After the two of them escaped from Nangong in a hurry, they felt that their frightened hearts had calmed down.
"Huh! I'm on edge these days!" Zhang Rang said after taking a deep breath.
"Hey! It's a shame that opening the horns can't do anything, otherwise why would we have to rely on others!" Zhao Zhong also said angrily.
Zhang Rang was frightened by these words. He stepped forward and covered Zhao Zhong's mouth: "Do you want to die? If you want to die, don't hold me back!"
Zhao Zhong was painfully covered by him and quickly motioned for him to let go.
Zhang Rang carefully looked around, but fortunately no one was there, and then let go of Zhao Zhong.
"Don't drag me with you? We did this together." Zhao Zhong said with a smile, which was completely opposite to Zhang Rang's caution.
Liu Hong's behavior today made Zhao Zhong feel resentful. He was eager to end this life controlled by others. More than ever, he and Zhang Rang had been secretly helping the Yellow Turbans.
The purpose of the army is to get rid of Liu Hong and become the master of his own country.
It's a pity that the Yellow Turbans rose quickly and lost quickly. The defeats of Jizhou and Yuzhou left Zhao Zhong no longer able to see a glimmer of hope.
"Tell you to stop talking!" Zhang Rang was a little angry. He wanted to get rid of this kind of life, but this place was not far from Nangong and was not the place to talk. He could only forcefully suppress his voice and said, "Go to your house.
Say it again."
Jizhou, Julu County.
Dong Zhuo acted very quickly. He made an agreement with the clan members that day to distribute meat to his soldiers at night, and summoned several generals from the Hedong Cavalry. Within three days, control of the entire army was in Dong Zhuo's hands.
The clan members saw this, but they had nothing to do and became a lieutenant in name only.
Dong Zhuo, who had won the hearts of his troops, did not delay any longer, and soon took a detour to Quyang, leaving a small number of troops in the camp to show off every day to confuse Zhang Jiao.
In mid-July, Dong Zhuo successfully arrived and set up camp near Xiaquyang.
"We have been marching in a hurry for the past few days. Please go ahead and let the sergeants have a good rest and eat more meat tonight!"
Dong Zhuo always loved soldiers and often hung out with soldiers. Since he joined the army, the consumption of military rations has been increasing day by day!
"More meat? If this continues, our military rations may not last long." The clan members seemed worried. During these days of getting along, Dong Zhuo gave people the impression that he was generous, willing, and treated the soldiers as brothers.
But he is too rough and big-headed and doesn't care about details.
"Vice General Zong, we have reached Quyang, do we still need to consider the issue of military rations? How much food will I need when I capture Quyang?" Dong Zhuo smiled confidently, and in his mouth, Quyang was like an undefended city.
The clan members were helpless and somewhat skeptical after hearing this. When Dong Zhuo proposed this plan at first, he thought it was still feasible. After getting along with Dong Zhuo along the way, he felt a haze in his heart. He became more and more suspicious of this plan.
Executability of the plan.
When fighting Lu Zhi, everything was planned, but with Dong Zhuo it seemed that there was only one goal and nothing else mattered.
"I hope so!" the clan member finally said and left the tent to carry out Dong Zhuo's order.
The soldiers outside were overjoyed when they heard the news. Since Dong Zhuo came, their food has been getting better and better. Not only do they need to be fed, but they also often add meat! Dong Zhuo often talks with them, and he does not show any sign of being an army commander.
shelf.
All kinds of deeds made them start to love General Dong Zhonglang.
At this moment, there is also an army stationed at the border of Zhongshan Kingdom in the north of Julu County.
"Brother! We have been here for a month, how long do we have to wait?"
The person who spoke was none other than Zhang Fei. It turned out that after Liu Bei defeated the thieves in Zhuoxian County, he led his troops southward to Jizhou. Beizhonglang General Lu Zhi was his teacher. He would be able to gain some kudos if he went there, and maybe he could be promoted to a higher position.
One floor.
As the prefect of Zhuo County, Liu Yan did not want to wade into this troubled waters. The two discussed for a long time, but in the end Liu Yan still could not keep Liu Bei. In the spirit of uncle-nephew affection, he added some troops to Liu Bei and let him lead three thousand troops.
The people and baggage went to Jizhou to quell the chaos.
Along the way from Zhuoxian County, Liu Bei wiped out several small groups of ineffective Yellow Turban forces on the way, and arrived at the border of Zhongshan Kingdom in June. The three of them led scouts to watch Xiaquyang from a distance.
After seeing the city tower of Xiaquyang and hearing that there were at least more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans in Xiaquyang, Liu Bei ordered to camp at the border of Zhongshan and wait for a month.
"Third brother, don't be impatient. You must know that the right time, right place, and right people are indispensable." Liu Bei said earnestly and thoughtfully.
In fact, he was secretly worried. The food and wages he brought when he went out were all eaten up long ago. Now he was eating only from the wages collected along the way and from begging for thieves. The remaining food was only enough to last for more than ten days at most.
Originally, he was thinking of waiting for his teacher Lu Zhi to reach Quyang and join the army, but he waited for no news about the teacher. It was not that he didn't think about going to find Lu Zhi, but Julu County was still under the control of the bandits.
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If my troops of 3,000 men want to pass through, it is really unpredictable. If they take a detour, there is no telling when they will arrive. By then, the troops and food will not be supplied, and I am afraid that these 3,000 men will not be able to retain them.
"Why have you been waiting for a month and still can't wait?" Zhang Fei just felt aggrieved. He has been here for a month and has neither fought nor retreated. It is better not to come. At least he still has the position of county magistrate.
"Third brother, the eldest brother has his own plan, you and I just need to obey orders and act!" Seeing Zhang Fei's tone becoming more and more irritable, Guan Yu also stood up and said.
"Huh!" Zhang Fei felt that he couldn't say it every time, so he had to turn his head and get angry secretly.
"Hey..." Liu Bei sighed. Even if he is sworn to his brother Zhang Fei, there may be more people under his command who don't understand him.
But there is no other way. With three thousand against more than one hundred thousand, no matter what he thinks, he can't think of a way to win.
But what he didn't know was that the opportunity to send troops was coming soon.
The next day, early in the morning, Dong Zhuo led the well-fed and rested army towards Xiaquyang, intending to attack the city head-on.
In his mind, the Yellow Turbans were just an army created by a group of peasants, and the number of troops did not mean anything.
In Xiaquyang City, a messenger with a yellow turban quickly rushed to where Zhang Bao was: "General Digong! There are enemy troops outside the city!"
"What!" Zhang Bao stood up immediately, "Have the eldest brother and third brother been defeated by Lu Zhi?"
The three brothers became powerful in Julu County, and if Lu Zhi arrived in Xiaquyang, it would mean that Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang were in trouble.
"No! There was a letter from eldest brother sent two days ago. If Lu Zhi really defeated eldest brother, why didn't he mention anything in the letter?" Zhang Bao thought for a moment and figured out the key to the matter.
"You Lu Zhi, how dare you do such a dangerous move? Do you think I, Zhang Bao, are weak and can be bullied? Let's go! Go take a look on the tower!"
Zhang Bao came to the tower in a hurry. He thought he was being treated as a weakling by Lu Zhi, and he was filled with anger.
A large army in the distance is approaching Xiaquyang City, with the cavalry on the side. The rest of the army is arranged in an orderly formation in a flying geese formation. You can tell at a glance that they are people who have experienced battles for a long time. In the center of the army formation, a military flag rises to the sky, and a letter reads "Dong
"Character.
It was this word "Dong" that confused Zhang Bao. Could it be that there were still imperial troops in Jizhou?
Zhang Bao did not choose to attack rashly. Zhang Jiao had already formulated a strategy for the three brothers to occupy the city and defend each other. As long as they lasted for a while, there would be a chance to solve the problem.
He attacked rashly. It would be good if he won, but if he failed, wouldn't it be in vain that Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang were harmed?
Dong Zhuo's army marched to a stop outside the attack range of Xiaquyang City. The entire army formed a formation. Their uniform movements and rapid changes in formation made Zhang Bao on the tower feel a lot of pressure.
"Who's coming?" Zhang Bao raised his voice and shouted downwards.
"I am Dong Zhuo, General Dong Zhonglang, and I have come to fight against the thieves on your Majesty's orders. If you don't rush to the city and surrender, how can you survive when I attack the city?"
Dong Zhuo was riding a tall horse and looked extremely proud. His confident words did not take Zhang Bao and others seriously.
"General Dong Zhonglang? When will there be another General Dong Zhonglang?" Zhang Bao was puzzled. One Lu Zhi had already caused a headache for the three brothers. Now that another general Dong Zhonglang was added, it would be difficult to add another general.
Stick to it.
Just as Zhang Bao was thinking about it, his eyes caught sight of a person next to Dong Zhuo, the clan member!
"Why is Lu Zhi's lieutenant with this person? It's getting weirder and weirder." Zhang Bao was puzzled.
"What's wrong with surrendering? If you really have the ability, just go ahead and fight in!" Even though you are confused and confused, you can't lose the battle. Otherwise, before the battle starts, your own momentum will be lower than the opponent's for no reason.
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"You're such a tough-talking thief! Then let me test your abilities!" Dong Zhuo sneered, then waved his hand forward, "Attack the city as planned!"
The ladders built when Lu Zhi was still there were finally put to use at this moment. The military formation was seen to separate on both sides, and the ladders were pushed out one after another from the rear.
Suddenly, the sky outside Xiaquyang City was filled with mud and sand, and the soldiers rushed to Xiaquyang City Tower with loud shouts.
Immediately behind the ladder comes the jinglan chariot, which is a great weapon for sieges! It is a mobile archery tower, which is generally the same height as the city wall. Soldiers standing on the jinglan chariot can shoot the defenders.
Aerial ladders were continuously put up on the city wall, and each ladder was followed by a jinglan vehicle to shoot the defenders and cover their own soldiers to climb the city wall.
Even though Dong Zhuo seemed to have made a hasty decision to attack the city, he was actually a meritorious general and had already made preparations!
The siege battle was quite cruel. Groups of soldiers continued to climb up the towers along the ladders. The defenders also continued to shoot arrows and throw down rolling logs. Occasionally, a few soldiers who climbed onto the city wall also fought with the defenders.
Died in a fight.
Both sides are fighting with the lives of their soldiers. This hole can only be filled with human lives. How many people are needed to fill it?
Dong Zhuo doesn't know, Zhang Bao doesn't know, no one can know.