Chapter 24, Turning the Tide

The Yellow Turban Army in the direction of Shanyang's downhill slope was the first to become confused, and in the darkness they couldn't tell the situation clearly, but suddenly there was a fire again, and suddenly there was some discomfort. In addition, there were shouts of killing before and after, and no one knew whether the friendly troops were shouting to kill or the enemy was shouting to kill. I only felt that a group of people in front of Zuihou were desperately rushing forward and squeezing, accompanied by all kinds of panicked and hurried screams.

The Yellow Turban Army in the direction of Maolin had not figured out what was going on for a while, and the fire that suddenly lit up in the direction of Shanyang was the work of whom, apparently, was very different from the ambush that had been predicted earlier. It's just that there is a distance between the end and the end, and this distance is not only very long, but also a team of officers and soldiers is sandwiched. So they didn't have so much thought, so they could only speed up the pace of covering up and killing as much as possible, and deal with the officers and soldiers in front of them first.

More than 400 officers and men have fallen by the end of the battle.

The rest of the people are also powerless, knowing that there is no way to survive at all, and there are always some people with weak minds who have lost all their will at once. With the successive appearance of those who threw themselves in favor of mercy, the overall morale of the officers and men has long been lost.

Zhou Zhi was already with a horizontal sword at his side, but it was several cronies and guards around him who hurriedly dissuaded him.

"My lord, by all means."

"There is light in Shanyang, and there is light in Shanyang."

When Zhou Zhi raised his eyes to look over, although he couldn't see too much, he could vaguely see some outlines. The rear of the Yellow Turban thieves who came up from the downhill direction seemed to be undergoing some changes, and many Yellow Turban thieves seemed to have been attacked from behind, and they were falling to the ground one after another. The chaos of this wave of Yellow Turban Thieves was like a wave of the ocean, rolling in from behind, and soon more Yellow Turban Thieves were involved.

He really didn't expect what was going on? Shanyang is a downhill road, where the Yellow Turban Thieves have already been blocked, and the Yellow Turban Thieves have been in ambush here for a long time, how can they let another group of people secretly copy the rear? Take 10,000 steps back, even if you really let people copy the rear, where does this come from?

Although the counties in the north of the county have sent reinforcements, but this is also a matter of more than ten days ago, not to mention that these reinforcements are limited in strength, and it is impossible to fight the Yellow Turban Army head-on, not to mention that there has been no movement at all in the past ten days, and it is rumored that the reinforcements from each county have already withdrawn to their counties when they saw that the thieves were too strong.

Because of this thought, Zhou Zhi couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Where did this team come from?" ”

The cronies and guards on the side said anxiously: "My lord, it doesn't matter where he comes from, as long as he is killing thieves, he is his own person." Let's have to break through first. ”

Hearing the words of his subordinates, Zhou Zhi reacted, he immediately raised the sword in his hand and shouted to everyone on the left and right: "Reinforcements are coming, reinforcements are coming." Everybody kill me out. ”

These words were like a long drought and a rainy day, and all the officers and men who were struggling on the verge of a desperate situation instantly felt the hope of survival. From despair to hope, this rebellious excesse, all of a sudden burst out of the accumulated desire to survive. In the blink of an eye, the officers and soldiers waved their blades like madmen, exerting all their strength to fight against the thieves who pounced, and for a time they clearly contained the powerful offensive of the thieves.

It didn't take long for the yellow turban thieves on Shanyang's side to become a complete mess.

Behind them, the light of the fire was not only getting brighter, but more and more. A team dressed in ordinary clothes, each armed with a military blade, appeared in front of everyone as if they had come out of the ground. They chased after the Yellow Turban Thief, a ferocious slash, the Yellow Turban Thief, who thought he could control the situation, really couldn't expect that his abdomen and back would be attacked, but in the blink of an eye, he became the target of being flanked, and the collapse was uncontrollable.

The Yellow Turban Thieves originally did not have strict discipline, they were all ordinary people with yellow faces and thin muscles, and they lacked sophisticated weapons and equipment, once the situation suddenly changed drastically, these people did not even have the ability to respond. In a hurry, many people knelt down and begged for mercy, but no one cared about the prisoners during the scuffle, and the red-eyed killers only cared about slashing desperately.

The wave of Yellow Turban Army and the cavalry team in the direction of Maolin fought desperately, and they had already discovered that something was wrong in the direction of Shanyang, but unfortunately they couldn't take care of it. As for the Yellow Turban Army on the other two sides, it was originally only responsible for creating momentum, and the terrain was too treacherous, so the number of people arranged in advance was not too many, even if they wanted to meet the friendly forces in the direction of Shanyang, they were powerless.

Zhou Zhi led his subordinates to try their best to move in the direction of Shanyang, concentrating firepower to cooperate with the mysterious reinforcements to cover up the Yellow Turban Army.

After a while, the Yellow Turban Army in the direction of Shanyang could no longer support it, and fled in all directions. The terrain in the mountains and forests is unstable, and many people who have not chosen the road have tripped over branches and stones, or fallen into nearby rock crevices or steep slopes. Under this implication, even the Yellow Turban Army on the left and right sides were greatly affected, or some people originally wanted to help resist the mysterious sneak attack troops that came out from the rear, but they were blocked by their fleeing companions, and even bumped and bumped together.

"Look at the sword, the thief is fleeing!"

"Kill, kill!"

Zhou Zhi's men and horses gradually gained a firm foothold, although he rode on the horse, but the speed was not very fast, and he could only move in the direction of Shanyang as much as possible. He quickly rushed to the front of the group, and after overthrowing the two panicked Yellow Turban Thieves with his own hands, he saw more than a dozen other knights rushing out in front of him. The horses on which these knights rode were all of the best breeds, most of them wearing white hooded cloaks, but behind them were a group of volunteers who seemed to have been improvised to be recruited.

The two sides met, and one of the knights led by him was not too old, but he was also in his thirties, and his white clothes were already stained with blood. Zhou Zhi was about to ask, but he knew that the other party took the lead and asked, "Who are you?" But from Pinggang County? ”

Zhou Zhi hurriedly responded: "Exactly, we were ordered to break through the siege and ask for help, but we were unexpectedly ambushed by thieves here." Dare to ask where you came from and how did you get here? ”

The knight at the head was silent for a while, as if he was looking at Zhou Zhi carefully, he saw clearly that Zhou Zhi's left sleeve was wrapped around the reins, and immediately said: "But Lord Zhou Zhi, the northern commander?" ”

Zhou Zhi was a little surprised, but there were too many surprises tonight, and the surprise at the moment was obviously not a big deal. He nodded, and said without concealment: "The old man is Zhou Zhi, the northern governor, how do you know me?" ”

The knight led by him clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "In the ancestral tomb of the ancestor of the ancestor family of Xia Xu, today on the order of the eldest prince of my family, I will try to enter the city from here to report the news to the county government. Unfortunately, he encountered a large number of thieves here, and he thought that the matter was exposed, but he didn't expect that it was Lord Zhou who broke through from the city. ”

Zhou Zhi knew the name of Xu Wuzu's family, not to mention anything else, just the reputation of Zu Zhao, the eldest son of the ancestral family, was also very hotly discussed in the county during this time. He and Zu Zhao met, it was when he was last year, almost every day at the dinner party of Taishou Mansion would drink one or two cups, not only that, but when Taishou Mansion was assassinated, Zu Zhao also performed outstandingly. Recently, I heard that Zu Zhao had committed a crime, and he was being interrogated by Zhang Wen, the general of the chariot cavalry, but he never expected that the people who killed the Yellow Turban Thieves at this time turned out to be people from Zujiazhuang.

Soon, the well-known team and Zuling's team merged into one, and the two sides immediately adjusted their formations, and the men and horses in the direction of Maolin were still stubbornly resisting the attack of the Yellow Turban Thieves, while the men and horses in the rear gradually divided into two groups, like a torrent, chasing after the gap between the Yellow Turban Thieves on the left and right.

Although the Yellow Turban Thief in the direction of Maolin still had a certain momentum in the front, with the collapse of his winged companions, the situation became more and more acute. The morale of the Yellow Turbans was badly damaged, and the advantage created by the previous ambush was lost in an instant. Many fleeing Yellow Turban thieves have no way to retreat, and even if they leave the battlefield, they will be trapped in the mountains, which are dangerous and unpredictable, and it is easy to encounter accidents.

Zhou Zhi's subordinates still had more than 200 people insisting on fighting, but the reinforcements brought by Zuling had more than 400 people.

Although there were many people ambushed by the Yellow Turban Army, it was just that these teams with no discipline and adaptability were unprepared to suffer such a major trauma, and no matter how many people could not recover from the situation, they would lose all the games.

The ensuing battle can almost be described as the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, and the men and horses brought by Zuling were as if they had never experienced such a major victory, and the thrill of pursuing while the victory was bursting and spreading in everyone's blood. They slashed at the thieves like wild horses.

The powerful murderous aura defeated all the Yellow Turban thieves at once, and even if there were some leaders and other figures in the crowd who tried to control the situation, they were also some false shouts, and instead revealed their identities. Among the officers and soldiers and the volunteers brought by the ancestral tomb, there were many good arrows, and these characters who seemed to be leaders were specially designed, and an arrow was released from afar.

In less than two moments, the officers and soldiers and the volunteers were in complete control of the situation.

The battlefield gradually died down, and there were more cries of the wounded and cries of the captives for mercy.

Most of the Yellow Turban thieves who fled were in the direction of Shanyin, but the road ahead was Pinggang County, and these scattered thieves would not dare to go to Pinggang County, and the only way out was to hide in some places deep in the mountains. There are countless risks in the mountains, and even the simplest of getting lost can drive these people crazy.

After chasing the remnants for a distance, Zhou Zhi and Zuling gathered their position-

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