The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

At the end of the time, the Yellow Turbans began their second siege.

Xun Zhen sent people to burn down the ladders and pontoon bridges they had left under the city. Therefore, this time they attacked the city, as they did last time.

The difference is that the last time they attacked the city, they were divided into eight square formations, this time there were only five. Maybe it's because the time is too tight to make more pontoons and ladders.

Another difference is that they learned to spread out.

After crossing the moat, without waiting for Xiaoshuai's order, the five Huang Jun soldiers in the square formation took the initiative to disperse the formation. In this way, the threat of the guard's arrows is greatly reduced. Jian Zhang Shi from the army soldiers shot three times, and only hit 40 or 50 enemies, which was not as good as the last two rounds of quick shots.

Xun Zhen thought with emotion: "The best place to train troops is not on the training ground, but on the battlefield."

It may not be as good as going to the battlefield in person to practice for a year on the training ground. The most unforgettable thing is not the reprimand and scolding, but the blood lesson. However, this method of training troops is too cruel and the price is too high, and only the insurgents like the Yellow Turbans who have "sufficient troops" and don't care about sacrifice can afford it.

Xun Zhen looked outside the city from afar. At this time, there were 30,000 or 40,000 Yellow Turban soldiers gathered in the field, and people continued to come from all directions.

Yingchuan County has a total of more than 1.4 million people in the compilation, plus the refugees, thieves and people who hide and do not report in order to escape the calculation and pay, the people who are compiling and those who are not compiling add up to the sky. One and a half million people. There are 30,000 to 40,000 people gathered outside the city of Yangzhai at this moment! Xun Zhen thought worriedly: "How many people will eventually participate in this Yellow Turban uprising?"

Although Yangzhai belongs to the north of the county, it is close to the counties in the south of the county. Most of the yellow turban soldiers gathered outside the city are from the south of the county, and the followers of Taiping Road in the north of the county may not have come yet. There are 30,000 to 40,000 people in the south of the county alone. If you add the people from the north of the county who have not arrived yet, wouldn’t there be 100,000 people in the end?

He looked back to the north, vaguely worried about Le Jin, Jiang Hu, Xiao Xia and others. Although there were more and more Yellow Turban soldiers outside Yangzhai City, the guards at least still had the city wall for protection. If Le Jin, Jiang Hu, Xiao Xia and others received his order, they would lead Tieguan disciples and Nuchi to help Yangzhai. If so, it is very likely that they will meet the Yellow Turbans in the wild. Hit more with less, the odds of winning are not great.

After worrying about Lejin and others, he turned his eyes to the east again. How is the current situation in Yingyin County, which is dozens of miles away? Although according to common sense, it is impossible for Bocai to attack Yangzhai, the largest fortified city in this county, and at the same time disperse his troops to attack other counties, but can this matter be accurate? Even if Bo Cai did not divide his troops to attack Yingyin, would there be local thieves and rioters in Yingyin to take advantage of the opportunity?

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The Yellow Turban soldiers who had attacked the city braved arrows to erect a cloud ladder.

The five ladders are a hundred and ten steps apart from each other. One of the ladders was erected in front of Xun Zhen, Prefect Wen and others.

Xun Zhen asked Prefect Wen to step back.

Prefect Wen wanted to show his personal bravery in front of the county officials and guards, but after looking down the city, he immediately "followed the advice", accepted Xun Zhen's suggestion, and led Fei Chang, Han Liang and others to the National People's Congress. After retreating to the edge of the **** of the upper and lower cities, he still felt unsafe, hesitated for a moment, and simply handed over the command of the defense of the city to Xun Zhen, and simply retreated to the lower part of the city.

Xun Zhen, Xun You, Xi Zhicai and the others looked at each other and felt relieved in unison. They were not worried about the safety of Prefect Wen, but when Prefect Wen was at the top of the city, they all felt tied.

The standard-bearers and messengers who had previously stayed by Wen's side were transferred to Xun Zhen's side.

"Jun Zhong, Jun Du, Gongda, Yulang, you all go down too."

Most of the county officials, Xin Ping, and Xin Pi followed the Governor Wen down the city wall, only Zhong Yao, Du You, Xun You, and Xin Ai did not.

Xin Ai was excited, eager to try, and laughed loudly: "I have learned swordsmanship since I was a child, and now the thieves are attacking the city, when I am trying the sword, how can I retreat without fighting?" Blocked, leaned in front of a battlement.

There were so many people on the top of the city, county officials, scholars, guards, more than a thousand people, at this moment, there was no fear, but Xin Ai was the only one who laughed lightly. Isn't that what the unrestrained performance is like? Xun Zhen couldn't figure out his mentality, and seeing that he couldn't persuade him, she stopped persuading him.

He ordered: "I ordered Zhang Shi to step back and make the spearmen move forward."

The bowmen on the city head retreated at the command, and the whole team of spearmen stepped forward.

The ladders made by the Yellow Turbans were very rough, and it could be seen from the part that exposed the city head that they didn't even cut off the bark on the wooden trunk.

Xun Zhen also drew the knife in her hand, approached the city, and looked down.

More than 2,000 Yellow Turban soldiers were scattered outside the city wall. There are more than 20 people supporting each ladder, and shield hands guard outside. Dozens of intrepid pioneers have begun to climb up the ladder.

Xun You didn't pay attention to the bottom of the city, he pointed to the moat and said, "The demon thief has crossed the river again."

Xun Zhen followed his fingers and saw that there were not many Huang Jun soldiers crossing the river this time, only about a hundred, carrying a few thick tree trunks.

Xin Ai smiled and said, "You don't even have a siege vehicle, do you want to knock open our city gate just with these few tree trunks?" Yanxia despised the simple siege equipment of the Yellow Turbans.

"It's not surprising that the demon thieves are in a hurry, and there is no siege equipment. Of course, it is difficult to knock down my city just by relying on these temporary ladders and bumping trees that they made temporarily. The only worry is..."

Zhong Yao asked, "Brother Zhicai, what are you worried about?"

"Worry is only about their people."

Du You disapproved and said, "The crowd is vulnerable. No matter how many people there are, what is there to worry about?"

"However, there are few soldiers in my city. I can block them for a day or two. If the time is long, the guards will not be able to rest, and they will definitely be exhausted. With my fatigue and the ease of the enemy, the result is unpredictable."

Xun You thought so.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai are both wise men. Although they, like the Yellow Turbans, have never experienced war before, they have read the scriptures, learned a lot of ancient things, and have read the art of war, so they are not afraid of the disorderly attack of the Yellow Turbans. At the critical moment of going to the city, there are still sages chatting, but they can't help but feel deeply worried about the increasing number of the Yellow Turbans.

Xin Ai said contemptuously, "If you have another hundred thousand, what are you afraid of?"

While they were talking, Xun Zhen was closely observing the yellow turban soldiers climbing the ladder. At this time, he raised the sword around his head and ordered, "Spearman, prepare!"

The standard-bearer waved the military flag and semaphore; the messenger flew along the battlements to convey the order.

There are five spearmen in front of each ladder, two at the front and three at the back. After receiving the order, Qi Qi raised his spear and aimed it at the cloud ladder. Between every two ladders, Xun Zhen arranged another team of swordsmen and axemen, in case the brave Yellow Turban soldiers broke through the encirclement of the spearmen. Knife and axemen are also ready.

Zhong Yao and Du You wore official uniforms, while Xun You and Xi Zhicai wore Confucian uniforms. The four of them drew their swords and took a few steps back. They were guarded by a dozen or so soldiers. They were both nervous and excited. He squinted and stared at the part of the ladder in front that exposed the city head.

Xu Zhong, Liu Deng, and Cheng Yan were worried about Xun Zhen. After arranging the guests who had left the city to fight earlier, they each brought about ten people and returned to the city. Just in time for the battle, they guarded Xun Zhen's house. about.

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On the ladder on the left, a yellow turban soldier's head was exposed to the battlements, and his hair had just been exposed. Before he could see his face, the guard in front of the ladder shouted and thrust his spear down, hitting him. shoulders. The Yellow Turban soldier lost his balance and fell off the ladder screaming in agony.

More than a hundred paces away, on the second ladder on the right, the head of the second Yellow Turban soldier was exposed.

The screams of the yellow turban soldier who had fallen down the cloud ladder alarmed the county soldiers who were guarding the cloud ladder. Three of the five spears turned their heads to look, but before they turned their faces back, the yellow turban soldier jumped up to the top of the city. One inch long and one inch strong, spears are suitable for long-distance battles. Once they are approached by this yellow scarf soldier carrying the sword, these spearmen will be in danger.

The five spears were in a hurry, and they stabbed out their spears in unison, trying to force the Yellow Turban soldier down. This Yellow Turban soldier's movements are very sensitive. Nine times out of ten, he is a ranger, or he has learned martial arts, like a swimming fish. He avoided all the spears in a short time, slashed with the knife, and wounded one of the spearmen. . The remaining four spearmen panicked and rushed back.

Xun Zhen's heart was almost in her throat, she pushed Xu Zhong and Liu Deng away, and wanted to rush up.

At this moment, a figure jumped over, slammed into the spear's hand, raised his sword, stabbed the Yellow Turban soldier in the back, raised his foot, and kicked him off the city wall. Xun Zhen stopped and took a closer look, but it was Xin Ai.

The second yellow turban soldier had just fallen, and another yellow turban soldier showed his head from the ladder. Xun Zhen secretly called for luck, if this yellow turban soldier could take one step faster, Xin Ai was afraid that it would be difficult for Xin Ai to succeed in the sneak attack so easily.

One by one, one by one, more and more Yellow Turban soldiers climbed to the top of the city.

"Boom, boom, boom", a muffled sound came from the bottom of the city, and it was the hundreds of yellow turban soldiers carrying tree trunks outside the city gate, hitting the city gate.

Even though he has never been in contact with Bo Cai, Xun Zhen has some admiration for him.

First, tens of thousands of people were organized to revolt in just a few days, and then tens of thousands of people were led to attack the city. After the first siege failed, he was able to quickly learn his lesson. It only took an hour to start again. The second attack was organized, and in the second attack, he learned to divide his troops into two groups, attacking from the city head all the way, and attacking from the city gate all the way.

No matter in terms of organizational ability or learning ability, this wave is an outstanding person.

He thought, "If I were to switch positions with him, would I be able to do what he did?" The answer was no.

If nothing else, only Bo Cai's ability to organize these tens of thousands of people at the moment, Xun Zhen can't do it right now.

The great ancestor Liu Bang once asked Han Xin, "How many soldiers and horses can someone like me bring?" Han Xin replied, "One hundred thousand." Liu Bang asked Han Xin again, "How about you?" Han Xin said, "The more ministers, the better." Being able to lead 100,000 people to battle on the battlefield is already very remarkable, and the "general" ability of an ordinary general is only hundreds or thousands.

Xun Zhen thought to himself, give him 5,000 people. With his current ability, he can lead him. If you give him more than 10,000 people, he will not be able to lead him. Pocai can lead tens of thousands of people to attack the city. The most important thing is , these tens of thousands of people are still untrained ordinary peasants, and this organizational ability far exceeds that of Xun Zhen.

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It's just a pity that although Bo Cai has outstanding organizational skills, his soldiers are not up to the mark, and his second attack only lasted for less than half an hour, and ended in failure.

However, despite winning two consecutive victories, and the victories were easy to obtain, the expression on Xun Zhen's face became more and more solemn~www.wuxiaspot.com~ During the first confrontation with Bo Cai, there were no casualties among the county officers. . This second confrontation resulted in more than a dozen casualties. He asked himself, "What about next time?" Xi Zhicai was right. Although the Yellow Turbans had various shortcomings, their huge numerical advantage was enough to make up for all the shortcomings.

After the second offensive, the Yellow Turbans did not immediately organize their manpower to launch the third offensive as they did last time, but waited until the evening to launch another surprise attack while the guards were eating. After a brief confrontation, they retreated like a tide, leaving a dozen casualties on the city.

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Night came, covering the earth.

On the first night of defending the city, the Yellow Turbans did not launch any more offensives, but from the beginning of the night, every half an hour, hundreds of people would be dispatched outside the city to beat gongs and drums, shouting loudly.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai looked at each other. Zhong Yao said, "I underestimated the Bocai demon thief!"

This is clearly an exhausting plan.

Among the many strategies for using soldiers, the strategy of exhausting soldiers can be described as a positive strategy. You know the enemy is trying to tire you out, but you can't ignore it. If you ignore him, what if the enemy turns into reality and actually attacks?

Xun Zhen didn't go to the city. She was sleeping on the top of the city with her sword on her head and wrapped in armor. She was woken up seven or eight times a night, and finally fell asleep dimly. In a dream, there are still people walking around beside him. He tried hard to open his eyes, but after a day and night of exhaustion, he couldn't fight the Sandman. The night wind is icy cold, making people feel like falling into an ice cave. He woke up suddenly and saw the anxious faces of Zhong Yao and Du You: "Zhenzhi, Zhenzhi! Wake up. The demon thieves are attacking the city again."

He struggled to prop up his body and looked towards the city. The crude ladder of the Yellow Turbans jumped into his sight once again.

At this moment, the genius is shining brightly.