"Kill, whoever kills Zhang Jiao will be rewarded with tens of thousands of gold and made a marquis of ten thousand households!"
Lu Zhi promised loudly that he didn't care whether he could actually become a marquis or not, but he would first stimulate the soldiers with heavy rewards.
Lu Zhi knew that he was making a verbal promise and did not count on it. But the soldier didn't think so!
Lu Zhi is the immediate boss, and Lu Zhi’s words represent a promise!
When the officers and soldiers heard about such a heavy reward, their eyes turned red and they rushed forward even more vigorously.
Zhang Jiao was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, thinking that he was sure of victory, but he didn't expect that Lu Zhi actually came up with a trick that would completely destroy the situation.
Zhang Jiao stood on a high place, ordered his men to wave the handsome flag, and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"People of Huang Tian, I, Zhang Jiao, am with you!"
"The officers and soldiers have been surrounded by us, they are now just fighting among trapped beasts!"
"They are exhausted, kill them all!"
"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established, and the age of Jiazi will be good for the world!"
These four slogans are like stimulants to the Yellow Turban Army.
Especially when it came from Zhang Jiao's mouth, it inspired infinite power!
The suppressed Yellow Turban Army roared and violently resisted. The one-sided trend was immediately curbed.
Countless Yellow Turban troops rushed forward with red eyes. The offensive momentum of the official army was greatly reduced.
Misfortunes never come singly. While the Yellow Turban Army in the front was fighting desperately, the Yellow Turban Army encircling the rear was already visible to the naked eye.
"Bitter!"
Lu Zhi shouted in his heart that it was not good. It seemed impossible to capture Zhang Jiao.
But at this moment, Lu Zhi had no other choice but to break through the Yellow Turban position and capture Zhang Jiao.
"All officers and men just move forward, capture and kill Zhang Jue, and the bandit army will disperse!"
Zhang Jiao felt reassured when he saw that the momentum of the official army had been curbed and the ambush troops from the rear had arrived.
"Reinforcements have arrived! The officers and soldiers have been surrounded by our troops. Anyone who kills Lu Zhi will be rewarded with ten thousand gold!"
The situation reversed so quickly that soldiers on both sides were unable to react in time.
Aren't we chasing the enemy? Why were we surrounded in such a short time?
No matter how elite a soldier is, he will feel timid when surrounded. This is human nature.
There were 30,000 new troops in Lu Zhi's army. The situation was excellent during the pursuit, and the whole army was pressing forward.
The new recruits shouted and rushed forward, even more courageously than the veterans.
Now that the situation is critical and they are surrounded by enemy troops, their fear of death will be revealed and they will start to panic.
An army composed of 30,000 new troops and 10,000 veterans. Once the new troops are confused, the combat capabilities of the veterans will be affected.
The army, which was originally in high spirits and marching forward in an indomitable manner, not only suffered a setback in its attack due to the panic of the new recruits, but its morale also plummeted.
It's broken and I can't hold Zhang Jiao anymore.
Lu Zhi knew the situation of the army clearly. He had not seized the opportunity before, and it was definitely impossible to seize Zhang Jiao now.
Lu Zhi quickly divided the old and new soldiers. He must not let the new soldiers affect the combat effectiveness of the veterans.
Elite soldiers were arranged to resist the ambush, allowing the new army to continue attacking Zhang Jiao's army in front without any worries.
The crisis of the pincer attack was temporarily lifted. Lu Zhi was indeed a famous general, and his deployment temporarily stabilized the army.
But Lu Zhi knew in his heart that the peace was only temporary, and the balance would definitely be broken.
I don’t know how many ambushes are behind me. If one of the officers and soldiers dies, they will be disbanded sooner or later!
"General, please leave quickly, I will protect the general and leave!"
Seeing that the situation was temporarily stable, Lu Zhi's personal guards persuaded Lu Zhi to leave the place as soon as possible.
"No, I can't leave!"
Lu Zhi shook his head calmly. With him here, the army can still maintain its combat effectiveness.
Once he escapes and the army loses its backbone, it will really be over.
He had only two options now, either to retreat with his troops or to die in battle.
What's the use of running away by yourself?
All the soldiers and horses of Jizhou are here. If they are defeated, Jizhou will definitely lose.
The court will also chop off his head at that time.
We can only hope to break through Zhang Jiao's main formation.
Lu Zhi stared at the battlefield ahead, praying for a miracle to happen.
As the battle continued, the miracle did not happen. Instead, the balance of victory gradually tilted towards Zhang Jiao.
Facing an ambush of 40,000 Yellow Turban troops, 10,000 officers and soldiers were beaten back and forth, and could only resist with difficulty.
The morale of the officers and soldiers at the front was low, and they were also suppressed by the Yellow Turban Army in Zhang Jiao's main formation.
Is this the end of it?
Lu Zhi felt desolate in his heart. He had all kinds of strategies in his mind, but at this moment he had no strategy to defend against the enemy.
A Confucian general of his own generation had to end up in such a miserable end.
It’s ridiculous that I laughed at Zhu Jun, retribution comes so quickly!
How depressed Lu Zhi was, how happy Zhang Jue was, and the smile on his lips could no longer be suppressed.
After this battle, the land of Hebei will be under control!
He has already begun to dream about occupying Jizhou, attacking Luoyang, and even ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor!
"Kill, the officers and soldiers can no longer resist!"
"Brothers, kill them, and nothing can stop us anymore."
"Long live the Yellow Turban Army, long live General Tian Gong!"
"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established, and the age of Jiazi will be good for the world!"
The shouts of the Yellow Turban Army resounded throughout the battlefield, and the morale of the Yellow Turban Army had reached its peak.
If nothing unexpected happens, the army and the army will inevitably be defeated, and the overall situation has been decided.
However, there are many variables on the battlefield. Lu Zhi thought that Zhang Jue's vomiting blood was a fake defeat, but he did not expect that sacrificing the lives of more than 10,000 people was seduction. He thought that Zhang Jue would arrange an ambush, but he did not expect that there would be 40,000 people.
Zhang Jiao never expected that nearly 20,000 people would be killed or injured in the pursuit, nor did he expect that he would almost be captured by a frontal breakthrough while surrounding the army.
At this moment, an unexpected incident struck, which neither Lu Zhi nor Zhang Jiao expected.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The cry of killing came from outside the Mawei Forest, and smoke and dust were seen rising from the entrance of the forest. I don't know how many sergeants there were.