Zhou Yuanfu's heart trembled, and he thought that Zhang Bao's question was not easy to answer. If he told the truth that the uprising would fail soon, given Zhang Bao's fiery temper, he might not be able to survive. If he lied to them and said that the uprising was successful, Zhang Bao would obviously have
If you are suspicious, it may be difficult to lie.
At this moment, someone was heard making a noise outside. Zhang Jiao motioned for people to come in. A general came in and knelt down to report: "Reporting to the Heavenly Master, Huangfu Song is leading his troops to call for formation outside the city!"
Zhang Bao stood up, slapped the case, and said loudly: "You are bold enough to treason against the officers and soldiers, and you are going too far to bully others. I will go and meet him!"
Zhang Jiao said: "Wait a minute, I will go with you. Third brother, you take advantage of the chaos to leave the city and return to Guangzong. I will not go back for the time being."
"Brother! I..."
"If Xu Yuanzhi is left behind, it will not be easy for the three brothers to get together."
Zhang Jiao waved his hand, not giving Zhang Liang a chance to refuse.
Zhang Bao said worriedly: "Brother, your body..."
Zhang Jiao whispered: "People's hearts are currently in a state of flux. If I don't show up, I'm afraid I won't be able to convince the crowd." Fu said loudly, "Mount the troops and all the commanders in the city will follow me in formation to meet the enemy!"
Zhang Liang cupped his fists and bowed before leaving.
The military situation was like a fire, and soon the hall was empty, leaving Zhou Yuanfu standing alone.
Zhou Yuanfu was hesitating whether to take advantage of the chaos to escape or find a place to hide first, when Xu Yuanzhi's voice came from outside the house.
"Second brother, second brother."
"Why are you still standing here? Come on, the Heavenly Master asked me to take you to watch the formation."
Zhou Yuanfu had no choice but to follow and walk towards the city gate.
The streets are already full of people, either with yellow headscarves or yellow flags. There are also many people wearing yellow robes or yellow armor. It is simply a sea of yellow.
Zhou Yuanfu took a look and saw that the Yellow Turban Army was a group here and a group there, but there were no ranks.
Everyone was holding a variety of weapons, including common swords, guns, and sticks, as well as many manure forks and various agricultural tools. It was like a group of old farmers going out to work in the city. There was noise everywhere, as if there was a good harvest, and people rushed to celebrate.
The two came to the top of the city tower, and the sky outside the city was already filled with dust. Looking into the distance, the Han army was lined up neatly in the center, with flags fluttering. On both sides were men in different colors, just like the Yellow Turban Army.
It is estimated that they are local braves recruited by various powerful people.
The wheat in the fields has been harvested, and there are still wheat stubble in some fields. Due to the war, this year's summer harvest has been delayed. There are no crops to block it, but it is convenient for the march and formation. It is unclear how many people and horses there are in the yellow and black.
There was a commotion at the city gate, and a majestic square formation came out of the city. Some of them were slow to give way and were lifted up and thrown aside. These were the Yellow Turban Warriors.
Zhang Jiao rode on his chariot, Zhang Bao on his horse, and all the generals came out of the city gate.
Before leaving the city gate, Zhang Jiao turned back and looked at the city head, then gave instructions to the people around him, and saw a yellow scarf warrior running towards the city head.
"General Zhou, the Heavenly Master has given you permission to go out of the city with the army to meet the enemy!"
Zhou Yuanfu frowned, this was in front of the two armies, a slight mistake could lead to death on the spot.
Xu Fu was overjoyed and said: "Second brother, hurry up, are you so happy that you are so happy? No one has ever enjoyed this privilege of riding with the Heavenly Master."
Zhou Yuanfu had no chance to run away at this time.
After Zhou Yuanfu boarded the car, everyone in the Yellow Turbans talked a lot with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
The two armies took control of their positions and organized their respective troops.
The generals in Huangfu Song's army were surprised when they saw Zhang Jiao personally marching into battle, accompanied by a black-faced man.
Guard Sima Fu Xie said: "Old thief Zhang Jue went out in person. Who knows the black-faced thief next to him? Judging from the situation, he is quite close to Zhang Jue."
Fu Xie, whose courtesy name was Nanrong, was a leader of the Fu family in Beidi County, Liangzhou. When Huangfu Song was the governor of Beidi, Fu Xie took up the post and was regarded as Huangfu Song's right-hand assistant.
After Huangfu Song took office as Zhonglang General, he recommended him to be the Guard Sima. Since the crusade against the Yellow Turbans, Fu Xie had made many achievements, but due to his upright temperament, he was suppressed by the eunuchs and was never promoted. This man was very loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Next to him, Yan Zhong said: "That man is an insignificant disciple of Zhang Bao, named Zhou Cang. I heard that he was struck to death by lightning recently. Look at his dark face, which may have been caused by being struck by lightning, but he came back to life for some reason."
There are three thousand yellow scarf warriors beside this horn, all of them are tigers and wolves. When I saw him today, he turned out to be very majestic. Even Liangzhou soldiers and horses have rarely seen such majestic people."
Yan Zhong was a famous scholar in Xiliang. He once served as the magistrate of Xindu County in Jizhou. He resigned because he was angry at the corruption of the government. When he was about to return to his hometown, he caught up with the uprising of the Yellow Turban Army, so he devoted himself to Huangfu Song's family to make plans and collect intelligence.
"How can Yan Gong increase the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige? I think these thieves have nothing to worry about. I am willing to lead my eight hundred soldiers to defeat the enemy!"
The speaker's name is Qu Yi, a brave general in Liangzhou with a somewhat arrogant temperament. He has been fighting against the Qiang people in Liangzhou, and with his 800 warriors, he has repeatedly defeated the Qiang cavalry several times his own. After the Yellow Turban Uprising, Huangfu Song was in Liangzhou.
When recruiting troops, Qu Yi led his troops to respond to the imperial edict and temporarily served as the general of Yamen in the army.
There is a folk proverb in the Han Dynasty: When a general comes out of Guanxi, a prime minister comes out of Guandong.
The four of them were all from Liangzhou, and they were all powerful men from various counties in Liangzhou. Although there were internal struggles, on the whole they were on the same page and had complicated relationships, and they had quite the same opinions on how to deal with the Yellow Turban bandits.
"As a general, one should not be proud of victory, and should not be ashamed of defeat. It is okay to be arrogant, but it is not advisable to underestimate the enemy!"
Huangfu Song said calmly and with an awe-inspiring air.
"Your soldiers can defeat the cavalry, but the Yellow Turban thieves lack horses, and the Yellow Turban Hercules battalion is all heavy-armored infantry. Your efforts to advance are in vain."
"General Qu, don't be impatient. You will make great achievements in your own day." Yan Zhong also consoled him.
Although Qu Yi was dissatisfied after hearing this, he did not dare to contradict him with words. He cupped his hands and stepped aside.
"Grandma, neither this one nor that one, they are all making noise here, watch me step forward and kill them all without leaving any trace behind!"
A big man with a black face leaped out of the horse.
A trace of anger flashed across Huangfusong's face, and a white-faced man came next to him with a smile on his face.
"General Huangfu, please calm down. This person is my third brother Zhang Fei. He is young and energetic, but his words are not pleasing to the ears, but his martial arts skills are indeed good. It would be good for him to dampen the spirit of the Yellow Turban Thief."
Huangfu Song was still angry, so Yan Zhong saw this and said: "General Huangfu, Liu Bei also has a sincere heart. Let's see how Zhang Fei defeats the enemy. If the battle is invincible, it will not be too late to deal with it."
Yan Zhong reminded him, and Huangfu Song immediately realized that this time the bandits were indeed suppressed by relying on these local volunteers.
The three Liu Bei brothers were considered to be masters of local bravery. It would be a good idea to let Zhang Fei, the black guy, go to explore the truth, so they snorted and stopped talking.
The black-faced man rode his horse to the formation of the two armies and shouted: "I am Zhang Yide of Zhuo County, who of the traitors opposite me dares to fight to the death with me!"
After saying this, a yellow-robed general riding a yellow horse in the yellow turban formation stood out in front of the formation. Without answering, he came up with a spear and stabbed him.
Zhang Fei ducked sideways and shouted: "Take your life!"
The sound was like thunder, and with a backhand shot, the incoming man shot him under the horse.
Both groups were shocked, and there was silence for a moment.
Zhou Yuanfu just heard that this person was Zhang Fei, and he immediately became energetic. He could finally see the style of the mighty general of the Three Kingdoms.
Before Zhang Fei's appearance could be clearly seen, Zhang Fei stabbed the yellow-robed general to death with a spear. The yellow-robed general spurted blood from his chest, forming a rain of blood. Looking at Zhang Fei again, he looked like a evil god.
Zhou Yuanfu only felt that his hands and feet were cold, his whole body was numb, and he couldn't move. He only had one thought in his mind, "Killing! Killing!"