Qiao Zhong looked at his subordinates, who had an absolute advantage in the previous confrontation.

There are also some people who are comfortable fighting in the face of the joint efforts of the three people on the other side.

But now that situation no longer exists, and Yuan Shao's soldiers are growing rapidly.

Correspondingly, the soldiers on his side were a little overwhelmed.

In the final analysis, it is a problem of the mentality of the soldiers on both sides.

The Yellow Turban Army is a combination of homeless people, robbers, bandits, and the like.

They either couldn't survive anymore, or they joined the Yellow Turban Army out of a personality cult of Zhang Jiao.

After they joined the army, because they were not selected into the elite troops of the "Heavenly Army", they did not receive any systematic training.

In the past, when I fought, I swarmed up.

When you enter the city, you will rob what you see.

Because they often meet people like Gongsun Chan who surrender without a fight.

In the past, they would have been burning, killing and looting in Youzhou City at this moment, and they would have been happy.

But now they suddenly encountered the desperate resistance of Yan Liang's army, and the promise that Qiao Zhong gave them before had not been fulfilled for a long time.

This is equivalent to the boss saying that you have performed well recently, and you will be given a bonus of 100,000 tomorrow.

But the next day, he said that there was something wrong with the company, and the money would be given to you later.

Whoever this is, the mentality has exploded.

So after seeing that their wishes were disappointed, these Yellow Turban Army did not have the will to fight at the beginning.

Coupled with the reason why they were motivated by Qiao Zhong's words, they carried out a rapid march for a day and a night.

They hadn't slept for an hour, and it was already noon, so their drowsiness suddenly rose.

On the other hand, on Yan Liang's side, they used to stop and go, eat and drink well.

Except for the fact that they were suddenly raised at dawn today and marched hastily, they did not feel tired at all.

Moreover, they joined the army to defend their families and the country and exterminate the Yellow Turban Army.

Now that the goal is in sight, they have shown their strengths, in addition to the initial scramble.

Combined with the various conditions of the two sides of the battle, the Yellow Turban Army is a group of exhausted and unmotivated stragglers.

On Yuan Shao's side, however, it was a regular army with high morale and good equipment.

Even if half of them are Yellow Turbans, they originally planned to take this opportunity to turn back.

But seeing the situation between the two sides, it is obvious that Yan Liang's side is gradually gaining the upper hand.

Besides, among them, they feel that they are much better off here than in Zhang Jiao.

So they didn't plan to turn back on the water, and worked hard for Yuan Shao.

In fact, their wish is very simple, that is, in this era of war, whoever can give them a bite to eat, they will follow whomever they want.

And here in Yuan Shao, they will get more.

Therefore, there are less than 1,000 people who decided to turn against the water, and the impact of this point on the entire battle situation is not very great.

They can imagine that if they did that, the consequences could be worse than death.

And they know that Qiao Zhong is a suspicious person, Yuan Shao is so good to you, you still decided to turn back.

That's not loyalty to Zhang Jiao, but outright wallgrass, this kind of person won't live long.

So after weighing the pros and cons, they also gave up the idea of opposing the water and fought for Yuan Shao wholeheartedly.

In fact, before leaving, Yan Liang made people stare at these Yellow Turban Army, and he was also afraid that the Yellow Turban Army would suddenly stab him in the back.

But now it seems that his worries were unfounded.

Thinking of this, he had to admire his lord.

Because he was worried about what serious consequences would happen if he took in 20,000 Yellow Turban Army.

At that time, Xue Yun only said to him, "They are also human beings, and they know how to be grateful if they are human beings." We just need to be better for them than Zhang Jiao, and that's it. ”

This is also why Xue Yun treated them the same as recruits, treating them equally.

From food conditions, to weapon distribution. I didn't deliberately make things difficult for you just because you were a soldier and you were a Yellow Turban Army.

And it was Xue Yun's practice that won the sworn allegiance of 20,000 Yellow Turban Army.

When the other princes treated the Yellow Turban captives, they really did everything they could. At that time, the status of the Yellow Turban Army was not as good as that of the dog who took care of the home.

So as time went by, Yan Liang's side gained the upper hand.

And in terms of generals, it was even more shocking to Qiao Zhong.

In this expedition, there are more than 100 generals under his command, and many of them are fierce generals who can fight well.

And Yan Liang's side, even if Yan Liang himself is added, there are less than thirty.

In terms of numbers, they were numerous, but in terms of quality, Qiao Zhong was speechless for a while.

The quality of the equipment, at the level of the general, truly reflects its own value.

Qiao Zhong's general didn't have any protective gear except for one armor.

Some armor is even on the verge of breakage.

And on Yan Liang's side, in addition to armor, helmets, armor to protect arms, that is readily available.

Even the one with the double halberd in his hand, that is, Dian Wei, had not only a full set of armor on his body, but also the best.

Compared with Yan Liang, who is the commander of the army, he is not equal.

Of course, compared to the equipment, what shocked Qiao Zhong the most was the combat power shown by Dian Wei.

The halberds in his hand opened and closed widely, and none of the opponents in front of him could fight for three rounds.

And that eye-catching armor, some generals with almost no weapons could not even destroy the armor and hurt Dian Wei.

All you can do is leave scratches on it.

For a time, Dian Wei became the god of killing on the battlefield, and any enemy who stood in front of him was ruthlessly harvested by his pair of halberds.

And those soldiers, when they saw Dian Wei rushing towards them, turned around and ran directly, not daring to engage them.

Seeing this scene, Qiao Zhong was very anxious.

So he ordered the whole army to attack Youzhou and occupy Youzhou as quickly as possible.

He knew that if he continued to fight like this, he would definitely lose in the end.

So he relied on his numerical advantage, gave up the fight with Yan Liang, and rushed to Youzhou with all his might.

When those Yellow Turban soldiers heard the order, they hurriedly ran in the direction of Youzhou City.

Yan Liang also let his subordinates entangle them and not give them a chance.

But some of them still broke away under the leadership of Qiao Zhong and rushed to Youzhou City, which was close at hand.

In Qiao Zhong's opinion, even if the 50,000 horses he brought were all wiped out, as long as he occupied Youzhou City, Zhang Jiao would not blame him, and his life would be saved.

And the battlefield on Gongsun Zhan's side can only be said to have reached an equilibrium, and neither side can have a crushing effect on it.

Now a little external force is added to it, and this balance will be upset in an instant.

And Qiao Zhong is this external force, and his addition will tilt the balance of victory in favor of Gongsun Zhan, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

And Yan Liang's army was entangled by the Yellow Turban Army, and there was no way to send troops and horses to support.

At this moment, a group of men and horses suddenly attacked the rear of the Yellow Turban Army in the distance.

It was the 10,000 soldiers sent by Cao Cao to rescue Gongsun Zhan.