Recently, Zhang Baochou, the general of the Yellow Turban Army stationed in Xiaquyang City, couldn't sleep at night. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Cheng Zhiyuan, the commander of the Qu Shuai sent to Youzhou, and his more than 50,000 troops were all wiped out, and according to several believers who fled back, the Youzhou cavalry was well-equipped and very terrifying in combat, and it was definitely not something that the Yellow Turban Army could resist.

More than 50,000 people didn't even last for half an hour, and the whole army was wiped out, which made Zhang Bao feel cold in his heart, and he no longer dared to send a large army north, and prayed that the Youzhou army would not cross the border to attack them.

After less than a month of stability, the subsequent news made Zhang Bao uncomfortable, the Youzhou Army was stationed in Zhongshan to train troops, and sent a superb small force to constantly hit the Hejian and Changshan countries to collect grain, so that many grain collection teams had no return, so that the existing personnel did not dare to go out to collect grain.

A large number of Taiping Dao people from Anping, Changshan, and Zhongshan gathered in Quyang, and it has reached more than 100,000 people, but they have not brought much food, and the food is consumed very quickly.

Worse news kept coming, the Hejian Kingdom had resumed the government's jurisdiction over the counties, and the Yellow Turbans had been swept away; There were no more Yellow Turban people in Zhongshan Kingdom, and they either fled back or were killed; Nanpi, the county governor of Bohai County, has been recaptured by the government, and began to attack the Yellow Turban Army in various counties, gradually stabilizing the situation in Bohai County, and the Yellow Turban Army has no room to survive; The Yellow Turban Army of Changshan Country also suffered a great blow, and was either killed or fled back, and those who could not escape were also exiled to the mountains as bandits, or moved south.

Zhang Bao was helpless, so he wrote a letter and sent someone to Zhang Jiao, the general of Tiangong, to seek countermeasures.

General Zhou Cang suggested: "General, since the government doesn't let us live, why don't we fight with them." ”

Zhang Bao laughed at himself: "Hehe, they are strong and strong, and most of them are cavalry, we are defeated, and we can't escape the pursuit of their cavalry; If they lose, we can't catch up with them, how can we fight hard? ”

Gao Sheng suggested: "General, why don't we go back and join General Tiangong?" ”

Zhang Bao shook his head and objected: "We have more than 100,000 people, how can we transfer?" It is estimated that as soon as they left the city, they had already learned the news, and before they reached Julu, they were chased and killed by their cavalry, and it was not safe to defend the city, let alone a field battle, let alone their opponent, such as Cheng Zhiyuan's defeat. Zhang Bao thinks that don't look at the Youzhou army training with peace of mind, if his army goes out of the city, they will send cavalry to chase and kill; If they don't escape, after they have trained their soldiers, they will come to attack Xiaquyang, which is really embarrassing.

Zhou Cang is a big boss, but he also knows that these Yellow Turban soldiers can't give up their families, otherwise they will all flee immediately, and if they move with their families, they won't be able to escape the pursuit of the Youzhou cavalry; He said angrily: "General, are we waiting here for death? The food was consumed so quickly, it didn't take long, and we didn't need them to attack, and we starved to death. ”

"This season itself is a time of urgent shortage of food, and even if a grain collection team is dispatched, there will not be much food collected." Zhang Bao explained.

In fact, he had a lot of food in his hands, but it had been secretly transferred by him before the war, and even Zhou Cang and others didn't know that he was going to use it for survival after the defeat.

Zhou Cang's face was dark, and the beard on his face was like a steel needle, shaking with anger.

Gao Sheng comforted: "The Youzhou army is training in Zhongshan Country, and it will not attack for a while, presumably General Tiangong will have countermeasures." ”

Now there are 43,000 strong troops in the city, Zhang Bao led the strongest 3,000 people, these 3,000 strong soldiers are all strong bachelors, the supply of food and salt is very sufficient, and the daily training is Zhang Bao's descendant escort force, which he is ready to use to save his life.

Zhou Cang and Gao Sheng each led 10,000 troops, and most of the 20,000 people had their families in the city, although the food distributed was slightly less than that of Zhang Bao's descendants, and they could also ensure that they were fed, but most of them saved some subsidies for their families, causing them to be weak and their combat effectiveness greatly reduced.

The troops were not only short of food, but also of horses, armor, and weapons; The best equipment is given priority to Zhang Bao's descendants, and Zhou Cang and Gao Sheng have no choice.

As for the 20,000 troops led by other marshals, they are under strict jurisdiction, whether it is food supply or weapon allocation, it is even more insufficient, and it is purely cannon fodder.

Families who do not have family members to join the army have a more difficult life, and the daily food supply cannot be satisfied even for the elderly and children.

After only a month of food and contention, they began to restrict the food supply, which lowered the morale of the officers and soldiers in the city.

What worries them even more is that a large number of people are arriving from Hejian and Anping every day, and the arrival of these people has exacerbated the shortage of food.

The news of Cheng Zhiyuan's total annihilation gradually spread in Xiaquyang City, which made the people in the city very worried, and their morale plummeted; And the news that the Youzhou army has arrived in Lunu makes the people even more afraid.

Lunu to Xiaquyang was close at hand, and the cavalry could reach it with a quick march; Zhang Bao also regretted why he didn't occupy Zhongshan first, not only did Youzhou have no results, but tens of thousands of troops were annihilated, resulting in today's disaster.

What worries Zhang Bao even more is that these yellow turban people who arrived later have brought even worse news.

The Youzhou army in Hejian Country and Bohai County is super powerful, and all the Yellow Turban Army is not an opponent, especially the two generals, who are invincible; A similar situation is also true in Changshan Country, where the Youzhou generals are invincible, and the Youzhou Iron Cavalry is invincible; And these two armies are approaching Quyang City, and Quyang is encircled.

Zhang Bao looked at the dwindling grain and piles of gold and silver in the warehouse, and felt very uncomfortable; Those who fled could not carry much food and baggage, but could only carry the looted gold and silver and other valuables, but these items could not be eaten, and now they could not be exchanged for food.

The greatest pain in life is not to die immediately, but to wait for death to come.

What made them even more painful was that so much gold and silver could not be exchanged for food, but in the end they were starved to death, guarding a pile of gold and silver.

The only thing that made them feel relieved was that General Tiangong promised that if the Youzhou army attacked, he would send a large army to support.

Although the publication of Zhang Jiao's letter played a role in stabilizing the people's hearts, Zhang Bao's worries increased day by day; Zhang Jiao's troops, like those in Xia Quyang, lacked cavalry; Without cavalry, their reinforcements would not be able to reach Xiaquyang at all, and they would probably be annihilated by the Youzhou cavalry in the field battle, which would bring greater disasters to the Yellow Turban Army.

The army of Xia Quyang did not dare to fight with the Youzhou army in the field, if Zhang Jiao's elite troops could not arrive and could not defeat the Youzhou army, the other party would only besiege the city, and he would have nothing to do.

But just when Zhang Bao felt hopeless, the god of luck extended a helping hand to him and gave him a glimmer of hope.