The World of Yellow Sky

In fact, strictly speaking, there is a fifth person who advises on this strategy, and that person is Xi Zhicai, who is also an official of the general's mansion.

It's just that there are only Guo Jia and four people accompanying the army now, Xi Zhicai is now in Chendu and has been ill for a long time.

The last East County War had actually exposed Sun Jian's shortcomings.

Sun Jian prefers the military situation, and he is good at using force to overcome ingenuity. He has the same style as Xiang Yu in the Chu and Han Dynasties.

At the beginning of the battle at Taiguguan, Xiang Yu had the same aura as when facing the besieging Zhao's army, and finally won the battle.

Sun Jian still lacked a lot in commanding large-scale legion operations and taking into account the overall situation.

So this Northern Expedition, the host was finally handed over to Huangfusong.

Huangfusong is richer than Sun Jian in terms of experience and commanding before the battle.

The Northern Expedition this time is really too important, the Han court bet all the elite, the outcome of this battle is related to the future fate of the Han court, and it is related to the fate of the great man.

The Yellow Turban Army took the initiative to abandon the Luoyang area, and also abandoned the two passes of Baixing and Fukouxing, which made the Han and Wei courts relax their vigilance, thinking that the Yellow Turban Army really suffered heavy casualties and had no power to fight again.

So the Han and Wei courts refocused their attention on each other and launched a new round of war.

But at this time, the Yellow Turban Army entrenched in the northern border annexed Yizhou in just a few months.

It was only at this time that the Han and Wei courts discovered that the so-called heavy casualties in the Luoyang area were nothing but false news released by the Yellow Turban Army.

The main strength of the Yellow Turban Army has not lost much at all, and they have even become stronger than before.

The reason for this is to drive away the tigers and devour the wolves, and want both of them to lose out in the fight, so that they can reap the benefits of the fisherman.

The severe drought and locust plague broke out in Guanzhong last year. The Yellow Turban Army must have been greatly reduced due to the impact of the drought and locust plague.

Everyone in the Han court knew that this was their last chance, so there was this sudden Northern Expedition.

"kill!!!"

In Fanyang City, the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky.

The Han army poured into the city continuously, and most of the southern section of the city wall was under the control of the Han army.

May has passed, and the weather is gradually getting hotter. When June and July are in midsummer, the weather will be the hottest time of the year. At that time, marching and fighting are not easy, and the weather will restrict the march of the army.

At that time, even if the Yellow Turban Army went east out of the pass, they would have to withstand the severe test of the scorching heat, and their combat power would inevitably not be able to maintain their peak.

This is also a step in the strategy of the Han army.

It only needs to persist until July and August at most. The scorching heat and the shortage of food and grass supplies will force the Yellow Turban Army to withdraw from Jizhou.

Huangfusong closed his eyes. He was old, and he was no longer as young as before. He was physically and mentally exhausted from conducting for a long time, so he temporarily handed over the commanding power to Sun Jian.

However, closing his eyes did not stop Huangfusong from thinking.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he remembered the article written by Taipingdao that he had seen before.

"Yan pecks at the emperor's grandson, knowing that Han Zuo is about to end; the empress of Emperor Longmi, knowing the decline of Xia Ting..."

Just as the call to arms said, the current Yellow Turban Army has already achieved great momentum.

I don't know the facts about the Western Regions, but I only know that Xu An sent the Wuxiang Camp to conquer the Western Regions.

But Huangfusong knew very well that Taipingdao's current national power was no less than that of Hanting.

And most importantly, all the important passes were occupied by the Yellow Turban Army. The cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army had a great advantage. The Yellow Turban Army completely grasped the initiative of the war, but they could only be beaten passively.

This is the last chance...

"To the commoner in my hometown, because of the chaos in the world, I was pushed by everyone..."

Huangfu Song couldn't help sighing softly.

Xu An made no secret of his origin, and even claimed to be a rural commoner in the proclamation, which also made Huangfusong feel a crisis in his heart.

At the beginning, he used the unique terrain of Zhiyuan Pass to defeat the attack of the Yellow Turban Army, but Huangfusong knew that it was actually the Yellow Turban Army who took the initiative to retreat at the end.

At the end of the day, Huangfusong was ready to kill himself and become a benevolent man. If the Yellow Turban Army's offensive continued for a few more days, the Yuanyuan Pass would surely be broken.

Even though Huangfusong's subordinates are elite soldiers from Henan, Yanjing and Jingzhou, Huangfusong's face still did not relax.

In the past few days, what he paid most attention to was not Fanyang City, but Hanoi County to the west.

The Taihang Yellow Turban Army soldiers left Taihang Xing, and in just eight days they had already occupied the central and western regions of Hanoi County. Baixing, which was originally occupied by the Wei Army after the Battle of Luoyang, was also easily regained by the Yellow Turban Army.

Just one day ago, a letter from Chaoge from the west said that the Taihang Yellow Turban Army led by Yu Du was attacking Chaoge, and they were unable to hold on.

According to the news just received, Chaoge had already been defeated by the Taihang Yellow Turban Army, only more than [-] people escaped from Chaoge, and most of them had already evacuated to Beicheng in the north according to the original plan.

Huangfusong leaned back on the chair, his brows wrinkled involuntarily.

Chaoge City, which was guarded by [-] defenders, could not even hold out for two days under the attack of a partial division of the Yellow Turban Army.

The army guarding Chaoge is the Yanzhou Army, which belongs to the second tier of soldiers in the current camp of the Han Army. They are only weaker than the Yuzhou soldiers and Jingzhou soldiers, but stronger than the original Zhongping County soldiers. It's more than just a star and a half.

But still not able to hold on for two days.

Huangfusong let out a foul breath, opened his eyes, and looked at the thrown car not far away.

Nowadays, the throwing cars in the army are so powerful that sieging a city and breaking a wall is like destroying the dead, but it is too dependent on manpower.

However, the Yellow Turban Army has a machine that can throw boulders without relying on manpower.

There are also fast-moving catapults and ballistas that can be used on the battlefield.

Huangfusong had an illusion, he even felt that his side was the rebel side, while Xu An was the orthodox one.

The equipment of the officers and soldiers has always been better than that of the bandits. When we see that the armed forces of the bandits are far superior to those of the officers and soldiers, even the officers and soldiers need to learn from the bandits.

Huangfusong stood up, the chaotic thoughts in his mind made him unable to rest at all.

The Taihang Yellow Turban Army was in full swing, which made Huangfusong even more uneasy. Except for Chaoge, which they originally controlled, there was no internal news from Hanoi County during this period. Huangfusong only knew that Zizhi Pass on May 28 Xing entered Hanoi County, and there was no confirmed news from Hanoi County after that.

"Gong Yi, You Ping."

Huangfusong stood up and gave the order, with a more serious tone.

On the earthen platform, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai hurried forward, clasping their hands to obey the order.

Not only Liu Bei led Youzhou Qi to Yanzhou, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Ling Cao and others also followed Youzhou Qi to Yanzhou. Of course, Sun Ce still stayed in Qingzhou.

"The next wave of attack, the two of you will lead the Danyang soldiers to attack."

Sun Jian also recruited soldiers in Danyang, and besides the [-] soldiers from Wujun, there were more than [-] Danyang soldiers under his command.

"promise."

Regarding Huangfusong's general order, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai naturally did not dare to disobey, and immediately accepted the title without thinking too much.

Sun Jian at the side heard Huangfusong's order, and seemed to be a little uneasy.

The Wei army still has the power to resist now. According to common sense, it should wait another day until the deployment of the Wei army in the city has been inspected before sending elite troops into the city to prevent accidents.

Now that the southern section of the city wall and gates have been breached, the defeat of the Wei army is only a matter of time. Even if the Yellow Turban army ran all the way, it would take nearly ten days. Now it is only four days before receiving the news.

Although Chaoge has fallen, Liyangdu and Beicheng are still there, and the west is still safe. They still have three days to win this battle, and then they can leave three days to build a front to resist the attack of the Yellow Turban Army.

Right now, the sun is setting and the night will soon enter the night. Even if Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai lead the Danyang soldiers to victory, they cannot expand their advantage. It is really unwise to use troops like this...

"The station."

Huangfusong ignored Sun Jian's suspicious gaze and continued to give orders.

"Tomorrow, you will lead the frontline infantry to attack the city."

"promise."

After Sun Jian made the promise, he frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then continued.

"Send an order to Yuan Shu to let him pay attention to the news of Beicheng and Liyang. His task is not only to contain the Wei army in the back of Yecheng, so that the Wei army cannot fight with all its strength, but also to serve as a barrier to the west of our army to prevent the cavalry of the Yellow Turban army." The army broke in without any scruples."

"Does the general suspect that Xu An might send cavalry to attack the rear of our army? The Mothie Sixth Cavalry Battalion now only has the Bingzhou and Shanggu Battalions accompanying the army, so it shouldn't be so risky."

"It's not impossible. Consider the worst-case scenario. When an accident happens, there is a good time to react."

Huangfusong sat down again, with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice.

No matter who he was fighting against, Huangfusong was always calm and composed, but when he was fighting Xu An alone, he was restless.

The strong wind suddenly blew up, and the countless banners of the Han army were blown up by the strong wind in an instant, and there was a slight chill in the sudden strong wind.

Huangfusong felt as if a tiny drop of water fell on the back of his hand,

Looking up at the sky, in the sky not far away, dark clouds are slowly gathering, and the rays of the sun that is gradually slanting west not far away can't completely infect those dark clouds.

Chapter 773 The man is currently fighting to the death, but fleeing from the evil between the walls!

In the second year of the Ming Dynasty, June [-]st.

The mysterious bird of destiny, descended to give birth to Shang, and lived in Yin soil.

Chaoge City used to be the capital of the Shang Dynasty, but that was already a thousand years ago.

Today's Chaoge is just an ordinary city, and the peaceful life in Chaoge City for many years was also broken by the arrival of the Han army not long ago.

At the seventh quarter of Yin time (04:45), the sky is just dawning.

In the streets and alleys of Chaoge City, teams of soldiers of the Ming army wearing yellow scarves and military uniforms were forming the whole team.

Yellow banners were erected one after another, and the Ming army soldiers wearing yellow scarves gathered under the banners. They didn't make too much noise when they walked, and they were trying to control the noise they made as much as possible.

After counting the number of people, the banner began to move slowly, and the soldiers of the Ming army also followed the banner and walked slowly towards the outside of the square.

Just after all the soldiers of the Ming army in Lifang left, a window was slowly pushed open, and a man with a slightly dark complexion looked at the back of the Ming army not far away with a complicated expression.

There are still some open spaces on the road in the square, where the soldiers rested last night.

More windows opened one after another, and someone walked out of the house.

When the Han army entered Chaoge, many residents were driven out of the Lifang where they lived, and those Lifang were used as temporary residences by the Han army.

After all, Chaoge City is an inland city, and there is no division of the army's living area in the city.

After the Han army retreated, some officers wearing yellow scarves came and called themselves Ming army officers and told them that they could move back to their homes.

They were a little scared at first, but when they heard that this army was actually the Yellow Turban Army, their leader was at the time of poisoning.

The people in Chaoge City were relieved.

More than ten years have passed, but the residents of Chaoge City all remember Yu Du.

In the first year of Zhongping, the drought that swept almost the entire Jizhou.

So Yu Du broke the official warehouse, opened the warehouse to release grain, and rescued tens of thousands of people.

Afterwards, the officers and soldiers pursued in a hurry, and Yu Du led people into the Taihang Mountains. There were tens of thousands of people around Chaoge, the old and the young, followed Yu Du and entered the Taihang Mountains.

It's just that Yu Du seemed to have received some order, and left Chaoge with the army, heading northeast.

Less than an hour after they moved home, they saw the army of the brigade entering the city. They thought that they would have to vacate houses for the army to make room for them, but they waited until it was completely dark. There was no officer waiting to come and relocate them.

Those soldiers who came in later, they did not rush into their houses, nor did they plunder their property.

Those soldiers wearing yellow turbans slept together on the road and in the open space, and did not disturb them too much. Even when they were walking, the streets that were a little dirty were cleaned by them. Almost spotless.

……

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The low and desolate sound of the horn sounded on the official road in the east of Chaoge City, accompanied by the sound of the horn and the sound of a rooster crowing.

Yinshi is the time of day and day, and time is the alternation of night and day.

After Yin time, it is Mao time, which is the time when the sun rises in the east.

Holding the whip in his hand, Xu An drove the horse, and galloped past the Ming army soldiers one after another on the official road.

Dozens of cavaliers in burqas and belts followed closely behind, roaring past the waiting soldiers of the Ming army.

When the towering khaki banner passed by, all the soldiers of the Ming army in the queue raised their spears and cheered and saluted Xu An.

There were only more than [-] people who followed Yu Du to attack Chaoge City, and the camp they left outside the city was not enough to live in.

It would take a lot of time for the soldiers to set up camp on the spot, and it was already after sunset and it was very inconvenient to move around, so Xu An ordered the remaining soldiers to enter the city to rest.

However, Xu An did not enlist civilian residences, but ordered all soldiers to rest outside the residences.

The weather is not cold now, even after nightfall, the temperature will not drop much, and soldiers will not get sick because they are not covered.

There was not much dissatisfaction in the army because of Xu An's order, and Xu An asked Fu Zhu to persuade him in advance.