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On the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, near Moling County, Danyang County, a secret water village is built on a branch of the Yangtze River, relying on a small island. There are more than a dozen wooden boats parked on the river. The place is hidden and surrounded by nine rivers. There are eighteen turns, and the water is too fast, making it difficult for others to reach.
In the water village, in a wooden house above the river, a small brazier was burning. The room was not very cold. Zhou Yu was wrapped in a brocade robe, with long hair in a bun and a jade belt around his waist. He was sitting peacefully in front of a young man with a strong back and a strong back.
Although he was in a den of thieves, his expression was extremely calm, not at all frightened or anxious, and no fear could be seen on his face.
"Old Zhou, what are you doing with the people around me?" Zhou Yu raised his head, looked at the young man with amber eyes, stretched casually, and asked lazily: "That most beautiful little lady is my future wife, you Don't be impulsive and ask Mrs. Yazhai, or I will nail you to death for the rest of your life."
"Mr. Zhou, you should worry about yourself. If your brother dares not bring money and come alone within three days, I will definitely throw you down the Yangtze River to feed the fish." Zhou Tai heard this, his forehead A string of black lines crossed his face, and he said with a cold expression.
Not many goods were robbed in this trip, but the little ancestor robbed one. After Zhou Yu revealed his identity, he understood that this guy could not be beaten or killed. After all, Sun Jian had an army of tens of thousands and was not easy to mess with.
However, letting Zhou Yu go like this would damage his reputation as a nine-year-old, and he was unwilling to do so. Then he came up with the idea of kidnapping him. Instead of killing him, he could use him to extort a fortune from Sun Jian.
So after he found out about Sun Ce's garrison at Qu'a, he asked Zhou Yu to send a letter to Sun Ce. It's funny to say, Zhou Yu was actually robbed by Zhou Tai.
"Old Zhou, you won't kill me!" Zhou Yu smiled.
"Master Zhou, you seem to be very confident?" Zhou Tai stared at him with a ferocious expression and said coldly: "Although I don't dare to provoke Sun Polu, but you are not afraid that I will lose my mind in anger. , Do I really want to kill you? After all, I am a thief."
"Of course I am confident, but you are the one who is not confident now."
Zhou Yu smiled faintly, raised his head, and looked at this young man. He was dressed in simple cloth, eight feet tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his skin was a little dark. He said, "It's already ugly to be a thief, but you don't even have the confidence to be a thief. How can you still be a thief?" What are you calling the Nine Sisters, dominating the Yangtze River, Old Zhou, you have disappointed me a little."
"Hmph, that's nonsense. Why am I, Zhou Tai, not confident?" Zhou Tai's eyes widened and he looked at Zhou Yu with a fierce look in his eyes and said coldly.
"Afraid of losing!" Zhou Yu said with squinted eyes. This Zhou Tai was historically a famous Jiangdong tiger minister in the future.
Zhou Tai, courtesy name Youping, was born in Xiacai, Jiujiang. He fled in his early years because he offended an official. He had excellent water skills and extraordinary force. Later, he has been living in the Yangtze River. He also joined forces with his friend Jiang Qin from the same county to establish A group of water thieves.
This group of water thieves specializes in robbing officials and merchants on the Yangtze River. They were prominent for a while. Jiujiang County and Danyang County both sent troops to kill them, but they were unsuccessful every time. Gradually, this group of water thieves was called "the thieves" by the merchant officers and soldiers on both sides of the Yangtze River. Nine**
Zhou Yu was optimistic that they were familiar with water warfare, so he was determined to subdue these water thieves for his elder brother Sun Ce. Moreover, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin looked like tiger generals at first sight, and would be a rare help to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu who would establish a navy army in the future. So there is now a drama where one is willing to fight and the other is willing to endure.
His eyes were drawn back to Qingzhou.
Guan Hai was angry and anxious, so he withdrew from Le'an. At the beginning of Kou's campaign in Beihai, they attacked Kong Rong's garrison in Duchang. In that battle, they succeeded in a surprise attack and won a complete victory. In this way, Beihai becomes like a virgin who has lost her protective wings and can be ravaged by others.
Although Yuan Shao agreed with Yuan Xi to recruit the Yellow Turbans, Zhou Cang and others did not think highly of Guan Hai, who was a Yellow Turban thief, and even had some contempt for him. However, Yuan Shaosu showed his loyalty to others, and later approved Yuan Xi's recruitment of Guan Hai and others.
Later, under Zheng Xuan's persuasion, Guan Hai, who was less than thirty years old, became a military commander under Yuan Xi's account. Fortunately, Guan Hai lived up to expectations. He is brave in battle and kind-hearted, and is very popular among soldiers.
Zhou Cang was also a Yellow Turban commander who was defeated and captured. According to the wishes of Yuan Xi and his generals, it would not be an exaggeration to kill him ten thousand times, but Yuan Xi still rescued him.
On the one hand, Yuan Xi's men really lacked talents, but on the other hand, Zhou Cang and Guan Hai were old acquaintances. Knowing that he was not a treacherous and evil person, Yuan Xi took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation to make this man who carried the sword for Guan Er Ye in history. Recruiting and surrendering is something I won’t mention for the time being.
The place with the largest grain reserves in the Beihai Kingdom should be the Beihai. As long as the Beihai is captured and grain is obtained, whether one continues to invade other parts of the Beihai or escapes into the mountains, one can make a living.
On the first day of the siege, the Yellow Turban Army briefly stormed the city wall, but was eventually driven down. The vigor that came with the victory retreated, and the Yellow Turban Army was as weak as if it had given up. After two days, the siege made no progress.
Guan Hai was also worried that Kong Rong would ask for help, so on the advice of his subordinates, he issued a good cure for the failure: on the day the city was broken, the soldiers could loot, burn and kill privately for a day.
In the era of cold weapons, when a city could not be attacked for a long time, and the soldiers were exhausted and suppressed to the extreme, many generals would promise to massacre the city, burn, kill and loot in order to boost morale and release pressure.
Not only did the barbaric and ignorant nomads use this method to boost morale, Cao Cao in this era of history also committed massacres of cities, not to mention the Jin soldiers and Mongolian soldiers in later generations. As far as Zeng Guofan's Hunan army, they still had bad records of massacres.
The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army seemed to have taken strong medicine. They became crazy overnight and rushed towards the Beihai City Wall one after another.
Wu Anguo was hiding behind the wall and stomping on the command. He was also covered in blood and had several holes in his armor. The feather arrow wood has been used up, and fierce hand-to-hand combat has already been carried out on the city wall.
Ever since he was wounded by Lu Bu in the Battle of Hulao Pass, he has never been as brave as before. If a general loses his brave heart, he will shrink back. The one that is very popular on Douyin recently is Pan Feng fighting Lu Bu. Pan Feng just lost his heart as a warrior.
The ladder was set up on the city wall, and the yellow scarf soldiers held a shield in one hand and climbed up with the other.
"Stab!" Rows of Beihai soldiers held spears and stabbed downwards at the ladder.
Blood splattered, and even the yellow scarf soldiers who were not stabbed were stabbed down the ladder. Wails and screams were heard one after another from below, those who had fallen to death and those who had been maimed were mixed together.
There were also yellow scarf soldiers who were very skilled. They dodged the tip of the spear and grabbed the spear shaft with one hand. The two sides started wrestling until one side fell off the city wall.
The more skilled archers of the Yellow Turban Army used the collected arrows to shoot arrows at fixed points at the exposed defenders on the city wall.
A yellow scarf soldier took advantage of the position where the defender was shot and quickly climbed up the city wall. He held a shield in one hand and a Huanshou sword in the other. With a "beep" sound, the round shield blocked the thrust of the spear, and the yellow scarf soldiers quickly moved in front of the spearmen.
But before he could swing his knife, the cry of killing began, the cold spear tip pierced his body hard, and several other spears pierced him.
One, two, and subsequent Yellow Turban soldiers swarmed forward, slowly expanding the occupied area.
Wu Anguo ignored his minor injuries and swung a long, square-headed hammer against the yellow turban soldiers on the city wall.
"Bang bang!" Those who were hit by the long hammer all dropped their weapons. Those who were a little slow had their bones burst and blood and brains popping out.
However, the force of the hammer must be sustained. Wu Anguo was injured, blood oozed from the wound, and he gradually became exhausted. The soldiers of the Beihai garrison also retreated steadily.
Guan Hai saw from a distance that the Yellow Turban soldiers scaled the city wall. How could he miss this opportunity? He immediately ordered his own soldiers to press on the city wall to expand the victory.
There were dull vibrations on the ground and the neighing of war horses. Guan Hai looked at the large group of Jizhou cavalry who came out from behind in shock, and suddenly felt something bad.
Taishi Ci took the lead, stabbing with his iron spear, flashing out pieces of cold light, and rushed straight to the city wall. The garrison cavalry behind were divided into columns and followed Tai Shici.
When Guan Hai saw that something was not going well, he organized his own soldiers to withstand the attack of the garrison cavalry.
There was the sound of messy footsteps, and the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army stood close together and formed a small square formation. "Get up!" Guan Hai shouted when he saw the garrison approaching.
"Whoa!" Rows of spears stood up, pointing at the guard cavalry like hedgehogs.
Taishi Ci pulled the reins, and the horse made a small circle to avoid the spearman in front. He accelerated and rushed in from the two small square formations. The war horse paused for a moment and then attacked the small phalanx of spearmen horizontally.
The iron gun opened and closed, swinging away several spears, and seemed to pick out several spearmen with ease. The horses charged fiercely, and the other soldiers were knocked over and trampled, and they all retreated to avoid it.
Zhao Yun did the same with an iron spear and attacked another small square formation. The garrison cavalry then waved their swords or halberds and continued to attack.
The Yellow Turban soldiers were frightened and rushed to the city wall behind to escape. However, the infantry in front retreated, and the impact caused chaos in the phalanx behind. The garrison cavalry attacked until they reached the bottom of the city wall before stopping.
The garrison cavalry threw sulfur grease and set the ladder on fire. Other cavalrymen kept running and attacking to guard against the encirclement of the Yellow Turban Army.
On the city wall, the defenders saw the arrival of Jizhou reinforcements, their morale soared, and they quickly suppressed the Yellow Turban soldiers. The Yellow Turban soldiers who attacked were unable to advance or retreat. After resisting for a while, they abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
Seeing that the ladder was almost burned, Zhao Yun quickly asked his subordinates to form a team and then broke out.
"Ziyi, the equipment has been burned. Break out first and wait for the young master's army." After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he personally held the line behind the team.
Taishi Ci understood and followed Zhao Yun closely. The two men waved their two spears back with a little cold light to block the approaching Yellow Turban soldiers.
But do you still remember the heroic invincibility of Luo Cheng and Qin Shubao when they jointly broke the long snake formation of their patron king Yang Lin? At this time, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici were not inferior to them.
Kong Rong heard that reinforcements were arriving, so he took a group of people and took the risk to climb the tower. Looking at the leaving garrison, he couldn't help but frown, and asked in confusion, "The situation is so good, why don't we take advantage of the victory and defeat the Yellow Turbans."
Wang Xiu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this unit is the vanguard of the Jizhou Army. The Chinese Army has not arrived yet. When the Chinese Army attacks the Yellow Turban Bandits, we can send troops to coordinate inside and outside to defeat them in one fell swoop."
Kong Rong looked happy and said happily, "The yellow scarf can be broken in a day, and Beihai will be safe."
Ten miles away from Beihai
Yuan Xi's army then joined the garrison and cavalry. Under the protection of the garrison cavalry, Yuan Xizhong's army set up camp opposite the Yellow Turban Army camp. Half a day later, Zhang Liao's two thousand cavalry also arrived from Le'an.
The Yellow Turban Army withdrew the soldiers at the north gate of Beihai City, raised the camp high, and surrounded it on three sides: southeast, west, and east.
Yuan Xi sent troops to Beihai this time, and he was full of confidence in defeating the Yellow Turbans. In the past, it was possible to win with less and more, but now the numbers of both sides are equal, and he still has the winning chips in his hand.
The bargaining chip that surprised Yuan Xi and Guo Jia was the great scholar Zheng Xuan. Zheng Xuan was still in Linzi. After learning that Yuan Xi would send troops to rescue Beihai, the old man insisted on going with the army. Because the leader of the Yellow Turban who did not harm Zheng Xuan back then was Guan Hai.
At night, in the main tent.
Yuan Xi and others are making final plans to annihilate the Yellow Turbans.
Zheng Xuan was still wearing a burlap green shirt and was sitting on his knees to the left of Yuan Xi. Gu Yong took out his pen and ink and a booklet, and sat behind Yuan Xi to take notes. Xu Chuzhu Gongdao also served Yuan Xi on both sides meticulously.
Below, Guo Jia, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and the Yellow Turban general Qin Yuan were sitting on both sides. Taishi Ci was also assigned to the end of the table.
"Zilong and Taishi Ziyi defeated the Yellow Turban siege equipment and dampened their spirit. They should be remembered as a meritorious service. I hope they will continue their efforts." Yuan Xi commended.
The two of them thanked him, and Taishi Ci clasped his fists and said, "I don't dare to take credit for things that are part of my job. I only hope that the young master's army can defeat the Yellow Turbans as soon as possible."
After listening to the battle report during the day, Guo Jia did not expect that Kong Rong's subordinates also had such brave people, "Zi Yi is relieved, the decisive battle is coming soon, and we need to plan carefully to annihilate the remnants of the Yellow Turbans."
Taishi Ci had always had the ambition to eliminate the scourge of Qingzhou, so he said, "It's very good. It's better to attack Kong Beihai from inside and outside. In this way, the Yellow Turban can be defeated with one blow!"
Yuan Xi understood and said with relief, "Does Ziyi want to enter the city and meet up with Kong Beihai to attack the bandits? It doesn't have to be like this. Once his morale is weakened, just let Master Zheng go and surrender. If he fails, it won't be too late to attack his camp. .”
"Then I have to go back to Beihai City and return my life to Kong Beihai." Tai Shici insisted.
Yuan Xi said with some worry: "Although the Yellow Turbans have retreated to camp, I'm afraid there are hidden sentries near the city gate." Yuan Xi was afraid that Tai Shici would make a mistake, and he was also afraid that he would miss this loyal general.
Taishi Ci smiled. He said proudly, "I regard the yellow scarf as a local chicken and a dog. If you are not afraid of going out of the city to fight, why should you be afraid of breaking out of the encirclement?"
"Okay! What a great Donglai Taishi Ci, he is indeed a strong man!" Yuan Xi clapped his hands and cheered, "I just see how damaged your armor and stomach are. How can you kill the enemy? Zhongkang, get a pair of fine armor."
Before the advent of firearms, armor, war horses, and weapons were the second life of a sergeant. Only good armor and weapons, coupled with war horses, can save lives and achieve meritorious service. Therefore, most sergeants cherish their armor and stomach very much.
For example, in history, Lu Meng's subordinates took the common people's bamboo hats to protect their armor and were beheaded. Military generals also get exquisite armors, which are comparable to sharp weapons and war horses.
Taishi Ci's position was not high, so he wore Zha armor made of large pieces of iron, which belonged to lower-level officers and soldiers. This is also because Beihai is poorly armed.
After a while, Xu Chu came to the tent holding a complete set of armor and handed it to Tai Shi Ci.
Taishi Ci took a look and saw that it was an exquisite fish scale armor. Fish scale armor is an armor made of small pieces of iron that imitates fish scales. The inside is lined with leather and silk. Not only does it provide excellent protection, it is also comfortable to wear.
"Young Master is kind and sincere, but it's too precious and I dare not accept it." Although Tai Shici wanted it very much, he also knew that he would not accept the favor easily because he would not receive reward for his merits.
"Ziyi's words are wrong. You have a heavy responsibility now. Send Jiawei allows you to complete the important task of contacting Kong Beihai. You must know that success or failure depends on you." Guo Jia knew that Yuan Xi wanted to win over him, so he helped.
Under the gazes of Yuan Xi, Guo Jia, and Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci accepted the armor and formally thanked him.
Zheng Xuan stroked his long beard with his hand and said with a smile, "Sir, wouldn't it be better if the Yellow Turbans surrendered without using weapons? Let me go to the Yellow Turban camp and say that Guan Hai will be surrendered. It won't be too late to fight again."
Of course Yuan Xi wanted to surrender the Yellow Turbans without any bloodshed, but according to Qin Yuan and others, Guan Hai hated the army very much. He respected Zheng Xuan because Zheng Xuan declined the emperor's call, but he might not surrender the Jizhou officers and soldiers.
"Teacher, you can't take personal risks. If you capture Guan Hai, you can go and ask for his surrender, but you have to go to the Yellow Turban camp. Even if Guan Hai doesn't harm him, there's no guarantee that the other Yellow Turban thieves have no evil intentions." Gu Yong hurriedly advised him. road.
Of course, Zheng Xuan was not afraid of danger and insisted on going to the Yellow Turban camp alone. They believed in sacrificing their lives for righteousness.
The Yellow Turban general Qin Yuan suddenly came out of the queue and said, "Didn't Guan Hai's wife and uncle bring them to us? Otherwise, Young Master."
Zheng Xuan's expression changed drastically when he heard this, and he said angrily: "Isn't it what a gentleman does to threaten women and children? Hmph!"
After saying that, Zheng Xuan stood up, waved his sleeves, and left angrily.
