Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 22 Fighting the Yellow Turbans

Gongsun Xu brought out less than [-] troops from Youzhou to attack the Yellow Turban Army this time, and there were not many troops. In addition, the total number of baggage soldiers did not exceed [-]. Although the number was limited, Gongsun Xu's army was an absolute elite. All of them had killed Hu people on the grassland and participated in the war, so Gongsun Xu was very confident in his army.

But there is no need, Gongsun Xu will not provoke a large-scale Yellow Turban army now, after all, a tiger can't hold back a pack of wolves, and with the top three Zhonglang generals of the Han Dynasty, Gongsun Xu doesn't intend to send himself to the army right now. The cusp.

What Gongsun Xu has to do now is to recruit talents, accumulate strength, and earn enough fame.For this reason, Gongsun Xu only arranged the army near Youzhou after dispatching troops. He had to defeat the Yellow Turbans around Youzhou before he could go on an expedition with peace of mind.

In April, Gongsun Xu basically wiped out the Yellow Turban Army near Youzhou. He ordered the army to record military exploits by capturing prisoners. Therefore, during this period of time, a lot of people were arrested, a total of about 8 or [-] people. Report it to the court, otherwise Gongsun Xu will be busy for nothing.

After handing over the captives to the army sent by Xu Shu for escort, Gongsun Xu led his army to Guangyang, because Zhen Yi sent a message saying that a large number of Yellow Turbans had assembled in Guangyang, with a total strength of about 1 and about 1 equipped Of course, most of them are inferior goods, but the equipment of 2000 of the [-] people is equivalent to the equipment of the official army. This has to arouse Gongsun Xu's attention, because Guangyang is very close to Youzhou. It only takes two days for Guangyang to send troops to Youzhou, so Gongsun Xu must deal with this yellow scarf.

This time, the person sent by Zhen Yi to deliver the letter was his distant nephew, named Zhang Jai, named Jun Yi, who had just turned 19 years old. After Gongsun Xu learned that the other party was called Zhang Jai, he immediately assessed his martial arts and military skills, and found that he was absolutely perfect. Zhang Jai, one of the five sons of good generals in history, left him as his own soldier.

In fact, Zhen Yi mentioned Zhang Jai before he came, and Zhen Yi's original intention was to make Zhang Jai get reused by Gongsun Xu, so that his own words in front of Gongsun Xu would have more weight in the future.As a businessman, Zhen Yi's vision is absolutely top-notch, and he believes that his investment will definitely have great returns.

After two days of marching, Gongsun Xu led his army to Guangyang. The Yellow Turban Army in Guangyang closed the city gates tightly and did not want to fight directly with Gongsun Xu. The leader of Guangyang Yellow Turban was Chen Bai. After talking about such a character, I feel that I have lured the Yellow Turban Army out of the city.

However, the generals around him are very famous in the vicinity of Youzhou, and looking at Chen Bai's current appearance, it is obvious that he is afraid of the arrogant soldiers in his hands. After thinking twice, Gongsun Xu left Zhang Jaw and led two thousand people dressed as luggage The elite soldiers besieged the city, and then led the main force to leave Guangyang swaggeringly, and stationed after leaving Guangyang for a hundred miles.

Chen Bai was sure that after Gongsun Xu left, he planned to eat the besieged army. In the evening, Gongsun Xu led Dian Wei, Zhang Fei, three thousand Bai Mayi and his personal guards, each carrying five days of dry food, bypassing Chen Bai's spies and rushing to leave. A forest less than fifteen kilometers away from Guangyang hid itself, waiting for Chen Bai to attack Zhang Jaw.

One hundred miles away, Zhao Yun was guarding the camp, and he practiced sergeants every day, creating the illusion that the army was still in the camp. Two days later, Chen Bai confirmed that Gongsun Xu was one hundred miles away, and that the leading general outside the city was only a man under 20 years old. The young general, who was less than half a month old, became contemptuous of the Youzhou army after that, and finally decided to sneak attack at midnight.

At night, when Chen Bai led an army of [-] and secretly opened the city gate, a secret sentry reported to Gongsun Xu. Chen Bai led his army into Zhang Jai's camp and found that many tents were deserted. Nearby, [-] infantry troops have already lined up for the siege of the city. A circular formation is commanded by Zhang Jaw in the center. The outermost layer is shield soldiers, then spearmen, spearmen are followed by knives and axes, and the innermost layer is archers. For this tightly defended formation, Chen Bai had no good way to order an attack immediately.

1 people fought around 3000 people. Chen Bai felt that 1 people were not enough, so he immediately sent an order to send another 3 people from the city to support them. Looking at the corpse of the Thousand Yellow Turban Army, Chen Bai became even more anxious when he saw that he couldn't take it down like this, so he decided to rush forward with the whole army, and used the crowd tactics to crush Zhang Jaw to death.
However, Zhang Jaw also saw Chen Bai's intentions, so he ordered to fight and retreat, not to kill the enemy. Chen Bai chased after him. Unfortunately, Chen Bai's mind is no longer calm, otherwise he would definitely be able to see the 3000 People are not ordinary.

However, it is a pity that Chen Bai never had another chance, because Gongsun Xu led the army to arrive, and Gongsun Xu did not use the form of cavalry to attack Chen Bai. Although this would win quickly, Baima Yicong would definitely lose a lot. Seeing that Chen Bai's army was running around without formation, Gongsun Xu ordered to use cavalry driving and shooting tactics to divide Chen Bai's army. Seeing that his army was about to be defeated, Chen Bai decided to fight hard and led two thousand The most elite Yellow Turban army rushed towards Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Xu looked at Chen Bai who was coming to die and did not evade. After gathering five hundred cavalry, he formed a cone formation and charged at Chen Bai. After the defeated camp rushed back and forth, Chen Bai swung his sword to meet him, ready to kill Gongsun Xu with one blow.

The two speeded up their horses and rushed towards each other. Gongsun Xu's horse was fast, and his lance was far longer than Chen Bai's broadsword. When the distance between the two sides was less than ten feet away, Gongsun Xu's horse suddenly accelerated, and Gongsun Xu's long lance pierced into it in a blink of an eye. On Chen Bai's chest, when the two passed by, Gongsun Xu cut off Chen Bai's head with a backhand knife.

Zhang Ja led his army to fight back, and seeing that Chen Bai had died in battle, he shouted: "Chen Bai is dead, surrender and don't kill."

Gongsun Xu was very satisfied with Zhang Jaw's performance, and ordered the three armies to shout: "Chen Bai is dead, surrender and don't kill." Half an hour later, Gao Shun and Zhao Yun led the army to arrive, and Gao Shun captured Guangyang with a thousand camps. , Zhao Yun led the cavalry to catch prisoners everywhere.

The battle of Guangyang ended in this way. According to statistics after the war, less than 200 soldiers were killed or injured by Gongsun Xu, and few died directly. The Yellow Turban Army killed nearly 400 and injured more than [-]. The rest were all captured. After all, no matter how fast you can run with two legs, you can't run as fast as the four legs of a war horse.

Gongsun Xu is temporarily stationed in Guangyang, one is to wait for Xu Shu to send someone to take over the prisoners, and the other is to wait for the information to come, and then decide what to do next.

A total of [-] prisoners were captured in this battle, of which [-] were young and strong, and the rest were old, weak, women and children. These are precious resources for Gongsun Xu, so Gongsun Xu did not starve these people, and sent people to spread the news every day The disadvantages of Taipingdao, and every meal makes these people full.

These Yellow Turban soldiers were originally poor people, but they could only do this kind of lifeless thing because they couldn’t afford food. After joining the Yellow Turbans, they couldn’t eat a meal for three days. They were hungry almost every day. After being captured, they thought that not being killed would be the best Good end.

Now Gongsun Xu not only provides enough food for them to eat every day, but also promises to ensure their safety. After they arrive in Liaodong, each of them will have five acres of land. The first three years will be tax-free, and the government will provide cattle and Other farming tools, which made these yellow scarves feel like they were living in a dream. Who would have thought that they would be treated so well after being caught in a desperate fight?

More than [-] captives stayed honestly in the big camp every day, waiting to eat, drink, and go to Liaodong. No one wanted to make trouble. This life has hope, and no one will be so stupid as to die.Gongsun Xu was very satisfied with the reaction of the Yellow Turban Army. At least, now he has more than [-] Han people, which is absolutely beneficial to the conquest of Sanhan and Xianbei. There are not many Han people in Han. As long as I immigrate [-] people this time, Sanhan will basically settle down.

Four days later, Xu Huang rushed to Guangyang with an army of [-] and [-] cattle and horses. Escorting the prisoners was Xu Huang's task during this period. Although the task seemed unimportant and cumbersome, Xu Huang did not take it lightly. Now he is quite strict with himself, and he keeps reading books every day except practicing martial arts. Gongsun Xu left Xu Huang a lot of military books, and Xu Huang asked Xu Shu for advice if he didn't understand something.

Xu Shu also admired Xu Huang, a military general. A person who has such a thirst for knowledge is definitely a talent. As for the generals around Gongsun Xu, Xi Zhicai had discussed with Xu Shu and found that except for Dianwei who could not guard one side, the rest of the generals were all The talents of generals, like Yan Liang, Zhao Yun, Xu Rong, and Gao Shun, are all commanders who can lead troops in battle, and the rest are at least generals who command an army.

The current Gongsun Xu can be said to be a strong soldier and a strong horse. In addition, Gongsun Xu is young, has a good reputation, and is good at listening to opinions. He is definitely a good lord.After the two came to this conclusion, they both wrote to their old friends, hoping that they would also come to Youzhou to serve. Now Xu Shu and Xi Zhicai are doing their best, completely mixing their own interests with those of Gongsun Xu. It's mixed together.

After Xu Huang led the army into Guangyang, Gongsun Xu began to migrate. Because of the Yellow Turban Army, Guangyang is now very dilapidated. In addition to the 20 Yellow Turbans, there are nearly [-] people living in poverty in Guangyang. Gongsun Xu intends to move these people to Liaodong together. Of course, these people are just civilians without land, and Gongsun Xu, like those aristocratic families and some small landlords, cannot migrate.

However, Gongsun Xu is quite satisfied with these people. With this more than 30 people plus the previous [-] yellow scarves, he believes that Xu Rong can pacify Sanhan within a year, so that Gongsun Xu can let Xu Rong lead the army to deter the rest of Xianbei And the Huns, and then they own the land of two states as the rear, and they have a considerable advantage when fighting for hegemony.

Xu Huang only brought nearly [-] oxen and horses, which are used for plowing the land. Needless to say, what is the most abundant thing on the grassland is livestock. The army can just go and grab it. There are not so many benevolence, righteousness and morality on the grassland, and strength is everything.As long as you are strong enough, even if you are wrong, you will not be blamed. This is the truth on the grassland.

According to Gongsun Xu's idea, one cattle or one poor horse for each household should be enough for them to live. Xu Huang originally thought that there were only 10 people, but now there are more than 30. These cattle and horses are obviously not enough.However, this did not trouble Gongsun Xu. On the second day of Xu Huang's arrival, Gongsun Xu gathered all the yellow scarves and refugees outside the city, and then arranged for each household to receive cattle and horses in order. Those who came forward could not help but sigh.

There are nearly 18 people who have not received cattle and horses, and there are about [-] households.

Gongsun Xu pointed to those who had received cattle and horses and said to those who were envious: "Seeing that they have not, I promised them that as long as they go to Liaodong, they will have fields, land and houses, and all the cattle and farm tools will be distributed by the government.

If you have a skill, you can work in a place designated by the government, and you can earn extra income. I guarantee that each of you will have enough food and clothing after you go to Liaodong. In the future, your children will be able to read and write for free. You Maybe some of the descendants will become scholars and some will be high officials.

Listen to all of you, go to Liaodong if you want to live, go to Liaodong if you want to eat and wear warm clothes, go to Liaodong if you want to change your destiny, don’t be afraid of foreign invasion, I have hundreds of thousands of troops in Liaodong to protect you, in Liaodong In the near future, there will be no barbarians on the grassland, because the grassland will also be our pasture.

Did you see the oxen and horses they were leading?They were all snatched from the hands of the Hu people. The young people among you can serve as soldiers, and you can conquer the Quartet with me vigorously.Now, tell me, are you willing to go to Liaodong? "

Everyone has long been incited by Gongsun Xu's speech. These people are farmers without land. For them, as long as they have land, they can definitely survive. They were waiting to die in despair. This saw hope, and everyone shouted enthusiastically: "Yes, yes."

At first they were also skeptical, thinking that Gongsun Xu was lying to them, but when they saw that the [-] cattle and horses were allocated, they were all excited. No one would doubt Gongsun Xu's words anymore, and everyone was waiting to set off for Liaodong.

Five days later, after Gongsun Xu arranged all the work, Xu Huang moved more than 30 people here to Liaodong. There were not enough food and ox carts, and it was definitely difficult to just go to Liaodong. Gongsun Xu did not The only way is to coax, deceive and intimidate the local aristocratic families to gather enough food, and then write to Xu Shu to ask him to arrange for someone to take this group of people to Liaodong on the way.

After all this work, Gongsun Xu was relieved. Now Youzhou can be said to have no problems. Gongsun Xu began to plan to go to other places to wipe out the Yellow Turbans. That's why Gongsun Xu near Youzhou earned so much free money Population, if you go to other places, you will definitely gain a lot.Gongsun Xu was looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)