As the sun set in the west, the yellow sand between heaven and earth was dyed red. Looking from Gaoping City, the setting sun was so magnificent! It made people feel the power of heaven and earth!
However, there was an inexplicable sense of sadness. This scene seemed to foretell the rebel army in Gaoping City!
When the sun set, the noise in Gaoping City finally stopped. Most of the rebel army's rations were stored here!
Hundreds of thousands of rebel soldiers were fighting with the Jin army on the bluestone shore. The amount of grain consumed every day was an astronomical figure. It was all supported by Gaoping City!
After the rebellion for more than a year, the rebel army had gathered most of the grain they had plundered in the entire west and the three auxiliary areas here, and there were also quite a lot of gold and silver treasures!
This was the lifeline of the rebel army!
Therefore, they were also heavily guarded. The general guarding them was the younger brother of the rebel leader, Wang Bang!
He looked like he was in his thirties, just like his brother. From his appearance, it could be seen that he was a mixed-blood of Jin and Qiang. Although he did not have the ability of his brother, he was definitely not an ordinary person!
Therefore, they were sent by the kingdom to guard Gaoping. They were also the five thousand soldiers that their brothers trusted the most!
However, the internal conflicts of the rebel army were countless times worse than the Jin army. The Jin army still had a famous general like Huangfu Song to suppress them. Dong Zhuo was not a muddle-headed person!
Therefore, the conflicts between the Jin army would not be expressed in the war, but the rebel army was different. The composition was very complicated!
The kingdom was only a leader elected by them. The only ones who could really command were the guards under him!
Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Ma Teng, and the others all had their own thoughts. It was impossible for them to truly trust the kingdom!
They would definitely not be willing to let only the people of the kingdom guard such an important place like the grain camp!
Therefore, in Gaoping City, other than the 5,000 soldiers of the Wang Bang, there were also other troops. Han Sui and the others had sent their trusted aides to guard the city!
There were more than 10,000 people from all walks of life!
They had to be responsible for the logistics of the frontlines, so Gaoping City only quieted down after sunset!
On top of the city wall, Wang Bang ordered the city gates to be closed after watching the last grain truck leave!
Beside him was the deputy general of Gaoping City, Lin Jie. He was Bian Zhang's subordinate and was used to check and balance Wang Bang!
Although the two of them seemed harmonious on the surface, they also had their own thoughts!
"Yesterday, Ma Teng just said that we gave him 200 dan less grain, and today we gave him 200 dan less again. Is this appropriate for us?”
Lin Jie stood on the city wall and said calmly. Gao Ping was not very tall, only about 20 feet tall. Half of his body was exposed as he looked at the horizon!
Beside him, Wang Bang shook his head and smiled faintly. He said with a mocking expression,"Ma Teng has spoken? Do I have to listen to him?"
Wang Bang snorted disdainfully. There were a large number of people mixed within the rebel army. They came from all kinds of backgrounds. The most powerful ones were undoubtedly the Kingdom, Bian Zhang, and Han Sui. Next was Ma Teng!
Wang Bang only cared about his brother's men. Usually, he could give Ma Teng some face, but now that the situation was a little complicated, he couldn't care less!
"This time, the Jin army is coming at us aggressively. They have been confronting us on the bluestone shore for more than a month. The commander of Han Xing is also that old thing Huangfu Song.”
"If things go wrong, we might have to continue retreating to Xixi, and we don't have much food left. At this time, we should save as much as we can. We can only make Ma Teng and the others suffer!”
Wang Bang's words were considered polite. In fact, the situation of the rebel army was even worse!
When Xixi rebelled, it was magnificent. At one point, they captured the entire Xixi area. The army advanced straight to the three auxiliary areas and surrounded Chencang. They were almost at Chang 'an!
At that time, they were proud of themselves, but it was also at that time that their good days came to an end!
They had frightened the old masters of the imperial court, so Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo were sent over. One of them was a famous general at the end of Jin Dynasty, the greatest contributor to quelling the Yellow Turban rebellion!
The other was the formidable Xixi Army!
The rebel army was defeated in the battle of Chencang, so they could only retreat from the three auxiliary areas and confront the Jin army on the bluestone bank by relying on the terrain of the Wei River!
The greatest danger of the rebel army still came from within! The composition of the rebel army was very complicated. There were government troops, bandit troops, Qiang people, and chest slaves!
It was fine to fight with the wind, but once the situation was unfavorable, the contradiction between them would be highlighted!
It had already reached an extremely intense level. If they failed again, the hundreds of thousands of rebel soldiers would probably fall apart in an instant!
Therefore, under the situation of tight military rations, Wang Bang naturally gave priority to providing for his own defense headquarters. As for Ma Teng's protest? He did not care at all!
On the other side, Lin Jie smiled faintly and did not say anything else!
The Kingdom Brothers were on the same side, while Bian Zhang and Han Sui were on the same side. They were the two largest factions within the rebel army!
Anyway, Bian Zhang and Han Sui's security headquarters were not short of food, and Lin Jie did not care about anything else. The reason why he asked this was because he wanted to shirk responsibility!
In any case, he had fulfilled his obligation and told Wang Bang about this matter. He was the one who wanted to give 200 dan less of the military rations to Ma Teng!
He was the commander of Gaoping City. Other than matters, he would naturally be the one to handle them!
Just like that, the two of them chatted and laughed with each other. However, at this moment, a low muffled sound rang out from the horizon!
It was as if black clouds were pressing down on the city. The sound of thunder and lightning rumbled, and the ground trembled. It was terrifying!
When Wang Bang and Lin Jie heard this voice, their smiling faces instantly stiffened. They looked at each other in horror and instantly looked into the distance!
They had grown up in the Savage Land of Xixi and had been with cattle and horses since they were young. Naturally, they could hear that this was not thunder at all!
It was the sound of cavalry galloping, and only a large number of cavalry could cause such a roar!
"What happened? Why would a large army appear here? Could it be that the Jin army is here?" Lin Jie said in a deep voice. His expression was very ugly!
"Impossible! There was no news of failure from the bluestone shore. The Jin army couldn't have left so quickly!" Wang Bang immediately retorted!
This place was far from the bluestone shore battlefield, and the cavalry only needed half a day to reach. If the bluestone shore really failed, they would definitely be able to get the news in advance!
But now, this group of cavalry had appeared out of nowhere. They were baffled and felt a sense of fear!
The two of them quickly ordered everyone to go up the city wall and defend! Gaoping City had a large amount of grain stored by the rebel army. It was their lifeline and could not be lost!
At this moment, on the distant horizon, they finally saw the figures of the enemy. It was a dark patch, and they could not see the end of the wilderness!
The sound of ten thousand horses rumbling caused the earth to tremble. The warhorses galloped wildly, and yellow sand filled the air. Their powerful aura made people tremble!
This huge cavalry legion maintained a certain formation at all times and was rapidly approaching Gaoping City!
At this moment, the rebel guards on the city wall could feel a powerful aura assaulting them, oppressing them until they could not breathe!
Wang Bang's hand pressed tightly against the city wall. His expression was very ugly. Because he used too much force, the veins on his neck were trembling!
In the middle of the huge cavalry army, a huge flag was flying in the wind. The blood-red word 'Jin' was so dazzling!
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