The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 670

The black cloud overwhelms the city and wants to destroy it.

Overcast clouds covered almost the entire sky.

Although it was only in the afternoon, the visibility had already dropped to the level that was only seen at dusk in the past.

In the third year of Chuping (192), August [-]th.

In the west of Qi State, west of Linqu, the main force of the Yellow Turban Army on Mount Tai is about to cross the border between Qi State and Beihai State.

At this time, the Taishan Yellow Turban Army was still more than [-] miles away from Xiami City in Beihai Kingdom, and their straight-line distance was only more than [-] miles.

But on the official road, everyone's faces are full of worry.

The soldiers and civilians in the Taishan Yellow Turban Army were either farmers or craftsmen and coolies. They actually had their own experience to judge when it rained. Many people discovered that the wind and rain were about to hit very early.

The sky was as dark as ink, and there was no fluke in everyone's heart. Everyone knew that this was a harbinger of a huge rainstorm that was about to hit.

The rain was pouring, the roads were muddy, and the disease that might follow.

Among the Taishan Yellow Turban Army, no matter whether it is a regular soldier or a team of women, children and the elderly, there are few noises or smiles.

Every face is full of melancholy and embarrassment.

Lu Sheng rode a war horse and galloped beside the official road, constantly giving new orders.

While mobilizing the troops under his command to the outer perimeter for defense, at the same time, he arranged for the young and strong to carry the luggage and help the women, children and the elderly march.

The Jizhou soldiers chased closer and closer, and the cavalry of the Jizhou Army was about to bite their rear.

Lu Sheng knew very well that the combat power of the Jizhou army was much higher than that of the Qingzhou army.

The most important thing is that there are quite a few cavalry troops in the Jizhou Army. This is because the Qingzhou Army has no way to compare with the Jizhou Army.

The reason why the ambush of the Qingzhou soldiers was so smooth in the first place was because Liu Xun's underestimation of the enemy and his eagerness to pursue the enemy were captured, and secondly, because the Qingzhou soldiers did not have many cavalry.

The scarcity of cavalry meant that the scope of scouting activities could not be too large, and the search speed would not be very fast. In order to pursue, the scouting and reconnaissance of Qingzhou soldiers would only be more superficial.

Because of this, the Taishan Army's ambush was able to make great achievements in one fell swoop.

Of course, everything that happened afterwards, the Qingzhou North Route Army's defeat must be attributed to Liu Xun, the leader of the Qingzhou Army.

It was Liu Xun's series of wrong instructions that led to the final defeat of the Qingzhou North Route Army.

There is no shortage of cavalry in the Jizhou Army, which is one of the important reasons why Lu Sheng cannot repeat his old tricks.

Another important reason is that Lu Sheng planned an ambush against the Jizhou army, but Tian Feng easily saw through it, and even lost more than [-] soldiers.

In the end, it was Wang Zhen who personally led the cavalry to break through the interception formation of the Jizhou Army. Before the Jizhou Army had time to complete the encirclement, he led the rest of the soldiers out of the battlefield, which saved the lives of some soldiers.

It can be said that if Wang Zhen hadn't stood up at the critical moment, I am afraid that all the more than [-] soldiers who participated in the ambush might have confessed to the ambush site.

Tian Feng is not Liu Xun. Tian Feng also has his own way of leading troops to fight.

Lu Sheng was able to lead the Taishan Yellow Turban Army to break through the encirclement, but it was not because of Tian Feng's arrangement.

Tian Feng arranged defenders on all sides, and asked them to march cautiously, keep concealed as much as possible, don't startle the enemy, and deliberately arranged the troops as far away from the Yellow Turban Army's garrison on Mount Tai as possible.

The reason why Lu Sheng discovered the clue was the result of the officials of the Pingyuan Kingdom who had been procrastinating, not because of Tian Feng.

Tian Feng knew that this would make the Taishan Yellow Turban Army suspicious, so he specifically asked to arrange for Pingyuan Country to cross the river, at least to show the Taishan Yellow Turban Army to let the Taishan Yellow Turban Army relax their vigilance.

But when the letter arrived in Yecheng, the request was quickly rejected.

Even the supplies to the Taishan Yellow Turban Army were cut off, and the reason for all this was because of Guo Tu, who He Tianfeng didn't deal with.

Guo Tu advised Yuan Shao, saying that the strength of the Taishan Yellow Turban Army was much smaller, and he arranged for the false crossing of the river, and falsely reported the amount of money and food given to the Taishan Yellow Turban Army. In the end, Yuan Shao did not agree to Tian Feng's request.

Under the influence of Guo Tu, Yuan Shao believed that the Taishan Yellow Turban Army was just a turtle in a urn and could not cause any trouble at all, so there was no need to spend extra money and food.

And all this led to two major defeats of the Qingzhou soldiers-the defeat of Zhuocheng and the defeat of Luoyin.

Lu Sheng reined in his horse, his face extremely solemn.

Just now, news came from the troops behind the rear hall that the cavalry of the Jizhou Army were only a few miles away from them, and the flag of the Jizhou Army Cavalry Army could already be seen.

The vanguard of Jizhou is about to bite the rear of the Taishan Yellow Turban Army.

Lu Sheng held the rein tightly, his gaze was serious.

He knew very well what kind of disaster would happen if he was bitten by the enemy's cavalry.

Tian Feng is not the incompetent Liu Xun, nor the Jizhou soldiers, nor the weak Qingzhou soldiers.

More than [-] miles, the current marching speed of the army is only more than [-] miles a day, and it will take more than six days to reach Xiami.

According to the news received yesterday, the Yingzhou Army has already broken through Xiami City and is continuing to march westward.

Although Lu Sheng didn't know the topography of Qingzhou, Wang Zhen, who was a thousand households of Eagle Wolf Guards, did. Wang Zhen and Lu Sheng explained in detail the obstacles that the Yingzhou Army needed to face when they came to support them.

From Yingzhou to the west, there are two cities that cannot be bypassed.

One is Xiami, and it is Duchang City, which is more than [-] miles west of Xiami.

Because Xiami and Duchang are close to Yingzhou, they both placed a lot of soldiers.

It can be said that it is a small miracle that the Yingzhou Army can break through Xiami within a few days. In ancient times, most siege battles were calculated on the basis of months, or even years.

Even if attacking Duchang City is as easy as Xiami City, it will take three or four days for Yingzhou to break through Duchang and continue marching southwest to meet them.

After the Mount Tai Yellow Turban Army entered the territory of the Beihai Kingdom, they needed to head northeast immediately, and the city blocking the front of the Mount Tai Yellow Turban Army was a big city in the Beihai Kingdom——Pingshou.

Pingshou City is located in the hinterland of Beihai Kingdom, extending in all directions, only fifty or sixty miles away from the county seat of Beihai Kingdom, so it can be regarded as a big city in Beihai Kingdom.

The Taishan Yellow Turban Army came all the way, ignoring the surrounding cities, they chose to detour and pass quickly.

There will be pursuers later, and the Taishan Yellow Turban Army will naturally not be able to attack the city. There are not many soldiers in those cities, so there is no need to worry too much about the army being cut off.

You must know that there are more than [-] people in the Taishan Yellow Turban Army, and most of them are young and strong. Even if they are holding farm tools and wooden spears, they cannot be resisted by government servants or a hundred or so soldiers in those cities.

Most of Qingzhou's army was transferred by Yuan Tan to Taishan County and Xuzhou, and the last remaining soldiers were basically mobilized by Tian Feng to encircle and suppress the Taishan Yellow Turban Army.

After Lu Sheng defeated Qingzhou's East Route Army and North Route Army successively, it can be said that most of Qingzhou's active troops were almost wiped out.

However, there are still a lot of county soldiers in Beihai Kingdom. These county soldiers are left behind by Yuan Tan in order to prevent the Yingzhou Army from Yingzhou to harass or attack Beihai Kingdom.

This county soldier has a total strength of [-] in the field. Long before, Tian Feng had already sent a letter on a fast horse, ordering the Beihai Kingdom to gather these county soldiers, and called on the local tyrants in Qingzhou to recruit some family soldiers and soldiers. Xiangyong, all gathered in Pingshou City.

The Taishan Yellow Turban Army's attempt to march eastward is obvious, that is, they want to enter Yingzhou and join forces with Gongsundu's army in Yingzhou.

The relationship between Taiping Dao and Gongsun Du is quite harmonious. Tian Feng, as a counselor under Yuan Shao's command, is naturally very clear about Gongsun Du's attitude. He guessed the plan of the Taishan Yellow Turban Army very early, so he immediately mobilized the Beihai Kingdom County soldiers.

If it weren't for the fact that the battle in Xuzhou was still urgent, and the situation had not eased, but had intensified instead, Tian Feng would even have mobilized all the Qingzhou soldiers in the north of Xuzhou.

The two defeats of Zhuocheng and Luoyin Qingzhou soldiers already made Tian Feng completely unable to believe in the combat power of Qingzhou soldiers.

"In the process of marching, everyone helps the women, children and the elderly move, discard all unnecessary baggage, and let the women, children and the elderly go first!"

Lu Sheng reined in his horse and gave an order sharply.

"Order Taishan Battalion to advance to the rear army immediately, Wang Zhen, you stay and command the army to continue to advance towards Pingshou City."

Lu Sheng briefly gave a few orders, and then he led the horse, and was about to leave the official road with his personal guards.

"Lu Sheng."

Wang Zhen called out to stop Lu Sheng who was about to act.

Lu Sheng was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Wang Zhen, he didn't know why Wang Zhen would stop him at this time.

Wang Zhen's face was solemn, his eyes were deep, he stared at Lu Sheng slightly lowered his head, and said in a deep voice.

"Let me go."

Wang Zhen knew very well what Lu Sheng was going to do.

Lu Sheng wants to lead the Taishan battalion to the rear, to be the rear of the army.

"I must go."

Lu Sheng shook his head and smiled lightly.

"I said that I would let them live and lead them to find a way out..."

Lu Sheng stared at Wang Zhen's eyes solemnly.

"The road to life is right in front of you. I am the handsome man they elected."

"Getting a hundred catties of gold is worse than getting Jibu Yinuo. I have heard about Jibu's stories since I was a child, and I want to be a man like Jibu, so I always keep my promise..."

"Then don't break your word."

Wang Zhen interrupted Lu Sheng's words.

"You want to die in Qi like this, and then throw all the burden of the safety of more than a hundred thousand people on my shoulders?"

"This burden is too heavy for me to bear."

Wang Zhen led the horse and walked to the front of Lu Sheng.

"You promised to lead them to find a way of life, but now the way of life is in front of you, but you want to abandon those who have been following you?"

Wang Zhen stretched out his hand and took his spear from the guard beside him.

"You take Taishan Battalion first, there is still a fierce battle in Pingshou."

"I'll take Wei Shanying to intercept the pursuers."

Wang Zhen clenched his spear and looked to the west.

In the west, a large number of black clouds gather on it, and a storm is about to hit.

　There is one more chapter at 11.35.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)