Chapter 748

The eastern camp was stationed with the 30,000-strong army led by Lu Zhi.

And the western camp was stationed with the 20,000-strong army led by Dong Zhuo.

After crossing the Yellow River, Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo marched north toward Jizhou.

And encountered the first group of Huang Jin rebels in Wei Commandery, Jizhou.

At that time, Yuan Shao, the Prefect of Wei Commandery, was being pursued by this group of Huang Jin rebels.

He was pursued all the way from Quliang County to Ye City.

If it weren't for the timely arrival of the army led by Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo at Ye City, Yuan Shao, who only had a few thousand defenders, probably wouldn't have lasted a few days.

At that time, more than 100,000 Huang Jin rebels surrounded Ye City from all directions.

When Dong Zhuo and Lu Zhi arrived at Ye City, there were already Huang Jin rebels attacking the city walls.

Yuan Shao, the Prefect of Wei Commandery, was fighting a bloody battle with the Huang Jin rebels on the city wall at that time.

After Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo arrived at Ye City, the army immediately split into two and began to charge at the Huang Jin rebels surrounding Ye City.

The battle lasted for a day and a night, and the Huang Jin rebels were then repelled.

After the Battle of Ye City, Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo led their troops north.

Began to pursue Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who called themselves the General of the People and the General of the Earth.

From Wei Commandery, Ye City, they pursued all the way to Guangping County in Julu Commandery.

And just when the two pursued to Guangping County and were preparing to take Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang in one fell swoop, an accident happened.

After the two arrived in Jizhou, the Great Virtuous Teacher, who had never been seen, appeared.

Zhang Jiao led an army of 100,000 and suddenly joined the battlefield.

Directly rescuing Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who had already been surrounded.

And the army led by Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo, because of long-term pursuit and lack of proper rest, suffered their first defeat after being charged by Zhang Jiao's army.

Neither Lu Zhi nor Dong Zhuo dared to fight, so they could only order a retreat, and then began to enter Guangping County to gather the defeated troops and prepare to fight again.

Originally, Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo both thought that after the three brothers joined forces, they would definitely surround Guangping County.

But what the two never expected was.

The three brothers did not surround Guangping County.

Instead, they split into two and became two armies.

One went north and continued to flee.

And the other retreated toward the northeast.

Now Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo were both stunned.

If they didn't surround Guangping County at this time, wouldn't they miss a good opportunity?

Lu Zhi speculated at the time that Zhang Jiao might have some plan.

To lure them out of Guangping County for a battle.

The reason was that the Huang Jin rebels were not good at attacking cities and lacked large siege equipment.

At that time, Dong Zhuo also believed it to be true.

So the two closed the city gates, strictly defended, and by the way, let the soldiers rest.

This wait lasted for several days.

At this time, the scouts sent out all returned.

The news brought back by the scouts proved that the three brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang had no plan.

But they really split into two armies.

One went north, and one retreated toward the northeast.

Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo fell into confusion again.

This kind of operation was the first time Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo, who had been fighting for so many years, had seen it.

Why did the Zhang Jiao brothers do this?

Later, after confirming that both armies had fled, Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo left the city.

The two discussed and decided to pursue Zhang Jiao first.

After all, Zhang Jiao was the leader of the Taiping Dao.

As long as Zhang Jiao was taken down.

Then everything would be solved.

Moreover, if they could encircle and suppress Zhang Jiao, it would definitely be a great merit.

So the two pursued in the direction of Zhang Jiao together.

This pursuit went from Julu Commandery to Guangzong County in Anping Kingdom.

The army of more than 100,000 led by Zhang Jiao was surrounded in Guangzong City by Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo, who had caught up.

Moreover, on the second day after pursuing Zhang Jiao.

Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo launched an attack on the Huang Jin rebels in the city.

Judging from the past experience of Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo fighting against the Huang Jin rebels.

The Huang Jin rebels were not good at attacking cities, and they were also not good at defending cities.

Only when they had an absolute advantage in numbers could they form an advantage.

But when facing the elite troops of the Han Dynasty, they were often vulnerable.

According to the inference of Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo.

The Huang Jin rebels could not withstand their joint attack.

However...

After a day of fighting, Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo were surprised to find.

They were wrong.

Although this group of Huang Jin rebels was similar to what they had encountered.

But surprisingly, there seemed to be very powerful commanding generals in the city.

They had extremely high attainments in troop mobilization and city defense.

The Huang Jin rebels, who were chaotic at first, became more and more calm as they fought longer.

Especially since there were two fierce generals in the city.

They were fierce.

One was burly, used two short spears, and moved left and right on the city wall, with no enemy in one round.

Wherever the Han army had just attacked, he would immediately lead a group of burly Huang Jin rebels to support.

There was also a young general who used a silver spear. The silver spear in his hand was like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, and every move was ruthless and fatal.

There was one more thing that Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo could not accept.

After the first day of attacking the city, early the next morning, when they were preparing to continue ordering the attack, a row of corpses was hanging on the city wall.

They were the corpses of the Han soldiers who had attacked the city wall yesterday.

Each of them was hung on the city wall with a rope, and their armor and clothes were stripped clean.

When he saw this scene, Lu Zhi was furious at the time and ordered a fierce attack.

What made Lu Zhi speechless was.

Just when he ordered the attack.

The rebels on the city wall actually collected all those corpses.

However, what made Lu Zhi even more speechless was that just when he was preparing to attack the city, Dong Zhuo quit at this time.

In the Dong Zhuo army camp outside the west of Guangzong City.

Dong Zhuo, who rubbed his nose, looked at the sky outside.

In the stuffy tent, Dong Zhuo only wore a short garment, revealing his thick arms.

"Wenyou, what do you think Ziyi means, telling me not to attack the city, but to surround it if possible." Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru, who was sitting not far away: "This Lu Zhi keeps urging me again and again."

"I can't keep saying that the soldiers need to rest."

"This brat, I understand less and less what he is doing now." Dong Zhuo said while wiping the sweat from his head.

Li Ru, sitting in the lower seat, smiled.

"My Lord, since the Former General said so, there must be a reason." Li Ru said with a smile: "With the Former General's style of doing things, My Lord doesn't need to worry."

Dong Zhuo thought for a while and then nodded: "That's true."