At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 121 The Great Victory
It was night, it was as dark as ink, there was no starlight, and the weather became very sultry.

Inside the camp.

Peng Tuo took off his shirt and cursed, sweating profusely: "This damn weather is so unbearable that it's impossible to sleep."

Seeing this, Gong Du hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Commander Qu. I think the weather is a little abnormal. There should be a heavy rain tonight."

When Peng Tuo heard this, his eyes lit up.

The hot weather during this period is really torturous.

Not to mention attacking the city where the officers and soldiers are, even if they stand in the sun for half an hour, they may suffer from heatstroke and fall to the ground.

If it really rains heavily, it can alleviate the low morale of the soldiers.

Peng Tuo glanced sideways at Gong Du and said in a deep voice, "Do you really mean what you said?"

Gong Du hurriedly patted his chest and said, "I have asked the old men in the army, and there is no mistake. According to their experience, it will definitely rain heavily tonight."

Ever since Gong Du was defeated by Zhou Qi as a vanguard general and damaged the morale of the army, Peng Tuo has not been very friendly to Gong Du.

So when he felt that Peng Tuo's attitude seemed to have improved, he immediately spoke enthusiastically.

When Peng Tuo heard this, he frowned and said, "Will the heavy rain have any impact on us?"

Gong Du shook his head and said: "If we still set up camp by the Yingshui River, it might really have a big impact."

"We are now camping in the mountains and forests. This is a hill and the terrain is very high. Although it is difficult to move due to heavy rain, it will not have much impact."

"However, tonight is as dark as ink, so we should order in advance to let the brothers hide in the tents as soon as possible, so as not to encounter accidents after the heavy rain."

Peng Tuo pondered for a moment and said, "Then call all the patrolling soldiers outside to the camp."

Previously, in order to guard against sneak attacks by officers and soldiers, Peng Tuo sent people to patrol the perimeter at night.

He did this because he was worried about the fire attack by the officers and soldiers. Although the northwest wind would not blow now, Peng Tuo was still quite cautious.

Seeing that the heavy rain was about to fall, it was already difficult to move in the hills. If people continued to patrol, there was no guarantee that the soldiers would not be injured.

Gong Du happily accepted the order and withdrew all the Yellow Turban troops patrolling the perimeter.

Hidden inside the strong city.

The fact that Zhou Qi asked people to collect tung oil and fire starters was eventually known to Zhao Qian, the prefect of Runan.

He found Zhou Qi and asked, "These are necessary materials for defending the city. Why did Ziyi collect them?"

Zhou Qi said sternly: "The lower officials are planning to attack the camp of the Yellow Turban bandits tonight and destroy them with fire."

When Zhao Qian heard this, his face darkened. He pointed at the dark sky and said, "How can we march when the sky is dark?"

"And the weather today is gloomy, and there will obviously be heavy rain. Not to mention that without the help of the northwest wind, even if you are lucky enough to set the fire successfully, I am afraid it will be extinguished by the heavy rain."

Zhou Qi explained: "A general should know the sky and geography."

"Today, the Yingshui River has surged, the temperature has dropped, and there is a lot of foam on the Yingshui River. It is obvious that there is a heavy rain in the upper reaches."

"It's summer now. Logically speaking, rain should flow from east to west. But now it's so abnormal. Do you know why?"

When Zhao Qian heard this, he was stunned on the spot.

Although he was knowledgeable, he didn't dabble in things like climate, so he immediately asked, "Why?"

Zhou Qi said excitedly: "In other words, the northwest wind will definitely blow tonight, and it will be a strong wind."

"When the northwest wind blows, as long as we set fire, Peng Tuo and others will definitely not be able to escape."

Zhao Qian was confused and said: "It's summer now, how can the northwest wind blow?"

Although he doesn't know the trend of the sky, he also knows common sense, and he knows that the summer monsoon is basically southeast wind.

Faced with Zhao Qian's question, Zhou Qi was a little embarrassed. Can't you explain to him what is called the summer monsoon?
Even if Zhou Qi can speak clearly, can the other party understand?

And time waits for no one. This kind of abnormal weather will certainly bring a relatively strong northwest wind, but soon after the northwest wind arrives, due to the hedging of the airflow, the temperature will drop sharply, and then there will be heavy rain.

If you want to defeat the Yellow Turbans with a fire attack, you must seize the short period of time before the heavy rain comes.

After pondering for a long time, Zhou Qi bowed and said, "Time is running out and I can't explain clearly. However, the opportunity to fight is fleeting. I am willing to issue a military order. If I cannot defeat the enemy, I am willing to be punished by the envoy."

Zhao Qian frowned, remembering Zhou Qi's extraordinary performance before, and finally chose to believe in the other party.

He helped Zhou Qi up and said: "I am not good at military affairs. Since Ziyi is confident, he can make his own decision. There is no need to issue a military order."

"However, there are not many soldiers and horses in the city. Since Ziyi is planning to attack the enemy with fire, he will not bring too many soldiers."

"For this battle, you can only bring 500 people out of the city, is that okay?"

obviously.

Zhao Qian did not completely trust Zhou Qi, and was worried that he would suffer too many losses if he led the army out of the city, leaving no one to continue to defend the city, so he gave this advice.

Zhou Qi thought for a while and said, "500 people are fine, but I have to choose by myself."

"I don't choose strong men who can fight, but only those who can see at night."

In this era, there were many patients with night blindness. Even if Zhao Qian did not impose restrictions, Zhou Qi would not be able to lead everyone out of the city.

Zhao Qian heard this and readily agreed.

In this way, Zhou Qi selected 500 people, took fire starters and sneaked towards the Yellow Turban camp.

Before they arrived at the Yellow Turban Army Camp, the originally sultry weather had already seen a sharp drop in temperature, and a cool breeze began to blow from the northwest.

These soldiers who were selected by Zhou Qi for the night attack originally heard that there would be a northwest wind tonight, and many of them were still a little skeptical.

It's just that due to Zhou Qi's prestige, no one dared to speak out against him, and he felt a little unconcerned.

until this time.

When they really saw the northwest wind blowing, the soldiers were all refreshed, and looked at Zhou Qi with deep awe.

Seeing this, Zhou Qi's face changed slightly, and he shouted: "The northwest wind has picked up, and it won't last long before it will rain heavily."

"And march quickly, don't miss the opportunity to defeat the enemy."

This time, everyone trusted Zhou Qi, and the pace of the march was obviously much faster.

Inside the Yellow Turban Army Camp.

Peng Tuo, who had been suffering from unbearable heat and had difficulty falling asleep, suddenly felt the cool breeze and sat up from the bed.

"Oh, it's so cool."

After the joy, Peng Tuo felt something was wrong and hurriedly walked out of the tent.

The wind got stronger and stronger, and the temperature suddenly dropped a lot, but Peng Tuo's expression changed slightly and he said: "It's actually a northwest wind!"

He hurriedly rushed to Gongdu's tent nearby, grabbed him up, and said: "The northwest wind is getting stronger and stronger. If the officers and soldiers set fire at this time, there is no way for us to survive."

Gong Du opened his sleepy eyes, shook his slightly confused head, and then laughed and said: "It won't be long before there will be a heavy rain. Unless the officers and soldiers are kicked in the brain by a donkey, they will set fire at this time."

"Even if you set fire, it will be extinguished by the rainstorm, so don't worry about Qu Shuai."

Peng Tuo felt relieved when he heard the words, but he still asked, "Are you sure it will rain?"

Gong Du asked back: "If there is no heavy rain, how can there be such a strong wind and so much cooling?"

Peng Tuo thought for a while and felt that what Gong Du said was reasonable, so he immediately walked out of the tent.

"Crash!"

The northwest wind was blowing harder and harder, and the clothes on Peng Tuo's body were rustling. It was supposed to be a hot summer day, but Peng Tuo actually felt a little bit chilly.

"Crack!"

Just when Peng Tuo felt a little cold and was about to enter the camp, the northwest wind became more and more fierce. The handsome flag erected next to the camp suddenly broke and fell heavily to the ground.

Gong Du heard the noise and rushed out.

When he saw the broken flag, his expression changed slightly and he said, "The broken flag is a warning from heaven that something may happen to him."

Peng Tuo was furious when he heard the words, pointed at Gong Du and cursed: "How dare you confuse the people with evil words and disturb our army's mind?"

"I have tens of thousands of troops under my command, and the officers and soldiers are as fearful as tigers and dare not go out to fight. What is the danger to me, commander?"

Gong Du was panicked and hurriedly fell to the ground, not daring to say anything.

Peng Tuo was cursed and returned to the camp angrily. Looking at Gong Du who was making people upset everywhere, and then thinking of Liu Pi, who he had high hopes for, he suddenly felt a little blocked in his heart.

Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, Peng Tuo slowly fell asleep.

"Go away!"

"Go away!"

Not long after Peng Tuo fell asleep, he suddenly heard panicked shouts.

He hurriedly dressed and ran out of the camp, but he saw that the fire was already blazing outside, and the raging fire rushed into the camp at an extremely fast speed. Many of the Yellow Turbans were already engulfed by the fire while they were still sleeping.

"Qu Shuai, he's in the water, run away!"

At this moment, Gong Du hurried over and said with a look of horror on his face.

Seeing that the fire was raging and soon swept through half of the camp, Peng Tuo grabbed Xidu's collar and shouted loudly: "It's such a big fire, where are you going to go? Tell me where to go?"

Looking at Peng Tuo with a ferocious expression and the fire burning all over the mountains and plains, Gong Du finally gritted his teeth and pointed in the direction of the fire.

"The wind is very strong. If we continue to flee to the southeast, we will definitely not be able to escape the speed of the fire."

"Commander Qu, why don't you order everyone to face the fire? As long as you rush out of the fire, you can save your life!"

"boom!"

Peng Tuo kicked Gong Du to the ground and cursed, "Do you think I die too slowly?"

"The fire came so strangely, so fast, it must have been deliberately set on fire by officers and soldiers."

"Since they set the fire, they must be hiding an ambush. If they rush to the northwest at this time, even if they are not burned to death by the fire, they will be killed by the officers and soldiers."

As soon as Peng Tuo finished speaking, he heard the roar of war drums coming from the northwest.

Vaguely, he also heard the cry of "Peng Tuo, come and die soon."

Seeing the ferocious fire, Peng Tuo fled in all directions under his command, and many people were buried in the flames. He immediately fled to the south without caring about other things.

Seeing this, Gong Du, Huang Shao, He Yi, He Man and others also led their troops and followed closely.

within the county.

Zhao Qian felt the northwest wind getting faster and faster, looked at the location of the Yellow Turban Army camp in the southeast, and couldn't help clenching his fists.

In his eyes, there are expectations and worries.

In this battle, if Zhou Qi can really succeed in setting fire, the Runan Yellow Turban will definitely be defeated, and Zhao Qian, the prefect of Runan, will become famous all over the world.

Although the battle was fought by Zhou Qi.

But Zhao Qian is the highest official here, so he should take most of the credit.

If that's the case, Zhao Qian will definitely rise to the top, and his official career will be very smooth in the future, even if he ranks among the three princes.

Just when Zhao Qian was looking forward to it, a fire suddenly lit up in the southeast.

In the dark night, the fire is so dazzling.

Not long after, under the raging northwest wind, the entire southeast direction was illuminated by fire, like daylight.

"what."

"Haha."

"Hahaha."

Zhao Qian, who had always been moody and angry, could no longer hold back the joy in his heart, and burst out laughing.

You know, even Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, who led tens of thousands of elite troops, were besieged by the Yellow Turban Army in Changshe in Yingchuan and made no achievements.

Beizhonglang general Lu Zhi was also in a stalemate with Zhang Jiao.

Chu Gong, the governor of Nanyang County, was killed by Zhang Mancheng, who claimed to be the envoy of the gods. The Yellow Turban Army occupied Wancheng, and almost the entire Nanyang County fell.

Now the Yellow Turban Army is sweeping all over the country with menacing momentum, and all the officials and ministers of the court are in a state of desperation.

If at this time, Zhou Qi can defeat the Runan Yellow Turban and kill the Yellow Turban Canal Commander Peng Tuo with a few miscellaneous soldiers.

Not to mention the credit.

Just the fact that it was the first time to wipe out the Yellow Turban of Yijun County was enough to make Zhao Qian, the prefect of Runan, rise to the top.

This battle will certainly greatly boost the morale of officers and soldiers and break the myth of the Yellow Turban Army's invincibility.

It was precisely because of this thought that Zhao Qian laughed out loud without any regard for his image.

Yellow Turban Barracks.

The fire continued to spread and soon engulfed the entire camp. Those Yellow Turban soldiers who had no time to escape were all buried in the sea of ​​flames.

Peng Tuo and others marched south, but they could not completely avoid the fire.

In addition, the hills are rugged and difficult to navigate, which greatly hinders the speed of escape.

Many Yellow Turban soldiers who were anxious to escape accidentally fell down and were injured. They could no longer keep up with the team and were eventually engulfed in fire.

Peng Tuo fled in panic, but was finally blocked by a steep cliff.

Seeing that there is a fire behind, the road ahead has been cut off.

Peng Tuo drew his sword across his neck, and cried out sadly: "Peng Tuo lost his life here today, and involved so many brothers, I'm sorry, great virtuous teacher!"

After saying this, he was ready to kill himself.

Gong Du rushed forward in a hurry, grabbed Peng's hands tightly, and said, "Wait a minute, handsome Qu, it's raining!"

Hearing this, Peng Tuo opened his eyes.

"Tick!"

"Tick!"

"Tick!"

"Tick!"

First, scattered raindrops fell.

It didn't take long.

The rain became heavier and heavier, eventually turning into a downpour.

The raging fires were quickly extinguished by the torrential rain.

Many Yellow Turban soldiers who were half burned to death were also wailing in pain in the heavy rain. Many of them killed themselves because they couldn't bear the pain.

"Wow!"

"Woooo!"

"Woooooo!"

Peng Tuo threw away the sharp sword in his hand, fell to his knees, covered his face and cried, without any joy of escaping from death.

This fire directly destroyed more than half of the Yellow Turban Army, all their food, grass, and baggage were burned, and countless people were injured.

If the rainstorm comes half an hour earlier.

Do not!
Even if they had arrived only a quarter of an hour earlier, the Yellow Turban Army would not have fallen into such a miserable situation.

The heavy rain rolled down and lasted for half the night before slowly stopping. The low-lying land had already turned into a swamp.

However, Zhou Qi did not withdraw his troops. Instead, he led his men to hide in the rain at the place where the Yellow Turban Army must pass when leaving the mountains and lay in ambush in a canyon.

After dawn.

Peng Tuo ordered people to collect the remaining troops and rescue the wounded while collecting the remaining supplies and Pao Ze's body.

Looking at such a miserable scene, he felt so angry that he vomited three mouthfuls of blood and passed out.

Gong Du hurriedly ordered the military doctor to treat him, and finally rescued Peng Tuo.

Seeing that Peng Tuo was in a bad state, Gong Du immediately advised: "Now that all the baggage has been burned, this place is not a place to stay for a long time."

"In order to prevent the officers and soldiers from taking advantage of the opportunity to sneak attack, Commander Qu might as well order some troops to go out to guard Taniguchi first, and then find another way out after the battlefield is cleaned up."

Gong Du suggested this because he was worried that Peng Tuo would fall in love with the situation and wanted to send him away.

Peng Tuo said weakly: "That's fine, I'll leave it to you first."

Gong Du summoned Huang Shao and secretly told him: "Qu Shuai is so handsome that he is anxious and unwell. Please take him to the mouth of the valley to guard against the officers and soldiers. Don't let Qu Shuai be irritated again."

Huang Shao took the order and left, and then he and Peng Tuo led the defeated generals with two thousand remaining soldiers and headed towards the mouth of the valley.

It rained heavily in the middle of the night and the ground was muddy and difficult to walk on.

Fortunately, here is a hill, and most of the rainwater has slipped away, otherwise the ground might have turned into a vast ocean.

Huang Shao was not worried about the officers and soldiers setting up ambushes.

Because in Huang Shao's opinion, with such a heavy rain, the officers and soldiers must have returned to the city early.

Everyone came to the canyon and were about to go out to guard the mouth of the canyon.

He didn't expect that Zhou Qi had been waiting here for a long time.

On the cliff, Zhou Qi looked intently and saw Peng Tuo being supported by several yellow scarf warriors. He immediately raised his right hand.

Seeing this, dozens of archers all bent their bows and set arrows, their faces full of excitement.

"Fire arrows!"

Seeing that Peng Tuo had entered the optimal shooting range of his bow, Zhou Qi immediately waved his right hand and gave instructions to the archers beside him.

"Choo Choo Choo!"

In an instant, arrows rained down.

"Protect Qu Shuai!"

The sudden change shocked Huang Shao, and he hurriedly waved his weapon to block Peng Tuo's escape.

The rest of the yellow turban wrestlers also followed suit.

Even if they were shot to death by arrows, they would still loyally guard Peng before he escaped.

"Leave 200 people to follow me, and the rest will protect Qu Shuai and retreat!"

Seeing the sparse arrows, Huang Shao could already guess that there were not many officers and soldiers ambushing on the cliff, so he calmed down.

At this time, Peng Tuo saw the officers and soldiers setting up an ambush. He changed his half-dead look and suddenly drew the sword from his waist.

He pushed away the yellow scarf warrior guarding him and shouted loudly: "There are not many bandits. Please follow me to kill the enemy and avenge the brothers who were burned to death last night!"

"puff!"

As soon as Peng Tuo finished speaking, an arrow shot him in the shoulder.

"Clap!"

Peng Tuo's right arm hurt, and the sharp sword in his hand fell to the ground.

Huang Shao couldn't help being shocked when he saw this, he hurriedly ordered the yellow scarf warriors to protect Peng Tuo and retreat, but his heart was extremely tired.

Nothing would happen, but Peng Tuo insisted on acting as a demon, but he was shot by an arrow, and Huang Shao would inevitably be charged with being unfavorable as a guard.

Seeing that Peng Tuo had been shot, Zhou Qi immediately drew his sword in his hand and shouted loudly: "The leader of the bandit has been injured, brothers, follow me to kill the enemy, and the meritorious deeds will be achieved today!"

The Yellow Turban Army had been tortured all night, and they were already exhausted, both physically and mentally.

In addition, they were suddenly ambushed, and his commander Peng Tuo was shot again, leaving him with no fighting spirit at all.

Although there were only 500 people under Zhou Qi's command, and they stayed up most of the night, everyone was in high spirits, with high morale, and went forward bravely.

Huang Shao led the army to fight Zhou Qi, and it didn't take long before he fell into a disadvantage.

Dian Wei saw the right moment, brandished the two iron halberds in his hands, and went straight for Huang Shao.

Seeing Dianwei's bravery, Huang Shao dared not fight him, and wanted to lead his troops to retreat, but was shot by the flying halberd. If he hadn't lost his aim due to the distance, Huang Shao's life might have been lost.

Even so, Huang Shao also fell to the ground, wailing in pain.

Seeing this, Zhou Qi hurriedly shouted: "Dianjun, please be merciful and catch the ones alive!"

Dian Wei took the order, killed the Yellow Turban troops near Huang Shao, and lifted Huang Shao up with one hand. The rest of the Yellow Turban troops dispersed in a rush when they saw that their leader had been captured and the situation was over.

Zhou Qi looked at the retreating Yellow Turban Army under Peng Tuo, gradually occupying favorable terrain and setting up their formations. He knew that he could no longer kill them, so he did not rush forward greedily and directly paid the gold to withdraw his troops.

In this ambush, Peng Tuo was shot and Huang Shao was captured alive, and he was absolutely sure to make a profit without losing anything.

In the city, Zhao Qian stayed up all night.

At the beginning, he was still very excited, thinking that this battle would definitely make great achievements.

Unexpectedly, when Zhao Qian was happy, a heavy rain suddenly fell, which was a wake-up call and instantly extinguished the expectations in the heart of the Runan prefect.

Even though it was already dawn, Zhou Qi and others still did not return, and Zhao Qian began to feel uneasy.

"Could it be that something happened to Zhou Ziyi?"

Although he was anxious, he did not dare to lead his troops out of the city to respond.

While Zhao Qian was suffering, he suddenly heard the cheers of soldiers coming from the city wall.

He hurriedly looked up, but he saw the "Zhou" flag fluttering in the wind under the light of the morning sun, and it was slowly heading towards the direction of the county.

Zhao Qian rubbed his eyes, and the fear in his heart suddenly disappeared, replaced by endless surprise.

After the surprise, Zhao Qian felt a little uneasy.

Although Zhou Qi has returned, he still doesn't know the outcome of the battle or how many Yellow Turban soldiers were killed in the fire.

He didn't know whether Zhou Qi had experienced hard battles or whether his soldiers had been damaged.

Uneasy in his heart, Zhao Qian looked intently.

When the team approached and Zhao Qian saw Zhou Qi's face clearly and the nearly [-] soldiers behind him, the big stone in his heart finally fell.

"Zi Yi, it's Zi Yi!"

Since the soldiers and horses under Zhou Qi's command were not damaged, no matter how bad things were, it couldn't be too bad.

"Beat the drums, gather the generals."

"Open the gate."

Zhao Qian tidied his clothes and asked people to beat drums to gather all the generals in the city together, preparing to go out of the city to welcome him in person.

The generals in the city also knew about Zhou Qi's night attack on the Yellow Turban camp.

At the beginning, they were still secretly laughing at Zhou Qi for overestimating his abilities.

When the Yellow Turban Army camp was engulfed in fire, these people's view of Zhou Qi changed from disdain to shock.

They were shocked that Zhou Qi could accomplish such a big thing with only [-] troops.

After the shock, there was deep jealousy.

Almost everyone, including Sun Jian, was jealous of Zhou Qi's ability to achieve such great achievements.

Imagine.

After this battle, Zhou Qi will definitely become famous all over the world and become one of the famous generals in the world.

It wasn't until after the rainstorm that this jealousy was put away, and these people began to become uneasy again.

They prayed secretly in their hearts, hoping that Zhou Qi could defeat the Yellow Turban and relieve the danger of hidden power.

Knew it.

The human heart is the most unpredictable and complicated thing.

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