Han officials

Chapter 12 Borrowing the Head

Temporary glory means nothing; the one who laughs last is the winner.

With the defeat of the Yellow Turban warriors, the Yellow Turban army's offensive momentum immediately weakened.

The greater the role played by these eight hundred Yellow Turban warriors before, the more severe the backlash now.

Huangfu Song naturally wouldn't miss this golden opportunity. He immediately ordered the five schools of the Northern Army, which had been resting for a long time, and the 20,000-strong volunteer soldiers of the county to follow the assault troops and counterattack the Yellow Turban Army. He also ordered the messengers to sound the gongs and drums to signal the entire army to attack.

The situation outside Guangzong City suddenly reversed, and the Yellow Turban Central Army, which had been advancing rapidly, began to retreat step by step.

Even before many Yellow Turban soldiers engaged the Han army, they were disrupted by their own people who were retreating in front of them. The numerical advantage of the Yellow Turban army became a burden at this moment.

Zhang Liang originally thought that the ants could kill the elephant, but at this moment the chaotic Yellow Turban Army rolled back like an avalanche.

This has nothing to do with faith, because most individuals cannot remain rational in a group.

Even though they still believed in Huang Tian and were still willing to follow the Great Sage Master, it did not prevent them from being swept back by the huge crowd.

Seeing this, Huangfu Song laughed and Zhang Liang panicked.

However, at this point, he did not abandon his army and flee like Bu Si, but tried to turn the tide.

It can be said that Zhang Liang still has some ability. In the panic, he organized a line of defense in front of the central army's flag, trying to stabilize the morale of the army and regroup.

However, the Han army did not give him this opportunity. After breaking into the Yellow Turbans' central army, the five schools of the Northern Army and the assault warriors did not rush to chase and kill the disorderly army, but continued to run towards Zhang Liang's central army banner. After all, the greatest military achievement is to kill the general and cut the flag.

If we can capture and kill Zhang Liang and seize the Yellow Turban banner, it will be a great achievement.

At the same time, the Yellow Turban Army on the left wing of the Han army finally collapsed completely under the attack of Wei Zhe, Fu Xie, Cao Cao and others. The scattered Yellow Turban soldiers all over the mountains made Zhang Niujiao and others lose the last bit of confidence in victory.

So when Wei Zhe led the cavalry to penetrate the enemy army again and killed the Yellow Turban leader, Zhang Niujiao and other Yellow Turban leaders finally stopped fighting and fled with their personal guards.

Seeing this, Cao Cao, Fu Xie and others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Wei Zhe did not stop there. After a brief survey of the battlefield situation, he immediately turned back to look at Taishi Ci, his eyes piercing as he asked, "Ziyi, are you still capable of fighting?"

Although Taishi Ci's armor was tattered and his face was bloodstained, he leaned on his horse and smiled casually, saying, "That's what I wish, but I dare not ask for it!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhe looked back at the cavalrymen behind him and said with great pride, "Commendations, do you still dare to fight?"

"Kill~kill~kill~"

The cavalry's response was also very brief.

Although none of them were intact and all had wounds on their bodies, at this moment they were as full of fighting spirit as bloodthirsty tigers and wolves.

Seeing this, Wei Zhe immediately smiled and bowed to Fu Xie, then led the cavalry and rushed straight towards the Yellow Turban flag.

Seeing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh to Fu Xie: "Nan Rong is so generous!"

Although Cao Cao had to praise Wei Zhe's heroic performance, he was still under Fu Xie's command, and acting like this was a bit domineering.

Fu Xie didn't take it seriously when he heard it, but just said calmly: "Serve the country, don't be picky about trivial matters!"

Just as before the war he wrote to the emperor requesting him to kill the eunuchs for the sake of the world, not for Huangfu Song.

At this moment, he did not care about Wei Zhe's offense, not because he was tolerant of Wei Zhe, but because he wanted to quell the rebellion.

Of course, Cao Cao and others were not idle either.

As the Yellow Turban Army was on the verge of defeat, they led the left army to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the city.

After all, the siege equipment had already been built and could be used at any time.

At this time, Guangzong City was still the same Guangzong City, but the Yellow Turban soldiers on the city seemed to be a completely different group of people. Facing the attack from Cao Cao, Fu Xie and others, they could not hold out for more than half an hour before the Han army climbed onto the city wall.

In this way, the war began to spread to Guangzong City.

At the same time, Zhang Liang's last effort also failed.

His hastily organized defenses were no match for the Han army's pursuit, and soon they were overwhelmed. It was unknown which warrior had snatched Zhang Liang's banner. As more and more Han troops joined the pursuit, the Yellow Turban camp outside the city was also breached.

At this point, Zhang Liang finally gave up the idea of turning the tables and had no choice but to blend into the chaotic army and flee.

On that day, Guangzong City was broken, and the defenders in the city either died or surrendered.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion was finally coming to an end.

……

That night, the Han army camp.

Although it was almost late at night, Huangfu Song's tent was still bustling with people and as bright as day.

Even though everyone had been fighting for a whole day, their faces were full of excitement and there was no sign of fatigue at all.

Huangfu Song was also sitting behind the desk in high spirits, arranging the subsequent matters in an orderly manner.

"How's it going? Did you catch that guy Zhang Liang?"

When Wei Zhe rushed back exhausted, Cao Cao couldn't help but ask.

Because until now the Han army has not found any trace of Zhang Liang.

Although the Yellow Turbans in Guangzong were almost completely wiped out, most of the main force of the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou was also eliminated.

But if he really escaped to Xiaquyang, it would not be a good thing after all.

However, this time Wei Zhe was not so lucky and could only helplessly report to Huangfu Song: "I have been chasing him all the way, thinking that he was the bandit leader, but I didn't expect him to be Zhang Liang's substitute."

Huangfu Song did not blame him when he heard this. Instead, he comforted him with a few words and let him go to the side to rest.

Afterwards, more generals returned to the camp one after another, but they all returned empty-handed.

Seeing this, although Huangfu Song was a little disappointed, he could only accept the fact that Zhang Liang might have survived alone.

Meanwhile, Liu Bei, seeing that Wei Zhe had just returned to the camp and was still unaware of the situation, kindly explained, "We've already carefully interrogated Zhang Jue's attendant. He was seriously ill and died yesterday. We found him in his coffin after entering the city."

At this point, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh, "Zhang Jiao used to travel far and wide, claiming he could cure all ailments with his magic water. If it didn't work, it was because his followers weren't devout enough. Now he's dying on his bed. If word gets out, it'll inevitably shake the morale of the army. So, I'm afraid Zhang Liang will have no choice but to fight today!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhe didn't know what to say.

Indeed, a great and virtuous teacher who claimed to be able to cure all diseases with talismans and water has now died of illness. Doesn’t this mean that Zhang Jue himself is not pious enough to Huang Tian?
If this news spreads, the fighting power of the Yellow Turbans in Guangzong will probably be weakened by half immediately.

However, when Huangfu Song had given up hope of capturing Zhang Liang alive, he received an unexpected surprise.

"General, I've already asked Zhang Liang's attendants to identify him, and it's indeed him."

After a while, Zou Jing came back with a half-dead body and reported helplessly.

It turned out that Zhang Liang was so well disguised that he blended into the defeated army without even being noticed by his own people.

As the Han army's encirclement got closer and closer, he was accidentally trampled to death.

I don't know whether it was stepped on by the Han cavalry or the Yellow Turban Army themselves, but when they discovered it, only the upper half was left.

Although Huangfu Song was a little amused by the result, he could accept it.

Because there were hundreds of thousands of people on the battlefield today, at least hundreds of people were trampled to death in the chaos.

However, Zhang Liang's death made the generals in the camp gnashed their teeth in hatred.

After all, we are going to die anyway, so why not lend them my head?

But it was too late to say anything now, and Niu Fu and others could only spit on the corpse in hatred.

(End of this chapter)