Bao Hong is forty years old, with a burly appearance, a pair of big ears, thick eyebrows and fine eyes.

It is seven feet eight inches long, and uses a long sword well.

It is good at military affairs, giving people a sense of slaughter.

After breaking the Yellow Turban Army in the land of Shouguang and retreating with the Yellow Turban Army, Bao Hong ordered the forward to pursue and monitor on the one hand, and rest in place with most of the men.

The order here has just been issued, and he is about to convene the generals from all walks of life to discuss, when suddenly a relative will report to him, and Shouguang Ling led the crowd to come to visit.

"General, Shouguang Lingzhi, his entourage, pulling a large ox cart ......"

The general's unintentional words made Bao Hong's eyes flash.

Since stepping into Le'an County, Qingzhou, there have been county orders and others who have visited the county seat passing by, but he has never given a good face.

Even if the Son of Heaven used him to quell the rebellion this time, and from the land of Guanzhong, in addition to escorting the military rations, there was also a second batch of disaster relief grain, except for some left by Yu Le'an County, the rest would be swallowed for him. The county land that passed by was disguised as a merchant and sold at a high price.

The sales along the way, plus the military salaries issued by the imperial court, embezzled most of the money for him, but he earned a lot of money. Only some acquaintances, and with generous gifts, he will reluctantly keep some.

Since the local war, there are many people, like Bao Hong, who like this, to make money from natural and man-made disasters.

And some local wealthy families, without a big foundation, are not satisfied, and it is not uncommon for them to be pacified by traitors and divide up their property.

"Oh? The Shouguang order is coming, and let him come in alone, I will meet you! ”

Bao Hong said like this, a pair of long eyes narrowed, and in his heart he sighed, this Shouguang Ling is still a sensible person.

According to the prisoners of the Yellow Turban Army captured by Fang Cai, when the Yellow Turban Army came to attack Shouguang, they were blocked, and 3,000 people were broken.

In addition, on the way, Bao Hong also heard that this Shouguang order is for the people, open the door of Shouguang County, and those who come do not refuse, and call it "benevolence and righteousness" for the people.

A quarter of an hour later, Liu Qi was brought into the big tent, along with the people and the goods on the ox cart. Hu Wang, Tai Shici and others were outside the camp and could not enter.

Looking up at the military tent in front of him, Liu Qi was only allowed to enter after being reported.

He was still thinking about it in his heart, and when he came, he met a pair of demoralized Han troops, and he should have said that he had won the battle, and the morale of the Han army was high, but in Liu Qi's view, he was more depressed.

In the big tent, after the general retreated, only Bao Hong was alone.

Liu Qi saw that the middle-aged general who was dealing with military affairs did not disturb.

Obviously, this Bao Hong is like a pinching posture.

After a full two quarters of an hour, under the oil lamp, three volumes of slips were disposed of in a row, and Bao Hong raised his head and said, "The foot is the Shouguang Order?" ”

In addition to looking at this Shouguang Ling, Bao Hong was still a little surprised by his age, but he quickly calmed down.

Liu Qi saluted and said, "Exactly, Liu Qi has seen the general!" ”

Then, Bao Hong chatted with him about the Yellow Turban Army, and after dozens of breaths, he took the initiative to retire.

It's just that except for the camp of the army, when meeting with Hu Wang and others, only Liu Qi was alone, and the ox cart was left.

On the way to the city, Hu Wang, Tai Shici, Liu Zhi and others did not say anything.

How did they not know that the box of property was personally raised by the county commander Liu Qi and given to the leading generals to prevent the imperial army from disturbing the people. This was no secret to the magistrates.

Even when the army arrived, due to the poverty of the county, the county members had to raise funds to donate.

As soon as they entered the city, Hu Wang and the others dispersed, and his brother Liu Zhi followed Liu Qi to inspect the city, and couldn't help but hum: "Ah Lang, you gave the general so much money and goods this time, if you put it in Du Township, you can sell dozens of farming cattle."

The general didn't even say anything, didn't this money give away for nothing? ”

Liu Qi thought of the scene behind the camp when he left, shook his head and said: "The army is crossing, with this money and goods, it can be so that it does not disturb the people, at least for these two days, the troops led by General Bao will not enter the city or capture servants and men from the city......"

"Well, if it can win the battle, it can do it.

It's just that, Ah Lang, you said that the Ministry of the Imperial Court may pacify the Yellow Turban Army of the Beihai Kingdom?

I don't think there are many people! Liu said in a sullen voice.

Liu Qi knew that he was a subordinate brother, and since Yu Chang followed him, although he was accustomed to charging on the battlefield and fighting bravely, in his heart, he was still as simple as in the countryside.

Regarding the question, Liu Qi raised his head from the city, subconsciously looked at the dense fires in the distance, and said: "The Ministry of the Imperial Court, the combat power is beyond doubt, if it is a head-on confrontation, as long as the main general commands properly, even if it is ten times the enemy, it will definitely win!"

But fighting with a large army, there is a lot of consideration, and how to say it clearly in one sentence.

In short, even if the army goes south to the North Sea Country, we will wait for the longevity, and the prevention cannot be reduced. ”

Early the next morning.

Most of the troops led by Bao Hong did not stay, and the troops were divided into two routes, led by the deputy general Jia Wei, with 13,000 people, and went north to the Duchang area. The people and horses led by him went directly to Yiguo and went to Ju County, and the ultimate goal was to solve the Yingling Yellow Turban Army.

The Yingling Yellow Turban Army, counting the displaced people who are pouring in from all over the world, is no less than 100,000 people. The reason why so many people were able to get it was that they were recruited in one place in Taiping Road, and the granaries of the county were opened, and the grain of the rich families attracted the displaced people.

And Bao Hong's belt, plus the troops gathered from the Qi State, was less than 20,000 people.

The combat power of the Han army, as Liu Qi said, was already strong. It is a pity that the poor use of generals and other factors greatly reduced the actual combat strength of the Han army.

Whether Bao Hong can win or not, the battle situation is difficult to send for a while, and the results will come in at least three or two days.

Liu Qike will not wait for news from the imperial army in Shouguang.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the imperial army to resist the Yellow Turban Army, he continued to let the county officials Yu Ministry, under the escort of the subordinates, bring some villagers to the salt station to make and transport the salt that had been hidden to make various material reserves.

Six more things were done.

One is to ask for food in the county.

The second is that there is no line in the city, and in accordance with the rules set last time, let Sun Guan, Li Zhan and others continue to select young people from the people who have taken refuge in the city, and recruit them as a reserve force for the townspeople, so as to protect the townships in the future.

The third is to continue to investigate the situation on the front line with the scouts led by Wang Zhi, so as to respond to all changes without change.

Fourth, with the Weng clan and other wealthy families who had not yet evacuated, Wang Kai went to communicate on his behalf, and made all preparations after the defeat of the Han army, so as to help him enter the city. At this point, it was also Liu Qi who registered all the grain hoarded by large households, and then transported it to the city as part of the material reserve.

Fifth, after knowing that Tai Shici must go back to Huangxiang to have a look, Liu Qi personally sent him out of the city that day, and traveled a total of fifteen miles. Tell Tai Shici that if the situation deteriorates, he can accompany his brother and others to protect his family to take refuge in Shouguang, and he will use it vigorously.

From Huangxian to Shouguang, the direct distance is less than 300 miles, day and night, several days of effort.

Tai Shici was very grateful to Liu Qi for his benevolence and righteousness, and for Liu Qi's care for him, and he was full of satisfaction.

The sixth is to improve the defense of Shouguang City, take advantage of this to call on everyone, repair the city wall, and supplement the defensive equipment.

In addition to the seven things mentioned above.

For the people who saw the Yellow Turban Army retreating and were about to leave and return to their hometowns, Liu Qi also asked the officials to tell them to be careful of the Yellow Turban Army attacking again, and they could continue to take refuge in the city. As long as Shouguang City is there, it is the resting place of the people of Le'an.

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Two days have passed, and after intensive arrangements, Sun Guan, Li Zhan and other generals have once again completed the difficult task delivered by Liu Qi.

Watching the retreat of the Yellow Turban Army, although nearly 10,000 people from nearby Yiguo and Li counties have returned to their hometowns one after another, the people who stayed behind were already the majority. And the drought and the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army, ploughing the fields, etc., could not be carried out, and all the men were here.

Then, Sun Guan and others selected the villagers recruited this time, which greatly exceeded the previous time, and there were more than 3,000 people!

Counting the existing pavilion and other nearly 2,000 people, there are 5,000 people available in the near Shouguang place, and the rest are thousands of people, all of whom are elderly women and children.

Among the 3,000 people, except for 1,000 who were handed over to the county government for arrangement, the remaining 2,000 were given to Sun Guan and Li Zhan to continue to be pulled to the area of Judian Lake for training.

Standing on the high city, watching the city Sun Guan lead the crowd to leave again, looking for a lake to the north. When he walked down the city, he looked at the numb eyes of the old and weak people, and in his heart he really desperately hoped that the imperial army would win the victory and put down the rebellion, and the sky would be able to send a heavy rain to alleviate the drought.

But until Bao Hong led his troops to Beihai for five days, there was no big victory, let alone rain.

Twenty miles east of Pingshou City.

Bao Hong stood on the hill, condescending, looking at Pingshou City, and a small group of Yellow Turban troops in the distance, with a pair of thick eyebrows, who did not let go for a long time.

Bao Hong is very powerful, at least on the battlefield of Liangzhou, he has defeated the Han Sui rebels, so his military ability is beyond doubt.

But now, after it was difficult to break the main force of the Yellow Turban Army for several days, Bao Hong had already put away his contempt.

Cheng was the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, and when he found that he could not defeat the Han army from the front, he chose to defend the city, disperse the attack, and guerrilla the Han army's food and grass from behind, and took a three-step strategy to deal with the Han army.

This is also the reason why Bao Hong felt pressure over time and had to take the battlefield seriously and re-examine the strength of the enemy and the enemy.

"The Yellow Turbans are extremely cunning!"

Bao Hong spat heavily on the ground, and now there were 15,000 people around him, in addition to casualties.

What worries them the most is grain and grass, which should have become a means of "getting rich" and embezzlement, but now it has become the lifeblood of the army being choked.

"How long can I manage my army's food and grass?" Bao Hong rode up and asked Sima Jizheng, the marching soldier next to him, and his language was broken and impatient.

Ji Zheng's chin and beard have long turned gray, and others may think that he has fifty years, but in fact, Ji Zheng is only thirty years.

Different from the greed of the main general Bao Hong, Ji is a person with an upright personality, but because of counting and other aspects, he is indeed talented, so he often collides with Bao Hong, and Bao Hong will leave him.

He muttered: "General Hui, because the Yellow Turban Army cut off the way for us to transport grain from the front line from Xixian County yesterday, with the current surplus, it can hold out for two days!" ”

"In two days, the drama county has been recovered for us, and it has taken a long time, but Yiguanhai retreated to Pingshou City, but he gave up this city and fought to recapture Yingling within two days."

Bao Hong gritted his teeth and said, he was actually a little worried in his heart, after he left Shouguang that day and decided to benefit the country, he guarded the room with hundreds of soldiers and transferred some of his belongings to safety.

Seeing what the chief general said, Ji Zheng considered the overall situation, and had to advise: "The Yellow Turban Army has changed its tactics this time, why don't the generals wait for Jia Sima to converge before making a decision to go south?" ”

Bao Hong thought of the order he received from the DPRK and China this morning, and shook his head: "I have been on the battlefield of Beihai Kingdom for a few days, except for the victory of Shouguang, the rest are all small victories, and there is really no result in the battle.

The DPRK, and even the Son of Heaven, are already a little dissatisfied.

Within two days, the camp must be taken, the head of the Guan clan must be obtained, and there must be a certain number of leaders of the Yellow Turban Army, so that they can be sent to the Son of Heaven.

If not, it will be difficult for Luoyang to explain!

And I still have 15,000 strong troops in my hands, so why be afraid!

If it weren't for the Yellow Turban Thieves to avoid the war, they would have been broken long ago! ”

Ji Zheng persuaded him not to move, so he could only take the order and go.

Far away in Donglai County, unlike Beihai Kingdom, Bao Hong's deputy general Jia Wei hardly encountered many Yellow Turban Army.

It turned out that within these two days, after hearing the arrival of the imperial army, the Yellow Turban Army in Huangxian and other places had plundered and attracted thousands of displaced people to join, so they took grain and grass materials and were called back by the Yellow Turban Army in Yingling.

Jia Wei met with Tang Xifang, the Taishou of Donglai, in Huang County, and after learning about this, he was anxious and immediately sent a letter to Bao Hong.

After replenishing the grain and grass, he did not even stop, that is, he quickly moved in the direction of Jiaodong, intending to join the main general as soon as possible.

However, not long after Jia Wei arrived in Xiami, an urgent report was sent to the imperial court.