Chapter 171: Defending the City

Youzhou Zhizhi Ji County, the state pastoral house.

In the study room decorated with a simple score, an old man dressed in plain cloth held a book book, but his eyes were not fixed on the book, but he was a little distracted, and muttered: "Son of Heaven...... Dong Zhuo...... Hongnong Wang ...... He'er ...... How do I do that? ”

This old man is Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, the most influential and powerful one of the Han clan relatives, once served as Zongzheng, in charge of clan affairs, and had a high reputation, Yuan Shao and Han Fu also used Liu Yu's fame to make him the emperor.

"King Hongnong, once the Son of Heaven, was able to escape the catastrophe, born through calamity, faded timidity, looking at his words and deeds, he is really the world's talent, God blesses the Han room, now the building will collapse, I see King Hongnong is quite ambitious, but ......"

Liu Yu showed hesitation on his face and continued to mutter: "Although the decree issued by King Hongnong in Hedong is beneficial to the people, it is opposed to the family...... It is necessary to know that the family is the foundation of the world, that is, the ancestor Guangwu Emperor is also to appease the family with a gentle policy, the Guangwu Emperor is wise and martial, creating the foundation of the Later Han Dynasty, raising the Confucian ceremony, and making the world ruled, if the Hongnong King is restored, I am afraid that he will ...... the family butcher's knife"

Liu Yu couldn't help but stand up as he spoke: "And King Hongnong is in Taiyuan, and he doesn't know how to be gentle with the slaughtering knives of Xianbei and the Xiongnu, and it is not in line with the way I pursue." ”

Liu Yu seemed to be constantly convincing himself: "Even if King Hongnong, like Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty, removes the country and weakens the clan of the vassal state, the world will be even more chaotic!" ”

"And today's son, although it was set up by Dong Zhuo, just a puppet, but he has finally experienced the canonization ceremony, and he is still young, if he can eradicate Dong Zhuo. With the assistance of good ministers, you should be able to stabilize the world......"

Ji Ping himself probably didn't expect it. A very important reason for Liu Yu's hesitation was the policy he implemented. It harmed the family, and may even further damage the clan and vassal state, and the various reforms he implemented in Hedong were inconsistent with Liu Yu's conservative way of being gentle.

This is a difference in political concepts, irreconcilable, if there is only one choice for him in the world, maybe Liu Yu will follow him, but now there is also a Liu Xie, young. It is a favorite factor of the assistant ministers, whether it is loyal or treacherous, because he is young and easy to control, so that he can implement his own political concept, Liu Yu sits in Youzhou, and he has not moved lightly when the Kwantung princes crusaded against Dong Zhuo, and he is by no means so stupid and loyal.

And Liu Yu's son Liu He is also with Liu Xie, which is also a straw that crushes the balance in Liu Yu's heart.

Three days later, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu was secretly dispatched to engage in Tian Chou. Starting from Juyong Pass, he made a detour to Shuofang, sent an envoy to Chang'an, and went to see Liu Xie, the son of heaven.

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Bohai County. South of Gaocheng County.

It was late autumn, and the sky was high and crisp, but it had become a tragic Shura field. Disheveled flags and banners were everywhere, and the sound of killing shook the sky. Corpses are everywhere!

On the periphery of Gaocheng County, there are dense Yellow Turban troops, numbering as many as five or six thousand. Wave after wave rushed up and attacked the already cold gate of Gaocheng County.

It was Ji Ping's soldiers who defended the city.

On the city gate, Ji Ping was calmly commanding the soldiers at the head of the city to defend, the cold wind of late autumn hit, his body looked a little thin, but in the eyes of the soldiers and people defending the city, this back was as majestic as a mountain.

Three months ago, many people were secretly amused by the name of this newcomer young "Chang Sheng" general, but three months later, their thinking and attitude have completely changed.

Everyone knows that it was this young "Changsheng General" who exterminated the thieves in Gaocheng County, disarmed the three wanton and reckless family armed forces in Gaocheng County, and removed the tumor for Gaocheng.

It was this young "Changsheng General" who, in more than three months, led his soldiers to clean up one stream of yellow turban moth thieves around Gaocheng County and protect the stability of Gaocheng County.

It was this young "Changsheng General" who beheaded two black-hearted grain merchants who wantonly hoarded grain, raised grain prices, and disregarded the life and death of the people in Gaocheng County, and opened warehouses to help the people and save countless people.

It was also this young "Changsheng General" who brought out a unique army, not only did he not commit any crimes with Minqiu, but even the once domineering sect thief tribe became a good soldier to help the people under his command.

Today's Gaocheng County has become a temporary paradise, and countless people are looking forward to this young "Changsheng General" staying forever.

However, three days ago, a group of more than 6,000 yellow turban thieves suddenly attacked Gaocheng County late at night.

After three days of hard fighting, the Yellow Turban thieves attacked the city several times, but were beaten down again and again, the people in the city worked together to protect their homes, the men helped to carry stones and sassalwood, and the women helped to cook and deliver food.

Only some careful people faintly noticed that the young general's men seemed to have a lot less soldiers, and now the soldiers who fought in the upper city took turns to defend.

Kill!

As soon as one wave of attacks was repulsed, another wave of seven or eight hundred yellow turban thieves roared again, as if they were tireless.

They shouted "The yellow sky should stand, the world is peaceful", their expressions were hideous, and they waved the iron spears, hoes, iron forks, and wooden sticks in their hands, and even the yellow scarves wrapped around their heads were actually made of yellow clay.

They stepped on the corpse and rushed over without fear, their eyes full of fanaticism, and they were not afraid of death.

Ji Ping stood at the head of the city, his elegant and fair face and his whole body armor were already covered with blood, and he fought hard for three days and three nights, and the soldiers guarding the city were three hundred in waves, taking turns to fight and rest, but he didn't, at most he leaned against the city wall for a while.

Even though he practiced martial arts and exercised every day, his body was a little unbearable now, and he couldn't suppress his tiredness in the depths of his calm and bright eyes at all times. Not only physical exhaustion, but also mental exhaustion, the high level of tension and non-stop killing, exhausted him.

Today's battle is different from the original battle with Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, the object of this battle and killing is not the murderous alien race, but the desperate and astray Han people, but in the face of these fanatical yellow turban thieves, he does not dare to slack off, either you die or I live, a careless, that is, locusts cross the border, not a single inch of grass is born, and there are no bones.

Seeing that this wave of yellow turban thieves was about to attack, Li Ru caught up from inside the city at this time, he was commanding with Ji Ping, but in the middle Ji Ping forced the soldiers to carry him to rest, after all, his body was far inferior to Ji Ping.

Li Ru saw Ji Ping, who could barely see his appearance, his spine was still straight, his eyes were slightly moist, he took a deep breath, and said, "Lord, let's go down to the city and rest for a while, there are soldiers here, and the city gate can be safe." ”

At this moment, he threw himself into the ground with the five bodies that Ji Ping had already admired, even though he thought that Ji Ping, as the lord, could not wade into danger lightly, but if Ji Ping hid in the city at this time, he and even the soldiers would be even more disappointed.

"Wenyou, here." When Ji Ping heard Li Ru's voice, he turned his head slightly, grinned, and showed a mouthful of white teeth, which was very obvious compared to the blood-stained face.

"My lord......" Before Li Ru could say anything, Ji Ping shook his hand to stop him, and said softly: "I still hold on, I have fought hard for three days and three nights, the soldiers are also very tired, and there are heavy casualties, if I retreat, it will affect morale, and even the people who assist in the battle will be uneasy, after all, the enemy we are facing is a group of crazy people." ”

Li Ru looked at the yellow scarf outside the city, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "I don't know what happened to Junyi?" ”

Since Ji Ping entered Gaocheng County, he arranged for the shadows and military scouts to inquire about the news at the surrounding moments, and three days ago, before the yellow scarves of six or seven thousand people came here, he received the news.

At that time, he arranged for Zhang He to take 1,500 people out of the city overnight, one to protect the people around the county, and the other to find an opportunity to attack Gao Cheng's yellow turban with Ji Ping outside the city.

Among the generals under him, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhang Liao, and Dian Wei all highlight a brave character, while Zhang He is a "change" word, using soldiers to change skillfully, good at arranging camp formations, and being good at using the terrain, so Ji Ping released Zhang He and ordered him to act at the opportunity, and he was also very relieved.

Hearing Li Ru's sigh, Ji Ping smiled and said: "Wenyou, there is no doubt about employing people, I believe that Junyi will not let us down." ”

Li Ru looked at Ji Ping and sighed inexplicably, Ji Ping's measurement of employment and trust in the quality and ability of his subordinates made him extremely impressed.

As the lord, he is not putting heavy troops by his side and guarding the safety of the Chinese army, but Ji Ping can give the greatest trust to Zhang He, almost using himself as bait, so that Zhang He can let go of his courage outside, adapt to changes, and exert his combat power.

Kill!

The yellow sky should stand, and the world is peaceful!

As he spoke, this wave of yellow turban thieves rushed to the city not far away, and Ji Ping ordered a few guards around him: "Protect the military division." ”

He picked up an iron rod, bypassed the iron pot of boiling water, approached the battlement of the city tower, and said to a tired and nervous Qu Chang and a group of soldiers guarding the city: "This gang of dog maniacs rushed up again, cheer up, chop these dogs, there is lunch prepared for us by the villagers below, and after lunch, it is estimated that they should also act." ”

"Outside the city, General Zhang is going to act? That's great! The military marquis was in good spirits, and the tired soldiers defending the city on all sides immediately cheered up.

Ji Ping grinned and said, "I only brought three days of dry food to Junyi, and if they don't act, they will go hungry outside." ”

The enemy was in front of them, but the soldiers defending the city couldn't help but be amused by Ji Ping, and as soon as the tired string was relaxed, their spirits were completely up.

"So, let's kill it, we can't be pounced on by these mad dogs, then it's a shame." Ji Ping's voice was short and powerful.

"Kill!" The soldiers roared one by one, their eyes projecting murderous aura.

Kill!

Ji Ping waved an iron rod and swept away a yellow turban thief who rushed to the city, and fell far down the city tower.

In the battle, a warrior is the easiest to motivate the fighting spirit of the soldiers, and as soon as Ji Ping makes a move, it is a signal, and the soldiers defending the city roar to kill the yellow turban thieves who rushed up.

Their bows and arrows had long since run out, and now the defense of the city was hand-to-hand combat, with stones, rolling logs, and boiling water. (To be continued......)