On the high ground where Zhang Liang was just now, Guo Jia folded his fan and pointed to the Yellow Turban army that fled north in a hurry, and smiled at me: "Zhang Liang went straight to Xu Shui, definitely not to feed the fish and shrimp, he must have something to fear." ”

At this time, Jia Xu also climbed the high slope, and the two major military divisions gathered, laughing and talking, and they had already played the success or failure of tens of millions of people in the palm of their hands. I looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Wenhe, what do you say?" ”

"If Zhang Liang is destroyed today, the strength of the Yellow Turban Army will be greatly damaged, and its collapse and demise may be in the morning and night, and our army is not yet full at the moment, and it still needs time to develop, so it is necessary to leave a glimmer of life for it." Jia Xu smiled, belly black.

"What a thief!" Guo Jia and I looked at each other and smiled, and immediately understood the poisoner's sinister intentions.

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The journey of thirty miles is nothing to our army, after all, long-distance training is the basic skill of the Tiger Army, and it is still the kind with sandbags tied to the legs; It can be said that if the Tigers consider themselves to be second, no one would dare to claim the first. But it is a big chore for the Yellow Turban Army, and everyone can still do their best not to fall behind in the normal march, and now once they have to trot and rush for a few hours, the gap will come out, except for the Yellow Turban Lux, there is still room for strength, and the rest are all out of breath, gritting their teeth and insisting, and the queue has been stretched for more than ten miles from beginning to end.

The physical strength of our army is far superior to that of the Yellow Turban, and it is easy and pleasant to run at the moment, and it does not accelerate, but it just maintains a frequency with the enemy. These stragglers staggered one by one with their weapons as crutches, and even worse, they were like tired dogs, squatting down, sticking out their tongues and panting for breath, how could they still resist? Therefore, a large group can be easily captured under three punches and two feet.

With a bumper harvest, more than 10,000 free laborers, and a few meals, such a business is faster than grabbing money.

Two hours later, Xu Shui was vaguely in sight, and the pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer, and the Yellow Turban generals began to worry again, because the soldiers who were traveling with them were only in their early 20,000s.

Da Da Da, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, I saw more than ten knights quickly whip their horses, galloping towards the firm, the leading knight clasped his fists and saluted: "Qu Shuai, the subordinates have been ready, and they have been waiting for the army for a long time." ”

Zheng Gu nodded, and after showing Zhang Liang, he asked a few people to lead the way in front, and 20,000 yellow scarves followed, and the army traveled north, and after walking for three or four miles, Xu Shui, who wanted to wear it, was finally in front of him.

The origin of Xu Shui is not small, according to legend, the ancient great sage Xu You lived in this place for several years, during which he taught people to weave nets and fish, and led the canal to irrigate the surrounding farmland, the descendants were grateful for their virtues, so this big river was named Xu Shui.

Xu water is wide, the river surface is not less than hundreds of meters, the river is turbulent, if there is no big boat, then there is only the hope of the river sighing.

Thank you, and thank you!

The current scene made the bitter gourd faces of the Yellow Turban Army soldiers finally stretch out, and the long-lost smile climbed up to the eyebrows at this moment.

The river bank in front of them is a high slope with a radius of nearly two miles, five or six meters higher than the surrounding terrain, not only that, but the edge of this high ground is also artificially trimmed, becoming very steep, the most surprising thing is that along the trend of this high ground, a semi-circular pass is also built with rough wood, masonry and clay, it is built according to the danger, standing proudly on the south bank of the river, allowing the water to flow eastward, watching the fierce battle danger!

At this time, cheers erupted in the gate, and with the sound of creaking door shaft friction, the heavy gate suddenly opened, and a thousand-person brigade suddenly poured out, which was the man and horse that Zhenggu had sent at the beginning, and the remaining 1,000 people were still stationed in the pass to prevent enemy attacks.

In less than 20 days, the small force of 2,000 men had overfulfilled the task, yes, this move was the right move.

Not to mention the feeling of Zhang Liang and the other generals, it was a kind of surprise to be reborn.

The group approached and took a look, ouch my mom, the space inside is really big enough, not to mention that there are 20,000 of them, there is no pressure to have another 10,000 or 20,000. When these people looked at Zheng Gu again, they found that he had suddenly become amiable and respectable in his usual old-fashioned and stern manner.

Half an hour later, all the soldiers were settled, and the pursuers arrived one after another, and immediately surrounded the newly built fortress.

The pass in front of you is a little scary, about two or three miles long, it is semicircular, it is built by leaning on the river, although it is simple but it is not sturdy, the thick earth wall is about two zhang high, plus the height of the high slope itself, it is enough to have four or five zhang high, it has caught up with the general city wall.

I heard that such a big project was completed in more than ten days, and there are two brushes...

Well, remarkable... The Yellow Turban soldiers gave a thumbs up.

I don't want to kill them all. It just so happens that with the existence of this barrier, I don't need to find any other reason to explain it to the outside world.

At this time, all the generals had gathered in front of me, and they all asked for help, even Pei Yuanshao and Huang Banxian were among them, I felt funny, so I asked with a smile: "Your engineer regiment is also preparing to participate in the war?" ”

Pei Fatzi hurriedly replied: "Back to the lord, with the help of our cavalry brothers, we have transported a battalion of trebuchets and ballistas, which have now been assembled, just waiting for the lord's order!" ”

Okay, since everyone has itchy hands, let's get started.

Knock knock! The drums of war sounded, trebuchets and ballistas suddenly came into play, and a rain of arrows and stone balls smashed into the fortress.

However, this time the guards had already taken precautions, and countless bamboo rows, wooden rows, or wooden doors were quickly erected diagonally, and the soldiers hid under them to avoid the arrows.

I held up my clairvoyance and saw the reaction of the enemy soldiers, and I couldn't help but wonder, the enemy army on the opposite side is also gradually growing, I don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing for me to release water this time?

Zhang Liang no longer hesitated, he left a small number of troops to defend the high wall of the pass, and the rest of the people retreated to the river, pushed the wooden rafts, bamboo rafts and several large and small wooden boats down the river, and began to cross the Xu Shui.

For a time, hundreds of boats competed for the stream, and thousands of troops crossed the river and marched towards the north bank of Xushui.

The Yellow Turban Army really has a backhand, but it is also expected. In this case, I immediately ordered the cessation of the attack on the fortress and the mobilization of trebuchets, ballistae, and all the archers against the enemy troops who were crossing the river.

However, the distance is too far, the archers have a limited range, and few can shoot it, even the ballista can only hit the enemy who has just entered the river, only the trebuchet can hit the center of the river, no matter how far it is, it is impossible, not to mention that the number is too small, so the deterrent power is not small, and the damage is also very small.

The operation to rush Xu Shui lasted for half a day. Finally, when the returning boats and bamboo rafts came to pick up the last group of soldiers, Zhang Liang, Zheng Gu and Chu Yan jumped onto a large wooden boat and sailed to the north bank in the cold wind of the river.

Everyone was silent, letting the cold wind blow on their faces, they quietly stared at the little bit of the barrier left behind them, their minds were complicated and their mood was depressed; When they came, there were many people and they swallowed mountains and rivers, but now they are retreating north in a hurry with their tails between their legs, and no one will have a good time in this situation.

"You don't have to be frustrated, today's defeat at the hands of the Tiger Army is definitely not a bad thing, if there is no such battle, how can we know the gap with the elite of the world! As long as we take this battle as a lesson, learn from the enemy's strengths, and be brave after shame, in this way, a strong army that sweeps the world can be waited for this day! Zhang Liang saw that the generals were not in a high mood, so he opened his mouth to cheer up his subordinates.

He knew the meaning of the song when he heard the strings, and also echoed: "What the marshal said is extremely true, even if the tiger army is strong, it is not invincible. First of all. We have trained a sufficient number of cavalry to maneuver and have a strong ability to raid; Second, our army can have more trebuchets, ballistas, and archers, so that it will have excellent long-range strike capabilities; Thirdly, we can also form a phalanx of heavy infantry and spears, and if we encounter the Tiger Army again, we will treat them in the same way as others... With the 20,000 people withdrawn today as the seeds of elite soldiers, I will wait for my salary to taste the courage and make persistent efforts, and I believe that it will not be long before our army will be reborn, and then the world will let me gallop. ”

Zhang Niujiao, Chu Yan and other generals all heard their eyes shine, Zhang Liang was also overjoyed, he approached Zhenggu, stroked his shoulder, and laughed: "Hahaha, I have the help of the white rabbit, why worry about the big thing!" ”

Although the yellow turban general Zhang Liang was defeated, he did not give up, showing his heroic posture.

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In the Guansai, 20,000 Yellow Turbans have been withdrawn without a single soldier left, I stood on a high observation tower, with a high view, clairvoyance quickly locked on a wooden boat, the soldiers on it were clearly clothed and armored, and a few people in the center were extraordinary, and at first glance they were important figures of the Yellow Turban Army.

Zhang Liang's heart suddenly moved, and suddenly noticed that someone was snooping in the distance, he turned around and came to the stern, and saw a tall tower near the river bank in Guansai from a distance, a tall figure was looking at this side, he fixed his eyes to distinguish, it turned out that this person was actually Shen Lang, the commander of the Tiger Army. I saw a strange cylinder in his hand, the mouth of the cylinder was shiny and shiny, I don't know what it was?

I was also surprised, looking at his bearing and dress, I immediately guessed his identity: it was the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, the general Zhang Liang. The first time I saw this famous opponent, I was also very interested, adjusted the focus of the clairvoyance, Zhang Liang stood with a sword in front of me, a gust of water wind blowing, blowing his cloak hunting flying, very majestic.

The general of the defeated army was still in front of Lao Tzu, I was not happy, suddenly he smiled, stretched out his right hand to him, and made a gesture of forgiveness.

Seeing me make this move, Zhang Liang's face changed slightly, he took a deep breath, and suddenly raised his head and shouted a sentence, speaking very slowly, let me translate the meaning from his changing mouth shape: Today's grace will be repaid tomorrow!

I couldn't help but laugh at Zhang Liang's cruel words before leaving Qingzhou, because it reminded me of a classic line in a cartoon, the cry of the villain Big Big Wolf: I will come back!

In April 185 A.D., that is, in the 8th year of Guanghe, more than 100,000 Yellow Turban troops under Zhang Liang were defeated in Qingzhou, and only fled back to 20,000 remnants.

Note: Because of the first-hand skills inadvertently shown by the traverser, the course of history was changed, and the Yellow Turban Army lasted for an extra year, so there was an extra light and 8 years. The specific reasons will be explained clearly later.