Chapter 71: Can He Really Take On The Challenge Alone?

  Inside the Yellow Turban camp, the morale of the 100,000 Yellow Turbans was high. Within a few months, this branch of the Yellow Turbans had swept through Yuzhou, leaving its 1 million households displaced and defeated. The imperial army led by Huangfu Song was also badly defeated, losing countless supplies. At this moment, the Yellow Turban camp was filled with joy, and the soldiers were slaughtering chickens and cows to celebrate. They only needed to eliminate Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, and then they would march straight to Luoyang to overthrow the Han Dynasty.

  "Haha, gentlemen, please!" Bo Zhong was hosting a banquet for his generals in the grand tent, and at this moment he was extremely pleased with himself.

  "General, you are mighty! But in your eyes, Huangfu Song, who is known as a great general of the Han Dynasty, is just like a chicken or a dog."

  "It's indeed the case, once General Bo Zhou gives the order, we'll destroy this Huangfu Song and capture Luoyang, killing the old emperor. Only then can we establish a peaceful world." said Peng Tuo, Bo Zhou's deputy.

  "Hahaha... Today, I'll conserve my energy and wait for tomorrow to launch a surprise attack on the city. I'll have a final showdown with Huangfu Song! You all will see me tomorrow...!" Bo Cai was delighted in his heart, thinking that he must capture Luoyang before Zhang Mancheng does. That little brat had already killed the governor of Nanyang and occupied Wan City, with an army of over 100,000 men under his command.

  "We'd rather die than surrender!" Peng Tuo and others cried out.

  "General, something has gone terribly wrong! The government troops' reinforcements have arrived!" Just then, a young officer rushed in to report.

  "The reinforcements of the imperial army have arrived!" Bo was shocked and thought to himself, "The famous generals of the Han Dynasty are all surrounded, where did the Han get reinforcements from?" "How many people are there? Who is leading them?"

  Everyone was shocked.

  "Report to General, there are over 500 people, just looking at the commander's flag with a single word 'Qin', the camp flag is inserted into the array."

  "Qin? Ambush camp? Does the Great Han have this camp number?" The Yellow Turban leader was not recklessly leading his men to charge and kill, he had a certain understanding of the various armies and horses of the Great Han. Bo Zai heard this and couldn't understand it, "Wait, you say over 500 people, haha... an aid army of 500 people. How ridiculous that the Great Han Emperor is so muddle-headed, an aid army of 500 people, hahaha..."

  Everyone laughed loudly upon hearing this, and they all ridiculed the imperial court for its incompetence. With our army of 100,000 men here, they actually sent only 500 men to rescue Huangfu Song - how utterly foolish!

  "Gentlemen, let's go and annihilate this support army, it'll be a nice appetizer." Bo said with great fanfare.

  "General, yes, it's cavalry, heavy cavalry!" Little Li hastily said.

  "What!" Bo Zai and others were shocked, heavy cavalry?

  ……

  On the city wall of Changsha, the Han officials and soldiers were listless and surrounded, no one was happy. The famous Han general, Zhonglang General Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun looked at the dense Yellow Turban camps below, already worried and frustrated. Their guards beside them were full of energy and ferocity, obviously elite soldiers. Originally, they had 40,000 troops in their hands, eliminating countless Yellow Turbans. However, the more they fought, the more Yellow Turbans there were, shamelessly adopting a war of attrition, which resulted in the loss of more than half of their troops. Under these circumstances, they could only retreat to Changsha.

  "Huangfu General, the enemy's momentum is vast, and we don't see any reinforcements from the imperial court. We are trapped in Changsha, which means we will be sitting ducks waiting to be killed. Why not let us break out of here and retreat to defend the Zhen Water Pass, then reassess our situation?" Zhu Yan said with a sense of powerlessness as he gazed down at the Yellow Turbans' joint camp below.

  "General Zhu, the military has its own strange changes, and it's not about the number of troops. Today, although we are besieged in Changsha, the bandit leader is an ordinary person who doesn't know how to take advantage of the situation and launch a fierce attack. Instead, he's been plundering villages everywhere, giving us a chance to rest. Now that it's summer, the bandits don't even cut down the weeds inside and outside their camp, but instead rely on them for shelter. This kind of camp is most likely to catch fire in the wind. If we take advantage of the dark night to set fire and burn them, they will definitely be terrified and scattered. I'll lead the troops to attack, surround them from all sides, and the merit of Tian Dan defending Yi Mo with fire oxen can be achieved." Huang Fu said confidently, stroking his long beard.

  "General Huangfu's words are indeed correct!" Zhu Jun was shocked in his heart, secretly thinking that he was worthy of being Huangfu Song, and came up with such a plan. He then said: "The matter must not be delayed, I will immediately pass on the order to have the soldiers collect flammable materials and prepare fire arrows."

  Huangfu Song nodded slightly, gazing out at the terrain of Changshe, which was extremely advantageous. Could it be that heaven had arranged for a fire attack to break through the Yellow Turbans? As long as they could defeat Bo Cai's troops, they would be able to lift the crisis in Luoyang. At that time, the government army stationed at Tiger Trap and other passes would be able to launch a counterattack, turning defense into offense. With few defeating many, with weakness overcoming strength! In times of danger, there is also opportunity - Huangfu Song thought that he might have a chance to achieve an extraordinary feat that would shake the heavens, his hand clenched tightly.

  "Huh! The Yellow Turbans are making a move! Be on guard......" Huangfu Song suddenly saw a change in the Yellow Turban camp and shouted. The listless government troops immediately regained their spirits, no one wanted to die after all.

  "Look, cavalry has appeared on the outskirts of the Yellow Turbans! Ah, it's heavy cavalry! Reinforcements, reinforcements from the imperial court!" A deputy general with 6.0 vision looked in the direction of the Yellow Turban army's exit and saw a majestic cavalry.

  "Could it be the vanguard of the imperial reinforcements?" Huangfu Song was overjoyed, but the distance was too far to see who was in command. However, he saw that this cavalry's armor was refined and strong, with powerful horses and men, and the leader must have been a high-ranking general. "General Zhu, it seems the imperial reinforcements have arrived. This gives us even more confidence in breaking through Huangfu Song's forces."

  "This is great, the imperial court has not forgotten us. Is it General He Jin?" Zhu Yi guessed. Such a magnificent vanguard army could only be under the command of General He Jin.

  ……

  Qin Feng was shocked when he saw the camp stretching for several kilometers, and thinking that it was also so in the other three directions, this was at least ten or twenty kilometers long. He had an idea to retreat, seeing such a shocking scale. Qin Feng also knew that he couldn't retreat, retreating would mean being laughed at for life, and the prestige he had established with difficulty would collapse. So he put on a calm and composed appearance, which was not difficult for him as a performing arts major. He said: "Mr. Wen Ruo, such a long camp, with 100,000 Yellow Turban bandits gathered here, how can we...how can we make a move!"

  Xun Yu had been somewhat apprehensive earlier, after all there were 100,000 Yellow Turbans. But upon seeing this large camp, he was filled with disdain. A superior army defeats through strategy, having many soldiers but not knowing how to use them is also in vain. He smiled and said: "General, the leader of these Yellow Turban bandits clearly isn't a military strategist, actually relying on grass to set up camp, I already have a plan in mind." Xun Yu had already agreed to temporarily serve as Qin Feng's military advisor, since ancient times there has been a distinction between superior and inferior, naturally he couldn't continue to address him as "young master", so he changed to addressing him as "general".

  To put it bluntly, Qin Feng didn't understand anything, but he knew that not understanding was okay as long as his subordinates did. If he understood everything himself, what would be the point of having subordinates? Besides, this great Han dynasty didn't have computer systems, and doing everything himself would exhaust him to death like Zhuge Liang. So Qin Feng had already made up his mind that from now on, he would only give directions, and let his subordinates run errands. Since he wouldn't become a big boss in the future, he might as well be one in this great Han dynasty. He hastily asked: "What's the plan?"

  "Haha, this scoundrel......"

  Xun Yu had just spoken when the gate of the Yellow Turban camp opened and hundreds of cavalrymen rushed out, arriving at Qin Feng's formation in an instant. Then a large number of Yellow Turbans poured out and scattered behind the cavalry in a single line array like sheep being herded.

  "Wah wah wah, you officials and soldiers, call out your leader to speak!" Just then, Bo Zhong led 5,000 cavalrymen out of the camp, and in front of the formation, he rode his horse forward a few steps and shouted loudly. At first, he heard that it was heavy cavalry and couldn't help but feel a chill, but thinking about it, there were only 500 people, if they were eliminated, they could seize their helmets and warhorses, and wouldn't they become heavy cavalry themselves!

  Good grief, indeed worthy of being called a chaotic thief, speaking with the same tone as a mountain bandit. Qin Feng suddenly thought of the play he acted in, with a heroic appearance, riding his horse forward and shouting: "Let the general announce his name!" Thinking to himself that his horse was fast, this group had only about 400-500 cavalrymen, if things didn't go well, he could just flee.

  The highly trained troops were the elite of the ambush camp, and after experiencing a bloody battle, they had grown rapidly at this moment. Although the opponent was numerous and powerful, the elite soldiers of the ambush camp were all killing intent, waiting for the lord's order to charge forward even in the face of danger. Seeing the lord's heroic appearance, morale soared. Unfortunately, they didn't know that their lord had already made preparations to retreat.

  "Who are you, the commander of the Yellow Turbans from all directions?" Bo Cai said with a raised knife, "Come on, let's see if you're worthy or not. The Yellow Turbans from all directions are an army of 100,000."

  "With a fierce cry, Qin Feng's golden spear danced out in a beautiful spiral, and with a whoosh of wind, he shouted: 'I am Qin Feng, Qin Zijin, today I will take your head...'"

  Wow! Is this person Meng Zong from Luoyang? I've heard that he's generous and chivalrous, and has befriended many heroes from all over the land. So it was him who came. Many of the Yellow Turbans showed surprise on their faces.

  "Haha... So you're Luoyang Qinzi Jin. What a pity that such a heroic figure like you has become a court lackey. No matter, today I'll take your head, Peng Tuo!" Bo Dai shouted loudly.

  "Qin Zijin, I am Peng Tuo, a general of one side. I respect you as a good fellow, can you fight me one on one?" Peng Tuo swung his large knife and charged out 50 meters, standing in the empty space between the two armies' formations, shouting loudly.

  I'm screwed. Qin Feng cursed silently, thinking you guys are clueless! I won't help the imperial court, so why would I be stupid enough to help you Yellow Turbans? This wave is quite annoying, calling me out and then not showing up themselves, instead sending their underlings to fight with me. Qin Feng began to hesitate, wondering whether he should take action himself or also send his men to deal with it.