After completing this set of operations, Fei Zhan waited for the Han army to take action. As soon as the Han army took action, he would be able to follow up and defeat the Yellow Turban Army in one fell swoop.
The actions of the Han army were very sharp.
Guan Yu did not go into battle himself, but arranged for Gan Ning, Shi Huan, Yan Xing, Wei Yan and others to go into battle. He led the Ji and Shu soldiers who were good at mountain warfare and launched a formal attack on the entire frontier mountainous area of the Yellow Turban Army.
At this moment, the rain and snow have ended, and the sun has reappeared.
Although the Han army's fire oil tanks have not yet arrived, the Han army is not an army that cannot launch an attack without a weapon.
Facing the fierce attack of the Han army all over the mountains and plains, the Yellow Turban Army, which was short of food and clothing and had low morale, soon faced the risk of collapse. The entire front was quickly torn apart by the Han army and could not be maintained at all.
Xu He was away, and Sima Ju was very worried. While sending people to find Xu He, and asking Fei Zhan for reinforcements, he decided to personally lead people to the front line to fight against the Han army, holding the last line of defense and preventing the Han army from truly breaking through to their core. area to come.
However, the Han army was not their only enemy. The people sent by Sima Ju encountered Fei Zhan's Shanyue soldiers on the way. They thought that the Shanyue soldiers were here to support them. They were overjoyed and raised their arms and shouted "Follow me". Just rush.
As a result, the Shanyue soldiers bent their bows and shot him to death with an arrow.
He just fell on the road and died with his eyes open.
Subsequently, the Shanyue soldiers, led by Fei Zhan, raided the headquarters of the Yellow Turban Army.
The astonished remaining troops of the Yellow Turban Army did not expect that the Shanyue soldiers would actually attack them. They quickly penetrated the defenses and reached the core area. A large number of Yellow Turban Army family members were also threatened, and they fled crying with their old and young supported. collapse.
At this moment, most of the Yellow Turban Army's troops were brought to the front line by Sima Ju to fight against the Han army. They did not expect that the rear would encounter such a disaster.
Sima Ju and others were leading the soldiers to make the final resistance on the front line. When they turned around, they found that their old nest had been destroyed. The troops were immediately inspired and quickly collapsed. The Han army took advantage of the situation and defeated them in one fell swoop. People fled for their lives all over the mountains and plains.
Seeing that the situation could no longer be controlled, Sima Ju still wanted to fight, but he could not gather even five people. Everyone was worried about their families and ran away with all their strength. Sima Ju alone watched the Yellow Turban soldiers who kept running back, knowing that The tide is over.
So he lost all hope. Under the surging offensive of the Han army, he sighed and cut himself with a sword, without any nostalgia for this world.
With the death of Sima Ju, the Yellow Turban Army's organized resistance failed.
The Han army fiercely attacked the Yellow Turban Army's lair and destroyed it together with the Shanyue soldiers. The Shanyue soldiers completed most of the work. When the Han army killed them, there was no military resistance at the Yellow Turban Army's lair.
The Han army launched an attack at noon, and by sunset the battle was over.
Guan Yu took advantage of the last light in the sky to climb up the mountain and arrived at the base camp of the Yellow Turban Army. Here he saw a large number of captured soldiers, family members, and selected Yellow Turban Army officers.
He saw Xu He's head, brought it over, and threw it in front of a group of Yellow Turban Army officers. Together with Sima Ju's body that had been obtained by the Han army, the Yellow Turban Army officers saw two familiar faces and immediately Crying bitterly.
Fei Zhan greeted Guan Yu with a flattering smile on his face, and bowed down in front of Guan Yu in a humble manner. Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and glanced at him, suppressing his displeasure with him, and stretched out his hand to help Fei Zhan up.
"You have found your way back from the lost way. You are a meritorious official of the Han Dynasty and the imperial court. I will definitely ask the imperial court for credit on your behalf."
Fei Zhan was overjoyed.
"Thank you, General Guan, for your kind words! Fei will definitely do his best for the court! Whenever the court needs something, as long as Fei can do it, he will never refuse!"
"Um."
Guan Yu nodded, then looked at the group of tied up Yellow Turban Army officers, and then at Cheng Yu who was following him.
"Zhongde, according to the rules, all the officers and their families will be executed. The rest of them will not be made slaves and will be used to build bridges, pave roads and cultivate land in Yangzhou."
"Well, of course."
Cheng Yu nodded.
As the marching Sima this time, Cheng Yu appeared to be the marching Sima of the army, but in fact, Liu Bei used Cheng Yu as the future governor of Yangzhou.
The purpose of letting him come to Yangzhou first was to let him understand the specific situation in Yangzhou in the army and prepare to replace Gui Bao later.
Gui Bao's lack of regard for the imperial orders and his disobedience had already angered Liu Bei. Liu Bei did not need an incompetent provincial governor who had to ask him to solve every problem.
So Liu Bei decided to wait for Guan Yu to stabilize the situation in Yangzhou and initially demonstrate the strong combat effectiveness of the Central Han Army, then remove Gui Bao from the position of governor of the state and let Cheng Yu take over the position of governor of the state.
After annihilating the Yellow Turban Army and pacifying Feizhan, the leader of the Shanyue bandits in Danyang County, the situation in Danyang County has stabilized. In this way, the Han army can use Danyang County as an important stronghold in Yangzhou and start operations in Yangzhou.
At the same time, Liu Bei was also preparing to use the relationship between Lu Kang and Gu Yong to manage his power in Wu County and let his political power take over Wu County.
By then, with Wu County and Danyang County in hand, we will have a foothold in the south of the Yangtze River.
So when Liu Bei learned that Guan Yu had defeated the Yellow Turban Army in Danyang County and completely wiped out these people, he happily ordered to reward Guan Yu and the troops in the Jiangnan Military Region. Those who deserved promotions and those who deserved material rewards would be given material rewards.
Because Guo Jia, the marching staff officer, had made key contributions outside the battlefield, Liu Bei recognized his merits and was promoted to the chief of the general's palace and given the title of Marquis of Guannei.
As for Fei Zhan, who "returns from the lost path" and "recognizes his mistakes and corrects them", Liu Bei attaches great importance to Fei Zhan, believing that Fei Zhan is the fulcrum that can leverage the entire Shanyue Group.
So he decided to confer Fei Zhan with the title of Guiyi Zhonglang General, give him the right to command the Shanyue tribe under his command, and then asked him to lead his subordinates to assist Guan Yu in fighting, falling under Guan Yu's command sequence.
If there are no problems, the solution to the Yangzhou Shanyue problem is similar to the solution to the Bingzhou mountain bandit problem. Just take it step by step and there won't be any big problems.
Those with vicious and cruel temperaments who refuse to obey the rules will be killed, while those with gentler temperaments will be comforted and strive for a peaceful solution. If the Shanyue problem can be solved peacefully, it will be of great benefit to the development of Yangzhou.
After the commendation order ended, Liu Bei began to convey orders again.
He petitioned to impeach Gui Bao, the governor of Yangzhou, believing that he was irresponsible, violated the imperial orders, disrespected the emperor, and did not have the good qualities to serve as the governor of Yangzhou. He hoped that the court would remove him from office.
In addition, he decided to recommend his subordinate Cheng Yu, the former chief general, to serve as the governor of Yangzhou and take on the responsibility of solving Yangzhou problems.
(End of chapter)
