Zhu Jun, Cao Cao, and Cao De led the army to fight for two days outside Yingchuan City. The Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan City, which is neat and tidy www.biquge.info the pen "Fun", is like just doing seven times in one night, and they are soft and treadful. And on the evening of the next day, the attacking officers and soldiers disappeared only when they reached a certain point of trouble. This time it's really gone. The Yellow Turban Army in the city didn't hear any refreshing drums for several hours, and their bodies and nerves finally collapsed. Eighty percent of the Yellow Turban Army were crookedly leaning against the nearest place, originally just trying to squint for a while and fell asleep.

If I want to ask you what is the most annoying thing, it is nothing more than that you have just fallen asleep at two or three o'clock in the morning, and you have been woken up again at less than seven o'clock. Then you will be up. You will also feel weak and listless. It's better not to sleep. Unless you're used to it.

It is difficult for normal people to survive the next day if they don't sleep for a day and a night, not to mention that the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan City has not closed their eyes for two days and two nights under the condition of fighting. Besides, the so-called Yellow Turban Army is actually a group of ordinary people. Not to mention formal training, not even much basic training goes directly to the battlefield. Of course, the body, spirit, and strength are no different from ordinary people.

So, on the third day, when the sun was just rising. The sunshine that meant hope brought the signal of slaughter.

When the first rays of sunlight shine on the castle head of the north gate of Yingchuan. Zhu Jun, Cao Cao, and Cao De led 20,000 officers and soldiers who were full of spirit. The formation was already lined up, and with the arrival of the sun, a general offensive was launched.

Just when the drums of the attack were pounding. Many of the Yellow Turban soldiers were immediately awakened by the familiar sound of drums, and then subconsciously grabbed the weapons around them. But after a short period of rest, the soreness of the body made many people unable to grasp the guy who saved their lives.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers who had been waiting for the attack climbed to the top of the city. The Yellow Turban Army had not yet organized an effective defense. The Yellow Turban Army, which was originally low in combat effectiveness, is now in the flesh. Physically or mentally, it is even worse than the officers and soldiers opposite. So, the one-sided slaughter began.

The siege troops, barely receiving any resistance, rushed to the top of the city as fast as they could. The leaders are Zhang Fei and Cao Hong. Like angry rhinoceros, the two rushed into the scattered Yellow Turban Army. The siege troops who climbed to the top of the city immediately followed behind the two of them, gradually expanding their results. As more and more officers and soldiers climbed the city walls, the Yellow Turbans began to flee. Less than half an hour after the attack was launched, the gate to the north of Yingchuan City creaked open. Cao Ren and Xiahoudun led 6,000 cavalry through the city gate like a gust of wind and entered Yingchuan City. Another half hour passed. Zhu Jun, Cao Cao, and Cao De leisurely drove into Yingchuan City with the rest of the men and horses.

In this battle, 30,000 against 60,000, or 60,000 defending the city. The attacking officers suffered less than 2,000 casualties. Nearly 10,000 enemy troops were killed and 50,000 were captured. The Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan City can be said to have entered the net without running a single one.

And Zhang Mancheng saw that many Yellow Turban soldiers were no longer able to defend that night. Perhaps he relented and did not order to continue torturing these poor people. He returned to his place alone. Goo Dong poured a large jar of wine, then drew his sword and killed himself.

When the officers and soldiers who entered the city found Zhang Mancheng. His body was already cold.

When the Yellow Turban soldiers in the city broke down, many of them immediately gave up their resistance. Directly lay on the ground and fell asleep. Therefore, in addition to encountering some resistance at the head of the city, the official army successfully took over the entire city. The nearly 10,000 people killed by the Yellow Turban Army defending the city were basically lost in the siege battle in the previous two days, and the number of people killed in the battle of the city was only more than 4,000. And most of them are trampled to death by someone who doesn't know which side they are in their sleep.

Although, the offensive after the city was broken was smooth. However, the clean-up of the battle did last almost two days. Because, many of the Yellow Turban soldiers fell asleep directly on the street. No matter how the officers and soldiers who entered the city screamed, they refused to get up, at most they opened their eyes and looked, and then went back to sleep. Anyway, I surrendered, I don't resist, and if I want to kill, I have to sleep enough.

After the war, two soldiers dressed in official uniforms could be seen everywhere in Yingchuan City, putting down their weapons and dragging them in one direction with their heads wrapped in yellow scarves that were sleeping like dead pigs.

Although there have been many times in this battle, the gate of Yingchuan City has been breached. However, in Xu Shu's plan, it was directly mentioned that the city would not be broken until the last minute. That's because, if the city is broken early, the Yellow Turban Army in the city will still have resistance, and it is unknown how much damage will be caused. And let the enemy give up resistance on his own, and it will be much smoother. This battle, although there are elements of cunning and beauty. But this is also what Zhu Jun did in the early stage. The first is to make sure that Zhang Mancheng does not dare to go out of the city. The second is to let Zhang Mancheng raise his vigilance against himself. A person's head is most active only when he is in doubt. Any whimsical idea will come to mind. These two reasons also led to Zhang Mancheng's first dare not go out of the city to test the attacking officers and soldiers, and secondly, he did not dare to abandon the city and flee. Because Zhang Mancheng knew that running out and dying faster than in the city. In the end, I have to sigh again, it is really beautiful.

On the fourth day of the break. Order has been restored in Yingchuan Castle. Numerous Yellow Turban captives should be killed, those who should be released, and those who should be punished. At Cao De's insistent request. Another 20,000 Yellow Turban captives set off for Hanzhong County to serve their duties. Zhu Jun and Cao Cao led the regular army of the Han Dynasty, and it was impossible to have large-scale private troops. And these two people don't know what will happen in the near future, so they don't have the idea of robbing people. Cao De is different. The scoundrel with the golden finger managed his base in advance and gathered all the manpower he could gather in advance. A grandfather in later generations said that some people have the strength. Therefore, Cao De not only sent 20,000 prisoners to Hanzhong County, but also selected 5,000 people with some background from 50,000 prisoners to join his army. In this way, Cao De's private army, which originally had 11,000 people, had just participated in the accelerated training, so the casualties during the siege were also the largest, with more than 1,000 people. But plus five thousand new recruits. Cao De's private army immediately swelled to fifteen thousand.

Cao De still followed the previous method, adding 2,000 people to the 5,000 people to form a new new military camp. Two thousand men were selected from the original new barracks to join the Hammer Battalion. As a result, the Hammer Battalion grew to 4,000 men. The last remaining 4,000 men were converted into the Blade Battalion.

After the destruction of Yingchuan City. Zhu Jun, Cao Cao and Cao De can continue to join forces, or they can go their separate ways. When Huangfu Songlin attacked Jizhou in the north, he left a vague order. Roughly speaking, after the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan was wiped out. Zhu Jun and Cao Cao could lead their armies to join Huangfu Song, or they could attack eastward in the direction of Yanzhou and Yangzhou. And Cao De belongs to the self-reliant mountain. Come and go freely. But Cao De's meaning is also divided into two kinds. One is to go north to Jizhou, to fight with Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Bao, and by the way, take the three as stepping stones. The two are to follow Cao Cao to the east.

Although following Cao Cao can see the period of Cao Cao's greatest decline in the original history. Because, after the Yellow Turban Uprising was exterminated, Cao Cao became the prime minister of Jinan. Soon Cao Cao resigned. It wasn't until later that he entered the dynasty again and happened to meet Dong Zhuo when he entered Luoyang. The next step is for Chen Liu's troops. However, Cao De's current idea is to make a name for himself. And at this time, the best enemy is the three three generals. Therefore, Cao De is going north.

Chapter 66 Guandu

Battle of Yingchuan. Cao De followed Zhu Jun and Cao Cao's central army and took Yingchuan City together. Although Cao De did not play a major role in the attack, Xu Shu's tired tactics can be said to have created the first important city to be captured with the fewest casualties since the Yellow Turban Uprising. Therefore, Cao De's daimyo also followed the Yingchuan war report to the south of the Yellow River.

Half a month after the Battle of Yingchuan. Cao Cao set out from Yingchuan with his soldiers and horses to Yanzhou in the east. And Zhu Jun, because Cao De had pacified Nanyang, Zhu Jun could only march to Yuzhou. And only Cao De and his 15,000 men and horses were left in Yingchuan City.

Since half of Cao De's current army is selected from the Yellow Turban Army. Therefore, Cao De stayed in Yingchuan for half a month before embarking on the journey again. As early as a few years ago, when Cao De was planning his own path, Cao De had already decided to use the Yellow Turban Rebellion to make himself famous. And Cao De has lost interest in attacking other states and counties.

The current Huangfu Song has long taken people deep into the hinterland of Jizhou. And Huangfu Song is also worthy of being a famous general in the late Han Dynasty. With only 30,000 horses, they fought all the way to Wei County, and the Yellow Turban Army where Huangfu Song passed was all frightened and fled. The current army of Huangfu Song is repairing in Wei County, preparing to attack the Yellow Turban Army in Guangping. And the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in Guangping is the famous Rengong general Zhang Liang.

Due to Cao De's performance in Nanyang County and Yingchuan County. Huangfu Song specially sent someone to convey the information of the entire Central Plains battlefield to Cao De at any time. Therefore, after Cao De and Xu Shu discussed, they decided to go north and go to Guandu first.

The current Guandu has long been without the Yellow Turban Army because of Huangfu Song's attack. Therefore, it only took Cao De six days to arrive at this Guandu, which was famous all over the world in later generations.

Guandu. It is located on the south bank of the Yellow River. When it comes to Guandu, I'm afraid everyone knows it. In later history, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought a life-and-death battle here. In the end, Cao Cao won the victory and became strong. And after Yuan Shao failed, he went to perdition step by step. Now, Cao De has finally come to this magical place.

To the north of Guandu is the Yellow River, and in Guandu, the Yellow River is divided into two branches because of flooding. One flows directly northeast from Guandu; The other makes a small turn in the southeast direction at Guandu, and then flows northeast and finally flows into the sea. Therefore, if you go straight to the northeast from Guandu. When you cross the Yellow River, you will enter a place surrounded by the Yellow River like a snake. And the head of this snake is the black nest. When it comes to the black nest, there is no need to introduce it more. Wuchao was the turning point of the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the battle of Guandu.

Since the current season has just entered the flood season, and this year's rain has come relatively early. Therefore, the volume of water in the Yellow River this year is particularly large. Cao De stood on the edge of the Yellow River, looking at the rushing water. Like ten thousand horses galloping, like a wild beast.

It is because of the increase in the amount of water. Cao De had to arrange for men to find enough boats to cross the river along the southern bank of the Yellow River. In order to find enough ships, Cao Dejun had to stay in Guandu for three days. Fortunately, when Huangfu Song went north, he left the boat arrangements for his crossing of the river to Cao De. However, when Huangfu Song crossed the river, the water level of the Yellow River had not yet risen, and the amount of water was not as large as it is now. Therefore, the ships left by Huangfu Song are a bit insufficient. Therefore, Cao De wasted two more days to find enough ships.

On the morning of the fourth day when Cao De arrived in Guandu. Today's sun is exceptionally bright, there is not a single cloud in the sky, and the big sun hangs in the sky. The most important thing is that the surface of the Yellow River today can be said to be the calmest in the past few days, and the view is also very broad. This is the best time to cross the river.

There are huge ships, including official ships, passenger ships, merchant ships, and some slightly larger fishing boats. More than 70 ships of all kinds lined up on the south bank of the Yellow River. On the shore, Cao De's 13,000 troops were also neatly lined up on the edge of the Yellow River. Just waiting for Cao De's order, the army immediately boarded the ship. On average, each ship can accommodate nearly 200 people, and every 10 ships are a batch. Cao De's 13,000 men could all be transported across the river with just one trip per boat.

Cao De always stood quietly by the river, holding the tail of the ring-headed broadsword tightly at his waist with one hand. If you look closely, you can also see a trace of eagerness on Cao De's face. What the hell is Cao De anxious about?

Suddenly, on the other side of the river, a puff of black smoke came out. When Cao De saw the black smoke, he immediately turned around and shouted loudly: "Board the boat and cross the river." ”

The sound of neat footsteps instantly sounded on the south bank of the Yellow River. Soon the first batch of boats had many oars sticking out from the sides and slowly turned around and headed across the river. Soon, the fourth batch of ships also departed. Cao De and Xu Shu stood on the bow of a building ship in the middle. Their clothes fluttered with the wind as the ship moved. What is clear is that Cao De and Xu Shu's eyes have been staring closely at the movement of HB in front of them. It wasn't until the second wave of ships docked and the soldiers logged in that Cao De secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When the army crossed the river, the most feared thing was the enemy's half-crossing attack. The army is adrift on the river, the enemy is shooting arrows into the river from the shore, and you can only be a live target for others. The lucky ones escaped by hiding in the cabin. If the enemy comes with some ruthless means. If you sink the ship, you'll be dying. And Cao De is also worried about this. Therefore, when the army crossed the river, Cao De's heart was always hanging. It wasn't until the second wave of soldiers logged in and set up a defensive position that Cao De relieved himself.

In half a day, Cao De's army all crossed the Yellow River. Wait for Cao Dejun to form up and prepare to march towards Wuchao. That's right, it's the Black Nest. Because the Yellow Turban Army from Guandu to the north has long been cleaned up by Huangfu Song. Cao De went further north, and he was drinking ashes behind other people's butts. And when Huangfu Song went north, Huang Fu Song's target was Zhang Jiao, the Tiangong general of Julu. For the little minions around him, Huangfu Song didn't have any interest in finding trouble with them, but went all the way north to point at the giant deer.

Although Cao De's ultimate goal is also a giant deer. However, Cao De didn't want to follow Huangfu Song to pick up ready-made ones. And there's not just one way to attack the giant deer. After consulting with Xu Shu, Cao De decided to attack northeast from Guandu, and then switch to attack Julu. Therefore, Cao De's current goal is the Black Nest.

The sergeants went ashore and lined up. Cao De gave an order, and the army marched towards the black nest. As soon as the army started, more than 2,000 people walked out of a scattered formation on the right side of Cao De's army, and one person led by him ran quickly towards Cao De. However, Cao De did not panic at all. When I walked in, the person who came turned out to be Liao Hua.

Liao Hua showed a different style in the previous war. When Cao De led his army to attack the west gate of Yingchuan, he divided the entire team into three parts. The first part was led by Cao Ren, and the second part was led by Cao De and Xu Shu. The third part is from this Liaohua. Although the task of the third part of the men and horses is not very difficult, judging from the performance in the battle, Liao Hua is indeed a general.

This time the river crossing landing. Cao De spent three days there looking for ships. He appointed Liao Hua to take 2,000 men and horses to take the boat left by Huangfu Song at night and cross first. And hid on the north bank of the Yellow River, one to monitor the movements of the Yellow Turban Army of Wuchao, and the other purpose was to wait for the army to cross the river, in case the Yellow Turban Army of Wuchao was blocking by the river. Then Liao Hua will lead the army to cut off the back road of the Yellow Turban Army and resolve the crisis of the army crossing the river. Now it seems that this arrangement of Cao De did not seem to come in handy.

(Friends got together tonight and drank a little too much.) The head is still groggy, everyone understands. )