People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 110 The Yellow Turbans are finished!

The city wall standing quietly on the ground has become a battleground for the warring parties. Compared with the dangers of fleeing everywhere in the past, the Yellow Turbans now have a city to occupy and can finally enjoy the advantages they should have as the defending side.

The city wall was the best obstacle. With the help of siege equipment, the county coalition forces began to climb the city wall and attack the city gate.

The first wave of exploratory attacks consisted of only a thousand soldiers, and what greeted them were the Yellow Turbans' rolling logs, boulders, and golden arrows. However, as they continued the attack at the cost of certain casualties, they were still able to take advantage of the gaps in the defense to climb to higher places, and then engage in battle with the Yellow Turbans' swordsmen on the ladders.

Most of the Yellow Turbans' soldiers were reservists who were a combination of soldiers and farmers, and their composition was not much different from that of the county soldiers.

However, during the Yellow Turban War, there were supervisory guards who carried out ideological propaganda every day, not to mention that they could receive wages during wartime. Their fighting will was much stronger than that of the county soldiers, and this advantage was magnified in battles to defend a city.

However, the county coalition forces attacked swiftly and retreated just as quickly.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, the county soldiers ended this exploratory attack with the signal to retreat, leaving only a hundred or so corpses on the ground.

The coalition forces then began to build a camp several miles away. After this test, they felt more confident about whether they could capture the city.

As soon as the central army tent was set up, Tian Chou came in with Zhang Chun and the Xianyu brothers. Although they looked uneasy, they were still calm.

"As expected, the Yellow Turban rebels are as strong as ever. This siege is not easy, but as long as our army persists in the attack, we will eventually conquer the city!" Tian Chou expressed his judgment as soon as he sat down.

Xian Yufu asked, "Where does Zitai's faith lie?"

Tian Chou said with a smile: "No matter how strong the Yellow Turbans are, they only have the military strength of four counties. Now they have to guard four cities separately. How many troops can be left in Pinggu?
My army of nearly 20,000 has been attacking continuously. After three to five days of failure, we should be able to break through in six to seven days!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and felt more confident.

Just as Tian Chou said, the advantage in military strength is real. Although it is not easy to attack the city, they are the active party. The Yellow Turbans dare not disperse their inferior military forces to various counties, which would make them appear even weaker.

Zhang Chun stood up and looked at the Pinggu City that once belonged to him, with fire burning in his eyes.

Whenever he thought of the embarrassing experience of being chased around by the Yellow Turbans, the anger in his heart could not be quelled.

Let you, Xu Guangtou, enjoy yourself for a few more days. When the city is captured, that will be the day of your death!
However, just when everyone was happy, Tian Chou changed the subject: "It is a bit strange that there is a Qucheng outside Pinggu City. From what we have seen during the siege, this Qucheng is actually a defense outside the city gate. If we want to break into the city, I am afraid it will take a lot of effort."

The other people were not unfamiliar with military affairs and had noticed this matter a long time ago. Zhang Chun was once the leader of Pinggu, and he was even more surprised by the addition of a small Qucheng.

"This Qucheng is indeed wonderful. Not only does it force our army to break through one more gate, but it also forces them to fight in a narrow space. This is indeed a dangerous military strategy. In this way, perhaps rushing to the top of the city wall is a more likely way for us to break into the city." Zhang Chun frowned as he spoke, feeling a little headache about this Qucheng.

Xian Yu Fu seemed to be thinking: "These Yellow Turbans are indeed unusual. This simple Qucheng has a miraculous effect. We can learn from them in the future."

Tian Chou nodded and smiled: "General Xianyu is right. There must be a teacher among three people. Even if it is the stuff of bandits, we can learn from it."

Zhang Chun added: "It's just that we are the ones attacking the city now, which makes people uncomfortable."

Tian Chou was not too worried: "Although this Qucheng can hinder the attack, it cannot determine the outcome. My nearly 20,000 troops will surely be able to conquer the city if they take turns to attack for a long time!"

Everyone nodded, and after discussing the battle plan, they went out of their tents to deploy their troops.

The coalition forces did not want to drag the war on for too long, so while setting up camp, they did not relax their attack on Pinggu, and wave after wave of offensives were organized and launched towards Pinggu.

Moreover, when besieging Pinggu, the coalition forces also sent out elite troops to sweep the surrounding countryside, beginning to learn the style of the Yellow Turbans.

Even if they capture the county town in the future, the surrounding people will become their own people, and they will not have any mercy on the people in the nearby villages at this time.

It doesn't matter if civilians suffer or die, as long as it can strike a blow against the bandits and as long as it is beneficial to the war at the moment, it is worth doing.

And according to their understanding, after the Yellow Turbans occupied these territories, the civilians below were particularly supportive of the Yellow Turbans.

In this case, these civilians became rioters who deserved to be put to death.

Instead of working hard for the master of the aristocratic family, you are fighting for the Yellow Turban bandits. If not you, who should die?

However, the news they received did not make them very happy. The villages everywhere were basically empty and not even a grain of rice could be found in the villagers' homes.

Tian Chou and his men easily figured out that this was the Yellow Turbans' strategy of fortifying the city and clearing the countryside, which showed that the bandits had already begun preparing for war.

This made them even more angry at Wang Dang, the vicious dog. If it weren't for the Yellow Turbans running around everywhere and disrupting their original plans, the coalition forces would have already marched here when the autumn harvest in Yuyang was just about to begin.

Now that they came too late, they didn’t get to eat even a single hair.

The coalition forces had no choice but to focus all their energy on attacking the city. They knew their advantages and never divided their forces from the beginning to the end. They concentrated their forces to defeat the enemy one by one. After a few days, their persistent attack gradually produced results. Although the continuous war was tense, the situation also changed.

Over the past few days, the Yellow Turbans in the city would open the city gates and launch attacks at night or when the coalition forces were retreating. Every time they gained an advantage, they would not linger and would quickly return to the city after a successful attack.

Although the allied forces had a difficult time attacking the city, they had the advantage of having more troops.

The coalition forces can take turns attacking the city, and the three or four thousand defenders in the Yellow Turban City can only work around the clock. There will be no problem in the short term, but after a few days, the status of both sides begins to rise and fall.

No matter how strong your fighting spirit is, you are still just a flesh and blood body after all.

After a few days, the Yellow Turbans' defense seemed increasingly weak, and the coalition forces had already climbed onto the top of the city walls and engaged in a stalemate several times. This was the most obvious sign of a change in the battlefield situation, and going forward, the situation would only become more and more serious.

At this time, Tian Chou and others became more serious.

Standing on the Allied Forces' platform, they looked out into the distance and saw shouts of killing coming from the top of the city walls and the battle was fierce and intense.

Although the battle situation was tense, it was only the last breath of the Yellow Turbans. No matter who they were, they could feel that they were getting closer and closer to victory.

Zhang Chun was getting impatient: "What are we waiting for at this time? All the troops should attack and crush Xu Guangtou to death in one go!"

Tian Chou stood up, looking excited and nervous. He kept his eyes on the battle situation on the city wall, wondering whether he should follow Zhang Chun's advice and send out the entire army.

Out of vigilance, he was worried that the Yellow Turbans had some ambush or conspiracy, because he knew that Guangtou Xu was not someone he could easily deal with, and he had suffered losses from him several times.

But this is the situation. No matter how many conspiracies and tricks there are, they can't do anything to the army.

Just when he was about to make a decision, he suddenly heard loud shouting from the Pinggu city gate, as if a major change had occurred, which stunned several people on the general's platform.

Fortunately, a messenger soon reported back that the city gate, which had been under siege for a long time, was broken by the coalition forces!

This news instantly shocked them all.

Because of the existence of Nagqu City, they had spent countless efforts in attacking the city gate in the past few days, but they were never able to achieve any results. Unexpectedly, at this last critical moment, it would become the biggest breakthrough point for the coalition forces!

Xian Yu Fu could no longer sit still and immediately looked at Tian Chou: "Why are you still hesitating? We have tens of thousands of troops. As long as we enter the city, we will surely win. What else can go wrong?"

This time, Tian Chou finally stopped hesitating. He couldn't think of any possible changes. At this time, he just needed to send all the troops forward and kill the enemy with one slap!

"All troops, attack the city gate, kill the bandit leader, and put an end to the Huang Rebellion!"

Tian Chou stood up, took a deep breath, pressed his right hand forward, and issued the final order for this battle.

This time, it was finally not a charge of a few thousand troops into the camp. Except for the three thousand central troops who were left to guard the camp, all the rest of the 10,000-strong army were dispatched at once.

The coalition forces poured in like a tide, and finally gathered and poured in at the narrow part of the city gate.

The Yellow Turbans in the city fought desperately against the coalition forces' attack, but the coalition forces had too many troops. No matter how hard they resisted, they were eventually forced to retreat under the pressure of the attack.

In a short while, the entire city wall was filled with coalition soldiers, and at least nearly a thousand coalition soldiers also poured into the city. The situation in Pinggu City became precarious in an instant.

If the coalition forces were allowed to break into the city like this, then naturally the Yellow Turban cause would be destroyed in one day.

However, Xu Chen, who was standing on the top of the city at this time, was not panicked by the dangerous situation in the city below, but looked at a person beside him.

"I have been showing weakness to the enemy for several days in a row. Now I have opened the city gates directly, finally attracting the main force of the enemy. Now is the time to test the power of your explosives!"

The person Xu Chen saw was the alchemist recruited by the Yellow Turbans this time, named Gan Shi, who was good at the art of health preservation and alchemy.

Today, this explosive is made according to Gan Shi’s formula, and of course Xu Chen’s guidance and improvements are also indispensable.

Just as Xu Chen finished speaking, the officer on top of the city wall ordered his soldiers to light the fuses of the explosive packs in their hands, and then threw them into the city wall that was almost squeezed to the point where there was no space left.

These explosive packs fell one by one, leaving the Allied soldiers below a little confused, not knowing what they were.

At this time, Gan Shi replied to Xu Chen in a flattering manner: "Previously, the gunpowder made according to the master's divine method was as powerful as a thunderbolt. Although these explosives are made in batches, the power will not be too different. They will definitely help the master to defeat the enemy!"

Before Gan Shi finished speaking, a loud explosion suddenly erupted in the densely packed city, followed by the crowd's howling and screaming of fear.
(End of this chapter)