Chapter 132: Decisive Battle with the Yellow Turbans (5)
"The Yellow Turban Army probably didn't have much food and grass left. Seeing the army's defeat, the Yellow Turban soldiers in the rear army must have snatched the food and grass and fled!" Guan Yu said to Liu Bei when he saw that he could not find the food and grass.
"That's all! It's better to meet up with General Zou Jing and see how to deal with the Yellow Turbans' defeated troops!" Liu Bei sighed.
Turning back and continuing to fight eastward, all the Yellow Turban troops no longer had the courage to continue to resist. They saw Liu Bei and others either kneeling down and surrendering, or fleeing far away. They easily arrived at the foot of Ji County City. At this time, many people in the city were
They carried wooden sticks out of the city. When they saw the fleeing Yellow Turban refugees, they swarmed up and besieged them until they were beaten until they were unable to get up and then went to look for the next target.
Seeing that no one was paying attention, some people searched for things on the dead Yellow Turban refugees. If they were lucky, they could still find something.
They were no longer needed outside the city of Ji County. Captain Zou Jing had already led the army to drive the Yellow Turbans to the east. Liu Bei followed the direction in which the Yellow Turbans fled and soon saw the figures of the rebels from various counties in Youzhou.
The rebels killed the Yellow Turban rioters when they saw them. Even some of the rioters threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy. The ground was littered with the corpses of the Yellow Turban rioters. It did not look like an organized Yellow Turban army counterattack.
"General Zou Jing has an order. All crimes against bandits are unforgivable and no prisoners will be spared!"
At this time, a messenger rode past the battlefield. When he saw the rebel team, he shouted loudly, Liu Xin knew why these rebels wanted to kill the prisoners!
The entire population of Jixian County, including the number of hidden households, is only over 100,000. It is impossible to accept so many prisoners at once. Zou Jing did not dare to kill the surrendered rebels outside the city. It would be too serious for the people on the city wall to see, so he could only keep them in Jixian County.
They took in the surrendered Yellow Turban rebels outside the city, but they did not dare to take in the other Yellow Turban rebels.
Liu Bei looked at the rebels in front of him who were massacring the rebels. He stopped and couldn't speak for a long time. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu knew that their eldest brother was kind-hearted again, so they stepped forward to comfort him. Liu Xin also remained silent when he saw this, looking at the people who were just ordinary people.
The rioters were killed one by one. He wanted to save them, but was unable to do so.
At this time, the sky had begun to darken, and everyone was exhausted from fighting for a day. Liu Bei did not order everyone to kill the rebels, but followed General Zou Jing to drive them all eastward.
It was normal for Colonel Zou Jing to drive these rioters out of the Jixian area, but there was something to be said for choosing the direction in which they should drive.
Ji County belongs to the core of the Yan Kingdom, and the Yan Kingdom is the core of the entire Youzhou. The southern part of the Yan Kingdom is Zhuo County, the northwest is Shanggu County, and the eastern part is Yuyang County.
Zou Jing wanted to drive all the rebellious people to Yuyang County in the east. What was the eastern part of Yuyang County? That was Youbeiping County, Gongsun Zan's territory, so he was going to put the pressure on Gongsun Zan!
Gongsun Zan's life in Youbeiping County was also unstable. Although the Wuhuan tribe in western Liaoning surrendered, the Wuhuan rebellion was not over yet. Gongsun Zan was also under great pressure. Liu Xin didn't know that it was Zou Jing's decision to drive the rebels to the east.
It was still Liu Yu who requested it. If it were Liu Yu, Youzhou would probably be divided.
Liu Xin knew history, and he had a general idea after seeing this. Liu Yu had a reputation for benevolence and righteousness in Youzhou, but his methods were straightforward. The idea of driving refugees to Gongsun Zan's area, even if it was not Liu Yu's order, must be consistent with it.
He couldn't break away from the relationship. Thinking of this, Liu Xin just wanted to leave the place of right and wrong as soon as possible. He knew that Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zan in the end.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zou Jing led his soldiers to stop. Seeing this, the rebels who were about to be overtaken and killed all fled to the east at all costs. The Yellow Turban Army was defeated, and they wanted to become refugees again.
Already.
When the rebels from Youzhou counties saw Zou Jing stop, they all surrounded him. Only about half of the 3,000 regular troops were left. Although the rebels were just chasing the defeated Yellow Turban rebels, they suffered a lot of casualties, most of them.
Both suffered more than half casualties.
Zou Jing asked all his soldiers to quickly clean the battlefield and watched as the leaders of the rebel armies walked towards him.
"Everyone! Today's great victory over the Yellow Turban Army is all thanks to everyone's help. The battle reports and losses of each army will be sent to me later, and I will report it to the governor. When the time comes, everyone's military exploits will not be forgotten." Zou Jing told everyone.
Committed to.
Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this. Zhang Fei chased and killed the Yellow Turban General, Zhou Tai shot the Yellow Turban Commander's flag, and he risked his life and death to break out of the encirclement and rescue Captain Ku Jing. These are the keys to victory in today's war.
When everyone returned to the east of Jixian City, they saw many people waiting there with torches. Liu Xin followed the large army to the outside of Jixian City and saw Liu Yu leading Youzhou officials and family representatives.
Welcoming them at the gate as they enter the city.
"General Zou Jing pays homage to the Governor!" Zou Jing's face was still stained with blood, and his armor was full of traces of war, which made everyone look in awe.
"General Zou Jing, please rise. Jixian was rescued. The general has contributed a lot. Please come with me into the city." Liu Yu personally helped Zou Jing into the city. Brothers Liu Guan and Zhang from a distance looked unhappy. It's not them today. You
How can Zou Jing be where he is now? You said you would like to express your merits, but you didn’t say a word.
Liu Xin led his soldiers into Jicheng. This was his first time to come to this largest city in Youzhou. It has a large population. At night, tens of thousands of people were waiting along the streets and chanting, "Give them
Congratulations on defeating the Yellow Turban Army.
Zou Jing's 3,000 soldiers, plus the 3,000 rebels, totaled more than 6,000 people. Now less than half of the soldiers can survive, only more than 2,000 people. Therefore, they are not afraid of not being able to stay in this Jixian County.
Liu Yu entertained all the rebels in the inner city. A wealthy family in the city brought them fine wine, pork, mutton, white cakes and other delicacies. Everyone ate at the restaurant outside the city with their mouths watering and they were very happy.
Liu Xin was unhappy when he saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei standing aside. Liu Yu invited Zou Jing and the leaders of the rebel armies to go to the inner city. All the officials in the city and the heads of the aristocratic families would accompany them. They must not be happy that they were not invited.
"Second Master, Third Master!" Liu Xin came to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei while eating a leg of lamb. He had just eaten more than ten kilograms of mutton, but his mouth never stopped.
"Liu Xin, sit there!" Guan Yu pointed to the seat in front of him and said to Liu Xin.
"Second Master, Third Master, are you worried about Liu Jun?" Liu Xin sat down and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. After today's battle, their relationship has become much closer.
"I don't think Liu Yu and Zou Jing are good people. If it weren't for us today, how could Zou Jing have achieved such a victory? They agreed to report their military exploits, but in the end they asked the eldest brother to do the statistics and send them to him. I don't think he has any good intentions!" Zhang
Fei said angrily.
"Then Zou Jing asked us to follow the army of officers and soldiers. I'm afraid he doesn't have the confidence to defeat the Yellow Turban army. Zou Jing's army camp must have insufficient food and grass. Only Liu Yu attaches great importance to today's victory." Guan Yu quietly touched his beautiful mane and said.
"We can't help Liu Jun here. I'm worried about the 20,000 rebels in our military camp outside the city. They are still waiting for us in the military camp. Some of our trophies, horses, weapons, etc. are still outside the city. Today they have no food.
I don’t know what’s going on for a day.” Liu Xin said.
Chapter completed!