After Han Zhong got a satisfactory answer, the depression in his heart dissipated a lot, and then he rode back. Just when he reached the entrance of the big tent in the center of the military camp, Han Zhong had just dismounted, and the young general Gong Du
He rushed up and asked Han Zhong anxiously: "General, where have you been just now? The general has been looking for you for a long time! Come in quickly! Something big has happened!"
Although he knew that Sun Xia did not break the city before him, Han Zhong still failed today, so his mood was not much better. When he saw Gong Du talking to him like this, he glared at Gong Du fiercely.
He glanced at me and yelled: "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm still fine! What big trouble can happen!"
"Huh!" Gong Du was so scolded by Han Zhong that he didn't dare to raise his head. However, from the military tent next to him, a cold snort came from the military tent, and a male voice sounded: "It seems that General Han
You still have too much authority! Do you think of yourself as the commander-in-chief of the army?"
These words were very rude, but when Han Zhong heard this voice, his whole body trembled, his face turned pale with fright, and he turned around hurriedly and looked at the military tent.
.I saw the curtain door of the military tent being lifted, and a burly middle-aged general walked out. This middle-aged general looked to be in his thirties, with a beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes. At first glance,
When he went up, he looked like an ordinary farmer. But when Han Zhong saw this middle-aged general, his legs softened, and he knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "General, I will pay my respects to Commander Qu!"
This middle-aged general is none other than the commander-in-chief of the Nanyang Yellow Turban Army, Qu Shuai Zhang Mancheng, a disciple of the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao! As a disciple of the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao, although Zhang Mancheng was just an ordinary farmer, he was more powerful than those in the Yellow Turban Army.
Ordinary generals are too powerful. In response to Zhang Jiao's uprising, Zhang Mancheng worked hard in Nanyang and lurked in Nanyang for many years just to be able to pull up a decent team. Originally, according to Zhang Jiao's original plan, it was
They had to wait until the armies in various places were fully prepared, and then they would launch an attack simultaneously to overthrow the corrupt imperial court. However, they did not expect that Zhang Mancheng's senior brother, Tang Zhou, Zhang Jiao's second disciple, would be betrayed, so he had no choice but to launch an attack in advance.
Because he was not fully prepared, Zhang Mancheng, who was in charge of Nanyang, could only lead the elite Yellow Turban Army to villages and towns near Nanyang. On the one hand, he recruited poor farmers to strengthen the Yellow Turban Army, and on the other hand, he cleared the territory of Nanyang County.
Wealthy families and various hostile forces. It took more than half a month to complete the plan. Originally, in Zhang Mancheng's plan, the number of defenders in Nanyang City was not large, and the combat effectiveness of the defenders was low.
Han Zhong and Sun Xia led the Yellow Turban Army to besiege and should have captured it long ago. But when he arrived outside Nanyang City, he found that Nanyang City was still under the control of the officers and soldiers. This made Zhang Mancheng very angry.
, and went directly to the nearest Han Zhong Army Camp to raise troops to investigate the crime!
Even though Han Zhong was extremely majestic in front of his subordinates, when he met Zhang Mancheng, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He didn't even dare to fart loudly, but just knelt down and trembled on the ground. And Zhang Mancheng
Cheng looked at Han Zhong with a look of hatred, but his heart was full of helplessness. He also knew that Han Zhong and Sun Xia had no real ability, but now there are no talents in the Yellow Turban Army. Han Zhong and Sun Xia
The two of them were appointed generals because they were stronger.
However, even so, Zhang Mancheng still did not expect that it took Han Zhong and Sun Xia more than half a month to capture Nanyang City. Before the incident, Zhang Mancheng had already found out clearly that there were only a thousand people in Nanyang City.
Of the remaining officers and soldiers, Sun Xia's Yellow Turban Army, which he left to Han Zhong, had a total of 200,000 people! Even though the combat effectiveness of these Yellow Turban Army was worse, the capabilities of the officers and soldiers were not much higher.
!Why can’t we attack Nanyang City?
"Qu Shuai! You are back!" A shout rang out. Before Zhang Mancheng turned around, he knew that it was Sun Xia, another subordinate of his who stayed here. He saw that Sun Xia was sweating profusely and his face was covered with sweat.
He rushed over anxiously. When he saw Zhang Mancheng's figure in the distance, he started shouting. Not long after he had just retreated, Sun Xia was losing his temper there, but he received the news that Zhang Mancheng was back. He
He immediately dropped his military duties and rushed over.
Sun Xia rode straight up to Zhang Mancheng, then he tightened the reins, stopped his mount, turned over and dismounted, and knelt down on one knee in front of Zhang Mancheng. Zhang Mancheng glanced at Sun Xia and just snorted coldly, saying to them
The two of them were not doing things well, and Zhang Mancheng was very angry. But now was not the time to lose his temper. Zhang Mancheng glanced at the two of them, said "come in", turned around and got into the military tent.
When Han Zhong and Sun Xia heard Zhang Mancheng's words, they couldn't help but trembled. Then they quickly got up from the ground and followed Zhang Mancheng into the military tent. After entering the military tent, Zhang Mancheng ignored them.
The two people following him sat directly in the upper seats of the military tent. Zhang Mancheng did not say a word. Naturally, Han Zhong and Sun Xia did not dare to take their seats, so they could only stand there honestly.
"Say it!" Zhang Mancheng stared at the two of them for a long time, and finally snorted: "Two hundred thousand people can't attack a city guarded by only a thousand people! I want to hear it! What kind of excuse can you give me!
"
Hearing Zhang Mancheng's cold words, Han Zhong and Sun Xia were suddenly covered in sweat. Sun Xia hesitated for a long time, but decided to speak first and said: "Return to Qu Shuai! Before we started to attack the city, we were attacked by Nanyang
The governor of the county, Chu Gong, got the news in advance, and Chu Gong temporarily captured many strong men in Nanyang City to serve as defenders!"
"Hmph!" Zhang Mancheng snorted again, interrupting Sun Xia's explanation, and shouted with his eyes widened: "How many young men can Chu Gong capture? One thousand? Or two thousand? You have twenty in your hands.
Ten thousand troops! Even if Chu Gong captured 10,000 people, you should have captured Nanyang City a long time ago! They are simply useless!"
After being scolded by Zhang Mancheng, Sun Xia knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing. Although Han Zhong next to him had always been at odds with Sun Xia, now that he saw Sun Xia's embarrassment, he felt very happy.
Get up. The two of them are now in the same situation. If Zhang Mancheng cannot be given a good explanation, I am afraid that their hats as generals will be taken off today!
Seeing Zhang Mancheng turning his gaze towards him, Han Zhong was shocked. He clasped his fists and said, "Return to Commander Qu! Then the defenders in Nanyang City are not useless! There is a fierce general who is really powerful. In the past half month,
The number of soldiers who died at the hands of this man is probably no less than a few thousand!"
"Strong general?" This explanation proposed by Han Zhong made Zhang Mancheng's expression slightly relieved. Zhang Mancheng narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said: "You must be right, it should be Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng in the city! This person
He is indeed a fierce general!"
Hearing what Zhang Mancheng said, it seemed that he accepted his explanation, and Han Zhong secretly wiped away a cold sweat. But Han Zhong had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Zhang Mancheng yell and curse: "Idiot! A bunch of idiots.
!No matter how powerful Huang Zhong is, he is only one person! Wouldn't you lure him out of the city, trap him outside the city, and then attack the city gate directly? Besides, Huang Zhong is too weak to do all the things on his own! If you besiege the city gate, then
It’s impossible for Mr. Huang Zhong to guard the four city gates by himself!”
Han Zhong's face was so bitter that he could squeeze out the bitter juice. He saw Han Zhong say with a bitter face: "Commander Qu! This is exactly what the general did! But every time the general was about to capture the city, the officers and soldiers
All of them will suddenly become powerful, and the generals will be driven off the city! As for the problem of the other three city gates, the general is already exhausted just dealing with Huang Zhong, how can he have time to take care of other places!"
Listening to Han Zhong's words, Sun Xia, who was kowtowing at the side, couldn't help but greet Han Zhong's family. Doesn't this imply that the responsibility for the unfavorable battle of Nanyang lies with Sun Xia! Of course, Sun Xia couldn't just sit and wait for Han Zhong.
He poured dirty water on himself and quickly raised his head to defend himself: "Commander Qu! There is more than just Huang Zhong in Nanyang City! There is an officer and general at the top of the city that the last general is responsible for, who is very difficult to deal with! The officers and soldiers are with him.
Under his command, we repelled the attacks of the army one after another!"
"Oh?" Zhang Mancheng became interested now. He believed that Sun Xia would never make up lies to deceive himself in order to escape guilt. He was not so bold yet. It seems that Nanyang City is really full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!
However, this cannot stop Zhang Mancheng's determination to continue attacking Nanyang City! Nanyang City plays a very important role in Zhang Jiao's plan to revolt. Occupying Nanyang County is equivalent to cutting off the connection between Jingzhou and the north. In this way, the Yellow Turbans
The army can rest assured to go south to capture Jingzhou. Moreover, the food and grass stored in Nanyang City are also urgently needed by the increasingly large Yellow Turban Army. Therefore, no matter how many capable people and strangers there are in Nanyang City, Zhang Mancheng must still give Nanyang City to
Take it!
Immediately, Zhang Mancheng waved his hand to stop Han Zhong and Sun Xia from making urgent excuses, and said in a deep voice: "Okay! Stop talking nonsense! Tomorrow I will personally lead the Yellow Turban Army to attack the city gate! Meet Huang Zhong and the mysterious one?
Master! I want to see if these officers and soldiers can still withstand the attack of the elite Yellow Turban soldiers under my command!" After saying that, Zhang Mancheng suddenly pulled out a big knife from his waist and slashed the low table in front of him.
On the map, a map on the low table was cut in half, and the location of Nanyang City that was cut on the map happened to be.