Chapter 785

At this moment, Guangzong City is besieged by troops from the east, west, and south.

Only the north gate is left open.

Besiege three sides and leave one; this is the only path left for the Huang Jin rebel soldiers inside the city to flee for their lives.

It is indeed an exit, but it is by no means a path to survival.

The Huang Jin rebel soldiers are mostly composed of displaced refugees and commoners.

They might have the strength to fight if they were defending the city.

But their capabilities in both siege warfare and field battles are extremely weak.

Especially when the Han army still possesses cavalry.

Without the protection of the city walls, the possibility of the Huang Jin rebel soldiers winning a battle upon encountering the Han army is basically non-existent.

Of course, that excludes situations where they are ambushed.

Watching the north gate of Guangzong City open and seeing Huang Jin rebel soldiers emerging from the city one after another, Lu Zhi, who was watching from horseback, felt a surge of excitement.

As long as the Huang Jin rebel soldiers leave the city and lose the protection of Guangzong City, then annihilating them will be too simple.

"General, should we assemble the troops and prepare for a charge?"

A deputy general behind Lu Zhi asked.

Lu Zhi immediately raised his hand to stop him: "No need."

"Make sure not to let the soldiers in the camp move rashly."

"Wait, wait until all the Huang Jin rebel soldiers have left the city before we act."

Lu Zhi looked at the distant Guangzong City and said: "If we launch an attack at this time, these Huang Jin rebel soldiers will immediately retreat back into the city."

"With the protection of Guangzong City, it will be very difficult for us to attack again."

"There are over a hundred thousand Huang Jin rebel soldiers inside Guangzong City; a forced assault would inevitably result in heavy casualties."

Lu Zhi's eyes were gleaming with sharp light.

The current opportunity is absolutely a once-in-a-thousand-years chance.

As long as this opportunity is seized, as long as they wait for all the Huang Jin rebel soldiers inside Guangzong City to come out, then they can resolve all the Huang Jin rebel soldiers from Guangzong City in one fell swoop outside the city.

Moreover, Zhang Jiao is still inside the city; as long as he can be captured alive or beheaded, the Huang Jin Rebellion in Jizhou will basically be considered pacified.

"Before the Huang Jin rebel soldiers have completely emerged from Guangzong City, we must absolutely not alert the enemy."

"Additionally, return to the camp immediately and assemble all the cavalry from the three main camps. Remember, all of them," Lu Zhi said.

The deputy general riding behind Lu Zhi nodded while taking note.

Lu Zhi waved his hand and said: "There are many Huang Jin rebel soldiers in the city; it will likely take until tomorrow morning for them all to leave."

"You go back and pass on the order first. Tomorrow, after all the Huang Jin rebel soldiers have left the city, I will lead all the cavalry to pursue Zhang Jiao, while you will lead the soldiers to occupy Guangzong City first."

After Lu Zhi's orders were issued, the deputy general immediately went to pass them on.

Lu Zhi remained where he was, quietly observing the movements of the Huang Jin Army.

Inside Guangzong City.

The Huang Jin Army, looking like a yellow ocean, was queuing up one after another to exit through the north gate of Guangzong City.

A massive number of Huang Jin soldiers almost clogged the north gate.

In front of the County Magistrate's office, Jia Dong, along with Hao Zhao and Zhang Xiu, led over a thousand Huang Jin Warriors and had already prepared Zhang Jiao's carriage.

Though called Huang Jin Warriors, these thousand-plus soldiers were actually the thousand elite Liangzhou troops that Zhang Xiu had originally brought from Duan Yu.

It was just that they were now disguised as Huang Jin soldiers.

And the reason why Guangzong City had been able to leave Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo completely frustrated during the siege battle had a lot to do with these thousand elite Liangzhou troops.

Supported by Zhang Ning, Zhang Jiao walked out of the County Magistrate's office.

Jia Dong, who was waiting to the side, hurried over to support him.

"Great Virtuous Teacher, the Han army outside the city truly has not discovered our intentions; even now, there is no movement from the Han army camps outside."

"After a few more believers go out in a while, you can head out, Great Virtuous Teacher," Jia Dong said.

Zhang Jiao, about to board the carriage, nodded: "You have put in much effort."

Jia Dong nodded with a smile: "It is all what I should do. Young Lady, please take good care of the Great Virtuous Teacher; we shall set off in a moment."

Zhang Ning gave a hum and then nodded.

After seeing that both Zhang Jiao and Zhang Ning had boarded the carriage, Jia Dong called Hao Zhao and Zhang Xiu to the side.

"Remember the military advisor's instructions."

"The banners must be raised high."

"They must be conspicuous, but the safety of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Ning must also be protected," Jia Dong said in a lowered voice.

The two nodded earnestly and then mounted their horses to guard the left and right sides of Zhang Jiao's carriage.

"Alright, I will go notify them," Jia Dong said, then walked toward the northern city wall.

On the northern city wall of Guangzong City.

Dressed in black robes and wearing a high mountain cap, Jia Xu had his hands tucked into his sleeves, squinting as he looked into the distance north of Guangzong City.

The wind on the city wall was strong, causing Jia Xu's robes to flap loudly.

Behind Jia Xu, Liu Bai Tu crouched behind the battlements, hiding from the crosswinds.

"The Lord is good in every way."

"The only thing is this heart... it is a bit too kind," Jia Xu shook his head gently.

Liu Bai Tu, crouching behind the battlements to avoid the wind, looked up at Jia Xu: "So, are you preparing to teach the Lord a lesson?"

Jia Xu shook his head: "Of course not. I just want the Lord to know that to achieve great things, one must be ruthless."

"But sometimes, when the master cannot be ruthless, we subordinates can be ruthless for him."

"And as for bearing the infamy, that is naturally something we subordinates must do."

As he spoke, Jia Xu turned his head to look toward the direction of the city.

Within Jia Xu's line of sight, Cheng Yu, who had taken off the iconic yellow robe of the Huang Jin Army, nodded at Jia Xu.

Dusk approaches, Jieqiao.

Li Ru stood on Jieqiao facing the wind. As the first wisp of the evening breeze arrived, his black robes billowed, and the jade pendant tied to his waist with a red cord swayed slightly with the evening breeze.