Great Han Empire

Chapter 107
Li Hong and Zheng Xin's first thought was that there were traitors in their troops.
The location of their ambush was determined after repeated consultations and checking the terrain. The only people who knew the exact location were a few military officers and no one else.Zheng Xin suspects that the traitor is in the guards.Recently the troops have no new faces except them.After thinking about it, Li Hong thought it was impossible, even Yan Liang could not enter when the big account was discussing matters, and the other attendants would have no chance.

Then both of them thought of Xian Yufu.

Before the troops set off, Xian Yufu came here once.In response to the offensive situation of the Yellow Turban Army, he and Li Hong once again discussed the specific countermeasures.Under the current absolute disadvantage, it is impossible to turn defeat into victory and drive Zhang Niujiao out of Zhuojun.But if you want to keep it, it is a dead end.A solution must be found.

Li Hong has been thinking about this problem, and it is obviously not an option to limit his thinking to Zhuo County.The strategic goal of the Yellow Turban Army is to occupy Youzhou.They have made meticulous preparations to achieve this strategic goal.In their view, if they attack Youzhou with all their strength, the Jizhou army will definitely attack the two countries of Changshan and Zhongshan, cutting off their retreat.So they first attacked Julu, the center of Jizhou, and forced the Jizhou army to gather near Julu and fight them decisively.Once a stalemate is formed, the situation in Jizhou will be temporarily stabilized, and then the main force will be concentrated to attack Youzhou.At this time, not only is there no worry about the rear, but the troops in Jizhou are also unable to go north to support Youzhou.

In doing so, the Yellow Turban Army obviously did not have the ability and confidence to fight on two fronts at the same time.The stalemate between the two sides on the Jizhou battlefield is now deliberately created by the Yellow Turban Army, and it is also what they need.

If you want to defeat Zhang Niujiao, the breakthrough should be in Jizhou.If Jizhou gets the support of Yanzhou, Sili and Qingzhou troops, and the army reaches a certain number, they can launch a counterattack against Zhao Guo and Changshan's Yellow Turban Army.If Zhang Niujiao's attack on Youzhou is blocked, and his old nest is attacked by Jizhou's army, in this case, what he is most worried about is the supply.If the supply cannot keep up in time, once the heavy snow falls in the north, the army may face the fate of annihilation.The only way is to withdraw the troops and withdraw to Changshan Zhongshan.Withdrew back, not only did the main force not lose, but also consolidated and stabilized the old nest, and we can continue to fight again next year.

Li Hong explained his thoughts in detail to Xian Yufu.

In the direction of Zhuojun, the main purpose is to defend the city, and your own cavalry troops are guerrilla against the opponent in the wild, with the main purpose of holding the enemy and keeping the Yellow Turban Army to the west of the Shengshui River.At the same time, the governor of Youzhou, the prefect of Zhuojun, and the prefect of Zhongshan must be invited to ask for help from Lord Mu Guodian of Jizhou. They must ask the Jizhou army to launch a counterattack against the Yellow Turban Army next month, threatening the enemy's lair and supplies.

If the armies of Youzhou and Jizhou can persist until the first snow in winter, the battle will turn around.When the heavy snow comes, the Yellow Turban Army will have difficulty in supplying the city, and it will be difficult to continue the siege, and Zhang Niujiao will definitely retreat.In this way, the three parties will form a stalemate in the long winter.Let's talk about next year.

If Jizhou can't do it and can't gather enough troops to fight back, Youzhou can consider giving up Zhuojun and retreating to Jicheng.

Xian Yufu accepted Li Hong's proposal.

That night, together with Xian Yufu, they made a plan to ambush the Huanglong Department of the Yellow Turban Army.At the same time, Li Hong suggested that the 3000 troops from Xianyu Yinbu who had rushed to the vicinity of the Shengshui River should be urgently transferred to Fangcheng.If the ambush is successful, his troops will immediately go south to the city, join Xianyu Yinbu, and participate in the blocking of the left school of the Yellow Turban Army.

Of course, Xian Yufu would not be a traitor.If he is a traitor, it is estimated that the Yellow Turban Army has already hit Yuyang.But after Xian Yufu returned to Zhuocheng, he would discuss with several adults about asking for help in Jizhou, and this operation must be mentioned in it.As for the county officials around the adults, who can guarantee that there are no Yellow Turban soldiers among them.

Li Hong made a decisive decision and quickly evacuated.

On the way to retreat, he had a sudden thought: Since Zhang Niujiao knew about this plan and focused his attention on Xiaofang Mountain in the north of Zhuojun, why couldn't he raid Zuoxiao in the south of Zhuojun?The Zuo school is on the way to attack Fangcheng, so it must be unprepared.

He immediately called several military officers and expressed his thoughts.After careful discussion, everyone felt that the chances of winning were great, and they could fight a battle.There are just a few difficulties, one is the exact location of the left school troops.If he had already arrived at Fangcheng, he would naturally be unable to make a surprise attack.The second is to go to Fangcheng for more than 300 miles. In order to hurry up, we must march day and night.If you raid the enemy under such circumstances, the soldiers and horses will be very tired, the combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced, and the casualties will also increase.If there are too many casualties, is it necessary to fight this battle?

Li Hong thinks it is necessary to fight, and it must be fought.

After destroying the Zuoxiao headquarters, the main flank of the Yellow Turban army that attacked Zhuocheng was completely exposed to the officers and soldiers, posing a certain threat to them.Fangcheng is in the hands of the officers and soldiers, and the three cities of Zhuojun and Liangxiang on the west bank of the Shengshui River are the horns of each other, and they support each other, which can effectively delay the enemy's attack speed.If you get entangled in Fangcheng with the Zuoxiao Headquarters, it will not help the officers and soldiers who stick to Zhuocheng.Destroying the Zuoxiao Department of the Yellow Turban Army had a great impact on the Yellow Turban Army's attack on Zhuocheng, far greater than the annihilation of the Huanglong Department.

Li Hong was lucky.

The marching rhythm of the left school unit of the Yellow Turban Army is very good, they have been walking slowly.Zuo Xiao believes that this can ensure that the soldiers have strong combat effectiveness and abundant physical strength. After arriving at Fangcheng, they can quickly take the city and complete the complete siege of Zhuojun.

Today, they arrived at Dukang Pavilion, sixty miles away from Fangcheng.

The blue sky is clean and spotless.White floating clouds float leisurely in the sky in twos and threes.The gray sun is weak and weak, looking lazily at the endless plain below.

Dukang Pavilion is very famous in Youzhou. It is a huge plain and a fertile land.

Hearing that the Yellow Turban Army is coming, the crops in the field have been harvested by the nearby residents.

Standing on the great plain, Captain Zuo looked around, feeling an indescribable sense of comfort and joy in his heart.That kind of emptiness, that kind of majestic emptiness, makes people feel refreshed, and they can't help shouting.

"what……"

Zuo Xiao finally couldn't help shouting loudly, the hatred and anger that had been smoldering in his heart for a long time seemed to erupt suddenly at this moment.He thought of the countless dead comrades in arms, the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao, and the yellow Tianzi battle flag flying in the air.He yelled with all his strength, letting tears soak his eyes.

He was an orphan, a beggar, and later he joined the Taiping Dao, and only then did he know how a person should live his life.Be mediocre, beg for a lifetime, and finally die without a place to die.Raise the sword, and fight to the death with this world that has never known fairness, and you will die in the end.To die is to die vigorously.So he picked up the sword and followed Zhang Jiao all over the world.He is a drug boy with a basket behind Zhang Jiao.

He felt the earth tremble, he felt the sun tremble, he felt the sky spin.

He shouted wildly: "Heaven...is dead..."

*The general sound of horseshoes broke the tranquility on the plain, and also awakened Zuo Xiao, who was immersed in grief.The scouts of the Yellow Turban Army came rushing from the rear of the army from seven or eight different directions like frightened birds.Zuo Xiao's relaxed and comfortable heart had just been released, and suddenly it beat violently.Something big, something big happened, with so many scouts running back at the same time, something big must have happened.

Zuo Xiao is not tall but strong and powerful, with a pair of vicissitudes of life black face covered with dense small wrinkles, short beard like needles, and a pair of melancholy eyes that seem to have endless sorrow.He stood silently on the plain, watching the galloping soldiers silently, and suddenly felt that the ground was really shaking, not his own illusion.

He trembled all over his body, and roared suddenly: "Beat the drums, prepare to meet the enemy."

The fierce and passionate sound of war drums soared into the sky, resounding through the empty plain, and echoing between the empty sky and the earth.

"Master Zuo, Commander Zuo, the enemy's cavalry, the enemy's cavalry..." The scout who arrived first was drenched in sweat, out of breath, hesitating.

Zuo Xiao looked as usual, and asked in a deep voice, "How many people?"

"Countless, countless..."

"Master Zuo, the enemy's cavalry suddenly came from behind us..." The other scouts rushed over one after another, all of them with ashen faces, breathless from nervousness.

"How many people? Whose flag is it?" Left Colonel asked calmly, keeping his expression down.

"There are too many. You can't see the end at a glance. There are about tens of thousands of people. Most of them are barbarians with bare heads."

"It's a leopard. I saw the black panther battle flag."

"It's only three miles away from us, only three miles away."

The scouts said in a hurry.

Zuo Xiao's heart sank suddenly, and a chill hit his forehead.leopard?The news sent by the general yesterday also said that the leopard army was near Xiaofangshan. Why did they cross more than 300 miles overnight and ran to Dukang Pavilion?Do you use to fly?

"Did you see clearly?" Zuo Xiao asked seriously.

Several scouts nodded together, and said loudly: "Shuai Zuo, we have indeed seen clearly, it is the leopard's cavalry."

Zuo Xiao's heart almost jumped out of his heart as the ground shook more and more intensely.Cavalry, we are finally dueling the cavalry.The world-renowned leopard itself is a mass of blood, a sword, and a legend.Confronting such a person is not a joy in life.

A smile appeared on Zuo Xiaoxiao's face.Fight until you die.

"Here's an order to change the rear army into the front army, and the front army into the rear army, ready to fight.

"The three armies immediately deployed dense formations, echelon defense, the longer the depth, the better."

"The spearmen and shield soldiers of the rear army immediately assembled in the front army, followed by the archers."

"Push all the vehicles to the front to form a car formation."

The sound of war drums sounded incessantly from every corner of the army, one after another.Battle flags of various colors are flying in the air, colorful and dazzling.The messengers were like swallows flying in the field before the rainstorm, they were busy in and out of the formation laid down by the army.

The left school continued to issue orders, one order after another.

At this moment, his heart is like still water, and there are no more waves.He has been looking at the sky on the Great Plain, looking forward to the spectacular scene of galloping horses appearing in front of his eyes.

The horizon in the distance is the dividing line between blue and black, which is quite distinct.

The wind in the afternoon was a little bit strong, full of chills, and there was a huge crackling sound as the flags fluttered.The yellow long scarf was blown onto the face by the wind from time to time, soft and warm, which reminded Zuo Xiao of Zhang Jiao, Zhang Jiao's smile, and his gentle voice.His heart trembled.

Zhang Jiao's death indirectly caused the Yellow Turban Army to disintegrate and fail in a short period of time, basically within a month.His dream of creating a paradise on earth became a dream after his death.Thousands of people, who pinned all their hopes on Zhang Jiao, suddenly lost all hope again and fell back into the boundless darkness and suffering.

Zuo Xiao raised his head and looked at the blue sky, the endless sky, his eyes were full of despair.

Why?Why is heaven so unfair?So many people in the world are suffering, why does he turn a blind eye?There are so many wicked people in the world, why does he still protect them and continue to torture the poor people?Why does he want to take away the only hope for the common people in the world?
The roar gradually becomes audible, clearer and louder.

Zuo Xiao suddenly kicked the horse's belly fiercely, and galloped along the forward position of the army.

He held high the yellow flag with the character of the sky, and shouted wildly: "The sky...is dead..."

The Yellow Turban soldiers echoed in unison, "Huang Tian should stand..."

The sound resounded across the plains and the sky in an instant, and spread far, far away.

Then all the soldiers tried their best to shout: "The sky is dead..."

The sound shook the sky.

Suddenly a big flag burst out from between the sky and the earth, a big black Chinese character flag.It is like a ghost, breaking out of the sky.

Then the fiery red banner rushed out, and then densely packed cavalry soldiers rushed out.

"Beating the drum... to fight..."

Zuo Xiao was waving the yellow scarf battle flag with all his strength, galloping his horse and yelling loudly.

Under the continuous encouragement of the coach and the encouragement of the war drum, the yellow turban officers and soldiers were full of enthusiasm, their morale was like a rainbow, and they regarded death as home.

(End of this chapter)