In late April of the seventh year of Guanghe, Dong Zhuo, the Taishou of Hedong, led the northern army to attack Guangzong, but he was defeated again.

In the second siege of Guangzong, the Changshui battalion suffered a crushing defeat as Li Ru expected, although Liu Jiang, the infantry captain who temporarily led the battalion, was eager to win the battle and recover the disadvantage, but it was a pity that the knights of the Changshui battalion were suspicious of the death of their main general Ma Cheng, and reported all kinds of hostility to Liu Jiang, so that Liu Jiang could not command this force well at all.

In this battle, Guangzong Yellow Turban won quite easily, after all, aside from the doubts of the knights of the Changshui Battalion of the Northern Army about the acting general Liu Jiang, the more important thing is that they are a cavalry that is good at fighting on horses, and it is simply a joke to tell them to dismount and go to the siege like infantry.

After this battle, Li Ru put his brain on the shooting battalion and the Yue cavalry battalion.

Although Captain Ma Riyan and Captain Wu Fu of Yue Cai were reluctant in every way, because they had previously "forced to die" Ma Dou, they had to take over the appointment that they were bound to lose.

Towards May, Dong Zhuo ordered the third siege of Guangzong, in which the knights of the Yue cavalry battalion had no choice but to go to the footsteps of the Changshui camp, dismounted and carried spears, and launched a siege with the tiger warriors in the shooting camp.

In this battle, they were defeated faster, almost only about half an hour, and the vanguard troops were routed on all fronts, and Ma Riyan and Wufu hurriedly withdrew.

Is it because the five battalions of the Northern Army are not as good as the first battalion?

No!

Investigating the root cause of the defeat, it is nothing more than Li Ru's design to use the most skilled soldiers in the position that is most unsuitable for them to play, and the northern army can be called to attack the "long" with "short", so how can it be undefeated?

What's more, due to Zhang Huang's reasons, almost all of these siege battles took place under the scorching sun, but Guangzong's Yellow Turbans were okay, after all, they had an advantage in numbers. can give full play to the advantages and implement rotation tactics, but on the side of the Northern Army, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, who are bad-hearted, deliberately ask all the soldiers to watch the battle under the city every time. It is said that it is waiting for an opportunity, but in fact, it is nothing more than to wear down the morale of the soldiers of the Northern Army and use the scorching sun to consume the bodies of the soldiers.

Under these calculations and conspiracy, the Hehe Northern Army suffered the heaviest casualties since the founding of the army in Quang Zong, the infantry battalion and the Changshui battalion existed in name only, and the shooting battalion and the Vietnamese cavalry battalion were lost by more than half. The only camp that retains all the elite is just because Dong Zhuo plans to recruit and absorb this iron cavalry and "open the net".

It is no exaggeration to say that as far as the current battle situation is concerned, the northern army, which has suffered several heavy defeats, has completely lost its previous strength and has no choice but to switch from offensive to defensive in front of the Yellow Turban of Guangzong.

In order to thank Dong Zhuo and Li Ru for their secret help, and at the same time to entrust these two with some more things, Zhang Huang secretly invited Dong Zhuo and Li Ru to the village where they had a meeting last time.

"Don't think that a banquet can clear out the favor you owe Dong!"

After meeting Zhang Huang. Dong Zhuo grinned and laughed.

In fact, the decline of the Northern Army was not only beneficial to the Yellow Turbans, but also to him Dong Zhuo, after all, the Northern Army was stationed near Chang'an all the year round. That is a big problem for the henchmen of Longxi County under Dong Zhuo's rule, even Dong Zhuo is wary of whether the Northern Army will give him a knife in the back day and night, and now most of the Northern Army is declining. This means that the Longxi County controlled by Dong Zhuo is more confident in the political game with the imperial court, so that Dong Zhuo finally has the courage to disobey the appointment of the imperial court, and quickly develop his own power next to the big tree of the imperial court.

In addition, Zhang Huang personally admitted that he owed him a favor. This is simply a sure-fire deal for Dong Zhuo. After all, putting aside Zhang Huang's identity as the commander of the Yellow Turban in the world, his own potential also makes Dong Zhuo very happy to make friends with such a young hero.

The uncle laughed, how can he repay this big favor after just a banquet? Invite Uncle and Mr. Li over today, but the kid will inform the two of them about the matter......" Zhang Huang chuckled and said the purpose of the trip: "In view of the good situation of my Yellow Turban Army here in Jizhou at the moment, I want to go to Yingchuan and Nanyang, especially Yingchuan, I always feel that something is going to happen in Yingchuan......"

"Yingchuan?" Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "If Dong remembers well, the one who confronted your Yingchuan Yellow Turban should be Huangfu Song, right?" ”

"Yes, does the uncle know this person?" Zhang Huang asked.

I saw Dong Zhuo silently reach out and pick up the wine cup and eat a glass of wine after hearing this, then licked his lips and whispered, "Let's put it this way, Huang boy, Sun Jian, Sun Wentai, you know it, you should also know this person's ability, Dong respects him, but he will not be afraid." However, the emperor and the emperor are true...... I've never seen a man so fit for the battlefield! That's a natural talent! ”

"......" Zhang Huang couldn't help but change his face slightly when he heard this, you must know that this sentence is just from someone else's mouth, but when it comes out of Dong Zhuo's mouth, it is enough to make him more vigilant.

"That Huangfu Song is so powerful?" Guo Tai listened for a while, and couldn't help but ask.

Seeing that Zhang Huang and Guo Tai obviously didn't believe it, Dong Zhuo didn't care, and tapped his fingers on the table and said slowly, "In order to impress you, Dong might as well compare him to a general in the previous dynasty, you will know when you hear it." ”

"Compare whom?" Zhang Huang asked curiously.

I saw Dong Zhuo take a deep look at Zhang Huang, with no smile on his face, and said word by word, "Gongsun Qi!" ”

Unlike the uneducated Guo Tai, who tilted his head and wondered which great power Gongsun Qi was, Zhang Huang's face changed drastically when he heard this, he never imagined that Dong Zhuo would give Huangfu Song such a high evaluation.

"White up?!" Zhang Huang, who gasped, couldn't help but ask rhetorically.

"Yes, Bai Qi." Dong Zhuo nodded, then exhaled lightly, and said slowly, "Huangfu Yizhen is the son of Yanmen Taishou Huangfu Festival, you should have heard of what kind of place Yanmen County is. …… Once, some people regarded Yanmen County as the hunting ground of Wairong, and the hunting ground for the Huns to wantonly slaughter our Han people, but those who regarded our Han people as pigs and dogs were also afraid of the Huns, that is, Huangfu and his son. After a pause, he continued, "If Huangfu Festival can only be regarded as a general who is good at fighting, and his ability and reputation are not as good as his brother Huangfu Gui, then Huangfu Song ...... This man is calm, heroic, belligerent, scheming, and murderous. It was once evaluated by the Huangfu Gui as a natural general who could shoulder the lintel of the Huangfu's house! ”

[Huangfu Gui?] One of the three bright in Liangzhou? ]

Zhang Huang's eyes couldn't help narrowing, after all, Liangzhou Sanming was once praised by the world as the backbone of the Han army, a heroic figure who supported the previous era, and a symbol of the times. However, as one of the three Mings in Liangzhou, Huangfu Gui actually admired his nephew so much, you can imagine Huangfu Song's ability.

"If it's so powerful, why haven't I ever heard of it?" Guo Tai still didn't believe it.

Dong Zhuo exhaled slightly, and said lightly, "Huangfu Song used to serve as the Taishou of the Northland, and he fought against Wairong all year round. It's not surprising that you and other juniors don't know his name. But if one day you have free time to pass through the Northland, Yanmen and other places, you might as well inquire from the mouth of a foreigner to see if this person is like a demon in the eyes of the foreigners, as Dong said. ”

The more Zhang Huang listened, the more surprised he became, but Guo Tai next to him was not convinced, and couldn't help but say, "How can such a powerful famous general be defeated by the hands of my Yingchuan military commander Bocai?" ”

"It can't be!" As soon as he heard that Huangfu Song was defeated, Dong Zhuo's face was full of horror. Palatable veto. He couldn't believe that the world's No. 1 general, whom he had always been deeply afraid of, would be defeated by a Yellow Turban Qu Shuai.

"How could it be?" Guo Tai raised his head and said, "We have all received the battle report. ”

Dong Zhuo's doubts became stronger and stronger. I couldn't help but ask, "Do you know the detailed battle situation?" Speak up and listen. ”

As a result, Guo Tai defeated Zhu Jun at Yangguan with Yingchuan Yellow Turban Qu Shuaibo, and then repelled Huangfu Song's crusade army. led the army all the way to the city of Changshe, forcing Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun to defend the city according to this series of events to inform Dong Zhuo and Li Ru.

But what surprised Guo Tai was that Dong Zhuo showed contemplation after listening to these battle situations. And Li Ru, who was beside him, after thinking about it slightly, actually looked at Zhang Huang and Guo Tai with pity.

"Huang Xiaoyou, you don't have to go to Yingchuan." Li Ru said lightly.

Zhang Huang chuckled in his heart when he heard this, forcibly restrained the ominousness in his heart, and asked with difficulty, "Why?" ”

"Because it's for nothing." Li Ru explained in a calm tone, "I can't say, you haven't arrived at Yingchuan yet, and those Yingchuan yellow scarves have already been broken by Huangfu Song......"

"How so?!" Guo Tai exclaimed in surprise and looked at Li Ru in shock.

"Don't believe me? It doesn't matter, and let Ru analyze it for you, and you will know what it is. Li Ru didn't care about Guo Tai's rudeness, and said lightly, "First of all, you have to correct a fact...... It was not because of Huangfu Song's defeat that Bo Cai decided to switch to Changshe, but because Huangfu Song deliberately exposed his flaws and lured Bo Cai to Changshe. ”

"Why did he do that?" Zhang Huang asked puzzled, "Since he has the ability to defeat Bocai, isn't it good to directly conquer Yang Zhai?" ”

"Because Huangfu Song plans to annihilate your Yingchuan Yellow Turban!" Li Ru broke Huang Fu Song's intention in one word: "When Bo Cai was in Yangzhai, Huang Fu Song could indeed break it, but he couldn't do his best: once Bo Cai was defeated, he would inevitably choose to retreat, whether it was to move to Nanyang to unite the Nanyang Yellow Turban, or to move to Runan to unite the Runan Yellow Turban, it would cause this battle to continue to drag on." Therefore, the best way is to annihilate the tens of thousands of Yingchuan yellow turbans and divide the Nanyang yellow scarves and Runan yellow scarves, so that the Nanyang yellow scarves are like turtles in the urn, and time is running out. ”

He ...... How can he guarantee the total annihilation of my Yingchuan Yellow Turban? Guo Tai asked with a shocked face.

Li Ru glanced at Guo Tai when he heard this, and said slowly, "According to the next guess, Bocai actually doesn't control Yingchuan County completely, right?" Saying that, he didn't wait for Zhang Huang and Huangfu Song to answer, and said with a smile to himself, "Yingchuan is the place where the world's talents gather, and Xun's Academy has gathered many well-educated people in the world who are good at scheming and scheming, plus the heritage of the four big families of Chen, Xun, Chong, and Han, it is obviously not a problem to protect themselves." …… Then the question arises, how can Bocai dare to ignore the threat of the four major families of Yingchuan Chen, Xun, Chong, and Han in the rear, and directly attack Changshe? Don't he know that a good war strategist likes to cut off people's food the most? ”

Zhang Huang heard this and sighed in his heart, after all, as far as he knew, Yingchuan Qu Shuai Bo tried his best to attack Luoyang in order to buy time, and he really didn't spend energy to sweep away the power of the four major families in Yingchuan.

[Sure enough, it's a trick to lure the enemy......]

Carefully pondering Li Ru's points, combined with the various facts recorded in the battle report, Zhang Huang let out a long sigh. The ominousness in my heart was finally verified.

"Why...... Why did you choose to work at Chosha? Is it because of the location? ”

Zhang Huang looked at Li Ru intently, he had vaguely guessed that the reason why Huangfu Song chose to completely annihilate the Yingchuan Yellow Turban in Changshe was mostly because the geographical environment around Changshe was suitable for his operations.

"Because there is Yingshui!" Li Ru glanced at Zhang Huang with pity, and said with a straight face, "Changshe is in the north, Yingshui is in the south, and Bocai is in the middle." According to the following speculation, once Huangfu Song defeated the Yingchuan Yellow Turban in the frontal battlefield, he would inevitably deliberately order the cavalry to drive your Yingchuan Yellow Turban defeat to the south......"

"Do you want to use water?" Zhang Huang said in astonishment, "But it's only May now." You can't store enough water in a short period of time, right? ”

"So Huangfu Song chose to avoid the battle and not come out, and let you Yingchuan Yellow Turban Qu Shuai Bo show off your power under the city." Li Ru glanced at Zhang Huang approvingly, and then said lightly, "And once the upper reaches of Yingshui are filled with enough water, then, Huangfu Song will take action, and at that time, even if Guiguzi is reincarnated, it will be difficult to save the desperate situation of your Yingchuan Yellow Turban being wiped out." ”

"How could it be ......" Guo Tai's face turned pale after hearing this. Slumped on a wooden bench, unable to recover for a long time. You must know that a few days ago, he was secretly happy that the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Qu Shuai Bo was able to completely suppress the so-called first and second generals of the imperial court, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, and never thought that it was just Huangfu Song's various layouts in order to completely annihilate the Yingchuan Yellow Turban in one go.

Look at Zhang Huang again. His complexion is not very good-looking, after all, as Li Ru said, once the Yingchuan Yellow Turban is wiped out, it will not only mean that the Yellow Turban Army has lost an elite. What's more, the Yingchuan Yellow Turban is the central hub of the four points of Nanyang Yellow Turban, Dongjun Yellow Turban, and Runan Yellow Turban, once he disappears. It means that the Nanyang Yellow Turban will face the embarrassing situation of being attacked on all sides, and the defense line of the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan, Dongjun, and Runan will also be torn apart by Huangfu Song, and it will be difficult for the Dongjun Yellow Turban and the Runan Yellow Turban to unite.

[What a ruthless strategic intent......]

Zhang Huang subconsciously gritted his teeth, he finally realized why the Yellow Turban Army in various parts of history rarely fought with each other, it was not that they didn't want to, they couldn't do it, because Huangfu Song completely annihilated the Yingchuan Yellow Turban at the center point with lightning speed, and directly tore the Yellow Turban Army's front completely, and at that time, whether it was the Nanyang Yellow Turban, the Runan Yellow Turban, or the Dongjun Yellow Turban, they who were divided into forces at most only did self-preservation, waiting for Huangfu Song to lead the troops to break them one by one.

"If I go now, will I have time to redeem it?" Zhang Huang looked at Li Ru intently, his expression full of anticipation.

"This ......" Li Ru, who has always been known for his resourcefulness, was also embarrassed when he heard the words at this time, after all, even if he had the ability, he couldn't guess when Huangfu Song's side would launch a counterattack against the Yingchuan Yellow Turban.

Seeing that Li Ru, who had always had a calm face, showed a look of embarrassment, Zhang Huang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but despite this, he still decided to go to Yingchuan for a visit, after all, the survival of the Yingchuan Yellow Turban is really a matter of importance, and it is almost the key to determining whether the Yellow Turban power in the entire south of the Yellow River can continue, and he cannot tolerate the slightest neglect.

"Guo Tai, Guangzong's affairs will be handed over to you for the time being."

Zhang Huang said this to Guo Tai, but his eyes were looking at Dong Zhuo and Li Ru.

As if he had seen through Zhang Huang's thoughts, Dong Zhuo grinned and said, "Don't worry about this, before the imperial court dismisses Dong, Dong will ensure that you have no worries!" …… After all, it's a two-way thing. ”

"Thank you!"

hugged his fists and thanked Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, and Zhang Huang returned to Guangzong with Guo Tai in a hurry. Because of the urgency of the situation, he didn't even bring Cai Yan with him, but after instructing her a few words, he rushed to Yingchuan alone.

To be honest, Zhang Huang was not worried about the situation on Guangzong's side, firstly, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru secretly favored the Yellow Turbans, and secondly, the Northern Army, which had been defeated and damaged several times, could hardly pose a threat to Guangzong City, which still had as many as 100,000 Yellow Turbans. In contrast, Zhang Huang was more worried about the situation on Yingchuan's side.

[Damn Bocai, tell you to attack Yangguan, you don't attack, but go and provoke the long society!] Do you have to die in the long society?! ]

With the resentment in his heart, Zhang Huang drove the war horse to Yingchuan non-stop.

However, he was very anxious in his heart, but he should never ignore a matter, ignore an extremely important matter, this incident directly led to a incident that would make Dong Zhuo, Li Ru, and Guo Tai all grit their teeth and secretly curse the occurrence of oolong, and at the same time, it also made Guangzong Yellow Turban miss the occurrence of the feat of annihilating the Northern Army, which shocked the whole country. (To be continued......)