Chapter Twenty-Four: The Yellow Turban
Liu Ze and his entourage hurried back to Xiangping, and when they entered the Xiangping City Gate, the war horses no longer galloped and walked slowly. Liu Ze and Guo Jia were in front, turned a street, and saw a person standing on the street, singing and walking, Liu Ze listened to his song, "There is a platform in the south mountain, and there is a lai in the north mountain." Happy only gentleman, the foundation of the state. Happy only gentleman, long life indefinite. There is mulberry in the south mountain, and there is yang in the north mountain. Happy only gentleman, the light of the state. Happy only gentleman, longevity without borders. There are berries in the south mountain, and there are plums in the north mountain. Happy only gentleman, the parents of the people. Music is only a gentleman, and the sound of virtue is endless. ............ After Liu Ze crossed over, he made up for the Five Classics and knew that this was a poem "Nanshan Youtai" on the "Book of Songs", which was a song by the lord of the country who was happy to get the talent, expressing the joy of getting the talent and the praise of the talent. This person sang on the street, heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, Liu Ze jumped off the horse, and said loudly: "Brother Tai is slow, under Liu Ze, please talk to Brother Tai." The man turned around, and when Liu Ze looked at him, he saw that he was in a long figure, handsome, about twenty years old, with a soap robe and black shoes, and a long sword stuck in his waist. Dare to ask the Daimyo? The man saw Liu Ze respectfully and said, "In the next order of blessing, Yingchuan people are also, and the wandering is here." Liu Ze was surprised, Shan Fu? Isn't it Xu Shu's pseudonym? Xu Shu killed people for his friends, wandered the rivers and lakes, and once turned into a single blessing. It was more than ten years after Liu Bei met Xu Shu, when Zhuge Liang was 28 years old and Xu Shu was in his 30s, I don't know what Xu Shu's talent is now? asked at the moment: "But Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi?" The man was shocked, stunned for a while, and said: "People say that Liaodong Liu Rundong is amazingly talented, I don't know how to know his real name?" "Haha..." Liu Zegan laughed for a while and said, "This, Yuan Zhi will know later." Come on, come on, have a few drinks with me. ”
Liu Ze arrived at the county guard's mansion, arranged the expedition, gathered soldiers and horses, and prepared grain and grass. He and Guo Jia accompanied Xu Shu and drank, Xu Shu drank the burnt knife, sighed with emotion, and said: "I have heard the name of the burnt knife wine for a long time, and I have to taste it today." Guo Jia said with a smile: "In the future, when I work with Yuan Zhi, burning knives can be found everywhere." Liu Ze took a drink and said with a smile: "If Yuan Zhi is a county soldier, how can he strengthen the army and consolidate his power?" Xu Shu, a young man, was arrogant, drank a few more glasses, and said: "Give it with power, tie it with affection, reward and punish clearly, strictly enforce the law, suppress it with a general, and practice strictly, and it is feasible." "Okay," Liu Ze patted the table and said: "Zhong Kang is more than brave, but his wit is insufficient, and he is deeply disturbed by the military affairs of a county. Xu Shu was anxious, and he was about to rush after dinner, Liu Ze smiled and arranged for people to take Xu Shu to Changli with a letter.
Liu Ze reorganized the army, led 5,000 cavalry, stayed overnight, rushed to Guangzong, Jizhou, and joined Zong Yuan.
Zhang Jiao was defeated and retreated by Lu Zhi, and gathered his troops to Guangzong, about 100,000 people, deep ditches and high bases, and confronted the officers and soldiers. Lu Zhi dug more trenches outside the city, set up deer villages, and made ladders to prepare for the siege. Unexpectedly, he was falsely accused by the eunuch Zuo Feng and dismissed. After Liu Ze understood the situation, he asked Zong Yuandao: "General Zong, I don't know what the situation in the city is?" Zong Yuan said: "The old thief in Zhangjiao can't shrink, and the city of Guangzong is tall, with more than 100,000 people and countless grains and grass. The Zhangjiao thieves were trained with 20,000 Yellow Turban Warriors, all of whom were infinitely powerful, wearing thick armor and using long knives to charge, which was extremely difficult to fight. Liu Ze nodded, if Zhang Jiao didn't have some capital around him, it would be really a fool, after all, there was a big sect with millions of disciples. Thinking about the huge wealth amassed by the cults of later generations and the variety of methods, Zhang Jiao is still a real person.
Liu Ze and Guo Jia discussed and decided to fight with Zhang Jiao to see how the Yellow Turban Army was fighting? Liu Zeshuai's army came to the outside of Guangzong City and asked Dian Wei to invite him to fight. Dian Wei was overjoyed, came to the city, roared loudly, and said: "Listen to the thieves in the city, your grandfather Dian is here, quickly open the city and surrender, and my Ming Gong will spare your life." After scolding back and forth for half an hour, the gate of Guangzong was opened, Zhang Liang Shuaijun went to battle, Dian Wei laughed and scolded, "Don't be the son of the turtle, which one will come up and send him to death, you will be able to do it for your grandfather." Zhang Liang was furious and sent Deng Mao to fight, Deng Mao hit the horse and went straight to Dian Wei, the spear stabbed out, Dian Wei blocked with a halberd, a halberd slashed, and before a round of fighting, Deng Mao landed. Zhang Liang was shocked and commanded the soldiers and horses to press together, and Liu Ze also waved the command flag to let the soldiers and horses meet them. Lu Zhi led the Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army, which was the elite of the soldiers and an authentic Central Army. Dian Wei took the lead, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led, these four generals were like entering a no-man's land, and the Yellow Turban Army was defeated and retreated. Zhang Liang saw that things were not good, so he asked the Yellow Turban wrestlers to fight. I saw five thousand Yellow Turban wrestlers separate the Yellow Turban Army behind them, rushing to the front of the formation, all tall and tall, holding long knives, their movements were uniform, and they swung their knives fiercely, although the five schools of the Northern Army were the elite of the army, they could not stop the charge of the Yellow Turban wrestlers.
Dian Wei Zhao Yun Guan Yu Zhang Fei was such a fierce general, under the impact of the Yellow Turban Force, his body was also injured to varying degrees, Liu Ze was helpless and ordered to withdraw his troops.
Liu Ze returned to the camp and said to Guo Jia: "The combat power of the Yellow Turban wrestlers is so strong, if it is subdued and used in the battle array, it will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort." Guo Jia said: "Ming Gong can know that when the Yellow Turban Lux charges into battle, his lips move slightly, and Jiadu Zhi must be Zhang Jiao as the controlling wrestler, and put a spell in his heart, so that he does not know life and death." It may not be easy to subdue. Liu Ze's heart moved, yes, mental control is the only magic weapon of the sect, and such a person cannot be subdued. sighed and said, "Feng Xiao can have a good law, get rid of the wrestlers?" Guo Jia said: "Try it with a bed crossbowman." ”
On the second day, Liu Zeshuai's army challenged again, and Zhang Liang opened the city to face it. Zhang Liang thought darkly, the fighting generals couldn't fight, and he directly charged with the Yellow Turban Warriors to defeat the officers and soldiers. The two armies faced each other, Zhang Liang waved the order flag, the Yellow Turban Lux shouted and rushed towards the opponent, Liu Ze ordered the bed crossbow to prepare, and waited until the Yellow Turban Lux rushed to within three hundred steps, the bed crossbow was launched, the crossbow arrows roared out, the Yellow Turban wrestlers in front of them drank together, and the long knife slashed at the crossbow arrows, Liu Ze couldn't help but be dumbfounded, is grandma a superman? More than a hundred crossbow arrows were chopped down seventy or eighty, and the rest had little effect, shooting through a dozen people. Liu Ze ordered the troops to be withdrawn, and the Yellow Turban Lux caught up and killed the rear army.
Liu Ze returned to Dazhai and frowned, Guo Jia smiled and said: "Jia has a plan, but he can break the wrestler." Liu Ze said: "Fengxiao come quickly." Guo Jia smiled: "In this way, the Yellow Turban Lux will be broken." Liu Ze was overjoyed, summoned the generals under the account, and arranged them one by one. (To be continued)