The retreat of the officers and soldiers gave Zhang Jiao a chance to break out of Guangzong, rush out of Jizhou, reach Yingchuan, and occupy Luoyang.
Because of the haste of the uprising, members of the Taiping Sect did not gather together to revolt. Although the uprisings all over the country seem to be huge, they also give the officers and soldiers the opportunity to annihilate them one by one.
When the uprising began, Zhang Jiao prepared to lead the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army to Yingchuan and join forces with the Yellow Turban Army there. However, Zhang Jiao did not expect that the Han court would react so quickly this time and that the Central Army of the Han Dynasty would be so powerful.
Now that the officers and soldiers besieging Guangzong have retreated, and they retreated in a hurry, could it be that the war on the Yingchuan side has changed to his advantage? Zhang Jiao thought in his mind.
"Come here!" Zhang Jiao shouted.
A soldier came in and Zhang Jiao said to him:
"Pass my order to gather one hundred thousand Yellow Turban warriors and follow me to fight out of Guangzong and go to Yingchuan."
"promise."
After leaving Guangzong, you will enter Wei County in Jizhou to the south. The Zhang River flows from west to east in Wei County. If you want to continue south, you need to cross the Zhang River. However, for an army of 100,000 people,
Crossing a river is perfectly normal.
Zhang Jue ordered his Yellow Turban warriors to build many temporary bridges across the Zhang River to ensure that a hundred thousand troops could quickly cross the Zhang River.
It had been one day since we had left Guangzong, and there had been no harassment from officers and soldiers at all along the way. This made Zhang Jiao even more convinced that the officers and soldiers had withdrawn south.
After the pontoon bridge was built, it was getting late. Zhang Jiao ordered the troops to rest for one night on the north bank of the river. After breakfast tomorrow, the whole army would start crossing the river.
The next day.
After breakfast, Zhang Jiao immediately ordered a hundred thousand troops to start crossing the river. Zhang Jiao needed to rush to Yingchuan as soon as possible.
A few hours later, the entire army was almost halfway through. Zhang Jiao's anxious heart also relaxed a little.
However, at this moment, Zhang Jiao suddenly heard a cry of killing.
Zhang Jiao hurriedly ran out of the tent and asked the soldiers outside the tent:
"Where does the cry of killing come from? Where does the cry of killing come from?"
The soldiers outside the tent also looked at a loss, and they felt that there were shouts of killing coming from all directions.
"Report...our troops have been spotted in the north."
"Report... officers and soldiers of our army were found in the south."
"Where are the officers and soldiers coming from? Where are the officers and soldiers coming from? Quickly follow me to meet the enemy." Zhang Jiao shouted.
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Lu Zhi led his army to retreat south yesterday, and he went very hastily, just to give Zhang Jiao the illusion that Lu Zhi was eager to go south. After Lu Zhi led his army to go south for most of half a day, he turned to lead his army to the west.
Hide in a jungle to the west.
Hiding until night, Lu Zhi received news from the scouts that Zhang Jiao had led his army to the south.
Originally, Liu Bei and Chen Meng suggested that Lu Zhi launch a surprise attack on Zhang Jiao during the night, but Lu Zhi did not accept Liu Bei's and others' suggestions because his troops were exhausted.
The Central Army led by Lu Zhi consisted of soldiers from the five camps of the Northern Army, namely Tunqi, Yueqi, Infantry, Changshui, and Shesheng battalions. Among them, Tunqi, Yueqi, and Changshui were all cavalry, and the infantry battalion was
Lightly-armed infantry, the Shesheng battalion is lightly-armed crossbowmen.
At dawn the next day, Lu Zhi ordered the Changshui Battalion, the Infantry Battalion, the Shesheng Battalion and Liu Bei's troops to accompany Lu Zhi on the north bank of the Zhang River to attack the rebels. The Tunqi Battalion and the Yueqi Battalion were led by the captains of the two battalions.
Two battalions of soldiers quietly crossed the Zhang River with light equipment and hid in ambush on the south bank of the Zhang River. After the attack was launched on the north bank, the cavalry on the south bank launched an attack on the rebels.
In field battles, the most lethal force is the cavalry.
This was the first time Chen Meng had seen the scene of thousands of horses galloping, and it was also the first time he had participated in it.
When Lu Zhi issued the order to attack, more than 10,000 horses from the Changshui Camp, under the command of the soldiers, charged at the Yellow Turban warriors who were crossing the river.
Most of the soldiers in Changshui Camp were barbarians. As a person who grew up on horses, his riding skills were really impeccable. Chen Meng rode a war horse and followed among these barbarians, only to realize that he
He just knows how to ride a horse.
When more than ten thousand war horses were about to come into contact with the Yellow Turban warriors, the horses, under the control of the soldiers, began to turn around and quickly wandered around the Yellow Turban warriors. Crossbow arrows were fired at the Yellow Turban warriors.
Changshui Camp's tactics gave full play to the flexibility of the light cavalry. The yellow scarf warriors who were suddenly attacked had not yet prepared their formation for the battle, and the Changshui Camp's cavalry rushed in front of them.
The Changshui camp cavalry did not come into contact with the Yellow Turban infantry, but used long-range bow and arrow attacks, which immediately made the spears and halberds in the hands of the Yellow Turban infantry useless.
The four of Liu Bei and their cavalry did not have such strong riding skills, so the four of Liu Bei led their cavalry and charged straight towards the yellow scarf warriors in front of them.
After Zhang Fei's hell-level training during this period, Chen Meng's fighting skills and physical strength also made rapid progress.
The charge of war horses must not be stopped or dispersed. Liu Bei personally led two hundred cavalry, with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in front, Liu Bei and Chen Meng behind. The two hundred cavalry formed a sharp arrow array, which was like a sharp sword.
It penetrated straight into the heart of the Yellow Turban Warriors' infantry.
Chen Meng used the power of his horse to charge forward, and the plum blossom spear in his hand pierced the chest of a yellow scarf warrior in front of him.
"Assault, assault." Feeling that the speed of the horse's assault had slowed down a bit, Zhang Fei in front couldn't help shouting.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were worthy of being fierce generals. When they entered thousands of troops, they felt as if they were on a level ground. They had a Qinglong Yanyue Sword and a snake spear eight feet long. They were at the front, and the yellow scarf warriors they killed did not dare to get close.
After seeing Lu Zhi's attack order, soldiers from the Tunqi Camp and the Yueqi Battalion on the south bank of the Zhang River, led by the two captains, also began to attack the Yellow Turban Lishi on the south bank of the Zhang River.
The Yellow Turban warriors who had just crossed the Zhang River were suddenly attacked by more than 20,000 cavalry before they could figure out what was going on. Many Yellow Turban warriors did not even see the enemy and were smashed to pieces by the charge of the horses.
At this time, Zhang Jiao finally understood that all this was a conspiracy, just to lure him out of Guangzong City and then eliminate him in a field battle.
"Quick, quick, pass on my order and ask the Yellow Turban warriors who crossed the river to return quickly and follow me back to Guangzong." Zhang Jiao hurriedly said to the soldiers next to him.
Zhang Jiao has long been frightened by the Central Army led by Lu Zhi, especially in a place without any terrain advantages. The cavalry of the Central Army, to Zhang Jiao now, is like a little devil urging his life.
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Therefore, after Zhang Jiao learned that the Central Army led by Lu Zhi was attacking them, Zhang Jiao did not hesitate and issued an order for the entire army to retreat to Guangzong.
After seeing signs that the Yellow Turban Warriors were retreating, Lu Zhi immediately ordered soldiers from the hidden infantry battalion and Shesheng Battalion to rush out. The two battalions of soldiers were hidden on the only way for the Yellow Turban Warriors to retreat to Guangzong.
Kill with intention but without intention. After seeing the two battalions of soldiers, the remaining fighting spirit of the Yellow Turban Warriors completely disappeared.
Escape, escape, escape quickly. This is the most direct thought in the mind of the yellow scarf warrior now.
The Yellow Turban Hermits who originally crossed the Zhang River were even more miserable. Tens of thousands of people crowded towards the pontoon bridge, pushing and colliding with each other, causing hundreds of Yellow Turban Hermits to fall into the Zhang River and then be mercilessly submerged by the river water.
In this battle, Lu Zhi led the Central Army of the Han Dynasty, killing more than 20,000 Yellow Turban warriors and capturing more than 40,000 people. The remaining 40,000 Yellow Turban warriors followed Zhang Jiao and returned to Guangzong City again. This chapter has been completed!