Five days later, Yuan Yao led 5,000 troops into Runan, which belonged to Yuzhou.
Along the way, he saw barren fields and dilapidated houses. There was almost no one in a hundred miles.
Only now did Yuan Yao understand just how dilapidated the current Runan County was.
During the heyday of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Runan County of Yuzhou and Nanyang County of Jingzhou were the only two large counties with a population of more than two million.
In the Han Dynasty, a million people could only be possessed by a state. Runan alone was far more than most states.
One could imagine how prosperous Runan County was back then.
However, it was precisely because Runan was too prosperous that it became the focus of the Yellow Turban Army.
The war was endless, and the flames of war raged. It had turned a once densely populated and prosperous county into such a ghastly state.
War was indeed the greatest destroyer of productivity.
Just as Yuan Yao was lamenting over the tragic fate of Runan County, the five thousand strong army had already reached the front of a valley.
The forest on this mountain was lush and endless. There was no sign of human habitation on the forest road that passed through the mountain. Only some birds circled above the forest for a long time.
Seeing this, Yuan Yao immediately ordered the army to stop.
Having read many historical novels, how could Yuan Yao not understand that there must be an ambush in this valley?
The birds in the sky above the forest kept circling, but they refused to land on the branches for a long time. They must have been frightened, so there must be an ambush on both sides of the forest road.
The corners of Yuan Yao's mouth curled up into a cold smile.
He ordered his subordinates to find kerosene, arrows, and 1,000 archers.
In the quiet forest on both sides of the mountain path, thousands of figures were lying motionless in the grass.
"I say, Old Zhou, did they discover our ambush? Why didn't they come in?”A skinny general wearing a yellow turban and armor asked in bewilderment.
" Humph!" A tall, muscular man with a black face and curly beard snorted and said disdainfully," We've robbed countless government troops on this road before, and we've never failed. How could these government troops from Huainan see through our ambush?"”
"Old Pei, if you're a coward, you can leave first, but all the resources seized this time will belong to me.”
The general surnamed Pei couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. He said angrily,"When have I, Pei Yuan Shao, ever been afraid of anything? You, Zhou Cang, don't look down on me.”
"Shh! Old Zhou, Old Pei, stop arguing. The other party is coming!”A tall man with long arms behind the two of them hurriedly reminded them and pointed ahead.
"Hmph, I'll give Old Liao face this time and not argue with you.”
Pei Yuan Shao shut his mouth after he finished speaking and held his breath as he looked forward.
The 1,000-man army was marching forward. They stood in formation and nocked their arrows. There was a faint flash of fire on the arrowheads.
"Not good, the other party has seen through our ambush. They want to burn us to death with rockets!”The tall man with long arms was the first to react and shouted in horror.
Zhou Cang and Pei Yuan Shao's expressions changed drastically when they heard this.
"Retreat, quickly retreat!" The three of them quickly called for their subordinates to retreat.
However, it was already too late.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Tens of thousands of arrows were shot at the same time, and tens of thousands of fiery lights flew over, forming a huge fire net that covered the dense forest in the mountain.
It was September, and the weather was dry. In addition, there was a lot of dry wood and hay in the forest.
In an instant, the sparks landed on the ground, and a huge flame soared into the sky, illuminating half of the sky red.
The entire mountain was engulfed in a sea of fire, as if it had become a burning mountain.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Screams and howls suddenly sounded. The fire was like a raging beast that mercilessly devoured these lowly lives.
The time was ripe.
Yuan Yao's eyes narrowed. He waved his long saber forward and shouted,"Generals, follow me to kill the enemy!"”
"Kill the enemy!"
"Kill the enemy!"
Yuan Yao took the lead and dashed out.
The 5,000 Yuan soldiers behind him rushed out and charged at the enemy like a tidal wave.
The Yellow Turban Army, which had already been burned to death by the fire, suddenly collapsed and fled in all directions when they saw Yuan Yao's army charging toward them.
Yuan Yao's long saber was like lightning, mercilessly killing the fleeing Yellow Turban soldiers.
When Zhou Cang of the Yellow Turban army saw the golden-armored silver-masked General Yuan slaughter his soldiers in such a manner, he could not help but fly into a rage. He rode his horse and charged at Yuan Yao with his saber.
"Thief general, don't be arrogant. Eat my knife!"
Yuan Yao, who was in the midst of killing, moved upon hearing this. He turned his horse around and slashed at Zhou Cang, who was charging towards him from behind.
"Clang!"
Sparks flew everywhere, and the sound of the blade rang out in all directions!
Zhou Cang instantly felt a huge force like Mount Tai crashing into him. The web between his thumb and forefinger cracked, and the long saber flew out of his hand.
His iron tower-like body was also sent flying and fell heavily a few feet away.
Zhou Cang struggled to get up from the ground, but he felt as if all the bones in his body had fallen apart. He could not support his huge body and could only give up.
At this moment, a huge wave had already set off in his heart, and thick horror filled his dark face.
He couldn't believe that the martial strength that he had always been proud of couldn't block a casual move from the silver-masked man.
A strong sense of defeat welled up in his heart.
He raised his head and looked at Yuan Yao.”
"I am Yuan Yao!"
The silver-masked man coldly announced his name.
"Yuan Yao?"
"You're the emperor of Zhong Country, Yuan Yao!”
Zhou Cang was shocked and muttered to himself, as if he could not believe that he had actually been defeated by the Emperor of Zhong Country in one move.
Yuan Yao could not be bothered to pay attention to this black-faced burly man who was scared silly. He ordered the Yuan Army who came later to tie him up and wait for him to be dealt with after the battle.
Once again, he rode his horse and brandished his saber to kill the remaining Yellow Turban soldiers.
After the time it took to brew a cup of tea, the slaughter ended.
This group of Yellow Turban soldiers who were preparing to ambush him were all wiped out.
The three bandits of Wuniu Mountain, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and Liao Hua, were all captured.
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