Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang are still preparing ways to defeat the army trapped in Changshe City, and Changshe City seems to be waiting for a chance to succeed, so the two sides are in peace for the time being.
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However, the calmness of the battlefield in Yuzhou does not mean that other war zones will be so calm. Not to mention the excitement surrounding Nanyang City, which is like an eight o'clock soap opera. Now let's just talk about Jizhou.
The battle situation on this side.
"Report to the wise master that Dog Officer's army has occupied Yitao City, and almost all the brothers in the city have died in the battle."
Zhang Jue looked at the messenger who came to report with some indifference. If Li Shuzhen saw Zhang Jue's face now, he would be shocked. Because Zhang Jue, who originally looked like a high-spirited middle-aged uncle in Zhuoxian County last year, is now
At that time, his hair was gray and his face was withered, as if the rest of his life had been burned away in less than a year.
In fact, this is exactly the case. What has to be admitted is that Lu Zhi is indeed a famous general with both civil and military skills. With his layout and planning and the implementation of the veteran generals and clan members, the advantages accumulated by the Yellow Turban Army in the early stage are being eroded step by step.
Clean and tidy.
Although Zhang Jue struggled to hold on, hoping to buy enough time for his two brothers in the south, Lu Zhi came up with a countermeasure after suffering several losses. He took advantage of the speed and flexibility of the cavalry to constantly fight in the field.
They attacked the troops of the Yellow Turban Army and drove them bit by bit into cities one after another.
When all the Yellow Turbans were huddled in each city, Lu Zhi began to build a beacon tower every five miles outside the city. They lit up beacons during the day and lit beacons at night to ensure that the cavalry could attack the Yellow Turbans trying to leave the city at any time.
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Later, Lu Zhi used light infantry, archers, light artillery vehicles and civilian troops to form a powerful fist. Through flexible mobilization, he could avoid direct confrontation with Zhang Jiao's weird spells, and at the same time, he could also defeat those who had already been attacked by Lu Zhi.
The city occupied by the Yellow Turban Army, which was exhausted due to the harassment of plants, slowly eroded away.
More importantly, the officers and soldiers who were originally trapped between Guangyang County in Youzhou and Hejian Kingdom in Jizhou have been completely freed up to go south to support Lu Zhi and other areas in the fight against the Yellow Turban Army.
This situation made it even worse for Zhang Jiao, who was already stretched thin because of sending Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang south. After all, Cheng Yuanzhi's remnant army with low morale was far inferior to those of Hejian Kingdom and Bohai County.
Of the victorious teacher.
With enough troops, Lu Zhi's dispatch was more calm. He sent the soldiers from Hejian Kingdom and Bohai County to the northwest of Jizhou to suppress Zhang Niujiao's activities. The troops led by Zou Jing were nominally the governor of Youzhou.
The army continued to move south, aiming directly at Qingzhou on the flank of the Yellow Turban Army. The target was the Buji Division of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army who is now active in Qingzhou.
It is worth mentioning that Zhang He and the Hejian Kingdom cavalry led by him were specially transferred from the Hejian Kingdom's county soldiers by Lu Zhi to increase the number of cavalry under Lu Zhi's command. After all, the Karasuma cavalry under Zong Yuan
The three Zhang Jiao brothers had stolen nearly one-third of the number over such a long period of time, and the number had gone from the original five thousand to less than four thousand now.
After receiving the good news, Zhang He happily said goodbye to his new friend Gao Lan and plunged into a new battlefield.
As for the troops from Youzhou led by Zou Jing, Lu Zhi hoped that they could continue to maintain the momentum in Youzhou in Qingzhou and strive to once again severely defeat the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army led by Bu Ji. Even if they could not defeat Bu Ji's army, they would try to delay it.
He must stop his footsteps to prevent him from heading west to join up with Er Zhang in Yuzhou or directly heading north to support Zhang Jiao who is in trouble.
Moreover, Qingzhou now seems to have become the second largest troop base for the Yellow Turban Army after Jizhou. If the arrogance of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army can be suppressed, it will be a huge blow to the momentum of the entire Taiping Road. And Lu Zhi wanted to
Guarantee Youzhou Army
Able to complete the task, as a teacher, he sent a personal letter of encouragement to Liu Bei, who had performed outstandingly in the previous battle. The letter expressed his concern and affirmation for Liu Bei's performance, and said that he would definitely replace him.
He recommended it to the court.
As a great Confucian who came out of Youzhou, a region with scarce talents, Lu Zhi enjoys a high reputation among the common people and nobles in Youzhou. Although Liu Bei studied under Lu Zhi in his early years, as a man who likes bright clothes, angry horses, birds, and dogs.
Obviously, it is impossible for Lu Zhi to take Lu Zhi seriously. Liu Bei himself also knew his own affairs, so he did not resent Lu Zhi for this.
But now that he received Lu Zhi's letter, Liu Bei was as elated as when he later heard that Taishi Ci came to ask him to rescue Kong Rong. "Lu Beizhonglang knows that Liu Bei is under his command!" I guess Liu Bei is now.
This feeling.
Of course, Liu Bei was definitely not the only one who was inspired. Let’s not mention anyone else, let’s just say that Zhang Fei, a guy who respects scholars and regards Lu Zhi as his idol, read Lu Zhi’s letter of encouragement to Liu Bei.
It’s all an inexhaustible effort.
Although Zou Jing was from Changsha County, Jingzhou, he had been watching Youzhou for more than ten years and knew the local customs very well. Naturally, he understood the weight of Lu Zhi's letter. So Liu Bei, who was originally just the leader of a volunteer army with less than 500 people, knew the local customs very well.
, now he can discuss affairs in the tent with Zou Jing openly, and he has also been given the command of three thousand people.
This series of good news obviously makes Liu Bei, who has been suppressed by fate for half his life, feel like he is in a dream. You must know that Zou Jing currently has only about ten thousand people under his command. This time, one-third of the troops are assigned to him, Liu Bei feels heroic.
born.
"Second brother, third brother, let us take this as an opportunity to make contributions and become a famous minister of the Han Dynasty."
Seeing that the troops, with the help of the Tian family, a wealthy family in Pingyuan County, had broken through the Guanjia who had extended their tentacles into the Yellow River with the help of Guan Hai, the troops were directed towards Jinan and Le'an, the areas where the Yellow Turban Army was active. Liu Bei expressed the following emotion.
"Don't worry, brother. Pan and the third brother will definitely help me. If good people like me can serve as officials, it will definitely be a blessing to the people."
Although Pan Gong is far inferior to Zhang Fei and even Liu Bei in martial arts, he has the most military experience among the three brothers. In the early stage, Liu Bei performed well, and the most important thing besides Zhang Fei's bravery was Pan
Therefore, gradually, in addition to providing support to Liu Bei in terms of combat effectiveness, Pan Gong also gradually became a strategist-like presence in Liu Bei's small group.
"The second brother is right. The eldest brother is a royal nobleman. In terms of birth and moral character, he is not top-notch. I think our eldest brother is much better than those bird officials I saw along the way. That is to say, the prefect Liu and General Gongsun can compete with each other.
Brother, let’s compare.”
Zhang Fei, who had always had a bad temper with Liu Bei, has strengthened his confidence in Liu Bei's bright future after this period of contact. Of course, in his opinion, if Li Shushi and his strong men can
If you and the three brothers participate in the grand event together, your eldest brother's chances of success will increase even more.
"Ah, crying..." Li Shushi, who was enjoying Su Xiaololi's gentle massage, suddenly felt a chill all over his body and sneezed involuntarily. Facing the strange look in Su Xiaololi's eyes, Li Shushi could only pretend to be dumbfounded. He could not tell someone
The jealous little loli suspected that some cute girl missed her.
"Ah, crying..." Zhang Fei, who was riding a horse at this moment, suddenly felt a chill all over his body, and then he unconsciously thought of the drama last winter that was unforgettable to him.
"Yun Chang, do you still remember Zhang Yide in Zhuoxian City?"
Of course, compared to Shi Xiaox and Hao Xwen, who were childhood sweethearts but eventually separated, the relationship between the second master and the third master is obviously not as deep as in history.
As for how far this sneeze incident will spread, perhaps only God knows. In short, everyone seems to have had the flu this year, so it is indeed a big event that can be recorded in history.
"Brother, these guys are really difficult to deal with." Facing the Yellow Turban Army that surged like a sea wave, Zhang Fei, who had always been fearless, was a little overwhelmed. After all, Zou Jing's Youzhou Army was still inferior to the Yellow Turban Army in terms of numbers.
There are too many troops.
"Xuande, we really can't take a detour to help Governor Gong Jing first. It won't be too late to come back and deal with these Yellow Turbans after we defeat Governor Gong's troops."
Zou Jing saw that the Yellow Turban Army had a large number of people and their leader was very smart. Not only was his command very organized but he did not show up clearly. It seemed difficult to eliminate them quickly, so he was a little frightened to fight with them.
Liu Bei thought for a while and rejected Zou Jing's proposal.
"We came to Qingzhou under the command of Master Lu. The goal of rescuing the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou is only a minor one. The most important goal is to prevent the Yellow Turban Army from fleeing to cause chaos in other places in Qingzhou. We have just arrived here, even if it is to find out more
Our actual enemies will also fight us with all their strength, but once we take a detour, the enemies can safely go elsewhere to cause trouble."
Liu Bei saw that Zou Jing was already a little shaken, so he struck while the iron was hot and continued to speak.
"Although the thieves are outnumbered and our army has already suffered a defeat, the enemy will also become arrogant because of this. As long as we can attack them with surprising troops, we will definitely win."
Zou Jing agreed with Liu Bei's statement, so he sent Pan Gong to lead a thousand troops to the left side of the mountain, and Zhang Fei to lead a thousand troops to the right side of the mountain. They called for gold, and they all came out to respond. Liu Bei and Zou Jing were in the middle of the army as bait and took command.
Scheduling the entire army to fight.
That night, Pan Gong and Zhang Fei accepted Liu Bei's order, set off secretly, and went to the mountains to ambush, waiting for Liu Bei to send a signal.
The next day, Liu Bei and Zou Jing led their troops to advance with great fanfare. They fought under the eyes of the Yellow Turban Army who looked at their defeated generals who were overestimating their capabilities.
Not long after, Liu Bei pretended to be defeated and led his army to retreat. The Yellow Turban Army suddenly laughed and laughed, and the leader took advantage of the situation to catch up.
However, just as they were crossing the mountains, Liu Bei's army heard the sound of gold, and the left and right armies that had been ambushing them all rushed out. Liu Bei and Zou Jing, who had just escaped, also turned around to fight again.
Facing this three-pronged attack, it was obviously beyond the psychological endurance of the Yellow Turban Army, so the morale of the entire army dropped sharply and they fell into chaos.
With the destruction of the Yellow Turban Army entrenched in Qingzhou, Liu Bei successfully cut his own retreat, and at the same time relieved Gong Jing, who had been promoted to the governor of Qingzhou, from the siege for several months.
p.s. So far today, I haven’t coded a single word. I’ve been reading “Japanese Tycoon” all day long. If there weren’t a few chapters left in the manuscript, I’m afraid our integrity bottle would have cracked a big crack.
