Chapter 34: The First Battle Against the Yellow Turbans (Part 2)

  Look at that whistle rider who heard the order with a puzzled face, looking like he wanted to say something but stopped. Wang Xu couldn't help but smile slightly. "Just tell him the truth, he'll understand what I mean!"

  "Yes!" The cavalryman finally took a deep breath, cupped his hands in respect and turned his horse around before galloping away.

  After the vanguard cavalry left, Xu Shu looked at Wang Xu with a puzzled expression. "Why didn't you let Second Brother hide everyone and ambush them? Instead, you left half of the people outside."

  "I also want to, but the enemy is not a fool. At present, the distance between us and the enemy is not far, such an encounter battle, as long as the other side sends out scouts, it's very likely that they have already discovered us in advance. A person suddenly disappearing would only make the other side realize it's a trap. So let's divide our troops in half to set up an ambush, and the other half will continue to advance with no change in flags. This way, it will be harder for the enemy to detect, and the success rate will actually be higher!"

  Saying that, Wang Xu couldn't help but shake his head with a sigh. "This kind of encounter battle actually has no technical content, I decided to fight this battle only because I heard that the opponent's troops had problems and were not many in number, and their equipment was not as good as ours."

  "Oh!"

  At this moment, time is pressing, and Wang Xu no longer explains much. He immediately shouted loudly: "Bring me my gun!"

  The two flag officers who followed immediately galloped forward and handed over the weapons of Wang Xu and Xu Shu.

  With the long gun in hand, Wang Xu's spirit was suddenly lifted, and he immediately gave a decisive order: "Xu Shu, you stay here to continue leading the third thousand people team to transport grain and find a place to camp. The second thousand people team will follow me at full speed!"

  As soon as Wang Xu's order was given, the heralds behind him immediately shouted loudly and rushed to quickly pass the command into every soldier's ear.

  The second thousand men, responsible for the rear guard, received the order and the well-trained household troops immediately accelerated their pace under the leadership of their respective commanders, gathering in front of the third thousand men in an instant.

  The third thousand people's team quickly changed formation, and Wang Xu nodded in satisfaction. He turned his head, looked at Xu Shu with a serious face, and instructed: "This grain and grass are ours, we must take good care of them. If anything happens, send someone to inform me immediately. Of course, your safety is the most important!"

  "Alright! You can go, I'll be careful!" After finishing speaking, Xu Shu looked at Wang Xu with a worried expression: "But you, the army is fierce and the war is dangerous, you must be careful!"

  "Hmm!" He took a deep look at Xu Shu, and Wang Xu didn't say much either. With a forceful squeeze of the horse's belly, he galloped away swiftly. The second thousand-man squad saw his figure and immediately followed closely behind him.

  King Xue quickly arrived at the fork in the road. After a quick observation of the surrounding terrain, King Xue immediately waved his hand and shouted loudly. "Halt!"

  Ignoring the soldiers who were quickly reorganizing behind him, Wang Xu carefully observed the footprints of people and horses on the ground. After a long time, he finally confirmed that Wang Fei had understood his intention and had also acted accordingly, only then did he put down half of his mind.

  He immediately took another glance at the surrounding terrain and suddenly discovered that to the left of the main road was a high slope, with many trees blocking the view, making it very suitable for hiding. The area in front of the forest, because it was adjacent to the official road, was relatively flat, extremely suitable for small-scale cavalry charges.

  This terrain is also unfamiliar to Wang Xu, seeing such a good place, he immediately waved his hand and ordered: "The whole army hides in the forest on the left high slope, forms a four-column sharp arrow array, waits for orders! If anyone makes an unusual sound, behead!"

  They were all well-trained guards, and the thousand iron riders only took two minutes to complete Wang Xu's order. Afterwards, Wang Xu also sent out dozens of scouts to explore the distance of the enemy army, and as the scouts continued to report back, Wang Xu's heart became more and more tense.

  Wang Xu now has the whole army ambush collectively, because he thinks the enemy army has not discovered this force. Wang Fei, as the vanguard, may be discovered, but if the other side also discovers himself, then they will absolutely not continue to advance.

  After all, the Yellow Turbans may have had a large number of people, but 1,000 iron cavalry wouldn't care too much. But if they were to face 3,000 well-equipped iron cavalry head-on, their combat effectiveness would be several levels lower. How could they continue to charge forward stupidly?

  Moreover, the other party's scouts had to observe themselves and must have avoided Wang Fei and their own scouts. Wang Xu couldn't believe that the other party's quality was already high enough to completely avoid his far more than usual number of vanguard troops.

  Moreover, Wang Xu was still unclear about the two Yellow Turbans on the main road. Hiding here was not just for an ambush, but also to avoid the sharpness of the Yellow Turbans, and to launch a surprise attack when the time was right, dealing a heavy blow to their main force. With the geographical advantage of this place, Wang Xu would have control over the initiative and timing of the attack at that time.

  After waiting in the oppressive atmosphere for about ten minutes, the first wave of Yellow Turbans finally appeared in Wang Xu's line of sight. Roughly looking at them, this group of Yellow Turbans was well-equipped and could be considered top-notch. However, strangely, they looked more like refugees fleeing in a panic.

  Although the troops were not in great disorder, they still marched in an orderly manner, but there was no clear banner. There were one or two that were also dragged to the ground, and the soldiers' clothes were disheveled, with a hint of panic on their faces.

  As they quickly approached the front, Wang Xu became more and more certain of his judgment. Although he still couldn't figure out what situation it was, one thing was certain: this unit was escaping from something.

  One of the guards beside him couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Young Master, are we going to charge?"

  Wang Xu immediately raised his hand to stop him, saying: "No need, this team is disorganized and their uniforms are not tidy. Although they are advancing with all their might, their horses are not fast, it seems that they are also a tired team. Not far from chaos, there is no fighting power. Let them pass! Behind us, Xu Shu is leading 1,000 people to wait for labor, which is enough. We will directly attack the main force of 1,000 Yellow Turbans behind!"

  After another moment of silence, Wang Xu finally spoke and instructed: "You immediately notify everyone, when I raise my long gun later, the whole army will be ready!"

  "Promise!"

  After waiting for about two or three minutes, the Yellow Turban rebels finally appeared before Wang Xu's eyes.

  He was only seventeen or eighteen years old, with a sturdy build, broad face and short mustache, dark skin, and he was also the only one in the Yellow Turban Army who was fully equipped, wearing heavy armor and holding a long-handled large knife, looking extremely fierce.

  Wang Xu did not expect that there would be such a general leading the team in this yellow scarf army. However, he didn't hesitate and when the opposing troops rushed to his left front, he quickly raised his long spear, mobilized his inner strength and shouted: "Prepare bows and arrows!"

  "Whoosh!" After a burst of rustling sounds, all the soldiers quickly took out their bows and arrows from behind their backs, drew their bows and nocked their arrows.

  "First two rows, scatter! Last two rows, launch! Fire!" As the voice fell, the Yellow Turbans, who had not yet reacted from Wang Xu's roar, instantly saw countless arrows pouring down.

  The Yellow Turban troops, who were rushing forward, suddenly fell to the ground, and cried out in surprise: "Ah! There's an ambush!" Immediately afterwards, a series of earth-shaking screams rang out.

  This sudden and unexpected rain of arrows caused no small casualties among the Yellow Turbans, and brought the entire army to a halt.

  But this was not the end, under Wang Xu's command, wave after wave of arrows came pouring in, and the cries of agony rose and fell, never-ending. Although the subsequent shooting did not cause as many casualties as the first wave, it was also a heavy blow to these Yellow Turbans who had no good protective equipment.

  Seeing the young commander on the other side seemingly intending to stabilize the situation and organize his troops for a counterattack, Wang Xu coldly smiled, snatched the longbow from the person beside him, and with a burst of strength in both arms, instantly drew the bowstring into a full moon shape.

  After feeling the strength of the bowstring and the wind with closed eyes, roughly calculating the arc of the parabola, he quickly aimed at the top of the yellow turban thief's head and lightly released the bowstring...