At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Qin Jie, the prefect of Nanyang, looked at the four people with different expressions, and his heart became even more anxious.

So the five main leaders reached a consensus.

Break the city at all costs!

So the Han army in Nanyang quickly spread the news that Zhang Jiao was captured alive and the Yellow Turban Army of Hebei was pacified.

The Han army was greatly shocked, and then there was a great psychological change. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun took this opportunity to launch a psychological offensive against the Yellow Turbans in Nanyang City.

Zhang Jiao was captured alive, and the news that the Hebei Yellow Turbans had ended had a great blow and impact on the Yellow Turbans in Nanyang City.

Even if the leading Han Zhong and others tried their best to claim that it was fake and that it was a plot of the Han army, but there was no need for a ploy long ago.

And after that, the Han army's offensive suddenly became extremely violent.

Cao Cao and Sun Jian personally led their troops to attack the city, Qin Jie also went to battle, and Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song personally went to the front to supervise the battle.

Han Zhong and other leaders also felt drums in their hearts. Although there was no real evidence to show that Zhang Jiao was finished, once such news came out, he couldn't hold back if he wanted to.

During the day, they encouraged their soldiers to say that it didn’t matter, the great virtuous teacher must still be fighting, and that was the strategy of the Han army, but at night they held a private meeting to discuss the possibility of this matter.

They were beating drums in their hearts.

Compared with the doubts of the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang, the Yellow Turban Army in Quyang has completely collapsed, because they have seen decisive evidence——

The flag of "General Tiangong" and some instruments used in Taiping Dao sacrifices are all very important. What Zhang Jiao mastered, but now they all fall into the hands of the Han army...

Is General Tiangong really finished?

Guangzong finished?

They all looked at Zhang Bao, Zhang Bao's face turned blue and white, and he was at a loss.

He wanted to say that all this was a conspiracy of the Han army, and it was the Han army that was deceiving them, but how could he deny that flag and those magic weapons?That's something that many people have seen, something that Zhang Jiao carries with him, doesn't it mean that Zhang Jiao has...

The morale of the Yellow Turbans in the city was close to collapse, and everyone was in danger. Everyone was worried about their own situation after Zhang Jiao died. Would they also die?

This battle of destiny is obviously just, and the sky is already dead, why should our yellow sky also die?

They are very puzzled and puzzled. There is no such chapter in the teachings of Taiping Dao!

How to explain this!

However, before they could think of anything, the Han army launched a fierce offensive. Lu Zhi led the main force to join forces with Dong Zhuo, and the strength reached 5.

And the Yellow Turbans in Xia Quyang are more than [-], and the ones who can fight are only more than [-], not more than [-]. More importantly, there is not much food in Xia Quyang.

Moreover, Zhang Bao didn't know how to deal with the current situation at all, and he didn't know what else he could do.

Zhang Bao's confusion naturally caused serious consequences.

For example, the rest of the Yellow Turban Army lost the will to continue fighting, and fought with the Han army purely on the instinct of survival. There were not many rules and regulations and became very chaotic. Finally, there were rebels trying to escape from Xia Quyang City to make a living.

Zhang Bao had no choice but to lead the army to suppress it. As a result, the rest of the Yellow Turban Army fought each other in Xia Quyang City while fighting against the Han army outside the city, which was very funny.

The result is self-evident. The more the Han army attacked, the more panicked the Yellow Turbans were and couldn't find a way out. Everyone's escape.

At the end of July, the food in Xiaquyang City was exhausted, and the defenders were exhausted, and could no longer resist the offensive of the Han army. After the Han army found that the resistance of the Yellow Turbans was weak, they knew that the Yellow Turbans had no food to eat, and the city would definitely break.

On the first day of August, Lu Zhi led his army to launch a general attack. Guo Peng led three thousand soldiers and horses under their shields to join the charge and attack the city. They arrived at the foot of Xia Quyang City in one fell swoop, and set up a ladder to rush to the city wall.

The Yellow Turbans were powerless to resist, and the Han army climbed to the city with ants attached. Guo Peng led the army to climb first, slaughtered the Yellow Turbans at the head of the city, broke into the city, opened the city gate, and let in Dong Zhuo's iron cavalry.

Dong Zhuo personally led the cavalry into the city and launched a bloody massacre on the weak Yellow Turbans and the Taiping Taoists.

Zhang Bao led the last elite of the Yellow Turbans and fought and retreated. He wanted to leave Xia Quyang to find another way to make a living, but was besieged by Dong Zhuo's subordinate Duan Xun and his horses. After a fierce rush, Zhang Bao's head was beheaded by Duan Xun. , The Yellow Turban Army in the city completely collapsed.

What happened in Guangzong happened again in Xiaquyang, and this time, because of the joining of Liangzhou soldiers whose life style is close to the Hu people, the blood level is even worse than that of Guangzong.

Guo Peng was still the same. After he led his army to surround and kill a group of Yellow Turbans and looted some property to satisfy his subordinates, he restrained his subordinates and slowly exited Xiaquyang City.

Looking at Xiaquyang City, which was shrouded in black smoke and howling miserably, Guo Peng's heart no longer fluctuated.

Who is right and who is wrong, who is right and who is wrong, has no meaning to Guo Peng anymore, he doesn't care anymore.

He killed Zhang Liang, captured Zhang Jiao alive, and made military exploits many times. There is no problem in seeking a higher official than Changshui Sima for such merits.

However, his age is a flaw. A 30-year-old mature man like Cao Cao can directly release two thousand shi officials after making contributions, but he may not be able to obtain the two thousand shi position so smoothly.

He didn't know how Lu Zhi would plan for him, but Guo Peng felt that it was no longer a problem for Lu Zhi to take credit for his contribution.

Guo Peng asked the Xiahou brothers and Cao Ren what their plans were after the battle. Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren said without hesitation that they would follow Guo Peng to continue making contributions and be his subordinates, while Xiahou Dun hesitated for a while and also said that they would continue to follow Guo Peng. campaign.

Guo Peng nodded with a smile, and accepted their followers. No matter what position he would be assigned to, he would also take these three people with him. After all, he was also his own family. They were trustworthy and reliable.

Chapter 85 Guo Peng went south to East County

The war was over, the resistance of the Yellow Turbans ended, many people died, and many were alive begging for mercy.

Dong Zhuo said to Lu Zhi that he would kill all of these people and make them into Jingguan, thus admonishing those who are conspiring to do something wrong. If they want to rebel in the future, they must think about the consequences, which can act as a deterrent.

Guo Peng knew that in the original history, Huangfusong did this. He killed 10 people and used the heads of 10 people to cast a Jingguan.

But Lu Zhi refused, saying that doing this was too tyrannical, it would chill people's hearts, and it would make the area even more difficult to rule, so it must not be done.

Lu Zhi arranged for the county magistrates and magistrates to bring people back to their respective territories to enrich the population, and at the same time admonished these people, reminding them of the consequences of doing so, and punishing them.

Dong Zhuo was dissatisfied with this and complained to Guo Peng in private.

He felt that it was too easy for Lu Zhi to forgive these rioters. These rioters might rise up and cause trouble in the future. Only killing can shock people's hearts and let them know their fear, so they dare not make trouble.

"Mingfu, have there been fewer Jingguans built in the past dynasties since ancient times?"

Guo Peng poured Dong Zhuo a glass of wine.

Dong Zhuo frowned, not understanding what Guo Peng meant.

"If you can't eat, no matter how much Jingguan you cast to show them, they will still rebel. Jingguan can't fill your stomach when you are hungry. If you want the yellow turban to never rise again, the only way is to let Li Shu have a full stomach."

After listening to Guo Peng's words, Dong Zhuo unexpectedly felt that it was reasonable, but it was not in line with his usual behavior. Although he felt that it was reasonable, he still liked his own way.

And he listened too much to this kind of empty talk, and it seemed that he could do it with a few words.

It's easy to say, to eat a full stomach, but how difficult it is to eat a full stomach, Dong Zhuo had a deep understanding of it when he was young.

In order to earn fame, he would rather starve himself than feed his subordinates and friends. That's how he came here.

He felt that Guo Peng was still too young to see through the evil in this world, and he had never been hungry or frozen, nor had he experienced that kind of thing.

However, there were some things he was inconvenient to say, so he praised Guo Peng.

"As expected of a great Confucian disciple, Zifeng has made great achievements this time. After returning, I am afraid that there will be unexpected and rich rewards!"

Dong Zhuo toasted Guo Peng, and Guo Peng raised his glass with a smile.

"The Ming Palace has passed the award, but Peng has only made a small contribution. The main credit is the teacher, and Peng is only twenty years old, so if he wants to come to promotion, he will not be able to get promoted."

Dong Zhuo thinks the same, but Guo Peng's contribution is not simple. If he doesn't get promoted now, he can be given priority when he is promoted in the future, so it must be a super potential stock and it is necessary to make good friends.

Therefore, before the separation, Dong Zhuo presented Guo Peng with some property and thirty war horses as a good deal. Guo Peng gave Dong Zhuo some seized gold and silver utensils in return, and wrote letters to Dong Zhuo.

After the battle, Dong Zhuo's troops were transferred by the imperial court to the north of Zhuo County, and there were still some remnants of the Yellow Turbans in the direction of Zhuo County that needed to be destroyed. This task was handed over to Dong Zhuo.

Lu Zhi, on the other hand, disbanded the Hebei Volunteers, and brought his headquarters, who had more than [-] people left, to the East County of Yanzhou, where some Yellow Turbans were also active.

After finishing the Yellow Turban army in Dong County, they will go south to Nanyang, join forces with Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, and completely put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

The credit will be awarded together after the complete extermination of the Yellow Turbans, and now the war will continue. In a word, the suppression of the rebellion has not yet succeeded, and everyone still has to work hard.

This time, Lu Zhi sent a scout to collect information first, and got information that a Yellow Turban army was gathering in the area of ​​Dong'e County, Dongjun County and moving towards Cangtingjin.

According to the investigation by the scouts, the number of this Yellow Turban army is about [-], and the tyrannical soldiers of Dong County are fighting with them. Their situation is not good, and it is not difficult to destroy them.

However, the number of Yellow Turban thieves are numerous, and there are few righteous soldiers in the county town, so there is always the risk of being breached.

After Lu Zhi understood this, he decided to use Guo Peng as the vanguard, and led three thousand cavalry to go first to the East County Huihe Yi Army to restrain the main force of the Yellow Turbans, and Lu Zhi led the main force to follow.

Guo Peng ordered a thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry to speed up the march. Four days later, they arrived in Dongwuyang County on the north bank of the Yellow River, where they replenished food, grass and some armaments. It was August [-]th.

On the early morning of the [-]th, Guo Peng led his army across the river and arrived at Cangtingjin.

As a result, as soon as 500 cavalrymen crossed the river, they encountered an attack from a Yellow Turban army. The number was about [-]. Guo Peng made a decisive decision and immediately led the cavalry to charge out, giving the Yellow Turban army a head-on blow.

Before the Yellow Turban soldiers could form a battle, they were defeated by Guo Peng's cavalry.

Later, Guo Peng asked the Cangtingjin defenders about the Yellow Turbans here, and learned that the main force of the Yellow Turbans was besieging Dong'e County, with a total number of around [-], and the leader was called Bu Ji.

Bu had sent people to attack Cangtingjin before, but they were repelled. If Guo Peng hadn't arrived in time this time, the eighty or so people from Cangtingjin would definitely not be their opponents.

The Yellow Turban Army usually takes the old and the weak, women and children and other family members together, so the total number of more than 3 people, the number of soldiers capable of fighting is only five or six thousand, and the maximum will not exceed seven thousand. It will definitely not be better than Guo Peng's soldiers. How much more horses there are will form an absolute military advantage.

Faced with such a disparity in numbers, and the way they acted together with their families, Guo Peng had an idea.

Guo Peng analyzed that he wanted to attack Cangtingjin probably because he was going to cross the river to Hebei to find the main force of the Yellow Turbans to join forces. As for the attack on Dong'e County, it was probably for looting and supplies.

Guo Peng thought for a moment, then sent Xiahou Yuan and his scouts to go to the vicinity of Dong'e County to inquire about news, search for news about the main force of the Yellow Turbans, and then see if Dong'e County has now been captured by the Yellow Turbans, and then move forward.

Xiahou Yuan came back that afternoon and said that Dong'e County was still resisting, and that the Yellow Turbans were besieging Dong'e County, and it seemed that Dong'e County was in danger.

Guo Peng nodded and ordered Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren to rectify the troops and horses. He decided to try to pass the trick with Bu, and he couldn't bring the troops and horses over but was afraid to move forward. This is not his Guo's behavior.

Faced with the remnants of this Yellow Turban Army, someone Guo still wanted to see if his ability to fight alone had improved without Lu Zhi.

Several months of military career have made Guo Peng feel that he has undergone great changes from the inside out. Now, it is time to test whether this state is reliable.

When a certain Guo led his army to Dong'e County, the leader of the Yellow Turbans, Bu already knew that the team he sent to occupy Cangtingjin had failed.

He was defeated by a Han army cavalry. This Han army cavalry was quite sharp, and his soldiers were not the opponents of that cavalry at all.

Bu was already nervous, he immediately guarded the troops and returned to the camp, stopped attacking Dong'e County, leaving only some of the troops and horses to guard against a few defenders in Dong'e County, and then fully prepared to defend against the approaching Han army.

The volunteer soldiers in Dong'e County felt very strange that the Yellow Turban thieves who were still attacking the county had actually withdrawn their troops and returned to their camp. Looking at the sky, it was only in the afternoon, and there were still more than two hours before sunset. Camp time?

Cheng Li, the leader of the rebel army, stood on the city wall to observe the situation of the Yellow Turbans, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"It's too early, the Yellow Turban thieves shouldn't retreat back to the camp, what are they planning?"

Chapter 86 Guo Peng Attacks

Cheng Li was surprised by the movements of the Yellow Turbans.

Standing beside him was his friend, Xue Fang, the owner of the Xue family, a wealthy household in the city. It was strange to hear Cheng Li say this.

"Zhongde, what the hell happened to the Yellow Turban thief?

Cheng Li frowned and thought for a moment, but couldn't think of a reason.

"The thieves have all the advantages, and we are at risk. They suddenly retreated. If it was not a trick, it would be helpless. Could it be that reinforcements have come?"

Xue Fang was overjoyed and said, "Are there really reinforcements? Are the imperial reinforcements here?"

Cheng Li was noncommittal.

"I also hope that reinforcements have arrived, otherwise, we may not be able to last long."

A few months ago, when the Yellow Turbans rose up, Dong'e County Prime Minister Du secretly joined the Yellow Turban Army, and cooperated with the Yellow Turban Army to try to capture Dong'e, and once occupied Dong'e.

However, under Cheng Li's plan, Dong'e County was recaptured, Wang Du fled, and Dong'e was preserved.

But not long after, Wang Du was unwilling to fail, and unexpectedly attracted a large army of Yellow Turbans, with a large number and extraordinary momentum.

The magistrate of Dong'e was so frightened that he fell ill in bed unconscious, but at the critical moment, Cheng Li stood up.

He was promoted by the public as the guard of Dong'e, acting as the governor of Dong'e County, recruited the elders who ruled Dong'e County to form more than [-] defenders, and more than [-] strong men were responsible for serving them and defending Dong'e County together.

Fortunately, the Yellow Turban thieves lacked siege equipment, the siege methods were very simple, and the fighting skills were poor.

However, Dong'e County was short of troops and horses, unable to inflict great trauma on the Yellow Turbans, and unable to repel them. Cheng Li sent people out of the city to look for support, but no one returned with support.

Either he died or he escaped, Cheng Li guessed.

Cheng Li gradually became desperate and felt that he could only save Dong'e County by exhausting the Yellow Turbans' food and forage, so he racked his brains and used various strategies, but he was stunned to prevent Bu Ji from succeeding.

Just when he felt that it was getting more and more difficult to support, the situation took such a turn.

He really hoped that reinforcements would come, give him a little hope and let him continue to support.