Chapter 1436: Hmph, white horse? [1]

"What did you say?"

Sima Fang stared with wide eyes at the assistant official who came to report, saying incredulously: "You said Gongsun Zan led his troops out of the camp and went straight to Gaodu?"

The assistant official nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, my lord."

"After the subordinate finished delivering the lord's name card to the Martial Might Captain, I came out of the Martial Might Captain's camp. I thought the Martial Might Captain would immediately enter the city to see you."

"But before the subordinate could return to the city, I discovered that a large number of cavalry were heading north."

"The subordinate also intercepted a soldier and found out that it was the Martial Might Captain who ordered the entire army to set off, heading north to prepare to meet the Liangzhou Army."

Sima Fang could not believe his ears.

Gongsun Zan went north to meet the enemy?

He... how dare he?

Who gave him the order to go and meet the Liangzhou Army?

What if... what if he was defeated?

If he was defeated, then who would defend Henei Commandery?

No!

Absolutely not!

The anxious Sima Fang stood up and said to the attendant outside the door: "Prepare the horses immediately, and take the guards in the mansion, quickly."

As he spoke, Sima Fang walked out of the study.

All seven thousand troops under Gongsun Zan were cavalry.

Therefore, the speed of setting off was significantly faster than that of infantry.

Sima Fang was worried that if it took too long, he would not be able to catch up with Gongsun Zan.

Before long, dozens of cavalry guards had already assembled in front of the Sima clan's fortress.

After Sima Fang mounted his horse, he chased toward the north gate of Huai County.

After chasing for about half an hour, Sima Fang saw the mighty rear army of cavalry heading north.

Sima Fang, panting on his horse, did not dare to delay at all, galloping past the rear army and chasing toward the front army.

At the very front of the cavalry team, there were hundreds of cavalry with pure white fur.

And walking at the very front was Gongsun Zan, wearing silver armor, a white robe on his back, and riding a white horse.

The so-called White Horse Volunteers did not mean that all the cavalry under Gongsun Zan rode white horses.

In fact, only the personal guards under Gongsun Zan rode white horses.

Previously, Gongsun Zan killed in all directions in Youzhou with dozens of cavalry, and because he often rode a white horse, he was called the White Horse General.

As Gongsun Zan made a name for himself, many young people in Youzhou also rode white horses and wore white robes.

There were also many noble family children who brought their own white horses to join Gongsun Zan.

The number grew larger and larger, and there were more and more cavalry riding white horses under Gongsun Zan.

After fighting the Xianbei tribes for a long time, the name of the White Horse General became louder and louder.

The subordinates under his command were also called White Horse Volunteers.

But white horses were limited after all, and not everyone could ride a white horse.

Therefore, only Gongsun Zan's hundreds of personal guards rode white horses.

The rest of the soldiers still mostly rode horses of mixed colors.

"General, General..."

Just as Gongsun Zan was leading the army in front, Yan Gang's shouting suddenly came from behind.

Gongsun Zan turned his head and happened to see Yan Gang riding his horse to catch up.

"What's wrong?" Gongsun Zan asked directly, looking at Yan Gang who had caught up.

Yan Gang pointed his finger in the direction behind him and said: "General, the rear army just reported that Sima Fang has caught up."

Sima Fang?

Gongsun Zan's brows furrowed.

What is Sima Fang chasing up for?

"General, Sima Fang is likely here to stop the General from leading troops north," Yan Gang said.

Gongsun Zan's tightly furrowed brows were almost twisted together.

Stop him from going north?

Although he was stationed in Henei Commandery on this trip, his troops were not under Sima Fang's command.

By what right did Sima Fang stop him from going north to earn merit?

Just as Gongsun Zan was thinking, a cavalry team had already chased from behind the team in the distance.

It was Sima Fang who had chased over.

"Captain Gongsun."

"Captain Gongsun!"

While still far away, Sima Fang waved at Gongsun Zan.

Yan Gang rode his horse to Gongsun Zan's side.

"Captain Gongsun."

After arriving near Gongsun Zan, Sima Fang panted and pulled the reins of his warhorse, then looked at Gongsun Zan and the army that was advancing, and asked: "Captain Gongsun is..."

Gongsun Zan naturally knew that Sima Fang was asking what he already knew.

But Gongsun Zan was too lazy to argue or use official jargon, and directly replied: "Going north to punish the rebels!"

Four resounding words came from Gongsun Zan's mouth, and combined with his appearance of puffing out his chest and raising his head, he looked full of confidence.

"Captain Gongsun, the Imperial Court's order to us is to defend Henei Commandery from being captured by Duan Yu's rebel army. Now that Captain Gongsun wants to go north to punish the rebels, then who will defend Henei Commandery?" Sima Fang frowned and said.

"Hehe." Gongsun Zan smiled and said: "Sima Administrator, what you said... since I am going north to punish the rebels, I will defeat the enemy army."

"The enemy army has no chance to enter Henei Commandery at all, so where does the defense of Henei Commandery come from?"

Looking at the young and arrogant Gongsun Zan in front of him, how could Sima Fang not know that Gongsun Zan was eager to earn merit?

But the Liangzhou Army was not an ordinary rebel army, nor was it a chaotic mob like the Way of Peace.

The Liangzhou Army was famous for being able to fight.

Over the years, under Duan Yu's leadership, they had never known defeat.

Sima Fang did not know where Gongsun Zan got the confidence that he would definitely be able to defeat this army of Duan Yu.

"Captain Gongsun, since ancient times, war has been dangerous, and the battlefield situation changes rapidly. No one can guarantee that they will always be victorious, and no one can predict whether every battle will be won or lost."

Sima Fang said tactfully: "General Gongsun has been fighting in Youzhou for many years, and he hasn't been undefeated, right?"

"The situation is tense right now. If we cooperate to guard Henei Commandery, even if the Liangzhou Army attacks, we can combine infantry and cavalry. I will stay in the city to hold the city, and Captain Gongsun will stay outside the city to harass and tire the enemy."

"In this way, although we cannot guarantee victory, we cannot be easily broken."

Gongsun Zan, who was listening to Sima Fang, gradually showed an impatient expression and said: "Does Sima Administrator mean that I will be defeated if I go?"

Sima Fang shook his head quickly and said: "Captain Gongsun misunderstood. I just thought that following the Imperial Court's order to defend Henei Commandery would be more secure."

"I hope Captain Gongsun can consider it carefully."

Gongsun Zan, who had long been impatient, waved his hand, first turned his head to look at Yan Gang behind him and said: "Order the whole army to continue moving forward, do not stop."

Sima Fang's brows locked instantly.

"Sima Administrator, I admit that the method you mentioned is more secure." ===== CHAPTER 1438 =====