Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 77
Chapter 77

"Second uncle and third uncle, it has always been our Yellow Turban Army's dream to win Luoyang, but my little niece has a suggestion on how to take Luoyang. I wonder if the two uncles would like to listen to it?"

Seeing the excitement of the Yellow Turban generals, as if the Yellow Turban Army was about to rule the world, Zhang Linger suddenly stood up and proposed to Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao.

"Niece Xian, feel free to speak up. The matter of attacking Luoyang is a major matter. We need to discuss it carefully so as not to be negligent."

Hearing that Zhang Linger had something to say, Zhang Bao turned his head and said.Although this treasure is proud after defeating Huangfusong, he also knows that Luoyang is not so easy to win, and it takes a collective effort to get what he wants.

Zhang Linger was not in a hurry, so someone brought a map and laid it on the lobby.Seeing this posture, all the generals became quiet, wanting to hear how Zhang Linger planned to take Luoyang.

"Two uncles, please look at the map. Luoyang is connected to the Yellow River in the north, Jingchu in the south, the Central Plains in the east, and Qinchuan in the west. It can be said to extend in all directions. If our army directly attacks Luoyang, the imperial court will definitely mobilize soldiers from all over the country. The city has a lot of soldiers and a lot of food, and the city is high and deep, and the battle will be protracted, and the victory or defeat is unpredictable, which will be very unfavorable to our army."

Zhang Ling'er first mentioned the disadvantages of direct attack, stopped to look at the reaction of everyone, and saw that everyone looked at each other with dignified expressions, and felt the difficulty of taking Luoyang.

"Niece Xian, you didn't come out with the map to make it difficult for us. We all know the difficulty of conquering Luoyang and destroying the Han Dynasty. You should talk about your own method."

Seeing Zhang Linger pause, Zhang Bao urgently urged.

Zhang Ling'er smiled slightly, stretched out her hand to swipe around Luoyang, and tapped her finger lightly.

"Two uncles, please look at the map. To the north of Luoyang, after crossing the Yellow River is the land of Hebei. Originally, Hebei is well-developed in agriculture and rich in products. Jizhou is the place where the world's money and food come from. It is extremely rich, but now the foreign tribes are constantly encroaching on Hebei. The Han court used troops many times, but they lost more than they won.

Let's look at the east of Luoyang. The east of Luoyang is the Central Plains. Now that Huangfu Song has lost, the land of the Central Plains has fallen into my yellow scarf bag and is not owned by the court. At this time, the court can only rely on Chang'an in the west and the south. It's just Jingxiang, Wu and Chu.

Although Chang'an is the capital of the west, there have been constant wars in Xiliang over the years, and Qiang soldiers often appeared and looted, so it cannot be relied on by the imperial court.In other words, the only way for the imperial court to survive is the south. "

Speaking of this, Zhang Linger's finger swiped towards the south of Luoyang, but landed on Wancheng.

"Two uncles, please look here. Wancheng is the gateway to the south of Luoyang. If our army wins Wancheng, it will be able to block the passage between Hanting and the south. The money and food for the army and horses in the south will not be able to be continuously transported to Luoyang. When the time comes The front of the Han court in the north of Luoyang will face a situation of lack of money and food, and our army can only attack Luoyang with the palm of our hands."

Zhang Ling'er talked eloquently and revealed the mystery.But it also painted a bright future for the Yellow Turban soldiers.

As a descendant, Lu Bu understood the meaning of Zhang Linger's words more deeply.Lu Bu felt that Zhang Ling'er still had something to say. If the Yellow Turbans really captured Wancheng and completely cut off the connection between the imperial court and the south, wouldn't the whole north fall under the rule of the Yellow Turbans?

At that time, the emperor of Luoyang may have to move westward to Chang'an. Although Chang'an is rich, it will suffer from harassment by foreigners. Well, as long as the Yellow Turbans operate well in the north for a few years, wait until the soldiers and food are sufficient, and then send troops south to pacify the Quartet in one fell swoop, wouldn't the world be at your fingertips?

It's just that Wancheng is an important town of the imperial court and a battleground for military strategists. It may not be so easy to get Wancheng.

"Okay, what niece Xian said is deeply in my heart." Hearing Zhang Linger's words, Zhang Bao said with a big laugh.Zhang Ling'er's words seemed to let Zhang Bao see his limitless future. To describe Zhang Bao's current mood in one sentence, that is: princes, generals, would you rather have a kind?The rise and fall of the world, who else can I have?

"Third brother, I would like to trouble you to bring people to the north to join forces with elder brother to destroy Luzhi. I will lead my own troops to seize Wancheng. When the time comes, troops from three directions will gather in Luoyang, take this bird to the court, and let elder brother Be emperor."

As soon as Zhang Bao said this, he showed full confidence on his face.

A few days later, outside Guangzong City, at the gate of the official army camp, several soldiers were chatting.

"When do you think this battle will last?" a soldier asked to the side.

"Why do you care so much about him? Just serve as a soldier and eat food. You should worry about these things." Another soldier scolded with a smile.

"En? What's that over there? Why is there a yellow scarf coming over here?" A soldier looked into the distance and wondered.

"You are not a firework, are you? Guangzong's yellow scarves have all shrunk into the city. What kind of yellow scarves are there outside?" A soldier said disdainfully, but his voice stopped abruptly, because he also saw the yellow scarves in the distance. A stream of yellow people came rolling in.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack."

Waves of panicked shouts began to resound in the camp of the officers and soldiers.Then the drums vibrated, and the officers and soldiers in the camp quickly assembled.

Lu Zhi, who was staring at the map in a daze in the big tent, was dumbfounded when he heard the sound of drums. How could there be drums at this time?Then hurriedly rushed out of the big tent, came outside the gate, and saw a stream of people from the Yellow Turban Army rolling in, Lu Zhi's originally calm expression began to become ugly.

Lu Zhi is not a fool. Seeing the sudden appearance of the Yellow Turban Army of this size, he already knew what happened.

"General, we haven't received any news about the movement of a large number of yellow turbans. It seems that these yellow turbans are not from our Jizhou, and should come from other places."

A burly man beside Lu Zhi said, this man is majestic and upright, he is an important person around Lu Zhi, so is Cao Cao, this Cao Cao is currently the captain of cavalry, and he works under Lu Zhi's subordinates.

"Naturally, although Jizhou is chaotic, the situation is already under my control. Of course, it is impossible for a Yellow Turban Army of this scale to appear. But where did these Yellow Turban Army come from?"

Lu Zhi already had a guess, but he didn't say it, because that guess was too terrifying, even Lu Zhi himself was unwilling to believe it.

The oncoming Yellow Turbans were the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans. It turned out that that day, after Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao discussed with the others, Zhang Liang brought [-] Yellow Turbans under his command and went straight to Guangzong.

Zhang Liang originally had [-] mercenaries, and he lost some when he fought Huangfusong, but overall the loss was not big. After that battle, the main losses were Zhang Bao's men.Therefore, on the second day, Zhang Liang gathered his men together, and after checking, there were still [-] available soldiers. As for the wounded soldiers, they had to stay in Yingchuan to recuperate.

Zhang Liang took the [-] yellow scarves and rushed all the way without any delay. In addition, in the battle of Yingchuan, almost all the officers and soldiers were wiped out, and those officers and soldiers who fled also rushed to Wancheng. The letter was delivered, so that now that the reinforcements from the Yellow Turban Army arrived, Lu Zhi knew the situation.

"Thinking about it, there must be something wrong with Yingchuan." Looking at the mighty Yellow Turban Army approaching in front of him, Cao Cao had already guessed the reason.

"Master Zhonglang, the Yellow Turban is far away, and the foothold is not stable. The villain is willing to lead troops to fight to win time for the army's next move." Seeing Lu Zhi's serious face, Cao Cao couldn't help calling for a fight, wanting to fight. Buy Lu Zhi some time.

"Captain Cao is right. The Yellow Turbans are exhausted from a long distance, and our army is waiting for work. At this time, we should indeed teach the Yellow Turbans some lessons. Captain Cao can lead troops around the flanks of the Yellow Turbans. After our army launches an attack, we can attack from the flanks." Let’s fight against the arrogance of the Yellow Turban Army first, so that people in the world will know that this world is still dominated by big men.”

Lu Zhi glanced at Cao Cao and gave an order.

To say that Lu Zhi is indeed a talented individual, he used troops quite powerfully. With only 15 officers and troops, he actually defeated the [-] Yellow Turbans in Jizhou.

"With 15 men, he can surround a city guarded by [-] men. This Lu Zhi is indeed a rare general."

Amidst the mighty flow of yellow turban iron, Lu Bu looked at the camp of the officers and soldiers in the distance, and said to the people around him.

"Needless to say, Lu Zhi, Huangfusong, and Zhu Jun are the three most capable of fighting in the Han court."

Zhang Liang glanced at Lu Bu, and felt that Lu Bu's words were too arrogant. He even used this tone to evaluate Lu Zhi. What kind of identity is Lu Bu?But when Zhang Liang just thought about it, he remembered that not long ago, Lu Bu had defeated Huangfusong and Zhu Jun with tricks. Thinking about it this way, there was nothing wrong with Lu Bu commenting on Lu Zhi in such a tone.

"Looking at the formation of the officers and soldiers, what is General Rengong going to do? Form the formation to meet the enemy, or just rush over?"

Seeing that the officers and soldiers had already started to deploy, Lu Bu asked Zhang Liang who was on the side.

In fact, in the face of the siege of the official army, the best way for the Yellow Turban Army to reinforce is to camp outside the city and cooperate with the Yellow Turban Army in the city.But firstly, the Yellow Turban Army was exhausted from a long distance, and secondly, Zhang Liang had just arrived in Guangzong, so he was very unclear about Guangzong's situation, so he hoped to enter Guangzong City first, and discuss with Zhang Jiao before making any plans.

"Our army should enter the city directly, and we will make all plans after seeing General Tiangong."

Zhang Liang glanced at Lu Bu, and then made a decision.

The Yellow Turban Army moved forward all the way, and only by rushing through the position of the official army, could they reach the Guangzong City. Looking at Guangzong City not far away, Zhang Liang began to motivate the morale of the Yellow Turban Army.

"Brothers of the Yellow Turbans, follow me and rush forward. Your Tiangong General, the supreme commander of our Yellow Turban Army, sent down from heaven to save the people from the fire and water, is waiting for you."

Different from ordinary peasant uprisings, the Yellow Turban Uprising has a very strong religious color. The disciples have an unparalleled faith in the religious leaders. This kind of religious belief can raise the morale of the soldiers to an almost crazy level.

What Lu Bu saw now was such a scene. The [-] yellow scarf soldiers were exhausted after arriving at Guangzong City, but when they heard Zhang Jiao's name, they all looked like wolf cubs who had been bloodied. His eyes were red, he yelled, and he seemed to have become crazy. Originally, this kind of situation happened to one or two people, and there was nothing terrible, but when it happened to many people, these people Encouraging each other and influencing each other, an unbelievable and terrifying power is produced, just like [-] hungry wolves seeing the food that they have longed for.

(End of this chapter)