People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 124 You can die
About twenty miles east of the Jixian battlefield, a large army with strict formations was stationed under a yellow flag. Although the emblem of the Natural Church on the flag was a little strange in style, it was already known to several major forces in Youzhou.

They knew that when this flag appeared, it meant that the Yellow Turbans and Xu Guangtou were coming!

When the Yellow Turban army arrived here, they immediately chose a strategic location to set up camp, as if they were going to settle down here.

At this critical moment when the government soldiers were fighting against Zhang Chun's Wuhuan rebels, the appearance of the Yellow Turbans made the situation even more complicated.

Not long after, a vanguard force of about three to four thousand people quickly marched to the camp. As soon as the leader Tian Shitou came back, he found Xu Chen to report the battle results.

"Reporting to the leader, our army sneaked all the way and attacked the enemy camp when Zhang Chun and Wuhuan coalition forces were fighting. We successfully burned a large amount of enemy supplies. After the success, I did not entangle with them and immediately led the army back to the camp!"

"Okay, okay, well done!"

Before Xu Chen could speak, Wang Dang clapped his hands first, and then looked at Tian Shitou with admiration. Tian Shitou had made many military achievements during this period, and it was worth his recommendation to the leader.

Especially when Zhang Chun suffered a defeat in the Wuhuan War, he felt even more refreshed.

Ever since Wang Dang learned about Zhang Chun's Wuhuan's brutal actions against the Han people, he wanted to get rid of them himself, and now he finally found the opportunity.

The success of the surprise attack was certainly worth celebrating, but Xu Chen did not get carried away. Instead, he became more vigilant: "Our army cannot be careless. Although Zhang Chun and the Wuhuan coalition suffered a great loss, they may not be desperate. Now I am afraid that they hate the Yellow Turbans more than the officers and soldiers. We must be careful of them attacking us."

Wang Dang's expression froze, then he nodded and said, "The leader is right. I have been prepared for a long time. The camp is being built and the whole army is on alert. If they dare to come, let them have a taste of my power!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen nodded and said nothing more. Since the Yellow Turbans dared to launch a surprise attack and provoke hatred, they were mentally prepared for this.

The camping site was a strategic location that had been selected by Yellow Turban intelligence agents after early investigation. There were mountains and forests on both sides, and a steep slope on the main road in the middle. The Yellow Turbans headed straight here as soon as they arrived, and set up camp behind the slope as soon as possible.

Zhang Chun and the Wuhuan coalition forces. The infantry led by Zhang Chun was not very strong, and the Yellow Turbans could easily deal with it with their camps.

The only thing worth worrying about is the nearly 10,000 Wuhuan cavalry. Now, by sticking to this terrain, the role of the enemy cavalry can be greatly limited, and we can completely withstand the enemy's attack.

Facts have proved that the Yellow Turbans' advance prediction was very accurate. The front gate of the camp had just been built when Zhang Chun's Wuhuan army appeared on the road in the distance.

Their plans were ruined by the Yellow Turbans at the most critical moment. Now they hated the Yellow Turbans to the core and were unwilling to wait even a moment longer. They wanted to rush over and teach the Yellow Turbans a lesson immediately.

Of course, they were not blinded by anger. They still left 30,000 troops and 2,000 cavalry in the rear to keep an eye on the officers and soldiers, and then divided their forces to attack the Yellow Turbans.

Now that the relationship has been broken, there is nothing to worry about. Before, they were afraid of the Yellow Turbans, but this time with the addition of thousands of cavalry led by Su Puyan, the next fight will be a different matter.

Zhang Chunqiu Liju led his large army in a fierce momentum, intending to achieve a quick victory by strong attack. Smoke and dust could be seen from afar.

"As long as we defeat the Yellow Turbans here, our army can enter Yuyang to recruit supplies and civilians, and we can also fight with officers and soldiers to march south to the Central Plains!"

Qiu Liju led the way, his tone was cold when he spoke, but he had already made up his mind.

Attacking the Yellow Turbans was not just a revenge out of anger, but also a helpless choice after losing food and supplies. No matter what, the Yellow Turbans with more than 10,000 people seemed easier to defeat than the government soldiers.

Moreover, Yuyang was fertile enough in the hands of the Yellow Turbans to make up for the loss of supplies in this battle.

"Your Majesty is right, but it may not be easy to defeat the Yellow Turbans."

When the Yellow Turbans' camp appeared in his field of vision, Zhang Chun took a deep breath. The choice of the camp ahead was too tricky, and it gave him a headache just by looking at it.

Qiu Liju took a closer look and his face froze, then became gloomy.

Just by looking at the steep slope in front of the camp, he immediately realized how disgusting this terrain was. Especially for the cavalry who needed to charge and accumulate strength, this was their most troublesome battlefield condition.

Moreover, the Yellow Turbans had long been on guard against the Wuhuan cavalry. They had dug a large number of earth pits on the entire slope, and had also inserted dense chevaux de frise stakes diagonally on the upper part of the slope.

The accumulation of these unfavorable factors suddenly silenced Qiu Liju.

It seems that the cavalry can no longer be relied upon in this battle.

Zhang Chun also realized the problem. After seeing the situation here, he wanted to retreat, but since he was here, he had to give it a try, so he ordered a tentative attack on the Yellow Turbans.

However, without the help of cavalry, Zhang Chun's army was far inferior to the Yellow Turbans in terms of combat effectiveness. After a fierce battle between the two sides, Zhang Chun's vanguard was quickly chased back by the Yellow Turbans. This attempt also completely extinguished their thoughts on attacking the Yellow Turban camp, and they had to run back in disgrace.

After this, the three forces of the Yellow Turbans, the government soldiers, and Zhang Chun's Wuhuan coalition were deadlocked around Ji County. They were all guessing each other's motives and attitudes, and for a while no one could do anything to the other.

After the emergence of the troublemaker Yellow Turbans, neither the officers and soldiers nor the coalition forces of Zhang Chun and Wuhuan dared to act rashly, and the situation suddenly became relatively stable, perfectly proving the stability of the triangle.

But the three forces are obviously unwilling to maintain such a stalemate for a long time. Staying one more day will consume one more day of money and food. No one can afford such a waste of time.

Here in the Yellow Turbans, Wang Dang, who had lived in peace for two days, could no longer sit still. After inspecting the camp's defenses, he went to Xu Chen's main tent.

"Master, this is not a solution. Since our main target is Zhang Chun's faction, why not send an envoy directly to Gongsun Zan to discuss cooperation? If this can be achieved, the combined strength of both sides will be enough to defeat the enemy."

As soon as he entered the big tent, Wang Dang couldn't wait to go over and offer advice, with a grin on his face.

Xu Chen was writing something at this time. After completing the framework of "Natural Sutra", he was supplementing the scripture with more specific content. This is actually the ideological guiding program for the followers of the Divine Religion, and he never relaxes on this matter.

After looking at Wang Dang, Xu Chen turned his attention back to the book. He continued writing with the charcoal pencil in his hand while answering.

"Officers and soldiers will not cooperate with those they consider traitors, at least on the surface. So we don't need to send any messengers. Even if we want to cooperate, we can only do it on our own. We can't say it on the surface. This can only rely on the tacit understanding of both parties."

At this point, Xu Chen paused, then shook his head: "Moreover, compared to the so-called cooperation, I think Gongsun Zan might be more willing to see the two rebels fight each other, just like we sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight."

Wang Dang pondered for a while and agreed that this made sense, but then he started to worry: "If this is the case, then the stalemate will continue. When will it end?"

Xu Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, Old Wang, there will be movement soon."

As if to confirm what Xu Chen said, as soon as he finished speaking, a scout came in to report the news: "Master, there have been changes in the camp of Zhang Chun and the Wuhuan coalition forces. It seems that they are about to abandon the camp and retreat!"

Hearing this, Xu Chen immediately looked at Wang Dang and said, "Look, the time has come."

"Okay, I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. This time I'm going to kill all these birds!" Wang Dang suddenly became excited, stood up suddenly, turned around and ordered the soldiers outside the tent: "Put on armor for me, and prepare to fight the enemy!"

Xu Chen finally put down the charcoal pencil in his hand and stood up as well: "The enemy is short of food and cannot fight for long. Our army only needs to follow closely from behind to make the enemy collapse on their own. The one General Wang should really be careful of is Gongsun Zan!"

When Wang Dang heard this, he immediately understood and led 5,000 infantry and 1,000 light cavalry out of the camp to pursue.

As for Xu Chen, he stayed in the rear to prevent the officers and soldiers from turning their guns on Yuyang. His hometown of Yuyang was right behind him, and he could not afford to be careless.

After Wang Dang led his army to attack, he did as Xu Chen instructed and only ordered the light cavalry to follow the enemy nearby, while the 5,000 infantry followed behind to slow down the enemy's pace as much as possible, but did not launch a frontal attack.

This really made it impossible for Zhang Chun's coalition forces to advance or retreat. Although they still had the Wuhuan cavalry, facing the Yellow Turban light cavalry who had already removed their heavy armor, the Wuhuan cavalry could only keep driving them away and had no good way to deal with them.

Especially later on, there was a new group of pursuers from the rear. It was Gongsun Zan who led an army of more than 10,000 to pursue them, which put even greater pressure on Zhang Chun's coalition forces.

After a day or two, Zhang Chun's army's march was slow and they were short of food and fodder. Finally, they had no choice but to split up their forces to cover the rear, while the main force was visibly becoming smaller and smaller.

Heading northward, when approaching the frontier, Zhang Chun finally abandoned the main army and fled to the frontier with only about 10,000 soldiers, with the help of Wuhuan.

Wang Dang and Gongsun Zan maintained a tacit understanding along the way. Although they were chasing Zhang Chun's coalition forces together, they always kept a safe distance from each other.

Both sides defeated Zhang Chun's rearguard troops along the way and captured countless prisoners. They finally gave up the pursuit when they reached the outside of the Great Wall.

But it was after Zhang Chun's army escaped that the atmosphere between the Yellow Turbans and the government soldiers became subtle and dangerous. Both sides were able to pursue Zhang Chun tacitly, and now they can also tacitly start preparing for war.

After all, they are not collaborators, but enemies!

"All cavalrymen wear heavy armor, all infantrymen form battle formations, and prepare for battle!" Wang Dang looked at the distant positions of officers and soldiers and gave the order without hesitation.

"All the White Horse Volunteers, follow me to attack and kill the Yellow Turbans!" In the officers and soldiers' position, Gongsun Zan, already wearing a suit of silver light armor, also gave the order to launch an attack.

Although the Yellow Turbans' disruption helped him a lot this time, he would not be grateful to them for it.

After driving away the Wuhuan people, you Yellow Turbans can die!
(End of this chapter)