Chapter 39: The Battle of Xiaquyang
With repeated temptations and calculations, he Zhang Jiao was already very clear about the temperament of the group of arrogant soldiers outside, and he could see that those people were not in harmony with each other.
It's just that when Lu Zhi was there, they didn't dare to resist in the slightest.
Even if they don't look at each other correctly, they can only endure the unhappiness in their hearts and unite together.
Not for anything else, just because their group was afraid of that army commander Lu Zhi!
And Zhang Jiao had actually heard of this name, and knew why they were afraid of this commander-in-chief who looked like a crepe.
Because of this Lu Zhi, his personality is really straight!
According to the news that Zhang Jiao heard back then, this is a guy who often doesn't even give the emperor's face, and when he is ruthless, he doesn't even want his own life.
When this kind of person is not powerful, everyone naturally stays away.
But if he is in power now, then don't say anything about the generals under the command of the great general He Jin, even if it is the great general He Jin, he will not dare to kill.
If he was given the chance, he might even kill them all, and then go and plead guilty, so he could control these proud soldiers.
But this person named Dong Zhuo definitely doesn't have this prestige, because he has no reputation!
Zhang Jiao, who has traveled through most of the big men, sees these things very clearly, and reputation usually seems to have no effect.
But at the critical moment, he can save his life!
It can also stand up and deter others.
And Dong Zhuo... Zhang Jiao thought that he was well-informed, but even then he had not heard of this person's reputation.
Therefore, he didn't think that this Dong Zhuo could intimidate the army.
What's more, if he, Dong Zhuo, could really hold the army in his own hands like Lu Zhi, he would definitely not leave the Wuhuan elite cavalry in Youzhou, and then march to Quyang with the rest of the army.
After all, the Wuhuan elite cavalry and the sect members were the most troublesome soldiers and horses for the Yellow Turban Army, and Dong Zhuo separated them also showed that he did not have enough confidence to stabilize the other party.
In order to be able to contain himself, in order to be able to stabilize the army, Dong Zhuo made such a decision.
But Zhang Jiao scoffed at his behavior, because what could he do if he restrained himself?
But he can't stop those Yellow Turban Daoists who are no different from the people of Jizhou from all directions, and the poor people in this world!
And... He also has the most elite Yellow Turban Armor, and Zhang Jiao believes that this Yellow Turban Armor will definitely teach this guy named Dong Zhuo a lesson.
After thinking of this, the horn also immediately gave his own order to the side, a very serious order.
"Tell the other big and small commanders in the city that from today onwards, no one in this Guangzong City can move recklessly, let alone leave the city, without the orders of the poor road!"
"This is everyone, except for the poor road... All of them! ”
Zhang Jiao's order immediately made the men around him bow down and salute, and their appearance became extremely serious and serious.
At the same time, it was his order that made the Yellow Turban thieves in this Guangzong City completely fall silent, and everyone seemed to be quiet.
This is Guangzong, and it is also the center of their Taiping Dao, and it is their foundation!
The Yellow Turban Army all over the world is short of food and grass, and they are all worried that they will run out of food and then become someone else's ration.
But they were not afraid, because there was enough food and grass for them to eat and drink.
Lu Zhi actually guessed wrong, he saw that the Achilles heel of the Yellow Turban Army was the lack of logistics, it was that there were no capable ministers to serve it to resume production, and that the Yellow Turban Army was completely unable to fight a protracted war.
But... Lu Zhi miscalculated that here, in this land of Guangzong, it was one of the few places where their Taiping Dao Yellow Turban Army was not afraid of running out of grain and grass.
Zhang Jiao is afraid of fighting consumption, but the Han army is even more afraid of fighting consumption, Zhang Jiao consumes grain and grass and the future, and the Han consumes... It's their few national fortunes and heritage!
This is something that Dong Zhuo can understand, and Zhang Jiao, who has traveled most of the world, can also understand it.
Therefore, that Zhang Jiao knows very well that as long as they don't collapse here, as long as they are still holding on to these cities and passes in Jizhou.
As long as they can still hold on, there is still food and grass, and there are still flags.
Then the mediocre emperor in Luoyang City, it is absolutely impossible for him to sit back and watch the battlefield here remain in a stalemate.
Today's Lu Zhi is tomorrow's Dong Zhuo.
It's a pity that Dong Zhuo, who was confronting Zhang Bao with big eyes in Xia Quyang and then ready to attack at any time, didn't know Zhang Jiao's thoughts.
I didn't know that Zhang Jiao, who was not in his eyes, had already seen through the thoughts of those big people in Luoyang at this time.
Of course, even if Dong Zhuo knew about it, what could he do?
At this time, he had no choice, this corner was clearly going to be with him, and he tried his best to break through the strong city wall and slaughter the Yellow Turban thieves.
What else could he do?
At this time, Dong Zhuo went directly to Xiaquyang with tens of thousands of main forces of the Han army, and the Yellow Turban Doctor, who had been stationed here, Zhang Bao, the general of the Digong, had already received the news of Dong Zhuo's arrival, and also received Zhang Jiao's order.
"Brother Xian led 100,000 troops to be stationed in Quyang, and there is no need to worry about the soldiers' fine food.
Although the Han army is a taboo to change generals in battle, as long as you can't hold on, the Han army will definitely have no way to take Quyang.
Remember, even if there are heavy casualties, even if there is only one Yellow Turban Daoist left in Quyang City, the virtuous brother is never allowed to leave this city. ”
I don't know how Zhang Jiao's news spread, but it reached the city of Quyang silently, and it was even faster than Dong Zhuo's army.
When Zhang Bao saw this letter, he immediately dispelled his impulse to fight to the death with Dong Zhuo.
Among the three Zhang Jiao brothers, in fact, as the younger brother, Zhang Liang, the general of the people, has the most lively mind, and he is also the most clever among the three.
Usually he always comes up with some ideas at critical moments, which makes Zhang Jiao quite happy.
As the second brother, Zhang Bao is a taciturn existence, but he is the most fierce and brave one.
When the three brothers traveled the world before, they didn't encounter some troubles, but they were all convinced by Zhang Bao.
And... Coupled with Zhang Jiao's ghostly methods and medical skills, he has gathered a lot of people around him.
But no matter what the personality of these two younger brothers is, whether they are too much to talk or something silent, whether they are clever or fierce, they are both honest in front of Zhang Jiao.
Years of relying on each other have made them understand who they can rely on, so these two people are the ones who listen to their big brother the most.
Maybe they are like this, because they all remember very well in their hearts who raised the two of them.
Zhang Bao, who had already prepared a decisive battle, lifted all the equipment to defend the city at this time, and at the same time demolished half of the houses in Xiaquyang, just to ensure that the equipment for defending the city was sufficient.
Countless houses and courtyards were turned into rolling stones and sasswoods, and the Yellow Turban Army was born out of the people, plus the three brothers had a high reputation among the people.
Although there are only 100,000 people with yellow scarves on their heads, if there is a fight, I am afraid that half of Quyang City will be used by Zhang Bao.
It's going to be a great fight.
As soon as Dong Zhuo's army arrived in Xiaquyang, after a very short period of repair, Dong Zhuo immediately ordered to start the siege battle against Xiaquyang!
It can be seen that Dong Zhuo is really a little urgent, he is in a hurry to pacify Jizhou, and he is also anxious... Let the court see him!
It's just that Dong Zhuo is anxious, but he has forgotten what it means to be quick and not reach.
Dong Zhuo forgot what happened yesterday, but he also forgot that the generals and colonies of the Han army today are really weird.
Of course, they did not dare to disobey the generals of this army, but.... Who wants to be a stepping stone to someone else?
No one wants to be a pedal for others at such a critical time, especially when Dong Zhuo is still looked down upon by them.
Therefore, every general in the Han army, no matter what his identity is, is in this siege battle of Xiaquyang.
They are all trying to protect themselves as best they can.
This led to the fact that the battlefield in Quyang was obviously very tragic, but there was not much damage, and it also led to the fact that Dong Zhuo did not have a chance to break through this Quyang.
But every opportunity, at a critical moment... Lost!