People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 271 Fell into a trap!
"What's the situation in other places? Where are the Xuanxia reinforcements now?"

In the Yuan army camp, Yuan Shao led his men to inspect the camp. From time to time, he glanced at Chengping City in front of him and asked people around him about military intelligence.

The main force of the army has been stationed here for more than ten days, and Yuan Shao has launched several sieges. After all, the Chengping City in front of them is not a big city. If the battle is good, there may be a chance to break the city.

However, the Yellow Turbans in the city were fully prepared for this battle, and were able to repel Yuan's army with extremely tough counterattacks every time.

After several sieges, Yuan's army suffered heavy casualties and did not gain any advantage. After feeling the strength of the Yellow Turbans defending the city, he decided not to attack head-on and seek his death.

The Yellow Turbans were already very powerful, and now that they were fighting against the city walls, they had an advantage. After defending the city, they had greatly avoided the disadvantage in troop strength, and Yuan Shao had no way to attack them.

Moreover, their defense of the city made it impossible for Yuan Shao's carefully prepared cavalry to be used, so he had no choice but to dispatch the cavalry to help block Xuan Xia's reinforcements.

Yuan Shao is now just quietly waiting for a breakthrough in the overall situation. As long as he can delay the reinforcements from Xuan Xia's rear, he will definitely be able to completely encircle and kill Cheng Ping over time.

Guo Tu stepped forward and answered, "Although the rebel general Wang Dang led his army to conquer cities one after another, Zhang He and Gao Lan also retreated steadily, and their strength has not been greatly reduced. Now Zang Hong has also led his troops to join Zhang He and Gao Lan. Their strength is several times that of Wang Dang, and they can completely block Wang Dang's way."

Xu You laughed: "Everything is under control. Now the initiative is completely in our hands. We can continue the siege or turn to encircle and suppress Wang Dang. No matter which way, there is no possibility of losing."

Yuan Shao nodded, feeling relieved. There were three battlefields in this war: Zhang Baiqi, Xu Chen and Wang Dang, and now two of them have been stabilized.

No matter how powerful the Yellow Turbans are, it will be difficult to reverse the situation once the gap in military strength reaches a certain level. Both Wang Dang and Xu Chen are facing the pressure of several times the number of troops. As long as Cao Cao does not cause trouble in Changshan, there will be no accidents.

The siege was complete, and Yuan Shao was considering whether to turn north and take advantage of the army's strength to annihilate Wang Dang first.

But before making this decision, we must first ensure that the Changshan battlefield is stable and worry-free, and now we need to wait for some time.

"The Yellow Turbans are good at night attacks. Our army needs to be well prepared and win this battle step by step. It's better to be slow than to make mistakes!" Yuan Shao ordered in a deep voice.

Facing an opponent like Xuan Xia, he dared not relax at all and only sought to win the victory as safely as possible.

Everyone agreed. They all had the same idea. After seeing Xuan Xia's strength, no one dared to treat Xuan Xia as an ordinary bandit.

It must be said that Yuan Shao's vigilance was very valuable. That very night, Xuan Xia organized a night attack out of the city.

But this time Xuan Xia did not replicate the previous record of defeating Yan Liang and Wen Chou Shi. Yuan Shao's army had made sufficient preparations. As soon as the Yellow Turbans attacked, Yuan's army camp responded immediately. After a night of fighting, no one could gain any advantage.

This war had been going on for more than ten days, and both Xu Chen and Wang Dang were held down by Yuan Shao, which was actually quite dangerous.

At this point, the final variable came to the Changshan battlefield. Yuan Shao was waiting for good news from Cao Cao, and Xuan Xia also hoped that Zhang Baiqi could successfully break through the blockade and reinforce the front battlefield.

After all, among these three battlefields, the only one that has no disadvantage in terms of military strength is Zhang Baiqi.

Thirty thousand Yellow Turbans against thirty thousand Cao's troops. The mature army built with the Yellow Turbans' military system can always do something. It is not incredible that they can defeat Cao's army. On the contrary, it can be said that they have great potential.

Zhang Baiqi, who was far away in Changshan, did sense the opportunity for battle.

They originally planned to lead their troops to Bohai to support Xu Chen, but Cao Cao's sudden blockade forced them to stop. If they could not remove the obstacles in front of them, they would not be able to move forward at all.

The confrontation with Cao's army had lasted for more than ten days, during which there were countless battles of varying sizes. Cao's army had always been at a disadvantage, but relying on a sufficiently solid camp, they managed to deal with Zhang Baiqi.

Of course, Cao's army was not as strong as the Yellow Turbans of Changshan who had received systematic training and excellent equipment. During these ten days, Cao's army had indeed had a hard time.

After such a long battle, Zhang Baiqi finally felt that the opportunity for a breakthrough had come. The defense of Cao's army was becoming more and more difficult, but the combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turbans remained relatively good. As long as they continued to attack, they would be able to break through Cao's defense line.

"Governor, there is no need to hold back this time. Let's just launch a general attack!" Guan Hai stared at the Cao army camp, unable to hold back his desire to attack.

Zhang Rao also nodded: "For the past few days, Cao's army has not dared to fight desperately. Once they are at a disadvantage, they retreat to the camp. It is obvious that they have no intention of fighting to the death. The more determined our army is to fight, the easier it will be to win."

After hearing what the two said, Zhang Baiqi nodded.

He felt the same as the other two and felt that it was time for the final battle.

The fighting style of Cao's army was very strange. It always gave people the feeling that they were not brave enough to fight to the death. It seemed that compared to stopping the Yellow Turbans, they cared more about preserving their own strength.

It is precisely because of this that Cao's army has been able to hold out until now, and it has reached its limit. "Order the entire army, attack with all your might!"

Zhang Baiqi did not hesitate and gave the order directly: "If Cao's army is still restrained this time, I will make them pay a heavy price!"

Guan Hai and Zhang Rao's eyes lit up. They both felt that military merit was beckoning to them.

As Yellow Turban generals, they knew how powerful their army was. It was completely different from the peasant army of the past. They did not take the Cao army in front of them seriously at all.

At worst, even if we cannot defeat the enemy, there will be no problem breaking out.

Soon, the army followed suit. This time, nearly 30,000 Yellow Turbans moved in full force. They no longer had any reservations and were determined to win the battle and crush the enemy in front of them with the toughest attitude.

The Cao army on the opposite side also made the same response. The army was on high alert and defended the camp without giving in.

Soon, the two armies collided with each other. Just like the confrontation in the previous few days, after the battle, the Yellow Turbans were able to quickly gain the upper hand over Cao's army by relying on their own combat effectiveness, and the situation began to tilt one-sidedly in favor of the Yellow Turbans.

However, Cao's army reacted quickly and displayed great fighting power. Although they were at a disadvantage, they were still able to hold on a little by relying on the defense of the camp.

The two sides had fought before. Although the Yellow Turbans were powerful, Cao's army was after all an army of 30,000 strong and had decent combat effectiveness. The Yellow Turbans were never able to completely defeat Cao's army.

But this time it was different. The Yellow Turbans tried their best and mobilized all their troops. Their attack was as fierce and suffocating as a storm.

As the battle lasted longer, Cao's army finally showed signs of defeat under such powerful pressure.

As casualties began to rise, Cao's army became restless and soon showed signs of retreat. They were still as timid and unwilling to fight desperately as before, which obviously gave Zhang Baiqi and his men great confidence.

"The enemy is defeated, continue the attack!"

Zhang Baiqi became excited and shouted to boost morale, which indeed made the offensive more vigorous.

Under such pressure, Cao's army was still so cowardly, which made the Yellow Turbans' advance even tougher. Soon Cao's camp was on the verge of losing. Cao's army felt that the situation was not right and began to retreat without any hesitation.

Fortunately, Cao's army was of excellent military quality. Under the command of their generals, they fought and retreated and managed to stabilize their position.

However, as a result, Cao's camp was completely lost. The outcome of this battle was already decided. Cao's army kept retreating. Seeing that there was no hope of retaking the camp, they had no choice but to immediately decide to leave one battalion behind to cover the retreat, while the rest of the army quickly evacuated.

As long as they can retreat to the rear, there is still a possibility of finding new key points to stop the Yellow Turbans.

But Zhang Baiqi could not stand it when he saw this. He said, "Zhang Rao and Guan Hai, pursue them immediately and make sure to defeat the enemy. I will take care of the rear guard of Cao's army!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rao and Guan Hai immediately responded with yes, and then each led their armies to pursue from the left and right.

As for Zhang Baiqi, he only left behind a few thousand soldiers to fight with the remaining troops of Cao's army in the rear. As long as they cleared the obstacles in front of them and then went on to meet up with Zhang Rao and Guan Hai, there would be no surprises in this battle.

The situation was indeed developing as Zhang Baiqi had expected. The enemy troops that were cut off from the rear did not put up too strong of a resistance. After a battle between the two sides, the enemy troops were quickly defeated and fled in all directions.

Zhang Baiqi had no intention of getting entangled with them, so he simply ignored them and immediately led his troops forward to meet up with Zhang Rao and Guan Hai.

But when he rushed to the front, he saw a scene that terrified him.

The raging flames filled the entire valley, while the Yellow Turbans in the valley continued to wail and struggle in pain.

what happened!
Zhang Baiqi's mind went blank. Before he could react, he saw a large number of Cao's troops suddenly rush out from the ambush. They began shooting arrows into the valley from a high position. Another large army surrounded the valley on both sides, as if to completely block the Yellow Turbans' way of survival.

At this time, Zhang Baiqi finally woke up from his dream, and his heart sank to the bottom.

Fell into a trap!
He finally came to his senses, and in an instant his eyes were filled with blood and turned red: "Quick, kill the enemy ahead and help the brothers out!"

The Yellow Turbans outside were aware of the dangerous situation, but at this moment, they did not hesitate at all. The Yellow Turban brothers inside were fighting for life and death with the enemy in the flames, and they absolutely could not give up on them!
Suddenly, the Yellow Turbans roared loudly, and they quickly formed a military formation and rushed forward to pick up the brothers of Zhang Rao and Guan Hai.

But in such a situation, how could Cao's army let them escape easily? They soon came to meet them. At this time, as long as they could stop the Yellow Turbans outside for a while and wait until the Yellow Turbans in the valley were almost burned, the outcome would be decided.

(End of this chapter)