Shanyin County

Smoke and dust billowed from the city wall, and a large amount of gold juice and boiling oil was boiled by the fire. When the county soldiers worked together to knock it down, some Yellow Turban soldiers would be burned until their skin and flesh burst open, and they would fall from the ladder to the ground and pay a frightening death.

Screams.

The county soldiers stood firm on the city wall, their arms were already weak, their weapons were stained with the blood of the Yellow Turbans, and they did not even know how many Yellow Turbans they had killed.

The Yellow Turban Army under the city wall was not afraid of death and scrambled to climb up the city wall along the ladder.

It's a pity that the Yellow Turban Army's combat effectiveness is weak, and their commander Wu Huan doesn't know how to siege the city, so they haven't captured it for a long time.

"Commander Qu, we have suffered too many casualties. If we continue the attack like this, I'm afraid our brothers won't be able to support it."

Wu Huan rode a tall horse and looked at Shanyin County not far away with a gloomy expression.

A yellow scarf confidant next to him tried to dissuade him.

After Wu Huan learned that his brother Wu Yuan had been killed by the imperial official Li Ji, he immediately summoned all the Yellow Turban troops in the territory and went crazy to attack Shanyin County.

There were only 30,000 soldiers in total. They had been attacking the county town in the past few days and threw thousands of brothers on the city wall. Many of the Yellow Turban leaders below were very dissatisfied with Wu Huan's actions.

Wu Huan's troops and horses were not allocated to him by Zhang Jiao, the great virtuous mentor, but local bandits and water bandits who admired the reputation of the great virtuous mentor and joined them spontaneously.

It can be said that only Wu Huan's personal soldiers are the real elite Yellow Turbans. Now those who are attacking the county are just rabble-rousers who came halfway, and Wu Huan will not feel bad at all.

"Hmph, when I first joined the Yellow Turban Army, I made it very clear that all their soldiers and horses will be under my command. At worst, after capturing the county seat, I will let them loot as they please for three days, and I will not interfere at all."

Wu Huan had a ferocious and violent personality and did not care about the lives of ordinary people at all. Because of this, many ruthless bandits who did not care about human lives joined Wu Huan's team.

"Can……"

Before the Yellow Turban henchman finished speaking, he was whipped to the ground by Wu Huan's riding crop.

"If your brother's murderer is in this city and you are not the first to climb onto the city's top, I will give you his commanding position!"

Wu Huan grabbed the other person's neck and said viciously, then threw him to the ground.

The defense line on the city wall was crumbling. The defenders threw down stones and rolled logs. The speed of the gold juice and oil boiling became slower and slower. More and more Yellow Turban troops climbed up to the top of the city and fought hand to hand with the defenders.

Facing the massive Yellow Turban Army, the county's defense began to waver.

Li Jinglong, who was temporarily appointed as the guard general, finally couldn't sit still and climbed up to the wall with a long sword to kill the enemy himself.

Although he became a famous general and was known for his knowledge of soldiers and claimed to be a master in the art of war, he was helpless in the face of the huge number of Yellow Turban troops.

"I think I, Li Jinglong, am familiar with the art of war, but I can't do anything about this group of rabble. I need to inform the lord immediately and leave this place as soon as possible."

In Wu Huan's sight, the frequency of the defenders throwing down rolling logs and stones became less and less. More and more of his Yellow Turban troops climbed up the wall, and he was fully confident of capturing the county seat.

Li Ji, after entering the city, I will definitely eat you alive and cut off your head to avenge the murder of my brother!

Someone Wu Huan was thinking about had appeared not far from the battlefield.

The scouts from Longque Village returned to the coalition forces.

"How's the situation over there?"

The place where Li Ji chose to camp was not far from the battlefield. The sound of the beating of war drums and the shouts of the two armies fighting could be heard very clearly.

"My lord, the county town is currently under heavy attack by the Yellow Turban Army. The defense line is crumbling. I'm afraid it will be captured in another half day."

When Li Ji heard that the situation in Shanyin County was not optimistic, he frowned and said, "This shouldn't be the case. There are thousands of elite soldiers in the county. It is impossible that even the 30,000 Yellow Turban Army can't withstand it for a few days."

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the captured Yellow Turbans this time, Li Ji also spent a lot of money to equip each of them with basic leather armor weapons.

Lu Xiangsheng was also asked to train for a few days, requiring them to obey the most basic instructions and prevent chaos.

The combined forces of the two villages gathered a total of 4,000 soldiers and horses, of which 1,300 were the real main force, and the rest were the Yellow Turban Army who came together to support the scene.

"It is said that the guard general of Shanyin County is not a county captain, but a general named Li Jinglong who was temporarily dispatched."

The scout replied.

Um...it can't be him.

Li Ji thought of a straw bag general in his mind.

In the Ming Dynasty, Li Jinglong was the son of Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong. He was worshiped as a general during the Jingnan Campaign and led hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer the then King of Yan, who later became the founder of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di.

As a result, they were defeated successively at Zhengcunba and Baigouhe, and hundreds of thousands of imperial troops were killed. Finally, Zhu Di led his army to threaten Nanjing, and he opened the city gates directly to welcome the Yan army into the capital.

When Zhu Di fought with him, he also joked that "Zhao Kuo's defeat can only wait."

Because of Li Jinglong's "outstanding achievements", people today jokingly call him the "God of War of the Ming Dynasty".

"No wonder it can't be defended. It's probably the Ming God of War himself who is here to take charge."

Li Ji was speechless for a while.

Fortunately, he arrived in time. If Li Jinglong saw that he could no longer hold on, he would repeat the "Jinchuan Gate Incident" and lead the Yellow Turban Army into the city while shouting "Commander Qu, come in from this way" and it would be over.

"Cao GUI said in his debate on the war that when the enemy is exhausted, we are full, so we can defeat it. Although our army is only four thousand, the Yellow Turban Army has been exhausted after successive attacks on the city. How can we be invincible if we use an elite division to attack the Yellow Turban tired army?

That’s right. I, Li, am willing to personally lead the troops into the battle and kill Wu Huan to the point of leaving no trace of his armor behind!”

Li Ji rode up to the soldiers to boost their morale.

Originally, these four thousand people felt timid because they had never fought a large-scale battle involving tens of thousands of people, but they were infected by Li Ji's charisma and their morale increased.

The lord has personally gone out to kill the enemy, so what reason do they have to retreat?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Although Zhang Xiaoming was too brave to fight, he beat the drum himself at Wen Tianxiang's suggestion.

The thunder-like sound of war drums sounded, making the soldiers' blood surge and their scalps tighten.

The flag of the coalition forces was erected and fluttered in the wind.

Accompanied by the thunderous sound of drums, four thousand men and horses rushed on foot from the forest and rushed straight to the rear camp of the Yellow Turban Army.

Naturally, the movement of Li Zhang's coalition forces could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Yellow Turban Army. No matter how bad they were, they would never be able to watch helplessly as the other party charged into camp.

"Report to Commander Qu! An unknown number of Han troops suddenly appeared behind!"

The Yellow Turban scouts rushed to Wu Huan who was supervising the battle on the front line.

"What?!"

Wu Huan's expression changed. Why did reinforcements appear at this critical moment? They were still close to capturing the county seat.

How hateful!

If he catches the leader of the supporting army, he will definitely learn what life is worse than death!

"Order the frontline troops to withdraw, and the rear army to become the front army, and then repel the reinforcements first!"

The commander of the Yellow Turban Army blew the horn to withdraw, and the attacking Yellow Turban Army was forced to withdraw from the city wall and retreat like a tide.

The exhausted county garrison finally got a chance to breathe.
Chapter completed!