The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 475
The first year of Yonghan (189), February [-]st.

The Taihang Mountains, which had been quiet for more than two months, became noisy again.

However, the place that caused the commotion this time was not Jingxing in Changshan Kingdom, but Puyinxing, the seventh of the eight Taihang Xings located in Zhongshan Kingdom, which is also one of the Eight Taihang Xings.

Zhongshan State is the northernmost part of Jizhou, but that was only before the Yellow Turban Uprising.

Because of the rise of Xu An, the Han Empire completely lost control of the Taihang Mountains, and the northernmost city had already been captured by the Yellow Turban Army.

The terrain of Puyinxing is very steep, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Enter from the Aimen Mountain Gorge, take the way between the rocks, and ride along the road.

The cliff on the right is steeped in the sky, and the cliff on the left is hundreds of feet long. There is a raging turbulence below, and the thunder rises under the feet.

The southernmost pass in Puyinxing was called Wuruan Pass. Originally, there was also a Han army stationed there, but because of the chaos and lack of defense, the refugees rushed through the pass, which created an opportunity for Ping Han, who had already risen up at that time. Randomly he led The trilogy took advantage of the chaos and captured Puyinxing.

Later, as Xu An subdued Zhang Yan and led his army to march south, he surrendered to the poison and killed Yang Feng.

At that time in the northern Taihang, Guo Daxian, Zuo Miaozhangba, Zuo Xiao and others were deployed by the Yellow Turban Army. Seeing Xu An leading the Yellow Turban Army all the way, Ping Han, Daji, Zhang Baiqi and others knew that if they refused to join, I'm afraid a war is inevitable.

After weighing the pros and cons, Ping Han and the others also chose to surrender.

After Pinghan surrendered, Puyinxing was brought under Xu An's rule.

Although the northern Taihang has experienced several twists and turns, Puyinxing has not changed much, and has never fallen into the hands of the Han army again.

The southernmost side of Puyinxing is Wuruan Pass, where the Yellow Turban Army guards.

Originally, this place was managed by Liu Shi, but because of the adjustment of the defense zone, Yu Po took over the jurisdiction here.

Now the Taihang Yellow Turban Army is divided into three parts, the northern part, the central part, and the southern part.

The main general in Jingxing area in the middle is Huanglong, while the main general in the defense area headed by Taihang Xing in the south is Yu Du, and the main general in Puyinxing area in Taihang in the north is Pei Yuanshao.

It was getting late and the barracks were closed, but the lights inside and outside Wuruan Pass were still brightly lit.

Puyin City is not far from Wuruan Pass. Even if the Han army was defeated in the Battle of Jizhou, Pei Yuanshao still did not dare to relax for a moment.

A large part of the reason why the Yellow Turban Army was able to take the initiative in the war was that all the eight Xings of Taihang had seven Xings in their hands, and only Zhiguan Xing, which connected Hanoi County and Hedong County, was not there.

However, for the current Yellow Turban Army, Zhe Guanxing's strategic significance is not too great. After all, even without the control of Zhe Guanxing, the defensive pressure of the Yellow Turban Army will not increase.

It is impossible for the Han army to invade the hinterland of the Yellow Turban Army through Zhiguanxing.

However, the Yellow Turban Army can invade the hinterland of the Han Court through other Guanxing, posing a threat to the Han Court.

In the deepest part of the Wuruanguan garrison barracks, in Pei Yuanshao's residence, the lights were not turned off, and there were even more guards outside the gate than usual.

In the house, four people sat separately.

But the one sitting in the first place was not Pei Yuanshao, who was the chief general of the northern Taihang, but a scribe with a fair complexion, wearing a deep crimson coat and a crown of honor.

Pei Yuanshao was sitting on his right hand at this time, and sitting facing Pei Yuanshao were two burly generals.

"The Han army has just been defeated, and the central government is in turmoil. The Eagle Wolf Guards sent news soon that there may be another storm in Luoyang City. This is a good opportunity for my Yellow Turban Army."

The flame flickered, reflecting the slightly gloomy face of the white-faced scribe.

Xu You's complexion flickered with the light of the fire, and he, Yan Liang and Wen Chou hurried all the way, and finally arrived at Puyinxing.

On the geomancy map behind him, several cities of Zhongshan Kingdom were circled with yellow paint. This is a new type of geomancy map drawn by Yingwei, which is much more detailed than the previous geomancy map.

"There are six cities in the northern part of Zhongshan, namely Guangchang, Tangxian, Shangquyang, Wangdu, Puyin, and Beiping."

Xu You stood up, pointed at the cities on the Kanyu map with his command whip and said in a cold voice.

"The northernmost city, Guangchang, is already in the hands of our army. There is chaos within the Han court, the Han army in Jizhou is newly defeated, and most of the Han army in Youzhou is lost. Morale is low. This is the best time for our army to march."

Looking at the cities on the Kanyu map, a gloomy look appeared on Xu You's face.

He had been planning this plan for a long time. Just after the Jizhou war was won, that idea came into his mind, but because the plan was not complete, he never said it out.

Until a while ago, after careful consideration, Xu You finally completed the plan, so he immediately went to meet Xu An.

It was at that time that he collided with Yan Zhong and Nanlou.

At that time, because Nanlou was beside Yan Zhong, Xu You didn't go into details, but just mentioned another order from Xu An, that he was in charge of the internal affairs order.

Xu You suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked at Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Pei Yuanshao.

This time, his purpose was to occupy the northern part of Zhongshan Kingdom.

The Zhongshan Kingdom of Jizhou is in the southwest of Zhuojun in Youzhou, and the northern part of Zhuojun is Shanggu and Daijun.

The Han army in Jizhou was newly defeated. Seeing the intrusion of the Yellow Turban Army and the rangers, they would definitely send troops to expel them before, but now they are almost at the point of fleeing. They only dare to defend the city and dare not fight in the field. For the Yellow Turban Army , the Han army in Jizhou is currently no threat.

In other words, the Han army in Youzhou will face the threat of the Yellow Turban army alone.

Once the Yellow Turban Army really completely controls the northern part of Zhongshan, the Han army in Youzhou will fall into an extremely passive situation.

If the Han army in Youzhou wants to attack Shanggu County, the Yellow Turban Army occupying Zhongshan Kingdom can enter from the back and attack from both sides, and vice versa.

And if the Yellow Turban Army set off from Shanggu and Zhongshan at the same time to attack Zhuo County in Youzhou, the Han army in Youzhou would have to fight on two fronts.

The internal turmoil in the Han court did not stop because of He Jin's death.

Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan fought for power, Jian Shuo was unwilling to be seized by foreign ministers, and Lu Zhi's return to Beijing did not stabilize the situation, but intensified it.

Luoyang City is now like a wooden barrel full of gunpowder, all that is missing is a tiny spark...

And that Mars had been placed in Luoyang City by Xu An not long ago by the Eagle Wolf Guard.

Xu You decided to send troops at this time precisely because he received Xu An's affirmative answer.

This time, Xu An wasn't stingy with his troops.

In name, Xu You now has a full [-] soldiers under his command.

Among them were [-] defenders of Puyinxing, more than [-] soldiers drawn from Liu Shi's command, and [-] soldiers from Bingzhou.

Speaking of Bingzhou Yicong, this cavalry army can now be said to be the largest cavalry army under Xu An's command.

The Southern Huns surrendered, and General Du Liao Li De was ordered by Xu An to lead the Southern Huns.

The change of service name was also carried out among the Southern Huns. Now there are four cavalry troops in the Yellow Turban Army.

The first is the Xiaoqi Battalion directly under Xu An's command. The main force is the original Han cavalry from Bingzhou, and the original Taihang Yellow Turban cavalry.

Although some soldiers were eliminated, and after repeated battles, there were losses, but after several subsequent expansions, there are still about [-] cavalry.

The second branch is the Du Liao Army under the command of Du Liao General Li De. The main body is the original Xihe County soldiers, that is, the original White Robe Army, with about [-] cavalry.

The third branch is the cavalry army of Shanggu Wuhuan, but although Shanggu Wuhuan is attached to it, it has not fully accepted Xu An's control, and it is still under the control of Nanlou. It is just that when Xu An needs cavalry, Nanlou will send troops. Song Suijun.

Although he didn't have complete control, the good thing was that Xu An didn't need to pay them salaries on weekdays, nor did he need to support the cavalry, as long as he paid some military expenses during wartime.

However, those military expenses are actually not much, so it is still very cost-effective.

Shanggu Wuhuan Tribe has more than [-] members, more than [-] people, and more than [-] people who control strings.

That is to say, if Xu An is desperate, the entire Shanggu Wuhuan tribe can send [-] cavalry troops to fight with Xu An at one time.

However, the quality of the soldiers is naturally mixed, and the combat power is worrying. If one hundred thousand cavalry troops are sent to fight at one time, then the territory occupied by the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe may be quickly occupied by other tribes.

So in fact, maintaining a good combat power without shaking the foundation, Xu An can recruit up to [-] cavalry troops from the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe, and this is all the regular troops of the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe.

The fourth cavalry army is Bingzhou Yicong.

Bingzhou Yicong was also the original Southern Huns, the Southern Xiongnu was a vassal, and the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe was a vassal.

The current word Hun has been completely removed from this world.

The Shanyu Xubu of the Southern Huns was beheaded, and the old Shanyu succeeded to the throne and chose to submit.

Old Shanyu was conferred the title of Marquis of Guiyi, and the other nobles of the former Southern Xiongnu were also conferred their own official titles. Naturally, they were all random positions and titles, and had no real power at all. Now they all live in Meiji City.

It is said to be living, but in fact it can be said to be under house arrest.

The current counties of Shuofang, Wuyuan, and Yunzhong in Bingzhou are managed by prefects and officials sent by the Yellow Turban Army.

The defense of the northern part of Bingzhou belongs to the Shuofang defense zone, which is in charge of General Du Liao Li De.

In this defense area, because it was originally the territory of the Southern Huns, there were not many cities, and the infantry was almost useless.

Therefore, most of the defense soldiers in the defense area were the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army, and the young and strong of the former Southern Xiongnu tribe were recruited as volunteers, called Bingzhou volunteers.

The Bingzhou righteous congregations that the two armies attacked and fought, as well as the four thousand Bingzhou righteous congregations in the battle of Jizhou, all came from this way.

The original Southern Huns, counting the slaves in the tribe, still has [-] people,
The tribes in the north are falling into disputes, and no one goes south to disturb them.

The Southern Huns can provide a large number of cavalry for the Yellow Turban Army.

The only thing that restricts the number of volunteers in Bingzhou is money and food.

If there is enough money and food, Xu An can recruit a huge cavalry army of [-] to [-] Huns, but the current combat effectiveness of Hu cavalry is far inferior to that of Han cavalry.

The main thing that restricts Hu Qi's combat power is his military equipment.

Practicing riding skills does not happen overnight. Hu Qi grew up in the grasslands and started riding horses almost from a very young age. His riding skills are superb, and he is naturally far superior to ordinary people in Han.

Now the workshops of the Yellow Turban Army are developing rapidly, and the artisan colleges in the workshops have also been established, and artisans from the people of the four states have also joined the workshops.

The workshop of the Yellow Turban Army is running at a high speed, and it is producing continuously. However, because the people of the four states and all walks of life also need equipment, the growth rate of the Yellow Turban Army's armaments is not too fast.

The production of armor and weapons is also not tolerated. Even if it only produces arms, it is difficult to arm [-] cavalry.

Therefore, there are only more than [-] soldiers in the standing army of Bingzhou Yicong.

The main force under Xu You's command was not any of the three previous trilogy, but the last three thousand soldiers.

The last more than [-] soldiers are the elites of the Yellow Turban Army who have made great achievements in battle, and the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army.

At the same time, Xu An also handed over to Xu You the twenty counterweight catapults that had just been produced in the Taihang Mountain secret workshop.

With these catapults, the so-called strong city in Zhongshan is not an obstacle at all.

The Han court reinforced the city in the land of Sili, and the main cities of Jizhou were also strengthened to a certain extent.The counterweight catapults of the Yellow Turban Army were difficult to break through, but the cities in the northern part of Zhongshan Kingdom were not reinforced at all.

Zhongshan Kingdom has only the prefectures and state administrations, Lunu has been reinforced to a certain extent, and the five cities in the north are still the old city walls.

Because of the establishment of the Six Gates, Zhou Jing became the head of the Gate, and a large number of rangers joined the Six Gates because of Zhou Jing's reputation.

Luoyang was in turmoil, and the embroidered clothes envoys shrank across the board. Now in the land of Jizhou, the Yinglangwei's momentum has surpassed the embroidered clothes envoys.

In Xu You's eyes, the five cities in Zhongshan today are completely riddled with holes and wounds, and they are undefended.

There is no suspense about the outcome of this battle.

The Han army was defeated in the Battle of Jizhou, and the garrisons in the five cities of Zhongshan were pitifully small, no more than [-] in total.

With counterweight catapults destroying cities and walls, the Yellow Turban Army would not suffer too many losses at all.

Except for the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, Liu Shijun and the defenders of Taihang Mountain have not experienced much battle experience, so it is time to hone their skills.

In fact, this time Xu An sent soldiers to assist Xu You, but it was just to be prepared.

What's more, after taking down the six cities of Zhongshan, a powerful trilogy is needed, as the magic needle of Dinghai to sit in the six cities of Zhongshan with Xu You.

While the lights were flickering, the corners of Xu You's mouth rose slightly, and a trace of heat flashed in his eyes.

He is not reconciled, only to be a mere military adviser, or get a mere position in the internal affairs order.

The Yellow Turban Army will not always be just the Yellow Turban Army, and the Taiping Road will not always be just the Taiping Road.

Now there are many generals in the Yellow Turban Army, but only him and Yan Zhong are the planners. This is an opportunity.

Although the Yellow Turban Army is still an anti-thief now, as long as the Yellow Turban Army develops and grows stronger, there will inevitably be speculators in the future, and people who are optimistic about the Yellow Turban Army will definitely join it. This is beyond doubt.

The position of Jiuqing is nothing, what he wants to ascend is the position of Sangong.

If you can't be famous in history, if you can't be a great minister, what's the point of coming to this world for a while.

Xu You's complexion changed slightly, and the knife wound on his chest was aching.

The fire light kept beating in Xu You's eyes, his face was gloomy and terrifying.

Xu You turned around slowly, looking at Yan Liang and the three of them through the dim light, his voice seemed to be coming from under the nine springs.

"Heaven and God will take the blame, and the time will not work, and you will suffer the disaster!"

(End of this chapter)