Chapter 59: The Yellow Turban Defeat and Regains Loyalty (II)

The above book tells that Liu Qian reinforced Guandu, and the three brothers Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhang Jaw led four battalions of cavalry archers and five battalions of heavy armored cavalry to raid more than 20,000 troops under the command of Bocai and Huang Shao on the main battlefield at the north gate of Guandu. The pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info even mentioned that Xu Chu and Dian Wei each led a light cavalry battalion of thousands of horsemen to attack the Yellow Turban thieves who were conducting long-range feints in the east and west.

First of all, Xu Chu led a thousand light horsemen to rush to the west gate, and Zhou Cangzheng commanded more than 1,000 Yellow Turban thieves to transport stones and other things to the forty or fifty catapults, and there were 2,000 guards standing behind. Zhou Cang heard the sound of horses' hooves, looked back, and saw a team of cavalrymen wearing standard leather armor and nine-foot spears in their hands, the first general wearing an iron helmet, wearing an iron battle armor covered with a blue hero, a big sword in his hand, and a brown-maned horse! Seeing the murderous rush towards here, he immediately organized the two thousand Yellow Turban soldiers who were guarding him to meet him.

Xu Chu saw that the leader of the Yellow Turban Army actually led his troops to usher in it, and immediately waved his big sword, and the cavalry behind him immediately dispersed, forming a "one, two, three, four" triangular charge formation of a team of ten people.

I saw Xu Chu give an order, "Charge!" He took the lead and greeted Zhou Cang. They did not answer, but stood together. The 100 triangular formations were inserted into the ranks of the Yellow Turban thieves in the shape of sharp knives, and their spears pierced, provoking the Yellow Turban thieves who were shot one by one like fishing nets.

The speed and superiority of the cavalry was shown at this time, and the Yellow Turban thieves originally had a certain advantage in numbers with a ratio of two to one. But the one-sided slaughter of this cavalry made this advantage a little pale. Except for those who were not critically wounded, lying on the ground and waiting for the cavalry to cross him, picking up their weapons and stabbing them or cutting them off the horses or cavalrymen's legs, the cavalry of this battalion had not yet encountered any strong resistance in the front.

Looking at the battle between Zhou Cang and Xu Chu for less than thirty times, he was slapped under the horse by Xu Chu's big knife, and was immediately held back by a small group of cavalry with spears and couldn't move. After Zhou Cang was captured, more than half of the Yellow Turban thieves had been killed and wounded, and when they saw that the Lord was about to be captured, they also surrendered one after another. This was the end of the battle here, and Xu Chu captured Zhou Cang and a few hundred Yellow Turban thieves and thirty or forty catapults.

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On the eastern battlefield, Dian Wei also attacked the enemy in a triangular charging formation. However, the leader of the Yellow Turban Thief Army here is Bian Xi, and this person's martial arts are far worse than Zhou Cang. What's more, Dian Wei's strength is even more powerful than that of Xu Chu, so Dian Wei just hit this Bian Xi and vomited blood, and fled in the wilderness. When the Yellow Turban thieves under his command saw the main general fleeing, wherever they still had the heart to fight, they all followed the commander and only fled for their lives.

Dian Wei led a group of cavalry to chase and kill, killing more than 2,000 enemies. Later, Bian Xi hid in a bush and jungle, and it was inconvenient for the cavalry to enter, so Dian Wei returned to the East City Gate with his knights, brought back more than 20 catapults and more than 20 ballistas left by Bian Xi, and handed over orders to Liu Qian.

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Zhao Yun, with the assistance of Chen Gun, Xue Ji, Gao Stick, and Han Yue, led nearly 7,000 people to easily attack Zhang Bao's camp. Since Bocai took away his main force, only Zhang Baohe and no more than four or five thousand people were guarding the camp. Zhao Yun and the five people rushed to the front, and the Jiugong Army advanced inward with the Jiugong Array, and the volunteers all understood that mutual protection and cooperation on the battlefield was the key to ensuring their survival after the training of the original Jiugong Army elite, and they also knew how to combine the attack and were also trained in this battle. Whether it was in terms of numbers or tactics, the Yellow Turban thieves were suppressed as a whole.

That Zhang Bao saw that things were not good, and escaped from the rear camp with less than a thousand personal guards.

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Xu Rong and Xu Ding were even more relaxed, and there were only more than 1,000 defenders in those two battalions. The battle lasted only a stick of incense and the time was over.

When Liu Qian, Xu Shu and others drove to the enemy camp with more than 10,000 people without hurrying, several men and horses escorted the prisoners and transported the spoils to Zhang Bao's camp.

After watching from a distance for a long time and not seeing the situation in the city, Liu Qian learned from Guan Yu's mouth that the city gate of Guandu could not be opened, and the battle in the city had been carried out to a fever pitch. After asking Xu Shu, Liu Bei and others for their opinions, he immediately ordered Xu Rong to be the general, Mu Li and Tu Bang to be the deputies, and the soldiers of the third battalion of the Volunteer Army immediately entered the city to reinforce the battle from the ladder left on the city wall by the Yellow Turban thieves. Xu Rong, Mu Li, and Tu Bang were ordered to go to the rescue.

At this time, Liu Qian sat down in the handsome case of Zhang Bao's atrium tent and instructed Xu Chu: "Third brother, where is the leader of the Yellow Turban that you captured alive who can hold thirty or forty times with you?" ”

"Big brother, that person is being detained in the back account." Xu Chu said.

"This man is a man of good faith and courage. can hold thirty or forty under your hands, presumably its strength is not worse than Xu Rong! Bring him in and see if he can bring him down to me. Liu Qian said with a smile.

Everyone couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, that is, Xu Chu verbally described it, why does the lord have such a deep understanding of this person? Hey, I don't understand! We'll see what happens.

Not long after, a soldier escorted Zhou Cang over.

Zhou Cang stood there with his head held high, staring at Liu Qian with big eyes at the two copper bells, without kneeling or speaking. The two soldiers asked him to kneel, but he didn't kneel.

Liu Qian and the others take a look, okay! In addition to the fact that his face is not as black as Zhang Fei, the copper bell has big eyes, and the cheeks and beard look like brothers.

This fierce Zhang Fei looked, but it was exciting! Standing there, he pointed at Zhou Cang and said, "You rebellious, you still don't kneel down when you see my eldest brother?" Think you look like me and you don't kneel? ”

was originally a very embarrassing scene, but everyone was amused by this brute's words.

Liu Qian stood up and waved his hand to signal the two soldiers to let go of Zhou Cang. Turned around and came to Zhou Cang, stared at Zhou Cang's eyes with deep eyes, and asked, "As a Han people, you are a loyal and righteous person, why did you join the Yellow Turban Rebels to rebel against the imperial court?" ”

Where could Zhou Cang withstand such a sharp gaze, and the momentum that was unwilling to admit defeat was actually suppressed by this gaze. In his heart, there was a thought of being willing to be subordinate, and he said a little nervously: "It's not because of the persecution of the imperial court, but now the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes have weighed down us poor people who can't eat enough and don't have enough clothes. caught up with the plague disaster, and the people were even more struggling to make a living. If not, who wants to rebel? ”

When Liu Qian heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his mouth, motioned to the soldiers to untie Zhou Cang's rope, and said, "The strong man is very outspoken!" *Yikes! As a member of the royal family, I, Liu Qian, am ashamed of the people of the world! Come and send Zhou Zhuangshi out of the camp. ”

Everyone didn't expect Liu Qian to prepare to release Zhou Cang.

Zhou Cang didn't expect it. However, when he heard that the general in front of him, who gave people a kind of coercion from the superiors, called himself Liu Qian, he began to mumble in his heart. Could it be that Liu Qian, the Marquis of Yong'an in Liaodong? The Liaodong Taishou who advocated the equality of the white body and the scholars? Thinking about it, he clasped his fists with both hands at Liu Qian and asked, "Cang has something unclear, and I want to ask the adults about it?" Isn't it the Marquis of Liaodong Yongan? ”

"Huh?" When Liu Qian heard this, he couldn't help but be a little curious, "Yes, it's down." What is the matter with a strong man? ”

As soon as he saw Liu Qian admit it, Zhou Cang knelt down in his robe and called the lord.

dramatic changes, not to mention the people around him, even Liu Qian is also foggy. Although Liu Qian himself wanted to keep Zhou Cang, after all, this person was also a tiger general, but Zhou Cang's first few words made him have no persuasion to surrender. I didn't expect that just because of my name, this loyal and brave man would join his disciples.

What is the reason for Zhou Cang's automatic surrender?