107.Chapter 107: Death?
As soon as the Yellow Turban Uprising came, Liu Xu, the king of Anping, and Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling, these two princes were captured by the Yellow Turban Army one after another, and their heads were in different places.
When the Son of Heaven heard this, Long Yan was furious, and he wanted to ask the ministers of the two counties for their crimes. Fortunately, some people advised that now that the yellow scarves are everywhere, if the two are removed from their posts and investigated now, it will definitely make the hearts of the two counties unstable.
Therefore, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty let the two of them defend the county and exterminate the Yellow Turban Army in the territory.
Last time, the minister of Qinghe ruined Huangfu Song's plan to encircle and annihilate the Yellow Turban Army, and the two officials under his command, one killed himself, and the other was killed by Huangfu Song's personal soldiers.
Huangfu Song even sent people to Luoyang to impeach the prime minister of Qinghe. It can be expected that this person must be indispensable to lose his official position and resign.
Huang Fu Song's toughness made Anping Guoxiang fearful, and when he received Huang Fu Song's order, he did not dare to disobey it in the slightest.
It turned out that before Huangfu Song went north to attack Zhang Bao, he asked the Minister of Anping to send county soldiers to secretly ambush around Jing County.
Passing through the county is the only way for Guangzong's Yellow Turban Army to go north, and if Chen Xu wants to go to Xiaquyang to join Zhang Bao, he will definitely pass there.
Although the Prime Minister of Anping was afraid of the Yellow Turban Army, he did not dare to disobey Huangfu Song's orders. If he obeyed Huang Fu Song's dispatch, even if the county soldiers were defeated by the Yellow Turban Army, he could also put the responsibility on Huang Fu Song.
If he dares to refuse, he will definitely end up with the same fate as Qinghe Guoguo.
However, it is said that in the territory of the county, the terrain is flat, and there are many sandy places. Officers and soldiers had been stationed here before, surrounding the Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Liang.
After Zhang Liang was defeated, the minister of Anping received an order from Huangfu Song, asking him to first withdraw from Jingxian with great fanfare, and then send troops to ambush there.
This place is not a good place for ambushes, and many officers and soldiers used to hide secretly in people's homes. After the news of Chen Xu and the others going north came, they dug a pit in the sand dunes and buried themselves in it.
The officers and soldiers acted in this way, and they could not ambush the brigade, so there were only more than 100 ambush soldiers on the dune platform.
It is precisely because the officers and men have withdrawn from Jingxian with great fanfare in the past, and because the land in Jingxian is open, that all the situation can be seen at a glance.
According to normal people's thinking, they don't think that there will be ambushes in this kind of place, so Chen Xu was careless and only brought a dozen people to the dune platform to mourn the ancients.
However, it was said that after Chen Xu abandoned the horse and led two relatives into the platform of the Dune Palace, the young man who had been taught archery by Chen Xu also dragged everyone around.
At first, the boy was also attracted by the sand dunes of this place.
Later, the local Yellow Turban Army in Jingxian County suddenly said: "How do I feel that there are a lot more sand dunes in this place?" Besides, it's too quiet today, isn't it? ”
The boy knew that the man was a native of Jingxian County, and he was very familiar with the sand dune platform. After listening to what the man said, his face immediately changed, and he led everyone to find Chen Xu.
This is also why, when Chen Xu fell into the trap, these Yellow Turban Army were able to arrive in time.
The officers and soldiers saw Chen Xu hit an arrow and fled on horseback. He knew that the large army of the Yellow Turban Army was not far from here, so he didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly left here with his men.
Two horses carried two people, and it didn't take long for them to come to the place where the Yellow Turban Army was stationed. As soon as the young man arrived here, he heard the earth-shattering shouts of killing, and he couldn't help but cry out secretly in his heart.
Now Qu Shuai is hit by an arrow, and his life hangs by a thread. If you don't get medical treatment quickly, you may be in danger of your life.
Now that the officers and soldiers are raiding the camp of the Yellow Turban Army, I don't know what the battle situation is, how dare he bring Chen Xu into the camp of the Yellow Turban Army?
"Kill!"
The Yellow Turban Army camp, when they began to be attacked by officers and soldiers, was still a little scrambling. But how can these county soldiers be the opponents of the Yellow Turban Army, who have experienced a hundred battles?
There were only more than 3,000 soldiers in the county, and they did not have the upper hand in numbers.
Although the chief general of the Yellow Turban Army is not here now, some Xiaoshuai has followed Chen Xu for a long time and has learned a lot.
After the sneak attack of the officers and soldiers, a small marshal led more than 200 people to desperately step forward to stop it, but the rest of the marshal commanded everyone to put on their clothes and armor, take their weapons, and then ride on their horses.
After the officers and soldiers raided the camp of the Yellow Turban Army, they saw that the position of the Yellow Turban Army was still not chaotic, and the commander of the officers and soldiers knew that something was wrong. Before the Yellow Turbans could mount their horses, he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.
The Yellow Turban Army did not know the situation around them, and their own commander was not here, and there were only a dozen people beside him.
Therefore, everyone did not pursue, but only prepared to lead the troops to find their own commander.
In this way, the battle came suddenly and ended very quickly.
The young man was worried about Chen Xu, and found that the officers and soldiers began to retreat. He led Chen Xu's war horse, carefully concealed in a safe position, and waited until the officers and soldiers had retreated, and then he hurriedly took Chen Xu back to the Yellow Turban Army garrison.
"Call the medical worker, call the medical worker, Qu Shuai has been shot!"
The young man pulled Chen Xu's war horse with a disgraced face, and shouted loudly as soon as he arrived at the gate of the camp.
Several Xiaoshuai were about to lead their troops out to find Chen Xu, when they suddenly heard the young man's shout, and they were all shocked.
A little marshal was afraid that the army would be unstable, so he hurriedly reprimanded the young man: "Shouting and screaming, what kind of system is it?" If you dare to confuse the army's mind again, be careful of military law! ”
Only then did the young man realize that he was too nervous and actually forgot about the taboo in the army.
The coach was injured and unconscious, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, which is definitely a big deal for an army. If it is indiscriminate, it is very likely to shake the morale of the army.
Thinking of this, the young man's face couldn't help but turn pale. But when he saw Qu Shuai, who was still holding the horse's neck and motionless, his face became very anxious.
Those little marshals didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly took Chen Xu back to the camp, and then blocked the news of the coach's injury while summoning medical workers.
In order to create the false impression that the officers and men had withdrawn from Jing County, the camp of the officers and men was set up in a hidden area 20 miles away from Jing County.
Cao Pengshi, a soldier of Anping State, left Jingxian and returned to the camp, his face was full of gloom. He led his troops to ambush here for nearly half a month, but he didn't want to raid the Yellow Turban Army this time, but he didn't succeed.
As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Yu Cao Pengshi's face happy.
Seeing this, the soldier Cao Pengshi thought that Wei Cao Pengshi was watching his jokes, so his face sank, and he asked: "You are ambushed on the platform of the Dune Palace, have you been captured?" ”
Wei Cao Pengshi was the one who shot Chen Xu with an arrow, and when he returned to the camp, he was immersed in the great joy of shooting the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai, and he didn't hear the unkindness in the tone of the soldier Cao Pengshi.
He didn't care about saluting, and hurriedly said: "Great joy, the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai only brought a dozen people to the platform of the Dune Palace, fell into our ambush, and fell into the trap. ”
"Later, that guy was shot in the back by an arrow from me, and he definitely won't survive."
When Bing Cao Pengshi heard this, his face was even more gloomy and terrifying.
He and Wei Cao Pengshi are both county officials with a rank of 300 stones. Bing Cao Pengshi is in charge of military affairs in the army; Wei Cao Pengshi is mainly responsible for the transfer of soldiers and logistics.
Although the two are at the same level, because the soldier Cao Pengshi is in charge of the army, his status is higher than that of the captain Cao Pengshi.
But now, Cao Pengshi, a soldier in charge of military affairs, led 3,000 men and horses to a sneak attack but did not achieve anything; On the contrary, let this lieutenant Cao Pengshi, who is in charge of logistics, make a great contribution, how can he feel good in his heart?
However, Wei Cao Pengshi's position was not lower than him, and although he was angry in his heart, he did not dare to attack. After inquiring in detail about the ambush of Chen Xu, he humbly complimented him.
Back in the big tent, the soldier Cao Pengshi secretly thought in his heart: "Listen to what Captain Cao Pengshi said, the yellow turban thief will definitely lose his life." He has made such a great contribution now, and he will definitely make the prime minister look up to him, so how can I have a place for Anping Kingdom in the future? ”
Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he slapped his forehead and laughed.
"Now that the commander of the Yellow Turban Army is dead, after the news is returned, they must be panicked and lost. If I take advantage of the situation tonight to rob the camp and wipe out the 3,000 Yellow Turban Army in one fell swoop, this kind of credit will never be less than the credit of Wei Cao Pengshi for killing the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai. ”
Thinking of this, Bing Cao Pengshi summoned his henchmen and told everyone what he thought.
When everyone heard this, they all praised it, but only one said: "The truth of the Yellow Turban thief being shot is still unknown." If the thief is not dead, I will go to rob the village, will it not be a sheep into the mouth of the tiger? ”
Bing Cao Pengshi suddenly woke up and asked the man, "In this case, what should I do?" ”
The man replied, "The general might as well send scouts to reconnoiter the movements of the Yellow Turban Army." If the thief is about to die, he will definitely be able to detect some clues. ”
Bing Cao Pengshi was overjoyed, thought so, and acted according to the plan.
After scouting the movements of the Yellow Turban Army, he came back and reported: "When we approached the Yellow Turban camp, we saw the Yellow Turban thieves wearing linen and filial piety from a distance, and the crying in the camp was even more shocking, presumably the Yellow Turban Thieves had already died. ”
Bing Cao Pengshi was overjoyed when he heard this, stroked his palm and said, "God help me!" ”