Liu Shi returned to Guangping with dozens of loads of gold, silver and jewelry.
In fact, Zhang Jiao attacked the city, burned, killed and looted everywhere, and obtained more than 50 million gold and silver?
Coins seized from the homes of powerful and wealthy people from all over the world filled Zhang Jiao's warehouse. The Julu warehouse could barely accommodate the piles. Zhang Jiao didn't even pay attention to the 50 million yuan.
What he values is just the additional conditions for Liu Xu's deal.
Lu Zhi's army retreated thirty miles, and the trading place could only be outside Guangping City. Except for the people and horses involved in the transaction, no Lu Zhi's army was allowed to approach.
And he very smartly chose a rainy day.
Many people know that the firearms of the Ming Dynasty will be ineffective on rainy days. But few people know that the cavalry will also be ineffective on rainy days. Even fighting in the rain rarely happened in ancient times.
In the era before concrete floors, the roads were slippery on rainy days, so people had to walk carefully, let alone horses.
Lu Zhi had five thousand cavalry, which was the troop that Zhang Jiao feared the most. This was also the reason why Zhang Jiaokong had more than 100,000 troops, but was defeated by Lu Zhi one after another.
In addition to the officers and soldiers having better equipment and weapons and more elite quality, this cavalry plays an important deterrent role. In a field battle, once the cavalry regiment joins the battle, the infantry will only end up being massacred.
Now that the cavalry has failed, it is a good time for Zhang Jiao to withdraw his troops.
Therefore, Zhang Jiao used Liu Xu as a threat and waited until the heavy rain was approaching before relenting and proposing conditions.
At this time, the withdrawal plan of Guangping City was almost arranged. Zhang Jiao held the last meeting of senior generals at the Prefecture of Guangping City.
"Yesterday I sent people to investigate the movements of Lu Zhi's army. How was the investigation?"
Zhang Jiao's face turned slightly pale and he forced himself to ask.
Yu Du reported back: "Reporting to my good teacher, Lu Zhi has withdrawn his army for thirty miles. Every day, he transports a large amount of food and grass baggage from Guangnian City to the army. It can be seen that Lu Zhi's army has consumed a lot. It rained heavily today and the roads are muddy. They will not do anything."
Probably a quick march.”
Zhang Jiao nodded slightly: "Well, this heavy rain is caused by my tricks, and Huang Tian favors it. It's a pity that I did too many tricks, and my magic power was exhausted. Otherwise, little Lu Zhi would have been defeated by me long ago."
"The power of a good teacher is boundless, and with Huang Tian's love, our army must look down on him wherever he goes."
Most of the subordinates looked at him in awe.
Zhang Jiao was able to cause trouble only by relying on the heresy of Taiping Dao.
He usually uses talisman water to cure diseases and recruit believers. He often performs some so-called miracles to fool these poor people who don't even know a single Chinese character into joining the Taiping Dao camp.
In fact, Zhang Jiao only knows some prophecy and prediction skills, and knows how to predict when it will rain.
During the late Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, metaphysics was very popular.
By the time of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was even a saying that "the poor study the classics, the rich cultivate the mysticism".
It means that when Confucian scholars study Confucian classics, it is something that poor scholars do. Children from rich families all practice metaphysics. They have been indoctrinated with messy theories about ghosts and gods since they were young, and they have completely forgotten the teachings of the sages. They do not talk about strange powers and confuse gods.
However, practicing metaphysics was indeed very effective in the late Han Dynasty. At least Zhang Jiao's subordinates were all deluded and believed in Zhang Jiao wholeheartedly and regarded Zhang Jiao as a god.
Everyone was so hyped that they had long forgotten that they were defeated by Lu Zhi's design a few days ago.
At this moment, a spy came to report. He entered the hall and knelt down on one knee to report: "Good Master, our army's spies just saw a large group of cavalry returning to Lu Zhi's camp in the heavy rain. They traced the horseshoe prints and found them.
Coming from the direction of Jize.”
Ji Ze?
Zhang Jiao broke into a cold sweat at that time.
These days, he has been unable to find where Lu Zhi's cavalry is. After thinking about it, he can't figure out what Lu Zhi wants to do with this cavalry.
Although he had sent troops before, he had noticed that Lu Zhi's army did not seem to have a large group of cavalry, and the area around Lu Zhi's camp was extremely empty. It was expected that his cavalry was not there, so he decided to go out of the city to rob the camp.
But it doesn't mean that he doesn't know that Lu Zhi has this trump card.
Fighting against Lu Zhi is like being in a fog, and you can never figure out the opponent's tactics.
Now that the dust has settled, Zhang Jiao was shocked to find that the enemy's cavalry was actually in Jize, behind him.
You must know that Jize is located between Guangping and Julu, where there are large swamps and lakes, and weeds and reeds taller than people are everywhere. Not to mention 5,000 cavalry, 50,000 troops can easily hide in it.
If you are unprepared, withdraw your troops directly from Jize...
At this moment, Zhang Jiao felt as if he could see the sun through the clouds, that's how it was.
Fortunately, it was raining heavily these days, and he still had Liu Xu's card in his hand, which made Lu Zhi throw the rat away weapon. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous...
It was raining lightly outside the house, and Zhang Jiao was bursting with cold sweat on his back, feeling extremely grateful.
"This is what I expected. I prayed for heavy rain from the yellow sky just to force Lu Zhi's cavalry out. It seems to have worked."
Zhang Jue looked calm, facing his soldiers, he took the credit without hesitation.
The generals below were full of admiration and praised Fa Luo one after another: "The good teacher is indeed far-sighted and has no plans left. Little Lu Zhi will be no exception."
Zhang Jiao accepted the flattery with peace of mind.
After a while, Liu Shi came back from completing his mission and reported to Zhang Jiao.
Seeing that Liu Shi had completed the transaction and everything had been arranged, Zhang Jiao waved his hand and said: "Order, the entire army evacuates Guangping and returns to Julu."
"only!"
Most of Guangping City had been evacuated by Zhang Jiao, and there was really nothing left to defend. Many generals responded at the same time.
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"Report!"
Lu Zhijunzhong.
The spy reported: "General, Zhangjiao's troops have withdrawn from Guangping North City and headed for Julu."
All the people under Lu Zhi's tent were present, but all the generals were missing. After hearing the news, many officials and celebrities smiled with very relaxed expressions.
Liu Bei had brought King Anping back before, and now that Zhang Jue is on the throne, as long as he can defeat Zhang Jue, Jizhou will be able to pacify it soon. The mountains that are pressing on them will be much easier.
Lu Zhi slightly tapped his chin and asked, "How is Zhang Jiao's military appearance?"
The spy said: "The army is in disgrace, and all the yellow turban bandits have no rain gear. They are afraid of getting caught in the rain, so they are scrambling to put pots and pans on their heads."
Lu Zhi chuckled lightly, took out a military order and threw it down: "As I expected, my general ordered the clan members to set up an ambush in Jize Township. When Zhang Jiao's men and horses enter the ambush point, the whole army will attack and Zhang Jiao must be wiped out."
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"only!"
After receiving the order, the soldiers ran out of the camp again despite being covered in mud, preparing to convey the military order.
On heavy rainy days, not only firearms and cavalry, but also ordinary soldiers find it difficult to fight.
Not to mention road problems, just wielding a weapon in the rain takes twice as much energy as usual. After a few cuts, you will be so tired that it is impossible to fight.
This is why Zhang Jiao was relieved to set out to withdraw his troops on a rainy day, because he expected that Lu Zhi would not dare to pursue him.
But Zhang Jiao obviously underestimated the heroes of the world.
Lu Zhi's intelligence was ten times greater than Zhang Jue's. He already knew what Zhang Jue was thinking.
Therefore, he did not follow common sense and decided to send troops on a rainy day, doing the opposite!
The opportunity to completely annihilate Zhang Jiao was rare, and Lu Zhi did not want to let it go.
If you have difficulties, overcome them.
So in the past few days, Lu Zhi was using the tactic of substituting beams and substituting pillars, taking advantage of Guangnian's rear to transport grain and grass to the front line, and constantly replacing combat troops with auxiliary troops, in order to paralyze Zhang Jiao.
On the one hand, he ordered Zhang Ze, the governor of Wei County, to raise tens of thousands of coir raincoats.
A coir raincoat is a coir raincoat.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was called "袯襫(bo shi)" according to the ancient pronunciation. From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was called a coir raincoat. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was simply called a coir raincoat.
Raise tens of thousands of raincoats in a few days?
Zhang Ze almost collapsed after receiving this order.
You must know that coir raincoats were not popular during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there were very few folk users in the north.
Moreover, Wei County had just been pacified and people's livelihood needed to be restored. Where could they get tens of thousands of raincoats for Lu Zhi?
Even if Zhang Ze is killed, he still can't get it out.
Fortunately, Lu Zhi did not force him, and he was not fighting alone this time. There were officials and celebrities from all over Jizhou behind him to help.
Various relationship networks were spread throughout Jizhou, including the surrounding areas of Xuzhou, Sizhou, and Youzhou. Large quantities of coir raincoats were quickly transported to Wei County, some of which were far away and are still on the way.
As a transfer station, Wei County quickly received a large number of coir raincoats, which Zhang Ze was responsible for transporting to the front line.
By late April, ten days including Guangping, Lu Zhi had already collected the necessary supplies and started planning.
Zhang Jiao knows the art of prophecy and has been delaying the opportunity, waiting for the rainy day to come. How can Lu Zhi not know this?
The art of prophecy and prediction are actually the knowledge of astronomy and geography. Ants move, dragonflies fly low, and mountains hang in the color of mist. This is knowledge taught in primary school nature classes, but it is the summary of the experience of the Han people for thousands of years. The ancients in this regard
His achievements are far beyond the imagination of modern people.
Anyone who has studied geography in junior high school will know that the rainfall area in my country is bounded by the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River. The south has a subtropical climate with abundant rainfall and is a rainy area. The north has a warm temperate climate with less rainfall and is a drier area.
Although there may be deviations between ancient and modern climates, the geographical structure has generally not changed, so there will be no difference in the general direction. In April, the Qingming season and the rainy season in the south arrive, and it is common for it to rain for more than ten days in a month.
things.
Jizhou is located in Hebei Province in later generations and is a drier area. Therefore, after the first Grain Rain during the Qingming Festival, Zhang Jiao could only wait for the second rainy day in April based on the knowledge he had learned.
It's a pity that his opponent has also studied astronomy and geography and has already prepared a response.
In the afternoon, under the hazy fog, Zhang Jiao's army slowly left the city, followed the official road to the north, and marched all the way to Julu County, north of Guangping County.
At the same time, several officers and soldiers wearing raincoats walked into the wilderness like ants, using the country roads from Guangnian City to Jize Township to arrive early at the sea of basil near Jize Township.
Ambush.
The south of Jizhou is originally the North China Plain area, with very few mountains. Even if there are mountains, they are just hills. Although it is rainy and muddy, the roads are still smooth and can hardly cause any obstacles to the march.
Moreover, the total distance from Guangnian City to Jize Township is only 50 miles. When converted into kilometers, it is about 20 kilometers.
Although the distance from Guangping to Julu is only 40 miles, Lu Zhi had already ordered the march as early as it rained today. Therefore, when Zhang Jiao and others set off, the army almost arrived at the ambush point. According to the previous deployment
Plan and proceed in an orderly manner.
Walking 20 kilometers and fighting on a rainy day is actually a very big test for the officers and soldiers.
Fortunately, the heavy rain had already fallen last night, and during the day today, there was only gray light rain. It would take time for the army to raise tens of thousands of raincoats, not to mention the unprepared Yellow Turban Army.
Therefore, facing this ambush battle, Lu Zhi, as the commander, was full of confidence and believed that he could completely wipe out Zhang Jiao and solve the problem of the Jizhou Yellow Turbans in one fell swoop!