In 184, Tang Zhou reported to the government that Ma Yuanyi and other Taiping Dao disciples were preparing to revolt, causing Yuanyi's car to break up in Luoyang.
Emperor Ling hurriedly issued an order to kill more than a thousand people in the imperial palace, provincial government and the common people who had trouble.
Due to the traitor's informant, Zhang Jiao sent people to inform all parties of the uprising in advance.
So the thirty-six directions "rose at the same time." Hundreds of thousands of people! Zhang Jiao called himself "General Tiangong", his younger brother Zhang Bao called himself "General Digong", and Zhang Liang called himself "General Renggong".
Within ten days, the whole country responded, and the capital was shocked!
In April of the same year, the Yellow Turbans rebelled. Throughout the Han Dynasty, large-scale rebellions broke out in the eight states of Qing, Xu, You, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Henan. The Yellow Turban Army's 36 large and small commanders rose up, and hundreds of thousands of people participated in the Yellow Turban Uprising.
The eight states have a vast sphere of influence and can be fully controlled by one person other than Zhang Jiao. There are thirty-six square canal commanders, namely Zhang Niujiao, Chu Feiyan (Zhang Yan), Bu Ji, Huang Long, Zuo Xiao, Yu Digen, Zhang Baiqi, Liu Shi, Zuo Xiao, Zhang Ba, Ping Han, Da Hong, Sili, Yuancheng, Luoshi, Lei Gong, Fuyun, Baique, Yang Feng, Yu Du, Wulu, Li Damu, Suigu, Kuju, Zhang Mancheng, Bo Cai, Wu Ba, Zhang Bo, Liang Zhongning, Wang Du, Peng Detachment and other departments.
In addition, Hong Xiuquan, Fang La, Wang Qing, and Tian Hu were balanced by the system before.
For a time, the war was raging in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and the people's suffering was getting worse. More and more people joined the Yellow Turban Army uprising and brought down the Han Dynasty!
The Yellow Turban Uprising was so powerful that officers in various states and counties were exhausted. Moreover, because most of the Yellow Turban Army's lieutenant generals and soldiers were refugees and bandits, without food and clothing, and no knowledge of life or death, coupled with their personal worship of the great sage and mentor Zhang Jiao, the Yellow Turban Army fought extremely fiercely!
In less than a month, all the states and counties were in emergency. Emperor Ling was angry and immediately issued an order. The three generals Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and Zhu Jun will unite the army to eliminate the rebellion!
However, the troops in the court were limited, so Emperor Ling hurriedly mobilized elite troops from all over the country to suppress the Yellow Turban Army. Powerful landowners from all over the country also raised troops to cooperate with the official army to suppress the uprising...
At this point, the Yellow Turban Uprising officially kicked off!
Let us come to Yuan Shu's Runan County again. Under the influence of the rebels, all the counties fell, leaving only Runan safe and sound.
"Report... report to the lord! Rebels were found a hundred miles outside the city and are coming here..."
During this period, Lu Fang and other eight generals were appointed as scouts by Yuan Shu to pay close attention to the surrounding situation.
"Do you know the number of enemy invaders?"
"The invading enemy army is a huge force. I estimate that there are about 100,000 people..."
Listening to Lu Fang's words, Yuan Shu frowned and felt a little anxious.
Pacing back and forth, thinking about countermeasures, Xun You was standing aside and said:
"Highway, you can ask General Yuchi to lead his troops to attack and catch the enemy by surprise first.
After disrupting the enemy's forces, he sent his two generals, Dian Wei and Xu Chu, to ambush him in a dense forest. "
Then Xun You thought for a moment and continued:
"One surprise attack and one ambush, the enemy army will definitely be in chaos. At this time, on the road, you can lead the army to directly cover and kill the generals, and the Yellow Turban army will be destroyed without attacking!"
When Yuan Shu heard this, his eyes widened. Why didn't he think of it?
"Thank you sir for your advice!"
Yuan Shu had some ideas about beheading generals. But these 100,000 Yellow Turban troops can be used by me. When the time comes, I will ask my subordinates to capture a few Yellow Turban generals alive and keep them for future use.
Looking at the Yellow Turban Army approaching Runan on the horizon, Yuan Shu waved his hand!
"Wei Chi respectfully obeys the order."
"The last general takes command!"
Yuchi Gong came out of the queue, ready to receive orders.
"I name you as the chief general, and Zhang Ming, Chen Dao, and Yuan Ji are the deputy generals, leading an army of 20,000 to conduct a surprise attack at the place where the Yellow Turban Army must pass.
Charge back and forth and scatter their army formation! Then come back quickly..."
"I will obey your orders!"
Yuchi Gong accepted the order, stood up, and left with the three generals. Order 20,000 people and be the first to leave the city!
Then Yuan Shu made another arrangement:
"Where are Dian Wei and Xu Chu?"
"The general is here!"
Looking at the two capable generals in front of him, Yuan Shu nodded affirmatively. Then he continued
"I order you two to count 30,000 people and lay an ambush at the place where the Yellow Turban Army must pass. Take them by surprise and attack them unprepared!
Destroy the morale of his troops, and then return quickly..."
"I will obey your orders!"
Generals Dian Wei and Xu Chu accepted the order, stood up quickly, picked up their magic weapons, ordered thirty thousand people, and quickly went out to ambush.
Seeing several of his favorite generals leaving the city, Yuan Shu nodded with satisfaction, then turned to ask Xun You who was beside him.
"Sir! Do you think my arrangement is appropriate?"
Xun You pondered for a moment, opened his mouth, and spoke a few words.
"The general will win this battle!"
"Hahaha, thanks for your kind words, Mr. Highway."
Yuan Shu was overjoyed and bowed respectfully, then stood up and waved, leading his generals and the remaining 30,000 soldiers to go out of the city to prepare for battle and meet the enemy!
"Squeak!"
The city gate was slowly opened, and the soldiers filed out.
Let us look back at the Yellow Turban Army again!
"Fifty miles ahead is Runan City. You guys, speed up and hurry up. When Runan City is captured, I will let you have fun for three days and three nights..."
Peng Tuo, the general of the Yellow Turban Army, rode a tall horse and waved his sword to encourage his soldiers.
I saw those yellow scarf soldiers, their hearts perked up when they heard the words of their leader, and they couldn't help but quicken their pace!
"Peng Tuo, what do you think we should do if we capture Runan City? Hahahaha
I heard that Yuan Shu, the governor of Runan, is very good at governing the place. Runan has a lot of money, a lot of food, and a warehouse full of gold and silver..."
Among the Yellow Turban Army, another commander, Wu Ba, showed a sinister smile with disgusting yellow teeth.
Wu Ba's words made the other Yellow Turban commanders a little unhappy, and they patted their horses and stepped forward and said
"The great virtuous master Feishu said that when we capture Runan City, we must treat the Yuan family and the people in the city well. Are you taking the great virtuous master's words as farts?"
The Yellow Turban general Liu Pi angrily scolded the two men, which made Peng Tuo and Wu Ba a little annoyed. They were about to retaliate when Gong Du stepped forward.
"That's right, the great virtuous master said, let us not offend the Yuan family. You guys don't take the great virtuous master seriously, you bastards!"
Gong Du's words were like igniting a barrel of explosives. Peng Tuo and Wu Ba were silent, but their eyes had turned vicious, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
Huang Shao, He Man, and He Yi in the rear, although they did not reprimand Peng Tuo and Wu Ba, it could be seen from their eyes that they were extremely disgusted with these two people.
"Hmph! The Yuan family is unkind. As a family, they don't know the sufferings of the common people... As the saying goes, generals will not accept military orders abroad. Since you have such big opinions, why don't you divide your troops and fight?"
Wu Ba shouted angrily and shouted that he wanted to divide his troops and fight. Peng Tuo remained silent, vaguely intending to support his division of troops!
"Mom, who do you think you are? Just divide your troops! Who is afraid of whom?"
When the two brothers He Man and He Yi saw Wu Ba's proposal to divide their troops, they immediately became furious and roared:
In this way, Wu Ba and Peng Tuo quickly gathered their 30,000 troops and rushed to Runan.
