At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

That's right, Guo Peng only has the big flag in his eyes, and only the gorgeously dressed man in armor under the big flag, the so-called general, Zhang Liang.

Be my stepping stone, Zhang Liang, die! !

If there is an obstacle on the way, then swing the knife to kill, not only kill yourself, but also kill the cavalry under your command to help you kill.

Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun followed him, he could hear their heavy breathing and their roars,

They were all wielding war knives to kill the Yellow Turbans, rushing to their side to cut a bloody path for themselves.

Heavy obstacles could not stop the galloping horse, and difficulties and dangers could not stop Guo Peng's desperate determination.

Cavalry, don't you just forget all the charge?

The fate of the cavalry is to run, run, run, run to death.

The banner was getting closer and closer, and there were more and more people in front of him. Guo Peng felt that the flame in his chest was about to set him on fire, and his whole body was about to burn, and it was about to explode.

I don't know when the ring-head knife in my hand broke, and the color of blood on my hand, I don't know if it's my own or the enemy's.

Throwing away the ring-head knife, he directly pulled out the long spear inserted in the saddle, holding the gun barrel with one hand, and then clamped the second half of the gun barrel under his armpit to maintain the stability of the large gun, while the left hand controlled the horse. in the direction of the flag, rushing steadily towards the direction of the flag.

I don't know when, Guo Peng found out that he was suddenly enlightened, a bloody road had been killed, and the panicked man in armor was right in front of him.

"Zhang Liang!!!!!!"

Guo Peng felt that he might be shouting at the highest volume he could, and even felt that his throat was rubbed with pain by the violent vibration, but he didn't care.

In his eyes, there was only the man whose eyes were full of horror, Zhang Liang.

The big gun slammed into Zhang Liang's chest armor and stabbed the whole thing. Guo Peng felt his arm sink and immediately let go of the gun, but he almost fell backwards.

He pulled hard on the reins with his left hand, slowing the horse so he could adjust his posture so he wouldn't fall off the horse.

Stabilizing his body and looking back, Guo Peng saw that Zhang Liang's chest had been pierced by his big gun, the tip of the gun came out through his body, Zhang Liang turned his back to himself, his body swayed twice and fell on the ground. on the ground.

Lying on the ground, Zhang Liang's body twitched two or three times, then he stopped moving, and was no longer breathing.

Zhang Liang is dead.

Eyes kept open, not closed.

Chapter 70. The Seventy Zhangshui Victory

Guo Peng gasped violently.

His warhorse was also panting violently, and Guo Peng could feel that his partner was panting violently, which seemed to be a little more violent than his own.

The battlefield seemed to freeze at this moment.

Zhang Liang is indeed dead.

He was stabbed to death by Guo Peng, and fell straight to the ground, dead.

Guo Peng took several deep breaths.

"Zhang Liang is dead!!!"

He shouted up to the sky again, as if to spit out all the heat accumulated in his chest.

To be honest, his head was blank, he could hardly think, but he couldn't help shouting out.

After that, I don't know how long it took, it could be an instant, it could be a long time, the voices of "Zhang Liang is dead" came one after another, constantly drilling into his ears.

All the Yellow Turbans completely collapsed, fled in all directions, ran in the direction of Zhangshui, ran desperately, crying and shouting, just like a madman, no weapons, no banners, only relying on instinct, heading for no Han Army place to run.

Even if there is only one big river in that direction, it is a river where the current is relatively fast, and no boats will drown in all likelihood.

The accumulated flood water has rushed through, and the river has gradually returned to normal. There are about [-] Yellow Turbans chasing after crossing the river. At this time, I don’t know how many people are jumping into the river, completely ignoring themselves. Can you swim to the other side.

Because they were chasing the bloodthirsty and bloodthirsty Han army behind them.

Guo Peng picked up a knife from the ground, chopped off Zhang Liang's head, hung his head on the horse, and joined the pursuit team.

A large number of the Yellow Turbans were killed on the north bank, and many jumped into the river and drowned. Lu Zhi prepared ships at the fastest speed, allowing the Han army to cross the river again and hunt down the collapsed Yellow Turbans on the other side.

At the same time, the Yecheng defenders, who had been under the pressure of the Yellow Turbans, saw that the Han army had won a great victory and the Yellow Turbans had begun to flee. They also opened the city gate and rushed out, joining the feast of the pursuit.

The Yellow Turbans on the south bank of the river were completely defeated after witnessing the Yellow Turbans on the north bank being killed by the Han army with a carbine, especially after hearing the voice of the Han army shouting in unison "Zhang Liang is dead".

The personal soldiers around Zhang Jiao couldn't stop him, and he couldn't stop killing people with a knife.

In the end, Zhang Jiao also ran away. He was dragged away by the personal soldiers with his dull eyes. He rushed to the foot of Yecheng City and was chased out by the Yecheng defenders. among.

In this battle, the Han army won a great victory, which was a great victory for Zhangshui.

The Han army killed all the way, the Yellow Turban army fled all the way, and corpses all the way blood all the way, many Han army killed too many enemies, and killed them into bloody people, all covered in red.

Guo Peng and his subordinate Changshui cavalry were like this. I don't know how many people they chased and killed, and even their horses were covered in blood.

After the chase was over, each of them had a sluggish expression. In the end, together with many soldiers who were sluggish, they were awakened by the Zhanghe water pouring down from their heads.

When the cold Zhanghe water poured down from his head, Guo Peng was startled, he jumped up and looked around blankly.

Then he saw Lu Zhi standing behind him with a bucket.

"Old... teacher?"

"Wake up?"

Lu Zhi asked lightly.

"Wake up? Am I asleep?"

Guo Peng seemed to be in a dream, unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy.

"The first time I went to the battlefield, I killed too many people. It's like this. I can't tell where I am, what I have done, and what I will experience next. Just take it easy, Zifeng, you have done a great job. it is good."

Lu Zhi showed a genial smile, reached out and patted Guo Peng's shoulder: "When I was on the battlefield for the first time, my legs trembled with fright, and I couldn't stand still, almost making a joke."

Lu Zhi said and laughed, Guo Peng's blank brain began to return to normal functions, and he remembered some things that he couldn't remember at all.

"Zhang Liang..."

"I was killed by you. I saw it with my own eyes. You led the cavalry all the way to kill Zhang Liang, and stabbed Zhang Liang to death with one shot. This credit belongs to you."

Lu Zhi nodded and said with a smile: "Thanks to you killing Zhang Liang, the Yellow Turban thieves' hearts collapsed and the whole army disintegrated. Our army and the Yecheng defenders chased and killed the Yellow Turban thieves for more than ten miles and killed more than [-] Yellow Turban thieves. , captured more than [-] people alive, and Zhang Jiao fled with only the remaining soldiers."

After saying this, Lu Zhi also showed a somewhat regretful look: "Unfortunately, our army failed to kill Zhang Jiao with all its strength. If Zhang Jiao could be killed, the Yellow Turban thieves would really be out of order, but, It’s okay to kill Zhang Liang, after all, it’s Zhang Jiao’s brother, and his death will be a great shock to the Yellow Turban thieves.”

Guo Peng was a little dizzy when he heard it.

"Teacher, I didn't understand it very well. It means, I have made a great contribution, right?"

"It can be counted as the first credit. You killed Zhang Liang, which directly caused the collapse of the Yellow Turban bandit army and changed the situation of the battle. You are the first credit in this battle."

Lu Zhi sighed with great satisfaction: "My teacher never imagined that the first time you entered the battlefield, you would be able to kill Zhang Liang. For the teacher, I imagined every step, but I didn't think that Zhang Liang would die at your hands. Go, Zifeng, well done, I will definitely help you for the master!"

Guo Peng was still a little dizzy, and it took a while to understand what Lu Zhi meant.

Rubbing his sore legs from holding the horse's belly for a long time, Guo Peng is going to see his own part and share his happiness with them.

But I don't know why, the little joy in my heart, when I saw the blood and water of the wounded soldiers everywhere, and smelled the strong smell of blood, it suddenly disappeared.

Of the thirty soldiers he brought out, three died and seven were wounded.

In 510, the four cavalrymen under his command killed a total of 44 people, and 470 people were alive, including 120 and seven people injured.

Xiahou Yuan's left arm was injured, and Cao Ren's cheek was wiped by an arrow, and he almost died, so Xiahou Dun was luckier, and like Guo Peng, he was unscathed.

When the four met, they were filled with emotion.

The first time they went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, everyone had different feelings, but there was no doubt that they were all sincerely grateful and happy.

I am glad that I am alive, and I am glad that I not only survived but also made contributions.

Especially Guo Peng, who assassinated Zhang Liang, the general of Ren Gong, directly destroyed the fighting will of the Yellow Turbans, directly reversed the situation of the battle, and became the first owner of the battle.

Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren looked at Guo Peng with very respectful eyes, and Xia Hou Dun looked at Guo Peng with a sense of recognition.

"Don't talk about meritorious service, it feels good to be alive now, as if everything just happened was like a dream."

Guo Peng didn't feel very happy. The sense of happiness that he survived from the fight was the deepest feeling at present.

Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun felt the same way.

"An arrow flew past my face, and if it was just a little bit off, I... really can't imagine it."

Cao Ren shuddered, and was sincerely grateful that he had survived.

Indeed, after the victory in the battle, the joy is the second aspect, the first aspect is the feeling that I have survived again.

Then, Guo Peng went to visit the Changshui cavalry under his command. The Changshui cavalry surrounded Guo Peng, and their eyes were full of recognition and reverence for him.

The young officer showed astonishing courage as soon as he entered the battle. He led them forward and achieved so much credit, and sincerely gave them a sense of identity and belonging.

Guo Peng encouraged them, and went with them to visit the injured Changshui cavalry to see if their injuries were serious. Fortunately, not many were seriously injured, and most of them were slightly injured by swords.

Guo Peng applied medicine to them and bandaged them himself, and then went to visit the seriously wounded soldiers. Looking at their serious wounds, he shed tears, saying that it was his own fault and that he rushed too hard.

The people around accompany him to tears, but they convince Guo Peng that it is not his fault.

After that, Guo Peng and everyone sat on the ground to eat the battle meal. After the battle meal, he inspected the accommodation tents of the Changshui Cavalry Team one by one to see if they could sleep peacefully, and finally returned to the camp by himself to sleep.

In a few days, Guo Peng's reputation for being compassionate to his soldiers spread, along with the reputation of Yingchuan Guo Lang.

This not only changed the soldiers' view of him, but also greatly changed the views of the officers who thought Guo Peng was relying on Lu Zhi's fame to mix his seniority.

Chapter 71 Lu Zhi's Test

This great victory directly changed the power balance and situation between the Hebei Han Army and the Yellow Turban Army.

The Han army began to gain the upper hand, while the Yellow Turbans fell into a situation of decline and defeat.

After the defeat, Zhang Jiao's subordinates of the Yellow Turbans were defeated and fled all the way, and they were attacked by the rebels spontaneously organized by the counties along the way. In the end, if there was a little trouble, they would panic, almost like a bird in a panic.

When Zhang Jiao finally led his army to get rid of the pursuit and harassment of the Han army and retreat back to Guangzong's base camp, less than 1 of the original 4 army were still alive to follow him back, and the remaining [-] people were all gone.

The Yellow Turbans suffered a major setback, a setback that was completely irreparable.

The death of Zhang Liang and the defeat of Zhang Jiao greatly shook the confidence of the Taiping Taoists. After this defeat, deserters even appeared in the Guangzong base camp.

Zhang Jiao's godlike image, which he spent countless time and energy establishing, collapsed in an instant.

So from this point of view, Zhang Jiao can't really afford to lose. Once he loses, his image will collapse, the faith of believers will collapse, and the Yellow Turban Army will completely degenerate from a religious army with beliefs to a mob.

Originally, when I had beliefs, I dared to give up the shock and fought for my beliefs, but the god I believed in turned out to be not a god and actually failed, so we all are nothing, right?

The thing that Zhang Jiao was most afraid of happened, and the Taiping Taoists suddenly realized that they were actually just a scumbag who would die miserably, not a believer of a god...

Violent turmoil and belief collapse occurred within the Yellow Turban Army, but at the same time, Lu Zhi's offensive did not stop.

Zhang Jiao fled all the way, and Lu Zhi chased him all the way. After the victory on April [-], Lu Zhi only rested for a day before leading his army to pursue Zhang Jiao.

It took Zhang Jiao eight days to escape back to Guangzong, and just two days after Zhang Jiao fled back to Guangzong, on April 27, Lu Zhi led his army to the vicinity of Guangzong.

After that, Lu Zhi set up camp more than ten miles away from Guangzong County, and did not rush to attack Guangzong County, but sent troops to sweep the Yellow Turban strongholds around Guangzong County.

"Isolating Guangzong has shaken the hearts of the Yellow Turban thieves in the city, and it has also bought time for our army to produce and mobilize siege equipment. Right now, we are short of siege equipment, and it would be unwise to attack the county by force."

Everyone agrees with Lu Zhi's opinion.

There are at least [-] Taiping Daoists in Guangzong County, including more than [-] Yellow Turban soldiers. This number is actually quite troublesome.

In ancient times, the offensive and defensive battle of the city wall was very advantageous for the defending side, but it was more demanding for the siege side.

After defeating Zhang Jiao's main force in the first battle, Lu Zhi's subordinates already had more than [-] troops, which could completely surround the entire Guangzong county and attack from all sides.

The ancient city was not as big as imagined, and the four walls could not stand so many people. There was little room for the siege party to use it. Although there were many troops, it could not be converted into an advantage.

In this case, if the defending troops are less than [-] people, if they are not able to stand on the four sides of the city wall, and cannot withstand the siege from all sides, the city will be lost in a few hours, and the price that the siege party needs to pay is very low.

Generally speaking, the strength of the defending side determines the duration of the siege battle.

If there are 2000 troops defending the city, there may be enough troops under the four walls and the walls behind, but they cannot withstand consumption, and more importantly, they cannot attack.

The siege side built an arrow tower to suppress the city, and then dug a tunnel to set up a sharp cone. It would take about ten days and a half to break through the city.