Among the crowd stood a thousand cavalrymen.
Their equipment was much better than that of these infantrymen.
Wearing a yellow turban and leather armor, he carried various weapons such as a ring-pommel sword, a bow and crossbow, a spear, a bronze longsword, and a horse fork.
Surrounded by five or six burly men, a man with a bronze face sat on horseback, looking melancholy.
"Commander, after we pass Jingxing Pass, should we first capture Zhending City, or should we first invade Zhongshan State?"
At this moment, a burly man with a full beard asked.
"Huanglong, Baibo, you two lead the army to surround Zhengding, while I will lead the cavalry to plunder the surrounding counties and villages, kill the rich, and seize grain and fodder!"
The bronze-faced man spoke without hesitation.
This bronze-skinned man is none other than Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army!
The winter was long, and the 30,000 people in the Taihang Mountains were running out of food and resources.
If they don't go out and move around, they'll starve to death.
So Zhang Yan led his thousand cavalry and twenty thousand civilians, intending to break out of the Taihang Mountains and plunder food from Changshan and Zhongshan.
These thousand cavalrymen were Zhang Yan's lifeline and the foundation upon which he became the commander-in-chief of the thirty-six strongholds of the Black Mountain Army.
He was originally an honest and simple farmer in Changshan, but the world was not kind to him. He came into contact with the great and virtuous teacher, General Zhang Jiao, and became his follower.
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Yan became the leader of Changshan and led 50,000 rebel troops to fight against the imperial court.
Unfortunately, they were eventually suppressed by the imperial court. Zhang Yan led his thousand trusted cavalrymen and used the terrain of the Taihang Mountains to wage guerrilla warfare against the imperial army, winning every battle!
As its reputation grew, the remaining Yellow Turban rebels who were still fighting in the Zhongshan, Changshan, and Zhao Kingdom areas flocked to it.
His army grew to tens of thousands, and the rebel armies in the Taihang Mountains all recognized him as their leader.
With more men and horses, food supplies became a problem.
Which of these rebels didn't rebel because they were starving?
Seeing that his grain reserves were empty, Zhang Yan mobilized all his forces to attack the prefectures and counties of Zhongshan and Changshan.
"The three Gao brothers are guarding the city of Zhen Ding!"
“Especially their eldest brother, Gao Lan, who is dark-skinned but highly skilled in martial arts. You can only surround him, not rush into battle.”
"Once I get supplies and weapons from other places, and we've eaten our fill, we'll attack the city together."
Seeing that the troops had already left Jingxing Pass and entered the plains of Changshan State, and were about to split up, Zhang Yan gave instructions to two brothers.
Huang Long and Bai Bo replied in unison, "Received!"
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