The White Horse Raids the Three Kingdoms

Or the records of only [-] characters in the four biographies of the second Gongsun Tao in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.Most people probably think he is just a bandit.

But in fact, Zhang Yan was also one of the heroes who fought for the world in the late Han Dynasty.

In the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out. Chu Yan gathered a group of youngsters as bandits, and fought in the mountains and rivers.

In the second year of Zhongping, Zhang Niujiao, a native of Boling, also gathered a group of people who claimed to be generals and joined forces with Chu Yan.

Chu Yan elected Zhang Niujiao as the leader and marched to attack Yingtao. Zhang Niujiao was shot by a stray arrow and was seriously injured. Before he died, he ordered his subordinates to respect Chu Yan as the leader.

After Zhang Niujiao's death, everyone embraced Chu Yan as the leader, so Chu Yan changed his surname to Zhang and called him Zhang Yan.

Because he is as light as a swallow and brave and good at fighting, he is called "Flying Swallow" in the army.

Later, Zhang Yan's troops continued to grow, and they communicated with the rebels in Changshan, Zhaojun, Zhongshan, Shangdang, Hanoi and other places. The small leaders of the rebels, Sun Qing and Wang Dang, all brought their troops to join Zhang Yan. Under his command, Zhang Yan's tribe has grown to nearly one million people, known as the "Black Mountain Army".

All counties and counties north of the Yellow River were invaded, but the imperial court was unable to send troops to encircle and suppress.

At that time, the Montenegrin Army was really a bull, not a bandit, it could be called an alternative northern overlord.But there are too many people and too many people are not good. There is not enough food, and the distribution is uneven, so we can't get along.

Zhang Yan is also very knowledgeable about current affairs. He is different from Zhang Jiao. Zhang Jiao wants to conquer the world. He has no ambitions. He is all bandits and bandits. Song Jiang thought of it, and he naturally thought of it more than 1000 years ago. Zhang Yan also wanted to fight for himself. Seeking a good future with his subordinates, he sent someone to the court to ask for surrender, which is what Song Jiang said to ask for security.

Therefore, Zhang Yan sent envoys to Luoyang, the capital city, to write to the imperial court requesting surrender.Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty then appointed Zhang Yan as a general in the middle of the disaster, and asked him to manage the administrative and public security affairs in the mountainous area north of the Yellow River. He could recommend Xiaolian to the court every year, and sent planners to Luoyang to report.

In fact, in the end, he was one of the few leaders of the Yellow Turbans who died well in the Three Kingdoms.

"Taizu will settle Jizhou, Yan sent envoys to ask for the king's division, worshiped General Pingbei and led him to Ye, and granted the title of An Guoting Marquis, with five hundred households in the town. Yan Xie, Zi Fang's heir. Fang Xie, Zi Rong's heir."

In history, Zhang Yan was finally named a marquis by himself, and finally died of old age, and his descendants succeeded to the noble end.

It has to be said that as a cunning and opportunist, Zhang Yan, who walks between the noble and the bandit, always chooses the path that can bring him the greatest benefit.

This was not the first time Gongsun Zan had dealt with the Black Mountain Army.

Ever since Dong Zhuo brought chaos to the imperial court and the princes of the world begged Dong Zhuo, Zhang Yan also followed the trend of the times and led his troops to form alliances with the princes from all walks of life.

In a blink of an eye, the princes of the world fought again, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan competed for Jizhou, Zhang Yan chose to help Gongsun Zan this time.

Like him, Gongsun Zan is a person who climbed up from the bottom, unlike Yuan Shao who was born in the Gong family. Gongsun Zan has been fighting in the north for many years, and everyone is familiar with him.

On the contrary, Yuan Shao was from the family of Gongsun, who was not of the same class as Zhang Yan, and the guest army came to seize Jizhou. Unlike Gongsun Zan who had been in the north for many years, Zhang Yan naturally chose to support the counterattack from the bottom of his heart. They were all in the north. He is familiar with Gongsun Zan who has military strength.

In the second year of Chuping, when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought for Jizhou for the first time, Zhang Yan sent his general Du Chang and others to help Gongsun Zan, but was finally defeated by Yuan Shao, and Zhang Yan's subordinates dispersed a little. .

In the process of development and growth, Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army had sharp conflicts with the Yuan Shao Group occupying Jizhou.Since Emperor Xian's Chuping period, the conflicts between the two sides have continued, so Yuan Shao's counselor Ju Shou regarded it as a serious problem.

In order to defeat Yuan Shao, Zhang Yan attacked in three directions.

He not only provoked war in Jizhou, Yuan Shao's hinterland, but also joined forces with Gongsun Zan's group in Youzhou, and sent troops to Yanzhou to develop.

In "Longzhong Dui" similar to Yuan Shao's version, the existence of the Black Mountain Army was also mentioned.

Engaged in Jushou said, Shao said: "The generals are weak and ascend to the court, and they will be famous all over the country. When the value is abolished, they will be loyal and brave and go out alone. Dong Zhuo will go to the north with fear, and Bohai will be the head. Vibrate the soldiers of a county, and gather the soldiers of Jizhou.觽, Megatron Heshuo, famous all over the world.

Although the Yellow Turban is cunning and Heishan is domineering, and the army is moving eastward, then Qingzhou can be determined to return to Heishan, then Zhang Yan can destroy the northern head of Huigu, then the Gongsun will die and threaten Rongdi, and the Xiongnu will follow.

To the north of the Hengda River, the land of the four prefectures, gather the talents of heroes, have millions of people, welcome the grand master to Xijing, restore the ancestral temple to Luoyi, order the world to fight for the unrecovered, and fight for the front, who can be the enemy? After a few years, this work is not difficult. "

Yuan Shao pursued this strategy all his life.

Among them, "Black Mountain" is listed as the same enemy as Gongsun Zan.

What's more, Zhang Yan's activities in the mountainous area of ​​Jizhou are even more troublesome.The fact that Zhang Yan was not finally eliminated is an important reason for Yuan Shao's demise in history.

As an expert in guerrilla warfare and hit-and-run tactics, Zhang Yan is good at ambush and deception, and is good at keeping himself and his soldiers out of critical situations, especially when fighting in the deep mountains. powerful ally.

760 four origins

It can be said that, as a so-called remnant of the Yellow Turban in the mouth of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Yan is undoubtedly one of the best.

After all, there are not many Yellow Turban generals who participated in the three major battles of the Yellow Turbans who have survived until now.

Speaking of which, I would like to mention that the so-called three major battles of the Yellow Turban were the Battle of Changshe in Yingchuan, the Battle of Wancheng in Nanyang, and the Battle of Guangzong in Jizhou.

In these three major battles, the Yellow Turban Army invested a total of nearly 50 troops. After the three major battles, hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban elites were wiped out, and only a few thousand Yellow Turbans survived.

Especially the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang, because they were surrounded by Zhu Jun's army, they were almost completely wiped out.

Later, like Liu Pi and Gong Du of the Yellow Turbans in Runan, and Xu He of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, even if their troops were large enough, in terms of seniority, they were a generation shorter than Zhang Yan.

Only the Yellow Turbans like Zhang Yan, Zhou Cang, and Pei Yuanshao are the real veterans of the Yellow Turbans.

Of course, now basically, except for Zhang Jiao's fanatics, no one is stupid enough to continue to insist on the slogan of the Yellow Turban.

After all, the facts have proved that the Yellow Turban Army, which has been dubbed a thief, is really difficult to shake the deep-rooted Han Dynasty.

Although the Great Han Empire is indeed on the verge of collapse, it is undeniable that the people of the world are still facing the imperial court. This is an indisputable fact.

The great Han has lasted for more than [-] years, and its roots are so deep that everyone in the world respects the Han family and calls themselves Han people. This is righteous!

Why were the soldiers of the Yellow Turbans so powerful in the past, but they couldn't overthrow the Han Dynasty?

All because of the hearts of the people! ——The hearts of the people all over the world are for Han!

The [-]-year inheritance of the great man is deeply ingrained, and it is not an inheritance that can be easily shaken. The [-]-year-old man cannot be overthrown by mere force, he must be righteous!

This is also the reason why, in history, the Han Dynasty has long lost the ability to be independent, but it still exists for decades.

This is why, in history, the role of the princes of the princes has brought Cao Cao a very huge prestige and benefits!

Correspondingly, it was the Yellow Turban Army. In the few years since Zhang Jiao's death, the reputation of the Yellow Turban among the common people went from bad to worse, and eventually became bandits and bandits.

Of course, it is only Xun You's suggestion whether he can win over the Black Mountain Army. Gongsun Zan doesn't know yet, but he is keeping his head covered and preparing for the new conquest.

Instead, the counselors under his command were all bitter and speechless.

They were all racking their brains on how to persuade Gongsun Zan!

After all, Yuan Shao's Chinese army has a large number of soldiers and powerful generals, especially Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Yun, Gao Lan, Han Meng and others, who have been following him all the time.

In contrast, Gongsun Zan's infantry did not lose much in the Battle of Jieqiao, but the most elite Baima Yicong and his cavalry suffered heavy losses.

After all, seeing that his elite cavalry white horse followers who had always been invincible and roaming the world were defeated to such a degree, how could Gongsun Zan's soldiers have the slightest fighting spirit.

The hearts of many soldiers were filled with disappointment and confusion, all of which was attributed to a man who stripped Baima Yicong of the laurel of Beidi Wushuang!

Looking at Gongsun Zan in front of him, Gao Zhi sighed slightly. To be honest, during this period of time, he has been fighting back and forth, from Bingzhou to Youzhou, from Youzhou to Jizhou, and then back to Youzhou.

This kind of up and down life really made Gao Zhi a little mentally exhausted. Gao Zhi, who was not a militant in the first place, desperately hoped to settle down in one place.