"I thought that with Liu Zheng sending troops to rescue, my father's crisis should be solved, but now it seems. Liu Zheng's troops can't solve his father's difficulties, sister, you continue to stay here, it's best to have a good relationship with Liu Zheng here, I'll go back, tell my father about the situation on Liu Zheng's side, I think my father would know if he knew that Liu Zheng's men and horses were trapped in Jiangxia and couldn't go to Nanyang to support him, he should also know the trade-off. ”

In Yuan Yao's heart at this time, he actually had a little affirmation of what his sister Yuan Rou said, and knew that what Yuan Rou said was good.

So I want to take advantage of the fact that things have not developed to the worst situation, and I want to go back and talk to Yuan Shu to see if Yuan Shu is willing to give up the Runan region and join Liu Zheng's command.

After Yuan Yao and Yuan Rou finished talking, they hurriedly left Liu Zheng's territory again.

At the same time, in another part of the land of China, Qingzhou in the land of Qilu, there was also a big war.

Qingzhou.

Qingzhou has never been a peaceful place, although the territory of Qingzhou is not large, the whole Qingzhou adds up to only six counties, and there are more than 60 county towns under the jurisdiction, but the population is quite a lot.

It has a population of more than 3 million, and because after the defeat of the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou, a large number of Yellow Turban remnants poured into Qingzhou, which once made Qingzhou's population rise slightly. Close to four million.

It is precisely because of these huge population bases that the Yellow Turban Army can continue to survive in Qingzhou.

Beihai, Donglai, Jinan, Pingyuan, Le'an and other places are all in the hands of the Yellow Turban Army, and even Zhang Mancheng, who is the new general of Tiangong, recruited 500,000 soldiers and horses in Qingzhou.

Then use these 500,000 to fight the county, thinking about the attack of Taishan County in Xuzhou. I want to try to get my hands on Xuzhou.

thought that as long as he opened up Xuzhou, he could connect Qingxu and Xuzhou, and then the territory would be enough to occupy a place in the world.

It's a pity that the wishful thinking of the Yellow Turban Army was not so easy to achieve, and the newly appointed assassin Shi Taoqian in Xuzhou was also a person who had followed Huangfu Song to fight in the south and the north, and he knew a little about some strategies, so he immediately transferred Xuzhou's soldiers and horses and began to counterattack these Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou.

Although Tao Qian wants to rely on tens of thousands of soldiers in Xuzhou to block the 500,000 Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, it is somewhat unlikely, but Tao Qian is not alone, he is a person from the imperial court, Yanzhou, not far from Xuzhou, is the place where Liu Bei and Cao Cao have just recuperated.

After pacifying Yanzhou, the imperial court immediately asked Liu Bei and Cao Cao to send troops to support Tao Qian, and united Tao Qian's soldiers and horses to target those Yellow Turban remnants in Qingzhou in one fell swoop.

The population of Yanzhou is more than that of Qingzhou, although after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the population of Yanzhou has also decreased a lot, but the former Yanzhou assassin Liu Dai has governed Yanzhou well, and the population has recovered somewhat in recent years.

After Liu Bei took office, he cherished the people, and Cao Cao was a capable cadre, and the two cooperated to pacify Yanzhou in just one year, and raised 780,000 horses.

Among these 70,000 people, 50,000 were Liu Bei's men and horses, and 30,000 were Cao Cao's soldiers and horses.

They each left only 10,000 or 20,000 people stationed in Yanzhou, so they led an army of 50,000 to Xuzhou, where they joined Tao Qian's 40,000 army.

A total of 90,000 people began to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army.

Don't look at the fact that there are only 90,000 people in these three parties, which is far inferior to the 500,000 of the Yellow Turban Army.

But what kind of goods is the Yellow Turban Army, except for a few tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who are barely considered elite, the rest of the people are a rabble, gathered together, and on the battlefield, a shock can be dispersed.

At the beginning, Zhang Mancheng relied on a few powerful generals under his command, but he was able to occupy a little advantage on the battlefield in Xuzhou, which was a common problem of the Yellow Turban Army.

Because the momentum in front is relatively strong, the offensive aspect is quite passable, relying on the number of people to attack the walled city, but it can also take down a few county seats.

But when Tao Qian reacted and began to gather a large army to encircle and suppress those remnants of the Yellow Turbans, the Yellow Turban Army was defeated.

First fought with Tao Qian's men and horses in Taishan County, losing several generals and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and then Liu Bei and Cao Cao's men and horses came to support from the direction of Yanzhou, pursued the Yellow Turban Army in front, and fought again in Pingyuan County, killing and wounding tens of thousands of horses.

The Yellow Turban Army, which claims to have an army of 500,000, has been fighting Qingzhou for a long time, and then has lost two battles and two defeats, and its strength has been greatly reduced.

Zhang Mancheng, who was still a little high-spirited, was only left with melancholy on his face at this time.

Beihai County.

It has become the headquarters of the Yellow Turbans.

Zhang Mancheng heard the news from the front line, and the whole person sat down in a chair.

"General Tiangong, our men and horses lost again in Pingyuan County, and now they are forced to Linzi City by Liu Bei and them."

Liu Bei and Cao Cao's men and horses came from Yanzhou, and the first one to attack was Pingyuan County, which is also coincidental, Pingyuan County In history, Liu Bei served as a county commander here.

However, Liu Bei is now a state pastor, and his strength is unprecedentedly strong, and after two younger brothers fight for him, he is almost invincible on the battlefield.

Although there are still a few third-rate generals under the Yellow Turban Army, under the hands of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they are not the enemies of the Triad at all.

It was only a matter of time before he was defeated.

"Liu Bei, how many of them are there?"

"Not more than 50,000!"

"Fifty thousand? 50,000 people will eat all of our 120,000 troops? ”

After hearing the news passed by Guan Hai, Zhang Mancheng's whole face was not very good.

Zhang Ning, who is still standing next to Zhang Mancheng, is calmer.

Seeing that Guan Hai's face was wrong, she also hurriedly stood up.

"Guan Hai, our soldiers and horses are superior, why did we lose so quickly?"

"Miss, although Liu Bei and they have few soldiers and horses, they are all elites, especially Liu Bei's two younger brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, every time they go to war, they will definitely kill the leading generals of our army, and once the main general dies, our army's morale will naturally be weakened, and it is natural that they will be defeated."

"Rightfully deserved, what does it mean to be right? What's the use of Lao Tzu raising your group of waste, now that everyone has hit the door, you should think of a way! ”

Although Guan Hai said it tactfully, Zhang Ning could also understand it, knowing that his own soldiers and horses were already relatively mixed, and the regular army that could not defeat the official army should also be.

But Zhang Mancheng doesn't understand, Zhang Mancheng has no other skills, after he became the general of Tiangong, his self-confidence swelled, but the defeat in the battle gave him a blow, which made him feel a little dazed at this time.

"Big brother, for the sake of today, we can only temporarily take back all the people we sent out. Shrink the line of defense! ”