People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 40 The first level!
"Report~"

A high-pitched and urgent voice was transmitted from a distance all the way to the Gu'an County government office, alarming the county magistrate and the county lieutenant inside. Just by hearing the panicked tone, they immediately understood that there might be military intelligence.

Sure enough, when they hurried out, they saw a soldier rushing in front of them in shock, then kneeling on one knee and clasping his fists to report.

"Report to the county magistrate and county lieutenant, thousands of Yellow Turbans are gathering outside the city, intending to attack the city!"

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant's expressions suddenly became solemn. After looking at each other, they said they understood, and then walked out of the office together to go to the top of the city to take charge of defense.

In fact, they had been mentally prepared for the arrival of the Yellow Turbans. Two days before, deserters from Zhuo County brought news of the Yellow Turbans, so they knew that a group of thousands of Yellow Turbans were active in Zhuo County, but they did not expect them to find them so soon.

Because of the precautions taken in advance, they immediately strengthened the county's defenses in the past two days. Therefore, facing the current situation, although they feel pressured, they can still remain calm.

"Although the Yellow Turbans have always been weak in combat, this group of people was able to defeat hundreds of soldiers in Zhuo County and caused a great loss to a warrior like Gongsun Zan. We cannot underestimate them."

"What the county magistrate said is true. I will definitely urge the soldiers to defend the city and not relax at all!"

Both of them rode horses to the top of the city. After arriving, they got off their horses and immediately started talking to each other.

Of course, they did not stop. They walked past the soldiers who were coming and going to prepare for defense and climbed up the low rammed earth wall. When they looked outside, they couldn't help but take a breath.

The densely packed Yellow Turbans in the wild, even without strict formations, the mere sight of the crowds covering the ground was enough to make one feel heavy-hearted.

For such an ordinary small county, with 4,000 troops at the gates, the pressure was absolutely enormous.

The number of standing soldiers in Dahan County was no more than a thousand at most, and most of them were only a few hundred people like in Zhuo County. If there were more, it would exceed the county's ability to support them.

Even when facing war, the government could conscript civilians, but they could only serve as auxiliary soldiers to carry supplies and help out, and they had little combat power at all.

Others who provide assistance are the wealthy and powerful families in the county. When the situation is critical, the county magistrate can ask them to provide manpower, food and assistance to help defend the city.

Under extreme circumstances, taking all of these into account, the government can organize thousands or even tens of thousands of troops to defend the city. Even if most of them are civilians with low combat effectiveness and servants of wealthy families, it is enough to deal with ordinary bandits.

Zhuo County was lost so easily because Gongsun Zan fell into a trap. The Yellow Turban bandits caught the county off guard and did not give them time to prepare or react, so they succeeded in one fell swoop.

Gu'an County had long been prepared for the Yellow Turbans. As soon as the Yellow Turbans appeared, the county immediately began to recruit laborers, and now a steady stream of people have been recruited.

The clerks in the government offices also rushed to the wealthy families in the county to ask for help. It would probably be soon before each family would send reinforcements.

"These Yellow Turbans are all young and strong. No wonder Zhuo County is so vulnerable!" The county magistrate stroked his beard with his right hand, but this was not a sign of calmness. Instead, it was more like a movement to relieve tension and anxiety.

The county lieutenant also felt like he was facing a great enemy. Although the county's maximum organized military force could deal with the bandits, it was definitely not the kind of bandits like the ones before him.

Previously, the Yellow Turban Movement had involved tens of thousands of troops, but most of them were the elderly, the weak, women and children, who could only do the work of carrying supplies. Apart from making up the numbers to boost momentum, they were of little use.

The personnel composition of this kind of rebel army, which is of a refugee nature, is usually composed of a very small proportion of young and strong main forces.

If the bandits in front of them were like that, they would not be afraid. But the pressure on the county town from the thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers, who were all strong and capable, was incomparable.

"Although our county has a small city with low walls and can organize five to six thousand soldiers, most of them are civilians and servants. They may not be able to match the Yellow Turbans in a fight. This battle may be very difficult." The county lieutenant frowned, feeling under great pressure.

The county magistrate could only sigh: "We have to defend it no matter how difficult it is. We are fighting in the city, so we still have the advantage in this battle."

The county lieutenant nodded. It was useless to say anything now. As long as the city was intact, they would live, and if the city was destroyed, they would die.

From afar, the Yellow Turbans had slowly begun to gather together, which was clearly a precursor to an attack. The cold and murderous aura penetrated from a distance of more than three miles, causing all the soldiers defending the city to tremble in their hearts.

Most of them were just ordinary civilians. How could they not be afraid when seeing such a tense and dangerous scene?

The county lieutenant shouted orders loudly to ease the panic atmosphere on the city wall, while also coordinating various defense preparations.

"Immediately add more wooden bolts, wooden supports and stones to the city gate and block it off no matter what.

Immediately carry rolling stones and logs to the top of the city wall, then set up a pot to boil hot oil and golden juice, and immediately deal with the attacking enemy soldiers.

Archers, get ready first. The enemy soldiers, charge within a hundred steps. Attack with a volley of arrows at my command!"

As the orders were passed down one by one, the soldiers below immediately followed the instructions and began to make various preparations. Although the scene looked chaotic and busy, the fear before the war was indeed reduced a lot.

The county lieutenant looked solemnly into the distance, observing the enemy's position, and seemed to see a horse moving left and right in front of the formation.

Although it was difficult to see clearly from the distance, he roughly guessed that the bandit leader was conducting a pre-war mobilization to boost morale.

Judging from the situation, they are determined to swallow Gu'an County...

The cold wind blew, bringing up dust and sand. There was a solemn silence over the wilderness. The eyes of thousands of people followed the figure on horseback in front of the formation. That was the light in their hearts, the leader of the Church of Nature!

Their eyes were fiery and wild, and the uncontrollable trembling in their bodies was not caused by the cold, but by the trembling for the coming war.

They firmly believed that they would be able to capture the county town in front of them. This confidence came from the young figure in their eyes for no other reason than that.

The leader adheres to the will of the God of Nature and holds the mission of enforcing justice on behalf of Heaven, and will surely lead himself to crush all enemies!
"If we want to harvest food, we must first work hard to cultivate it. This is the case with most things in this world. Nothing can be obtained easily. This is also true for the great cause of my religion!"

Xu Chen's almost roaring voice resounded throughout the battlefield, making countless Yellow Turbans' blood boil. When they looked towards Gu'an City again, their gazes instantly became as firm as iron.

And they also felt the heaviness in Xu Chen's tone.

“The county town ahead is the first difficult hurdle for me. This is our first tough battle. No matter how hard it is, no matter how difficult it is, we must win!
To achieve great things, blood and sacrifice are needed. The road to prosperity begins today!"

When Xu Chen finished speaking, Wang Dang let out a long roar to the sky, shouted "Enforce justice on behalf of heaven", and then led four thousand Yellow Turbans to rush forward like a pack of wolves.

(End of this chapter)