The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 689 Liu Yan
Chuping, Chuping.

In the past, when this year was set.

Sun Jian had just regained Luoyang, with successive battles and victories, Dong Zhuo retreated in Guanzhong, and most of the rebellions within the Han Empire were quelled.

Taiping Road is entrenched in Bingzhou, and after the Yellow Turbans of Sizhou entered the mountain, they did not come out of the mountain to attack again.

The battle between Han Sui and Ma Teng in Liangzhou gradually became fierce, and they had no time to look around.

Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, who proclaimed the imperial system in Youzhou, were beheaded, Wuhuan of the three counties returned to them, and Xianbei in the north showed their favor.

The Han Dynasty seems to have reversed its decline and is about to recover.

The future of the Han Dynasty seems to be a little brighter, so a group of courtiers negotiated and set the year name as "Chuping".

Chu Ping...

Chu Ping...

It's a pity that this year name is nothing more than a good wish after all.

The world has not changed much because of Chuping's year name.

Under the surface of this calm lake in the world, there are countless ghosts and monsters hidden, and countless evil monsters are hidden.

Chuping four years (193 years).

For four years, the world was in constant turmoil, and the disputes did not stop for a single day.

But now the flames of war have finally spread to Yizhou, which is almost isolated from the world.

The two counties of Berkshire and Qianwei County once again ignited the flames of war. This time, the powerful families in Yizhou and the surviving Yellow Turban Army in Yizhou seemed to be united. In just half a month, several cities in Berkshire and Qianwei County fall.

In addition to the two counties of Bajun and Qianwei, the powerful families in Zangke County also raised troops and launched a rebellion.

This time, the momentum of the Yizhou rebels was stronger than that of Ren Qi and Jia Long before, and the commotion it caused was several times higher.

With the successive victories of the Yizhou rebels, except for the two surnames of Jia and Ren, the powerful families in Yizhou finally put their bets on the gamble.

At the beginning Liu Yan wanted to set up a majestic punishment for his self-esteem, so he entrusted Tuo with the task and beheaded more than ten powerful people in the state.

Later, Ren Qi and Jia Long rebelled and had the upper hand, but in the end they fell short and were defeated by Liu Yan's Dongzhou soldiers.

The members of the Dongzhou Bing were all people who had fled from outside Yizhou. Tens of thousands of households from Nanyang and Sanfu people flowed into Yizhou. After they were incorporated by Liu Yan, they were named Dongzhou Bing.

The military discipline of Dongzhou soldiers is not very good. They often violate the people and rob property. Even powerful families are harassed by them and cannot escape.

Dongzhou soldiers' invasion and violence became a problem for the people, but Liu Yan did not restrain them, which naturally made all the local powerful families in Yizhou very angry.

This time, the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army took the lead in attacking the two cities of Guanghan and Anhan, which attracted almost all of Liu Yan's attention.

After Liu Yan heard the news, he sent Pang Xi to lead [-] Dongzhou soldiers to counter the rebellion, which was almost more than half of the Dongzhou soldiers.

Now in Mianzhu, Liu Yan only has less than [-] Dongzhou soldiers left as defense, and Liu Yan has recruited some recruits, totaling no more than [-] to [-].

Mianzhu can be said to be extremely empty now, Ren Xian can now lead an army, set off from Qianwei County, and approach Mianzhu in Guanghan County.

Zizhong and Niuyu in Qianwei County were captured by the tyrants of Yizhou. Zizhong is the northern city of Qianwei County and an important channel connecting Qianwei County and Guanghan County. This channel has been cut off, which also means that Liu Yan lost Control over most of Qianwei County.

There are only two passages to enter Guanghan County from Qianwei County.

One is to enter Guanghan through Zizhong and Niuzhen.

The second is to pass through Wuyang, the seat of Qianwei County, go north to enter Shu County, and then enter Guangyang County through Shu County.

Now Liu Yan wants to redeploy his troops back, but there is no other way, not to mention that even if the Dongzhou soldiers dispatched to Guanghan are withdrawn, Qianwei County has lost control, the barrier in the south of Guanghan County has disappeared, and now Mianzhu is directly exposed. Under the vanguard of Yizhou rebels,
Moreover, the main force of the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army is now entrenched in the Guanghan and Anhan areas.

Liu Yan placed a large number of Dongzhou soldiers in the northern part of Guanghan County, because Liu Yan had already torn face with Zhang Lu, so he had to guard against Zhang Lu's invasion.

This Dongzhou soldier in the north of Guanghan County was immediately remembered by Liu Yan, but there was also a change in Hanzhong. Zhang Lu seemed to be brewing some plan, which made Liu Yan suspicious.

Because if the Yizhou rebels had persuaded Zhang Lu to send troops to Yizhou, then he would transfer the Dongzhou soldiers from the north to the south at this time. Once Zhang Lu went south, he might face the danger of being surrounded on three sides.

Therefore, after Liu Yan weighed the pros and cons, he still let the Dongzhou soldiers in the northern part of Guanghan County continue to guard the front line of Zitong, and be alert to Zhang Lu's possible invasion.

Now Mianzhu's troops are stretched, and Liu Yan has nothing to do even if he repents.

The Yizhou Yellow Turban Army has entered Guanghan under the leadership of Yizhou Taipingdao Qu Commander Zhao Zhi. Liu Yan first asked Pang Xi to lead the Dongzhou soldiers to quell the rebellion. Now it is the time when the two armies are confronting each other.

The news from Pang Xi was not good. The Yizhou Yellow Turban Army, which was already on the verge of exhaustion, seemed to have regained its vitality after walking out of the mountains again.

In fact, the original Yizhou Yellow Turban Army could not be called an army at all. Whether it was attacking or retreating, there were no rules.

In the past, when Ma Xiang led the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army, he claimed to be the Son of Heaven and defeated the three counties, but there was not much change. It was just that there was a group of old soldiers who were familiar with the battle formation. The end of the army.

But one thing is indisputable, the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army was originally just a group of stragglers, just like ordinary bandits, they didn't know anything about military affairs at all, and they marched and fought without any rules.

But the news from Pang Xi explained in detail the changes in the Yellow Turban Army in Yizhou.

The Yizhou Yellow Turban Army not only defended Guanghan City, but also set up large formations in several important places outside Guanghan City, which can echo each other and rush to help each other.

Moreover, the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army can see certain rules and regulations when marching and fighting, and there are rarely any messy situations as before.

The current Yizhou Yellow Turban Army not only has war drums, but also can understand the military orders conveyed by the sound of drums and horns, and can even understand the flags and fight according to the flags.

At first, Pang Xi thought that the Yellow Turban Army in Yizhou was still as weak as before. With such a mentality, he lost troops and generals in the first confrontation, and was defeated for a while, leaving hundreds of corpses outside Guanghan City.

If it was the former Yizhou Yellow Turban Army, then Pang Xi could withdraw the army completely.

But now the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army has undergone great changes in both style and appearance. After being defeated by the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army for a while, the morale of the Dongzhou soldiers was quite low.

In this case, retreating, once the Yizhou Yellow Turban army pursues from behind, there may be a risk of defeat.

Once defeated, it means that the eastern part of Guanghan County will be completely out of Liu Yan's control, and the front of the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army will be able to point directly at Mianzhu.

But if they don't retreat now, once Qianwei County is fully controlled by the Yizhou rebels, and the Yizhou rebels go directly north from Niudang, they can cut off the retreat path of the Dongzhou soldiers led by Pang Xi.

In just ten months, Berkshire is now completely out of control, Qianwei County is almost out of control, and the barrier in the south of Guanghan County has disappeared.

Liu Yan stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back and a gloomy expression.

"There are more than [-] Yizhou rebels outside Wuyang City, who have blocked the north-south passage, and the southern part of Qianwei County has lost contact with us."

Wu Yi looked a little embarrassed. The situation in Yizhou is extremely bad now, and internal and external troubles all broke out at once.

In fact, not only the situation in Qianwei County and Ba County is not good, but also some tyrants in Shu County and Guanghan County.

Wu Yi has no doubt that once the Yizhou rebels gain the upper hand, even the local powerful families in the two counties will respond to the Yizhou rebels.

Liu Yan's killing of more than a dozen local powerful families in Yizhou had already aroused public outrage.

Wu Yi originally thought that after the rebellion of Ren Qi and Jia Long was quelled, the powerful families in Yizhou would stop for a while.

But things backfired, and now the Yizhou powerful family has joined forces with the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army.

"There are only some stable soldiers left in the northern part of Shu County, and the rest of the battle-ready soldiers are moving closer to Chengdu."

"It is estimated that by March [-], all the reinforcements from Shu County should be able to arrive in Chengdu. Even if Wuyang City is destroyed by then, the southwest of Mianzhu will still be guaranteed."

Liu Yan tilted his head slightly, and looked sideways at Wu Yi.

"Approximately how many people are there under Ren Xian and the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army?"

Wu Yi recalled it for a while, and replied: "There are more than [-] soldiers under Ren Xian's command, which are considered to be capable of fighting. Among these people, some are private soldiers from powerful families in Yizhou, and the other part are from Berkshire. , Jian is the county soldier of the two counties."

"The rest of the auxiliary army is about [-] to [-] people, but these people's combat power is not high, and they are all temporarily recruited civilians and can be ignored."

"Ren Xian should have learned his lesson and will not bring these auxiliary troops this time."

Liu Yan nodded slightly. The reason why Ren Qi and Jia Long were defeated before was because the auxiliary army was defeated by the Dongzhou Army. Yizhou rebels led by Qi Qi.

"Some of the soldiers on the Mothie's side are in Guanghan City. It's hard to count, but there are about [-] soldiers outside the city, and the rough number should be around [-]."

"In the north of Berkshire, we are still trying to get in touch. If we can get in touch, we should be able to find a support army to go south and threaten Anhan City in Berkshire, attracting some attention."

Wu Yi looked a little hesitant.

"This time the moth thief's face has changed a lot, and I'm afraid it has something to do with the Taiping Road in the north."

Liu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. He was a little unbelievable when he received the news from Pang Xi.

He even came up with the idea of ​​going to see these moth thieves himself, but now he needs to solve the problems caused by the local powerful families in Yizhou and stop the rebellion.

The news in Yizhou is blocked, and they don't know a lot of news from the outside world.

If Liu Yan knew everything that happened in Qingzhou, then he would know why the Yellow Turban Army in Yizhou had changed so much.

Facts have proved that using officers with a certain degree of military literacy to train soldiers who are not even familiar with battle formations or even participated in battles can quickly equip them with certain combat capabilities.

The Taipingdao Army Academy that Xu An had previously established in Jinyang had indeed trained quite a few outstanding generals and schools. These mid- and low-level officers had greatly improved the combat effectiveness and organization of the Yellow Turban Army.

After receiving special training, the eagle wolf Wei Tiqi can serve as a military instructor after receiving certain military training.

For those peasants who had no battle experience at all, and not long ago, they were facing the loess with their backs to the sky, plowing and logging with farm tools, they knew nothing about marching and fighting.

A battle between two armies, especially a battle between large armies, is completely different from fighting with weapons in the countryside.

Although the fighting in the countryside is fierce, it is still a small-scale fighting, and a large army must be organized.

In a dignified formation, thousands of people lined up, the brave must not be the first, and the cowardly must not be the last.

Cong guns poked, Cong guns stabbed, slashed with random knives, and killed him indiscriminately.

Just rushing in together, it's hard to change hands, how can you move left and right.

When one person turns back, the public is suspicious, and when one person moves, the public will also seize their hearts, so there is no room for advancing or retreating.

In the battle with cold weapons, once the number of people exceeds a hundred or even dozens of people, as long as an army formation is formed, even a simple army formation can exert great combat effectiveness.

The Yizhou Yellow Turban Army had a huge momentum before, but the more than [-] people under Ma Xiang's command were easily defeated by the tens of thousands led by Jia Long.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, various battle examples were recorded and also proved the importance of military formation, organization, and military quality.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were many rebels and rogues, ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands of people could be chased and fled all the way by thousands of people.

The battle formation is no better than fighting with weapons. The mandarin duck formation that Qi Jiguang rehearsed at the beginning killed a large number of Japanese pirates, but he himself suffered almost zero casualties.

"Don't worry about the Mothie, let Pang Xi turn back as soon as he finds an opportunity, and return to Mianzhu. It doesn't matter if the eastern part of Guanghan County is given to the Mothie."

"The Mothie's side is not important. Although the Mothie is colluding with Ren Xian and the others, it is absolutely impossible for the two families to be of one mind. If Ren Xian attacks Mianzhu, he will never ask the Mothie for help. If the Mothie is on the side, Ren Xian We still need to leave some soldiers to guard against moth thieves."

"When necessary..."

Liu Yan's eyes flashed sharply.

"Tell Pang Xi that you can let the soldiers of Guanghan County be the army..."

Wu Yi's heart trembled. What Liu Yan said was very explicit. He understood what Liu Yan meant.

"promise."

Wu Yi bowed his head and agreed.

Since Liu Yan entered Yizhou, Liu Yan's actions have undergone great changes.

Wu Yi was from Chenliu County, Yanzhou, and his uncle Wu Kuang was a subordinate of General He Jin of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

He Jin was killed, and the Wu family was also implicated.

At that time, Liu Yan moved to be the shepherd of Yizhou. Because his father had a good relationship with Liu Yan, Wu Yi brought his whole family to Shu with Liu Yan.

Wu Yi was not ignorant of Liu Yan's desire to establish himself as emperor.

When Wu Yi came back to his senses, Liu Yan had already left the courtyard.

The strange flowers and trees in the courtyard did not make Wu Yi's heavy mood any better.

In fact, there was one more thing he didn't tell Liu Yan.

He always had a feeling in his heart, a bad feeling.

Whenever he mentioned the Yellow Turban Army, his heart felt so stuffy.

The last time he was feeling bored, it was precisely because of the Luoyang Palace Change that shocked the world...

(End of this chapter)