Gongsun Yi remembered that Guan Hai was a fierce general of the Yellow Turban Army, but he forgot whether his subordinates were in Qingzhou or in other states and counties.

"What's going on with the other Yellow Turbans!?" Gongsun Yi glanced at the sand table and asked.

Tian Yu said: "My lord, the rest of the Yellow Turban Army is just a dispersion, originally fighting separately, but with my Xiao cavalry army entering Qingzhou, they are all attached to the most powerful Guan Hai, and now it is roughly estimated that there are 50,000 troops under Guan Hai's account, and more than 100,000 people with the army. ”

Gongsun Yi groaned slightly, it seems that it is much more difficult than imagined to occupy a place in the land of Qingzhou, but Gongsun Yi has no way out, only to fight against the water, or defeat the Yellow Turban Army to occupy Qingzhou, or defeat and hate this for life, and there is no second way to go.

"How powerful are the enemy forces?" Although the combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turban Army was good when it started in history, but with the passage of time, it was completely reduced to a thief soldier, Tian Yu has been in Qingzhou for many days, and Gongsun Yi naturally has this question.

"Lord Yu, in fact, they should not be called sergeants, in fact, most of the so-called soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army are ordinary people who have just put down their hoes, just to survive and fight, because they rely on looting to feed the war, the weapons are inferior, there is no armor, and there are very few cavalry." Tian Yu relied on intelligence and the facts of several battles.

Gongsun Yi nodded slightly and motioned to Tian Yu to continue, Tian Yu continued: "When the Yellow Turban Army fights, it is all with a momentum, often when it charges, it is a rush up, and when it retreats, it is good to fight hard, the general local county soldiers are not opponents, but when they encounter a real confrontation between the two armies, the Yellow Turban Army has no chance of winning. ”

Tian Yu's flat tone of words did not show any complacent victory over the Yellow Turban Army with less, especially when he thought that these Yellow Turban Army were just desperate and had to rise up against the imperial court, Tian Yu's tone was obviously even heavier.

The Yellow Turban Army snatched and plundered, and fed the war with war, resulting in the destruction and displacement of many people's families, which can be described as a great crime, Tian Yu was not moved by compassion, but thought that he had defeated these militias composed of ordinary people, which was really a bit of a victory.

Tian Yu knew very well that Gongsun Yi led the army into Qingzhou, not to clear the Yellow Turban Army, but to use this barren and dilapidated Qingzhou as a base in order to develop, Tian Yu did not doubt Gongsun Yi's determination at all.

At the beginning, Suozao County was also poor, the people were displaced, and bandits were rampant, but in less than a year, it completely changed, the surrounding bandits were swept away, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Qingzhou is different, although the Yellow Turban Army is rampant, but the geographical location of Qingzhou is very important, not only connected with Yan, Hebei two states, its eastern region is backed by the sea, can be attacked, retreat can be defended, in addition to the barren region, most of the people are displaced, it can be said to be an ideal place to establish hegemony.

It's just that if you want to occupy the whole territory of Qingzhou, with the current strength of the Xiao cavalry army is very reluctant, naturally you can't have too much consumption in the battle against the Yellow Turban Army.

For the Xiao cavalry army, at this time, it is not only necessary to guard against the Yellow Turban Army that has gathered troops, but also those Qingzhou scholars led by Kong Rong are also potential enemies, but also to guard against the surrounding fierce princes, so as to prevent the Xiao cavalry from attacking from behind when the fierce battle is raging.

Gongsun Yi looked at the sand table of Qingzhou's terrain with intertwined teeth, and thought for a while, the combat effectiveness of the real Yellow Turban Army in history was still good, at least at that time, the county soldiers were defeated, and some imperial military academies led the army to defeat it.

It's just that the Yellow Turban Army made the most serious mistake, that is, to feed the war with war, and gradually lost the support of the local people, and the Yellow Turban Uprising was a rear-free uprising, that is, it fought and robbed wherever it wanted, and did not develop its territory and consolidate its territory at all.

This is why the Yellow Turban Uprising was huge, and it was quickly defeated when it started, this is that there is no consolidated rear, not to mention marching with many family members, all the soldiers, horses, money and food can only be robbed, so naturally there is no one to support it in the back.

If the Yellow Turban Army could build a high wall, accumulate grain, and slowly become the king, then there would definitely be more than one Zhu Yuanzhang who succeeded in the uprising in history, but unfortunately history has no assumptions.

It's just that the so-called leaders of the Yellow Turban Army have long forgotten the original intention of the uprising, taking advantage of the situation to attack and plunder the counties, fighting fiercely with the officials and troops in the wilderness, and using crowd tactics to confront the elite Han army armed to the teeth, and always pay an extremely tragic price in every battle.

The Yellow Turban Army lacked weapons and armor, not to mention siege equipment, and could not attack the counties with high cities and thick pools, and the hungry Yellow Turban Army could only take the people's villages and towns around the region as the target of attack and plunder, and gradually became the Yellow Turban thieves that everyone shouted and beaten.

With the death of the Taiping Sect and others, the Yellow Turban Sect fell apart and fought separately, becoming more miserable and inhumane.

In addition, the princes in various places attacked and killed the Yellow Turban Army to show their merits to the imperial court, plundered the families of the army and strengthened the local population, and the Yellow Turban Army, which had lost its support base, had already been scattered, and it was only a matter of time before the massive Yellow Turban Rebellion was defeated.

"What do you think of the Yellow Turban Army?" Gongsun Yi looked at Yu Ban, who was standing aside, and asked.

In fact, after Yu Ban had seen the sand table, he already had an idea in his heart, but he was a minister and should not be too sharp, at this time, Gongsun Yi had not yet spoken, and General Tian had not yet expressed his opinion.

It's just that he didn't expect Gongsun Yi to suddenly ask, obviously very serious about the ban, Yu Ban was moved and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "My lord, the Yellow Turban Army gathered in the county town three hundred miles east of Weishui, which seems to be earth-shattering, but from the scattered stationing of these Yellow Turban Army, it is obvious that they are wary of each other, and their leading leaders and commanders have their own calculations, even the most powerful Guan Hai Department cannot really mobilize all the Yellow Turban Army for his use." ”

Yu Ban paused slightly, pointed to the Yellow Turban Army mark on the sand table and continued: "The Yellow Turban Army is not strong enough, although there are many people, but due to the lack of food and grass, the soldiers are weak, and the few can only be carried by officers, and there are very few war armor and war horses, most of them use agricultural tools as weapons, if they fight head-on, the Yellow Turban Army has no chance of winning." ”

"What Wen Ze means is that the Yellow Turban Army has no intention of fighting our army, so why do you want to Chen Bing to the east of Weishui and put on a decisive battle of gathering people!" Gongsun Yi asked with a slight surprise.

No matter how you look at it, at this time, the Yellow Turban Army had 50,000 soldiers who could fight, and they already had the strength to fight with the Xiao cavalry led by Gongsun Yi, especially east of Weishui, which was obviously a posture of attacking after Gongsun Yi crossed the river.

"My lord, at least now I will not fight our army, if the Yellow Turban Army generals anticipate the strength of the enemy, they will never fight against our army that is well-equipped and has nearly 5,000 cavalry, it is self-defeating." Yu Ban said confidently.

Yu Ban bowed slightly, hugged his fists and saluted: "The last general thinks that the Yellow Turban Army's Chen soldiers east of Weishui are just a trick, and the real intention is to seize the Beihai Kingdom before our army sends troops, refuse to defend the city, and use the rich grain reserves of the Beihai Country to fight a war of attrition with our army, which is the only way out now, please judge the lord!" ”

"The last general reconsiders, and General Yu's words are reasonable." Tian Yu immediately clenched his fists and said to Gongsun Yiyan.

Gongsun Yi suddenly realized, and finally understood why the Yellow Turban Army would be east of Weishui, and the Yellow Turban Army, which often used quick attack as its main tactic, actually gave up the usual quick battle and quick decision, and turned to Chen Bing County.

You must know that the Yellow Turban Army has more than 100,000 family members with the army, and the food consumed every day is astronomical, and the soil and stones cannot be used as food and grass to fill the stomach.

At this time, the Beihai Kingdom was negligent in taking precautions, and half of the county soldiers were temporarily recruited and strong, not a tall city, and they were unable to stop the offensive of the Yellow Turban Army.

Gongsun Yi was like an initiation, he finally understood the battle situation in front of him, and secretly glad that Yu Ban and Tian Yu were by his side, if Gongsun Yi led the army here, I am afraid that until the Yellow Turban Army attacked Beihai Kingdom, it would be kept in the dark.

Gongsun Yi did not hesitate, immediately mobilized the armor, ready to rush to the aid of Beihai Kingdom, Gongsun Yi did not care about Kong Rong's attitude, saving Beihai Country is not to save Kong Rong, but to keep this rich land in Qingzhou that the Han Court finally controlled, but also to let everyone in Qingzhou understand that he Gongsun Yi has the strength to rule Qingzhou and resist the Yellow Turban Army.

*****

In the chaotic county, there are groups of Yellow Turban soldiers everywhere, and it is the first time in several years that such a large-scale meeting has been held, and a group of Yellow Turban Army commanders are discussing in the military tent, and these Yellow Turban soldiers are bored, gathering together to chat and brag.

Fights and brawls that occur from time to time have long been taken for granted, and every time a fight starts, there are always many people around the area and shouting loudly, as if they were having a meeting.

Most of the more than 100,000 family members of the Yellow Turban Army sat together, sewing clothes and cooking, and from time to time there were Yellow Turban sergeants entering the crowd and handing over the little food they had just gotten to their families. ”

In the military tent, Guan Hai, who was sitting in the main seat, had a slightly cold face, and listened coldly to the group of Qu Shuai arguing about how to divide the money and grain of Beihai Country and the baggage.

Although the plan to attack Beihai Kingdom has been set before the Xiao cavalry has reacted, but up to now, the vanguard has not yet decided, and the attack on Beihai Country is still completely out of sight.

Although there are 50,000 soldiers who can fight, whether they can capture Beihai Kingdom, Guan Hai is not at all sure in his heart at this time, and can only hope that the Taiping Dao God will bless him and successfully capture Beihai Kingdom, so that the Yellow Turban Army can continue to gain a foothold in Qingzhou!