"General Qi, the vanguard army was ambushed..."
Lu Zhi and Li Xiang, who were still marching, were suddenly disturbed by an anxious voice. When he saw it, he saw a blood-stained messenger running towards him. While riding the horse, he shouted anxiously.
Although troops were sent to pursue him this time, Chen Liu naturally had to take precautions. Therefore, among the four lieutenant generals, Lu Zhi and Li Xiang were responsible for the pursuit, while Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun continued to guard Chen Liu to prevent any accidents from happening.
"What happened?" Lu Zhi asked urgently as soon as he heard that something happened to the vanguard army.
After a long while, Lu Zhi and Li Xiang finally asked what happened. At the same time, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
It turned out that Cao Cao and Sun Jian only encountered an ambush, not an ambush.
In fact, the Yellow Turban Army did lay out an ambush. However, with Cao Cao's suspicion, he naturally discovered something unusual about the Yellow Turban ambush circle.
Therefore, Cao Cao directly used a small group of light cavalry to disguise themselves as a large army and feigned an ambush, while Cao Cao and Sun Jian directly launched a surprise attack.
However, Cao Cao and Sun Jian's vanguard only had 30,000 troops, but the Yellow Turbans had 50,000 troops.
Cao Cao and Sun Jian kept suppressing the ambush troops of the Yellow Turbans. But if it takes too long, I'm afraid it will be difficult to pursue the main force of the Yellow Turbans later. Therefore, Cao Cao and Sun Jian decided to ask Lu Zhi and Li Xiang for a reprieve. At the same time, it was also for Lu Zhi and Li Xiang to send out talents to receive the Yellow Turban prisoners.
After all, the 50,000 Yellow Turban Army, this is 50,000 people. After being defeated, it is enough to capture them, but they cannot all be killed.
"General Dong Zhuo, I order you to immediately lead 40,000 troops to support." Lu Zhi said seriously.
Of course, while Lu Zhi and Li Xiang were working hard on the ambush, Chi You and others, nearly a hundred miles away, were also discussing the ambush.
"Second brother, this is an army of 50,000 people. Are you abandoning it so easily?" Zhang Dingbian asked with an embarrassed look on his face.
Although Zhang Dingbian himself had discussed this plan with Chi You and Li Yan before, at this moment, it was still difficult to accept it given Zhang Dingbian's character. An army of 50,000, these were 50,000 Yellow Turban compatriots, and they were treated like outcasts.
"Brother, this is also a helpless method. If you can't let go of your children, you can't trap the wolf. Without the sacrifices of these 50,000 brothers, our plan will not be successful. By then, we will only sacrifice more brothers and there will be more soldiers We cannot retreat to Puyang." Chi You replied with a helpless and sad look.
Of course, Chi You's sad and helpless look was just a show for Zhang Dingbian and Li Yan beside him. As for Chi You, he was actually very calm about the sacrifice of 50,000 people.
In order to achieve his final goal, Chi You did not mind the sacrifice of these 50,000 people. What's more, Chi You knew that only a small number of the 50,000 people died in the battle, and most of them were just captured.
Moreover, Chi You had another reason that he did not reveal.
That is, although it seems to be very good now, after the truce between the Han Dynasty and the Yellow Turbans, the number of the Yellow Turban Army seemed to be too many. The remaining territories of the Yellow Turban Army simply cannot support that many troops.
In fact, the reason why the Yellow Turban Army could maintain an army of millions in the past was because the family was too wealthy. Although the Yellow Turbans have no shortage of food for the time being after plundering all the families in the world, they can't just sit back and rest on their laurels.
Therefore, downsizing the military strength must be the next thing the Yellow Turbans do. Chi You's throwing out 50,000 troops this time was just to temporarily advance this step.
Chi You didn't believe that the big man who was already at sunset still had the strength to counterattack him. I'm afraid that the Han Dynasty's treasury has long been emptied for this war.
As for the aristocratic family, if it weren't for the fact that the Yellow Turban butcher's knife was in front of them, how could they support the big man so much. If this were not the case, these aristocratic families would be eager to suck out the last trace of nutrients from the big man, let alone transfuse him with blood.
When the Yellow Turbans withdraw their troops and pose a threat to these aristocratic families, I am afraid that those aristocratic families will immediately cut off their support for the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Chi You knew that the next battle might be the last battle between the Yellow Turbans and the Han Dynasty. And the next time, I'm afraid it will be a few years or even more than ten years later.
It is precisely because of this that even if he has to lose more troops, Chi You will still have to consume another wave of Han. What's more, even if Chi You doesn't lose that part of his troops now, he will definitely take the initiative to reduce them in the future.
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"kill……"
It didn't take long for Dong Zhuo, who was ordered to provide support, to arrive at the battlefield.
Originally, the Yellow Turban Army was at an absolute disadvantage. Cao Cao and Sun Jian could defeat the Yellow Turban Army by spending more time on their own. The reason why he asked Lu Zhi for help was just because he didn't want to waste time.
There are only 50,000 Yellow Turban troops in front of them, but in front are hundreds of thousands of the main Yellow Turban troops. Of course they know which one deserves more credit.
Of course, Cao Cao and Sun Jian did not expect to defeat the main force of the Yellow Turbans with their own tens of thousands of people. If they were really allowed to attack the main force of the Yellow Turbans with this small force, they might not even be able to make waves. The two of them just wanted to design a plan to hold back the main force of the Yellow Turbans and gain opportunities for the main force of the Han army behind them.
But even so, when the time comes, the two of them will definitely be the first to contribute to this war. Compared with this, the military exploits of the 50,000 men in front of them were not enough for Cao Cao and Sun Jian. Sesame seeds or watermelon? With the shrewdness of these two people, they naturally considered it clearly and clearly.
The addition of Dong Zhuo's 40,000-strong army was like the straw that broke the camel's back. With the addition of these 40,000 troops, the Yellow Turban Army immediately collapsed.
Regarding this defeated army, neither Cao Cao, Sun Jian, nor Dong Zhuo had a tacit understanding not to take any more care. Capture as many as they can. As for the escaped Yellow Turban soldiers, none of the three are interested in caring about the lives of those people.
A small force was hurriedly left to escort the prisoners, and all three of them continued to advance directly.
Dong Zhuo naturally had the same thoughts as Cao Cao and Sun Jian. Therefore, after Dong Zhuocai fought a battle, he followed Cao Cao and Sun Jian directly and continued forward without taking much rest.
With Li Ru on Dong Zhuo's side, he would naturally not let go of such an opportunity to make great achievements. As early as on the way to support, Li Ru analyzed the current situation in detail for Dong Zhuo and the reasons why Cao Cao and Sun Jian asked for help.
During the march, Cao Cao and Sun Jian both looked at each other and sighed in their hearts. Another person came to take the credit.
However, the two of them immediately comforted themselves again. After all, with the addition of Dong Zhuo's 40,000 troops, they were more certain of success on this trip.
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