The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 386 Meeting of Wind and Cloud (Two in One)

October twenty-first.

On the banks of the tributary of Zhangshui River, a rush of horseshoes shattered the harmonious beauty.

A cavalry formation composed of more than a hundred cavalry is galloping from the distant wilderness.

"Woo——"

The leading knight lightly pulled the reins, the horse neighed, raised its hooves, scratched in the air, and then fell to the ground.

"laugh--"

The snorting of the war horse sounded, and the knight on the horse patted the horse's back lightly. The war horse shook its head, and slowly fell silent.

This cavalry was one of the vanguard cavalry sent by Xu An, and the general leading the army was one of the eight captains of the Xiaoqi Battalion, Cheng Lian, who was once a military officer under Lu Bu's command.

Cheng Lian looked solemnly at the red cavalry roaming in the wilderness on the west bank. They were the vanguard cavalry of the main force of the Han army in Jizhou.

The red flag of the Han army was flying over the wilderness, and teams of heavily armed Han cavalry galloped over the wilderness on the west bank of Zhangshui River.

"call--"

Cheng Lian exhaled a foul breath, and he untied a long cylindrical object with a strange shape from his waist.

The long cylindrical object has a big head and a small tail, and a transparent thing is inlaid at the head and tail, like a lens.

Cheng Lian put the smaller tail of the long cylindrical object in front of his right eye, and then closed the other eye.

The Han army ranger, which was still somewhat vague before, instantly became clear in front of Cheng Lian, and even the infantry marching behind the Han army ranger could be seen by Cheng Lian in a panoramic view.

Cheng Lian observed carefully for a while, and finally saw the flag on the flag clearly.

The vanguard of this Han army is exactly the part of Chunyu Qiong, the right captain of the Xiyuan Forbidden Army.

"The vanguard of the Han army actually sent a battalion of imperial troops here. It really makes me wait."

Cheng Lian laughed and put down the long cylindrical object in his hand.

"A distance of thousands of miles, just relying on this one treasure, it is as if it is right in front of you. It is indeed an invention of a great virtuous teacher."

Looking at the long cylindrical object in his hand, Cheng Lian couldn't help sighing.

The long cylindrical object in his hand is called "telescope", also known as "telescope".

The mirror body of the binoculars is made of brass. There are no gorgeous patterns on the mirror body, only the name of the craftsman and the date of manufacture are engraved on it.

The lens and mirror tail are each inlaid with a lens, which is made of natural transparent crystal.

As long as you look through the end of the mirror, the distant scene will be greatly shortened in an instant, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is close at hand.

Cheng Lian carefully placed the "telescope" in his hand on his waist, and fixed it carefully to ensure that it would not fall or be damaged due to the bumps, and then he held the reins again.

There are not many telescopes in the entire Yellow Turban Army. According to Xu An, because of the materials and craftsmen, there are only more than ten telescopes in the entire Bingzhou Yellow Turban Army.

Among them, Zhang Yan and Xu You took one, and the rest were also in the hands of several generals of the Yellow Turban Army.

If Cheng Lian hadn't been given the task of scouting the main intelligence of the Han army on the west bank of the Zhangshui River, it would have been impossible for the Han army to fly across the Zhangshui River.

That's why he got the temporary right to use a telescope. When he returned to the Chinese army, Cheng Lian still had to hand it back.

Only one general who leads the telescope alone is eligible to hold it for a long time, and Cheng Lian got the news that in case of danger, the first task is to destroy the telescope, and the Han army must never know.

"Walk."

Cheng Lian pulled the reins, turned the pier, and galloped towards the rear.

Hundreds of cavalry from the Yellow Turban Army turned their horses together and galloped away with Cheng Lian.

The wind fluttered, the flags fluttered, and the hooves of the horses sounded like thunder.

……

On the east bank of the Zhangshui tributary, the Yellow Turban Army camped.

Under the leadership of Xu An, the main force of the Bingzhou Yellow Turban Army set up a camp twenty miles west of Zhangshui crossing point in the south of Shan County.

Zhangshui diverged into a tributary from the south of Shan County, and the entire Zhangshui became a ">" shape.

Below the ">" is the mainstream of Zhangshui, the tributary of Zhangshui above, and the mainstream of Zhangshui below continues to extend to the northeast, cutting off the roads of Anping Country and Julu County.

The main force of the Jizhou army led by Lu Zhi is in the angle between the left and right sides of ">".

Fucheng and Tangyang occupied by the Yellow Turban Army are both below the mainstream, that is, below the line below ">".

If the main force of the Jizhou Han army wants to cooperate with the other two Han armies, they must cross the river at the tributary of the ">" symbol instead of detours.

If they make a detour, as a tributary of the Zhangshui River, there will be two tributaries, which are not conducive to the march of the army, and will greatly affect the time. They cannot correspond to each other, but can only be broken one by one.

The place where the Yellow Turban Army of the Four States crossed the river was on the extension line of the main stream, close to the county, and in the southern part of the county. It was not far from the crossing point selected by the Han army on the tributary of the Zhangshui River, but it was only fifty miles away. the distance.

Therefore, Xu An set up a camp [-] miles west of the Zhangshui river crossing point of the Yellow Turban Army of Sizhou in advance.

And that's why Xu An needed to go north alone to lead the army to intercept Liu Yu's march in the northern part of Shan County.

If not, not only will Shanxian County be exposed to the soldiers of Liu Yu's tribe, but the Yellow Turban people of the four states crossing the river will be threatened, and even the main force of the Yellow Turban Army in Bingzhou, a tributary above the ">" of the Zhangshui River, will also be threatened by Liu Yu's tribe. There is a danger of being attacked by the enemy.

Once the enemy is attacked from the front and back, and they are caught in a two-front battle, there is only one way to leave it to the Bingzhou Yellow Turban Army and Xu An.

The name of that road is called defeat.

Outside the camp of the Bingzhou Yellow Turban Army, troops in ragged clothes are marching. They hold agricultural tools, wooden spears and bamboo guns in their disheveled hands. .

Their banners are also pitiful, hundreds of people have only one narrow yellow banner, and most of them are dirty and covered with dust.

Standing on the wall of the camp, Xu An put down the binoculars in his hand, and withdrew his observing gaze.

These troops that were passing through the camp were the Yellow Turban Army from the four states. They had just crossed the pontoon bridge and crossed the turbulent mainstream of the Zhangshui River, and then they continued to advance towards the tributaries of the Zhangshui River without stopping.

On the way here, Fu Zhu of the Bingzhou Yellow Turban Army had already told them what they were about to face.

They all knew that there was an army on the west bank of the tributary of the Zhangshui River, a huge and terrifying army, belonging to the imperial court.

When the Sizhou Yellow Turbans are crossing the river, they will launch a fierce attack on the Sizhou Yellow Turbans who are crossing the river, and their duty is to block this terrifying army.

Because of Xu An's order, the Yellow Turban Army talismans who went to preach did not cover up any facts, but truthfully informed the Yellow Turban Army soldiers of the four states about the strength of the Han Army.

In Xu An's words, Taipingdao soldiers have the right to know what kind of enemy they are about to face.

If you feel timid, you can lay down your arms and you can join the ranks of the people.

If a timid person stays in the army, it will affect the morale of the army. The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army in the four states are insufficiently trained, and the military drills are weak. The battle almost depends on blood and courage.

If there are people who are willing to quit, cowardly, and opportunistic in the team, then it will reduce the combat power instead, so it is better to do a screening on this.

Unexpectedly, only a small number of soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army chose to join the ranks of the people, as few as or even less than a thousand people, and most of the remaining soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army remained.

The Yellow Turban Army in the four states had already made up their minds. From the moment they heard about the peace and prosperity of Bingzhou, and from the moment they rose up, they had been completely determined.

Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, and Lu Zhi put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, beheaded Zhang Jiao, and passed it on to the world.

Huangfusong built "Jingguan" with hundreds of thousands of corpses of Yellow Turban soldiers, in order to frighten the world, and refused to accept the Yellow Turban soldiers.

The Yellow Turban Army in Wancheng surrendered, but were still all beheaded.

Because of this, all the people in the world know the strength of the Han Dynasty, and they also know that the Han army will never let any rebels go, and they have no luck.

They knew that even if they knelt down and begged for their lives, the Han army would never give them a way out.

The tyrants are addicted to money, extravagant and desperate, fertile land is vast, and money and food are piled up like mountains, but they are living in the hinterland of the Central Plains, but they are getting poorer and poorer, and they can't even guarantee two meals a day.

The four states can no longer survive. Natural disasters, man-made disasters, and the oppression of those high-ranking and powerful families, higher and higher taxes, and all kinds of exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes have driven one after another of the ordinary people to a dead end.

The final result is only to sell their children and daughters, their families are ruined, and they are reduced to slavery.

oppressed from birth, exploited until the moment of death, driven to the grave in droves
There are thirteen prefectures in the great Han Dynasty, but the world is so big that there is no room for them.

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian should stand, obey the sky and follow the righteousness, and enjoy peace!"

The million yellow turban soldiers in the four states chanted this deafening slogan and rose up. When they cut trees into soldiers, they had already made up their minds.

There were determined faces in the binoculars. Xu An pressed the camp wall and silently looked at the yellow scarf army marching outside the camp. Although he had put down the binoculars, the faces of those soldiers were deeply It burned into Xu An's heart.

In fact, these people can't be called the army at all. The weapons in their hands are extremely simple, not to mention the armor on their bodies, and some of them don't even have clothing to cover their bodies.

During the battle of Guangzong and the battle of Xia Quyang, the people who surrounded Xu An, who were close to Xu An, were dressed in the same clothes as them.

They faced the Han army, but they were not afraid. They shouted "Wan Sheng!" at the top of their voices.

Dare to line up against the most powerful Han army in this era, even if the weapon in your hand is just a bamboo spear, a pair of farm tools, and what you are wearing is just a single piece of clothing, which is too difficult to cover your body.

Xu An's face was solemn, and his gaze slowly became firm as he looked at the Yellow Turban Army from the four states outside the camp.

With the expectations of so many people and the high hopes of so many people, how can this battle be lost.

"Follow the sky and follow the righteousness, and enjoy peace..."

Obedience to God's will is in line with the right way, and enjoy a peaceful life in the future. This sentence carries so many beautiful wishes.

Not seeking wealth, not seeking power, just hoping to have a peaceful life.

Both Liu Pi and Gong Du looked at the Yellow Turban soldiers in the camp with solemn expressions, and the flames of anger danced in their eyes.

Both of them, like Xu An, have experienced the battle between Guangzong and Xia Quyang.

Hundreds of thousands of robes died on the battlefield, between the two cities, and even the corpses could not be preserved. Huangfusong cast them into "Jingguan" to frighten all directions.

Touching the scene and experiencing such a bloody battle, how could they not be moved.

Xu An turned his head and looked to the southwest.

That is the direction of the main force of the Han army in Jizhou, and it is the place where the battle is about to break out.

Outside the camp, the Yellow Turban Army that was marching across the four states followed Xu An's order and went to the front line to set up camp.

A burst of hurried footsteps came, and Xu An's attention was also attracted by the footsteps.

"The vanguard of the Han army has arrived in Zhangshui. There are two vanguards in total. One vanguard general is Chunyu Qiong, the right school captain of the Han army, and he leads the right barracks in Xiyuan as the vanguard. It should be the third river crossing point planned by Duke Ming. cross the river."

"The vanguard general is Xia Mou, the left school captain of the Han army, and he leads the left barracks in Xiyuan as the vanguard. He should be preparing to cross the river at the second crossing point set by Duke Ming."

Cheng Lian respectfully gave a military salute to Xu An, and then told Xu An the details of what he had inquired about.

A relatively large Hu table was placed out by Tiqi of the Eagle Wolf Guard in an instant, and then a detailed map of Zhangshui was also unfolded.

The water surface of Zhangshui is quite wide. Although it is a tributary, not all places can allow the army to cross the river.

Therefore, based on Yingwei's investigation and experience, Xu An, Yan Zhong, and generals in the army who are familiar with hydrology discussed and delineated three suitable places for the army to cross the river.

"The third crossing point..."

Xu An's attention stayed on the third crossing point marked with a red pen by the tributary of Zhangshui River.

Earlier, the scouts in Fucheng also reported that the Jizhou Han army led by Lu Zhi had set foot on the west side of the mainstream of Zhangshui River and the south of the tributaries of Zhangshui River, that is, at the angle between the mainstream of Zhangshui River and the tributaries of Zhangshui River. camp.

"Sure enough, it's not what we expected."

Xu An looked at the map and showed a smile on his face, Yan Zhong shook the silk fan lightly, and also showed a smile.

When Lu Zhi used his troops to defend, the army was tight and immovable like a mountain, but when he attacked, he was as swift as a gust of wind and rain.

In the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all heroes rose together, and there was no shortage of wise counselors and unparalleled generals.

Most of these people are in the camp of the imperial court and aristocratic families, and those who join the Yellow Turban Army are rare.

Faced with such counselors, generals, and famous ministers, if you are not careful, how can you win.

The foundation of the Yellow Turban Army is too weak. The Taipingdao uprising failed, and the main force of the Yellow Turban Army had a funeral ceremony. If Xu An was not very cautious, they would have already been defeated.

Therefore, in every large-scale battle, Xu An conducted many battle deduction.

The Battle of Jizhou this time was no exception. After many war games, Xu An, Yan Zhong, and Xu You came to the same conclusion.

With such a strong military force, Liu Yu's Ministry, Yan Liang's and Wen Chou's Ministry responded at the same time.

Lu Zhi will definitely rely on the strong combat power of the Xiyuan Forbidden Army and his consistent style of using troops, and he will definitely choose to fast attack.

What's more, it is to concentrate superior forces, elite soldiers and strong generals, choose to cross the river quickly in places with gentle water flow, and look for the weak spots of the Yellow Turban Army to attack.

Point to point, and then the auxiliary army quickly went into battle after the main force attacked. As a supplement to the main force, they broke through the defensive net laid by Xu An in one go, cut the battlefield, and defeated the Bingzhou Yellow Turban Army one by one.

"I don't see a sparrow in the hedge, but I see a harrier throwing itself into the trap."

　Tomorrow is the Labor Day holiday, and I am frantically collecting manuscripts
　　The map of the battle of Jizhou will be released in the book review area tomorrow,

　　
　
(End of this chapter)