The World of Yellow Sky

The mountain rain was about to come and the wind filled the buildings. Jinyang city gate opened later and closed earlier day by day.

The number of officers and soldiers stationed on the city wall increased exponentially, and their expressions were extremely serious. Even those families in Jinyang City sent their own slaves to join the defense force.

Such a change cannot be concealed from the people in the city at all. With more and more reports, the people in the streets and alleys are rumored that the Yellow Turban Army is marching in the direction of Jinyang.

Even the strength of the Yellow Turban Army gradually increased to tens of thousands according to their mouths, and even rumors of the resurrection of the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao spread.

Even some strange things that happened in Jinyang City were described as punishment by the alchemists of the Yellow Turban Army.

At this time, Zhang Yi was very busy with the city defense. After he reacted, he ordered dozens of people to be arrested and sent to prison. Only then did the rumors spread in the city be barely stopped.

However, the morale of the defenders in the city inevitably fell into a downturn.

Chapter 1 The Battle of Jinyang ([-])

In the early morning of the sixth day, the soldiers guarding Jinyang City noticed many small black spots looming on the distant horizon.

It didn't take long for a large number of cavalrymen with yellow scarves to appear on the field outside Jinyang City.

Immediately afterwards, there was another passionate sound of war drums in the field outside Jinyang City.

Then the yellow cavalry all over the mountains and plains rushed down the slope like a tide, and wanton laughter came from afar.

A large khaki banner slowly rose from the horizon, with swords and guns like a forest, and thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers gathered into a boundless khaki wave.

Accompanied by the sound of war drums shaking the sky, the khaki wave rushed forward with an indomitable momentum.

Behind the big khaki flag is a tiger-patterned military flag waving its teeth and claws in the wind. The flag is the most elite yellow angel under Xu An's command!

They wore the heavy armor of the Han army, held a tall tower shield in one hand, and carried a two-meter-long iron halberd on their right shoulder, with a ring-shaped sword on their waists, and a banner with tiger patterns on their backs. .

Under the command of the big khaki banner, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army rolled forward.

The yellow turban sergeants at the front have covered the entire front, while the soldiers at the rear seem to be endless.

Not long after, huge army formations appeared one after another in front of the defenders of Jinyang City, and soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army with their heads wrapped in yellow scarves still emerged from behind the horizon in an endless stream.

A shrill whistle pierced the sky, and the khaki-colored waves stopped suddenly.

Under the big khaki banner, Xu An raised his left hand slightly, waved the flags four times, and the trumpet sounded continuously. The tens of thousands of yellow scarves troops slowly stopped their advance and reined in their horses.

Then, in the army of the Yellow Turban Army, cheers like a tsunami erupted suddenly, one wave was higher than the other, and the sound was louder than the sound.

I saw Xu An's khaki-colored banner slowly driving out of the army formation. When the banner drove to the front of the Yellow Turban Army formation, the cheers reached its peak, and even the entire plain echoed with the cheers of the Yellow Turban soldiers!

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world will be prosperous!"

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world will be prosperous!"

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world will be prosperous!"

Under the banner is their general Xu An!It is the leader of Taipingdao - Xu An!

All the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army raised their weapons high and shouted at their general.

The strong wind howled, and the banners all over the mountains and plains were buzzing.

The Han army guarding the city immediately reported the situation to Zhang Yi. Without thinking too much, Zhang Yi put down the unfinished documents in his hand, and without even putting on his armor, he hurriedly boarded the gate under the guard of the guards. Watchtower.

Hearing his voice before seeing him, the sky-shattering shout spread into Jinyang City unscrupulously like this.

Zhang Yi's face changed slightly when he had just climbed the tower, he had already heard the shouts that shook the sky.

Bingzhou had never experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so Zhang Yi's understanding of the Yellow Turban Rebellion mostly came from conversations among his colleagues, and he also had expectations for the Yellow Turban Army.

He is also not one of those scribes who do not understand military strategy and have no power to restrain a chicken.

Rao had been prepared for a long time, but when Zhang Yi really faced Xu An's Yellow Turban Army, he was still shocked by this Yellow Turban Army.

As far as the eye could see, the entire east city was filled with khaki-colored flags fluttering, accompanied by the sound of whistles and drums, more and more soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army appeared in Zhang Yi's sight.

"It's no wonder that with the talents of Huangfusong and Zhu Jun, they were still defeated by the 'Moth Thief' in the first battle."

The scouts of the Han army outside the east city had all retreated to the north and south sides of the city. They only dared to observe the situation of the Yellow Turban Army from a distance, but did not dare to approach.

These days, although the scouts of the Han army were extremely careful, they still lost nearly 50 people.

Zhang Yi withdrew his gaze and looked to the sides. As expected, the faces of the strong men sent by the aristocratic families in Jinyang City to assist the city defense all showed expressions of fear.

Zhang Yi was slightly more confident, and he was a little more confident. Although the military appearance of the Yellow Turban Army was much more rigorous than he expected, it would also have a greater impact on those aristocratic families. By then, he would be able to obtain more resources and help. .

We must know that among the counties and counties captured by the Yellow Turban Army, we have not seen many aristocratic families survive.

But what Zhang Yi and the defenders in the city didn't know was that Xu An under the city didn't have much confidence in his heart, but the attack on Shangai County and Zhan County was really smooth, and a large amount of food and grass were transported back to the mountain.

He also got news from the counties along the road that there were not many Han troops in Jinyang City, so he dared to drive straight in and spy on Jinyang.

Jinyang City is the seat of Bingzhou. Taking Jinyang does not say how many craftsmen Xu An is incomparably scarce at this time, and the arsenal of Jinyang City does not know how many armors are stored.

Taking Jinyang might be able to arm all the soldiers after training in Taihang Mountain.

Strong armor and sharp weapons are not insignificant to the improvement of the army's combat power.

The strength of the Yellow Turban Army gathered near Jinyang has reached more than [-]. In order to attack Jinyang, Xu An also brought out some troops who were training in the central area.

The strength of the troops is several times that of Jinyang City, but when Xu An saw the walls of Jinyang City several feet high, he was still a little nervous.

The high wall of several feet is an insurmountable moat for an army without large siege equipment. Fortunately, the Han army in Jinyang City is not a strong army, and its numbers are also at a disadvantage.

Jinyang is an isolated city at this time. Even if Jinyang cannot be attacked, as long as the main force of the Han army in Jinyang is restrained, the Yellow Turban Army can calmly attack other counties.

This is why Xu An chose to march towards Jinyang despite the lack of ability to attack.

Of course, it would be best if Jinyang could be captured.

The scout cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army have never been so happy. They have always been at a disadvantage in fighting the Han army, and the situation on the battlefield is always under the control of the Han army.

The time to feel proud finally arrived. The knights of the Yellow Turban Army galloped past both sides of the city, and the wanton laughter came from their throats and flew into the city.

The Yellow Turban Army set up an army camp on the field south of the city as if no one was around.

The expression on Zhang Yi's face also became more serious. The speed of the Yellow Turban Army's encampment was far beyond his imagination, and the general Han army's county soldiers were not as fast as they were.

The Yellow Turban Army was far more organized than he had imagined.

Chapter 1 The Battle of Jinyang ([-])

The night is long, but it will eventually pass, and the east of the night sky has already turned pale.

The camp of the Yellow Turban Army outside the eastern part of Jinyang City was still brightly lit, and the stars in the woods on both sides of the camp were still lit up, forming two long fire dragons.

There were also traces of the Yellow Turban Army outside the two cities of Beicheng and Nancheng. According to the observation of the scouts of the Han army outside the city, there were about one army each, which seemed to be partial divisions used as containment.

Overnight, a large number of simple long ladders were driven out, and siege equipment such as ladders, crash cars, and rush cars, which were behind the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, also arrived at the camp one after another.

These siege equipment appeared in front of the defenders of Jinyang City without any cover.

The news of the lack of cavalry in Jinyang City was soon known by Xu An and others.

The noise woke Zhang Yi up from his slumber, because Xu An's several victories were won by night raids, so Zhang Yi not only doubled his defense at night, he didn't even remove his armor while sleeping, so he could get up at any time .

Under the protection of his personal guards, Zhang Yi quickly stepped onto the tower, and also saw the source of the shock of the Han army on the city, those who were placed outside the camp and the rushing chariots, as well as a large number of ladders.

It seems that the Han army did not have enough cavalry to come out of the camp to destroy these siege equipment, so they placed them outside the camp in a grandiose way, deliberately baring their fangs to create pressure on the defenders in the city.

The lingering sound of the horn echoed in the field outside Jinyang City, and the camp of the Yellow Turban Army suddenly turned upside down.

Zhang Yi tightened the sword around his waist. Yesterday he had a long discussion with the aristocratic families in the city, and he gathered all the horses and riders available in the city.

There are also more than 600 cavalry that can be used, but most of them have no experience in battle, but this is better than nothing.

A large number of armor in the arsenal was also sent to the east city continuously.

Most of the civil servants in Jinyang City stayed up all night. They were checking the situation of the people in the city. The number of Han troops in the city was far less than that of the Yellow Turbans outside the city. Even if the slaves of various families were added to assist in the defense, it was the same, so they needed to be temporarily recruited. Some strong men with clean family backgrounds and law-abiding came to assist the city defense.

Those idlers and street hooligans were naturally the first to be excluded. Not only would it be useless for them to go up the city wall, but it would also disturb the morale of the army.

However, even if these people stay in the city, it will be a great disaster. In addition, there are still people in the city who fled into the city to seek refuge after hearing the news of the Yellow Turban Army's attack.

Although the investigation was strict, there might be spies of the Yellow Turban Army among these people.

Therefore, the number of officials patrolling the night and the streets increased several times, and these common people were concentrated in the west of the city, far away from the east city.

The sound of horns outside the city gradually subsided, followed by the sound of the passionate drums.

The camps of the Yellow Turban Army outside the city had calmed down, and groups of Yellow Turban Army troops poured out from various camp gates in an orderly manner, gathering under the khaki military flags.

Swords and guns are like forests, and the mountains and plains are full of yellow turbans. Countless yellow turban soldiers stand in formation.

The big khaki-colored banner was the first to catch the attention. Xu An was wearing a khaki-colored embroidered robe and black iron armor, sitting upright on a high platform that had been built, surrounded by a group of guards and soldiers.

The tiger-striped Yellow Angel banner fluttered in the wind, baring its teeth and claws.

The cavalry led by Xu Huang roared past the formation, and cheers came from all the formations along with the strong wind.

One after another, crude shield vehicles and a large number of ladders were pushed out from the formation of the Yellow Turban Army, and stood densely in front of the formation.

With the waving of a yellow flag under the big khaki-colored flag, the drums outside the east city suddenly beat loudly, beating heavily on the chests of everyone like thunder.

"call out----"

The sharp wooden whistle sounded from the Yellow Turban Army standing outside the east city.

"Tiger!"

Numerous soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army shouted in unison. They pushed the shield carts and ladders forward quickly.

The soldiers and horses of the Yellow Turban Army outside the city rushed towards Jinyang City like a tide.

"stretch--"

The bed crossbow on the city wall of Jinyang was activated by the guards.

The huge spear gun shot down from the city wall immediately, and fell into the raging crowd outside Jinyang City with the sound of howling wind.

"Tuk!"

A spear gun was nailed fiercely into the wooden shield on a shield cart and embedded in the shield surface.

But the huge impact force still made the gun head penetrate into it, and a Yellow Turban soldier behind the shield was nailed to death on the spot.

The flying sawdust also scratched the eyeballs of a sergeant, and blood flowed out of his eyes continuously. He fell to the ground and wailed in pain.

But compared to the other person beside him, he was undoubtedly lucky, because a larger piece of spiky sawdust was directly inserted into the neck of the person beside him.

The sergeant didn't even let out a muffled groan, and the sergeant of the Yellow Turban Army just fell to the ground, blood slowly flowing from his neck, gathering into a dark red pool of blood.

As the spear spear of the first bed crossbow fell into the formation of the Yellow Turban Army, more bed crossbows were fired one after another.

"Stretch—" "Stretch—" "Stretch—"

The sound of the bed crossbow being excited on the city wall of Jinyang City resounded incessantly.

Although the number of bed crossbows in Jinyang City is larger than that of Jingjingguan, the area under attack is also larger.

In addition, the accuracy of the bed crossbow is not very high, so most of the spears still fell to the ground.

But as long as the spear gun falls into the shield car, it can still bring waves of wailing and blood rain behind the shield car of the Yellow Turban Army.

"put!"

On the east wall of Jinyang City, as the command flag fell, four trebuchets were suddenly activated under the control of the soldiers of the Han army.

"call!"

The stone was thrown by the trebuchet, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, and with the sound of howling wind, it fell into the Yellow Turban army pressing against the city wall.

Four boulders were shot, two of which hit the formation of the Yellow Turban Army, and the other two boulders deviated far away.

The boulder slammed on the shield car with a powerful impact, and the shield car made of thick planks only had time to let out a whine before it was crushed by the boulder.

The splashed pieces of wood turned into pieces of deadly blades, and almost none of the Yellow Turban soldiers behind the shield car were spared.

The other boulder did not hit the shield car, but passed over the shield car and landed in the Yellow Turban army formation behind the shield car.

The boulder directly crushed a path of blood in the army formation.

The armor shattered by the boulder, the severed limbs were flying in all directions, no matter whether the generals, men or horses were smashed, it was unstoppable by manpower.

A sergeant of the Yellow Turban Army stood blankly on the spot, with a severed arm that flew from nowhere hanging on his shoulder, his face was covered with blood foam, and dark red blood slowly flowed down from his body.

There was a surge in his throat, a piercing scream, and then a maniacal laugh, and he suddenly ran backwards.