The World of Yellow Sky

It's impossible to subdue him to anyone these days.

Whether it is Liu Xie or Liu Bian, whether it is Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, Liu Bei or Sun Jian, he is unwilling.

Destiny must be in your own hands. When he was in the Yellow Turban Army, he relied on the sword in his hand. Now he occupies Bingzhou, relying on the power of the people of the world.

"How far is the distance from Pingxiang to Ji County, take the official route."

Xu An asked in a low voice with serious eyes.

"It's about two hundred miles away. If Han Sui is light and fast, he may reach Ji County in two days."

"How far is it from Jiequanting to Ji County?"

"About 280 miles."

"Where is Feng Xian?"

Xu An glanced to the side and shouted.

"The end is here."

"Hurry back to the Xiaoqi camp immediately, speed up your march, and rush to Jiequan Pavilion."

"Send a letter to Zhang Liao, asking him to leave the Xianbei cavalry and Xiliang cavalry in Jiequan Pavilion, waiting for the Xiaoqi battalion to receive them."

Xu An raised his whip and pointed to the south of the official road, and gave the order without hesitation.

"If you send an order to merge with the state camp, you can rush to Jixian County. Within two days, you must rush to Jixian County."

Xu An's face was stern, and he said in a deep voice.

"Ji County is especially important, and it must not be handed over to Han Sui."

"Order all the ministries to speed up the march and march towards Hanyang County!"

A trace of killing intent flashed in Xu An's eyes.

Han Sui sent troops from Pingxiang to Ji County, which was a risky move with huge profits.

Since Han Sui acted so boldly, he had no reason to show mercy.

Xu An's eyes flickered, and the topographic map of Hanyang County gradually became clear in his mind. As long as Ji County can be occupied first, the time required to liberate Liangzhou may be greatly shortened.

Chapter 587 280 miles!

"Within two days, you must arrive at Ji County, the prefecture of Hanyang County."

Zhang Liao frowned, listening to the messenger's report.

"The Xiaoqi Battalion is on the way. The great virtuous teacher said to leave all the Xianbei Cavalry and Xiliang Cavalry in Jiequanting. The Xiaoqi Battalion is behind us. They will take over the two cavalry battalions we left behind."

"280 miles..."

Zhang Liaole stopped his horse, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Bring the map!"

Zhang Liao raised his horsewhip, pointed at the open space beside him, and ordered in a deep voice.

After hearing the order, the guards behind him skillfully turned over and dismounted, and untied the tables, chairs, maps and other objects carried on the packhorse.

In less than a moment, a map and a table were already set up on the open space.

Zhang Liaokuo walked to the Hu table and carefully observed the map.

"280 miles, two days..."

Traveling 140 miles a day is not a problem for the Bingzhou battalion equipped with new harnesses, but the combat power will indeed be reduced a lot.

Marching in Liangzhou is much less difficult than marching on the grassland. When they attacked the Xianbei royal court in the west, the Yellow Turban Army had to brave the snow and wind and stare at the severe cold.

When marching in Hanyang County, there are comfortable and open official roads, and the climate is different from the severe cold around the Xianbei royal court in the west. There is no need to worry about a large number of soldiers losing combat effectiveness due to frostbite.

Zhang Liao glanced at Ma Teng beside him, hesitated for a moment, and asked a question.

"General Pingdong's generals in Jixian County can be trusted? If our army rushes to Jixian County, but cannot open the gate of Jixian County, then everything will be over. I can't take the lives of the soldiers under my command. Duke Ming would never agree to take such a big risk."

Ma Teng's face was a little gloomy, and he also learned from the mouth of the messenger that Han Sui was marching in the direction of Ji County.

He knew that there must be something wrong in Ji County. According to his understanding of Han Sui, Han Sui had never fought a battle that he was not prepared for, nor would he do anything unprepared.

"Ji County is the prefecture of Hanyang County, and it is also a battleground for military strategists. Therefore, all the soldiers I left behind are from the direct line, and the commander is my nephew Ma Yue. It is absolutely impossible to betray me. Han Sui should just He bought some low-level officers and opened the city gate for him at a critical moment."

Zhang Liao moved his hand over the Kanyu map, carefully observing the terrain of Ji County.

"You should know how many soldiers Han Sui can summon, and you should be on guard against him. The Eagle Wolf Guards just sent news, but didn't say the specific number."

Ma Teng raised a finger and said resolutely: "1 people, up to 1 people."

"When the soldiers entered Gaopingchuan, I got the news that Jincheng County was attacked, so Han Sui mobilized a group of troops from the hinterland to go back to defend Jincheng County. people, at most 1 people.”

Ma Teng knew what Zhang Liao was asking, and immediately told him everything about the situation.

"In the south of Jixian County, the Commander Qiang of Shehu Valley and I are inseparable. If we reach Jixian County, he can send more than 3000 troops to help. I also have about [-] soldiers in the rest of the cities, and I can mobilize [-] soldiers. No matter what, keeping Ji County is enough."

"Thank you, General Pingdong, for clarifying the confusion."

Zhang Liao nodded solemnly, it was really easy to discuss with the experienced generals and school.

"Pack up everything and order the whole army to rest for another quarter of an hour."

Hearing Zhang Liao's order, Ma Teng glanced at Zhang Liao with some doubts. He remembered that Xu An's military order was to let Zhang Liao rush to Ji County as soon as possible, 280 miles, and every second counts. .

But he didn't say anything, Zhang Liao was the main general, although he had a higher official position than Zhang Liao in name, but in fact he knew that all his current titles were just false names.

"Choose horses, throw all unqualified and unhealthy war horses to Jiequan Pavilion, and pick the best batch of war horses from the army of Xianbei cavalry and Xiliang cavalry, and make sure that there are three horses for one person."

Zhang Liao walked like a tiger, and a series of military orders were issued from his mouth.

"Two quarters of an hour later, all the cavalry in the Bingzhou camp must gather in the south of Jiequan Pavilion. The three-way drum will stop. Those who do not arrive or those who arrive late will be killed! Even their family members!"

The orderly soldier carrying the order on his back held the order flag and the seal in his hand, and quickly passed Zhang Liao's order to each song.

The Jiequan Pavilion, which had been silent for a long time, became noisy again, and it was full of voices for a while.

"General Pingdong, this is the last rest time. After two quarters of an hour, we will set off immediately."

Zhang Liao had already mounted the horse, saw that Ma Teng was still in a daze, and said to Ma Teng.

"We will spend most of the next time on the horse."

Ma Teng waved his hand, and said calmly: "General Wen Yuan, don't worry, just run around and don't say anything."

……

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The three-way drum stopped, and in the south of Jiequan Pavilion, more than [-] cavalry troops from the Bingzhou Battalion had all assembled, and no one was absent or late.

One should be fully armed, and one should have all soldiers ready to go.

The vanguard scouts had already set off before the first call sounded. Even in the territory controlled by Ma Teng in Hanyang County, the Yellow Turban Army did not give up sending scouts ahead.

Zhang Liao led the war horse without the slightest sloppiness. After counting the number of people, he led a group of generals directly onto the official road.

Amidst the sound of horns one after another, four thousand cavalry troops from the Bingzhou Battalion galloped towards the south, and large swaths of smoke were raised, almost covering the golden crow in the air.

The horse's hooves sounded like thunder, and Ma Teng drove the horse, feeling a little shocked in his heart.

Originally, he was using the so-called new-style harness of the Yellow Turban Army, the high-bridge saddle and double-footed stirrups. At that time, he felt that it was an improvement in combat power, but now that he was marching quickly, he discovered more advantages.

Using such harnesses, the marching speed of the Yellow Turban Army is indeed much faster than that of the normal cavalry army.

Only 280 miles, two days, seems to be a bit reluctant.

When Zhang Liao was marching, he still kept a clear head. After walking a certain distance, Zhang Liao gave orders to Ling Qi beside him again.

"Order the whole army not to save horsepower too much, and the quartermasters in each station keep the firelights well, and don't extinguish them."

Ma Teng's thoughts moved slightly.

"Firelighter?"

"Marching at night without torches is not conducive to marching."

Zhang Liao didn't look at Ma Teng, but looked at the road ahead.

"Han Sui also has the possibility of starry night march, so he must be fast!"

Ma Teng turned his head to look at Zhang Liao who was looking ahead, his eyes flashed with astonishment, he never thought Zhang Liao was so young yet so decisive.

Originally, he still had the slightest doubt about Zhang Liao's achievements in Youzhou according to the information, but now all these doubts dissipated with the headwind.

Chapter 588 One Step Wrong, One Step Wrong

In the north of Hanyang County, on Ayang City, there are many Xuanqi.

Every five steps above the city wall, a soldier in fur and a black scarf stood on it, vigilantly observing the actions on the official road.

Ma Que pressed the Yanling knife on his waist, with a dignified expression. People in the city have been in panic these days. It is said that the front line was defeated. Died in the battle.

Before that, Ma Que didn't believe it at all, and he didn't take it too seriously, but then, all kinds of news came one after another, and they really lost Anding County, as well as Ma Teng's contact.

Then Han Sui led thousands of cavalry troops past the city of Ayang, and fled in a panic towards the southwest. He didn't care about anything along the way, as if he was avoiding a strong enemy.

At this time, Ma Que was sure that something really happened in Anding County.

The battle of Gao Pingchuan may have been a disastrous defeat as rumored.

But Ma Que did not believe Han Sui's news that Ma Teng was dead, and refused Han Sui's request to enter the city.

Then Ma Que sent several teams of scouts in the direction of Anding County one after another, but the news they got was extremely limited, and the news that the Yellow Turban Army entered Hanyang County was also learned by Ma Que.

Immediately afterwards, the order with Ma Teng's seal was sent to the city, and it was sent by an envoy who claimed to be the Yellow Turban Army.

Although Ma Que took it and confirmed that it was Ma Teng's seal and handwriting, he still did not relax his vigilance. The Eagle Wolf Guard had activities in Hanyang County. Such a letter is not impossible for Eagle Wolf Guard.

Ma Que had already made up his mind, unless the dust settled and the facts were confirmed, he would never hand over Ayang City.

Han Sui occupied the two cities of He Dao and Ping Xiang in the west of Han Yang County. In order to contain Han Sui's offensive, Ma Teng deployed heavy troops in the four cities in the middle of Han Yang County, Ayang, Chengji, Xianqin, and Ji County. , in case Han Sui may launch an attack.

And the defenders of these four cities are all members of the Ma clan without exception, and Ma Que is Ma Teng's younger brother.

"Captain, something is wrong."

Just as Ma Que was thinking, a guard pointed to the outside of the city and shouted in a deep voice.

Ma Que's thoughts were interrupted, and then he looked out of the city along the crenel.

With just one glance, he was already stunned by the scene on the official road.

On the official road, countless yellow flags are flying, and a large number of cavalry are galloping along the official road.

Han Sui's military flag is azure blue, while the military flags under Ma Teng's command are all black and black. Now in the whole world, only the Yellow Turban Army and the Taiping Road use earthy yellow as the background color of the flag. Which side it belongs to is already very clear.

The sudden appearance of the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army outside Ayang City naturally caused panic among the soldiers of Ayang City. The appearance of the Yellow Turban Army outside Ayang City undoubtedly proved that they were indeed defeated in the battle of Gaopingchuan.

Could it be true that, as rumored, their general Ma Teng is dead, or has surrendered...

"quiet!"

Ma Que looked around the noisy city wall and scolded in a cold voice.

"Whoever wants to lead to death can continue to make noise as much as possible."

The hustle and bustle in Ayang City gradually subsided, and the prestige that Ma Que had built up in the past had an effect.

"Rumble rumble——"

The horse quilt looked down at the scene below the city, and the thunderous sound of horseshoes echoed in his ears. The cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army ignored Ayang City, but continued to walk southwest from the official road outside Ayang City. .

Their goal was not Ayang City from the beginning.

Ma Que looked at the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army outside the city, feeling extremely dignified in his heart.

Ma Teng's life and death are unknown, all kinds of rumors must be intensified because of the arrival of the Yellow Turban Army, I am afraid it will be even more difficult to suppress, I am afraid...

The more Ma Que thought about it, the more frightened he became, and at this moment, there was another noise in his ears.

"The major general is outside the city!"

A soldier rushed over and reported loudly.

"Major General..."