jump out this time was right after the Yuan family was defeated in the Battle of Guandu.

Taking advantage of the weakness of the Yuan family in Hebei, he burned, killed and looted, and then went directly to Cao Cao.

But now, because of Yuan Tan's time travel, he is not so lucky.

"One hundred thousand people?"

After hearing Yuan Tan's words, Gao Lan immediately got up and said,
"It is said to be [-], but in fact, there are only [-] real soldiers who can fight, and the rest are old and weak women and children."

Probably because he was afraid that Yuan Tan would be afraid of Zhang Yan, Gao Lan added,

"Moreover, the 5 people are mostly mobs. There is not much left behind from the Yellow Turban Army, and most of them are newly recruited refugees."

How did Gao Lan know that when Yuan Tan opened his mouth, he didn't think it was more than a hundred thousand.

But I feel that 10 people are too few!

He came out to make a name for himself and make meritorious deeds. A mere 10 people are not in his eyes at all.

But Gao Lan misunderstood, so he misunderstood, and he didn't bother to explain.

Just in time to harvest another wave of experience points.

"Send scouts to monitor Zhang Yan's movements at all times!"

Yuan Tan sent the order, and Gao Lan immediately accepted the order and walked out of the camp.

But in Yecheng, since Yuan Tan was sent away to go to war, although Yuan Shao didn't say anything.

But in my heart, I was still a little worried about my eldest son who had grown up suddenly.

"Don't worry, Duke Ming. Zhang Yan's subordinates are nothing more than militiamen. The eldest son is both civil and military, and with the help of General Gao Lan, he will surely be able to win the battle!"

Jiang Qi saw Yuan Shao's worry, although he also felt that Yuan Tan was a bit unreliable.

However, he still had a lot of trust in Gao Lan's strength, so he immediately tried to persuade him.

Yuan Shao nodded slightly, but did not wait for him to speak.

Outside the General's Mansion, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded.

Guo Tu and the examiner came hand in hand, just after entering the door, Guo Tu said out of breath,

"Minggong, the big thing is not good. Zhang Yan is allied with the Huns and lured them into Bingzhou. Now most of the Huns have merged with the Black Mountain Army!"

The judges on the side also had serious expressions on their faces.

"According to the spies' report, Zhang Yan's subordinates now have both infantry and cavalry, and there are a total of [-] people, including as many as [-] cavalry!"

"what?"

After listening to the audition and Guo Tu's report, Yuan Shao suddenly stood up from his seat,
"Quickly send an order to tell Yuan Tan to stop marching and wait for reinforcements!"

Thirty thousand cavalry, or Huns cavalry!
As the Huns who grew up on the grassland, they have an innate advantage over the princes of the Central Plains when it comes to cavalry!
Moreover, Yuan Tan led troops out this time, and most of the more than [-] people under his command were infantry!

There are only [-] cavalry, so where is the opponent of Zhang Yan and the Huns?
Jiang Qi also knew that this matter could not be delayed, so he immediately cupped his hands and said,
"Duke Ming, don't worry, I'm going to chase the eldest son here!"

Yuan Shao suddenly received this news, and was a little at a loss for a while. When he saw Jiang Qi begging for help, he immediately nodded and said,

"Okay, just follow the general!"

At this time, Yuan Tan had already entered the territory of Bingzhou.

"According to the spies' report, the Black Mountain Army under Zhang Yan should be operating in this area."

Yuan Tan rode out on horseback and looked around the surrounding fields. Everywhere he went was a scene of desolation.

This made Yuan Tan frowned involuntarily.

Having been in this era for so long, Yuan Tan has somewhat understood the warlords of this era.

Don't say that the princes from all walks of life are rogues like Zhang Yan, unless it is absolutely necessary, or there is a lack of food and grass.

Otherwise, for the towns and villages passing by, most of them would just extort food and grass, even if they broke the city.

It is also rare to say that there is an act of massacring cities and burning villages.

But along the way, what Yuan Tan saw, whether it was a village or a town, was full of wars and ruins!

"This kind of behavior is not like Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Department, but more like... those beasts on the grassland!"

Yuan Tan cursed in a low voice, and wanted to ride back to the camp, so he asked Gao Lan for a discussion.

However, before he could turn his horse's head around, two fine horses came galloping from behind.

One is Gao Lan, and the other is Jiang Qi!

It's just that whether it's Gao Lan or Jiang Qi, their expressions at the moment are quite gloomy.

Regardless of courtesy, Jiang Qi clasped his fists directly on the horse,
"My eldest son, Duke Ming has urgently summoned Zhang Yan to collude with the Xiongnu tribe to cause trouble in Bingzhou. The number of men and horses has reached [-], and there are even [-] Xiongnu elite cavalry to help out!"

"This battle can't be rushed, please wait for the support, Eldest Young Master!"

It really was those wild dogs on the prairie!

An angry look flashed across Yuan Tan's face, and he sneered,
"General Jiang Qi, don't worry, the Xiongnu's gang of barbarians invaded the invaders. It is expected. Now it is time to attack in one fell swoop and drive them out of our Han family's territory. How can we stop the march?"

After hearing Yuan Tan's words, both Gao Lan and Jiang Qi sighed helplessly. Gao Lan urged him to come forward immediately, and said sincerely,
"The eldest son is angry, and the general knows it, but it's really not the time to fight. The Xiongnu have many horsemen and horses, and our troops are outnumbered. I'm afraid that instead of saving the people of Bingzhou, they will lose troops and generals!"

Yuan Tan shook his head lightly, pointed at a village behind him that was still emitting black smoke, and said coldly,

"General Gao Lan and General Jiang Qi don't need to persuade them too much. I am the general and everything in the army is up to me!"

What a joke, if you have [-] iron cavalry with stirrups and horseshoes, even [-] Xiongnu fine cavalry can't beat them.

Why did he spend so much effort to build these equipment?
Not to mention, he still has more than [-] infantry under his command!
With the addition of the effect of the formation of ten directions, the infantry under Zhang Yan's command can even break the euphorbia warriors with one blow.

Nothing to worry about!

"Give me an order to command the whole army to speed up and find Zhang Yanjun's base in the fastest time!"

"Those who colluded with the Xiongnu and invaded the territory of our Han family will be killed without mercy!"

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(End of this chapter)