Chapter 62: Attack on Yangzhai City
Yang Zhai, also known as Yang people, is the county of Yingchuan.
Yang Zhai is very famous in history, and legend has it that Dayu began to seal this place after controlling the water.
Before the Xia Dynasty, during the Yaoshun period, Yang Zhai was called Xia, which was the center of the Chinese tribe. The Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty of China, was established here, and Yangzhai can be regarded as the first capital of China.
Dayu ruled in Yang Zhai for eight years, and ordered the whole country to implement a unified calendar called the summer calendar, commonly known as the lunar calendar. It has been used to this day.
After the Yellow Turban Uprising, Yingchuan Taishou and many officials in Yangzhai were afraid of the power of the Yellow Turbans, and before the Yellow Turban thieves set foot in the territory of Yangzhai, many powerful people packed up and fled.
The dignified county seat was easily obtained by the Yellow Turban rebels. It's a sigh of relief.
Yangzhai City, ten miles away.
"You should also know the current situation of our army! Take Yang Zhai, you and others are the first credit. Liu Fan encouraged Zhou Cang, Liu Pi and others.
Liu Fan's countless expectations are gathered in this battle, if the intention of this battle is detected by the enemy, and he can't attack Yang Zhai, then he can only go sideways.
"No!" Everyone responded.
At dusk, at the north gate of Yangzhai City, thousands of 'Yellow Turban' soldiers in ragged clothes and yellow scarves on their heads rushed towards the north gate of Yangzhai City, their expressions were panicked and their faces were panicked, as if there were thousands of troops and horses chasing them behind.
The Yellow Turban soldiers guarding the city wall on Yangzhai City looked puzzled when they saw these people rushing towards the city gate.
Why are they only back now?
After the defeat of the Yellow Turban soldiers in the battle at Changshe yesterday, all the Yellow Turban soldiers who escaped rushed to Yangzhai overnight, and by this morning, those who could come back had basically returned. The surviving Yellow Turban soldiers thought that those who did not return in the morning had been poisoned by the officers and soldiers.
Now that such a large number of people have returned, the Yellow Turban soldiers defending the city have to be treated with caution.
"Who are you waiting for, and why are you coming back now?" A yellow scarf leader asked Zhou Cang, Liu Bi and the others below.
"I am Liu Pi, the general's guard. Tens of thousands of us were surrounded by officials and soldiers outside the city of Changshe, and the officers and soldiers surrounded us but did not kill them, trying to drag us down. At dawn today, we took advantage of the poor mental state of the officers and men to go all out to break through the siege. Of the tens of thousands, only those of us who were strong escaped. The other brothers estimated that they already hated Jiuquan now. Open the gates of the city and let us in, for we have not eaten for a day and a night. Liu Bisheng said with tears in his eyes.
His voice was weak, and it really looked like he hadn't eaten for a day and a night.
"It's really Liu Bi!"
"Everyone else is familiar!"
"Why haven't I seen the black-faced man standing with Liu Bi, but looking at him, he looks more terrible than a robber, and he must not be an officer or soldier."
The Yellow Turban soldiers on the city walls were talking.
Liu Bi is Bocai's personal guard, Bocai takes it with him wherever he goes, and the Yellow Turban soldiers have no reason not to know him.
As for Zhou Cang, he was carefully dressed up. A yellow turban wrapped around the top of his head, his dry hair was scattered over his shoulders, and half of his clothes were torn, exposing half of his shoulders. In addition, he deliberately showed a fierce and vicious appearance, and he was a robber leader alive.
The leader of the yellow turban looked down for half an hour, and indeed found that there were many familiar faces.
Just when Zhou Cang, Liu Bi and the others were impatient, the leader of the Yellow Turban said, "Open the city gate!"
The Yellow Turban soldiers below received the order and slowly lowered the gate, and the gate was pushed open little by little.
Zhou Cang and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Everyone shuffled towards the city gate with heavy steps.
It wasn't true that they hadn't eaten for a day and a night, and Liu Fan had left some food for the soldiers participating in the battle to have a full meal before the battle.
Thousands of warriors are moving heavily because of nervousness, and their former comrades-in-arms have become enemies today. But they were steadfast and did not regret doing so, because they had found a better way. found someone more worthy of their follow.
"Ladies and gentlemen, as long as we work together, even if we don't have to wait for the lord to come, we can capture Bocai alive, and at the moment when the city gate opens, victory is already ours." Zhou Cang whispered encouragement to the people around him.
At this moment, a rumbling sound was heard from afar.
At first, the sound was like a mosquito and a fly, and everyone didn't think so. But Zhou Cang and the others secretly quickened their pace and walked towards the city gate.
Slowly, the sound became louder and louder, and with each blink of an eye, the sound became a little louder. Finally, the crowd saw dust two miles away. You can clearly hear the sound of Gunma stepping on the ground.
"It's not good, the officers and soldiers are coming! Close the gates. The leader of the Yellow Turban on the tower hurriedly shouted to the Yellow Turban soldiers who were in control of the city gate.
But at this time, Zhou Cang and the others were only ten steps away from the city gate.
Seeing that the Yellow Turban soldiers were about to close the city gate, Zhou Cang rushed forward with the big iron gun in his hand. In a snap of his fingers, Zhou Cang came to the city gate, and with a flash, he broke into the city gate alone.
I saw that dozens of Yellow Turban soldiers inside the city gate were pushing the gate hard after receiving the order of the Yellow Turban leader.
Seeing that Zhou Cang had already entered, the Yellow Turban soldiers were taken aback, they were all shutting the door hard, and they didn't hold weapons in their hands at all. Zhou Cang used the iron gun as a stick, smashed it back and forth a few times, and more than a dozen Yellow Turban soldiers were smashed and vomited blood and fell to the ground. The other Yellow Turban soldiers didn't care about closing the city gate anymore and hurried to flee for their lives.
Thousands of warriors rushed to the gate in one step, and all the gates were opened in an instant.
The group rushed into Yangzhai City.
There are not a few yellow turbans in Yangzhai City, at least the more than 40,000 yellow turban soldiers who escaped from Changshe yesterday have come to Yangzhai City.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the leader of the yellow turbans guarding the city wall immediately informed the whole city, and countless yellow turbans poured in from all directions, fighting with Zhou Cang and others.