People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 361 Danger

A loud explosion broke the silence of the dark night. Xuchang, who had never seen the Yellow Turbans' explosives, was terrified by the power of the thunder-like explosion.

The first time the explosion sounded was actually late at night.

At this time, most of the people were asleep and the city walls only maintained basic defense. Except for a limited number of defenders who were still lazily on duty, most of the soldiers and generals had already gone to rest.

Zhao Yun's attack was decisive and precise. Although he led his army to arrive near Xuchang before nightfall, he did not attack immediately, but rested in a remote and distant place.

His actions were clean and efficient enough, blocking the main roads and thus concealing the key information of the approaching army, leaving Xuchang completely unaware.

This is the great benefit brought by the Yellow Turbans' expertise in rapid movement. As they marched forward, even if some counties along the way saw Zhao Yun's army and reported the news to Xuchang, their messengers could not even run as fast as Zhao Yun.

Not to mention that Zhao Yun had enough cavalry to form small teams to patrol and blockade everywhere, and he could completely control all the roads and prevent any information from leaking out.

Under such circumstances, as long as Zhao Yun wanted to hide, Xu Chang would be completely unaware of their arrival.

Therefore, Zhao Yun launched the attack precisely when the city defense was most lax. Without intelligence information, no city would maintain high-intensity defense late at night, and his decision was obviously correct.

Although the other battlefield where Zhou Yu and Wu Li fought was also close to here, which made Xuchang's defense relatively tense, it was only a little bit.

After all, there is the support of the city walls, so even if something really happens, there is enough time to react in the city. This should not be a problem, but his current opponent is the Yellow Turbans.

With powerful weapons like explosives to break down doors, the defenders in the city actually have very limited time to react.

After nightfall, the Yellow Turban army slowly approached the city wall under the cover of darkness, and approached the city gate without the defenders noticing. By the time the defenders realized something was wrong, the Yellow Turbans had almost reached the base of the city wall.

Then came the sound of explosion when they ignited the explosives, which alarmed everyone.

Xiahou Yuan, the main general guarding Xuchang, was also awakened by the explosion. He ran out in a hurry wearing only his inner clothes. Following the sound and looking into the distance, he could only see bursts of light accompanied by the explosions at the city gate.

"Oh no! It's the Yellow Turbans!"

In an instant, Xiahou Yuan realized what was going on. The Yellow Turbans' gunpowder weapon was already a well-known means to outsiders, and Xiahou Yuan quickly remembered this matter.

Could it be that Zhou Yu was defeated and the Yellow Turbans came to attack him?
A thought quickly flashed through Xiahou Yuan's mind. In fact, in this battle, the battlefield closest to Xuchang was where Zhou Yu was stationed, and this was the first place he thought of.

While hurriedly calling on the servants to prepare the horses, Xiahou Yuan also began to put on his armor, and while he was busy he began to think worriedly.

He only thought that if Zhou Yu's side was defeated, then they would be doomed, but he never expected that this Yellow Turban army was coming from Cao Cao.

As he was leaving the palace, a general came running over: "General, something bad has happened. The Yellow Turbans are coming! The Yellow Turbans are coming!"

"Damn it, why don't you stop him!" Xiahou Yuan had just put on his armor and immediately kicked him.

The general felt quite aggrieved, and when he was about to accept the order, he was grabbed by Xiahou Yuan again.

When he turned around in confusion, he saw Xiahou Yuan's changing expression.

"No, the enemy has already entered the city. With the Yellow Turbans' fighting power, I'm afraid Xuchang will be lost. Right now, the emperor is the most important thing. You should lead your troops to the palace to protect him and send the emperor out from the east gate first. I will go to meet the enemy first to buy time and will meet up with you later!"

Xiahou Yuan was a veteran in battle. Although he was worried at this time, he did not panic and quickly made arrangements.

Upon hearing this, the general immediately accepted the order and, not daring to delay, led his troops towards the palace.

Xiahou Yuan took a deep breath, jumped on his horse, and ran towards the city gate in the distance.

The Yellow Turbans have always been known for their strength, and today he really wants to see how strong they are.

The soldiers in the city had been alarmed and gathered slowly. At first they were disorganized and mostly at a loss, but the arrival of Xiahou Yuan soon gave them a backbone.

Slowly, a large army gathered in the city. Under the leadership of Xiahou Yuan, they faced off head-on in the narrow streets against the Yellow Turbans who were in the midst of a fierce battle.

Xiahou Yuan rode ahead and immediately saw a silver-armored general among the Yellow Turbans charging left and right, his bravery like a swimming dragon.

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, Xiahou Yuan certainly knew what he should do. "Soldiers, follow me to repel the enemy!"

After a loud shout, Xiahou Yuan raised the sword in his hand and rushed forward on his horse, aiming directly at the silver-armored general.

If you want to quell this war as quickly as possible, the best way is to kill the enemy generals. At this moment, you can only fight for your life!

However, the silver-armored general on the opposite side had the same thought. When he saw Xiahou Yuan rushing towards him, excitement appeared in the silver-armored general's eyes.

I was worried that I couldn't find the real culprit. Since you're here to seek death, I'll help you!
Then, a cold light shot out and soon collided with the opponent's sword light.

The sound of killing was deafening, blood and death continued to bloom in the limited space, and the torches raised everywhere and the burning houses made the atmosphere seem tense and suffocating.

Under the fierce fighting, the originally stable Xuchang seemed to have turned into a cold meat grinder.

Although the defenders in the city had much more troops, the momentum of the Yellow Turbans clearly overwhelmed the defenders. However, it would take time to decide who would be the winner in the end.

This was destined to be an extraordinary night. Countless people huddled by the windows in fear, staring out with wide eyes.

No one had expected that Xuchang, which was in a sense the capital of the Han Dynasty, would be so suddenly invaded by the Yellow Turbans.

The people of Xuchang were still unfamiliar with Xuanxia's Yellow Turbans, and had not yet formed the perception of them as a "righteous army", but after this night, they could at least be sure of the Yellow Turbans' strength.

The melee was extremely cruel and long, but as time went by, the people began to see some momentum.

They may not understand the situation on the battlefield, but they can easily observe who is retreating and who is advancing between the Yellow Turbans and the government soldiers, and this is a very intuitive way to judge the strengths and weaknesses.

Obviously, after a fierce battle, the officers and soldiers had been defeated by the fierce offensive of the Yellow Turbans. Even though they had twice the number of troops, they were unable to stop the Yellow Turbans at all.

This was due to Zhao Yun's unparalleled bravery, but more importantly it was the result of the Yellow Turbans' strong military qualities.

Now, even the people understood.

Xuchang, danger!

Compared with the large-scale troop battles in the open terrain outside the city, the melee inside the city was much more chaotic. However, even in a melee, the Yellow Turbans' comprehensive coordination and combat capabilities were still much stronger than those of the defenders.

An elite army is stronger than an ordinary army, and it must be strong in all aspects.

The performance of the defenders in the city could not be considered bad. They still put up a tenacious resistance despite the Yellow Turbans' surprise attack, and they resisted for quite some time.

However, the huge gap in combat power could not be easily bridged. After more than an hour, the battle ended with the total collapse of the defenders.

Fortunately, their resistance bought Liu Xie a lot of time.

Under the escort of Cao's generals, Liu Xie finally broke free from the melee in the city and arrived at the east gate of Xuchang.

Hearing the generals shouting to open the door, Liu Xie just stood there in a daze. He was not scared silly, he didn't even feel fear.

He just felt it was ridiculous and sad. Wasn't he a lost dog now?
How could there be such a miserable and humble emperor in the world?

Looking back, what exactly did the identity of the emperor bring to me?

It seems that there is only Dong Zhuo's wanton humiliation, only Yuan Shao's false flattery, and only Cao Cao's ruthless control. No matter whose hands he falls into, he is just a toy that looks glamorous on the surface but is actually played with by others.

Those loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty shouted about serving the emperor and the country, but what they actually did were all petty and despicable things of their own. Their hypocrisy made Liu Xie sick.

No one really wanted to save Tian Qing, they just wanted to lie on the big man's body and eat his flesh and blood.

Now, he is being hunted and driven away by bandits. Where is the dignity of such an emperor? Isn't such an emperor ridiculous?

(End of this chapter)