EBE Chapter 53 The Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou Temporarily Retreat! Yuan Shu Stirs Up Trouble in Yanzhou?
Chapter 53 The Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou Temporarily Retreat! Yuan Shu Stirs Up Trouble in Yanzhou?
With Zhao Yun holding him back, the pressure on Yu Jin was greatly reduced.
A thousand cavalrymen, like a dimensional attack.
Ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers couldn't get close to them at all.
Followed by.
Guan Hai and his men launched a fierce attack for nearly two more hours, but still could not break through the defenses.
As the sun was about to set, a gloomy look immediately settled on the faces of the Yellow Turban leaders.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boom boom boom!"
A series of rapid footsteps sounded from not far away.
Guan Hai and the others looked up and saw three flags appearing in the setting sun.
They are "Cao", "Bao", and "Zhang".
"All troops, retreat for now!"
Guan Hai's teeth were chattering with anger.
However, reinforcements from Yanzhou have now arrived, and continuing the fierce attack on the defensive line will make it difficult to make progress.
The bugle call to retreat echoed across the battlefield.
Tens of thousands of Yellow Turban rebels from Qingzhou retreated like the tide.
Yu Jin breathed a sigh of relief, went to Zhao Yun's side, and expressed his gratitude.
Zhao Yun humbly replied:
"General Yu, there's no need to thank me. On the contrary, I should be thanking General Yu."
"If it weren't for General Yu leading several thousand brothers to stop these Yellow Turban rebels from Qingzhou, I'm afraid Yanzhou would soon be devastated."
Yu Jin scratched his head, a blush of shyness rising from the praise on his face.
Yes, in later generations, Yu Jin would be a typical person, taciturn but meticulous in character.
"Wenze, are you alright?!"
Bao Xin walked anxiously toward Yu Jin.
He felt somewhat guilty for leaving Yu Jin only a few thousand soldiers.
But the truth is that Bao Xin's arrangement was not wrong.
If he had stationed all the Jibei troops at the border from the beginning, then logistics would not have been guaranteed.
In other words, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao's reinforcements would likely have to be delayed for several more days before reaching the border due to road and supply issues.
By then.
Bao Xin, leading 18,000 troops from Jibei, stood against 300,000 Yellow Turban rebels from Qingzhou.
They might just be killed by the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou, just like in the original history!
Yu Jin was left with only about half of his troops to resist the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, although it was equally dangerous.
However, the arrival of Cao Cao and Zhang Miao's reinforcements would be much faster because logistical routes would be secured.
This means that as long as Yu Jin can hold out for a few hours, reinforcements will arrive on time, just like they are now.
"My lord, I am fine, it's just the brothers..."
Endless sorrow appeared in Yu Jin's eyes.
Despite the help of numerous fortifications and traps.
However, the casualties caused by the fact that a few thousand soldiers withstood the fierce attack of 300,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans for several hours were unimaginable!
Bao Xin sighed deeply. He had always treated his soldiers well, so how could his distress be any less than Yu Jin's?
Cao Cao was equally distressed upon seeing the scene of corpses scattered all over the ground.
All the soldiers who died in battle were promising talents from Yanzhou.
After a thorough inventory.
A total of 5786 people died in the battle.
This is equivalent to one-third of Bao Xin's total forces!
Bao Xin's military strength has undoubtedly suffered a huge blow.
If it were Liu Dai, upon hearing this news, he would probably jump for joy and might even perform a Yanzhou version of the Yangko dance on the spot.
Seeing Bao Xin's sorrowful expression, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao tried their best to comfort him.
But the fallen soldiers can never be brought back to life.
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Yellow Turban Camp
"boom!"
Guan Hai slammed his fist on the table next to him.
"damn it!"
"Today we were just a hair's breadth away from breaking through that defense line."
"It's all that cavalry's fault! They ruined our plans!"
Zhao Hong quickly responded:
"Commander Guan, why don't we rest for a while and continue our attack on the defensive line tomorrow?"
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Pi sneered:
"You talk a good game but you play a much better game!"
"Do you remember today's casualty figures?"
"Now that the enemy has tens of thousands of troops, if we still foolishly send troops to attack, wouldn't we be just handing our lives over to them?"
Gong Du and Sun Lang glared angrily at Zhao Hong.
The Yellow Turban leaders were all typical shrewd and calculating individuals.
Besides the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled who were deliberately sent out to die, their elite soldiers also suffered heavy casualties today.
Soldiers are a strategic resource. The reason why the Yellow Turban leaders had such great influence was precisely because they had the most soldiers under their command.
If we suffer heavy losses in this battle.
Without the feudal lords taking the initiative to attack, the other Yellow Turban leaders would annex them, a process commonly known as "internal digestion"!
"A direct assault is indeed not advisable."
"To break through this defense, we need a strategy."
Guan Hai's voice drifted softly from the side.
He paused for a moment, then continued:
"However, have you all considered what our initial purpose was?"
"What's the point of getting the grain if our army suffers more than half its losses?"
Guan Hai's words prompted several Yellow Turban leaders to think deeply.
To put it bluntly, the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou were not a uniformly elite force.
Even some of the Yellow Turban leaders were not irreplaceable.
Most of the Yellow Turban soldiers under his command held a "whoever feeds me is my mother" attitude.
Don't be fooled by the fact that we're fighting to the death with the Yanzhou soldiers today.
But the main reason was that the Yellow Turban leaders used grain to entice them.
They kept spreading the word that as long as they broke through the border and invaded Yanzhou, they would have an endless supply of food and endless riches and honors!
In a day or two, or even three or four days, these ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers will be seduced by empty and unrealistic declarations.
But if this goes on for too long, morale will drop rapidly.
Just like some trending topics in later generations, they don't last long; after five or six days, they may become completely ignored.
Deprivation of food will certainly demoralize the troops.
If the defenses cannot be broken, the soldiers' patience will wane.
For Yellow Turban leaders like Guan Hai, time was undoubtedly extremely precious.
If this drags on, the battle to attack Yanzhou will become a bottomless pit, trapping them all and making it impossible for them to escape!
But...
Not everyone has a knack for strategizing.
Several Yellow Turban leaders were quite adept at risking their lives.
When it comes to using one's brain, one's brain capacity is truly limited.
The group racked their brains, but still couldn't come up with any effective plan.
Just as Guan Hai was getting impatient and preparing to end the impromptu meeting.
Several guards suddenly entered from outside and reported to him:
"Commander, a messenger has arrived claiming to be from Yuan Shu's side and wishes to meet with you!"
"what!"
"Yuan Shu's men?"
Not only Guan Hai, but also Liu Pi, Gong Du, Zhao Hong, Sun Lang and others had incredibly interesting expressions on their faces.
After the coalition disbanded, Yuan Shu returned to Runan and officially took over the entire Yu Province and Nanyang, the largest county in the land!
what?
Yuan Shao, you brat?
Sorry, but compared to our Skeleton King Yuan Shu, my strength is really not enough!
At least on paper, Yuan Shu is now the strongest in Guandong.
If Yuan Shao wants to catch up with him, he must wait until he replaces Han Fu and takes over Ji Province.
but.
The geographical location of the territory occupied by Yuan Shu was not very good.
To the west was Dong Zhuo, who occupied the Guanzhong Plain, and to the south was Liu Biao, who occupied Jingzhou.
Tao Qian in the east, although he secretly formed an alliance with Yuan Shu.
However, he was equally wary of Yuan Shu.
For the time being, it seems that Yuan Shu's only way to expand is to the north, that is, to Yanzhou!
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