The pursuers of the Han army have arrived outside Dong'e County. These Han knights, numbering about sixty people, were tasked with sweeping away the remnants of the Yellow Turbans of the Buji army.

This cavalry was originally a tun formation. However, since they were brought to the battlefield of Changshe by Cao Cao, the commander of the cavalry, they have had fierce confrontations with the Yellow Turban Thieves several times, and they have lost a lot of personnel one after another.

Among them, there were not many people who were actually killed on the spot, only about ten people. Fifteen or six people, however, died of serious injuries or serious illnesses. In addition to the attrition of minor injuries, about half of the members of this cantonment have already withdrawn from the battlefield. If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court had replenished the personnel once, the number of cavalry in this tun would have been reduced to less than fifty.

Logically speaking, the troops with such huge losses should have low morale and fluctuating morale. But now, the cavalry team up and down has not considered the reality that these people on their side are already quite tired after the fierce battle. The whole team was fascinated by this huge feat in front of them.

Exploit?

That's right.

This cavalry team composed of the good family sons who are on the right side of the wind has already regarded the nameless yellow turban team that occupies Dong'e County as a big meal on their own plates!

With a light army of only 60 people, in the face of thousands of yellow scarves, despite the disparity in numbers, fought bravely, and finally regained the lost territory. What a feat!

Is it ridiculous?

The cavalry commander who led the team would have felt that it was too incredible if he had encountered such a situation a few months ago.

But after months of fighting, the cavalry commander already knew that he could not use military common sense to infer those Yellow Turban thieves who were extremely lacking in knowledge of the art of war. In the course of several months, the cavalry commander had seen many times what was even more ridiculous than he had planned to be.

For example, there was a Han soldier who had fallen behind and suddenly encountered a group of Yellow Turban thieves composed of more than a dozen strong men. This Han army knew that he was invincible, but he refused to show weakness. He had the courage to meet the attack, wanting to kill one to be enough, and kill two to earn one.

As a result, when this soldier rushed to the Yellow Turban Thief, those Yellow Turban Thieves who had an absolute advantage actually fell to their knees and surrendered!

At that time, the commander of the Han army could not understand in any case, how could the enemy have such a ridiculous action? However, after a few months of fighting, he can now be said to have touched some of these doorways. Here's why:

-- Those Yellow Turban thieves who are seriously unorganized are simply a rabble that can only win, not lose!

If the situation is good, the Yellow Turban thieves will fight a good fight, and under the bewitchment of those "Taiping Dao" demons, they can indeed fight desperately to the last moment regardless of life and death.

However, if the tide of battle has become clearly unfavorable, the rabble will completely lose the will to fight. In this case, even if the number of yellow turban thieves is in the thousands, the combat effectiveness is only comparable to that of pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. This cavalry team has twice used a mere cavalry to drive away thousands of yellow turban routers.

At present, it is time for the Yellow Turban thieves who occupy Dong'e County to completely lose their fighting spirit!

Five days ago, after receiving reinforcements from the south and north, Huangfu Zhonglang defeated the moth thief marshal "Buji" in Dongwuyang in the first battle, and defeated "Buji" on the west bank of the Yellow River in the second battle. After that, the Han army, which had won a great victory, pursued and fought fiercely, and finally captured the thief chief "Buji" in one fell swoop at the Cangting Ferry on the east bank of the Yellow River for the third time!

In the past, Yaowu was on the border of Sili, waiting for an opportunity to go to the Yanzhou Yellow Turban Army, which threatened the Han Emperor, but in just three days, it collapsed!

With such a victory, if the cavalry commander still doesn't know how to use one or two, then he is too sorry for the background of his family's descendants.

Thinking of this, the cavalry commander gradually felt a little anxious in his heart.

His subordinates had been preaching a great victory for the Han army outside the city for an hour. The thief chieftain Bu Ji has also been captured by the Han army for the fifth time. However, on the other side of the city, there was still no reaction!

-- It's not that it's nobody. A quarter of an hour earlier, the cavalry commander had sent a group of cavalrymen close to the city to test the enemy's situation. As a result, three or four bows and arrows suddenly appeared at the head of the city, and they fired at the cavalry. Fortunately, the Han army was dressed in light armor, and the bow and arrow of the Yellow Turban Thief were weak, which allowed the tentative Han army to return smoothly, and only paid the price of two minor injuries.

Although from this temptation, the cavalry commander had already discovered that the enemy's equipment was very poor, and it must be a rabble. However, as time went on, the cavalry commander became more and more agitated.

- Are these moths and thieves too scared to leave the city?

――If you don't run away, do you want to be wiped out in the city by that old urchin surnamed Tao?

――You don't know that it doesn't matter if you live or die, but don't affect the general's martial arts!

At this moment, a fast horse galloped from a distance. The cavalry commander stared at the comer, recognizing that it was the scout he had arranged at the north gate, and his heart was overjoyed.

――Are these unenlightened thieves finally going to slip away?

The rushing cavalry scouts, who were still more than ten steps away from the Han army commander, shouted loudly:

"Prince! The Yellow Turban Thief has escaped! Flee to the north! ”

When the cavalry commander heard the news, he was overjoyed.

He was originally a descendant of one of the famous "Yuntai Twenty-eight Generals" during the recovery period of the Han Dynasty, and a few years ago, he inherited his father's title of Pavilion Marquis 1. In order to restore the glory of his ancestors, he took advantage of the "Yellow Turban Rebellion" and the opportunity of the Han army to recruit soldiers, and led several guests from the family to join the ranks of the Han army.

Because of his noble status and his proficiency in arching and horses, this pavilion marquis won the position of team leader as soon as he joined the army. Later, the former tun chief was recuperating due to injury, and he seized this opportunity to temporarily act as the tun chief. Now, as long as you make another great contribution, you can not only stabilize your position as the head of the tun, but you may also move up again!

However, after all, the cavalry commander is also a veteran of battle, and although he is excited, he is unwilling to advance. He drew the scouts who had come forward to deliver the news, and rode around the city walls to the northwest of the city of Dong'a. It wasn't until I saw the carts full of baggage, kicking up boundless dust on the avenue, that I laughed and said proudly:

"I'm done!"

Waited patiently for a while, until he saw that this rather orderly Yellow Turban thief army completely left the city gate and meandered northward, and then the cavalry commander went back to the south gate and gathered all his subordinates. When his subordinates asked why they didn't enter directly through the wide open north gate, the pavilion marquis explained proudly:

"This yellow turban thief is not completely powerless. If I enter the city through the north gate, if the Yellow Turban thieves set up an ambush, suddenly kill back, and block the city gate, then we will all become 'turtles in the urn'! ”

Such considerations are naturally not something that ordinary soldiers can think of. So all the soldiers bowed down. When a few Han soldiers who were agile and good at climbing jumped off their horses, climbed up to the top of the city with the help of their comrades, and opened the south gate, the commander of the army Hou Tun proudly urged his crotch to get off his horse and shouted:

"I'm coming!"

So, a group of more than 60 people, all of whom followed up in the city with high spirits.

The streets were deserted, and there was not a single person in sight. The cavalry of the Han army were accustomed to it, and shouted all the way at the top of their voices:

"The Imperial Han army has arrived! Good people, the people come to the labor army quickly! ”

However, there was still no movement in the city.

Tinghou Tunchang didn't care at first. After a long time, the situation remains the same. This state of having neither enemies nor the people in sight made him suddenly feel that something was wrong, and he couldn't help but stop his horse suspiciously. Faintly, he felt as if the ground was shaking, and he jumped off his horse and touched the ground with his fingers.

It's shaken! The ground is shaking!

Tinghou Tunchang's face changed suddenly, he jumped up suddenly, turned over his horse, and shouted:

"There is an ambush! The whole army retreats! ”

PS: 1 Pavilion Marquis: The lowest rank in the hereditary liehous, enjoying a "pavilion" tax as income. The "pavilion" is a local household unit in the Qin and Han dynasties, and a pavilion is about 100 households.

2 guests, vains: are all dependent on the strong farmers. Guests have a higher status and a certain degree of personal freedom; He had a low status and no personal freedom, and had to be a slave for generations.