Chapter 14: The Fall of the Yellow Turban
Let's not mention that Ma Yue met Zou Yuniang, who is a strong martial artist in Yuyang, and her surname is worrying, and then let's talk about the yellow scarf in Wancheng, what happened now? What really happened that night?
It is said that Liu Bi heard that Ma Yue had voted for Guan Hai, and led the army to attack Zhao Hong's camp in anger, Zhang Mancheng led the army out of the city to mediate but was ambushed, Zhang Mancheng was forced to retreat into Zhao Hong's camp in a panic, and arrested Zhao Hong, Gong Du and Sun Xia who accompanied him, only Han Zhong didn't know when he sneaked away.
Du Yuan, who had been bribed by Han Zhong, was ordered by Liu Pi to contact Gong Du and Sun Xia's troops, falsely claiming that Gong Du and Sun Xia had been killed by Zhang Mancheng, and Zhang Mancheng was now drinking and feasting at Zhao Hong's camp in the west of the city, and Liu Bi had led his troops to go there, intending to kill Zhang Mancheng to avenge Gong Shuai and Sun Shuai.
Du Yuan's eloquence is excellent, after he fanned the flames, Gong Du and Sun Xia's subordinates immediately believed it, and shouted out the slogan of Feng Liu Pi as the commander of Nanyang and killed Zhang Mancheng to avenge him.
Liu Pi didn't want to become an enemy with Zhang Man, but the ambush soldiers had already played the banner of the great governor Liu Bi, and he was already at a loss for words, and the surname Suo also led the army to join the siege of Zhang Mancheng.
Zhang Mancheng sent someone to Zhang Xian for help, Zhang Xian hurriedly ordered an army of 100,000 to come to the rescue, but he made a mistake in the middle of the road and inexplicably fell into the ambush of his army (in fact, Han Zhong's army), a scuffle, as a result, most of the soldiers under his command were scattered, and when they arrived at the camp in the west of the city, there were less than 20,000 people left (after all, they are just peasants gathered together, there is no discipline and will to fight, and when they are forced to rush, they may be able to bite back, but once things don't go well and escape is playful, they will immediately scatter the birds and beasts), Then they were drawn into the scuffle, and only when the sky finally dawned did the parties withdraw their troops.
At this point, the Nanyang Yellow Turban has completely fallen apart.
Zhang Mancheng, who was originally the strongest, suffered the most losses in this confusing melee. Zhang Xian not only lost the camp in the north of the city, but the 100,000 troops under his command first ambushed, and then fought with Liu Pi, and most of the soldiers fled and were killed and wounded, and finally there were less than 10,000 people left.
Zhou Cang's 2,000 elite soldiers were almost killed and injured in the melee, and even Zhou Cang himself was seriously injured, but this was done by Guan Hai.
Because Zhang Mancheng arrested Zhao Hong for no reason and provoked the reckless Han Guan Hai, Guan Hai led the 1,000 elite soldiers of the headquarters to defect and help Liu Pi to fight Zhang Mancheng, most of the 2,000 elite soldiers in Zhou Cang were killed by Guan Hai's people, and Liu Bi just knocked on the side drum.
Liu Pi, who was originally the weakest, increased his strength after a night of scuffle, because Zhang Mancheng killed Gong Du and Sun Xia in anger, and most of their subordinates were absorbed by Liu Pi. After a night of scuffle, although there were also heavy losses, there were still more than 3,000 people left, plus Liu Pi's original nearly 1,000 people, which was much stronger.
However, the one who benefited the most from it was Han Zhong, who had surrendered to the imperial court, and it was Han Zhong who created this big melee under the planning of Nanyang Taishou Qin Jie, which directly led to the collapse of Nanyang Yellow Turban, and it has been in a state of collapse ever since.
When the sun rose from the east again, the head of Wancheng City had been replaced with a Korean flag, taking advantage of the endless battle between Zhang Mancheng and Liu Pi, Han Zhong took advantage of the false attack to take Wancheng, and incorporated Zhang Mancheng, Zhao Hong and others to stay in the city's soldiers and horses, and the soldiers and horses belonged to it expanded to nearly 20,000 people, and became the strongest in the Nanyang Yellow Turban.
In addition, there is a fourth force, that is, the 800 Zhao Hong's old troops led by Guan Hai, set up camp in a village not far from the camp in the west of the original city, and watched from afar, although they fought all night yesterday, but Guan Hai still hasn't figured out what is going on, and he doesn't know whether Zhao Hong is alive or dead, so he can't bear to leave.
When it was almost noon, Han Zhong finally calmed down the situation in the city, and sent envoys to Zhang Mancheng, Liu Pi and Guan Hai respectively, asking them to meet outside the west gate of Wancheng, saying that there was an important matter to discuss.
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West Hubei, Zhu Jun's official army camp.
When the sun began to set in the west, when the officers and soldiers were full of thought that today would be as safe and sound as yesterday, Qin Jie entered Zhu Jun's camp with a happy face, and said loudly: "General, great joy!" Great joy wow! ”
Zhu Jun raised his head from the map with a cold expression, and the generals Cao Ying and Yuan Shao under his command also turned their heads to look at Qin Jie at the same time, Qin Jie took a breath, sorted out his excited emotions and said: "General, Han Zhong moved according to the plan, there was a big melee in Nanyang Yellow Turban last night, countless soldiers and horses were lost, and the strength has been reduced to nine out of ten, so there is no need to be afraid." ”
Qin Jie's voice fell, and the faces of all the generals in the camp changed greatly.
Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao looked incredulous, Sun Jian frowned as if he doubted the real surname of this sentence, only Cao Ying's eyes were awe-inspiring, and there was not much surprise on his face, as if all this had been expected by him.
Zhu Jun's expression moved, and he said excitedly: "This is true!?" ”
"Seriously!" Qin Jie said, "Now that Han Zhong has taken possession of Wancheng, the thief Dian Zhang Mancheng has less than 10,000 remnants of the army stationed in the west of the city, and the rest of Liu Pi and Guan Hai are few and weak, almost negligible. ”
"Smack!"
Zhu Jun made a crisp sound with his palms, stared at Qin Jie with blazing eyes, and said excitedly: "Lord Qin is strategizing, and the thieves will be wiped out with a wave of his hand, and the Nanyang Yellow Turban will be broken, and the adults should take the lead!" ”
As soon as Zhu Jun said this, Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo changed color at the same time, and their faces showed indignation, obviously in their opinion, Qin Jie just moved his mouth and played a little trick, neither lifting a knife nor killing the enemy, how to deserve the first credit? Only Cao Ying bowed slightly, deeply impressed by Zhu Jun's words.
Qin Jie said modestly: "The general has an overreputation, if it weren't for the general himself to bring the army to come to conquer and suppress, even if the subordinate officials have the talent to pass through the heavens and latitudes, it will be difficult to help the yellow scarf, and this merit is naturally the general." ”
Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao were relieved when they heard this, expecting that Qin Jie's family would not dare to take the lead based on this, Cao Jie's eyes were different, and he glanced at Qin Jie deeply, and it happened that Qin Jie also looked at Cao Jie at the same time, and their eyes met in the air, and they both saw a trace of appreciation in each other's eyes.
Zhu Jun laughed and said loudly: "Whoever should take the lead will let the court and the emperor decide, but now is the perfect time to take advantage of the situation and break the yellow scarf, and the generals will listen to the order!" ”
"In!"
Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, Cao Ying, Sun Jian and Liu Bei took a step forward at the same time, clasped their hands into fists and shouted to Zhu Jun.
Zhu Junchang took a breath of cold air and shouted in a deep voice: "The generals quickly set up their military horses, and set out with the generals, first attacking Zhang Mancheng outside the city, and then breaking Han Zhong, and exterminating the Nanyang Yellow Turban." ”
Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shaohong responded, their eyes were full of murderous intent, Sun Jian and Liu Bei also looked excited, looking eager to try, only Cao Ying's thick eyebrows frowned, and he seemed to have a different opinion on the treatment of Han Zhong, but he didn't say anything after all, but silently accepted Zhu Jun's order.
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Zhu Jun dispatched troops and horses to prepare to launch the final blow on the Nanyang Yellow Turbans, Qin Jie asked for orders from Zhu Jun, and also hurriedly returned to Jianyang, arranging volunteers from all walks of life to assist the officers and soldiers in the battle against the Yellow Turban thieves. The cunning Qin Jie had already expected that the Yellow Turban outside the city would be defeated in the south after being attacked by officers and soldiers, and Zhu Jun aimed at Wancheng Han Zhong and would not punish the army to chase and kill, and this credit could not be said to fall on the heads of Qin Jie and the volunteers from all walks of life in Nanyang.
In the lobby of Jianyang County, the wind and clouds will meet, and the heroes from all walks of life will gather together.
After the fall of Wancheng, in order to express to the imperial court that he would never back down in the bloody battle with the Yellow Turban, Qin Jie set up the temporary county administration of Nanyang County in Jianyang County, which was less than 100 miles away from Wancheng, and relied on the three volunteers of Huang Zhong of Jianyang, Zou Jing of Yuyang and Wei He (Wei Yan's father) of Yiyang (there was no county at that time, only a county), and formed a horn to support each other and support each other until Zhu Jun led a large army to quell the rebellion.
In the lobby, Qin Jie sat quietly, looking chic and calm, and the depression after losing Wancheng a few months ago had already disappeared.
Under the lobby, all the generals gathered together, Huang Zhong, Wei He were all 10,000 enemies, Zou Jingyun Wen Yunwu, and Nanjun Xiao general Cai Mao was ordered by Jingzhou Assassin Shi Xu Po to lead a thousand county soldiers (counties, countries, are administrative units below the state level, the county is set up Taishou, the country is set up by the minister, the level is the same, the so-called county soldiers refer to the local garrison army, similar to the current armed police force) to help the war, and even Qin Jie's brother-in-law, who is only nineteen years old, also looks heroic and eager to try.
Qin Jie's expression was solemn, and he stood up and said loudly: "General Zhu is ordered by Zuo Zhonglang of the Great Han." ”
Huang Zhong and the others stood up and listened to the order.
"Huang Zhong listens to orders."
"The end will be."
"Order you to lead 500 volunteers from your headquarters to set up an ambush in Laohegou, and wait for the Yellow Turban thieves to raise fire as a signal and lead the army to follow and cover the killing."
"Wei He listens to orders."
"The end will be."
"Order you to lead 500 volunteers from your headquarters to set up an ambush in the black forest, and lead the army to the east to cover up and kill under the name of the fire in the old river ditch."
"Zou Jing listens to orders."
"The end will be."
"Order you to lead 500 volunteers from your headquarters to set up an ambush in Fenglindu, and lead the army to the west to cover up and kill with the fire in Laohegou."
"Cai Mao listens to orders."
"The end will be."
"Order you to lead 1,000 elite soldiers and 500 Nanyang soldiers to stand by in Jianyang, and lead the army to besiege Jingshan when you see the fire in Kunshan."
"Civilian Appointment Hearing."
"The end will be."
"Order you to lead 50 sergeants to lurk on the top of Kunshan Mountain, and when the thief army retreats to Jingshan, they will raise fire."
Qin Jie's assignment has been decided, and his heart is agitated, this time he will wipe out the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Jingshan in one fell swoop, and completely recover the impact of losing Wancheng, so that his career will be bright and reused by the imperial court.
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