The World of Yellow Sky

The bloody battle that was expected did not happen, and all the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army who were blocking the front retreated rapidly to the two sides. Yan Liang did not feel rejoicing because of this, but his complexion became more and more serious.

Those who are abnormal in things are demons, and those who are abnormal in things must have demons. Since the Yellow Turban Army has set up an ambush here and placed all kinds of backhands, they will definitely not let them go so easily.

Amidst the sound of horseshoes like the tide and the sound of armor rubbing, the last group of Yellow Turban soldiers who blocked Yan Liang's eyes moved out of the way, and the khaki-colored banners no longer blocked Yan Liang's vision.

Yan Liang's face was solemn, Wuyun Treading Snow also began to stop slowly, and the sound of horseshoes behind him also began to slowly subside.

Finally, the sound of horseshoes stopped.

The new wind blows, and dozens of red flags are rolled up behind Yan Liang.

The cold wind pierced through every hole. The icy cold north wind passed through the thick armor along the gap between the collars, penetrated into Yan Liang's body, and chilled Yan Liang's chest.

On the official road in front of Yan Liang, one tall tower shield after another lay across the official road, and countless spears protruded from the back of the tower shield.

Soldiers holding bows and crossbows stood in the back formation, while Zhang Nu raised his bow and stood quietly in the same place. On both sides of the official road, there were silhouettes of people in the forest, and the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army holding crossbows were all in formation. Standing there, staring blankly at the position of Yan Liang and the others.

ended……

Everyone is very clear that in such a situation, it is impossible to escape even with wings.

If it is equipped with armored cavalry gear for hundreds of people, there may be a chance to break through the phalanx of spears, but Wen Chou leads the vanguard as a scout, and naturally all members are light cavalry, and in order to rescue Wen Chou in time, Yan Liang led cavalry. It's light cavalry.

Yan Liang left behind the Jizhou Army's few armor and riding gear, and did not bring any help.

Without a shred of hope, Qingqi rushed to the formation, or with a tired army, to attack such a military formation, which was waiting for the army, there was no chance of winning.

Treat the near with the far, wait with the loss for the labor, wait for the hunger with the full, this is also the ruler of strength.

Use me to enter the battlefield nearby and wait for the enemy who is rushing for a long distance; use me to calmly and steadily fight the hasty and tired enemy; use my well-fed army to fight the hungry enemy.This is to know and use the power of governing oneself to trap the power of the enemy.

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No matter how brave an individual is, he is still only a mortal.

Facing the rain of arrows covering the sky and blocking out the sun, even the mighty Lu Fengxian can only dodge; facing the heavy armored soldiers coming like a wall, even the brave as Ma Mengqi has to rein in his horse and stop.

Even Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu who was the most powerful in the world, could only slay himself in Wujiang under heavy siege.

"I was caught in the middle of the trick, and I am responsible for all the crimes. The defeat of the army and the loss of the army are all because of me..."

Wen Chou just felt as if something was blocked in his chest, and his chest was full of stagnation.

"You and my brother, why talk too much?"

Yan Liang raised his hand, stopped Wen Chou's words, and said calmly.

"It is the glory of our generation of warriors to die on the battlefield instead of on the sick bed."

"Wouldn't it be nice to have so many people walking together on Huangquan Road."

Yan Liang grinned and laughed.

"Blood is not shed, and the battle is endless..."

Wen Chou was slightly taken aback, and looked at Yan Liang.

It was the last time of the Jingxing pursuit battle. Those ragged soldiers held up their wooden spears and embroidered knives, shouting at the top of their lungs.

Outside Jingxing Pass, the Yellow Turban Army, who were the main force in the rear, was rushed to pieces by the cavalry army led by them.

When they regrouped, the ground was already littered with corpses, and none of the soldiers who were still standing and wrapped in yellow scarves escaped. They staggered, step by step, and slowly walked towards the only side of the ground that was still standing. Fluttering khaki military flag.

"The blood is not shed, and the battle is endless."

Wen Chou also laughed, along the way, for more than 30 years, the ancients said that he stood at [-] years, but these [-] years have also made him feel a little tired, maybe there is nothing wrong with dying like this .

"It's just that I don't know how future generations evaluate us. Maybe we marched rashly, were defeated in an ambush, brave but not resourceful..."

Yan Liang tilted his head and said with a smile: "Who can say clearly about what happens after death..."

"and many more!"

Before Yan Liang could finish speaking, Wen Chou's complexion suddenly changed, and he immediately interrupted Yan Liang's words.

Yan Liang followed Wen Chou's line of sight, the pupils in his eyes shrank suddenly, just like Wen Chou, Yan Liang's complexion also changed suddenly.

"Am I blinded?"

Wen Chou squinted his eyes, and he couldn't believe his eyes, but he was sure that he was right. Wen Chou had excellent archery skills, and his eyesight was beyond ordinary people. The person who came out of the Yellow Turban Army not far away was his former Shangguan. .

"I'm afraid not."

Yan Liang looked dignified and stared ahead.

At this time, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army who blocked the official road had already lined up a rather wide road.

Dozens of small yellow scarf soldiers with strong bows, lances, and helmets and burqas guard Xu You's side, like stars holding the moon to protect Xu You in the middle.

Then Lu Bu and Zhang Liao also came around from both sides with their personal guards and joined the team.

"Yan Sima, Wen Sima, long time no see."

Holding the reins, Xu You drove the white horse forward a few steps, saying loudly.

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao also followed Xu You forward, Wen Chou was skilled in bowing horses, Xu You was already within forty steps away from Yan Liang and Wen Chou, so if Wen Chou wanted to shoot Xu You at such a distance It is not difficult for Wen Chou to have no one to protect Xu You.

In order to guard against back arrows, Zhang Liao specially took a shield from a personal guard.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of surprise in their eyes.

They all knew that Jizhou Muwang Fen wanted to abolish the emperor, and Xu You was the mastermind. Later, Wang Fen committed suicide in fear of crime, Xu You and Zhou Jing escaped from Gaoyi, and then disappeared.

Unexpectedly, Xu You joined the Yellow Turban Army, and his status was very honorable. You must know that Lu Bu was in the Yellow Turban Army, but he was named General Xiaoqi, and Zhang Liao was also a school lieutenant.

"I met Mr. Xu."

Yan Liang and Wen Chou hesitated for a moment, then rode forward and saluted Xu You respectfully.

In a sense, Xu You is indeed the benefactor of Yan Liang and Wen Chou. It was Xu You who came for Yan Liang and Wen Chou's army commanders for their activities, and Xu You also took care of them a lot on weekdays.

Chapter 416 Move with emotion, threaten with threat

Xu You unfolded the folding fan with one hand, fanned it gently, and led the white horse under the seat forward with the other hand.

"I noticed that after the pursuit of Jingxing, Yan Sima, you seem to be quite cautious about countering the rebellion. You should have found some clues, but you are right."

Yan Liang raised his eyebrows slightly, noncommittal.

"The current situation is very clear. The five hundred forwards under Wen Sima's command have all been wiped out, and the more than a thousand reinforcements of Yan Sima have also been blocked by our troops. I have already set up multiple ambushes along the official road. With a large number of followers, I can guarantee that even if you are not ambushed, you will definitely be at a disadvantage."

As soon as Xu You's voice fell, it seemed to prove that what Xu You said was not a lie. Several puffs of wolf smoke rose into the sky almost at the same time, and they rose from all directions and positions at the same time.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou looked into the distance with solemn expressions. Standing here, they could clearly see that a part of the wolf smoke was rising from the northeast, and that was where they came from.

Surprise flashed in Yan Liang's eyes, and he hurriedly turned his head to look at Wen Chou.

Wen Chou led the scout cavalry first. Logically speaking, if there was an ambush among them, it would be difficult to escape the scout's detection.

"Wen Sima has been in battle for a long time, and if it is an ordinary ambush, he will naturally be unable to escape the eyes and ears of the scouts, so I did not arrange soldiers to set up an ambush near the official road in advance."

Xu You smiled, and said without haste.

"The scouts on the two wings could not detect too far because of the obstruction of the forest, so I ordered the soldiers to wait on the periphery first, and when the signal sounded, they marched immediately and attacked them from three sides together."

Yan Liang withdrew his gaze and looked at the confident Xu You again. Although his heart was full of waves, he still tried to calm down and retorted: "Mr. Xu only has three thousand Hu Qi under his command, and almost all of them are here. , As for the pawns, there are only four to five thousand pawns under his command that are worthy of battle.

"That is to say, as an ambush soldier, there are at most only three or four thousand soldiers who are worthy of a battle. The rest of them are yellow scarves that are no more than village braves. I'm afraid there is nothing they can do with the farm tools in their hands Break open the armor of my son-in-law."

Xu You seemed to have known that Yan Liang would refute his words.

"If Gao Yuanbo is in command of the army, the ambush will naturally be impossible and difficult to win. Although you have shown the banner of Gao Lan in the army, I know that it is not Gao Yuanbo who is leading the army now, but someone else. The real Gao Uncle Yuan is still in Hejian Kingdom."

Wen Chou's face froze, the Eagle Wolf Guard's penetration into Jizhou was deeper than they imagined.

Gao Yuanbo in Xu You's mouth is Gao Lan. Both Yan Liang and Wen Chou are cavalry generals, but they are very lacking in infantry warfare. Gao Lan is not only brave, but also proficient in infantry combat. Law, but also take into account some military training talent.

Unlike Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Gao Lan was born in a Gao family in Bohai, and he was able to learn books and tactics that can only be found in many aristocratic families.

"Apart from the two of you in the Jizhou army, only Gao Lan and Han Meng can be called generals, and the rest are mediocre people who are not worth mentioning. The official career is only four thousand. The rest of the infantry, destroying their troops, is like the palm of luck!"

Xu You smiled coldly, and his voice gradually became cold.

"Its sound is like a thunderbolt, throwing boulders, and breaking the city wall is like a child's play. You should be familiar with the thunderbolt car."

Yan Liang and Wen Chou were speechless, they didn't know why Xu You brought up the Perak car at this moment.

"In our army of the Yellow Turban Army, there is also a kind of catapult vehicle that can throw stone bullets and can be transported quickly. These catapult vehicles have already fired stone catapults at the troops marching on the official road before the smoke rose. bomb."

"The rising smoke is the order to attack. Do you think that just 4000 people can stop the attack of [-] troops under my command?"

"The three armies can win the spirit, and the general can win the heart. Both of you are trapped in the battle. How can the morale of the soldiers under your command not be low? On the contrary, our army treats the near to the far, the weak to the labor, and the full to the hungry. How invincible are you?" ?”

Xu You stepped forward again, put away the folding fan in his hand, stared at Yan Liang and Wen Chou with stiff faces, and spoke slowly.

"Right now, Yan Sima and Wen Sima should worry more about you. Now you are surrounded from all sides, and thousands of ballistas have been deployed."

"I know that the two of you are extremely brave and have the reputation of being the champion of the three armies, but even the former overlord Xiang Yu was unable to escape death under heavy siege. You should also be very clear. But compared to the overlord Xiang Yu, he is still much inferior, and there is no reason for him to be spared under the siege from all sides."

In fact, Wen Chou had already heard some clues, but he couldn't figure out what Yan Liang was thinking. Seeing that Yan Liang didn't say anything, he hesitated for a while, and finally chose to take Xu You's talk.

"Mr. Xu told me so many things. There should be a reason. Otherwise, two people who are destined to die are not worth wasting so much Mr. Xu's words."

Xu You smiled lightly and raised the folding fan in his hand.

Among the dozens of riders behind him, two riders rushed out suddenly, Wen Chou's complexion changed slightly, and the pupils in his eyes shrank involuntarily.

Among the two riders, there was a horse on the back of which was none other than Cheng Feng who had gone to intercept Zhang Liao earlier.

"Untie him and let him go."

Xu You shook his folding fan, and the Yellow Turban cavalry escorting Cheng Feng carried out Xu You's order without hesitation.

Cheng Feng didn't know, so although he was puzzled and guessed whether there was some conspiracy in his heart, when the cavalryman untied the rope, he rode his horse back to Wen Chou's side again.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou's nerves were tense all the time. After all, thousands of ballistas were facing them, and there were two murderous figures, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, beside them. How could they not be tense.

"Are you okay?"

Wen Chou glanced sideways at Cheng Feng and asked in a low voice.

"I lost to Zhang Liao and was knocked off my horse, and then I was tied up hand and foot by the soldiers rushing up, but I still felt a little vibrating in my heart, and I didn't hurt my muscles and bones."

Cheng Feng moved his red wrist that was bound by the rope, and then he glanced at Xu You who was not far away, and said doubtfully.

"Why is Mr. Xu in the 'Moth Thief' army..."

Yan Liang turned his head to look at Cheng Feng, and said in a muffled voice: "I'll talk about this later, this is not a place to talk now."

"The government forces the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel."

"The people have suffered from tyranny and persecution by the imperial court. It has reached a time when they are not afraid of resistance even to death. How can the imperial court threaten them with death? At the beginning of the second year of Zhongping, more than ten seats in Xiaquyang and Guangzong used the corpses of yellow scarf soldiers The built 'Jingguan' is still there, but under such circumstances, civil uprisings still occurred in Jizhou."

Xu You's voice rose.

"Yan Liang!"

Yan Liang raised his head, not avoiding Xu You's gaze.

"You should know why, right?"

Faced with Xu You's questioning, Yan Liang still chose to remain silent.

why?

Yan Liang naturally knew why, because if he didn't resist, he would sell his sons and daughters, sell himself into slavery, starve to death at home, and even had to exchange children for food in order to survive.

But how can he say that this is the policy of the imperial court, this is the constitution of the imperial court, it is an order from the capital, it is a law from the palace, and it is an edict from the mouth of the emperor.

In the second year of Zhongping, the plague raged, and thousands of families mourned for a while, and people were in panic.

The famine was not over, and the people could not get enough to eat. Wang Fen devoted all his efforts to relief the disaster, gathered the refugees, and put a sliver of peace, but the order was issued, which directly plunged Jizhou into despair again.

The incomparably noble Son of Heaven ordered the whole world that, in addition to the normal rent and tax, an additional tax of [-] qian per mu was required to repair the palace, and ordered the distribution of wood, aragonite, and stones to the prefectures and counties to transport the capital.

All kinds of exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes have no intention of slowing down. The tax collectors who were frightened by the Yellow Turban Rebellion did not restrain themselves even a little after they were restored to their posts. Instead, they became more rampant.

This also led to the second Jizhou civil uprising that later shocked the world.

Xu You's face was solemn, his eyes stayed on Yan Liang's face, no subtle expression on Yan Liang's face could escape Xu You's eyes.

Now Xu You is already at a very dangerous distance from Yan Liang. If Yan Liang gets into trouble, he can kill Xu You in an instant, but Xu You has no fear at all.

Xu You's courage came not only from Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, but also from the personal guards behind him, thousands of heavily armed soldiers, and his understanding of Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

"I have received news a few days ago that the main force of the Jizhou army led by Lu Ziqian has almost arrived near Zhangshui. If we want to fight the main force of our army, it is no harm to tell you now. In the battle of Zhangshui, the Jizhou army led by Lu Zigan did not have half a point at all." The odds of winning, everything is in my Taiping Road, the great virtuous teacher's prediction, even the location of crossing the river has been calculated clearly."