The World of Yellow Sky

"Minggong."

Yan Zhong interrupted Xu An's meditation.

"Ming Gong, are you worried that the Han army has a large force and our army's offensive has reached a stalemate in the two places?"

"Correct."

Xu An nodded and admitted, he glanced at Yan Zhong, feeling a little relieved.

Fortunately, in the Taihang Mountains, Yan Zhong was a counselor, otherwise he might not be able to make it to this point on his own. For a long time, Yan Zhong has been responsible for the internal affairs and logistics of the Yellow Turban Army.

Moreover, when Xu An was formulating a strategy, he could finally find someone to discuss with him.

"The combat power of the elite of the Han army and those of the inland county soldiers are completely different."

Xu An remembered what happened to him in Quyang and Guangzong, and his complexion became gloomy.

Chapter 2

Xu An sighed, the situation was beyond his control, and he couldn't help feeling a little hesitant.

"If the Han army in Hedong joins forces, the total strength will be more than 3. I can mobilize only 2 soldiers now. It is too difficult to guard against the main force of the Han army."

"If we can't resist, we can only give up Linfen, Jiangyi, Yicheng and all the cities south of the entire Baibo Valley."

"Duke Ming forgot one thing." Yan Zhong put away his silk fan and pointed to the place where He Man stationed troops on the map. Without modification, the impact on the battle situation is not worth mentioning."

"If the Han army goes northward, they will inevitably pass through the Fen River, and they must make a transition to cross the river. Yuan Pang's character is stable and he has little experience in battle, so he should first try to attack and cross the river."

"Duke Ming has newly acquired several brave generals. General Gong Ming has excellent martial arts skills. He Man and Zhou Cang are also quite brave. To defeat the vanguard of the Han army, Yuan Pang was bound to be frightened and afraid to act rashly."

Yan Zhong's silk fan continued to move upwards.

"The city of Pingyang is solid, but it is already an isolated city. It is only a matter of time before the city breaks down. When Zhang Yan leads his troops to the south, it will not be difficult to resist the Han army with the help of the natural danger of the river."

Xu An's eyes brightened slightly, and it was indeed as Yan Zhong said, the current situation is not so bad as to go down to Quyang.

Now the Yellow Turban Army has rivers and natural dangers to defend, and Xu An's generals are several times stronger than the Yellow Turban Army that went to Quyang, not to mention the training of the soldiers.

Xu An trained the army. After arriving in Shangdang County, most of the soldiers almost reached the level of training every two days.

Although the consumption of money and food has also increased greatly, Xu An has taken all the money and food of Shangdang County before and is preparing to attack Hedong, so he is not stingy with money and food for the troops under his command.

The Yellow Turban Army directly under Xu An's command now has a higher degree of training than those of the Han Empire, and their military equipment is more sophisticated than when they were in the Taihang Mountains.

Thanks to the Battle of Kuicheng and the weapons captured in Shangdang County, almost all the soldiers directly under Xu'an are now wearing leather armor and equipped with brand-new spears. Basically, they all wear iron armor. Although it is not full-body armor, it just covers vital areas such as the chest, but the protection ability is naturally much higher than that of leather armor.

After Xu An pondered for a while, he asked Yan Zhong, "How is the situation in the direction of Zhongtiao Mountain?"

After thinking for a while, Yan Zhong replied: "The march of Zhongtiao Mountain is going smoothly, the Han army did not focus on it. The letters from the past few days have already occupied the eastern area."

"Send a letter to Han Siam, and let him send troops to attack the settlements and cities outside the mountain after receiving the letter."

Xu An stood up, walked slowly to the front of the desk and spoke.

"This should be able to divert the attention of some Han troops."

Xu An looked at the terrain map of mountains and rivers in front of him. The light red Han army was pressing from the north and south, squeezing the light yellow paint in the center that represented the Yellow Turban Army.

"I'm most worried about Mount Luliang."

The situation seems to be a bit critical now, the north and the south are extremely important, and the main force of the Han army in the south is watching.

And if Luliang Mountain in the north is recaptured by the Han army, the Yellow Turban Army in the south of Baibo Valley will be threatened by both the north and the south at the same time.

The Yellow Turban Army had few soldiers, if they were distracted by this, the situation on the frontal battlefield would only be more unfavorable, and the entire army might even be wiped out.

The change of Luliang Mountain will also change the situation on Zhang Yan's side. He needs to guard against possible enemies that may appear in the western mountains.

"Order Zhang Yan to dispatch another thousand soldiers to support Guo Tai. Be sure to guard the northern mountainous area of ​​Luliang Mountain for me."

After getting Yan Zhong's promise, Xu An turned around and walked to the sand table beside him, and continued to ask.

"Where is the main force of our army?"

"According to the news received today, the main force of our army is still two days away from He Man's station, and it will definitely arrive before the main force of the Han army arrives."

Yan Zhong pulled out a khaki-yellow yellow scarf army flag from Luliang Mountain, and moved a certain distance to a miniature camp with a yellow flag planted beside the Fen River.

Xu An led the Yellow Angels and cavalry troops to defeat the reinforcements from Shangjun, and surrendered Lu Bu and others.

According to the previous plan, Xu An led the main force northward to eliminate the threat of the Han army in Bozi City in the north, and then control the entire northern mountainous area of ​​Luliang Mountain.

As a suspicious soldier, He Man was bluffing, and his role was to force the Han army not to act rashly and attack northward.

As long as Zhang Yan conquered Pingyang, he went south to meet He Man, and with the help of the steep terrain, the two sides joined forces to completely block the Han army's invasion.

Then as long as the time is delayed until April, the newly appointed governor of Liangzhou, Geng Zhi, will call up soldiers from the six counties, recruit warriors, and attack Han Sui's Xiliang army.

Xu An is naturally very clear about the result of this battle.

Geng Bi refused to listen to Fu Xie's suggestion, and listened to Cheng Qiu's slander, eager for quick success.

When the army arrived at Didao, Han Sui used tricks to make the Liangzhou army rebel, and then Li Xiangru, the prefect of Longxi, and Huang Yan, the prefect of Jiuquan, rebelled halfway.

Cheng Qiu and Geng Bi were killed one after another, Ma Teng also joined forces and rebelled, and then the Hanyang Kingdom rebelled, calling himself General Hezhong, and they all joined forces with Han Sui. Afterwards, the Xiliang army entered Hanyang, and Fu Xie, the prefect of Hanyang, died in battle.

At this point, Liangzhou will fall to the whole territory, and the Han army supporting Hedong will definitely be recalled urgently to prevent the intensifying Qiang chaos in Liangzhou, and the part of the Han Empire staying in Hedong County will only be able to protect itself , completely lost the ability to attack.

As for the southern part of Hedong County, Xu An did not intend to capture it. He also knew that there were not enough troops, and the Han army had reinforcements to help out.

Xu An had no intention of attacking the entire territory of Hedong from the very beginning. His goal was to be on the north bank of Fenshui River, a place where Hedong County could easily defend from the south.

After receiving the support of the Han army, which was obviously more than expected, Xu An immediately ordered the follow-up parts not to continue going north, and directly asked them to return to support He Man. It was precisely because of Xu An's order that the Yellow Turban Army still had to fight. Ability.

Otherwise, the main force of the Yellow Turban Army would be in Beiqu City and Luliang Mountain area. At that time, there would be no need to think about it. Xu An could only choose to retreat to Baibo Valley.

Because at this time, it was too late to return to He Man. Once the Han army occupied the ferry and launched an attack, they would find that the camp of the Yellow Turban Army stationed in the north was just a suspicious strategy.

"We are about to leave. The Han army has arrived in Wenxi City. After a little repair, it will definitely launch an attack on the north bank..."

Xu An raised his head and looked at the hanging map of Hedong County. Among the light yellow paint in the northeast of Hedong County, there was a little bright red that was extremely dazzling.

……

Under the city of Pingyang, the khaki-colored general flag was the first to catch the attention. Zhang Yan was wearing two armors and sitting on a high platform. A group of generals of the Yellow Turban Army stood around him.

Under the city of Pingyang, the battle drums were like thunder, and countless soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army walked forward quickly, carrying heavy siege equipment on their shoulders.

This strong city has blocked Zhang Yan for too long.

Today is March [-]rd, and the main force of the Han army has arrived in the north of Wenxi City, confronting the main force of the Yellow Turban Army across the river, but has not captured the city yet.

Zhang Yan clenched her fists tightly and looked at the city wall of Pingyang City with a heavy face.

It has been [-] days since the siege of Pingyang City, but the Han army in Pingyang City was extremely stubborn, and all the onslaughts of the Yellow Turban Army were repelled by them.

Chapter 2 Crossing the River

Zhongping four years, March [-]st.

On the official road to the north of Anyi City, the ranks of the Han army meandered, and the marching soldiers walked slowly, raising a lot of dust on the ground.

Yuan Pang led the brigade of cavalry to march along the side of the official road, and looked away at the soldiers who were marching under his command, and turned to the north.

There was still a day's journey away from Wenxi City, and soon he was about to face the famous and virtuous teacher who beheaded Zhu Jun and repelled Lu Zhi.

Yuan Pang stared at the north solemnly, with the emperor's edict still in his arms.

The Son of Heaven entrusted the army to his command, and entrusted the life and death of the entire Hedong County to his hands. The strength of the troops in his hands was several times stronger than that of the Yellow Turban Army. However, facing Xu An, who had once defeated Zhu Jun, was still a bit of a challenge. perturbed.

……

Zhongping four years, March [-]th.

On Zhongmou City, countless red flags fluttered in the wind, like blood.

He Miao was dressed in black armor, standing on the top of the city tower, overlooking the scene below the city.

The inside and outside of Zhongmou City was in a mess at this time, there were traces of blood everywhere, stumped limbs and broken arms everywhere, the sound of shouting and killing, and heart-piercing wailing everywhere.

The Han army had already broken through the city of Zhongmou, and the officers and soldiers like wolves and tigers rushed into the city with their shining weapons.

The entire city of Zhongmou had been annihilated by the crowds of the Han army at this time. They found out those Xingyang mobs who had hid in their houses, cut off their heads as a military exploit, and tied the families of those Xingyang mobs with ropes like livestock. with.

He Miao watched all this with cold eyes, he did not restrain his soldiers too much.

The fact that the mob dared to rebel proved that they were ready to bear the wrath of the thunder. In the eyes of He Miao, they were even more contemptible than ants. What He Miao was thinking about at this time was not what happened in Zhongmou City.

But when he returned to Luoyang City, what position could he be promoted to with this military merit.

The lives of these grassroots people have always been regarded as trivial in the eyes of senior officials like He Miao.

……

In Hedong County, on the evening of March [-]th, the navy of the Han army had already occupied the ferry on the north bank.

He Man watched the Han army boats coming and going in Fenshui from the high slope with a sad face. He knew that the Han army's pontoon bridge would not be long before it was built.

The Han army on the south bank has obviously increased a lot, and the reports from Yingwei Tiqi are getting more and more urgent day by day.

Although nearly 2 soldiers had gathered in the camp of the Yellow Turban Army on the north bank, Xu An had not arrived for a long time, which made He Man very anxious.

At this moment, a scout with a feather on his back rushed over and reported loudly to He Man, "Report, the great virtuous teacher has entered the West Village!"

He Man was also shocked when he heard the words, and laughed loudly: "Okay! The lord has finally arrived!"

In the past few days, when he saw the more than 3 Han troops on the south bank, he could hardly sleep at night, and he was worried every day.

Now that Xu An came, all the worries in his heart disappeared completely, although there are more than 3 Han troops in Nan'an, and they are the elites who came from Meiyang.

But in the eyes of He Man and others, as long as Xu An is in the Yellow Turban Army, no matter how many enemies the opponent has, they are nothing more than chickens and dogs, and it will be their great teacher Xu An who will win in the end!

It is not only He Man who has this idea in the Yellow Turban Army, it is also the idea of ​​most of the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army under Xu An's command.

After defeating the Han army led by Zhu Jun, not only Xu An's reputation skyrocketed and spread all over the world, Xu An's soldiers also greatly increased their confidence in Huang Tian's ability to win.

In fact, when Xu An had just wiped out the bandits in the Taihang Mountains, although his soldiers all obeyed Xu An's command and agreed with the Taiping Dao.

But not long after the destruction of the Million Yellow Turbans, the three generals Tiangong, Digong, and Rengong died in battle, and most of the 36 Fang Qushuai also died. They were still very disturbed.

It wasn't until the Han army was defeated in the battle of Kuicheng that Xu An's army killed Zhu Jun, and the morale of the generals reached its peak, and then the troops under Xu An's command were full of confidence when they captured Shangdang like a broken bamboo.

As soon as Xu An stepped into the barracks with his cavalry, he received a warm welcome from all the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army.

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world will be prosperous!"

"Great teacher, long live!!!"

In the camp, all the soldiers with yellow scarves on their heads raised their arms and shouted loudly to their great virtuous teacher.

The deafening shouts hit like a mountain roar and a tsunami, and they soared straight to the sky.

Lu Bu, Cheng Lian and others followed Xu An not far behind, and they naturally had a panoramic view of the scene in front of them.

Lu Bu turned his head to look at Cheng Lian, Wei Yue and the others. What he saw in their eyes was incomparable longing.

Shouting in front and embracing in back, the stars are holding the moon, all eyes are on, and everyone responds with one call.

The man should be so!

……

On the south bank of Fenshui, the camp of the Han army stretches for more than ten miles.

Countless soldiers came and went in the camp, a large number of banners waved in the army, and a large group of cavalry roared past the outside of the camp, bringing up billowing smoke and dust, which almost covered the scorching sun in the sky.

Yuan Pang was dressed in black armour, covered with a crimson battle robe, embroidered with wild beasts in the mountains and forests with gold thread, standing on a high platform built by the bank, observing the situation of the Yellow Turban Army on the north bank.

All the generals of the Han army lowered their heads slightly, and standing behind Yuan Pang, hundreds of soldiers in heavy armor and holding long halberds surrounded Yuan Pang's high platform, which was almost impenetrable.

Wang Yi raised his head slightly to look at Yuan Pang in front of him. Although he was already a county guard, he was still a little afraid when he first saw Yuan Pang.

Yuan Pang, as the ruler of the Jin Dynasty, won the trust of Liu Hong, his character is stable and strict, and his every gesture reveals a sense of sternness and arrogance.

Especially on that face with the short beard, there was very little smile.

The cheers of the Yellow Turban Army also reached Yuan Pang's ears, and the Yellow Turban Army camp on the north bank was already in a state of chaos because of Xu An's arrival.

Yuan Pang's face became more and more serious. The morale of the Yellow Turban Army was so high that it might be difficult for them to win easily.

He turned his head slightly to look at the generals around him, as well as the soldiers around the high platform.

Sure enough, whether it was more or less generals and soldiers in the army, hesitation or fear appeared on their faces. Yuan Peng frowned slightly. Less than a year had passed since the Battle of Sunflower City. The pressure on the Han army still exists.