Chapter 202: Harassment

"General, there is a team of Yellow Turban troops ahead." "Then solve them."

Gao Hu said coldly.

In Yingchuan Commandery, the Imperial Army and the Yellow Turban Army had gathered tens of millions of troops to confront each other, and fierce battles were occurring every day.

Yangzhai and Changshe cities were connected, and the Yellow Turbans also launched terrifying attacks on these two cities.

Countless soldiers died every day.

Soon, the team of Yellow Turbans was solved, and Gao Hu led people back to the original valley military camp.

"You are back."

Su Fan saw Gao Hu and nodded.

"Young Master, now in the area connecting Yangzhai and Changshe, there are more and more Yellow Turban soldiers."

"More and more Yellow Turban troops are coming out of the Yellow Turban camp."

"Zhicai, what do you think?"

"Lord, I fear the grain and fodder in the Yellow Turban camp are not enough, which is why it is like this."

"Isn't this our opportunity? Lord, you can send a letter to Yangzhai or Changshe, saying that we are attacking the Yellow Turbans' grain-looting teams outside. In this way, it can also allow your army to have the ability to act independently."

Xi Zhicai laughed.

This time, Su Fan brought few troops, only 12,000 infantry. He had 70,000 troops under his command, and after half a year of fighting, they were no longer weaker than some border army teams.

He naturally would not bring all of them here, as that would definitely attract attention.

The tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

He came to Yingchuan just to obtain part of the merit. In Xu Province, he beheaded Peng Fei and suppressed a Yellow Turban army of a million.

This merit was enough for him to become a high-ranking official of a thousand *shi*, but he wanted to become a Prefect of a commandery, so he had to take down a Channel Commander of one side, so that his grasp of the Prefect position would be greater.

And here in Yingchuan, there were quite a few great Channel Commanders of the Yellow Turbans. Not only Bo Cai and Peng Tuo, but also He Yi, Huang Shao, He Man, and others.

As long as he took down these people, his merit would be enough.

And furthermore, he had a trump card, which was Guan Hai, who had already gone to Qingzhou.

Guan Hai was a Yellow Turban Channel Commander, but he was not from the Taiping Dao. His status in the Taiping Dao was not high, and he was not considered a die-hard member of the Taiping Dao.

He had confidence in persuading Guan Hai to surrender. Guan Hai had millions of Yellow Turban soldiers and civilians under his command. Guan Hai's surrender would be equivalent to resolving half of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.

So he came to Yingchuan without wanting to attract too much attention, because beheading a Channel Commander was not too difficult for him, as he had already invited Xu Chu over.

Xu Chu was a fierce general at the sixth layer of Gang Refining, and his strength was even above that of Sun Jian. Beheading enemy generals on the battlefield would be even easier.

Therefore, 12,000 troops were enough.

"This idea is not bad."

Xi Zhicai's suggestion made Su Fan nod. He had arrived in Yingchuan for more than a month, but he had not entered the city like some other local powerful magnates who came to support Yingchuan. Although entering the city was safer.

But the right to act independently would almost be lost.

After entering the city, you would inevitably be restrained by Zhu Jun or Huangfu Song. If they asked you to do something, you simply couldn't resist.

If they asked you to act as cannon fodder, would you do it or not?

Su Fan naturally didn't want to.

Some time ago, he saw Sun Jian bring his troops to station in Yangzhai City. He brought 30,000 troops, most of whom were newly recruited soldiers and not elite.

But that was also his army. After fighting a few battles, he had less than 10,000 left.

Su Fan didn't want to be like Sun Jian. Although a general should not be merciful, his subordinates had all been trained for several years, and he didn't want them to be lost like this.

In the military camp of Yangzhai City, Su Fan's letter had already arrived on Zhu Jun's desk.

Looking at the content of Su Fan's letter, he handed it to the 'subordinates' around him to read.

"Commandant, this Gao Ning'an's strategy is not bad. The Yellow Turban camp outside the city has indeed been sending teams of people out to loot grain these days."

"If we really let them obtain more grain and fodder, they can keep consuming us."

"Now in the city, although the grain and fodder are still sufficient, they will eventually run out. And with the arrival of support from various places, I fear the city will also be unable to bear the burden."

"The Imperial Court is already dissatisfied with the General. Wanting the Imperial Court to allocate more grain is not that easy."

The one speaking was Zhu Jun's deputy general.

"You agree with his proposal?" Zhu Jun's expression was deep. He was still under great pressure these days.

Here in Yingchuan, he was suppressed by Bo Cai, and he didn't even dare to leave the city with his army. In Luoyang, it was said that there were already many opinions about him.

Over at Lu Zigan in Ji Province, because of Zhang Jiao's disappearance, he was quite glorious. The Yellow Turban army of tens of millions in Julu and Guangzong was being suppressed and beaten by him. I estimate that it wouldn't be long before the Yellow Turbans would be defeated without attacking because of a lack of grain.

Three routes of the great army, Huangfu Yizhen had also swept away the Yellow Turbans in Sili, and now he had also arrived in Yu Province Commandery. It could be said that he was the one who performed the worst.

He was naturally anxious in his heart. His idea was actually to gather all the great armies and then have a final decisive battle with Bo Cai, taking Bo Cai down in one fell swoop.

Therefore, he didn't like this Gao Ning'an's strategy, but the other man was not under his jurisdiction, and he only came here in response to the Imperial Court's call.

"How do you all think?"

Zhu Jun looked at Sun Jian. Here, he valued Sun Jian the most. This son was fierce, his personal martial prowess was quite remarkable, and the four great generals under his command were all Gang Refining martial artists.

These days, no matter how fiercely the Yellow Turbans attacked the city, they were eventually driven down under his fierce leadership.

"General, I also think the other side's method can be tried. If there is cavalry, I fear the effect will be even better."

Sun Jian himself possessed the inheritance of the Military School, and his military strategy was not bad, so he quickly thought of the benefits within it.

"Cavalry comes and goes without a trace, with extremely fast speed. Even if the Yellow Turban camp reacts, it is very difficult for them to pose much of a threat to the cavalry."

"You all think the same?"

Zhu Jun's expression did not change, and he turned to look at the others. These 'subordinates' also nodded one after another, thinking that this was a good method that could be tried.

Anyway, they had no good way to deal with Bo Cai's army outside the city right now, so they might as well try it.

They all guessed that their own commander wanted a great decisive battle, but it was truly not a good decision.

First of all, after the great battle these days, the Imperial Army was also very tired. Although they were defending the city, compared to the Yellow Turbans who had many people and could rotate to attack the city.

Secondly, morale was not high.

It was not that they hadn't left the city to fight a decisive battle with Bo Cai's army, but the effect was not good. Even if their combat loss ratio was very high, one Imperial Army soldier could even exchange for ten Yellow Turban soldiers, but so what?

The Yellow Turban Army was like the grass in the wilderness, growing again with the spring breeze.

They simply couldn't be killed off. Now, the Yellow Turban camp outside the city had increased its Yellow Turban troop strength again.

So they didn't want a great battle, unless General Huangfu could support them. However, according to the news from there, once he took down that Yellow Turban army, I suppose he would come over. ===== CHAPTER 203 =====