Chapter 68: First Encounter with the Yellow Turbans

  In May 184 AD, in front of the Zhuoziyi Village. More than a hundred riders rushed to the village, led by Cao Cao who was full of energy and spirit. Today, Lord Cao had managed to get in touch with the eunuch Cao Teng through his old connections, and thus got in contact with the Ten Eunuchs. He obtained an audience with Emperor Ling, and got the opportunity to lead the elite Imperial Guard cavalry to rescue Huangfu Song.

  Cao Cao originally didn't want to see the ten attendants, but in order to stand out, he had to endure it. At this moment, Boss Cao wore armor and held a long-handled spear, looking majestic as he arrived at the front of the villa and shouted loudly: "Zi Jin, Zi Jin..."

  Then, a man came out of the village, who was Zhou Shan. Zhou Shan was secretly shocked in his heart and thought to himself, "How did our master know that Cao Cao would bring troops to the village?" "General Cao, my master has been gone for two days."

  Cao Cao came this time for two reasons. The first and most important one is to show off, as he went to rescue Huangfu Song and gained fame throughout the land with his victory. In the past, when he went out with Qin Feng, although it was very enjoyable, he was often overshadowed by Qin Feng's reputation. Cao was actually unhappy about this in his heart, so when he received the emperor's trust this time, how could he not come to have a word with Qin Feng? The second reason is that he came to borrow men. Among Qin Feng's subordinates, Gao Shun and Hu Che Er were all fierce generals, and borrowing them would allow him to lead his own cavalry. On the one hand, he would have reliable generals, and on the other hand, even if they fought to the death, it would still be considered his own merit.

  Old Cao heard this and was very displeased, "Huh? In this chaotic situation, where did my son Zhang Xiu go?"

  "Lord Cao is unaware, my master heard that General Huangfu Song was surrounded and was very worried in his heart. He immediately ordered Zhuang Yu to go and assist him." Zhou Shan said, this was all instructed by the master before he left, the master said that if Cao Cao hears this, he will definitely be shocked, but it's unknown whether it's true or not. Zhou Shan thought of this and secretly glanced at Cao Cao.

  What intelligence does Cao have, he immediately understood that this is going to rob of merit. Qin Feng's family wealth is considerable, and it can easily recruit soldiers and bravely die without heartache. Cutting off his 10,000-8,000 yuan head and sending it to the imperial court is a great achievement. The entire official position of several thousand stones is easy to obtain! Cao Cao was greatly surprised, thinking that you Qinzi Jin, your kid's vision is accurate, and running is also fast enough!

  Zhou Shan was shocked by Cao Cao's appearance, thinking to himself that his lord was indeed a godly strategist. He thought of the third point his lord had mentioned and felt a thrill of excitement in his heart, as if he had foreseen this. He hastily asked: "Lord Cao, where are you headed?"

  "Oh, I shall go in the Emperor's name and lead the Imperial Guard to assist General Huangfu Song. Zhou Shan, I won't be staying long. Return to camp, return to camp! Set off immediately with all due haste to support General Huangfu Song!" Cao Cao gave the order and set off at once, racing back along the road he had come by, thinking that if he arrived late and Qin Feng lifted the siege of Changsha, his great achievement would be lost. In Qin Feng's crude words, it would be like a cooked duck flying away!

  Zhou Shan was shocked in his heart and thought that the lord was indeed a divine person, even this Cao Cao would lead troops to rescue, all three things were correct!

  ……

  A village on the outskirts of Changsha, thick smoke and flames soaring into the sky, a large number of villagers screaming and fleeing in all directions. A group of Yellow Turbans are looting food and killing villagers in the village. One by one, the brutal soldiers wearing yellow turbans, armed with weapons, slaughter everywhere. The Yellow Turban Army was not like this at first, but human nature is different from the same origin. The Yellow Turbans rebelled because they had no food, but food would not fall from the sky after the rebellion. The food in the hands of the common people would not be given away, so it could only be... looted. Adding to this, a large number of noisy people joined in to take advantage of the situation, and at this moment, the Yellow Turbans had already changed their flavor. The righteous army turned into a bandit army, losing the hearts of the people, this is the root of the downfall of the Yellow Turban Army.

  "Haha, Flower Maiden, Flower Maiden!" A Yellow Turban soldier at the village entrance knocked down a fleeing girl and thrust his head into the mountain peak with a fierce push.

  "Let go of my daughter, you beasts, beasts..." An old man rushed up and shouted.

  "Ka ka!" With a loud crash, the knife flashed by, and the old man's head was cut off. Arbitrarily plundering, acting recklessly, the former Yellow Turbans had changed.

  She was splashed with hot blood all over her head and face. Seeing her father die tragically, she let out a loud cry and fainted.

  "Haha, this woman is quite a looker. If we send her to the general, you and I will have rendered meritorious service." The old man with the yellow scarf laughed.

  "Not so fast, let me check first, if there's a defect it won't be good." The yellow scarf on the woman's head smiled and said. Thinking to himself, it's still better to join the Yellow Scarves, in the past he couldn't even play with women, now he can just find any village and play with seven or eight of them.

  The yellow scarves around her burst into laughter, this woman is quite something, no one leaves, preparing to queue up and have some fun. Tearing off the woman's clothes, revealing a snow-white body, these yellow scarves rushed in instantly. Instantly bleeding, the yellow scarves around her couldn't help but feel envious.

  "Let me go! Let me go!" The girl was awakened by the pain and struggled, but there was not enough strength to resist the ferocious Yellow Turban bandits.

  Rumble, rumble

  "Huh, is it thundering on a clear day? Is Commander Guan performing some sort of ritual?" One of the Yellow Turbans looked up at the sky. Unfortunately, he was looking in the wrong direction, and soon saw a black line appear on the horizon.

  "What's that?" Huang Jin finally saw it and asked in confusion.

  They began to feel the earth shaking with a rhythmic tremor. Someone shouted: "It's cavalry, cavalry!"

  That black line is getting closer and closer, and it's indeed a team of robust cavalry. The girl's helpless eyes saw the iron cavalry in the distance forming a sharp arrow shape, with the tip of the large gun in one person's hand at the front blocking the sun and emitting dazzling light. Golden helmet and golden armor, like a heavenly god.

  "It's the government army's cavalry!"

  "Run quickly!"

  These Yellow Turbans were able to come here after experiencing several major battles. The government army was not numerous, but very troublesome. Especially the cavalry units among them, simply killing people like harvesting wheat, swift as a sickle cutting grass. Others shouted and ran in the opposite direction. The Yellow Turban who was exercising on the woman quickly pulled out the bloody stick and got up.

  "It's from the heavens...". The girl helplessly stretched out her arm, reaching towards the direction of the golden armored general who had arrived.

  Hiss……, the golden armor general bent his bow and shot an arrow, which flew swiftly and hit the second-in-command of the Yellow Turbans. "Ah!" The Yellow Turban bandit let out a loud cry, as the arrowhead severed the second-in-command's arm, leaving only a few tendons connected, and a large amount of blood gushed out.

  "Take this!" Jin Jia's general charged forward, his spear swung and hit the Yellow Turban leader right on the head, and for a moment, brains splattered everywhere.

  "The imperial cavalry has arrived! The imperial cavalry has arrived!" Just then, the Yellow Turbans who were collecting grain in the village dropped their sacks and ran towards the other end of the village.

  The Golden Armor General flung his cloak, covering the girl on the ground, and shouted: "Gao Shun, take the 2nd and 3rd teams to circle around to the left. Hu Che Er, take the 4th and 5th teams to circle around to the right. The 1st team will follow me in a frontal attack. You wicked Yellow Turbans, don't spare anyone!" The one giving orders was Qin Feng. As he grasped the reins, his white dragon cloud-chasing horse suddenly stood up and started galloping wildly, covering dozens of meters in an instant. The flag-bearing cavalry hastily followed, with a black commander's flag above their heads, bearing a large golden character "Qin".

  "Milord!" Gao Shun feared that Milord would suffer a loss, and didn't dare to be slow. He hastily divided the troops: "Three or four teams will enter the village from the right side, two teams will follow me and enter from the left side. Hu Che Er, you lead one team of cavalry to closely follow Milord, and ensure Milord's safety at all costs. This is our first battle, we absolutely cannot underestimate the enemy!" Before they arrived, scouts had already reported that there was a band of 500 Yellow Turbans plundering the village.

  The village of the Eastern Han was not as crowded as in later generations, with houses scattered on both sides of a single road. The 500 cavalrymen attacked separately and did not receive organized attacks, and after harvesting dozens of scattered Yellow Turbans, they drove out this group of Yellow Turbans.

  Xilu... Qin Feng led the pursuit of Yunju. Hundreds of meters ahead, hundreds of Yellow Turbans had gathered together. Terrified eyes stared at this cavalry. Unlike previous cavalries, this cavalry was extremely majestic and gave them an unbeatable feeling.

  "Heavy cavalry, how can heavy cavalry appear here!" The leader of this group of Yellow Turbans had some insight. Heavy cavalry, the nemesis of infantry, was renowned for its powerful impact and excellent defensive capabilities, a nightmare for foot soldiers.

  Heilu, five hundred iron knights trained well, all stopped behind Qin Feng.

  At this moment, Qin Feng's armor was stained with a lot of blood. The three lives in his hand made his heart throb. Dominating the chaotic world, the strong are proud. Do you want to be a strong person or a weak one? Is it surrendering or competing for the world? Qin Feng asked himself, and his eyes suddenly became fierce. I should start from scratch, take up the three-foot sword, build an eternal achievement in this chaotic world, and then conquer the world...

  Qin Feng's heroic spirit was stirred, and a murderous intent arose. With a loud shout, he said, "My sons, we should rid the people of tyranny. Kill..."

  "Kill!" Five hundred iron cavalry, gun tips pointing down, instantly charged in.

  Five hundred heavy cavalry horses, in later terms, would be like five hundred cars rushing towards you, the frightening degree can be imagined. The soldiers of this branch of the Yellow Turbans panicked and turned around to prepare for escape.

  "Don't retreat, or we will surely die!" The leader of the Yellow Turbans shouted loudly, and then shouted: "Assemble the battle array, set up the gun forest array."

  This branch of the Yellow Turbans had been through several major battles and could be considered veterans. Upon hearing this, they thought it was true, for how could they outrun the cavalry? They barely managed to gather together, holding their long spears horizontally in the direction of the approaching iron cavalry. However, their trembling spears and fearful eyes revealed their inner hesitation.

  Gao Shun saw his lord leading the charge on horseback and felt anxious. He hastily spurred his own horse to catch up, "With us here to take the lead, my lord must not..."

  Qin Feng was drawn to the battlefield by a strong aura, and was in the midst of achieving an unprecedented feat. He didn't care about anything else and just ignored everything. Gao Shun saw that the Yellow Turbans had formed a long spear array to counter cavalry, although he wasn't afraid. However, there was great risk in the first wave of charging cavalry. How could he let his lord take risks? Gao Shun took a risk and went to forcefully pull Qin Feng's reins.

  "Get out of the way!" Qin Feng raised his hand and brushed aside Gao Shun's arm. Seeing that Huang Kui was already more than ten meters away, the gun forest radiating a bloodthirsty glow not only didn't intimidate him but instead ignited his determination to charge forward. He would use this one branch of Huang Kui's blood to prove that Qin Ziyue still stood on the stage of this great Han dynasty. With a furious roar: "You young men, in the name of my reputation as a warrior who has charged into the enemy's camp, kill..."

  "Kill, kill, kill......" The five hundred iron cavalry saw their lord like this, and they were even more hot-blooded, each one competing to be the first.