Chapter 31: Hard Stubble
Immediately the order was given to break through from the weakly defended north gate to the port late tomorrow night.
For a time, the chickens and dogs in Sangqian City were chaotic, and many Yellow Turban soldiers turned into robbers before leaving, and ransacked the people in the city.
There was such a big movement in the city, and there was no need for spies to report to Sun Ming and the others that Xing Bi was preparing to break through, and he was fleeing in the direction they expected.
Late at night, the Yellow Turban Army in the city had already assembled, and Xing Bi was still paying attention to the movements of the other three Sun Ming defenders, without any abnormality.
Then the city gate was quietly opened, and the procession ran towards the port like wild horses that had escaped the reins.
The handful of Sun Mingjun guarding the north gate immediately got out of the way, and after Xing Bi hurriedly marched for half an hour, he saw that Sun Ming did not lead the army to chase and kill at all, and he was glad in his heart.
As long as his army is still in hand, he can come back whenever he wants, and seeing that he has arrived at the port, as long as his people are on the ship immediately, everything will be peaceful.
Just as everyone was scrambling into the harbor, there was a sudden loud sound of the river rushing upstream of the harbor, because it was late at night, and everyone could not see the situation only by hearing the sound.
When the flood reached not far from them, they finally saw clearly through the moonlight, which was the water of gratitude that nurtured them, and now it was ruthlessly harvesting their lives.
It turned out that Yu Li had already prepared everything a few days ago, and let people use sacks to fill mud and store water, just waiting for them to take the bait.
As soon as Xing Bi's army arrived, the upstream soldiers broke the embankment and attacked, and most of Xing Bi's 10,000 people rushed into the river in an instant, and there were no life or death, and few could climb ashore.
Only a small number of logistics troops and baggage troops escaped because they walked slowly.
Not long after, Sun Ming led the army to catch up, and the remaining Yellow Turban Army all surrendered, and Sun Ming won another big victory.
After receiving the Yellow Turban Massacre, everyone went to Sangqian City and stationed there.
That Eddie was actually in a great disaster and was washed back to the shore, caught by Sun Mingjun, and escorted to Sun Ming.
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[Force: 72 (one in a hundred)]
[Intelligence: 63 (Normal)]
[Command: 53 (Normal)]
[Politics: 56 (Normal)]
[Opinion: 6 (disgust)]
"Add, your life is so big, this can't drown you, haha." Sun Ming was in a good mood at this time, and he was interested in ridiculing his enemies.
The generals in the audience also laughed with Sun Ming.
Eddie looked dead in the audience, "I don't accept it, I once urged Na Xing Bi to stick to Sangqian City and not fall into the trap you set, but he just didn't listen, otherwise he wouldn't know who would kill the deer." β
Sun Ming nodded and replied, "It's really as you said, you can't hold out in Sangqian City, and we really can't do anything for a while." β
"It's a pity that there is no such thing as an if." Sun Ming said, waved his hand and asked people to take him down.
At this time, the imperial court was eager to promote talents to fight against the Yellow Turban Army and improve the situation, and those who made meritorious contributions would be rewarded, which was also another battlefield for the competition between Luoyang's relatives and eunuchs to attract talents.
The commendation order for Sun Ming's battle of Daixian came down, rewarding him for his outstanding military exploits, and promoting Sun Ming to 'Captain of the Thief', Sun Ming is seventeen years old this year.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Han Zhong were promoted to the goalkeepers, and the others will not be tired here.
The thief captain is actually a title with no real power, and he is not even a miscellaneous general.
At most, when Sun Ming went out to report his name to others, he could say, "I am the captain of the Han thief, and the county lieutenant of Lingzhuo County, Sun Ming." β
The captain of the thief is his official title, and the county lieutenant of Zhuoxian County is his official position.
Several big victories and commendation orders made the whole army get carried away with joy, and Sun Ming and Yu Li repeatedly ordered that they should not be underestimated.
Because the county magistrates and other executives in Sangqian City were all slaughtered by Na Xing.
Sun Ming also left some military and administrative personnel to manage Sangqiancheng, which is now under Sun Ming's control.
When he reported to the imperial court, he kept an eye on it, and did not let the imperial court send someone down to manage it, but temporarily took over Sangqian City himself.
In today's troubled times, having your own territory is the king, but for a general like Sun Ming, who has just started and has no big backers, it is very dangerous to occupy the city privately.
Once the imperial court charges Sun Ming with 'rebellion' in the future, then Sun Ming will be the next Yellow Turban rebel, waiting for others to suppress him.
Since Sun Ming dares to occupy, he naturally has his ideas, as the saying goes, "Hold the bold to death, starve the faint to death." β
Sun Ming wants to develop rapidly, and territory is the most important resource.
The Yellow Turban Army captured in Sangqian City was disorganized, and they were also left in Sangqian City.
Sun Mingjun's military discipline was strict, so his prestige along the way was very high, and there was an endless stream of people who signed up to join the army wherever he went.
The current number of troops is more than 9,000, half of whom were surrendered by the Yellow Turbans.
This is what Sun Ming expected to receive while fighting, and to raise war with war.
After a seven-day march, Sun Ming crossed the water and came to the 'Daoren', a large city closest to Takayanagi, the place of governance.
Interestingly, after coming to the Taoist City, you can see many Xianbei people, Xianbei people are nomadic people, Xianbei people are fierce and brave.
However, the level of education is generally not high, and after being influenced by the Han nationality, it gradually integrated with the Han nationality and gradually settled down to do agricultural production.
When Sun Ming saw the Xianbei tribe, he immediately had the idea of forming a cavalry.
Sun Ming set up camp not far from Daoren City, and at the same time asked the spies to check on the enemy's movements.
Sun Ming was more than 100 people into the city, including Yu Li, Guan Yu and other generals, every time he went to a new city, Sun Ming had to personally meet the local leaders.
This is an era of underdeveloped information, and most of the interactions between people can only be face-to-face, and Sun Ming does not want to miss the opportunity to meet more friends.
The county commander of Daoren City was called Qiu Muli, and when he heard that Sun Ming, a battlefield upstart, had arrived, he personally went outside the city to greet him.
When Sun Ming saw Qiu Muli coming in person, he jumped off his horse and saluted, "Your Majesty, Sun Ming, has come to see Qiu County's order." β
Qiu Muli pulled up Sun Ming, looked at him with a smile on his face, and said with a bold smile, "Oh, you are the thief captain Sun Ming?" It is rumored that you have three heads and six arms, and you can scare off thousands of troops with a roar, how can you be a white-faced scholar, haha. β
Sun Ming laughed and said, "The envoy is joking, I am not a bull ghost and a snake god, and I will not rely on roaring to retreat the enemy." β
When Qiu Muli heard this, he patted Sun Ming's shoulder, "With you here, there will be hope for the Taishou side of the Takayanagi Wang, let's go, let's go directly to the barracks." β
Qiu Muli is also an anxious son, as soon as Sun Ming arrived, he pulled him to the Taoist camp, no wonder he came out to greet him in person, he just thought about going directly to the barracks.
Sun Ming didn't care, on the contrary, he felt that this kind of talent was sincere.
When I came to the barracks, I saw Meng Da, the county lieutenant of the Taoist, who was tall and big, but he was missing his left arm, and there were faint blood stains coming out of the wound.
Before Qiu Muli could speak, he said, "We rescued Gao Liu twice before, but we were killed by thieves, and now we are back in the camp to rest." β
"Meng Da's hand was injured by the enemy general during the second rescue, and he refused to let him rest."
That Meng Da didn't even raise his head, "Compared to those who can't come back, I'm lucky." The vicissitudes of life, the slow speed of speech, just formed a movement and silence with the Qiu County Commander.
Qiu Muli sighed, and then said, "The thief's name is Zhang Bao, who calls himself 'General Digong', is the younger brother of Zhang Jiao, and leads 60,000 troops to confront Gaoliucheng. β
"There are more than 30,000 defenders in Gaoliu City, although they are not afraid of being besieged, but that Zhang Bao doesn't know where to get the master, and he is building a special catapult siege weapon."
"It is difficult for ordinary catapults to break through the city of Gaoliu, but if it drags on like this, as soon as the catapult is good, Gaoliu City will be destroyed sooner or later."
Qiu Muli finished all Meng Da's lines at once, but Meng Da was calm and calm, as if he was used to the urgency of this superior.
But Meng Da, as a general, still gave his own opinion: "That Zhang Bao is quite capable, the army moves strangely, and does not play cards according to normal logic, I was repulsed in two battles, you should be careful." β
"The Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Bao is different from other troops, and all the generals have an inexplicable fanaticism for Zhang Bao as a leader, and they are particularly brave in battle."
Sun Ming frowned when he heard this, obviously this Zhang Bao is a strong enemy, and it is not easy to deal with it.
As soon as he got out of the barracks, it was not early, so he took everyone back to his main camp, and the spies reported later, and the situation was similar to what the two of them said.
Guan Yu in the audience said, "That Zhang Bao is said to be miraculous by them, so let our Sun Jiajun touch this 'Digong General'." β
Zhang Fei laughed and echoed, "That's right, I'll be the first to kill the enemy, and I can capture that Zhang Baosheng in front of the owner." β
Yu Li took over the topic and said, "Dongjia, that Zhang Baojun is a little evil, I think we should be careful to test first, and it is best not to confront it head-on." β
"I know your concerns, and so do I."
"Order, the whole army will march slowly tomorrow, send more sentries, and be on guard." Sun Ming's face was heavy, knowing that this treasure was not easy to deal with.
Sun Ming then said, "I see that it is late today, all the soldiers will go back to rest first, and the whole army will do what is arranged today." β