Around the middle of May, a few miles outside Yangquan County, the people working in the fields suddenly heard the sound of hooves. More than a dozen burly men with yellow turbans on their heads rode out of the mountains and shouted arrogantly,"Hey! Go and inform the county magistrate that I am a subordinate of General Wu Yong. I want to borrow 500 stones of grain from your city and offer the daughter of the Cai family! If they didn't obey, they would break through the city and leave no one alive!”
Immediately, the panicked commoners fled back into the city.
After Lu Peng heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. Were these Yellow Turbans stupid? He was afraid that others would not be ready, so he came to remind them?
Hmm…perhaps he wanted to intimidate the people in the city?
He asked Jiang Yan,"What is the background of this Wuyong Great General?"”
" Langjun," Jiang Yan said solemnly," this person should be the leader of the Yellow Turban bandits in Runan, Wu Ba. He used to be a bandit leader under Zhang Bao. He has been quite famous in recent years. It is said that he has tens of thousands of troops.”
The few people around him revealed fear on their faces when they heard this.
"Langjun," Xie Qi said,"you can immediately send someone to seek help from Governor Lu!”
Lu Peng nodded slowly and said,"Let Le Zheng bring a few people."”
However, he didn't think that these Yellow Turbans had anything to be afraid of.
The Yellow Turban Army's combat power was so-so. Although he only had a thousand troops, the newly built city, plus the hundreds of arrow towers inside and outside the city, could recruit young and strong people from the people at any time. The actual combat power was not just this much on the surface. He did not believe that the Yellow Turban Army could take it.
Of course, he couldn't underestimate the enemy. Apart from sending a messenger to Lu Kang, he also gave a few orders.
He ordered the people living outside the city to retreat into the city and ordered Xie Qi to personally lead people out of the city to scout. From today onwards, he would check all the newcomers in the city and strictly guard against them to prevent spies from mixing in. The young and strong men that had been temporarily confiscated during the recruitment were all gathered now, and the available strength instantly reached more than 5,000 people.
Because of the Yellow Turban Army's public announcement, the news spread like wildfire throughout the city.
There was some panic among the people, mainly because of the people who joined later.
However, due to Lu Peng's high prestige, coupled with his calmness and composure, he quickly maintained his stability.
After finding more than ten suspicious people among the refugees, Lu Peng was too lazy to interrogate them. He locked them up first and talked about it later.
On the afternoon of the second day, a large group of soldiers dressed in different colors and wearing yellow turbans appeared outside Yangquan City. Lu Peng boarded the city to take a look, and Jiang Yan and the others followed behind. Seeing the Yellow Turban Army swaggering around and their men and horses blocking out the sun, they were suddenly a little frightened.
Only Lu Peng shook his head and sneered. He said indifferently,"They are just a bunch of motley crew.”
The Yellow Turban Army's combat effectiveness was not great, and the number of troops was even more diluted. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers at any time. If they had that much actual combat power, they would have directly crushed the Han army back then.
It was nothing more than counting the many civilians who had never held a knife or a gun before. On the other hand, Wu Ba's troops were similar in number. There were a large number of people who did not have much combat strength.
They couldn't even be called auxiliary troops, so they were just here to scare people.
In his opinion, this Wu Ba had at most six to seven thousand warriors who could fight.
Seeing that he was relaxed, everyone calmed down a little. " Lu Langjun is an immortal!" The people in the city were also discussing," He's not afraid of these thieves!"”
"Yes! Look at how calm Lu Langjun is. What's there to be afraid of?”
Lu Peng watched for a while and was about to walk down the city when a group of people rushed over. The man in the lead shouted,"Lu Langjun, we finally have enough to eat and a few days of peace. How can we sit back and watch these thieves come to invade us? Please let us go to the city to kill the enemy together. We will fight with the thief without hesitation!”
"We are willing to die!" Countless people shouted.
Then, everyone in the city responded. Finally, thousands of people shouted together,"I'm willing to die for Langjun! I'm willing to die for Langjun!"
The sound shook several miles, and the Yellow Turban guards below the city all paled and looked at each other.
In the small courtyard, Cai Yan, who had a sorrowful look on her face, was burning with worry. After she heard that the Yellow Turban Army had specifically mentioned that they wanted to give her up, she felt that she was the one who caused the trouble. She was also afraid that Lu Peng would really hand her over to the thief, so her heart was in a mess.
"Don't worry, Elder Sister. My husband will definitely defeat these thieves." Diao Chan chuckled.”
Just as they were talking, a deafening shout came from the city, and the two of them were stunned. Diao Chan smiled as she clenched her fist and echoed in a low voice. Cai Yan was at a loss.
Was his prestige in the city so high?
Lu Peng looked at the people in front of him and felt a little touched. He raised his hand to stop everyone and smiled."Please rest assured, a few thieves are not a problem. If I need your help, I will post a notice. However, it's not for me. It's to protect our homeland!”
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