"The heavens are dead, and the yellow heavens should be established.”
In February 184 AD, Zhang Jiao, a Julu man, led millions of believers, wearing yellow turbans on their heads, and shouted this slogan, launching a surprise attack on the Eastern Han Dynasty.
History books say: Yellow Turban Uprising!
Because his head was wrapped in a yellow turban, he was called a yellow turban thief or a moth thief.
They burned down government offices, killed officials, and plundered everywhere. Within a month, wars broke out in seven states and twenty-eight counties. The Yellow Turban Army was unstoppable. The states and counties were lost, and officials and soldiers fled, shaking Jingdou.
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Not long after Xiao Yi left Ji County, Ji County was attacked by the Yellow Turban bandits.
Although Ji County had many defenders, they had suffered heavy losses due to their lax defenses and hasty battles.
After a night of fighting, although the Yellow Turban Army was repelled, Governor Guo Xun, Governor Liu Wei, and dozens of state and county officials were killed by the Yellow Turban bandits.
The treasuries were looted, and the wealthy families and shops in the city were all looted. Many innocent people lost their lives because of this.
However, Xiao Yi did not know all of this.
After a night of non-stop travel, they finally arrived at Zhuo County at dawn.
However, the surroundings were strangely quiet, as if even the wind had stopped!
A bad premonition shrouded everyone's hearts.
"Could it be that Zhuo County has also been attacked?”
Although Liu Ji and Yue Fei were there, Zhuo County was still his base camp. He couldn't help but worry if he didn't see its situation.
They were only twenty to thirty miles away from the county town, but Xiao Yi's heart had already flown back.
"Lord, there's a situation ahead!"
Suddenly, the soldiers who were scouting ahead turned back, causing everyone's hearts to tighten.
Li Cunxiao quickly waved his hand and set up a defensive formation!
"What happened?"
Xiao Yi tried his best to remain calm.
"Your subordinate revealed himself in front and found a team with yellow scarves wrapped around their heads. They were rushing in the direction of the county town. There were probably thousands of them.”
A team with yellow turbans on their heads?
If it wasn't the Yellow Turban Army, who else could it be?
Was he still late? He had to think of a way to inform the city.
"Fortunately, there are only a few thousand people."
This was probably the best news at the moment.
Although Zhuo County only had 2,500 people, these soldiers had been trained by Yue Fei, Li Cunxiao, and the others for a month. Their combat strength was no longer what it used to be.
Although they were not considered true elites, they were more than enough to deal with ordinary raiders.
Moreover, there was Liu Ji's resourcefulness, Yue Fei's commander, and Guan Zhang's bravery!
Even if they were to fight head-on, they were not afraid of the thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers.
"My lord, what should we do now?"
Ji Xiaolan asked.
Although he was fickle and had a high political attribute, he was not as good as Xiao Yi in terms of military strength.
Therefore, he had no idea what to do.
Xiao Yi fell into deep thought.
There was no other good way now. He could only inform the city as soon as possible.
Now that the city wall had been built, as long as the city was ready, they would not be afraid even if there were twice as many Yellow Turban soldiers. The problem was that there were so many Yellow Turban soldiers ahead. It would not be easy to bypass them and return to the city.
"Let's quietly follow them first. Everyone, act according to the situation.”
Since he couldn't think of a good solution, Xiao Yi could only take it one step at a time.
He had Li Cunxiao and fifty soldiers by his side. If they really fought, he could also coordinate with the city.
"My lord, you and Teacher Ji will stay behind and find a safe place. This subordinate will bring a few soldiers with him.”
Li Cunxiao was worried about Xiao Yi's safety.
There were too many Yellow Turban soldiers. No one knew if they had any reinforcements.
Once they were discovered, it would not be difficult for the Yellow Turban Army to eat them. No matter how brave Li Cunxiao was, he couldn't guarantee Xiao Yi's safety.
"The soldiers are about to fight. How can I be a coward?”
I, Xiao Yi, am also a man with guts!
"Teacher Ji, stay behind and inform the people of the four towns and eight villages to avoid the bandits. Leave ten brothers behind to protect Teacher Ji. The rest of you, follow me!”
Xiao Yi's tone was harsh, and Li Cunxiao didn't dare to persuade him.
After separating from Ji Xiaolan, the group quickly caught up with the Yellow Turban Army.
These people divided into several square formations and slowly approached the city wall.
Dawn was the time when people were the most tired.
Moreover, it was almost time for the patrol shift. The last wave of guards had stood at the sentry post for several hours and were already exhausted.
The Yellow Turban Army had chosen to attack at this time, apparently knowing when the guards would change shifts.
There might even be spies in the city!
"My lord, the bandits have already surrounded the city. We have no way to inform the city.”
Thinking of their relatives in the city, everyone became nervous.
One of the officers gritted his teeth and said resolutely," General, escort the lord away. We will launch an attack right now. We will definitely cause quite a bit of chaos and wake up the brothers guarding the city!”
For the sake of the people in the city, they decided to use this suicidal method to warn the city guards.
"No!"
Xiao Yi did not hesitate to reject this method. He could not watch his soldiers die in vain!
"But…"
"There's no buts. You're soldiers I brought out, so I naturally have to bring you back safely!”
Not one less!
Xiao Yi gritted his teeth and tried hard to think of a countermeasure.
"My lord!"
When the soldiers heard this, they were so touched that their eyes instantly moistened.
To be able to meet such a wise master in this life, so what if he died!
At this moment, they were even more determined to die. For their lord, for the tens of thousands of people in the city, they would die without regret!
"Lord, this subordinate has a good idea.”
Before they could do anything stupid, Li Cunxiao suddenly smiled and broke the solemn atmosphere.
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