The Yellow Turban Army arrived faster than expected.

In the evening, everyone on the city saw smoke and dust billowing from the plain to the east.

In other words, Zhuoxian County is mostly an endless plain with extremely developed agriculture. It was the foundation of the Yan Kingdom as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period... Gongsun Xun's previous supervision of spring plowing was certainly based on the west and north of Zhuoxian County, but this does not mean that

Farmers on the east and south sides will give up spring farming because of folk rumors of uprising.

Therefore, the Hebei Plain at this time is full of greenery and green seedlings.

Then, the Yellow Turban Army came.

Everyone stood at the top of the city, and saw under the reflection of the golden sunset, on the green earth, a huge army with yellow scarves on their heads and yellow flags winding towards them, like a giant yellow dragon. On both sides of the dragon,

Thousands of cavalrymen dispersed and galloped around, guarding the two wings, just like an army baring its teeth and claws.

For a moment, the yellow flag, the headscarf, the green earth, the golden afterglow, the simple and stable city wall, the vermilion banner with Chinese characters, the restless smoke and dust, the leaping knights... actually showed a particularly awe-inspiring atmosphere.

An indescribable momentum.

Now, not to mention the county soldiers and prisoners who were guarding the city, Guan Yu, Qian Zhao, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei, who were seeing the military formation for the first time, were actually a little unable to control themselves at this time.

However, at this time, you can see the difference in quality among everyone.

Those temporarily recruited county soldiers and confiscated prisoners almost relied on the pressure of the officers to barely stabilize their positions. However, the performance of the rangers who had just joined the army and followed these officers was obviously uneven... Some of them could barely stand.

After straightening up, some were in a trance, while others simply fought with each other. If it weren't for the sword-wielding warriors beside them, and if they weren't worried about military law, they would have abandoned the city and fled!

But at the same time, the performance of the four people from Guan Yu was extremely consistent - they first opened their eyes and observed carefully, then quickly stood upright, and waited until some rebel cavalry provocatively galloped several miles ahead of the city wall.

When they arrived at the place, they were eager to try it.

Of course, the most eye-catching performance was Gongsun Xun, the governor of Zhuojun, and his personal ministers and followers who were experienced in war!

The former's smile remained undiminished and stood firm; while the latter, including the followers who were drafted and sent to serve as officers on the city wall, mostly looked down upon him.

The strangest thing was that Lou Gui, a military strategist whom Gongsun Xun trusted very much, couldn't help but sigh, causing everyone who had come to their senses to look at him sideways.

"Junhou, Yi Gong, and Grandson Sima, you said...you said that if Xu Bojin was here, why would it take ten days?" Lou Gui slapped the battlements hard, and then finally couldn't help but point at the tens of thousands of troops in front of him and shouted angrily.

."Can we destroy this beast today?!"

Most of the people were stunned because they had no idea who this Xu Bojin was, but Han Dang and Gong Sun Yue, who were asked their names, all nodded slowly in agreement.

"Okay." Gongsun Xun shook his head to stop his confidant's private drama, but there was a lot of regret in his tone. "Xu Bojin was transferred to Luoyang and served as a captain in the Northern Army. If he retreats this time, he might still be able to return to the army.

We can meet again..."

However, this kind of ban not only failed to end this unnecessary topic, but also further aroused some people's reactions.

"I dare to ask Junhou," Guan Yu on the side couldn't help stroking his long beard and asked in a depressed tone. "The Xu Bojin you and Lou Jun mentioned is the Xu Rong who went to Luoyang to take office that day and specifically visited the Junhou in Zhongshan.

Lieutenant Xu? The one who helped the princes to annihilate Goguryeo in Xuantu?"

"It's him." The Yellow Turban army outside the city was getting closer and closer. Gongsun Xun really didn't want to talk more, but since the topic had been moved away, it didn't matter. "What concerns does Yun Chang have?"

"Then I dare to ask you again," Guan Yu continued to ask. "What kind of ability does Xu Bojin and Colonel Xu have? He can actually destroy tens of thousands of strong yellow turban thieves in front of him in one day. Could it be that he is a god descending to earth?!"

"Yun Chang misunderstood." Lou Gui had no choice but to interrupt and explain. "I'm not saying that Xu Bojin can kill tens of thousands of Yellow Turban thieves by himself, but I am saying that if there is someone here who has Xu Bojin's ability to lead the cavalry, they may be able to defeat them in one go.

Next... You don't know that on that day, Goguryeo's 50,000-strong army surrounded the stronghold. The king took Xu Bojin as his general and imitated the battle of Yanling in Jin and Chu.

Collapse..."

Lou Zibo took over the topic and kept chattering and explaining, but it also made people such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Qianzhao, Liu Bei and others who had never fought in a war ponder.

After a while, Gongsun Yue, who was always more sincere and honest, told the truth: "Actually, whether you are a prince, your uncle, I, or your righteous father, I am not looking down on you, but all of us.

Seeing that the yellow turban thief was flashy and marching in a disorderly manner, he thought that if there could be a cavalry veteran like Xu Xiaowei in the city at this time, and there were elite cavalrymen like Xu Xiaowei when he was in Xuantu, then he would take advantage of the thief's unsteady footing.

, maybe we can win the battle!"

"Is this the case?" Qianzhao was still a little unbelievable. "I think the thief is quite powerful. He is not an ordinary thief..."

"What Zi Jing said is wrong." Gongsun Xun, who had been sizing up the Yellow Turban Army while these people were talking, finally waved his hand and said. "Although the rebel army is very powerful, it seems to me that it has a lot of flaws. If it is true at this time

With thousands of cavalry, perhaps we can defeat them all in one day!"

Liu Bei's heart suddenly moved, and he quickly asked for advice: "I have just joined the army, and I don't know much about it. Please give me some advice."

Gongsun Xun glanced at the other party, but did not refuse. Even in front of these officers, he pointed out the Yellow Turban Army in front of him:

"You see, although the enemy has thousands of cavalry, they don't know how to use them centrally. Instead, they are scattered everywhere. Once a large group of cavalry attacks, they can't stop them quickly. This is one of the reasons. And if you think about it again, Guangyang

Tens of miles away from here, tens of thousands of thieves' infantry marched in large groups, marching here in one day. It seemed to be majestic and majestic, but it caught us off guard. But in fact, the thieves were generally already strong but weak at this time, and they were exhausted.

Secondly, there is still time, look at the sun at this time, the sun is setting on one side and the afterglow is dazzling on the other, and they are coming from the east..."

"I understand!" Even though Liu Xuande had become more taciturn and improved over the years, he suddenly gained something at this time and couldn't help but interject. "If at this time, while the enemy's foothold is not stable, he leads the cavalry to charge head-on, the thieves will be counterattacked.

It’s hard to deal with it, and if you retreat even a little bit, it will be dark soon... By then, the enemy army will be hungry and exhausted, and they will retreat in the twilight, fearing that it will be difficult to see the beginning and the end, and the whole army will collapse!"

Gongsun Xun smiled and said nothing.

Liu Bei knew he was being disrespectful and felt he had to give up to make up for it: "Looking at it now, this thief general is indeed a man who doesn't know how to fight. He has such a large army and is so powerful, but he still makes a mess and is full of flaws. He looks like a three-year-old child in front of his brother.

Son……"

Gongsun Xun still smiled and said nothing.

In other words, compared with his previous experience talk, Liu Bei's words really hit the point. He explained the obvious advantages and disadvantages of the Yellow Turban Army at this time.

What are the advantages of the Yellow Turban Army?

The answer is momentum and quantity!

At this time, the Yellow Turban Army had just been in action for seven or eight days, but they had conquered cities and territories, and had good news one after another... They were not short of food or supplies at this time, and because many powerful people and street knights were involved, their single

The quality of the soldiers is not as weak as imagined, it can even be said to be relatively outstanding!

As for the constant flow of refugees, coercing each other, and more than half of the women and children in the army still don’t have enough to eat...that situation has not happened yet!

In fact, if you think about it, you will know that at this time, the Guangyang Yellow Turbans were able to give up the Guangyang Zhucheng that they were about to capture, and instead assisted the Jizhou Yellow Turban headquarters to besiege Zhuojun. This shows that Taiping Dao still has a strong control over the army... This is

The true rebels have not developed to the point where the army and civilians are indistinguishable and cannot be killed or dispersed as described by Aunt Gongsun.

However, the weakness of that generation is also obvious, that is, they have no military experience!

The few things Gongsun Xun said to several officers before were not made up to appease people's hearts. They were all facts!

But having said that, even if he saw that the opponent's general was incompetent and that the entire army lacked military experience, Gongsun Xun could not do anything... because Xu Rong was not in Zhuoxian after all, and he did not have that many elite cavalrymen who had experienced battles for a long time.

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The so-called rangers in the city, if they fight alone or in small groups, may be three points stronger than Xu Rong's frontier troops back then, but if they are concentrated in the battle? It's better not to joke... Believe it or not, Gongsun Xun gave the order at this time

, these people cannot finish lining up outside the city gate before dark.

As for three hundred righteousness... are you crazy? Three hundred versus thirty thousand?

And besides, these three hundred people are all officers carefully trained by Gongsun Xun, and he is not willing to let it go! Let Guo Xun die, why can't they all die together?

In fact, most people on the tower at this time also understood this truth.

'If' Xu Bojin is here, doesn't it mean that the generals and the rangers in the city can't do these things?

"Who is the leader of the thieves?" Gongsun Xun, who was filled with regret when he saw the opponent's general's flag coming into view, suddenly turned around and asked, "Is there the word "Cheng" on the flag?"

"It should be 'Cheng'." Lou Gui answered as he looked far into the distance. "Guangyang originally had a large Taiping Road, so they called him Cheng Yuanzhi."

When Gongsun Xun heard this, his heart moved. He seemed to have caught something, but he couldn't figure it out. He had no choice but to suppress his suspicion and continue to ask: "Is there any outstanding person in the army of that generation?"

"There is a man named Deng who may be worth noting." Lou Gui thought for a while and replied. "A few days ago, a scout came to report that when Taiping Road rebelled and besieged Anci City, there was a county captain in the city who was originally from the local area.

He was born into a wealthy family, but was looked down upon by the county magistrate, so he killed the county magistrate and led several large families in the county, some rangers, and many county soldiers to join the Taiping Road... This person is said to be called Deng Mao, which is quite a bit...

Courage.”

"Junhou Rongzhen, I recognize this person." Zhang Fei suddenly interrupted politely at this time. "Before he became a county captain, he was a great man in Guangyang and was also well-known among the local rangers. I don't want to turn to the thieves."

!However, the so-called bravery of this person is probably just a rumor, because this person’s force is indeed not enough..."

It's definitely not worth comparing with you. Gongsun Xun secretly complained and had an inexplicable thought in his heart.

It seemed that he had vaguely grasped the key, the key that could shred the two to thirty thousand "strong army" that was full of flaws like a cook and a cow, but it was separated by a layer of gauze.

Everyone on the city tower also saw that Gongsun Xun seemed to have gained something, so they all stood in awe and did not dare to say anything.

However, there are always people who don't open their eyes... Although no one on the Han army dared to disturb Gongsun Xun, the Yellow Turban Army was typically unorganized and undisciplined. There was actually a cavalry team of only twenty or thirty people.

There were countless troops behind them, and they directly reached the place more than a hundred steps in front of the city gate tower.

He is a rogue ranger, so he is naturally full of jokes and insults.

That was fine, but the leader, probably because he had an iron armor that he had snatched when he conquered the city before, and he was also quite familiar with handling the horses, suddenly rode westward and came a few meters away from the city gate.

Ten steps away, he bent his bow, nocked an arrow, and shot towards the city gate tower.

You must know that Zhuo County is the county seat of Zhuo County and the seat of the Youzhou Governor's Department. It is the top big city in the entire Youzhou. The city wall is nearly two feet high. If the gate tower is included, it is already nearly three feet high. There are dozens of steps between them.

This guy's arrow came from the bottom up, so it barely landed on the city gate tower, and it was already light and powerless.

This person was purely provocative, and Gongsun Xun didn't take it seriously at all. He was still staring at the huge army in front of him, thinking about a strategy to defeat the enemy, but the officers on the city gate tower were all furious!

The arrow landed right in front of Liu Bei, so he stepped forward to pick up the arrow, then grabbed a bow from a group of archers behind him and shot the arrow directly.
To be continued...