noffsinger Chapter 51 The Great Battle Begins! Yu Jin Defends the Border to the Death! Guan Hai Attacks!
Chapter 51 The Great Battle Begins! Yu Jin Defends the Border to the Death! Guan Hai Attacks!
The conversation between Su Yu and Chen Gong was just a minor episode in this alliance meeting.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, Bao Xin said with a worried expression:
"Mengde, Mengzhuo, nearly 300,000 Yellow Turban troops have entered Qingzhou."
"Our forces, combined, number only about 50,000. What should we do?"
Zhang Miao was not a person with much of a backbone.
Upon hearing the confirmed news that nearly 300,000 Yellow Turban troops were attacking Qingzhou, Zhang Miao would have been too frightened to lead his troops to the Jibei Alliance if Chen Gong hadn't been there.
Hearing Bao Xin bring up this matter, Zhang Miao was filled with immense panic.
Only Cao Cao calmly said:
“Yuncheng (Bao Xin’s courtesy name was Yuncheng), Mengde, although our forces are not superior, we are on the defensive.”
"I heard that Yuncheng has already dispatched his elite troops to the border to set up defenses ahead of time."
"The Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou are short of food. If we can hold them off for a month, they will surely retreat on their own."
Upon hearing this, Bao Xin and Zhang Miao's eyes lit up.
Yes!
Why did the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou attack Yanzhou?
It's all about seizing supplies!
They carried enough food to be better than nothing, though not entirely none.
after all.
If the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou had enough food, there would have been no need for them to launch a large-scale attack on Yanzhou.
If the situation can be dragged out until Qingzhou is in danger and the Jin dynasty runs out of food, then Yanzhou can turn the tide.
"What Mengde said is very true."
"But at this moment, the border only has a few thousand troops under my command, led by Yu Jin."
"We should go to the border as soon as possible to assist him."
Bao Xin emphasized.
Cao Cao and Zhang Miao also nodded.
Holding the border of Yanzhou is of paramount importance in this battle.
If the border is breached, the morale of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou will surely soar.
At the same time, the garrison in Yanzhou will be at a great disadvantage!
……
Qingzhou border
Yu Jin is leading his soldiers to reinforce the defenses.
Yu Jin, who was always strict in managing his troops, always maintained a meticulous attitude towards military affairs.
For this reason, while his soldiers may not be the strongest, they are absolutely disciplined and strictly enforce military regulations.
"Another antler fence should be built."
Yu Jin gave instructions to the guards beside him.
The guards received the order and left.
In just a few days, Yu Jin had practically transformed the border between Yanzhou and Qingzhou into a fortress.
but……
Change always comes faster than plans!
It was during Yu Jin's painstaking efforts to lead his troops in building the defensive line that...
Inside the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Qingzhou, however, an emergency military meeting was being held.
……
Yellow Turban Temporary Camp
Guan Hai sat in the main seat with an imposing air.
As the most powerful Yellow Turban leader in Qingzhou, Guan Hai naturally became the leader of the 300,000 Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.
On his left and right sides were four other Yellow Turban leaders.
The four people are Liu Pi, Gong Du, Sun Lang, and Zhao Hong.
The 300,000 Yellow Turban rebels of Qingzhou were of varying ages.
Among them were many strong and elite soldiers, as well as some elderly men with white hair.
If Yanzhou had more than 150,000 government troops, Guan Hai and his men would naturally not dare to target Yanzhou.
However, upon learning that only over 50,000 government troops had gathered in Jibei, the morale of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou soared!
Even if the average combat strength of the government troops is higher.
At best, it's one against two, or at most one against three.
By piling up human heads, the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou can also overwhelm the soldiers of Yanzhou!
Therefore, Guan Hai and others were quite confident about the upcoming battle.
Suddenly, a sentry came in to report:
"Reporting to my esteemed commanders!"
"Bao Xin dispatched his subordinate Yu Jin to set up several lines of defense on the border, attempting to use these lines to hinder our army's advance."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Hong slammed his hand on the table and stood up, saying:
"Bastard thing!"
"Does this so-called Yu Jin think he can keep us out of Yanzhou?"
"Brother Zhao, please calm down."
"We have an army of 300,000. Can't even break through the border with an army of 300,000?"
"Don't worry, Brother Zhao, once the army charges in, that Yu Jin will automatically collapse!"
Guan Hai waved his hand, speaking with the air of someone who had been through it all, and said casually.
Zhao Hong quickly smiled apologetically.
"What Guan Qushuai said is very true."
Upon hearing this, Liu Pi and Gong, who were standing to the side, curled their lips in disdain.
He was clearly dissatisfied with Zhao Hong's quick change of attitude.
Yes, these five Yellow Turban leaders were not of one mind.
Guan Hai is the most powerful on the surface.
It was another Yellow Turban rebel from Qingzhou.
He once served as the deputy general beside General Zhang Bao, making him a veteran of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
However, Liu Pi, Gong Du, Sun Lang, and others were no pushovers either.
He only outwardly obeyed Guan Hai, but inwardly he was not.
Zhao Hong, in recent days, has gradually shown a tendency to become a follower of Guan Hai, that is, a sycophant.
Sun Lang said with a forced smile:
"I've heard that the girls in Yanzhou are very beautiful. I wonder what they taste like."
"Once we've captured Jibei, I'll definitely find a few girls from Yanzhou to relieve some of the pressure."
As he spoke, Sun Lang licked his upper lip, which was incredibly greasy.
Guan Hai and others were not surprised by this.
Although the Yellow Turbans were generally extremely poor.
However, as high-ranking members of the Yellow Turbans, they still had the opportunity to enjoy themselves when the time was right.
For ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers, the purpose of invading Yanzhou was to obtain food, that is, to survive.
For the Yellow Turban leadership, it was all about enjoyment and plundering more strategic resources!
Just as everyone was imagining how they would enjoy themselves after conquering Yanzhou.
Another sentry rushed in from outside and reported:
"Report!"
"Bao Xin, Zhang Miao, and Cao Cao have already set out from Jibei and are heading towards the border!"
Upon hearing this, Guan Hai gave the order:
"General Di Gong once taught me that speed is of the essence in warfare."
"Why don't we take advantage of the fact that Bao Xin and the others haven't reached the border yet and break through it first?"
Zhao Hong was the first to respond:
"I will obey Commander Guan's orders!"
Although Liu Pi, Gong Du, and Sun Lang looked down on Zhao Hong's sycophantic behavior, they were still very interested in invading Yanzhou and immediately clasped their hands in agreement.
soon.
Three hundred thousand Yellow Turban rebels from Qingzhou, led by Guan Hai and others, left their temporary camp in a grand procession and headed towards the border of Qingzhou!
……
Night falls
A row of crows perched on the branches, like nighttime scavengers, searching for carrion to eat.
Everything has spirit.
Where crows appear, there is often a great loss of life that has already occurred or is about to occur.
Yu Jin was overcome with grief.
However, we are quite confident in the defensive fortifications that were built over several days in the dead of night.
"General!"
"The Yellow Turbans...the Yellow Turbans are attacking us!"
The guards, panting, brought this news to Yu Jin.
Yu Jin immediately drew his sword and gave the order:
"Gentlemen, we are now guarding the border of Yanzhou."
"Behind us are countless fellow citizens of Yanzhou!"
"If we retreat without a fight today, the enemy's blades will fall on the shoulders, thighs, and foreheads of our elders and fellow villagers!"
"Do you want to see this happen?"
"I don't want to!"
Thousands of soldiers had bloodshot eyes.
The Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou plundered grain in an attempt to survive.
But how could the Yanzhou army simply hand over their homeland?
……