Chapter 629: All-out war with aristocratic families
If the Han Army and the Yellow Turban Army were in a stalemate on the frontal battlefield, then the same situation was basically the same on the side battlefield!
The defending Han armies in various places relied on the advantages of strong city walls to launch a protracted battle with the Yellow Turban Army.
In addition, the cities that were able to survive until the beginning of the Yellow Turban Uprising have basically wiped out all the Yellow Turban forces in the city.
Even if it is not completely eliminated, there are still some remnants, but as long as proper precautions are taken in time, and as long as the Han army is determined and maintains a defensive strategy, it will be difficult for the Yellow Turban Army to capture it!
Just like Nanyang now.
Even though Yun Kuang had been attacking for several months, he still could not capture Wancheng.
Although there are many factors in this, such as the Wancheng defender is very good at guarding, and there are fierce generals in the city who are not weaker than Yun Kuang.
Every time Yun Kuang personally attacked the city, there would be a strong general to stop him and prevent him from continuing to attack.
In fact, these are all secondary reasons. In the final analysis, the Yellow Turbans lacked training and siege equipment, which prevented them from taking a fatal and very effective blow against the Han army on the city wall.
It can be said that the current battlefield is just like the Battle of Changping back then. Both the Yellow Turban Army and the Han Army relied on the breath of their hearts to persevere.
They all hope that their opponents will be the first to be unable to hold on, but now it seems that after all, it is the Yellow Turbans who are weak in background and cannot hold on first, and will no longer be able to hold on.
After all, no matter what, the Han army has a profound foundation, with a foundation of nearly four hundred years, and with the support of aristocratic families behind them, they are also afraid that the Yellow Turbans will really wipe out the Han Dynasty!
Therefore, although the aristocratic family's help to the Han Dynasty was not that big, it was still a force that could not be ignored as a result.
It is precisely because of this that the Han Dynasty dared to be so relieved and started a war of attrition with the Yellow Turban Army. After all, they had full stamina and did not have to worry about logistics at all.
On the other hand, although the Yellow Turban Army's apparent strength far exceeds that of the Han Army, and it looks very oppressive, don't forget that behind this powerful and terrifying force, there is a fact that cannot be ignored, and that is logistics.
There are more than one million people. How much they spend just on food and drink every day is a figure that is difficult to calculate.
The Yellow Turban Army is basically composed of ordinary peasant believers. If the forces behind it, such as the Wang Family and the Yin Yang Family, did not provide a little bit, the Yellow Turban Army would have faced a crisis of food shortage in the early stage.
And Zhang Jiao also knew this very well.
If the Yellow Turban Army still fails to achieve much on the three frontal battlefields and continues to fall into a stalemate, whether it can survive is a question, let alone gathering superior forces to attack Luoyang.
After all, once the Yellow Turban Army is faced with a shortage of food, I am afraid that it will not take long for someone to spy on it. At that time, as long as Han Emperor Liu Hong does not act stupidly, he will face a war of attrition between the Han Army and the Yellow Turban Army!
Slowly drag the Yellow Turban Army to death!
The people present were basically the top brass of the Yellow Turban Army. They knew everything about their own situation, but they had no choice but to watch it and be anxious in their hearts!
But now, the strong man Zhang Jiao cut off his wrist and adopted such a strategy, ordering all battlefields to turn from defense to offense.
Although on the surface, the Yellow Turban Army was forced to give up the huge victory and the territories that were difficult to conquer, they concentrated their superior forces, thus avoiding the impact of dispersion of forces!
This may not be a good way out for today's Yellow Turban Army.
"The great sage and wise teacher..."
All the Yellow Turban Canal Commanders immediately shouted loudly together, their eyes filled with admiration!
After seeing everyone's actions, Zhang Jiao nodded with satisfaction. These were the mainstays of the Yellow Turban Army, so they were able to figure out the key in such a short period of time.
The order Zhang Jiao gave before was actually just a test to see if they could accept such an arrangement. Now it seemed that he could safely issue the next order that shocked everyone.
Because he knew very well that after this order was issued, it would be a real big earthquake for today's Yellow Turbans.
"Now... send me an order. Because our Yellow Turban army is developing Yanzhou and Jizhou, we are in urgent need of food and grass support."
"So, starting from today, all the families under the leadership of my Yellow Turban Army must contribute to the cause of the Yellow Turban World and hand over all the family's grain reserves for the army to use one after another. If there is anyone who refuses..."
After Zhang Jiao glanced at the crowd, he then used his mouth with a temperature of 36 degrees Celsius to speak words that were dozens of degrees below zero: "Be punished as an accomplice of the Han Dynasty, and the family will be confiscated and the clan will be destroyed."
"boom…"
As Zhang Jiao said these words, all Qu Shuai present felt a bolt of thunder sliding down from the sky and exploding in their minds!
"Is this serious?"
Everyone does not understand why Zhang Jiao did this and used such strong methods to raise food and grass when the situation was not yet clear.
You know, as long as this order is actually issued, it will mean that the Yellow Turban Army and the aristocratic families under their rule will completely break up their faces, and at the same time declare war on the aristocratic families all over the world!
After all, for aristocratic families, food and grass are their roots. You Zhang Jiao have taken the initiative to rob their roots, how could they continue to be indifferent.
At that time, those aristocratic families who sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and want to see the Yellow Turbans and the big men fight to the death will no longer be watching here, but will actually join the battlefield.
However, those who have such thoughts are all knowledgeable, and there are not many in the Yellow Turban Army.
Moreover, since Zhang Jiao, the Tiangong General of the Yellow Turban Army, had already issued such an order, they naturally did not dare to offend him and could only choose to acquiesce.
However, don't forget that most of the Yellow Turbans were born from civilians.
Especially those old people who have followed Zhang Jiao for a long time. Most of them have no good impression of the aristocratic family. Speaking of which, they became rebels because of the persecution of the aristocratic family.
Therefore, after these people heard the order issued by Zhang Jiao, not only did they not object, but they were happy to accept it. The anger that had been suppressed for several months could finally be released.
At the beginning of the Yellow Turban Uprising, because of the existence of Zhang Jiao and the awakening of military advisor Su Zhe, these people knew the secret power of the great families!
These old Yellow Turbans, who were originally loyal to the Yellow Turban Army and Zhang Jiao, could only temporarily stop their hatred of the aristocratic families for the sake of the overall interests of the Yellow Turban Army.
Instead, take action against some small grasshopper families!
