Chapter 239 The Yellow Turbans Come to Help
The Qu Commander of the Yellow Turban Army in Yangzhai is named Bo Xing. He is a distant relative of Bo Cai. He followed Bo Cai in the uprising at the beginning and is considered to be the senior Yellow Turban Qu Commander in Yingchuan.
At this time, he was in the governor's mansion in Yangzhai. In the lobby where the former governor consulted on government affairs, there were many big men wearing yellow scarves sitting on their heads, all of them were young handsome men in yellow scarves.
"Brother, what He Kui said is actually true."
The first person on Bo Xing's right, a tall and muscular man, said with a fierce look: "Official The army actually came.”
Bo Xing looked at his confidant Ma Zhong and nodded thoughtfully.
Just a dozen days ago, an old yellow turban He Kui suddenly came to the door and said that the army was about to go south. The main force was King Qin's army from Xuzhou going north, and the number was likely to be as high as 30,000.
He Kui is an old Yellow Turban. Before the Great Master's uprising, he was a Yellow Turban disciple and was responsible for correspondence.
Before the uprising, He Kui also sent a letter to the great virtuous master, ordering Bo Cai to raise troops. After that, he cooperated with Ma Yuanyi of Luoyang to break through the three passes and enter Henan Yin.
Later, wars broke out and the contact between them was severed. Although He Kui, the old yellow scarf, was an acquaintance, but the other party came unexpectedly and delivered such important news, Bo Xing and others naturally suspected He Kui. Kui’s intention and intention.
Bo Xing and others were doubtful about the news sent by He Kui. In the end, although they did not accept He Kui's suggestion and abandoned Yangdi and evacuated to Chenliu, they made some preparations.
Among them, Yangzhai was put on alert. Except for important strongholds in the periphery, all other general strongholds were abandoned, and all goods, food, manpower and livestock were withdrawn into Yangzhai.
Finally, he also ordered the troops of each commander to prepare for war.
"Bo Shuai, He Shuai is here to visit."
While discussing what to do next and whether to rescue Yang Guan Ju, the attendant suddenly came to report that He Kui asked to see him.
Bo Xing hesitated for a while, but finally decided to meet.
Now that the news brought by the other party is proven to be true, He Kui becomes credible.
In this case, it may not be a bad thing to listen to the other person's advice.
Soon, He Kui came to the hall and knelt down on the empty seat.
After He Kui sat down, he immediately straightened up his upper body, raised his hands towards Bo Xing and asked: "Bo Xing, Kui heard that the Xuzhou army has gone south to Yangguan Ju. Now the smoke of Yangguan has been seen at the top of the city. I don't know what to do. Is this happening? ”
Although this matter will not spread throughout the city, there is no need to hide it from He Kui. Besides, Bo Xing himself wants to listen to the other party's suggestions.
So, Bo Xing nodded directly and replied: "It is true that Brother He heard that the Xuzhou Army has arrived at Yangguan Juwai. After receiving the Lang Yan message, I immediately summoned everyone and are discussing how to respond."< br>
He Kui nodded and continued to ask: "I see, Na Kui dared to ask Boss Bo, have you discussed the result?"
Bo Xing shook his head and replied: "Not yet. ."
"Boshuai, gentlemen."
He Kui bowed to everyone, and then said loudly: "The powerful enemy has arrived, but you are still hesitant. Are you waiting for death!?"
He Kui's words instantly gave way to the audience. Everyone's expressions changed drastically, some were angry, some were contemptuous, some were frightened, or some were horrified.
Bo Xing's expression also changed slightly, and he raised his right hand to stop his men who were about to yell at He Kui.
"Why did He Shuai say this?"
Bo Xing stared at He Kui with burning eyes, and said with a bad expression: "He Shuai came to deliver the message. Bo is very grateful, but if Therefore, it would be too complacent to underestimate me, a man from Yingchuan.”
He Kui, on the other hand, was happy and undaunted. He looked at Bo Xing and said, "Bo Xing, Xuzhou's army has strong soldiers, well-equipped weapons, and sufficient supplies. With the momentum of fighting thousands of miles away, it has the effect of supporting the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Now it is strong and powerful, and the battle Your Majesty, do you really want to compete with us at all costs?"
"He Kui! Don't you want to enhance others' reputation and destroy our prestige."
Bo. Ma Zhong, the most powerful general under Xing, stood up: "With one neck and two hands, Xuzhou Army can become a monster. Brother, I am willing to be a pioneer and rescue Yangguan Ju."
"Ma Brother, please sit down and don't be anxious."
Bo Xing comforted Ma Zhong and asked him to sit back at the table. Then he stared at He Kui and said, "Brother He, if you have anything to say, just say it. Say it.”
"Bo Shuai, Kui is still the same as he said that day."
He Kui mentioned the old story again: "For the present plan, we can only break out eastward and go to Chenliu."
Bo Xing With a sneer, he said forcefully: "Chenliu has long been a piece of white land, and now it is occupied by Cao Cao, the herdsman of Yanzhou. Let's not say whether the brothers can get in, but even if they do get in, what will they eat? I don't think we seven or Eighty thousand people are going to Yanzhou to drink the northwest wind, right?"
He Kui seemed unable to hear the threat in Bo Xing's words, and said to himself: "Has Boss Bo heard about what happened in Jibei? ”
“Things in Jibei?”
Bo Xing frowned slightly: "Are you talking about the Qingzhou governor and the Cai brothers surrendering to the Cao thieves?"
Cao Cao has a good relationship with the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, but his relationship with the Yingchuan Yellow Turban is not good. Even a little nasty.
When Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun fought against Yingchuan Bocai, they lost two battles in a row and had to retreat to Changshe. They were also surrounded by the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans led by Bocai who caught up.
Later Huangfu Song discovered that the wind was powerful and the Yellow Turban Army camp was simple and dense.
So he set a fire at night to force back Bocai's troops. At this time, Cao Cao, the cavalry captain with two thousand elite cavalry, arrived. The three of them worked together to pursue them and defeated the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans. They were beheaded. There are tens of thousands of levels.
After this battle, Bocai completely lost his strategic initiative.
In the subsequent battle, Lien Chan was defeated and was chased and beaten by Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. In the end, he was defeated and died in the battle.
Cao Cao also accumulated merits in the war and was promoted to the Prime Minister of Jinan with two thousand stones. Instead, he established a relationship with the Qingzhou Yellow Turban.
"Exactly!"
He Kui continued: "When Cao Yanzhou was in Qingzhou and Jinan Kingdom, he managed affairs with a clear mind and vigorously rectified corrupt officials. Eight-tenths of them were exempted in one go. As a chief official, he brought peace to the people. At the same time, he also eliminated obscene worshipers and punished gods and witches, which shook the country of Jinan, promoted political and religious affairs, and brought peace to the whole county. ”
"Guan and Cai, two commanders of the army, had an interview with Cao Cao. They highly praised my Yellow Turban teachings and allowed me, the Yellow Turban, to form an army alone. The unfinished work of the great sage and mentor cannot be attributed to this man! "
"Okay! You are actually Cao Cao's lobbyist!"
Ma Zhong was furious, stood up and pointed at He Kui and yelled: "It's not good for you to bully me. !?"
He Kui was not afraid at all, but sneered and said, "How is Ma Qu's handsome sword compared to Gong County's Chang Qu's handsome?"
As soon as this was said, everyone in the hall Everyone's expressions changed drastically.
There are more than 20,000 Chang slaves, and there are as many as 3,000 to 4,000 strong men. If they are all mobilized, there will be no less than 8,000 people who can fight.
But he couldn't last even a day, and he couldn't break out of the siege.
When He Kui brought the news, no one present believed it.
Bo Xing specially sent a lot of men to Hanoi Yin to investigate, and also suffered a lot of losses. Only in the past two days did he get the conclusive news. Gong County persisted for less than a day before being breached, and Chang Nu could not break through. , was brutally killed by the formation.
His head was also sent to Luoyang, where it still hangs at the east gate.
This news scared everyone in Yangzhai at that time, and now that He Kui mentioned it, it is normal for everyone in the hall to have such a reaction.
Although Ma Zhongxiao fought bravely, he was a little worried at this time and couldn't help but look at the backbone of Bo Xing.
Bo Xing was quite calm. When Ma Zhong and others were speechless, he spoke: "There are 40,000 Taoist friends in the city. How can we leave at will?"
As he spoke, Bo Xing stood up and ordered Ma Zhong, "Brother Ma, order the troops. I will personally go to Yangguan to meet the Xuzhou army."
Ma Zhong immediately jumped up, He responded loudly: "Yes, brother!"
Afterwards, Ma Zhong shouted to the other yellow turban commanders in the hall: "Gentlemen, we are brothers and sisters in Yangguan Juli. If I can't wait to rescue them today, who will come to rescue us in the future? "
Ma Zhong's words immediately aroused the morale of everyone. They all responded in unison, got up and went down to rectify their troops and prepare for the expedition.
"Bo Shuai!"
He Kui became anxious when he saw that Bo Xing actually wanted to take the initiative to fight.
He sneaked into Yingchuan on Cao Cao's order and informed the local Yellow Turbans that Liu Feng was about to command the army south and raid Yingchuan, and used this to win them over.
He never imagined that Bo Xing, knowing that the Xuzhou Army was powerful, would actually want to send troops to fight in the field.
Bo Xing actually has his own plans.
Yangzhai where he is located is only ten miles away from Yangguan. If they are not rescued, not only will the Xuzhou Army gain Yangguan as a fulcrum to advance, but they will also be able to drive straight to Yangzhai City.
At that time, not only will morale be severely hit, but the Xuzhou Army will also be blocked in the city.
Channu's biggest failure was to keep all his troops in Gongxian City, so that the Xuzhou Army could attack the city without any worries. If Changnu dedicates a part to establish a stronghold outside the city, he can effectively contain the Xuzhou Army. After all, his manpower is several times more than that of the Xuzhou Army.
Although they still cannot withstand the attack of Xuzhou Army, they can hold on for a little longer if they say less.
At the same time, people like Bo Xing also have a common disadvantage with Chang Nu, that is, there are too many jars and pots.
In the past few years in Yingchuan, from Bo Xing to Ma Zhong to the young marshals below, they have accumulated a lot of wealth in Yangzhai, including all kinds of wealth, gold and silver, cloth, Jewelry, food, etc.
Historically, they surrendered to Cao Cao smoothly, and this is partly the reason. After all, Cao Cao was able to guarantee their private property. But now they are asked to abandon these things and go to Chenliu to eat one meal without another. How can Bo Xing and the others accept it?
"Boshuai, although Yangguanju is strong, it is just a small town. It will fall sooner or later."
He Kui was anxious, and stood up directly in front of Bo Xing's body, and persuaded him earnestly: " Now we should gather people to defend Yangzhai and send people to ask for help from other canal commanders. Although Yangzhai City is high and has deep pools, it is still far better than fighting in the field. We only need to hold on for a few days and wait for the reinforcements from Yingyin to defeat the enemy. Wouldn't it be beautiful to be under the city? "
The relationship between the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans is pretty good. Even though they are stationed in several cities, they still have a close relationship with each other.
In fact, there was no need for He Kui to remind him that Bo Xing's messenger had already left the south gate and galloped towards Yingyin.
He Kui's strategy looks good, but Bo Xing can't use it.
Because if he uses it, the people's hearts will be scattered.
"Bo Shuai..."
He Kui still wanted to persuade, but Bo Xing reached out to stop him.
"He Shuai, you can watch me in the city to destroy the Yangzhai Yellow Turban bandits."
Bo Xing is still very confident, because he has started farming early, and he has a lot of food in his hands. , the Yellow Turban Army under his command can all have enough to eat, so they maintain a scale of one exercise every seven days.
Moreover, there are many old Yellow Turbans in his army who have experienced the Yellow Turban uprising. They not only have combat experience, but also have some training methods.
Therefore, the combat power of his tribe is better than that of Chang Nu.
At the same time, he is only five or six miles out of the city. Even if there is any accident, he can return to Yangdi City at any time.
He Kui backed away helplessly, watching helplessly as Bo Xing led his troops to rescue Yangguanju, which was less than ten miles away from Yangdi.
After returning to his residence, He Kui ordered his soldiers to prepare the horses, and then sent people to the tower to keep an eye on him. If something unexpected happened, he did not want to stay in Yangzhai and accompany Bo Xing to be buried.
The reason why Bo Xing dared to send troops was because he had his own confidence.
There are nearly 10,000 people in the city, with an armor rate as high as 40%, and there are even more than 400 cavalry.
With such a size and proportion of troops, and a strong city to rely on, as long as they don't suffer a major defeat, they can advance and retreat freely even if they are slightly at a disadvantage.
The distance between Yangguanju and Yangzhai is really too close.
Recently, when Yangzhai officially sent out troops, the Xuzhou Army's reconnaissance cavalry had already pressed outside Yangzhai City.
Ma Zhong sent his warrior Ma Biao to lead two hundred cavalry out of the city first, with the task of driving away the opponent's reconnaissance cavalry.
After Ma Biao left the city, he divided the two hundred cavalry into groups of twenty and dispersed, hoping to find an opportunity to outflank and eat Xuzhou's reconnaissance cavalry.
But these Xuzhou knights are all Hedong knights, authentic Sanhe knights. How can they be chased by Yangzhai's horse cavalry, and they can be easily thrown away.
Soon, Liu Feng also got the news. Most of Pan Zhang's soldiers began to wear armor, but only the armored Sima troops remained behind.
At the same time, all the cavalry gathered under Jia Bin's command and were deployed on the far right of the front.
At this time, the leftmost side of the entire front line is Yingshui, flowing from northwest to southeast.
Then there were 3,200 soldiers from Pan Zhang's tribe, of which 1,600 pikemen were deployed on the side away from the river bank, while reducing the battle line and increasing the thickness.
Jia Bin's eight hundred cavalry were concentrated on the flanks of the pikemen, responsible for covering the flanks of the entire infantry line.
Jia Kui and Guan Ping's troops had already invaded Yangguan Juzhong, but the Yellow Turban Army still relied on the fortresses and houses in the settlement to make their final resistance.
Jia Kui sent someone to ask if he needed to withdraw from the battlefield, but Liu Feng refused.
"Tell Liang Dao to resolve the battle as soon as possible, and then go out of the city to join the battle."
Liu Feng said this, and then gave the messenger a few words, and then warned: "Be sure to remind Liang Dao and let him first Arranging this matter may come in handy.”
After obeying the order, the messenger turned and left.
Liu Feng’s attention shifted to the frontal battlefield.
The first to arrive at the battlefield was naturally Yangdi's cavalry. After seeing the front line here, the more than 600 cavalry stopped a long way away. Apparently they were frightened by the 800 cavalry here. .
It was not until the Yangzhai Yellow Turban Brigade arrived that the more than 600 Yangzhai cavalry dared to step forward to form a formation.
Yangzhai Yellow Turban’s front is almost a mirror image of Liu Feng’s.
They also placed the cavalry at the end far away from Yingshui. Although it is a geography between two mountains and a river, there are more than ten miles between Yingshui and the mountains. This land is The flat and empty plains are exactly where the cavalry comes into play.
Therefore, both sides placed their cavalry in this position.
Because Yangzhai has fewer cavalry and more infantry, Bo Xing also deployed a thousand infantry to the rear of the cavalry to support the cavalry in combat.
The remaining eight thousand people were lined up in a row, and they were all piled on the front line.
Liu Feng was dumbfounded. Yingchuan's Yellow Turban Army had experienced a war after all, but why was it still so good?
At least you should know the reason why you should keep the rare soldiers in hand.
Bo Xing really didn’t know this. The knowledge in this era is so lacking.
Besides, the Yangzhai Yellow Turban Army has not fought a war since it was formed. The so-called seven-day drill is only practiced with the help of those who survived the defeat. The leaders with slightly higher status are all Most did not survive.
Seeing that the other party was so easy to bully, Liu Feng couldn't help but have an idea in his mind.
"Go and ask Liang Dao if everything is ready."
Liu Feng sent a personal guard to ask Jia Kui if the things he had arranged were properly arranged.
Soon, before the formation of the Yellow Turban Army in Yangzhai was completed, news came back from Jia Kui that everything was ready, and two hundred cavalry were selected, all of them were elite warriors who dared to fight, and they were all replaced. The yellow turban clothes have moved them to the back to rest alone.
After receiving a satisfactory reply, Liu Feng was very happy and continued to wait patiently for the other party to take the initiative to attack.
Logically speaking, Pan Zhang's troops have been resting until now, but Yangzhai Huangjin has traveled seven or eight miles.
The Xuzhou Army has the advantage of waiting for work and should take the initiative to attack so as not to give Yangzhai Yellow Turban time to recover.
But now there is Yangguanju behind the Xuzhou army, and there are also Jia Kui and Guan Ping's troops who are attacking, and they have all entered the settlement.
In this way, the ones who are anxious become the Yangzhai Yellow Turban Army. If they don’t want to watch Yangguanju be captured by the Xuzhou Army and all their colleagues be wiped out, then they can only launch an attack immediately attack.
Otherwise, not only will morale be greatly damaged, but the Xuzhou Army will gain more than a thousand combat strengths.
This is the reason why Liu Feng can sit firmly on Diaoyutai.
Sure enough, when they saw that Yangguan Ju had been breached and there was still resistance in the settlement, the Yellow Turban Army's large and small Qu commanders all asked Bo Xing to fight.
Bo Xing felt that morale was good, and he really could not sit back and watch the Xuzhou army occupy Yangguan Ju, so he ordered an attack.
The Yellow Turban soldiers who had run for seven or eight miles had just taken a breath, and now they had to go into battle to fight.
Under the leadership of the large and small canal commanders, the Yellow Turban soldiers worked hard to maintain the front, but in fact, the battle group broke into pieces and pressed towards the Xuzhou Army's front.
Due to their numerical superiority, the Yellow Turban Army surpassed the Xuzhou Army in both length and thickness of their front line.
But as soon as the two sides came into contact, the Yellow Turban Army immediately felt tremendous pressure.
Especially in the spear formation, the Yellow Turban Army's casualty rate was quite alarming. They wanted to switch their spears for stabbing, but found that their own spear was a full meter and a half shorter than the opponent's.
Caught off guard, the Yellow Turban Army's front collapsed quite quickly, and with the cavalry and friendly troops covering the flanks, the Xuzhou Army's spearmen boldly pressed toward the opponent's retreating front.
In just a short cup of tea, this part of the Yellow Turban Army's formation was forced to retreat nearly twenty meters, forming a huge concave shape.
Liu Feng saw the opportunity and decisively ordered the armored Sima troops to wear armor and prepare for a decisive battle.
(End of this chapter)