Chapter 101: The Identity of the Holy Maiden
Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are known as millions of people, but in fact, there are only more than 30,000 people who can really be called elite soldiers.
These 30,000 horses belong to Zhang Rao, the commander of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, who claims to be the son of Zhang Bao, the general of the Digong, and commands 30,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, and he not only has 3,000 Yellow Turban swordsmen, but also a group of invulnerable and powerful Yellow Turban wrestlers. This Yellow Turban Broadsword is a dead soldier who has been brainwashed by Taiping Dao, and the Yellow Turban Lux is a dead soldier among the dead soldiers, which is said to be the Taoist technique in the "Taiping Technique" learned by Zhang Jiao, the former Tiangong general, and made by refining the elixir.
Legend has it that these Yellow Turban wrestlers are invulnerable and infinitely powerful, capable of tearing apart tigers alive and being invincible. In the past, Zhang Jiao failed precisely because his subordinates informed, so he hastily started an incident, which led to the bankruptcy of his original plan to train and manufacture 10,000 yellow turban wrestlers, thus falling short.
Since the death of his father, Zhang Rao has been hiding in the Qingzhou area to preach, and according to the Danfang recorded in the Taiping Technique, he secretly refines the elixir, so that those Yellow Turban Broadsword soldiers with excellent physical fitness can be subdued, so that they can become Yellow Turban wrestlers in a short period of time, so as to burst out with strong combat effectiveness.
And the Yanzhou assassin history, Liu Dai, the ancestor of the Han family, died at the hands of the Yellow Turban wrestler when Zhang Rao led his troops to attack Jiyang City.
It was also the death of Liu Dai that prompted the Minister of Jibei, as well as Wan Qian, who was engaged in Yanzhou Zhizhong, and others to welcome Cao Cao to take over the post of Yanzhou Assassin.
After killing Liu Dai and capturing Jiyang, Zhang Rao's power expanded for a while, and his ambitions also swelled, engulfing hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country, known as millions of people, and divided his troops to sweep the two states of Qingyan.
Among them, the 200,000 Yellow Turban rebels who attacked Beihai were named Guan Hai, who was the number one fierce general under Zhang Rao, commanding 10,000 elite soldiers, and the purpose of the Yellow Turban Army besieging Beihai was to hope to break through Beihai, raise grain and grass, and take Beihai Donglai as the rear, and gradually extend to the direction of Xuzhou and Jizhou.
Although there are 200,000 people in the Guanhai Division, there are only 10,000 really strong soldiers, 50,000 strong people, and the rest are just some coerced people, with almost no combat effectiveness.
The reason why the people are coerced, this is also the consistent practice of the Yellow Turban Army, that is, to build momentum, 200,000 people, that momentum is absolutely huge, the general county guards the county order, as long as they see such a huge army, either surrender or abandon the city and flee, few dare to resist.
It's like Beihai City in front of you, although the city is high and deep, and it has 15,000 elite soldiers, but now it can only be beaten passively, without the slightest resistance, which is the result of the momentum.
Guan Hai knew very well that if he only brought 10,000 horses this time, let alone besiege the city, he was afraid that before he got close to the city, the army in Beihai City would come to meet him.
It is precisely because Guan Hai's core soldiers and horses are insufficient, and it seems to be huge, making Beihai City impassable, but in fact, it has weak defenses in many places, which is also the reason why Tai Shici was able to come to Beihai City from the heavy crowd.
When Kong Rong was writing the papers, Tai Shici also had a full meal, and after resting for an hour, he put on the armor and helmet given by Kong Rong, took two good horses, and took advantage of the night to rush out of the encirclement of the Yellow Turban Army and disappear into the vast night.
In the camp of the Yellow Turban Army, Guan Hai had received a report before, and learned that a man had rushed into Beihai City on a horse, and when he ordered the battalions to strengthen their defenses, he received a report again, and when he learned that another person and two horses rushed out, he had a premonition that something was not good, and he suddenly hurried to a big tent.
"Who's coming?" Guan Hai was still ten steps away, and he was rotted by a coquettish shout. I saw that under the night, a group of women dressed in black, wearing black hats, and scarves on their faces, all holding sharp swords, suddenly appeared around the big tent.
"Please tell the Holy Maiden, your subordinates have important things to report." For this team of female soldiers who don't see their faces, Guan Hai knows that they are terrifying, don't look at them There are only fifty people, but they are all agile, like Yellow Turban Warriors, and the saint who took the lead is the daughter of Zhang Jiao, the general of Tiangong, and is now the saint of Taiping Dao, and her status is higher than that of Zhang Rao, the commander of the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou.
"Let him in." At this moment, a cold voice came from inside the big tent.
Guan Hai, who walked into the big tent, hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Returning to the Holy Maiden, an hour ago, a horse suddenly broke into the North Sea, and shot more than ten people in our department one after another with a strong bow in his hand, but although his subordinates strengthened their vigilance, this person broke through just now, and the hundred patrols arranged by his subordinates failed to stop this person, and they shot thirteen people. ”
"This person came in a hurry, and hurried away, must be to ask for help, it seems that we must speed up and capture Beihai City, otherwise once the reinforcements arrive, we will inevitably fall short, if we can't take Beihai, my Dongping front army will not only run out of food, but also lose the opportunity to enter Xuzhou." The saintess sitting on the top at this moment, although she was also dressed in a black robe and masked, if Han Lie was there, she would definitely be able to recognize this woman from the other party's cold gaze at a glance, it was the Yaoji Palace Master who had a relationship with each other in the waterways of the Luoyang Palace in the past.
"What the Holy Maiden said is very true, her subordinates will drive away the people early tomorrow morning, and attack the North Sea on all sides, and they will not die." When Guan Hai heard this, he replied in a deep voice.
"The commander can be fully responsible for the siege of the city." After the saint finished speaking, she waved her hand and motioned for Guan Hai to leave.
"Sister, if you let Guan Hai drive the people to attack the city, there will inevitably be countless casualties, is this really the original intention of our Taiping Dao Sect?" When Guan Hai left, the woman who had been standing beside the saint lifted the coat and hat on her head, revealing her bewitching appearance, and it was the Diao Chan who had disappeared for a long time.
"Cicada, my sister doesn't want to, but now that we are still on this road of no return, what can we do? I swore before my father's spirit that I would overthrow the Han dynasty and establish a dynasty where all the people could live and work in peace and contentment. The saint sighed, and when she took off her coat and hood, she revealed a fair and beautiful face, this woman was only twenty-six or seventeen years old, and her eyes were cold, but when she faced Diao Chan, her expression was a little softer.
"Sister, but now that the Han Dynasty is declining, the princes from all walks of life are flocking up, with our ability, is it really possible to completely overthrow the Han Dynasty?" Diao Chan hesitated for a moment, and saw that the holy woman was not unhappy, so he continued: "Now that the newly appointed Yanzhou Assassin Cao Cao, this person is eloquent and strategic, and his talents are gathered, I am worried that Daqu Shuai is in Dongping, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat that Cao Mengde." ”
"Oh, that's what the nerd told you, right?" The holy goddess remained unchanged, staring at Diao Chan and said: "The scholar we caught at the crossing of the Yellow River, although he talks nonsense all day long, but this person has a vicious eye, and he is definitely not an ordinary scholar, but his words are not unreasonable, my original intention is also to hope that Daqu Shuai will give up Yanzhou, shrink his troops, run a place in Qingzhou, lay the foundation, and then develop to Xuzhou, where the power is slightly weak, but my brother insists on going his own way, insisting on capturing Yanzhou, and then attacking Luoyang, to achieve the foundation of establishing a dynasty. ”
"Ah, my sister's words are exactly the same as those of the nerd." Diao Chan opened his mouth and said in surprise.
"yes, what else did the nerd say?" The saint asked calmly.
He said that if we act without any claim, we will surely fail. Although he said that those who achieve great things are all people whose hands are stained with blood, but that is to the enemy, and if you want to succeed, you must lay a foundation, and the foundation is the people, and only by letting the people live in peace can the people want, as we do, so that the people are displaced, and the blood flows like a river, although it becomes a momentum for a while, it will not last long. For the weak scholar who was captured by them and kept detained, Diao Chan didn't care at first, but along the way, he seemed to have been talking nonsense, but what he said and did was often able to hit the pros and cons.
"And he said that we want to capture Beihai, we must fight quickly, Beihai is only half a month away from Xuzhou, and Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian and Kong Rong have always been close to each other, if we know that Beihai is besieged, we will definitely come to help, then we will not only not be able to attack Beihai, but also very likely to suffer a heavy defeat." Diao Chan has been curious about the scholar since he found out that the scholar's seemingly random words actually implied his views on the situation, and he often went to listen, and the scholar seemed to be interested in gaining Diao Chan's trust to save his life, so he often said some strategies that were beneficial to the current situation.
"Hmph, this person does have some ability, now we have besieged Beihai for ten days, if we can't break through Beihai within half a month, we will indeed be in trouble as the nerd said" The saint said coldly, and said: "But I will never allow this to happen, use the sparrowhawk to send a message to the begonias who have mixed into the city, be sure to find an opportunity, assassinate Kong Rong and the guards, as long as the city is in chaos, this Beihai City will definitely be broken by my army." ”
And when the Yellow Turban Army stormed Beihai, Tai Shi Ci carried Kong Rong's letter, day and night, sleepless for two days and finally arrived at the city of Licheng, such a strong gallop, even a good horse is difficult to last, this does not rush to the city at the moment, he sat down under the good horse let out a neigh, foaming at the mouth and fell to the ground and died, and the other war horse had already been exhausted in the middle of the road, Tai Shi Ci, who looked tired, turned over and fell off the horse, and shouted towards the city gate: "I have 100,000 urgent military information, ask to see General Han Lie." ”