Chapter One Thirty-Nine The All-Conquering Vanguard
On the morning of the second day after Zhao Xing left overnight, the "real" Wutao County Town was "captured" by the Yellow Turban Army!
According to the agreement, under the command of the brothers Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and Lu Xiang, the soldiers of Julu County, with red marks on their foreheads, went out of the city one after another and surrendered to the Yellow Turban Army. Then each of them received a yellow cloth wrapped around their heads and turned into the Yellow Turban Army!
According to later historical records, the Battle of Tao was the only siege battle with zero casualties in all battles commanded by Emperor Xinghe. After investing nearly 20,000 troops and fighting for more than half a month, the two sides fully deepened their mutual trust and infantry and cavalry coordination. Both sides achieved brilliant victories and achieved successful combat goals!
Looking at Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, military advisor Tian Feng, chief clerk Li Fu, and Zhao Xingxin's two younger brothers Lu Xiang and Lu Kuang, even Dian Wei, who had always been nervous, couldn't help laughing!
"It's really aggrieved to let you dress up like this, but this was told by the lord before he left, and I dare not disobey..." Dian Wei apologized to everyone with a sincere look.
"Meng Xiao doesn't have to blame himself! This time, pretending to be the Yellow Turban Rebel Army is related to the survival of Shangdang. How could we care about the details!" Guan Yu also said solemnly.
"General Guan said very well. We are willing to go through fire and water for the lord, and we will never give up!" Lu Xiang expressed his positive attitude.
"According to the lord's instructions before going, our troops are now united. On the surface, I am the commander, but all actions are ordered by the 'joint command center'. Mr. Yuan Hao is proficient in military strategies, so please work hard!" Dian Wei clearly put his position right and was unwilling to steal the limelight with Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others.
"It is better to obey your orders than respect. Since you and I are both determined and willing to follow Guochang to create a peaceful and prosperous era, there is no need to waste more talk about red tape! The most urgent task is to realize the first battle intention set by Guochang!" Tian Feng said his heart very simply for everyone.
"Now, the Pioneer Army has initially formed an army with a population of more than 20,000. Even more than 10,000 officers are all culprit soldiers. This can ensure that the troops are not controlled by Zhang Jiao. The key issue is how to fight together!" Zhao Yun raised his question.
The "Vanguard Army" mentioned by Zhao Yun was inspired by Dian Weina's long string of titles. Since it was a new army recruited from Julu, of course it must have a well-known local title. The title "Vanguard Army" is cool enough, Zhao Xing likes it, and everyone likes it very much! When this unit was wrapped with yellow cloth on its head, everyone can call it the "Yellow Turban Pioneer Army". Once Yuan Shu was destroyed and the entire Bingzhou was occupied, hehe...
"Now, there are six generals in our tent, which can be divided into three armies on the left, middle and right. Among them, Meng Xiao (Dianwei) serves as the chief general, Wang Lu is the deputy, and I am the military advisor; General Guan is the chief general, Lu Xiang is the deputy; Zilong is the chief general, and Lu Kuang is the deputy. The left side is divided into 6,000 troops, and the remaining two thousand troops are led by Zixian (Li Fu) and are responsible for logistics supply and escorting 800 children..." Tian Feng redistributed the team of nearly 20,000 people to facilitate coordinated combat and unified command.
"It is very reasonable to divide the troops like this, Yu agrees!" Guan Yu expressed his opinion.
"Yun has no objection!" Zhao Yun expressed his opinion.
"I, Dian Wei, only knows how to kill the enemy. I don't need to inform you in detail in the future. I just need to follow the lord's instructions and follow the military advisor's plan!" Dian Wei didn't learn anything else, and the boss was able to get the true teachings of Zhao Xing!
With the commanders of Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and the planning of Tian Feng, the "Yellow Turban Pioneer Army" who came out of Julu was destined to have an extraordinary fate from the very beginning. After Zhao Xing's hand, he became the second direct troops that became more and more fierce and fought more and more.
On March 22, the "Vanguard Army of Subduing Demons and Demons" under the throne of the Zhenhuang Taiyi of Zhonghuang opened the city gate and lined up to welcome the great wise and good teachers into the Taocheng County Magistrate's Mansion!
Looking at the "Vanguard Army" with a strict and extraordinary military appearance, Zhang Jiao felt mixed feelings and could not be described. As long as he was an individual, he could see the obvious difference between the "Vanguard Army" and the other rebel armies - this army has its own soul, not the mob who only knows how to burn, kill, loot.
Zhang Jiao was very curious about how the stupid, big, black and thick guy like Dian Wei made more than 10,000 Taoist people so orderly? What's even more incredible is that Dian Wei actually "influenced" nearly 5,000 county soldiers! Now they have become "sky army" with yellow turbans wrapped around their heads, driven by the command of the great sages.
Zhang Jiao wanted to hold Dian Wei's "vanguard army" into his hands. So, in front of Dian Wei, a magical agitation and preaching came to face tens of thousands of people. Not to mention, many soldiers were ready to move after listening to Zhang Jiao's preaching and agitation, and seemed very excited.
"Thank you all the fellow Taoists under the True God's seat. After the ceremony today, you can withdraw your team and return to your own barracks!" Zhang Jiao passed Dian Wei and gave an order, wanting to try his prestige.
Many of the troops lined up really listened to Zhang Jiao's orders and prepared to part ways and return to the camp. At this time, the leader, who was the Crouching Tiger Soldier, showed his power!
"The commander has no orders, who dares to move around!" His sharp eyes and stern words reminded the soldiers at once, "We are the army, and we have to obey the orders of the vanguard general. Even if the true god descends to earth, we have to obey the commander's orders first!"
Zhang Jiao looked at the vanguard army that was slightly wrinkled by the breeze, and was very annoyed. He could not command this army!
Accompanied by Dian Wei, Zhang Jiao walked into the city gate without emotion, but thought to himself: "Since you can't command, then consume it and you can't raise a tiger to cause trouble!"
Subsequently, the "Vanguard Army" was honored to be given a long list of tasks by Zhang Jiao, and the counties that Dian Wei needed to attack, from Julu County to Guangping County, then to Wei County, and then to Hanoi County. The final goal was Luoyang, the capital.
After seeing Zhang Jiao, Dian Wei returned to the camp and passed on Zhang Jiao's oral order to everyone.
"Hmph, Zhang Jiao can think of such an obvious way to kill people with a knife! We might as well take the trick, take Guangping in one breath, and take the troops westward through Huguan. When the door is closed, even if Taiyi Zhen Shen came down to earth personally, it depends on whether Guochang is willing to let him pass!" Tian Feng said with a sneer.
"Okay, from tomorrow on, our three armies will advance together, fight to the Guangping City in one breath, and capture Yuan Shu alive!" Guan Yu stood up, pointed to Guangping City on the military map hanging in the tent, and said easily.
"Okay, let the army go south from tomorrow!" Zhao Yun also stood up and moved his muscles and bones.
Starting from March 23, the "Vanguard Army" led by Dian Wei, overcome all obstacles along the way, and rushed towards Guangping County like a fierce flood.
When Dian Wei led his army into Taocheng on the same day, he emptied the food and weapons that Zhao Xing had left without leaving any scum for Zhang Jiao. In order to prevent his subordinates from acting recklessly, Dian Wei asked the "Vanguard Army" to only rob the big families wherever they passed, and were not allowed to kill and set fire, and those who violated their orders were beheaded.
With such strict military discipline, after really cutting off some of the heads, the fighting will of the "Vanguard Army" became even more vigorous. The county towns that passed along the road could not withstand a charge of the "Vanguard Army", and they surrendered one after another. Given the good cooperation example between the "Vanguard Army" and the Tao Guard Army, the guards of each county were not resistant to surrender. Anyway, they had no worries about their lives. Since they could not defeat them, they should surrender.
The invincible "vanguard army" entered Guangping in less than seven days under the command of the Grand Marshal Dian Wei. I wonder what other tricks Yuan Shu could do this time?
Chapter completed!