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

Chapter 129: Defeat a Million Yellow Turbans Part : Zhang Xi Appears
When Li Hong arrived with a large army, the leaders of the officers and soldiers as well as the leaders of the rebel army came to greet him and welcomed him into the camp.

"Old General, you are finally here. Zhang Jiao has occupied Julu and has been unable to take it down for a long time. We still need you to take charge of the situation."

Li Hong, who had just washed up and sat in the main seat in the central military tent, Yang Biao spoke to Li Hong impatiently.

Hearing Yang Biao's words, twenty or thirty people in the big tent, including Jian Shuo, Xun You, Xi Zhicai, Zhang Fei, Zang Min, Huangfu Song, Tian Yan, Lu Bu, Lu Zhi, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, etc., all looked at Li Hong. Some showed excitement and expectation in their eyes, while others had doubts in their eyes.

At the main seat, Li Hong stroked his gray beard and did not speak immediately. Instead, he took a sip of the tea he brewed himself, then looked at Yang Biao and said with a smile:
"Young man Yang, I know you are now the governor of Jizhou. You want to quickly wipe out the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou. You are very anxious, but please don't be anxious yet."

"I have just arrived in Jizhou and have not even finished a cup of Anwen tea. I don't even know the situation in Julu very well. You can't let me command the army to attack the city now? If a strong attack can take it, I'm afraid you don't need me to come, right?"

Li Hong's face remained calm as he said to Yang Biao with a smile.

In the big tent, Huangfu Song, Tian Yan, Lu Bu, Lu Zhi, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others saw Li Hong directly calling Yang Biao "Yang kid", not to mention Li Hong's nonchalant look. Just this name made them gasp.

You know, Yang Biao is now forty-two years old with gray hair and an old face.

Yang Biao was even the governor of Jizhou.

However, what shocked them even more was that Yang Biao did not show any temper at all when Li Hong called him that.

"General Li is right. Biao is anxious. However, as the governor of Jizhou, Biao still hopes to quickly wipe out the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou and restore stability in Jizhou. I'm in trouble for everything, General Li. If General Li has any instructions, Biao will do his best!" Yang Biao bowed to Li Hong, as if to say I was wrong, directly accepting the criticism and ready to obey any orders from Li Hong.

Although Yang Biao is older and holds a high official position, he is still not as good as Li Hong.

Especially Yang Biao had long admired Li Hong for his successive victories in defeating the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan and Nanyang, and regarded Li Hong as the savior of Jizhou.

"Haha, I like to hear that." Li Hong stroked his white beard, glanced at Yang Biao, took another sip of tea, leaving a lingering fragrance in his mouth, and smiled.

Inside the big tent, the conversation between Li Hong and Yang Biao was heard.

Lu Bu, Lu Zhi, Liu Bei and others, who had originally taken Li Hong, who was old and ready to be buried, immediately dispelled their contempt.

Yang Biao came from a top family in the Han Dynasty and was the governor of a state. Even after being taught a lesson, he was still so respectful to Li Hong.

Besides, Li Hong had made great achievements in defeating the grasslands, Yingchuan, and Nanyang over the past few years. Which battle could they not even defeat Julu? How could they underestimate it?
Inside the big tent, a group of about twenty people looked at Li Hong with cautious eyes.

"It is my wish to defeat the Yellow Turbans as soon as possible and restore stability in the world. Tell me about the current situation in Julu!" Li Hong looked at Zang Min and said.

Hearing this, Zang Min did not dare to neglect and said to Li Hong:

"Old General, as the troops of our court and the rebel army gathered in Jizhou, the court's troops increased to 120,000. Zhang Jue felt threatened and withdrew the Yellow Turbans from the counties of Jizhou, stationing troops in the three cities of Julu, Guangzong, and Xiaquyang. The three cities formed a pincer attack on each other."

"I dealt with Zhang Jiao and his three men. The total number of troops in the three cities of Julu, Guangzong and Xiaquyang was probably no less than 300,000. The three cities of Julu, Guangzong and Xiaquyang formed a pincer attack. The concave part was like a pocket to lure the enemy in, and the convex part was like a fist, forming a pincer attack. Therefore, I led all the officers and soldiers and the righteous army to attack Zhang Jiao, but was quite frustrated."

While Zang Min was introducing the situation in Julu to Li Hong, his brows furrowed even more tightly.

At the beginning, he was appointed as the chief general by Li Hong to lead the army to march into the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou. He was full of energy and thought it was time for him, Zang Min, to show his talents.

Who would have thought that he had gathered more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but was helpless against the three cities of Julu, Guangzong and Xiaquyang. He was defeated and forced to retreat 20 miles to set up camp by Zhang Jiao's troops.

However, Li Hong led only tens of thousands of troops, but he was able to defeat Wancheng, which was also a strong city and had more than 200,000 Yellow Turbans, in a short period of time.

"I am incompetent and I am ashamed of the old general's trust. Please punish me!"

Suddenly, Zang Min knelt down in front of Li Hong and apologized to him. "This..."

Jian Shuo, Huangfu Song, Tian Yan, Lu Bu, Lu Zhi, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others in the big tent were stunned when they saw Zang Min asking for forgiveness, and their faces became solemn.

It was Zang Min who led them to attack the three cities of Julu, Guangzong.

They all saw whether Zang Min was attentive and whether his deployment of troops was superb.

Now, Zang Min apologized to Li Hong. Doesn't that mean that they were also at a disadvantage in attacking the city?

Everyone turned their attention to Li Hong. Li Hong looked at Zang Min who was apologizing and said:

"Get up. You have been in Jizhou for only a month. The Yellow Turbans have 300,000 troops, plus three strong cities, forming a pincer attack. You are also facing Zhang Jue, the general of the Yellow Turbans. How can you gain any advantage? In the beginning, I asked you to entangle the Yellow Turbans and prevent them from leaving Jizhou. I am relieved that the 300,000 Yellow Turbans were not defeated by Zhang Jue, and they entangled Zhang Jue and prevented him from leaving Jizhou. Get up."

Li Hong naturally would not add any guilt to Zang Min.

After all, Zang Min is Li Hong's man.

In this campaign against the Yellow Turbans, Zang Min must be promoted at least a few levels.

"This... Thank you, General Xie!" When Zang Min heard Li Hong say this, his old face turned red, but he felt warm in his heart.

Zang Min stood up and asked Li Hong again: "Old General, how should we use our troops this time?"

When Zang Min asked the question, Jian Shuo, Xun You, Xi Zhicai, Zhang Fei, Zang Min, Huangfu Song, Tian Yan, Lu Bu, Lu Zhi, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others in the big tent were all shocked and all looked at Li Hong with burning eyes.

Especially those who are not directly under Li Hong, all want to see how Li Hong fights this battle.

The current Julu is not easy to bite. It is made like a hedgehog by Zhang Jiao, and they can't bite it.

What about the famous Li Hong?
Facing everyone looking at him, Li Hong remained calm.

His eyes were cast on the map of Julu's surrounding areas and the map of the Han Dynasty.

After a long while, Li Hong narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"I personally led a victorious army to the city of Julu. The imperial court has more than 200,000 soldiers and horses. I'm afraid Zhang Jue, Zhang Liang and others are already facing a formidable enemy, right?"

Jian Shuo, who was standing in the front with a white face and no beard, smiled and said:

"General Li is the most famous general of the Han Dynasty. He has won many battles and is here with a victorious army. Zhang Jue and the others must be terrified and nervous."

Jian Shuo praised Li Hong generously.

Having fought alongside Li Hong for several years, Jian Shuo had clearly witnessed Li Hong's bravery and fighting skills.

Li Hong didn't care about Jian Shuo's joke. Instead, he kept his eyes on the map and smiled as he threw out a powerful plan:
"Since I have arrived with a victorious army, Zhang Jue and his men are in a state of panic as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Do you think Zhang Jue will mobilize another main force, Zhang Xi's army?"

"Mobilize another main force led by Zhang Xi?" Li Hong's words shocked everyone in the big tent. They all looked at the map and saw Zhang Xi, the Yellow Turban leader who was marked in Xuzhou with an army of 200,000 to 300,000.

The next moment, the expressions of everyone in the big tent changed instantly.

(End of this chapter)