Zhang Fei kicked the corpse that was facing up on its back, wiped the blood on him with the steel spear in his hand, and said scornfully: "I thought he was a powerful man, but I stabbed him to death with just one move. I couldn't help but beat him."
Already."
The skinny yellow horse of the little leader of the Yellow Turban Army stood motionless after his master was stabbed to death. This kind of rogue horse is honest and honest, and it doesn't care who its master is.
Seeing that the situation had calmed down, the remaining people in the village began to cry and collect the bodies. After careful counting, they found that there were less than half of the original village of more than 200 people, and most of them were old, weak, women, children, and half-grown children.
There are not many strong ones left.
Life has to go on, and although every household is crying, there is no one who is really looking for life and death.
An elder burst into tears and rushed to kneel down to Liu Bei. Liu Bei, who had quick eyes and quick hands, hurriedly stopped him and persuaded him: "Old man, what are you doing?"
"Thank you, General, for saving my life." Country people don't know what official positions are. They only know that someone is leading troops, so they just call him "General."
The old man's face was dull, and he could no longer shed a few tears, but his sadness could not be concealed. Liu Bei looked pitiful, turned to Chen Mu, who had already walked over, and said: "Fourth brother, go and get..."
"Brother, the people of the Yellow Turban Army say they are doing justice for heaven, but their behavior is no different from bandits, which is disgusting. The people in the village are so pitiful. Only these old and weak people are left. It is better to use the money, weapons and equipment of the Yellow Turban Army
The horses are given to the villagers, and having these things can help them live a stable life."
Chen Mu made the decision for Liu Bei before he could do anything to save money. Back then, he was a good brother who made some money by weaving mats, selling shoes, and selling shoes. He immediately made friends with heroes everywhere. He also liked dogs, horses, music, and beautiful clothes. He couldn't save money.
A few bucks.
Now that he finally has some property, he can't let him continue to give it away like this. Although these properties are funded by Zhang Fei and Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, and are not his money, he has other uses for the money.
Liu Bei wrapped his lower lip around his upper lip and smacked his lips, expressing embarrassment. He hesitated for a moment but remained silent.
Although the property left by these Yellow Turban soldiers is not much, they have a horse and a lot of iron tools, which should be able to be sold for some money. There are not many people in the village now, so it is not a problem to use the money to help them survive the spring plowing.
About an hour later, Guan Yu, who had gone to hunt down the escaped thieves, came back.
There were about three to four hundred people in this Yellow Turban Army. They almost collapsed in the initial battle, leaving behind thirty or forty corpses and tearing off their yellow turbans and fleeing in all directions. Guan Yu led fifty cavalry in pursuit and brought back more than a hundred
Only ears. These are military achievements, and you can ask for rewards from the court.
After leaving the village and continuing south, Liu Bei was silent for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Fourth brother, why do you want to stop me from helping them?"
"The world is in chaos, and there are human tragedies like this everywhere. If all our money is spent, how many more can you help?"
Chen Mu asked back.
Liu Bei said: "Please help as many as you can, so that I will have a clear conscience."
It seems that my good brother has not been severely beaten by society and has not lived a homeless life for decades. He still has the romantic idealism of caring for the people.
Chen Mu laughed at himself and shook his head: "If you are poor, you can take care of yourself; if you are prosperous, you can help the world. You are still very poor now. You have no money and no strength. You can't even save yourself, let alone save others? So the top priority is to strengthen yourself.
Only when you become stronger can you help more people."
"The truth is this..."
Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, and his sad expression finally turned into a long sigh: "Oh, forget it. It's my incompetence. If only I had money, soldiers and power..."
There were no words to say all the way, from Zhongqiu County of Zhao State to Guangping Territory, which is almost considered the hometown of the Yellow Turbans.
Chen Mu arranged for spies to look around. If they encountered large Yellow Turban forces and the county, they would try to avoid them. If they encountered small forces, they would eat them.
Since their number was small and they traveled lightly, except for bringing dry food with them, they slept in the wild and did not even have tents or luggage, so they were very suitable for guerrilla warfare.
In just seven or eight days, they defeated three to four thousand Yellow Turban troops and captured more than 600 ears for military merit.
After so many days, Liu Bei and the others have become accustomed to killings, villages being massacred, and county towns being occupied. The ambition and ambition they had just sent out troops have been almost wiped out, and what is left is only a heavy heart and a passion to kill the enemy and serve the country.
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Guangping County, Handan.
The Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army led by Lu Zhi was stationed here.
Although the Yellow Turban Army was so powerful that it gathered millions of people overnight and occupied several important states in the Central Plains such as Jizhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou, and had the potential to encircle Sizhou in the capital.
But in fact, this force is widely dispersed and seriously lacks organizational capabilities, combat effectiveness and execution capabilities. It is not an exaggeration to call it a mob.
At the beginning, the Yellow Turban Army was as powerful as a rainbow, occupying prefectures and counties everywhere, like a spark of fire, igniting the entire grassland.
Within a month, fighting broke out in seven states and twenty-eight counties across the country. The Yellow Turban army was overwhelming, states and counties were lost, and officials fled, which shocked Kyoto.
But the imperial court soon reacted, appointing Lu Zhi as Beizhonglang General, and led the main force of the five schools of the Northern Army northward into Jizhou to fight against Zhang Jiao's main force of the Yellow Turban Army.
Zhu Jun was appointed as the right-centered general, and Huangfu Song was appointed as the left-centered general. They led a small number of soldiers from the fifth school and Sanhe of the Northern Army, and recruited some strong soldiers, totaling about 10,000 people, to go south to fight against the Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou and Yuzhou.
However, the march of Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song is not going smoothly at present. Zhu Jun has only a few thousand men. Soon after leaving Sizhou, he was attacked head-on by Bo Cai and was defeated. Huangfu Song led the rescue force and fought with Zhu Jun.
Jun retreated to Changshe, and the official army and the Yellow Turban Army faced off, with no result yet.
Lu Zhi's side was much smoother. The main force of the five schools of the Northern Army were elite soldiers from the late Han Dynasty, with 30,000 armored men and even 5,000 cavalry. They had very strong combat effectiveness.
Almost as soon as Lu Zhi left Hanoi and fought against the Yellow Turban Army in Wei County, the numerically superior Yellow Turban Army was on the verge of collapse. Lu Zhi fought consecutively and entered Handan with overwhelming force, preparing to continue heading north.
Go straight to the lair of the giant deer with its horns spread out.
At this time, outside Handan City, in the camp where the army was stationed, Lu Zhi was studying the map in the tent. Beside him were his deputy Wuhuan Zhonglang, General Zongyu, Tunqi Colonel Bao Hong, Yueqi Colonel Wu Fu, Changshui Colonel
Wei Zhongji, Shesheng Colonel Wang Zifu, Infantry Colonel Wu Lan, the commander of the fifth school of the Northern Army, and more than ten other military lieutenant generals.
Seeing Lu Zhi's solemn expression and seeming hesitant, the clan members couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what happened?"
Lu Zhi was a great scholar at home and was very prestigious in both the government and the public. Although the official positions of the clan members were similar to his, and they were all senior officials with a rank of 2,000 stone, and they usually had no subordinate relationship, but to show respect, he called Lu Zhi Mr.
.
Lu Zhi sighed: "The main force of the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou has now been pushed back to the Guangping area by us. Although the rest are scattered in many places, there is nothing to fear. What I am most afraid of now is that they abandon Guangping and escape to Julu. Guang.
Pingcheng is small and the terrain is open. If they are surrounded here, it will be difficult for them to fly with their wings spread out. The Yellow Turban Army in Julu County has been operating for many years, and the city is high and there is plenty of food. I am afraid it will be a protracted battle."
The clan member nodded and said: "Julu and Guangping are only a hundred miles apart. It is indeed a problem for the army to arrive within one day. In this case, it is better to divide the troops and attack them. Expose the army in three directions, go to Yiyang, Quliang,
The three parties surrounded Guangping, and then used the cavalry to detour to the north of Guangping to cut off their northward escape from Julu."
Lu Zhi carefully thought about Zong Yuan’s suggestion. Very few people in this era could read or write, let alone people with tactical and strategic thinking. Zong Yuan was also a veteran of many battles and had a certain tactical acumen. From now on,
Considering all aspects, it is indeed a feasible solution.
However, due to information asymmetry, Lu Zhi actually did not know that not only Julu was well managed by Zhang Jiao, but Guangping was also considered the home base of the Yellow Turban Army. Because the two places were so close to each other, they were also radiated by the Yellow Turban Army.
Although Zhang Jiao retreated to Guangping, it seemed that he had no choice but to do so because Lu Zhi was at the peak of his army and won consecutive battles, killing more than 10,000 people.
But in fact, this is because Wei County, Guangping, Julu, Qinghe, and Yangping County all belong to the North China Plain. The landform features are plains, low mountains and hills. Even if there are mountains, they are not dangerous. Except for some counties, there are almost no places.
Can be defended.
Facing Lu Zhi's large group of elite troops, especially with cavalry, a decisive battle in the plains and outdoors was undoubtedly an act seeking death.
Therefore, Zhang Jiao's retreat to Guangping had certain strategic significance.
In fact, the subsequent development was indeed like this. Zhang Jiao used Guangping, Julu, and Guangzong as horns to withstand Lu Zhi's attack. Even after Lu Zhi was replaced, he defeated Dong Zhuo and was not defeated.
The main army of the imperial court was annihilated.
This situation lasted until Zhang Jiao died of illness, and Huangfu Song defeated the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans and gathered the officers and soldiers from all over Yuzhou. Huangfu Song freed up his hands and marched north, and the two armies merged into one, and then the Jizhou Yellow Turbans were pacified.
Therefore, the two armies sent by the imperial court, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, although their progress was not smooth in the early stage, were overwhelming in the later stage. Although Lu Zhi's troops were sharp in the early stage, they encountered an iron wall in the later stage. The progress of the two was almost opposite.
At this time, Lu Zhi was seriously thinking about the suggestions of the clan members. According to his observations, the Yellow Turban Army could really be described as a ragtag group. Their combat power was very poor and it was almost difficult to compete with the elites of the Han Dynasty.
Although dividing troops is sometimes a taboo for military strategists, it is easy to increase the results when fighting a pursuit battle, especially this kind of encirclement battle.
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Zhi still decided to fight steadily, shook his head and said: "Sun Tzu said, know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Now we are not clear about the situation ahead, and we don't know how much strength Zhang Jiao still has, so we can't divide our troops rashly. Let's go step by step.
The strategy of pressing is to press in with a large army."
This was what Ming Cheng saw, and the clan members nodded. It was also because they fought so well in the early stage of the downwind battle. They almost wiped out the Yellow Turban Army in Wei County and the southwest of Guangping, which made the clan members a little confused and thought they could divide their forces.
You can win no matter what.
At this moment, someone outside suddenly shouted: "Report."
"What's the matter?"
the guard guard asked.
"A group of soldiers and horses came outside the camp, and the leader said he was a disciple of the general."
"oh?"
Lu Zhi in the tent listened and thought: "What is his name?"
"The person calling here calls himself Liu Bei, whose courtesy name is Xuande."