The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 21
It has been a day since the Imperial City of the Han Dynasty was encircled by 60 Yellow Turban Army. The morning sun is shining, the sun is scorching like fire, and the sun is shining brightly in spring. gas.

After the yellow turban army assembled from all directions, Zhang Jiao's army faced the north gate of Luoyang. As the leader of the Yellow Turban, the army led by Zhang Jiao was an example for the rest of the ministries.

Standing tall on the chariot, Zhang Jiao slowly pulled out a sharp sword from his waist. The cold light was dazzling under the sunlight. Zhang Jiao held the sword in his hand and swung it down. It is the imperial capital.

"I, Taiping Dao, obeyed the order of the heavens to overthrow the Han Dynasty and help the world. Just today, the generals will obey the order and attack the city!"

Following Zhang Jiao's order, the Yellow Turban Army rushed towards Luoyang like a tide.

A rain of arrows came from the top of Luoyang City. The Yellow Turban Army who rushed to the front raised their shields to resist the rain of arrows. The crossbowmen behind them fought back with their bows and arrows.

All the units of the Yellow Turban Army attacked Luoyang City from all directions at the same time. The shield soldiers resisted and the crossbowmen covered them. At noon, the moat outside Luoyang City finally built a flying bridge across the river. In front of the Yellow Turban Army, soldiers carrying ladders It has been prepared for a long time.

Zhang Jiao turned a deaf ear to the sound of killing, howling, and beating drums. He stood upright on the chariot, with his palms folded against the tip of the sword. Everything seemed to be under his control. In this battle, Luoyang was captured, and he was in a position to do so. must.

Standing at the head of Luoyang City and commanding Ruoding, the general He Jin has already ordered the order to be conveyed. Whether Luoyang can be defended or not is no longer within his control.

Holding the sword in front of him with both hands, He Jin, who closed his eyes and said nothing, looked like a god of war. The breeze passed by, the armor reflected, the cloak fluttered, and the white feather on the helmet was particularly eye-catching.

The honor, disgrace, wealth and honor of this life are all in this battle!
Victory, leaving a name in history, power to the government and the public!
Defeated, will be stigmatized for thousands of years, and die in Jiuquan!
Numerous ladders climbed to the top of Luoyang City, and the Yellow Turban Army who came forward waved their swords and climbed up the ladders, slashing and killing the big Han defenders guarding the top of the city, but they were beheaded again and again, and the ladders were pushed down again and again and helped again and again. It was lifted up until it was cut and broken by a sword, and fell to the ground and fell into pieces.

Under the city of Luoyang, there are mountains of bones and rivers of blood, but the Yellow Turban Army is still attacking. All the Yellow Turban generals stand in front of the formation and witness the situation ahead. As long as there is a slight defensive loophole at the top of the city, they will increase their troops and attack fiercely. All the Yellow Turban generals know that , as long as the Yellow Turban Army enters Luoyang City and opens the city gate, there will be no suspense about the victory!
As the red sun slanted to the west, the Yellow Turban Army's offensive wave after wave stopped at the top of the city, but they were still unable to form a large-scale occupation of the top of the city, and were wiped out by the defenders time and time again when they were about to succeed.

The ladders used by the Yellow Turban Army to attack the city were exhausted. Seeing that the offensive was about to end, all the generals of the Yellow Turbans closed their eyes and sighed deeply. Maybe we can break through the defenders' defenses, but what a pity, what a pity...

"General, our army's siege ladders have been exhausted, what should we do now?" Zhang Bao came to Zhang Jiao, looked at Zhang Jiao with his eyes closed and his expression remained the same, his tone was very low, and countless yellow scarf soldiers had piled up under the city The brutality of the battle is unimaginable, but the Yellow Turban Army failed to capture the city in the end.

With clear black and white, deep and simple eyes slowly opened, Zhang Jiao raised his sword again, waved a finger, and shouted: "Order the whole army to attack the north gate of Luoyang City with all its strength!"

"This..." Zhang Bao was at a loss. It is conceivable that the gates of the imperial capital are strong.

"Zhang Bao, do you dare to delay the military order?" Zhang Jiao's face was cold, his eyes were like knives, and he looked at Zhang Bao.

Zhang Bao did not dare to disobey the military order, so he ordered the whole army to storm the north gate of Luoyang.

After the military order was issued, the yellow turban generals on the other three sides all showed expressions of disbelief, but the military order must not be violated, so they ordered the whole army to move to the north gate of Luoyang.

After Zhang Jiao issued a new combat order, he leaned on the sword again, closed his eyes and meditated.

Success or failure, this battle, Yuan Yi, don't let me down.

Just when the Yellow Turban Army moved to the North Gate of Luoyang, the North Gate of Luoyang opened miraculously!
"General, it's too bad. The Taipingdao rebels have long been lurking in the city. The three thousand yellow turban rebels headed by Ma Yuanyi have just launched an attack at the north gate. Now that the north gate has fallen, General Chunyuqiong has rushed to defend it. Ma Yuanyi and others The rebels were killed on the spot, but the Yellow Turbans had already entered the north gate, and now they are in a stalemate with our army at the North Gate. Although the defenders in the city suffered much less damage in a day's fierce battle than the Yellow Turbans, there are now less than 40 left, but the Yellow Turbans I'm afraid there are at least [-] thieves left, what should be done for the present, I ask the general to decide." Yuan Shao in brocade robe and silver armor was standing behind the general He Jin covered in blood.

Also covered in blood and scars were Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, who were side by side with Yuan Shao.

Opening his eyes suddenly, He Jin raised his huge sword and swung it towards the city wall.

铿

The giant sword was embedded in the stone wall. He Jin turned around and looked at Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and He Jin who was expressionless, not angry but arrogant, and said to the three of them word by word: "Mobilize troops to defend the north. If we can't keep the door, we must keep it. If we can't keep it, the emperor will be in trouble! At that time, the sky of the big man will collapse! What place do we Hanchen have to stand? Tell me Alright, those who get cold feet, kill them!"

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao had a heartfelt expression, bowed and clasped their fists to accept the order with impassioned faces.

After the three retreated, He Jin turned around and looked out of the city again. The Yellow Turban Army had already rushed towards the north gate purposefully. The 40 defenders faced the [-] Yellow Turban Army. Is there any suspense?

Looking down at the densely packed Yellow Turban Army outside the city, He Jin felt a chill in his heart, even though he never changed his face.

Can this battle be won?I'm afraid we have to rely on a miracle to appear!

The main force of the Yellow Turbans was facing the north gate of Luoyang. At this moment, Zhang Baoxi was riding on the horse, and he said to the chariot standing on the chariot with a calm expression: "General, the north gate has been broken. We only need to exhaust the defenders in the city. I am peaceful." The general trend is set.”

There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, Zhang Jiao opened his eyes and looked up at the sky, and said lightly: "The order continues, after the invasion of Luoyang, the first priority is to take down the imperial palace, and no one of the royal family can be leaked, especially the emperor. He personally knelt down in front of my Taipingdao people, and then beheaded him to uphold the way of heaven. Secondly, first control all the officials in the city, and those who resist will be killed."

"As ordered." Zhang Bao personally patted the horse and rushed to the various ministries to deliver orders. Now that the major event has been decided, Zhang Bao is very happy, wishing to invade Luoyang immediately, and watch the stupid emperor piss off with his own eyes.

Zhang Jiao, who looked up at the sky, did not get carried away at the moment. He knew that this was the first step on the road to peace.

The imperial capital fell, the Han Dynasty was overthrown, and the world was in chaos.

There is still a long, long way to go on Taiping Road...

Feng Xiao, it would be great if you were here at this moment.

Looking at the north gate of Luoyang, Zhang Mancheng shouted impatiently at his subordinates: "Come on! Go to this general! Go to the imperial city and capture the Emperor of Han to this general."

The Yellow Turban generals all knew that the gates of the city had already been opened, and it was only a matter of time before they entered the city. In order to gain credit, they would naturally have to work harder. Credit!

While Zhang Mancheng was yelling at the soldiers to speed up their advance, there was a loud bang from behind.

"Sun Jian of Wu Commandery led Jiangdong's disciples to beg for the thief! The traitor is still going to die!"

Zhang Mancheng was not frightened, on the contrary, he was taken aback. After pulling the reins, he looked back and saw a group of thousands of cavalry charging forward. The two leading cavalry were one long and the other young. The elder was in his early thirties, wearing armor and holding a The ancient ingot knife, the youngest is no more than a ten-year-old child, but he is also wearing armor and wielding a long halberd.The two men were so powerful that they led a thousand cavalry into the Yellow Turban formation. Wherever they went, blood fog filled the sky, and stumped limbs and arms were everywhere.

"Don't be crazy, Taiping Dao general Zhang Mancheng is here!" Zhang Mancheng turned around and rushed towards Sun Jian.

The cavalry led by Sun Jian was originally the nemesis of the Yellow Turban infantry, coupled with their bravery, the Yellow Turban Army lost a large number of casualties in a short while. Sun Jian killed ordinary soldiers like slaughtering pigs and dogs. Immediately, the spirit was shocked, and he patted his horse to meet him.

Zhang Mancheng and Sun Jian charged at each other, and their weapons collided at the moment of the confrontation. Zhang Man deliberately exclaimed in horror: what a fierce force.

His inner reading became the last exclamation of his life.

铿

The ancient ingot knife not only cut off the knife in Zhang Mancheng's hand in the blink of an eye, but also took away Zhang Mancheng's life. In the chaos of the army.

"Hey, are you still a general if you are so vulnerable? My son and grandson Ce can kill you in three combinations!"

Zhang Mancheng and Sun Jian were beheaded after meeting each other, and the surrounding Yellow Turban soldiers were terrified when they saw it. What's more, the cavalry led by Sun Jian was extremely brave, and their hearts were even more timid.

Luoyang City was in sight, and it only took a moment for the overall situation to be settled, but the Yellow Turban Army did not expect that countless troops appeared from all directions, forming a double-team force against them.

"Youzhou Inspector Liu Yan led the king's division to fight against the rebels!"

"After King Jing of Zhongshan, Liu Bei was ordered to hunt down thieves!"

"Zhang Yide from Yan is here too!"

"Guan Yu is here, and the thief will be captured before he has nothing to do!"

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"Tao Qian led the Danyang soldiers to seek the thieves!"

"Gongsun Zan of western Liaoning led Baima Yicong to kill the thieves!"

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"Dong Zhuo of Liangzhou led Xiliang's iron cavalry to follow the imperial edict to escort him!"

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"What's going on? What's going on?" Zhang Jiao watched the army suddenly fall into chaos. Countless small groups of troops rushed into the Yellow Turban Army. Looking away, those troops ranged from a thousand to less than [-]. There was only one army. There may be about [-] cavalry in the team that appeared from the northwest, and the rest of the team that appeared were not to be feared, but the Yellow Turban Army is now in a mess and has completely lost its command and order.

"Big brother, big brother." Zhang Liang ran up to Zhang Jiao covered in blood.

"Tell me, what happened?" Zhang Jiao stared at Zhang Liang with cold eyes.

Zhang Liang's pale and colorless face showed panic, and he said in a crying voice: "Han Ting reinforcements have appeared in all directions, and the leaders are brave enough to be undeserved. Also, tens of thousands of cavalry are coming. I can’t stop it, I really can’t stop it. Order the troops to withdraw quickly.”

"Report! General Tiangong, Zhang Mancheng died in battle." The news from the herald changed Zhang Jiao's expression drastically.

But next...

"Report! Peng Tuo died in battle!"

"Report! Han Zhong died in battle!"

"Report! Zhao Hong died in battle!"

"Report! Zhang Niujiao is seriously injured and dying!"

"Report! Sun Xia died in battle!"

……

Zhang Jiao's three brothers were so shocked by the successive defeats that their faces turned pale.

噗

A mouthful of blood gushed out, Zhang Jiao fell to the sky, Zhang Bao embraced him, and called out eagerly, "Big Brother, Big Brother, how are you doing?"

Zhang Jiao looked at the sky absent-mindedly, and murmured to himself: "A crushing defeat, a crushing defeat. Feng Xiao, you finally got what you said."

I remembered what Xu Shu said back then that although the Yellow Turban Army had a large number of people, it was difficult for them to resist the imperial army.Isn't that the case today?Those reinforcements add up to only 40 to [-] soldiers and horses, and the Yellow Turban Army still has at least [-] people, but now, it is Taipingdao that is defeated.

"Heaven won't help me! Heaven won't help me!" Zhang Jiao suddenly roared towards the sky with all his might.

Blood was still spilling from his mouth, but Zhang Jiao had already lost any will to survive. If he could have entered Luoyang City an hour earlier, the situation on the battlefield would never be like this.

"Big brother, big brother, let's withdraw, and come back later." Zhang Bao anxiously looked down at Zhang Jiao in his arms, extremely worried.

Zhang Jiao smiled wryly and shook his head and said, "Hurry up and retreat, elder brother's time has come, and his life is not long. Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang, elder brother hates you. The three brothers you and I have been wandering since we were young. Determined to help the world and save the people from the fire and water, why did it fall short? Why? How can the emperor of the Han Dynasty stay in the high hall and be the lord of the people? Son of Heaven? Son of Heaven? Is the Son of Heaven sent to benefit the people? God sent to torture the people?"

Zhang Jiao's eyes widened suddenly, and blood from the corners of his eyes slid down his eye sockets, and his pupils gradually dimmed. At the last moment of his life, Zhang Jiao held Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang's hands tightly, and cried out sadly to the sky: "Feng Xiao, I am not reconciled. !"

Zhang Bao hugged Zhang Jiao's body tightly, Zhang Liang threw himself on top of Zhang Jiao's body, the two brothers wept loudly, and the surrounding Yellow Turban soldiers also wept sadly.

Zhang Jiao, the founder of Taipingdao, a great virtuous teacher, fell away.

(End of this chapter)