Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 228

Just when Liu Qing was about to tease Xun Cai up and down and then let her go riding a horse, a notification came from outside the door.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is asking to see you."

"Ahem!" Liu Qing coughed deliberately.

Xun Cai moved away immediately and sat beside Liu Qing.

"Call the Prime Minister to come in."

After Xun Yu entered Liu Qing's study room, he took a look at Xun Cai, and said to himself, "My lord, Yangxin county magistrate Zhu Aozang committed the crime of Wang Fen again, and he has been arrested. Wang Fen has been arrested."

"Did he say anything?" Liu Qing asked.

Xun Yu shook his head, "Wang Fen wants to die, but he is begging for Zhu Ao."

Want to die?Liu Qing wondered when he said he was going to kill him.

"Wen Ruo, is this Wang Fen useful to us?"

"When Wang Fen was the governor, he was very popular with the people. My lord wants to win the hearts of the people of Jizhou. The lord can't kill this person. You can hand him over to Cao Cao, and he can hand it over to the court, or..." Xun Yu paused and said: "Give it to Yuan Shi."

If it is handed over to the imperial court, the imperial court will naturally punish Wang Fen for the crime of treason, and may involve many things. However, handing it over to the Yuan family has another intention. Since Wang Fen is hiding in Bohai, and Yuan Shaoxian is the governor of Bohai, It is not difficult to guess that the two are inextricably linked, it is better to let Yuan Shi make this decision.

Anyway, when the party was imprisoned, Yuan's reputation for protecting the world's scholars was very resounding, so it is better to let him "protect" again.

"It's an idea, so it's considered selling Meng De's favor, so let's do it!"

"My lord, there is one more thing. In the direction of Yangxin, a Yellow Turban Army with hundreds of people appeared, with unknown intentions." Xun Yu said.

Liu Qing's originally stretched face suddenly froze, and Xun Cai who was at the side seemed to notice something, and quickly looked at Liu Qing, seeing that his eyes were full of coldness.

"My lord, do you want to send someone to destroy it?" Xun Yu asked.

If it was an ordinary bandit, he would naturally make the decision, but those people were under the banner of the Yellow Turban, and Liu Qing had surrendered many Yellow Turbans, and because of Zhang Ning, Xun Yu did not dare to make a rash decision.

"Destroy them all! Wen Ruo, remember, from today onwards, any armed soldiers and horses that enter the border of Bohai Sea without my king's permission will be regarded as invasions and should be punished!" Liu Qing said, directly ordering Xun Yu standard.

"Here!" Xun Yu responded, and then took his leave.

The study room became quiet again, and the murderous spirit in Liu Qing's words seemed to have not dissipated, Xun Cai just looked at him silently.

It was also the first time that Xun Cai saw Liu Qing's murderous side, killing hundreds of people with one word, without blinking an eye.

"What's the matter? Do you think your husband is a murderer?"

"Concubine dare not!"

"Today is different from the past. In the past, I was often in the army. No matter how powerful the enemy was, I was not afraid of it. In the past when I was in Yu County, Pei Yuanshao had [-] yellow scarves, and I dared to surrender. I was not afraid of him rebelling. Now I am alone As the lord of a country, I can no longer act rashly, because what I consider is not only myself, but all the people of Bohai Kingdom, hundreds of yellow scarves, if they plunder and kill everywhere, won’t my people be innocent Tragic death, just like the disaster in Chonghe County!"

Xun Cai is also a scholar, so she naturally understood Liu Qing's meaning of protecting the environment and the people. She whispered: "My husband is a good king, and the people of Bohai Kingdom love the king very much!"

This is also what Xun Cai saw with his own eyes, the grand occasion when King Bohai returned to his hometown.

Liu Qing pushed away the copybook, put the chores aside, and teased Xun Cai: "Does Madam love this king?"

Such a straightforward question immediately reminded Xun Cai of all kinds of things at night, two red clouds flew up on his cheeks, and he lowered his head to avoid Liu Qing's wanton gaze.

Liu Qing grabbed her hand and said, "Let's go, ride with me on horseback!"

Xun Cai nodded, thinking that the king is really interesting, obviously he asked him to accompany her to ride the horse, but he asked himself to accompany her to ride the horse instead.

Turning passive into active, a small change, for some reason, Xun Cai felt very happy in his heart.

……

Zhang Miao's Chenliu army and Li Meng's Xiliang army fought inextricably.

But at this moment, only Zhang Miao knew that Chen Liujun was at a disadvantage in this battle, not to mention helping Wang Kuang, I'm afraid he was in danger.

This battle also allowed Zhang Miao to appreciate the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army, especially the Xiliang cavalry. They were not only good at riding and shooting, they were also very good at hacking and assassinating immediately.

Liangzhou people are always accompanied by horses, and almost everyone is good at riding. This basic skill is the combat effectiveness in wartime.

If he gritted his teeth and persisted, Zhang Miao would definitely not retreat, because although the Xiliang army was attacking fiercely, their numbers were smaller than his own. Zhang Miao knew that the enemy army was dividing up to attack Wang Kuang and himself.

However, what happened next left him stunned.

Another enemy army came from the direction of our camp!
What?The camp was broken?What about Chen Gong and Zhang Su?
It was too late for Zhang Miao to think about the situation of these two people, and there was only one thought left in his heart - withdraw!

Withdraw east!
That is the direction where Wang Kuang is. If he joins Wang Kuang's army, he may still be able to fight.

"Withdraw! Join General Wang!" Even though he was unwilling, Zhang Miao gritted his teeth and ordered.

On the other side, Wang Kuang saw that the east gate of Xingyang suddenly opened a crack, and a bloody hand stretched out from it, which meant that the soldiers who climbed up to the top of the city had already taken down the gate.

Wang Kuang immediately shouted excitedly: "The city gate has been broken, attack quickly!"

The rest of the soldiers rushed to the city gate immediately.

Wang Kuang looked back again and saw the enemy in the rear, but he couldn't even break through the line of defense he divided his troops to defend against. Suddenly, Wang Kuang seemed to have thought of something.

It shouldn't be, if the enemy army is coming towards you, then the attack should be extremely fierce, why is it so weak?Could it be a feint attack to deceive Zhang Miao's reinforcements, but their actual purpose was to attack the camp!
"General, General Zhang's reinforcements have arrived!" A subordinate suddenly reported.

"Meng Zhuo is here, good! No matter what, let's attack the city first!" Wang Kuang said.

"It's just..." the subordinate said again.

"If you want to say it, finish it at once!" Wang Kuang scolded.

"General Zhang is quite embarrassed, as if he just went through a bloody battle."

bloody battle?Could it be—

Wang Kuang understood that the so-called attack was just to force him to ask for reinforcements, and reinforcements were the enemy's goal. Zhang Miao must have been ambushed along the way.

"Public Festival!"

Suddenly a call came from afar, and Wang Kuang understood that it was Zhang Miao who had arrived.

Wang Kuang immediately rode his horse to meet him.

"Official day, hurry up and retreat, the enemy is chasing you!"

"How many people?" Wang Kuang asked.

"I fought with one of the troops for a while, and then saw another group of troops coming from the direction of my camp. I'm afraid our camp is in danger! Hurry up, our army is invincible, retreat quickly!" Zhang Miao road.

"But I——have captured Xingyang City!" Wang Kuang pointed at the gate of the city.

However, before Wang Kuang could finish speaking, the gate of Xingyang City was closed again, and then a violent fight broke out on the top of the city, and Wang Kuang's army that attacked the top of the city was beaten back steadily.

Seeing that the advantage he had worked so hard to build was lost so quickly, Wang Kuang was suddenly annoyed, and was about to wave his hand to attack, but was discouraged by Zhang Miao.

"Official day, there is deceit in this city, you and I have been tricked, if we don't retreat, our two armies may be wiped out!" Zhang Miao said anxiously.

Wang Kuang looked at the top of the city, and a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes. If he retreated, his success would fall short, and the hundreds of soldiers who died in attacking the city would be sacrificed in vain.

"Whoa!"

Wang Kuang let out a sigh of relief, and then shouted: "Retreat!"

With the order to retreat, most of the morale of the army was drained immediately. The rear army began to collect the ropes, and the attacking people changed their direction, but those who had already attacked the top of the city suddenly changed from the bravest to the outcasts. , a few people with aura jumped up the parapet in an instant, and quickly climbed down from the ladder.

Once the battle was over, Zhang Miao and Wang Kuang understood that the general situation was over, and they had to forget about Xingyang.

What Zhang Miao was thinking at this moment was just to hope that Chen Gong and his nephew Zhang Su could withdraw...

Li Meng met Xu Rong, and the two chased Zhang Miao together. Li Meng was greatly surprised and asked, "Why did General Xu come here?"

It wasn't in the plan.

Xu Rongdao: "I came in from the north of the camp, and came out from the south, so I came here along the way."

"General Xu is mighty! Zhang Miao ran away in panic after seeing the general!" Li Meng flattered him.

When the two chased to the east gate of Xingyang, Xu Rong ordered the pursuit to stop.

"General, why didn't you chase after him?" Li Meng asked puzzled.

"The Kwantung Allied Forces have entered Sili. The situation in the east is unknown, and they are not allowed to enter without permission. Moreover, there are still many Kwantung Army in the camp. You and I should take a rest and go to rob the camp at night!" Xu Rong said.

If it is not finished during the day, it will be burned again at night!
Xu Rong looked at the city of Xingyang, fortunately there was no danger, and he achieved his goal of consuming Wang Kuang.

In the blink of an eye, it has been almost a month since he moved to various places outside the customs. He successively defeated Bao Xin and Sun Jian, and now Zhang Miao and Wang Kuang fled in panic.

Although it was not completely burned, Xu Rong was basically satisfied, it was not thorough enough, as long as it was done again, it would be fine!
Chen Gong pursued for a while, and saw the situation at the east gate of Xingyang from a distance. Zhang Miao and Wang Kuang had already retreated, and he lost the meaning of supporting, so he led the army back to the camp.

At this time, the big camp was filled with smoke, and most of the open fires had been extinguished, but thick smoke was still rising.

After Chen Gong returned to the camp, Zhang Su immediately greeted him, and asked with concern: "Mr. Gongtai, how is my uncle?"

"Your Majesty has withdrawn, your life is safe, but our army has been defeated in this battle!" Chen Gong sighed.

"Neither you nor I have lost anything, just burned some items, and we still have combat power!" Zhang Su said quickly.

Chen Gong got off his horse, came to a place where the smoke was not thick, waved his hand, and said: "The Lord General is not here, people are in panic, the general will not be successful, the battalion will not be successful, I mean - withdraw the troops!"

What Chen Gong said was serious, although Zhang Su was puzzled, but his uncle Zhang Miao always obeyed Chen Gong's words, how could Zhang Su refute what he said.

"Could it be that the battle against Dong ended like this?" Zhang Suxin said unwillingly.

Chen Gong looked at the pile of food and grass, luckily he had moved a lot in advance, otherwise it would be difficult to get out after being burned.

"For Fujun, it's over." Chen Gong said lightly, thinking again, but for other military towns, it might just be the beginning.

Chen Gong was depressed in his heart. He was disappointed with the Kwantung Allied Forces, and he was not happy with himself. This plan should work, but it is a pity that the enemy army is too fierce, and they rushed into the arrow formation regardless of casualties. This was something he never expected .

The general of Xingyang must be a courageous and resourceful man who leads resolutely and fiercely.

"Bayou, the enemy's goal of robbing the camp today has failed, and we will try again at night. Our army should quickly distribute the general rations and evacuate from this place. Make arrangements quickly!" Chen Gong said.

He is just a staff member of the eunuch, while Zhang Su is an official of Chenliu County. If Zhang Miao is not around, he is the commander of the army.

It was night, Xu Rong led the army here, still following the example of attacking Bao Xin's camp at night, first fired all arrows, and then moved according to the enemy's movements.

However, the fire arrows fired for a long time, and the enemy camp fire was even in pieces, and there was no movement at all.

"General Xu, what's going on? Do you want to rush?" Li Meng asked impatiently.

Xu Rong sighed, "Come back, this battalion is empty, and the Kwantung Allied Forces have withdrawn."

"Bah! Coward!" Li Meng spat and cursed, as if his own military exploits had escaped.

"Don't be upset, General Li. You and I defeated the Fourth Army in this battle. I dare not say that when I grow up, I still have the position of captain!" Xu Rong laughed.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Although the results of this month's battle were outstanding, the soldiers were also extremely tired. In addition to the loss, he would have to regroup for a while to replenish his troops.

"Thanks to General Xu, who is wise and martial, and has a good command!" Li Meng said sweetly, not only obeying Xu Rongyan, but also praised him frequently.

"Let's go back!" Xu Rong said to the soldiers beside him again: "Report to Luoyang overnight that Zhang Miao and Wang Kuang have retreated. The detailed battle report will be sent out tomorrow!"

……

Two more days.

Yuan Shao, who entered Yangwu County, saw the remnants of Zhang Miao and Wang Kuang. A day later, Chen Gong and Zhang Su also returned to the allied camp.

Zhang Miao breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Chen Liujun was not seriously injured, but a lot of money and food were lost in this battle.

When Yuan Shao raised his account to discuss matters, the leaders of all the army towns were present, but Bao Xin and Sun Jian were defeated, and now Wang Kuang and Zhang Miao were also defeated. This was not the defeat in the first battle, but successive defeats.

"Everyone! Let's talk about how our army should take Hulao Pass!" Yuan Shao asked as he sat on the leader's seat.

All the heroes in the military towns were silent.

"Who is willing to enter the tiger prison again?" Yuan Shao asked again.

Seeing that no one spoke, Feng Ji said from the sidelines: "Leader, Hulao has lost consecutive battles, so it is not appropriate to fight again."

"How can we attack Luoyang if we don't enter the Hulao!" Yuan Shao asked back.

Feng Ji replied: "Dong Zhuo sent a large army to garrison Hulao and Xingyang, and each other's horns. General Bao attacked Sishui Pass, and the Xingyang army attacked the camp. Two generals Wang and Zhang attacked Xingyang, and the Hulao army attacked the camp. Our army was unfavorable in the fourth battle, so we should change the direction of our troops."

Yuan Shao looked at Feng Ji and continued to wait for him to speak.

Feng Ji said again: "Our army can cross the river from Yanjin, from Hanoi County, and directly kill Ping County outside Luoyang. As long as Xiaopingjin Pass is captured, Luoyang is like a bag. This is the first route; Yingchuan Although it is blocked by Xuanyuan Pass and Dagu Pass from Henan Yin, it can reach Liang County directly along the Rushui River, which is the second route."

Feng Ji pointed to the map, and after talking about the two routes, he added: "Our army is powerful and numerous. We should divide our troops and attack them from different directions at the same time, so as to be effective!"

Yuan Shao felt very reasonable after hearing this, he looked at Guo Tu, Chen Lin and others, and they all nodded in agreement, agreeing with Feng Ji.

At this time, Yang Xu, the prefect of Nanyang, said again: "Leader, apart from these two roads, Nanyang and Guanzhong are separated by Wuguan. If they can enter Guanzhong from Wuguan, they will be able to form a double-team situation against Luoyang, and they can be dispatched." A town of soldiers and horses will attack it with me!"

After Yang Xu finished speaking, Yuan Shu got up immediately and said, "Shu is quite familiar with Nanyang, so I will attack Wuguan together with Lord Yangfu!"

"Good! That being the case, I will personally lead the army to cross the river and attack from Hanoi. Yuan Shu and Yang Xu will attack Wuguan from Nanyang. Sun Jian and Zhang Miao will attack Liang County from Yingchuan. In addition, Yuan Yi, Liu Dai, and Qiao Mao will lead troops. Go west to contain the soldiers in the tiger's prison!"

In one breath, Yuan Shao deployed four groups of soldiers and horses. Immediately, he felt heroic, swept away the depression of defeat, and said loudly again: "Everyone! All of us are in alliance, and we will work together to punish Dong's bandits!"

"Work together, let's kill Dong thief!" All the townsmen responded in unison.

……

"Hahahaha! Xu Rong is really a god general! Pass the edict, confer Xu Rong as Zhonglang General, lead Xingyang Order, and confer Li Meng as Zuo Xiaowei, and order the two to return to Luoyang to receive the reward!" Dong Zhuo put down the battle report and immediately announced the reward .

Guo Si, Duan Yao and others under the tent were envious, thinking in their hearts: The Kwantung Allied Forces are really scum, if only I had joined in the first place!Then the one who received the reward at this time was himself.

Although these people under Dong Zhuo's current tent are in charge of their own troops, Dong Zhuo has always attached great importance to military exploits, and he will not randomly seal people without military exploits, unless the person is surnamed Dong, such as Dong Min and Dong Huang.

Therefore, Guo Si, Duan Yan and others are all in a state of sharpening their knives.

Now Li Jue guards Hulao Pass, Hu Zhen guards Sishui Pass, Jia Xu goes to Xiaopingjin Pass, Niu Fu guards Xuanyuan Pass, and Zhang Ji also goes to Wuguan.

"Mr. Dong, General Xu and General Li have returned. Isn't Xingyang empty?" Guo Si said.

Dong Zhuo could hear Guo Si's meaning as soon as he heard it, and he mentioned this just to recommend himself to go.

"You want to go?" Dong Zhuo asked knowingly.

"The last general takes orders!" Guo Bang replied quickly.

"You are too aggressive, we are worried." Dong Zhuo said bluntly.

Guo Si hurriedly nudged Duan Yan with an elbow, and gave him a look, but Duan Yan pretended not to know.

"Mr. Dong, Zhongming is prudent, let him follow me, oh no, let me go with him!" Guo Si said.

Dong Zhuo secretly laughed in his heart, Guo Si, who was eager for meritorious service, could give up the position of chief general to Duan Yan, but this was exactly his purpose.

"Duan Yao, would you like to go?" Dong Zhuo asked.

Admittedly, this is polite nonsense.

Duan Yan glanced at Guo Bang, obviously very dissatisfied with him involving himself in it, but he said again: "The final general wants to go!"

"Okay! You two will temporarily take Xu Rong and Li Meng's place in Xingyang!" Dong Zhuo ordered.

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