The World of Yellow Sky

If Gaoping City wants to continue going south, it must conquer Gaoping City. Gaoping City is the real gateway of Anding County.

Without conquering Gaoping, it is absolutely impossible to enter the southern part of Anding County.

Gaoping is called the first city, and the city is strong and the pool is deep. It can be said that it is the first city of stability.

The situation of Gaoping City is rock-like, Dongyue is on the left, Xiping is on the right, Jiulongbin is in the front, and Beiyuan is in the back.

The Qingshui River is in the southeast, and the Yinma River is in the northwest.

This is not only an important military town, but also a must pass through the northern route of the eastern section of the Silk Road.

It is located in the northern part of Qinlong, according to the throat of Liupan.

"The breastband is Xiliang, and the throat is Lingwu", "according to the shoulders of the eight counties, the core of the three towns".

Known as the "Mouth of Xisai" and "Guanzhong Barrier", it has been an important place for military deployment in the past dynasties.

When Xu An finished preparations and led the army to Gaoping, he did not wait for Han Sui and Ma Teng's coalition forces.

Yingwei's reply was very quick, and Xu An learned that the troops of Han Sui and Ma Teng were still in Hanyang County.

Not only that, but only a few reinforcements from other places in Anding County rushed to Gaoping to support them.

At this time, Zhang Yan had led his troops to the city of Linjing, the prefecture of Anding County. The prefecture was besieged, which also attracted the attention of all the generals in Anding County.

Now all the parts of Anding County are rushing to help Linjing, but they don't want Xu An to come to Gaoping City like a divine soldier.

This is simply a godsend.

What God does not take, is to be blamed.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu An directly ordered a strong attack, using crude ladders and some improvised siege equipment to collect siege tools everywhere, and forcibly attacked Gaoping City.

Naturally, it was impossible for Xu An to let the elite direct cavalry under his command consume this kind of attack without the slightest preparation, and naturally the family soldiers and Qianghu slave cavalry under Wang's command could not be included in the siege sequence.

So there was actually only one choice from the very beginning, and that was to mobilize the Xianbei cavalry recruited from the Xianbei in the west to take on the responsibility of storming the city.

During the entire Gaoping siege, almost all the Xianbei people died.

Xu An led the cavalry army of the headquarters to sit in the central army to monitor all parties, while Wang Xin led the private soldiers of the Wang family and the Qiang Hu Congqi as supervisors, and ordered the Xianbei people to launch a strong attack on Gaoping City.

The fugitives were killed immediately, and even their tribes were seated.

Under such strict military orders, none of the Xianbei cavalry sent to attack the city dared to escape.

Surrounded by Qiang Hu Congqi and Wang's family soldiers, the elite armored cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army sat behind them, standing still.

There is no escape, no escape.

There was no other way, and the Xianbei, who had no choice, launched a strong attack on Gaoping City under the leadership of the leaders of their respective tribes.

After a full seven days of bloody battle, more than [-] Xianbei corpses were piled up under Gaoping City, and the Yellow Turban Army finally broke through Gaoping City.

Under the Gaoping city, it is not an exaggeration to say that the oars were bleeding and drifting.

The price of conquering Gaoping City was the more than [-] Xianbei cavalry who were buried outside Gaoping City.

After Xu An captured Gaoping City, he did not continue to advance to the south. After all, there are still many cities in the south. Now the army lacks siege equipment. If they want to conquer those cities, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

Although the Xianbei people could serve as pioneers, 4000 people were killed or injured in the conquest of Gaoping, which has already aroused some resistance in the Xianbei army.

There were 2 Xianbei cavalry who were forcibly conscripted, 2000 under Xu An, and 8000 under Yan Zhong, and now they are assembled together.

There were 4000 casualties in World War I, and the siege of Gaoping City was a wheel battle. Almost every unit of the Xianbei Battalion was dispatched once. The heavy casualties also made the resistance of the Xianbei people even more serious.

No one wants to die in vain. Now the Xianbei cavalry is really approaching its limit, with a casualty rate of 20.00%. If the Xianbei people are forced to attack the city at this time, they will very likely suffer backlash.

Xu An then ordered the amnesty of the group of people with the most meritorious deeds, and promised to exempt his tribe from labor reform, which made the resistance of the Xianbei people a little less.

And in fact, after conquering Gaoping City, Xu An didn't have any need to attack other cities. He occupied Gaoping City and had a decisive battle with Han Sui and Ma Teng in Gaoping, which had the greatest advantage for the Yellow Turban Army.

After conquering Gaoping City, the original deduction plan also needs to be changed.

With Gaoping City as a stronghold, there are more places for Xu An to display, and the situation on the battlefield has become more favorable for the Yellow Turban Army.

A large number of scouts were sent out by Xu An, and surveyors from Eagle Guard were also sent out to draw topographic maps and make sand tables.

At the same time, Xu An dispatched Yinglangwei Kuaima to pass on the military information.

In the first military order, Xu Huang left Zhangye City, Wuwei County, and attacked Lingju City, the northern gateway of Jincheng County in the south, threatening Jincheng County behind the territory occupied by Han Fu.

The second military order was to order Zhang Yan to first encircle Linjing, the prefecture of Anding, and the three cities around Linjing, and only destroy Yinpan [pán] and Quail [chún] Gu [gū] in the south.

The city of Linjing and the city of Pengyang in the north were retained, but they were only besieged without breaking through.

The threat of Linjing prevented Ma Teng from going all out in the Battle of Gaoping, but he was not allowed to continue to threaten the southern part of Anding County.

In fact, almost all the infantry under Zhang Yan's command were directly under Xu An's command. Military pawns, sharp warriors, and yellow angels were all in their ranks. If you really want to break through Linjing, it will not be difficult.

But once Linjing City is broken, Han Sui and Ma Teng will definitely choose to give up defending Gaoping City, or even give up the entire Anding County, and find a new place to fight Xu An.

It is a big taboo for military strategists to be attacked by the enemy, and it is not worth taking such risks.

For the battlefield of Gaoping, after countless deductions, Gaoping's terrain is open and suitable for cavalry combat, and Xu An now occupies the initiative on the battlefield of Gaoping.

Once Han Sui and Ma Teng gave up Gaoping and retreated to Hanyang County, Xu An would not be able to find a suitable place for a large-scale battle with the Xiliang Army for a long time to come.

The war will be dragged into a tug-of-war, a confrontational war and a war of attrition, which Xu An undoubtedly does not want to see.

New styles of harness such as double-footed stirrups, high bridge saddles, and horseshoes are not in the factory battle, but must have spread slowly.

Now the Yellow Turban Army has an advantage in equipment, but once Han Sui and Ma Teng learn the shape of the new harness and imitate it, the difficulty of liberating Liangzhou will undoubtedly increase several times in an instant.

Therefore, the battlefield must be in Gaoping, and must be in the wilderness outside Gaoping.

In this battle, the cavalry will be used to decide the outcome.

Chapter 561 It's a Strong Wind

Outside Gaoping City, in the tent of the Chinese Army.

Yan Zhong is wearing Xuanjia, a blue robe, and a military uniform, standing on the right head with a knife.

Liu Pi has a coat with armor and an eagle wolf suit inside. His head is slightly low, making it difficult for people to notice his gaze. He hangs his head and holds a knife on the left.

"Welcome Duke Ming!"

All the generals and academies of the Yellow Turban Army in the Chinese army tent bowed to Xu An.

Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Guan Hai, Guan Cheng, Song Xian, Wei Xu and other senior generals of the Yellow Turban Army gathered in the tent of the Chinese army.

There was a lot of noise outside the tents of the Chinese army, and horses neighed endlessly. Teams of soldiers in the camp of the Yellow Turban Army were mobilized to move quickly towards the established position.

Xu An nodded slightly, strode forward, and stopped when he reached the desk placed by the chief seat.

In the tent of the Chinese army, a group of generals of the Yellow Turban Army were lined up on both sides, all wearing armor and gowns, waiting for Xu An's military order.

Xu An turned around, facing all the generals in the tent with a solemn expression.

The coalition forces of Han Sui and Ma Teng are now in the wilderness south of Gaoping, and they are confronting them in the south of Gaoping.

Han Sui led 10 troops, the Chinese army was located in Wating, southwest of Gaoping City, and Ma Teng led 20 troops. The Chinese army was located in Wuzhi City, [-] miles south of Gaoping. army.

But such a claim may scare others, but the Eagle Wolf Guard has been operating in Liangzhou for several years, and knowing the approximate strength of Han Sui and Ma Teng's troops could not be easier.

The camps of the two armies are one on the left and one on the right, supporting each other in offense and defense.

Under Xu An's command now, there are [-] Xianbei cavalry as the vanguard, more than [-] righteous conscripts recruited from the Southern Huns and Shanggu Wuhuan, and more than [-] recruited from the Wang family of Liangzhou Cavalry.

The main cavalry force is Xiaoqi and Bingzhou two battalions with more than 5000 cavalry troops, with a total of about [-] cavalry soldiers.

Han Sui and Ma Teng had almost twice as many cavalry troops.

However, the combat power is not easy to say. The troops under the command of Han Sui and Ma Teng are lack of military equipment, and the combat power is not high.

Previously, Xu An used the open border market and exchanged swords and armor in exchange for the support of the Liangzhou Army to attack the Southern Huns together.

Liangzhou is different from Bingzhou. Bingzhou still has many available craftsmen who can make weapons, but Liangzhou's craftsmen are extremely rare.

Neither Han Sui nor Ma Teng had Xu An's foresight, let alone a celebrity like Yan Zhong as their mastermind.

Bingzhou became more and more powerful. Now Xu An not only absorbed most of the craftsmen from the original Bingzhou, but also established a craftsman classification system, and opened workshops, colleges, laboratories and other institutions.

As a result, the military equipment of the Yellow Turban Army has been fully improved, and it is no longer what it used to be. Most of the soldiers don't even have the necessary armor, and some don't even have iron spears, so they can only go into battle with wooden spears.

Now the Yellow Turban Army under Xu An's command has truly become an army, a completely full-time professional army, and a well-equipped regular army.

Different from the general feudal army, the Yellow Turban Army under Xu An has always maintained sufficient training, the literacy rate is also ridiculously high, and they have firm beliefs.

Xu An has always attached great importance to the army. In troubled times, the army is the foundation of his life, and to unify the world, he also needs a strong army.

After seven years of baptism and countless battles, the Yellow Turban Army has already stood in front of everyone, and has already possessed all the things that a strong army should have.

On the other hand, the Xiliang Army had more defeats than victories, internal disputes continued, each went its own way, and attacked each other.

The field battle is good, but the fortifications are lackluster, and even the basic line cannot be reached. Since the rebellion in Liangzhou, the rebels have repeatedly run into walls under the strong city, first Meiyang, and then Chencang.

In the battle of Chencang, Wang Guo, Han Sui, and Ma Teng entangled more than [-] cavalry to attack Chencang, but they couldn't attack for a long time. In the end, they were chased by Huangfusong and beheaded tens of thousands of people, which made Huangfusong's reputation.

Han Sui and Ma Teng's tribes were mixed with Qiang and Hu, and it was difficult to distinguish them, so the quality of the soldiers was also extremely uneven.

Moreover, the strength of the two armies was not equal, and they could not really form a single rope. Therefore, even though the number was nearly twice that of the Yellow Turban Army, Xu An did not think that Han Sui and Ma Teng were invincible.

Huangfu Song was able to defeat the tens of thousands of allied forces of the Kingdom, Han Sui, and Ma Teng with an army of [-], why couldn't Xu An?

The current Yellow Turban Army is undoubtedly stronger than the Han Army led by Huangfusong at that time.

A large Hu table was pushed out. This is a special table, and there is a huge sand table on it. The terrain around Gaoping is depicted on the sand table.

The number of troops participating in the double-anti battle was as high as 15, and almost all of them were cavalry, which also made the front lines of both sides extremely long.

The trilogy of Han Sui and Ma Teng, from Wating in the west, to Fanting Mountain, and then to Wuzhi City, is about [-] miles away in a straight line. If you count Chaona City in the southeast of Gaoping City, the total length Up to more than eighty miles.

The [-] Xiliang troops are stationed in these eighty miles, mainly concentrated in Wating, Wuzhi, and Chaona.

Chaona City is located in the southeast of Gaoping City, more than twenty miles away in a straight line.

Chaona's geographic location is equivalent to a bridgehead. As long as there are troops stationed in Chaona city, then Xu An will have no way to attack Wating and Wuzhi City with all his strength. The existence of Chaona city has always threatened the flanks of Xu An's army.

Originally, Xu An planned to take down Chaona again to gain a greater advantage, but Chaona City was not breached in the end.

Firstly, it was to conquer Gaoping City, Xu An had no spare power due to the large number of casualties, and secondly, Han Sui and Ma Teng had already arrived, and Wuzhi and Wating were ready to help Chaona at any time.

Xu An glanced at the small flags on the sand table. The camps of the Yellow Turban Army were clearly marked on it. The positions of the Yellow Turban Army were extremely long due to the arrangement by Han Sui and Ma Teng, but The distance was still not as long as the Xiliang Army, but it was still more than thirty miles long.

Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and other generals also stood up and leaned around the sand table.

Almost all the generals and schools present were studying in the lecture hall, including Lu Bu, and a group of generals and schools from the Yellow Turban Army of the Four States.

Sand table deduction is one of the compulsory courses. The sand table is inherently intuitive, and after learning, they can see the key points at a glance.

"Today is the first battle. Fengxian and Wenyuan will lead the attack. Before noon, the vanguard of Han Sui and Ma Teng will be suppressed to the south of Chaona. I will be in the middle army and guard against Chaona."

"After noon, release Han Sui and Ma Teng to continue northward..."

Xu An spoke slowly, described the mission of the battle, and gave the order to the generals in the tent.

Gaoping is the gateway to Anding County. If it is not taken back, the fall of Anding County will happen sooner or later, because whoever occupies Gaoping will occupy the initiative in the war.

Now Gaoping is occupied by the Yellow Turban Army, threatening the cities in the south.

In the original battle of Gaoping, the original plan was to besiege the city and wait for reinforcements. After Zhang Yang broke through Linjing and advanced westward, Ma Teng and Han Sui gave up defending Gaocheng, and then captured Han Sui and Ma Teng who were retreating. Opportunity to attack.

But right now Gaoping City has been occupied by accident, and this battle has become a defensive battle of the Yellow Turban Army...

Chapter 562 Han Sui

Wating, Han Sui's army camp, the sound of people boiling and horses neighing can be heard endlessly.

The soldiers on the front line had already fought hand-to-hand with the Yellow Turban Army, and one message after another was transmitted from the front line to Wating Han Sui's Chinese army tent.

Han Sui leaned on the Hu chair, eyes slightly closed, and listened to the scouts who came hurriedly under the tent to report the situation on the front line.

Yan Xing and Cheng Gongying stood behind him, while Liang Xing, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin and others separated the school on both sides of the tent.

"Our army has arrived at the predetermined position, and Ma Teng's army has also repelled the forward troops of the Yellow Turban Army. We have established a firm foothold in the south of Gaoping City. Li Duwei and Zhang Duwei have set up camps, and Ma Teng's army is heading towards the city. Connected in a line."

Yan Xing and Cheng Gongying are Han Sui's confidantes. In addition to them, Han Sui also has eight generals under his command, namely Liang Xing, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, and Ma Wan. Yang Qiu and Yang Qiu were all named captains.

The Li Duwei and Zhang Duwei that the scouts were talking about were Li Kan and Zhang Heng.

Han Sui slowly opened his eyes, and sat up while leaning on the back of the chair.

"How about casualties?"