Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 125: Defeat a million Yellow Turbans, Li's reputation soars, people all over the world admire him.
"What's going on? Are the soldiers attacking the city?" Zhang Mancheng sat up suddenly and screamed.

Zhang Mancheng came back to his senses, his face gloomy, and he turned over and quickly put on his clothes.

However, just as Zhang Mancheng opened the door, a Yellow Turban soldier ran in in panic and said in fear:

"Great leader, it's bad, it's bad, the soldiers have broken through the city and are charging into the city!"

"What? The soldiers are rushing into the city? How is this possible!" Zhang Mancheng was stunned when he heard this. The next moment, his pupils suddenly contracted and he reacted in shock and anger.

"Chief, this is true. Large numbers of cavalry are charging in and heading towards the county magistrate's office. Chief, you'd better run away." The Yellow Turban said anxiously.

"Damn it, I don't believe it. I don't believe it. Wancheng is impregnable. How could the soldiers break in? It must be you who are spreading rumors to confuse the people and shake the morale of the army!" Zhang Mancheng grabbed the Yellow Turban soldier, and then threw him away when he begged for mercy in panic.

Zhang Mancheng picked up his weapon and rushed out of the county magistrate's mansion. As soon as he entered the street, the scene before him made Zhang Mancheng feel furious.

However, the earth was shaking, the streets of Wancheng were brightly lit, and the cavalrymen in armor and weapons were like a torrent, rushing and driving away the confused and screaming Yellow Turban soldiers.

"Impossible, this is impossible. How did the soldiers break into the city? This bunch of trash is ruining the Yellow Turbans." Zhang Mancheng roared angrily with his eyes bloodshot.

"Chief, run quickly. It will be too late if you don't run now." A group of small Yellow Turban leaders came to Zhang Mancheng and persuaded him.

Although Zhang Mancheng suffered a blow, he also knew that if he didn't run now, he would have no chance. He took a fierce look at the Beiwei Army cavalry that was driving away the chaotic Yellow Turbans, and led his men directly to the west gate.

A full 30,000 Beiwei troops poured into the city, 10,000 of them were cavalry who charged back and forth to drive away the Yellow Turbans, preventing them from gathering together, and 20,000 of them dismounted and became infantry, capturing the Yellow Turbans and taking them as prisoners. If they did not surrender, they would be chopped down with swords in the blink of an eye.

The city was noisy and bustling with noises and shouts of killing.

It's also lively outside the city.

The three gates of Wancheng, namely the west gate, north gate and east gate, were all opened, and a large number of Yellow Turban soldiers rushed out in panic.

However, these Yellow Turbans who escaped from Wancheng did not run far before they felt cold all over and stopped.

However, they saw in the distance a forest of cavalrymen, and the Beiwei Army cavalrymen were everywhere. At this time, everyone was silent, and their eyes were looking at them.

"Those who surrender can live. Those who refuse to lay down their weapons will be killed without mercy!"

Outside the west gate of Wancheng, Hua Xiong held a big knife in his hand, staring at the frightened Yellow Turban soldiers with murderous intent.

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That night, the whole Wancheng was filled with the sound of fighting.

When daybreak came, the sound of fighting still did not stop.

Another whole day passed before Wancheng finally became completely quiet.

Wancheng, County Magistrate's Mansion, inside the meeting hall.

Li Hong sat in the main seat.

Jian Shuo, Jia Xu, Xun You, Xi Zhicai, Zhang Fei, Hua Xiong and others all gathered together with looks of deep surprise on their faces.

Xun You smiled at Li Hong and said, "Old General, we won a great victory. We opened the gates of Wancheng and a large number of cavalry entered the city. The Yellow Turbans were awakened from their sleep and were in chaos. We chased them one-sidedly. Even if there were some who resisted, they were powerless. In this battle, we defeated 143,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, captured more than 113,000 people, seized no less than one million stones of grain, and countless money."

"In addition, the Yellow Turban leader Zhang Mancheng was also captured by General Hua Xiong, and less than a thousand of our Beiwei soldiers died, but more than two thousand were injured. We broke through Wancheng in ten days, so it's a great victory!"

Xun You reported the battle report to Li Hongbao with a smile on his face.

Xun You looked at Li Hong with curiosity, but he didn't understand how Li Hong had broken through the fortified city of Wancheng silently.

The rest of the generals all had excited and rosy faces.

Once Wancheng is broken, the Yellow Turbans in the Nanyang area will be no longer a force to be reckoned with.

"That's right." Li Hong was very pleased to hear Xun You's report that more than 110,000 Yellow Turban soldiers were captured and no less than one million dan of grain was seized. Zhang Mancheng also provided him with a large amount of grain and grass.

Before that, Bo Cai had contributed 700,000 to 800,000 dan of grain to him, so that he would have enough grain to send 100,000 Yellow Turbans to Bingzhou.

This time, Zhang Mancheng worked hard to prepare, but ended up helping him.

"Zhang Mancheng is arrogant, but now he is a prisoner. Bring him up here." Li Hong said with a smile, but then added:

"Also bring Bo Cai and Peng Tuo here. If these two brothers get together, they can create some interesting stories."

Li Hong stroked his gray beard and said with a smile. Jia Xu, Xi Zhicai and others couldn't help but flash a strange look in their eyes.

Soon, Bo Cai and Peng Tuo, who looked pale, arrived first.

"Meet General Li!"

Bo Cai and Peng Tuo took a deep breath and saluted Li Hong. Although they were reluctant in their hearts, they had to bow their heads under the eaves. For the sake of planning, they still showed respect on the surface.

However, Bo Cai was still shocked and upset by the fact that Wancheng was captured so quickly.

Zhang Mancheng held a strong city, but was defeated so quickly!
This actually made Bo Cai a little unacceptable.

Because earlier, he had been thinking that if he defended the city, Li Hong would also have a headache. Now it seems that this is not the case. Now Bo really wanted to know how Li Hong broke into the city so quickly.

"Well, get up."

"I heard from Military Advisor Zhicai that you all study very hard. You have performed very well in military affairs, Han law, and ideology. In two or three months, you will be able to go out and join the army to lead the surrendered Yellow Turban soldiers. This makes me very happy."

"At the beginning, I was the one who said in front of Your Majesty that the Yellow Turbans were also the people of our Great Han Dynasty. They were forced to rebel because of life. There is still hope for salvation. If you can correct yourself, you will certainly be good. If you can perform well, and even fight back against the diehard Yellow Turbans, I believe I will be proud."

Li Hong stroked his gray beard and smiled.

Xun You, Jia Xu, Xi Zhicai and others looked at each other and could see the strangeness in each other's eyes.

Bo Cai and Peng Tuo were overjoyed when they heard that there were only two or three more soldiers left before they could set out. They hurriedly said, "Thank you, General!"

"Yes. By the way, Zhang Mancheng was also captured by me. Zhang Mancheng is the leader of the Yellow Turbans in the Nanyang area, and he is also an extraordinary man of both civil and military talents. I am also moved by his influence. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of surrendered soldiers in Wancheng. If Zhang Mancheng can also accept ideological education, change for the better, and become a pillar of the Han Dynasty, it would be even better if he can lead the surrendered soldiers from Nanyang. So, wait, I will need your help!" Li Hong said to Bo Cai and Peng Tuo.

"Zhang Mancheng was also captured!"

When Bo Cai heard this, his heart sank.

However, when Bo Cai heard that Li Hong wanted Zhang Mancheng to receive ideological education as well, and promised that Zhang Mancheng could also lead the surrendered soldiers from Nanyang, Bo Cai looked at Li Hong with some suspicion.

However, they were somewhat skeptical that even if Li Hong passed their ideological education assessment, he would still do as he said and let them become the leaders of the surrendered soldiers.

However, when you are under someone's roof, you have no other choice. With a little hope in his heart, Bo Cai could only suppress his doubts and bowed:

"Yes! We will try our best to persuade Zhang Mancheng to accept ideological education on behalf of the old general!"

Soon, Zhang Mancheng was brought up.

When Zhang Mancheng saw Li Hong, he immediately became angry and excited, and was about to say something.

Hua Xiong, who was standing by, didn't wait for him to say anything and punched Zhang Mancheng hard in the abdomen, causing Zhang Mancheng's bile to burst out and he howled in pain like a shrimp.

Li Hong looked at him and said calmly, "Zhang Mancheng, I think you are a talented person, so I want to give you a chance to reform. As long as you persuade the other Yellow Turbans in Nanyang to surrender and accept ideological education, and pass the assessment, I can employ you like Bo Cai and Peng Tuo..."

As soon as Li Hong finished speaking, Bo Cai and Peng Tuo rushed over, helped Zhang Mancheng up, and tried to persuade and enlighten her.

(End of this chapter)