The World of Yellow Sky

It also made the Han army in Jizhou feel afraid when they heard Xu An's name.

The reason why Jian Shuo had been stationed in Yingtao City before and did not dare to go north was because the atmosphere in the army was too oppressive, and everyone was too afraid of Xu An.

But now most of the Yellow Turban Army in the four states has begun to enter the territory of Anping State, and the Han Army in Jizhou has no choice but to march north.

But their commander was no longer Jian Shuo, but Lu Zhi.

It can be said that with Lu Zhi present, the Han army seemed to have a sea-fixing needle, and the army's morale was very stable.

Because during the previous Yellow Turban Rebellion, Lu Zhi led the troops to defeat Zhang Jiao. In fact, his reputation was greater than Zhu Jun. Therefore, with Lu Zhi in charge, the morale of the Han army in Jizhou also rebounded a lot.

Although Lu Zhi led the Bingzhou Army in Bingzhou before and was repelled in the Battle of Bachi Mountain, many of the people Lu Zhi led at the time were recruits, and there were also exhausted troops who rushed over from other counties.

Moreover, the enemy he was facing was not only fortifying the difficult-to-defend Bachi Mountain, but also the enemy's commander was not a vulgar person, but a former general under Huangfusong's command, a famous scholar in Liangzhou-Yan Zhong.

In the end, Shangdang County was captured by the Taihang Yellow Turban Army led by Xu An. Lu Zhi had no choice but to lead the army to retreat. However, the setback at Bachi Mountain did not affect Lu Zhi's reputation, and the emperor did not punish Lu Zhi for this incident. , but gave Lu Zhi a lot of rewards.

Later, Lu Zhi handed over all the rewards he received to Zhu Jun's family members. After all, Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun also had some friendship.

After passing through the heavy military tents, behind Lin's spears and halberds, and behind the gate, a large fiery red flag was erected.

On the big flag, there is a Chinese character "Lu" embroidered with gold thread, which is flying dragons and phoenixes, and it is Lu Zhi's big flag.

Lu Zhi's face was dignified, he was wearing a crimson battle robe and black armor, and he walked slowly past the big banner with his hand on the Han sword on his waist, and walked towards the big tent in front of him. Serenely, he followed behind Lu Zhi step by step.

"Wow."

Seeing Lu Zhi's figure approaching, the soldiers of the Han army guarding both sides saluted one after another, and the two soldiers outside the tent also raised the curtain of the big tent.

Lu Zhi nodded slightly, and stepped into the bright tent, followed by all the generals behind him.

After a while, the generals sat on both sides according to their ranks, and Lu Zhiduan sat at the head of the big tent.

Lu Zhi didn't wear a top helmet, but his gray hair was combed very neatly, and his crimson battle robe was neat and tidy, looking very neat.

Lu Zhi was born in the fourth year of Yonghe (139), and now (188), Lu Zhi has already reached the year of destiny. (Han counts as imaginary age)

The ups and downs of these years, years of running around and exhaustion also made Lu Zhi grow older.

But now Lu Zhi's back is still standing upright, and his eyes are still extremely clear. Ordinary people just get a glance from Lu Zhi, and even have a feeling of being seen through by him.

Lu Zhi glanced at the generals sitting in the tent. All the generals present bowed their heads and looked down, facing Lu Zhi, sitting respectfully. For Lu Zhi, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Guanghe Seven Years, They have always been obedient.

Many of the generals and schools of the Jizhou Army in the account have just been released from the prison of the Embroidered Cloth Messenger, and they all believe that all this is due to Lu Zhi's persistence.

After the turmoil in Jizhou, the emperor personally issued an edict, ordering Lu Zhichijie to take over the Jizhou army and lead the war in Jizhou.

As soon as Lu Zhi arrived in Yingtao, he immediately went to see Jian Shuo, took over the upper barracks, and asked Jian Shuo to release a group of imprisoned generals of the Jizhou Army from prison.

I heard that Jian Shuo refused to give up because of Lu Zhi's tit-for-tat. In the end, Lu Zhi ordered Jian Shuo to release them with the scepter bestowed by the emperor himself. Because of this, he stayed in Yingtao City directly, saying that he was not sick, and refused to cooperate with Lu Zhi's actions.

For the generals of the Jizhou Army, Lu Zhi is not only a general who can lead them to victory, but also their savior, so his attitude is very respectful.

Lu Zhi glanced at the situation in the tent, made sure that no one was absent, and then talked about the situation in Jizhou.

"According to reports from the scouts, Fucheng, Tangyang, Fuliu, and the new capital of the prefecture and state administration of Anping have all been captured by the Bingzhou yellow turban bandits led by Xu An."

As soon as Lu Zhi finished speaking, all the generals of the Jizhou Army in the tent looked at each other, there was some commotion, and there was also a humming sound from the originally quiet big tent.

Lu Zhi put the Tiger Talisman on the desk, patted it lightly, and there was a light sound. Everyone in the tent knew that he and others lost their composure, and immediately stopped talking.

"Yan Liang and Wen Chou have arrived in Wuyi in the north of Anping, not far from Xin. In the north of Jizhou, Liu Yu has also led the army to Hanchang in Zhongshan. It is estimated that they will reach Julu County in a few days. Nanshenze in the north of Shanxian County is located in the north of Anping Kingdom."

Behind Lu Zhi hung a huge map of Jizhou, with red circles marking the positions of the troops of the Han army, as well as the general marching route of the Yellow Turban Army of the four states, and Xu An's stationing points.

"Xu An's Bingzhou yellow turban bandits are distributed in the four previously occupied cities. Now there are only about 2 people under his command in Anping, including more than 3000 Xiongnu bow cavalry and Wuhuan Tuqi cavalry. There are about [-] people in the Xiaoqi Battalion of the new-style cavalry trained, and the number of cavalry accounts for more than half, totaling more than [-] people."

Lu Zhi slowly opened his mouth and explained the general strength of Xu An's troops and the details of the infantry. Only by knowing the enemy and the enemy can we win a hundred battles.

"However, it should be noted that although there are only 9000 or [-] infantry under Xu An's command, they are all armored soldiers and sharp men. They should not be underestimated."

"The soldiers of the 'Moth Thief' that Xu An chose to stay in the four cities of Changshan Country and Julu County are mostly ordinary soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, but they are also quite elite. Called 'Sharps', they wear leather armor, hold swords and shields, or spears."

"As for the soldiers under its direct control, the main body is in the 'Moth Thief' army, and they are called 'Warriors', which were established after the Wei State's soldiers. During the Battle of Kuicheng, these soldiers were named 'Warriors ''Moth Thief', block the assault of our sharp soldiers."

The hearts of all the generals and schools in the tent sank. They had also heard of the name of the Yellow Turban Army soldiers. Although the court was secretive about the Battle of Kuicheng, it was actually not a secret for senior generals like them. .

"Apart from the military pawns, Xu An has two more elite battalions under his command."

Lu Zhi looked at an official wearing embroidered clothes sitting behind the crowd. This person was Shen Yu, the captain of embroidered clothes of Changshan Kingdom, who was temporarily acting as the governor of Jizhou embroidered clothes.

Lu Zhi nodded to Shen Yu. Most of the news came from the embroidered clothes messenger. Because of this incident, Lu Zhi's perception of Jian Shuo changed a lot. Before that, he asked Jian Shuo to release the general of the Jizhou Army. He and Jian Shuo quarreled for a long time.

In the end, Lu Zhizhi ordered Jian Shuo, but Jian Shuo could only be subdued and ordered to let him go. He said he was not sick the next day, and then let Shen Yu take charge of the Jizhou embroidered clothes envoy.

But although Jian Shuo showed a non-cooperative attitude, the embroidered clothes envoys actually obeyed Lu Zhi's orders. Lu Zhi knew that if these embroidered clothes envoys did not get Jian Shuo's permission, they would definitely not help him. , and did not let the embroidered clothes messenger choose to watch because of their quarrel.

"One of them is called 'Yellow Angels'. I believe everyone here should be very familiar with this one. This is the absolute elite among the 'Moth Thieves'. They are fanatical followers of the Taiping Tao. They are not afraid of death. Wears heavy armor and holds a shield.

"Originally, the yellow angels in the 'Moth Thief' were already comparable to our army's sharp fighters, but now Xu An's yellow angels are probably even more powerful. There are about 500 yellow angels under Xu An's command. "

"The yellow angels now exist as Xu An's personal guards, that is to say, where the yellow angels are, most of them are where Xu An is located. The flag of the yellow angels is a tiger pattern battle flag with black stripes on a yellow background. Be careful, don't tamper with, and immediately pass the information to the army."

Lu Zhi looked solemn and said in a deep voice.

"The other part is a trilogy called 'Trapped Camp'. We know very little about the record of this part. It should be a trilogy established by the bandit leader Xu Anxin. This battalion is equipped with ordinary soldiers of the 'Moth Thief' Quite, the combat strength is unknown, but all the ministries must be cautious when encountering them, and they must not underestimate the enemy. Among the 'Moth Thieves' army, those who can form a battalion alone are not ordinary people."

"Xu An has three cavalry divisions, one is the Xiaoqi Battalion, most of the Xiaoqi Battalion is the original Bingzhou Cavalry Army, and a part of the Yellow Turban Army cavalry soldiers. The battalion is skilled in bows and horses and is quite versatile. The battalion soldiers are from Bian County. In the land where the battle strength is astonishing, when all the tribes meet them, they form a camp to defend themselves, send out signals, help each other, and wait quietly to defend themselves. Our cavalry may not be their opponents."

Lu Zhi shook his head, and a look of sadness flashed in his eyes. When he suppressed Zhang Jiao, he relied on his own cavalry to gain a great advantage.

But now I don't want to not only change the offensive and defensive momentum, but also the quantity and quality of the cavalry.

The Yellow Turban Army, which originally had only a few cavalry, was far superior to the Han Army in terms of cavalry.

If it weren't for the purpose of the Yellow Turban Army this time, which was to take the Yellow Turbans from the four states to Bingzhou, then the initiative of the war would definitely be in the hands of the Yellow Turban Army.

After all, Jizhou Yimapingchuan is almost all plains, and the cavalry can be easily transferred and escaped from the siege.

Just like King Wuhuanqiao's troops, they broke through the blockade of the Han army in Hejian State and Bohai County, directly invaded Qinghe State in the hinterland of Jizhou, and plundered wantonly, which could not be stopped.

"The other two tribes, one is Wuhuan Tuqi, they are soldiers of the Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu County conscripted by Xu An, the bandit chieftain. Soldiers, good at riding and shooting, long-distance raids."

Lu Zhi sighed inwardly.

The situation in Jizhou is at its worst now, even worse than when millions of yellow scarves swept across Bazhou in the seventh year of Guanghe...

3 Chapter Eighty

Anping Kingdom, Xindu.

It used to be the prefecture of Anping State. Because it is located in the center of Jizhou and has developed transportation, it is prosperous in commerce, densely populated and extremely rich.

Except for the turmoil that swept the world in the seventh year of Guanghe, which slightly affected it, the turmoil in the other three states did not affect this prosperous city even once.

It's just that this stability and prosperity lasted until October of the fifth year of Zhongping, and then it was broken by a loud noise.

The roaring boulder smashed the Xindu city wall made of earth and rocks. Under the leadership of Xu An, the Yellow Turban Army easily broke through the Xindu City. King Anping fled, and the money collected by the Anping Palace over the years was also cheaply given to the Yellow Turban Army.

Xindu City, which used to fly the banners of the Han army, has all been replaced by the banners of the Yellow Turban Army.

But Xu An did not enter Xindu City, but took the main force of the Bingzhou Yellow Turban Army and set up a camp in the middle of Xindu and Fucheng.

The purpose of the Yellow Turban Army was not to capture the city, but to allow the millions of Yellow Turbans in the four states to withdraw into the territory of Bingzhou, and it was useless to refuse to defend the city.

The Han army will not be in a hurry to recover the fallen city, and their goal is not here.

The more the enemy opposes it, the more we must do it, and the more the enemy wants to do it, the more we must oppose it.

The Yellow Turban Army wanted to transfer the Yellow Turbans of Sizhou into Bingzhou, so the main goal of the Han army was naturally to prevent the Yellow Turban Army of Sizhou from entering Bingzhou safely.

What they want to attack is the main force of the Yellow Turbans in the four states.

Since the uprising of the Sizhou Yellow Turbans, they have become rebels in the eyes of the Han army. They are no longer ordinary people. They have become locusts, moth thieves, and mobile military exploits.

The trend of offense and defense has changed when the Yellow Turban Army of the Four States entered Anping Kingdom.

In the current situation, the main attacker has become the Han army, and the Yellow Turban army has become the Yellow Turban army.

The Han army is the main offensive, while the Yellow Turbans are the main defenders.

In the west of Xindu, the camp of the Yellow Turban Army.

On the barracks of the Yellow Turban Army, banners and flags are like a forest, and at a glance, they are all walking patrol soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army.

Outside the camp, groups of knights from the Yellow Turban Army galloped outside on horses.

More than [-] soldiers from Bingzhou and Wuhuan's Tuqi were dispatched by Xu An to the north of Xindu and near Tangyang to watch over Jizhou led by Yan Liang and Wen Chou in the north and Lu Zhi in the south. The main force of the army.

Now in the camp of the Yellow Turban Army, there are only the Xiaoqi Battalion, the Suppressed Battalion, the Soldiers and the Yellow Angels.

Outside the tent of the army in the camp, a big khaki flag was fluttering in the wind, and the strong wind was blowing. Character.

Not far from the Dazhu Banner, a rather tall grandstand was built.

At this time Xu An was sitting on a chair, overlooking the scene from the tall stand, looking at the orderly barracks and the guard cavalry wandering outside the barracks.

Although the Han army did not have any chance to cross Bingzhou Yicong and Wuhuan Tuqi on the north and south sides, the Yellow Turban Army did not relax at all because of this. They still followed the dogma written by Xu An scrupulously and meticulously implemented Xu An's military orders.

These are the habits developed by the Yellow Turban Army through long-term training. Most of the middle and lower-level officers of the Yellow Turban Army started at the infancy. Before the uprising, before joining the Yellow Turban Army, they did not receive any militarized training. A blank sheet of paper.

And it was precisely because they were like blank paper that Xu An was given the opportunity to write.

The initial training method was a set of extremely simple military training methods written by Xu An when he first entered the Taihang Mountains to train the children of the three families after occupying Lutai Mountain. Xu An continued to improve the general military training content of later generations, and named it "Infantry Exercise Code".

The "Infantry Manual" has not remained unchanged, but has been continuously improved as the territory of the Yellow Turban Army continues to expand.

Later, Yan Zhong also joined in the process of writing, Xu Huang, Zhang Yan and other army chiefs also provided a lot of opinions, and also incorporated some of the opinions of ordinary soldiers collected by the Eagle Wolf Guard.

The "Infantry Manual" compiled by Xu An is already quite complete. Today, there are no longer only methods of training soldiers, but also detailed requirements for officers and soldiers, as well as various emergencies encountered on the battlefield. How to deal with the situation.

Moreover, in order to prevent the content of the "Infantry Exercise Code" from being leaked, Xu An subdivided the "Infantry Exercise Code" into several levels, from ordinary soldiers to special commanders, to team leaders, to village chiefs all the way to army Sima, to school Lieutenants and generals are different.

Only Xu An has the complete version of "Infantry Manual", and even Yan Zhong has never seen the most complete version.

"The northern Jizhou army, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, have arrived in Wuyi, Anping. It is reported that the total strength of the two troops should be more than [-], and there are about [-] cavalry."

"The main force of the Jizhou army in the south, led by General Lu Zhi of Zhonglang, has a strength of more than [-] troops, mixed with infantry and cavalry, and is located on the north bank of the Zhangshui River. Our army has not yet learned the exact number of the main force of the Jizhou army, only the total amount."

"The total strength of the Youzhou Army is about [-] people, led by General Liu Yu of Pingbei Zhonglang, and has arrived in Shenze in the south of Anping, just north of Shanxian County, where our army is stationed. There are about two cavalry troops. There are more than a thousand soldiers and more than [-] infantry, and it seems that all the infantry are from the Forbidden Army from the West Garden."

A messenger of the Yellow Turban Army with a leather armor on his back and a feather on his back, half kneeling on the ground, carefully reported the recent message to Xu An.

With the advantage of cavalry, the Yellow Turban Army can easily know the movements of the Han Army.

Xu An narrowed his eyes slightly. It was already October [-]th, and the speed of the Han army was faster than the fastest speed he and Yan Zhong estimated.

Yan Zhong stood by the side of the stands, with his brows furrowed, looking at the map on the table in front of him, thinking about the countermeasures.

The results of the battle in Hanoi County and Hedong County were also reported. Guo Tai and Yu Du led the troops to withdraw to the station. There was no way to contain the Han army in the two places. The Bingzhou Han army in Hanoi County also relieved its worries. Under the leadership of Ding Yuan, he began to march towards Jizhou.

In Youzhou, Zhang Chun and Gongsun Zan had already decided the winner. Gongsun Zan defeated Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju's coalition forces in one fell swoop, and was pursuing them.

Zhang Ju was greatly shocked, and sent a letter to King Wuhuanqiao, ordering him to withdraw his troops immediately, return to Youzhou, and be on guard against Gongsun Zan's advance.

In other words, the current Yellow Turban Army has lost the help of King Wuhuanqiao's army and can only fight alone.

The current situation is also extremely bad for the Yellow Turban Army.

Xu An leaned back on the chair and was speechless for the time being. In history, Gongsun Zan defeated the allied forces of Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju in Shimen, a vassal state of Liaodong, and then Zhang Chun left his wife and children and fled to Xianbei territory.

Gongsun Zan continued to pursue, but because he went too far, he was besieged by Qiu Liju in Guanzi City in western Liaoning for more than [-] days. When the food was exhausted, the soldiers collapsed, and most of the soldiers were killed or injured.

Fortunately, Qiu Liju's army was also exhausted, and Zhang Jujun also suffered setbacks in Youzhou, so Qiu Liju had to leave Liucheng.

The siege of Guanzi City was thus broken, so the imperial court ordered Gongsun Zan to be the captain of Jianglu, and named Gongsun Zan the Marquis of Duting.

Although Xu An has affected many places, the turmoil in Youzhou is still the same as in history. The Yingwei stationed in Youzhou also got information from Zhang Ju.

After Gongsun Zan defeated Zhang Chun, Zhang Chun did abandon his wife and children and fled to Xianbei in the north like in history, while Qiu Liju's army was only dispersed and finally reunited, while Gongsun Zan was like in history, The lone army went deep and continued to pursue Zhang Chun.

That is to say, Gongsun Zan will most likely be besieged by Qiu Liju and besieged Guanzi City in Liaoxi County as in history.

But this is only a prediction, and only Xu An knows it. Even if Xu An tells Zhang Ju about this, he will definitely be regarded as crazy by Zhang Ju, or he will be regarded as wanting King Wuhuanqiao's army. An excuse to contain the Han army.

The wind gradually picked up, and the flags erected around the stands were fluttering in the wind, and the sound of rushing like running water echoed in Xu An's ears.

Xu An raised his head and looked at the blue sky and white clouds above his head.

The afternoon sun is not dazzling. It is already October, and the weather is slowly turning cold. There is neither the heat of summer nor the cold of winter.

This season is the best time of the year for fighting. Soldiers can wear military uniforms and armor to continue fighting.

A group of generals and schools of the Yellow Turban Army stood around in the stands, and no one disturbed Xu An who was meditating.

After a long time, Xu An stood up slowly, which also touched the hearts of all the generals of the Yellow Turban Army.