In mid-June, Xiaohuangmen Zuofeng left Luoyang with the decree to reward Liu Bei and the inspection mission of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and headed for the battlefield in the east.
Wang Jun, the servant of the middle palace, went south to the battlefield in the south of Yuzhou with the decree to reward Huangfu Song Zhujun and Chen Mu.
At this time, Chen Mu and Huangfu Song were taking advantage of the victory and continued to hunt down the remnants of Bo Cai's troops.
Due to the fire that day, the Yellow Turbans suffered heavy casualties, and people from all walks of life fled in all directions. Some of them attached themselves to Bocai and fled to Yangzhai in the west. The other part went south to Runan to attach to Pengtuo in Xihua.
Therefore, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun divided their troops into two groups. Zhu Jun went to pursue Bo Cai, while Huangfu Song and Cao Cao went south to attack Peng Tuo in Runan and pursue the remaining part of Bo Cai's troops who had escaped.
After Changshe's great victory and being placed in the capital, Huangfu Song became so powerful that the local forces from all over Yuzhou also attached themselves to replenish their troops.
For example, the newly appointed governor of Yuzhou Wang Yun, the governor of Runan Yang Qi, the prime minister of Lu State Chen Yi, and many local powerful people.
Among them, Sun Jian followed Zhu Jun to fight against Bocai. According to subsequent developments, after Huangfu Song defeated Peng Tuo in Xihua, he should have been transferred north to replace Dong Zhuo and continue to attack Zhangjiao, while Zhu Jun stayed to clean up Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Jingzhou and other places. The remaining forces of the Yellow Turbans.
But before the imperial court's order arrived in Yuzhou, in late June, a fast horse drove into Huangfu Song's camp.
"Letter from Luoyang."
The visitor reported himself to the guard at the gate of the camp as Huangfu Song's domestic slave, claiming that it was a letter from his wife. After obtaining Huangfu Song's permission, he entered the camp unimpeded.
When Huangfu Song heard the news, he dispersed all the soldiers in the camp and summoned him alone.
"Owner!"
When the slave came in, he immediately knelt on one knee on the ground. He was indeed Huangfu Song's slave, and there was no mistake in the procedure.
"It's Agui."
Huangfusong nodded: "What news?"
The domestic slave named Agui took out a small bamboo tube from his arms and presented it to Huangfu Song.
Huangfusong took it and found a piece of expensive hemp paper inside, worth nearly a hundred dollars. When he spread it out, it was densely covered with words.
"Chen Mu?"
"Hongdu School?"
Huangfu Song murmured a few words, his eyes gradually blurred.
He is actually from the eunuch side?
What a...disappointment.
Huangfusong shook his head and touched his chest involuntarily.
There are some letters in there.
I originally thought that maybe it was time to use the topic to my advantage. Maybe this was an opportunity.
Thinking of this, Huangfusong picked up his pen, found another piece of hemp paper, wrote a few words on it, and handed it to Agui.
"Send it over."
"Yi, Master."
Agui took the hemp paper, carefully put it into the bamboo tube, and handed it away.
After he left, Huangfu Song suddenly stood up from the table, walked out of the tent, and said to the messenger: "Send my order to the whole army to attack Xihua!"
The rumbling war in Xihua County has officially begun.
A few days later, in Xihua County, Huangfu Song's army surrounded Peng Tuo's army on the banks of the Yingshui River. The southeast wind roared for several days and the river was rough. Xihua County was small and the Yellow Turbans had no defensive equipment. They were soon captured by the officials. The army conquered.
Peng Tuo had no choice but to abandon the city and flee, leading tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops to flee north. But behind Xihua County was Yingshui, and the government troops were surrounding him from all sides. Peng Tuo had no way to retreat.
"My sons, the officers and soldiers were brutal. They cut off our heads and hung them under the city gate. They built a palace. Surrendering is death, and running away is death."
Peng Tuo aroused his gangster spirit, tore off his shirt, exposing his tendons, stood on a hillside, and roared: "If the army and the army don't give us a way to survive, then we will fight our own way. Fight to the end and fight to the death."
Fight!"
"Fight bloody to the end and fight to the death!"
"Fight bloody to the end and fight to the death!"
"Fight bloody to the end and fight to the death!"
The Yellow Turban soldiers were full of fighting spirit and their blood was boiling.
Behind us is the surging river, and in front are the army and soldiers pressing forward step by step. With no way out, everyone is willing to fight to the death.
In the distance, Huangfu Song, Chen Mu and others were watching.
They also stood on a hillside and witnessed Peng Tuo boosting their morale. They could even faintly hear the surging shouts of the Yellow Turban soldiers, and the murderous intent soaring towards them.
Seeing that the morale of the Yellow Turban soldiers was high and they seemed to be planning to fight to the death, Huangfu Song asked around and said: "The Yellow Turban soldiers seem to be fighting to the death."
Chen Mu secretly cursed, "It's not that you always wanted to build some kind of Beijing temple, but now you've turned people into mourning soldiers."
The new Governor of Runan, Yang Qi, is from the Hongnong Yang clan. The former Commander-in-Chief Yang Ci is his uncle, the later Commander-in-Chief Yang Biao is his cousin, and Yang Xiu, who was beheaded by Cao Cao, is his cousin.
The Third Duke of the World had a very high status in front of Huangfu Song.
Hearing Huangfu Song's words, Yang Qi smiled and said: "The battle between General Changshe shocked the world. The remaining Yellow Turban soldiers here are just chickens and dogs. Why not send troops to destroy them in one fell swoop?"
Several commanders in Huangfu Song's army also clamored: "Yes, General, we have driven Peng Tuo's son out of Xihua. Without the protection of the city, what can he do to stop our army? Why don't we attack now and kill this guy."
The armies of both sides faced off by the Yingshui River. The east wind howled and dark clouds covered the sky. The sky seemed much darker. Without the sun's rays, there seemed to be countless murderous atmospheres in the world.
Huangfu Song's army was neat and tidy, with the heavy armored infantry with spears in the front row, each wearing three layers of armor and a helmet, standing bravely at the front of the team.
Behind them is the infantry team. After the first wave of spearmen take advantage of their weapons to launch the first round of attacks, the infantry with the ring-headed sword will become the second round of attack array. Coupled with the archers and a few cavalry behind them, this is
The lineup can indeed defeat the Yellow Turban soldiers who don't even have armor.
But for some reason, Huangfu Song still did not issue an order, but instead said to Cao Cao: "Mengde, do you also think that we should send troops at this time?"
Cao Cao's family now has Cao Song as the great leader, and Cao Teng has always been famous even though he died. According to Guo Degang, he was born in a scholarly family, after being an eunuch. His family background is second only to Yang Qi among the troops.
, qualified to be asked for advice by Huangfu Song.
Cao Cao said without hesitation: "General, the main force of the Yellow Turbans has been defeated by you in Changshe. Now only a small remnant of the Yellow Turbans in Runan is left. After defeating Peng Tuo, Yuzhou is basically pacified, so we cannot let go of this opportunity."
After hearing Cao Cao's opinion, Huangfu Song was noncommittal and turned to Wang Yun, Chen Yi and others: "Do you also think it's time to send troops?"
Wang Yun thought for a while and said: "General, Yun thinks that what Yang Shijun and Cao Duwei said is right. The Yellow Turbans have reached a point where it is difficult to resist. If we send troops at this time, we can decide the world in one battle and pacify the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou."
At that time, the general will also be free to deal with the anti-national traitors in other places."
Chen Yi said: "It all depends on the general."
Chen Yi is the son of Chen Fan. After the disaster of Party imprisonment, Chen Fan's clan was wanted. He was hidden by his father's friend Zhu Zhen and escaped. This time Huangfu Song wrote a letter to lift the Party imprisonment and was appointed by the imperial court as the new Lu.
Prime Minister.
The location of the Lu State was in Yanzhou, adjacent to Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and in the opposite direction from Yuzhou. The troops who came here specifically to thank Huangfu Song were actually here specifically to thank him.
Therefore, when faced with Huangfusong's inquiry, Chen Yi did not give any opinion. After all, he did not have the same interests as Wang Yun and Yang Qi.
"Everyone thinks it should be beaten."
Huangfu Song sighed, shook his head, and looked at Chen Mu who was not far away: "Chen Zigui, what do you say?"
I tm.
Chen Mu rolled his eyes on the spot.
I thought to myself, I didn’t even fart, but if you ask me to speak, aren’t you going to set me on fire?
But Huangfu Song called everyone by name, so Chen Mu had to bite the bullet and come over.
In the eyes of everyone, Chen Mu gritted his teeth and said: "General, for the present plan, the only way is to go to war."
"Oh? Is this what you mean?"
Huangfu Song asked again.
Chen Mu raised his head and looked at him with sincere eyes: "You are telling the truth."
"Well, Chen Mu listens to the order and orders your troops to be the vanguard to attack the enemy camp."
Huangfu Song grinned and secretly threatened: "If you are not beaten down, I will chop your head off to show the public."
Depend on!
Chen Mu was furious at that time.
Are you really just bullying me because you have no backing?
If you had harmed Chen Ping's descendants in the Western Han Dynasty, wouldn't Chen Ping have your ashes spread?
But there is no way, this is the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the arms cannot twist the thighs.
Chen Mu secretly hated it.
I remember this.
His face remained calm, and he said calmly: "General, I just thought about it again and think it is not appropriate to attack this matter."
"What's wrong?"
Yang Qi, Cao Cao, and Wang Yun looked over with unkind expressions.
Yang Qi was the governor of Runan and wanted to put an end to the Yellow Turbans as soon as possible and take office immediately. Wang Yun was the governor of Yuzhou and was responsible for putting down the rebellion. Cao Cao wanted to make contributions and consolidate the power of the Cao family.
Therefore, the three of them have a stake in pacifying the Yellow Turbans.
Seeing that Huangfu Song will be finished soon after this battle, no one wants to waste time. If they wait for another ten days and a half, or even several months, they still can't put down the Yellow Turbans under their rule. When the time comes, the imperial court will investigate and be executed.
But it's them.
Chen Mu gritted his teeth and said: "Although General Huangfu built the Jingguan in Changshe, which shocked the world, he also let the Yellow Turban soldiers know that surrender cannot avoid death, so the trapped beasts must still fight. This is what Huaiyin Hou said when he fought in Jingxing.
.So we should make way and demoralize them in order to win."
"good."
Huangfu Song was overjoyed and said: "Zi Gui's words deeply impressed me. I ordered the three armies to retreat one mile and let the Yellow Turbans leave."
The order was issued, and the officers and soldiers began to retreat slowly.
The eyes of Cao Cao, Yang Qi, and Wang Yun when they looked at Chen Mu suddenly changed a lot and were full of malice.
When the imperial decree was issued, they all had their own channels and had already learned some news.
I already disliked Chen Mu, but now that he was preventing me and others from gaining military glory, I disliked him even more.
But Chen Mu, who had no power or intelligence sources, certainly didn't know about the imperial court's order. He was inexplicably burdened with a big pot, and he secretly resented it in his heart.
Yang Qi was from the Yang family of Hongnong, Cao Cao was from the Cao family of Pei State, and Wang Yun was from the Wang family of Taiyuan. None of the three families had good relations, and there were people in the court.
Huangfu Song didn't want to offend them, so he took the blame himself.
tmd.
The human heart is really sinister.
Huangfusong, just wait for me, sooner or later this revenge will be avenged.