Three Kingdoms Summoning: Peak Resurgence

Chapter 82: Attack with troops
Since the Yellow Turban Army had the support of a large number of ordinary people, even if they suffered heavy losses in a battle, they could be quickly replenished. This also led to the fact that their numbers increased as they fought!
In Xiang Yan's war of attrition, more than half of Zhu Jun's 100,000 troops were consumed. He had no choice but to retreat to Changsha.

It can be said that if it were not for the arrival of Wei Xiaokuan and others, Changsha would have fallen into the hands of the Yellow Turbans long ago.

But even so, the Han army suffered heavy losses. Now the troops under Zhu Jun only numbered over 60,000 in total, and to this number, there were also Sun Jian's Huaisi army and Wang Yun's Yuzhou county troops.

At most, Zhu Jun had only about 40,000 troops under his control.

"Governor Wang, Mr. Wei, the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou are very powerful, numbering hundreds of thousands. Their commander Xiang Yan is even more shrewd and calculating. Without any reinforcements from the imperial court, our army is trapped in Changsha City and is simply waiting to die."

"Why don't we charge out and retreat to Hulao Pass? The Yellow Turban Army will definitely be helpless against the dangers of Hulao Pass. Then we can make other plans!"

When Zhu Jun saw the huge crowds of people in the Yellow Turban coalition below him, he suddenly felt powerless, especially without any reinforcements, so he said to the two helplessly.

Take a gamble, there is still hope.

"General Zhu, don't worry. Soldiers are not as good as they seem. What's more, I have received news from my brother. He has already arrived near Changsha, only thirty miles away from the Yellow Turban camp."

"If I'm right, he should be taking action soon. He will first test the strength of the Yellow Turban Army outside the city, and then use the strategy of wearing out the soldiers at night to consume their physical strength, and then attack them with fire. By then, they will be terrified and scattered!"

"Even if Xiang Yan is powerful, it will be difficult to reverse the situation. When the time comes, the Han army in Changsha City will attack and surround the Yellow Turban Army from all sides. The time for us to achieve great things will come soon." Wei Xiaokuan said confidently, stroking his beard.

Unlike later societies, in ancient times, men had to grow beards, because beards not only represented masculine charm, but also occupied an important social position in the minds of the ancients.

As the saying goes, "Our body and hair are given by our parents. We should not damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety."

Therefore, there is the saying of cutting off hair in place of head.

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"Mr. Wei is right. Gong Wei actually didn't think of this!" Zhu Jun was shocked and thought to himself that this person was worthy of being a graduate of Yingchuan Academy, as he could come up with such a plan.

If it weren't for Wei Xiaokuan, Changsha City would have fallen into the hands of the Yellow Turbans long ago. Since he was so confident, he must have a plan to defeat the enemy.

With this thought in mind, Zhu Jun immediately issued an order: "Sir Sun, there is no time to lose. Immediately pass the order and have the soldiers collect ignition materials and prepare rockets. This will determine the outcome of the battle."

"Yes." The sturdy man called Sima Sun by Zhu Jun responded immediately.

Wei Xiaokuan also nodded slightly. Perhaps this was God's will. Looking around, the terrain outside Changsha was excellent. If a fire attack was carried out, it would be unstoppable.

As long as they can defeat Xiang Yan's troops, they will be able to show off in front of the current emperor. After all, since Huangfu Song defeated the Yellow Turbans a few months ago, the Han army has basically not won any...decent victories.

Zhu Jun's opponent this time was Xiang Yan, the most famous general of the Yellow Turbans. If he was defeated, the situation in Yuzhou would be relieved to a certain extent, and Wang Yu would be able to embark on his own official career. "Tianyi, Tianyi, I have done everything I can do. The rest depends on you. Don't let me down." Wei Xiaokuan looked up at the direction of the Yellow Turbans' tent and sighed in his heart.

"Hey, there are some movements in the Yellow Turban Army. It looks like there is a problem inside." Guo Jia, who was drinking, suddenly saw changes in the Yellow Turban camp and mentioned it immediately.

After hearing what Guo Jia said, the government troops, who had been listless, instantly became alert. They had to be alert as no one wanted to die. Since there was movement in the Yellow Turban Army's camp, they naturally had to be careful and alert.

"Mr. Wei, Uncle Wang, you see a large number of soldiers and horses moving around in the Yellow Turban Army's camp. Could it be that the reinforcements led by Tianyi have arrived?"

Wang Gui's eyesight was very good. He immediately followed the direction where the Yellow Turban Army was leaving the camp. When he looked up, he saw the silhouette of a mighty cavalry.

"No matter which prince's men they are, our reinforcements have arrived!" Zhu Jun said overjoyed. However, since it was night and the two sides were at a certain distance, Zhu Jun could not see clearly who was leading the troops.

But what he could see was that this cavalry unit had refined armor and strong men and horses. To be able to command such a cavalry unit, the leader must be very capable and must be a great general.

His gaze returned to Wang Yu.

When the generals under Wang Yu saw the Yellow Turban camp stretching for seven or eight kilometers in front of them, their eyes were filled with shock. Is this the formation of an army of more than one hundred thousand?

If it were an ordinary army, let alone attacking the camp, just the formation of the Yellow Turban Army in front of them would make them want to run away.

However, Wang Yu, as the lord, turned a blind eye to it, as if he was used to it, which made everyone admire him very much. It was probably just like this that he remained calm even when facing a mountain collapse.

Little did people know that in his previous life, Wang Yu personally commanded an army of 400,000 to deal with the peasant uprising army in Kunyang. However, he encountered Liu Xiu, the son of this plane, and was beaten to pieces by a meteorite rain.

He had seen joint ventures of 400,000 yuan, so what was a mere joint venture of 150,000 yuan?

What's more, he had the military advisor Xun Yu beside him, who immediately turned his attention to him and asked, "Mr. Wen Ruo, the arrangement of the Yellow Turban camp is very methodical. Xiang Yan is indeed the Yellow Turban's number one general!"

"I wonder if the military advisor has any solution to this problem!"

"This..." Seeing the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban coalition in front of him, Xun Yu also felt it was very difficult. No wonder the Yellow Turban Army could sweep across the entire Yuzhou in just a few months. It seemed that they relied on Xiang Yan's ability.

However, no matter how powerful Xiang Yan was, he was just one person after all. Without the generals under him to carry out his strategies, he would be powerless.

The best strategy is to attack the enemy's strategy. As a wise man, Xun Yu quickly came up with a strategy. Perhaps this was God's will. God wanted the Yellow Turbans to be destroyed. If the person by his side was not Wang Yu, this strategy would have been difficult to implement facing a famous general like Xiang Yan!

(End of this chapter)