The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 107 Entering Taihang?

In the wrath of the emperor, millions of dead bodies were laid down and blood flowed for thousands of miles.

The news that Liu Hong was furious in Luoyang followed the edict to the case letters of Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, and Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou.

Holding the imperial edict, Wang Fen's eyelids twitched, and it was easy to talk about entering and suppressing Taihang Mountain.

At the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, bandits and robbers from all over the world continued to wreak havoc.

The county soldiers in Jizhou have not recovered from the battle of Shijianshan.

The main general fell into the enemy's line, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead. He didn't mention the loss of soldiers and generals, and thousands of precious army horses were also lost.

This undoubtedly greatly reduced the maneuverability of the soldiers in Jizhou County.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Gao Lan fought for a long time before they completely stabilized the situation in Jizhou. However, from the generals to the ordinary sergeants, they are all exhausted now.

Now the emperor issued an edict to let him go to Taihang Mountain to suppress. There are more than [-] bandits in Taihang Mountain. Even if he includes the soldiers from Jizhou County and the soldiers from the national army, he has only [-] soldiers.

What's more, the mobilization of the army is not only about soldiers, but also requires the recruitment of civilians and the mobilization of military rations.

Jizhou was first affected by the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Originally, Huangfu Song had quelled the turmoil, but the emperor Liu Hong didn't care about the early peace of the Yellow Turban. The world is still in chaos. The tax was increased by ten qian, which was used to repair the palace.

After the catastrophe, there must be a catastrophe. As expected, Jizhou suffered another plague and heavy taxes, which drove the last small people who could barely survive.

After Wang Fen took office, he took in refugees, pacified the rebellion, and managed the army and government. He did not dare to neglect at all.

Shi Jianshan was defeated, and the strength of the Han army in Jizhou was greatly damaged. It was difficult to suppress the mobs from all walks of life. Huang Fusong was dispatched back to Luoyang.

Wang Fen sleeps all night long and immerses himself in his official business, which is why he is now in a stable situation. How can he afford the money and food of the army?

Now Beigong Boyu and the main force of the Han army are facing each other in Meiyang, and the imperial court has no money, food or military force to support them.

But Wang Fen had no choice but to carry out the edict of the emperor.

After thinking for a while, Wang Fen asked: "The Gaolan Department is still guarding outside the Jingjing Pass?"

"Let him first move the general camp ten miles forward to Jingjingguan, and then order Wen Chou to lead the troops of the headquarters to coordinate with Gao Lan."

"Counting Wen Xiaowei's troops, our army's strength is only four thousand, so your lord..."

A civil official was a little puzzled, and after thinking for a moment, he still spoke up. Wang Fen snorted coldly, and stopped his words directly.

"I have made up my own mind about the Taihang Yellow Turban campaign. Zhong En thinks that I, Wang Fen, don't understand military strategy?"

"Don't dare..."

The official was so frightened by Wang Fen's words that he broke out in a cold sweat. Wang Fen was appointed as the governor of Jizhou last year when he was in danger.

Moreover, after Huangfusong was temporarily conscripted back to Luoyang, the burden of suppressing the bandits in Jizhou fell on his shoulders, and he was dispatched to command the army for many days. At this time, Wang Fen also had the spirit of joining the army.

At this time, Wang Fen's eyebrows were cold and cold, and no one in the government office dared to speak again.

……

The other person who received the order, Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, was also in a state of desperation.

But not for the order of the imperial edict.

It was because of the successive fall of Shangai County and Shexian County. Although both Shangai County and Shexian County were counties in Jizhou, they were adjacent to Bingzhou.

According to reports from scouts, the Yellow Turban Army that captured Shangai County not only defeated Zhan County not far to the south, but now they have gathered some troops and are marching towards Bingzhou and Jinyang.

But at this time, there were only more than [-] soldiers that Zhang Yi could mobilize in the vicinity of Jinyang.

Not long ago, Xiutu Gehu in the north was about to move, and Zhang Baiqi and others in the Taihang Mountains went out to plunder many times, and Beigong Boyu invaded the Sanfu area.

Zhang Yi dispatched some soldiers to support the three places. He also thought that after Xu An unified the Southern Taihang, he would attack and harass Bingzhou, but he did not expect the situation in Taihang Mountain to change so quickly.

In just over a month, Xu An wiped out Yang Feng who was entrenched in the south of Taihang Mountain in one fell swoop. You must know that the Han army encircled and suppressed Yang Feng many times, but they all lost troops and were repelled by Yang Feng.

Moreover, after Xu An defeated Yang Feng, he successfully subdued the seven forces in the north of Taihang Mountain within a short period of time.

And it's not harassment, but an army attacking, it's just like losing your mind.

Going too far?

Now there are only more than [-] Han troops in Jinyang, and most of them are not elites. Zhang Yi has no confidence in fighting thousands of Yellow Turbans on the plain.

He knew that the Yellow Turban Army under Xu An's command at this time was almost as powerful as the Yellow Turban Army under Zhang Jiao's command at that time.

It's the same battles and victories, and morale is at its peak.

Moreover, Xu An obtained a large number of Han army's military equipment and food and grass supplies in the Taihang Eight Paths and the fallen counties, which further narrowed the advantage of the Han army's military equipment.

Most of the Bingzhou cavalry were guarding against the barbarians in the north, and the cavalry that Jinyang could mobilize now, including Zhang Yi's guards, was only three hundred.

The Han army scouts at the front had no way of ascertaining the approximate number of Yellow Turban cavalry.

Because there are a large number of Yellow Turban scouts, the Han army scouts have extremely limited space for activities, and they cannot get any useful information at all.

Only at this time did Zhang Yi realize that the situation was dire, and if he was a little careless, he might even repeat the mistake of the Yellow Turban Army attacking and killing the governor of Yizhou last year.

The mountain rain was about to come and the wind filled the buildings. Jinyang city gate opened later and closed earlier day by day.

The number of officers and soldiers stationed on the city wall increased exponentially, and their expressions were extremely serious. Even those families in Jinyang City sent their own slaves to join the defense force.

Such a change cannot be concealed from the people in the city at all. With more and more reports, the people in the streets and alleys are rumored that the Yellow Turban Army is marching in the direction of Jinyang.

Even the strength of the Yellow Turban Army gradually increased to tens of thousands according to their mouths, and even rumors of the resurrection of the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao spread.

Even some strange things that happened in Jinyang City were described as punishment by the alchemists of the Yellow Turban Army.

At this time, Zhang Yi was very busy with the city defense. After he reacted, he ordered dozens of people to be arrested and sent to prison. Only then did the rumors spread in the city be barely stopped.

However, the morale of the defenders in the city inevitably fell into a downturn.

(End of this chapter)