In the valley where the Yellow Turban Army had accumulated grain and grass, Sergeant Youzhou was counting the amount of grain in the valley.
The snowflakes flying all over the sky fell from the sky like catkins, and the wind came from the north and hit people's bodies and faces like sharp cold knives, causing pain.
After successfully raiding the Yellow Turban Army's grain and fodder, Youzhou's sergeants burned part of it while leaving a part behind. The grain and fodder were still stationed in the valley, while Youzhou's sergeants set up camp outside the valley.
The sky in winter gets cloudy very quickly, but at the end of the day, we can see that the sky has already started to get dark.
In the mountains and forests not far from the valley, an elite Yellow Turban army of about 20,000 people had quietly lurked.
The leader of this Yellow Turban Army was a capable general recently promoted by Xu He. Although he was only eighteen years old, he was deeply relied upon by Xu He.
It is actually because although this man is young, he is extremely brave and powerful. His ability in mountain fighting and infantry fighting is second to none among the Yellow Turban Army.
This young leader of the Yellow Turban Army is called Zhou Cang.
Although as time passed, there was not much light in the entire sky, but the Yellow Turban Army hiding in the mountains and forests did not light the torches because they wanted to ensure their actions were secretive, so they did not dare to light up the place to avoid being seen by Guan Yu's men.
Although Zhou Cang, who was standing at a high place, had good eyesight, he still could not fully see the situation of Guan Yu's camp in the low light conditions.
This is not a good sign. It is obvious that this is a trap!
Arriving outside the camp gate, Zhou Cang's heart suddenly felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar.
This aura alone is enough to make everyone panic and move.
When the Yellow Turban Army came out of the forest and traveled a certain distance, Zhou Cang immediately ordered the soldiers behind him to advance rapidly.
But he already had a clear idea of the enemy's situation and camp deployment.
Only by being quick can you catch the opponent off guard.
When Zhou Cang saw Guan Yu, for some reason, he felt like he didn't dare to look up.
The snow on the ground seemed to begin to tremble faintly under the shock of the horses' hooves.
The Youzhou cavalry arrived outside the stronghold and were not in a hurry to launch an attack. They just reined in their horses, stood there, and then bent their bows and arrows in unison, aiming at the yellow scarves.
The smoke-belching stoves that were visible were all cooking on the fire, but there was no one around them.
You know, these soldiers are the most elite troops under Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan.
Therefore, Zhou Cang finally decided to adopt a compromise approach.
The number of these elite soldiers is not as good as that of the Yellow Turbans, but in terms of morale and fighting spirit, they are by no means comparable to the Yellow Turbans.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
However, armies capable of night raids are generally well-trained and capable of fighting, and their generals are also outstanding men with rich experience in battle.
This sudden light made the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army feel confused.
On the battlefield, once a soldier steps back, the battle will basically be impossible to fight.
Therefore, the Yellow Turban soldiers and horses allocated to Zhoucang this time are all relatively strong and young soldiers among the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
For Sima Ju and Xu He, they really have no time!
The two of them continued to command the various units of the Yellow Turban Army to pretend to confront Liu Jian and Liu Yu, thereby attracting the attention of all the officials and troops in Qingzhou and creating a good opportunity for Zhou Cang who secretly attacked Guan Yu.
Even though it was just a small step back, it was equivalent to a feeling of cowardice psychologically.
Although Xu He urged Zhou Cang to take back the grain and grass as soon as possible, after careful consideration, Zhou Cang felt that there was no way to defeat Guan Yu except for a sneak attack.
With the food and grass gone, one can imagine the fate of millions of people!
After all, it is about the survival of the Yellow Turban Army. Since there is still a glimmer of hope, you must give it a try!
It's best to attack at night!
A deafening sound of Han army drums suddenly sounded. Although the rhythm was slow, it made people feel confused.
Just when Zhou Cang and a group of Yellow Turban troops rushed into the camp gate, preparing to find the enemy's commander's tent and behead him, an accident happened.
Zhou Cang raised the sword in his hand and rushed to the front. As he ran, he shouted to the Yellow Turban soldiers behind him: "Follow me into the stronghold and take the heads of Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan!"
Guan Yu's voice was loud and resounded throughout the Yellow Turban Front Army and echoed in everyone's heart.
"Zhou Cang..."
The strategy of sneak attack is to be stealthy at first, but when launching the attack, it must be fast.
At the same time, there was a trumpet sound that spread throughout the camp.
Therefore, Xu He decided to send Zhou Cang, the young Yellow Turban leader of his direct line, leading 20,000 elite troops to secretly attack.
The rest of the grain and grass were still piled up in the valley, while Guan Yu erected a stronghold in front of the valley and deployed strong defenses such as deer deer.
Although Zhou Cang is young, he is not impulsive. He has also heard about the reputations of Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan, and knows that when it comes to skills, he is no match for the two famous generals in Youzhou.
The most difficult and frightening thing about Youzhou's sudden cavalry is not their powerful conflict ability, but these warriors, all of whom are good at riding and shooting!
The cavalry's mobility, speed and strength are its strengths, but long-range attacks are its shortcomings!
But the Youzhou Cavalry is different from other cavalry!
In particular, the reputation of Guan Yu's literary and military tactics was extremely high, and Zhou Cang did not dare to take it lightly.
At this time, in the cavalry formation, a general holding a green dragon sword and riding a green-maned horse produced in Youzhou slowly came to the field.
Seeing this scene, the hearts of the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army sank.
The cavalry warriors who have been fighting against Xianbei foreigners on the grassland all year round are all good at riding and shooting!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Zhou Cang looked around blankly, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
If the Yellow Turban Army makes one wrong move now, the result may be destruction!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The moth thieves are attacking!"
And the Yellow Turban Army has a way to survive.
The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army let go of their speed and ran quickly, and soon arrived in front of the Youzhou Army's camp. The soldiers responsible for guarding the camp hurriedly blew the warning horn after seeing the large number of Yellow Turbans arriving.
Seeing that it was almost getting dark, and there seemed to be faint cooking smoke rising from the enemy camp, Zhou Cang immediately ordered: "Let's go!"
Then, Guan Yu was seen reining in his horse, and then looked around at everyone present with the light of the torch.
These are the elite troops that Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan are proud of. They are the Wuhuan and Xianbei towns. The Youzhou cavalry will be frightened when they see them.
Even Liu Jian's Jizhou Army was far behind them.
He is tall, wearing a green smock, holding a cool saw, with three long beards, and a face as heavy as a jujube. His aura is unmatched!
This is the Han Dynasty's number one general in the north, Guan Yu.
Whether the other party wants to confiscate the food and grass, or wants to use the food and grass to lure us back to seize it, they have to come.
Facing the enemy general, Zhou Cang didn't have any fear or hatred. On the contrary, he was... heartbroken!
Guan Yu slowly raised the sword in his hand: "I know that you were all good people in the past, but you rebelled because you were deceived by evil people, or because you were deprived of food and clothing due to natural disasters and man-made disasters. Today, General Zuo is benevolent and Grand Sima Zhaihou is here.
Each county has established a large-scale farming operation, gathering refugees, and resting with the people regardless of past sins, so that you can all have food and clothing."
He did not attack when it was completely dark, but when it was approaching late at night, which was also the time when the Han army had a snack. Although the effect was not better than when everyone was sleeping in the dead of night, it was also the time when the enemy's troops were most vulnerable except late at night.
Time to slack off.
Although there has not yet been a head-on confrontation, the sound of drums and horns, as well as the torches hidden in the tents, have already reduced the morale of the Yellow Turban Army to the lowest level.
After all, tactics such as night attacks cannot be successful casually. The generals and soldiers must be able to achieve a very tacit cooperation.
Then, Zhou Cang was seen standing out among the crowd.
But these losses are nothing to the Yellow Turban Army. They have long expected such a situation!
At this moment, the Yellow Turbans already knew that the soldiers who had cut off their retreat were Guan Yu, the captain of the Liaodong vassal state who came here from Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan, the riding captain, two of the most famous names in the north of the Han Dynasty.
Will.
At this time, they saw torches seeming to light up in the camp in the distance. Before the Yellow Turban soldiers could see clearly how the torches were lit, they saw densely packed torches being lit deep in the camp.
However, Sima Ju and Xu He did not dare to suddenly mobilize their troops to attack. The food and grass were gone, and winter was coming. Whether it was Liu Jian and Liu Yu or Tao Qian and Zang Ba in the south, they were all ready to attack the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
On the enemy's high tower, soldiers began to shoot arrows at the Yellow Turbans. They saw that a large number of the Yellow Turbans who were rushing at the front were quickly shot and killed.
"kill!"
Then I saw him squeeze out backwards.
"kill!"
Over the years, the two of them fought against thieves in northern Xinjiang, fought against Xianbei, and fought against Wuhuan rebels. They fought almost all the time.
Amidst the sound of drums and horns, the voices of Youzhou soldiers resounded through the sky and shook the sky. Even the falling snowflakes seemed to have some lull in their shouts.
Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan secretly attacked the Yellow Turban Army's food and grass. This incident almost made Sima Ju and Xu He despair. But then, they heard the news again, saying that this army and horses came from the north to the south and suddenly entered the territory of Youzhou.
Part of the food and fodder was burned.
In the camp behind the camp, there was no panic and noise as Zhou Cang expected, but instead there was silence.
Facing such a majestic figure, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army subconsciously began to move slowly towards the back.
The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army armed themselves with weapons and began to emerge from the mountains and forests one after another, quietly lurking towards Guan Yu's camp.
Zhou Cang turned around quickly and ordered the team behind him to move out of the way.
When it comes to battle experience, they are not even inferior to Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers.
There has not yet been a formal battle, but the morale alone is enough to scare the Yellow Turban Army.
A total collapse may be imminent.
In the snowy night, a group of elite Youzhou cavalry came quickly towards the camp from two directions. The horses under the cavalry were all tall horses, and the knights were all muscular and full of murderous intent.
Look, they are elite knights who have been on the battlefield for a long time!
Just as Zhou Cang was thinking about how to retreat, a deafening sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded from behind.
Before they could fight, they were shocked by the opponent's momentum and momentum.
At the same time, the soldiers patrolling outside urgently moved inside the camp gate.
"Dong dong dong dong!"
Now, as long as they take advantage of this tenacity to rush into the stronghold and capture the enemy's general, they will definitely win this battle.
Zhou Cang believed that he did not have the ability to command 20,000 people to successfully attack at night.
"Who is your general? Come out and talk to Guan!"
"Who are you?"
Behind Zhou Cang, the yellow turban soldiers heard this and seemed to be interested in taking action.
Guan Yu's words are only one aspect. In addition, they have actually heard about what Liu Jian did in Jizhou.
I heard that Liu Jizhou was different from others in that he did not join the noble families in annexing the land of the lower class in Guizhou. At the same time, he was able to take out the land from the hands of the noble families and use... "lease transfer" method to let the lower class people.
The refugees in Qian's capital have a way of survival.
Guan Yu slowly raised his sword again and said to Zhou Cang: "If you don't want to, there are still two ways to choose from. Either use all the men under your command to fight with someone, or you and I can fight one another. If you win,