People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 41 Fight to the Death!

The Yellow Turbans before them were the best ones who survived the brutal slaughter by the elite Han army in Jizhou.

They were not burdened by the elderly, the weak, women and children. Most of them were strong young men between 17 and 30 years old. Almost all of them had gone through all the battles since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It was not an exaggeration to say that the entire army was made of veterans.

The Yellow Turban soldiers like them were capable of fighting, but they were defeated by the elite Han army.

It took Xu Chen a long time to finally boost their crumbling morale.

When they regained their fighting spirit and restored their spirit and morale, they rushed towards Gu'an County in a huge crowd. The fierce momentum alone was enough to intimidate the officers and soldiers.

If they can’t defeat the elite troops of the Han army, can they defeat your local officers and soldiers?

When approaching Gu'an City, the Yellow Turbans were still marching slowly on foot, saving their energy for the final siege.

"Brothers, follow me, kill the officers and soldiers, and seize the county town!"

It was not until they reached about a hundred steps from the city wall and were within the range of bows and arrows that Wang Dang drew out his long sword and raised it above his head, then led the army to rush towards the city.

The officers and soldiers on the city wall reacted quickly, and soon a rain of arrows fell. With the dense "swoosh" sound of arrows breaking through the air, one Yellow Turban after another fell down on the way of charge with screams.

But this could not stop the Yellow Turbans' offensive. They had fought with the Han army countless times and had long been accustomed to the cruelty of the battlefield.

In this chaotic and disorderly formation, they rushed to the foot of the city under a hail of arrows. Then many Yellow Turbans immediately placed the simple wooden ladders they had carried along the way on the wall and began to climb up one by one.

Most of the Han city walls were earthen walls made of a mixture of rammed earth and gravel. As a small county, Gu'an County was only built about four or five meters high. Although it may not sound like a big deal, it was still an obstacle that gave the Yellow Turbans a headache during real battles.

The Yellow Turbans lacked leadership, and they only knew how to charge forward with brute force. However, a random punch can kill a master, and four thousand young and strong Yellow Turbans were not something the officers and soldiers could easily handle.

After all, the only soldiers who can really fight are the hundreds of regular soldiers, and the rest are no match for these Yellow Turban veterans.

They can now maintain a general balance on the battlefield by relying on the advantage of the city walls.

The Yellow Turbans climbed up the wall using ladders, and what greeted them were rolling logs, gold juice, hot oil, stones, and all the common methods of defending a city. They were subjected to all of them, and their originally fierce offensive was suddenly thwarted.

"Brothers, don't be afraid. Follow me to the top of the city wall and kill all these lackeys of the Han court!"

As Wang Dang charged, he shouted loudly to boost morale, his tone full of hatred: "Only by killing all those who enslaved and oppressed us can we have a bright and sunny day. Charge!"

The expressions of many Yellow Turbans were all cheered up. They thought of all the misery they had endured in their lives, and the anger in their hearts was boiling out.

That’s right, only by killing all these princes, nobles and their lackeys can there be fairness in the world, peace in the world, and all living beings can stand up!

At this moment, their hearts were not filled with extreme hatred, but more with firm goals.

To realize that great doctrine, one must overcome every difficulty ahead. No matter how stubborn the enemy is, one must crush him with one's fists!

"To enforce justice on behalf of Heaven, kill!"

"Damn you soldiers, go to hell!" "The gods will protect us, charge!"

The rolling logs on the city wall fell down and hit the ground, breaking the arms and legs of the Yellow Turbans, but they just pushed the wood away and continued to climb up limping.

The golden juice and hot oil spilled down, immediately burning several people so that their skin and flesh were torn and they kept wailing. But when they had endured the severe pain and caught their breath, they didn't care about the flesh that would fall off their bodies in an instant, and picked up their knives to continue to fight for the top of the city.

An arrow fell rapidly from the sky and pierced the belly of a Yellow Turban, but he took a look and broke the arrow, then continued to charge forward while shouting.

A fierce battle was going on under the city wall, with the Yellow Turbans and the government soldiers fighting over the wall.

With the advantage of being on high ground, the officers and soldiers were always able to hold on to the top of the city walls tightly. Waves of Yellow Turbans who rushed up would be immediately killed by them. Even if a few ferocious Yellow Turbans rushed to the top of the city walls, they would be hacked to death by the officers and soldiers immediately.

Even though officers and soldiers also suffered casualties in the fight against the Yellow Turbans, the overall situation was still in their favor.

A yellow turban jumped up and immediately locked onto the armored county lieutenant. His eyes suddenly turned red. Just by looking at his attire, he could tell that this person must be a local official. As long as he killed the other party, the morale of the officers and soldiers would surely be undermined.

Without thinking, the Yellow Turban rushed forward with his sword in hand and chopped the county lieutenant on the forehead.

There were swords and knives stabbing at him from other officers and soldiers, but the Yellow Turban ignored them all. The only figure of the county lieutenant was in his eyes. If he killed the other man, the battle would be easier!

The swords and knives beside him pierced several bloody holes, but he could no longer feel the pain. The will in his mind made him squeeze out the strength of every inch of flesh and blood in his body.

He rushed forward, and the knife in his hand fell rapidly, as if it would cut the county lieutenant in half in the next second.

But at that moment, he only saw a look of indifference and disdain in the county lieutenant's eyes.

Time seemed to slow down, and the county lieutenant dodged it easily. Then, with a flash of cold light, Huang Jin felt his vision begin to spin, and after a long time, he saw his own headless corpse standing upright.

I am dead.
Too bad, I won't see that day.
After dealing with the Yellow Turbans in front of him, the county lieutenant not only did not feel relaxed, but instead a hint of gloom appeared on his face. The current situation where the officers and soldiers had an advantage did not allow him to feel at ease at all.

Are they really the Yellow Turbans? Such fearlessness and bravery are hard to imagine.
He was frightened when he saw the fighting performance of the Yellow Turbans. If all the bandits were like this, he would have no confidence in defending the county.

While he was shocked, he found it even more difficult to understand where the Yellow Turbans got such a fighting spirit, and when did the Yellow Turbans become so good at fighting?

Looking to the left, the Yellow Turban, who had lost his right arm in the battle, simply threw down a soldier and started biting his neck madly until the surrounding soldiers stabbed the Yellow Turban in the heart with a sword, which made him completely motionless.

Looking to the right again, I saw a yellow turban with his intestines hanging out of his chest, stuffing them into his stomach randomly, and then rushing forward with a loud roar.

These scenes made the county lieutenant's scalp tingle. This was not the Yellow Turbans he knew. The Yellow Turbans he knew would scatter like birds and beasts as soon as the situation was not right. It was not an exaggeration to say that they would collapse at the first touch. However, these...
The county lieutenant's heart sank to the bottom. He knew that the officers and soldiers' advantage now was only because they had favorable conditions for defending the city, but in terms of fighting will, the officers and soldiers of Gu'an were really far behind.

As time goes on, the city defenses will definitely be breached.

"So it's safe!"

(End of this chapter)