The last uprising of 300,000 Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou was considered to involve the whole state, with responses from all directions.
Although there are many people and the momentum is huge.
However, because most of them are gathered by refugees, there is a lack of equipment and equipment. In addition, many forces are acting in their own way and the people are not unified...
The actual damage caused may not actually be that great.
This time it's different.
Although until now, there is only Wang Zheng as a force, and the number of people is not large.
But when it comes to the actual threat alone, it seems to be even worse.
At the very least, the previous Linzi County Sheriff was not so embarrassed that he asked for help from everywhere.
Of course, this time and that time.
The situation in Qingzhou at that time was already chaotic.
Since Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou, died of illness in the second year of Chuping (AD 191) during the Chuping reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, the entire Qingzhou fell into a state of leaderlessness, asking for help...
I'm afraid I have nowhere to go and no one to help me.
The Yellow Turban Uprising in Qingzhou took advantage of such a favorable moment.
It has been less than a year since Cao Cao defeated the Qingzhou army. Qingzhou, which thought it would finally be peaceful for a while, was once again in turmoil due to the royal government.
Because he is the only force currently.
So when I saw this militia group shouting slogans for Huang Tiandangli...
The Linji soldiers present naturally subconsciously thought that these people were also from Wang Zheng's group.
Thinking of the rumors that the soldiers of the other side seemed to be more powerful than the regular army, everyone suddenly became panicked and timid.
But no one wanted to surrender or escape.
Everyone is not stupid.
The Yellow Turban thieves have been hiding for a long time and even disguised themselves as a militia, just to replace the city defense more easily.
Then its purpose is naturally obvious!
Want to open the city gate?
There must be some accomplices of the thief out there!
When they realized this, the Linji soldiers had no choice but to resist with all their might.
Most of them are locals and their entire families live in the city.
What's more, at least it's not desperate yet. If the thieves' accomplices really enter the city, the two sides will be even more disparate in strength.
That’s when it’s completely over!
Therefore, even though they were at a numerical disadvantage and were unexpectedly attacked first, the remaining officers and soldiers, with less than two hundred people, still gritted their teeth and stepped forward to fight to the death with these Yellow Turban believers.
However, on the one hand, they had been recharging their energy for a day, and had already made careful plans, so they took the lead and made a sneak attack.
On the other side, they had been guarding the city for a whole day. They were exhausted both physically and mentally. They were caught off guard and were already damaged.
When it comes to the spiritual level of military morale, although the city defenders are dedicated to protecting their homeland, these believers who have been brainwashed by Xu He are also fearless and extremely fanatical.
Coupled with the disparity in numbers...
In just one cup of tea, more than a hundred officers and soldiers fell to the ground with their corpses, becoming the dead souls of the thieves.
At this point, the real outcome has been decided.
The remaining officers and soldiers of the city defense battalion could no longer hold on and immediately fled in all directions.
The leader of this group of people who were just pretending to be a militia had already received instructions from Xu He. How could he let these officers and soldiers go?
He laughed evilly and shouted directly: "Leave fifty people to open the city to welcome our fellow Taoists."
"Chase the others!"
"Today, none of these officers and soldiers can be allowed to escape. I will kill them all!"
"promise!"
Immediately, the Yellow Turban thieves quickly divided into two groups. Most of them followed the deserters and poured into countless alleys. The leader led the remaining people and quickly rushed to the top of the city and opened the gate.
There was a teeth-searing sound.
The gate slowly keeps rising.
Shortly after.
Linji County, which was previously closed, is now open to the public.
More than two thousand people who had been waiting outside the city quickly poured in. Under the leadership of the leader, they quickly divided into four groups and rushed to the predetermined destinations.
City defense barracks, granaries, weapons depots, and...
The wealthy area in the south of the city where Xu He’s residence is located!
There were landowners and gentry who had good relations with Xu He every day.
For more than a year, Xu He had already found out how much money each family had.
Today, it’s time to do a thorough search!
On this night, the entire Linji County was filled with the cold light of weapons and the flames of looting.
The city of Le'an County fell into complete chaos.
It was only then that some people ran to the county government office to inform them of the situation outside.
The governor was confused.
All the officials were also stunned.
What's going on?
Not long after the main force in the city left, a group of yellow scarf bandits appeared behind them?
Wang Zheng’s accomplice?
When did he bypass Linzi and come to our county?
Question after question appeared in the minds of all the officials.
When they finally figured out the details, they discovered that Xu He was the culprit.
At this time, the Linji government, with incomplete intelligence and Xu He's calculations, instantly lost control of the city.
They have no idea how many thieves there are.
I don't know how many officers and soldiers I have left.
I wanted to send people to contact and gather strength, but the outside of the mansion was already surrounded by countless thieves, and there was no way to get through.
In desperation, Linji officials could only huddle in the county government office, knowing full well that they would be waiting for death, but there was nothing they could do.
They involuntarily but passively gave up the initiative to Xu He.
The overall situation was decided, and the commander-in-chief Shi Shiran came out and arranged for everyone to once again raise the banner of the Yellow Turban Uprising, calling on all the people in the county to join it.
As for the nobles and nobles who had frequent dealings with him in the past...
But one house after another was broken into by Xu He's men, killed and ransacked!
Amid the deafening shouts and cries, in just two hours, the entire Linji County was left with only the county government.
Everyone hid in the inner courtyard and shivered.
At this time, it was no longer even necessary for Xu He and his tribe to take action personally. Countless people, seduced by food and wealth, had already destroyed the gate that represented the majesty and orthodoxy of the government.
Not long after, fireworks shot into the sky again!
This kind of scene also happened in another place on the same night.
The county seat of Jinan County is Dongpingling.
Sima Ju's younger brother Sima Quan used the same plan and steps to cleanse the city.
In the following days, all the county towns within the two counties were captured one by one by Xu He's troops.
Only ten days.
Seventeen county towns fell into the hands of thieves.
By this time, the entire Qingzhou had truly been dragged into the whirlpool of turmoil again.
Soon afterwards, Xu and his life became numerous documents and appeared on the cases of the leaders of all nearby separatist forces.
Such as Yuan Shao of Jizhou, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, Kong Rong of Beihai...
Even Yuan Shu from Yangzhou, who was further away, looked at him with suspicion.
In a place like Qingzhou where the Fourth War was fought, all the nearby forces naturally had spies already planted.
Just like when Dong Lin sent troops, Wang Zheng's name was actually known to some people outside Qingzhou, but it didn't attract much attention.
It just took a while, and luckily Zhang Jiao's remaining power made it happen.
Not only was he young and ill-informed, he was also unknown before the uprising. He worked hard for nearly a month before conquering two counties.
Even if he defeated Dong Lin, he would still be unworthy of glory in the eyes of the real big shots.
Xu He is different.
Not only was he one of the commanders of the Yellow Turban Bandits in Qingzhou last time, but also because the momentum of his sudden attack was indeed extraordinary.
In just ten days, it swept through two counties and seventeen counties.