Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Appearance of He Man
Wuyang City School Field.
In Dong Zhuojun's barracks, a group of newly recruited recruits here are training here. This is the time to rest.
"Wu Lao Liu! I heard that you were attacked by the Yellow Turbans when you went out of town? ”
"Alas, Second Brother Zhang, it's you, don't mention it, if I didn't run fast, I'm afraid I wouldn't have seen you, do you know, Hu Chi'er took us 5,000 men to encircle and suppress those Yellow Turban remnants, but was ambushed by the other party and almost wiped us out!"
"No, don't you have 5,000 people, what, encircling and suppressing a remnant of the Yellow Turbans, will be wiped out, didn't the generals say that the Yellow Turban Army is a group of farmers who farm the land, and they have never fought at all, and people like us have no problem fighting three at all."
"That's it, didn't General Huaxiong say that he hacked to death dozens of Yellow Turban remnants by himself?"
This Wu Lao Liu and Second Brother Zhang chatted here. The soldiers who had heard the two of them chatting also came up to hear what they had to say.
Wu Lao Liu saw that the people around him didn't believe it, so he immediately continued.
"That's all a lie, at first I thought that the Yellow Turban Army were all farmers, and we could easily win, but the result was ......"
Wu Lao Liu sighed.
"How's it going?"
Everyone asked.
"As a result, General Hu Chi'er took us and was directly surrounded by those Yellow Turban Army, those Yellow Turban Army killed us by surprise, the most terrible thing is that there are cavalry in those Yellow Turban Army, that is, those cavalry, we lost our armor and abandoned our armor if we killed them in the face."
"Five thousand of us, we didn't hold on for even half an hour, and we were killed, and if I hadn't run fast at the end, maybe you wouldn't have seen me now."
Wu Lao Liu sighed.
"That's right, I said why did General Huaxiong suddenly go out of the city with 2,000 cavalry recently, it turned out that he went to capture those Yellow Turban remnants, but unfortunately I heard that there seemed to be no gains, and those Yellow Turban remnants ran away."
"Yes, yes, it turns out that there are cavalry in the Yellow Turban Army, I thought they were some mobs who didn't even have weapons, but now it seems that they are all rumors, and there are powerful characters in the Yellow Turban Army, in this way, we have to face those Yellow Turban Army, isn't it very difficult, if we can't beat it, we will be killed by them."
At this moment, these people panicked.
These people are all good citizens of Hedong County, in fact, they are no different from the peasants who participated in the Yellow Turban Uprising, and the reason why they came to join the army is also because Dong Zhuo can spend money, and he has money to be a soldier.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have come here.
But now that they have joined the army, they can't be deserters, although they are frightened by what Wu Lao Liu said, they don't dare to run away.
All of them showed a sad look.
And there are not a few people like Wu Lao Liu who have escaped from the Yellow Turban Army, and the recruits on Dong Zhuojun's side soon spread the news that the Yellow Turban Army is very strong.
Not to mention Dong Zhuojun's side, to say that Liu Zheng, who has just returned to Shangcai County.
He originally only left Shangcai with 1,700 people this time, and he didn't plan to directly engage Dong Zhuo's men.
Just to find out about Dong Zhuo's movements, he didn't expect to be able to attack Dong Zhuojun directly at this time, but at this time, he met Yang Feng and Guo Tai, which was also something Liu Zheng didn't expect.
After incorporating Yang Feng and Guo Tai's men and horses into his command, Liu Zheng arranged Guo Tai and Yang Feng in Shangcai County.
Although Yang Feng's ability to command troops is not good, this guy is still a little brave, and he still has some prestige in the Yellow Turban Remnant Party, which can help him gather some soldiers and horses, and he can't be a big official, but he can be a small commander, which is more than enough.
Mrs. Guo is the same, with such a historical Xiaoqu Marshal in charge of commanding these new Yellow Turban soldiers and horses, it can also relieve Liu Zheng's great difficulty in commanding the troops.
At least, Liu Zheng doesn't need to promote some people who are not well-known to act as small leaders.
"Qu Shuai, I didn't expect that we would gain so much from going out this time, and directly kill Dong Zhuo's five thousand new troops. At this time, Dong Zhuo is only afraid that he will be angry. ”
After Xu You heard Liu Zheng and them explain what happened outside Wuyang County this time, there was also a hint of surprise on his face.
"Hahaha, Ziyuan, this time Dong Zhuo's old guy is afraid that he will be angry and kill Shangcai directly, we don't need to do anything else next, we just need to send our army from Runan and wait for Dong Zhuo's men and horses to arrive in Shangcai."
"Now we only have 10,000 soldiers and horses in Shangcai County, and it is not easy to block Dong Zhuo's 15,000 men, does Qu Shuai have other preparations?"
"Originally, I was not sure, but this time I went out and eliminated Dong Zhuo's five thousand people, which made me much more sure."
"What are you sure of?"
"The 5,000 people in Zhoucang, plus the 2,000 people in Shangcai County, and the 3,000 people who Guo Tai and Yang Feng took refuge in, there are 10,000 people in the county, and it will be difficult for Dong Zhuo to attack Shangcai County."
"And I have ordered Pei Yuanshao to go to Runan and send 10,000 soldiers and horses over, intending to kill Dong Zhuo from his rear when Dong Zhuo attacks Shangcai, and cut off Dong Zhuo's retreat, at the same time, according to the time, Zhang Mancheng's troops who came from Nanyang to support us should also be coming soon."
"If nothing else, it should still be 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Sun Xia, so many men and horses. It's not Dong Zhuo who came to encircle and suppress us, but we encircled and suppressed Dong Zhuo. Just kill Dong Zhuo's personal soldiers, and the remaining cavalry will slowly find a way to kill them. ”
Liu Zheng already has a more detailed process for his plan to deal with Dong Zhuo this time, and if nothing else, Dong Zhuo will definitely lose in Shangcai County.
The next day, Liu Zheng didn't go anywhere else, and waited for Dong Zhuo's attack in Shangcai County.
Sure enough, in the afternoon of the next day, a large wave of soldiers and horses appeared on the boundary of Shangcai County.
The scouts sent by Liu Zheng reported to him, so that Liu Zheng's expression was restrained, waiting for Dong Zhuo to come and attack, but when those soldiers and horses appeared outside the city of Shangcai County.
But Liu Zheng was surprised.
The person who came was not Dong Zhuo, but an old acquaintance from before, Huang Shao, He Yi, and He Man brothers.
He Man led 5,000 elite soldiers to attack quickly from the side of Shangcai County, but now they are no longer the original downfall, they have changed into gorgeous official and military uniforms, and they have changed from yellow turban thieves to official soldiers.
Killed outside Shangcai County, and directly rushed to Shangcai County and began to call for battle, intending to break through this county.