Chapter 426 The blood-stained Nanyang
Chapter 425: The blood-stained Nanyang
Except for the junction between the eastern part of Nanyang and Yuzhou, there are dangerous areas to defend, other areas are basically easy to attack and difficult to defend.
Zhu Jun has always relied on the eastern city to resist the Yellow Turbans of Yuzhou, but now the northern line has been broken, which has exposed the entire Nanyang to Xiang Yu''s iron hooves.
There are 36 counties of all sizes in Nanyang, with the total strength of the Han army only nearly 140,000 troops, while the Yellow Turban attacked in both directions has 300,000.
In order to prevent the Yellow Turbans from defeating one by one, it is naturally impossible for the Han army to leave troops to guard the county.
Xiang Yu originally thought that the Han army would concentrate on defending a few solid cities and strategically place most county towns. After all, this is the best way to deal with two attacks.
Once the Han army was like this, those counties would become Xiang Yu''s strategic supply land, so Xiang Yu was not worried about the consumption of food and grass, but he did not expect this to be smoother than he thought.
"Reported that Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun did not join the army. Now most of Lu Zhi''s army has retreated into Wancheng, while Zhu Jun led the army to Wuguan."
Wuguan is the southern gate of Guanzhong. If an accident occurs, Guanzhong will be in turmoil.
The news that Zhu Jun retreated to Wu Pass did not arouse the suspicion of the Yellow Turban generals. After all, the Han Dynasty must be more afraid that the 300,000 Yellow Turbans will attack Wu Pass.
"What? Lu Zhijun actually curled most of his troops to Wancheng?"
Xiang Yu didn''t expect that Lu Zhi had such a great determination. This was the rhythm of fighting with him in Wancheng.
During the Cold Weapon War, winter can be said to be a forbidden zone. Once this period of time comes, the war must be terminated. The last armistice was also due to the climate.
Now it is November, and the temperature is getting colder and colder. Wancheng City is high and there is enough food, and the defenders are also sufficient, so it is obviously not that easy to fight.
If you continue to drag on, by the time the temperature drops completely in December, Xiang Yu will have to wait until the next year before going south to Jingzhou.
Xiang Yu had not prepared to take Jingzhou once, but as Qin Hao was captured and the war went smoothly, Xiang Yu inevitably became arrogant.
The Han army without Qin Hao was indeed vulnerable. Xiang Yu thought so in his heart.
Xiang Yu wanted to move the front line to Nanjun before the quarantine, and he, who was rich in Nanyang, could also expand his strength to the maximum extent this winter.
Wancheng is the most powerful city in Nanyang and the first big city to go south to Nanjun. If Lu Zhi died of bet in Wancheng, Xiang Yu would not have occupied Nanyang before the beginning of winter.
"Is there any manpower in Wancheng?" Xiang Yu asked with a frown.
The implication is naturally to attack the Han army through means other than war.
Zhang Liang didn''t think about it and replied directly: "Wancheng is a stronghold of Taipingwei, and there are 500 people in the city."
"Can we open the city gate when our army sieges?"
After Zhang Liang pondered for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Lu Zhi was also afraid of being in the inner and outer relationships, so he was extremely cautious about the city gate and was unlikely to succeed."
Xiang Yu''s brows frowned even tighter, but Zhang Liang''s next sentence dissolved his worries.
"Although our army''s forces in the city cannot seize the city gate, it is still possible to burn the Han army''s grain warehouse."
If the Han army''s winter food is burned, they will have to give up Wancheng and defend other cities. How can other cities with insufficient preparations resist the attack of Xiang Yu''s army?
"You must succeed, and you will never allow failure." Xiang Yu said to Zhang Liang with a serious face. "I understand." Zhang Liang nodded gently, but his tone was extremely firm.
"If the order is passed down, the entire army will be divided into three groups, each with a hundred thousand troops, and the cities around Wancheng will be captured as quickly as possible."
After Zhu Jun retreated to Wuguan, Xiang Yu had successfully joined forces with the 100,000 Yuzhou Army affiliated to Zhang Liang. Now there are 300,000 Yellow Turbans on the South Road.
In order to capture Nanyang as soon as possible, Xiang Yu even led the army to attack the city himself. Among the other cities except Wancheng, there were only private troops that united aristocratic families. How could they resist Xiang Yu''s elite troops?
Faced with the Yellow Turbans, the band of robbers who came to copy the landlords'' house, the Nanyang family naturally deservedly united.
Nanyang does not lack population, and aristocratic families do not lack money and food. Although the people at the bottom support the Yellow Turban, when facing the benefits that can be obtained directly, the civilians can''t control so many of them.
Many people responded to the call of the aristocratic families and joined the city guarding team that resisted the Yellow Turbans.
But how could these temporary pieces of troops resist the elite under Xiang Yu?
The Yellow Turban Army usually only launched one charge, and the joint army of the aristocratic families immediately collapsed, and then surrendered in batches.
These poor people are also tempted by interests, but when facing an unbeatable opponent, how can they continue to work for the aristocratic family?
In just three days, the Yellow Turban South Army captured ten cities in Nanyang, but the strange force increased instead of reducing.
On average, each city in the ten cities provided nearly 5,000 surrendered troops to the Yellow Turban. Now the total strength of the Yellow Turban is about to exceed the 350,000 mark.
On November 4th, good news came from Wancheng.
"Report... The Wancheng Grain Depot was burned down by our army, and Wancheng is now in panic."
"That''s great, God is helping me." Xiang Yu said happily.
Zhang Liang, as the commander-in-chief of burning grain, did not have Xiang Yu''s joy, but frowned slightly.
Zhang Liang always felt that the attack was a bit too simple, as if he had been designed to die.
The Baijiajia has not taken any action so far. Is there any conspiracy or a backup plan? Or am I suspicious? Zhang Liang said in his heart.
Xiang Yu does not have as complicated thoughts as Zhang Liang. Now that the situation is great, he naturally wants to expand his results.
"Transfer an order to transfer 150,000 troops to encircle Wancheng with three or one missing. If Lu Zhi breaks through, he will ignore it for the time being and let it break through. The remaining 200,000 troops will continue to attack Nanyang. This time, I will slaughter the Nanyang family."
Xiang Yu''s words determined the fate of the Nanyang family. The wealth and land that had always been proud of have now become the death talisman of the Nanyang family.
Under Xiang Yu''s order, 200,000 Yellow Turbans slaughtered all the rebellious families in Nanyang, and those who obeyed were also confiscated and seized the land. A total of nearly 50,000 people in the aristocratic family and related personnel died in this massacre.
Xiang Yu used the bloodiest and violent means to forcibly implement the "Celestial Land System" in Nanyang.
The people who directly benefited were naturally cheering and were waiting at home for the Yellow Turban recruitment order. As long as the recruitment order was released, the people would definitely rise up and follow it.
Xiang Yu did not order recruitment because after the acquisition of prisoners from twenty cities, the total number of Yellow Turban South Road Army had exceeded 400,000.
For the strategy of Jingzhou, the 400,000 army is more than 400,000. If the recruitment continues, the food and grass that were robbed from the Nanyang family will not be enough.
Of course, Zhang Liang, as a general of the king, could not agree to Xiang Yu''s continued expansion of his army.
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