Chapter 68: About to Control Jizhou
"So I can confirm that the Yellow Turbans will never surrender to the imperial court." Guo Tu said with a sarcastic look at Xu You.
"This subordinate feels that Military Advisor Guo is right about this matter." Feng Ji also stood up and agreed.
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Yuan Shao also led troops to suppress it. Naturally, he knew that the Yellow Turbans resented the imperial court as if they were life-and-death enemies. Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans surrendered, and the original officers and soldiers killed them mercilessly. This also made the Yellow Turban army resent the imperial court.
No more trust.
However, no matter how smart Yuan Shao and the others were, they could never imagine that what the Yellow Turban hated most was not the imperial court, but the nobles.
After all, it was the aristocratic families that ruined the fate of the Han Dynasty.
And Liu Xie's court will no longer be cruel to the Yellow Turban Army. As long as they surrender, they will belong to Liu Xie's subjects.
"The Honshu Mu also thinks so. The Yellow Turbans will never be attached to the imperial court again." Yuan Shao thought for a while and said.
"Lord, think twice, this matter is not that simple." Xu You persuaded again.
"Okay, there is no need to persuade anymore. The Yellow Turbans are life-and-death enemies to the imperial court and will never be attached to them again. Now let's discuss how to deal with the coalition's offensive." Yuan Shao waved his hand to stop Xu You from talking anymore.
"Alas." Seeing this, Xu You could only helplessly shake his head, feeling uneasy in his heart.
"Since the Yellow Turbans have mobilized their troops, the local herdsmen have to express their opinions and send orders to all counties where the Yellow Turbans troops pass along the way. They must replenish their food and grass without any mistakes." Yuan Shao ordered.
Little did he know that it was this order that accelerated Yuan Shao's own defeat.
Qinghe County is located in the real throat center of Jizhou, but it is also the safest county in Jizhou today, because Yan Liang is guarding it in the west, Wen Chou is guarding it in the south, and Yuan Shao's base camp Bohai County is guarding it in the east. Therefore, although Yuan Shao is guarding this throat area,
Although he valued it, he did not send too many soldiers and horses to guard the area. He only left 10,000 soldiers and general Chunyu Qiong to guard the area.
And at this moment.
Zhang Yan led his 100,000 men and was slowly approaching Qinghe County.
"Qu Shuai, can you do it?" Beside Zhang Yan, a young yellow scarf general asked anxiously.
"General Tiangong has assigned me five hundred yellow turban warriors. The strength of the yellow turban warriors is enough to capture the Qinghe County guard." Zhang Yan said while looking at the county in front of him.
"I'll go in with Commander Qu later to take care of him," said the young yellow scarf general.
"With your Guan Hai's bravery, it would be easy to take down a mere Chunyu Qiong." Zhang Yan smiled at the young general beside her.
"You're so handsome," Guan Hai replied respectfully.
After the Yellow Turban army approached Qinghe County.
The Qinghe City Gate suddenly opened, and a group of cavalry quickly rushed out of the city and rushed towards Zhang Yan and the others.
"My question is General Zhang Yan." When they came to the front of the Yellow Turban army, the cavalryman raised his hands and asked.
"Not bad." Zhang Yan replied with the same fists.
"My lord has an order, the general's army can replenish food and grass in the city when they arrive. Please general, please leave the large group of infantry outside the city and lead some of the infantry into the city to carry food." The cavalryman said respectfully.
"This Yuan Shao is quite interesting. He would risk his life just to have me, the Yellow Turban, work for them."
Hearing this, Zhang Yan smiled coldly in her heart.
"I will bring five hundred infantry into the city, and the rest will stay where they are." Zhang Yan said loudly.
"yes."
Many Yellow Turbans said in unison.
"General, please follow me." The Yuan Jun cavalryman immediately turned around and led Zhang Yan into the city.
After a while.
Inside the city of Qinghe County.
Chunyu Qiong was waiting in the city with a small group of cavalry. Perhaps because of Yuan Shao's order, he did not take precautions against Zhang Yan and the others.
"You must be General Zhang Yan, one of the Yellow Turban Canal Commanders. I'm glad to meet you." After Chunyu Qiong saw Zhang Yan, she immediately rode up to him.
But I didn't see the secret joy in Zhang Yan's eyes, and there was also a fierce light.
When I entered the city before, I was still thinking about how to get close to Chunyu Qiong and capture him, but now he came to my door by himself. God helped me.
"Guan Hai."
How could Zhang Yan let go of such a good opportunity? She immediately ordered.
"promise."
Guan Hai's eyes flashed fiercely, and he held a long knife in his hand and slashed at the unsuspecting Chun Yuqiong.
"You..." Chun Yuqiong looked shocked. Before he could react, he was beheaded with a knife. His head was missing, mainly because Guan Hai's knife was too fast.
"How brave, you actually assassinate the general, enter."
When Chunyu Qiong's personal guards saw this scene, although they were panicked, they all rushed towards Zhang Yan.
"Leave no one behind," Zhang Yan ordered coldly.
"kill."
The key to Zhang Jiao's ability to gain a foothold among the five hundred yellow turban warriors was probably the use of secret techniques in the legendary Taiping Art. Five hundred men were enough to withstand thousands of people.
They all moved together to kill Chunyu Qiong's bodyguards, who numbered only a few hundred.
Almost in an instant, the battle was over.
The city gate turned into a place of corpses and a pool of blood.
"Send an order for the army to enter the city and take control of the Qinghe River."
"All Yuan's soldiers who refuse to surrender will be killed without mercy." Zhang Yan ordered in a cool voice.
The 100,000-strong army that was originally stationary outside the city quickly moved out and rushed into the city.
Not long after, it was announced that Qinghe City had changed owners and was under the control of Zhang Yan.
This battle was almost fought without bloodshed, and the city was attacked with strategy.
"Mr. Xi's strategy is indeed powerful. He captured the throat of Jizhou without losing a single soldier. As expected, none of the emperor's men are ordinary people." He took down a county and city lightly, and even Zhang Yan didn't.
Thinking of this, awe for Liu Xie arose.
"Next, it's time to send the news to the imperial army in Jizhou. The general offensive can begin, and Yuan Shao will be destroyed. I, the Yellow Turban, will give Yuan Shao's family as a gift to the emperor. Thank you very much for his forgiveness of my Yellow Turban crime." Zhang Yan thought to herself.
road.
The screen changes.
The Hejian city currently occupied by Lu Bu's troops.
"Fengxian, the time has come to mobilize the troops." Jia Xu said with excitement.
"What good news did the military advisor get?" Lu Bu also asked with a smile.
"The Yellow Turban Army was persuaded to submit by His Majesty's decree. Now they have captured Qinghe, the throat of Jizhou, for Your Majesty. With the throat blocked, our army's path to raid Guangping is wide open. Next, Yuan Shao will definitely ask the generals stationed in various counties to return reinforcements.
The allied forces of the princes can take advantage of the situation to encircle and suppress Guangping, and defeat Jizhou in one battle." Jia Xu said excitedly.
On that day, Liu Xie gave Lu Bu and the others three months. Now, only half a month after the war started, the battle is about to end. This is a surprise they are about to give Liu Xie.
"Okay, okay."
"The strategist is strategizing, and now is the chance to beat the drowned dog." Lu Bu said with an excited smile.
"Immediately attack Guangping County and order all the princes to hold off Yuan Shao's army and try to annihilate it in one step." Jia Xu said coldly.
The emperor trusted him and gave him the right to governor Jizhou's battle. He would not let Liu Xie down.
Chapter completed!