Chapter 59: The Sunset of Guangzong (1)
The first year of Hanzhongping, June 27, Guangzong.
It seems that history has come full circle, and more than a month has passed, and the main force of the Yellow Turban Army in the land of Jizhou has been besieged in the holy city of Guangzong again.
And different from the last time the initiative to retreat, testing the reality of the Han army, this time the Yellow Turban all the way back from the defeat of Wei County, that is really hurting the vitality, in the Yecheng of Wei County, the main force of the 150,000 Yellow Turban Army complacent and the Han army Huangfu Song who hurriedly came north collided with a full embrace, and Huangfu Song, who had already taken over the jade seal and 20,000 defeated soldiers from Dong Zhuo's hands, did not give Zhang Jiao a chance to rest, and repeatedly used means to urge the Golden Dragon of Qi Luck to find Zhang Jiao for a decisive battle, and Zhang Jiao, who had no choice but to do so, was not suppressed in the decisive battle of the Golden Dragon of Qi Luck. However, the body that already had a dark disease collapsed in this decisive battle, the combat power of the great grandmaster level slipped in an instant, and the aura around him disappeared, and Zhang Jiao, who was supported back to the city by several Qu Shuai, actually shocked the people who saw it.
Is this gray-haired, wrinkled old man really the arrogant and unparalleled Zhang Jiao in our minds?
Such an old man, how to seek immortality, this major blow made a large number of middle-level Yellow Turban Army generals suddenly panicked, and their combat power was greatly reduced.
Then the emperor Fu Song urged the troops to advance quickly, in Linzhang, where Deng Mao was buried, and Guangping suffered defeats, heavy losses, the original momentum of the 150,000 army, and finally withdrew to Guangzong, only more than 80,000.
Half of the men and horses were lost, and the remaining men and horses were demoralized and insufficient after several defeats in battles with the Han army, so the Yellow Turban Army, which gathered more than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people left behind by the Holy City Guangzong, was actually unable to support the attack of the 60,000 Han Army.
And now, five days later, the city of Guangzong is crumbling like the setting sun, and people can't help but feel a sense of sadness.
It is the death of several Qu Shuai, different from the siege of Lu Zhi last time, the great sages and good teachers at that time sat in Huang Heaven like a Dinghai divine needle, although the Han army was very fierce, but the soldiers had a reliance in their hearts, they believed that even if they died in battle, they would still become the soul of the Yellow Turban Army.
And now, although the spiritual pillar of the Yellow Turban Army has not collapsed, the invincible image of the invincible army has been shattered, which makes the Yellow Turban Army, a religious uprising army, begin to doubt life.
Doubting life, on the other hand, begins with doubting faith.
The faith is shaking, for the religious rebel army, it is tantamount to the destruction of the pillars, their battle depends on a single faith, if the faith is broken, then what do they have to fight against the Han army?
Therefore, although the current Yellow Turban Army still has more than 70,000 combat strength in Guangzong City, its low morale and dim eyes make everyone who sees it sad in their hearts.
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The Holy City of Guangzong, Huang Heaven, and the current generals of the Yellow Turban Army have gathered here again under the call of the great sages and good teachers.
"Ahem, although my strength has been damaged, but the golden dragon of Hanting's luck has also been cut off by me, without decades of luck and nourishment, it cannot be recovered, I think Huangfu Song will not dare to use it now, so in the future battle, it will be purely dependent on short-handed combat."
Looking at the generals sitting upright in the sparse Yellow Heaven, a trace of sadness flashed in Zhang Jiao's heart.
Even sometimes he will feel an inexplicable guilt, if he didn't walk the world to collect faith and want to quickly break through the realm of the great master, he would not have embarked on the road of today's uprising, and would not have embarked on the road of today's uprising, so these lovely soldiers would not have died because of the disaster of war, and even sometimes recalled the situation on the march, Zhang Jiao had a feeling of guilt for the people of Jizhou.
However, this mood disappeared in an instant, and since it has reached this point, there will be no longer sorrow for many reasons in the past, and the past will never be more important than the present and the future.
"Master, the disciple is willing to lead the troops into battle!"
Qu Shuai Sun Dahong came out to petition.
Although he ranks last among the thirty-seven Qu Shuai, and his ability is not outstanding, he has a fist heart for the Yellow Turban Army and the great sage and mentor Zhang Jiao, and the sense of mission to dedicate himself to ideals and glory will always exist in his heart, even if he is Qu Shuai and has thousands of soldiers under his command.
"Master, the disciple is willing to fight with Dahong!"
Li Pinghan is usually a quiet figure in Qu Shuai, and his strength is also the bottom, but at this moment, he did not hesitate to come out of the queue and said loudly.
"Master, the disciple is willing to fight!"
With the invitation of the two Qu Marshals, all the Qu Marshals present, no matter what they thought in their hearts, immediately left the table and stood in the center of the main hall at this moment, and jointly surrendered their hands to Zhang Jiao to fight.
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"Da Hong, with you as the commander, both Ping Han and Liu Du, tomorrow when the Han army is attacking the city, they will raid from the city gate."
Zhang Jiao, who exhaled a few breaths, controlled the depressed mood in his heart, and then looked at the three Qu Shuai with deep eyes, as if he wanted to imprint their faces in his mind.
"Yes, Master!"
The three Qu Shuai probably knew that they had gone and never returned, so they accepted the order freely.
Instead of watching the end of the Yellow Turban Army in the city, it is better to sacrifice the last drop of your blood for the Yellow Turban Army while it is still there, even if it is not important to the overall situation.
Most of the Qu Shuai present stood up and arched their hands, and did not say much.
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The first year of Hanzhongping, June 28, Guangzong.
When the Han army was attacking the city, 16,000 men and horses led by Sun Dahong suddenly attacked the Han army from the south gate and the east city gate, but they were easily surrounded by the reinforcements prepared by Huangfu Song long ago.
And after this battle, the Jingguan of the Han army under the hem of Guangzong City was much higher, and the top ones were the three Qu Shuai who had just died for the Yellow Turban Army, and their hideous eyes seemed to continue to slash and kill the surrounding Han army.
They had done their best, did their last part, and fought for more than 5,000 Han troops killed or wounded, which was the largest casualty of the Han army in recent days, and Huangfu Song, who had won the battle of annihilation, ordered the whole army to rest for a day, June 28, and so on.
And the momentum of the Yellow Turban Army is like having fallen into the sun of the West Mountain, only the afterglow, and there is no half of vitality.