Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 197 I Want to Clean Up the House
In front of the floating bridge on the bank of Qiaoshui River, war drums urged horses to move and the sounds of killing filled the ears.

The Han army's flags and war drums were connected in front and behind. As soon as Guan Hai led his troops across the river, tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans rushed towards him.

"rush!"

"Kill!"

Although He Yi and He Man did not guess that the Han army would attack from the west bank of Qiao River, they must not let the other side gain a foothold.

If the Han army occupied the pontoon bridge, the cavalry would be able to cross the river in large numbers. Given the Yellow Turbans' organizational strength, how could they defeat the cavalry in the plains?

The other side only needs to pretend to charge a few times, and someone will be scared to the point of dropping his armor and weapons and running away.

There were troops who could remain calm and stand ready with spears at hand when thousands of cavalrymen charged head-on, but they were definitely not the Yellow Turban Army under their command.

Huang Shao was charged by Han cavalry in Dan County, causing his formation to become chaotic, and he was defeated and beheaded.

They placed more than a hundred cavalry scouts in the south to prevent Liu Xuande from leading his troops to launch a surprise attack, but they were of no use and the Han army took a long way to attack them.

Now the food supply is about to be cut off.

He Yi and He Man looked at each other. Since the situation was impossible, they had to temporarily put Yuan Gong's order aside and preserve their own strength.

Seeing the Han army's flag with the word "Guan" on it when they crossed the river to seize the pontoon bridge, He Man's eyes were filled with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This thief must be Guan Hai. I heard that he sold himself to Liu Bei and was given a high position and rich salary. I didn't expect that he would come to the Han court to kill us Yellow Turbans. What a dog thief!"

He Man's eyes were like knives. He looked at the banners of the Han army and wished he could gouge out Guan Hai. He gritted his teeth and said, "I am ashamed to be their leader. Watch me lead my troops to kill Guan Hai and hang his head under the banner."

He Yi did not stop him. Seeing him leading his troops forward, he thought it would be a good idea to dampen the arrogance of the Han army, so he ordered his soldiers to beat drums loudly to cheer them on.

At this time, the sound of rapid drums was heard in the Han army formation.

"Dong dong dong..."

In front of the Qiaoshui Floating Bridge, the two sides fought each other without any probing. The wilderness was instantly covered in blood and blood flowed into the canal.

Guan Hai also laughed when he saw the familiar flags in the army.

He, who was originally in command of the central army, laughed loudly in a hoarse voice: "Bring me the helmet, who did I think it was? It turned out to be this rat-like He Man. Are the real leaders of the Yellow Turbans dead? This rat dares to raise the flag and call himself the leader, which makes people laugh."

Guan Hai was amused by this guy. He didn't expect that such an incompetent guy could become famous and dare to take the initiative to fight.

So he put on his armor and ordered the central army to raise the flag and move forward to meet the enemy. He wanted to meet the bandit head-on to see how much progress he had made.

Since Huang Shao failed to kill them, he could use the heads of He Man and He Yi to sacrifice to the people of Pei State.

Guan Hai thought silently with a forced smile.

When He Man led his troops to advance in the front, they found that the coordination gap of the Han army on the opposite side was simply terrifying. Ten thousand men against two thousand not only failed to exploit the enemy's weaknesses, they even failed to force the Han army to retreat half a step.

The Han army first set up their crossbows and fired left and right, then held up large shields and formed a spear formation, standing still.

Even though tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans attacked with great fanfare, no one was afraid to take the lead in fleeing, causing the army's morale to collapse and they were unable to maintain their formation.

He Man had a bad premonition in his heart. Not long after the two sides started fighting, the Yellow Turban soldiers in the front row, who clearly outnumbered the Han army, were counterattacked and forced to retreat.

The opponents were so skilled at using the spears in their hands that they could even make gun flowers appear. They drew their spears at an extremely fast speed and stabbed them hard in the places on their bodies where they had no armor, especially the neck and face, where almost half of the spears were aimed.

A Yellow Turban soldier's arm was chopped by the Han army's ring-handled sword. He just opened his mouth to scream, and the next moment a long spear pierced his mouth. The spear head went out from behind his neck, and then pulled back. Blood flowed along the tip of the spear, and the shrill scream stopped instantly. The colleagues around him couldn't help but feel their scalps numb. They changed from attacking aggressively to retreating step by step, just wanting to protect their vital points, and fighting with restrained hands and feet.

But on the battlefield, you can't retreat whenever you want. The Yellow Turbans that came from behind pushed forward, causing great unfortunate circumstances for the soldiers in the front row. They could not break through the formation of the Han army holding large shields, and were pushed forward by the soldiers from behind. They could dodge the left side but not the right side, and were stabbed to death on the spot by spears that pierced them from all directions.

The opponents were soldiers in full iron armor, and even with the blood-stained Yellow Turbans fighting hard they were unable to defeat them. They immediately felt despair, their morale plummeted, and they scrambled to retreat.

At this time, Guan Hai's flag was waving, the Han army marched in battle array, and advanced bravely as if they were beating drums and seizing flags, and the Yellow Turbans were defeated even more.

He Man was shocked when he saw this. He didn't expect that the thousands of troops in the vanguard would be defeated so quickly. How long had it been?
After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and waved his hand to order the central and rear armies to attack the Han army's formation from the flank. He was certain that the enemy would not be able to maintain their formation effectively during the pursuit. As long as the enemy dispersed, he would be able to use his numerical advantage to wear them down and achieve the final victory.

When he came, he boasted in front of He Yi that he would definitely kill Guan Hai. Now, despite his advantage in numbers, he was defeated by him. Isn't it a complete disgrace for him?

Just thinking about it made He Man's face turn purple. He could be defeated by Liu Bei, but he could never be defeated by Guan Hai, otherwise he would lose all his face.

He looked up and accidentally saw Guan Hai's flag among the Han army. He was overjoyed and secretly said, "This is a godsend opportunity. Guan Hai dared to be so careless. As long as I can capture the flag and kill the general, the Han army will surely fall without a fight."

The opportunity for battle suddenly appears, and if you don't seize it in time, it will be gone in a flash.

However, the central and rear armies had already rushed forward to engage in battle and could not retreat in a short time.

The only way to win is to take the risk and lead hundreds of elite soldiers to charge into battle and kill Guan Hai.

He Man thought of this and stood up, shouting: "We will defeat the Han army in one fell swoop. Brothers, follow me and go straight to the enemy's flag to kill Guan Hai. Anyone who advances and sacrifices his life will be rewarded with a large sum of money. I, He Man, will keep my word!"

When the crowd heard this, they started to make a commotion and shouted with their weapons in hand.

At the first sound of the drumbeat, He Man led his troops to rush to the front and attacked directly where Guan Hai was.

Guan Hai, who was in a fierce battle, stepped on the front and drank blood. He stabbed two people to death with his spear. He looked up and saw He Man's banner rushing towards him. He was quite surprised.

"I underestimated this beast. I never thought he would be so brave and lead his army to rush to my death."

Guan Hai burst into laughter. Not to mention that he had often discussed with Governor Guan, the three generals and others in recent years how to break through the enemy's formation and kill the generals, based on his previous martial arts skills, He Man would not be able to capture and kill him on the battlefield, not to mention that he was in the central army.

How come even chickens, pigs, dogs and pigs want to charge into the battle line and kill the general? Do you think you have the courage and strategy of the prefect of Zhao and the commander of the imperial court?

Guan Hai was so angry that he wanted to laugh, but he suppressed his anger, waved his flag and went straight forward. There was a loud bang when they collided with each other, and the one who was stabbed in the Yellow Turban let out a muffled cry of pain.

Even though they managed to tie down most of the Han army and use their elite armored troops to fight against Guan Hai's hundred-plus men, they still had the advantage in numbers, but they were still defeated.

He Man was extremely shocked, and even lost in thought during the battle, so the sergeant took advantage of the gap and stabbed his neck. Blood gushed out immediately. He touched his neck to stop the bleeding, but he felt his body getting heavier, and he fell to the ground with a thud. In his dying moments, he looked up at the clouds in the sky, and the last thing he saw was the long swords held high by the Han army.

With a "puff", the head was chopped off on the spot. The soldier held up He Man's head and shouted, "The Yellow Turban leader is dead. Anyone who lays down his weapon will not be killed!"

The Han army followed up with a shout, and the Yellow Turbans were terrified. They looked up and saw that the central army's flag was indeed gone. Immediately, the entire army collapsed and rushed to escape.

“What a defeat.”

"Our army is defeated, flee!"

He Man's head was delivered to Guan Hai. He picked it up and took a closer look. It was indeed the thief. He gave it to the messenger cavalry and said, "Take this man to the envoy. The Selected Vanguard Battalion has been here since the expedition. Finally, we have a small gift."

(End of this chapter)