There was a clang sound, and Wenpin did not feel the pain he expected. He couldn't help but open his eyes and saw that the arrow did not hit any part of his body. There was a cheer from the governor's house, and only
Seeing Huang Zhongzheng maintaining his archery posture, he stood proudly on the other side of the wall.
It turns out that Zhang Mancheng just ordered archers to attack Wenpin. Although Wenpin didn't notice it, Huang Zhong discovered it early. At the last moment, it was Huang Zhong's incredible archery skills that saved Wenpin.
's life.
Wenpin, who had just experienced a near-death escape, did not become timid because of this. On the contrary, he became more and more emotional. He shouted and cursed at Zhang Mancheng who was outside the wall. The more he cursed, the worse he heard it. Zhang Mancheng was so angry that he
His face was green and black, and he directly ordered the archers behind him to shoot Wenpin. However, this time Wenpin learned the lesson and used the wooden frame on the wall to block the arrows that were shot at him.
Huang Zhong came to the rescue again.
Taking a few deep breaths, knowing that there was nothing he could do about it for the time being, he had no choice but to hold back the anger in his heart. He looked up at the sky and saw that the sky had begun to shine dimly, and the night passed like this. Zhang Mancheng also
Not wanting to delay any longer, I waved the riding crop in my hand and prepared to order an attack on the county governor's mansion!
But before Zhang Mancheng had time to shout out the order, suddenly, deafening waves of war drums came from the north of the city, directly interrupting Zhang Mancheng's order.
Zhang Mancheng's face suddenly showed a trace of doubt. When he was rectifying the Yellow Turban Army, he had already confirmed that the three generals sent into the city previously, Zhao Hong, had died in battle, and Liu Pi and Gong Du had also been captured. The remaining
Apart from himself, Sun Xia and Han Zhong, who had the authority to give orders, were both killed by his orders. Who else could beat the war drum privately?
Zhang Mancheng pulled the reins hard to calm down the war horse that was disturbed by the sound of war drums. He frowned and shouted: "What's going on? Who gave the random order and beat the war drums? Why don't you come and find out quickly?"
Before the people sent by Zhang Mancheng to investigate the cause went on the road, they saw a Yellow Turban Army soldier rushing over from the north in a panic. He ran in front of Zhang Mancheng and fell down, but he had no time to stand up.
He just lay on the ground and shouted to Zhang Mancheng: "Commander Qu! Commander Qu! It's not good! A large number of officers and soldiers appeared outside the North City Gate! They are attacking here!"
"What?" Zhang Mancheng's eyes suddenly widened, he stared at the Yellow Turban soldier and shouted, his face full of disbelief. Even as he threw the riding whip in his hand towards the soldier, he shouted
Cursed: "Nonsense! Where do the officers and soldiers from Nanyang County come from!"
The Yellow Turban Army soldier looked as if he was about to cry, and said to Zhang Mancheng: "Qu Shuai! No matter how courageous a villain is, he would not dare to deceive Qu Shuai! There really are officers and soldiers! And there are enough
More than 30,000 people! This, this war drum is beating by the army of officers and soldiers! Now there are only a few hundred people at the North City Gate, and there is no way to stop the attack of those officers and soldiers! Please Commander Qu quickly order support!"
Zhang Mancheng's face had become ugly. He could see that this Yellow Turban Army soldier definitely did not have the courage to lie to him. It seemed that an army of officers and soldiers was really coming. Regardless of where this army of officers and soldiers came from.
The first thing we came here is to defend Nanyang City. We must not let the officers and soldiers rush into Nanyang City like this. Otherwise, although there are only more than 30,000 people, the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers is far greater than that of these ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers. Zhang Mancheng
Even if there are hundreds of thousands of troops, they cannot stop the impact of those officers and soldiers.
"Qu Shuai! It's not good! Qu Shuai!" But before Zhang Mancheng could give the order, another Yellow Turban Army soldier ran away from the south. The appearance of this Yellow Turban Army soldier was that Yiyang City was stumbling around in a state of embarrassment. This Yellow Turban Soldier
The soldiers finally rolled up to Zhang Mancheng, pointed to the south and shouted: "Commander Qu! Oh no! A large number of officers and soldiers appeared outside the south city gate! They have breached the city gate and are rushing into the city.
Come over here!"
Zhang Mancheng suddenly felt a bang above his head, as if a thunder fell from the sky and hit his forehead. At the same time, as if to verify the words of the Yellow Turban Army soldier, waves of shouts of death began to be heard from the south.
The sound is getting closer and closer.
Lost! There were only two words left in Zhang Mancheng's mind. Needless to say, Zhang Mancheng had already lost this battle! Zhang Mancheng didn't know where the large number of officers and soldiers who appeared in the north of the city came from, but they appeared from the south.
Officers and soldiers, Zhang Mancheng can vaguely guess one or two.
Zhang Mancheng's plan for the uprising this time was to first capture Nanyang County, seize Nanyang County's grain and grass, and use Nanyang's geographical location to first cut off the connection between Jingzhou and Luoyang. Then, he would gradually encroach on other cities in Jingzhou.
Bring the entire Jingzhou under the control of the Yellow Turban Army!
According to this plan, Zhang Mancheng naturally found out the information early. Jingzhou Governor Xu Wei was not a great figure, but under Xu Wei, there was a man named Qin Jie who was very capable. Although he was only a scholar, he was
He is quite knowledgeable in the art of war. Zhang Mancheng also wanted to recruit him to serve in the Yellow Turban Army, but failed. It was precisely because of the existence of this person that Zhang Mancheng placed his first target in Nanyang instead of Jingzhou.
Xiangyang, the capital of China!
Previously, Zhang Mancheng handed over the task of attacking Nanyang City to Sun Xia and Han Zhong. However, he led the elite Yellow Turban Army to conquer the villages and towns in Zhouzhou, Nanyang County. Another purpose was to put pressure on Xiangyang and make Xiangyang and Jingzhou
The defenders of other cities and counties did not dare to come to support Nanyang. But Zhang Mancheng never expected that he would be delayed in Nanyang City for so long. Now it is obvious that the defenders of other cities and counties in Jingzhou can no longer hold back.
Troops are dispatched!
Although Zhang Mancheng's Yellow Turban Army is large in number, it does not have the ability to deal with the entire Jingzhou army, let alone the mysterious officers and soldiers who came from the north. As of now, Zhang Mancheng's operation is doomed to fail.
, Zhang Mancheng seemed to have aged dozens of years all of a sudden, and his face no longer had the same vigor as before.
He glanced at the Yellow Turban soldiers behind him who were also overwhelmed by the two sudden news, and the bursts of killing cries from the south kept knocking Zhang Mancheng's confidence. At the same time, the sound of war drums from the north
It also stopped, and was replaced by the same cry of killing. Zhang Mancheng knew immediately that the North City Gate must have been breached!
It was already a good situation, but now it has ended like this. Zhang Mancheng wanted to draw his sword and kill himself immediately to apologize! But seeing the helpless faces of the Yellow Turban soldiers around him, Zhang Mancheng couldn't help but sigh. These all belong to Taiping Road.
Power! Wouldn't it be a pity if it were all lost here! After careful consideration, Zhang Mancheng resisted the idea of committing suicide, waved his hand and shouted: "Retreat! Retreat to the east!"
The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army were already panicking when they first heard that the army of officers and soldiers had arrived. Now with Zhang Mancheng's order, they were relieved from the panic. Even after obeying Zhang Mancheng's military order, they began to gather their troops and headed towards
Rushed to the east city gate. Before Zhang Mancheng left, he glanced at the Sheriff's Mansion with a reluctant expression. The last step! This is the last step! If he could capture the Sheriff's Mansion earlier and completely control Nanyang City, with the city wall
With his support, Zhang Mancheng is confident that he can fight those officers and soldiers!
As long as these troops of officers and soldiers can be held back, I believe that the Runan Yellow Turban Army and the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army will soon come to support. By then, these troops of officers and soldiers will all be buried here. How can it be Zhang Mancheng's turn to flee now?
But there is no point in thinking about it anymore. Zhang Mancheng could only escape from Nanyang City in a hurry with hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops full of regret. On the way to escape, he inevitably encountered the attacks of officers and soldiers from the north and the south.
Pursuit. Zhang Mancheng, who had no intention of fighting, naturally would not tangle with these officers and soldiers anymore. He had no intention of resisting and directly ordered to flee. However, hundreds of thousands of troops were chased and beaten by less than 50,000 officers and soldiers, causing countless casualties. In the end
Although they were able to escape, there were only less than 100,000 soldiers and horses left.
When Zhang Mancheng gave the order to escape, Chu Gong, Huang Zhong and a group of officers and soldiers were all happy when they heard the noise outside in the governor's house. Huang Zhong could not help but open the door and attack to participate in blocking the Yellow Turban Army.
However, Huang Zhong's proposal was blocked by Luo Yang. The reason was that he did not know whether the reinforcements were true or not. If it were sent out rashly, wouldn't it be bad if he fell into the traitor army's conspiracy? After hearing Luo Yang's suggestion, Chu
Gong also agreed with Luo Yang's view. Anyway, even if they defended the governor's mansion, if reinforcements really came, there would be no difference if there were hundreds more of them.
Although Luo Yang said so, he already believed in his heart that reinforcements were really coming! Because based on the current strength comparison between the Yellow Turban Army and the defenders in the county governor's mansion, Zhang Mancheng didn't need to play such a trick at all. But Luo Yang
After thinking of such an excuse, he persuaded Huang Zhong to attack, but it was because of his considerations. Although I didn't know, the reinforcements that were supposed to wait until two months later appeared now, but since the Yellow Turban Army has already
If he fails, then his previous goal of saving his life has been temporarily achieved. After saving his life, what next? In this troubled world, Luo Yang has his own thoughts again. Looking at the rising sun in the east,
Although it was a bit dazzling, Luo Yang had no intention of avoiding it, with an inexplicable look on his face. In troubled times, now, I, Luo Yang, am here!