Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 71 Strong soldiers crushed, Zheng Ping quickly broke through Ban County
Ban County is the hardest-hit area to be poisoned by Yellow Turban thieves.

Because of Ban County Magistrate's fleeing without a fight, Ban County City was captured by the yellow turban thieves who came by surprise with almost no resistance.

The only fortunate thing is that because of Liu Bei's decree, a large amount of money and food has accumulated in Ban County.

As a result, the group of Yellow Turbans who broke through Ban County, except for killing some officials who had no time to escape, rarely violated the people in the city.

After all, the money and food hoarded in the city was enough for the Yellow Turbans to eat and drink temporarily, and there was no need to rob the people in the city of money and food.

But such a balance cannot be maintained for long!
The money and food in the city will always be exhausted one day, and once the yellow turban thieves get used to getting something for nothing, it will be difficult to change it back.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

At that time, the yellow turban thieves in this city will inevitably rob the people of their money and food.

If the people are robbed, a new group of people will become Yellow Turban thieves or refugees, and the fields will not be cultivated, and the Yellow Turban disaster will further worsen!

After Zheng Ping dealt with the Yellow Turban bandits in Ande County and Ge County, he immediately dispatched troops to Ban County, in order to prevent this possibility of deterioration.

Before winter, the yellow turban thieves in the nine counties of the plain could not occupy the city.

"Sir, the yellow turban bandits broke through the city, got armor and weapons, and have no money and food, how can they break the city?" Deng Xu followed Zheng Ping, and his tone gradually became respectful.

Looking at the county town in front of him, Zheng Ping had a cold look in his eyes: "Thieves are always thieves. Even if they have armor and weapons and take advantage of the city's location, they are still just a mob."

"Beat the drum and move forward, close to the city to fight!"

When the county soldiers heard the sound of the drum, they kept their faces silent and advanced towards the city of Ban County.

Having won two games in a row, this group of county soldiers already had enough trust in Zheng Ping's ability to command troops.

General is the courage of soldiers, not a casual joke.

The higher the ability of the general, the greater the courage of the soldiers.

A thousand soldiers of the county set up an army formation under the county seat.

Deng Xu, on the other hand, rode his horse forward and yelled at the top of the city tower: "Prince Pingyuan is under the command of Liu Bei, and Captain Deng Xu is here. Who would dare to go out of the city to fight?"

The arrival of the county soldiers had already alarmed the Yellow Turban bandits in Ban County.

Sima, the leader of the thieves, looked at the county soldiers below the city in fear, and saw that their lineup was neat and the soldiers were silent, he couldn't help frowning secretly.

This Sima Fear was originally a humble scholar who had no ambitions. He used to be a county magistrate, but he was suppressed by his colleagues and framed as a traitor.

Fearing his life, Sima took refuge in the bandit Ding Er in a rage.

But although Sima fear became a bandit, he was not satisfied with being the second child. While Ding Er was bathing in the river, he threw a poisonous snake, causing the illusion of Ding Er's accidental death.

And Sima Fear also successfully became the bandit leader.

Sima Fear had read books and knew that being a bandit leader would lead nowhere.

So Sima feared under the guise of Taiping Dao, claiming to be the successor of the local general Zhang Bao, and preached in Banxian, Leling, and Yanci.

It really made Sima fear develop a group of believers.

This year, there is little rain, and the harvest in the fields is not good. In Banxian, Leling, and Yanci, there are a large number of officials colluding with powerful and bully, which caused people's resentment to boil.

Fearing that the opportunity had come, Sima raided Yanci city at night, killed Yanci Ling and dozens of county officials, and robbed weapons and armor.

Then he stormed Leling and killed Leling Ling.

When he entered Ban County, the county magistrate was even more frightened and fled without fighting.

This made Sima fear quite proud.

But Sima fear was quite vicious and cunning, even though he was the mastermind who broke the three cities of Banxian, Leling and Yanci, few people knew the name of Sima fear.

Among the Yellow Turban Thieves, they only call Sima Fear "Digong Qushuai", in order to correspond to Sima Fear's self-proclaimed successor of the Digong General.

"Defend the city, don't bother!"

Sima feared that he was self-aware. Although he now had armor and weapons, the yellow turban bandits were loose and undisciplined. They could still win by bullying some weak county soldiers, but they were too confident to fight against the well-organized county soldiers.

Deng Xu scolded for a while, but seeing that the yellow scarf thieves in the city had no intention of leaving the city at all, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Strange, this group of yellow scarves turned into turtles?"

Deng Xu returned to the main formation and replied to Zheng Ping: "Sir, the Yellow Turban Bandits are not coming out of the city!"

"Can't get out of the city?" Zheng Ping looked at the top of the city, and there was a faint smile in his eyes: "Turtles are not so easy to be. Orders are sent, and the soldiers bury the pot to make food, and the soldiers practice the four martial arts."

Deng Xu was stunned: "Sir, just practice the four martial arts battles under this city, what if the yellow scarf bandits go out of the city?"

Zheng Ping chuckled and asked back: "Are you afraid they will leave the city?"

Deng Xu came to his senses instantly, and said with a smile, "I'm not afraid that they will go out of the city, but I'm afraid that they will continue to be turtles!"

soon.

The county soldiers began to perform their duties.

The gang leaders were busy burying pots and making food one by one, while the warriors pushed the baggage cart to the predetermined position and dropped a lot of thorns.

Another soldier moved the wooden boards and piled up the general platform.

The sound of shouting and killing gradually sounded.

This scene directly stunned the yellow scarf thieves at the head of the city.

"Buying pots and cooking in front of us, and going to practice soldiers and horses, it's so exasperating!"

"Shuai Qu, let's go out to fight in the city. It's just a group of officers and soldiers. It's not like we haven't killed them these days!"

"Yes, take advantage of the disorganized lineup of officers and soldiers and kill them."

"After killing this group of officers and soldiers, Commander Qu will be able to kill all the way to Pingyuan City, and he will also kill that Liu Bei."

"He is handsome, let's send troops!"

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Zheng Ping buried the pot in front of the yellow turban bandits and practiced the art of war. This humiliation was too strong.

It was as if he didn't take the yellow scarves in Ban County seriously at all.

Sima fear clenched his fist.

Since his debut, Sima fear thought that he was unparalleled in intelligence, and attacking cities was nothing more than that.

Now he was humiliated by Zheng Ping in such an arrogant way.

"Out of town!"

Sima fear gritted his teeth.

I dare not go out of the city when the ranks of officers and soldiers are in order, but now that the ranks of officers and soldiers are scattered, what is there to be afraid of?

"squeak"

The city gate of Ban County fell down, and the yellow turban thieves rushed out like bees.

Without saying hello or yelling harsh words, he rushed to kill the county soldiers.

"Go straight to the battle?" Deng Xu was a little surprised: "I thought this city defender had some skills, so it turned out to be no different from the yellow scarves in Ande County."

Deng Xu remembered Zheng Ping's evaluation of the Yellow Turban Bandits: Thieves are always bandits, even if they have armor and weapons and occupy a favorable location in the city, they are still just a mob.

In Sima Fear's eyes, the county soldiers were scattered and had no formation.

But in fact, these county soldiers have already arranged formations, and the decree has been implemented. There are rules for facing the enemy frontally, cooperating with the side, when to gather, and when to disperse like birds and beasts.

Looseness is just a means to lure the Yellow Turban thief out of the city.

"Beat the drum, come back!"

"Raise the flag!"

Zheng Ping calmly issued tactical orders one by one.

Drummers and flag bearers also began to convey Zheng Ping's tactical orders to the soldiers in the counties.

soon.

Sima feared that the county soldiers who were scattered in his eyes suddenly became neat and tidy again.

"be cheated!"

Sima was afraid of the future, and realized that all the cooking and military exercises were just tricks to lure the enemy.

The purpose is to trick myself out of the city.

Without the favorable location of the city, the victory or defeat of the two sides depends on whose soldiers and horses cooperate better!
Talk about cooperation with the Yellow Turbans?
Sima was afraid that he couldn't believe it!

"Rush, rush to the general platform!"

At this time, the arrow is on the string, and Sima fears knowing that he has been fooled, so he can only order the Yellow Turbans to move forward.

As long as Zheng Ping on the general platform is killed, no matter how neat the military appearance of this group of county soldiers, they will be defeated!

But Sima fear has already entered the urn, how can Zheng Ping let Sima fear easily rush to Jiangtai?

"The shield soldiers return to defense and protect the general's platform!"

"Flanking cavalry, attack its tail!"

With a wave of the command flag, the shield soldiers began to return to defense, protecting the general platform tightly, and the cavalry deployed on the two wings also began to detour to the rear of the Yellow Turbans.

This is the difference between well-trained officers and soldiers and yellow turban thieves.

With the same force, the yellow turban bandits would only gather and charge, but the officers and soldiers could play different roles on the battlefield according to different types of arms.

To deal with such yellow scarves, Zheng Ping even disdained to use the strategy of building a camp based on the dangers of mountains and forests, water springs and trees, which is a preset battlefield.

There are ways to deal with strong enemies and weak ones.

To deal with weak enemies, it is enough to directly crush them head-on.

Under Zheng Ping's skillful tactical command, the Yellow Turbans were gradually divided.

The ferocious aura at the beginning is rapidly disappearing as the battle progresses.

The soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers, so they become a mess.

"Withdraw, withdraw to the city!"

Sima was frightened and scared, and he didn't dare to fight with the county soldiers anymore.

But when Sima turned his horse's head in fear and wanted to retreat to the city, he was shocked to find that the suspension bridge at the city gate had been seized by the county soldiers.

The cavalry who rode their horses back and forth made Sima fearful.

Sima was afraid to go back to the city, so he fled towards Leling under the desperate charge of his personal guards.

The "Di Gong Qu Shuai" all ran away, and the remaining yellow scarf thieves lost their fighting spirit and became panicked one by one.

"Those who abandon weapons will not be killed, and those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

Zheng Ping glanced at Sima Fear who was fleeing, but did not give an order to pursue him.

Facing the threat of death, no one really wants to die.

The clever yellow turban quickly threw away the weapon in his hand and squatted on the ground with his head in his arms; the unresponsive yellow turban was regarded as a recalcitrant and was hacked and killed by the county soldiers.

On the battlefield, you don't ask one by one whether you want to surrender.

Anyone with weapons in their hands must be regarded as an enemy!
Until the last Yellow Turban thief with a weapon was killed, the remaining Yellow Turban soldiers were driven into the open space.

Zheng Ping did not immediately deal with the surrendered Yellow Turban soldiers, but immediately ordered the medical officer to treat the injured county soldiers.

The battlefield is ruthless.

Even if Zheng Ping had skillful command tactics, casualties still could not be avoided.

The only thing Zheng Ping can do is to treat wounded soldiers after the war as much as possible.

Hearing the wailing of wounded soldiers, Zheng Ping couldn't help frowning.

"After the government sits firmly on the plain, I have to invite brother Yuanhua."

"If there is no Mafei San, the wounded soldiers will die of pain."

Zheng Ping and Hua Tuo had a long friendship. Hua Tuo even taught Zheng Ping the Wuqinxi, and Zheng Ping also presented the prescriptions that had been treasured for generations.

If Zheng Ping sent an invitation in person, Hua Tuo would definitely come to Pingyuan.

After the battlefield was cleaned up, the food for the gang leader was cooked.

Although it was a tactic to lure the enemy, Zheng Ping was not simply laying the groundwork.

It's just because, after the battle is over, it's basically time to eat.

Don't delay things after eating.

The steaming rice with miscellaneous grains and the smell of the rice made the soldiers of the Yellow Turbans swallow their saliva one after another.

However, the shining sword made the Yellow Turban soldiers dare not make mistakes.

Deng Xu rode his horse and raised his gun, glanced at the yellow-turban soldiers, and shouted: "Sir, I have an order to allow you to perform crimes and make meritorious deeds. If you can donate the county town, I will share food with you."

In the eyes of the yellow turban descendant, hope was ignited immediately.

Deng Xu didn't say much, and moved all the county soldiers around the surrendered soldiers to make way for the passage.

Looking at the Yellow Turban soldiers running towards the gate of the city, Deng Xu couldn't help admiring Zheng Ping's scheming even more.

"If the county soldiers seize the door, the yellow scarves at the top of the city will be afraid and may not dare to open the door."

"But having this group of soldiers calling the door can reduce the fear of the Yellow Turban at the head of the city."

As Deng Xu guessed, it is much easier to have this group of yellow turban surrender soldiers to persuade the yellow turban on the city head to surrender than the county soldiers to persuade them to surrender directly.

Most of these yellow scarves are neighbors, and there are also many relatives and friends.

soon.

The yellow turban on the city head opened the city gate, and they knelt at the gate to welcome the county soldiers into the city.

And this time.

The county soldiers, who were full of food and drink, also cleaned up their formation, loaded the casualties into the car, and walked to the gate of the city.

The killing spirit made the yellow scarf who was kneeling on the ground dare not raise his head!
"Deng Duwei, immediately post the announcement on the four gates!"

"Let the cavalry patrol the streets and alleys again, and the yellow scarves have been repelled. Anyone who is willing to serve as an official can come to the county government immediately!"

Zheng Ping sharpened his pen and wrote four announcements in a hurry.

In addition to appeasing the common people, this list is also an order to seek talents.

The county magistrate fled without a fight, and the officials in the city were almost killed by the Yellow Turban.

Zheng Ping didn't have time to stay in Ban County, so he needed to seek talents to recruit scholars from Ban County to restore order in Ban County.

The Yellow Turbans in such a county were defeated too quickly, until the cavalry troop shouted back and forth several times, only then did the common people poke their heads out.

"The yellow turban was really repelled?"

"No way, the yellow turban thieves were there at noon, and they were repelled in the evening?"

"Who is commanding the troops?"

"I heard it just now. It is Zheng Ping, the county magistrate, who is calling for scholars who are willing to become officials to go to the county government."

"Jun Cheng Zheng Ping? The son of Mr. Beihai Kangcheng? I have admired his name for a long time!"

"The yellow turban bandits have almost killed all the officials in the county. Zheng Juncheng will definitely continue to appoint talented people. How can we miss this good thing?"

"Haha, finally, the yellow turban thief is finally gone. The old man has been so scared that he didn't dare to eat much in the past few days."

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With the posting of the four bulletin boards and the patrolling of the cavalry, the common people in the streets and alleys finally believed that the Yellow Turban Bandits had been repelled.

Discussions, large and small, also gradually sounded, some were rejoicing like a survivor after a catastrophe, and there were also heated discussions about Zheng Ping's order to seek talents.

West City.

A boy about seventeen or eighteen years old pushed open the closed door, waved his long sleeves, and showed arrogance between his brows.

"Seeking talents?"

"Scholars in the world are mostly corrupt ordinary people, and only Kong Wenju can catch my eyes in the whole Qingzhou."

"There are rumors that Zheng Xuan's son is Kong Wenju's prospective son-in-law. I don't know how talented he is!"

(End of this chapter)