I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 253 Guan Yu's Deputy
In the valley where the Yellow Turban Army piled up grain and grass, the Youzhou sergeant was counting the amount of grain and fodder in the valley.

The snowflakes fluttering all over the sky are like catkins flying, and the wind comes from the north, blowing on people's bodies and faces like sharp cold knives, which makes people hurt.

After successfully raiding the food and fodder of the Yellow Turban Army, the soldiers in Youzhou burned some of them, and left some. The food and fodder were still in the valley, while the soldiers in Youzhou set up camp outside the valley.

The winter sky was getting overcast very quickly, but at the end of Shenshi, the sky had begun to gradually turn dark.

In the forest not far from the valley, an elite Yellow Turban army of about [-] has quietly lurked.

The leader who leads this Yellow Turban Army is a capable general who was recently promoted by Xu He. Although he is only young, he is deeply relied on by Xu He.

It was really because although this man was young, he was extremely brave and powerful, and his ability in mountain and foot combat was second to none in the Yellow Turban Army.

This young leader of the Yellow Turban Army is called Zhou Cang.

Although time passed, the entire sky did not see much light, but the Yellow Turban Army hiding in the mountains did not light the torches, because they wanted to ensure the secrecy of their actions, so they did not dare to illuminate the place, so as not to be seen by Guan Yu's men.

Although Zhou Cang, who was standing on a high place, had good eyesight, he still couldn't fully see the situation of Guan Yu's camp under the condition of insufficient light.

But he already knew the enemy's situation and camp deployment in his heart.

Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan raided the food and grass of the Yellow Turban Army. This incident almost made Sima Ju and Xu He despair, but then they heard the news, saying that it was this army that came from the north and suddenly entered the border of Youzhou. Some of the grain and grass were burned.

The rest of the grain and grass were still piled up in the valley, while Guan Yu erected a large village in front of the valley, and arranged strong defenses such as repelling deer.

Regardless of whether the other party wants to confiscate the food or use the food to lure their own side to go back and take it, they have to come.

After all, it is related to the survival of the Yellow Turban Army. Since there is still a glimmer of hope, then we must try it!

The food and grass are gone, and the ending of the millions of people can be imagined!

A total collapse may be just around the corner.

It's just that Sima Ju and Xu He didn't dare to mobilize an army to attack suddenly. The food and grass were gone, and winter was coming. Whether it was Liu Jian and Liu Yu or Tao Qian and Zang Ba in the south, they were all eager to move against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban.

The Yellow Turban Army is taking one wrong step now, and the result may be annihilation!

Therefore, Xu He decided to send Zhou Cang, the leader of the yellow scarf, a young man of his direct lineage, to lead [-] elite troops to secretly attack.

At this moment, the Yellow Turbans already knew that the soldiers and horses who had copied their retreat were Guan Yu, the Liaodong vassal captain who came here from Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan, the cavalry captain, the two most famous names in the north of the Han Dynasty. Will.

Therefore, the soldiers and horses of the Yellow Turban Army assigned to Zhou Cang this time were all young and strong soldiers among the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.

For Sima Ju and Xu He, they really have no time!
The two of them continued to command the various units of the Yellow Turban Army to pretend to confront Liu Jian and Liu Yu, so as to attract the attention of the officials and soldiers from all sides in Qingzhou, and to create a good opportunity for Zhou Cang, who was secretly attacking Guan Yu.

Although Zhou Cang was young, he was not impulsive. He had also heard about the reputations of Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan, so he knew that when it came to skills, he was by no means a match for the two famous generals of Youzhou.

In particular, Guan Yu's literary and martial arts reputation is extremely high, and Zhou Cang dare not take it lightly.

Although Xu He urged Zhou Cang to take back the grain and grass as soon as possible, after careful consideration, Zhou Cang felt that there was no way to defeat Guan Yu except for a sneak attack.

Preferably a night attack!

However, the troops that can attack at night are generally well-trained, able to conquer battles, and the generals are also outstanding people with rich experience in battle.

Zhou Cang thought he did not have the ability to command 2 people to successfully attack at night.

After all, the tactic of night attack cannot be successful casually. The generals and soldiers must be able to reach a very tacit cooperation.

Therefore, Zhou Cang finally decided to adopt a compromise method.

He didn't attack when it was completely dark, but when it was approaching late at night, and it was also a time for the Han army to snack. Although the effect was not better than when everyone was sleeping in the dead of night, it was also the enemy's most powerful force except for late night. Time to slack off.

Seeing that the sky was almost getting dark, and the smoke from cooking seemed to rise faintly from the enemy camp, Zhou Cang immediately ordered: "Let's go!"

Armed with weapons, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army began to come out of the forest one after another, quietly lurking towards Guan Yu's camp.

And when the Yellow Turban Army came out from the forest and traveled a certain distance, Zhou Cang immediately ordered the soldiers behind him to advance rapidly.

The method of sneak attack is to be stealthy at first, but when launching an attack, it must be fast.

Only by being fast can you catch the opponent by surprise.

The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army let go of their speed and quickly came to the camp of the Youzhou Army. The soldiers responsible for guarding the front of the camp saw a large number of Yellow Turbans arriving, and hurriedly sounded the horn for warning.

At the same time, the soldiers patrolling outside moved urgently towards the gate.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Moth thief attack!"

Zhou Cang held up the big sword in his hand and rushed to the front. While running, he shouted at the yellow scarf soldiers behind him: "Follow me into the village and take the heads of Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

On the high tower of the enemy army, soldiers began to shoot arrows at the Yellow Turban army continuously, and a large number of Yellow Turban soldiers who rushed to the front were quickly shot and killed.

But these damages are nothing to the Yellow Turban Army, they have expected such a situation a long time ago!

Now they, as long as they take advantage of this tenacity, enter the village and take down the enemy's main general, then they will win this battle.

As for the Yellow Turban Army, it means they have a way out.

Just when Zhou Cang and a group of Yellow Turban soldiers rushed into the gate and were about to find the enemy's commanding account to behead them, an accident happened.

In the big camp behind the gate, there was no panic and noise as Zhou Cang expected, but a complete silence.

As far as the eye can see, the stoves that are emitting smoke are all cooking on the fire, but there is no one next to those stoves.

Zhou Cang looked around blankly, suddenly a bad premonition rose in his heart.

At this time, a torch seemed to be lit in the camp in the distance. Before the yellow turban soldiers could see how the torch was lit, they saw densely packed torches in the depths of the camp.

The sudden light caused the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army to feel distraught.

Seeing this scene, the hearts of the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army sank.

This is not a good sign, obviously, this is the middle ambush!

"Dong dong dong dong!"

A deafening sound of the Han army's military drums sounded suddenly. Although the rhythm was slow, it made people feel confused.

"Woooooo!"

At the same time, there was also the sound of horns that spread throughout the camp.

Although they hadn't fought head-to-head, the sound of drums and horns, as well as the torches hidden among the tents, had already brought down the morale of the Yellow Turban Army to the lowest level.

Just when Zhou Cang was thinking about how to retreat, there was a deafening sound of hooves from behind.

The snow on the ground seemed to start to tremble faintly under the shock of the sound of horseshoes.

Zhou Cang turned around hastily and ordered the team behind him to get out of the way.

Then I saw him squeeze out backwards.

When he came outside the gate, Zhou Cang's heart suddenly fell into an ice cellar.

In the snowy night, a group of elite Youzhou cavalry came towards the camp from two directions at high speed. The horses under the cavalry were all tall horses, and the knights were all muscular and murderous. Look at the elite knights who have been on the battlefield for a long time!

This is the elite army Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan are proud of, and it is the Youzhou Tuqi who will be terrified when they see Wuhuan and Xianbei.

Those Youzhou Tuqi came to the outside of the stronghold, and they didn't rush to attack. They just reined in their horses, stood where they were, and then bent their bows and set their arrows together, aiming at the yellow scarves.

The most difficult and frightening thing about Youzhou Tuqi is not their powerful conflict ability, but these sharp fighters, all of them are good at riding and shooting!
Cavalry's maneuverability, speed and strength are its strengths, but long-range attack is its weakness!
But Youzhou Tuqi is different from other cavalry!

The cavalry warriors who have been fighting against Xianbei aliens on the grassland all year round are all good at riding and shooting!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

In the sound of drums and horns, the voices of Youzhou soldiers resounded through the sky, shaking the sky, and even the falling snowflakes seemed to have stagnated amidst their shouts.

The number of these elite soldiers is less than that of the Yellow Turbans, but in terms of morale and fighting spirit, they are by no means comparable to the Yellow Turbans.

Even Liu Jian's Jizhou Army is far behind them.

You know, these soldiers are the most elite troops under the command of Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan.

Over the years, the two of them fought against bandits in northern Xinjiang, fought against Xianbei, and fought against Wuhuan rebels, fighting almost all the time.

When it comes to battle experience, they are not even inferior to Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers.

The morale alone is enough to make the Yellow Turban Army fearful.

At this time, in the cavalry formation, a general with a green dragon knife came slowly to the field riding a green-maned horse produced in Youzhou.

He is tall and tall, wearing a green overalls, holding a cool saw, three long beards, and a face like a jujube. His aura is unparalleled!
This is Guan Yu, the number one general of the Han Dynasty in the northern border.

This aura alone is enough to make everyone panic and moved.

Afterwards, Guan Yu reined in his horse, and then looked around at everyone present with the light of the torch.

Facing such a flying figure, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army subconsciously began to move back slowly.

Before they could fight, they were overwhelmed by the opponent's momentum and momentum.

On the battlefield, once a soldier steps back, the battle is basically impossible to fight.

Although it was only a small step back, it was equivalent to having a sense of cowardice psychologically.

"Who is your lord! Come out and answer Guan!"

Guan Yu's voice was resounding, resounding through the Yellow Turban Army, and resounding in everyone's heart.

Then, among the crowd, Zhou Cang stood up.

"Who are you?"

"Zhou Cang..."

When Zhou Cang saw Guan Yu, for some reason, he felt a sense of not daring to look up.

Facing the enemy general, Zhou Cang didn't have any fear or hatred, on the contrary...he was heartbroken!
Guan Yu slowly raised the knife in his hand: "I know that you were all good people in the past, but they rebelled because they were bewitched by bad people, or because they were deprived of food and clothing due to natural and man-made disasters. All the counties are going to raise farms, collect refugees, ignore the crimes of the past, and rest with the people, so that you all have food and clothing."

Behind Zhou Cang, the yellow scarf soldiers seemed to be moving after hearing the words.

Guan Yu's words are only one aspect, and they have actually heard of what Liu Jian did in Jizhou.

I heard that Liu Jizhou is different from others. He doesn't annex the land of Guishou at the bottom with those high-ranking families. The exiles in Guizhou have a way out.

Guan Yu slowly raised the saber again, and said to Zhou Cang: "If you don't want to, there are two choices, either you will fight with all your men, or you and I will fight each other, and if you win Guan, I let you go, how about it?"

(End of this chapter)