The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 560 Three-way March
The results of the attack on Liangzhou were even greater than Xu An's original plan.

The Wang family of Beidi gathered the tyrants of Beidi County, contacted the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qiang tribes in Beidi County, and easily occupied Fuping City, the seat of Beidi County.

Liangzhou's terrain is complex, and the best way to enter Liangzhou, the most gentle area, is undoubtedly to march along the Yellow River.

November [-]st.

Yan Zhong led the enlisted Bingzhou Yicong and Shanggu Yicong, that is, Xiongnu soldiers and Wuhuan soldiers, a total of [-] people, set off from Linrong in Shuofang County, and headed south along the course of the Yellow River.

The Xianbei tribe along the road was also ordered to join the Yellow Turban Army, selecting [-] strong and brave people and dividing them into three battalions as pioneers.

As a result, Yan Zhong's military strength has expanded to more than [-] people. The Xianbei tribes have already stored food for the winter, so naturally they don't need to consume the military food prepared by the Yellow Turban Army, and Yan Zhong can also take part of the food and grass as military food. .

After Xu An captured the western Xianbei royal court, he divided his troops into three groups.

One was led by Yan Rou, with more than [-] Wuhuan cavalry and [-] slave soldiers stationed in the western Xianbei royal court for logistics, guarding against possible counterattacks by the northern Xianbei tribes, and monitoring the prisoners in the royal court.

The other division was led by Xu Huang, with [-] riders from Xianbei and more than [-] riders from Wuxiang Camp, a total of [-] riders. They marched westward to Wuwei County.

On the other hand, Xu An led the two battalions of Wuxiang and Bingzhou, as well as Tengxiang Guards with a total of more than [-] people, and Xianbei cavalry with [-] people. They marched from the Wangting position of Xianbei in the west to Beidi County in the southeast.

According to the predetermined plan, Xu An went all the way south to approach the Yellow River, Yan Zhong marched south from Linrong along the river, and the two armies finally met successfully in Lingwu Valley, the northern border of Beidi County.

After the two armies joined forces, Yan Zhong led the cavalry army under his command to go first, and Xu An led the main cavalry army to stay behind.

At this time, the Wang family of Beidi also successfully controlled the four northern cities of Beidi County. Although there were some minor disturbances, with the cooperation of the Eagle Wolf Guard, the Wang family successfully controlled the northern part of Beidi County.

However, unlike the Wuwei Jia family who did it easily, the Liangzhou Wang family paid a heavy price.

Han Sui stayed in Beidi County with about [-] cavalry, and Wang Xin served as the captain.

Wang Xin is the eldest son of Wang Ye, the owner of the Liangzhou Wang family, and the future ruler of the Liangzhou Wang family, and also the elder brother of Wang Yi.

During the spring search, it was Xu An who was contacted by Wang Xin, who entrusted Xu An with the entire plan of the Wang family in Liangzhou.

However, Han Sui didn't put all his eggs in one basket. Wang Xin led two thousand horses alone, and the two deputy commanders each led one thousand horses.

The other two deputy captains were both Han Sui's cronies, and when Wang Xin dealt with them, one of them noticed that the atmosphere was not right.

Although Wang Xin made a decisive decision and chose to do it, it still stirred up a lot of trouble, and the trilogy under the Wang family of Liangzhou also suffered a lot.

However, after the death of those Han Sui's cronies, not many people spoke against him, and the rest surrendered.

The Liangzhou Wangs have lived in the Northland for a long time, and their methods are no worse than Han Sui's, and they are very good at winning people's hearts. This is why they dare to promise Xu An that it will be no problem to take down Beidi County.

In just a few days, Lianxian, Lingzhou, Dingxi, and Fuping, the four cities of Beidi County built on the Yellow River, were all under the control of the Wang family of Liangzhou. The Wang family of Liangzhou also hoarded a large amount of military rations for The use of the Yellow Turbans.

Xu An led the Yellow Turban Army all the way south, passing Beidi County all the way, without encountering any resistance at all.

Beidi County is divided into two parts, the north and the south, separated by mountains, rivers and hills, with only six cities.

Among them, there are four cities in the north, while there are only two cities in the south. The north and the south are separated. The north belongs to Han Sui and the south belongs to Ma Teng.

The northern city of Beidi County is the nearest city named Sanshui, which is located in the north of Anding County. It is more than two hundred miles away from Fuping in Beidi County. Now Beidi County is completely under the control of Xu An among.

If you want to enter Beidi County from Liangzhou, you can only start from Anding County, follow the direct current all the way north, and enter the main channel of the Yellow River.

In other words, whoever occupies Fuping will control the entire northern part of Beidi County. Fuping is the main throat entering Liangzhou from the north.

For the hidden guards under Han Sui, the Ying Guards stationed in Liangzhou also had certain precautions. In order to prevent the transmission of news, the Wang family of Liangzhou and the Ying Guards conspired to set up roadblocks and secret sentries on various traffic arteries and small roads.

Sure enough, some Liangzhou secret guards who wanted to convey the news of the fall of Beidi County were intercepted.

The Wang family of Liangzhou recruited the generals under Han Sui's command, and recruited more than a thousand soldiers, plus more than [-] Qianghu cavalry. Instead of waiting for Xu An, they went directly to Sanshui, the only city in the north of Anding County. hurry away.

After Xu An led the army to Fuping, the army was still resting, replenishing food and grass, and repairing the military equipment.

News came from Anding County that Sanshui City was tricked into opening the gate by Wang Xin, and Wang Xin had already gained control of Sanshui City.

And at this time, only a month had passed.

early december.

Good news came successively from Wuwei County and the southern part of Beidi County.

The entire county of Wuwei was almost controlled by the Jia clan of Wuwei. Among the twelve cities of Wuwei, nine cities in the north were taken down, leaving only the three cities of Yu[zhān] Niao[zhān] Wei[ǎo] Wai and Zuli near the Yellow River in the south. Because these three cities are far away, they are still under Han Sui's control.

Then the Wuwei Jia family summoned four thousand horses from the Qiang Hu army and two thousand private soldiers. The three thousand horses originally under Han Sui's command were also annexed by the Wuwei Jia family, and they got a total of nine thousand horses.

Xianbei in the west was destroyed, and Jia Gong, the patriarch of the Jia family in Wuwei, only left a small number of soldiers to maintain order in several cities.

Now that worries about the future have been eliminated, a large number of troops can be placed on the front line.

So Jia Gong ordered Jia Cai to lead [-] riders to help Xu Huang, and listen to his driving under his tent.

Xu Huang's army has arrived in Zhangye, and the addition of Wuwei Jia's trilogy has also made Xu Huang's army successfully exceed [-] cavalry.

At this time, the military strength under Xu Huang's command has far exceeded the military strength of Jincheng County, which is still under Han Sui's control.

The Yellow Turbans attacked on two fronts, and successfully caught Han Sui and Ma Teng by surprise.

Han Sui was under the enemy for a while. Hearing the rebellion of Wuwei Jia's and Beidi Wang's two great families, he didn't slow down and almost fainted in the tent.

The bad news was far more than the news from Wuwei and Anding counties. Not long after the news that the northern part of Beidi County was occupied by the Yellow Turban Army came out, another news reached Ma Teng's ears.

The trail they controlled from Shangjun to Beidi County was breached at night. Before Ma Teng's trilogy in the southern part of Beidi County could react, Zhang Yang was already leading the Yellow Turban Army's infantry marching towards the city.

In less than ten days, the two cities of Niyang and Yi[yì]ju in the southern part of Beidi County were breached.

Under the attack of the powerful counterweight trebuchets of the Yellow Turban Army, the rammed earth walls of the city were easily broken like tofu.

In the Battle of Shuofang in the past, the [-] Hun cavalry fought desperately, but they did not break down the Yellow Turban infantry formation. How could the Qiang-Han coalition forces under Ma Teng's command, which were only a few thousand strong, make any contribution?

In the end, Ma Teng had to abandon the city and fled in a hurry.

After a brief rest, Zhang Yan led the army to continue to attack westward, advancing towards Linjing, the seat of Anding County.

(End of this chapter)