Chapter 102 Eastward Advance to Yanzhou

Linzi City, Taishou Mansion, now it has become the station of Zhang Yan, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, as for the previous owner, their heads are all hung on the flagpole outside to show the public, this is the so-called killing official rebellion, since the Yellow Turban Army invaded the city three days ago, the whole city has fallen into a catastrophe, killing, looting, ****......

Hungry refugees frantically loot everything, whether it's food or use, and some of the rogues go around searching for women, women and wine are all they have for those who have no future!

Zhang Yan sat alone in the lobby, his face was as heavy as water, everything in front of him was not what he wanted, he originally wanted to hold high the banner of 'General Tiangong', kill all the corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and kill a Qingming world where there is no oppression, no exploitation, everyone is fed and clothed, and there is harmony everywhere, but now, the Yellow Turban Army is not bringing heaven, but living hell!

After three days of looting, a prosperous city was completely in ruins, and those who lost their homes could only choose to join the wave of refugees in order to survive, so the Yellow Turban Army had tens of thousands more soldiers......

Although he felt that he was on the wrong path, Zhang Yan couldn't stop now, he had to lead these refugees on his way and find food for them, otherwise the angry refugees would eat him and eat him alive!

"Great Chief!" A squirrel with a lewd face walked in from outside, there was a bloody battle in the Panlong River, and the entire horse team was wiped out, only he escaped by luck, which can be described as a catastrophe, and now he has become a small leader under Zhang Yan.

"How's it going out there?"

"Everything that can be robbed has been robbed, and everything that can be killed has been killed, and there is no hope of recovering here for thirty or fifty years!" The yellow squirrels also have a gloomy face, the refugees are a group of wild beasts, once they rush into the city, they will burn and loot unscrupulously, even their leaders can't stop it!

Zhang Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, there was nothing he could do about it, he was only the nominal supreme leader, in fact, the Yellow Turban Army had already been divided into countless factions, they were in their own ways, and they would not obey Zhang Yan's dispatch at all.

As for the sources of these people, there are also a variety of sources, there are the remnants of the Yellow Turban remnants of the previous Zhang Jiao period, there are bandits and grass cowards who ran out of the mountains everywhere, there are strong places fishing in troubled waters, and some are simply the former officers and soldiers, after the city was broken by the Yellow Turban Army, they turned into thieves, and simply became thieves, such a complex personnel structure, if you want them to work together, it is really more difficult than ascending to the sky!

"Go gather all the leaders, have a meeting, discuss where to go next, the weather is getting colder, we must find a place to spend the winter!" Knowing that he couldn't do it, but there were some things that Zhang Yan had to do, who called him still the nominal big leader!

"No! ……”

Zhang Yan was originally going to hold a meeting at noon, but none of the leaders were on time, including those subordinates directly under their own direct jurisdiction, and the lack of military discipline has always been their biggest feature, one after another, until dusk, dozens of people came, and they were all sleepy-eyed, many people were directly in a drunken state, and they climbed in with drunken fists, as for the rest of the people, no one knew that they were drunk and dreamed of death in that corner of Linzi City!

"Brothers, I have called you here today just to discuss, where should we go next?" Zhang Yan is the initiator of the meeting, naturally he will preside over it, the cold winter has come, if you don't find a place with enough food and grass to station, I'm afraid this winter will not be easy!

When it comes to grain and grass and winter, the leaders can be regarded as deciding on the gods, because this is related to their life and death, although Linzi City is good, but after millions of yellow scarves have been ruined, it is already dilapidated, and it is estimated that it will not stay for a few days, so the next step to go there 'eat' has become a big problem!

"What is there to think, the south of Qingzhou is over, let's go all the way north to kill it, Beihai and the plains are among the best counties, enough for the brothers to eat for a few days!" The person who spoke was called Guan Hai, who was originally born in the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, with a big knife in his hand, and he was brave and good at fighting, so he made the second corner chair in the Yellow Turban Army!

However, Zhang Yan and Guan Hai have always been at odds with each other, and the reason is very simple, Zhang Yan is dissatisfied with the other party's unruliness, and Guan Hai is dissatisfied with Zhang Yan's title of 'Little General of Tiangong', where there are people, there is competition, even if it is a den of thieves;

"Yes, go to the north, Beihai County is a good place, rich and oily, that Taishou Kong Rong is still a nerd, he can't even hold a knife, it is estimated that our army has not yet arrived, that kid will have to be scared to pee, after eating Beihai, we can also go to Jizhou, where the money and grain are said to be enough for ten years......" A group of leaders who were closer to Guan Hai suddenly shouted and shouted in support.

"To the north? I'm afraid it's a dead end, right? If someone wants to go there and die, I'm not against it! Zhang Yan smiled contemptuously, most of these leaders are brave and unscrupulous reckless men, and they can't hold anything else in their minds except money, food, and women; How did you get mixed up with these people?

"What do you mean by Chief Zhang?" Guan Hai's face was gloomy, and his suggestion was rejected, which made him very unhappy.

"What do you mean? There is a severe drought in the northern part of Qingzhou this year, and many counties are not harvested, where do you want the brothers to go to eat sand? Zhang Yan was almost roaring, it was useless to reason with these reckless people, it depended on whose voice was high, "Besides, Jizhou, it is indeed rich in money and food, but don't forget, today's Jizhou Mu is Yuan Shao, this person is from the 'Fourth World and Three Princes', and there are many military generals under his command, and even Gongsun Zan's 'White Horse Righteous Servant' has suffered a big loss in his hands, just our subordinates with wooden sticks in their hands, aren't they sent to death in vain?" ”

"The big leader is right, you can't go to the north, and if you go, you will be sent to death!" Zhang Yan also had her own supporters, and immediately shouted in unison!

"So where are we going? You can't go to the north, the sea is to the east, and the rest is either south to Xuzhou or east to Yanzhou! ”

"Listen to me, everybody!" Zhang Yan patted the table for a long time, and finally quieted down the participants, "Xuzhou is run by Tao Qian's old man, and the territory is too peaceful, if you want to build a piece of land there for the winter, I'm afraid it's not so easy, I am saying that if you go south to Xuzhou, you must get Danyang, where it has been a place for elite soldiers since ancient times, and the people are fierce, we can't beat it even if we meet and break the bloodstream, so the best way to do it today is to go east to Yanzhou!" ”

As soon as the 'Danyang Elite Soldiers' were mentioned, everyone immediately quieted down, especially those like Guan Hai who had participated in the uprising that year, cold sweat flowed out of their faces, no matter how ignorant they were, they would also blow up their scalps when they heard the words 'Danyang Elite Soldiers', which was a prestige fought in bloody battles.

At that time, the 'Tiangong General' Zhang Jiaoju also led more than 100,000 troops south to Xuzhou, and the result was that he encountered a hard bone under the Danyang City, and there were only more than 10,000 Danyang soldiers against the Yellow Turban Army at that time, but more than 10,000 people, who were forced to kill hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops in the field and retreated, with countless casualties along the way, and finally had to withdraw from Xuzhou in embarrassment.

The reason why Danyang elite soldiers are so brave and good at fighting, has a lot to do with their growth environment, most of Danyang County is mountainous, arable land is scarce, people can only hunt for a living, the harsh natural environment has developed the local fierce folk customs, fighting is not afraid of death, because they have lived in the mountains since childhood, Danyang elite soldiers are all good hands over the mountains and mountains, can be called the best mountain soldiers, Tao Qian is a weak old man, the reason why he can sit firmly on the throne of Xuzhou Mu, is because he is widely benevolent, and the local people of Danyang are married, Got their advocacy.

Go to Xuzhou and fight hard with those crazy people's 'Danyang elite soldiers', and the fools won't do it!

"Okay, listen to the big chief!" For Zhang Yan's suggestion, everyone nodded yes, even Guan Hai no longer argued, it was a matter of life and death, and going east was indeed the best choice at the moment!

"Give the order to go down, repair for two more days, and after two days, the whole army will go south?"

"To the south? Isn't it eastward? ”

"Yes, go south first, go to the border of Xuzhou, scare Tao Qian'er, and at the same time let the officers and soldiers of Yanzhou relax their vigilance, and then we will suddenly return to the east and sweep all the counties in Yanzhou by surprise!" Zhang Yan smiled gloomily, these ghost ideas were still learned from someone in the small Taoist temple, and now they are finally used!

"Big Leader LinkedIn!" Everyone clasped their fists together and said yes.

In the first year of the first peace, in winter and December, millions of yellow turbans went south to Xuzhou, and Shi Taoqian hurriedly imposed martial law in the whole territory, and when everyone was about to watch the Yellow Turban Army wreak havoc in Xuzhou, the big leader Zhang Yan suddenly led his troops east into Yanzhou, and surrounded the important town of Yanzhou Chen Liu in one fell swoop, attacking day and night, Chen Liu's Taishou Zhang Miao couldn't resist, and asked Cao Cao for help, and the Hongling messenger reported three times a day, which was very urgent!

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Dongjun Taishou Mansion, Cao Cao gathered civil and military to discuss the rescue of Chen Liu, but as a result, the people under his command were divided into two factions. Don't save!

Strategist Xun's attitude is very clear, if he doesn't save it, it's not that he doesn't want to, but he can't do it, the Yellow Turban Army has millions of people, and what about Cao Cao's subordinates? There are less than 30,000 people in total, and this little strength to fight with others is like throwing a handful of salt into the sea, which will be dissolved in an instant, and Chen Liu will not be able to save it at that time, and even Dongjun will have to accompany him; Therefore, the top priority is to quickly deploy defenses in Chenliu, recruit people, raise the city, accumulate grass and grain, and prepare for a protracted defense war!

Xun's opinion was approved by the vast majority of generals, believing that this was the safest way at present!

Cao Cao didn't say a word on the main throne, just kept touching his beard, as if he was weighing something, as for only two people in the civil and military forces did not express their position, in this case, not expressing their position means opposition, one is Guo Jia who is drinking, and the other is Xiao Yi who is teasing the puppy!

Guo Jia and Xiao Yi, one writer and one martial arts, Cao Cao's two most relied on henchmen, but these two guys are really weird, that is, Cao Cao has the heart and bearing to tolerate it, and if he changes others, he either kills them in a fit of anger, or is angry with them!

At the beginning of the meeting, Guo Jia was drinking non-stop, he went to the Xuanjia Army camp a few days ago, and as a result, he ran most of the tiger bone wine that Xiao Yi had just brewed, which was fortunately found by Fat Liu early, otherwise there would be nothing left; There is no way, although the Xuanjia Army camp is impermeable in defense, there are two people who can come and go freely, one is Cao Cao, and the other is Guo Jia!

In fact, this is also Xiao Yi's intention, Guo Jia is good at everything, but his body is too weak, a typical sick seedling, but the most annoying thing about this guy is the doctor, he would rather practice Jindan by himself and eat cinnabar than drink decoction; Because he was afraid that this guy would die young like in history, Xiao Yi tried his best to prepare some medicinal wine for him to nourish blood and qi, and he didn't need to persuade him, he would pour it all himself.

Just looking at Guo Jia's crazy energy of drinking, Xiao Yi is really afraid that he will have a nosebleed, and it will be a trouble if he is not replenished!

As for Xiao Yi, as soon as he sat down, he saw the little black dog hovering at Cao Cao's feet, just a slight gesture, and the little guy had to run over, circling around his feet, pretending to be "Why did you come, people really want to play with you!" ”

The little black dog can't help it, it can't beat Xiao Yi, and it can't escape, Cao Cao doesn't support it, after being cleaned up a few times, it has no choice but to put on a very well-behaved appearance, hoping to be less abused, and being played a little dingding, it really hurts!

"What do you say about Bonghyo?" After being silent for a while, Cao Cao began to order.

"Back to the lord! Millions of Yellow Turban Rogues are not only a great enemy, but also a great opportunity! Guo Jia put away his wine gourd, and said with a serious face, "These people were originally people who kept to themselves, and they were coerced by the rogues in desperation, if they can be taken for their own use, they can make great progress in the power of the lord, have you forgotten how Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty started?" ”

Guo Jia's words immediately caused a discussion in the crowd, as a subject of the Han Dynasty, who doesn't know the history of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu was only a small force in Hebei, and later in the process of suppressing the 'Copper Horse' peasant army, he was surrendered to hundreds of thousands of rogues, and Liu Xiu neither killed nor punished these people, but took them all for his own use, which made his power soar to the sky, and quickly rose to become the largest force at that time, so that his opponents called him ' Emperor Tongma', sarcastically he is the leader of the peasant army, but no matter how sarcastic, Liu Xiu used those hundreds of thousands of soldiers as capital, swept the world in just a few years, and created a situation of Guangwu Zhongxing!

The past does not forget the teacher of the future! Guo Jia is persuading Cao Cao to be the second Liu Xiu!

"Xiao Lang, what about you?" Cao Cao turned his target to Xiao Yi again.

"The last general thinks that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, and Chen can't be protected, so will Dongjun stay there?" Xiao Yat and Guo Jia have the same ideas, but he focuses more on the military aspect; Although the number of yellow turban thieves is large, but the orders are different, and the command is full of loopholes, the reason why they have been repeatedly succeeded by them in the past is because the officials and soldiers blindly defend, hiding in the city and being besieged by people, it is strange not to die!

Therefore, we must not sit idly by, we should drive all the men and horses out, mobile combat, once a large-scale field battle is launched, the large number of people will become a burden, easy to trample on each other, when the time comes, we concentrate all our strength on attacking one point, once one point is broken, the whole line will collapse! 30,000 to 1 million, nothing is impossible! ”

"Huh! There are only two main battles among everyone, it doesn't matter, now with me Cao Mengde, it's three! Cao Cao stood up from the main seat, pulled out the sword at his waist and looked at everyone, "Early tomorrow morning, the army will pour out and point directly at Chen Liu, exterminating the Yellow Turban thieves!" ”

"No! ...... "There are thousands of families and one person in charge, since Cao Cao has made the final decision, everyone can only go all out to support it!"

30,000 against million, out of the way!