Nanyang was the hardest hit area during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, when the three major war zones of the Yellow Turbans, Jizhou, Yuzhou and Jingzhou, of which the main battle site in Jingzhou was in Nanyang.

At that time, the Han court also responded, sending Lu Zhi to lead the main force of the five schools of the Northern Army to Jizhou to fight the main force of the Yellow Turban Army.

He also sent Huangfu Song to Yingchuan to fight with the Yellow Turban in Yuzhou.

Zhu Jun went to Nanyang.

In the process of pacifying the Nanyang Yellow Turban, Sun Jian took the lead in the battle of Wancheng, killed the city, and broke through Wancheng, only to be regarded by Zhu Jun as the Sima of other departments, and gradually gained momentum.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the entire Yellow Turban force fell apart due to Zhang Jiao's illness and death, and the Jizhou Yellow Turban was defeated by Huangfu Song, and most of them fled to Taihang Mountain or Qingzhou.

The Yellow Turbans of Yuzhou fled into the area of Funiu Mountain, that is, the southwest of Yingchuan County, and later Nanzhao County, Lushan County, Nanzhao County and other places.

And like them, the remnants of the Nanyang Yellow Turban also escaped into the deep mountains and old forests.

Funiu Mountain and Dabie Mountain are their hiding places, until Dong Zhuo's rebellion, all the princes in the world are crusading against Dong Zhuo, no one cares about them anymore, these people slowly walked out of the deep mountains, Kou Luo Jizhou Northwest Jizhou, Yuzhou Runan and Nanyang Basin.

This time, Zhang Xiuguang posted a heroic post, in fact, it was not mainly aimed at He Yi, He Man, Huang Shao, Liu Pi, Gong Du and others, but at the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban remnants around the Nanyang Basin.

It can be said that He Yi and others are just incidental.

February 21.

Wancheng.

Under Zhang Xiu's call, a large number of leaders of the Yellow Turban Army have gathered here.

It is the middle of spring, the spring flowers are blooming, and the sun is shining.

Horses and carriages inside and outside the city came and went, and the traffic was busy, constantly pouring in the direction of the Taishou Mansion.

Unlike He Yi and the others who were forced to bring all their subordinates to Nanyang, the other Yellow Turban leaders in Nanyang did not take their subordinates down the mountain, but came over to take a look by themselves, and some people did not even come, but just sent their subordinates to inquire about the news.

He Yi and He Man were forced by Cao Cao to drag their families and move all their subordinates over. But the other Yellow Turban leaders themselves were hiding in the deep mountains and old forests of Nanyang, and of course it was impossible to go out of caution.

Therefore, the inside and outside of the city seem to be lively, in fact, almost all of them are the tribes of Yingchuan and Runan Yellow Turbans, with more than 100,000 men, women and children, and about 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers, all gathered outside the city.

There is a village in the northeast of Wancheng called Sunset Gathering, which is the place where Deng Feng, the rebel general of Liu Xiu, and Jia Fu, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, fought in the early days of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Due to the desertion of the villages here after the Nanyang Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Xiu asked He Yi and He Man and others to temporarily place their subordinates here, and the food and drink were consumed by themselves first, and then Zhang Xiu redivided the territory.

After getting this news, coupled with the discovery that the other yellow turbans did not have a trilogy, He Yi, He Man, Huang Shao and others all felt that they were sure to win, even if they could not divide one party, with their power, it was more than enough to be assigned one or two county towns by Zhang Xiu.

Therefore, according to Zhang Xiu's intentions, he placed the troops outside the city, and only brought a small number of personal soldiers into the city to attend the meeting.

After noon, the appointed date came, except for a few, most of the leaders of the surrounding Yellow Turban forces came, and even the Yellow Turban Cottage hidden in the depths of the mountains and forests, with only a few hundred people, came to get a piece of the pie, which was like a grand event.

Taishou Mansion, Zhang Xiugao sits in the main seat, Deng Hong and Hu Che'er sit next to him, and the rest of the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army are sorted according to their strength, He Yi, He Man, Huang Shao, Liu Bi, Gong Du and others are naturally in the forefront.

Zhang Xiu looked left and right, and saw that the servants below were like clouds, and there were twenty or thirty generals of all sizes in yellow scarves, which were still screened, if even the leaders of the cottage of a few hundred people were put in, I was afraid that the number would be hundreds.

Except for He Yi and He Man and others, most of these people know each other. Even He Yi and He Man, these Yingchuan Runan yellow scarves, even if they have never met, they have also heard of the name.

After all, in the early years, the Yuzhou Yellow Turban was led by Bocai, and the Nanyang Yellow Turban was led by Zhang Mancheng.

Everyone entered the hall and greeted each other. There are also hostile to each other, all hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, resources are tight, and in order to survive, even the Yellow Turban Army must have had friction and annexation.

However, now that they are in Zhang Xiu's territory, it is naturally impossible for them to fight under Zhang Xiu's nose, so even if there is a feud, they will not have a seizure for the time being, at most they will ignore each other.

After everyone sat down according to the order of seats, Zhang Xiucai said slowly: "You have already greeted and greeted each other." Most of you know each other, but I don't know you, so why don't you introduce yourself? ”

Huang Shao's strength is the largest, he has a population of more than 30,000, and his soldiers have more than 6,000, so he sat under Zhang Xiu's right hand and was the first, and when he saw the master asking, he stood up and said: "General Zhang is polite, I am Huang Shao." ”

"Liu Bi."

"Homan."

"He Yi."

"Gong Du."

"Wang Qi."

"Zhao Hai."

"Lu Zhen."

"Xia Hao."

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Many Yellow Turban leaders introduced themselves one by one, and these people had a total of 34 forces, with a total strength of about 50,000 or 60,000 and a population of 340,000.

Although it can't be compared with the population of as many as one million Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, the Yellow Turbans of Nanyang and Yuzhou have suffered heavy losses, it is already good, if it is a few years later, when Cao Cao continues to be strategic, the number will be even less.

Zhang Xiu knew each other one by one, and it was not until the last leader finished introducing him that he continued: "You are all invited to come, and everyone knows about it, I defeated Liu Biao and occupied Nanyang, but I have no township party foundation in Nanyang, and I have no support from the big clans, and I am weak and cannot last long, so I invite you to come and take Nanyang together, what do you think?" ”

"Naturally, we are all born in Nanyang, and there are township parties and roots here, but these years of suppression by the imperial court have not allowed them to escape into the mountains, and now the general has come to Nanyang, if we have our support, it will be like a fish in water, we can return to our hometown, and the general can also go on in Nanyang for a long time."

"Yes, Nanyang is the land of Guangwu Longxing, there is a lot of land, the population used to be as many as more than 500,000 households, rich in Jingzhou, if you can get Nanyang and go south to take Jingzhou, I very much welcome the general to be entrenched here, let's unite and discuss Liu Biao."

"I agree."

"I agree, I can finally get out of the mountains."

He Yi He Man and the others Yingchuan Runan Yellow Turban had not yet spoken, and most of the Nanyang Yellow Turbans agreed with Zhang Xiu's opinion.

Among them, there are also those who have read a little bit of the book, and they can also pop out a sentence "like a fish in water".

Many people think that Liu Bei met Kong Ming and said this, but it is actually a proverb of the Han Dynasty, as early as the Qin Dynasty, Li Si wrote it in the article "Using Brushwork", and the Han people themselves often said it.

And the main reason why they agreed one after another was that Nanyang Yellow Turbans were not very good.

Although it was entrenched in Funiu Mountain and Dabie Mountain, it was beaten by the army sent by Liu Biao, and only dared to occasionally go down the mountain to plunder the village on weekdays, and did not dare to appear in the Nanyang Basin openly.

Now that Zhang Xiu has defeated Liu Biao, they will be able to come out of the deep mountains, just like the demons in hell can return to the world, so they naturally raise their hands in favor.

What's more important is that their strength is actually not strong, there are two or three thousand more soldiers and horses, and there are only a few hundred or even dozens of people, even if they are attached to Zhang Xiu, it is nothing, after all, it is much stronger than continuing to stay in the deep mountains and old forests.

Seeing that except for a few powerful leaders who agreed to the conditions, Zhang Xiu laughed and said: "Since everyone is willing to go out of the mountain, it would be great, but as the so-called group of dragons cannot be without a leader, I think you should still nominate one person, as the leader, what do you think?" ”

Most of the people's faces were as usual, but only a few leaders such as He Yi and He Man changed their faces slightly.

Liu Bi reluctantly smiled and said, "General Zhang, I remember when you invited us to come, but you said that everyone would rule Nanyang together, why is it now that you want to elect the leader?" ”

Zhang Xiu said unhappily: "Leader Liu, this Nanyang was defeated by me, Liu Biao may counterattack back at any time, although I invite you to come to Nanyang to defend it, do you still want to be defeated by Liu Biao again, and return to the deep mountains and old forests like a guinea pig in a hurry?" ”

"Naturally, I don't want to."

Someone said.

Zhang Xiu spread his hands: "That's it, you are also from the Yellow Turban, and the reason why the Yellow Turban failed back then was because the command was not unified." I don't want to take the opportunity to annex your troops, but I just want to fight against Liu Biao, how can I succeed if there is no unified command? At that time, he will be defeated one by one, and everyone will still have to flee back to the mountains. ”

"The general is right, I am willing to nominate the general as the leader."

At that moment, he immediately said with a spirit.

"I would too."

"I second."

"I'm fine."

More than a dozen leaders of the Nanyang Yellow Turban stood up one after another.

He Yi, He Man and the others did not look very good.

Because these Nanyang yellow scarves are broken in their eyes, the sum of the big and small is not as strong as their family, the population is hundreds of thousands, and they will take refuge in Zhang Xiu, and they can also be mixed with officials.

But what about them?

Each of them has tens of thousands of horses, although the actual strength is only a few thousand. But Zhang Xiu is only seven or eight thousand people, and they add up to twenty or thirty thousand, why should they listen to Zhang Xiu's orders?

Therefore, the last thing they want to be commanded is the last thing they want, and they would rather occupy one or two county towns and stand on their own than stay under Zhang Xiu's command.

For a while, several people looked at Gong Du, if he hadn't persuaded everyone to come to Nanyang, how could they have just come out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den?

"Hahaha."

Zhang Xiu laughed and said: "Since everyone loves us, then I will be disrespectful." It's not that I covet power and have to be this leader, but it's still the same sentence, if there is no unified command, how can I defeat Liu Biao? As long as everyone unites to fight against Liu Biao, and when Jingzhou is taken in the future, I will make you court officials. ”

"I'll be free of this."

He Man had the worst temper and said in a cold voice, "I haven't promised to nominate you as the leader. ”

"I didn't say yes either."

It was rare for He Yi to stand by He Man at this time.

Liu Bi and Huang Shao glanced at each other, and also stood up and said: "General Zhang, at the beginning, it was clear that everyone would govern Nanyang together, but now looking at Ling's posture, it seems that he wants to annex us and others, and we will be difficult to obey." ”

Only Gong Du's strength is the worst, he has less than 10,000 people, and the soldiers who can fight are only one or two thousand, so he seriously considers the matter of attaching Zhang Xiu.

"You guys have to think clearly."

The soldiers sent by Zhang Xiu to deliver the letter had been to Yingchuan, and naturally knew that they were chased by Cao Cao and had no way out, so he immediately sneered: "You were brought to my Nanyang by Cao **, if you don't obey the dispatch, it will be against me, against the leaders of the Nanyang Yellow Turban, either you go back to Runan to fight Cao Cao to the death, or you don't leave." ”

"Is the general going to threaten me and wait?"

He Man said angrily.

"It's not a threat, I'm just talking about a fact."

Zhang Xiu said coldly: "Nanyang was bought by my uncle with his life, why do you think I will give it to you for nothing?" It's a good thing for everyone to be united, if you want to be independent, then leave Nanyang. You are not welcome here. ”

Leaving Nanyang?

Everyone glanced at each other, and they could see the killing intent in each other's eyes.

Joke.

Can't beat Cao Cao, who has 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers and horses, and can't deal with Zhang Xiu, who has less than 10,000 soldiers?

At that moment, Liu Pi arched his hand and said: "In this case, I will leave Nanyang and return to Runan this time, and General Zhang will say goodbye." ”

"It's good to go, don't send it."

Zhang Xiu said lightly.

He Yi, He Man and the others turned around and left.

After waiting for them to leave, the leader of the Nanyang Yellow Turban said, "General, why did you let them go?" Their soldiers and horses are just outside the city, so what if they suddenly attack the city? It is better to kill them on the spot and swallow them up. ”

"Yes, general, these Yuzhou yellow turbans think they are powerful, and they have always looked down on us, and now the general occupies Nanyang, conforming to the favorable time, place and people, how can they be shackled?"

"General, give the order, and we will kill them immediately and capture them."

At present, many Nanyang Yellow Turban leaders suddenly showed the spirit of ownership, mainly because they were willing to rely on Zhang Xiu, after all, they had been beaten by Liu Biao before, and they knew how powerful Liu Biao was.

Now that Zhang Xiu has defeated Liu Biao, he is obviously a more ruthless werewolf than Liu Biao, and clinging to him has only benefits and no harm.

However, Zhang Xiu sneered: "It's okay, I have my own opinions." Don't be afraid, my Xiliang Army is invincible in the wilderness, and I haven't been afraid of anyone. Since you are willing to serve me as the Lord, please go back and count the roster, and bring the Dingkou people down the mountain, so that I can settle them on the spot. ”

"Okay, I'll go back."

"Please General Zhang wait for our good news."

"Let's go, let's go."

Many Nanyang Yellow Turban leaders responded one after another, preparing to go back to the mountains to make plans.

They are also fed up with the days of hiding in Tibet, their strength is not strong, they used to be bullied every day, and now a ruthless big brother covers them, so naturally they all agree.

And just when many Nanyang Yellow Turban leaders planned to attach themselves to Zhang Xiu, at this time, He Yi He Man and others went straight to the sunset after leaving the city.

Hundreds of war horses galloped on the road, and only after leaving the city did a few people breathe a sigh of relief, slow down and discuss their own.

"What do you guys think?"

Liu Pi asked.

He Yi showed a meaningful smile: "What do you say? ”

"Looks like everyone thinks so."

Huang Shao smiled.

Only Gong Du hesitated: "I heard that the Xiliang Army is strong, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with." ”

"What are you afraid of, he has thousands of people, and we add up to tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, are we still afraid of him?" He Man said nonchalantly: "What's more, do you want to recognize him as the Lord?" I don't want to anyway. ”

"Then let's do it."

Liu Bi finally said: "Gather people and horses, and kill Wancheng!" ”

"Let's go!"

The crowd galloped like arrows.

However, on a small hill in the distance, Gan Ning and Shen Chen stood together.

In addition to them, farther away, there were tens of thousands of troops brought by Wen Ping and Zhang Yun.

How could Liu Biao let these yellow scarves really come to Nanyang to make trouble?

In other words, he doesn't really care about the yellow scarves, he cares more about Zhang Xiu's fake surrender and real annexation of these yellow scarves to strengthen himself.

Therefore, Zhang Xiu's every move must be watched, and Deng Hong was by his side throughout the whole process.

Including Zhang Xiu's own Xiliang army, they could only stay in Wancheng, and the main force of about 30,000 main troops of the Jingzhou army sent by Liu Biao outside the city had quietly surrounded the entire Sunset Gathering.

From the beginning, it was a feast!