Chapter 244: Capturing Huang He Alive
Pan Zhang's face was a little gloomy. He was now considered to have experienced battles for a long time. Comparing carefully, except for the accident in the street fight with the Sun family's tribe in Guangling City, this was the only one. The opponent is the most fierce.
Perhaps the combat skills and flag and feather commands are not as skillful as the Sun family's tribe, but they are particularly superior in sacrificing one's own life.
Pan Zhang looked ugly, and Huang Shao and He Luan were already bleeding from the heart.
The two thousand Yellow Turban warriors are their most valuable assets, and they have always regarded them as treasures.
The direct pressure this time was also the result of their attaching great importance to the Xuzhou Army. They wanted to defeat the Xuzhou Army before it had a stable foothold. Even if they lost some of the Yellow Turban warriors, the main force could escape into the city.
But the current situation made them feel so distressed that they almost broke their teeth.
In just a quarter of an hour, at least more than two hundred yellow scarf warriors fell, and the battle losses exceeded one-tenth.
The armored warriors on the opposite side have quite a lot of battle experience and are rarely exposed to crossbowmen. Although there are losses, they are less than half of those of the Yellow Turban Warriors.
Only sixty or seventy armored soldiers have fallen so far, and most of them survived their injuries and were desperately dragged back by the auxiliary soldiers behind them.
This is still the result of the desperate support of the crossbowmen. If there were no crossbowmen, I am afraid that the Yellow Turban Warriors would have been expelled from the formation by the opponent.
As the war heats up, the Xuzhou Army has the advantage of iron armor, and they are often able to trade injuries for lives.
After discovering this, these elite veterans who were no less inferior to the Yellow Turban Warriors began to become more unscrupulous, and the direct consequence was that the Yellow Turban Warriors fell faster.
Just think about it, this is iron armor. Liu Feng's army has thirty to forty thousand people, and he can only make up more than a thousand sets. The combat experience and skills of these elites are not given to the elites who are selected from a hundred. They are all at the top of the Xuzhou Army.
“No, we can’t go on like this.”
Seeing nearly a hundred more Yellow Turban warriors fall down, He Luan's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes: "Huang Shuai, if we keep fighting like this, even if all the Yellow Turban warriors get in, we won't be able to get through this traffic formation today."
Huang Shao turned around fiercely, with a ferocious expression, and said fiercely: "Then what can you do?"
"Open the battle line!"
He Luan really had something wrong. He pointed to the convoy of large vehicles protecting his flank and shouted: "Let them press out, and then send people to bypass the vehicle formation from the side to attack the Xuzhou Army's flank."
"It's too dangerous."
Huang Shao is also a man who has been fighting for a long time. Why can't he see the hidden risks here: "So many cavalrymen of the Xuzhou Army have not moved yet. What do you think they are waiting for?"
"No pressure. If you go out, you will die."
He Luan said tit for tat without fear: "Instead of waiting for death here, it is better to give it a try! As long as our flanks can hold up until we break the Xuzhou Army's flanks, then we will do it. You can survive from death, otherwise, the whole army will die here."
Huang Shao fell silent and stopped talking, but kept looking at the battlefield.
Originally, he hoped that troops could be sent from the city to attack the Xuzhou Army. However, they sent troops from the city, a total of three thousand of them, but they could not attack the opponent's position.
It's natural to think about it. Even the elite yellow scarf warriors at the bottom of the box can't attack the opponent. How can the remaining soldiers in the city succeed.
The original order was just in the hope that they could divert some of Xuzhou Army's attention and strength.
“Okay!”
Under He Luan’s eager eyes, Huang Shao finally agreed: “He Shuai, I will leave all the remaining eight hundred cavalry to your command. , remember, you only have one chance."
"Don't worry, Huang Shuai, I know!"
He Luan was impatient, otherwise he would have fallen into such a dangerous situation if he had just stayed well in Yingyin.
The reason why Huang Shao agreed to He Luan was because the other party did not hesitate to take risks to come to his aid. At the same time, Huang Shao was also worried that if the opponent directly attacked the three thousand friendly troops on the opposite side, they would be able to defeat them in one battle, and even drive away the defeated troops and seize the city.
This made Huang Shao know that he really could not drag it out any longer and could only take advantage of the fact that the daylight was still good and make a desperate attempt.
Soon, He Luan started to move, and he personally directed his steps and bows to push outwards.
Pan Zhang's vehicle formation is only five or six hundred meters long, while the Yellow Turban Army's march is four hundred meters wide. It only needs to extend outward two to three hundred meters to flank Pan Zhang's army. 's flank.
The distance of two to three hundred meters is really not that far, but it is really difficult to make such arrangements before the battle.
Especially as soon as the car formation moved, the cavalry of the Xuzhou Army appeared, shouting and shouting in the distance, intimidating the Yellow Turban Army.
"The rebels are not fools, they are stupid enough to hit our car. If they are far away, there is no need to pay attention to them. If they dare to get close, shoot them to death!"
He Luan calmed the soldiers' emotions and continued to move forward.
As if confirming He Luan's guess, Xuzhou Army's cavalry harassment seemed very powerless,
This revived the morale of the Yellow Turban Army, and they advanced dozens of meters in one go.
At this time, the Xuzhou cavalry suddenly launched a charge. The light cavalry galloped past in front of their formation and fired from high altitude.
It’s just that the target is not the archers and Yellow Turban infantry hiding behind the cart, but the livestock and cart drivers pulling in front.
For a while, many livestock and cart drivers fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and the entire cart formation became messy, but the overall casualties were not large.
So, under He Luan's greeting, the surviving chariots and horses continued to move forward. After they had advanced a few tens of meters, the Xuzhou cavalry attacked again. It was still the same, just passing by. Throw out a hail of arrows.
He Luan gritted his teeth and persisted. Every time they rushed out a few dozen meters, a group of cavalry would sweep through the formation and shoot arrows.
After four times, many vehicles in He Luan's car formation had lost their livestock or drivers and were left halfway on the road. The originally neat car formation had unknowingly become shabby. Eight fell.
"It's almost time."
Taishici pointed to the opposite formation and said to Liu Feng: "The opposite side is already surrounded by enemies on three sides. It only takes one thunderous strike to break the formation."
Liu Feng nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, teacher, but please remember that it is best to capture the opponent's general alive."
The Yellow Turbans' tenacity and courage to fight along the way proved that there must be important figures in the Gepi Yellow Turban Army among them.
If the opponent can be captured alive, there is a possibility of surrendering Yingyin, and even Runan has an additional method.
Therefore, before the war, he told Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang, asking them to try their best to capture the opponent's generals alive if they could.
Tai Shici nodded and prepared to go out.
Liu Feng made a gesture to his soldiers, who immediately informed the rear to light a bonfire.
When the smoke rose from where Liu Feng was, three lines of cavalry came out at the same time. Thousands of horses trampled the plains, and the earth seemed to have a pulse, pulsing powerfully.
He Luan's face remained filled with joy, but he stood blankly on the spot.
Seeing that the chariot formation was finally pushed out, it could immediately attack Pan Zhang's flank.
But at this time, the earth pulsed.
He Luan is not a newcomer. Even though he is only thirty, he has already been among the dead.
Eleven years ago, outside Changshe City, the nightmare of the Sanhe cavalry coming through the snow seemed to come again.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"
He Luan wanted to shout enemy attack, but he found that his voice was so soft.
No, it wasn’t that my shout was soft, but the sound of the rushing horses’ hooves was too loud.
Countless cavalry surrounded them from three sides. He Luan forgot that this was a great plain and the cavalry could run freely.
The knights in the front row fired from a distance, and after firing three arrows in a row, they were replaced by long soldiers.
Every two hundred knights maintained a distance to give the knights in front more time to react.
Now that victory is in sight, Taishi Ci and the others are reluctant to use the knight to hit the opponent's car formation.
After approaching the car formation, the knights of the Xuzhou Army spread out like mercury pouring down the ground, looking for gaps and rushing in.
Unconsciously, a large number of large vehicles broke down and stayed on the road. This also made it impossible for the front line of vehicles to connect anymore. The loopholes between them were enough for several knights to stand shoulder to shoulder. Rush into it.
"Don't panic, don't panic! The pikemen go up, block the gap, block the gap!"
He Luan shouted desperately: "You can't run, you can't run! If you run, everyone will die. !”
When Xu Huangxian saw He Luan, he grabbed the horse’s belly and rushed towards him.
He Luan's soldiers saw it and hurriedly tried to stop him.
But Xu Huang seemed to only shake the tip of his spear a few times, and all of He Luan's soldiers fell to the ground.
When He Luan saw this, he was furious. Instead of retreating, he advanced forward. He stretched out his hand to grab the spear, trying to grab the spear while pulling Xu Huang off his horse. For some reason, Xu Huang's movements slowed down, and He Luan caught the gun.
He Luan was immediately overjoyed and tried to seize the gun while pulling Xu Huang off his horse.
Judging from the armor decoration on Xu Huang's body, it can be seen that this is a high-level general. If he can capture the opponent, he might have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
Unfortunately, as soon as He Luan used force, he found that the gun was light and flimsy. He Luan was immediately knocked off his back by his force.
Xu Huang let go of the spear, and the horse rushed forward. He leaned sideways and stretched out his arms, and actually dragged He Luan onto the horse's back, including his armor. This force was really frightening.
He Luan felt that he was about to fall down, but was suddenly pulled up by a force, and his whole body seemed to be flying.
When he woke up, he realized that he had been captured alive by the general.
He Luan still wanted to resist, but was knocked unconscious by Xu Huang's punch and then thrown to the ground.
“Tied.”
"Yes, Colonel!"
The soldiers dismounted and tied up the man, directly peeling off He Luan's armor, and then tied him tightly with hemp rope.
He Luan's side collapsed, and Huang Shao's side also fell into despair.
As soon as He Luan collapsed, even the Yellow Turban warriors who were attacking from the front could no longer hold on and began to show signs of defeat.
After sweeping He Luan, the Xuzhou cavalry began to attack inward.
Pan Zhang also took advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack.
Huang Shao still wanted to fight, but the situation was irreversible, and he was finally captured by Tai Shici.
After defeating Huang Shao's troops, Pan Zhang rolled up the defeated troops on the other side and rushed towards Yingyang City. At the same time, Taishi Ci also sent people over to shout that Huang Shao and He Luan had surrendered.
The troops in Yingyang City were disorganized and leaderless. At this moment, they heard the Xuzhou Army outside the city shouting that Huang Shao and He Luan had surrendered, so they simply surrendered to the city.
In this battle, Pan Zhang was heartbroken. More than 50 soldiers were killed, more than 60 people were seriously injured, and more than 200 people were slightly injured.
It can be called the battle with the heaviest casualties since the establishment of the Iron Armored Warriors.
However, the Yellow Turban warriors did not get an advantage, and the opponent suffered even more heavy casualties. All two thousand Yellow Turban warriors were maimed, with more than 300 killed, and 200 more injured, with countless minor injuries.
The Xuzhou Knights did not suffer many casualties, and they were able to resolve the battle with overwhelming force.
The total number of casualties of the Yellow Turban Army was not large. Except for the Yellow Turban Warriors who fought hard and suffered heavy casualties, other places were defeated quite quickly and suffered very few casualties.
Among them, Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang took the greatest credit. Taishi Ci and Xu Huang captured each other's generals alive, while Zhang Liao penetrated the Yellow Turban camp immediately and directly killed the Yellow Turban warriors. behind.
That night, the Xuzhou army entered Yingyang, and Liu Feng rewarded the three armies.
In addition to not drinking, eating meat is enough.
Today's battle outside Yingyang City resulted in the death and injury of a large number of livestock pulling carts, which are all fine meat.
Liu Feng also specially sent two portions of meat to Guan Ping's troops in the camp outside the city, without neglecting him at all.
When Guan Ping's troops got meat, they were almost asleep.
When I saw that there were not only snacks, but also various kinds of meat, I was overjoyed.
Liu Feng did not treat the Yellow Turban soldiers badly. He not only gave them food, but also gave medical treatment to the wounded, which stabilized the mood of the Yellow Turban prisoners.
The soldiers below ate meat happily, but Liu Feng was so busy that he didn't even bother to eat.
It wasn't until the city's defense change was completed, all the Yellow Turban prisoners had been settled, and the soldiers had eaten hot corn rice and stewed meat, that he had time to take a breath and eat his dinner.
After filling my stomach, I felt sleepy.
However, Liu Feng still had something to worry about, so he simply washed his face in cold water and went to the backyard of the county house.
Huang Shao and He Luan, who were captured earlier, were placed here. The person Liu Feng saw first was He Luan.
He vaguely remembered that He Yi was a capitulationist in history, a dove figure among the Gepi Yellow Turban Army.
After Huang Shao died in the battle, He Yi surrendered to Cao Cao with 70,000 to 80,000 people, and he never rebelled again. He was an honest man.
It was learned from the surrender of the Yellow Turban Army that He Luan was He Yi's nephew.
If He Luan could be persuaded to persuade He Yi, then the entire Yingchuan would be completely pacified.
He Luan is thirty this year. He looks quite gentle, but his temper is completely different from that of his uncle. He is a bit impatient and strong.
Liu Feng did not follow Pan Zhang this time, but invited Xu Huang to come over.
He Luan was captured alive by Xu Huang, isn't he an acquaintance?
As soon as Liu Feng and Xu Huang entered the room, they saw He Luan rolling over from the bed.
At this time, He Luan had not been abused except for his hands being tied behind his back. Someone had just fed him.
He Luan's eyes wandered around Liu Feng and Xu Huang, then he stared at Xu Huang and said, "Did you capture me?"
Xu Huang looked at it calmly. The other party also ignored He Luan's questions.
He Luan shouted angrily: "I don't accept it! Do you dare to compete with me again!"
Xu Huang still ignored him, although his eyes seemed to be looking at him , but it feels quite arrogant.
He Luan was immediately furious. He turned around and shouted at Liu Feng: "Seniors can be killed, but not humiliated. If you want to kill or behead them, it's up to you!"
Liu Feng suddenly became happy and shouted Xu Huang sat down together and then said to He Luan: "You can die, but what about the Yellow Turban Taoists who are following you? Do you want to take them to death with you?"
Liu Feng's words made He Luan calm down. He was silent for a moment and said, "If you want me to surrender, then you'd better give up."
Liu Feng laughed: "You know what? I will not say that if you die, all the prisoners of the Yellow Turban Army will be buried for you."
He Luan raised his head fiercely, thinking that Liu Feng was threatening the lives of the Yellow Turban Army's surrender. he.
But when he came back to his senses, he was stunned again.
Liu Feng said to himself: "Because you are not that important, I will arrange for these surrendered troops to go to Xuzhou, and then organize them into households and allocate land to them so that they can cultivate with peace of mind."< br>
He Luan looked at Liu Feng with a complicated expression. After Liu Feng finished speaking, he asked softly: "Will you give them land? Can you really do it?"
Liu Feng Feng Haha burst out laughing, and with He Luan's somewhat annoyed look on his face, he replied seriously: "My father, Liu Xuande, was the Han Hussar General, the Mu of Xuzhou, and the governor of Xu, Yu, and Yangzhou. Last year, there were hundreds of thousands of refugees in the southeast. My father used his own efforts to settle the refugees and allocate fields. Why can't you, a mere 70,000 to 80,000 people, be unable to settle down?"
Liu Feng's words not only shocked He Luan, but also Xu who was standing beside him. Akira was also shocked.
Xu Huang was born into a powerful family, and his family was also a moderate landowner.
However, in the face of war and drought, small and medium-sized powerful landowners like Xu Huang had no power to resist. Even Xu Huang himself had to join the Baibo Army with the young people of his clan.
Although Xu Huang stood out in the Baibo Army, how could he be willing to be a thief when he came from a good family?
"A certain person was born in the Baibo Army."
Xu Huang suddenly spoke, not to mention He Luan, even Liu Feng was a little surprised.
"He accompanied the general on his cavalry expedition to the south and north, entered Guanzhong from the west, and escorted the emperor back to the east. There were bloody battles along the way. Wherever he passed, there were ruins and bones."
Xu Huang's voice was very loud. Heavy, full of rich fatigue: "You are farming in Yingchuan instead of wandering around and looting. You obviously want to live a stable life. But you don't know that as long as you are not strong enough, you will never settle down."
He Luan wanted to refute, but he couldn't say it because he knew that Xu Huang's words couldn't be more correct.
Otherwise why every time the Xiliang army went out to loot, they could only abandon the food villages outside the city and huddle up in a few big cities to defend themselves.
Isn’t it because you can’t beat the opponent?
You can only watch helplessly as the other party loots and loots everywhere, even destroying farmland and houses, and even sets fire to things that cannot be moved.
But no matter how angry they were, they did not dare to leave the city because they were afraid of being beaten by the Xiliang army.
"The reason why you are still sitting here and being persuaded to surrender is because your uncle still has tens of thousands of lives."
Liu Feng interrupted at the right time: "What I am persuading is The lives of tens of thousands of people, not yours alone.”
(End of Chapter)