The World of Yellow Sky

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Xu is like a god in military affairs. The two brothers are convinced that we were defeated by Mr. Xu's men. Since the two of us chose to join the Taiping Dao, we will naturally not regret it."

Yan Liang thought for a while, and then said, Wen Chou beside him also didn't talk about the arrest of his family members.

"Thank you, Sima, for your understanding."

A relieved expression appeared on Xu You's face, and the tense atmosphere in the big tent suddenly eased a lot.

After Xu You took Yan Liang and Wen Chou to sit down, he ordered food to be served, and the three chatted in the tent. Xu You used to be Wang Fen's schemer, and most of the communication was in charge of him. .

After the three of them sat down, Xu You mentioned the things they had worked together in the past, and some topics about Bingzhou, and the expressions of Yan Liang and Wen Chou softened a lot.

The guests and the host enjoyed themselves, but when Yan Liang and Wen Chou were not paying attention, Xu You's eyes flashed a flicker of surprise, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

4 Chapter Twenty

October 25, evening.

Zhangshui Camp and Bingzhou Yellow Turban Army camp were full of voices, flags were dancing, soldiers and horses were mobilized, and a large number of soldiers, led by their respective officers, hurried towards the place where the drums sounded.

A messenger with three khaki flags on his back, riding a horse with a yellow ribbon on its chest and tail, galloped all the way.

"The military situation is urgent, those who resist will die, and those who oppose it will perish!"

The messenger immediately, with a fierce face, saw a group of Yellow Turban soldiers on the road without any intention of dodging, held up a gold medal, and shouted sharply.

When the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army on both sides saw the messenger rushing towards them, they all leaned towards both sides of the road one after another, making way for the messenger who delivered the message to a rather spacious road.

The horse galloped past, and the sound of horseshoes was accompanied by billowing smoke and dust. The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army standing on both sides to make way all turned their heads to look at the messenger's back.

According to the regulations of the Yellow Turban Army, the courier is distinguished by the command flag on his back.

With a command flag on the back, the letters delivered by the courier are classified as ordinary letters. These letters are not urgent, and the regulations are about one hundred miles a day.

There are two flags on the back of the order, and the letters delivered by the courier are classified as urgent letters. Most of these letters are official documents from the army and the government, and they are stipulated to travel two hundred miles a day.

There are three flags on the back of the order, and the letters delivered by the messenger are classified as military urgent orders. The things that need to be conveyed in these letters are all extremely important military information and urgent orders, so they are also classified as military urgent orders.

Those who pass on the urgent order of the military need to insert three flags on their backs, tie khaki ribbons on the horse's chest and tail, hold a gold medal, and gallop all the way without resting for a moment, day and night, and must travel more than [-] miles a day.

Those who stop will die, and those who rebel will die. At the checkpoints along the road, the camp guards must let go immediately after inspecting the gold medals. They dare not delay. Anyone who tries to stop or check the letters will be regarded as a spy and a traitor.

Seeing urgent military orders on the road, even if it is a marching step, you must let him go first.

Those who leak important secrets will be hanged, and even their families will be imprisoned.

Under the watchful eyes all the way, the courier with the three command flags on his back has already driven his horses past countless tents.

One after another, Huang Tian, ​​carrying the battle flags with tiger stripes on their backs, passed quickly across the messenger's field of vision, and a large number of khaki-colored banners appeared in front of his eyes, and banners full of scriptures stood erect Around a large tent with green curtains.

Around the big tent of the green curtain, one after another of the yellow angels wearing heavy armor and holding the goose feather saber vigilantly observed the surroundings, examining all suspicious things.

These yellow angels are all burqas with belts, and ribbons are tied on the khaki battle robes. On the khaki ribbons are scriptures outlined in ink.

They believed that these ribbons with the scriptures of the Way of Peace could protect them from invincibility on the battlefield, drive away evil spirits, and guide them to return to the Yellow Heaven smoothly when they died.

A dozen or so yellow angels holding long spears lined up in two rows in front of the big tent, blocking his way before the envoy of the Yellow Turban Army arrived in front of the big tent.

All the yellow angels held their knives in their hands, and countless sharp eyes pierced the messenger who conveyed the military information.

Even if it is a messenger delivering an urgent military order, he cannot go directly to the camp of the chief general of the first army, he must dismount and be inspected, not to mention that this is Xu An's camp.

The figure flickered, and the neighing of the horse suddenly sounded. The courier had jumped off his horse before the horse stopped completely. The couriers of the Yellow Turban Army chose soldiers with outstanding equestrian skills. Unbelievable things are just a breeze for them.

"A military urgent order."

The courier held up the gold medal engraved with "Military Urgent Order" with his right hand, and then handed it to an officer among the yellow angels standing beside the army formation.

The officer of the yellow angel took the gold medal, and after confirming that it was correct, he handed the gold medal back to the messenger.

The curtain was lifted, and the messenger quickly walked into the big tent.

Looking up into the tent, there are yellow angels standing around holding Yanling sabers, and some Tiqi in eagle wolf guard costumes.

And in the center of the big tent, there is an extremely large sand table, on which rivers, forests, villages, pavilions, and cities are all marked in detail.

"Fuliu camp, the military situation is urgent!"

The messenger didn't look much, squatted on the ground, and carefully took out the letter from his arms.

Xu An raised his head, and his gaze shifted from the sand table in front of him to the messenger.

"Fu Liu?"

Xu An subconsciously looked at Yan Zhong at the side. The Fuliu Camp is the main station of the Yellow Turban Army of the Four States, and it is the trilogy under Xu You's current command. Their duty is to block the attack of Yan Liang and Wen Chou of the North Jizhou Army.

In his letter to Xu You, he roughly calculated the deployment of soldiers and defense arrangements. As long as Xu You followed suit, Yan Liang and Wen Chou would definitely be stopped outside Xindu and Fuliu if nothing unexpected happened.

Xu You is still a little too young now. Although in the original time and space, Xu You was indeed a strategist who was proficient in military strategy, but the result of this war is too important.

So Xu An still chose to interfere with Xu You, leaving only some free power to Xu You.

It stands to reason that as long as Xu You doesn't mess around, the situation won't be too bad, and the Jizhou North Route Army can't pose too much threat.

Yan Zhong frowned slightly. At this time, according to Xu You's deduction, he should have just engaged in battle with the Jizhou North Route Army, but at this time there was an urgent order from the Fuliu Camp.

"read."

Xu An put down the command stick in his hand and said in a deep voice.

He was a little worried that some bad news came. There are still nearly 20 people crossing the river on the south bank of Zhangshui. The defenders of the three cities could not stop the attack of the Jizhou North Route Army at all.

And just now, another courier who conveyed the "urgent military order" had arrived first. It was the courier sent by Ji Ang, the president leader of the people of the four states.

The letter said that the sudden outbreak of the plague among the people of the four states who were crossing the river affected as many as 10 people.

Because of this incident, Xu An even put aside the matter of supporting the Zhang Yan tribe located in the southeast of Linping. If such a plague is allowed to develop, it will really be like the book said, ".

Many of the soldiers being mobilized outside the account are to be sent to stabilize the people of the four states.

For such a large-scale plague, although the news was temporarily suppressed by the army led by Ji Ang, it could be concealed for a while, but it could not be concealed for a while. One day, most people will know the truth.

Now Ji Ang, Xu He, Zhang Rao and others have very few soldiers available under their command. Although there are tens of thousands of troops on paper, in fact most of them are farmers with farm tools. But ordinary people.

Facing the terrifying plague, even veteran soldiers who have experienced many battles can't calm down their fear, let alone these ordinary people.

Fortunately, the plague was brought under control in time due to Zhao Ji's early discovery, and it didn't spread too widely. Whether the Yellow Turban Army controlled it properly or not, the public still didn't know anything about it.

Ji Ang claimed that the Zhangshui waves quickly overturned the pontoon bridge, and it would take some time to repair it. In order to enhance his persuasiveness, Ji Ang took the risk of dispatching soldiers to destroy the pontoon bridge in the middle of the night when the epidemic was discovered. , So it sank into the Zhangshui forever.

But it won't be long before the news of the epidemic spreads, otherwise it will be impossible to explain why the camps along the river are not allowed to enter and not to go out, and the outskirts of the camps are full of soldiers from the Yellow Turban Army, and there are also many people holding crossbows soldiers.

If there is no reinforcements and panic spreads, it is impossible to stop the tens of thousands of troops on paper alone. By then, the team of millions of people will collapse without the need for the Han army to attack.

Moreover, if the plague spreads, even leading to the collapse of millions of migratory teams, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to Xu An's prestige.

Xu An's current prestige is largely due to his successive victories, Huang Tian's incarnation, and various myths.

If the epidemic spreads wildly, isn't this the proof that Huang Tian is not protecting the believers?Who would trust Huang Tian?

You must know that after Zhang Jiao died of illness, many people thought that they had been abandoned and no longer believed in the way of peace.

It wasn't until Xu An came up with a new explanation that in the battle between Cangtian and Huangtian, although Cangtian died, he sent punishment before he died, and counterattacked when he was dying, resulting in the death of Zhang Jiao and the defeat of the Yellow Turban Army.

Not to mention the plague...

Every family has the pain of zombies, and every room has the mourning of howling.Either close the door and die, or lose the family and die.

No matter from any point of view, supporting the people crossing the river should be handled as the top priority.

The messenger also felt the somewhat oppressive atmosphere in the big tent, but he still obeyed Xu An's order, unfolded the silk book in his hand, and read aloud.

"In the Battle of Zhangshui Official Road, our army successfully defeated the Jizhou North Route Army, captured five military waiting flags, captured a total of 21 heads, captured 340 and seven enemy troops, and surrendered Yan Liang and Wen Chou. The remnants of the Route Army fled in the direction of Wuyi."

As soon as the messenger finished speaking, everyone in the tent stopped what they were doing, and it smelled like a needle falling, and several Eagle Wolf Wei Tiqi who walked forward holding the documents also froze in place .

"What did you say?"

Xu An suddenly stood up, and looked at the messenger squatting halfway in disbelief.

The messenger enunciated clearly, and what he said was indeed verbatim, and Xu An heard it.

The moment Xu An heard the urgent military order, Xu An even suspected that he heard it wrong, or that Xu You lied about the military situation.

However, all urgent military orders have been inspected by the Eagle Guard accompanying the army, and have to go through Fu Zhu's review to ensure the accuracy of the information.

This made Xu An feel unreal for a moment, and Yan Zhong was a little unbelievable. The North Route Army led by Yan Liang and Wen Chou had more than [-] elite cavalry and [-] infantry. How could it be so easy? was defeated.

According to his and Xu An's original plan, the Yellow Turban Army of the Four States who blocked the Jizhou North Route Army would have at least about 4000 to [-] casualties, so as to gain time to cover the large troops to cross the river.

This is the result of repeated deduction based on the sand table of the terrain surveyed by Yingwei, and the approximate combat strength of the Jizhou North Route Army obtained from the observation of King Wuhuanqiao.

Although Xu An and Yan Zhong are not superstitious about deduction, in a sense, deduction is also a real reaction.

With only 7000 people mixed with water, the Yellow Turban Army of the Four States with only about [-] to [-] combatable soldiers, Xu You actually achieved a great victory. How can this not be shocking.

Chapter 421 Law

After the messenger read it again, everyone recovered from the shocking news.

"Yan Liang and Wen Chou have surrendered?"

Yan Zhong flipped through the silk book in his hand, and said in amazement that he also knew about Yan Liang and Wen Chou. In the next battle of Quyang, Yan Liang and Wen Chou also participated in the battle, but the main combat power was still Sun Jian and others and the five school Sanhe elite soldiers.

The county soldiers in Jizhou, such as Yan Liang and Wen Chou, were only used as cover and frontier troops, and did not undertake the main task of attacking.

But Yan Liang and Wen Chou are truly top cavalry generals. When Yan Liang and Wen Chou were serving in Bianjun, Yan Zhong had heard of their bravery, and later Yan Liang and Wen Chou's abilities were also worthy of praise. Remarkable.

When King Wuhuan Qiao led his cavalry southward, because of the agreement reached between Xu An and Zhang Ju, the Yellow Turban Army could send a group of people to follow King Wuhuan Qiao's army to the south.

Although Zhang Ju didn't know what Xu An's move was for, but it didn't matter to him, so he agreed immediately.

And the reason why Xu An sent a group of people to follow Wuhuan Qiao's army to the south was to observe the strength of Zhang Ju's army, as well as the method of Wuhuan tribe's use of troops, which is similar to the military observation team of later generations.

King Wuhuan Qiao led his cavalry southward, and the obstacle he encountered was naturally the Jizhou North Route Army led by Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Gao Lan.

The two sides started a battle in Bohai County. The Han army used more than 2 county soldiers and more than [-] local braves to join forces with [-] troops to fight against the [-] cavalry led by King Wuhuanqiao.

Indeed, the observers Xu An sent to observe saw a different situation.

Under the leadership of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the cavalry in Jizhou showed the observers of the Yellow Turban Army a completely different way of using the cavalry.

Compared with Lu Bu and Zhang Liao's fast and direct attack methods, although Yan Liang and Wen Chou's tactics are fierce, they also pay more attention to coordination. Therefore, the Jizhou cavalry has repeatedly defeated the Wuhuan cavalry which is several times its size.

The infantry led by Gao Lan also withstood the Wuhuan Army's offensive, relying on the strong city to successfully block the Wuhuan Army's attack.

It's just that in the end, it was still at a disadvantage due to the inferiority of its troops. Xiangyong was still able to fight against Wuhuan's infantry, but once the opposing cavalry launched an attack, the army formed by Xiangyong would be defeated before the enemy's cavalry arrived. By then it had collapsed.

Under such pressure, Gao Lan, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou had no choice but to lead the troops under their command to retreat. If they did not retreat and forcibly blocked the Wuhuan Army, once the army collapsed, the entire army would be wiped out.

Both Yan Liang and Wen Chou are top-notch in terms of their ability to command the cavalry or their personal bravery.

Just why Yan Liang and Wen Chou chose to join the Yellow Turban Army is a very puzzling question for Yan Zhong.

Although Yan Liang and Wen Chou were not from powerful families.But the two of them can be regarded as wealthy people. Their clans should have quite a lot of prestige and property in the local area. Joining the Yellow Turban Army means giving up these things, giving up a stable life, and becoming a rebel who everyone shouts and beats.

However, the red seals of Yinglangwei and Fu Zhu printed on the silk script, as well as the envoy seal of God that Xu An handed over to Xu You to lead the Yellow Turban Army in the four states, all of these prove that what the messenger said was true and did not There is no falsehood.

Xu An took the silk book in Yan Zhong's hand, reviewed it again, and then set his sights on the two other letters placed on the edge of the sand table.

These two letters were handed over together with the "Military Urgent Order" with chicken feathers on them, one was stamped with the seal of Xu You's envoy, and the other was stamped with Wei Lu's seal of Wei Lu's envoy of the Wolf Guard.

"Xu You and Wei Lu sent messages at the same time?"

Xu An picked up the two letters with some doubts, and after thinking for a while, Xu An opened the letter that Wei Lu handed over first.

Wei Lv was the envoy of Langwei Township, because of crossing the river, and millions of people who migrated from the four prefectures, Xu An was dispatched to Jizhou.

Later, due to the threat of the Jizhou North Route Army and Xu An's wariness of Xu You, Wei Lu was left in the main force of the Yellow Turban Army in the four states, that is, the Fuliu Camp.

Although Xu You and the Han Ting had hatred, and the Han Ting also wanted Xu You, it was impossible for Xu You to rebel and help the Han Ting to deal with him again, but compared to Xu You, Xu An naturally believed in Wei Lu.

Wei Lu was born as a Yellow Angel, so there is no problem with his loyalty.

Xu An opened the letter and unfolded the silk script, but just glanced at it, and his face sank in an instant.

Standing at the side, Yan Zhong also noticed the change in Xu An's face, but although Yan Zhong wanted to know what Wei Lu wrote in the letter, he didn't come close to Xu An.

Yan Zhong has always been a person who knows how to advance and retreat. Although Xu An has great respect for him, he will never look at things that should not be seen, and he will never touch things that should not be touched. .

Normally, Yan Zhong would choose to read the letters written by the schoolmaster to Xu An, but Yan Zhong would only check the letters submitted by the Eagle Wolf Guard to Xu An when Xu An voluntarily submitted them to him.

"military adviser."

With a gloomy expression, Xu An handed Wei Lu's silk script to Yan Zhong who was beside him.