The World of Yellow Sky

This incident gave Xu An another warning.

If he captured Shangdang County, he would stop and attack Hedong County without stopping.

Instead, when Zhang Baiqi rebelled, I am afraid that if he wants to attack Hedong County or Bingzhou, then it is just a dream.

The Bingzhou Han army, which has no worries, can rush to assist Hedong County at any time, and can also resist the offensive of the Yellow Turban Army.

So far, Xu An's advantage is becoming smaller and smaller.

Familiar history is changing.

Beheading Zhang Yun, Zhu Jun and other Han generals, occupying Bingzhou, the Eighth Garden Forbidden Army was established in advance, and the edict to relocate the prefectural pastor was issued in advance.

All of this triggered a chain reaction.

This piece of history that he was once familiar with is gradually changing beyond recognition.

Now the butterfly effect has not had time to take effect, but one thing can be foreseen.

In the fifth year of Zhongping, the rebels in Youzhou went south, and the Yellow Turban Army in the four states recovered.

History will never be the same.

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The news that Yan Zhong defeated Zhang Baiqi's [-] army with thousands of soldiers and horses spread throughout the northern part of Taihang in an instant.

Zhang Baiqi's ambush and the northern Taihang group of bandits all surrendered in anticipation. If they were only afraid of Zhang Baiqi, then facing the Yellow Turban Army, they would not even have the slightest idea of ​​resistance.

Facing Yan Zhong's request for credit, Xu An approved all of them with a stroke of his pen.

All the soldiers of the military battalion who followed Yan Zhong in the battle were awarded military merits, and Liu Shi was promoted to the General of Rebellion, temporarily under the control of Yan Zhong.

And those bandit leaders who followed Liu Shi to resist Zhang Baiqi's attack also got promotions, ranging from the chief of the village to the commander of the army according to their merits.

Among them, Zhu Jiu was the bravest fighter under Liu Shi's command. Because of Liu Shi's request, he was awarded the post of school lieutenant.

Pinghan and Daji died at the hands of Zhang Baiqi, Xu An also rewarded the title of general, and ordered people to collect the bones again, ordering them to be buried in the Taihang Mountains.

After all, although Ping Han and Da Ji were thieves and bandits before, they have really changed their minds since they surrendered, and they have never had any bad deeds. They have never discounted Xu An's orders and worked as hard as Guo Daxian and other leaders of the Yellow Turban Army.

It's a pity that although Pinghan and Daji had family members, Zhang Baiqi had already killed all of their family members, and those loyal and brave guards could not keep their children.

Yan Zhong completely subdued the Taihang bandits in the north by virtue of the first battle at the pass.

By the time Yan Zhong led his army to Feihuxing, there were already 3000 soldiers.

All the soldiers Zhang Baiqi stayed behind also surrendered, and he brought Yan Zhong 1000 cavalry and more than [-] infantry.

However, the quality of many of these 2 people is naturally uneven, and Yan Zhong has no intention of organizing them into an army.

Thanks to the long-term looting of these bandits, Yan Zhong is not short of food and grass.

The northern Taihang has been in chaos for a long time. Originally, there were not many mountain people, and even more rare after experiencing repeated turmoil.

There are no women, children, or elderly people in the mountains, and they are basically young and middle-aged, so they can survive in the northern Taihang.

Heishi Ridge in Feihu Xing is where Yan Zhong's army is stationed.

Feihu Ridge is the junction of Taihang Mountains, Yanshan Mountains and Hengshan Mountains.

Here is a grand canyon with a length of more than 100 Huali. It is full of Xiao Xiaoran, thousands of men draw their swords, and Lu Lixing gathers together.

Between the clouds and valleys, with the back of the Beijing tripod, the lock is heavy.

And Heishi Ridge is in the middle of the Grand Canyon.

Heishi Ridge is located at an altitude of more than 2000 meters. There are no trees or shrubs here, and the snow in some shady places does not melt all year round.

There is a castle on the ridge, next to a deep ravine, with a suspension bridge at the mouth of the ravine.Once the suspension bridge is pulled, there is indeed a trend of "one man guards the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it".

Yan Zhong caressed the traces left by the years on the city wall, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Two cliffs stand steeply, with a line of slight passage, winding for more than a hundred miles. Squatting on a flying fox, strangling its throat and scratching its back, approaching You and Yanye."

"But it is such a strong city, such a steep terrain, but there is still no way to stick to it. The Han Dynasty has declined to this point, and there is not much time left."

Liu Shi, Zhu Jiu, and several generals of the Yellow Turban Army also stood on the city wall, following Yan Zhong forward slowly.

The mountain wind gradually became stronger, Yan Zhong tightened his robe slightly, glanced at the tents at the foot of the mountain, and then quickened his pace.

Everyone followed Yan Zhong in silence until they reached a closed building.

Liu Shi followed Yan Zhong into the closed building, and when he saw the situation in the closed building clearly, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

In the closed building, there was a man wearing a white eagle suit, and several eagle guards who were dressed in the same clothes but in different colors stood in the closed building.

Ever since he heard the information about the Eagle Wolf Guard from Yan Zhong last time, Liu Shi was quite afraid of the Eagle Wolf Guard in his heart.

After all, there is a force that will secretly observe you at any time, and it is even difficult to escape your every move. How can you not make people feel frightened.

However, Liu Shi did not do anything to offend the Yellow Turban Army, and even made meritorious deeds.

Liu Shi calmed down and observed the situation in the Guanlou. All the things that had been placed in the building, such as armaments, were cleared out, and replaced by a huge map of mountains and rivers.

Among them, the Taihang area in the north was dyed with light yellow dye, and the rest of the place was light red dye.

Liu Shi took a careful look and found the clue.

The place with light red dye is the Youzhou area of ​​the Han Empire, and the place with light yellow dye is the Taihang area in the north controlled by them.

Yan Zhong ignored the others, walked straight into the Guanlou, and stopped at the sand table in front of the terrain map of mountains and rivers.

Yingwei Tiqi has been doing reconnaissance for a long time. Until today, he finally inquired about the situation around the Flying Fox Xing, and made a sand table for easy observation.

Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju have now rebelled, and now Youzhou is full of wars.

The fighting between the rebel army and the soldiers of Youzhou County was in full swing, and several fierce battles broke out, but all of them ended in the defeat of the Han army.

Qi Chou, the lieutenant of Huwuhuan, died in battle, and the Han army in Youzhou was retreating steadily.

In Yan Zhong's view, this is a good opportunity.

The Taihang Eight Xing Yellow Turban Army only won six Xing, and only Jundu Xing and Zheguan Xing were not in the hands of the Yellow Turban Army.

Zheguanxing communicates with the two counties of Hedong in Hanoi, and is heavily defended, which is not important to the Yellow Turban Army.

But Junduxing, if it was placed before, was really not very important to the Yellow Turban Army, but now that Xu An occupies the entire Bingzhou, it is indeed very important for the Yellow Turban Army to take down Junduxing.

Although Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju replied to the Yellow Turban Army before, saying that they are willing to form an alliance.

But even so, the heart of defense is indispensable.

Chapter 297 Conspiracy in Youzhou

The military capital Xing separated the two prefectures, and if the military capital Xing was taken down, if Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju wanted to attack Bingzhou, they would have to travel farther.

With the defense of the Great Wall and the warning of beacon fires, the Yellow Turban Army can also have more time.

Moreover, Dai County and Shanggu County also have what the Yellow Turban Army lacks most now-war horses, land, and a large population.

Dai County and Shanggu County not only have a lot of farmland, but also have a population of more than 20.

In troubled times, population, land, these are the basics to support the expansion of the army.

Now that the Yellow Turban Army has occupied Bingzhou and half of Hedong County, the total population under Xu An's rule is only over 100 million, which is really sparsely populated.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all heroes rose together. During the melee period, Yuan Shu's territory was roughly in the Jianghuai generation, Nanyang, Jiujiang, Shouchun, and Huainan.

It seems that the land it occupies is very small, but it only covers a few counties, but in fact, only one county in Nanyang County has 37 cities, more than 50 households, and a population of nearly 250 million.

Twice the total population of Bingzhou and Liangzhou.

So Xu An seems to have a lot of momentum now, but it is not.

This is also one of the reasons why Liu Hong didn't pay too much attention to Xu An, but paid more attention to the rebellion in Liangzhou.

Although Liangzhou has a population of only 50 million, which is smaller than Bingzhou, Han Sui and others are not only the leaders of the Han people, but also the leaders of the Qiang people. Liu Hong's eyes are far better than Xu An's.

And the geographical location of Bingzhou also allows the Yellow Turban Army to actually not have many options for expansion.

The north is a place of bitter cold, and the Yellow Turban Army does not have many cavalry. It is still too early to attack the Huns, so they can only defend first.

And the raid on the Northland is at most just a few more pastures.

There is no way to go west. The road to the west has to go through Shangjun controlled by the Han army and the area controlled by the Huns. It is not easy to march long distances, not to mention that Liangzhou is Han Sui's territory.

It was too late for Xu'an Alliance Han Sui, and he had no reason to attack Liangzhou as a potential ally.

Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, the Youzhou rebels, will wait until August next year to stabilize the situation in Youzhou before going south to attack Hanting.

If Xu An wants to expand in the direction of Jizhou, he will inevitably encounter a head-on blow from the Jizhou Army.

However, although Jizhou is the most economical and populous state in Hebei, and there is no danger to defend, even if the Yellow Turban Army captures the city, it is useless at all and cannot develop.

The same is true for Hanoi County and Jizhou, and if the Yellow Turban Army attacks Hanoi and Jizhou, the Han court may raise the threat of the Yellow Turban Army to the highest level.

As for Hadong County, it is now guarded by heavy troops. Yu Fuluo has tens of thousands of Huns and Huqi, and tens of thousands of Han troops. Relying on the difficult and dangerous city, Hanoi and Meiyang are ready to support at any time.

Not to mention that Hedong County is impenetrable, but if Xu An wants to conquer it, he will inevitably fall into the quagmire of war.

Now if you want to seek expansion, there is only one place.

That is Youzhou, which is in the midst of a rebellion. The Yellow Turban Army now controls the Taihang Mountains, and the two counties of Daijun and Shanggu are just west of the capital of the Taihang Mountain Army.

Because of the chaos in Youzhou, the forces of these two counties will be greatly weakened, and this is a good opportunity to capture the two counties in one fell swoop.

Yan Zhong examined the sand table and the map, and asked the Yingwei hundred households beside him, "Is there any information on the Youzhou rebellion?"

"General, please look at the map."

The Yingwei Baihu saluted first, then raised the long whip on the side and pointed to the Youzhou area on the map, explaining.

"Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju, and the Wuhuan raised troops at the same time, and they were mainly concentrated in the three counties of Liaoxi, Liaodong, and Youbeiping. The general ordered us to carefully survey the west side of Juyongguan, and the two counties of Shanggu and Dai were not affected by the war. spread."

"The number of soldiers in the two counties cannot be counted, but we have heard information that the two counties are mobilizing soldiers, and Yi Cong passed through Juyongguan and went to Liaoxi, Liaodong, and Youbeiping counties to suppress the rebellion."

"If our army waits a little longer, we should be able to wait until the interior becomes empty."

"but."

That Yingwei Baihu looked slightly embarrassed.

"Master Shanggu Wuhuan is in trouble. There are more than [-] people in the unified tribe. He claims to be king. He has the largest number of people in Wuhuan of the counties. He did not participate in the rebellion. If he helps the Han army, I am afraid that we will attack Daijun and Shanggu. The county's biggest obstacle."

Yan Zhong frowned, staring at the map in front of him.

The biggest variable is Wuhuan in the north of Shanggu County. The two counties have no more than [-] soldiers.

At this time, the Xiaoqi Battalion had returned to Bingzhou, and there were still tens of thousands of infantry in Bingzhou to attack. If there were only the Han army, then Daijun and Shanggu counties could be easily taken down.

Yan Zhong sat down slowly. He looked a little tired from the days of running around and the climate of Taihang Mountain.

"What's your name, but a family member?"

Yan Zhong was a little curious looking at the Yingwei Baihu who was talking eloquently. This person didn't look like the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army he usually saw. His demeanor and conversation seemed to be that of a child from an aristocratic family.

"Xia Zhangping is not a son of an aristocratic family, but a graduate of the first batch of Cheng Daotang, the eldest son of Shangdang County."

Yan Zhong closed his eyes slightly. In his memory, there was also a person named Zhang Ping.

"The Intelligence Department of the Eagle Guard in Hedong County was raided, and all of them were wiped out overnight by the Han army. Only one person escaped by chance. That person is called Zhang Ping. Is that you?"

"Exactly."

Zhang Ping nodded in response.

He was the only Yingwei in Hedong County who escaped from the tunnel, and it was because of this achievement that he was promoted to the Hundred Household Officer of Yingweiwolf.

Yan Zhong looked at Zhang Ping, the Taoist hall built by Xu An had indeed sent a large number of talents to the Yellow Turban Army.

From civil officials, military Chinese books, ordinary Fu Zhu, to officials who manage a city, and some hold important positions.

"Yellow Tianzhi" and "engraved hard brush book" Yan Zhong has also learned that elementary schools in various places are also being opened.

Moreover, Yan Zhong had heard about Xu An's military academy before.

It seems to be called a military academy.

It only teaches knowledge about military strategies such as marching and fighting, and deploying troops.

It also said that there should be two levels, one is to train officers such as military marquis and army commanders, and the other is to train basic officers such as station chiefs and team leaders.

Yan Zhong closed the silk fan and tapped the edge of the sand table with the fan.

The situation in Youzhou is a bit complicated and there are too many variables, but the Yellow Turban Army wants to expand, but they can only attack Shanggu County and Dai County.