People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 571 Repeat
The massive army formation just marched forward, and its footsteps covering the wasteland were enough to make the earth tremble. Even the 50,000 troops that advanced ahead also presented a visual shock that covered the sky and the sun. Wu and Shu finally stopped retreating and evading, and started the final decisive battle without any tricks.

Even in some corners that the Yellow Turbans had not yet cleaned up, some traces of the great battle that had taken place more than ten days ago could still be seen near the camp. The bloodstains from the last battle had not yet weathered away, and a new fierce battle had already arrived.

This time's attack didn't seem to be any different from the last time.

In fact, Zhou Yu was also helpless. From the last time when the superior force of hundreds of thousands attacked the enemy force of 50,000 and returned in disgrace, he knew that Wu and Shu were completely finished. One hundred thousand could not beat 50,000, and 300,000 could not beat the Yellow Turbans' force of hundreds of thousands.

Now the army's assembled strength seems sufficient, but the battlefield is limited to the relatively small area of ​​the Yellow Turban camp, which prevents the Wu and Shu's military advantage from being fully utilized. More troops can only mean that Wu and Shu can maintain the offensive for a longer time, but cannot determine the outcome of the war.

If the Yellow Turbans could abandon their camps and take the initiative to engage in a decisive battle with Wu and Shu in open terrain, then Zhou Yu could at least make up for the power gap between the two sides as much as possible through the deployment of troops, instead of being as desperate as he is now.

The war had just begun, but Zhou Yu could already foresee the direction and outcome.

The vanguard army that took the lead in attacking this time was the rear army brought by Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

As for the hundreds of thousands of troops originally led by Zhou Yu, they had been frightened by the Yellow Turbans more than ten days ago. Zhou Yu could only reorganize the army and form a new formation with the rear army as the core, so as not to let the soldiers lose the courage to charge.

As the rulers and ministers of Wu and Shu showed solemn and serious expressions, the first wave of attacking troops of 50,000 had already rushed outside the Yellow Turban camp.

The loess that had been dry for more than ten days could finally be watered with blood again.
More than ten days later, the Yellow Turbans' camp had been completely repaired and reinforced. The fortifications that were damaged and collapsed in the last fierce battle have all been restored to their original state this time. Some weak points discovered during the war have also been completely strengthened. The camp's fortifications have become more impeccable, but this seems a little hopeless to the Wu and Shu soldiers.

The outer wall of the camp was actually composed of two vertical walls. The outer wall was built of rammed earth and rose from the ground, while the inner wall was a slope that was straight on the outside and gentle on the inside. This created a narrow passage in the camp wall. The Wu and Shu soldiers could only rush into the passage and detour for a long time before they could reach the camp gate. During the whole process, they had to endure the continuous attacks of the Yellow Turbans standing on the inner wall of the slope.

In fact, when marching and fighting, what tests a general the most is not how bravely he fights, nor how mysterious the formation he sets up, but rather how to master the basic skills such as logistics, training, and camping. If one can master these basic skills well, he is qualified to be called an excellent general.

Xuanxia's military specialization is to standardize and institutionalize all these basic elements.

Today, the Yellow Turbans' camping rules are so detailed that they specify the proportion of materials used to make the wall soil, the height and width standards of the walls, the size standards of the camps, the distribution regulations of internal facilities, and so on.

This ensured that whenever the Yellow Turbans set up camp, the quality and functionality of the camp would be absolutely reliable and up to standard.

The feeling this gave the Wu and Shu soldiers was that the camp before them did not seem to be an ordinary barracks, but more like a city, which is exactly the effect that an excellent camp should have.

For Wu and Shu, this is also a manifestation of the Yellow Turbans' strength. No matter what aspect, the Yellow Turbans can always be meticulous and perfect, always looking impeccable, which is undoubtedly frustrating.

Especially when the Yellow Turbans became their enemies, this kind of helplessness was even more despairing. The Wu and Shu soldiers who charged forward under military orders soon felt this despair. Although they were only looking at a military camp, it felt like a solid fortress that could not be shaken. Every step forward would cost them countless lives.

In the narrow passage, the Wu and Shu soldiers tried to move as quickly as possible, but the intensive attacks from the Yellow Turbans standing on the ramp of the inner wall of the camp made it difficult for them to move forward.

The sharp and dense long spears stabbed down again and again. The Wu and Shu soldiers could only try their best to dodge and could not even fight back.

The disadvantage of the uneven terrain made it impossible for them to launch an effective counterattack. They could only passively take the beating and rush forward. Before they reached the camp gate, countless people had died along the way. Only the howling of those who were injured but not dead added a bit of cruel atmosphere to the battlefield.

However, this was not the end. Behind the long spears, there were countless crossbows firing. The narrow walls made it impossible for the Wu and Shu soldiers to hide. They were completely exposed to the crossbows and became living targets for the Yellow Turbans. After each round of crossbow firing, there would often be screams.

Fortunately, after paying a heavy price, Wu and Shu were not completely without means of countermeasures.

Soon, all the long ladders were set up, and the Wu and Shu soldiers on the periphery finally had a chance to counterattack with the help of equipment.

Although this camp was built as solidly as a city, it was not a real city after all, and the camp walls were relatively low, which allowed the Wu and Shu armies to climb up and fight with only simple equipment.

After all, Wu and Shu had sufficient military forces, and soon the two sides started fighting at the camp wall. At this time, whoever could take the initiative at the camp wall would have the advantage on the battlefield.

However, even if the Wu and Shu soldiers tried their best to climb up and fight, it was still too difficult for them to fight against the Yellow Turbans. Whether it was the hard gap in weapons and equipment or the difference in combat effectiveness between the two sides, it was not enough for the Yellow Turbans to gain an advantage in this tug-of-war between camps and walls.

In this kind of war, the attacking side is always the one that suffers, not to mention that the opponent itself is stronger than the soldiers of Wu and Shu. When the real battle starts, the situation will become increasingly unfavorable to Wu and Shu.

However, Wu and Shu's fight for the camp wall also relieved the pressure on the soldiers charging along the wall below, allowing them to finally reach the Yellow Turbans' camp gate.

At this time, what they saw was the fully armed Yellow Turbans. The leading general was tall and had a fierce look. Just a glance from him made many Wu and Shu soldiers tremble in their hearts. They all felt the threat of death from this man.

Although Wang Dang is not a top-notch general like Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci, he is also a fierce general who has walked out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses. His momentum alone is enough to intimidate the enemy soldiers.

At this juncture, Wang Dang certainly would not hesitate. He just pointed forward and blurted out the word "kill". The soldiers on both sides then marched forward with heavy steps.

He followed closely behind, and seeing the Wu and Shu soldiers coming towards him with a bit of panic, he swung his sword forward without any hesitation.

(End of this chapter)