On this day, another rumor spread in Wei County.

It is said that the Huangfu Song Department that went north, when crossing the Yellow River, was attacked by the Yellow Turban Army. Most of the officers and soldiers were lost and were forced to retreat to Puyang City.

The emergence of this rumor was like the last straw that crushed the camel. Officers and men who have lost hope are even more in the mood of the people.

Many officers and soldiers have not been able to eat enough for a long time, and they really began to kill people and eat. They were so terrified that they abducted women every day, and then took them to the barracks and toyed them to death.

At the beginning, the generals among the officers and soldiers also tried to stop their actions. However, in the face of the officers and soldiers who have gradually lost control, they are also powerless, and in the end they can only indulge in their actions.

Their move undoubtedly made the people of Wei County, who were already oppressed, start a large-scale resistance.

Under the triple oppression of starvation, oppression, and death, the people launched an attack on the officers and soldiers with their bare hands.

The battle was tragic and the ending was tragic.

These officers and soldiers are the elite of the entire Han Empire. Even if they are now on the verge of collapse, they are definitely not something that these bare-handed people can shake.

Blood stained the streets, and the entire county was shrouded in grief and fear.

Under the butcher's knives of the officers and soldiers, the people were silent again, but the anger and hatred in their hearts had become more intense.

At this time, the Yellow Turban Army of Qiu County had also rushed over.

The commander of the army is Chen Xu, who led seven thousand yellow turbans to support, and there is also a commander under him. Zhang Liang, on the other hand, led 3,000 soldiers and horses to personally garrison Qiu County.

Coupled with Zhang Jiao's original 70,000 Yellow Turban Army, nearly 80,000 horses have been assembled near the current Wei County.

Zhang Jiao mobilized all his troops, besieged Wei County, and stormed four city gates every day.

Chen Xu led 7,000 men and horses, and before he saw Zhang Jiao himself, he got his secret military order. Looking at this paper military order, Chen Xu secretly admired in his heart.

At this time, he couldn't help but think, if Zhang Jiao didn't die, what would the direction of this world look like?

He was also very curious, what kind of character would this strange man who could gather millions of people and shake the foundation of the entire Han Dynasty be?

The Yellow Turban Army has been storming Wei County for two days, and they are not afraid of death, and they go forward to attack the city one after another, which makes the small Wei County crumbling.

The morale of the officers and men was already fluctuating, and coupled with the losses of defending the city, the number of officers and soldiers was now only 20,000 horses.

They were assigned to four gates to defend the city, and they were physically and mentally exhausted under the attack of nearly 70,000 Yellow Turban troops day and night.

On the city wall, a general covered his injured arm, came to the side of the Wei County guard, and said in a choked voice: "General, give the order to break through!" ”

"Dong Zhuo's family abandoned us, and General Huangfu was also defeated by the Yellow Turban Army, why are we still sticking here?"

"The army has long been out of food, if it weren't for the last time the people rioted, we killed a lot of people, and used their corpses as food and grass, I'm afraid we would really kill people and eat now!"

"General, we are officers and soldiers, not bandits, let alone brutes. As officers and soldiers who defend the homeland and defend the country, how do the people view us now? ”

This general is a relatively upright person, and although almost all officers and soldiers are now in bad discipline, he still tries his best to restrain his subordinates. It can be said that this person is worthy of the identity of an imperial soldier.

Hearing the words of this general, the general defending the city also looked pained: "What you said, why don't I know? However, the entire Wei County has been surrounded by the Yellow Turban Legion, how difficult is it to break through? ”

At this moment, a herald appeared and shouted: "General, general, the Yellow Turban Army has transferred all the troops from the east gate to the north gate." Now in the entire East Gate, there are less than 3,000 yellow scarves left! But the North Gate is already crumbling and is about to be breached by the Yellow Turban Army! ”

Hearing the news, the general defending the city and the injured general glanced at each other, and their faces actually showed ecstatic looks.

Outside the city, Zhang Jiao coughed a few times, looking at the officers and soldiers who broke through from the east gate, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Ahem!"

Suddenly, he covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed even more violently.

Seeing this, the leader of the pro-soldiers beside him hurriedly came to Zhang Jiao's back, patted him lightly on the back, and showed a sad look on his face.

He is a disciple of Zhang Jiao, and he is also his clan. Ever since Zhang Jiao began to establish Taiping Dao, he has followed Zhang Jiao's side.

During this time, he knew that the health of the great sage and good teacher was getting worse and worse, and he coughed violently every night, often coughing up blood, and sometimes, he couldn't even close his eyes and rest all night.

Zhang Jiao already knew that his body was about to run out of oil.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he has been hiding from the generals under his account, and even told the leader of his own army not to reveal his illness.

He coughed for a long time, stretched out his hand, and found that the handkerchief was covered in blood.

"Great Sage and Good Teacher!" The leader of the pro-soldiers' eyes were red, and he silently read in his heart.

Quietly put away the handkerchief. Zhang Jiao cheered up and shouted at the tent soldiers: "The thieves broke through from the east gate, and they have been tricked!" Leave 10,000 horses and horses to clean up the remnants of the officers and soldiers in Wei County, and the rest of the officers and soldiers will follow me to pursue the officers and soldiers! ”

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand!" In response to Zhang Jiao, there were fanatical slogans.

The siege battle, the siege of three missing one, leaving a way to survive, and the enemy's exhaustion and ease of play, throughout the entire history of China's war. The retreat of the Yellow Turban Army at the East Gate was a trap left by Zhang Jiao for the officers and soldiers.

The way of playing around three is missing one, but anyone who has read the book of war will understand. Therefore, if you want to make the other party fall into the scheme, you have to plan carefully.

Zhang Jiao initially ordered the Yellow Turban Army to surround Wei County and attack in unison. When the officers and men are physically and mentally exhausted and have the intention of retreating, they will deliberately release a way out.

At this time, even if the officers and soldiers knew that this was a trap, they had to jump inside. Because, even if the generals knew that this was a trap, ordinary soldiers would not think so.

In their eyes, that is their only way to survive, and even if they disobey the orders of the general, they will break through.

If the officers and soldiers are taken with the officers and soldiers and put them to death and come back to life, even if they break through and suffer an ambush, some of them can escape.

If he insists on not breaking through, the army will inevitably mutiny, and this is the real dead end.

So, it's a conspiracy.

To use the strategy of circumference three missing one, we must seize the opportunity. If it is too early, the officers and soldiers will not be forced to a dead end, and they will not necessarily break through; If it is too late, the persecution of the officers and soldiers will be too great, and they may be forced into mourning soldiers.

Although the truth that mourning soldiers will win, although it is not entirely correct, it is also a wise saying.

Nearly 20,000 officers and soldiers, they are all elite troops of the Han Empire, but they don't want to be forced to this point by this group of peasant rebels today.

It can be said that they were not defeated at the hands of the Yellow Turban Army, but at the hands of the Han Empire itself.

A Confucian general like Lu Zhi, the imperial court not only did not reuse him, but put him in prison. A cruel and selfish figure like Dong Zhuo was able to bribe the eunuchs to obtain the position of the main general.

One general is incompetent, and the three armies are exhausted.

Although Dong Zhuo is very prosperous in Liangzhou, the Yellow Turban Army is not those Hu people, and Zhang Jiao is not the leader of those tribes.

The officers and soldiers ran for a day, but the Yellow Turban Army did not let them go at all, but only chased and killed. Many officers and soldiers who ran slowly died at the hands of the Yellow Turban Army.

Now, their physical strength is almost at its limit.

The officers and soldiers asked a person who was familiar with the local geography and said, "Where is this?" ”

The man wiped the beads of sweat from his face and said, "We have now fled to the territory of Guangzong, and in front of us is the Qinghe River, a tributary of Zhangshui. There is only one bridge over the river, called the Boundary Bridge. ”

When the officers and soldiers heard this, their faces changed, and they said: "It's not good, the Yellow Turban Army must have occupied the boundary bridge, and we go over now, won't we kill ourselves?" ”

When the other generals heard this, their faces also changed greatly, and they said in a gossipy voice: "How is this good? ”

The man who knew geography well seemed to think of something, opened his mouth, but did not open his mouth after all.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers kept their attention on this person, and hurriedly asked him, "Why did you stop talking just now?" ”

The man replied, "Actually, in addition to the boundary bridge, there is another place for Qingshui to cross the river. ”

When they heard the good news, they were overjoyed, and they hurriedly asked, "Tell me, where can we cross the river?" ”

No wonder everyone is so anxious, now there is a big river in front of them, and there are chasing soldiers in the back, and the officers and soldiers have fled for a day, and the people are sleepy and tired.

If they are able to cross the Qinghe River, they can enter Qinghe County. When the time comes, there is no fear that the Yellow Turban Army will continue to chase and kill.

The man said: "It is a shallow, wide river, but the current is fast. Most of the time, ordinary people can wade across the river as long as they can withstand the impact of the current. But now, I don't know if there is water in the Qingshui River. ”

The officers and men changed direction and ran towards the shoal. Now they have no way out, so they can only gamble.

After running for more than five miles again, when the officers and men found that they could wade through the water, they all cheered, and everyone rushed to the other side of the river.

At this moment, with a loud 'boom' sound, the river upstream rushed downstream like angry waves. The officers and soldiers who were crossing the river screamed in horror and ran desperately to the other side of the river.