In Pingyu County in April, there are green weeds everywhere, and many places are desolate.
Near Chenjiawu Fort, the land is clean of weeds and covered with green wheat seedlings, all of which have been cultivated.
With Chen Dao here, the villagers near Chenjiawu Fort can live and work in peace and contentment.
In fact, this is the normal life of the people in the area where bandits are raging. Most of them rely on the protection of the big family. Without the protection of a big family, you cannot escape the ravages of bandits, let alone exorbitant taxes.
Therefore, the lives of ordinary people in the local area are better when they join the big families.
Because you have defected to a big family and become a hidden household registration, and the government cannot check the population, there will be no taxes on you, and there will be no corvee. Therefore, to a certain extent, the people living in a big family will have a worse life. better.
This model is not good for the government.
What the government wants is to control the population. Only with the registered population can they know how much they can mobilize the people to fight, and how much taxes they can collect.
Gong Du and Liu Pi didn't consider this at all.
Their model is very simple. They grab everything after eating. They never consider the issues of population and production, nor do they consider the long term. The two led the army to the outside of the Chen family's Wubao. Without any hesitation, they launched an attack directly.
Large numbers of Yellow Turban thieves rushed towards the wall of Wubao.
In Wubao, because Chen Dao had notified him early, the people of Chenjia Wubao directly took up arms to resist.
When the two sides were fighting, they were far outside Wubao.
On the edge of a mountain forest.
The armies led by Chen Dao and Zhang Liao are hiding here.
The two of them had already arrived.
They have been waiting for news about Gong Du and Liu Pi sending troops.
When the news came that Wubao was attacked, Chen Dao looked a little anxious and asked: "General Zhang, Gong Du and Liu Pi are coming with their armies. When will we attack?"
Zhang Liao glanced at Chen Dao and said directly: "We need to attack immediately, there is no need to delay. As long as we are prepared, we cannot defeat the Yellow Turban thieves in one battle, so we might as well commit suicide."
"I obey General Zhang."
Chen Dao breathed a sigh of relief inside.
If Zhang Liao did not attack, let the Yellow Turbans attack for a while, and used Wubao to weaken the morale and strength of the Yellow Turbans, Chen Dao could not say anything. Now that Zhang Liao directly ordered the attack, Wubao's losses were very small.
"send troops!"
Zhang Liao immediately issued an order.
As the order was issued, Zhang Liao and Chen Dao led a thousand cavalry to kill first.
Followed by two thousand infantry and Chen Dao's eight hundred troops.
The army came out in a mighty manner.
The cavalry galloped across the vast plains, like a long dragon sweeping across. Moreover, the speed of the cavalry is extremely fast. As the running progresses, the entire cavalry team spreads out. From a distance, the smoke and dust are everywhere, which is even more spectacular.
This is the difference between the Central Plains region and the south.
If you are in the water towns south of Yangzhou, the cavalry cannot escape at all. In places like Pingyu County in Runan, although there are rivers, the rivers in these places are not like those in the Jiangnan area. The place is wider and the terrain is more open.
It is very easy for a war horse to run.
In less than half an hour, the cavalry led by Chen Dao and Zhang Liao were already approaching the direction of Chenjiawu Fort.
The cavalry appeared and the sound of hoofbeats was deafening.
Gong Du and Liu Pi were commanding the army to attack Wubao. Suddenly they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind. Gong Du took the lead to look back and saw smoke and dust flying from behind. He felt the tremor of the ground and the expression on his face collapsed. down.
Gong Du's cheeks twitched and he said in a deep voice: "Old, Old Liu, something is wrong. There are cavalry coming to kill."
Liu Pi also looked at it, his expression was shocked, and he lost his voice: "Is it Lu Xuan's cavalry?"
Gong Du suddenly changed to a mournful expression and said: "Whether it is Lu Xuan's soldiers or not, our infantry is no match for the cavalry. What's more, the opponent may only be the front army, and there are a large number of troops behind."
"Our direct route back to Pingyu County has been cut off. Now that we have abandoned Chenjiawu Fort, we can only continue on the road, make a big circle from the official road in front, and then return to the county seat to rely on the county seat for defense."
"good!"
Liu Pi nodded and answered.
"Withdraw the troops, withdraw the troops!"
Gong Du gave the order.
Liu Pi also followed suit.
The two of them fled together on horseback. After receiving the order, the other yellow scarf thieves also followed suit and evacuated in droves.
The Yellow Turban thieves are originally a mob, a refugee team composed of many common people. Such a team is suitable for fighting against the wind. As long as they gain an advantage, the team composed of these refugees will explode with great strength.
However, once they are in a headwind environment, these refugees have not been trained and have no military discipline. The timidity in their hearts will expand infinitely, and they will lose control and escape at all costs.
Especially after Gong Du and Liu Pi fled first, large numbers of Yellow Turban thieves began to flee desperately. As long as there is no cavalry to pursue, the yellow scarf thieves will just escape.
Zhang Liao and Chen Dao led their cavalry in pursuit. The two men had just come over and before the battle started, both Gong Du and Liu Pi had already escaped.
Both of them felt a little ridiculous, but they also felt normal.
This is the rabble-roused Yellow Turban Thief.
Zhang Liao and Chen Dao continued to chase. Zhang Liao looked into the distance and saw the big flag representing Gongdu, and said loudly: "General Chen, I will chase Gongdu, and you will kill Liu Pi. Then, we will meet up again."
"no problem!"
Chen Dao answered immediately.
He fought against Gong Du and Liu Pi several times, but he only repelled the opponents and had no chance to cover up the killing because Chenjiawu Fort's troops were limited. This time, he and Zhang Liao attacked together and were finally able to let go of the fighting and attack.
Chen Dao picked up his gun and headed in the direction of Liu Pi's banner. He galloped on his horse and rushed into the fleeing Yellow Turban thieves in a blink of an eye. He waved his spear, stabbing and killing the soldiers blocking the front, and kept pushing forward.
Chen Dao killed four yellow turban thieves in succession. The front was empty. The yellow turban thieves backed away one after another, not daring to stand in front of Chen Dao. As a result, Chen Dao rushed forward faster, quickly closing the distance with Liu Pi.
Chen Dao's riding skills were even more exquisite, and he continued to urge his horses on the road. In addition, his horses were more sophisticated. In the blink of an eye, he had narrowed the distance between him and Liu Pi. When the distance between the two sides was less than ten feet, Chen Dao suddenly accelerated again, closing the distance.
The spear in his hand swept across.
When Liu Pi saw Chen Dao suddenly approaching, his scalp went numb, but he quickly turned sideways and blocked it with his sword.
At the moment when the weapon hit, Chen Dao used the force of the shock to pump and deliver the spear. The tip of the spear thrust forward suddenly, like a poisonous snake spitting a message. Liu Pi was so close that Liu Pi could not react at all. The tip of the spear was already reaching Liu Pi. behind.
Phew!
The tip of the spear pierced Liu Pi's armor, pierced his heart, and poked out from his chest.
The spear was drawn out and blood flowed wildly.
Liu Pi screamed and fell from his horse. After rolling twice, he lost consciousness.
"Liu Pi is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed."
Chen Dao shouted loudly.
Zhang Liao was not far away, just approaching Gongdu. As soon as he and Gongdu fought, he suppressed Gongdu, so that Gongdu shouted to surrender. But when Zhang Liao heard Chen Dao's cry, his eyes widened with anger, he held the knife in both hands and slashed with a sudden burst of power.
clang! !
The weapons collided, Zhang Liao's knife knocked the knife from Gong Du's hand, and slashed Gong Du's neck. Blood splattered, Gong Du's eyes widened and he fell from his horse, losing his breath in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Liao was slightly relieved after killing Gong Du, and shouted: "Gong Du is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed."
He and Chen Dao were killing and recruiting people to surrender.
The Yellow Turban thieves kept kneeling down and surrendering, because they couldn't escape in the face of the cavalry's killings.
While Zhang Liao and Chen Dao surrendered, they also killed those who continued to flee. The battle lasted for an hour and a half before it ended. The two joined the army, escorted the surrendered Yellow Turban bandits, took the bodies of Gong Du and Liu Pi, and headed towards Pingyu County first.
