Nanyang was the hardest-hit area during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. At that time, the three Yellow Turban war zones were Jizhou, Yuzhou and Jingzhou. Among them, the main battle site in Jingzhou was in Nanyang.
At that time, the Han court also responded by 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 challenge the Yuzhou Yellow Turbans.
Zhu Junze arrived in Nanyang.
In the process of pacifying the Yellow Turbans in Nanyang, Sun Jian took the lead in the battle of Wancheng, fought to the top of the city, and defeated Wancheng. Only then was Zhu Jun appointed him as a commander of another department, and gradually gained momentum.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the entire Yellow Turban force fell apart due to Zhang Jiao's illness and death. The Jizhou Yellow Turbans were defeated by Huangfu Song, and most of them fled into the Taihang Mountains or Qingzhou.
The Yuzhou Yellow Turbans fled into the Funiu Mountain area, which is the southwest area of Yingchuan County, and later Nanzhao County of Lushan County and other places.
And like them, the remaining members of the Nanyang Yellow Turbans also fled into the mountains and forests.
Funiu Mountain and Dabie Mountain were their hiding places. Until Dong Zhuo's rebellion, all the princes in the world were attacking Dong Zhuo. After no one cared about them anymore, these people slowly walked out of the mountains and invaded the northwest of Jizhou, Yuzhou, Runan and Nanyang. basin.
This time, Zhang Xiuguang's hero post was not actually 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 were just incidental.
February 21st.
Wancheng.
Under Zhang Xiu's call, a large number of Yellow Turban Army leaders have gathered here.
It is mid-spring, the flowers are blooming and the sun is shining brightly.
There were countless horses and carriages coming and going inside and outside the city, and the traffic was constantly flowing towards the prefect's mansion.
Unlike He Yi and others who were forced to bring all their tribesmen to Nanyang, the other Yellow Turban leaders in Nanyang did not take their tribes down the mountain, but came to take a look themselves. Some of them even did not come, but only sent their tribes to inquire. information.
He Yi, He Man and the others were forced by Cao Cao to bring their families and move all the tribes here. However, the other Yellow Turban leaders themselves were hiding in the old forests of the mountains and forests of Nanyang. Of course, they could not mobilize in full force out of caution.
So it looks lively inside and outside the city, but in fact almost all of them are part of the Yingchuan and Runan Yellow Turbans. There are more than 100,000 men, women, old and children, and about 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers, all gathered outside the city.
There is a village in the northeast of Wancheng called Xiyangju. This is the place where Deng Feng, Liu Xiu's rebel general, fought against Jia Fu, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, in the early days of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Since the villages here were deserted after the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Nanyang, Zhang Xiu asked He Yi Heman and others to temporarily resettle his tribe here. The food and drink expenses they brought would be consumed first until Zhang Xiu re-divided the territory.
After receiving this news and discovering that none of the other Yellow Turbans had brought Buqu, He Yi, He Man, Huang Shao and others felt that they were sure of victory. Even if they could not separate one side and were assigned one or two counties by Zhang Xiu based on their power, they would still be able to win. More than enough.
Therefore, one by one, Zhang Xiu followed Zhang Xiu's wishes and placed the troops outside the city. He only brought a small number of his own soldiers into the city to attend the meeting.
After noon, when the agreed date arrived, except for a few, most of the leaders of the surrounding Yellow Turban forces came. There were even Yellow Turban villages hidden deep in the mountains and forests with only a few hundred people coming to share a piece of the pie. It was like a game. grand event.
In the prefect's mansion, Zhang Xiugao sat in the main seat. Next to him sat Deng Hong and Hu Che'er. The other leaders of the Yellow Turban Army were sorted according to their strength. Naturally, He Yi, He Man, Huang Shao, Liu Pi, Gong Du and others were seated.
forefront.
Zhang Xiu looked around and saw a cloud of followers below, including twenty or thirty yellow turban generals, big and small. These were all carefully selected. If even hundreds of village leaders were allowed in, the number would probably be in the hundreds.
Except for He Yi He Man and others, most of these people knew each other. Even He Yi He Man and the Yingchuan Runan Yellow Turbans had heard of their names even if they had never met.
After all, in the early years, the Yuzhou Yellow Turbans were led by Bo Cai, and the Nanyang Yellow Turbans were led by Zhang Mancheng. Yingchuan and Nanyang were very close to each other, and there was support between the two sides.
Everyone entered the hall and greeted each other. Some were hostile to each other. They were all hiding in the deep mountains and old forests. Resources were tight. Even the Yellow Turban Army must have had internal frictions and annexations in order to survive.
However, now that they are on Zhang Xiu's territory, it is naturally impossible for them to fight under Zhang Xiu's nose. Therefore, even if there is a grudge, it has not happened for the time being. At most, they will ignore each other.
After everyone sat down according to the seat arrangement, Zhang Xiucai said slowly: "You have already said hello and seen the courtesy. Most of you know each other, but I don't know you. How about introducing yourself?"
Huang Shao was the most powerful. He had a population of more than 30,000 and more than 6,000 soldiers under his command. Therefore, he was the first one sitting under Zhang Xiu's right hand. When his master asked a question, he stood up and said, "General Zhang, I am Huang Shao."
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"Liu Pi."
"He Man."
"He Yi."
"Gongdu."
"Wang Qi."
"Zhao Hai."
"Lu Zhen."
"Xia Hao."
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Many of the Yellow Turban leaders introduced themselves one by one. These people's forces ranged from large to small, with a total of thirty-four groups, with a combined strength of approximately 50,000 to 60,000 and a population of 30,000 to 400,000.
Although it cannot be compared with the Black Mountain Army Qingzhou Yellow Turban's population of one million, but in the environment where the Nanyang Yellow Turban and Yuzhou Yellow Turban suffered heavy losses, it is already considered good. If Cao Cao continues to invade in a few years, the number will be even smaller.
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Zhang Xiu got to know them one by one, and it was not until the last leader was introduced that he continued: "You are all here by invitation, and everyone knows what happened. I defeated Liu Biao and occupied Nanyang, but I was in Nanyang.
The Xiang Party has no foundation and no big family support. It is weak and cannot last long, so I invite you to come and occupy Nanyang together. What do you think?"
"Naturally, we are all born in Nanyang, and we all have township parties and roots here. It is only because of the suppression by the court in recent years that we are not allowed to escape into the mountains. Now that the general has come to Nanyang, if he has our support, he will be like a fish in the sea.
Shuiye, we can return to our hometown, and the general can stay in Nanyang for a long time."
"Yes, Nanyang is the place where Guangwu and Longxing prospered. It has a lot of land and a population of more than 500,000 households. It is as rich as Jingzhou. If we can get Nanyang, we can go south to take Jingzhou. I very much welcome the general to settle here.
Let’s unite and fight against Liu Biao.”
"I agree."
"I agree, we can finally come out of the mountains."
He Yi, He Man and other Yingchuan and Runan Yellow Turbans have not spoken yet. Most of the Nanyang Yellow Turbans agree with Zhang Xiu's opinion.
Among them, there are also those who have read a few sentences of the book and can still say "like a fish swimming in water".
Many people think this was said by Liu Bei when he met Kong Ming, but it is actually a proverb from the Han Dynasty. As early as the Qin Dynasty, Li Si wrote it in the article "Using the Brushwork", and the Han people themselves often said it.
The main reason why they all agreed was that the Nanyang Yellow Turban was not very good.
Although they were entrenched in the Funiu Mountains and Dabie Mountains, they were beaten to a pulp by the troops sent by Liu Biao. On weekdays, they only dared to occasionally go down the mountains to plunder villages, and they did not dare to appear openly in the Nanyang Basin.
Now that Zhang Xiu has defeated Liu Biao, they can come out of the mountains, just like the demons in hell can return to the world, so they naturally support it with both hands.
What's more important is that they are actually not very strong. They only have two to three thousand soldiers and horses, but only a few hundred or even dozens of people. Even if they are attached to Zhang Xiu, it is nothing. After all, it is better than continuing to stay.
It's much stronger in the deep mountains and old forests.
Seeing that except for a few powerful leaders, all the leaders agreed to the conditions, Zhang Xiu laughed and said: "Since everyone is willing to come out, that's great. But as the saying goes, a group of dragons cannot be leaderless, so I think you should still recommend it.
As a leader, what do you think?"
Most of the people's expressions remained normal, except for a few leaders such as He Yi Heman whose expressions changed slightly.
Liu Pi forced a smile and said: "General Zhang, I remember when you invited us here, you said that we would rule Nanyang together. How come you now want to elect a leader?"
Zhang Xiu said displeased: "Chief Liu, I conquered Nanyang. Liu Biao may counterattack at any time. Although I invited you to come to Nanyang to defend, do you still want to be defeated by Liu Biao again? Return to that place."
Like a guinea pig in the deep mountains and forests?"
"Of course I don't want to."
Someone said.
Zhang Xiu spread his hands and said: "That's it. You all are also from the Yellow Turbans. The reason why the Yellow Turbans failed was because of the lack of unified command. I don't want to take the opportunity to annex your troops, I just want to fight against Liu Biao.
How can anything be accomplished if no one is under unified command? If he defeats them one by one, everyone will still have to flee back to the mountains."
"The general is right. I am willing to recommend the general as my leader."
Immediately he spoke intelligently.
"I do too."
"I second the motion."
"I'm OK."
More than a dozen Nanyang Yellow Turban leaders came forward to express their stance.
He Yi, He Man and others didn't look very good-looking.
Because in their eyes, these Nanyang Yellow Turbans were poor, and together they were not as powerful as their family. They had a population of several hundred and several thousand soldiers, so they took refuge in Zhang Xiu, and they could still get a job as an official.
But what about them?
Each of them has tens of thousands of troops, although the actual strength is only a few thousand. But Zhang Xiu only has seven or eight thousand men. Together, they have twenty or thirty thousand. Why should they obey Zhang Xiu's orders?
Therefore, the last thing they wanted to do when electing a leader was to be ordered around. They would rather each occupy one or two county towns and be independent than stay under Zhang Xiu's command.
For a moment, everyone looked at Gong Du. If he hadn't persuaded everyone to come to Nanyang, how could they have just left the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den?
"Hahahahaha."
Zhang Xiu laughed and said: "Since everyone is praising love, I will be disrespectful. Unless I am greedy for power, I have to be the leader. It's just the same sentence. Without unified command, how can we defeat Liu Biao? As long as everyone unites and works together,
Resist Liu Biao, and when I capture Jingzhou in the future, I will declare you all to be officials of the imperial court."
"Let's skip this."
He Man had the worst temper and said coldly: "I haven't promised to elect you as the leader yet."
"I didn't agree either."
It was rare for He Yi to stand with He Man at this time.
Liu Pi and Huang Shao looked at each other, stood up and said, "General Zhang, we clearly agreed at the beginning that we would rule Nanyang together, but now it seems that you want to annex us. Please forgive us for being unable to obey."
Only Gong Du was the weakest. He had less than 10,000 men and only one or two thousand soldiers who could fight, so he considered attaching himself to Zhang Xiu very seriously.
"You guys need to think clearly."
The soldiers sent by Zhang Xiu to deliver the message had been to Yingchuan. Naturally they knew that they were being chased by Cao Cao and had no way to retreat. They immediately sneered: "You were sent to Nanyang by Cao Cao. If you don't obey the order, you will end up fighting with Cao Cao."
I am against you and all the Nanyang Yellow Turban leaders. Either you go back to Runan and fight Cao Cao to the death, or you don't leave."
"Is the general trying to threaten me?"
He Man said angrily.
"It's not a threat, I'm just telling a fact."
Zhang Xiu said coldly: "My uncle bought Nanyang with his life. Why do you think I will give it to you in vain? It is a good thing for everyone to unite. If you want to be independent, then leave Nanyang. You are not welcome here."
Leaving Nanyang?
Everyone looked at each other and could see the killing intent in each other's eyes.
joke.
Cao Cao, who couldn't defeat 40,000 to 50,000 troops, couldn't deal with Zhang Xiu, who had less than 10,000 soldiers?
At that moment, Liu Pi raised his hands and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave. This time we will leave Nanyang and return to Runan. General Zhang will say goodbye."
"It's easy to leave without seeing him off."
Zhang Xiu said calmly.
He Yi, He Man and others turned around and left.
After waiting for them to leave, a Nanyang Yellow Turban leader said: "General, how can you let them go? Their troops are outside the city. What if they suddenly attack the city? It's better to kill them on the spot.
Swallow them all."
"Yes, general, they Yuzhou Yellow Turbans think they are powerful and have always looked down on us. Now that the general has occupied Nanyang, he follows the right time, place and people, how can he be shackled by them?"
"General, please give the order. We will go out immediately and capture them."
At present, many Nanyang Yellow Turban leaders suddenly showed their sense of ownership. Mainly because they were willing to rely on Zhang Xiu. After all, they had been beaten by Liu Biao before and knew how powerful Liu Biao was.
Now that Zhang Xiu has defeated Liu Biao, he is obviously a more ruthless werewolf than Liu Biao. Being attached to him has only advantages and no disadvantages.
However, Zhang Xiu sneered and said: "It doesn't matter, I have my own opinion. Don't be afraid, everyone. Our Xiliang army fights fiercely in the wild and is invincible, and I have never been afraid of anyone. Since everyone is willing to serve me as the leader, please go back and count the rosters.
Bring the people from Dingkou down the mountain so that I can settle them on the spot."
"Okay, I'll go back right now."
"General Zhang, please wait for our good news."
"let's go."
Many Nanyang Yellow Turban leaders agreed and prepared to go back to the mountains to make plans.
They are also fed up with the days of hiding in Tibet. They were not very strong in the first place. They were bullied every day in the past. Now that a ruthless big brother comes to protect them, they will naturally agree to it.
And just when many Nanyang Yellow Turban leaders were planning to attach themselves to Zhang Xiu, He Yi, He Man and others headed straight for Sunset Ju after leaving the city.
Hundreds of war horses were galloping on the road. After leaving the city, a few people relaxed a little and slowed down to discuss among themselves.
"What do you think?"
Liu Pi asked.
He Yi showed a meaningful smile: "What do you think?"
"It seems that everyone thinks so."
Huang Shao smiled.
Only Gong Du hesitated and said: "I heard that the Xiliang army is powerful, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."
"What are you afraid of? He only has a few thousand people. We have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Are we still afraid of him?" He Man said nonchalantly: "Besides, do you want to recognize him as your master? I don't want to anyway."
"Then do it."
Liu Pi finally said: "Gather the troops and kill Wancheng!"
"Walk!"
Everyone galloped forward, returning home like an arrow.
However, on a small hill in the distance, Gan Ning and Shen Chen stood together.
In addition to them, further away, there were tens of thousands of troops brought by Wenpin and Zhang Yun.
How could Liu Biao allow these Yellow Turbans to really come to Nanyang to cause trouble?
In other words, he actually didn't care about the Yellow Turbans, he was more concerned that Zhang Xiu was pretending to surrender and really annexing these Yellow Turbans to strengthen himself.
Therefore, Zhang Xiu's every move must be watched by someone, and Deng Hong accompanied him throughout the process.
The Xiliang Army, including Zhang Xiu's own, could only stay in Wancheng. Outside the city, the main force of more than 30,000 Jingzhou Army sent by Liu Biao had quietly surrounded the entire Xiyang Ju.
From the beginning, this was a Hongmen Banquet!
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