"Go to hell." "But, it's hateful..." An officer and soldier was killed by the Yellow Turban soldiers behind him with unwillingness in his eyes.
"Ah!!!" "Ah..." A strategist who tried to support the friendly forces was exposed to the blades of the Yellow Turban soldiers because the light infantry in front of him was killed. The result was obvious, and he quickly stopped protecting him.
The footsteps of those light infantrymen.
"Lord, what are the two lieutenants doing? Isn't this just letting those soldiers die? What mistakes did they make to become abandoned? If there is no reason, that would be too much.
That’s cruel, is there something wrong with the food?”
Seeing the officers and soldiers below the city who were still trying hard to attack the Yellow Turban Army's east camp, Huang Gai, who was standing on the corner tower of the city wall watching the battle, asked Sun Jian with some doubts. After all, the scene in front of him suddenly made him feel like a rabbit is dead and a fox is sad.
"Public disclosure doesn't have to be like this. You can know some things, but you can't pass them on to others. Do you understand?"
Although Sun Jian's tone was casual, Huang Gai heard the murderous intent in Sun Jian's tone, so he quickly shook his head and said that he no longer wanted to know the secrets that would cause many people to die if they were leaked. How did the cat die? Huang Gai still
Got it.
"Don't worry, it doesn't matter. It's just that I was inspired by something, so I seem to have made a plan to wipe out the Yellow Turban Army outside the city. These people outside are just a way to make the enemy army slack again. As long as it reaches
As for the expected goal, most people still have a chance to withdraw. But then it will depend on our ability."
"I understand, I promise to complete the mission." Although he still felt a little uncomfortable inside, Huang Gai still expressed his determination to complete the mission. However, this young and passionate general is obviously not an old man who can hide his worries.
Fried dough sticks, even Sun Jian, a man who was a big deal outside of the battlefield, could still see some clues from the expression on Huang Gai's face at this time.
"Public justice, you have to understand that the ancients said: 'Compassion does not control the army.' In order to win the battle, necessary sacrifices must be made. The only thing a general can do is to ensure that these sacrifices are really worth it and make this sacrifice
Lower it to the lowest level. Do you understand?"
"Subordinate, I understand..." Regarding Sun Jian's reasons, Huang Gai, who had read some books, had some difficulty listening, but he already understood the general truth. A sense of responsibility as a general was in his heart at this time.
Born spontaneously.
"Of course, although it is a bit unfair to those who have become abandoned sons, fate is not necessarily completely in the hands of others. If I were among those soldiers, whether I was moving forward or retreating
, I will work hard to complete the task while protecting myself, and I will never give up until the last moment of my life."
"Gai, you will definitely live up to your lord's teachings." Looking at the back of Sun Jian who was fighting against the sun, Huang Gai was a little crazy for a moment.
At the same time, the fighting outside the city was still going on. Although the Yellow Turban Army had just suffered a big loss in their most proud method a few days ago, what was even more damaging to their morale was that the two leaders were also killed in that battle.
Although they were seriously injured, their numerical advantage and religious belief still allowed them to rush towards their opponents regardless of their own safety. And as time went by, the advantages of the Yellow Turban Army, which was constantly supported by other city gates, became more and more obvious. Originally,
The officers and soldiers who still had a slight advantage were now beyond their capabilities.
"Hoo, ho... we can't hold on anymore. If we continue like this, we won't be able to hold on and the whole army will be annihilated." A general who seemed to be the commander of the light infantry roared loudly, not caring at all whether this statement was
It will hurt your own morale.
"Damn it, there are more and more people in the Yellow Turban Army." The voice of the light infantry leader seemed to be loud.
"After a while, the cavalry will come for reinforcements. We must resist it no matter what."
The words of this archer commander made the Yellow Turban generals commanding the front line stunned. They all still remember the heroic appearance of Sun Jian's cavalry unit galloping among the Yellow Turban army as if they were in no one's land, although Sun Jian was later defeated by Lu Bu in a few rounds.
, but the feeling of terror is still vivid in my mind. On the plains, cavalry is always a nightmare for infantry. This is an unchanging fact.
"But in my opinion, it's more important to save one's own life. Who among the current officers and soldiers doesn't think so. Besides, we are in Yingchuan where the fighting is fiercest. I don't think the imperial court will send troops to die."
However, before the frontline generals of the Yellow Turban Army could digest the news they had just received, they immediately received another completely opposite message. This made many generals hesitate and didn't know what to do.
So in an instant, countless messengers quickly flew towards the camp where Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were. After all, the judgment of the two leaders was trustworthy. Of course, it is not ruled out that many of them were trying to shirk the situation.
responsibility.
"Having said that, the cavalry captain of the reinforcements is Cao Cao. I heard that he is a powerful character. Let's trust him this time. Now we can only wait for him to come." Soon, a piece of information seemed to be revealed inadvertently.
.
"Hurry, come quickly." This was the cry of an archer before his death. It seemed that Cao Cao's name resounded throughout the battlefield for a moment.
"The other side is really tenacious." Standing on the wooden wall of the camp built by Li Shushi's troops, Zhang Bao expressed his heartfelt emotion.
It's just that his current condition is very bad. Even if someone is supporting him, his legs are still trembling slightly. If he hadn't carried the "Taiping Qingling Dao" with him in order to cast spells, he could avoid bad conditions.
If so, I'm afraid that the severe mental backlash would be enough to make him directly become a vegetative state, instead of being able to stabilize his military morale like he is now.
"Hmph, we will defeat them sooner or later! The damn officers and soldiers dare to attack here! They must make them regret it."
Standing next to Zhang Bao is Zhang Bao's Sandi Zhang Liang. Although the damage he received was not light, it was much less than that of Zhang Bao, so compared to Zhang Bao who can only be used as a mascot nowadays.
, everything in the Yellow Turban Army needs to be handled by Zhang Liang. Fortunately, most of the official duties during the war belonged to Zhang Liang, who was in charge of military affairs, so it did not add too much burden.
Although Zhang Liang spoke harshly, he actually knew in his heart that not only was the attack that he thought would win that day in vain, but he and Zhang Bao were also seriously injured, which had a huge impact on their prestige and the morale of the Yellow Turban Army.
It is undoubtedly huge, and it may even have formed the idea that "the officers and soldiers in the city have the shelter of heaven and cannot defeat it." It is not certain.
If this situation continues to develop, I am afraid that Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang will have to discuss whether to safely withdraw their troops before their morale completely collapses. And once they withdraw, they will not be able to gather such a large number of troops.
It will not be easy for the troops. If the troops in the city target the two brothers again, it may be questionable whether they can return to Hebei alive.
But now the officers and soldiers gave him a chance, a chance to revive the prestige of the Yellow Turban Army. Although he felt that the number of officers and soldiers attacking the Yellow Turban Army camp in front of him was a bit small. Although the officers and soldiers flew the banner of two Zhonglang Generals.
, but both the quality of the soldiers and Sun Jian who left a deep impression on him that day gave people a sense of conspiracy.
But what can Zhang Liang do? If the strength of the army was stronger, maybe the soldiers under him would have collapsed. Therefore, even if Zhang Liang knew the unknown traps of the army, Zhang Liang
Liang also had to hold his nose and jump in.
"Hold on a little longer and let them know that the officers and soldiers are not to be trifled with!"
Although the general commanding the battle seemed to be roaring with reluctance, the morale of the officers and soldiers was almost at a low point as they were tortured by the increasing number of Yellow Turban troops. Finally, deserters began to appear and eventually evolved into a large-scale rout.
Zhang Liang stopped his men's suggestion to pursue because he had noticed that there seemed to be a large number of archers and civilian troops deployed on the walls of Changshe City. He did not want the little morale he had finally gathered to be beaten back to the bottom by the army.
"Gao Sheng, do you know who Cao Cao is?"
As soon as he returned to the camp, Zhang Liang sent someone to call Gao Sheng, who was stationed at the south gate. Because Gao Sheng had accepted Zhang Jiao's order to go to Luoyang to assist Ma Yuanyi's uprising, and he also had some research on the people who needed attention in Luoyang City, so he saw
After receiving the information in today's battle, Zhang Liang was the first to think of this person.
"Cao Cao seems to be the grandson of the eunuch Cao Teng. Although his father is a greedy guy, I heard that he is still a good man. When he was the northern captain of Luoyang, he once killed Jian Shuo, one of the most powerful eunuchs at the time.
My uncle was executed in accordance with the law. If the family had not protected him, he might have been eliminated. Even when he was demoted to be an official in Dunqiu County, Dong County, he showed no mercy to the local powerful."
Cao Cao was more or less a celebrity of the new generation, and he had done some things in Luoyang, so Gao Sheng still knew something about him.
"Does that mean this person is just a civil servant with a tough style?"
Through Gao Sheng's description, Zhang Liang seems to have a rather wrong understanding of Cao Cao.
"I don't know much about this subordinate, but it is not uncommon for the Han court to have Confucian scholars lead the army. The more distant ones include the famous scholar Zhang Huan, and the more recent ones include civil servants like Lu Zhi."
Being able to understand Zhang Huan's deeds, Gao Sheng is really not a fool who doesn't understand anything. I think he followed Zhang Jiao all over the world. But those stories were somewhat distorted by him.
So he was not sure. You must know that the current situation of the Yellow Turban Army is very dangerous, and there is a danger of collapse if you are not careful.
"I understand, you go down. When you get back, guard the camp and don't give the officers and soldiers any opportunities to take advantage of you."
Seeing Gao Sheng's figure leaving the camp, Zhang Liang let out a sigh of relief, turned around and said to Zhang Bao who was hiding behind the screen.
"Although this is also a cavalry, the commander is an inexperienced civil servant. I guess he doesn't have the sophisticated skills of the clan members. Maybe this should be good news for us."
Immediately, Zhang Liang heard a helpless sigh from behind him...
