Chapter 74 Turn the tide!
The Han army was in chaos, each fighting on its own. Chu Tian found Zhang Tie, commander of the army, among the chaotic army.
He has generals, but not many troops!
If you want to make a comeback, you must rely on the strength of the Han army!
The first person Chu Tian looked for was Zhang Tie, who was closest to him.
Zhang Tie knew Chu Tian, and he had five thousand Han troops under his command. Even though he suffered heavy losses in the siege of the city for several days and fell into a melee, Zhang Tie still had more than two thousand Han troops gathered under his command.
"Lord Zhang Tie, I want to borrow troops from you!"
Chu Tian and Zhou Yafu found Zhang Tie and immediately borrowed troops.
"Borrowing troops? Do you think you have the ability to turn the tide?"
Zhang Tie looked at the lord who volunteered and wondered why Chu Tian dared to take away his troops.
"This is the handwriting of Beizhong Lang General Lu Zhi. Maybe I can't turn the tide, but my subordinates can."
Chu Tian handed Zhang Tie a letter with Lu Zhi's handwriting.
Zhang Tie recognized Lu Zhi's handwriting, but it was not an order, just Lu Zhi's essay.
He looked at Zhou Yafu, the general recommended by Chu Tian, who seemed to be quite reliable.
"Master Zhang Tie, the current situation is corrupt, why not treat the dead horse as a living horse doctor?"
Chu Tian put pressure on Zhang Tie in his words.
Finally, Zhang Tie, with a gloomy face, thought that he could not face the current situation, so he handed over the command to Zhou Yafu.
Zhou Yafu became the commander-in-chief of more than 2,000 Han troops, and the morale decline of the Han army slowed down significantly!
Not only that, the negative effects of the Yellow Turban Army's pincer attack on Zhou Yafu's troops were reduced.
The characteristic "Secure" is triggered, and the Han army sacrifices 10% of its attack power and increases its defense power by 30%!
Hua Mulan has a 10% friendly defense aura. According to the principle of addition, the Han army's defense increases by 40%!
In addition, Mulan also has an aura that slows down the morale decline of friendly forces.
Zhou Yafu cooperates with Hua Mulan's bonus, making Zhou Yafu's Han army an iron wall!
"According to the order of Bei Zhonglang General Lu Zhi, all Han troops, soldiers and lords of the Han camp must assemble towards us!"
Chutian used Lu Zhi's banner, and with Zhang Tie's more than 2,000 Han troops as the core, he quickly annexed the surrounding troops!
Although he himself cannot bring as many bonuses to the army as Zhou Yafu and Hua Mulan, he is good at inspiring people.
Now that the Han army is in chaos, all Han armies still recognize Lu Zhi more. As long as Lu Zhi's flag is raised, the Han army in the melee will soon join his troops, and then be handed over to the commander of Zhou Yafu, and get the bonuses of Zhou Yafu and Hua Mulan.
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Soon, with more than 2,000 Han troops as the core, tens of thousands of Han troops were attracted, and the lord's army joined.
The defense bonus provided by Zhou Yafu and Hua Mulan allowed these tens of thousands of people to block the counterattack of the Yellow Turban Army, and more and more Han soldiers nearby joined Chu Tian's troops!
"Mayor, run away! There are too many Yellow Turbans, and our brothers can't stop them!"
"I can't abandon you!"
Xue Yue, the president of the Wolf Guild, held a giant sword in both hands and chopped down a yellow scarf soldier.
There was a knife mark on her face, injured by the Yellow Turban Army.
Even if she is treated later, the scars will completely disappear, but the pain from the scars on her face made Xue Yue grit her teeth.
There were too many Yellow Turbans, and the Yellow Turbans realized that this might be a good opportunity to defeat the Eastern Han Army, so they came out in full force.
Xue Yue led the remaining 300 people in his town and was surrounded by thousands of Yellow Turban troops. The situation was very dangerous.
In the early stage, the lord's troops are not much better than the first-level Yellow Turban Soldiers, and their level is not necessarily higher than the Yellow Turban Soldiers.
The soldiers around Xue Yue kept dying in battle, and she no longer cared about whether she could get military honors.
Surviving on the battlefield is the first priority!
A group of cavalry came, and the general led by it killed more than a dozen Yellow Turban soldiers. The Han cavalry behind them followed the general and fought a bloody path to rescue the soldiers in Xueyue Town.
"It's you?!"
Xue Yue recognized this general as a subordinate of Xia Town Mayor Chu Tian.
Hua Mulan also remembered this person: "Join our army."
"good!"
Xue Yue led the three hundred people from Xue Yue Town to join the army called by Chu Tian.
Zhou Yafu and Hua Mulan don't have much room to show their talents in Xia Town because they don't have many troops.
But this time Chutian took advantage of the chaos to temporarily gather a large number of Han troops, fully utilizing the effects of Zhou Yafu and Hua Mulan.
The annexed infantry and crossbowmen were put under the command of Zhou Yafu, and the Han army's cavalry was put under the command of Hua Mulan. The two commanders could maximize the combat effectiveness of the Han army.
The most critical thing is the effect of Zhou Yafu and Hua Mulan on stabilizing morale.
The melee between the two sides lasted for a long time. Chu Tian took advantage of the chaos to summon the Han army. The number of rebels reached 20,000, 30,000, or 50,000, absorbing almost one-third of the nearby Han army troops!
Hua Mulan temporarily recruited as many as three thousand Han cavalry!
The Han army led by Zhou Yafu was indestructible. The Yellow Turban Army tried their best to attack, but could not capture Zhou Yafu's defense line.
Zhou Yafu commanded Hua Mulan to lead the cavalry in a detour, rescuing other rebels surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army, strengthening the army, and cutting off the Yellow Turban Army's retreat.
Zhou Yafu's best tactic appeared, holding on while cutting off the enemy's retreat.
The Xiliang cavalry led by Dong Zhuo was unable to exert its power due to the chaotic battlefield. The soldiers on both sides fought in a stalemate, making it difficult for the cavalry to launch a charge.
This is how Dong Zhuo was so embarrassed.
Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang are not that easy to deal with.
The Yellow Turban Cavalry led by Zhang Bao raided Dong Zhuo's headquarters and engaged in a melee with Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Cavalry. Countless Yellow Turban soldiers interfered with the Xiliang Cavalry's actions.
One-third of the Han camp's troops fought independently, one-third of the troops were summoned by Dong Zhuo, and one-third of the troops were summoned by Chu Tian.
Although Zhang Jue plotted against Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo was after all one of the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and his own bonuses were considerable. It would be difficult for the Yellow Turban Army to completely destroy the Han army led by him.
Hua Mulan's cavalry detour had achieved results, and the Yellow Turban Army, which was looking to counterattack, exposed its back to the Han cavalry that penetrated behind.
Hua Mulan's cavalry and Zhou Yafu's infantry attacked in a pincer attack, and tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops collapsed instantly.
Chu Tian and Zhou Yafu stood together and saw Zhou Yafu's beautiful defensive counterattack. This was probably the art of war.
Military Commander Ma Zhang Tie saw that the situation was about to reverse and could only feel ashamed.
Zhou Yafu was not idle these days, but was observing the fighting methods and capabilities of the Eastern Han Dynasty army. At this time, he was able to command on the battlefield with ease.
Tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops were defeated, and more Yellow Turban troops retreated in defeat.
The Yellow Turban Army did not expect that someone could make a comeback in this situation, and they were defeated one after another.
Dong Zhuo is still contending with Zhang Bao, while Zhou Yafu has expelled the Yellow Turban Army and wants to capture Guangzong City in one fell swoop!
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei killed many Yellow Turban troops in the rebellion, but he failed to assemble the Han army in time and was overtaken by Chu Tian.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Bao quickly withdrew and led the Yellow Turban cavalry back to Quyang.
"How was this battle fought?"
Chapter completed!