The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 205

Xu An sighed, the situation was beyond his control, and he couldn't help feeling a little hesitant.

"If the Han army in Hedong joins together, the total strength will be more than [-]. I can mobilize only [-] soldiers now. It is too difficult to guard against the main force of the Han army."

"If we can't resist, we can only give up Linfen, Jiangyi, Yicheng and all the cities south of the entire Baibo Valley."

"Duke Ming forgot one thing." Yan Zhong put away his silk fan and pointed to the place where He Man stationed troops on the map. Without modification, the impact on the battle situation is not worth mentioning."

"If the Han army goes northward, they will inevitably pass through the Fen River, and they must make a transition to cross the river. Yuan Pang's character is stable and he has little experience in battle, so he should first try to attack and cross the river."

"Duke Ming has newly acquired several brave generals. General Gong Ming has excellent martial arts skills. He Man and Zhou Cang are also quite brave. To defeat the vanguard of the Han army, Yuan Pang was bound to be frightened and afraid to act rashly."

Yan Zhong's silk fan continued to move upwards.

"The city of Pingyang is solid, but it is already an isolated city. It is only a matter of time before the city breaks down. When Zhang Yan leads his troops to the south, it will not be difficult to resist the Han army with the help of the natural danger of the river."

Xu An's eyes brightened slightly, and it was indeed as Yan Zhong said, the current situation is not so bad as to go down to Quyang.

Now the Yellow Turban Army has rivers and natural dangers to defend, and Xu An's generals are several times stronger than the Yellow Turban Army that went to Quyang, not to mention the training of the soldiers.

Xu An trained the army. After arriving in Shangdang County, most of the soldiers almost reached the level of training every two days.

Although the consumption of money and food has also increased greatly, Xu An has taken all the money and food of Shangdang County before and is preparing to attack Hedong, so he is not stingy with money and food for the troops under his command.

The Yellow Turban Army directly under Xu An's command now has a higher degree of training than those of the Han Empire, and their military equipment is more sophisticated than when they were in the Taihang Mountains.

Thanks to the Battle of Kuicheng and the weapons captured in Shangdang County, almost all the soldiers directly under Xu'an are now wearing leather armor and equipped with brand-new spears. Basically, they all wear iron armor. Although it is not full-body armor, it just covers vital areas such as the chest, but the protection ability is naturally much higher than that of leather armor.

After Xu An pondered for a while, he asked Yan Zhong, "How is the situation in the direction of Zhongtiao Mountain?"

After thinking for a while, Yan Zhong replied: "The march of Zhongtiao Mountain is going smoothly, the Han army did not focus on it. The letters from the past few days have already occupied the eastern area."

"Send a letter to Han Siam, and let him send troops to attack the settlements and cities outside the mountain after receiving the letter."

Xu An stood up, walked slowly to the front of the desk and spoke.

"This should be able to divert the attention of some Han troops."

Xu An looked at the terrain map of mountains and rivers in front of him. The light red Han army was pressing from the north and south, squeezing the light yellow paint in the center that represented the Yellow Turban Army.

"I'm most worried about Mount Luliang."

The situation seems to be a bit critical now, the north and the south are extremely important, and the main force of the Han army in the south is watching.

And if Luliang Mountain in the north is recaptured by the Han army, the Yellow Turban Army in the south of Baibo Valley will be threatened by both the north and the south at the same time.

The Yellow Turban Army had few soldiers, if they were distracted by this, the situation on the frontal battlefield would only be more unfavorable, and the entire army might even be wiped out.

The change of Luliang Mountain will also change the situation on Zhang Yan's side. He needs to guard against possible enemies that may appear in the western mountains.

"Order Zhang Yan to dispatch another thousand soldiers to support Guo Tai. Be sure to guard the northern mountainous area of ​​Luliang Mountain for me."

After getting Yan Zhong's promise, Xu An turned around and walked to the sand table beside him, and continued to ask.

"Where is the main force of our army?"

"According to the news received today, the main force of our army is still two days away from He Man's station, and it will definitely arrive before the main force of the Han army arrives."

Yan Zhong pulled out a khaki-yellow yellow scarf army flag from Luliang Mountain, and moved a certain distance to a miniature camp with a yellow flag planted beside the Fen River.

Xu An led the Yellow Angels and cavalry troops to defeat the reinforcements from Shangjun, and surrendered Lu Bu and others.

According to the previous plan, Xu An led the main force northward to eliminate the threat of the Han army in Bozi City in the north, and then control the entire northern mountainous area of ​​Luliang Mountain.

As a suspicious soldier, He Man was bluffing, and his role was to force the Han army not to act rashly and attack northward.

As long as Zhang Yan conquered Pingyang, he went south to meet He Man, and with the help of the steep terrain, the two sides joined forces to completely block the Han army's invasion.

Then as long as the time is dragged to April, the new governor of Liangzhou, Geng Bi, will summon soldiers from the six counties, recruit warriors, and attack Han Sui's Xiliang army.

Xu An is naturally very clear about the result of this battle.

Geng Bi refused to listen to Fu Xie's suggestion, and listened to Cheng Qiu's slander, eager for quick success.

When the army arrived at Didao, Han Sui used tricks to make the Liangzhou army rebel, and then Li Xiangru, the prefect of Longxi, and Huang Yan, the prefect of Jiuquan, rebelled halfway.

Cheng Qiu and Geng Bi were killed one after another, Ma Teng also joined forces and rebelled, and then the Hanyang Kingdom rebelled, calling himself General Hezhong, and they all joined forces with Han Sui. Afterwards, the Xiliang army entered Hanyang, and Fu Xie, the prefect of Hanyang, died in battle.

At this point, Liangzhou will fall to the whole territory, and the Han army supporting Hedong will definitely be recalled urgently to prevent the intensifying Qiang chaos in Liangzhou, and the part of the Han Empire staying in Hedong County will only be able to protect itself , completely lost the ability to attack.

As for the southern part of Hedong County, Xu An did not intend to capture it. He also knew that there were not enough troops, and the Han army had reinforcements to help out.

Xu An had no intention of attacking the entire territory of Hedong from the very beginning. His goal was to be on the north bank of Fenshui River, a place where Hedong County could easily defend from the south.

After receiving the support of the Han army, which was obviously more than expected, Xu An immediately ordered the follow-up parts not to continue going north, and directly asked them to return to support He Man. It was precisely because of Xu An's order that the Yellow Turban Army still had to fight. Ability.

Otherwise, the main force of the Yellow Turban Army would be in Beiqu City and Luliang Mountain area. At that time, there would be no need to think about it. Xu An could only choose to retreat to Baibo Valley.

Because at this time, it was too late to return to He Man. Once the Han army occupied the ferry and launched an attack, they would find that the camp of the Yellow Turban Army stationed in the north was just a suspicious strategy.

"We are about to leave. The Han army has arrived in Wenxi City. After a little repair, it will definitely launch an attack on the north bank..."

Xu An raised his head and looked at the hanging map of Hedong County. Among the light yellow paint in the northeast of Hedong County, there was a little bright red that was extremely dazzling.

……

Under the city of Pingyang, the khaki-colored general flag was the first to catch the attention. Zhang Yan was wearing two armors and sitting on a high platform. A group of generals of the Yellow Turban Army stood around him.

Under the city of Pingyang, the battle drums were like thunder, and countless soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army walked forward quickly, carrying heavy siege equipment on their shoulders.

This strong city has blocked Zhang Yan for too long.

Today is March [-]rd, and the main force of the Han army has arrived in the north of Wenxi City, confronting the main force of the Yellow Turban Army across the river, but has not captured the city yet.

Zhang Yan clenched her fists tightly and looked at the city wall of Pingyang City with a heavy face.

It has been [-] days since the siege of Pingyang City, but the Han army in Pingyang City was extremely stubborn, and all the onslaughts of the Yellow Turban Army were repelled by them.

(End of this chapter)