The World of Yellow Sky

But soon Zhang Yi figured it out. In the past two days, he thought that Xu An besieged him in the mansion because the walls of the mansion were high and the courtyard was deep, and he didn't want to lose too many soldiers. go.

Thinking about it now, I realized that I was a fan of the authorities. Xu An's goal in the beginning was not Jinyang City, but the money, food and military equipment in Jinyang City.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion last year, after the Yellow Turban Army captured the counties, they only knew how to stick to the city and fight against the Han army to consume.

Zhang Yi thought that Xu An was the same. He thought that after Xu An unified the bandits in Taihang Mountain, he would be like the Yellow Turban Army during the Yellow Turban Rebellion last year. Evangelize, eliminate dissidents, and recruit congregants.

But seeing the empty Jinyang City today, Zhang Yi realized that the Yellow Turban Army under Xu An's command seemed different...

Their purpose is roughly the same as that of the bandits in the mountains before, which is to rob money and food.

The reason why Zhang Yi was not killed was most likely because of his status as the governor of Zhang Yi's Bingzhou. Xu An was afraid that if he killed him, the Han army would retaliate frantically.

Zhang Yi calmed down at this moment, and he had guessed exactly what Xu An was thinking. How could someone who could become the governor of a state be an ordinary person? It's a pity that he was too confident before and underestimated Xu An. After all, the Han army was defeated in the battle of Yang.

But this time was not the time to sigh, Zhang Yi walked out of the lobby and called all the officials, civil servants and military officers in the government office.

"The 'Moth Thief' has left the city, you guys will take over the city defense with your own parts, don't let the youngsters take the opportunity to cause chaos!"

"promise!"

Several military officers who were called out by Zhang Yi got the order and walked out of the government office quickly.

"Several of you patrol the streets with your own parts, and don't let that market poppy disturb the good people."

A few more people were pointed out by Zhang Yi, and after singing a promise, they also left the mansion in a hurry.

"You bring the roster of the children of good families that you counted before in two days, and I will assign you two sergeants of one tenth each, and recruit these people who are still in the city to cooperate with the city defense."

Zhang Yi thought for a while, and then named two civil servants.

"The rest of them will go out with me."

After assigning characters, Zhang Yi walked out of the hall quickly. The guards outside the hall had already prepared horses for Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi didn't stop there too much, got on his horse, drove the horse and walked towards the gate of the government office. These "moth thieves" revealed strange things everywhere. Zhang Yi hadn't seen the people in the city in the attic of the government office for many days before. There were shouts of killing and the appearance of flames, and my heart was even more puzzled.

"Moth Thieves" are rebellious thieves. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, "Moth Thieves" captured counties and counties and did many things to coerce good people. When they entered the city, they looted wantonly and killed local wealthy households.

When he drove his horse out of the government office, he was surprised to find that the streets outside the government office were a little more messy and dirty than before, but there was nothing different. The streets and houses everywhere seemed not to be damaged.

It was not like what he imagined, the "moth thief" looted wantonly in the city, killed people and set fire to it, resulting in corpses strewn all over the place, doors and walls broken.

Zhang Yi drove his horse and walked for another distance. He found that the closed gates of the houses along the road showed no signs of being broken, and there was no blood on the walls. Apart from the smell of blood, the rest of the place didn't even smell of blood, which proved that these "moth thieves" hadn't looted here. Zhang Yi was even more puzzled, these "moth thieves" were showing weirdness everywhere.

"What a way of peace." Zhang Yi squinted his eyes and said softly, "What a Xu An..."

Zhang Yi didn't know if the Yellow Turbans who entered the city had committed no crimes, but what he saw in front of him was that there were not too many traces of damage in the city, and he also saw that this Yellow Turban army was similar to what he had obtained from the official documents of the court before. Information, a completely different place.

Discipline, the Yellow Turban Army under Xu An's command is no longer the mob team composed of religious fanatics last year, but more like a regular army.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi couldn't help thinking of the Battle of Nancheng. If the yellow scarf in Nancheng was as described in the official documents of the imperial court, it should have been defeated by the Han army leaving the city soon.

But the Yellow Turban Army in Nancheng, after being attacked by the intruding Han cavalry, was able to form an army formation again in a short time, and even resisted the assault of the Han infantry.

In the end, it was relying on the rangers and retainers raised by the Taiyuan Wang family to forcefully break through the Nancheng Yellow Turban Army formation. Unfortunately, the Yellow Turban Army's army Sima pressed to the front line like crazy, and unexpectedly re-activated the Nancheng Yellow Turban Army Morale stabilized the situation.

Unable to attack for a long time, the Han army was so delayed by the Yellow Turban Army in the South City, and therefore missed the time to return to the East City. Otherwise, Zhang Yi would still have enough time to rush to the East City to defend against the Yellow Turbans attacking in the East City, and it would not be possible for the Jin to attack. Yangcheng fell.

"This matter is quite abnormal. Xu An's trilogy is quite different from other Yellow Turban thieves. If they are not eliminated in time, it will be a serious disaster for the court in the future. I must report it to the country as soon as possible."

Zhang Yi frowned, and when he thought of this, he turned his horse's head, and he didn't care about checking the situation in the city anymore, and drove straight towards the government office.

Chapter 123

As dusk approached, the sunset glow on the skyline of Luoyang City turned into a raging fire, which would often put a mysterious and terrifying veil on the original majestic and solemn palace.

Liu Hong sat lazily in the hall, pulled himself together and looked at the documents Zhang Yi handed over from Bingzhou, and casually asked Jian Shuo, "What did Zhang Yi say in the letter?

Jian Shuo, who was standing by the side, bowed slightly, and immediately replied: "It is said that the 'moth thief' did capture Jinyang's East City a few days ago, but now it has withdrawn from Jinyang City, and the official in the Taihang Mountains is the 'moth thief'." Thieves' some important information."

After Liu Hong heard Jian Shuo's reply, he flipped through the lengthy document in his hand, and lost interest in continuing to read it. Compared with these words, he preferred to look at the catkins of the beauties in the palace.

"Zhu Jun is about to arrive in Hanoi County, right?"

Jian Shuo paused, and replied after a little thought.

"Going back to the country, counting the schedule, Qiantang Hou should have arrived in Hanoi County by now."

"Then send all the documents sent by Zhang Yi to Hanoi, I am too lazy to read these useless things."

Liu Hong leaned back, half lying in the arms of the dancing girl behind him, and then waved to Jian Shuo who was beside him.

"I will issue an edict to Zhu Jun to attack the Yellow Turbans in Taihang as soon as possible. I really don't want to hear others raving about me."

"promise."

Jian Shuo saluted respectfully, and slowly exited the hall.

With Jian Shuo's departure, the lazy dance and music sounded again in the palace.

The lights inside the hall were brightly lit, but outside the hall was a scene of sunset on the western mountains at this time. The fiery red sunset glow reflected in Jian Shuo's eyes, adding a bit of blood, and the last afterglow of the setting sun pulled Jian Shuo's figure away. very long, very long...

……

Sili Hanoi County.

Zhang Yan has fought and won victoriously. In some small counties and counties in Hanoi County, the defenders of a city are only a few hundred soldiers. How could they be Zhang Yan's opponent.

There were more than [-] Yellow Turban troops who followed Zhang Yan out of Taihang Xing. If such an army relied only on the Han army in Hanoi, except for a few fortified cities, it would be powerless to stop Zhang Yan's army.

But the plan to invade Hanoi County was not very smooth. After Zhang Yan broke through the three counties, the powerful Hanoi County also joined forces with the government, which also led to Zhang Yan's current predicament.

Those powerful servants and soldiers relying on the city wall can cause a lot of damage to the sergeants under his command. If a large number of sergeants are lost under a city, not only will the combat power be greatly weakened, but also the morale of one's own side will be reduced.

The Han army in Hanoi County had previously assembled to fight Zhang Yan's army in a field battle. Although it ended in failure, the cavalry of the Han army allowed most of the Han army to escape the pursuit, but the Han army also lost the courage to fight Zhang Yan's army.

However, although the Han army in Hanoi does not dare Zhang Yan to fight in the wilderness for the time being, as long as Zhang Yan shows a trace of weakness, these county soldiers who are watching from the side will definitely swarm to him like sharks smelling blood. Zhang Yan's nearly ten thousand yellow scarves were eaten alive, and turned into their military exploits for promotion.

……

Hanoi County, Yongcheng Han Army Camp.

The gate of the Han army barracks was wide open, and the lieutenant generals and officers were lined up on both sides of the barracks gate. All the Han soldiers wore helmets and armor, held weapons in their hands, kept their eyes straight, and straightened their waists.

Not far away, a fiery red banner was slowly approaching the Han army camp.

Opening the way for the big banner is a group of about fifty armored cavalry of the Han army, with a group of bright red red tassels adorned on their top helmets. The red tassels shake with the ups and downs of the horses. The red flags are fluttering, and they look very mighty from a distance.

Under the fiery red banner is an extremely luxurious and majestic frame, pulled by four horses whose whole bodies are as bright as black satin, and it is extremely stable.

Behind the frame are hundreds of sharp soldiers of the Han army holding shields and wearing heavy armor.

Behind it is an extremely neat arrangement, a large endless forest of spears and halberds.

The fiery red flag was getting closer and closer to the Han army's camp, and all the Han army officers and soldiers outside the Han army's camp stood still, not even daring to breathe.

The knight who opened the way drove the horses under his seat to step forward. After a short horn sound, he parted from it with a whimper, giving way to a wide road, guarding both sides of the big banner.

The luxurious frame under the big flag was exposed, and above the frame was Zhu Jun, the marquis of Qiantang who was "famous all over the world" during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Although Zhu Jun was not as successful as Huang Fusong in defeating Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, after the Great War of Changshe, he first pacified the land of the three counties, and then fought against tens of thousands of yellow scarves in Nanyang in Wancheng. Victory, wiped out the last main force of the Yellow Turban Army in one fell swoop.

In the first year of Guanghe, Zhu Jun served as governor of Jiaozhou and went to suppress the rebellion.After receiving the appointment, he went back to the county to inspect and select soldiers, dispatched soldiers, and got [-] soldiers, and then mobilized soldiers from seven counties to advance together in Nanhai County, beheading the traitor Liang Long, and forcing the traitor to surrender. Tens of thousands of people.

This time the emperor appointed Zhu Jun to take over as the prefect of Hanoi to be responsible for the campaign against the Taihang Yellow Turban. He also recruited more than 4000 family soldiers, and dispatched more than 2000 county soldiers from Henan to help.

At this moment, Zhu Jun was wearing a red armor, standing on the car with a solemn expression, his sharp eyes scanned everyone at the gate of the camp.

All the officers standing outside the Han army camp lowered their heads, not daring to look at Zhu Jun.

"Meet the General!"

All the officers immediately bowed down and bowed down.

"There are more than ten thousand thieves in the Taihang Mountains, so scared that a group of your sergeants dare not move forward."

Zhu Jun looked down at the generals on both sides of the camp gate and said in a cold voice.

Hearing Zhu Jun's reprimand, the Sima of the Han Army didn't even dare to raise his head. Zhu Jun usually governs the army very strictly, and most of the soldiers in the army are afraid of him. Naturally, he was also afraid of Zhu Jun.

Although it was autumn and the weather was not hot, beads of sweat still oozed from his forehead bit by bit.

"I'll give you half a quarter of an hour to gather the soldiers and horses and follow me into battle."

"promise!"

Sima of the Han army trembled all over, and sang a promise loudly. After receiving Zhu Jun's military order, he dared not stay, and ran into the camp in a hurry.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

After a while, the drums of gathering soldiers sounded in the camp, and the Han army camp outside Yongcheng suddenly became full of excitement.

……

On the official road outside Kuicheng, a car frame was driven by sergeants of the Yellow Turban Army and dragged towards the direction of Taihangxing.

Zhang Yan's army battalion was stationed here, and it was a waste of money and food, so Zhang Yan was preparing to withdraw his troops back to the mountains at this time.

The money and food looted before were all stored in Sunflower City, which was quite close to Taihang Xing. At this time, Zhang Yan was ordering the soldiers to transport food into the mountain, and he hardly knew about Zhu Jun's arrival.

Chapter 124 Unexpected Joy

At the end of September in the second year of Zhongping, Xu An's army finally returned to the mountains.

The originally empty granaries in the Banyun Mountain Valley were refilled with grain. If Xu An hadn't sent a letter to Gu Zhong in advance to let the soldiers in the valley build a large number of granaries in advance, I am afraid that the original granaries would be full, and there would still be a lot of rich people. .

Returning to the Taihang Mountains and seeing the mountains again, Xu An felt as if he had passed away, and also felt at ease. The gloomy atmosphere in the Banyun Mountains changed. Seeing Xu An returning with his army, the family members of the soldiers living nearby surrounded him He came over and cheered and congratulated the returning army.

Since almost most of the bandits in the Taihang Mountains have been wiped out by the Yellow Turban Army under Xu An's command, the residences of ordinary people and the families of soldiers in the Taihang Mountains have also been moved from those high mountains to river valleys and villages. Some gentle slope areas and some places outside Banyun Mountain have also become places where people live.

After the sergeants were settled, Xu An just walked into his courtyard when he saw six men with slightly strange faces standing under the trees in the courtyard.

Xu Da and Zhang Ji, who were following Xu An, reacted immediately. They immediately drew their weapons and protected Xu An behind them.

Xu Da held the ring head knife and asked in a cold voice, "Who is it!"

The guards who stayed outside the courtyard also rushed into the courtyard when they heard the sound, and everyone's ears were filled with the sound of drawing swords out of their sheaths.

Several people under the tree looked at each other, but suddenly bowed down and shouted in unison: "Greetings, General!"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding..."

Liu Pi also ran out in a hurry at this time. He was chatting with Yu Du at the side, but Xu An and the others were all focused on the four strangers and did not notice Liu Pi.

"Who are these people?"

Xu Anlue asked Liu Pi with some doubts, the sudden appearance of these people in his residence really surprised him.

"and many more!"

Liu Pigang wanted to answer, but was interrupted by Xu An.

Xu An didn't observe carefully at first, only now did he realize that there was a person he looked familiar to, and he pointed at that person and shouted in amazement: "He Man!"

The man with a mustache wrapped in a yellow scarf and rotten iron armor showed joy on his face, and bowed to Xu An: "He Man pays his respects to the general."

This person was exactly He Man who led the yellow angel as the rear of the crowd when Xu An and the others fled during the Battle of Quyang.

Xu An pushed away Xu Da and Zhang Ji, and walked up to He Man, with mixed feelings in his heart. If He Man hadn't fought to the death to be the queen of the palace, he might have been caught up by the Han army as early as outside the woods, and he wouldn't be here today. Taihang Mountain experience.

The two people behind He Man also bowed respectfully to Xu An.

"Pei Yuanshao, meet the general."

"Zhou Cang, meet the general."

"Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Cang?"

Xu Anxun looked at the reputation, and sure enough, he also had some impressions.

Pei Yuanshao was originally Zhang Jiao's general, and after Zhang Jiao's death, he has been working under Zhang Liang's subordinates, but he is not very close to Xu An, only a few times.

In fact, Xu An was not very familiar with most of Qu Shuai. He was accepted as a disciple by Zhang Liang for a very short time. Gong Du and Liu Pi got to know each other gradually after entering Taihang Mountain.

As for Zhou Cang as a brave general of the Yellow Turban Army, when Zhang Bao greeted Zhang Liang that day, he brought Zhou Cang with him, so Xu An still had some impressions.

Xu An turned his head to look at Liu Pi, Liu Pi understood, and hurried forward to speak.

"After the First Battle of Xiaquyang, He Qushuai, Zhou Cang, and Pei Yuanshao led the trilogy to retreat to the mountainous area, and finally came to the vicinity of Shexian County. This time, Yu Xiaowei invaded Shexian County and learned that the general had unified Taihang, so Lead your troops to meet the general."

Xu An hammered Liu Pi's breastplate vigorously, and said excitedly: "Huang Tian favors me, today I have the help of the three of you, and a big event can be accomplished."

At this time, Xu An had a lot of soldiers, only good generals were missing, He Man was nicknamed Jietian Yacha, and his martial arts were much better than Gong Du. It was only after dragging the knife that he beheaded him.