Chapter 64: Overseer

In Jizhou, after Huangfu Song recovered Guangzong, he waved his army north, and the target was the last base of the Yellow Turban Army: Xiaquyang (now HB Jinxian). Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

After the fall of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao did not have the courage to go out of the city to fight, but relied on the city defense to defend it.

After the Guangzong War, the main force of the official army was trained in the rest, and by the way, the Yellow Turbans and bandits in the mountains and villages of Jizhou were swept away, Zhang Bao was able to breathe during this period, in order to be able to hold on to it for a long time in Xiaquyang, Zhang Bao sent multiple troops to loot and loot everywhere, and accumulated materials for several years in Xiaquyang, but Zhang Bao also really lost the hearts of the people, and the people who were sympathetic or supported by the Yellow Turbans began to support the officials and troops to quell the chaos.

On the eighth day of November, Julu Taishou Guo Dian led the army to meet with the main force of Huangfu Song, and the soldiers pointed to Quyang. After the Yellow Turban scouts found out the movements of the official army, Zhang Bao mobilized all the troops to stick to Xiaquyang, and the desperate Yellow Turban Army had no choice but to fight to the death, perhaps persistence was victory.

Zhang Bao also saw through that there were many contradictions within the imperial court, as long as the official army was dragged for a long time, and the official army fought for a long time without success, these capable generals would be destroyed by the ten permanent servants, and when the imperial court was unavailable, that was when the Yellow Turban Army counterattacked.

After all, Zhang Bao was the leader of the peasant rebel army, and he might have forgotten how Jiang Sheng cleaned him up, and Jiang Sheng would not be bound by the affairs of the court. At this moment, Jiang Sheng was in the official army camp outside Xiaquyang City, and he came to collect Zhang Bao's body.

The Hutuo River surrounds the city of Quyang, which is not only a moat, but also a water source in the city. To this end, Zhang Bao sent heavy troops to guard the river bank and set up fortifications such as deer barricades and traps for dozens of miles.

Huangfu Song planned to encircle Xiaquyang on all sides, and then lure the enemy out of the city, divide and annihilate it, so he ordered Guo Dian to lead the army to storm the Yellow Turban defense line on the Hutuo HN bank, and he led the main force of the official army to encircle the east, south, and west of Xiaquyang.

It is difficult to attack, and it is even more difficult to attack Quyang! Huangfu Song's strong offensive tactics did not play any role, and like Wancheng, the officers and troops fought for many days and suffered heavy losses, but they did not take a step into Quyang.

Jiang Sheng, who was familiar with history, knew that once Xia Quyang was defeated, the official army would complete the task of quelling the chaos, and when the time came, he would have to return to the dynasty, so Jiang Sheng took the opportunity to attack Xia Quyang, and let the cronies and cavalry who came out of Youzhou take the officers and soldiers loyal to Jiang Sheng in the official army and went south to Zhang He.

Due to the small number of cavalry heading south, and they left in batches, Huangfu Song did not find anything abnormal, and he didn't care about these things, because the problem of Xiaquyang seemed to be more difficult to solve than Wancheng.

Wancheng's material reserves are not much, but the materials in Xia Quyang can be used for several years, so Zhang Bao is not in a hurry, the countless materials in the city plus tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops patrolling and guarding day and night, the attack is not feasible at all.

Jiang Sheng bitterly persuaded Huangfu Song to suspend the attack, and Huangfu Song showed Jiang Sheng the edict of Emperor Ling.

On that day, after the city of Guangzong was broken, Huangfu Song asked people to dig up Zhang Jiao's mausoleum, and then opened the coffin and took out Zhang Jiao's body, cut off his head, and sent it back to Beijing together with Guangzong's good news, and then the head was sent back to Beijing together with Guangzong's good news.

How can such a great achievement not make people blush, especially a general like Huangfu Song who does not pay tribute to the ten permanent servants, the ten permanent servants only regard him as a thorn in the side, but the ten permanent servants have no available people, and they have to use Huangfu Song, but the credit, let's talk about it later.

The edict issued by Emperor Ling was made by the Ten Standing Servants, and Huangfu Song was forced to organize attacks every day.

This edict never mentioned the great victory of Guangzong, but reprimanded Huangfu Song for his poor command in Jizhou, which led to the long-term fruitlessness of the official army and the increase in consumption.

Jiang Sheng said angrily: "It's really blind! Oppressing us and others like this, not to mention the generals, even ordinary soldiers can't stand to be treated like this! ”

Huangfu Song said: "Zicheng is cautious, you must know that disaster comes from the mouth!" ”

Jiang Sheng said: "I can't swallow this breath!" ”

Huangfu Song said: "The imperial court has sent a prison army to supervise us here, so don't make any extraneous branches." Zicheng only needs to do his duty and concentrate on breaking the enemy, and other matters will be negotiated. ”

"Overseers? Who? ”

"It's that Zuofeng."

"Zuo Feng? If it weren't for him, Lu Zhonglang would not have been imprisoned for life, and the war in Jizhou would never drag on so far! He came to supervise the army, and I am afraid that Jizhou's achievements will be wiped out! ”

"Taiwei Deng Gong (Deng Sheng) is not a clumsy person, and he will definitely affirm justice for us, and he will not be afraid. Go ahead, Ben will have his own opinions. Huangfu Song motioned for Jiang Sheng to retreat.

Jiang Sheng came out of the big tent and met Zuo Feng of the little yellow door, Zuo Feng looked at Jiang Sheng coldly, Jiang Sheng didn't salute and walked away.

Zuo Feng said sharply: "The bullying family has just arrived, and there is no one in sight. ”

Huangfu Song heard Zuo Feng's words and hurriedly greeted the big tent.

"General Huangfu, our family came here to supervise the army on the order of the emperor, but when you see that the generals under your command are empty-eyed and treat our family as nothing, isn't it blasphemous to heaven?"

"The left prison army, please calm the anger, blame the last general for not being able to discipline and lose etiquette. I don't know which general offended the superior? The last will be punished. ”

"The one you just got out of your tent! is not very old, but it is from the five grades of clothing. ”

"Oh, this is Sima Jiang Sheng Jiang Zicheng of the other department who has made outstanding military achievements, and I will ask him to come over and make amends to the prison army."

"That's it, since he is a person with outstanding military achievements, our family will not embarrass him, as long as there will be no more rude incidents in the future."

"The last general thanked the overseer on his behalf."

Jiang Sheng didn't know Zuo Feng, but when he saw the clothes, he also knew that this person was Zuo Feng, so he deliberately turned a blind eye, and he was thinking about how to avenge Lu Zhi.

Zuo Feng's arrival is to find Huang Fu Song's fault, Huang Fu Song in order not to fall into the handle, so he asked Zuo Feng to speak for the army, Zuo Feng pretended to mobilize everyone on behalf of the emperor, and finally, in front of Huang Fu Song and hundreds of generals below, said that if the yellow turban cannot be extinguished before the end of the month, then the main general and below will be questioned.

There was an uproar in the army, and Huangfu Song's face was also extremely ugly, Zuo Feng looked left and right, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly said: "But if the yellow scarf is destroyed, the emperor will make a marquis and pay a generous reward." As long as everyone uses their lives, our family will also add more good words in front of the emperor. ”

Many generals secretly spit on him, and war-weariness began to spread.

That night, Huangfu Song gathered the generals to study countermeasures, but they couldn't do anything, and then Jiang Sheng walked in.

"Zicheng, you're just in time. Most of the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou have been cleared, only this Quyang is the only one, if the lower Quyang is recovered, the Yellow Turban will collapse without a fight. Do you have a plan to break the city? Huangfu Song said.

"There is a plan for lowly duties, but it is against the harmony of heaven, I don't know-"

"Our family is a prison army, why can't we enter?" Zuo Feng's voice came from outside the tent.

Huangfu Song's face sank, and then he came out of the tent to greet him.

"The last general is discussing tomorrow's war, and he doesn't want to disturb the overseer, but he still bothered, please forgive the overseer."

"That's it, although our family doesn't know how to fight, but we can help come up with ideas, General Huangfu, continue to discuss things."

Zuo Feng sat down, and then the generals sat down on both sides.

"Okay, Zicheng, you can continue." Huangfu Song gestured.