Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 11: Temporary Peace of the Yellow Turbans
Drums thundered and arrows flew through the air.

The auxiliary soldiers fixed the ladder firmly on the carriage and pushed it towards the city wall under the hail of arrows.

The one hundred and fifty strong soldiers who had been waiting for a long time, led by Zhang Fei, quickly rushed to the top of the city.

There were already few people left in the Yellow Turban Army, and now they were even less able to hold on. Several defenses were on the verge of collapse.

Others rushed to rescue, but unfortunately they were still unable to withstand the fierce attack of the Han army.

The soldiers, fully wrapped in armor, were not afraid of the enemy's spear attacks. They lined up in neat formations and advanced step by step, holding long and wide ring-handled swords in their hands.

He chopped down hard on the enemy's unprotected neck, and the enemy's head instantly rolled to the ground with a look of horror on his face.

The Yellow Turban Army found that their spears could not penetrate the thick armor, and they could only watch as the enemy raised their swords to chop them down.

For a while, the screams of the Yellow Turban Army were heard everywhere.

Those who were still alive kept moving backwards and were simply unable to win.

Some people threw away everything they could throw away and turned around and ran for their lives.

What with defending the city or the city being on fire, it doesn’t matter!

He just wanted to escape from these murderous ghosts wearing evil ghost masks, dark black armor, and ready to chop his neck with their knives.

Zhang Fei stepped forward quickly and chopped down with a heavy blow, cutting the archer who was attacking him in half along the shoulders.

After killing him, he could not help but curse: "You didn't run away every ten steps, and you dared to shoot arrows at me. Are you really not afraid of death?"

The sight of the Han army wearing armor and fearless of swords was too terrifying. The archers did not react and just subconsciously stood where they were, drawing their bows and shooting at Zhang Fei, the most ferocious among the armored men.

But he didn't expect that it would immediately bring disaster upon himself.

As more and more soldiers climbed onto the top of the city walls, they were able to drive the enemy off the walls through effective fighting.

The Yellow Turbans who fled to the streets screamed in fear: "The Han army has entered the city!"

"Failed! Defeated!"

Some people fled to empty houses, dug out the valuables and silks they had previously looted and buried there, hastily wrapped them up and carried them on their backs, then fled to other city gates.

Seeing that the neutral faction that did not participate in the fighting fled quickly, the other two factions of the Yellow Turban Army that were still in the chaos had no choice but to join in.

No one can take care of anyone else. The general cannot command the soldiers, and the soldiers cannot take care of the general.

The people in the city were also fleeing for their lives. Many naked women and maids took the opportunity to escape from the Yellow Turban camp. With nowhere else to go, they had to hide in private homes.

At the same time, the fire became more difficult to control, burning more and more fiercely, and the flames spread wider and wider.

Upon seeing this, Liu Bei, who had entered the city, quickly withdrew his troops and ordered his men to strike the gongs and drums and evacuate the city.

At the city gate, they screened the fleeing civilians to prevent the Yellow Turban leaders from escaping, and shot and killed the enemies who wanted to use the civilians as shields and resisted stubbornly.

Finally, he persuaded the Yellow Turban Army still in the city to surrender.

Some people refused to give up and wanted to open the city gates in other directions to escape, but they did not expect that the Han army was already waiting for them.

After a volley of arrows, another pile of corpses fell to the ground.

The desperate Yellow Turban Army had no choice but to lay down their weapons and surrender in despair.

it's over!
Another big win!
The morale of the Han army was high, and they cheered to the sky to celebrate the victory.

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, as the battle ended in a whimper.

Liang and Zou, which were originally difficult to capture, were easily taken.

Knowing that the Han army was besieging them, the Yellow Turban Army still launched internal strife.

If he had decided to go to Dongpingling a few days earlier and gave up Liangzou, he probably would not have encountered such a good opportunity.

Like many things in history, there are always some coincidences.

In the Battle of Kunyang, Wang Yi and Wang Xun led an army of 400,000 to fight Liu Xiu. They were outnumbered and did not want to rush forward immediately, but they got hot-headed and ordered their troops to stay put.

He personally led 15,000 central troops and Liu Xiu's 3,000 troops to engage in a duel between the two armies in front of the battle.

Unexpectedly, they were defeated. The Xinmang army was nearby and witnessed their commander being surrounded and defeated by Liu Xiu.

Once the commander fell, the 400,000-strong army fell into chaos and was defeated soon after, and the Xin Mang Dynasty was destroyed.

The Yellow Turbans in Liang and Zou felt that they had more soldiers and the cities were well defended, so they dared to fight without restraint, which resulted in the Han army gaining the upper hand.

Liu Bei looked at the fire in the distance. Liangzou County was gradually reduced to ashes in the flames with billowing green smoke.

Like the Xinmang and Eastern Han dynasties, when the smoke from the burning dissipates, a brand new county town will stand there again.

……

When Liu Bei led his troops to eliminate the Yellow Turbans in Jinan State.

Dong Zhuo, who was holding the emperor hostage in Luoyang, also mobilized a large number of troops, preparing to take back the face he had lost at the hands of the Guandong coalition forces.

One group attacked Luyang, and the other group galloped towards Henei County.

He cleverly dealt with the tens of thousands of Liangzhou troops who went to Luyang to kill Sun Jian, and they finally returned empty-handed.

The east side is not bright, the west side is bright.

The Liangzhou army went to Henei County to settle accounts with the prefect Wang Kuang, and led their cavalry to defeat Wang Kuang's troops at Heyangjin.

Wang Kuang was caught off guard and fled on horseback.

Guandong was shocked!
Many of the princes who were fighting against Dong were afraid that they would become the next target.

At this time, another imperial edict came to dismiss them from their official posts, which put them in a passive position. So they wrote to Yuan Shao again and again to discuss countermeasures.

"Benchu, the emperor was young and was controlled by the thief Dong. I heard that he is now on his way to Chang'an, far away from Guandong. We have no way of knowing whether he is dead or alive. It is too passive."

Wang Kuang, who had escaped by chance, found Yuan Shao, explained the pros and cons, and pointed to the northwest.

"In your opinion, what should we do now?" Yuan Shao asked, personally pouring him a glass of wine to calm him down.

"We should select a relative of the Liu clan to be the new king!" Wang Kuang said firmly.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked!

Many people present looked over in surprise.

Some people even dropped their chopsticks on the ground and didn't bother to pick them up, their eyes remained on Wang Kuang and Yuan Shao.

However, it was a taboo to appoint a new emperor before receiving the news of the emperor's death. Moreover, Emperor Xiaoling had only one son, and in terms of legal succession among the princes, no one could surpass Liu Xie.

The emperor was replaced before the court was purged. How do people in the world view the Guandong coalition?
General Cao Cao instinctively felt that something was wrong.

Such a huge matter was not discussed with everyone in private or in a small circle, but was brought up for discussion in front of so many people.

Aren’t you afraid of causing an uproar in the world?

What were Wang Kuang and Yuan Benchu’s real intentions?
In addition to Cao Cao, there were also many allied princes present, such as Yuzhou Governor Kong Rong, Jizhou Governor Han Fu, and Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai's staff, subordinates, and secretaries.

When Cao Cao wanted to dissuade him, the clerk sent by Han Fu stood up and spoke eloquently about the advantages of establishing a new monarch, which made people nod in approval.

Only Cao Cao sneered and said nothing.

Yuan Shao happened to see this and couldn't help but frown.

For half a month, he had been secretly exchanging letters with Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, in an attempt to connect with the aristocratic families to establish a new emperor and get rid of the constraints of the Luoyang court.

Knowing that Cao Mengde would not agree, he did it without telling him, thinking that his friendship would not be destroyed and that he would at most just watch from the sidelines.

Now it seems that he is a little worried.

He sighed and thought, "Meng De, please don't stand out and block my way today!"

The Jizhou official coughed, and finally concluded that choosing a new monarch would be of great benefit to the court.

Cao Cao could not help but laugh at him, "How dare you speak so recklessly of the emperor? You are standing up for those who are blinded by greed. Aren't you afraid that Han Fu won't be able to protect your head?"

(End of this chapter)