The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 403 Closing
Without inviting the banner of righteousness, without attacking the majestic formation, this is also the one who governs change.

Don't go against an army with neat banners and unified ranks, don't attack an army with a clean lineup and high morale, this is to know how to adapt to the situation on the battlefield.The so-called changer.

"Stop."

Xu An put down the horse in his hand, and finally gave the order to stop the pursuit.

The Han army under Lu Zhi's command was almost watertight in terms of defense. Although it was in a state of retreat, the army was still in order, the army was unified, and it maintained a certain combat effectiveness.

The overall Han army was originally stronger than the Yellow Turban Army, and the general soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army faced the Xiyuan Imperial Army and the sharp soldiers of the Han Army.

The reason why the offensive and defensive trend was able to change was that the Han army was completely caught off guard. When the forbidden troops from the left and right barracks pressed forward, because of the precise strikes of the yellow turban army's catapults, their morale almost fell to the bottom. Then the yellow turban army took advantage of the situation. After chasing, it was only then that the Han army was repelled in one go.

Under the leadership of He Man, Zhou Cang and others, the yellow angels were the arrows, and they broke through the formation repeatedly, defeating the Han army steadily.

If there were no trebuchets, I am afraid that for the Yellow Turban Army, the Battle of Zhangshui Zhiba would be a defensive battle with no power to fight back, a battlefield that would be called a meat grinder.

Not long after Xu An issued the order, there was a golden sound of withdrawing troops from the Yellow Turban Army. Thousands of Yellow Turban Army soldiers were like the ebb tide of the sea, bringing their own soldiers who died in battle, as well as the corpses of the dead Han soldiers, Back away slowly.

The infantry was in the front, the cavalry was pushed back, the front line changed to the back line, and the back line changed to the front line. Amidst the sound of gold, the sound of war drums and shouts of killing slowly dissipated over the flood plain.

Xu An led a group of cavalry in the back formation, while He Man and Gong Du had already returned to the formation with their troops.

"How's it going."

Seeing Gong Du just now, Xu An led his horse to meet him, and asked eagerly.

"It's okay, I can't die yet..."

Gong Du grinned, but he accidentally pulled the wound, and the expression on his face became slightly ferocious.

Xu An frowned, seven feathered arrows were sticking out of Gong Du's back, and even one feathered arrow was hanging on his shoulder armor.

"There is a feathered arrow on the back that seems to have shot through the armor, and the rest of the arrows are hanging on the armor. I have a feeling."

Gong Du cursed and said, "The strong bows of the Han army are much harder than the cavalry bows of the Huns. Those gangsters are so ruthless. I wore two layers of armor, but I couldn't defend myself."

"However, according to what Duke Ming said, I put a layer of silk on the inside as a lining, and the arrow should be easy to pull out."

Xu An and the others saw that Gong Du was full of energy and had the strength to curse people, so they naturally knew that Gong Du was fine.

Both He Man and Gong had a close relationship, and they came from the same school. Seeing that Gong was all right, He Man drove his horse forward, and finally heaved a sigh of relief, and said helplessly: "Gong Manzi, you are really good!" Fate."

"Fortunately, the whistle sounded in time. Otherwise, the two of us might have been shot into a hornet's nest by the Han army."

Gong Du sighed and said in a muffled voice.

Until now, he was still a little scared. Out of the thirty or so cavalry who followed him into the formation, only six of them returned to the formation safely. His expression was also a little gloomy. The dead soldiers were all his personal guards Has been following his robe Ze.

"If there is a kind of armor that is lighter and harder for arrows to pierce, that would be great. Just now, Lu Zhi's son was surrounded by shield soldiers and archers. If I can kill him, I will definitely kill Lu Zhi and his horse."

Gong Du made a gesture of chopping his neck, and said with some regret.

"How can it be possible that Lu Zhi doesn't have a general by his side? Aren't there few generals of the Han army who are outstanding in martial arts? Gong Manzi is talking big."

He Man glanced sideways at Gong Du, shook his head and said.

"You want that kind of lighter armor, and the arrows are hard to pierce. How is that possible? I think you might as well ask Ming Gong to go to the Wuhuan people's ranch, choose a tall horse, and let the craftsmen thicken the armor on your body. Some, such ones can defend against short-range bows and crossbows, and can also defend against spears and bayonets.”

"My current body already weighs dozens of kilograms, and it is already very difficult to carry it on my back. With the addition of more than ten kilograms of armor, I am afraid that after a battle, I will lie on the ground directly, and the armor is too thick. Let's move. It's also inconvenient, not to mention that my horse is already considered the best horse in Wuhuan, how can there be a better horse for me to pick."

Gong Du directly rejected He Man's proposal. He had worn very thick armor before, and he was still in the Taihang Mountains at that time.

At that time they broke through the Jingjing Pass. In order to carry more supplies and armaments, Gong Du was wearing three layers of armor at that time.

During the Zhangshui battle, Gong Du put on another layer of leather armor.

The speaker didn't intend to, but Xu An suddenly remembered something.

It is light in weight and difficult for arrows to pierce, but there is indeed a kind of armor that meets what Gong Du said, and this kind of armor is "chain mail".

Xu An has been busy dealing with military affairs, and the authorities were confused. Most of the weapons used were captured from the Han army. Later, because he had to meet the Yellow Turban Army from the Four States to enter Bingzhou, he later focused on siege weapons. For armor And weapons, due to the difficulty of refining, did not pay too much attention.

At this moment when Gong Du mentioned it, Xu An suddenly remembered the chain mail of the later generations, which was covered with small iron rings to form a long coat with a hood, which was covered outside the close-fitting clothing.

All the weight is borne by the shoulders, which can effectively protect against sharp weapons such as swords and spears. Compared with leather armor, it has stronger protection against bows and arrows, and is more breathable and lighter.

Chain armor, also known as "ring lock armor" in ancient China, was introduced to China from the Western Regions. The earliest record can be found in the "Armor Biao bestowed by the first emperor" written by Cao Zhi of Wei State during the Three Kingdoms period.

There is also a record in "Book of Jin Lu Guangzai Ji", which describes the highest grade of this type of armor, saying that "the armor is like a ring lock, which cannot be penetrated by shooting", and it is difficult for ordinary bows and arrows to penetrate.

Chain armor was particularly popular in the Tang Dynasty, and this armor was listed as one of the thirteen kinds of armor systems. Chain armor was the most widely used in Tibet.
Later, in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, chain mail was extremely popular among the Mongolian army. The skilled craftsmen plundered by Mongolia even invented a new type of chain mail, which is no longer interlocking but formed into a net. shape connection.

The Ming and Qing Dynasties inherited this new lock armor, which was called "iron net armor".It was still used until the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the chain armor equipped in the army was not rare.

Xu An once read a book. During the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, the Qing army had an army named "White Armored Soldiers", which was quite powerful.

What Xu An cared about was the description of the armor worn by the "White Armored Soldier". He was wearing three layers of armor made of different materials.

The first layer is iron armor, the second layer is chain mail, and the third layer is cotton armor that was widely equipped during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it did not affect activities too much.

Cotton armor cannot be made now. Cotton was not introduced to China until the Southern and Northern Dynasties and began to be planted. It is still decades before the Three Kingdoms period.

Moreover, the original place of cotton and the land under Xu An's rule are still separated by the behemoth of the Han Empire, how can we find cotton seeds, and even if Xu An sends Eagle Wolf Guards to cross the mountains and mountains, they can find cotton seeds and bring them to Bingzhou. It also takes years.

In this day and age, only the two legs of a man and the four legs of a war horse can be relied on for traveling on land, and there are boats that can be used in the waterway, and there are no other means of transportation that can be used.

But the chain mail, now the Yellow Turban Army can make it. High-quality chain mail can defend against arrows. Although the craftsmen in Bingzhou are relatively busy, it is still completely feasible to spare a part of the small number of chain mail.

And there is no need to question the production technology at all. Chain mail has been produced as early as in Europe. During this period, the refining technology of the Han Empire is definitely the top in the world. Since Bingzhou is located in a border county, the forging technology is also at a first-class level. , there is naturally not much technical difficulty in creating chain mail.

Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, He Man and others are all brave generals, and there are many generals in the Yellow Turban Army who are brave and outstanding. We only need to manufacture some high-quality chain mail in small batches for the generals to use. Undoubtedly, it can greatly increase the survival rate and combat effectiveness of the generals of the Yellow Turban Army on the battlefield.

After Lu Bu and others are equipped with chain mail, they will be even more powerful, and they will be able to gain more victories on the battlefield.

Every experienced general, even a veteran, is an extremely important factor affecting an army.

Moreover, if there were more chain mails, they could also arm the Yellow Angels. With chain mails serving as the second layer of protection, the combat effectiveness of the Yellow Angels would definitely be doubled.

Wearing iron armor with chain mail inside, it is impervious to knives and arrows. Compared with leather armor, it has better protection and is lighter. The yellow angel can continue to fight for a longer time and move more. handy.

The armament of the Yellow Angels will surpass that of the upper barracks of the Forbidden Army of the West Garden.

They have a morale that will hardly fall, are not afraid of death, undergo rigorous training, and hold sharp blades and blunt weapons. If coupled with the strongest armor, the Yellow Angels will definitely become the most powerful melee infantry in the world.

With the experience of his predecessors, Xu An can directly skip the initial stage of the chain mail and directly make the iron net armor with better protection effect.

"When you get back the yellow scarves from Sizhou, I will ask the artisans from Bingzhou to fulfill your wish."

Xu An stopped the conversation between Gong Du and He Man, and smiled.

"Guaranteed to be light, the arrow is difficult to penetrate, and it does not affect the movement."

Unintentionally inserting willows and willows into shades, Gong Du was injured this time, but it reminded Xu An of the chain mail, which is a relatively good armor. It can be expected that with this kind of armor, it will undoubtedly be of great importance to the improvement of the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army generals. To increase a lot.

Many generals and schools of the Yellow Turban Army died under bows and arrows. Whether it was the Han army or the nomadic tribes in the north, they all had a group of people with superb archery skills.

In the previous Battle of Shuofang, the reason why the Xiongnu infantry opened up the Yellow Turban Army's formation was because the Huns' eagle archers and archers with excellent archery skills took the opportunity to shoot and kill the Yellow Turban Army general who was commanding the formation.

On the battlefield of cold weapons, without the command of officers, it is difficult for junior officers alone to maintain the army formation under the impact of the enemy, and morale will also be severely hit.

He Man, Gong Du and the others glanced at each other with surprise on their faces.

Zhou Cang said in disbelief, "Duke Ming, are you serious?"

"Stupid man, what Duke Ming said could be false? Now that I occupy eleven counties in Taiping Road, isn't it thanks to Duke Ming?"

He Man put away his surprised expression and glared at Zhou Cang.

If this sentence came from someone else's mouth, he would definitely not believe it. How could there be such a thing in this world, which is light in weight and good in protection.

According to He Man, if the protection ability is to be good enough, the armor leaves of the iron armor must be thicker, the thicker it is, the stronger it is, and naturally the heavier it is.

However, if these words came from Xu An's mouth, then He Man was only surprised for a short time before choosing to believe it.

In He Man's view, there is nothing that Xu An can't do.

Now even Lu Zhi, who was famous all over the world, was defeated by Xu An's troops, and now there was nothing that could stop their army.

"It's hard to tell the specific time and half. After arriving in Bingzhou, I will ask the craftsmen to prepare a set for each of you. Our army won the battle of Zhangshui for a while, but we still have to beware of the Han army coming back."

Xu An looked at the Han army camp not far away, the middle door of the Han army camp was wide open, Lu Zhi's big flag had already entered the camp, and the rest of the Han army was slowly gathering towards the camp.

"Immediately send an order to Xu Huang to lead the army back to the left army and continue to pursue the right army of the Han army, but we must beware of any backhands left by the Han army."

"Order Yan Zhong to continue chasing the left army of the Han army, but don't go too deep. If possible, try to send troops from his side to see if we can encircle the middle army of the Han army."

Military orders were issued one after another, and a dozen or so yellow turban army cavalry with feathers on their backs passed through the gaps between the formations of the yellow turban army, galloping towards the rear formation and the left and right sides.

"Where is the catapult?"

Xu An turned to look at Xu Da and asked.

Commanding the mobilization of the army requires concentration when the army is fighting each other, so Xu An asked Xu Da to record many other news.

Xu Da thought for a while, and replied: "When our army was chasing, the catapult truck kept moving forward. It was about two miles away from our army's front line. There were livestock dragging it, and it would take about a quarter of an hour. Left and right, get here."

It has been almost five years since Xu Da served as Xu An's personal guard captain. He has also changed from an illiterate and taciturn farmer to a qualified personal guard captain.

"Order the rock-throwing convoy to speed up."

Xu An raised his binoculars and looked at the Han army camp not far away. The distance between them was less than one mile.

The soldiers who hurried past the camp wall waited outside the camp for the soldiers of the Han army to enter the camp.

It was a mile apart, but the din in the Han army camp was still quite ear-piercing, with voices of people and horses neighing endlessly.

"Half a quarter of an hour, half an hour! Order the catapult convoy to rush to the front line within half a quarter of an hour!"

Xu An turned to Xu Da and said seriously.

Lu Zhi was cautious in deploying troops, and naturally he would not ignore how to withdraw from the battlefield if the left and right armies were defeated.

After all, a qualified general knows very well that after the left and right wings are removed, if the Chinese army cannot withdraw from the battlefield in time, it will be in danger of being surrounded.

Now Xu An's only hope of keeping Lu Zhi behind is that Lu Zhi didn't know that there were catapults in the Yellow Turban Army before the battle.

Although the range of the torsion catapult and the stone bullets thrown were far inferior to those of the counterweight catapult, Xu An did not need to attack the city now, and all he had to face was the simple camp wall built by the Han army with earth, rocks and wood.

As long as the torsion catapults arrived in time, there would be no users for the catapults and bed crossbows erected by the Han army above the camp. With the reinforcements on both wings, Lu Zhi still had a chance to win as long as he kept pestering Lu Zhi.

Time passed bit by bit, Xu An's eyes moved back and forth between his own rear and the Han army's camp, the neighing of horses had already come from the rear, and Xu An had already seen the catapult slowly approaching There's a fleet of cars.

"Speed ​​up a little more and send someone to push!"

The Han army seemed to be plotting something, Xu An became more and more uneasy, and ordered the convoy of catapults to speed up again.

"Hey, hey!"

All the warriors of the Yellow Turban Army were blushing, and the veins on their arms and foreheads were all bulging. They pushed the catapult forward with all their strength behind them. The horses pulling the cart lowered their heads, snorted and snorted. Breathing white air, he walked slowly forward step by step, the rope pulling the cart was stretched straight.

There are no rubber tires, no shock-absorbing springs, and the wooden wheels make a creaking sound as they move, as if they will be crushed by the huge body at any time.

Although the torsion trebuchet is small in size, it is compared to the huge counterweight trebuchet. Moreover, not only the trebuchet itself, but also the stone bombs equipped with it also need to be transported together.

……

In the camp of the Han army, Lu Zhi looked rather embarrassed.

The use of trebuchets in field battles is really unheard of and unseen, and it is still a movable trebuchet.

"Continue to retreat."

Lu Zhi's face was livid, and seeing the yellow turban army's stone-throwing convoy getting closer to the camp, he could only give an order to continue to retreat.

Han Meng and Jiao Touch looked at each other, hesitating to speak, they both knew they were not ready yet.

Lu Zhi saw that Han Meng and the others did not move, and he knew why.

"There is no other way. As soon as the 'Moth Thief''s catapult arrives, the camp wall will be annihilated (yān) in an instant. Our army's morale will inevitably fall to the bottom. Our left army will retreat, and our right army will be defeated. There is a danger of being encircled by them, the 'Moth Thief' cavalry army is far superior to our army, if you don't want the whole army to be wiped out here, you must withdraw now."

Han Meng's face turned blue and white, he took one last look at the soldiers walking under the camp wall, and finally made up his mind.

……

Outside the camp of the Han army, sixty trebuchets were lined up.

The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army in the catapult convoy were busy quickly, loading stone bombs, adjusting the distance, and observing the landing point.

"Smoke?"

Xu An observed the camp of the Han army, but suddenly noticed smoke and dust rising from the woods on both sides.

And in the camp of the Han army, thick smoke rose one after another.

As the breeze blew in, Xu An felt a bit of coolness wrapped in the sultry iron armor, and at this moment, fires ignited in the Han army camp and the woods on both sides.

Two armies on both sides of the Han camp are being deployed.

"What a big handwriting..."

Xu An's heart sank slightly, Lu Zhi actually wanted to set fire to his own camp and the forests on both sides, so as to stop the pursuit of the Yellow Turban Army, and left behind the blocking army.

"Car No. [-] is loaded!"

"Car No. [-] is loaded!"

"Car No. [-]..."

There was a sound of a report that the catapult trucks had been loaded, and as the commander of the Yellow Turban Army Marquis slashed down, more than sixty stone bombs were instantly fired and smashed towards the Han army's camp.

Holding the binoculars, Xu An observed the Han camp.

The stone bullets thrown by the catapult easily tore through the camp wall of the Han army.

Through the ruined walls, Xu An could clearly see the soldiers of the Han army who were fleeing in embarrassment.

In the camp of the Han army, a large amount of supplies were scattered all over the place, the soldiers were scattered, the banners fell, and the drums fell to the ground. The previous strict military appearance was not seen at all.

"He Man, Zhou Cang!"

Xu An raised his horsewhip, pointed at the rear troops left behind by the Han army on both sides of the camp, and ordered decisively.

"Both of you, bring [-] yellow angels each, and [-] soldiers, and destroy these two rear troops for me as soon as possible."

The current Han army is really defeated, Xu An is very convinced that they have discarded a lot of supplies, even a lot of banners and armor, how could there be fakes.

He Man and Zhou Cang immediately took orders to go, Xu An continued to issue military orders, Cheng Lian and Wei Yue were also sent out by him, and the two cavalry led He Man and Zhou Cang to help out.

The news of Hao Meng's death in battle had reached Xu An's ears. Hao Meng and Meng Dai exchanged their lives for another. Cao Xing led the remaining cavalry to defeat the cavalry of the Han army, but suffered heavy casualties, so Xu An Cao Xing was not allowed to take them to participate in the follow-up battle.

The battle broke out quickly, and Xu An also sent [-] catapults to assist He Man and Zhou Cang, attacking the army behind the Han army.

After the first wave of stone bombs attacked, He Man and Zhou Cang also brought their infantry closer.

……

Lu Zhi led his own cavalry and marched on the side of the large army. The retreating queue of the Han army was no longer orderly and began to become a little messy. They abandoned a lot of luggage and weapons.

Now most of the people went into battle lightly, and even the Imperial Guards in the West Garden left a considerable part of their armaments. If Jian Shuo hadn't mobilized a lot of pack horses in order to ensure the mobility of the barracks, they might have to leave more armaments behind.

"How's the situation?"

A messenger hurriedly came from the northwest, bringing the left army of the Han army.

"Han Sima and Lu Sima have led the army to retreat to the predetermined location, and the loss is acceptable. The right army of the 'Moth Thief' has dispatched a force to come here, and our army has no way to stop it."

"I see."

Lu Zhi nodded, and waved his hand to repel the messengers of the left army. Although he did not put his hopes on Han Juzi and Lu Weihuang at the beginning, when he heard the pursuit of the right army of the Yellow Turban Army, his complexion changed.

As for the left army of the Yellow Turban Army, they must have sent a chasing army to double-team. The left army of the Han army was not defeated, and it was still capable of fighting. The left army of the yellow scarf army of fire.

Lu Zhi raised his head and looked forward. On the left and right sides above the Zhangshui Plain, he could already see the khaki banners of the Yellow Turban Army.

"Report!"

A loud shout interrupted Lu Zhi's thoughts.

"The back of our army hall has been broken by the 'Moth Thief', and the cavalry army of the 'Moth Thief' is rushing towards our army!"

When all the generals of the Han army around Lu Zhi heard this information, they all changed their colors.

"There are chasing soldiers, 'Moth Thief' coming from two sides of bread, what should I do..."

Jiang Qi was a little panicked. The current situation is very bad. He suddenly remembered the result of the Battle of Kuicheng. More than [-] Han troops were all killed by the Yellow Turban Army.

Jiao Touch heard Jiang Qi's words and wanted to scold him. Jiang Qi's words would disturb the morale of the army, but when it came to his mouth, he couldn't speak, and he felt a little panic in his heart.

He had seen with his own eyes that besides Quyang and Guangzong, Huangfusong built the "Beijing Temple" with hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops.

"What are you panicking about?!"

Lu Zhi's face was gloomy, and he shouted in a deep voice.

"There are chasing soldiers on three sides, but none of them have come to fight, and now you are in a mess!"

Lu Zhi raised his whip and pointed at Zhangshui in his field of vision, and said sharply.

"There are pursuers on the two wings, what is there to be afraid of, as long as you rush through the distance of four miles!"

"Jiang Qi, Jiao Chu, you two lead the army from the county, Xia Mou, Chun Yuqiong, you two stand beside the barracks, Han Meng, you take the barracks in front, Su You, you lead the cavalry first, for Our army stands still."

Lu Zhi clenched the horsewhip in his hand, with serious eyes, and said in a deep voice.

"Blow the trumpet to march, go all out, and follow me to kill!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Following the issuance of Lu Zhi's military order, the sound of high-pitched and passionate horns reappeared in the formation of the Han army.

Dozens of Han army commanders galloped away along the marching column, bringing Lu Zhi's military orders to all directions. After a while, all the Han army soldiers understood the predicament they were in now.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

When the low horn sounded again.

A group of generals of the Han army shouted loudly, trying their best to encourage the momentum of the soldiers under their command.

"Our army in Kuicheng was defeated. More than [-] soldiers were massacred by the butcher Xu An. The 'Moth Thief' would never accept our surrender!"

"We have no way out, kill it, kill it, we are only four miles away from the river crossing point! If we kill it, we can cross the river safely."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The third horn sounded suddenly, and it spread throughout the entire Han army formation in an instant.

In an instant, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Han army rushed forward like a flood that broke the embankment.

When people are fighting for survival, their potential to explode is incomparably astonishing.

……

The battle of Zhangshui came to an end.

On October [-]th, the battle between the main force of the Han army in Jizhou and the Yellow Turban army finally came to an end.

Lu Zhi led the army under his command, after paying a heavy price, finally broke through the positions of Xu Huang and Yan Zhong, and successfully reached the crossing point.

The last cavalry army of the Han army was also defeated by the Wuhuan Tuqi led by Xu Huang. Su You was directly chopped off by Xu Huang's horse with an axe. There was no power to resist, and the rest fled in all directions.

But they also bought a certain amount of time for the follow-up Han army.

After arriving at the river crossing point, relying on the camp wall built at the river crossing point, as well as bed crossbows and catapults, the Han army finally gained a firm foothold.

In fact, Lu Zhi really needs to thank Jian Shuo for all of this. These bed crossbows and trebuchets are basically the weapons that Jian Shuo mobilized. Without these weapons, Xu An might be defeated in the outpost camp.

Time was short, and Lu Zhi commanded the Han army to cross the river. Under Lu Zhi's order, the upper barracks and left and right barracks of the Xiyuan Imperial Army crossed the Zhang River first.
At the beginning, the Han army could barely defend by relying on catapults and bed crossbows, relying on the camp wall.

Xu Huang and Yan Zhong commanded most of the Yellow Turban Army from the four states, and there were only a few elite troops, so it was naturally difficult for them to make great achievements.

But soon after the Chinese army led by Xu An arrived on the battlefield, the situation changed immediately.

When the catapult of the Yellow Turban Army appeared in Lu Zhi's field of vision, at this time, most of the Xiyuan Forbidden Army had withdrawn to the west bank of Zhangshui.

Lu Zhi resolutely abandoned a group of soldiers from the county who were still at the crossing point, led his generals and school on the pontoon bridge, and quickly approached the west bank of Zhangshui River.

When Lu Zhi left, the Han army, which had lost the command of the general, panicked instantly.

Their generals abandoned them, their commanders abandoned them, and left them on the east bank of Zhangshui, surrounded by wolves.

Despair spread like a plague among the Han army in Jizhou, and the soldiers of Jizhou County who were left on the east bank cried, cursed, and roared.

Without the restraints of the general and school, without the restraint of the chief general, they scrambled up the pontoon bridge and ran towards the west bank of Zhangshui. Some even jumped directly into the icy river and swam towards the west bank.

The pontoon bridge was crowded with soldiers who wanted to cross the bridge, and they swarmed up to compete for the opportunity to cross the river.

With the oppression of the Yellow Turban Army, a large number of soldiers of the Han Army crowded at the ferry in panic.

Under the crisis of life and death, the love of robes in the barracks was completely forgotten by them. In order to fight for the pontoon bridge, they pulled out the weapons at their waists...

On the river bank and beside the bridge, there was a bright red, and the blood flowing everywhere stained the surface of the Zhangshui River...

The west bank represents life, while the east bank represents death, no one wants to die, they all want to live, to live...

The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army did not step forward again, and the ferry on the east bank of the Zhangshui River had become a purgatory on earth.

The battle of Zhangshui ended with the failure of the Han army.

Except for the remaining intact left army of the Han army, only more than [-] of the more than [-] right army escaped, less than half.

The Chinese army originally had more than [-] people, but there were only more than [-] Xiyuan Forbidden Army, more than [-] elite soldiers, and more than [-] county soldiers escaped from Shengtian, totaling more than [-] people.

Of the more than [-] Jizhou Han soldiers, only [-] fled back to the west bank of Zhangshui, and half of them were left on the east bank of Zhangshui.

Lu Zhi stood on the west bank of Zhangshui River, quietly looking at the forest-like khaki flags on the east bank.

Wounded wailing and painful cries rang in his ears. It was the sound of wounded soldiers in the army tormented by pain.

Lu Zhi didn't look back, he didn't want to look at the dejected soldiers under his command, he clenched his fists and whip tightly.

But he understands that he has lost...

He left more than [-] troops on the east bank of Zhangshui, lost control of the Jizhou battlefield, and gave the victory to Xu An.

Lu Zhi took a step forward, and the scene in front of him became blurred. The picture suddenly turned bright red, then black and white, and then the sky and the earth began to rotate. "

"General!"

Amidst the exclamation of the generals of the Han army, Lu Zhi suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and just fell into the icy Zhangshui.

(End of this chapter)