Chapter 42: Westward Expansion
Under the attack of Youzhou reinforcements and Qingzhou official troops, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were completely annihilated, except for a few who surrendered and fled, most of them were killed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Guan Hai changed into civilian clothes and fled in the chaos, Jiang Sheng saw a group of guards escorting a civilian away, and knew that this must be the leader of the Yellow Turban, so he said to Zou Jing, and led the army to pursue.
Guan Hai ordered all the guards to remove their headscarves, change into civilian clothes, and then disappeared into the mountains and fields.
Jiang Sheng said that it was a pursuit, but in fact he was just making an excuse, and Jiang Sheng's cavalry was actually on the way to the west at this moment.
The Youzhou knights who were newly incorporated into Jiang Sheng's cavalry team, after a brief special training and actual combat experience, secretly admired Jiang Sheng's training and combat methods, and the original style of the Youzhou cavalry was completely different, they felt the pride of the enemy and the combat power that shocked the enemy, and they were willing to follow Jiang Sheng in their hearts, which was also Jiang Sheng's original intention to expand the cavalry. Jiang Sheng's initial idea of defecting to the princes to make contributions was denied by himself, and with this loyal team, it is not impossible to be a prince.
Due to the full replenishment received in Xu and Daying, the westward advance was relatively smooth.
It was April of the seventh year of Guanghe, and Beizhonglang waved Lu Zhi's army to recover Julu, and Zhang Jiao's army retreated to Guangzong after the defeat. The high walls of Guangzong City are thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Zhang Jiao's department is entrenched in Guangzong City and refuses to fight. Lu Zhi organized more than ten attacks, all of which were declared unsuccessful and suffered heavy losses.
Seeing that there was no hope of a strong attack, Lu Zhi changed his strategy and did not attack the siege of Guangzong. Zhang Jiao had many followers, but the material reserves in the city were limited, and it only took two months to besiege it, and Zhang Jiao's army was defeated without a fight.
And the Yellow Turban on the side of Youzhou revived, invaded Jixian County, Youzhou Assassin Guo Xun died in battle, and the imperial court moved Liu Yu to Youzhou Assassin History, and quickly pacified the Youzhou Yellow Turban.
Emperor Ling was concerned about the war in Jizhou and sent the eunuch Zuo Feng to patrol Jizhou on behalf of the Son of Heaven.
The war was tight, and Lu Zhi rushed to various defense lines, and did not stop this work because of Zuo Feng's arrival, which made Zuo Feng very faceless.
A few days later, Lu Zhi returned to the Chinese army camp to see Zuo Feng, but simply reported the battle situation in Jizhou, Zuo Feng listened to the report absentmindedly, and waited for Lu Zhi to "pay respect".
Lu Zhi was not a smooth person, not only did he not express it, but also asked Zuo Feng to return to Beijing as soon as possible to report to Emperor Ling. Zuo Feng couldn't help but hint at it and ask for a bribe. Lu Zhi didn't see it, and in the end he didn't bother to accompany Zuo Feng.
Zuo Feng angrily left Jizhou and returned to the capital, "Lu Zhi, you don't know how to lift, I will make you regret it!" ”
On the Yingchuan side, Huangfu Song and Zhu Junbu had an encounter with the Yellow Turban Bocai Division, which was a relatively intelligent person in the Yellow Turban Army, with a well-founded advance and retreat, and each other won and lost in the battle with the official army, and the two sides of Yingchuan were evenly matched, and they were in a stalemate.
After the siege of Qingzhou was lifted, Gong Jing feasted Youzhou reinforcements, and Zou Jing led the generals of Youzhou Army to the banquet, but Jiang Sheng was missing.
Zou Jing asked Liu Guanzhang, Liu Guanzhang didn't know, Zou Jing didn't doubt him, and said that Jiang Sheng pursued the yellow turban general.
After a few days of rest, the Youzhou army returned to the north, Gong Jing provided a large amount of supplies, Zou Jing was satisfied, and he could go back and deal with the new assassin Liu Yu. Before leaving, he also instructed Gong Jing that if he found Jiang Sheng's traces, he must inform Jiang Sheng to return to Youzhou.
When Gong Jing feasted the guests, Jiang Sheng's cavalry had gone south into Taishan County, Jiang Sheng's route was to pass through Taishan County and Dongping Kingdom and go straight to Yingchuan, along the way by the way to sneak attack a small group of Yellow Turban Army, to obtain material replenishment.
On this day, Jiang Sheng's army marched to Juping County, and heard the war drums in the distance and the sound of killing shook the sky. I ordered Zhang He to go and find out.
Zhang He took ten horsemen to go, and saw a general in the distance holding a three-pointed two-edged knife to slash left and right, so he was not brave. On the other side of the enemy, the head is wrapped in a yellow scarf, is it not the Yellow Turban Army or who?
Looking at this situation, the Yellow Turban Army obviously had the upper hand, and the general was covered in blood and desperately rushed to kill, but he was surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army and was invincible.
Zhang He quickly returned to report the situation, and Jiang Sheng said: "That is, the army of thieves, we should save it." Cone Array Impact! ”
The cone formation, as the name suggests, pierces into the enemy army like an awl and is a typical cavalry attack formation. Most of Jiang Sheng's cavalry are equipped with spears and spears, and they are equipped with a conical formation, which is extraordinary.
Although the Yellow Turban Army has a large number of people, when Jiang Sheng gave the order to charge, these cavalry did not say a word, no matter how strong the enemy was, I just had to attack, which was also their absolute trust in Jiang Sheng.
The Yellow Turban Army surrounded the opponent, which was a big victory, but I didn't expect a cavalry to come from the flank, this cavalry did not have any shouting except for the sound of horses' hooves, but the spirit of slaughter came to the face. Zhang He rushed to the front, waving his long-handled knife left and right, and dozens of spears behind him stabbed one by one. Deng Mao on the left flank, Jiang Sheng on the right flank, the rush of these two hundred cavalry immediately disrupted the siege of the Yellow Turbans.
The besieged general was overjoyed when he saw that there were reinforcements, and organized the remaining ten remnants to move closer to Jiang Sheng's cavalry. Helplessly, they are exhausted and make slow progress.
The Yellow Turban Army suffered heavy casualties after being broken through by Jiang Sheng's cavalry formation, coupled with the combination of the inside and the outside, the situation of the battle was reversed, although the generals of the Yellow Turban Army were numerous, but the momentum was overwhelmed by Jiang Sheng's cavalry, so they had to Mingjin to withdraw their troops and quickly evacuate, Jiang Sheng ordered not to pursue, and the Yellow Turban Army withdrew.
Jiang Sheng actually understood that the Yellow Turban Army was purely frightened by his sudden impact, if it was entangled, there were many Yellow Turbans, and even if Jiang Sheng's cavalry was good at fighting, it would be a defeat.
Jiang Sheng said: "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, the yellow scarf must go and return." Everyone, get out of here! ”
The general who made the three-pointed and two-edged knife urged the horse to come and meet Jiang Sheng.
"Fortunately, the general came to help in time, otherwise our army would have been wiped out. Thank you for the ban! The general said loudly.
"You and I are both an army of thieves, I dare not thank you! Ah no, what's your name? Jiang Sheng felt that such a name was familiar.
"Under the ban, the words are the words, and the people are flattened."
"Haha, Yu Wenze, I didn't expect to meet you here!" Jiang Sheng said with a smile.
"I wonder if the general has ever known him?" Yu Ban asked.
"Well, General Wu Yong, his reputation is outside, but he just heard about it!" Jiang Sheng would not tell him that he knew about Yu Ban in the history of later generations.
"This move is dangerous, shall we talk while walking?" Jiang Sheng proposed.
"Okay, please!"
Yu Ban remnants are all cavalry, and they are walking with Jiang Shengjun.
"Cavalry Captain Bao Xin was ordered by the general to return to his hometown to recruit soldiers, I brought hundreds of fellow villagers to join Bao Xin, but I didn't expect to encounter the Yellow Turban thieves, I was outnumbered, but fortunately the general supported in time."
"No, it is also a righteous act below, not an official army, and I dare not call myself a general. Brother Wen Ze has a great heart and righteousness, and it is really my Jiang Sheng's blessing to be able to get to know you. ”
Brother Jiang praised it. I see Brother Jiang's cavalry as an elite soldier, but I don't know who Brother Jiang commands? Where do we go now? Yu Ban asked.
"Under the Youzhou army to support Qingzhou, under my command is my ministry (similar to private armies), the day before yesterday to break the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Xu He, Sima Ju Department, this time is to Yingchuan to suppress thieves. I don't know what Brother Wen Ze's plans are? ”
"There are only more than ten rides in the next place, what can you do?" Yu Ban was a little discouraged.
"I don't care when and where I want to kill thieves, if it's a text, I don't dislike it, why don't you go to Yingchuan with me."